Navigator, the new project from the creators of Mailbox, launches with $12M.Years ago, a mobile app for email launched to immediate fanfare. Simply called Mailbox, its life was woefully cut short — we’ll get to that. Today, its founders are back with their second act: An AI-enabled assistant called Navigator meant to help teams work and communicate more efficiently.With the support of $12 mil...

The Nipple Dust Mask is an unusual product that may just become a necessity in a few years, with rising environmental concerns about unchecked emissions. Designed to pacify as well as protect the baby’s young respiratory system, the Nipple Dust Mask keeps a child pacified, via a BPA-free polymer nipple, but also surrounds the nose and mouth with a HEPA filter that traps particulate matter, ens...

Previously only available in Japan and Korea, THE NORTH FACE recently released its Geodome 4 Tent globally.Building on the innovative geodesic tent design developed by architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller in 1975, the updated Geodome 4 focuses on expedition standards for an unmatched camping experience.Crafted to endure the weather elements and endure winds up to 60 mph, the tent features...

37% of Americans now go online mostly using a smartphone, and these devices are increasingly cited as a reason for not having a high-speed internet connection at home.As the share of Americans who say they own a smartphone has increased dramatically over the past decade – from 35% in 2011 to 81% in 2019 – a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the way many people choose to go online is m...

Correcting wide-angle face distortion without ruining the rest of the picture is a tricky problem, but a Google team believes it has the answer.No, it's not just a simple distortion correction filter. A Google research team has been working on eliminating the face-stretching distortion you get from wide angle lenses, without the ugly bending of perspective lines you get by applying regular dist...

Infarm, a Germany-based startup that distributes “modular farms” to grocery stores and other urban locations, has raised $100 million in a series B round of equity and debt funding.Led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors including Balderton Capital, Cherry Ventures, Astanor Ventures, and TriplePoint Capital.The CO2 emissions produced by growing, farming, and transporting fo...

Live Nation gives “live” new meaning with the launch of its augmented reality products, designed to create a multifaceted experience for concert and festival audiences — whether they’re on site or at home.As revealed at the Cannes Lions International Festival on 20 June, Hyundai will pioneer the technology, using a selection of Live Nation’s AR products to promote the 2020 Sonata at Atlant...

Is your marketing executive a Unifier, Loner, or Friend? The CMO’s rapport with the C-suite is crucial in establishing marketing’s role as a growth driver.Marketing’s big opportunity is here. CEOs are turning to marketing to drive their company’s growth agenda, and they’re giving CMOs the runway and support to do so.In a new McKinsey study,1 83 percent of global CEOs say that marketing can...

The first study of a new treatment in humans demonstrates a noninvasive, harmless cancer killer.Tumor cells that spread cancer via the bloodstream face a new foe: a laser beam, shined from outside the skin, that finds and kills these metastatic little demons on the spot.In a study published today in Science Translational Medicine, researchers revealed that their system accurately detected these...