TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Accenture - Top 5 Technology Trends 2017
[Tech]
2017/02/01 10:08
This year’s research report is all about technology for people. The five IT trends and innovations in the 2017 Technology Vision will empower people to invent and achieve more in the era of the intelligent enterprise.[click to enlarge]Technology changes are all around us, and coming faster than ever. But no longer are we waiting and wondering how the latest digital technology innovations will...
Starbucks Unveils a Virtual Assistant That Takes Your Order Via Messaging or Voice
[Business]
2017/02/01 10:08
Starbucks is embracing the trend towards voice-based computing with the launch of a new feature in its mobile app called My Starbucks barista, which allows customers to order and pay for their food and drinks just by speaking. This includes being able to modify their drink order, as if they were speaking with a barista in real life. Additionally, the company is launching a skill for the Amazon...
Top 10 Hot Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies
[Tech]
2017/02/01 10:07
The market for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is flourishing. Beyond the hype and the heightened media attention, the numerous startups and the internet giants racing to acquire them, there is a significant increase in investment and adoption by enterprises. [click to enlarge]A Narrative Science survey found last year that 38% of enterprises are already using AI, growing to 62% by 20...
Uber was The Most-Expensed Service, with 6% of All Business Receipts in 2016
[Business]
2017/02/01 10:07
Uber continues to be the transportation service of choice for business travelers, making up 52 percent of all expenses in Q4, according to a study by Certify. The online travel and expense management service provider today claimed Uber received the majority share of ground transportation, compared to 40 percent the same quarter in 2015. Additionally, the private on-demand ride hailing service w...
3,358 Tech Exits in 2016, ‘Unicorn Births’ Down 68%
[Investing]
2017/02/01 10:07
We’ve kicked off 2017 with a surprise acquisition of what was planned to be the first big IPO of the year — Cisco snapping up AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, just days before its public listing — and what many believe will be an IPO filing for Snapchat’s parent Snap. But in contrast, it appears that 2016 represented a shift less frothy times.CB Insights has published its annual report of how...
A 23-Year-Old College Dropout Just Opened a Robot-Powered Coffee Kiosk in San Francisco
[Business]
2017/02/01 10:07
Henry Hu, 23, hates waiting in lines at coffee shops. The college dropout and recipient of the prestigious Thiel Fellowship throws back about five cups of coffee a day on average.Thanks to his new invention, other coffee fiends in San Francisco can now get their fix in seconds.Cafe X claims to be the first robot-powered café in the US. The kiosk takes customers' orders from a number of tablets...
An MIT Professor Designed This Supermarket of The Future
[Tech]
2017/02/01 10:07
When you pick up a tomato at the grocery store, you might judge it on its ripeness. You can't tell much else just by looking at it.But the tomato has a whole backstory — from the vine it grew on to the CO2 it generated on the farm to the chemical treatments it received.The "Supermarket of the Future" wants to give you that backstory. In late December, a custom Coop supermarket designed by MIT'...
Monthly Trend Report - February. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/02/01 09:10
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - February. 2017 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." * 글로벌 리딩 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심 전략부...
(Patent) Future Apple Watch Straps Could Hide Extra Components
[Tech]
2017/01/25 10:20
Future Apple Watches could be customized by their users thanks to modular accessories built into their strap links, suggests a newly-published patent.These add-ons could include everything from extra displays and batteries to blood pressure and sweat sensors, GPS trackers, speakers, and even additional inputs devices such as force sensors.Described by Apple as a “Modular functional band links...
