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Lumotive Closes Funding Round Led By Samsung Ventures
, a Redmond, WA-based developer of Light Control Metasurface beam steering chips enabling the next generation of lidar, raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The round was led by Samsung Ventures with participation from Himax Technologies Inc., Bill Gates, Quan Funds and MetaVC Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development and customer delivery of optical semiconductor devices that enable the next generation of lidar sensors.
Lumotive Closes Strategic Funding Round Led By Samsung Ventures
SEATTLE, Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface beam steering chips enabling the next generation of lidar, today announced that it has secured a round of strategic funding led by Samsung Ventures. The investment included contributions from new, strategic investors such as Himax Technologies Inc., as well as Bill Gates, Quan Funds and MetaVC Partners.
StoreDot demos fast-charging EV battery tech at EcoMotion conference
StoreDot, a lithium-ion batteries developer for electric vehicles, had recently held a live public demonstration of EV battery charging capabilities. At the EcoMotion conference held in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company displayed a full-scale EV battery cell that can recharge in just 10 minutes.
Raven SR announces strategic investment from Samsung Ventures
PINEDALE, Wyo., March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raven SR Inc. (Raven SR), a renewable fuels company, announced today the closing of a strategic investment from Samsung Ventures, expanding Raven SR's reach into the global market, especially in Asia-Pacific region. Samsung Ventures' strategic investment illustrates heightened demand for scalable renewable fuel production to respond to climate change concerns.
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Alodokter Raises Fresh Capital from MDI Ventures and Samsung Ventures to Grow Ecosystem JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Alodokter, the No.1 digital health platform in Indonesia, has raised additional funding from MDI Ventures, a subsidiary of Telkom group and Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures).
Why we invested in Scroll
Why we invested in Scroll 11.03.2018 By Gus Warren Managing Director, Samsung NEXT Ventures Over a decade ago, Jeff Zucker, who was then chairman of NBC Universal, famously said he was resistant to moving too aggressively online for fear of trading “analog dollars for digital dimes.” Fast forward to today, and the vast majority of digital content companies find themselves in exactly this predicament — scrambling for scraps in a digital advertising landscape dominated by just a few large players.
6 ways that IoT is reshaping today’s insurance proposition
Ovum believes that the global insurance industry is entering a distinct phase of disruptive change driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). While the insurance industry has undergone significant technology-driven change in the last fifteen years, the basic insurance modus operandi has remained the same.
Hajime malware is turning 300,000 IoT Devices into zombies
Like something out of the Walking Dead, a plague is ripping through the Internet and turning IoT devices into zombies. The horde amassed by the Hajime malware has grown to over 300,000 Internet of Things devices. While your smart fridge won’t come to life and try to eat your brains, the term “zombie” in this case refers to a device that has been compromised into becoming part of a botnet.
Acer Leap Ware enters the smartwatch market - ReadWrite
With the sudden increase in fitness smartwatches, primarily driven by Google’s Android Wear smartwatch software, the market has seen a big surge in wearables. And Acer Leap Ware is one of the newest watches to look at for your wrist. See Also: Qualcomm discusses the future of smartwatches – and they’re bullish Acer has played its part in wearables of the past, mostly in fitness bands. However, Leap Ware is a complete smartwatch, which is something new.
Tata makes worker safety wearable available to competitors
Other industrial companies will be able to purchase Tata Group’s own wearable for factory workers, in a new move to boost the Indian giant’s hardware sales. Last year, Tata launched a wearable for its own workers to reduce accidents. It is able to track heart rate, temperature, movement, fall detection, and ambient gasses in the vicinity. See Also: Is Nokia growing into contender in emerging tech?
Cleveland Browns get ready to WHOOP it up
Some lucky NFL Players were given the opportunity to check out WHOOP straps recently, at the NFL Players Association reps meeting. Ibraheim Campbell, the Cleveland Browns defensive back was so impressed by the gadget that he hasn’t stopped using it since then. “I’ve seen my awareness of myself and how I’m doing increase. It’s been big on my sleep awareness and sleeping habits,” Campbell explains. See Also: Does sweat hold the key to the future of health wearables?
Robots aren't automating the jobs we want them to
We’ve heard many predictions of how robots will take over the monotonous functions of our daily lives, freeing us to work on highly-skilled or creative tasks. But in fact the opposite may be happening: Some of the easiest tasks to automate turn out to be creative ones, and many of the montonous jobs we’d really like to automate are proving very tricky. Art.
Our (info)graphic, short history of the industrial Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is touted by many as the next industrial revolution. The IoT has become increasingly mainstream in recent years, and leading analyst firms predict that the next decade of continuous IoT development will spur global revenue growth of more than $2-3 trillion.
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