TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Pew - More Than Half of U.S. Adults Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly
[Consumer]
2019/09/08 09:10
But the public is less accepting of facial recognition technology when used by advertisers or technology companies.The ability of governments and law enforcement agencies to monitor the public using facial recognition was once the province of dystopian science fiction. But modern technology is increasingly bringing versions of these scenarios to life. A recent investigation found that U.S. law...
Amazon Tests Whole Foods Payment System That Uses Hands as ID
[Business]
2019/09/08 09:09
A sci-fi greeting inspired by a classic TV franchise just might be the point-of-sale answer for e-tail multibillionaire Jeff Bezos. The e-tailing giant’s engineers are quietly testing scanners that can identify an individual human hand as a way to ring up a store purchase, with the goal of rolling them out at its Whole Foods supermarket chain in the coming months, The Post has learned.Employee...
10 Companies Control More Than 50 of The Biggest Names in the Chain Restaurant Business
[Business]
2019/09/08 09:08
10 companies you've never heard of control more than 50 of the biggest restaurant chains in the world.[click to enlarge]- As it becomes more expensive to run a restaurant, more chains are consolidating under mega-companies.- Here is a look at who actually owns some of the biggest names in the restaurant business.- Your favorite fast-food chain may not be exactly what it seems.While chains like...
(M&A) Upstart ‘Le Tote’ To Acquire Nearly Two Century Old Retailer Lord & Taylor
[Investing]
2019/09/08 09:07
In another sign of trouble for traditional retailers, iconic department store Lord & Taylor has been sold for $75 million to Le Tote, Inc., a fashion rental subscription service.Lord & Taylor opened its first store in New York in 1826, making it the nation's first department store. It was once a mainstay of high-end fashion.Hudson's Bay Company (HBAYF), the owner of both Lord & Tayl...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Future of the TV and Video Landscape by 2030
[Business]
2019/09/08 09:06
In what ways are digitalization and VoD providers such as Netflix changing the market of the future ? The TV and video market is highly dynamic and is characterized by a great number of drivers: digitalization, new market offers, and disruption by digital players ensure rapid change. Moreover, consumer expectations and usage habits are changing rapidly in the age of video-on-demand and mobile m...
Bosch's E-Stroller Tech Helps Carry Your Baby Uphill
[Product]
2019/09/08 09:05
Bosch has unveiled an "eStroller" system that uses dual electric motors and sensors to not only reduce the effort involved in carting your young one around, but prevent the stroller from going in unexpected directions. It'll automatically study the road surface to help you push uphill, brake on the descent and keep it on track during lateral slopes. The technology will also bring the stroller t...
Triple Docking : Earphone, Headphones Dock Into the Speaker as One Device
[Design]
2019/09/08 09:04
What’s better than one audio device? A two-in-one! No?! A three-in-one!! I’ve officially hit crazy with the Level x3 Headphones. Just like the Matryoshka dolls, these babies are one big bag of surprises. Designed to be your everything-audio solution, the Level X3 is a pair of in-ear earphones, that fit into headphones. Audio synchronization allows your headphones to continue what you were lis...
(Infographic) Living in a Simulation – Augmented and Virtual Reality
[Business]
2019/09/08 09:03
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see.The lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody perfectly fit with this topic. Virtual and Augmented reality technology is so fascinating that we sometimes don’t feel that we are living in the real world.Virtual reality is made by the creation of an artificial environment and...
(PDF) Capgemini - World FinTech Report 2019
[Investing]
2019/09/05 10:57
The World FinTech Report 2019 from Capgemini and Efma explores how the future is moving to a shared marketplace where banks must think beyond open banking and transition to an impending phase we call Open X.Donwload PDF Report : https://fintechworldreport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/05/World-FinTech-Report-2019-1.pdf[capgemini]
