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How Children Interact With Smart Speakers
[Consumer]
2019/06/11 11:52
One of the reasons for the popularity of smart speakers is how easy they are to use. So easy in fact that children quickly figure out how to get Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant to follow their orders. So how do children typically interact with their new virtual family members? The good news is that, according to a survey conducted by NPR and Edison Research, children do not misuse smart speaker...
(M&A) Salesforce Bets on Big Data with $15.3 Billion Tableau Buy
[Investing]
2019/06/11 11:51
Salesforce.com Inc on Monday decided to buy big data firm Tableau Software Inc for $15.3 billion, marking the biggest acquisition in the company’s history as it looks to offer more data insights to its clients.Salesforce’s deal comes days after Alphabet Inc’s Google bought big-data analytics company Looker for $2.6 billion and surpasses the $5.9 billion that the cloud-based software company...
New Handheld Sensor Alerts People to Allergens in Food
[Product]
2019/06/11 11:51
In the US, food allergies trigger anaphylactic shock in someone every six minutes. Israel's SensoGenic may have a way to cut those stats drastically.At one year old, Noam Yasovsky was diagnosed with allergies to eggs, sesame and milk. Eating at other people’s homes or in restaurants has been a challenge ever since, necessitating Noam to bring his own food or try to determine which dishes won’...
StethoMe At-Home Stethoscope for Detection of Respiratory Issues in Kids Cleared in Europe
[Product]
2019/06/11 11:51
StethoMe, a company headquartered in Poznań, Poland, just won the European CE mark for its eponymous digital stethoscope and accompanying software that analyzes recorded sounds for signs of respiratory problems.StethoMe is intended to be used by parents to check on their kids when there are signs of sickness. Instead of immediately bringing the child in for an exam, a parent can perform a basi...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Used Cars, New Platforms: Accelerating Sales in a Digitally Disrupted Market
[Business]
2019/06/10 09:10
Dealers, investors, and disruptors can up their games to cater to digitally savvy used-car consumers.The digital revolution is disrupting used-car retailing—for the better. This new wave of digital retailing represents more than technology alone because it focuses a spotlight on the importance of the customer experience in the used-car-buying process.As revealed by our proprietary customer res...
ReWalk Exo-Suit Gets Green Light in U.S., Europe to Aid Stroke Recovery
[Product]
2019/06/10 09:09
ReWalk Robotics, a company with offices in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Yokneam Ilit, Israel, won FDA approval and a CE mark for its ReStore Exo-Suit, clearing the device for sale in the United States and EU countries.The ReStore Exo-Suit had its beginnings at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. It is made of a soft wrap that is placed around a lower leg that is a...
(Video) Jaguar Land Rover's Sensory Steering Wheel Guides Drivers with Heat
[Tech]
2019/06/10 09:08
Jaguar Land Rover's sensory steering wheel was dreamed up as part of a research project with Glasgow University.From virtual windshields to transparent roofs to portable steering wheels, Jaguar Land Rover isn't afraid to get a little creative when looking to the future of automotive design. Its latest concept imagines a potentially more intuitive form of turn-by-turn navigation, gently warming...
Tech Giants Google, Facebook and Amazon Intensify Antitrust Debate
[Business]
2019/06/10 09:07
The backlash against Silicon Valley comes amid a broader movement to rethink antitrust in general and marks the scrambling of the old left-right divide over government intervention in the market.Across the ideological spectrum, the calls are growing louder: Washington must do more to rein in big business.A mounting backlash against technology giants—especially Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’...
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Camera Holder With L’Oreal’s Virtual Lipsticks
[Business]
2019/06/10 09:06
Amazon customers can preview shades in selfies. Amazon hopes the tech will make customers more confident in online makeup purchases.Facial recognition is getting more glamorous as ModiFace, the L’Oreal subsidiary that tracks facial features for makeup simulations, is bringing its virtual try-on technology to L’Oreal lipsticks on Amazon.Amazon hopes the tech will make customers more confident...
