âHigher than normal stress detected. Start a breathing exercise to relax?â I suspect all the deep breathing in the world wouldnât make a dent on my stress levels right now. Like so many other people dealing with the never ending lockdown, the combination of home working, home schooling and a ban on exercising more than 5km from home is taking its toll.
I donât really need Garminâs newest smartwatch, the Garmin Lily, to tell me I could do with a time out and the odd yoga session here and there. But itâs nice that someone notices, even if it is an algorithm in a smartwatch.
Informationweek
Last year was great for new technology firms. This year could be even better.
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Despite the multiple challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a boom year for technology startups. According to the latest Pitchbook-NVCA Venture Monitor, US startups set a record in 2020, earning $156.2 billion, erasing the previous mark set in 2018 ($142.7 billion) and last year’s total ($138.1 billion).
Jeff Grabow, US venture capital leader at business advisory firm EY, said he anticipates that the venture capital market will remain active and strong in 2021, but perhaps not quite as robust as last year. If a pandemic can’t slow the market, what can? he asked.