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Cove: A Set of Chemotherapy Infusion Chairs Provide Comfort to Patients and Support Person
[Design]
2024/07/08 09:04
Cove is a set of family chairs designed specifically to provide support and comfort to chemotherapy patients. Cove Chemotherapy Infusion Chair Set features multiple elements such as light, temperature control, reclining, and privacy panels. Cove wants to makes sure that the chair can be customized to meet patient’s unique needs. Going through a chemotherapy is definitely not an easy task, Cove...
New York City’s New Luxury Cannabis Stores Are Works of High Art
[Design]
2024/07/08 09:03
Illegal, slapdash dispensaries have taken over the city. Now, a new breed of high-design shop is looking to change the way people buy cannabis.If it wasn’t for the six-foot-tall sculpture of an immaculately rolled joint in the foyer of the Union Square outpost of Travel Agency, you might not know that you’re entering a cannabis store. The space, designed by the architecture firm Leong Leong,...
(PDF) BCG - True-Luxury Global Consumer Insights
[Consumer]
2024/07/05 09:10
This document is the summary of the "True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight" research, carried out by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with Altagamma. This research, now in its TenthEdition, is the most complete and innovative research on True-Luxury consumers.[click to enlarge]This year the study has been designed to provide a uniquely comprehensive understanding of the True-Luxury...
(Video) Nestlé Harnesses AI to Cultivate Climate-Resilient Coffee Plants
[Tech]
2024/07/05 09:09
Nestlé is brewing up data science- and artificial intelligence-powered innovations to breed climate-resilient plants in an environmentally challenged landscape. With climate change reducing the amount of land that can grow hardy and weather-resilient coffee plants, Nestlé plant scientists have looked to data science to better identify a combination of factors that will yield healthy crops. Us...
Character.AI Introduces a Feature that Allows to Call AI Chatbots
[Business]
2024/07/05 09:08
Character.AI launched a free feature last month that allows users to talk to chatbots over calls in multiple languages and with reduced latency in a two-way voice conversation. Users can also seamlessly switch between calling and texting.The a16z-backed startup noted that calls with AI characters can be useful for practicing language skills, giving mock interviews, and people development for ga...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Harnessing Analytics and AI to Shape The Future of Mobility Retail
[Business]
2024/07/05 09:07
To prepare for a world of lower fuel sales, forecourt retailers can harness advanced analytics and AI to increase revenues from electric vehicle charging and convenience.The mobility retail market is in for a period of change and disruption as the world shifts away from traditional fuels. Oil demand growth shows signs of slowing and across multiple scenarios demand is expected to begin to decli...
Augmented Reality Platform Eternitee Reimagines Fashion With the Classic White T-Shirt
[Product]
2024/07/05 09:06
The company combines the physical and digital worlds with AR skins to stay up to date with the latest social media trends.When it comes to the latest TikTok and social media trends such as “Barbiecore” and “Coquette bows,” phenomena seemingly rise in hype overnight — leading brands to need to act quickly. Brands are now struggling to retain relevancy with trendy items in demand more than e...
The World Is Flooded With Plastic Waste
[Business]
2024/07/05 09:05
In just two decades, the global annual production of plastic waste has increased from 180 million tonnes to nearly 400 million tonnes, according to the OECD's Global Plastics Outlook report. Meanwhile, plastic waste is expected to nearly triple worldwide by 2060, with half of all waste expected to be in landfill while less than one-fifth of it will be recycled.In recent years, growing awareness...
Researchers Craft Smiling Robot Face from Living Human Skin Cells
[Tech]
2024/07/05 09:04
Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique for creating lifelike robotic skin using living human cells. As a proof of concept, the team engineered a small robotic face capable of smiling, cover...
