TREND REPORTS
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...
(PDF) Deloitte - Cocreation for Impact
[Business]
2020/02/09 09:09
Complex, multistakeholder challenges don’t often present a single obvious solution. Cocreation—where the stakeholders share responsibility for the problem—can be an effective way to unlock solutions.THE dire consequences of accelerating climate change and global warming are well known. According to a report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, dwindling resour...
Virus Pushes Robots to the Frontlines of Hospitals
[Business]
2020/02/09 09:08
Government leaning on more tech devices to combat coronavirus. At least seven Chinese provinces now use medical bots. The deadly coronavirus outbreak, which has pushed the Chinese medical community into overdrive, has also prompted the country’s hospitals to more quickly adopt robots as medical assistants.Telepresence bots that allow remote video communication, patient health monitoring and sa...
D2C Shopping Gains a Significant, Dedicated Audience
[Consumer]
2020/02/09 09:07
The rise of digitally native, direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses is one of the most transformative movements shaping the ecommerce landscape. In the coming years, many consumers intend to make a significant percentage of purchases with D2C brands, but there may be a ceiling.An October 2019 Diffusion study conducted by YouGov asked US internet users how much they expect to purchase from D2C com...
AI Startup Cresta Launches from Stealth with Millions from Greylock and a16z
[Investing]
2020/02/09 09:06
As Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs cluster around the worldview that artificial intelligence is poised to change how we work, investors are deciding which use cases make the most sense to pump money into right now. One focus has been the relentless communication between companies and customers that takes place at call centers.Call center tech has spawned dozens if not hundreds of AI startups, m...
Visualizing the 700-Year Fall of Interest Rates
[Investing]
2020/02/09 09:05
Today’s graphic from Paul Schmelzing, visiting scholar at the Bank of England (BOE), shows how global real interest rates have experienced an average annual decline of -0.0196% (-1.96 basis points) throughout the past eight centuries.Currently, many sovereign rates sit in negative territory, and there is an unprecedented $10 trillion in negative-yielding debt. This new interest rate climate ha...
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