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(PDF) BCG - The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem
[Business]
2019/04/07 09:10
Deep technologies—novel technologies that offer significant advances over those currently in use—are attracting an unprecedented amount of interest and activity. The aggregate global private investment in seven deep tech categories researched by BCG and Hello Tomorrow soared by more than 20% a year from 2015 through 2018 to reach almost $18 billion.Deep tech is no longer the primary purview o...
Folding Laptop Unfolds to Share Memories - FRAME
[Design]
2019/04/07 09:09
Recent unveilings within the world of tech have given us a glimpse as to what our future could entail… and it looks like it involves a lot more folds! This mind-blowing technical progression has led to some pretty incredible concepts to be created, and ones which don’t feel that far off! FRAME is one of these, as it aims to be a highly functional and exceptionally diverse piece of kit!FRAME t...
(Video) Adobe After Effects Gets Content-Aware Fill to Let You Remove Unwanted Objects from Videos
[Tech]
2019/04/07 09:08
Adobe’s After Effects now has the power of Photoshop’s content-aware fill for video, as introduced in today’s Spring update. The feature lets users remove unwanted objects videos, and it uses Adobe Sensei’s machine learning platform to replace the tediousness of having to edit frame by frame.While content-aware fill in Photoshop can remove unwanted objects from still images, today’s featur...
Amazon Partnership Delivering Returns for Kohl's
[Business]
2019/04/07 09:07
Hosting Amazon returns is bringing a return to Kohl's. Comparing Kohl's stores in Chicago, where most locations are participating in the tie-up, to Kohl's stores elsewhere.Earnest found that "Chicago sales, transactions, and customer growth all outpace the same metrics nationwide for 2018," after the stores began taking Amazon returns.In Kohl's Chicago operations, revenue growth tops 10%, compa...
Connected Fitness Startup Tonal Raises $45M Series C
[Investing]
2019/04/07 09:06
We’re seeing more fitness-related startups focused on customized and convenient training as work-outers seek alternatives to big box gyms.Tonal announced it has raised $45 million in a Series C round led by L Catterton’s growth fund. Evolution Media/CAA, Shasta Ventures, Mayfield, Sapphire Ventures and other investors also participated in the financing. The round effectively doubles the amoun...
The Bestselling Fast Casual Food Chains in the U.S.
[Product]
2019/04/07 09:05
When Americans want their burger, fries, tacos or chips, but they also want to take it up just a notch, they opt for fast-casual dining chains. These restaurants that are just a tiny bit fancier than your average fast food chain have been growing at nearly three times the rate of the restaurant industry as a whole, according to Restaurant Business Online and Technomic.Ahead of the pack is sandw...
BIG Unveils Floating City Concept Made Up of Hexagonal Islands - OCEANIX
[Design]
2019/04/07 09:04
Bjarke ingels group (BIG) has revealed images of a floating city concept designed to withstand natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes. made up of a collection of hexagonal platforms which are moored to the ocean floor.The city can hold around 10,000 residents and has the facilities to produce its own power, fresh water, and heat. furthermore, ‘oceanix city’ is designed to gro...
(Infographic) The Healthtech Revolution
[Tech]
2019/04/07 09:03
Imagine being a patient in the early 19th century, when all ailments were considered “humors” to be ejected from the body. To restore balance, various techniques such as diets, natural herbs, or bloodletting with leeches were used – the only “technology” available at the time.Even when the basic structure of modern medicine came into place, the average life expectancy was just 34 years old...
(PDF) IFPI- Global Music Report 2019
[Business]
2019/04/04 11:25
The global recorded music market grew by 9.7% in 2018, the fourth consecutive year of growth. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2019 show total revenues for 2018 were US$19.1 billion.- Global revenue growth: +9.7%- Streaming revenue is 46.8% of global total- Growth in paid streaming revenues: +32.9%- Physical revenues: -10.1%- Download revenue: -21.2%Streaming revenue grew b...
