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(Patent) Rivian Files Patent For Between-Seat Airbags
[Tech]
2019/09/24 09:08
Before we get into the details of Rivian’s new airbag paten application, let’s just state for the record that the fact that the company used a sedan in its description drawing doesn’t mean its working on a new stealth model.The company, as far as we know, is only working on building all-electric SUVs and pick-up trucks. But patent applications are strange beasts, and this one says that the i...
Global Ad Spending Is Up, But You Can't Buy Loyalty in CPG
[Consumer]
2019/09/24 09:07
America is responsible for nearly half (48%) of the world’s advertising spending. This is followed the closest by measured nations in Europe, which represent 30% of ad spending. Together, these two regions account for nearly 80% of Nielsen-estimated global advertising budget and are driving the most annual growth in these investments. You’d expect this wide reach to result in consumers addict...
Bell's New, Self-Flying Cargo Drone Hauls a Heavy Load - Bell's APT 70
[Tech]
2019/09/24 09:06
The all-electric APT 70 can tote up to 70 pounds, cruise at 75 mph, and cover 35 miles with a fully charged battery.They say things are bigger in Texas, and it seems that goes for drones as well as pickup trucks and cowboy hats. At least, if Fort Worth-based Bell’s new, autonomous cargo carrier is any indicator.The four-motor, vertical-lift electric UAV is one of the largest commercial cargo d...
(Infographic) The Game of Life: Visualizing China’s Social Credit System
[Consumer]
2019/09/24 09:05
In an attempt to imbue trust, China has announced a plan to implement a national ranking system for its citizens and companies. Currently in pilot mode, the new system will be rolled out in 2020, and go through numerous iterations before becoming official.While the system may be a useful tool for China to manage its growing 1.4 billion population, it has triggered global concerns around the eth...
Half-Mouth Toothbrush is Claimed to Clean All Your Teeth within 20 Seconds - Encompass
[Product]
2019/09/24 09:04
Developed by Sonicare's former Director of Engineering. Flawlessly brush your teeth in 20 seconds.Even though it's really a fairly quick task, some folks say that they simply don't have time to brush their teeth. If you're one of those people, then you may be interested in the Encompass electric toothbrush – it's claimed to do a full-mouth brushing in just 20 seconds.Regular New Atlas readers...
Paul Cocksedge Creates Undulating Communal Bench in London
[Design]
2019/09/24 09:03
Please Be Seated is a giant outdoor seating installation made of three concentric rings of wave-like forms made from scaffolding planks. Created by British designer Paul Cocksedge, the communal bench has been built in Broadgate for the London Design Festival.Built in Finsbury Avenue Square alongside Make's Number One Broadgate office block in the City of London, Please Be Seated is made of thre...
(PDF) Deloitte - Digital Media Trends
[Consumer]
2019/09/23 09:09
Consumers will trade attention for online content—creating new demand for an old model.CONSUMERS have added subscriptions to online entertainment alternatives swiftly in recent years. In response, many traditional content makers, such as Hollywood studios, have flipped their business models. However, the shift to digital platforms also offers benefits, such as greater efficiency and precision,...
(Paper) OpenAI Uses a Game of 'Hide and Seek' to Train the Next Generation of Sophisticated AIs
[Tech]
2019/09/23 09:09
OpenAI has a Dota 2 team consisting of self-taught bots than can beat top amateur teams.Without diving down the slippery slope argument of the evolution of biological organisms, we know for a fact that both natural selection and competition play a massive part in the development of complex life forms – as well as their respective intelligence -- in existence today. It is this that a team at th...
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Steps Down as Chairman
[Investing]
2019/09/23 09:08
Ma, a former English teacher, founded Alibaba in 1999 to connect Chinese exporters to American retailers.Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, who helped launch China’s online retailing boom, stepped down as chairman of the world’s biggest e-commerce company Tuesday at a time when its fast-changing industry faces uncertainty amid a U.S.-Chinese tariff war.Ma, one of China’s wealthiest and best-know...
