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(Video) AI Cybersecurity Startup Darktrace Raises $75M, Now Valued at $825M
[Investing]
2017/07/13 10:31
Darktrace, a cybersecurity platform that detects threats in real time using machine learning that adapts and learns over time, has raised $75 million in a series D round of funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Summit Partners, KKR, and TenEleven Ventures.The latest raise comes exactly a year after the U.K. outfit announced a $64 million funding round, which included...
Americans Are Scooping Into Better For You Ice Cream
[Consumer]
2017/07/13 10:31
Summertime is officially underway, and with warmer weather comes colder sweet treats to keep cool. This month, consumers around the country are indulging in ice cream to celebrate National Ice Cream Month.While consumers enjoy a little sweet indulgence every now and then, health and wellness is still top of mind for many. According to Nielsen’s Global Ingredient study, 68% of consumers say the...
Driva – AI Driving Assistant
[Product]
2017/07/13 10:30
Driva is the first AI-powered dashcam app aiming at assisting while driving. It applies deep learning and compute vision algorithms in the app that accurately locates the front cars and traffic lights. With Driva drivers can rest while waiting for green light or front car to move (system sends notification), record videos and take pictures when on the road safely and enhance vision to see road...
How Smartphone Light Affects Your Brain and Body
[Consumer]
2017/07/13 10:30
The designers of our smartphones, tablets, and laptop screens have been able to create incredibly powerful lights. These screens glow bright enough to be seen during a sunny day. At night, they're so strong that they've been compared to a "little window" that daylight can peer through.That's why looking at your phone at night is a terrible idea.Our bodies naturally follow a cycle that allows us...
Clothing Line Grows With Kids As They Get Bigger - Petit Pli
[Product]
2017/07/13 10:30
Petit Pli is a line of garments made with special pleats that are meant to help the clothes expand as kids grow bigger and reduce waste.The old adage,”they grow like weeds,” couldn’t ring more true when it comes to how fast children grow, and consequently how fast parents must buy new clothing for them. Ryan Mario Yasin, a graduate of the Royal College of Arts is hoping to reduce the amount...
A Smartphone You Can Ride In - Deformable
[Design]
2017/07/13 10:30
Imagined for the year 2030, this far out family vehicle is more like a smartphone on wheels! It features large, interactive screens on almost every surface – each capable of being customized to display whatever the user chooses whether it be maps and messages or weather and road conditions.There’s even a rooftop screen for displaying a message to anyone peering above!The “deformable” design...
(PDF) BCG - Global Asset Management 2017 : The Innovator’s Advantage
[Investing]
2017/07/12 10:38
The growing challenges confronting asset management were confirmed by the industry’s global performance in 2016. For the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, the revenue pool of traditional managers fell worldwide, along with their profits. Margins contracted as fee pressures continued to increase.Assets under management (AuM) returned to growth, largely thanks to rising asset values on...
Halcyon is a Smart Flip Phone with a Minimalist Feel
[Design]
2017/07/12 10:38
Halcyon is a modern flip phone that's helping users disconnect from the digital world. This phone embraces the idea of a "digital detox" through offering a device which performs the required functions of a smartphone, without other distracting apps or social media platforms. This minimalist device is compact, but easily accessible when needed, offering users a stress-free experience. The phone...
All-Day Nap Bar Opens In Spain - Siesta & Go
[Business]
2017/07/12 10:38
A new nap bar in Spain provides a variety of rooms for visitors wanting to take a break from the day and relax.A new bar called Siesta & Go in Madrid, Spain allows anyone who is tired or who wants to take a break from their day to take a quick nap or relax in a rented space.The Siesta & Go provides a room, either private or shared, for someone to rent out to take a nap. Anyone intereste...
