Check out the video of this Easter Island looking #innovation by Benjamin Cabé identifies smells with #machinelearning and has been trained to accurately recognize hundreds of smells. Think of all the incredible use cases for this – cooking assistant, dangerous gas alerts, perfume development, wine connoisseur, coffee aficiando 😉 #wakeupimagine#artificialintelligence#trends Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gdPKx9Z
Category Archive for: Innovation
John Ruffolo is back and with Managing Partner Mark Maybank they have opened a new company aptly named Maverix Private Equity – run by entrepreneurs, funded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. The supporting cast of which is nothing but remarkable – John refers to them as “Team Canada” – with advisors > Jim Balsillie, John Bitove, Arlene Dickinson, Peter Gilgan, Dani Reiss, C.M.…
Yes, you read S E L F I E B U D G E T correctly – Snap Inc.’s latest story: an #ecommerce push to monetize its users through the acquisition of Berlin-based retail tech startup Fit Analytics. Per research firm Piper Sandler, the “Selfie Budget” (which includes clothing, fashion accessories, personal care, and shoes) made up 40% of US…
H E A L T H C A R E + A I – #AI investments will shift over the next two years to prioritize telemedicine (38%), robotic tasks such as process automation (37%) and delivery of patient care (36%) with clinical trials and diagnosis rounding out the top five investment areas according to a new survey…
Amazon C A R E – is there any aspect of life that Amazon isn’t now trying to serve. The company ticked the #healthcare box on Wednesday by unveiling #AmazonCare, an on-demand health care business, designed as a service that companies can offer their employees. Amazon’s description of the service makes it sound like a much-needed addition to the healthcare…
Stripe just became Silicon Valley’s most precious gem and clearly, Patrick and John Collison have the luck of the Irish as their digital payments brainchild has reportedly raised $600m at a $95B valuation, making it the most valuable private company ever to come out of Silicon Valley. (apparently, they don’t even need the money) Here’s why:…
Feels like I keep writing about this topic and now there is a burgeoning industry developing around the “digital afterlife”. Great artcile to read and yes, they do mention the bizarre Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back,” in which a bereaved young widow interacts with a digital avatar of her late husband. Over the course…
Or Brands oo any social media for that matter – it’s the consistent shiny spoon syndrome, when something is so new and fresh, #brands seemingly have no idea what to look for when it comes to Clubhouse they just know it’s a significant avenue that they should capitalize on. Clubhouse has been all the rage of late which evokes…
Interesting read – The pros and cons of vaccine passports – will they get us back to normal and at what cost? After a year of canceled concerts, closed-door sporting events, and restricted air travel, vaccine passports are being touted as a way to quicken the route back to normalcy. But with all things of…
Wow!!! – “Everydays — The First 5000 Days,” by the artist known as Beeple, set a record for digital artwork in a sale at Christie’s (surpassing bids for work by artists like Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí). Wait you say… I’m just trying to get my head around #blockchain (the general ledger), bitcoin (#cryptocurrency), and fungible currencies…