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(PDF) Redefining Boundaries : Insights from The Global C-Suite Study
[Business]
2015/11/19 20:16
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of business leaders think technology will transform their company's competitive landscape in the coming years, according to a recent report from IBM.The report was based on data from a survey of 5,247 C-suite executives (CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, CIOs, CMOs, and COOs) from more than 70 countries. Respondents—most of whom were interviewed face-to-face—work for a wide range...
(Video) Volvo's Futuristic Concept for Autonomous Vehicles
[Design]
2015/11/19 20:16
Volvo Is Designing the Autonomous Car That Could Eliminate All Traffic Deaths.As usual, traffic was apocalyptic on the 10 Freeway. So I cued up the Master of None episode I didn’t finish the night before, pulled out the Greek yogurt I hadn’t had time to eat for breakfast, reclined my seat way back, and relaxed. I may have even dozed off as my vehicle steered its way towards Santa Monica.While...
(Video) Oak Labs Smart Fitting Room Takes Shopping To New Levels
[Investing]
2015/11/19 20:15
The idea of smart mirrors isn’t new, and the idea that they could be applied to fitting rooms isn’t new either, although it does seem that the idea has yet to become more mainstream. We suppose the cost of setting up such a fitting room with smart mirrors might be more work and hassle than retailers would like.However the good news is that if you’ve always been curious about what a smart fit...
Kleiner Perkins is Backing Its First Bitcoin Fintech Startup, Align Commerce
[Investing]
2015/11/19 20:15
One of Silicon Valley’s premiere venture capital firms is making a bet that bitcoin will make it easier for businesses to move money around the world.Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was part of $12.5 million investment in Align Commerce, a San Francisco-based startup that uses bitcoin to enable cross-border money transfers. (KPCB is a well-known technology investor that has made notable i...
Skinny Manhattan Skyscraper Will Boast Private Sky-High Gardens
[Design]
2015/11/19 20:15
Construction of the East 44th tower is due to begin April or May of next year.In the world of skyscraper design, thin is most definitely in at the moment, and several svelte upmarket residential towers are currently proposed for Manhattan. ODA New York's East 44th Street arguably trumps its rivals in the luxury stakes however, as it will offer some residents their own spacious sky-high garden.E...
XPAND Amblyz Electronic Glasses for Lazy Eye Proven Effective in Study
[Product]
2015/11/19 20:14
XPAND-3DThe Amblyz glasses from XPAND, a company better known for 3D movie glasses, offer visual occlusion without the anxiety of eye drops or the embarrassment of patches. Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is typically treated with eye patches or special eye drops that block vision in the good eye so that the weaker one is forced to develop better. This normally involves young children who all too often...
(Infographic) Marketers Are Spending 500% More on Millennials Than All Others Combined
[Consumer]
2015/11/19 20:14
To reach the 75 million U.S. millennials, advertisers need to recognize the different types. There are 75 million millennials in the U.S., and everyone knows advertisers are infatuated with the idea of winning over the biggest buying bloc. But just how much more is being spent on Generation Y than on those who came before them?It's about 500 percent more, according to a new analysis from advert...
(Video) World’s Most Complex Face Transplant Operation Made Possible with 3D Printing
[Tech]
2015/11/18 11:30
Surgeons at NYU Langone Medical Center Perform the Most Extensive Face Transplant to Date & First in New York State.Fourteen years ago, 27-year-old volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison responded with his colleagues to a call for the Senatobia Fire Department in northwest Mississippi. Inside a burning mobile home on September 5, 2001, searching for one of the homeowners, Hardison was caugh...
Harvard Business Review - Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest
[Business]
2015/11/18 11:30
The transition to a global digital economy in 2014 was sporadic – brisk in some countries, choppy in others. By year’s end, the seven biggest emerging markets were larger than the G7, in purchasing power parity terms. Plus, consumers in the Asia-Pacific region were expected to spend more online last year than consumers in North America. The opportunities to serve the e-consumer were growing...
(Video) Yallo Raises $2.5M and Launches Its Slick Call-Recording App
[Investing]
2015/11/18 11:30
Forget instant messaging, photo messaging, ephemeral messaging, or any other kind of “messaging” — Israeli startup Yallo is going all-in on the humble telephone call.First launched for Android earlier this year, Yallo is a slick call-recording app for both inbound and outbound calls that works with your existing mobile telephone number. And today it launches for iPhone too.Alongside the new...
(PDF) US Shoppers are Trimming Their Budgets for the Most-Requested Holiday Gift
[Consumer]
2015/11/18 11:30
Americans may be getting out the wrapping paper, scissors, and tape more this holiday season: US shoppers plan to spend less on gift cards for the first time in six years.Historically, holiday shoppers have devoted greater shares of their budgets to gift cards—easy alternatives to traditional gifts that let recipients choose what they want. But after boosting average holiday spending in the ca...
Underwear for the One in Three Women Suffering From Light Incontinence - Thinx
[Product]
2015/11/18 11:29
THINX aims to normalize incontinence with Icon, an underwear for young women who experience light bladder leaks.THINX, a women’s menstrual underwear company, has been making waves with an advertising campaign that went up this past week around New York City. Committed to breaking the negative stigma around menstruation, THINX has launched an offshoot called Icon which will be tackling another...
