Starbucks to license technology to Brightloom – formerly eatsa – taking equity stake and seat on the tech company’s board of directors.Integration to enable best-in-class digital solutions to be available for restaurants through Brightloom, revolutionizing the digital experience for customers. Brightloom will make available cloud-based software solutions to Starbucks global license partnersS...

Ultrasound-assisted optical imaging to replace endoscopy in breakthrough discovery.Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed a novel method to use ultrasound for guiding light through tissue for noninvasive endoscopic imaging of deep organs and tissue without surgery or invasive procedures. Carnegie Mellon University's Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Maysam Cha...

While there is officially no such thing as a world currency, the U.S. dollar still is the closest thing to being just that. It may no longer be as important as during the Bretton Woods system, when most currencies were pegged against the dollar, but to this day the U.S. dollar remains the world’s de facto reserve currency.According to COFER (Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Re...

Amazon announced today that it’s launching a new fashion-oriented service that’ll send Prime subscribers curated clothing options every month. The service, called Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe, allows Prime members to answer a survey about their fit and trend preferences and then receive clothing that fits their desires. The survey questions cover patterns they like, their measurements,...

Today’s on-demand youth have given rise to delivery services that allow them to have what they want when they want it—especially when it comes to the foods they’re craving in the moment. Knowing this, the following brands have launched geo-targeted food delivery services that cater to this young cohort’s desire for instant gratification.Häagen-dazs The classic ice cream truck got an upgrad...

Kids are truly South Korea's YouTube stars - and some parents are making good money showcasing their kids on the video sharing platform.When news broke last week that the parents of YouTube child star Boram were buying a 9.5 billion won (US$ 8 million) house in a posh Seoul neighborhood, the reactions ranged from envy to allegations of child abuse. 6-year-old Boram has her own channel on which...

Central Saint Martins graduate Rosie Broadhead has integrated live bacteria into the fibres of clothing that reduces body odour, encourages cell renewal and improves the immune system, when activated by sweat.By encapsulating live bacteria into the fibres of a leotard-like garment, the designer hopes to create a new interaction between fabric and skin through the use of probiotic technology.As...

Microsoft Corp. today announced IoT Signals, a new research report designed to provide a global overview of the IoT landscape. Microsoft surveyed over 3,000 IoT decision-makers in enterprise organizations in order to give the industry a holistic, market-level view of the IoT ecosystem.Including adoption rates, related technology trends, challenges, and benefits of IoT. The report indicates that...

Israeli startup Bzigo is developing a phone-sized detector for flying insects that pinpoints their location, even in the dark, so you can zap them.Nadav Benedek remembers how, when he was growing up in the Israeli town of Pardes Hanna, his father would scour his room for 10 minutes every night before bedtime to track down and kill mosquitos.Benedek never forgot the hours his father invested in...