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(PDF) PwC : 21st CEO Survey - Key Findings from the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
[Business]
2018/07/11 14:32
PwC's 21st CEO Survey: key findings from the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry.Pharmaceutical and life sciences CEOs have reasons to be optimistic about a future which will see continuing growth through innovation, partnerships and the application of emerging technology, but they also recognise that reaching their full ambitions won’t be easy. Complex challenges stand in the way. These...
(PDF) MIT's PixelPlayer – Identify and Extract Musical Instrument Sounds from Videos
[Tech]
2018/07/11 14:32
Given a video of a musical performance, CSAIL’s deep-learning system can make individual instruments louder or softer.Amateur and professional musicians alike may spend hours pouring over YouTube clips to figure out exactly how to play certain parts of their favorite songs. But what if there were a way to play a video and isolate the only instrument you wanted to hear?That’s the outcome of a...
Top 25 Global Technology Companies by Market Cap
[Business]
2018/07/11 14:31
According to GlobalData, the cumulative market cap for all companies on the list hit $5.7 trillion.The performance highlights of the Top 25 publicly traded global technology companies by Market Cap (Mcap) between the last day of Q1 2018 and the last day of Q4 2017 have been analysed in the latest research from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The completed day vs day (31 Mar 20...
Facebook Tries Selfie Commerce with Augmented Reality Ads
[Business]
2018/07/11 14:31
Facebook has introduced new augmented reality ads that let people try on virtual renditions of products, as the battle for control of consumers' cameras heats up.[Michael Kors tried advertising sunglasses in augmented reality on Facebook]People flicking through the News Feed will see ads for Michael Kors sunglasses, for instance, and can play with an augmented reality version through their came...
Podcasts and Picnics: The Perfect Pair
[Consumer]
2018/07/11 14:31
There are some things that are perfectly paired together when summer rolls around: beaches and barbecues, sunshine and sunscreen, and condiments and picnics. But did you know that podcasts are popular with over half of all barbecue sauce-, ketchup- and sunscreen-purchasing households?As consumers fire up the grill and tote their picnic baskets and sunscreen to the beach to celebrate summertime,...
Starbucks to Ditch Plastic Straws by 2020
[Design]
2018/07/11 14:30
Beginning in 2020, all of Starbucks’s cold drinks will be served with either strawless lids, or paper or compostable straws.When Starbucks began developing a new nitrogen-infused cold brew coffee back in 2016, it discovered it had a problem. The allure of the drink was its creamy, frothy top (much like that of a Guinness), but the traditional way to consume cold coffee—through a straw—starts...
A Winner of the A’ Design Award for the Year 2018 - The Air Touch
[Design]
2018/07/11 14:30
This unique air purifier is Air Touch, and it uses a subtle yet impactful method of indicating to the user that it is time for the filter to be replaced.Over time it is only normal for the air purifying process to turn the filter grey as pollutants and absorbed matter begin to build up. Air Touch utilizes this change in color to create a demonstrative scene of a beautiful landscape slowing fadi...
(Infographic) The Coming Quantum Leap in Computing
[Tech]
2018/07/11 14:30
The buzz gets louder, the potential is huge, but the hurdles remain high. When will quantum computing make its mark on business? Our recent research says the answer may be sooner than many people think.Quantum computing is not a replacement for the binary classical computing that has become a staple of modern life. But to paraphrase Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, because quantum computers use...
(Patent) Amazon Patent Aims for Hijack-Proof Delivery Drones
[Tech]
2018/07/10 10:47
Amazon‘s efforts for drone deliveries have been well-documented throughout the years, and last week it gained a patent for a hi-jack proof tech to make sure goods arrive at their destinations safely. Amazon Prime Air was introduced in 2013 as a 30-minute minimum delivery service by way of an autonomous aircraft, which CEO Jeff Bezos says could rollout in four to five years from now.Currently,...
