Future Of Healthcare & Medicine Sep 11, 2018 ... collected over a decade and months of machine learning. The A.I. recently won a competition on analyzing images of the brain against 25 experienced doctors at Beijing’s China National Convention Center. China wants to employ artificial intelligence to help assist the country’s overworked medical system.Cloud DX Toronto-based startup Cloud DX is using data and machine learning to teach A.I. how to differentiate the sounds of a cough to identify whether the patient has tuberculosis, pneumonia ...
Future Of Travel, Transportation, & Infrastructure Sep 10, 2018 ... store owners who can benefit from another revenue stream. Travelers can use the LuggageHero website to book a storage location for $1 per hour or $10 per day.Knock Knock City Knock Knock City is a luggage storage startup that’s connecting travelers and commuters with local businesses that can store their belongings for $2 an hour per bag. Users who find a location and book their storage needs through the website receive a code, which hosts scan to confirm drop off and pick up. The service is ...
Global Innovation Trends Sep 07, 2018 ... designed to identify and then inject crown-of-thorns starfish—which can eat up to 65 square feet of coral reef a year—with lethal drugs that kill the starfish but harm nothing else in the environment. Rangerbot also maps out large areas of the ocean floor and monitors for reef-affecting pollution, water quality, and coral bleaching. Meanwhile, an American startup called Zero Power is pioneering technology that extracts safe drinking water from sunlight and air—essentially, the ...
Eco Chic Jun 22, 2018 fashion & beauty food & beverage clothing eco footwear style sustainable ... competitor Christy Dawn makes limited-edition dresses from deadstock fabrics, and global lifestyle brand GANT took inspiration from brands like Adidas by launching a line of shirts made from upcycled ocean waste. Some companies are devoted to eco-friendly fibers entirely. For instance, startup Modern Meadow is biofabricating leather made from lab-grown collagen that has the same properties as animal skins but with a much lower carbon footprint. Per Fast Company, this leather alternative is the latest ...
Culture Spotlight On South Korea Jun 16, 2018 ... to reach its audience, targeting users on Facebook and popular Korean app, Pikicast. The brand garners around 6 million views on its videos per month and is entirely staffed by university students and recent graduates. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Guk Beom-geun is the creator of G-Productions, a new media video startup that tackles a range of current events and topics packaged with a young audience in mind. Guk has reached 170,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. Tackling another ...
Culture Spotlight On India Jun 12, 2018 ... are fueling the company's gaming industry; India has more than 250 game development companies, up from only 25 in 2010. Recognizing the appetite for gaming, international players are also investing in India's gaming market. Alibaba-backed digital payments startup Paytm and Hong Kong's AGTech Holdings launched gaming platform Gamepind earlier this year to tap into the mobile entertainment market in India, while Vietnam-based StomStudio partnered with mobile game publisher ...
Global Digital Trends May 30, 2018 ... risen to fame via social media and their notable followings serve as proof that they wield as much clout as human celebrities. The rise of CGI influencers is more than just a marketing stunt; A.I. influencers have the potential to become serious money makers. For example, the virtual Instagram influencer Miquela Sousa has already earned partnerships with Giphy and Prada. The hyper-realistic 19-year-old Brazilian-American CGI human is the brainchild of Brud, a LA-based tech startup specializing in ...
Global Analog Trends May 29, 2018 ... different photo editing apps and have physical copies of their pictures in less than 10 seconds.Gudak Camera The mobile camera app Gudak Camera was developed by Korean startup Screw Bar. Gudak mimics the function of a Kodak disposable camera. The app itself looks like the back of a plastic disposable film camera, including the small viewfinder. Users are allotted 24 shots every hour and must wait three days for their photographs to “process” in the Gudak film lab. Unlike other camera apps, users ...
Global Food & Beverage Trends May 28, 2018 ... global youth have taken part in a specific diet (i.e., sugar-free, low salt, Ayurvedic) for at least a month, but going on a DNA diet offers the exact combination of what each individual needs. The field of culinary genomics—a system for cooking and eating informed by the human genome, a blueprint of human DNA—is flourishing as youth take the concept of personal nutritionist to the next level. While many of the DNA services pushing the envelope are startups—such as Gastrograph A.I ...
Global Fashion & Style Trends May 27, 2018 ... their money on products that offer a dual internal and external ROI. Rossi & Rei The story behind what consumers buy is proving to be just as important as the purchase itself. Clothing startup Rossi & Rei embraces this notion and partners directly with artisans from some of the world’s most prestigious luxury manufacturers to produce made-to-order garments that ship directly from the artisan’s workshop, effectively eliminating warehouse stockpiling and excess waste while imbuing each ...