If it takes a lot of effort to put money into companies, it takes even more work (plus a fair bit of luck) to get it back out. By definition, there is no public stock market for private company equity, so liquidating one’s stake in a startup isn’t as easy as firing up a stock trading app on your phone and placing a sell order.Like with our Q4 2018 global investment report, which covered the m...

The average middle-income family will spend an estimated $12,000 during baby’s first year, the USDA estimated in 2010. The average baby delivery alone can cost upwards of $11,000. So what’s a few hundred (or thousand) more dollars on some baby tech to ensure you know everything that happens from conception to contraction?Since it's never too soon to digitize your offspring, CES, the consumer...

Design Bridge has launched a topical new light sculpture in the heart of Amsterdam to highlight our obsession with technology and staring at screens. Absorbed by Light was created in collaboration with British artist Gali May Lucas and made especially for this year’s Amsterdam Light Festival.The installation, which sits outside the Hermitage Amsterdam, provides an arresting commentary on “how...

In the heated battle of CBD vs. Pharma regarding pain relief drugs, more and more people start to explore their options and rely on the benefits of CBD, a natural, non-psychoactive compound derived from the hemp plant.Is CBD the future of pain management? It is showing promise in treating chronic conditions that cause pain. Learn more within this infographic from Everyday Optimal CBD.Infographi...

One year ago, Tesla Inc. was struggling to turn out a few hundred Model 3 sedans in a week—and then things got worse. Elaborate plans for factory automation had to be scrapped at extraordinary cost, debts piled up and investors were spooked. At the lowest moments of 2018, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said, the company bled $100 million a week. To start 2019, Tesla is turning out more than...

With all of the advances made by computer vision tech in the past few years, it might seem a little crazy that so much of the x-ray security equipment being used at sensitive locations is leaning so heavily on human workers to stop weapons from slipping through.Synapse Technology is creating computer vision tech that can interface with existing x-ray machines through a hardware add-on that does...

Adoption of electric vehicles is picking up, mostly thanks to supportive policy and technological advancements. Car manufacturers, suppliers, and dealers may do well to think about the implications of vehicle electrification.IT was a time of rapid, unbridled innovation. Advances in electrified mobility were emerging at breakneck speed as companies raced to develop new ways to move the masses. I...

Nanit introduced Breathing Wear, two styles of baby wearables with work with Nanit’s overhead crib monitor, at CES 2019.The Nanit Plus smart HD baby camera tracks a baby’s breathing and sleep movement and patterns. The camera’s sensors analyze motion on a pixel level from a bird’s-eye view.The camera works with babies wearing conventional clothing and wraps, but Breathing Wear takes Nanit’...

Thousands of tech enthusiasts and industry insiders are flocking to Las Vegas this week to find out about the latest developments in the world of consumer electronics at CES 2019. The convention has barely started and manufacturers are already trying to steal the show by showing off their (often literally) biggest or most outlandish innovations.LG made some waves on Monday by unveiling a rollab...