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Netflix Once Again Dominates Oscar Nominations
[Business]
2022/02/09 09:03
The streaming giant led the field this year with “The Power of the Dog”.STREAMING SERVICES have placed big bets on producing original content, pouring billions into new titles. If Tuesday’s Oscar nominations are an indication, their bet is paying off. Half the nominations for Best Picture this year went to features that either made their debut on one of three big streamers, Apple TV+, HBO Ma...
(PDF) Bain - A Year of Contrasts for China’s Growing Personal Luxury Market
[Business]
2022/02/08 09:10
International travel disruptions, duty-free opportunities, and digitalization continue to strengthen domestic spending in 2021. Despite mounting global social and economic challenges, China’s luxury goods market finished 2021 with strong double-digit growth overall, with some brands exceeding a 70% increase. Chinese consumers have continued to shop mostly in the mainland, given limited interna...
SoftBank, Goldman Sachs Mint Unicorn in Indian Commerce Startup ElasticRun
[Investing]
2022/02/08 09:09
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Goldman Sachs are in talks to back Indian commerce startup ElasticRun, according to four people familiar with the matter. The proposed Series E financing round, at about $200 million, values ElasticRun at over $1 billion, the sources said, requesting anonymity, as the deliberations are ongoing and private.The Pune-headquartered ElasticRun is helping hundreds of thousa...
Metaworse ? Facebook has Faltered, Just Months After Its Rebrand
[Investing]
2022/02/08 09:08
By now you've probably seen that the artist-formerly-known-as-Facebook has had a rough week, notching up the biggest one-day loss of value in the stock market's history.MetaworseMeta's 2021 revenue was up 37% on last year, and the company delivered a cool $47bn of operating profit — so you'd be forgiven for wondering why investors wiped ~$230bn of value from the company.In short, Meta has a fe...
MIT Scientists Create a Super Plastic That’s 2 Times Stronger Than Steel
[Tech]
2022/02/08 09:07
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets and could be used as a lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones, or as a building material for bridges or other structures.Chemical engineering researchers at MIT have announced the creation of a new material that is “stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in larg...
(Infographic) Are Super Bowl Ads Still Worth It ?
[Business]
2022/02/08 09:06
Commercials, which went for up to $7 million for 30 seconds this year, are commanding less of the social conversation.Sentiment about Super Bowl commercials is trending down, according to analysis by AI-powered social data platform Influential.Perish the thought, but for many viewers, the Super Bowl is about more than the ads. With linear TV viewing down, fewer people are seeing them. And when...
(Paper) Newly Developed Smartwatch Measures Key Stress Hormone
[Tech]
2022/02/08 09:05
Cortisol is well-suited for measurement through wearable devices, according to study co-author Sam Emaminejad, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels. The human body responds to stress, from the everyday to the extreme, by producing a hormone called cortisol.To date, it has been impractical to measure cortisol as a way to potentially identify conditions...
Cafe Server Bot Design for Automated Cafe
[Design]
2022/02/08 09:04
Café server bot, it’s a specially designed robot to serve you coffee and doubles as a mobile condiment where guests can get napkins, straws, or sugar packets. Acassio Inc. teamed up with Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials to develop this robot for Storant, it’s an automated café located in South Korea. As an automated café, it makes sense that it uses robot as your waiter to serve...
Smartphone And Spit : A Game-Changing Test For Covid And Flu
[Tech]
2022/02/08 09:03
A new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a rapid and accurate COVID.A new cellphone app and easy-to-do assay appear geared to be a potential game-changer for Covid-19 and flu diagnostics. What’s particularly exciting are the ease of use, relative affordability, and that the inventors are making the system freely available to all. The free app is for the Android opera...
