TREND REPORTS
Proterra's Electric Bus Can Travel 350 Miles Before Recharging
[Tech]
2016/09/19 10:58
IN THE WORLD of electric vehicles, Tesla gets most of the love. Over 100,000 of Elon Musk’s big, bad autos are zooming around the world, gasoline-free. But how many of those can claim to take an additional 40-odd cars off the road—each?That’s the promise of the Catalyst E2 Series, a new electric bus debuting today that’s aimed squarely at city public transit.The bus from Proterra, a leading...
Millennials Are Fawning Over a New Credit Card with a $450 Annual Fee
[Consumer]
2016/09/19 10:57
When it comes to banking, millennials are an anomaly. The Venmo generation doesn’t visit bank branches, write checks, or even use credit cards.By one estimate, 63% of millennials don’t have credit cards, so it’s curious they’re suddenly fawning over a new, perhaps viral, card on the market. The Chase Sapphire Reserve has been a hit since it was revealed in late August. It’s taken on covete...
PANTONE Condoms That’ll Brighten Up Your Sex Life Via Sight And Taste
[Design]
2016/09/19 10:57
Russian studio DarkDesignGroup has come up with a collection of concept PANTONE condoms inspired by the color system. Each color corresponds to a particular fruit and its flavor. The range includes mango, banana, apple, grape and watermelon. Would you like to see these PANTONE condoms become a reality? [taxi]
Marketers Need to Say Goodbye to Campaigns, Hello to AI-Driven Conversations
[Business]
2016/09/18 11:10
New report on emerging tech in next five years also points to personal data lockers, commonplace augmented reality, and much smarter location analytics. Marketers will need to transform from campaigns to real-time, continuous interaction with customers via intelligent agents.So says Forrester Research VP and principal analyst Brian Hopkins, co-author (with Adam Silverman) of a new Forrester Res...
(Patent) Walmart is Patenting Technology That Could Have Terrifying Implications for Workers
[Tech]
2016/09/18 11:10
Walmart just patented a system based on mini-robots that can control shopping carts, as well as complete a long list of duties once reserved for human employees. Last week, Walmart was granted a patent for a new system that allows shopping carts to drive themselves, untouched by customers and employees. However, the system goes far beyond self-driving carts, with details on automated devices th...
How Amazon is Blowing Away Competitors — and Its Lead is Growing
[Business]
2016/09/18 11:09
Amazon is absolutely killing it in online retail and its lead continues to grow, according to a new note published by RBC Capital.The note shared a number of charts to illustrate this point, based on the results of a recent survey it ran against 2,024 people, of whom 1,682 had shopped on Amazon over the past 12 months.The first chart shows that Amazon is the clear mindshare winner when it comes...
AI Disrupting The World’s Largest Industries
[Tech]
2016/09/18 11:06
Intel’s acquisition earlier this month of Nervana Systems is another example of how startups are preparing to disrupt the worlds largest industries using Artificial Intelligence.Artificial Intelligence is undergoing a massive acceleration driven by rapid growth in available data and rapid evolution of algorithms.DCVC, a venture capital fund that invests in entrepreneurs applying cognitive comp...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The 4 Pillars of Distinctive Customer Journeys
[Consumer]
2016/09/18 11:06
New research reveals that focus, simplicity, “digital first,” and perceptions matter most.In recent years, customer experience (CX) has emerged as a major differentiator for large companies, including financial-services providers. In a McKinsey survey of senior executives, 90 percent of respondents confirmed that CX is one of the CEO’s top three priorities.It’s a priority because the stakes...
Finally, A Device That Makes Fire Good for Phones - Jikopower
[Tech]
2016/09/18 11:05
According to University of Washington-based startup JikoPower, approximately 80 percent of Kenyans have a cell phone, but only 20 percent of them have electricity. In some cases, this means that people in rural locations have to spend hours walking long distances in order to use paid charging stations. JikoPower, however, aims to bring the power to the people's cooking fires, with its Spark the...
