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(Patent) Intel Patents for a Method for Road Surface Friction Based Predictive Driving for Computer Assisted or Autonomous Driving Vehicles
[Tech]
2020/08/19 09:10
U.S. patent application, 20200255021, discloses an apparatus for computer assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehiclesthat determines a driving strategy based on road surface conditions, which indicate friction between the road surface and surfaces of the vehicle’s tires at the current location and at a future location of the vehicle. The illustration below depicts an example environment fo...
(PDF) Earning Report - Walmart's Online Sales Double as Pandemic Shapes Q2
[Investing]
2020/08/19 09:09
With pandemic habits still driving shopping, Walmart blew away expectations for the second quarter, with U.S. comparable sales up 9.3% and e-commerce sales up 97% year over year.Sam's Club sales also spiked, with comps up 13.3% and e-commerce sales growing 39%. New memberships at Sam's increased more than 60% in Q2.Operating income in the U.S. also grew, by 8.5%. After adjusting for restructuri...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Future of Work in Japan: Accelerating automation after COVID-19
[Business]
2020/08/19 09:08
Digitization has played a key role in reducing the spread of the virus and promoting a safe recovery. Now, it’s even more critical to the country’s longer-term economic health.Japanese leaders have long promoted productivity improvements to drive economic growth. That has become an even greater priority as the country’s low birth rates and rising life expectancy have reduced the domestic wor...
Datasembly Raises $10.3 Million To Help Retailers Get More Competitive On Pricing
[Investing]
2020/08/19 09:07
Washington-based Datasembly aims to take the guesswork out of the pricing for consumer goods.The company founded by Ben Reich and Dan Gallagher initially started as a project the two men developed after working at a retail analytics firm in the DC area.What they observed while trying to collect information on pricing for goods and services for large consumer brands and national retailers was th...
(Video) Mudra Band - Add Gesture Control to Apple Watch
[Product]
2020/08/19 09:06
This Apple Watch band lets you control your smartwatch without touching the screen.Nobody’s ever really thought hard about this but there’s only one way to use the touchscreen on your Apple Watch – with the opposite hand. You can use either hand on your smartphone or tablet screen, but when you’ve got a watch strapped to your left-hand wrist, you can pretty much only control it with your ri...
Apple's $50 Billion Side Business
[Business]
2020/08/19 09:05
When people think of Apple, they think of hardware first. iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac – those are the products that made Apple what it is today: the most valuable company in the world. Despite having always emphasized the advantages of its hardware and software working seamlessly together, the latter was long considered a means to an end at Apple, rather than a worthwhile business opportuni...
The Tokyo Toilet Project - The Transparent Bathroom
[Design]
2020/08/19 09:04
Pritzker Prize winners among 16 creators transforming 17 public toilets in Shibuya, Tokyo. You can see through the smart glass when the bathrooms are not occupied.The Japanese have some unusual bathrooms, but we'd guess most prefer to use them without an audience. So what's the deal with these see-through Tokyo public toilets by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban? Well, though they're...
Portable Sanitizer Bottle Comes with a UV Chamber to Store/Disinfect Your Face Mask
[Design]
2020/08/19 09:03
Designed to cover the important bases, the SaniCase holds/disinfects your face mask, and even dispenses hand-sanitizer, all in a product that’s roughly the size of a roll of quarters.Milan-based Salvo Lo Cascio designed the SaniCase as a response to a common problem he saw with people who wore masks. During brief intervals when they took their mask off to eat or drink, they’d often end up put...
(PDF) Deloitte - Exponential Technologies in Manufacturing
[Business]
2020/08/18 09:10
Technology, talent, and innovation transforming manufacturing.Learn how the latest trends in advanced manufacturing technologies, talent, and innovation are transforming manufacturing, and how global manufacturing companies can best tap into this disruptive shift to evolve, grow, and thrive. In this study, global industry leaders share their views on the top manufacturing technologies that—whe...
