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(Video) Crosswater is an Autonomous Taxi Designed to Make Travel Faster and Greener
[Design]
2020/08/23 09:03
Described by its inventors as a ‘horizontal elevator’, the crosswater taxi is a self-driving capsule with the primary purpose of making point to point cross-water travel cheaper, faster, safer, and more convenient. Carrying up to 15 users at a time, the simple watercraft moves people across stretches of water from one platform to the next. with the aim of reducing congestion on roads and brid...
(Infographic) 5 Trends Drive the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020
[Tech]
2020/08/20 09:10
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020 highlights 30 technology profiles that will significantly change society and business over the next five to ten years.In most cities in China, citizens and visitors must download Health Code — an app that indicates COVID-19 status — to access many public and private spaces and services. A green screen means the person is free to travel, y...
(Video) The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project
[Tech]
2020/08/20 09:09
MIT's shared ebike transforms into a self-driving trike.Biking is an essential experience in many cities. Globally, cities are increasing bike infrastructure and in addition to more bike paths, protected lanes and bicycle advocacy, we are also seeing a rise in the number of bike sharing systems and other lightweight mobility solutions. Current bike sharing systems offer users the ease of mobili...
(PDF) Mckinsey - What Consumer-Goods Sales Leaders Must Do to Emerge Stronger from The Pandemic
[Consumer]
2020/08/20 09:08
The COVID-19 crisis has transformed how people shop and how retailers sell. In response, consumer-goods manufacturers and retailers must build new capabilities and change how they operate.Coming into 2020, the relationship between consumer-goods manufacturers and retailers showed signs of strain, with each battling to stay ahead of new challenges. For consumer-goods companies, there were threat...
Attabotics Raises $50M to Help Retailers and Grocers Automate Warehouses
[Investing]
2020/08/20 09:07
Robotic supply chain startup Attabotics today raised $50 million in venture equity financing. The funds will be put toward accelerating current projects, investing in new technologies, and scaling manufacturing operations.Worker shortages caused by the pandemic have prompted retail, fulfillment, and logistics companies to accelerate the rollout of robots. According to ABI Research, more than 4...
The Israeli Robots Inside Your Belly
[Tech]
2020/08/20 09:06
Israel’s PillCam revolutionized GI imaging, and now others are following that success with other noninvasive solutions that journey through the body.PillCam is a video camera swallowed like a vitamin pill. It travels through the gastrointestinal tract, sending clear images to the physician on its way out of the body.Invented by an Israeli electro-optical engineer and his neighbor, a gastroente...
Neilsen - Total Audience Report : Work from Home Edition
[Consumer]
2020/08/20 09:05
In more ways than have yet to be realized, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the day-to-day lives of nearly every consumer the world over. This is especially true for office workers with traditional nine-to-five day jobs, where in-person meetings were the standard and the dress code called for something more formal than leisurewear. In the U.S., the country’s quarantine for...
IRIS Flow Headphones Uses Algorithms For Ultimate Listening Experience
[Product]
2020/08/20 09:04
Helping you enter the perfect ‘flow state’.Developed by audio tech company IRIS, who are backed by legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor and Concord, one of the biggest independent record labels, the new IRIS Flow Headphones feature advanced technology that not only restores sound quality that is unavoidably lost in recording, but also helps the listener achieve a ‘flow state’, a powerful ne...
(Infographic) How Much Revenue Automakers Generate Every Second
[Investing]
2020/08/20 09:03
Since their invention, automobiles have been a driving force of the global economy.Used by millions of people to get to work, transport goods, and travel, the modern automobile has become ubiquitous in our daily lives. So much so, that a whopping 92 million cars were produced in just 2019.To help us understand the might of the auto industry, this infographic from Parts Geek breaks down the earn...
