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Light Field Lab Raises $28M for Huge Holographic Displays
[Investing]
2019/08/15 09:06
Light Field Lab has announced it has raised $28 million in funding for its technology to build large holographic displays out of small building blocks.Bosch Venture Capital and Taiwania Capital led the round. The rest of the money came from Samsung, Verizon Ventures, Comcast, Liberty Global Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Hella Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, R7 Partners, and A...
Cashierless Stores Make Inroads in U.S. - Sam’s Club
[Business]
2019/08/15 09:05
Sam’s Club, Giant Eagle and others are exploring the use of AI systems after Amazon Go paved the way. Sam’s Club plans to roll out AI-powered cashierless shopping this month at a store in Dallas. PHOTO: SAM’S CLUB.U.S. retailers large and small are pressing ahead with testing the use of artificial intelligence to track what products shoppers pick up and to automatically bill their accounts w...
The World's First Custom Shower Purifier - VAND
[Product]
2019/08/15 09:04
The Vand system is easy to install and promises to filter out pollutants as water flows through it.US-based Stok Labs has collaborated with designer Koustubh Parulekar and Chinese design agency Miio Studio to create a shower head that cleanses the water of minerals, chemicals and other pollutants as you shower. The device also adds nutrients to the water, aiming to deliver healthier hair and sk...
(Infographic) The Big Pharma Takeover of Medical Cannabis
[Business]
2019/08/15 09:03
Today’s infographic comes to us from CB2 Insights, and explores how and why the notorious Big Pharma are interested in the nascent cannabis industry.As evidence of cannabis’ many benefits mounts, so does the interest from the global pharmaceutical industry, known as Big Pharma. The entrance of such behemoths will radically transform the cannabis industry—once heavily stigmatized, it is now a...
(Paper) Disney Research : Vibration-Minimizing Motion Retargeting for Robotic Characters
[Tech]
2019/08/13 11:11
Disney Research Makes Dynamic Robots Less Wiggly, More Lifelike. Creating animations for robotic characters is very challenging due to the constraints imposed by their physical nature. In particular, the combination of fast motions and unavoidable structural deformations leads to mechanical oscillations that negatively affect their performances. Our goal is to automatically transfer motions cre...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Future of Retail Metrics
[Business]
2019/08/13 11:11
Convergence in retail moving to channel-agnostic approaches.Over the past decade, traditional retail has faced unprecedented disruption. Consumers have more choice, competition is increasing, and convergence across industries has changed business dynamics. As retailers shift strategies to remain competitive, measures of success should also change with the times.Traditional retail success metric...
North America Luxury Stocks Drop as Hong Kong Protests Mount
[Investing]
2019/08/13 11:10
Tiffany & Co., Estee Lauder Cos., Movado Group Inc. and other North America luxury-goods stocks sank after protests in Hong Kong escalated and all flights at the region’s airport were canceled.Hong Kong is a major market for expensive consumer products, and the protests, which which have continued for 10 straight weekends, are disrupting retail businesses, travel, and gaming.An index of No...
Nike Launches a Sneaker Subscription Service for Kids - Nike Adventure Club
[Business]
2019/08/13 11:10
Subscription clubs for clothing, meals and razors have changed the way people shop. Now Nike is wading into the subscription market for the first time.Nike announced Monday that it is debuting Nike Adventure Club, a sneaker subscription for kids ages two through 10. Nike will offer parents three options for their kids: four pairs of sneakers a year for $20 a month, six pairs for $30 a month or...
The Single Best Investment for the Next Decade - Is It Stocks or Real Estate ?
[Investing]
2019/08/13 11:10
“For money you wouldn’t need for more than 10 years, which ONE of the following do you think would be the best way to invest it—stocks, bonds, real estate, cash, gold/metals, or bitcoin/cryptocurrency?”That question was recently asked of more than a thousand investors in a recent Bankrate survey, and the winner—by a large margin—was real estate. For every two respondents who answered stoc...
