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Portrait Bank Cards Are a Thing Now
[Design]
2018/08/08 10:44
The UK’s Starling Bank is making its cards look like they were designed for the way they’re used.Consider the ways you use your bank card on an everyday basis, whether handing it over to a cashier, swiping it to make contactless payments, or inserting it into an ATM. How are you holding the card as you do all those things? Vertically, I’m willing to bet, or in portrait orientation, to borrow...
Clean Kicks and Clothes at Once
[Design]
2018/08/08 10:44
Throwing your sneakers in the clothes washing machine can give them new life, but you also run the risk of damaging the barrel or leaving behind rubber and sidewalk grime that can make its way onto your wardrobe. If only washers were designed with a compartment just for freshening up your kicks. Well, that’s precisely the idea behind the 3 Space washing machine.It keeps fabric goods and shoes...
(Infographic) 5G: The Next Generation of Mobile Connectivity
[Tech]
2018/08/08 10:44
Just before the smartphone revolution, Nokia was by far the world’s most popular mobile handset manufacturer.However, despite selling 250 million units of its two most popular block-shaped models in the mid-2000s, the Finnish company ended up being woefully late to the smartphone party. Not only was the company ill-equipped to match the iPhone and Blackberry in terms of technology and design f...
(PDF) Deloitte - Funding The Future of Mobility
[Investing]
2018/08/07 09:02
Fees for everything from parking to vehicle registration, drivers’ licenses, and public transportation today provide critical revenue for many of the world’s governments. So what happens if that money dries up?MOST governments rely heavily on revenue generated directly and indirectly by transportation. Everything from fuel taxes to parking fees, traffic violation fines, value-added taxes from...
(Video) ‘Blurred Face’ News Anonymity Gets an Artificial Intelligence Spin - AIpaint360
[Tech]
2018/08/07 09:02
A research team from SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) has come up with a way to replace the use of ‘blurring’ faces in news reports when anonymity is needed. The team's method uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that aim to improve visuals while amplifying emotions tied to the story.If you really want to sense the emotion in what someone is saying, it helps if...
Groceries Trail Other Categories in Transition to Online
[Business]
2018/08/07 09:02
With both Walmart and Amazon announcing an expansion of their online grocery delivery services this week, it’s time to take a look at the current state of online grocery shopping in the United States. Over the past 20 years, e-commerce has steadily risen in size and reach. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, e-commerce sales accounted for roughly 10 percent of total retail sales in the U.S. l...
Automotive Industry Races to Address Cybersecurity Risks
[Business]
2018/08/07 09:02
As automakers rapidly adopt connected and automated technologies, the race is on to protect these vehicles from cyberattacks and computer viruses.Toyota Motor aims to install connected technologies by 2020 in all its noncommercial vehicles for sale in Japan and the U.S., starting with the new Corolla hatchback and Crown sedan launched in June. With these technologies, vehicles can "communicate"...
Roboadvice Drives Fidelity Fund Prices to $0, Morgan Stanley to Pay Advisors for Digital Engagement.
[Investing]
2018/08/07 09:01
Roboadvisors have failed, you say. Hedgeable is closing down. Robos barely made a dent in assets under management -- crossing $200 billion, as compared to the full market of $40 trillion in US wealth management, or even when compared to the $3 trillion of assets that sit with independent RIAs. Further, when looking at where those assets sit, Schwab and Vanguard hold the lion's share, with the t...
Mei Uses AI to Improve Relationships by Analyzing Text Messages
[Business]
2018/08/07 09:01
Mei's machine learning algorithms suss out personality from text messaging conversations.All it takes is one misinterpreted text to land you in a heap of trouble with a friend, significant other, or colleague. Even serial texters aren’t immune — studies show that most recipients fail to tell the difference between sarcasm and seriousness about 44 percent of the time.That’s why Es Lee, a Harv...
