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(Patent) An Apple Patent Describes Group FaceTime Adding a Twist of Virtuality
[Tech]
2022/09/15 09:10
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a possible future generation of Group FaceTime conferencing for iPhone, iPad, Macs and their Mixed Reality Headset. This future version will integrate gaze technology into their hardware camera systems in a way that will directly engage participants in a unique way.Today, when a participant is speakin...
New Unicorns Are Plummeting : Volatile Markets and Shrinking Valuations
[Investing]
2022/09/15 09:09
Regions like the US and Asia and sectors like fintech have been hit hardest by the drop-off. Using CB Insights data, we break down what the shifting venture landscape means for the world’s billion-dollar companies.In 2021, investment into tech startups exploded — more than doubling year-over-year (YoY) to reach $621B — and the number of unicorns (private companies worth $1B+) surged accordin...
Headroom, AI-based Virtual Meeting Analytics Startup, Raised $9M
[Investing]
2022/09/15 09:08
The round was led by Equal Opportunity Ventures, with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures.The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its development efforts.Led by CEO Julian Green, Headroom is developing a real-time communications platform for virtual meetings. The company uses AI to analyze participants’ vi...
(PDF) The Future of Capital Markets : Democratization of Retail Investing
[Investing]
2022/09/15 09:07
The global financial system is undergoing several simultaneous transformations. Digitalization and democratizations are reshaping how capital markets operate. Both investors and corporate issuers have changing needs and expectations, and a range of new actors are joining traditional financial institutions to meet this demand. There are many other systemic issues that pose a risk to global finan...
(Video) Futuristic SF Restaurant Mezli Serves Food With No Humans Involved
[Tech]
2022/09/15 09:06
Mezli is a fully-automated restaurant conceived by three Stanford engineers. These Stanford engineers built a fully autonomous restaurant in San Francisco that could make your lunch cheaper.If a robot making and serving you lunch sounds fancy and futuristic, Alex Kolchinski says you’re falling behind the times.This weekend, Kolchinski’s company Mezli is set to open a fully autonomous restaura...
Most Important Factors When Buying a Car
[Consumer]
2022/09/15 09:05
Buying a car is for many, one of the biggest purchases they will ever make. There are a lot of factors to consider in choosing the right one, but which are prioritized by potential buyers in the United States? According to data from Statista's Global Consumer Survey, at the top of the checklist are fuel efficiency and safety (switching places since 2018). With 56 and 55 percent, respectively, t...
(Video) Solix Sprayer Agricultural Robot Autonomously Seeks and Destroys Weeds
[Tech]
2022/09/15 09:04
The Solix Sprayer robot can reportedly cover up to 100 acres (40.5 hectares) of farmland per day.Along with being costly, herbicides can also harm the environment … so why apply them to a whole crop, instead of just the areas where weeds are growing? That's the thinking behind the Solix Sprayer robot, which spots and sprays weeds in farmers' fields.Designed by Brazilian/American agricultural t...
Fluff Stuff is A Plant-Based Textile Filling That Isn't Just "Serving Hippies"
[Design]
2022/09/15 09:03
Fluff Stuff is a textile filling created from plants cultivated on rewetted peatlands in Finland, which has been designed by students at Aalto University and was on display as part of Helsinki Design Week.Co-founded by engineer Lukas Schuck and designer Tea Auramo, who are currently studying master's degrees at Helsinki's Aalto University, Fluff Stuff is a range of prototype soft homeware and c...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Reducing Food Loss : What Grocery Retailers and Manufacturers Can Do
[Business]
2022/09/14 09:10
An estimated $600 billion worth of food is lost during or just after harvest. Can manufacturers and grocers do anything about it? Definitely—and it will be good for business, people, and the planet.It’s a dire statistic: 33 to 40 percent of the world’s food is lost or wasted every year. A devastating fact in less desperate times, it takes on even greater urgency today, in light of a looming...
