Spark Labs, the same folks that made this open-source Nest-like thermostat, has raised $4.9 million in Series A funding led by Lion Wells Capital, and with participation from O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, SOSventures, and Collaborative Fund, as well as a host of angel investors.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says acrylamide in food potentially increases the risk of developing cancer for consumers in all age groups. The authority has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion about the substance.
Acrylamide is a chemical compound that typically forms in starchy food products such as potato crisps, chips, bread, biscuits and coffee, during high-temperature processing (above 150°), including frying, baking and roasting.
Según indica la Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS), los principales grupos de población afectada en situaciones de calor extremo son los ancianos, los lactantes y los niños, las personas con una afección crónica que requieran medicamentos y las personas dependientes.
RetailNext, a company that specializes in providing data analysis tools to real-world retailers, has raised a $30 million late-stage round of investment.
This is the company’s fourth round of funding, bringing its total capital raised to $59.4 million.
Strategic (corporate) investors Qualcomm, Tyco, and American Express contributed to the round, as well as Activant Capital Group. Current investors August Capital, StarVest Partners, and Commerce Ventures also contributed.
An alliance of big tech companies has formed to create standards for communications related to the Internet of things and all electronic devices.
The Open Interconnect Consortium wants to deliver an open-source specification for wirelessly connecting devices. The members include Atmel, Broadcom, Dell, Intel, Samsung, and Intel’s Wind River embedded-software division. The group seeks to accelerate the development of the Internet of things.
The Open Interconnect Consortium’s first open-source code will target smart homes and office solutions.
Hirugarren adinekoei egokitutako elikagai-ontzien diseinu-lehiaketako hiru sariak irabazi dituzte Mondragon Unibertsitateko injineru-ikasleek. Andaluziako Diseinuaren Teknologia Zentroak (Surgenia) antolatu du lehiaketa eta 4 zentrok hartu dute parte, 24 proiekturekin: Huelvako Leon Ortega Arte Eskola, Murtziako Diseinuaren Nazioarteko Goi Eskola, Meridako Unibertsitatea eta MU. Lehiaketako hiru sariak MUkoendako izan dira.
Israel’s military has chosen a local company to handle a vital task–getting emergency information to citizens.
After a year-long pilot program, Israel’s Homefront Command selected Israeli firm eVigilo’s SMART Internet to power its new iOref app, which will be ready for download later this summer. Using push message technology that finds users without their having to connect to a service, iOref’s iPhone, Android and Windows mobile apps will deliver alerts and notifications to everyone in Israel using the app, or to users in a specific part of the country.
