Monday, August 29, 2016

In a first, FAA allows PrecisionHawk to fly drones where pilots can’t see them

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 The Federal Aviation Administration has given permission to a drone tech startup called PrecisionHawk to fly its unmanned aerial vehicles b...

Revelator raises $2.5M to build a business platform for digital music

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 Bruno Guez has spent decades in the music business — he hosted a show on public radio, founded Quango Music Group and even worked as the cr...

New sensor system can predict when senior citizens are heading for a fall

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 Falling is awful. It causes irreparable harm to senior citizens and the fear of falling reduces senior citizen mobility drastically, creati...

New York subway is offering free ebooks (and Wi-Fi) for your commute

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 In an effort to highlight its upcoming launch of more in-train Wi-Fi (not to be confused with in-train cricket attacks), the New York MTA, ...

In Utero 3D lets you touch your baby before its born

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 A Polish company, In Utero 3D, is doing something really sweet. They’re printing 3D models of babies in the womb so blind mothers can feel ...

GOAT raises $5 million to help sneakerheads buy and sell covetable kicks

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 Los Angeles startup GOAT (incorporated as 1661 Inc.) has raised $5 million in new venture funding to grow its mobile-only marketplace for u...

Helix Sleep raises $7.4 million to sell made-to-order mattresses online

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 A New York City startup called Helix Sleep Inc. raised $7.35 million in Series A funding to grow its bespoke mattress business, according t...