These Are the Highest-Paying Jobs in America
[Consumer]
2016/03/10 11:08
To become a high earner, hone skills that will protect you from automated competition.If a robot wouldn't be able to handle your job, then you might be in the rarefied group that got the highest paychecks in America last year. According to a new report from career website Glassdoor Inc., physicians, lawyers, and pharmacy managers had some of the top salaries in 2015. The firm compiled a list of...
MedyMatch Raises $2M to Bring AI to Medical Imaging
[Investing]
2016/03/10 11:07
MedyMatch Technology bills itself as an artificial intelligence healthcare startup. It’s applying AI in the form of “deep vision and advanced cognitive analytics” to the analysis of medical imaging scans to help radiologists or emergency department physicians recognise hard to spot abnormalities and in turn make better decisions.To further develop and market its tech, the Tel Aviv and Boston...
UV Pro Shoe Sanitizer - Eliminates 99% of Bacteria & Fungus
[Product]
2016/03/10 11:07
The UV Pro Shoe Sanitizer aims to kill the bacteria and fungus hiding in your beloved footwear with UV light, so you can protect your favorite shoes and, of course, your feet.Your feet and hands have more sweat glands than any other part of your body, according to Michael Fligil, creator of the UV Pro. And even before your shoes start to smell, the dark and damp environment that most shoes prov...
Japan’s KDDI Leverages Drone to Bring Connectivity to Remote Areas
[Tech]
2016/03/10 11:07
The KDDI R&D Laboratories have tested a drone that actually does the most obvious thing in the case of a marooned person.It brings Wi-Fi connectivity to them, thus enabling them to connect with the geography from where they expect rescue. The drone is equipped with a communication device and a small Wi-Fi server that connects the device. Thanks to email storage, those afflicted in times of...
What Happens to Parking Garages When Self-Driving Cars Rule The Road ?
[Design]
2016/03/10 11:07
The Boston firm appears to specialize in parking garages and many people think that self-driving cars might make their garages superfluous, since self-driving cars will likely be shared and will just move on to the next passenger.Amy Korte of Arrowstreet tells Boston.com that the self-driving car might well make the parking garage disappear.Ten to fifteen years from now the need for a garage as...
(PDF) 2015 Plastic Surgery Procedural Statistics Report
[Consumer]
2016/03/09 10:38
Americans still love having plastic surgery. In 2015, there was a grand total of 1.7 million cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States, 2 percent higher than 2014, according to the the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. New data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show continued growth in cosmetic procedures over the last year, and a shift in the types of proce...
BMW Vision Next 100 Concept
[Design]
2016/03/09 10:37
Over the last 100 years, BMW has helped shape the future of mobility with their own unique vision, creating an ultimate vehicles for nothing but the driving pleasure. Celebrating its centenary, it’s not just a perfect time to look back of its pioneering success, but also to look forward into the future. The company aims not only to improve their vehicles but also try to improve you as a driver...
(PDF) BCG - The Transformative Power of Building Information Modeling
[Business]
2016/03/09 10:37
With annual revenues of nearly $10 trillion, or about 6% of global GDP, the engineering and construction (E&C) industry is a cornerstone of the world’s economy. It serves almost all other industries, much of whose value creation involves buildings, infrastructure facilities, and other “constructed assets.”Yet, unlike other industries, E&C has been slow to adopt new technologies and h...
(Video) A Volkswagen Campaign Shows a Vision of the Connected Dog
[Business]
2016/03/09 10:37
A connected device concept will let your pooch go for a stroll, alone.A Volkswagen campaign shows a vision of the Connected Dog: a GPS and live cam-enabled cap that will allow your dog to go on a walk without you tagging along.A video to show off the concept was created by creative agency ACHTUNG!, with the help of Dutch dog whisperer, Martin Gaus.Erik Mulder, project manager of the Volkswagen...