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(Patent) Google Eyes a Patent for a Smartphone-Based Radar System for Detecting User Gestures Using Coherent Multi-Look Radar Processing
[Tech]
2020/04/08 09:10
US patent application 20200057504 discloses a smartphone-based radar system capable of detecting user gestures using coherent multi-look radar processing that includes a multi-look interferometer or a multi-look beamformer,to coherently average multiple looks of a distributed target across receive channels to generate radar data with higher gain and less noise. The illustration below depicts th...
New York Times - The Virus Changed the Way We Internet
[Consumer]
2020/04/08 09:09
Stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, with movie theaters closed and no restaurants to dine in, Americans have been spending more of their lives online.But a New York Times analysis of internet usage in the United States from SimilarWeb and Apptopia, two online data providers, reveals that our behaviors shifted, sometimes starkly, as the virus spread and pushed us to our devices for wo...
(Video) YouCam Makeup Providing Free AR Tech for Brands During COVID-19 Outbreak
[Product]
2020/04/08 09:08
An augmented reality beauty app is offering cosmetics brands free AR experiences and product listings as more people are forced to shop online.As the global coronavirus pandemic picks up speed and non-essential stores close, consumers have turned to online ordering in unprecedented numbers. As a result, augmented reality developer Perfect has seen interest grow in its AR beauty app, YouCam Make...
Facing Disaster, Corporate Venture Capital to Undergo Key Stress Test
[Investing]
2020/04/08 09:07
Downtown San Francisco is home to the headquarters of Salesforce, which is one of the most active corporate venture capital investors. After driving much of the venture capital market's hyper-growth in recent years, corporations are poised for a decisive stress test of their zeal for funding startups.Heading into 2020, it wasn't unreasonable to forecast another record year for VC financing invo...
Hospitals Deploy AI Tools to Detect COVID-19 on Chest Scans
[Tech]
2020/04/08 09:06
Deep learning algorithms can diagnose, triage, and monitor coronavirus cases from lung images. Next, can they predict who will need a ventilator?[Using three CT scans from a single coronavirus patient, the RADLogics algorithm quantifies the amount of recovery with a "corona score."]Over the past week, companies around the world announced a flurry of AI-based systems to detect COVID-19 on chest...
WARC's Global Ad Trends - 'FMCG & COVID-19 Report'
[Business]
2020/04/08 09:05
FMCG brands – which spend $97.2bn on advertising – are likely to weather the storm better than other sectors, as sales of food, drink and hygiene products boom on Amazon and Tmall. In this edition, we share the effect of COVID-19 on the FMCG industry. This sample report includes insights such as:An economic recession is now highly probable; this is likely to lead to an advertising recession.D...
Mobile Website Builder Universe Raises $10M from GV
[Investing]
2020/04/08 09:04
A startup that has framed itself as an Instagram for websites is now squaring up against Shopify as it nabs new funding from Google’s venture capital arm.Brooklyn-based Universe has just closed a $10 million Series A from GV. The funding round was well in the works before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold stateside; nevertheless, CEO Joseph Cohen definitely sounded relieved to have everything si...
Porsche Presents Innovative 3D-Printing Technology for Bucket Seats
[Product]
2020/04/08 09:03
Porsche is revolutionising sporty seating: the company presents an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”.Here, the central section of the seat, in other words the seat and backrest cushions, is partly produced by a 3D-printer. Customers will be able to choose between three firmness levels (hard, medium, soft...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Assessing The Near-Term Impact of COVID-19 on US Workers
[Consumer]
2020/04/07 09:10
Up to one-third of US jobs may be vulnerable—and more than 80 percent are held by low-income workers.As the United States takes action to contain COVID-19 transmissions and “flatten the curve,” physical distancing measures are the first line of defense—and they have profoundly altered the rhythms of everyday life. Countless neighborhood businesses have been shuttered, trips to the grocery s...
