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A Greenery-Filled Residence with An Optimal Interior Temperature
[Design]
2021/04/18 09:03
VTN Architects has designed a home and workplace defined by a brick façade that keeps the interior at an optimal temperature.Working with the goal of adding more greenery infused architecture to urban Vietnam, VTN Architects adds Bat Trang House to its portfolio. Situated in Bat Trang Town, a traditional pottery village and part of the larger city of Hanoi, the recently completed project serve...
Colourful, Zero-Waste Packaging Made from Soap - Soapbottle
[Design]
2021/04/16 09:03
German designer Jonna Breitenhuber has created a line of zero-waste personal care products that come in unusual packaging — made from soap.In light of the millions of tons of packaging waste sent to landfill each year, German designer Jonna Breitenhuber has developed SOAPBOTTLE, a new line of zero-waste liquid care products, packaged in bottles made entirely out of usable soap. Each brightly c...
The World’s Best Venture Capital Investors In 2021
[Investing]
2021/04/15 09:10
A tech landscape transformed by the pandemic and high-profile IPOs for its beneficiaries means a sea change atop the 20th annual Midas List of the world’s best venture capitalists.Produced in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners, the Midas List is the definitive ranking of the top 100 tech investors. At number one for the first time is Sequoia partner Alfred Lin, the former Zappos exec...
(Patent) Apple Researching HomePod-style Spatial Audio for Apple AR
[Tech]
2021/04/15 09:09
Apple AR could feature Spatial Audio, as already used in the HomePod, HomePod mini, or AirPods Pro — but also recorded on compact devices.It may still be the case that we think of AR as being a visual medium, but Apple has again been researching the audio side of the whole experience. Following on from previous work investigating making audio sound 3D, it's now been researching more convenient...
(PDF) BCG - The Pandemic Was a Game-Changer for CPG in 2020. Who Won, and What’s Next?
[Business]
2021/04/15 09:08
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended markets and dramatically reshaped consumption habits. Few industries remain unaffected by these profound changes. In 2020, consumer packaged goods (CPG) was no exception.Following a modest 1.8% compound annual growth rate from 2016 through 2019, the industry grew last year by an impressive 10.4%. Large and midsize companies saw revenue gains of 7.5% and 9.5%, r...
Ex-Quant Is Building a Chip to Save Traders Vital Microseconds
[Investing]
2021/04/15 09:07
Korean startup’s product aims to run trade-executing AI faster. Could be welcomed by speedy firms fighting limits of physics.In the unfathomably fast realm of high-frequency trading, a South Korean startup’s plan to build a microchip that speeds markets up by a few microseconds is bound to get some attention.The company, Rebellions Inc., was set up six months ago in Seoul by Park Sunghyun, wh...
(Video) Direct-to-Consumer Brand Flaüs Brings Electrifying Innovation to Flossing
[Product]
2021/04/15 09:06
A Sustainably-Focused Oral Care Product that Makes Flossing Easy, Quick and, Dare We Say, Fun.Flaüs, a Los Angeles native startup in the oral care category, announces the launch of their signature electric flosser with a market-launching Indiegogo campaign.Flaüs' innovative electric flosser brings together an unprecedented passion for utility, design, and sustainability to the routine act of...
Adobe has Quietly Built Itself Into a Software Giant
[Business]
2021/04/15 09:05
Adobe is a tech giant.The American software company may not get the media attention of other big tech companies, but in financial terms, it absolutely should. At yesterday's closing price, Adobe, Inc. has a market cap of $246bn. For some context on just how big that is, Netflix's market cap is $245bn.Photoshop and PDFs are big businessIn the last 15 years Adobe has transformed itself into a sof...
GE Scientists Developing Technology to Add COVID-19 Virus Detector to Your Mobile Device
[Tech]
2021/04/15 09:04
Awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop tiny sensors smaller than your fingertip that can detect the presence of COVID-19 virus nano-particles on screens, tables and other surfacesMulti-disciplinary team from GE Research will draw from years of development and commercial success with physical, environmental, gas and biosensors for industrial monitoringBuilding on a suite of...
