TREND REPORTS
Blockchain and Robots: Buzzy, But Not Yet VC Blockbusters
[Investing]
2018/05/10 09:24
GlobalData laid out how the VC money flowed last year and perhaps surprisingly, blockchain and robotics bring up the rear.Publishing numbers about the level of investment in core technologies can lead to something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as investors use such data to influence their own investment strategy.Nonetheless, GlobalData has laid out how the money flowed last year both by charti...
Google Reveals Guiding Fox in Revised Augmented Reality Maps App
[Design]
2018/05/10 09:24
Google has created a playful augmented reality feature in the shape of a guiding fox that could make its way onto its maps app. the little creature is supposed to improve navigation by offering a helping hand, using smartphone cameras to direct users.Google showcased the AR functionality at its I/O developers conference on tuesday. users are directed by the app which uses the camera on your sma...
Why Bitcoin Could Rally More Than 70% in The Coming Week, Fundstrat’s Lee Says
[Investing]
2018/05/10 09:24
The start of the Consensus conference coincides with a rise in cryptocurrencies, Lee says. Digital currencies are in negative territory for the second consecutive day, with the price of bitcoin gravitating away from the key $10,000 level.[click to enlarge]After a weekend rally took bitcoin near the psychological level, the No. 1 digital currency lost as much as 9%, trading to an overnight low o...
Transplant of Insulin-Producing Cells Offers Hope Against Type 1 Diabetes
[Tech]
2018/05/10 09:23
Patient still off injections a year after receiving cells in area near stomach.Scientists report a step forward in the plan to create a truly artificial pancreas, offering new hope to people with type 1 diabetes.A 43-year-old single mother with dangerously difficult-to-control diabetes had insulin-producing islet cells transplanted into her omentum -- a fatty membrane in the belly.The cells beg...
(Video) This is Uber's First Air Taxi Prototype
[Design]
2018/05/10 09:23
Uber gave CBS News a first look at design models for its new air taxi, which it hopes to fly by 2020. They will be on display at the Uber Elevate Summit this Tuesday in Los Angeles. You can see the model in the video below at a timestamp of approximately 1:02. The design looks a bit like a drone, with multiple propellors and stacked rotors to allow for vertical takeoff and landing. The body of...
(PDF) PwC : Experience Is Everything. Get It Right
[Consumer]
2018/05/09 10:47
Good customer experience leaves people feeling heard and appreciated; it minimizes friction, maximizes efficiency and maintains a human element. Ingredients for great experiences Give customers a great experience and they’ll buy more, be more loyal and share their experience with friends. Great. That’s what every company strives for. Yet, so many consumers seem disappointed. Call it an exper...
Nestle and Starbucks Strike $7.15 Billion Coffee Licensing Deal
[Business]
2018/05/09 10:47
Swiss-based Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, will pay Starbucks Corp $7.15 billion in cash for exclusive rights to sell the U.S. chain’s packaged coffees and teas around the world, tying a premium brand to Nestle’s global distribution muscle. The agreement announced on Monday could rev up Starbucks’ roughly $2 billion business selling packaged Starbucks coffee, Teavan...
Facebook Increased Its Daily Active Users in Q1, But Revenue Dipped
[Investing]
2018/05/09 10:47
Facebook's negative publicity in recent months hasn't deterred people from using its platform, judging by the continued growth of the company's user base. As this chart by Statista shows, Facebook daily active users (DAUs) steadily increased every quarter for the last year, which ha been the case for every quarter since the company went public in 2012. This time, though, the DAUs increase came...
Startup That Puts Diplomas On the Blockchain Raises $3 Million - Learning Machine
[Investing]
2018/05/09 10:47
Learning Machine, the blockchain startup co-developed a system for putting digital diplomas on the blockchain with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has raised $3 million. The seed funding round was led by PTB Ventures with additional involvement from Omidyar Network and Learn Capital. The funding comes months after MIT unveiled that it had partnered with Learning Machine on the digita...
