Presentation Platform Pitch Eyes The Enterprise with $85M Raise
[Investing]
2021/05/25 09:07
Collaborative presentation platform Pitch today announced it has raised $85 million in a series B round of funding and teased a suite of features coming in the next weeks and months. The company is looking to grab a bigger piece of the enterprise pie by offering what it touts as the first “complete platform for presentations.”Pitch emerged from stealth in 2018, three years after a trio of the...
Apple Meets GoPro Designed for Every Adventure Enthusiastic Influencer
[Design]
2021/05/25 09:06
Conceptualizing new technology using the design language of iconic brands like Apple and GoPro is a hard feat, but when done right, it makes you wonder why the product doesn’t already exist. Apple is known for its minimalist and sleek product designs, with every new generation, the iPhone seems to get even slimmer and glossier than its predecessor. GoPro takes on a more rugged approach to thei...
Build 3 Operations Management Skills for AI Success
[Business]
2021/05/25 09:05
Few organizations successfully move their AI model prototypes into production, and failing to manage data dependencies is a major gap in the process.Data and analytics leaders know that data and platform capabilities and the correct application of data and AI skills deliver successful AI applications. However, the majority of organizations miss the critical collaboration required across data ma...
Cyclops Portable UV-C Sterilisation Accessory Is Powered by Your Smartphone
[Product]
2021/05/25 09:04
Even though we are already fully vaccinated, we still have to be cautious. Yes, vaccines seems that a light after a dark long tunnel, but we highly recommend that you return to your normal life slowly and still practice proper physical distancing. We still have to clean everything, don’t be lazy.In 2020, Schumann Labs tasked Kevin Chiam to design Cyclops, a compact, lightweight UV-C accessory...
Emergency Wheelchair
[Design]
2021/05/25 09:03
EMERGENCY WHEELCHAIR explores an efficient first aid measure that can be used to transport train passengers who are sick or injured. It is especially useful during peak hours or crowded holiday seasons when the chances of such incidents are higher. To use, press the 'push' button to lift up a handle that would become the back of the wheelchair, then extend the body of the device to form a seat...
(Patent) Nike Patents 'Monitoring Fitness Using a Mobile Device'
[Tech]
2021/05/24 09:10
Nike is among the leaders in the fitness tracker segment. Nike adopts the latest innovations in its products and manufacturing processes. Back in 2012, Nike launched the Nike+ Training Shoe fitted with sensors capable of reading a range of foot-based data including how many times your feet hit the ground, how long each foot was off the ground and where the contact was made. Nike’s new adapt sy...
(PDF) BCG - A Circular Future for Glass
[Business]
2021/05/24 09:09
Glass is infinitely recyclable, capable of being continually reused without a loss in quality or purity. It is one of the reasons that consumers know and trust glass. Yet the US does not recycle nearly as much glass as it could. The country’s glass-recycling rate has hovered around 33% for many years. In Europe and some US states with bottle deposit laws, average glass-recycling rates are clos...
(Video) World's First EV-Charging Highway Trial to Start In Italy - ElectReon Wireless
[Tech]
2021/05/24 09:08
Israeli company ElectReon Wireless is building a 0.6-mile-long (1 kilometer) stretch of electric vehicle-charging highway, between Milan and Brescia in Italy, to test the technology for widespread adoption, a report by Innovation Origins explains.Though the trial in Italy won't be the first example of an electric vehicle-charging road, it is the first trial of the technology to involve a highwa...
Oprah-backed Oatly Seeks $10 Billion Valuation in U.S. IPO
[Investing]
2021/05/24 09:07
Oatly, the world’s largest oat milk company, raised $1.4 billion in an initial public offering Thursday on the Nasdaq stock exchange, capitalizing on a global surge in demand for its products.Oatly priced its shares at $17 apiece ahead of the IPO, giving the company a valuation of nearly $10 billion. It’s trading under the ticker symbol “OTLY.”Oatly’s shares rose nearly 19% to close at $20...