TREND REPORTS
(Video) Gatebox Reimagines Amazon Alexa as Fawning Anime Girlfriend
[Product]
2016/12/20 10:19
"Azuma Hikari" is the holographic interface for the Gatebox.While artificial intelligence-based smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home may be grabbing the headlines, Tokyo-based Vinclu's Gatebox is looking to set itself apart with a virtual assistant who isn't just a disembodied voice, but takes the holographic form of a tiny anime girl who seems a bit too eager to please. The device w...
Analyzing Trump’s ‘Tech Summit’ : The Attendees Ranked By Valuation And Post-Summit Stock Performance
[Investing]
2016/12/19 10:29
Netflix, Salesforce, Yahoo, HP, Uber, and Airbnb were all notably absent.When president-elect Donald Trump held a meeting with founders and executive officers from the technology industry on Dec. 14, the roster of the companies included — and excluded — from the meeting was a matter of intense scrutiny.We examined the companies in attendance and looked at their respective public market valuat...
Aging Is Reversible—at Least in Human Cells and Live Mice
[Tech]
2016/12/19 10:29
Changes to gene activity that occur with age can be turned back, a new study shows.New research suggests it is possible to slow or even reverse aging, at least in mice, by undoing changes in gene activity—the same kinds of changes that are caused by decades of life in humans.By tweaking genes that turn adult cells back into embryoniclike ones, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological S...
How Does Your Favorite News Source Rate on the ‘Truthiness’ Scale ?
[Business]
2016/12/19 10:29
Patent attorney Vanessa Otero recently fanned the flames of the fake news debate when she re-posted a chart on Facebook breaking down various sources by reliability and political viewpoint.“We are living in a time where we have more information available to each of us than ever before in history. However, we are not all proficient at distinguishing between good information and bad information,...
Mercedes-Benz Debuts Croove, Its Own Car-Sharing Network
[Business]
2016/12/19 10:29
It’s become a well-trod refrain, but carmakers are looking at what comes after ownership, and car-sharing between individual owners and renters is one of those models. Mercedes-Benz has begun its own car-share service that adopts that approach – Croove, a platform that has now launched as a pilot in Munich, Germany.Croove is pure peer-to-peer car rental model, where renters use an app to make...
(Video) This Underground Tunnel for Cars Could Cut an Hour-Long Commute Down to 15 Minutes
[Design]
2016/12/19 10:29
Like many cities, London has a serious problem with gridlock. According to Eurostat's Urban Europe report, the city has the worst congestion in Europe — an average commuter there spends 101 hours in traffic every year.An obvious solution to this problem would be to upgrade or expand the existing tube, train, and bus networks to be more efficient and far-reaching, so that more locals use mass t...
These Are The World’s Most Valuable Brands – And This is What They’re Worth
[Business]
2016/12/19 10:29
Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to the latest Interbrand ranking.Measured across three components, the ranking looks at the impact of brand on business growth. A brand value of over $178 billion sees Apple top the ranking.Tech is the most valuable sector in this year’s ranking. Fourteen brands are valued in excess of $600 billion. In an article, Interbrand’s Associate Tec...
3D-Knitted Furniture Arrives at IKEA
[Product]
2016/12/19 10:28
After appearing in trainers and high-end furniture, 3D-knitting has arrived at IKEA in the form of its PS 2017 armchair.Created for the Swedish furniture giant's experimental PS collection, the chair has a mesh back and sides stretched across a powder-coated steel frame.The lightweight chair is produced through a digital knitting process most commonly associated with Nike's Flyknit, which was f...
(Video) See Tokyo From Up Above and Enjoy Innovative Attractions at SKY CIRCUS
[Product]
2016/12/19 10:28
A must-visit tourist site in Tokyo is SKY CIRCUS Sunshine60 Observatory – an observation deck located in Sunshine City in Ikebukuro – which is a traveler’s delight. If you have ever experienced any views from other observation decks maybe in Tokyo or around the world, let me assure you that you haven’t seen anything like this yet. SKY CIRCUS does not only offer you a fantastic view from the...
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