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(PDF) Mckinsey - The US Wellness Market Continues to Boom
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:10
Our research shows continued growth of consumer interest in health and wellness, with persistent gaps in certain areas presenting exciting opportunities for companies to serve unmet consumer needs.As evidenced by fitness classes, wearable technology, and mindfulness apps, wellness continues to be a major priority for consumers, increasingly becoming a part of their everyday lives. We estimate t...
DeepMind AlphaFold Developers Win 3Million Breakthrough Prize
[Tech]
2022/09/23 09:09
DeepMind’s system for predicting the 3D structure of proteins is among five recipients of science’s most lucrative awards.[Demis Hassabis (left) and John Jumper (right) from DeepMind developed AlphaFold, an AI that can predict the structure of proteins.Credit: Breakthrough Prize]The researchers behind the AlphaFold artificial-intelligence (AI) system have won one of this year’s US$3-million...
Getty Images Bans AI-generated Content Over Fears of Legal Challenges
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:08
Getty Images has banned the sale of AI generative artwork created using image synthesis models such as Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney through its service, The Verge reports.To clarify the new policy, The Verge spoke with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters. "There are real concerns with respect to the copyright of outputs from these models and unaddressed rights issues with respect to the...
(PDF) BCG - Why AI-Managed Supply Chains Have Fallen Short and How to Fix Them
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:07
The root cause of the problem lies not with technology but with how and where companies are applying it.Why hasn’t artificial intelligence fully transformed supply chains? Several years ago, some of us predicted that AI-powered automation would lead to “the death of supply chain management.” We saw the potential to turn supply chains into self-regulating utilities that optimally manage end-t...
A Startup Landa Can Make You a Landlord with Just $5
[Investing]
2022/09/23 09:06
It’s safe to say that millions of Americans dream of becoming real estate investors but can’t or don’t due to a variety of challenges, including lack of accreditation, capital and time.So it’s no surprise that in recent years, a flurry of startups have emerged that aim to give more people access to real estate ownership in the form of fractional shares.One such startup, Landa, is emerging f...
COVID-19 Had An Unprecedented Impact on Tourism
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:05
Without a doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has had the most significant impact on global travel this century. In 2019, Europe had reached an all-time high in terms of international visitors, receiving an unprecedented 579 million travelers that year. In 2020, European traveler numbers painted a very different picture, dropping to well under 200 million arrivals. By comparison, the SARS epidemic...
Puppy-Inspired Speaker Concept to Help Elderly Communicate with Loved Ones
[Design]
2022/09/23 09:04
Depending on which part of the world you live in, elderly or senior citizens living on their own may either be an uncommon occurrence or a growing problem. If you live somewhere where the latter is becoming more prevalent, you may also see several products that are now trying to solve the problem of alienation and loneliness that comes from older people living alone. There are of course the usu...
Clothespin-Inspired Tape Dispenser Clamps Right Onto The Side of Your Study Table
[Product]
2022/09/23 09:03
The PELEG DESIGN 'ClampTape' is a clamping tape dispenser for professionals looking to incorporate the stationery essential into their living space in a convenient yet secure manner.The tape dispenser features a clothes pin-style design that can be easily clipped onto any desktop or shelving between 0.4 and 1.8-inches in thickness. The unit is compatible for use with any kind of style of tape u...
The World's Best Business Schools Ranking 2022-2023
[Consumer]
2022/09/22 09:10
Transitional may be the best way to describe the past two-plus years for MBA students and schools running full-time professional programs.Since 2020, with Covid-19 cases spiking around the world, business school leaders, educators, and employees have been in a state of constant adjustment: first fully remote, then partly hybrid, more variations on those approaches, then finally incorporating as...
