TREND REPORTS
(PDF) CoinDesk Launches Q2 State of Blockchain Report
[Investing]
2017/09/11 17:08
CoinDesk's Q2 2017 State of Blockchain report summarizes key trends, data and events in the public and enterprise blockchain sectors in the second quarter of 2017.Q2 at a glance:Cryptocurrencies hit all-time valuations.ICOs emerge as an industry force.The asset class diversifies and bitcoin's total dominance wanes.1. Crypto prices rallyThe story of Q2 begins with a rally that saw the total valu...
(PDF) Mckinsey : Human + Machine : A New Era of Automation in Manufacturing
[Business]
2017/09/11 17:08
New technologies are opening a new era in automation for manufacturers—one in which humans and machines will increasingly work side by side.[click to enlarge]Over the past two decades, automation in manufacturing has been transforming factory floors, the nature of manufacturing employment, and the economics of many manufacturing sectors. Today, we are on the cusp of a new automation era: rapid...
IBM and MIT Look to Dominate AI Research with New $240 Million Lab
[Investing]
2017/09/11 17:07
IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment in new lab with MIT to advance AI hardware, software, and algorithms.IBM and MIT recently launched a new collaborative research lab designed to propel breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence over the next decade. The deal involves a US$240 million dollar investment over 10 years from IBM, one of the largest ever seen between a u...
(Video) Handheld Mass-Spectrometry Pen Identifies Cancer in Seconds During Surgery - MasSpec
[Tech]
2017/09/11 17:07
Scientists have invented a gentle, handheld device that can determine within seconds whether tissue is cancerous or not. The tool could give surgeons precise information during an operation about which tissues should be removed or preserved.The pen-shaped instrument, which relies on the chemical analysis technique mass spectrometry, was developed by scientists at the University of Texas at Aust...
Can AI Detect Homosexuality From a Facial Image ? And Should It ?
[Tech]
2017/09/11 17:07
A controversial study claims a person's sexual orientation can be identified with a high degree of accuracy from a single facial image.A study published late last week from two Stanford researchers has caused shockwaves around the world. The duo reportedly developed a neural network that could detect the sexual orientation of a person just by studying a single facial image. The startling degree...
Millennials Mostly Watch TV After It’s Aired
[Consumer]
2017/09/11 17:07
Older people still watch more live TV, but that’s changing.Millennials don’t watch live TV most of the time. People aged 18-34 spend 55 percent of their video-watching time consuming content after it has already aired on live TV, according to a new study from the Consumer Technology Association. Only 45 percent of that time is spent with live television.Of the video millennials do watch, 35 p...
Future of Retail ? Nike’s Cool New Toy Lets You Design and Print Custom Sneakers in an Hour
[Business]
2017/09/11 17:07
W+K's The Lodge experiments with AR, object tracking and projection.Nike and Wieden + Kennedy’s The Lodge have unveiled what they believe is a glimpse into the future of retail with an experience in New York City that lets visitors design their own one-of-a-kind sneakers, which are ready to wear in less than 90 minutes.The Nike Makers’ Experience (it is invite-only at the moment) is housed at...
The Cola in Skin Colors - Ali Cola
[Design]
2017/09/11 11:20
ALI COLA celebrates diversity with a soda that comes in six different 'skin' colors.The concept for ALI COLA started back in 2012, when german politician thilo sarrazin published some controversial comments about human intelligence being directly influenced by genetic characteristics. in protest of this idea, and in celebration of ethnic diversity, hamburg-based entrepreneur aydin umutlu develo...
(PDF) 2017 Cruise Industry Outlook : Where Cruise Ship Passengers Are From & Where They Go
[Consumer]
2017/09/10 10:10
Global cruise travel is continuing to grow at a steady pace around the world. The Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) predicts that over the course of this year 25.8 million passengers will board cruise ships for ocean bound vacations, 1.1 million more than last year. By far the most passengers hail from the United States, which makes it less astounding that most cruise capacity is all...
