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(PDF) 2023 Teens and Mental Health : How Girls Really Feel About Social Media
[Consumer]
2023/08/18 09:07
More than half of 11-15 year old girls using Instagram and Snapchat in the United States have been contacted by strangers in a way that made them feel uncomfortable, according to a report by Common Sense Media.A nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology in order to safeguard children. Meanwhile, some 48 percent of teen girls in the U.S. said they had been...
Xiaomi Lets More Pooch-like CyberDog 2 Off The Leash
[Product]
2023/08/18 09:06
The CyberDog 2 has been designed to be more pooch-like than the first generation.China's consumer technology giant Xiaomi has unleashed the second iteration of its robot pooch. The CyberDog 2 looks much less business-like and more like a family companion, comes packed with sensors, and can still do back flips.The original CyberDog was announced a couple of years ago, and had the overall look of...
The Most-Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time
[Business]
2023/08/18 09:05
YouTube has been the dominant force in video streaming for well over a decade, with music being a huge driver of the platform’s growth.However, there seems to have been a demographic shift in YouTube’s audience over the years.While commercial music videos once dominated the rankings of the most-viewed videos on YouTube, they have since faced stiff competition from an unlikely source: nursery...
Lego Creates A Soothing ASMR Nature Playlist - Using The Sounds of Legos
[Product]
2023/08/18 09:04
To market its new Insect Collection to stressed out adults, the company created nearly 3 hours of relaxing clicks and clacks to sound like bugs.When Lego unveiled its new Insect Collection this week, it added something a little unusual: an ASMR “Green Noise” playlist with the sounds of each insect in the collection reimagined via the clicks and clacks of Lego bricks.The sounds were created in...
Red Sea Project Unveils Progress on Sheybarah Island
[Design]
2023/08/18 09:03
Following the news of the Shura Island construction progress in Saudi Arabia, the updates on the Red Sea Project continue. Recently released footage by the developer showcases Sheybarah Island, where both overwater and inland villas are taking shape. Designed by Killa Design, the architecture firm led by Shaun Killa, these structures emerge as floating orbs that complement the horizon with thei...
(PDF) Accenture - Total Enterprise Reinvention : Setting A New Performance Frontier
[Business]
2023/08/17 09:10
Most large companies are transforming more and faster than ever before. But an advanced group—Reinventors—are embracing “Total Enterprise Reinvention,” a deliberate strategy centered on a strong digital core. Reinventors realize 10% higher incremental revenue growth, 13% higher cost-reduction improvements and 17% higher balance-sheet improvements.Are you a Reinventor, a Transformer or an Op...
(Patent) Ford is Seeking to Patent a System for “Anonymizing Speech Data”
[Tech]
2023/08/17 09:09
What you scream at that truck that just cut you off during rush hour should stay between you and your car. Ford is seeking to patent a system for “anonymizing speech data” that’s collected by a voice recognition system in a vehicle. This system removes “speaker-identifying characteristics” from speech data collected from in-car voice commands. It then uses machine learning to generate a “...
(Infographic) The Roller Coaster of Emotional Investing and Its Impact on Portfolios
[Investing]
2023/08/17 09:08
Did you know that 90% of investment decisions are influenced by emotions? And this is amplified during extreme bull and bear markets, putting investors’ impulses to test.In this infographic sponsored by Fidelity Investments, we delve into behavioral finance to uncover the highs and lows of emotional investing and understand why time in the market beats timing the market.The Emotional Investing...
Privateer Space Wants to Create a ‘Data Ride-Sharing Economy’ for Space
[Business]
2023/08/17 09:07
Privateer Space is launching a new module for satellite operators called Pono, which the company says will help make space data available at scale and at a far lower cost than it is today.The first Pono prototype will launch on a D-Orbit space tug in late 2023. Based on the data it receives from this first prototype in orbit, the company will launch a second, iteratively designed Pono module in...
