Mapping the Richest People in the World 2017
[Investing]
2017/12/10 10:07
First off, Bill Gates is not on our list. Why? Because Jeff Bezos is officially worth more than him. Amazon has made some recent high-profile business decisions, including the acquisition of Whole Foods and announcing a competition for the location of a second headquarters. Bezos’ fortune is specifically tied to the price of Amazon’s stock. He’s been in first place and fallen behind Mr. Gate...
How One CryptoKitty was flipped for $60,000 in Four Days
[Investing]
2017/12/10 10:06
Keynes was onto something when he wrote about the “animal spirits” that animate the economy. The CryptoKitties game, which lets players trade digital kittens on the ethereum blockchain, continues to dominate traffic on the cryptocurrency’s network. Over 6,000 players are buying, selling, and breeding the blockchain-based felines—and a few of them are making tons of money doing so, according...
Smart Stereo Speaker M7
[Design]
2017/12/10 10:04
Simplifying the metallic cylinder appearance, anodic aluminum oxide coloring process, through hole and blind hole interlace design, high-end product flavour is dye in the wood with its unique circular screen, excellent handling experience.One turn to complete the interactive operation, a simple natural experience, show the beauty of human design. 3.1 inches round LCD HD screen showing the runni...
(Infographic) Laws and Ethics for Autonomous Cars
[Tech]
2017/12/10 10:03
A body of laws and ethics for autonomous vehicles must be developed, because they will be much safer, but nothing is perfect. What will that look like?Infographic : https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Laws-and-Ethivs-for-Autonomous-Cars_v2.jpg[futurism]
(PDF) Deloitte - Predictive Risk Intelligence : A Risk Monitoring Strategy
[Business]
2017/12/07 10:10
Predictive risk intelligence (PRi) provides you with advance notice of the threats to your company or industry that could affect the decisions you make for your organization. Managing future risk with predictive intelligence & risk monitoring strategiesBoards, shareholders, regulators, customers, and business partners alike not only request transparency, but also demand that companies demon...
Google’s Artificial Intelligence Built an AI That Outperforms Any Made by Humans
[Tech]
2017/12/07 10:09
Google's AutoML project, designed to make AI build other AIs, has now developed a computer vision system that vastly outperforms state-of-the-art-models. The project could improve how autonomous vehicles and next-generation AI robots "see."An AI That Can Build AIIn May 2017, researchers at Google Brain announced the creation of AutoML, an artificial intelligence (AI) that’s capable of generati...
(Infographic) $1 Billion AR/VR Investment in Q4, $2.5 Billion This Year (So Far)
[Investing]
2017/12/07 10:08
Startup leaders across the 27 AR/VR sectors in Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report and Deals Database raised $1 billion in the fourth quarter before the end of November. [click to enlarge]This is only the second time the billion dollar figure has been reached in a single quarter. Three quarters of a billion dollars went into big deals like Magic Leap’s $502 million and Niantic’s...
(Video) MIT Engineers 3-D Print a “Living Tattoo”
[Tech]
2017/12/07 10:07
MIT engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically programmed living cells.The cells are engineered to light up in response to a variety of stimuli. When mixed with a slurry of hydrogel and nutrients, the cells can be printed, layer by layer, to form three-dimensional, interactive structures and devices.The team has then demonstrated its techni...
Top Craft U.S. Beers Showing Double-Digit Growth
[Business]
2017/12/07 10:06
When it comes to adult beverages, beer has admittedly seen better days. The category has struggled to grow and has lost share to wine and spirits over the last several years, according to Nielsen’s State of the U.S. Beer Market report. Despite this overall decline, there are still product segments that continue to grow, albeit some, like craft beer, at a decelerating rate.In Nielsen’s U.S. of...