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(PDF) The Secret to Winning Consumers’ Hearts with ArtificIal Intelligence
[Business]
2018/08/26 09:10
Consumers are willing to be served by AI technologies, but still want to know that a human is at arm’s reach if need be. We call this Augmented AI, and it shows that despite all the technologies, we still need a human touch.Artificial intelligence is everywhere. Robots are beating us a board games, giving us directions at airports, resolving our customer service queries, fulfilling our shoppin...
Forbes Print Advert By Ogilvy : Jenny Bezos, Ellen Musk and Lara Page
[Design]
2018/08/26 09:09
The campaign shows female versions of some of the most iconic billionaires to make the point that, if they were born women, their companies may have never seen the light of the day and they would have ended up being clients of their competitors. This has nothing to do with their capabilities. It's due to the fact that female entrepreneurs receive less funds, loans and government grants than the...
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Information Security Spending to Exceed $124 Billion in 2019
[Investing]
2018/08/26 09:08
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach more than $114 billion in 2018, an increase of 12.4 percent from last year, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2019, the market is forecast to grow 8.7 percent to $124 billion."Security leaders are striving to help their organizations securely use technology platforms to become more competitive and d...
Latch Raises $70M for Its Apartment Smart Lock System
[Investing]
2018/08/26 09:07
Latch announced this morning that it has raised $70 million in Series B funding.The round was led by Brookfield Ventures, the investment arm of Brookfield Asset Management. As part of the deal, Brookfield Properties will also be installing Latch systems in its multi-family properties that are currently under development.“We are thrilled to support Latch, the clear market leader in a nearly $25...
How Banks Are Teaming Up To Bring Blockchain To Trade Finance
[Investing]
2018/08/26 09:06
Trade finance has seen more successful blockchain pilots than other use cases, but will historically conservative banks have the same risk appetite to move from testing to full-scale production? As trade wars intensify, banks are looking to blockchain as a way to streamline international trade transactions.[click to enlarge]Historically inundated with paper trails and inefficiencies, banks and...
(PDF) Electronic Skin That Heals Could be the Future of Prosthetics, Robotics
[Tech]
2018/08/26 09:05
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a new type of electronic skin that's soft but tough. This electronic skin is able to mimic how real skin feels and capable of healing itself, and it's recyclable.LIKE REAL SKIN, BUT BETTERThe skin is an organ that’s easily taken for granted, but it actually does a great deal of work. Human skin is sensitive, able to receive...
Infiniti Reveals Concept 10 Single-Seat Electric Speedster
[Design]
2018/08/26 09:04
The Infiniti Concept 10 is an open top, single seat electric speedster.We were intrigued last week when we first saw teaser sketches of Infiniti's Concept 10. Now, the car has been fully revealed at Pebble Beach, and the open-top electric speedster with a barely-there windscreen and a single seat is a whole lot cooler than those initial images hinted at.The new concept follows after the old-sch...
(Infographic) How Tech is Changing How Healthcare Must Communicate With Patients
[Business]
2018/08/26 09:03
From consumer-focused apps to groundbreaking 3d printing techniques, the healthcare industry is constantly in the process of being revolutionized by new technologies.These changes are disrupting the status quo of how business has been done for years – and they are even forcing companies to pivot in the areas of business that aren’t as traditionally driven by innovation or R&D.One such are...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Analytics and Digital will Drive Next-Generation Retail Merchandising
[Business]
2018/08/23 09:10
As merchandising in retail continues to evolve with the integration of analytics and other digital solutions, merchants need to become much more nimble and ready to fulfill customer needs.There is no denying that the retail landscape is undergoing a revolution unparalleled in recent memory. The pace of change continues to accelerate, driven by increasingly savvier and more demanding consumers a...
