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46% of Crypto Traders Refuse to Pay Taxes, Survey Finds
[Investing]
2018/04/19 10:55
Many crypto traders are gambling that the tax man will turn a blind eye to 2017 gains.Tax day is here, and a significant number of investors have decided not to report gains from digital currency trading.According to a recent survey from TeamBlind, an anonymous social app for tech employees, 46% of people who made money trading cryptocurrencies in 2017 will attempt to dodge the tax man.“We sur...
Tomorrow’s Airplane Cabins Could Be More Luxurious Than Your Apartment
[Design]
2018/04/19 10:54
Let’s face it, flying is often a chore. Those tiny seats. That limited legroom. And airlines’ constant push to make the flying experience more miserable.That reality seems really far from the potential future presented at last week’s 12th annual Crystal Cabin Awards, a ceremony honoring innovative aircraft cabin concepts in Hamburg, Germany. These designs make today’s first class look total...
BIG's Hotel Design Will Let Guests Ski Down Its Zigzagging Roof
[Design]
2018/04/19 10:54
Bjarke ingels group has unveiled plans for a new hotel in switzerland, which will be embedded into the topography of the scenic vallée de joux. designed for audemars piguet, ‘hôtel des horlogers’ will be sited next to the luxury watch manufacturer’s museum — which is also being designed by BIG. As part of the hotel’s design, five zigzagging volumes, which contain hotel rooms, traverse a...
(PDF) Mckinsey - In Fresh-Food Retailing, Quality Matters More Than Price
[Business]
2018/04/18 10:17
Our survey of 23,000 European shoppers reveals specific ways grocers can win in fresh fruits and vegetables, boosting sales by as much as 10 percent even in a flat market.If you’re a fresh-food retailer in Europe, your apples and bananas better be top-notch. European consumers tend to judge the quality of a retailer’s fresh-produce department based on those two particular fruits. Vegetable pr...
Flyprint, Nike’s Next-Gen Running Shoe, Is Just Plastic
[Product]
2018/04/18 10:16
Nike’s successor to Flyknit is a brand-new material called Flyprint. The fabric looks like pearlescent mosquito netting or a screen door made of snakeskin. As it shimmers in an ever-changing array of pinks, oranges, and greens under the light, I can literally see right through it.This is Nike Flyprint, the first 3D-printed performance fabric in the world, which will debut on the feet of the el...
Why Facebook Will Never Change Its Business Model
[Business]
2018/04/18 10:16
By most accounts, Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony last week was a resounding success. From beginning to end, Facebook’s market cap increased by $34 billion. There were few bombshell revelations. Zuckerberg got to roll out his well practiced contrition act again as Facebook’s apologizer-in-chief. Dozens of Congressional representatives got to look earnest, outraged and informed for...
(PDF) MIT Media Lab - Designing Line-Based Shape-Changing Interfaces
[Tech]
2018/04/18 10:16
In their article “Designing Line-Based Shape-Changing Interfaces,” researchers from Stanford and the MIT Media Lab start with an overview of work on shape-changing line interfaces in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), including their previous work on actuated-line interfaces, LineFORM and ChainFORM.Then, several potential uses are compared and discussed in depth with regards to th...
(Video) VR Social Network vTime Raises $7.6M, AR Version Coming
[Investing]
2018/04/18 10:16
vTime, one of the first ever VR social networks, appears to still be going strong; the team behind the app just raised $7.6 million in a series A round of funding.The investment was led by Deepbridge Capital and also included UK-based loan and equity provider, MSIF. According to a press release, these funds will be used to “accelerate global growth and product development” as well as assist w...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Future of Work in Health Care
[Business]
2018/04/18 10:15
The future of work is poised to bring better, more fulfilling jobs to health care—if provider organizations adapt fast enough. The future is hereRapidly evolving digital technology is driving increased automation, affecting the proximity of where work is performed, and giving rise to new and open talent models.With so much change in the air, many provider organizations are understandably appre...
