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(PDF) Bain - Coping with the Amazon Factor in Due Diligence
[Business]
2018/04/05 09:40
Amazon already controls roughly 40% of the US e-commerce market and is on track to own 50% by 2021. That implies that the Seattle-based retail disrupter will capture around 70% of all e-commerce growth over the next five years.But that's hardly the end of it. Extending into business-to-business (B2B) commerce and distribution, cloud services, media and hardware, the Amazon ecosystem now covers...
Retailers Race Against Amazon to Automate Stores - Hema
[Business]
2018/04/05 09:40
To see what it’s like inside stores where sensors and artificial intelligence have replaced cashiers, shoppers have to trek to Amazon Go, the internet retailer’s experimental convenience shop in downtown Seattle. Soon, though, more technology-driven businesses like Amazon Go may be coming to them.[A shopper at Hema, a Chinese grocery chain operated by Alibaba, the internet giant, scanning a p...
(Infographic) AR/VR Startups Raise Record $3.6 Billion in Last 12 Months as Market Transition Accelerates
[Investing]
2018/04/05 09:40
AR/VR startups raised a record over $3.6 billion from VCs and corporates in the last 12 months to the end of Q1 2018. Over three-quarters of a billion dollars was invested in the first 3 months of this year alone. [click to enlarge]A fundamental transition in the fundraising market towards AR from VR, as well as the very early-stage dynamics of mobile AR, are driving an acceleration of fundrais...
(Video) Festo's Latest Robo-Animals – A Rolling Spider and a Semi-Autonomous Bat
[Tech]
2018/04/05 09:39
Festo, the German electrical automation company that previously brought us a robotic dragonfly, kangaroo and penguin, is back with a couple of new creations – a spider that can roll like a wheel, and a bat that flies by autopilot.Reminiscent of the Star Wars battle droids, the BionicWheelBot robotic spider was actually inspired by the flic-flac spider (cebrennus rechenbergi). In its native Sah...
(Infographic) The Great Retail Bifurcation
[Business]
2018/04/05 09:39
Why the retail “apocalypse” is really a renaissance.[click to enlarge]The US economy appears strong, and the retail industry has shown consistent growth across channels, yet news headlines often point to a failing industry. What is everyone missing?Infographic : https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/4464_The-great-retail-bifurcation_infographic/figures/4464_infographic....
What Blockchain Might Mean for the Digital Ad Supply Chain
[Business]
2018/04/05 09:38
It seems like the whole world is abuzz about blockchain, with evangelists in every vertical convinced that the technology has applications poised to revolutionize their industry. For digital ads, blockchain’s promise lies in its potential to make ad supply chains transparent—and therefore ripe for optimization.Digital ad supply chain optimization is one way to bring down the “tech tax” on t...
Seaview 180 SV2 Snorkeling Mask with Better Air Circulation Creates Less Fogging Mask
[Product]
2018/04/05 08:39
Wildhorn Outfitters presents you with the next generation of its best-selling snorkeling mask, Seaview 180° SV2. The new design features premium full-face mask with improved breathability, it connects you with the beauty of the ocean. The enhanced viewing area along with several features allow this mask provide you with unmatched snorkeling experience. For the second version, the design team r...
(Infographic) How Self Driving Cars Will Revolutionize Society & Your Life
[Business]
2018/04/05 08:26
The clock is ticking for 19 companies who have set the years 2020 – 2021 as a deadline to get their self driving cars ready for the roads. There are doubts and hopes, limitations and opportunities, risks and rewards.But even in the face of criticism and skepticism, evidence showing the advantages self driving vehicles have over human-driven cars is overwhelming.Auto Loan Solutions has created...
(PDF) 'What The Future' Report by Ipsos
[Business]
2018/04/04 10:13
Is being behind the wheel behind the times? Autonomous vehicles are coming. In fact, to an increasing extent they are already here.Aside from the home, one of the last bastions of the ad-free life is the car. Other than the badge on the steering wheel, the interior of a car is blissfully empty of any brands or companies trying to push their products or services on you (assuming you avoid the ra...
