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(PDF) Deloitte - Executing an Open Innovation Model
[Business]
2018/06/19 11:25
Cooperation is key to competition for biopharmaceutical companies.Biopharma companies’ reliance on a traditional, closed R&D model might stifle true innovation. However, companies that adopt a cooperative, open innovation framework are likely to spur product development, speed time to market, reduce costs, and increase competitiveness.Executing an open innovation modelMany biopharmaceutica...
(PDF) Nvidia AI-Based System Transforms Any Video Into Fluid Super Slow Motion
[Tech]
2018/06/19 11:25
The system can artificially generate intermediate frames to transform any video into slow-motion footage.Researchers from Nvidia have revealed an impressive new system that uses a deep-learning neural network to effectively create smooth high-quality slow motion videos from footage shot at a regular, low frame rate.The researchers say that while existing methods to artificially generate slow mo...
American Express to Take Plastic Out of The Ocean to Put Plastic in Your Pocket
[Product]
2018/06/19 11:25
The American Express card made from upcycled marine plastic waste is expected to be available within the next 12 months.Though efforts are underway to try and tackle the plastic waste problem – from cleaning up floating plastic for reuse to cutting back on single use packaging in stores – the growing number of heart-wrenching images of vast islands of floating waste plastic available online s...
(Infographic) Top 100 World's Most Valuable Brands in 2018
[Business]
2018/06/19 11:25
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, once said, “Your brand is what other people say about you when you aren’t in the room.” We might add that if almost everybody is saying great things about you, then you have an extremely valuable brand. This is one way to think about the results our newest visualization.Top Ten Companies with the Most Valuable Brands ($B)1. Apple (Technology): $182.8B2. Goo...
CVS Beauty Mark To Feature Un-Altered Images, Promoting More Realistic Standards To Consumers
[Product]
2018/06/19 11:25
In an effort to assuage the negative effects of unachievable and non-representative beauty ideals in advertisements, the pharmacy chain launched an initiative of un-photoshopped images on CVS as well as name-brand products.CVS is for many the one-stop-shop for all beauty, skincare and health-related needs. However, in today’s world of edited Instagram models and photo-shopped brand campaigns,...
These Brilliant Running Shoes Slow You Down–on Purpose
[Design]
2018/06/19 11:24
Ever run in sand for a high-intensity workout? This concept shoe replicates the feeling.Most of us want running shoes that help us run faster and longer. But if you’re a hardcore runner, you might be looking for a way to make it more difficult to put one foot in front of the other.That’s why people frequent Sand Dune Park in Southern California, a giant hill that’s–you guessed it–made of s...
(PDF) Goldman Sachs - The World Cup and Economics 2018
[Investing]
2018/06/18 14:40
It is that time. Summer is in the air, the greatest competition in the world is about to begin, and we at Goldman Sachs Research have published the sixth edition of our book on the World Cup and Economics.This traditionally eccentric mix of economic insight, tenuous correlations and footballing views remains one of our most popular publications, and we invite you to use it as a guide and compan...
(Patent) The iPhone Could Protect Itself Against Accidental Drops
[Tech]
2018/06/18 14:40
Last but not least is a patent that could help make the iPhone much more durable. The patent is called “Drop Countermeasures for Electronic Device,” and describes the use of a motion sensor and processor dedicated to determining the direction that the phone is being dropped in. After determining the direction, the phone can use an “actuated member” to move a component in the phone and redir...
