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Covid E-Commerce Boom Sees U.S. Retailers Hunt for Warehouses
[Business]
2022/01/12 09:05
Covid-19 spurred consumers to change the way they shop, with many opting to go online rather than in store, especially at the start of the pandemic. E-commerce sales surged to a record 15.7% of total U.S. retail receipts in mid-2020, and while they’ve come slightly off that peak as shoppers return to brick-and-mortar stores, they remain elevated, Commerce Department data show.U.S. retailers ha...
(CES 2022) Abbott is Working on ‘Biowearables’ to Measure Glucose and Ketones
[Tech]
2022/01/12 09:04
The devices will be able to continuously monitor your body's composition and help you take action.Health tech company Abbott is working on “biowearable” devices to track certain elements of one’s body, with the idea that they’ll provide users with more insights about their general health and help them take action. The Lingo devices will measure glucose, ketones and lactate, and eventually t...
Arive Raises $20M for an Instant Delivery Service Beyond Groceries and Essentials
[Investing]
2022/01/12 09:04
Instant purchase and delivery of food and other essentials was one of the big bubbles of opportunity in the world of e-commerce in the last year, with dozens of startups big and small emerging and scooping up funding to build out businesses to bring items like groceries, toilet paper and Tylenol to people’s doors in 30 minutes or less. Now a startup called Arive that’s applying this concept t...
(Patent) Disney Patents Metaverse Technology for Theme Parks
[Tech]
2022/01/11 09:10
Disney is one step closer to creating its own theme-park metaverse. The entertainment company was recently approved for a "virtual-world simulator" patent. The tech includes a tracking system and 3D image projector — here's what it might do. By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Po...
(CES 2022) This Labrador "Retriever" Robot Assists Those with Chronic Pain
[Product]
2022/01/11 09:09
This game-changer works as an extra pair of hands for moving and fetching items.The Retriever from developer Labrador Systems is like a sleek version of the autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that are now commonplace in logistics centers and manufacturing.After several years of seeing ridiculous robotic humanoids and mobile robot assistants (that amount to very expensive Alexas on wheels) released...
(PDF) Capgemini - Remodeling The Future
[Business]
2022/01/11 09:08
How energy transition is driving new models in energy and utilities.Spurred by investor demand and the need to mitigate climate change, the energy and utility industry is shifting towards new-energy models. Today, most (71%) industry executives believe that implementation of new-energy models is key to survival. But what challenges do they face and how can they fast-track adoption? We wanted to...
Walmart To Expand InHome Delivery, Reaching 30 Million U.S. Homes in 2022
[Business]
2022/01/11 09:07
Retailer to hire more than 3,000 associate delivery drivers, establish all-electric fleet of delivery vehicles.It’s a new year and Walmart is resolving to bring the convenience of InHome delivery to even more customers in 2022. Today, the retailer is announcing plans to scale the service, going from InHome being available to 6 million households to making it accessible to 30 million U.S. house...
Half of US Need Glasses By 2050
[Consumer]
2022/01/11 09:06
Data from the BHVI predicts that by 2050 almost half of the global population could be affected by Myopia — more than a doubling of the rate from the year 2000.Has the pandemic made it worse?With increased amounts of screen-time, it feels intuitive that our eyes might have been put under more strain in the last two years — and there's a decent amount of scientific evidence to back that up, as...
McDonald's Opens "UK's First Net-Zero Restaurant"
[Design]
2022/01/11 09:05
Fast-food chain McDonald's has opened what it claims is the UK's first net-zero carbon restaurant building.Built using natural or recycled materials and powered by a combination of wind turbines and solar panels, the restaurant, in Market Drayton, Shropshire, was designed to meet net-zero standards in both its construction and everyday operation.However, McDonald's confirmed to Dezeen that cons...
