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(PDF) PwC’s Global Blockchain Survey 2018
[Business]
2018/09/04 11:12
Distributed ledger technology and digital tokens are rewiring commerce, but lack of trust may stall progress. Discover four strategies to navigate this new world.What is the state of blockchain today? In PwC’s 2018 survey of 600 executives from 15 territories, 84% say their organisations have at least some involvement with blockchain technology. Companies have dabbled in the lab; perhaps they...
Bitcoin Fanatics are Storing Their Cryptocurrency Passwords in DNA - Carverr
[Product]
2018/09/04 11:12
Why save cryptocurrency passwords on a hard drive when you can store it in DNA? Looking to keep your bitcoin fortune safe? Here's one option: Hide your password inside a micro tube of DNA.No, really. A startup called Carverr provides that very service to protect the digital money of its customers.It's a unique and extreme insurance policy for the risky world of cryptocurrency -- and one that in...
The Royole Bendable Smartphone Prototype Will Be Shown at IFA 2018
[Tech]
2018/09/04 11:12
A bendable smartphone prototype may soon be the future of phone technology and California-based Royole is aiming to lead the charge with its wraparound device.Announced ahead of IFA 2018, Royole is hoping its new phone design will wow audiences at the tech conference, as it serves as an innovative push forward in smartphone design and technology. Royole isn't the only company exploring this tec...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Fraud Management : Recovering Value Through Next-Generation Solutions
[Business]
2018/09/04 11:11
Card fraud has increased. Here’s what financial institutions need to know to get a grip on fraud management, and improve the customer experience.The incidence of card fraud has rocketed in the past few years, partly as a result of the rise of e-commerce and mobile payments. Worldwide losses climbed to almost $23 billion in 2016, and could be close to $44 billion by 2025 (Exhibit 1). A recent r...
Kencko Wants to Help You Eat More Fruit and Vegetables
[Product]
2018/09/04 11:11
Sachet-based drink includes pulp and vitamins absent in pressed juice.People don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables, that’s despite an embarrassment of options today that include fast grocery delivery and takeout services with a focus on health.A study from the U.S-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released last November found that just one in ten adults in America “meet t...
MIT - AI is Coming for Industrial Design
[Design]
2018/09/04 11:10
MIT researchers have debuted a tool that automatically generates products–and analyzes them in detail–on your behalf.Take these two task lamps. They each have three heads, bent and placed in very different ways. So which has the better stability? It’s a trick question. They’re equally stable–and that was discovered by an algorithm, which designed them both.MIT researchers, in conjunction w...
Voice AI to Make Your Life Easier and Smarter - VoiceMojo
[Product]
2018/09/04 11:10
VoiceMojo is a portable PUSH-to-TALK Voice Assistant device, links up to all voice service platforms including Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant & Apple Siri. It recognizes the natural language, provides a direct interaction with the voice AI technology. You can ask questions, request services and control your smart home devices. VoieMojo uses the Automatic Speech Recognition ( ASR ), Natural...
Jaguar's New Autonomous Car Has a Face and It's Horrifying
[Design]
2018/09/04 11:10
Deeply understanding this affection, Jaguar Land-Rover has built an autonomous pod-thing that brings all of that imagery to life.If there is anything you flesh-bags known as “humans” love most, it is large, cold, unfeeling robots with unblinking, cow-like eyes and gaping maws that look like they’re trying to scream and scream and scream, but no sounds comes out. Jaguar, naturally, feels that...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2018 Global Blockchain Survey
[Business]
2018/09/03 09:30
Deloitte’s new global survey of more than 1,000 blockchain-savvy executives from seven countries and nine industries is a leading indicator of where blockchain is headed. The blockchain is getting closer to its breakout moment with every passing day.Momentum is shifting from a focus on learning and exploring the potential of the technology to identifying and building practical business applica...
