Real estate’s illiquidity and centralization present significant inefficiencies for investors, especially those purchasing properties abroad. There are currently no international standards or comprehensive technologies for electronic property rights transfers. Legacy registry systems were created to handle local investors, but are ill-equipped...
Superstar chef René Redzepi has created the platform to integrate foraging into people’s way of food sourcing and not purely for fun. While many people are likely to have picked blackberries from a bush to make a pie, Redzepi hopes the app will act as a guide to finding other commonly used ingredients for meals and snacks, getting more people...
Apple has updated its collection of emojis with 52 new icons, including a zombie, sandwich, elf and a woman wearing a headscarf. The company unveiled its new emojis yesterday to coincide with World Emoji Day. The designs will be coming to Apple's iOS, macOS and watchOS later this year. As per Apple's commitment to "reflect the diversity of...
Afew years ago, online shopping was presumed to be a preserve for rich Africans who had relatives abroad and could send for items when their relatives were travelling back. People sought to find quality and authentic items, but would pay a high price. However, nowadays, anyone can shop online and get their items shipped to Uganda affordably in...
In an effort to cover areas not presently serviced because of the financial woes of newsrooms, Google has committed over $800,000 to develop a software that automates news, known as Radar—Reporters And Data And Robots.
Almost everyone in major Chinese cities is using a smartphone to pay for just about everything. At restaurants, a waiter will ask if you want to use WeChat or Alipay — the two smartphone payment options — before bringing up cash as a third, remote possibility. Just as startling is how quickly the transition has happened. Only three years ago...
Dirty Bones, a a newly opened London hot spot knows that diners like to Instagram their food. So they are facilitating that behavior by offering guests 'foodie instagram packs' along with their meals to help get attention and heighten diners' social media profiles. The free kits include a LED camera light, a multi-use charging device, a clip-on...
The LaWS, an acronym for Laser Weapons System, is not science fiction. It is not experimental. It is deployed on board the USS Ponce amphibious transport ship, ready to be fired at targets today and every day by Captain Christopher Wells and his crew. “It is more precise than a bullet,” Captain Wells told CNN. “It’s not a niche weapon system...
Some workers at a company in Wisconsin will soon be getting microchips in order to enter the office, log into computers and even buy a snack or two with just a swipe of a hand. Todd Westby, the CEO of tech company Three Square Market, told ABC News today that of the 80 employees at the company's River Falls headquarters, more than 50 agreed to...
The Carriro Delivery Bot is an autonomous food delivering robot in Japan. ZMP, the company that makes it, has paired with popular sushi brand Gin no Sara to bring lunch to people. Standing 3 feet tall, this self-driving delivery vehicle can hold food for up to 60 people. As of now, Japanese laws restrict autonomous vehicles using public side...