Young people desire frictionless experiences, especially when it comes to shopping. The following companies have created shoppable ads—as well as shoppable art—using QR codes, which allow consumers to use their mobile cameras to access the products they want at the click of a 'snap'.1. nbcuLast year, NBCU became the first broadcast network to launch shoppable ads. The new tech—called Shoppab...

Prathyush devadas has reimagined tesla’s semi truck as a bugatti branded automobile. translating the french car manufacturer’s automotive language into a futuristic hyper truck, the wuhan-based designer presents a one-of-a-kind concept.Devadas is senior designer at the chinese firm dongfeng, an automobile manufacturer founded in 1969. it is one of china’s largest auto groups, with total asse...

Berkshire Hathaway acquired some 976,000 Delta shares last week for roughly $45.3 million, according to a filing on Monday, raising its total holdings to 17.9 million shares. This was enough to bring Buffett’s ownership of the U.S. long-haul carrier up to more than 11 percent.Once a critic of airline stocks, Buffett has become one of their greatest champions, noting the industry’s strong fund...

US patent application 20200074822 describes a device that stores parameters associated with an accessory so that the detected parameters are accessible if the accessory becomes lost. The device can assist a user in locating the accessory by providing the stored parameters to the user to aid them in searching for their lost accessory as shown in the figure below.Patent Application : http://bit.l...

Saudi Arabia makes deepest price cuts in at least 20 years. Collapse of OPEC+ alliance triggers crude supply free-for-all.Oil markets crashed more than 30% after the disintegration of the OPEC+ alliance triggered an all-out price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that is likely to have sweeping political and economic consequences.Brent futures suffered the second-largest decline on record in...

Hailo, a startup developing hardware designed to speed up AI inferencing at the edge, today announced that it’s raised $60 million in series B funding led by previous and new strategic investors. CEO Orr Danon says the tranche will be used to accelerate the rollout of Hailo’s Hailo-8 chip, which was officially detailed in May 2019 ahead of an early 2020 ship date — a chip that enables device...

From Macau to the Alps, hotels are emptying as the outbreak spreads.On Lake Como in northern Italy, spring normally spells the return of the tourists. The likes of George Clooney descend on waterfront villas, couples wander the cobbled streets and design fairs fill hotel rooms with well-heeled travelers. This year, because of the coronavirus, hoteliers are wondering whether the visitors will co...

For more than 15 years, researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wein) have been working on a different approach to bridge-building.An imaginative new approach to bridge-building was demonstrated for the first time in Austria last week, where engineers have connected the opposing sides of two rivers with a novel construction method likened to opening an umbrella. These unfolding b...

Americans are hoarding health supplies amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 160 Americans and killed at least 11 people. When compared to last February, the sale of health supplies has dramatically increased as Americans prepare for the worst.Sales of medical masks are up by a staggering 319 percent, according to data analyzed by Nielsen Retail Measurement Services....