TREND REPORTS
This External Airbag Turns Your Entire Car Into a Crumple Zone to Save Lives
[Tech]
2018/12/05 10:19
German components manufacturer ZF has developed an innovative technology to reduce the severity of injuries linked to traffic accidents. Starting in 2018, every car sold new comes with an array of airbags integrated into the cabin. The firm envisions a safer car with airbags mounted externally, too.As of writing, the external airbag was developed only for the side of the car, meaning it deploys...
Fitness App Startup Freeletics Raises $45M
[Investing]
2018/12/05 10:18
The business of working out is getting increasingly competitive. German digital fitness startup Freeletics has closed on a $45 million Series A round. The previously bootstrapped company said in a news release that it has achieved 120 percent growth in core markets, including the US, over the last six months. (Although exactly what kind of growth is not clear)FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and...
China’s Infervision is Helping 280 Hospitals Worldwide Detect Cancers
[Tech]
2018/12/05 10:18
Until recently, humans have relied on the trained eyes of doctors to diagnose diseases from medical images.Beijing-based Infervision is among a handful of artificial intelligence startups around the world racing to improve medical imaging analysis through deep learning, the same technology that powers face recognition and autonomous driving.The startup, which has to date raised $70 million from...
This Reusable Coffee Cup has Contactless Payments Built In
[Product]
2018/12/05 10:18
Costa, the UK's biggest coffee chain, is behind the "Clever Cup."The UK's love of takeaway coffee is causing a huge waste problem, with less than 1 percent of disposable coffee cups being recycled. But Costa thinks it has a solution that will not only get you your daily caffeine hit faster but also help you do your bit to save the planet. The soon-to-be Coca-Cola subsidiary is launching a reusa...
A Product for All Us Phone-Addicts - NITE
[Design]
2018/12/05 10:18
We are repeatedly warned about the repercussions of using our mobile devices immediately before going to sleep… but how many of us actually listen? Well, not too many of us, as it turns out! 62% of us are now suffering from sleep deprivation and this could be directly linked to us staring blankly into the screens!NITE is a conceptual design where the focus centers around the reduction of mobil...
(Patent) Amazon May Want to Identify Burglars with Facial Recognition Tech
[Tech]
2018/12/04 10:22
An Amazon patent application sheds light on a way to monitor neighborhoods with a doorbell camera that could alert homeowners and police of suspicious activities and people.The patent application, which was made public on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website Thursday, describes how a network of cameras could work together with facial recognition technology to identify people, a...
(PDF) Pew - Teens’ Social Media Habits and Experiences
[Consumer]
2018/12/04 10:22
Teens credit social media for helping to build stronger friendships and exposing them to a more diverse world, but they express concern that these sites lead to drama and social pressure.Amid growing concern over social media’s impact and influence on today’s youth, a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens finds that many young people acknowledge the unique challenges – and benefits –...
(Video) ModiFace Applies Its Augmented Reality Tech to Nail Polish with Fingertip-Tracking Feature
[Product]
2018/12/04 10:22
French cosmetics giant L'Oréal isn't wasting any time putting its new subsidiary, ModiFace, to work. The company launched a new tool that enables a photo-realistic augmented reality simulation of nail polish shades and textures to be accurately displayed on a user's fingers in real time.To sample the Virtual Nail Salon tool, iOS device users can download the app via Apple's App Store.The app o...
(Video) Research at NVIDIA : The First Interactive AI Rendered Virtual World
[Tech]
2018/12/04 10:21
It’s a simple driving simulator but could be the beginning of a revolution in video game graphics.The recent boom in artificial intelligence has produced impressive results in a somewhat surprising realm: the world of image and video generation. The latest example comes from chip designer Nvidia, which today published research showing how AI-generated visuals can be combined with a traditional...
