TREND REPORTS
Ollie Raises $4.4M to Become The Sprig of Dog Food
[Investing]
2016/10/06 10:32
Chicken, peas, beef, sweet potatoes and blueberries, the stuff of $40 meals in places like Hayes Valley and Greenwich Village — and starting today, also the stuff of dog food.Ollie, a new startup founded by Alex Douzet, Gabby Slome and Randy Jimenez, is aimed squarely at disrupting the premium pet food space by offering something like a Sprig or Maple for dogs. With a new $4.4 million round co...
Fujitsu Develops High-Speed Technology to Process Deep Learning
[Tech]
2016/10/06 10:32
The Nvidia Titan X is one of the latest examples of GPU chips used in deep learning.Artificial intelligence driven by deep learning often runs on many computer chips working together in parallel. But the deep-learning algorithms, called neural networks, can run only so fast in this parallel computing setup because of the limited speed with which data flows between the different chips. The Japan...
Lessons In Space-Saving Design From 4 Tiny Japanese Hostels
[Design]
2016/10/06 10:32
Once known for its futuristic "capsule" hotels, Japan has expanded its offerings without expanding the space. Since 1979, when renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa opened the first capsule hotel in Osaka, Japan, the country has been a pioneer in designing hotels that expertly pack large numbers of travelers into teeny, tiny spaces. The greatest appeal of the small, self-contained sleeping...
(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...
