The latest round of capital comes from new investor Future Fund and existing investors NEA, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Nan Fung Life Sciences and Maveron.
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GN acquires Altia Systems for $125M to add video to its advanced audio solutions
Some interesting M&A is afoot in the world of hardware and software that’s aiming to improve the quality of audio and video communications over digital networks. GN Group — the Danish company that broke new ground in mobile when it inked deals first with Apple and then Google to stream audio from their phones directly […]
View More GN acquires Altia Systems for $125M to add video to its advanced audio solutionsPeople across the country gathered to watch the Kavanaugh hearing, and the photos are striking
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As Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify today before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Ford’s accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school gathering in 1982, people across the country are gathering together to watch the hearing.
Many viewers have uploaded photos of groups of people gathering around television screens on in offices, classrooms, and public spaces to hear Ford tell her story.
Here are a few of those amazing images:
Across the world, people are watching the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing. That includes passengers on planes cruising at 35,000 feet.
Zette Emmons tells CNN this is her view aboard a JetBlue flight 415 from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Franciscopic.twitter.com/pvlXawcbJn
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View More People across the country gathered to watch the Kavanaugh hearing, and the photos are strikingWith iOS 12, AirPods will be able to help you hear better
Everyone’s had the experience of being in a noisy restaurant and not being able to hear the person sitting across from you.
Well, if you have AirPods and an iPhone, with iOS 12 these two devices might be able to help you hear better.
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This slick looking device is the world’s first modular hearing aid
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The world’s first modular hearing aid is here, and it could change the game for people with total or partial hearing loss.
Melbourne-based hearing aid designers Blamey Saunders won Australia’s prestigious Good Design Award of the Year and the CSIRO Design Innovation Award for their groundbreaking device, dubbed Facett, at a glitzy ceremony at Sydney Opera House on Thursday.
SEE ALSO: Stream directly from your iPhone to your cochlear implant sound processor with this device and app
So, what makes this hearing aid different to other models? The device works with a core, linked to an app, and is powered by a rechargeable module, which magnetically clicks into place — for anyone who’s tried to change a hearing aid battery in the dark, or had to have someone else change it for them, this is pretty neat. Read more…
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View More This slick looking device is the world’s first modular hearing aidA literal Russian troll is lurking at the Zuckerberg hearing
Today at Mark Zuckerberg’s first of two hearings with Congress, the meme maker formerly known as the Monopoly Man made a surprise cameo in troll form to troll the Facebook founder. Spotted at the Zuckerberg hearing. https://t.co/WhgAkAhJ9Z #troll pic.twitter.com/AezMFsFbYo — Dan Linden (@DanLinden) April 10, 2018 The Monopoly Man, a.k.a. Amanda Werner, made their first […]
View More A literal Russian troll is lurking at the Zuckerberg hearingInvisible earplugs are the perfect stocking stuffer for music lovers
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