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Multifaceted Footwear - The Y-A FUYU HIGH
[Design]
2017/03/07 09:34
The Y-A FUYU HIGH is a collision of two distinct clothing brands: Y-3 and ACRONYM. This far-out footwear design is a twist on the winter boot that ditches the regular, rounded form we’re familiar with for a sharp, angular aesthetic. The multifaceted design features a triple combination of fasteners that include a zippered section, elastic band and levered tightener. Paired with a formfitting u...
(Infographic) Approaching the Age of Autonomous Vehicles
[Tech]
2017/03/07 09:34
U.S. commuters spend approximately two days each year stuck in traffic, and more than 30,000 people die each year in car accidents. Autonomous vehicles could vastly improve condition. With a self-driving future not too far down the road, Swift Navigation has commissioned the following infographic, “Approaching the Age of Autonomous Vehicles”.Infographic : https://www.swiftnav.com/sites/defaul...
Industries Of The Future : The Top VC Firms Are Betting On
[Investing]
2017/03/06 10:18
Advertising and e-commerce are out, AI and insurance tech are in. These are the industries that have the eye of elite venture investors.“Smart money” VCs have an enviable investment history, with a pattern of successful exited companies and high returns. And these firms’ portfolios can provide important indicators of where tech and innovation is going.We define smart money venture capital fi...
(Video) Portable 3D Printer Builds a Tiny House in 24 hours - Apis Cor
[Tech]
2017/03/06 10:17
A 3D-printing company managed to build a star-shaped house on-site in just one day.The cheery yellow dwelling is tiny — just 400 square feet — and circular in layout. The company — San Francisco-based Apis Cor — built the house from a concrete mixture which it says lasts around 175 years.Apis Cor built the house at its test facility in Moscow, where the temperature proved to be the biggest...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends
[Business]
2017/03/06 10:17
Organizations face a radically shifting context for the workforce, the workplace, and the world of work. Our survey of more than 10,000 business and HR leaders from 140 countries reveals 10 areas for businesses to focus on to better organize, manage, develop, and align people at work. A number of converging issues are driving the need to "rewrite the rules." Technology is advancing at an unprec...
How a Human-Machine Mind-Meld Could Make Robots Smarter
[Tech]
2017/03/06 10:17
Kindred AI is teaching robots new tasks using human virtual-reality “pilots.” The ultimate goal is to create a new kind of artificial intelligence.[This robot arm occasionally taps into human control as it learns how to grasp different objects.]A secretive Canadian startup called Kindred AI is teaching robots how to perform difficult dexterous tasks at superhuman speeds by pairing them with h...
Atom Bank raises $102M at $320M Valuation for a Mobile-Only Bank for Millennials
[Investing]
2017/03/06 10:17
Atom Bank, a startup out of the U.K. that has built a mobile-only bank targeting consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, has raised another £83 million ($102 million) in funding led by BBVA, the Spanish bank and owner of Simple in the U.S. The funding gives Atom a post-money valuation of £261 million ($320 million), TechCrunch has confirmed with the company. BBVA also led Atom’s previous $1...
U.S. Consumers Time-Spent on Mobile Crosses 5 Hours a Day
[Consumer]
2017/03/06 10:17
TV’s Content Jumps to “FYIS” (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and SnapChat)In our annual State of Mobile report, we reported that total time-spent in mobile apps grew by 69% year-over-year. Since then, Snap Inc.’s stock soared on its first day of trading as the company disclosed that its users spend an average of 25 to 30 minutes a day in its mobile apps. In addition, YouTube announced users s...
If Absolut Vodka Bottles Were Famous World Leaders
[Design]
2017/03/06 10:17
In this packaging design concept, creative agency The Jubilee Red reimagines what Absolut Vodka bottles would look like modeled after renowned world leaders. “We perceive politicians for what they are. Their personalities, the way they talk, the way they walk and how they handle situations. Now, what [would] you think of them if they [were] faceless. Do you think their personalities still carr...
(Infographic) The Growth of Autonomous Car
[Business]
2017/03/06 10:16
Believe it or not, autonomous vehicles have been many decades in the making.Even in 1939, General Motors had an exhibit called “Futurama” at the New York World’s Fair that presented a model of the world 20 years in the future. Central to this display was a system of automated highways and vast suburbs, with a focus on how automation could reduce traffic congestion and lead to the free-flowin...
(Infographic) From AOL to Snapchat - Snap Shares Leap 44% in Trading Debut
[Investing]
2017/03/05 10:10
Shares of Snap closed up 44 percent on their trading debut on Thursday, a strong start that could revive a moribund market for new stocks. It could also encourage other giant technology companies to go public in the months to come.In its early years, the Internet revolution spawned companies that helped people gain access to the nascent technology. Then came an e-commerce boom in companies sell...
(Patent) Apple Enters Race with Samsung in Developing a Next Generation Scrollable Smartphone
[Tech]
2017/03/05 10:09
On paper, Samsung has been a pioneer in patenting a great number of future scrollable devices based on flexible OLED displays for smartphones, mobile TVs, home televisions and more. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals their first scrollable iDevice that Apple notes could be an iPhone (cellular phone, iPad (tablet), iPod (media player...
