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(Video) Digital Artist Sells NFT Artwork for $69.3 Million in a World First
[Business]
2021/03/14 09:09
A digital artist called "Beeple" is now one of the top three most valuable artists alive – in any medium – after he sold a JPG file of his work for US$69,346,250. Welcome to the crazy world of NFTs, and the latest wild gold rush to hit the internet.Mike Winkelmann, AKA Beeple, is a legit digital artist, and a very prolific one. Every day, for more than 13 years, he has created a new artwork f...
(Paper) First AI System for Contactless Monitoring of Heart Rhythm Using Smart Speakers
[Tech]
2021/03/14 09:08
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed an AI-powered sound system that can detect irregular heartbeats. The system sends inaudible sounds into its close environment and then analyzes the reflected waves to identify individual heartbeats from someone sitting close to it. The technology may be useful in detecting heart rhythm disorders, such as cardiac arrhythmias.“Heart rhyt...
VCs Invest Near-Record $35B In Startups, Minting 22 New Unicorns in Feb 2021
[Investing]
2021/03/14 09:07
Venture funding in February 2021 continued at a strong pace, tracking at just under $35 billion, or an average of $1.7 billion invested on a global basis each working day, according to Crunchbase data. So far, December 2020, January 2021 and February 2021 have been the three peak funding months of the past two years. February followed a record funding month in January 2021, and came in just shy...
Perfecting The Indoor Strawberry: Vertical Farmer Oishii Lands $50M Series A
[Investing]
2021/03/14 09:06
Vertical farming is having a moment, and Oishii is leading the way with its innovative farming techniques used to perfect the strawberry.The New York-based company raised $50 million in Series A funding, led by SPARX Group’s Mirai Creation Fund II , to expand its farming footprint outside of Manhattan and invest in further R&D of the strawberry and other flowering fruits, co-founder and CE...
Institutional Crypto Trading on Coinbase Reaches Record Volume
[Investing]
2021/03/14 09:05
Institutional trading volume on Coinbase has increased more than fivefold since Q1’2018 ($11B), reaching $57B in Q4’2020.- Despite the surge in institutional volume, retail volume has not reached the high set in Q1’2018- Coinbase’s Institutional Volume Surges Alongside Bitcoin’s PriceAs Coinbase prepares to go public with a direct listing on the Nasdaq, the company has released its S-1 fil...
Burberry’s Sale Rebound Sparks Hope for Luxury Retail
[Investing]
2021/03/14 09:04
Burberry expects Q4 sales to be 28 to 32 percent higher than the same period last year, reinstalling confidence in the luxury industry. Global luxury demand is finally recovering, and the British fashion giant seems eager to share the good news.Ahead of the financial year end on March 27, Burberry issued an unscheduled trading update forecasting that full-year profits would be ahead of expectat...
(Video) Origami-Inspired Collapsible Syringe - The Helix
[Design]
2021/03/14 09:03
Researchers at the Billions of needles and syringes are used each year, including needles used for injections made by those who are healthcare professionals and those Billions of needles and syringes are used each year, including needles used for injections made by those who are healthcare professionals and those who are not. When improperly disposed of, needle and syringe waste can create a se...
(Patent) Apple Patents Auto-Diffusing Flash for Future iPhone Cameras
[Tech]
2021/03/11 09:10
Future iPhone cameras may contain a flash that automatically adjusts and diffuses its light to better capture objects at different distances from the lens.If camera flashes were better, Apple might not need to have spent so much time creating Night Mode. As it is, a flash can over-illuminate some objects in a photo, while not illuminating others at all.The result can be a flattening of the imag...
(PDF) Bain - SPACs : Tapping an Evolving Opportunity
[Investing]
2021/03/11 09:09
Here’s how the controversial explosion in special-purpose acquisition companies is unfolding.- SPACs took the IPO market by storm in 2020, and private equity firms were right in the mix.- But SPAC economics, which favor sponsors and premerger shareholders, have raised serious questions about long-term performance.- Market demands for better long-term incentives are turning up the heat on spons...
