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Meet Caper, The AI Self-Checkout Shopping Cart Autonomous Retail Beyond Amazon Go
[Tech]
2019/01/14 11:07
The Amazon boogie-man has every retailer scrambling for ways to fight back. But the cost and effort to install cameras all over the ceiling or into every shelf could block stores from entering the autonomous shopping era.Caper wants to make eliminating checkout lines as easy as replacing their shopping carts while offering a more familiar experience for customers.The startup makes a shopping ca...
U.S. Venture Capital Funding Reaches Dot-Com Era Level
[Investing]
2019/01/14 11:07
Venture capital activity in the United States reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium in 2018.According to PwC and CB Insights’ quarterly MoneyTree Report, U.S. venture capital funding jumped to $99.5 billion last year, the second highest recorded total since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of completed deals dropped to the lowest level since 2013...
Nike Unveils Its First-Ever Yoga Line
[Product]
2019/01/14 09:24
Nike announced Tuesday the company is releasing its first apparel line designed specifically for yoga, including its first ever yoga apparel for men, according to a Nike blog post. The line is available in stores and online this month, per the post.The retailer is using a group of professional athletes across various sports to promote the new yoga apparel, including NFL linebacker Khalil Mack,...
(PDF) Accenture - Discover Where Value's Hiding
[Business]
2019/01/13 09:10
How to unlock the value of your innovation investments- A significant amount of money, to the tune of $3.2 trillion, has been spent on innovation-related activities over the last 5 years.- To convert that investment into value, companies need to put innovation to work, at the right pace and in the right place.- Learn how high-growth companies we surveyed are turning innovation investments into...
(Patent) Microsoft Patents ‘Awareness Engine’ To Help Surface Popular Social Media Content
[Tech]
2019/01/13 09:09
When displaying results, search engines don't account for the viral content driving discussion on social media. Microsoft wants to change that.If you thought search engine algorithms were complex already, here’s a brand new twist, courtesy of Microsoft and its recently granted patent. It’s called the “Awareness Engine.”With it, Microsoft wants to have your typical search engine query result...
Mayo Clinic Sees Big Success with AI Detecting Weak Heart Pumps via ECGs
[Business]
2019/01/13 09:08
In an interview with CNBC today, the Mayo Clinic’s chair of cardiovascular medicine, Dr. Paul Friedman shared that they have seen promising results using AI to detect an often symptom-less heart defect. It’s called asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, which means a weak heart pump. In Mayo Clinic’s studies, they are using AI to read ECGs and finding impressive results identifying weak...
Smart Speakers Make Inroads Into American Homes
[Consumer]
2019/01/13 09:07
When Amazon announced the Amazon Echo in 2014, many people laughed at the idea of voluntarily letting the world’s largest online retailer put a “listening device” in your home. And yet, the Echo, and Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa with it, became a major success, pioneering the smart speaker market in the United States and internationally. According to a recent statement, Amazon shipped mor...
Environmentally-Focused Beauty Brands Prioritize Sustainability
[Product]
2019/01/13 09:06
As concerns about the health of the environment continue to escalate, brands across all industries are stepping up to lessen, or altogether eliminate, their carbon footprints. This is especially true for the beauty industry, which is notorious for its use of paper and single-use plastic. The following beauty brands place a huge focus on sustainability, which is important to eco-conscious modern...
The LUCI Immers Wants to be the First Style-Conscious VR Headset
[Design]
2019/01/13 09:05
My strongest visual memory of VR headsets is this image of Mark Zucerkberg walking past an entire audience wearing VR headsets. There’s a lot to discuss about this picture. Especially the element of dystopia, where masses have these large cuboids strapped to their faces, completely absorbed in their virtual world, oblivious to their surroundings. This feeling is brought about by the VR headset...
