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(PDF) The Smart Audio Report - Spring 2018
[Consumer]
2018/07/23 12:05
With smart speaker ownership over 43M in the U.S. (18+), smartspeakers have quickly expanded beyond first adopters. New smart speaker owners are emerging as a distinct audience in terms of user profile and behavior according to new research from The Smart Audio Report.Which for the first time offers a preview into the realities of mainstream use, and reveals opinions about brand activations and...
(Video) A 7-Year-Old Boy is Making $11M a Year on YouTube Reviewing Toys
[Business]
2018/07/23 12:05
The 7-year-old Ryan of YouTube's Ryan ToysReview made $11 million in revenue last year from his YouTube account, according to Forbes. Ryan ToysReview tied for the eighth spot last year on Forbes' annual list of the highest-earning YouTube accounts.Surely the envy of elementary-school kids worldwide, the young YouTube star reviews new toys in videos that his family produces. Ryan, the 7-year-old...
Juventus Sold $60M Worth of Ronaldo Jerseys in 24 hours - Almost Half His Transfer Fee
[Business]
2018/07/23 12:05
One of the planet's most successful soccer players has only recently joined the Italian giant, but the club has already sold $60 million in shirts, seen its stock price increase almost 40%, and gained over 1 million new followers on its social-media channels, according to several reports.Ronaldo said he wanted to take Juventus to a "higher level," the BBC reported. But it looks as if he's alrea...
(PDF) Drone Researchers Develop Genius Method For Piloting Using Body Movements
[Tech]
2018/07/23 12:04
Data-driven body–machine interface for the accurate control of drones. First-person-view goggles have already given drone pilots the ability to soar through fireworks and hover over active volcanoes as if they were quadcopters themselves. But now, a team of researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) are giving enthusiasts the ability to spread their wings and f...
AnyVision AI Startup Locks in $28M for Its Body and Facial Recognition Tech
[Investing]
2018/07/23 12:04
As image recognition advances continue to accelerate, startups with a mind towards security applications are seeing some major interest to turn surveillance systems more intelligent.AnyVision is working on face, body and object recognition tech and the underlying system infrastructure to help companies deploy smart cameras for various purposes. The tech works when deployed on most types of came...
China's Peer-to-Peer Lenders Are Falling Like Dominoes as Panic Spreads
[Investing]
2018/07/23 12:04
About 118 P2P lenders have failed in July, the most since 2016. Shakeout’s impact on the financial system has been limited.The shakeout in China’s $192 billion peer-to-peer lending industry is accelerating at a rapid clip.At least 118 platforms have failed this month through early Friday, according to Shanghai-based Yingcan Group, whose tally for July stood at 57 just three days ago. The numb...
Airbus ‘BelugaXL’ Massive New Airplane Whale Go Where No Marine Mammal Has Gone Before
[Product]
2018/07/23 12:04
This massive new cargo plane from Airbus has taken its maiden voyage over southern France, and with a smile no less. The Airbus ‘BelugaXL’ sports a design inspired by the Arctic white whale, and will be the first of several utilized by Airbus to transport large aircraft mechanisms between its engineering facilities in Europe. To give you a better idea on the size of this behemoth vessel: its...
Take the Guesswork Out of Medication - PillClok
[Design]
2018/07/23 12:04
It doesn’t matter if you’re nursing a cold or managing a long-term illness, remembering to take your medicine on time is a challenge for everybody. Like the name suggests, the PillClok aims to simplify the process of pill-taking with a thoughtfully designed interface and tandem smartphone app.Users can go beyond the basic Monday through Friday limitations of regular pillboxes by dropping in t...
(PDF) 2018 Crypto Investment Report : Institutional Investors Provide 56% of Capital Inflow
[Investing]
2018/07/22 11:10
The first-ever crypto investment report released by digital asset management fund Grayscale Investments reveals that the majority of capital inflow this year is coming from institutional investors.Grayscale has been overseeing investments into crypto for five years, launching a Bitcoin (BTC) Investment Trust back in September 2013 and then expanding to other single-asset funds — including Ethe...
