TREND REPORTS
Nonstore Retailers Surpass Brick & Mortar Cornerstones
[Business]
2019/04/09 11:32
Marking another milestone in the rise of e-commerce in the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week that nonstore retail sales.Which largely comprise of online sales these days, surpassed general merchandise store sales (incl. department stores, warehouse clubs, and supercenters) for the first time in February. While some news outlets mistakenly reported that nonstore retail sur...
ROBO-DELIVERY : Delivery Robots are Coming to a Door near You
[Product]
2019/04/09 11:32
The rise of artificial intelligence continues to grow as delivery service companies create autonomous robots for “last mile” deliveries. These deliveries are a product’s final journey from warehouses to customers—and this last leg happens to be one of the most expensive aspects of a company’s delivery costs. The rise of these delivery bots shows promise for faster delivery for a range of d...
Seymourpowell’s Smart Make-up Printer Allows Users to Recreate Beauty Trends in Real Time
[Design]
2019/04/09 11:31
Leading design and innovation company seymourpowell has released élever, their latest concept exploring the desires of tomorrow’s beauty consumer. The intelligent handheld mirror reproduces the make-up looks found in online beauty content and digitally ‘prints’ the make-up on the user. the concept is premium and seamless, including an easily operated interface and its matching elegant gadge...
(Infographic) Voice Search Stats of 2019
[Consumer]
2019/04/09 11:31
Voice search is one of the fastest growing trends in the search industry, and it’s impact cannot be ignored.That’s why in this infographic, the team at Top Shelf Media have compiled some of the most interesting stats concerning voice search, and where it is headed in the future. Look into some predictions for voice search growth in the coming years, market share between virtual assistants, us...
(PDF) Big Ideas 2019 - Research by ARK Invest on Disruptive Innovation
[Investing]
2019/04/08 11:05
ARK researches the universe of innovation platforms and their underlying technologies. On an annual basis we publish research highlighting the technology breakthroughs that we believe will advance significantly over the coming year. Here are our “Big Ideas” for 2019:1. Deep Learning2. Digital Wallets3. Cryptocurrencies4. Battery Cost Tipping Points5. Autonomous Taxi Networks6. Next Gen DNA Se...
(Patent) Future iPhone, Apple Watch Sensors Could Detect Low Blood Sugar Based on Body Odor Alone
[Tech]
2019/04/08 11:05
The iPhone or Apple Watch could warn users of dangerous gases in the air or warn diabetics of high or low levels of blood sugar in the future, with Apple considering ways to add the ability for its mobile devices to "smell" the local environment, as well as to detect extremely fine dust particles or pollution.Hazardous gases in the air are extremely difficult for humans to detect until it is ty...
(Paper) Stanford : A.I. Versus M.D. - What Happens When Diagnosis is Automated ?
[Tech]
2019/04/08 11:04
AI Is Continuing Its Assault on Radiologists. A new model can detect abnormalities in x-rays better than radiologists—in some parts of the body, anyway.The results: Stanford researchers trained a convolutional neural network on a data set of 40,895 images from 14,982 studies. The paper documents how the algorithm detected abnormalities (like fractures, or bone degeneration) better than radiolo...
(PDF) PwC - The 2019 CDO(Chief Digital Officer) Study Global Findings
[Business]
2019/04/08 11:04
Has the CDO hype reached a turning point? How has the CDO role changed since 2014? What does the future hold for CDOs?Find the answers in the latest study of Strategy& that analyses the CDOs at the world’s largest 2,500 public companies. Facing the need to adapt themselves to the ever changing market, companies have hired increasingly more executives to lead their digital transformation. T...
IBM AI Can Predict with 95% Accuracy Which Workers are About to Quit Their Jobs
[Tech]
2019/04/08 11:04
IBM receives more than 8,000 resumes a day, making it No. 1 on job-search site Glassdoor for Gen Z applicants, said IBM CEO Ginni Rometty at CNBC's @ Work Talent + HR Summit on Tuesday in New York City.But that's not the only way the technology giant, which employs roughly 350,000 workers, knows who in the workforce is currently searching for a new position. IBM artificial intelligence technolo...
