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(PDF) Deloitte - The State of Cybersecurity at Financial Institutions
[Business]
2018/06/25 09:10
How do financial services firms measure success with cybersecurity? A Deloitte survey examined how firms developed and deployed best practices. While many approaches are unique to individual firms, institutions are best to scrutinize and learn from their peers’ experiences.HOW do you measure what “good” looks like when it comes to cybersecurity at financial services companies?The answer may...
The Legend of Nintendo
[Business]
2018/06/25 09:09
With the Switch, the 130-year-old gaming giant has once again turned reports of its demise into Nintendo Mania.For anyone who’s ever marveled at Nintendo’s vivid, phantasmagoric, zoologically ornate video games, visiting the company’s understated home in Kyoto, Japan, can be disorienting at first. That such an outpouring of kaleidoscopic products comes from a place so devoid of color can be...
(Video) Burger Robot Startup Creator Opens First Restaurant
[Product]
2018/06/25 09:08
Creator, a new restaurant in San Francisco, is home to the world’s first entirely robot-made burger. It costs $6–and it’s actually really good.Through a glass case in a new restaurant in San Francisco, I’m watching the chef make lunch. That chef is a Rube Goldberg-like machine, slicing buns, adding condiments, grilling meat, and spitting out a fully prepared hamburger–all without any human...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Blockchain Beyond The Hype : What is The Strategic Business Value ?
[Business]
2018/06/25 09:07
Companies can determine whether they should invest in blockchain by focusing on specific use cases and their market position.Speculation on the value of blockchain is rife, with Bitcoin—the first and most infamous application of blockchain—grabbing headlines for its rocketing price and volatility. That the focus of blockchain is wrapped up with Bitcoin is not surprising given that its market...
(Video) PerceptIn's Under-$10K Self-Driving Vehicle
[Tech]
2018/06/25 09:06
It's a slow-driving pod, but that should be good enough for corporate campuses.A self-driving vehicle can avoid a lot of problems by just going slowly. A slow bot hurts a lot less when it hits you, and cheap sensors are good enough when you don’t have to see far to avoid a collision.And cheap is more than a feature, it’s a strategy. Make a costly product cheaply, and it’s not the same produc...
The Drink of a Generation : Craft Beer On The Rise
[Consumer]
2018/06/25 09:05
A hot summer has sparked a rise in sales for both beer and wine in New Zealand. Over the 16 weeks to 25 February 2018, beer generated almost $379.3 million in sales across supermarkets and liquor stores - an increase of 6.3% ($21.3 million) on last summer. In the same period, wine recorded an additional $5.2 million, bringing the total category value to $354.3 million (up 1.5% versus previous y...
(Video) The World's First Digital Rolling Ruler - ROLLOVA
[Product]
2018/06/25 09:04
ROLLOVA is a pocket-sized digital rolling ruler, it allows you to measure different surfaces easily and quickly without having to deal with problems that you usually encounter when using conventional measuring tool. This device works one easy roll at a time, giving you an accurate image of the distance that is rolled through its digital, high-contrast display.ROLLOVA by HOZO Design offers sever...
A Pocket-Friendly Smartphone - Minima
[Design]
2018/06/25 09:03
Mobile phones have changed a staggering amount in the past decade, the incredible advancements in technology have at times made it difficult for us to be separated from the devices.And for people who are less familiar with mobiles phones, the task to learn their plethora of features seems borderline impossible and extremely daunting.Designer, Pierrick Romeuf set out to solve these issues by fin...
(Patent) New Motorola Patent Takes The Fold Out of Folding Smartphone Screens
[Tech]
2018/06/24 09:10
Foldable phones are coming, in fact the long-rumored Samsung Galaxy X could arrive as soon as early 2019, but one of the main problems any folding handset will have to overcome is the fact that actually folding the screen repeatedly would likely leave a visible crease in it.That’s not a good look, but it’s one that Motorola might have come up with a solution for.In a patent spotted by LetsGoD...
