TREND REPORTS
(Patent) Apple Seeks a Patent for Augmented Reality Maps
[Tech]
2020/12/14 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20200386570, relates to a handheld communication device that is configured to detect a geographic position and the camera direction of the device.The device can identify a route from the geographic position to a point of interest, and augment a real-time video stream with an indicator for the direction to travel to the point of interest. The illustration below depicts...
Rani Therapeutics Nets $69M to Transform Injections Into Its Easy-to-Swallow 'Robotic Pill'
[Investing]
2020/12/14 09:08
Rani Therapeutics has secured $69 million in new funding to move forward with the manufacturing and clinical testing of its “robotic pill”—a small, swallowable capsule that promises to shepherd more delicate drugs past the stomach before releasing them into the bloodstream.After making its way through the stomach, Rani Therapeutics' RaniPill inflates a small balloon that pushes solid, drug-l...
(PDF) BCG - The $100 Billion Digital Lifeline for Restaurants
[Business]
2020/12/14 09:07
Even in the face of dramatically lower demand, there is good news for many restaurant brands. Digital ordering, delivery, and off-premises sales are up. Our research indicates that digital orders currently make up more than 30% of the market, representing some $100 billion in sales that are up for grabs. Restaurants that invested in digital capabilities have already captured more than their fai...
(M&A) Will Moncler’s First Acquisition Win China Sales ?
[Investing]
2020/12/14 09:06
Moncler has announced that it will acquire the luxury brand Stone Island, perhaps signaling that it wants to compete with rivals LVMH and Kering. What Happened: Italian luxury group Moncler has announced that it will acquire the casual luxury brand Stone Island in a cash-and-share deal valued at $1.39 billion. Under Chief Executive Remo Ruffini, Moncler has become an industry favorite and, foll...
Papercup Using AI for Realistic-Sounding Voice Translation, Raises £8M funding
[Investing]
2020/12/14 09:05
Papercup, the U.K.-based AI startup that has developed speech technology that translates people’s voices into other languages and is already being used in the video and television industry, has raised £8 million in funding.The round was led by LocalGlobe and Sands Capital Ventures, alongside Sky, GMG Ventures, Entrepreneur First (EF) and BDMI. Papercup says the new capital will be used to inv...
MIT Spinoff Building New Solid-State Lidar-on-a-Chip System
[Tech]
2020/12/14 09:04
Our team at Kyber Photonics is developing a lidar chip to enable the next generation of autonomous robots and vehicles.To enable safe and affordable autonomous vehicles, the automotive industry needs lidar systems that are around the size of a wallet, cost one hundred dollars, and can see targets at long distances with high resolution. With the support of DARPA, our team at Kyber Photonics, in...
Post Corona Eat-Out Business Platform
[Design]
2020/12/14 09:03
Covid-vaccine results are still on the way, however, it seems that coronavirus pandemic is not going to be over soon. Small business owners are heavily affected by this pandemic, especially restaurant industry. Post Corona Eat-out Business Platform is a concept project to help restaurant business owners to survive, it’s time to move on. We all know that rent has become a heavy burden for them...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2021 TMT (Technology, Media & Telecommunications) Predictions
[Business]
2020/12/13 09:10
Growth in Cloud, Intelligent Edge, Sports Tech, Digital Reality and Telemedicine Accelerates- Global cloud spending will grow 7x faster than overall IT spend- The global market for intelligent edge computing will expand to $12 billion- The sports tech market has seen an upswing of venture capital interest, with over 3,000 global deals and funding rounds over five years- In 2021, there will be m...
(Patent) Oppo Patents Unique Smartphone with Detachable Cameras
[Tech]
2020/12/13 09:09
The patent design shows a smartphone with the rear camera module being used for selfies and video calls as well. The camera module has been shown to use USB Type-C, NFC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth for connectivity.An OPPO patent showing a smartphone with a removable camera module has been spotted on the website of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). The patent images and description show t...
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