New funding will back efforts to build out a platform connecting suppliers to businesses that need prototypes and small runs of parts.On-demand industrial parts marketplace Xometry Inc. has raised $50 million in a new funding round to expand its business that includes a supplier arm that sells raw materials to the small manufacturers on its network, the company said Monday.The company will use...

The KardiaMobile 6L resembles a large USB memory stick and it has two electrodes on one side and one electrode on the other. During an ECG recording, the user puts fingers on the pair of electrodes on one side, as with AliveCor’s previous devices, but the third electrode is made to come in contact with the skin around the ankle. This creates the necessary circuit to provide the I, II, II, aVL,...

louis vuitton has introduced a set of handbags featuring built-in flexible OLED displays. designed by its creative director nicolas ghesquière, the french fashion house describes the accessories as its most innovative ‘canvas’ yet.The two prototype handbags were shown off during louis vuitton‘s cruise 2020 runway show in new york city. according to a press release, the sci-fi accessories ai...

Project Titan, Apple’s secretive self-driving car venture, is expected to introduce a new breed of automobile by 2025. Patents and rumors have predicted a windshield with augmented reality capabilities, a system of smart headlights, and even a sunroof.As Apple pushes into this new industry, it’s also looking for ways to integrate its existing tech into the experience.Most recently, a new pate...

When Uber begins trading on Friday, it will cap one of the largest ever tech I.P.O.s and join a crowd of big-name start-ups making their stock market debuts this year.Not since the dot-com boom have so many richly valued tech companies gone public in such short succession: Shares of Lyft and Pinterest are now trading, and Slack, WeWork and Palantir are expected to follow soon.But this crop of t...

Fifteen hundred products hang from the walls of La Madeleine’s metro station, beckoning riders to the company’s new, small-format shop.This year, Ikea is opening new, smaller stores in cities from New York to Paris. And in the latter city, the company is promoting its new approach with an unusual stunt.The Swedish retailer opened its new concept store in the district of La Madeleine on May 6....

Humans will one day live in utopian cities within O'Neill tubes says Amazon founder.Billionaire Jeff Bezos spent an hour on Thursday outlining his vision for the future of his space startup Blue Origin as well as humanity. He wants his company to build the infrastructure that will one day allow future generations to colonize space.At a speech in Washington, Jeff Bezos revealed Blue Moon — a hu...

Surveyed executives confirm that digital transformations rarely achieve success. But in those that do lie the structural elements that may help organizations overcome the odds.Despite the abundance of digital and analytics transformations underway across the business landscape, few companies are achieving the results envisioned. Our latest McKinsey Global Survey on the topic confirms that the r...

Interestingly, and amidst palpable influencer fatigue, virtual influencers are gaining traction with modern youth, which we explored in The Global Culture Forecast. Brands are starting to get in on the action with their own CGI influencers, allowing them to be part of youth’s dedication to the culture of influence while experimenting with new marketing strategies that more deeply resonate and...