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(Patent) Apple Wins Autonomous Vehicle Patent that provides an iPhone user with an Advanced 'Guidance System' to Fine Tune Destinations
[Tech]
2019/08/11 09:09
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 54 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover a patent win relating to systems that will allow an iPhone user owning an autonomous vehicle to give added commands to the vehicle about a destination. The system could be given precise parking instructions like "park near Best Buy" and further...
Battle of the Brands : Consumer Disloyalty is Sweeping the Globe
[Consumer]
2019/08/11 09:08
Now more than ever, global consumers are flirting with and cheating on their favorite brands—many of which they’ve held near and dear for years. Whether they’re doing so to stay current with the latest trends or to simply try something that piques their curiosity, “new” has greater pull these days than tried and true. But while choice is fantastic for consumers, this new addiction to newis...
(M&A) Nike Acquires AI Platform Celect, Hoping to Better Predict Shopping Behavior
[Investing]
2019/08/11 09:07
Nike announces its acquisition of Boston-based predictive analytics company Celect. The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions to bolster Nike’s direct-to-consumer strategy. After years of scooping up brands like Converse and Hurley, Nike is shifting its focus toward buying start-ups that help it behind the scenes.Nike announced on Tuesday it has acquired Boston-based predictive analyt...
Audi Combines e-Scooter with Skateboard - E-Tron Scooter
[Product]
2019/08/11 09:05
It'll hit city streets in 2020. If Audi's E-Tron SUV is too big or pricey for you, don't worry... the company has something decidedly more accessible (and possibly fun) in store. It just unveiled an E-Tron Scooter meant to serve "multi-modal" travelers who only rarely hop into cars, if at all. You won't confuse this with any other electric commuting machine, though. While the e-tron has the pro...
Foreign Buying of U.S. Homes Suffers Record Drop 36%
[Investing]
2019/08/11 09:04
Foreign demand for American homes is evaporating. That's according to the National Association of Realtors who reported that the dollar value of homes purchased by foreigners plummeted 36% between April 2018 and March 2019. During that period, foreign buyers purchased 183,100 properties with an average price of $426,100, totaling $77.9 billion. By comparison, buyers from overseas snapped up 266...
Air Purifier That Blends in Rather Than Stand-Out - HORIZONTÁLIS
[Design]
2019/08/11 09:03
HORIZONTÁLIS is an air purifier that demonstrates how a product with a distinct function can be designed in a way that allows it to be in keeping with the existing furnishings within the home.There is no reason for domestic appliances to disrupt the harmony within our homes, yet so many become undesirable eye-sores. On first glance, you would be forgiven in mistaking this air purifier for a si...
(PDF) Deloitte - Toward a Mobility Operating System
[Business]
2019/08/08 09:10
The new mobility ecosystem is rapidly expanding, with new technologies, infrastructure, providers, and modes of transport. How to integrate them all and keep everything on track? With a mobility operating system.FOR some 200,000 years, humans were, chiefly, a rural species. Driven by the demands of hunting, gathering, and eventually pastoralism and agriculture, population densities remained l...
(Paper) This Chip was Demoed at Jeff Bezos’s Secretive Tech Conference - Eyeriss
[Tech]
2019/08/08 09:09
The chip on show at Amazon’s MARS event—alongside karate-chopping robots and Martian bases—is many times more efficient than conventional silicon chips.Recently, on a dazzling morning in Palm Springs, California, Vivienne Sze took to a small stage to deliver perhaps the most nerve-racking presentation of her career.She knew the subject matter inside-out. She was to tell the audience about th...
Social Media’s Most Valuable Athletes : Ronaldo, McGregor And LeBron Score Big
[Business]
2019/08/08 09:08
Christiano Ronaldo’s Instagram is your typical social media account in many ways. There are family photos, vacation shots with friends, trips to the gym and selfies in the sun. But Instagram isn’t just fun and games for the global soccer icon. He has more followers—177 million—than any other person on the planet, and companies pay Ronaldo $44 million a year to pitch their wares, in part bec...
