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(PDF) Mckinsey - Modular Construction : From Projects to Products
[Business]
2019/06/23 09:09
Shifting construction away from traditional sites and into factories could dramatically change the way we build. Will modular construction make a sustainable impact this time around?For decades, construction has lagged behind other sectors in productivity. Modular construction offers the industry an opportunity to make a step change: shifting many aspects of building activity away from traditio...
(Video) eMacula Augmented Reality for Vision Impaired
[Tech]
2019/06/23 09:08
Innovega Inc., a systems engineering and lens development company with offices in Washington and California, has created eMacula, a new generation of eyewear that combines smart contact lenses and stylish, lightweight glasses. The system will be tailored to the needs of vision impaired patients who will benefit from both lens-based vision correction and from magnification and digital enhancemen...
Meero Raises $230M for Its On-Demand Photo Platform
[Investing]
2019/06/23 09:07
Chances are you always look at photos before you order food in your favorite food delivery app, or before you book a hotel room. French startup Meero wants to make the web and mobile apps look beautiful by helping businesses get good photos. And the company just raised a $230 million funding round.Eurazeo, Prime Ventures and Avenir Growth are leading today’s funding round. Existing investors i...
Robots are Already Farming Crops Inside This Silicon Valley Warehouse
[Tech]
2019/06/23 09:06
Inside a cavernous warehouse in South San Francisco, 16-foot-tall walls of kale and other greens stretch down aisles twice the length of a bowling lane. Matt Barnard, CEO and cofounder of Plenty, the startup that designed and built the indoor farm, points to two types of mustard greens called mizuna and tatsoi. “This is one of the blends that we are working to position against junk food,” he...
(PDF) BCG - Are China’s Digital Companies Ready to Go Global ?
[Business]
2019/06/23 09:05
To get a sense of how thoroughly the global digital economy is dominated by the US and China, look no further than a recent list of the world’s most valuable internet-based companies. Eleven of the top 20 are from the US; the remainder are based in China.When it comes to global recognition, however, there is a wide gap. Virtually every US internet titan is a household name in much of the world...
Subscription Housing - Urban Village Project by IKEA Space10 and EFFEKT
[Design]
2019/06/23 09:03
IKEA's research lab Space10 has teamed up with architecture studio EFFEKT on The Urban Village Project, a vision for subscription-based housing that brings together people of different generations and encourages them to share facilities.Both based in Copenhagen, Space10 and EFFEKT have developed a number of policies to move towards more communal living, or co-living.These include shared daycare...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Consumer is Changing, But Perhaps Not How You Think
[Consumer]
2019/06/20 11:17
A swirl of economic and marketplace dynamics is influencing consumer behavior. Contrary to conventional wisdom, there's been no fundamental rewiring of the consumer. The modern consumer is a construct of growing economic pressure and increasing competitive options.THE consumer is changing. They are more capricious and less loyal. They have less time but are more conscientious. They shy away fro...
Smart-Speaker Tool Could Prevent Cardiac Arrest Deaths
[Tech]
2019/06/20 11:17
The system could work with Amazon Echo, Google Home, or even with smartphones.According to some folks, smart speakers such as Google Home and Amazon Echo simply make us lazy while needlessly adding electronic complexity to our lives. Thanks to new research, however, the things may someday prevent people from dying of cardiac arrest while sleeping.When someone is experiencing cardiac arrest – i...
Majority of Business Blockchain Tools ‘Obsolete’ by 2021
[Business]
2019/06/20 11:17
According to Gartner, 90 percent of enterprise blockchain platform implementations will require replacement within 18 months to remain competitive, secure and avoid becoming obsolete.“Blockchain platforms are emerging platforms and, at this point, nearly indistinguishable in some cases from core blockchain technology,” said Adrian Lee, senior research director at Gartner.“Many CIOs overestim...
