- Extraordinary before / after video of a smart suit using electrical muscle stimulation to arrest symptoms of cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, etc.
- Visually stunning, if one-sided, report on the future of work a la Google. Good use of embedded video illustrations here!
- An hour of Netflix apparently has a similar carbon footprint to 15 minutes of air conditioning. Or, you know, you could go for a walk.
- Rio’s favelas don’t appear on digital maps. Now MIT researchers have 3D mapped them in huge detail with LIDAR (also found in autonomous cars).
- 100 AI startups to watch in 2021 courtesy of CB Insights. Healthcare and deep tech dominate.
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- This chart will make you think twice about your next hamburger and vindicates vegans.
- Half of Pakistan’s 220m people are unbanked. Stripe smells an opportunity.
- Are Facebook and Google a busted flush? The FT has its suspicions.
- Special! in 1985, Channel 4 made a film about an AI TV presenter that exposes a sinister adtech play. His name, of course, was Max Headroom.
- List of 10 digital health “megadeals” over $100m this year. Mental health startups dominate.
