Why 2024 Will Be The Year Of The Solo Traveler - And What It Means For You
[Business]
2023/11/22 09:05
A new survey by tour operator Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) and Solo Traveler suggests 68% of participants identify themselves as independent travelers. It's remarkable a shift from the past, when single supplements — which routinely doubled the price of a cruise or tour — made a solo trip too expensive for most travelers.Will 2024 be the year of the solo traveler? I asked OAT's CEO, Brian...
(Infographic) 9 Problems with Generative AI
[Business]
2023/11/22 09:04
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, generative AI tools are demonstrating incredible potential. However, their potential for harm is also becoming more and more apparent.Together with our partner VERSES, we have visualized some concerns regarding generative AI tools using data from a variety of different sources. Many of them fall into one of the following categories:...
Unique Chair Design Mimics How You Sit Comfortably
[Design]
2023/11/22 09:03
If you have a favorite chair or seat at home, you find a certain sense of comfort when you’re sitting there and doing your thing whether it’s reading, browsing your phone, or even sleeping. You always gravitate to that space because it feels familiar and comfortable. There are even chairs that eventually conform to your shape and it becomes even more a part of you. But most likely this chair...
(PDF) Accenture - A New Playbook for Today’s M&A Deals
[Investing]
2023/11/21 09:10
Companies increasingly use mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to innovate across industry boundaries, pre-empt disruptors and grow.These growth-oriented M&A deals have distinguishing characteristics and present unfamiliar challenges.To capture the tremendous value potential these deals offer, companies need to update their M&A playbook.Accenture research suggests that four behaviors are...
(Patent) Apple is Seeking to Patent “Retinal Reflection Tracking”
[Tech]
2023/11/21 09:09
Ahead of the release of its first headset, Apple may be hard at work on features to watch you while you use it. The company is seeking to patent what it calls “retinal reflection tracking” for gaze alignment. Apple’s tech tracks the light reflecting off a user's eye, using that to monitor movement and initiate certain actions.Apple’s gaze detection system saves power by using low-power hard...
(Video) Heinz Offers Up Its Ketchup As ‘Energy Gel’ To Fuel Runners
[Business]
2023/11/21 09:08
Heinz is jumping through hoops and proposing that marathoners might want to swap their energy gels for ketchup packets. In its latest campaign, cooked up by its in-house advertising agency The Kitchen, the brand taps deep into the nutritional makeup of ketchup, which it claims includes the carbohydrates and salt runners crave during long-distance jaunts. The idea was apparently inspired by Hein...
(Video) Target is Now Offering The World’s First “Robot Manicure” - Clockwork Minicure
[Product]
2023/11/21 09:07
For just $8, a robot at Target will paint your nails in under 10 minutes — but don’t expect the robot manicure to be the same as the ones at a salon.The challenge: Getting a manicure at a salon can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the exact service.The process requires you to interact with a manicurist, which might be awkward if you’re the kind of person who loathes smal...
Walmart’s World
[Business]
2023/11/21 09:06
We know you know Walmart is big, but it’s hard to overstate just how big America’s largest retailer actually is. In addition to selling the most stuff and employing the most people of any private employer, Walmart's physical footprint is unmatched, with enough floor space in stores in the US alone to fit some 12,500 football fields.On the topic of employment, Walmart’s roster is nothing shor...
Refurbished e-Bike Marketplace Upway Raised $30M at a Higher Valuation
[Investing]
2023/11/21 09:05
Upway, the French startup that refurbishes and resells electric bikes and recently launched in the U.S., has brought on new funding at a higher valuation than its previous round.The $30 million Series B up round, led by Korelya Capital, into a startup that deals in e-bikes signals that Upway is proving out an impressive enough business case to boost its market capitalization at a time when most...
Wearable Device Harnesses Body Sounds for Continuous Health Monitoring
[Tech]
2023/11/21 09:04
Monitoring sounds in the human body is important in a doctor's preliminary examinations. These include heartbeats, the passage of digested food down the lengthy gastrointestinal tract, and air entering and exiting the lungs, signaling information about an individual's health. Furthermore, these sounds may abruptly stop or change, indicating a significant issue that needs immediate attention.Fur...
Skyview 2 Pro Simulate Natural Sunlight to Help You Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder
[Product]
2023/11/21 09:03
When you don’t spend a lot of time outdoors and therefore you don’t get enough natural light, there are times when this can affect your mood or your mental health in general.Especially during seasons when the days are short and the nights are long, people get affected with things like SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and other conditions affected by lack of natural light. Light therapy is on...
(PDF) Pew - Tipping Culture in America : Public Sees a Changed Landscape
[Consumer]
2023/11/20 09:10
Most U.S. adults say tipping is expected in more places these days, but for many the rules are unclear.A broad majority of Americans say they’re being asked to tip service workers more frequently than in the past. Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (72%) say tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago, a finding that tracks with anecdotal reporting and has even been dubbed...
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