These new running shoes are made from algae-based foam. They look like Crocs, but you can run a marathon in them.
Source: Wired
Kinetica’s roots as a company go back to a 2009 consulting project for US intelligence services. When they couldn’t find a solution on the market to meet the strict demands of the army and NSA to track terrorists in real-time, they decided to build it. Today, it’s an in-memory database solution that relies on commodity hardware running Nvidia GPUs to supercharge the processing.… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
If America wants to stay ahead, it’s not a matter of trying to slow China down.
Source: Wired
It was the iPhone that taught people to tap, swipe, and pinch-to-zoom until they unwittingly fell in love.
Source: Wired
The radio spectrum is a limited commodity—and more and more of it is getting slurped up by consumer devices.
Source: Wired
In response to an order from Chinese authorities last week, Weibo announced it will remove all content that engages in negative discussions about public affairs.
Source: CNET
Swedish digital healthcare startup KRY has closed a €20 million ($22.8M) Series A round of funding to grow its on-demand video-call-a-doctor business, including expanding into new markets. Existing investors Index Ventures, Creandum and Project A also participated in the round. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
AI startup Oben is creating avatars of South Korean celebrities that’ll live in your phone, and it wants to rope Hollywood into the action too.
Source: CNET
Be more productive — or at least more efficient — with these tips.
Source: CNET
Troubled Silicon Valley venture firm, Binary Capital, whose co-founder resigned earlier this week after allegations surfaced of Justin Caldbeck’s predatory behavior towards women, is being sued by a former employee for harassing and defaming her after she resigned from the firm, Bloomberg reports. Read More
Source: TechCrunch