Investors have been pouring money into companies selling “next-generation” security products.The rash of headline-grabbing cyber­attacks on major companies over the past few years has made one thing abundantly clear: it’s not enough to rely only on traditional security tools. To venture capitalists, that means there’s money to be made by betting on startups developing new ones.VCs are hopi...

Alistair Owen pours most of his paycheck into what he calls a travel-and-lifestyle fund.“I’m not saving up to buy anything,” said the 28-year-old engineer, who shares a rented apartment with two flatmates in south London. “I prefer to go out for dinner at a nice place, pay a round at the pub or explore a new area of the world. I feel like I would be losing out on living if I chose to own st...

The internet giant’s new corporate structure will provide more clarity for investors.THESE days it seems as if there is almost no area of technology that Google can resist dipping its toes into. Among other things it is working on driverless cars, delivery drones, glucose-detecting contact lenses for diabetics, devices for the “smart home” and research into extending human lifespans. The cor...

Nurx is an app that helps deliver free contraceptive medication to women in San Francisco.Back in 2012 a London-based service started delivering the morning after pill by courier. Now a new app in San Francisco is offering birth control medication delivery to Californians.Nurx delivers contraceptive pills for free for women who have insurance — or USD 15 for those without it — and is also pla...

Wrist-Worn Sweat Sensor Measures Multiple Metabolites, Electrolytes in Skin SweatWearable health trackers are all the rage these days, but in many ways they’re still glorified pedometers. Some measure the heart rate, or even blood pressure, but even at that they’re not great at. At the University of California, Berkeley researchers have developed an impressive new wearable sensor that can mea...

Created for Brazilian travel agency CVC, these brilliant ads implore viewers to go out and explore the world beyond social media. Featuring the logos of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, they resemble windows that peer into beautiful destinations such as the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and the Christ the Redeemer statue—destinations that you should visit in person and not through the w...

We ranked the top VCs and corporate VC investors in AR/VR and visualized their portfolio companies. Top investors included Rothenberg, boostVC, and GV.Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) are poised to be one of the next largest consumer electronics verticals. By one Goldman Sachs estimate, AR/VR has the potential to surpass the TV market in annual revenue by 2025, which would make AR/...

If there is one thing that Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is famous for, it’s his relentless commitment on long-term growth. Having ignored critics for years, Bezos’ willingness to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term success appears to be bearing fruit.Not only has Amazon cemented its position as the no.1 online retailer in countless markets, it has also built an industry-leading...

If it’s no fun getting old, then why do surveys of national well-being show that older people are happier than younger people?Recent research into happiness, questioning people about their lives as a whole, their jobs, family, social activities and other aspects, has started to reveal some intriguing patterns. New data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that older peopl...