As the world commemorates World Book Day on April 23 to celebrate the enjoyment of books, readers are encouraged to grab a book, find a cozy place and read away all day. And while UNESCO's General Conference probably thought of ink on paper when it first celebrated World Book Day in 1995, some 21st century book lovers have moved on to e-ink and no paper. How popular are e-books in the grand sch...

The Ottobock Shoulder is designed to support the wearer's arms when performing overhead work.Three years ago, we heard about an assistive upper-body exoskeleton called the Paexo Shoulder. Its German manufacturer, Ottobock, has announced an updated model, now going by the name of the Ottobock Shoulder.Like the original version, the new-and-improved exoskeleton is worn like a backpack.There's a p...

An experienced team in Israel’s world-leading UAV industry recently unveiled Pentaxi’s prototype intended to transport cargo and eventually people.Following the 1967 Six-Day War, Israeli military planes facing hostilities across the Suez Canal were being taken out by Egypt’s new surface-to-air missile systems. And the Egyptians had built a 30-foot sand wall, severely limiting visual reconnai...

Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon.Created in-house for the company's Spaceship Neptune, the cabin has room for up to eight passengers.Space Perspective has dubbed it "the world's first space lounge" and said it wanted the interior to be distinct from typical...

Accelerated digital healthcare adoption amid the pandemic means now is the time for biopharma companies to transform their connected health portfolios.The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the openness to and use of digital technologies in healthcare. Connected health – which sits at the intersection of digital and traditional care – is regularly discussed as a way to harness the powe...

SoundMint, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a generative platform for music NFTs, raised US$1.7M in Seed funding.The round was led by Animoca Brands, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Focus Labs, Sfermion, Sky Vision, Tess Capital, and Goodwater Capital.Led by CEO Andre Benz, SoundMint is a platform that allows musicians to mint generative music.The company intends to use the f...

Retail brokerage giant Fidelity Investments said on Thursday it opened a virtual eight-story building in the metaverse that offers financial education - and dancing - as it tries to attract more young investors to its platforms.The so-called Fidelity Stack was timed to launch at the same time as the brokerage's Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET.O), which gives investors the opportunity to invest in...

Buy now, pay later has been a method of financing that’s been in even greater demand since the pandemic started. Learn more about how buy now pay later can help consumers over traditional payment methods in the following infographic, courtesy of Opy.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3OtT8s7[Opy]

Digital optimism poses an exciting opportunity for beauty’s metaverse ambitions. But Beijing's ban on all crypto activities means brands should be cautious. As fashion and beauty wake up to Web3 and the metaverse, innovative ways of engaging consumers in the imminent digital future have become a top business priority. Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week, for example, has just come to an end...