| Apple acquires a sleep-tracking company, Microsoft unveils Cosmos DB and Stratasys shows off a wall of 3D printers. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for May 10, 2017. Maybe these headlines can help take your mind off the latest Trump insanity. 1. Apple acquires sleep tracking company Beddit, but its site will stay live Beddit's latest product, the Beddit 3, is a thin strip of sensors that goes across a user's bed, analyzing sleep-related data. The company launched its products in Apple stores in late 2015. Does this mean we're going to see Apple-branded mattresses? Not necessarily: It seems more likely that the company is interested in using Beddit's sleep-measuring technology in other ways. We've also heard Beddit products and customer service will remain available, at least in the short-term.  2. 2. With Cosmos DB, Microsoft wants to build one database to rule them all
For Microsoft Technical Fellow Dharma Shukla, this project began seven years ago when he started prototyping what a "planet-scale" database would look like. It first turned into DocumentDB, and is now morphing into Cosmos DB, which the company is launching at its Build conference today. 3. Stratasys thinks this wall of modular cells is the future of 3D printing in manufacturing As the name implies, the Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator is still in showcase mode, but Stratasys believes its wall of cells represents a key shift toward the dream of 3D printing for manufacturing. Basically, it's a wall of 3D printers, capable of printing different parts simultaneously. 4. Nvidia is surging after its income more than doubled year-over-year Nvidia's ballooning GPU business and big bets on divisions like autonomous driving continue to look better and better, with the company's shares jumping more than 10 percent yesterday after it reported its first-quarter earnings. The company said it brought in $507 million in net income, up from $208 million a year ago. 5. PBS KIDS launches its own streaming stick with access to on-demand video, games and live TV PBS KIDS is ready to take over your kids' TV. A new device called PBS KIDS Plug & Play delivers a combination of on-demand video, sing-alongs and games, as well as access to the PBS KIDS' live stream. And it just costs $49.99, with no subscription fee. 6. Opera's desktop browser now features quick access to Messenger, WhatsApp and Telegram Opera has been working on a complete redesign of its desktop browser for a few months. Codenamed "Reborn", the browser is now available as a stable release, and it offers quick access to messenger apps. 7. Majority of U.S. adults own a streaming-enabled TV, according to IAB study TVs with streaming video capabilities have made a big leap in the past two years — 56 percent of U.S. adults own a streaming-enabled television, up from one-third in 2015. That's according to the latest study on "The Changing TV Experience" from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and MARU Matchbox. | 
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