The congested roads that line our cities are filled with countless vehicles that contain only a single occupant, resulting in unnecessarily busy roads and longer commute times. Whilst car-sharing services and compact two-seaters have attempted to tackle this problem, none of the proposed solutions have been able to persuade people to leave their comfort zone. However, this Mobility-R3 concept m...

The fifth annual MIT SMR and Deloitte study of digital business reveals digitally mature organizations don't just innovate more, they innovate differently—leveraging ecosystems and cross-functional teams that play critical roles.Executive summaryFOR the past five years, MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte have investigated digital maturity, focusing on the organizational aspects of digita...

Helix uses “flow cells” like this one to sequence its customers’ genes. Each lane on the cell contains a sample of patient DNA.Helix will sequence your genes for $80 and lure app developers to sell you access to different parts of it.A Silicon Valley startup called Helix is betting on the notion that not only do people want to learn more about their DNA, but they'll also pay to keep interact...

Michoacan-based Biofase, located in the heart of Mexico's avocado industry, is transforming the dense seeds into disposable drinking straws and cutlery that are said to be 100 percent biodegradable.The company was founded in 2013 by biochemical engineer Scott Munguia, who patented a process to turn discarded avocado pits into bioplastics that reportedly degrade after 240 days.As Mexico Daily Ne...

The media landscape used to be straightforward: Content companies — studios — made stuff — TV shows and movies — and sold it to pay TV distributors, who sold it to consumers.Now things are up for grabs: Netflix buys stuff from the studios, but it’s making its own stuff, too, and it’s selling it directly to consumers. That’s one of the reasons older media companies are trying to compete b...

Bay Area-based robotics startup Dishcraft has unveiled a massive robotics and AI-powered dishwashing system.Like much of the rest of the industrial robotics industry, the company’s looking to automate a dull task with a high turnover rate, which amounts to about a month of employment on average.It’s a beast of a system from the looks of it. Employees drop dishes off into stacks, which are the...

Before they filed for bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was the fourth-largest investment back in the United States. However, due to their involvement in mortgage origination, the company plummeted hard during the mortgage crisis of 2008. This infographic from TitleMax.com looks at the 20 largest bankruptcies in American history, including some noteworthy bankruptcies of 2017 and 2018.I...

TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q2. 2019 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve.

Vayyar says there are at least four good reasons to monitor passengers with radar instead of cameras.Gif showing the Vayyar Imaging radar point cloud on the left, of the man at the steering wheel seen at the right.Will a technology that splits the difference between radar and lidar provide the best range and the highest resolution at the cheapest price?Used to be, when we said the walls had ear...