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(Infographic) How Reputable Are 100 Major Brands in the US ?
[Business]
2021/08/03 09:09
Whether you’re a country or a company, brand reputation is crucial. For corporations trying to stand out amongst an array of competitors, name recognition can be make or break.The Axios Harris Poll polled a nationally representative sample of nearly 43,000 Americans to find out which 100 companies emerge as top of mind—for better or for worse.How is Brand Reputation Measured?The polling proce...
(Video) BeachBot, an AI-Enabled Robot - Cigarette Butts Have Finally Met Their Nemesis
[Tech]
2021/08/03 09:08
Cigarette butts are poisoning shoreline animals. This beach rover may help clean all that up.Every year, 4.5 trillion cigarette butts end up in the environment. Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart, cofounders of TechTics, came up with a human-robot interaction concept for a world without litter: BeachBot. BeachBot, or “BB” for short, can spot cigarette butts, pluck them out of the sand, and dispose...
INKR Draws in $3.1M to Make More Comics Accessible to Worldwide Audiences
[Investing]
2021/08/03 09:07
INKR is a digital comics platform that crosses cultural and language divides, enabling creators to reach global audiences with its proprietary localization technology. Previously bootstrapped, the company announced today that it has raised $3.1 million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, with participation from manga distributor TokyoPop founder and chief executive Stu Levy.He...
Tech Giants Crush Profit Records in Q2
[Investing]
2021/08/03 09:06
Amazon was the last of the big five U.S. tech companies to report its earnings for the three months ended June 2021 on Thursday. And like the other four GAFAM companies before it, Amazon reported another record-breaking quarter, despite falling just short of Wall Street expectation in terms of sales and Q3 guidance.The e-commerce behemoth saw net sales grow 27 percent to $113 billion in the pas...
MedRhythms Raises $25M to Get Patients Back in Tune After a Stroke
[Investing]
2021/08/03 09:05
MedRhythms secured $25 million in Series B funding to advance its digital therapy platform aimed at measuring and improving someone’s ability to walk after they have experienced a neurologic injury or disease.Morningside Ventures and Advantage Capital co-led the round, with participation from existing investor Werth Family Investment Associates, to give the Portland, Maine-based company $31 mi...
Which Americans are Against The Jab ?
[Consumer]
2021/08/03 09:04
All things being equal, supporters of Donald Trump are 18 percentage points more likely to shun covid-19 vaccines.A FOURTH WAVE of covid-19 infections is washing across America. It is strongest in the heartland and southern states: cases per 100,000 people are highest in Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas; Missouri has the highest hospitalisations. But the rapidly spreading Delta variant threatens...
(Video) A Honda-Incubated Startup Designed This Genius In-Shoe GPS Navigation System
[Design]
2021/08/03 09:03
Designed to integrate right into the wearer’s shoe, the Ashirase uses a series of haptic ‘tickles’ to help guide the visually impaired as they walk, providing a much more intuitive and effective alternative to using a smartphone.The Ashirase has a rather heartbreaking backstory. Honda EV-engineer Wataru Chino began working on the concept following the death of a slightly visually impaired re...
(PDF) BCG - The Surprising Resilience of Emerging-Market Consumers
[Consumer]
2021/08/02 09:10
Although anxiety over health and finances is high, attitudes remain surprisingly resilient. And some behavioral changes—including greater use of digital commerce and tools—are sticking.This spring’s resurgence of COVID-19 cases due to new variants is keeping consumers in many emerging markets on edge about their economic status, health, and daily lifestyles. But our most recent Consumer Sent...
SoftBank Invests in Wiliot, Inc Making Battery-Free Wireless Sensors
[Investing]
2021/08/02 09:09
Vision Fund 2 leads $200 million Series C financing for Wiliot. Wiliot is developing an IoT product using sticker-sized tags.SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund 2 led a $200 million investment in Wiliot Inc., a semiconductor company that is developing ways to gather data in manufacturing and logistics using battery-free, stamp-sized sensor tags.Vision Fund director Amit Lubovsky will join Wilio...
