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(PDF) BCG - The Pandemic Was a Game-Changer for CPG in 2020. Who Won, and What’s Next?
[Business]
2021/04/15 09:08
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended markets and dramatically reshaped consumption habits. Few industries remain unaffected by these profound changes. In 2020, consumer packaged goods (CPG) was no exception.Following a modest 1.8% compound annual growth rate from 2016 through 2019, the industry grew last year by an impressive 10.4%. Large and midsize companies saw revenue gains of 7.5% and 9.5%, r...
Ex-Quant Is Building a Chip to Save Traders Vital Microseconds
[Investing]
2021/04/15 09:07
Korean startup’s product aims to run trade-executing AI faster. Could be welcomed by speedy firms fighting limits of physics.In the unfathomably fast realm of high-frequency trading, a South Korean startup’s plan to build a microchip that speeds markets up by a few microseconds is bound to get some attention.The company, Rebellions Inc., was set up six months ago in Seoul by Park Sunghyun, wh...
(Video) Direct-to-Consumer Brand Flaüs Brings Electrifying Innovation to Flossing
[Product]
2021/04/15 09:06
A Sustainably-Focused Oral Care Product that Makes Flossing Easy, Quick and, Dare We Say, Fun.Flaüs, a Los Angeles native startup in the oral care category, announces the launch of their signature electric flosser with a market-launching Indiegogo campaign.Flaüs' innovative electric flosser brings together an unprecedented passion for utility, design, and sustainability to the routine act of...
Adobe has Quietly Built Itself Into a Software Giant
[Business]
2021/04/15 09:05
Adobe is a tech giant.The American software company may not get the media attention of other big tech companies, but in financial terms, it absolutely should. At yesterday's closing price, Adobe, Inc. has a market cap of $246bn. For some context on just how big that is, Netflix's market cap is $245bn.Photoshop and PDFs are big businessIn the last 15 years Adobe has transformed itself into a sof...
GE Scientists Developing Technology to Add COVID-19 Virus Detector to Your Mobile Device
[Tech]
2021/04/15 09:04
Awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop tiny sensors smaller than your fingertip that can detect the presence of COVID-19 virus nano-particles on screens, tables and other surfacesMulti-disciplinary team from GE Research will draw from years of development and commercial success with physical, environmental, gas and biosensors for industrial monitoringBuilding on a suite of...
IKEA and More Iconic Brands Store Renders That Draw Inspiration from Their Products
[Design]
2021/04/15 09:03
Eslam Mohamed is a graphic designer whose collection of work has piqued my interest and quite honestly captivated me! He creates 3D renders of conceptual stores and booths of famous brands. But these aren’t ordinary store models, these little concepts draw major inspiration from the product range, soul and essence of the brand itself! For example, he modelled a Starbucks booth after the quinte...
(PDF) BCG - The Next Generation of Climate Innovation
[Business]
2021/04/14 09:10
By acting now and working together, we can develop the solutions to avoid a climate disaster and make sure everyone has access to clean, affordable, and reliable energy. — Bill GatesGlobal momentum is building to achieve net zero in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—and to do so more quickly than previously envisioned. Getting there will require unprecedented levels of innovation. While a fast-r...
Google Starts Rolling Out “Heads Up” in Digital Wellbeing to Stop Distracted Walking
[Tech]
2021/04/14 09:09
New ‘Heads Up’ feature nags distracted Android users to look up while walking.In November last year, XDA’s Mishaal Rahman spotted an upcoming feature, called Heads Up, in a teardown of the Digital Wellbeing app. At the time, we’d learned that the feature would alert users to keep their heads up while walking to avoid any accidents. The feature has now started rolling out to Google Pixel use...
Microsoft's New Cooling System Dunks Data Servers in Boiling Liquid
[Tech]
2021/04/14 09:08
Microsoft's experimental new data center cooling system immerses electronics in tanks of boiling liquidGene Twedt for Microsoft.Liquid cooling is one of the most effective ways to keep computers from overheating. While the natural first choice might be a liquid that runs cold, Microsoft has now done the exact opposite, demonstrating a system to cool its cloud servers by dunking the computers in...
