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L’Oréal to Invest in Creating First Cardboard-based Cosmetics Packaging - Albéa
[Product]
2019/10/15 09:09
Cosmetics company L’Oréal and packaging company Albéa have collaborated to create the first cardboard-based cosmetic packaging. The environmental benefit of the cardboard-based packaging will be assessed using the Life Cycle Analysis. Most of L’Oréal’s plastic-based packaging will be replaced with cardboard-based ones, created from bio-sourced and certified paper-based materials.“Since 2...
(Infographic) The Big Five : Largest Acquisitions by Tech Company
[Investing]
2019/10/15 09:08
The Big Five tech giants, or “FAAMG”—Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google (Alphabet)—have a combined market capitalization of over $4 trillion.These powerful tech behemoths often devour the talent, technology, or entire businesses of aspiring competitors. Given their financial weight, mergers and acquisitions have become a key tactic in maintaining their strong grip on tech suprem...
Nurse Robot Set to Make the Rounds at Major Hospitals - Moxi
[Product]
2019/10/15 09:07
Healthcare is a new hotbed of automation, and this robot is officially out of beta.A nurse robot named Moxi is officially coming out of beta testing. Last year, Moxi concluded its first real-world trials last year to test a collaborative automation integration in a working medical facility.Moxi was designed by Austin-based Diligent Robotics, an automation firm bringing its hospital robot assist...
Chinese Designers Try Predictive Trend Analysis On For Size
[Tech]
2019/10/15 09:06
Predictive trend-spotting is already a fast-growing area of investment for many major brands and e-commerce retailers. For years, brands have looked to localize products for the China market using a mix of data on what has traditionally sold, plus some measure of gut instinct and — more often — a “stick a zodiac animal on it” mentality that really doesn’t work. Now, some designers and bran...
Is the World Economy Sliding Into First Recession Since 2009 ?
[Investing]
2019/10/15 09:05
IMF is set to cut its outlook for global growth this year. Trade war hurts animal spirits, but central banks are easingExplore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes.The global economy is wobbling and whether it topples over is the big question in financial markets, executive suites and the corridors of power.Investor...
Minimalist e-Ink Phone Cuts Distractions by Ditching the Internet - The Mudita Pure
[Product]
2019/10/15 09:04
The Mudita Pure is a phone designed to minimize distractions.Our phones are amazing pocket-sized supercomputers that instantly connect us to all of our friends and family, as well as the entirety of human knowledge – so it’s no wonder that they can be incredibly distracting. The Mudita Pure is a minimalist phone with an e-ink screen and no internet browser, designed to do the basics of a phon...
Shipping Container-Based Market Can be Moved When Required
[Design]
2019/10/15 09:03
Stackt is located on a site in Toronto that's due to be converted to a park in the future.Shipping containers aren't always a good fit for architecture projects, but with stackt, by LGA Architectural Partners, their use actually makes a lot of sense. The Toronto market's container-based modular design means it can be dismantled and moved with relative ease when needed.The project is located on...
(Patent) Sony Patent May Hint at Features of Rumored PSVR 2
[Tech]
2019/10/14 13:58
A seemingly uninteresting patent recently granted to Sony may reveal some features of the hotly rumored new PSVR 2.Let’s Go Digital first spotted the patent for a “data processing device.” Now, the patent itself isn’t directly detailing a new version of PSVR, but some of the diagrams used to illustrate the patent reveal PSVR features we’ve never seen before.Crucially, four images in the pa...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Biopharma
[Business]
2019/10/14 13:58
Intelligent biopharma : Forging the links across the value chain.The pace and scale of medical and scientific innovation is transforming the biopharma industry. The need for better patient engagement and experience is spurring new business models. AI is rising across biopharma.The rise of artificial intelligence across biopharmaTHE pace and scale of medical and scientific innovation is transfor...
