A Google Solve for X team focused on drones, Project Wing, today announced a plan to commence aerial burrito delivery, in partnership with Chipotle, on the campus of Virgina Tech next week.Project Wing’s mission it to make fully autonomous, or self-flying drones, that can deliver anything to anyone. But the X team is focused, for now, on delivering small packages in the U.S. and elsewhere.It m...

Playwood, an A’Design Award Winner, is more than just furniture, it allows you, the user to create to play around, and come up with different designs, such as desks, shelves, tables and more. Creating and making our own workspace takes some imagination and a lot of hours searching for just the right product that can fit in the perfect space.Many times, we might find just the right thing, but w...

The 2016 global report on the Internet of Things by MIT Sloan Management Review examines how companies are creating business value with the Internet of Things.The study, “Data Sharing and Analytics Drive Success With IoT,” finds that creating business value from the Internet of Things is strongly associated with sharing data with other organizations, including competitors. A new infographic i...

Everyone wants faster, cheaper, and more customized financial services – and since technology now makes this possible, the world is embracing the fintech revolution.In 2015, investments in fintech nearly doubled to $22.3 billion. And although there were 1,108 deals made, there are only 27 companies that can call themselves unicorns – private companies valued at over $1 billion or more.Locatin...

Mercedes-Benz Vans and drone tech startup Matternet have created a concept car, or as they’re calling it a Vision Van, that could change the way small packages are delivered across short distances. The Vision Van’s rooftop serves as a launch and landing pad for Matternet’s new, Matternet M2 drones.The Matternet M2 drones, which are autonomous, can pick up and carry a package of 4.4 pounds ac...

Snapchat's impact on the ad market is growing as it approaches $1 billion in revenue in 2017, according to new figures from eMarketer.Snapchat will collect $367 million in ad revenue in 2016 and grow that figure 155% next year to $935.5 billion, eMarketer said Tuesday. It's the first breakdown of Snapchat's mobile ad business by eMarketer, which studies the digital ad market worldwide. The figu...

Nine years in the making, the elite stroller brand has revealed a $1,500 luggage set. Spoiler: It's inspired by strollers.The company famous for posh, rugged, $1,000 strollers stolen outside espresso shops is entering the $30 billion global luggage market. The Bugaboo Boxer is a modular luggage system that's designed to keep all your bags in one place. And at $1,500 for the entire system, it is...

Earlier this year, Grubhub’s future looked bleak.The parent company of Seamless, and America’s most popular takeout service, Grubhub was under siege by dozens of delivery startups. Venture capitalists poured $5.6 billion into food delivery in 2015—$2 billion of that in the fourth quarter alone. These new and richly funded competitors were luring in customers with steep discounts and generous...

Asian augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) startup iStaging has raised $5 million in a pre-series A funding round led by WI Harper, a VC firm specializing in cross-border investments between the U.S. and Greater China. Taya Venture Capital also participated in the round.Founded out of Taiwan, iStaging caters specifically to the furniture and real estate industries, offering platform-sp...