TREND REPORTS
Vive Organic Raises $13M For Wellness Juice Shots
[Investing]
2020/07/28 09:04
Venice, California’s Vive Organic has landed $13 million for its Series B round, the company announced this week.Vive Organic makes cold-pressed two-ounce “wellness shots” from organic herbs and other ingredients. The company wants to offer the herbs in their freshest form, essentially removing all the excess sugar in juice drinks so consumers can have a concentrated “shot” of the powerful...
UVC Cash Sanitizer
[Design]
2020/07/28 09:03
Emerging economies rely heavily on cash transactions that happen between B2C, B2B and C2C.In order for customers and patrons to safely use coins and bills and get the economy back to the new normal, a solution was much needed. On the upper surface a digital display signals a countdown of 15 seconds for the customer to know when to remove the money from the tray.This device has an upper and lowe...
(PDF) PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree Report Q2 2020
[Investing]
2020/07/27 09:10
Venture capitalists didn’t let the global pandemic stunt dealmaking in the second quarter of the year.Though funding took a hit in Q2’20 both globally and in the US, deal activity recovered compared to Q1’20. However, the extent of Covid-19’s impact remained visible when compared to 2019 levels. We take a look at how the coronavirus pandemic has shaped venture capital financings in Q2’20.1...
(Video) ProtoSpray : Combining 3D Printing and Spraying to Create Interactive Displays
[Tech]
2020/07/27 09:09
A team at Bristol has challenged the idea that touchscreens are limited to 2D and rectangular shapes by developing an interactive display that can be sprayed in any shape.Inspired by the way an artist creates graffiti on a wall and using a novel combination of sprayable electronics and 3D printing, the technique, called ProtoSpray, allows the creation of displays on surfaces that go beyond the...
(Video) The Rise of Collaborative Industrial Robots in Advanced Manufacturing
[Business]
2020/07/27 09:08
Collaborative Industrial Robots (Cobots) automation is set to be at the center stage of the human-robot interaction in the 2020s, and beyond.Mechanical creatures and concepts similar to robots can be found in history from about 400 BCE. The first real industrial robot was used in 1937; it was a crane-like device with five movement axes, a grab hand that could turn around its own axis and was po...
(PDF) Deloitte - Thriving in the Era of Pervasive AI
[Business]
2020/07/27 09:07
FOR the third straight year, Deloitte surveyed executives about their companies’ sentiments and practices regarding AI technologies. We were particularly interested in understanding what it will take to stay ahead of the pack as AI adoption grows—and we wanted to learn how adopters are managing risk around the technologies as AI governance, trust, and ethics become more of a boardroom issue.B...
Disposable Plastic Too is a Virus That Suffocates the Planet
[Business]
2020/07/27 09:06
Single-use plastic stands for greater hygiene but produces tons of waste. Marevivo asks the Italian Parliament to include plastic cups in the European directive against disposable products.Print advertisement created by Alphaomega Group, Italy for Marevivo, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.CaptionDisposable plastic too is a virus that suffocates the planet.CreditsAdvertising Agency: Me...
OrthoFX Raises $13M Series A For New Dental Tech
[Investing]
2020/07/27 09:05
OrthoFX is unveiling a new suite of clear dental aligner technologies aided by a $13 million Series A round of funding.The San Francisco-based company has developed a consumer-driven, dentist-delivered orthodontic and teeth-straightening service, as well as a doctor-friendly financial model. OrthoFX CEO Ren Menon, former head of global product management and innovation at Invisalign, started th...
(Video) The Future of Urban Travel by Bosch and Art Lebedev
[Design]
2020/07/27 09:04
Imagine being able to admire your city’s beautiful landscape while traveling (something that isn’t really possible in underground subways, or in tightly packed buses). BOSCH is rethinking urban mobility in a way that allows public transit systems to be as convenient as private cars, with the added advantage of being able to admire your city from up above. Partnering with Art Lebedev Studio to...
