TREND REPORTS
People are Working Longer Hours During the Pandemic
[Consumer]
2020/12/01 09:04
Working from home is less liberating than many hoped.LOTS OF PEOPLE envisaged a life of lie-ins and long lunches when covid-19 lockdowns forced their offices to close and working from home became routine. In Britain 47% of workers clocked in remotely in April, compared with an average of around 14% in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics. By October, four months after the first...
LeapX - Talking Heads Speaker
[Design]
2020/12/01 09:03
These intuitive portable speakers come with detachable headphones that keep the music always ‘on’Here is an organizational problem that music lovers face: not knowing where to put their bulky headphones when they aren’t wearing them. As someone who recently bought her first proper pair of headphones, I relate to the struggle. Most of us are used to tossing my earbuds carelessly on your night...
(PDF) Capgemini - Smart Money : AI-Enabled Customer Service
[Investing]
2020/11/30 09:10
How to drive AI at scale to transform the financial services customer experience.AI-enabled interaction is the root of great customer service todayCOVID-19 has increased customer demand for contactless transactions everywhere, but especially so in the financial services industry. After all, who wants to risk their health to sign a deposit slip? There is much to be gained by financial services o...
(Patent) Microsoft Patents Tech to Score Meetings Using Body Language, Facial Expressions
[Tech]
2020/11/30 09:09
Microsoft’s “Meeting Insight Computing System,” as described in patent filings, would use cameras, sensors, and software tools to monitor the people and the conditions in a meeting, as well as post-meeting surveys, to create a “quality score” for the meeting. Microsoft is facing criticism for its new “Productivity Score” technology, which can measure how much individual workers use email...
Human Ageing Process Biologically Reversed in World First
[Tech]
2020/11/30 09:08
The ageing process has been biologically reversed for the first time by giving humans oxygen therapy in a pressurised chamber.Scientists in Israel showed they could turn back the clock in two key areas of the body believed to be responsible for the frailty and ill-health that comes with growing older.As people age, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes – called telomeres – shorten, c...
(Infographic) 50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020)
[Business]
2020/11/30 09:07
Every year it feels like the gaming industry sees the same stories—record sales, unfathomable market reach, and questions of how much higher the market can go.[click to enlarge]We’re already far past the point of gaming being the biggest earning media sector, with an estimated $165 billion revenue generated in 2020.But as our graphic above helps illustrate, it’s important to break down shift...
The Tesla Model B is an Electric Bicycle Concept That's Futuristic on the Inside and Out
[Design]
2020/11/30 09:06
If I had to condense Tesla‘s ethos into a single phrase, it would arguably be to bring advanced technologies to the world of automotives to make transportation efficient, safe, and convenient. Whether it’s the electric powertrains, the efficient batteries, the advanced hardware/software, or the fact that Tesla is spearheading the self-driving movement, it’s safe to say that the company has g...
Black Friday Shopping in Stores Craters 52% During Pandemic as e-Commerce Sales Surge
[Business]
2020/11/30 09:05
Traffic at stores on Black Friday fell by 52.1% compared with last year, according to preliminary data from Sensormatic Solutions. Online spending on Black Friday surged 21.6% to hit a new record, according to data from Adobe Analytics.Traffic at stores on Black Friday fell by 52.1% compared with last year, as Americans by and large eschewed heading to malls and queuing up in lines for shopping...
(Video) Emergency Ebike Ambulance Hits the Streets of Paris
[Product]
2020/11/30 09:04
Emergency Bikes are built upon an existing Urban Arrow cargo ebike.Because bikes can skirt around traffic jams – and park just about anywhere – they're often faster than cars on congested city streets. That's why bicycle couriers exist, and it's also why the Emergency Bikes ebike ambulance was created.The vehicle was designed by PR/tech development firm Wunderman Thompson Paris, in partnershi...
