Mar 12, 2020 | 5G, Internet of Things
Companies are pouring money into the Internet of Things (IoT), and one area of particular interest to investors is IoT connected cars. Business Insider Intelligence expects connected car shipments to rise from 33 million in 2017 to over 77 million by 2025. ...
Mar 12, 2020 | Defense, Featured
The U.S. Navy is in the process of developing armed robot submarines, which could theoretically be used to kill without direct human oversight. The project is being developed by the Office of Naval Research under the name CLAWS, although it has not been made clear...
Mar 12, 2020 | Agriculture, Featured, Internet of Things
Arable Labs, an agricultural data and analytics company, announced Wednesday the launch of a suite of solutions that deliver in-field weather and plant measurements to growers, consultants, large-scale producers, and processors across the cannabis supply chain. At the...
Mar 12, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Investment
Neolix Technologies, a self-driving logistics startup based primarily in Beijing, today confirmed that it closed a roughly RMB 200 million ($29 million) series A+ financing round in February of this year. The company said that the proceeds will be put toward ramping...
Mar 5, 2020 | 5G, Defense
Air Force leadership stressed that the global race to develop 5G networks will be a crucial part of developing the military’s newest sister service branch dedicated to space. “We need to up our game in 5G,” Will Roper, the Air Force’s acquisition head, explained...
Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
The device resembles a stingray, except it doesn’t patrol the water in search of prey. It’s perched at the edge of the water, and rather than threaten humans, it aims to save them. It’s much louder, too ― emitting a piercing, high-pitched alarm when it sees a...
Mar 5, 2020 | Agriculture
It’s a cloudy day in early October and I’m circling my rented Jeep Wrangler around a maze of industrial buildings in Hamilton, Ohio. Hamilton is a small city 30 miles north of Cincinnati with a population of just over 62,000 people. Like much of Ohio,...
Mar 5, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs. Their most recent research results, published in the...
Mar 5, 2020 | Business, Investment, Mobility
Bolt Mobility, a Miami Beach-based electric scooter company co-founded by Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, announced Tuesday that it closed a Series A funding round, bringing total investment to $30 million at a $100 million valuation. Why it matters: Bolt, led by...
Mar 5, 2020 | Blockchain, Featured
A blockchain trade finance platform developed by eight major banks, among them HSBC, BNP Paribas, and Citi, is now ready for commercial launch in Singapore in Q2 2020. Named Contour, the launch follows a successful trial of the platform...
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