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(Patent) Facebook’s Emotion Tech : Patents Show New Ways For Detecting And Responding To Users’ Feelings
[Tech]
2017/06/08 10:57
Facebook's newest patent, granted May 25, aims to monitor users' typing speed to predict emotions and adapt messages in response.We took a look at some of Facebook’s emotion-based patents to understand how the company is thinking about capturing and responding to people’s emotional reactions, which has been a tricky area for consumer tech companies but key to their future. On the one hand, th...
Tesco Makes UK’s First Delivery by ROBOT in Trial That Could Change Shopping Forever
[Business]
2017/06/08 10:57
Nation's biggest retailer tries out machine which could FINALLY save us from having to endure the misery of a weekly slog around the supermarket.TESCO could start delivering groceries by robot after a successful trial.The supermarket managed to deliver a shopping order using a six-wheeled robot.The robots are made by Starship Technologies, which has also trialled deliveries with takeaway firm J...
Voice-Based Assistant Robots Made Up Nearly 50% of Service Robot Sales Owing to Advances in AI
[Business]
2017/06/08 10:57
Rapid progress in the development artificial intelligence (AI) has allowed humans to communicate with robots using natural languages. TrendForce’s breakdown of global sales of service robots for 2016 reveals that voice-based assistant robots accounted for the majority share of the total sales at nearly 50%. Robot vacuum cleaners made up the second-largest share of total service robot sales at...
(Video) McDonald’s Drive-Thru Actually Drives Up To Diners
[Business]
2017/06/08 10:56
The campaign created a drive-thru truck that brought fast food to the people.The convenient nature of McDonald’s is one of the fast food giant’s main selling points, and the drive-thru makes it so you don’t even need to leave your car. Recently, McDonald’s Brazil took it a step further, offering a way for customers to order food without having to drive to a restaurant. With help from ad age...
Gamer Chat Tool Discord Secretly Raised ~$50M as Insiders Cashed Out
[Investing]
2017/06/08 10:56
It’s been a rocky road to glory for Discord, a startup whose iPad battle arena game, “Fates Forever,” earned it a top spot at our 2013 TechCrunch Disrupt show, but wound up flopping with users.What a difference a few years makes. After pivoting to a voice and text chat tool for video game teams and trash talkers in 2015, Discord’s current trajectory makes it one of few consumer-facing compa...
(Video) A New Test Could Detect Cancer Years Before Symptoms Show
[Tech]
2017/06/08 10:56
A new non-invasive cancer test was able to detect cancer DNA in about 90 percent of blood samples, according to a recent study. This technique could help discover cancer years before actual symptoms appear.SIMPLE AND NON-INVASIVECancer research is one of the busiest fields in medical technology, and understandably so, as cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While there a...
Self-Driving 'InMotion' Concept Puts Your Living Room on Wheels
[Design]
2017/06/08 10:56
The vehicle doesn't have a driving column -- or even a steering wheel. National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the company that discontinued the Saab name last June, debuted its InMotion electric level 5 autonomous car concept at CES Asia that's essentially a modular room on wheels. There aren't even any dashboard controls: Occupants adjust the seating arrangements, lighting and environmental...
(Infographic) The Cost of Coffee and Other Creature Comforts
[Consumer]
2017/06/08 10:56
Sometimes, when looking at our bank accounts at the end of the week, we clap our hands to our foreheads and wonder what we spend money on. Scrolling through to find one big purchase, we usually only find instead a long line of very small purchases. That’s the power of impulse buying: the few purchases here and there that can really add up.Infographic : https://www.titlemax.com/wp-content/uploa...
(PDF) BCG - Are You Set Up to Achieve Your Big Data Vision?
[Business]
2017/06/07 10:35
By now, most companies have big hopes for big data. They see great potential in using sophisticated analytics to preempt problems, such as customers leaving or equipment failing, or to gain an advantage, such as perceiving an industry trend. But success may prove surprisingly elusive. The big data vision of many companies is murky, and the path is fraught with obstacles.A recent survey by The B...
