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 Kat Holmes is the former principal director of Inclusive Design at Microsoft. In our thirteenth episode, we talk about the definition of inclusive design, take an inside look at her “special ops” design unit, and dive into the best method for deploying human-centered design. Read More

 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a new way to turn almost any surface into a touchpad with just a little conductive spray paint. The system, called Electrick, uses a technique called “electric field tomography.”
Created by CMU Ph.D. student Yang Zhang, Electrick uses small electrodes attached to the edges of a painted surface and it can turn wood, plastic… Read More

REV Asia is partly owned by Youth Asia, meaning this deal involved three of Malaysia’s biggest names in Patrick Grove, Khailee Ng and Joel Noeh Media Prima Digital, a subsidiary of the Malaysian media giant Media Prima, is set to purchase REV Asia Holdings, a digital media startup owned by Catcha Group and Youth Asia, for […]

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 Every American city wishes it could better support technology, entrepreneurship and infrastructure, unfortunately few actually have the resources to set truly ambitious goals into motion. But Columbus, Ohio, having secured $40 million in grants to improve access to transportation and ready itself for autonomous vehicles, is one city actually in a position to take risks. Its latest, a… Read More

Sometimes, entrepreneurs miss the forrest for the trees, and sometimes their kids can help then rediscover focus At around the ages of 5-7, most kids begin to ask their parents, “What do you do for a living?”. All of the children in school are comparing their parents’ job in a nearly universal moment of growing […]

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Chinese social media channels serve as access points to a vast Chinese market Chinese social media resource platform ChoZan has announced it is expanding services to Singapore, following enquiries from Singapore businesses. The startup was first launched in Hong Kong this year. It provides tools to help Hong Kong businesses leverage on Chinese social networks such as […]

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