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(PDF) Mckinsey - Prioritizing Technology Transformations to Win
[Business]
2022/04/04 09:06
Our latest IT survey confirms the accelerating pace of at-scale core technology transformations. The road map for success reflects the practices and capabilities of leading companies.In a time of significant, ever-quicker shifts in the IT portfolio, a new survey suggests that a company’s foundational technology has never been more important. In our latest McKinsey Global Survey of technology a...
(Video) Lidar Technology Aims for Accurate Sprays - Airblast Sprayers
[Tech]
2022/04/04 09:05
Lidar sensor measures canopy density and adjusts spray settings automatically.[Professor Long He demonstrates a test airblast sprayer at Penn State University’s Fruit Research and Extension Center in Biglerville in September. The sprayer uses a lidar-guided vision system to adjust the spray pattern when driving through tree rows. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)]Airblast sprayers are a common t...
The Pandemic Pet Boom and Pet-Food-as-a-Service
[Business]
2022/04/04 09:04
The pandemic pet boom. Many turned to pets for company in the last 2 years.Chewy. Pet-stuff-as-a-service has worked well, but growth is slowing.Greater isolation, less time outside and the general stress of the pandemic took its toll over the last 2+ years. For many of us, we found comfort in the company of pets.Indeed, data from Google shows how searches for "puppies for sale", "adopt a dog" a...
This Modular Phone has Detachable Rear to Shed Weight When Needed
[Design]
2022/04/04 09:03
Smartphone designs have hit a bit of a bottleneck when we consider any radical evolutions. Yes, we do have the foldable form factors and the exciting rollable designs, but there’s got to be more than just flamboyance to a phone’s design that appeals to the users. Belarusian designer Andrey Avgust wants us to look beyond the eye-candy appeal, and into a function that is important in everyday u...
(PDF) Accenture - Tech Trends 2022 : Meet Me in the Metaverse
[Business]
2022/04/01 09:10
The continuum of technology and experience, reshaping business.The next wave of digital change is here, providing forward-looking companies with an opportunity to act today to be ready for the future.Welcome to the Metaverse Continuum—a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business models poised to revolutionize life and enterprise in the next decade.It applies to all aspects o...
(Video) Dyson Unveils "Dyson Zone", The First Air Purifying Headphones
[Product]
2022/04/01 09:09
Global pollution. A stubborn pandemic. The Dyson Zone is here to shield you from the worst of what our air has to offer.Six years ago, mask mandates and a global pandemic were beyond the public’s imagination. And yet Dyson began development of a new product all the same. It was a wearable air purifier, necessitating an oxygen mask and a backpack. Some 500 prototypes later, the company is annou...
Contemporary Art has Outperformed Over The Last 25 Years
[Investing]
2022/04/01 09:08
In the 993 days since starting this newsletter, we’ve seen thousands of charts about investing. But few struck us like this one above.When you see numbers like this, it's easy to see why billionaires and hedge fund managers battle for paintings in auction houses across the globe.Going once, going twice...The heavyweights might duke it out for $100 million+ pieces, but you can harness the compo...
(Video) NVIDIA Research Turns 2D Photos Into 3D Scenes in the Blink of an AI
[Tech]
2022/04/01 09:07
Instant NeRF is a neural rendering model that learns a high-resolution 3D scene in seconds — and can render images of that scene in a few milliseconds.When the first instant photo was taken 75 years ago with a Polaroid camera, it was groundbreaking to rapidly capture the 3D world in a realistic 2D image. Today, AI researchers are working on the opposite: turning a collection of still images in...
Nike Built a Kids' World in the Metaverse for Air Max Day
[Business]
2022/04/01 09:06
Nike promoted its Air Max sneakers to kids on Air Max Day this year by building them a special experience in the metaverse.Called Airtopia, it lives within Nike's Nikeland game on Roblox, which the brand unveiled in October. Running for a limited time, it promotes Nike's launch of its Air Max Motif shoe, aimed specifically at children.It's the first time Nike has specifically targeted kids on A...
