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(Patent) First Patents Surface for Dyson Electric Car Planned for 2021
[Tech]
2019/05/12 09:09
Filings reveal long wheel base and aerodynamic design. Company joins tech companies such as Apple in auto business.Dyson Ltd.’s electric car may have a long wheel base, an interior cabin with reclining seats and an aerodynamic design, according to patents awarded to the company.The patents, filed about 18 months ago and made public Wednesday, are the first glimpse of the car being built by the...
Nike Wants Your Sneakers to Fit Better, So It's Using AR
[Product]
2019/05/12 09:08
The company estimates that 60 percent of people are in the wrong-sized shoes—so starting in July, the Nike Fit system will use computer vision and augmented reality to help figure out your perfect pair of kicks.SOMETIME LAST FALL, a man walked into the Nike store in Pasadena, California. He was a runner, it was a running-centric store, and he was there to buy a pair of running shoes just like...
How Americans Will Shop: What Products Do Consumers Care About Local ?
[Consumer]
2019/05/12 09:07
While we used to associate reading with the library and famous novelists, it’s quickly become a big part of the shopping experience. That’s because as consumers seek out products that align with their personal beliefs, inspecting labels and assessing product attributes is on the rise. And as a result, manufacturers and retailers are amplifying the attributes of their offerings by touting thei...
L’Oréal Visualises the Future of Beauty with Limitless Beauty
[Product]
2019/05/12 09:06
L’Oréal is spearheading digital innovation in beauty with its new Limitless Beauty exhibit. This will showcase the group’s most recent tech innovations powered by voice, AI and AR.Set to be revealed at Viva Technology Paris from 16-18 May, visitors will be able to discover four spaces designed to showcase the future of beauty.This includes Limitless Tech, which will present the company’...
MIT CSAIL’s AI Can Predict the Onset of Breast Cancer 5 Years in Advance
[Tech]
2019/05/12 09:06
MIT/MGH AI model identified woman at high risk 4 years (left) before her breast cancer (right):.Breast cancer is the second leading cancer-related cause of death among women in the U.S. It’s estimated that in 2015, 232,000 women were diagnosed with the disease and approximately 40,000 died from it. And while exams like mammography have come into wide practice — in 2014, over 39 million breast...
Who Is investing in AI ?
[Investing]
2019/05/12 09:04
Between 2018 and 2019, the artificial intelligence market is expected to grow by 154 percent, reaching a $14.7 billion market size. While some of this growth is being driven by companies like Amazon that have put a lot of resources behind this technology, much of the growth is coming from startups. According to index.co, as of yesterday, there are some clear leaders in the artificial intelligen...
Moody Beauty : Functional Beauty Products Aim to Boost Your Mood
[Product]
2019/05/12 09:04
Functional products constitute an enormous whitespace for the beauty industry, especially as savvy young consumers increasingly seek out products that multitask so that what they buy works just as hard as they do.Lately, innovative beauty brands are debuting offerings meant to boost the user’s mood—an especially poignant offering amidst the mental health crisis modern youth are navigating.Nue...
Buffett’s 2,472,627% Return Fueled Berkshire Billionaire Families
[Investing]
2019/05/09 09:10
Company’s growth has helped create at least seven billionaires. Bill Child entered negotiations to sell his business to Warren Buffett armed with a crucial piece of advice: Try to get some Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock as part of the deal.“That was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” said Child, who sold R.C. Willey Home Furnishings for Berkshire shares in 1995, when the stock was tr...
(PDF) 2019 Mobile Usage Trends Report – Connecthings
[Consumer]
2019/05/09 09:09
Users expect “smart” applications that understand their behavior, anticipate their needs, and offer relevant solutions.Our recent survey, the ‘State of Mobile Application Usage’ revealed several useful trends for the mobile space related to location data, user behavior and privacy standards. Beyond that, applications that deliver experiences and enhance services based on user context will h...
