TREND REPORTS
MIT - Surgical Technique Improves Sensation, Control of Prosthetic Limb
[Tech]
2018/06/11 10:04
In a paper published in Science Translational Medicine, the researchers describe the first human implementation of the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI), in a person with below-knee amputation.The paper represents the first time information on joint position, speed, and torque has been fed from a prosthetic limb into the nervous system, according to senior author and project director...
Altr Raises $15M to Use Blockchain for Cybersecurity
[Investing]
2018/06/11 10:03
After four years in stealth, Altr announced today that it has raised $15 million to build software that uses blockchain technology to provide cybersecurity.Amid rising adoption of the cloud and microservices, native mobile apps, and the internet of things, new threat vectors to data are continually emerging — and cybercrime is predicted to have an $8 trillion impact on the global economy by 20...
(PDF) Deloitte - HR Bots : The New Super Power for The Workforce
[Business]
2018/06/10 09:10
Robotic Process Automation HR: Are bots the new super power for the workforce? Talent's transformation with intelligent automation.This "4th Industrial Revolution" brings with it advancements in emerging technologies, from robotic process automation (RPA) and chatbots, to more sophisticated technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These highly innovative, incredibly...
(PDF) Watch This Drone Use AI to Spot Violence in Crowds from the Sky
[Tech]
2018/06/10 09:09
Researchers say the technology can spot stabbings, shootings, and brawls but civil libertarians have warned that software like it is error-prone and could lead to mass surveillance.The right machine learning algorithms can let aerial surveillance systems spot when people are being violent on the ground, according to research from researchers in the U.K. and India.The researchers trained a deep...
(Video) World’s First Commercial 3D-Concrete Printing Housing - Project Milestone
[Design]
2018/06/10 09:08
Project Milestone will consist of five 3D-printed houses designed to look like large stones.Eindhoven, the Netherlands, looks poised to become something of a 3D-printed architecture boom town. Following the construction of a 3D-printed bridge in the city, a total of five rental homes made using the cutting edge tech are now planned too, courtesy of a collaboration between the Technical Universi...
56% of The 25 Most Valuable Tech Companies Were Founded by First- or Second-Generation Immigrants
[Business]
2018/06/10 09:07
Mary Meeker updates her data on immigrant founders.Some 56 percent of the 25 most valuable tech companies in the U.S. had a founder who was a first- or second-generation immigrant, according to Mary Meeker’s annual presentation at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.The father of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos came from Cuba. Alphabet founder Sergey Brin is from Russia. One of Faceboo...
Israeli Medical Imaging Startup Zebra Medical Vision Raises $30M
[Investing]
2018/06/10 09:06
Israeli medical imaging startup Zebra Medical Vision has announced Thursday it has raised $30 million in a Series C funding round, bring its total funding to date to $50 million. The round is led by aMoon Ventures, with participation from strategic healthcare investors like Aurum, Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc. and Intermountain Healthcare as well as global AI experts Fei Fei Lee an...
Parásole - Revolutionary 3D Recovery Socks
[Product]
2018/06/10 09:05
Arch Support in the comfort and freedom of a sock: Relieves foot fatigue | Micro-Cushioning | 360º Breathability | Anti-Odor.Parasoles are the world's first 3D recovery footwear that combine the comfort and freedom of a compression sock with key properties of a supportive insole, and traction and protection of an outsole.Our Patent Pending technology is engineered with a generative designed po...
Layer’s New Wearable Crypto-Wallet is a CMF Paradise - The Trove
[Design]
2018/06/10 09:04
Aside from being a state-of-the-art piece of tech that houses your crypto-coins in an un-hackable offline device, the Trove is just refreshingly different to look at. Shaped literally like a coin, the Trove is simply secure, and its designers call it unhackable and unloseable.Keeping your crypto-coins offline, the Coin is a physical representation of a cryptocoin, and something that you can wea...
