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World Map of Drugs and Medicine Exports 2016
[Business]
2017/12/07 10:05
Drugs and medicine are big business. In 2016, there was a 1.5% global decline in the total value of drug and medicine exports. [click to enlarge]Even with that drop, the industry's players exported $318B, making drugs and medicine one of the world's top industries. But where do all those pills, serums, and creams come from? We wanted to find out. So we dissected the data from 2016 and broke it...
The Smart Baby Camera
[Design]
2017/12/07 10:04
Know any first-time parents who made an Instagram account just for their newborn baby?! Well, don’t be surprised if you start seeing fetus accounts next! The Smart Baby Camera lets impatient parents get a sneak peak as their baby grows and record photo and video to save and share.From the comfort of home, this portable echograph system is intuitive and safe to use safely without professional a...
Worlds First Floating City to Emerge in the Pacific Ocean by 2020
[Design]
2017/12/07 10:03
The concept of floating cities may sound like something from a science fiction novel, but it could become a reality by 2020. Seasteading Institute, a San Francisco-based nonprofit has been developing this idea since the foundation of the organization in 2008, and it has reached an agreement with the government of French Polynesia to begin testing in its waters.“If you could have a floating cit...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Digital China : Powering The Economy to Global Competitiveness
[Business]
2017/12/06 10:00
China, already a global force in digital technologies, is set to experience huge shifts in revenue and profits as businesses digitize, boosting the economy’s international competitiveness.China has become a force to be reckoned with in digital technologies at home and around the world. As a major worldwide investor in digital technologies and one of the world’s leading adopters of the technol...
(Video) World’s First Standalone AI Sports Headphones - Vinci 2.0
[Product]
2017/12/06 10:00
Consumers can stream music, make calls, receive fitness coaching and tracking using voice controlled AI headphones.We have already seen smart AR glasses allowing consumers to go hands free, in addition to applications providing consumers with fitness advice and motivation. However, Vinci 2.0 goes a step further, combining these two ideas, by using AI technology to create standalone headphones,...
Top Wall Street Economist : This is ‘The Most Vertical’ Chart I’ve Ever Seen
[Investing]
2017/12/06 10:00
Bitcoin's climb is "the most vertical" Stephen Roach has ever seen. Move over, Jaime Dimon, bitcoin has another high-profile Wall Street hater:‘This is a toxic concept for investors. This is a dangerous speculative bubble by any shadow or stretch of the imagination.’That’s what Stephen Roach, Yale professor and former Morgan Stanley MS, -1.27% chief economist, had to say about bitcoin in an...
There are 170,000 Fewer Retail Jobs in 2017—and 75,000 More Amazon Robots
[Business]
2017/12/06 10:00
Amazon’s headcount is growing by 40% year-over-year. It was the eighth-largest private employer in the US at the end of 2016, and it’s poised to climb those ranks quickly. The online retailer also announced plans to build a second US headquarters that will employ 50,000 employees.But Amazon’s growth comes at a cost. It has a well-earned reputation for overwhelming competitors. Even though Am...
Amazon's Futuristic X-Pick Concept Pickup Truck
[Design]
2017/12/06 09:59
X-Pick is a concept pick up that would help to deliver logistics with ability to go into remote areas in India. Due to population density, by the time we reach 2025, major cities in India would suffer from traffic congestion, pollution, and health hazards. It’s time for people to realize decentralization is actually not a bad thing, it can give them peaceful life style since internet connectiv...
Huge ‘Chinchilla Bed’ Bears Uncanny Resemblance To Studio Ghibli’s ‘Totoro’
[Product]
2017/12/06 09:59
Chinese online marketplace Taobao is selling a comfy-looking futon-style ‘Chinchilla bed’ that has a design prominently similar to Studio Ghibli’s ‘Totoro’ from My Neighbor Totoro. According to Japanese new site SoraNews24, “The item, like many from sites like Taobao and Ali Express, sits in a legal area as grey as its fur. There are some noticeable differences from Ghibli’s copyrighted...
