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(PDF) BCG - Organizing for a Digital Future
[Business]
2017/11/08 10:34
Digital is on the CEO agenda of established companies, and many CEOs approach the topic by asking two initial questions: Who should be in charge of digital? What is the best model for organizing digital?These are relevant questions, but answering them too quickly will likely send a company down the wrong path. In their rush to go digital, companies often dive into a mix of projects and activiti...
Building A.I. That Can Build A.I.
[Tech]
2017/11/08 10:34
Google and others, fighting for a small pool of researchers, are looking for automated ways to deal with a shortage of artificial intelligence experts.They are a dream of researchers but perhaps a nightmare for highly skilled computer programmers: artificially intelligent machines that can build other artificially intelligent machines.With recent speeches in both Silicon Valley and China, Jeff...
How Technology is Driving Music Consumption
[Consumer]
2017/11/08 10:33
On average, Americans spend just over 32 hours a week listening to music in 2017, up 5.5 hours over last year. How is this possible? Technology. At home, at work and traveling in between, people are consuming more music than ever before, from more devices. New technology and the latest gadgets allow listeners to seamlessly engage with music anywhere, anytime. Smartphones, laptops and tablets ar...
These Digital Billboards From McDonald’s Change Depending on How Bad the Traffic Is
[Business]
2017/11/08 10:33
U.K. out-of-home campaign combines online and physical data.Getting stuck in traffic at the end of the day sucks, which is why McDonald’s hopes some new creative ad targeting will get you to pull over at a nearby restaurant and pick up a hamburger on your way home.The fast-food chain and Leo Burnett are running an intriguing out-of-home campaign in the U.K. that targets drivers on busy highway...
Restaurant Provides Meals Geared Toward Specific Genetic Needs
[Business]
2017/11/08 10:33
Vita Mojo has teamed up with DNAFit to help customers give their bodies exactly what they need.Vita Mojo, a London based, health-obsessed restaurant, has recently teamed up with DNAFit, a health and fitness genetics brand, to provide meals generated for individuals’ specific bodily needs. The rationale behind the partnership is that human beings are all unique and so are their dietary and exer...
Full-Time MBA Courses - Show Me The Money !
[Investing]
2017/11/08 10:33
The business schools that give the biggest boost to salaries.FOR an aspiring MBA, one of the main factors when choosing a school is the opportunity for career advancement—and a juicy pay rise. But the return must be weighed against the high cost of the investment. A full-time MBA programme at the biggest American institutions costs around $134,000 for the typical two-year course.The return can...
The Revolutionary 3D-Flosser, Blizzident Promises One Bite Flossing
[Product]
2017/11/08 10:32
No, it's not a medieval torture device, it's Blizzident's 3D-Flosser.The American Dental Association, like many oral hygiene bodies around the globe, recommends cleaning between teeth at least once per day. Generally, this is done using a strand of dental floss to get into the small gaps that toothbrushes just can't reach. Though important, it does take time. What if you could floss all your te...
Tetris Table Offers a Variety of Different Configurations
[Design]
2017/11/08 10:32
Conceived by people’s industrial design office — a branch of beijing-based firm people’s architecture office — the ‘tetris table’ has been designed to accommodate the unpredictable needs of companies in flux. Its name, which pays homage to the popular tile-matching puzzle video game, references the way the individual desks can come together to form one large surface. comprising five inter...
(Patent) Apple Patents Watch Blood Pressure Monitoring Tech
[Tech]
2017/11/07 10:50
Apple is Developing Watch Technology to Detect Heart Abnormalities and now blood Pressure.On September 26, 2017 Patently Apple posted a report titled "The FDA Selects Apple and 9 other Tech Companies for Pilot Program Designed to Fast Track Mobile Device Innovations." The program is meant to let the companies get products pre-cleared rather than going through the agency's standard application a...
