(PDF) Mckinsey - ‘Superstars’: The Dynamics of Firms, Sectors, and Cities Leading The Global Economy
[Business]
2018/11/19 11:03
Is there a superstar effect? McKinsey Global Institute research uncovers the dynamics of superstar firms, sectors, and cities in the global economy.There is much discussion about “superstar” firms and “superstar effects” in reaction to the rapid growth of very large global companies. This has been accompanied by a growing body of research examining various aspects and drivers of superstar e...
Volkswagen Now Lets Apple Users Unlock Their Cars with Siri
[Product]
2018/11/19 11:03
Volkswagen is deepening its relationship with Apple on its VW Car-Net app. iOS users can now use Siri to lock and unlock their car, check estimate mileage with the fuel or charge left in their vehicle, and enable alarms.VW owners can use Siri to start and stop a charging session for their electric car or to turn on the defroster. They can also set a specific temperature and locate their car.Car...
(M&A) What Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google, And Netflix Have Acquired In 2018
[Investing]
2018/11/19 11:02
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, collectively referred to as FAANG, are some of the most powerful, valuable, and influential companies in the world.And as institutions question FAANG’s role in our daily lives, the types of startups these companies are acquiring, the sectors those acquired startups operate in, and the pace of those acquisitions can give us some insight into tech gi...
(PDF) Scientists Invent an Eye Patch Covered in Drug-Delivering Needles
[Tech]
2018/11/19 11:02
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Singapore has developed an eyepatch with dissolvable needles for use in treating eye diseases. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group describes their eyepatch and how well it worked in mice.Sometimes, the treatment sounds worse than the disease. Case in point: A team of researchers in Singapore has d...
5 Robotics Companies Driving Retail’s DTC Future
[Tech]
2018/11/19 11:02
Here’s a look at five of the key vendors behind the technology that is allowing brands and retailers to streamline their distribution processes in order to operate more nimbly and deliver upon shoppers’ increasing desire for speed and convenience.In the Future of Retail 2019 report, PSFK identified Bossa Nova Robotics, Kindred AI, Ocado, Takeoff Technologies and Persado as some of the leading...
What Smartphone Buyers Really Want
[Consumer]
2018/11/19 11:02
Experts say high smartphone saturation entices manufacturers to focus marketing on artificial intelligence, virtual reality, facial recognition- 55% of owners say newer smartphones’ screens are the right size; 24% say it’s too big.- 31% say they spend most of their phone time for texting; 17% say updating social media.While smartphone makers such as Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and LG...
EyeQue VisionCheck At-Home Eye Test for Self-Prescription of Glasses
[Product]
2018/11/19 11:02
EyeQue, a company based in Newark, California, is releasing a vision testing system that you can use at home to test your eyes with the help of a smartphone.The EyeQue VisionCheck personal vision tracker snaps onto the screen of a smartphone and the user simply places it against the eye to perform the testing. The accompanying app displays various images on the screen and while the user looks a...
Bringing Independence Back to Sufferers of Parkinson’s
[Design]
2018/11/19 11:01
ALBERT is an ideal companion for individuals with Parkinson’s disease as well as their loved ones. The design harnesses the power of haptic feedback in order to prevent a problem known as FOG (Freezing of Gait) in which the individual becomes stuck and immobile for no apparent reason.One interesting trick that sufferers have learned is to create a type of rhythm (whether it’s haptic, visual o...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2018 Global Mobile Consumer Survey
[Consumer]
2018/11/18 09:10
Once again, smartphones are at the center of the connected universe. Our survey revealed that consumer habits—from smartphone and smartwatch adoption and increased use of digital voice assistants to demand for data and anticipation for 5G—continue to dictate telecommunications trends.Mobile trends at a glanceThe 2018 global mobile consumer survey marks the eighth-consecutive year that Deloitt...