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(PDF) Columbia Computer Scientists Invent FontCode, Hides Letters Within Letters
[Tech]
2018/05/14 10:25
Columbia computer scientists invent FontCode, a way to embed hidden information in ordinary text by imperceptibly changing the shapes of fonts in text. Method could prevent document tampering, protect copyrights, as well as embed QR codes and other metadata without altering the look or layout of a document.Someone using FontCode would supply a secret message and a carrier text document. FontCod...
Uber Reaveals Designs of Future Uberair Skyports
[Design]
2018/05/14 10:25
At Uber’s 2nd Elevate Summit, alongside the flyning car conpect which Uber said will be fully operational by 2023, six leading architecture and engineering firms showcased the first designs for uberAIR Skyports. These conceptual designs mark the first steps from industrial leaders to create infrastructure for high-volume operations of uberAIR networks in and around cities.From dozens of submis...
Competing for Shoppers’ Habits
[Consumer]
2018/05/14 10:24
PwC’s seventh annual global survey of consumers suggests that the next major retail industry battle will be over control of everyday routines.The well-publicized difficulties of traditional retail enterprises were on our minds this year as we began sifting through the data from our annual PwC Global Consumer Insights Survey (GCIS), conducted in late 2017 and published earlier this year. For th...
Amazon is Building a 'Health & Wellness’ Team within Alexa as It Aims to Upend Health Care
[Business]
2018/05/14 10:24
Amazon has built a team within Alexa to dive more deeply into the health-care space. The group wants to eventually provide services to new mothers and people with diabetes and to ensure proper regulatory and data privacy requirements.The nucleus of Amazon's effort to upend the health-care market may very well be the Echo device in your living room.According to an internal document obtained by C...
Toni&Guy - Posters With Style
[Design]
2018/05/14 10:24
By lengthening the standard poster, we took a traditional medium and turned it into something you can shape and style.Outdoor advertisement created by VML, Singapore for Toni&Guy, within the category: Beauty.CreditsAdvertising Agency: VML, SingaporeCreative Director: Joaquim LaurelAssociate Creative Director: Savio FonsecaArt Director: Rina LeeDesigner: Megan Soh[adsoftheworld]
The PIXEL ZERO Concept
[Design]
2018/05/14 10:23
The moment phones couldn’t get any thinner, manufacturers started trying to stretch screen sizes as if they were infinity pools. The challenge, however, has been trying to accommodate the front-facing camera, light sensor, and other mini gadgets consumers have come to expect. Up until now, designs have featured a notch that allows the screen to extend on either side of these. It still irks des...
(Infographic) The Business of eSports
[Business]
2018/05/14 10:23
eSports or electronic sports, is a form of organized, competitive gaming between professional gamers. Competitions are organised by several local and international organizations around the world, and the sport is rapidly growing in popularity. In this infographic, Moneypod looks at the business of eSports.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/esports.jpg[Moneypod]
(PDF) Augmented Finance & Machine Intelligence
[Business]
2018/05/13 09:10
How Artificial Intelligence creates $1 trillion of change in the front, middle and back office of the financial services industry, what is driving the resurgence of the technology, and where it is going in the future.Kensho’s artificially intelligent investment analysis platform is one of the largest AI acquisitions in history, selling to the S&P for $550 million. But that is merely a harb...
(Patent) Nike Wants to Put Treadmills in Shoes to Help You Get Them On
[Tech]
2018/05/13 09:09
Nike is proving itself to be the master innovator when it comes to footwear once again, but this time it has nothing to do with 3D-printed soles or recycled materials for the upper. Instead, it’s all about the treadmill. You may no longer need to hit up the gym to get on the running machine — you’ll just need to put on your shoes. As per a new patent filed in early May, Nike is looking to pl...
