China’s stock market is a scary place right now. But it isn’t the real problem. Sure, shares are down nearly 12% in the first few days of 2016, as measured by the Shanghai Composite. They tumbled by more than 7% today alone, before a circuit breaker halted trading.It was the second time trading was halted this week, an indication that the effort to reduce market volatility is doing little to...

Last year, companies spent just over $5 trillion buying or merging with other enterprises. That’s up by over a third from 2014, and is almost half a trillion dollars more than the previous record set in 2007, according to Dealogic,While growth economies in Asia reached record levels of investment, it was the US that proved the world’s largest magnet for takeover cash; it attracted 49% of all...

The self-installing car seat uses a combination of robotics, advanced sensors, and connectivity to a smartphone app to ensure a perfect installation in the car.If you can imagine a child safety seat that has its own smartphone app and a car seat that virtually installs itself, then you can see into the future. About six months into the future, to be exact. The latest product from 4moms is comin...

In 2015 overall app usage grew by 58%. In this context, we define app usage as a user opening an app and recording what we call a “session.” With the exception of Games, every app category posted year-over-year growth with Personalization, News & Magazines and Productivity leading the way with triple-digit growth.Mobile Use Grows by 58% in 2015The mobile industry has matured fast. In fact...

Comprehensive utensil set counteracts tremors to help patients eat better.Parkinson’s disease makes having a meal at the family table particularly difficult. The tremors that many suffer from make it hard to use regular utensils, making dinner time anxious and stressful. However, thanks to new advancements in design, health tech company GYENNO Technologies has created a special spoon and fork...

Genome Compass app delivers genomic news to users based on their personal DNA.DNA sequencing technology is enabling companies to offer customers information about their genes, as well as the ability to map potentially detrimental health concerns, as we’ve already seen back in 2007. Now, Genetic Compass is an app founded by gene sequencing scientists, that wants to keep users informed of genomi...

TWO-THIRDS of Americans are overweight, but they underestimate the scale of the problem. The average guess from Americans responding to an Ipsos MORI poll in December estimated the portly population at just 50%. Britain is not much different, where 62% of people are over the recommended healthy weight; most think the population is slimmer, guessing that only 44% are too heavy. France, Germany a...

The Light Cocoon loses its top and gains some serious cabin tech.If CES concept cars are any reliable indication, the automobile interior is going to have a load of digital screen space in the future. Whether we're talking about the array of large displays in fully autonomous concepts like the 2015 Mercedes F 015 or the touchscreen controls of the 2015 VW Golf R Touch, concept car designers are...

Poor joke aside, there’s something unique about this faucet. Yes, the BB-8-esque water dispensing unit is the first thing you notice. The metal faucet has two jaws that hold together a rubber water-dispensing ball. This ball can be easily swapped when you notice the water purity level dropping. I imagine it also rotates to an extent inside the ball-socket joint type assembly. Why shouldn’t wa...