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Reebok Debuts a Shape-Shifting, NASA-Inspired Sports Bra - PureMove
[Product]
2018/08/07 09:01
A Reebok designer invented a new fabric that stiffens when you’re moving and relaxes when you’re still. No more feeling suffocated by your bra.Sports bras are a complicated beast. We need them to provide the exact right amount of compression for the activity we’re doing: super tight when we’re running, looser when we’re doing yoga, and totally relaxed when we stroll to the farmer’s market...
(Infographic) How Women Want Tech to Shape the Shopping Experience
[Consumer]
2018/08/07 09:01
62% believe same-day shipping will become the norm.Women are embracing more personalized, speedy and seamless customer experiences. New research from PopSugar found that while in-store shopping is still king in some areas—90 percent of women still purchase their groceries in-store, for example—online is steadily gaining traction in others, including apparel and accessories (63 percent of wome...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Boosting Car Incentive Effectiveness
[Business]
2018/08/06 10:45
With car incentives at record levels, automakers need a better way to manage this spending, starting at the dealer.The automotive industry has a reputation for counting pennies, with one glaring exception: incentives. Rebates and incentives may be the most undermanaged expense category in an industry known for fretting over everything from the cost of reusable containers to that of lost kanban...
Airbnb Tempts Travelers with a Night on the Great Wall of China
[Product]
2018/08/06 10:45
Airbnb has come up with another of its clever marketing stunts that offers competition winners a stay in one-of-a-kind locations. In a similar vein to its underwater bedroom and Lego House experiences, it's now offering the opportunity to spend one night on the Great Wall of China.Few works of architecture approach the grandeur and timelessness of the Great Wall. Constructed to defend China fro...
(PDF) Goldman Sachs : ‘Crypto Mania’ a Risk to Stable 2018 Outlook
[Investing]
2018/08/06 10:44
Bitcoin (BTC) and “unsteady cryptocurrency mania” are the one of six factors that threaten Goldman Sachs 2018 market outlook, according to a July 2018 report by the Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group.The report entitled “(Un)Steady as She Goes,” highlights “cryptocurrency mania” as one of several factors that could affect their initial market outlook for this year. Other factors list...
(Video) ColdQuanta Raises $6.75M to Make It Easier to Spin Up a Limited Use-Case Quantum Computer
[Investing]
2018/08/06 10:44
Quantum computing may be a long ways off, but early applications of it aren’t as far off as you might think, according to longtime researcher and ColdQuanta founder Dana Anderson.The startup creates a device that’s designed to make it easier to start operating quantum computing-like operations on near-term problems like signal processing or time measurement, which is the kind of low-hanging f...
(Infographic) Apple, on the Verge of a $1 Trillion Valuation
[Investing]
2018/08/06 10:44
Apple is easily the most valuable company in the world. Its stock has been on a relentless upward march for the last two years straight, and the latest earnings report brings more of the same good news for shareholders. [click to enlarge]If the company’s share price increases just $4.00 more, Apple will easily become the first company worth more than $1 trillion. That’s insane, but how does i...
Folding Camping Hammock Travels Light and Sets up without the Trees - The Mock One
[Product]
2018/08/06 10:44
Minneapolis-based startup Republic of Durable Goods is presenting a more versatile way to hammock with the Mock One hammock, which takes cues from folding camp chairs to provide an all-in-one hammock solution that doesn't require trees. The multifunctional folding hammock travels anywhere, sets up with ease and doubles as an overnight shelter, complete with mosquito mesh and weatherproof tarp.H...
Akka Link & Fly Flying Train Concept Looks to Disrupt the Plane Industry
[Design]
2018/08/06 10:43
Is this the future of flying? AKKA Technologies' Link & Fly aircraft concept could change the way we think about air travel.It sounds like something Q, the tech guy in James bond movies, would create: A plane that lands on a runway, shrugs its wings off, turns into a train and rolls on to rails to drop you off at your local station.That's what a French entrepreneur, who's made millions by c...
