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(Video) New, Reversible Weight Loss Procedure, AspireAssist FDA Approved
[Tech]
2016/06/16 11:02
The FDA has just approved the AspireAssist device from AspireBariatrics which, when we first learned of it, seemed like a joke. Alas, what looked like a high tech way of enabling bulimia has proven itself effective for weight loss in obese patients.Simply put, the AspireAssist provides a channel for stomach contents to be emptied before the nutrients are absorbed further down in the GI system....
(PDF) Pew - State of the News Media 2016
[Business]
2016/06/16 11:02
Eight years after the Great Recession sent the U.S. newspaper industry into a tailspin, the pressures facing America’s newsrooms have intensified to nothing less than a reorganization of the industry itself, one that impacts the experiences of even those news consumers unaware of the tectonic shifts taking place.In 2015, the newspaper sector had perhaps the worst year since the recession and i...
(Infographic) 44 Venture-Backed Startups Supplying Your Wardrobe
[Investing]
2016/06/16 11:01
VC firms are focusing on needles and thread as well as circuits and silicon. These startup fashion brands have raised over $1.5B in aggregate.[click to enlarge]From men’s shorts to patterned socks to children’s shoes, a new wave of startup fashion and apparel companies are coming to your closet.Some of these startups like Frank & Oak are hoping to create new lifestyle brands by leveraging...
Smart Camera Learns How Your Baby Sleeps - Nanit
[Product]
2016/06/16 11:01
The Nanit camera is mounted on a floor stand, and looks down into the infant's crib.While there are already a variety of systems that monitor how your baby sleeps, most of them require you to fasten some sort of wearable to your infant's body. Nanit, however, is different. It's a contactless system that utilizes an overhead camera to observe your little one, using machine learning to teach itse...
These Are The Highest-Paid Degrees on Wall Street
[Investing]
2016/06/16 11:01
Wall Street professionals come from a variety of college degrees and majors, but there is one degree that's more lucrative than any other.Executive MBA and MBA holders earn the most money of all finance professionals, according to Emolument, a salary-benchmarking website that collects self-reported pay data.Emolument gathered data on 840 finance professionals in New York at the analyst, associa...
Mercedes Flags 500 km EV Platform, Wireless Charging and a Hydrogen Hybrid
[Tech]
2016/06/16 11:01
Mercedes will use this platform to underpin its future electric cars. As alternative powertrains move towards the mainstream, there is increasing pressure to create versatile platforms capable of handling a range of propulsion systems without huge development costs on each individual model. Volvo has SPA, Volkswagen has MQB and now Mercedes has used TecDay in Stuttgart to announce a dedicated p...
(PDF) The Dark Side of Mobile Sharing
[Consumer]
2016/06/16 11:00
On the web you can share content via social media (Facebook, Twitter, et al.) or you can share through channels which aren’t public by design (e-mails, instant messaging). The latter are called dark social media. This sounds sinister, but basically entails private referral traffic that’s harder to track, as it comes back without referral data attached.Retailers and publishers like sharing, be...
Car Brands Are Reinventing Dealerships as Lifestyle Destinations
[Business]
2016/06/16 11:00
Recent months have seen an increase in brands catering to young people’s desire for multipurpose retail environments by offering up their stores as interactive spaces. Activewear brands are opening full-service fitness studios, and auto brands are following suit, putting car showrooms to more inventive use.CADILLAC HOUSEIn a bid to lure customers without the hard sell, Cadillac has launched a...
(PDF) Accenture - As-a-Service : The Asia-Pacific Advantage
[Business]
2016/06/15 11:17
Asia-Pacific buyers are ahead of their Western competitors in terms of As-a-Service investments and adoption. What do they know that their counterparts don’t?It’s no secret that companies are changing the way they buy and receive services to support their business operations. After all, traditional “lift-and-shift” approaches lost their luster years ago. Today’s executives aren’t simply l...
