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Unicorn Nursery : Outside the U.S., India’s IIT Produces the Most Billion-Dollar Startup Founders
[Investing]
2017/02/13 11:13
The Indian Institute of Technology ranks fourth after Harvard, Stanford and the University of California. Indian Institutes of Technology were ranked fourth for educating students who went on to create billion-dollars startups, a report by Sage, a U.K-based accounting software firm said this week.Stanford University was the source of the largest number of unicorn founders, followed by Harvard U...
Now WeChat Lets You Gift a Starbucks Coffee to Friends
[Business]
2017/02/13 11:13
Starbucks has a new promotion in China, where people can use mobile app WeChat to send their friends coffees or gift certificates. The feature, which arrives in time for Valentine's Day, is called "Say it with Starbucks." That's a play on words, since the phrase in Chinese sounds similar to "say it with your heart."Starbucks has done similar social gifting promotions before with Twitter and Fac...
Stanford Scientists Develop ‘Lab on a Chip’ That Costs 1 Cent to Make
[Tech]
2017/02/13 11:13
Microfluidics, electronics and inkjet technology underlie a newly developed all-in-one biochip from Stanford that can analyze cells for research and clinical applications. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a way to produce a cheap and reusable diagnostic “lab on a chip” with the help of an ordinary inkjet printer.At a production cost of as little as 1 ce...
New Analysis Proves Trump’s Tweets Attacking Companies are Mostly Just Distractions
[Investing]
2017/02/13 11:13
When now-US president Donald Trump took aim at Boeing on Twitter in December, the internet gasped collectively and the plane manufacturer’s share price fell 1%.Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016In the following weeks, he went on to subject...
Millimeter-Scale Computers : Now With Deep Learning Neural Networks on Board
[Tech]
2017/02/13 11:13
One of several varieties of University of Michigan micro motes. This one incorporates 1 megabyte of flash memory.[One of several varieties of University of Michigan micro motes. This one incorporates 1 megabyte of flash memory.]Computer scientist David Blaauw pulls a small plastic box from his bag. He carefully uses his fingernail to pick up the tiny black speck inside and place it on the hotel...
NIKElab and Comme Des Garçons Present New Air Vapormax Sneaker
[Product]
2017/02/13 11:13
Yesterday saw the launch of the first pair of sneakers from NIKE’s latest collaboration with the japanese fashion house comme des garçons, and a second design is set to drop tomorrow. the NIKElab and comme des garçons collection was previewed back in october without a set release date, but the anticipated drop coincides conveniently with 2017’s new york fashion week fall/ winter 2017. the n...
The Lenspack - Contact Lens Common Sense
[Design]
2017/02/13 11:12
The problem with lenses has always been application and removal. Not only is it a daunting process, most people a scared out of using them because it’s so frightening to see your jittering fingertip slowly approach your pupil. Three designers set out to change that incredibly clumsy experience. The Lenspack is a contact lens case, fluid vial, and lens applicator and removal device all in one....
(Patent) Nike Scores With Record High In Patent Grants in 2016
[Tech]
2017/02/10 10:35
Last year saw Nike earn patent approval on over 690 filings, including fitness tracking sensors, fitness analytics platforms, and more.Nike won a record high of over 690 patent approvals in 2016, partially driven by a major expansion of patent applications the previous year. For a retail brand, Nike has been active in the tech sector over the years, collaborating with Apple, launching various w...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Case for Digital Reinvention
[Business]
2017/02/10 10:34
Digital technology, despite its seeming ubiquity, has only begun to penetrate industries. As it continues its advance, the implications for revenues, profits, and opportunities will be dramatic.As new markets emerge, profit pools shift, and digital technologies pervade more of everyday life, it’s easy to assume that the economy’s digitization is already far advanced. According to our latest r...
