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(Video) Aurora : Smart Vacuum Food Preserver Increases Your Food's Shelf Life by 2X
[Product]
2022/10/12 09:03
Almost a billion tonnes of food was wasted in just 2019. More than 60% of that was in households. This wastage is a massive problem for humanity, given how the distribution of food is skewed across different economic strata, cultures, and countries… but it’s also a problem for the planet, because we’re exhausting our environment’s ability to produce, but aren’t consuming it all. Aurora hop...
Global VC Pullback Is Dramatic In Q3 2022
[Investing]
2022/10/11 09:10
The big global venture capital pullback we were all expecting is truly here. Venture and growth investors in private companies scaled back their investment pace significantly as the slump in the public markets stretched into the third quarter.Venture funding for the third quarter of 2022 totaled $81 billion, down by $90 billion (53%) year over year and by $40 billion (33%) quarter over quarter,...
(Paper) Watch Meta Demonstrate Full-Body VR Tracking - QuestSim
[Tech]
2022/10/11 09:09
Watch Meta demonstrate full-body VR tracking with just a Quest headset.Meta Reality Labs is making big strides in avatar rendering with the latest advances combining machine learning (ML) with sensor data from Quest VR headsets to show your full body, including arms, legs, torso, and head. The result is a very realistic and accurate representation of the poses and movements of a person wearing...
(PDF) Bain - Digital Disruption : New Face, Same Brutal Pace
[Business]
2022/10/11 09:08
Even digital pioneers are having to adapt to a wave of disruptive emerging technologies.Our latest digital benchmarking survey pinpoints the strengths of today’s disrupters, including their ability to lure scarce talent and nurture “Engine 2” businesses.The research also highlights six digital transformation challenges that all companies must confront amid new disruptive technologies.Busines...
Fuat Değirmenci’s NFTs Reinterpret Renaissance Masterpieces with Modern Brushstrokes
[Design]
2022/10/11 09:07
From ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer to the ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo da Vinci, Fuat Değirmenci transports Renaissance masterpieces into the digital sphere, stripping them down to bold, minimal brushstrokes. The series of modern 3D renderings titled ‘Minimal Renaissance’ digitally reinterprets some of the world’s most renowned paintings, encapsulating their original es...
(Paper) MIT's RoboCap - Robotic Drug Capsule Can Deliver Drugs to Gut
[Tech]
2022/10/11 09:06
One reason that it's so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can't pass through the mucus barrier that lines the digestive tract. This means that insulin and most other "biologic drugs" -- drugs consisting of proteins or nucleic acids -- have to be injected or administered in a hospital.A new drug capsule developed at MIT may one day be able to replace those injec...
The Parcel Shipping Boom Continues
[Business]
2022/10/11 09:05
Parcel shipping is a booming business, relying on e-commerce shoppers for increased volume and revenues. While the coronavirus pandemic brought about another boost for global parcel volumes, figures by mailing services company Pitney Bowes suggest that growth in the sector already followed a steep trajectory previously.The reason for the continued steep growth is the dominance of China in parce...
Red Dot Design Concept Award for The Year 2022 - The Foot Mouse
[Design]
2022/10/11 09:04
While accessibility controllers like the ones from Xbox only go so far, this concept mouse by Califor Design provides a better way for the disabled to control their laptop. The Foot Mouse is designed for people who are unable to use their hands due to disability or a neurological condition.The Foot Mouse, as its name so aptly suggests, transfers control to the feet, allowing you to navigate and...
(Infographic) Green Steel : Decarbonising with Hydrogen-Fueled Production
[Tech]
2022/10/11 09:03
As the fight against climate change ramps up worldwide, the need for industries and economies to respond is immediate.Of course, different sectors contribute different amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and face different paths to decarbonisation as a result. One massive player? Steel and iron manufacturing, where energy-related emissions account for roughly 6.1% of global emissions.The...
(PDF) BCG - Global Retail Banking 2022 - Sense and Sustainability
[Business]
2022/10/10 09:10
Retail banks with their eye on the future should consider two critical questions. Over the next few years, what will your customers want beyond the standard financial products and services? And how can you align your business goals with meeting those needs—before competitors beat you to it?Sustainability—a company’s capacity to make a positive environmental and societal impact—lies at the c...
Paris Fashion Week : Bella Hadid's Spray-On Coperni Dress
[Design]
2022/10/10 09:09
It is the buzziest moment of Paris Fashion Week so far. On Friday evening, Bella Hadid closed French label Coperni's Spring-Summer 2023 show with a dress that was sprayed on in front of a live audience. The dress was created in just 10 minutes using the spray-on technology Fabrican.The supermodel walked onto the runway wearing nothing but nude underwear before Manel Torres — the creator of the...
Re-Commerce : Thrift-Seekers are Moving Online
[Business]
2022/10/10 09:08
It's been a big week in recommerce. Poshmark, the secondhand online superstore where sellers are encouraged to ‘cash in on their closet’, is set to be acquired by South Korean internet giant Naver for $1.2bn. Sometimes dubbed the Google of Korea, Naver’s bid for Poshmark suggests they see the online resale boom as here to stay.Incidentally, Goodwill, the 120-year-old grandfather of the secon...
