Method for designing efficient computer chips may get miniature smart drones off the ground.In recent years, engineers have worked to shrink drone technology, building flying prototypes that are the size of a bumblebee and loaded with even tinier sensors and cameras. Thus far, they have managed to miniaturize almost every part of a drone, except for the brains of the entire operation — the com...

There are thousands of services and apps out there that can help to power business success, but which ones ares used by the best of the best?Today’s infographic from GetVoIP looks at the tech behind the 1,250 fastest growing companies in the U.S., with a focus on what they use for their email, advertising, content management, website hosting, and analytics services.Many of these companies are...

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” A quote often attributed to Henry Ford that still perfectly encapsulates the exponential growth of technology.Technology continues to transform our lives in previously unimaginable ways. In just the last few years, think of the advancements that have been made in computing power, wireless Internet, and even the crea...

Digitization is causing a radical reordering of traditional industry boundaries. What will it take to play offense and defense in tomorrow’s ecosystems?[click to enlarge]Rakuten Ichiba is Japan’s single largest online retail marketplace. It also provides loyalty points and e-money usable at hundreds of thousands of stores, virtual and real. It issues credit cards to tens of millions of member...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...