Category Archives: Misc
Google: Self-Driving Cars are Both 3 and 30 Years Away
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj-rK8V-rik?rel=0] IEEE Spectrum: In 2011, soon after Google first told the world about the robocars it had secretly been developing, it promised that the vehicles would be able to “drive anywhere a car can legally drive.” Its timeframe for … Continue reading
The Robots Are Coming: Funding and Spending Doubling
CB Insights: Funding to private robotics companies nearly doubled in 2015, reaching a record high in deals and dollars… Our robotics category excludes drones, but includes robotics companies focused on process and manufacturing automation, agricultural automation, surgical applications, and personal/social robots. Together, … Continue reading
56 Smart City Startups
CB Insights: These are some of the segments that these startups are attacking: Parking – Startups are improving the efficiency with which we park our cars, doing everything from booking (ParkWhiz), parking analytics (Parkifi), and smart metering (MeterFeeder). Grid/Energy – These … Continue reading
125 HR Tech Startups and Market Landscape
CB Insights: HR tech startups have seen considerable momentum, raising $2.4B in 2015. The breakdown is as follows: Recruiting Tools: This was the largest category in the market map. It includes company-information service GlassDoor as well as Hireology. This section … Continue reading
65+ US population to grow from 48 to 88 million by 2050
America’s 65-and-over population is projected to nearly double over the next three decades, ballooning from 48 million to 88 million by 2050. However, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will age at a slower rate compared with other … Continue reading
Blockchain Applications for the Internet of Things (IoT)
Source: How Blockchain will spur on the IoT revolution
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Internet of Things (IoT) Budgets and Importance by Industry
An April 2015 survey of global executives across a variety of different industries conducted by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) found that respondents in banking and financial services predicted that average IoT per-company spending for their sector would grow to $153.5 million … Continue reading
Wharton Customer Analytics and Teradata Event (Video)
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