AI Researchers Design ‘Privacy Filter’ for Your Photos That Disables Facial Recognition Systems
[Tech]
2018/06/03 09:09
Facial recognition systems are controversial, to say the least. Amazon made headlines last week over supplying law enforcement agencies with face-scanning tech. Schools in China are using facial recognition cameras to monitor students. And studies show that some facial recognition algorithms have built-in biases against certain ethnicities.Concerns about encroaching AI-powered surveillance syst...
JP Morgan Estimates That Amazon Prime Membership is Worth $785 Annually
[Business]
2018/06/03 09:08
JPMorgan estimates that Amazon Prime membership is worth $785 annually, versus the $119 that Amazon is now charging customers. The value of the membership has increased 12% since last year, with the addition of new perks like free two-hour delivery of groceries from Whole Foods through Prime Now, the report by JPMorgan said.Prime is the "best deal in shopping," the report said.aAmazon Prime cus...
BMW i Launches Wireless Charging for Plug-in Hybrids
[Product]
2018/06/03 09:07
A base pad is placed on the parking space and plugged into the power source – when the vehicle is parked over the top of the pad, inductive charging begins.BMW's i division has launched a wireless charging system for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The factory-fitted, fully-integrated inductive charging system is a world-first. BMW says that production for BMW Wireless Charging will begin in July and...
Facebook Edged Out of Top 3 Social Networks by U.S. Teens
[Consumer]
2018/06/03 09:06
Facebook is losing ground among U.S. teenagers ages 13-17. According to a Pew Research Report released today, Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube are now more popular than Facebook, a social network with more than two billion monthly active users worldwide.Among teens that took part in the survey, 85 percent say they use YouTube, followed by 72 percent for Instagram, 69 percent for Snapchat, and 5...
Top 10 Online Stores in the United States
[Business]
2018/06/03 09:05
According to estimates from Statista’s ecommerceDB, a database covering more than 6,000 online stores worldwide, Amazon is by far the largest online shopping destination in the U.S. with net sales (excl. those by third party sellers) amounting to $52.8 billion in 2017.As our chart illustrates, no company comes even close to matching Amazon’s footprint in the U.S. eCommerce landscape. Second-p...
LifeFuels Smart Nutrition Bottle
[Design]
2018/06/03 09:04
Designed by DCA for LifeFuels, this revolutionary smart nutrition bottle helps users understand how much water they should be drinking throughout the day and allows the user to prepare nutritional drinks on the go.Launched on 8th January at CES 2018,the world's largest technology show, LifeFuels has been awarded the CES Innovation Award Honoree 2018 for Sports, Fitness and Biotech. The bottle i...
Monthly Trend Report - June. 2018 Edition
[Trendbird]
2018/06/03 09:00
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(PDF) 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey
[Consumer]
2018/05/28 09:10
For younger workers, the gap is widening between what responsible companies should achieve and what businesses' actual priorities are. The good news, according to the 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey : Business leaders have an opportunity to turn things around—and win back millennials' loyalty.YOUNGER workers are increasingly uneasy about the future, pessimistic about the prospects for politica...
(Infographic) The Food & Beverage Brands That Own The Grocery Store
[Business]
2018/05/28 09:09
The once-sleepy food and beverage industry is shifting — and a lot is at stake. The global packaged food market is projected to reach $3.03 trillion in revenues by 2020, according to Research and Markets. [click to enlarge]While there are plenty of startups pushing forward new food trends, the market still largely belongs to a handful of companies. Nestle, the biggest food & bev company, w...