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(PDF) Mckinsey - Artificial Intelligence : Implications for China
[Business]
2017/05/07 10:08
The country is becoming a hub for global AI development. Five priorities can help China harness AI for productivity growth and prepare for the societal shifts it may unleash.Artificial intelligence, or the idea that computer systems can perform functions typically associated with the human mind, has gone from futuristic speculation to present-day reality. A new discussion paper from the McKinse...
Finally, There is an Ice Cream as Dark as Your Soul - Little Damage
[Product]
2017/05/07 10:07
Little Damage Ice Cream Shop in Los Angeles, California is flipping the bird at all those "unicorn"-inspired sweet treats by creating a frozen confection that will take you to the dark side.Their pitch-black, almond-charcoal flavored soft serve ice cream is taking Instagram by storm, and it will definitely inject a little Halloween into your favorite summer treat. Make sure you request a black...
Here’s How the See-Through Touch Displays of Tomorrow Will Transform Our World
[Tech]
2017/05/07 10:06
Transparent, Iron Man-style smartphones probably aren't on the horizon—the technology and demand just aren't there.But Planar Systems is designing transparent displays and windows that they hope will soon become an integral part of building design and layout; meanwhile, see-through TVs are already hitting the market.Apart from Iron Man’s transparent smartphone looking exceptionally cool, it r...
Here's Where Amazon’s Profits are Coming From
[Investing]
2017/05/07 10:05
Amazon announced its first quarter earnings on Thursday, beating analyst expectations across the board. The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth reported revenue of $35.71 billion, up from $29.1 billion in Q1 2016. The company also announced a net profit of $724 million for the first three months of the year, marking a 40 percent increase over last year’s March quarter.As our chart illustrates, A...
Japan’s Ferrari-Designed Luxury Sleeper Train Takes Its Maiden Voyage
[Design]
2017/05/07 10:04
Japan’s champagne-colored fancy sleeper train, the train suite shiki-shima, has been dubbed the world’s most luxurious mode of public transport. The train has just taken its maiden voyage, with speculators calling a voyage on the vehicle ‘the ultimate travel experience.’ the train’s aesthetic has been dreamed up by ken kiyoyuki okuyama, the automotive designer behind the ferrari enzo and P...
(Infographic) The Progress of Facebook’s 10-Year Masterplan
[Business]
2017/05/07 10:03
In the company’s first 10 years, Mark Zuckerberg transformed Facebook from a college side-project into a multi-billion dollar platform.Along the way, Zuckerberg was given many opportunities to exit. He was offered $75 million from Viacom in the very early days, and then $1.5 billion later on (including $800 million cash up front). Yahoo also missed out on making a deal after having its $1 bill...
(PDF) Accenture - The New Face of Wealth Management : Int The Era of Hybrid Advice
[Investing]
2017/05/03 20:17
The future of wealth advisory is no longer the traditional human advising another human scenario. With robo-platforms on the rise, the robot versus human debate continues to garner headlines.Wealth management in the future, however, and in our view, is not an either/or scenario. Rather, it is an ampersand—humans & robots. Neither alone constitutes the future of investment advice. New Accen...
Apple’s AirPods : A Hit With 98% Customer Satisfaction
[Consumer]
2017/05/03 20:16
The big story is customer satisfaction with AirPods is extremely high. 98% of AirPod owners said they were very satisfied or satisfied. Remarkably, 82% said they were very satisfied. The overall customer satisfaction level of 98% sets the record for the highest level of satisfaction for a new product from Apple. When the iPhone came out in 2007, it held a 92% customer satisfaction level, iPad i...
(Video) An Artificial Womb Successfully Grew Baby Sheep - And Humans Could be Next
[Tech]
2017/05/03 10:11
The lambs spent four weeks in the external wombs and seemed to develop normally.Inside what look like oversized ziplock bags strewn with tubes of blood and fluid, eight fetal lambs continued to develop — much like they would have inside their mothers. Over four weeks, their lungs and brains grew, they sprouted wool, opened their eyes, wriggled around, and learned to swallow, according to a new...
(Patent) IBM Patents Ability to Transfer Packages Between Drones
[Tech]
2017/05/03 10:09
Big Blue thinks one of the sticking points for companies interested in drone delivery is the limited distance over which packages can be sent. Its solution? Develop technology that makes it possible to hand off packages from one drone to another.Today, IBM announced a patent for technology that achieves just that. The idea, of course, is that with a series of drones ready to go when needed, pac...
(Infographic) 113 Enterprise AI Companies You Should Know
[Business]
2017/05/03 10:05
Enterprise companies comprise a $3.4 trillion market worldwide of which an increasingly larger share is being allocated to artificial intelligence technologies.[click to enlarge]By our definition, “enterprise” technology companies create tools for workplace roles and functions that a large number of businesses use. For example, Salesforce is the primary enterprise software used by sales profe...
This Thin Film Is A Real-Life Cloaking Device For Your Office - Designtex Casper
[Tech]
2017/05/03 10:05
A new window film from Designtex takes its cues from science fiction.Open offices are privacy nightmares, especially if you’re trying to hide sensitive data on screens. But since open offices aren’t going away any time soon, there’s Casper: a new product from the applied materials company Designtex that works like a cloaking device.When applied to a glass wall or a window, Casper blacks out...
