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Robots Run New Eateries
[Business]
2017/03/15 10:35
While some are fearful that robots will replace workers in the near future, AI is poised to help society more than hurt it. It’s becoming increasingly consumer-facing in the service industry in particular, as more robots are playing a role in the restaurant space.café x Even though young consumers love coffee shop culture and conversing with their favorite baristas, the creators of Café X, w...
LIKEtoKNOW.it Lets You Shop from Your Screenshots
[Business]
2017/03/15 10:35
LIKEtoKNOW.it emerged as bloggers and influencers became increasingly important in the fashion industry, directing consumers to particular brands and products. The service allows consumers to like particular Instagram posts, then receive an email at the end of the day with ready-to-shop links to products; influencers earn a commission from each item purchased. Founder Amber Venz Box has now dev...
(Video) Insect-Inspired Mechanical Resilience for Multicopters
[Tech]
2017/03/15 10:34
Short elastic bands pull the magnetic contact points of the frame back toward their original spots and the drone snaps back into shape.Forget about expensive obstacle avoidance systems, a team of researchers has built a prototype drone with a rubbery, flexible frame that deforms harmlessly in a crash, then snaps itself back into shape ready to fly again in an instant.Multicopters really are one...
(Video) When Intel Redisigns The Google Glass - Recon Jet
[Product]
2017/03/15 10:34
Google did create the first wearable with the Google Glass, but honestly with its $1500 price tag, it sounded like a failure at the get go. Google also has a tendency to fumble with hardware. Their Project Ara met a sad end last year too. However, Intel picked up on the Glass project where Google left off, with its Recon Jet smart eyewear. Much like the Glass, but with much more style and a lot...
(Video) The World's First Face-Cleaning Toothbrushes - 3Deep Sonic Toothbrush
[Product]
2017/03/15 10:34
The world's first 3 in 1 Toothbrush plus beautycare functionality - facial scrub & massage sponge!Treat yourself to a total clean with the 3Deep Sonic Toothbrush Massager. This 3-in-1 system serves as a facial scrub and massager sponge in addition to a toothbrush.Combining all three in one, you can simplify your beauty routine once and for all.The 3Deep Toothbrush features an oscillating he...
3D-Printed Jewelry Ditches the Lab for the Boutique
[Product]
2017/03/15 10:34
Relatively easy customization is boosting designers’ profit margins.In college, when Mario Christian Lavorato and his brother started making jewelry to sell, they quickly learned that the business had kept one foot in the Middle Ages. They designed their beads and charms out of clay, then molded the finished products by hand. Peers they met at trade shows used blowtorches to meticulously craft...
(Infographic) Global Consultancies Are Buying Up Agencies and Reshaping the Brand Marketing World
[Investing]
2017/03/14 10:47
Industry watchers predict the trend will only accelerate.In the waning weeks of 2015, Mike Barrett, president of San Francisco agency Heat, and his partners, John Elder and Steve Stone, faced the biggest decision of their careers as they mulled acquisition options for the shop, which, true to its name, had grown to rank among the hottest independents in the business.Should they join one of the...
(M&A) Why Intel is Paying $15 Billion for Mobileye
[Investing]
2017/03/14 10:47
Cars coming off the assembly line in the next few years will have computing power to rival your cellphones, and they’ll get even more complex as automakers introduce more self-driving technology.That’s why Intel — known for its chips, data centers and computing capabilities — just bought self-driving tech supplier Mobileye for $15 billion. Intel, which has long been a supplier to the PC ind...
(Video) A New York Startup, Lemonade Shakes Up The Insurance Business
[Business]
2017/03/14 10:47
Is the future of insurance named after a soft drink?IT IS not typhoons or earthquakes that insurers should fear most, but geeks alert to their businesses’ inefficiencies. Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger, tech entrepreneurs with no insurance background, spotted that the industry is huge (worth $4.6trn in global premium income a year, reckons Swiss Re, a reinsurer), distrusted, antiquated and...
