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(PDF) Mckinsey - IoT Value Set to Accelerate Through 2030
[Business]
2021/11/17 09:10
New research shows that the Internet of Things offers significant economic value potential, particularly in standardized production settings, but companies must achieve scale to capture it.The Internet of Things (IoT), the convergence of the digital and physical worlds, has emerged as one of the fundamental trends underlying the digital transformation of business and the economy. From the fitne...
Stanford Engineers Team Up with Michelin-Star Chef to Build Modular Restaurants
[Business]
2021/11/17 09:09
While studying engineering at Stanford, Alex Kolchinski, Alex Gruebele and Max Perham met and bonded around the lack of food options on campus and the cost of the options that were there.“Even on a subsidized meal plan, it would cost $10 for lunch and more for dinner,” Kolchinski told TechCrunch. “I would sit and do my work in the dining hall just to be able to eat two lunches. Alex (Gruebel...
Post-Covid Travel Isn't Equal for Everyone
[Business]
2021/11/17 09:08
Last week, the U.S. reopened its borders, welcoming fully vaccinated foreign travelers after a long 604 days of closure.I was one of them, leaving the U.K. for the first time since February 2020 to fly to New York City. Thankfully, the whole process was a breeze, except for a punishingly breeze-free stint in the stuffy corridor that led me through border control and away from John F. Kennedy In...
Dermatology Startup PathologyWatch Raises $25M for Skincare AI Research
[Investing]
2021/11/17 09:07
Dermatology platform PathologyWatch raised $25 million in its Series B financing round, the Salt Lake City-based startup announced Tuesday. The company plans to use the money to expand—adding laboratories in Texas, Florida and Arizona—as well as grow its research on skin care diagnostics. PathologyWatch is also working on artificial intelligence technology that could help diagnose patients, o...
(Infographic) What Is Everyone Doing on Their Second Screens?
[Consumer]
2021/11/17 09:06
Programming like reality TV, talk shows, game shows and live sports see the most frequent second-screen usage.Multitasking is not limited to work—even when watching television, chances are good your attention is split between the plot and a second screen. So where should marketers try to meet these viewers, and during what kind of content?Infographic : https://bit.ly/3oEcf6P[adweek]
World’s Most Advanced Lab-Grown Meat Facility Opens In California
[Business]
2021/11/17 09:05
As people become more aware of the devastating environmental cost of animal agriculture, there’s been a veritable explosion in the number of plant-based alternatives hitting the shelves, with some promising vegan “meat” that’s virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. One company named Upside Foods is ready and waiting to serve up an even more authentic experience: real meat, but wit...
YouTube's Shift to Shopping Destination Starts This Christmas
[Business]
2021/11/17 09:04
Every day, millions of viewers come to YouTube to research the latest gadgets and beauty products that the site’s creators promote. Most of them then leave to make a purchase — often on Amazon.com.“We’re making their jobs harder,” David Katz, YouTube’s vice president for shopping, said in an interview “YouTube has an enormous shopping opportunity.”Starting next week, YouTube will host a...
Super O2 Patch Concept to Survive Dropping Earth’s Atmospheric Oxygen Level
[Design]
2021/11/17 09:03
Super O2 Patch is a concept wearable device, initially suggested by two artists, Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho. This project started with the idea of creating futuristic, wearable product that helps human to survive when major climate change happens. O2 Patch was designed for ‘NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Freedom Village’ exhibition, a collaboration between Hyundai and National Museum of Modern and Con...
(PDF) Bain - China Retail : A New Definition of Singles Day Success
[Business]
2021/11/16 09:10
Prioritizing customer loyalty can rebalance growth during the world’s biggest shopping festival (and beyond).In Bain's second Retail Holiday Newsletter of 2021, we turn to China, where retailers are used to posting big increases in headline sales from Singles Day on November 11. But the rules of the game are changing as the event (and e-commerce itself) matures.Although our survey of Singles D...
