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(PDF) Mckinsey - Industry’s Fast-Mover Advantage : Enterprise Value from Digital Factories
[Business]
2020/02/10 09:10
Manufacturing’s leaders in applying Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) digital technologies are building on their head start—generating even more value across the entire enterprise.The latest findings from the Global Lighthouse Network, an ongoing research project by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with McKinsey, confirm the transformative power of innovative manufacturing technolog...
(Patent) Apple Invents a Possible Next-Gen Apple Watch Digital Crown
[Tech]
2020/02/10 09:09
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals another Apple engineering team is working on making the Digital Crown more relevant by adding Touch ID to the mechanism. A future Apple Watch, according to Apple, may include a housing defining a side surface of the electronic watch, a transparent cover coupled to the housing and defining a front surface...
Tesla Is a Stock-Picking Nightmare. Or Is It a Dream ?
[Investing]
2020/02/10 09:08
The automaker violates a tried-and-true investing playbook. Perhaps the game has changed.Nir Kaissar is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering the markets. He is the founder of Unison Advisors, an asset management firm. He has worked as a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell and a consultant at Ernst & Young.There may be more riding on the future of Tesla Inc. than cars. The electric-vehicle m...
(Paper) Baricitinib as Potential treatment for 2019-nCoV Acute Respiratory Disease - Benevolent AI
[Tech]
2020/02/10 09:07
Given the scale and rapid spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) acute respiratory disease, there is an immediate need for medicines that can help before a vaccine can be produced. Results of rapid sequencing of 2019-nCoV, coupled with molecular modelling based on the genomes of related virus proteins,1 have suggested a few compounds that are likely to be effective, including the anti...
World First Smartwatch with Built in TWS Earbuds - Wristbuds
[Product]
2020/02/10 09:06
Wristbuds combine a smartwatch and wireless earbuds in one gadget.Store and charge your wireless earbuds in your smartwatch Being able to track a morning jog and listen to some tunes without carrying a phone around is surely one of the key selling points of modern-day smartwatches – so why not combine the smartwatch and a pair of wireless earbuds in one compact form?That's the thinking behind...
Purchases Via Smart Speakers Are Not Taking Off
[Consumer]
2020/02/10 09:05
While some US consumers are warming to the idea of making voice-based purchases via smart speakers, the number of those doing so is smaller than initially estimated. In our latest forecast on smart speaker users, we lowered our outlook for the number of smart speaker buyers (people making a purchase via a smart speaker) as well as the number of smart speaker users (people who use smart speakers...
MIT's Solid-State Battery Breakthrough May See Phones Last for Days
[Tech]
2020/02/10 09:04
An MIT team has devised a lithium metal anode that could improve the longevity and energy density of future batteries.New research by engineers at MIT and elsewhere could lead to batteries that can pack more power per pound and last longer, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as one of the battery’s two electrodes, the anode. The new electrode concept comes from the labor...
(Infographic) Top Technology Trends for 2020 in Numbers
[Tech]
2020/02/10 09:03
With investments showing in from all directions for the implementation of technology in businesses, now is the right time for your business to leverage technology’s complete potential.Many organizations are successful because of their quick adoption of trending technologies. If you do not invest in the latest technologies for your business, you may end up losing your competitive edge. The Info...
(Patent) Microsoft Wants a Patent for Intelligent Warning System
[Tech]
2020/02/09 09:10
US patent application 20200037964 describes an intelligent warning system in a communication service that analyzes a user's biometric signals and image data of the user's in a communication session to determine a distress level. If the distress level exceeds a threshold level, then a notification is sent to a remote user to seek assistance. The figure depicts change in image data of the user th...
