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What Is the Uncanny Valley ?
[Tech]
2019/11/20 11:06
Creepy robots and the strange phenomenon of the uncanny valley: definition, history, examples, and how to avoid it. The uncanny valley phenomenon can be described as an eerie or unsettling feeling that some people experience in response to not-quite-human figures like humanoid robots and lifelike computer-generated characters.Have you ever encountered a lifelike humanoid robot or a realistic co...
Threat Intelligence Startup IntSights Raises $30M Series D
[Investing]
2019/11/20 11:05
It doesn’t make sense to have a defensive army without an intelligence unit. The same concept applies to the virtual world, according to cybersecurity-focused IntSights’ CEO Guy Nizan.The market seems to agree. Nizan’s threat intelligence company announced Tuesday that it raised $30 million in its Series D round to expand its suite of intelligence and remediation tools. The round was led by...
Tommy Hilfiger Commits to 3D Design to Realize Ambitious Digitalization Journey
[Business]
2019/11/20 11:04
Tommy Hilfiger is implementing new learning and technology capabilities for all global design teams at its Amsterdam headquarters to achieve 100% 3D apparel design by its Spring 2022 collections.Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE:PVH], announces that 3D design technology is being incorporated into all global apparel design teams at its headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
(Infographic) Visualizing the New Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
[Investing]
2019/11/20 11:01
Over a decade ago, the birth of Bitcoin sparked a revolution in the digital world — and just last year, the number of active cryptocurrencies jumped from roughly 1,600 to over 3,000 worldwide.Cryptocurrencies have now evolved past simple digital currencies, offering solutions to meet the complex needs of modern financial markets.Today’s graphic from Abra visualizes the complex, ever-evolving...
(PDF) KPMG - 2019 Fintech 100 : Leading Global Fintech Innovators
[Investing]
2019/11/19 10:49
The Fintech100 highlights truly innovative companies, creating products and services at the juncture of technology and financial services who are seeking to disrupt the existing processes and products that dominate the marketplace, with fintech companies from 29 countries featuring in this year’s list.The Fintech100 is divided into two sublists: (1) the ‘Top 50’ established fintech firms aro...
MIT’s AI Scores Driver Egotism to Make Autonomous Vehicles More Assertive
[Tech]
2019/11/19 10:49
Can social awareness improve autonomous cars’ road robustness? That’s what a team of researchers at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory set out to discover in a recent study. They built a system that classifies the behavior of other drivers with respect to their selfishness — in other words, whether drivers are less likely to act altruistically toward other cars. In t...
Consumer Spending on Wearables to Double by 2021
[Consumer]
2019/11/19 10:49
In the wake of the smartphone and tablet boom, many experts predicted wearable devices to be the next big thing in consumer technology. And to a certain degree they were right: global smartwatch shipments more than doubled since 2015 and fitness tracking armbands are as popular as they are affordable.While the wearables boom has so far largely been limited to wrist-worn devices, with smartwatch...
(Video) Kengo Kuma Designs ASICS Sneakers with 'Woven Upper' Inspired by Bamboo Craft
[Design]
2019/11/19 10:49
Kengo kuma has collaborated with sportswear brand asics to offer a new take on its metaride AMU silhouette. the sneaker, which echos the architects signature style, features an upper constructed of a white performance knit layered with interwoven synthetic strips. It’s crisscrossing pattern was inspired by a traditional japanese bamboo crafting technique known as ‘yatara knitting’.Kuma‘s fi...
China’s Ultra Wealthy Are Dominating The Global Luxury Market
[Business]
2019/11/19 10:47
It’s hard to believe now, but the very first Singles Day in 2009 generated only about $7 million for Chinese mega-retailer Alibaba. No one could have guessed then that ten years later the 24-hour shopping event would see that sales figure surge to an all-time record of $38.4 billion, an unbelievable multiple of 5,471.But that’s exactly what happened this past Monday when millions of eager Chi...
