It may be the solution to all our pandemic-related door issues.The pandemic is here and people are obviously worried about all the surfaces they touch, especially in public. Door handles in particular are an area of concern as they are touched by many people and cannot be avoided.Some businesses are considering installing foot-operated door-openers but these are tedious to install and quite exp...

The conceptual 'A R C _ Electric' kickboard has been designed by Jaekyoung Oh as an ultra-modern transportation solution for the modern urbanite that can be easily changed to suit the needs of individual riders. The minimalist scooter keeps practicality in mind and can be used in either standing mode or riding mode, depending on the needs of the rider. The fingerprint scanner will deliver biome...

The number of people willing to move abroad for work has declined. The US has lost its status as the world’s most popular work destination. And just about everybody’s view of work has been reshaped, in one way or another, by the pandemic.These are among the findings of a new survey of almost 209,000 people in 190 countries. The survey, by Boston Consulting Group and The Network, shows a very...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...