TREND REPORTS
Live-Streaming Craze Turns Into a Lifeline for China’s Stores
[Business]
2020/07/12 09:07
Shop owners use show-and-tell to connect with virus-wary customers; ‘Xiaoluo, you could buy one more pair!’.Chinese shoppers have long used their phones to buy almost everything they need. The coronavirus crisis has supercharged that trend, turning online retail into a show which has hooked millions of stay-at-home consumers.Fu Chenyuan thought she might have to close her 14-year-old Shanghai...
(Video) Microsoft’s Solution to Zoom Fatigue is to Trick Your Brain
[Business]
2020/07/12 09:06
Will sitting in a fixed virtual setting make videoconferencing better? Microsoft teams together mode gif of people in auditorium meeting.There’s a certain routine to logging on to the now-ubiquitous videoconference: join a screen of Brady Bunch–like squares, ping-ponging your gaze between speakers but mostly staring self-consciously at your own face. What started as a novelty of working at ho...
Harvard Criticized After Announcing Full School Year of Online-Only Courses for Standard $50K Tuition
[Investing]
2020/07/12 09:05
Harvard University’s plan for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year is drawing huge backlash online. The plan released on Monday announced Harvard’s decision that “all course instruction for the 2020-21 academic year will be delivered online,” in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Students will learn remotely, whether or not they live on campus,” the school’s website reads.Despite...
Amid Coronavirus, Some Cooped-Up New Yorkers Buy a First Car
[Business]
2020/07/12 09:04
In New York City, the majority of households—55%—own no car.Liang Zhao considers herself a “die-hard subway rider.” The Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, marketing-consultancy owner loves the people watching and camaraderie. She hasn’t owned a car since 2011, when she lived in New Orleans. But just before Memorial Day, she and her husband crossed the great divide and signed a lease on a black 20...
Roger Federer Launches Sneakers Made From Vegan Leather To Cut Environmental Footprint
[Product]
2020/07/12 09:04
Roger Federer has launched a unisex tennis shoe made from vegan leather. 'The Roger is the most comfortable tennis-inspired sneaker you will ever wear'.The tennis ace - who is often considered the greatest player of all time - collaborated with running brand On to create The Roger, which is said to combine Federer's minimalistic style with On's technical performance.The shoe features rubber sol...
(PDF) Deloitte - Digital Media Trends Survey, 14th Edition
[Consumer]
2020/07/09 09:10
COVID-19 accelerates subscriptions and cancellations as consumers search for value. Before and since COVID-19 hit, consumers loaded up on paid media subscriptions and sampled free services. As costs, competition, and subscription fatigue grow, their choices today could shape the industry for the next decade.FOR the 14th edition of Deloitte’s Digital media trends survey, we launched our initial...
(Patent) Apple Wins a Unique Foldable iPhone Patent that Provides a Backside Display for Alerts
[Tech]
2020/07/09 09:09
Apple's patent that broadly covers foldable devices notes that a flexible display in an electronic device may have a bendable portion that overlaps the bend axis. In this type of arrangement, the electronic device may be used in a folded configuration in which portability is enhanced and an unfolded configuration in which the display is unfolded for use. While folding smartphones have been cov...
(Paper) This New Fabric will Automatically Cool You Down When You Get Hot and Sweaty
[Tech]
2020/07/09 09:08
The material responds to the body’s heat and wetness to help keep us at a comfortable temperature at all times.Too hot one minute, too cold the next. Anyone who’s engaged in office warfare over the air conditioning can tell you that trying to keep everyone happy is impossible. But what if we all wore clothing that adjusted to us, rather than having to fiddle with the temperature dial?A new fa...
(Video) Alphabet’s Loon Balloons Provide Their First Commercial Internet Service in Kenya
[Business]
2020/07/09 09:07
A 35-balloon fleet will provide internet across 50,000 square kilometers.Alphabet’s Loon division, which uses floating balloons to provide internet, has today launched its first commercial service in Kenya. In a blog post announcing the news, Loon’s CEO Alastair Westgarth said that the 4G LTE service will be provided to Telkom Kenya subscribers via a fleet of around 35 balloons, covering an a...
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