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Deep Learning Startup Neurala Raises $14M to Build Brains for Drones, Autonomous Cars
[Investing]
2017/01/19 11:35
Neurala, a software and services company that helps bring artificial intelligence (AI) to drones, robots, cars, and consumer electronics, has announced a $14 million series A funding round.Led by Pelion Ventures, with participation from Sherpa Capital, Motorola Ventures, 360 Capital Partners, Draper Associates Investments, SK Ventures, and Idinvest Partners.Founded in 2006, Neurala has been bui...
(Video) Mini Smartphone Projector for Interactive Bedtime Stories - Moonlite
[Product]
2017/01/19 11:34
Moonlite is a mini projection device designed to bring children’s stories to life with images projected onto the wall or ceiling.According to the US National Centre for Education Statistics, children who are read to at home enjoy a substantial advantage over children who are not. Statistics like this put pressure on parents to make time for bedtime reading, and we’ve seen some interesting pro...
Connected : Air Purifier
[Design]
2017/01/19 11:34
Connected is a product design and industrial design project shared by N U Y N on Behance. The product is an air purifier. The problem they are trying to solve is simple, most people close their windows and use air purification devices when fine dust density are serious. However, experts suggests to open the window for a while to ventilate the air indoor. Despite the suggestion, people still ten...
(PDF) BCG - How Digital Delivery Puts the Restaurant Value Chain Up for Grabs
[Business]
2017/01/18 10:50
Diners have a new definition of convenience, and restaurants need to respond.Convenience has long been a driving force in the restaurant business—and historically, the most widespread brands with the best-situated locations held an advantage. No longer. From the consumer’s point of view, thanks to the rapid rise of digitally enabled food delivery, convenience is no longer a matter of location...
Habit Sends You Meals Based on Your Unique DNA Profile
[Business]
2017/01/18 10:50
In a world where new meal subscription services are popping up every day, is there really room for one more? That’s a tough one to answer, but Habit is unlike any of the others and when it launches nationally later this year/early next year, it’s certainly worth your consideration.Habit stands out from traditional meal delivery services by catering a plan to your specific needs. Instead of fi...
Worldwide App Downloads Grew 15% and Revenue Soared 40% in 2016
[Business]
2017/01/18 10:50
Downloads, revenue, and time spent in apps all grew by double digits during 2016, according to a report by market researcher App Annie.Time spent in apps grew more than 20 percent to nearly 900 billion hours in 2016, according to the year-end report. That’s just one sign that the global app economy saw healthy growth during the past year.In its year-end retrospective, App Annie said U.S. time...
Innovative Packaging Doubles as Entertainment
[Design]
2017/01/18 10:50
About six in 10 young people in the U.S. and UK like when packaging materials provide entertainment, and brands are taking note. In an age in which advertising is expected to do more than inform, brands are innovating with multipurpose packaging that both contains and entertains.coca-cola Attendees of Coca-Cola Summer Love, the biggest branded outdoor event in Israel, didn’t have to pause from...
The Rise of the ‘Boy Beauty’ Movement
[Business]
2017/01/18 10:50
The 29-year-old was growing dismayed by the lack of discourse in the media about men’s beauty. As his months as a reporter went on, he soon noticed that his pieces on male grooming seemed to generate the most buzz; his stories on topics including runway hairstyles at New York Fashion Week: Men’s and a man who transformed his face using makeup garnered thousands of shares and comments. Yi, who...
Zoom Video Conferencing Service Raises $100M from Sequoia on Billion-Dollar Valuation
[Investing]
2017/01/18 10:49
Zoom, the cloud video conferencing service, announced a $100 million Series D round, entirely funded by Sequoia. The company now boasts a $1 billion valuation, putting it in the vaunted unicorn club.It also announced a significant update to the product that includes the ability for customers and third parties to build applications on top of the Zoom platform.The company, which was cash-flow pos...
