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(Patent) Apple Pursues a Patent on a Method of Smart Cropping of Images
[Tech]
2022/01/19 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210398333, discloses a method to perform automatic cropping of images, for a requested target dimension and/or aspect ratio. The method uses saliency maps to identify the parts of the image containing the most important content and ensures that the important content is included from the image in a determined cropped region. The figure shows the source image, salienc...
A Smartphone with a Single Large Rotating Camera - OnePlus
[Design]
2022/01/19 09:08
Based off a patent from 2020 discovered by LetsGoDigital, OnePlus could possibly be working on a smartphone with a single primary lens that rotates independently, eliminating tilt while filming videos for more stabilized footage.The details or the functionalities of such a camera remain unknown, although LetsGoDigital tapped into the talents of Technizo Concept to help render this idea to life....
Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2022 - Euromonitor
[Consumer]
2022/01/19 09:07
Global market research company Euromonitor International has released the highly anticipated “Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2022” report, which defines the trends motivating consumer behavior and challenging business strategies in the year ahead. The world transformed in 2020. Consumer habits and business operations were upended due to COVID-19. During this volatile time, it is imperative to...
The World’s Largest Vertical Farm Will Have a Secret Ingredient : Fish
[Tech]
2022/01/19 09:06
Fish fertilize the plants—and then become another income stream.A sprawling new building that will soon be constructed in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania—at 250,000 square feet, roughly the size of two entire city blocks in Manhattan—will be the largest vertical farm in the world when it’s completed in 2023. Inside, though, you won’t find just vegetables: Tanks full of fish will sit near vert...
Rebundle Raises $1.4M for Plant-based Hair Extensions
[Investing]
2022/01/19 09:04
This morning Rebundle, a hair-focused startup based in St. Louis, announced that it has raised $1.4 million in a pre-seed round. M25, a venture firm with a geographic focus on the Midwest, led the funding event. Prior to its pre-seed round, Rebundle had raised what CEO and co-founder Ciara Imani May described as six-figures worth of grant, and other non-dilutive capital in an interview with Tec...
Dior x Technogym is Here to Enhance Your At-Home Gym
[Product]
2022/01/19 09:03
The luxury fashion house has teamed up with Technogym on a collection of high-end workout products.If it usually takes some nice new workout gear or some snazzy new gym equipment to inspire you to exercise more, then Dior's latest launch should do the trick for you. The luxury French fashion house has just announced a collaboration with Italian brand Technogym on a line of high-end gym equipmen...
Boomer vs. Gen Z : The Most Popular Subscription Services by Generation
[Consumer]
2022/01/18 07:10
Amazon Video or Apple TV+? Spotify or Amazon Music Unlimited? People are spending a pretty penny each month on subscription services, and there are some interesting generational divides.Key Takeaways:Overall, video streaming subscriptions were the most popular among all subscription types (96%), followed by music subscriptions (80%) and food subscriptions (57%).On average, respondents across al...
New Startup, 'Hume AI' Shows How Emotion-detecting AI is Intrinsically Problematic
[Business]
2022/01/18 07:09
In 2019, a team of researchers published a meta-review of studies claiming a person’s emotion can be inferred from their facial movements. They concluded that there’s no evidence emotional state can be predicted from expression – regardless of whether a human or technology is making the determination.“[Facial expressions] in question are not ‘fingerprints’ or diagnostic displays that reli...
(PDF) PwC - Living in a World of Unicorns
[Investing]
2022/01/18 07:08
Venture-backed giants are scaling up and transforming markets as varied fintech, electric vehicles, and healthcare.Many kinds of personal financial transactions that used to be expensive, cumbersome, or downright impossible can now be completed with a few taps on our phone. Consumers the world over can ‘buy now, pay later’ with point-of-sale loans through Affirm and Klarna, make peer-to-peer...
