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(Patent) Apple Suddenly Reveals How Touch ID Returns To The iPhone
[Tech]
2019/12/19 11:49
Apple’s iPhone 12 is quickly taking shape and one of the most surprising (yet consistent) leaks is the return of an old favourite. And now we have a good idea how Apple will do it. Picked up by PatentlyApple, Apple has just won a patent which explains how its existing optical fingerprint reader technology (already used in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro) can be tweaked to operate under a display....
(PDF) BCG - How Software Companies Can Get More Bang for Their R&D Buck
[Business]
2019/12/19 11:49
Developing the right products is mission critical for all software companies. And yet, for many companies, R&D spending is a black box. They allocate capital without a clear strategy and without the right metrics and governance to understand how that money is being spent. This approach impedes innovation and growth.Without visibility into investments, companies are unable to measure R&D...
Doctors Perform Historic Surgery with Aid of Virtual Reality
[Tech]
2019/12/19 11:48
VR system developed by former Israeli fighter pilots helps neurosurgeons rehearse difficult procedures and show the patient what will happen.Surgical Theater’s VR platform lets doctors and patients see inside the brain and prepare for surgery.It wasn’t going to be easy to remove a brain tumor threatening the life of 2-year-old Ari Ellman of San Francisco. Experts at several US hospitals weren...
Mira Unveils Hands-Free Camera System That Enables "Perfect Selfie"
[Design]
2019/12/19 11:48
Design studio Mira has invented an automated camera system for museums, sports arenas and other public venues that enables visitors to get the perfect shot for social media without the use of their personal devices.The Mira Cam was created by Mira, an offshoot of the design firm Cactus, which works at the intersection of digital technology and physical architecture. Mira is based in Brooklyn an...
The Most Important Skill in The Future will be the Ability to "Connect the Dots" in Your Own Way
[Business]
2019/12/19 11:48
Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing.Creativity is a combinatorial force: it’s our ability to tap into our ‘in...
What Makes an Electric Scooter a ‘Hyperscooter’ - D-Fly
[Product]
2019/12/19 11:48
D-Fly Group’s new scooter, the Dragonfly, is unlike any we’ve seen before. To start, a $5,000 price tag.“Hypercar” is a term often used to describe cars with specs and price tags so extreme, so outside the realm of what’s on display at your average dealership that calling it a “supercar” — already a totally fine description that gets its point across without too much hyperbole — someho...
This Futuristic Fire Mask Uses 5G to Guide You to the Nearest Exit
[Design]
2019/12/19 11:48
Fire safety has been taken up a notch higher with Young June Kim’s Heart, a 5G navigation fire mask. In a future where innovation is supreme, and technologies like 5G will take over, it’s critically important for fire safety and prevention to be upgraded as well, and this is what Heart promises to do. Heart will be the fire mask of the future.Designed to be stored in Emergency storage boxes a...
(Infographic) 10 Global Insights into a Transforming World
[Business]
2019/12/19 11:48
Today’s infographic from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) presents a snapshot of 10 insights into how the world is changing, based on its research work from 2019.How did we get here, and where are we going?A Connected World in FluxGlobalization is making the world “shrink” every day, as humans and trade become increasingly connected. However, there are signs that point to a new phase of globa...
(Infographic) Charting the World’s Major Stock Markets on the Same Scale
[Investing]
2019/12/18 09:10
Most investors around the world are familiar with the S&P 500 index. Not only is it the most widely accepted barometer of U.S. stock market performance, but it’s also been on a 10-year bull run, now sitting at all-time highs near 3,170.This week, we chart those historical returns, and then use the U.S. benchmark as a backdrop to compare other major stock markets around the world, such as t...
