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IPsoft Announces World’s First Digital Employee Marketplace
[Business]
2020/05/24 09:09
IPsoft have introduced the world's first digital employee marketplace, DigitalWorkforce.ai, to allow businesses to hire digital workers IPsoft announces world’s first digital employee marketplace.The recruitment process will be aided by IPsoft's cognitive AI platform, Amelia.The new digital employee marketplace will include AI-powered and cloud-sourced digital workers that can contribute to a...
(PDF) Pew - Americans Give Higher Ratings to South Korea for Dealing With Coronavirus
[Consumer]
2020/05/24 09:08
Poor marks for China, partisan divides over WHO. Chart showing Americans give China, Italy low ratings for coronavirus response.With stunning speed, the COVID-19 pandemic has swept across borders, claiming victims and shutting down economies in nations across the globe. The crisis has generated a variety of policy responses from governments, with varying degrees of success. When asked how well...
Uniqlo to Debut 'Cool and Dry' Face Masks
[Product]
2020/05/24 09:07
Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo will start selling face masks this summer at its stores, as global demand surges for protection against the coronavirus. Parent Fast Retailing to use same material as AIRism underwear.Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing, will start selling face masks this summer at its stores, Chairman and CEO Tadashi Yanai told Nikkei, as global demand surges...
Bike Sales Boom During Coronavirus Pandemic
[Business]
2020/05/24 09:06
The United States is facing a shortage of bicycles as anxiety over public transportation and a desire to exercise has sent the demand surging.Some bicycle shops in Brooklyn are selling twice as many bikes as usual and drawing blocklong lines of customers. A chain of shops in Phoenix is selling three times the number of bikes it typically does. A retailer in Washington, D.C., sold all its entry-...
This Inclusively Designed Electric Mobility Vehicle is Tony Stark’s Hoverboard
[Design]
2020/05/24 09:05
You know the bright future is here when we see design concepts like MÜV (pronounced “move”) – a purely electric, self-balancing, hands-free assistive mobility vehicle concept that grants you true omnidirectional maneuverability. To simplify it, think of it as a hoverboard with a seat but you don’t have to worry about balancing it! MÜV may have started as inclusive design but it quickly ad...
Reebok’s Fitness Masks Point to an Even More Dystopian Future
[Design]
2020/05/24 09:04
Reebok’s fitness masks point to an even more dystopian future.If you’re someone who likes to run or bike, you’ve probably been searching for a mask that allows you to work out comfortably and safely in the midst of the pandemic.That can be a tough find, because most fitness masks currently on the market aren’t designed to filter out particles, but rather to simulate low oxygen levels to hel...
(Infographic) How U.S. Consumers are Spending Differently During COVID-19
[Consumer]
2020/05/24 09:03
In 2019, nearly 70% of U.S. GDP was driven by personal consumption. However, in the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has initiated a transformation of consumer spending trends as we know them.By leveraging new data from analytics platform 1010Data, today’s infographic dives into the credit and debit card spending of five million U.S. consumers over the past few months.Let’s see ho...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Restaurants can Thrive in the Next Normal
[Business]
2020/05/21 09:09
After weeks of quarantine and physical distancing, what does the future hold for US restaurants—and for the more than eight million restaurant workers across the country who have been laid off or furloughed since March? How quickly will US consumers feel comfortable eating out again?COVID-19 has not only been a devastating public-health crisis; it has also been the restaurant industry’s great...
Brooklyn's Domino Park Painted Circles on the Grass to Ensure Social Distancing
[Design]
2020/05/21 09:08
To avoid crowds and ensure social distancing, new york city authorities have painted white circles on the grass of brooklyn’s domino park. the initiative gives visitors visual guides that delimit safe socializing areas, making sure they can sunbathe and enjoy time outdoors while maintaining the required distance.Opened to the public in 2018, brooklyn’s domino park is a quarter-mile waterfront...
