On average the US box office has taken about ~$250m a month this year, way down on what would be considered "normal". Back in 2019 an average month would routinely see takings of $900m-$1bn, if not more (data from Box Office Mojo).The 2021 numbers may not be stellar, but they clearly haven't put off industry giant Disney, which recently announced its decision to release the rest of its 2021 sch...

The Jena, Germany-based company has integrated game-like 3D virtual experiences, as well as other means of communication, into its events platform. You can join in on a Rooom experience using a virtual reality headset, augmented reality on a smartphone or tablet, or simply in 2D on a desktop browser screen.While it was in stealth mode last year, the company used its tool to host more than 200,0...

Rice’s flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG, heart rate. There’s no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.That’s the idea behind “smart clothing” developed by a Rice University lab, which employed its conductive nanotube thread to weave functionality into regular apparel.The Br...

Tech giants are increasingly making up more of the Fortune 500, but the world’s biggest companies by market cap aren’t so cut and dry.[Click to Enlarge]Despite accounting for the largest market caps worldwide—with trillion-dollar companies like Apple and contenders including Tencent and Samsung—tech wealth is largely concentrated in just a handful of countries.So what are the biggest compan...

A smart helmet designed for ergonomic comfort of the rider, and most of all, to ensure fresh air flow when riding through highly air polluted sections of the city.Air pollution has become a serious health hazard in the last decade, and the problem seems to be only getting worse with over 1.4 billion vehicles on roads worldwide. This value is estimated to hit 2 billion by the year 2035. Accordin...

Stella Vita's PV-packed roof can be raised at camp to give its two occupants room to stand upright inside.The Solar Team from TU Eindhoven has built a number of super-efficient, solar-powered vehicles over the years to compete in World Solar Challenges, and has now raised the roof on its latest design. The Stella Vita camper will hit the road later this month for a 3,000-kilometer trip through...

Value creation opportunities through transformation and restructuring for growth.48% - plan for accelerated growth78% - expect their companies to transform within three years51% - plan to develop new business modelsProfound shifts in the world have created shockwaves of uncertainty. Here’s how business leaders are thinking about plans for renewal and growth.Executives are ready to transform th...

U.S. patent application, US20210278853, discloses a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle by Zoox, based on occluded regions in an environment. The method includes determining, an occluded region, a portion of an environment that is occluded from a sensor; determining, based at least in part on receiving sensor data from the sensor over a period of time, a probability that at least a por...

Constructor, a San Francisco, California-based ecommerce personalization startup, today announced that it raised $55 million in a series A round led by Silversmith Capital Partners. The funding, which brings the company’s total raised to $61.5 million, will be put toward product development, hiring, and go-to-market efforts, according to CEO Eli Finkelshteyn.Online commerce conversions are wel...