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(PDF) Stanford Lead in Graduating Funded Startup Founders
[Investing]
2016/10/05 12:04
The PitchBook Universities Report: 2016-2017 Edition is now available, featuring our latest annual breakdown of which universities produce the most VC-backed entrepreneurs. Ranking top undergraduate and MBA programs, the report also breaks down the numbers by sector, lists which universities produce the most female founders and more. In addition, the original rankings have been expanded conside...
(Video) Smoking Hot : Behold The Future of Pizza Delivery
[Tech]
2016/10/05 12:04
Fresh out of the oven, on its way to a customer's home.At first glance, it looks like a solution to a particularly first-world problem: To eliminate the sogginess in pizzas caused by dwell time (i.e. the interim period it spends waiting to be delivered), startup Zume Pizza has launched a delivery truck equipped with 56 specially designed ovens to guarantee that their pies arrive at customers' d...
(Infographic) Unpacking the Breakout Success of the Amazon Echo
[Consumer]
2016/10/05 12:04
Smartphones offer a contextual channel, but require us to learn a new language of taps and swipes to navigate. This often increases complexity for a consumer who must wade through a series of screens to find an answer.Conversational interfaces driven by voice or text offer a cleaner and simpler user experience without having to learn a new syntax. It is this ease of use, and the resulting utili...
(PDF) Secure Passwords Can Be Sent Through Your Body, Instead of Air
[Tech]
2016/10/05 12:04
Sending a password or secret code over airborne radio waves like WiFi or Bluetooth means anyone can eavesdrop, including hackers. Researchers have devised a way to send secure passwords through the human body—using benign, low-frequency transmissions generated by fingerprint sensors and touchpads on consumer devices.“I can touch the doorknob and touch the fingerprint sensor on my phone and tr...
(Infographic) The Deep Learning Market Map : 60+ Startups Working Across E-Commerce, Cybersecurity
[Business]
2016/10/05 12:03
Horizons Ventures has backed 3 unique companies on the map: Viv Labs, Sentient Technologies, and Affectiva.[click to enlarge]Increased investor interest in AI startups – from around 10 deals in Q1’11 to over 120 in Q2’16 – can be attributed to recent advances in machine learning algorithms, particularly “deep learning” technology, a souped up version of AI. Just this week, Google integrat...
(Video) MIT - 3D Printed Robots with Shock-Absorbing Skins
[Tech]
2016/10/05 12:03
MIT researchers outfitted their cube robot with shock-absorbing “skins”.Spectators of the DARPA Robotics Challenge finals in 2015 would have noticed that many of the competing robots were padded up for protection in case they took a tumble. MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is looking to build customizable shock-absorbing protection into robots by using 3D...
Hyperelastic “Bone” for Printing Highly Accurate Replacements for Real Bones
[Tech]
2016/10/05 12:03
At Northwestern University researchers created a new material that can be used as an ink in a 3D printer to create highly accurate mimics of real bones. The investigators tested it by seeding the printed material with human stem cells and implanting it in animal models.It consists of 90% hydroxyapatite, a mineral form of calcium apatite naturally found in our bones, and 10% biodegradable polyme...
Scrip - The Tangible Future of Digital Cash
[Design]
2016/10/05 12:02
Everything turns into digital nowadays, from pets, music, to money. Scrip offers tangible product for your digital money. Yes, even money changes from bills to cards, coins, and chips. Money is changing, so your physical money also turns into digital dollars.Scrip is a universal cash device, it functions just like ATM that you can load it with money from smartphone, bank account, or an ATM. It...
(PDF) BCG - Will Autonomous Vehicles Derail Trains ?
[Business]
2016/10/04 10:27
More than a century ago, rail was king when it came to medium- and long-distance transportation. After the automobile arrived, however, travel by car surpassed travel by rail in only a few decades. Today, in many Western countries, rail claims just a 10% to 20% share (if that) of the passenger transportation market. In absolute numbers, though, the industry remains big. But the advent of autono...
