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Multi-Touch Skin Turns Peoples' Bodies Into Remote Control Units
[Tech]
2018/05/13 09:04
This Multi-Touch Skin patch allows the user to control a music player.In 2015, scientists from Germany's Saarland University presented us with their iSkin stickers, which could be placed on the body to touch-control mobile devices. Now, led by Prof. Jürgen Steimle, they've built upon that technology to develop what's known as Multi-Touch Skin.Inkjet-printed onto a thin substrate of PET (polyet...
This Bandage Knows No Bounds - On Aid
[Design]
2018/05/13 09:03
Inspired by an accident in which she cut her hand during her first week of work, Oliva Wilmink’s answer to redesigning the everyday bandage aims to take the guesswork out of choosing the right one. Too embarrassed to ask for help during her own accident, she noticed that she was fumbling around aimlessly in the company’s first aid kit. There were plenty of bandages to choose from but none tha...
Disney Earnings : The ‘Black Panther’ Bump is Just The Beginning
[Business]
2018/05/10 09:25
With ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ already atop $1 billion and an ‘Ant-Man’ sequel on the way, Marvel heads for blockbuster year.The Walt Disney Co. earnings report will be a Wakanda-sized celebration, but the excitement is already being overshadowed by a giant, purple god that could be even bigger.When Disney DIS, +0.03% reports second-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday, the success of Mar...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Claims In The Digital Age : How Insurers Can Get Started
[Business]
2018/05/10 09:25
Attackers are transforming the competitive landscape and elevating customer expectations, so insurance companies must integrate digital technologies into their operations to keep pace. Claims should be a top priority.The insurance industry is in the midst of a radical, digitally infused shake-up. Customers are embracing digital channels, and technologies such as the connected car, smart home so...
Tailor Brands Raises $15.5M for AI-Driven Logo Creation and More
[Investing]
2018/05/10 09:24
Tailor Brands, a startup that automates parts of the branding and marketing process for small businesses, announced this morning that it has raised $15.5 million in Series B funding.CEO Yali Saar has said the company sits at the intersection of design and machine learning. The idea is to create technology that understands the best practices of logo design, copywriting and social media strategy....
Blockchain and Robots: Buzzy, But Not Yet VC Blockbusters
[Investing]
2018/05/10 09:24
GlobalData laid out how the VC money flowed last year and perhaps surprisingly, blockchain and robotics bring up the rear.Publishing numbers about the level of investment in core technologies can lead to something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as investors use such data to influence their own investment strategy.Nonetheless, GlobalData has laid out how the money flowed last year both by charti...
Google Reveals Guiding Fox in Revised Augmented Reality Maps App
[Design]
2018/05/10 09:24
Google has created a playful augmented reality feature in the shape of a guiding fox that could make its way onto its maps app. the little creature is supposed to improve navigation by offering a helping hand, using smartphone cameras to direct users.Google showcased the AR functionality at its I/O developers conference on tuesday. users are directed by the app which uses the camera on your sma...
Why Bitcoin Could Rally More Than 70% in The Coming Week, Fundstrat’s Lee Says
[Investing]
2018/05/10 09:24
The start of the Consensus conference coincides with a rise in cryptocurrencies, Lee says. Digital currencies are in negative territory for the second consecutive day, with the price of bitcoin gravitating away from the key $10,000 level.[click to enlarge]After a weekend rally took bitcoin near the psychological level, the No. 1 digital currency lost as much as 9%, trading to an overnight low o...
Transplant of Insulin-Producing Cells Offers Hope Against Type 1 Diabetes
[Tech]
2018/05/10 09:23
Patient still off injections a year after receiving cells in area near stomach.Scientists report a step forward in the plan to create a truly artificial pancreas, offering new hope to people with type 1 diabetes.A 43-year-old single mother with dangerously difficult-to-control diabetes had insulin-producing islet cells transplanted into her omentum -- a fatty membrane in the belly.The cells beg...
