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(PDF) Mckinsey - Capturing China’s $5 Trillion Productivity Opportunity
[Business]
2016/06/26 11:10
China faces a choice: continuing to be an investment-led economy, or switching to one that is consumer based. Successfully becoming a productivity-led economy could generate $5.6 trillion of additional gross domestic product by 2030.Our report identifies five major opportunities to raise productivity, which would accelerate China’s evolution into an advanced economyAfter three decades of sizzl...
(Video) Alphabet Has a New Robot That can Do Chores and Shake its Booty - SpotMini
[Tech]
2016/06/26 11:09
Boston Dynamics released a new video of another new robot, the SpotMini, which has a long, extendable claw coming off its back. And in an attempt to make SpotMini less terrifying, the company attached a set of googly eyes, making it look like a bizarre robot dinosaur.It can also keep its extra arm perfectly still as it moves around it, rather like a gimbal on a drone. As a happy byproduct, it a...
Snapchat : How Brands Reach Millennials
[Business]
2016/06/26 11:08
A year after opening itself up for business, messaging app shows its marketing potential. Sponsored lenses let brands pay to allow Snapchat users to superimpose products or characters on their photos. Above, filters for X-Men, Gatorade, Taco Bell and Kraft. Marisa Thalberg, chief marketing officer at Taco Bell, was fielding Cinco de Mayo-related pitches from her social media team when one idea...
What Millennials’ YouTube Usage Tells Us about the Future of Video Viewership
[Consumer]
2016/06/26 11:07
comScore and YouTube recently released a study, commissioned by Google and based on a survey of 2,940 respondents, on video content engagement and discovery that identified one particularly interesting segment of highly-engaged, highly-loyal YouTube users that we called “Die Hards.” Not surprisingly, these YouTube Die-Hards skew towards the Millennial (Age 18-34) demographic.While YouTube’s...
Kwik Raises $3M to Take on Amazon Dash Buttons
[Investing]
2016/06/26 11:06
Amazon Dash buttons have been gaining traction and Kwik thinks there is room for a competitor. The Tel Aviv-based startup has designed a similar product and is working with Domino’s, Budweiser, Huggies and other brands to make ordering a pizza as easy as pressing a button — literally.And the team is announcing that Norwest Venture Partners is leading a $3 million seed round to help Kwik fulfi...
Plume Makes WiFi Beautifully Simple
[Product]
2016/06/26 11:05
As ubiquitous and necessary as wireless Internet access has become for households and businesses, WiFi network systems are downright frustrating and ugly affairs, one defined by esoteric settings and unsightly hardware. The catch-22 of course is Internet routers perform best when placed out in the open and in the center of a room, but many of us try out best to hide them from sight.Plume is the...
The MINI Vision 100 Concept Car
[Design]
2016/06/26 11:04
BMW has been on quite a roll, showcasing some of their most jaw-droppingly futuristic concepts. Only last week we saw a simply stunning rendition of the future as interpreted by Rolls Royce. This time it’s MINI’s turn, with the MINI Vision 100 concept car. The reason why the MINI concept is such a big deal is because it approaches automobiles and automobile ownership in a radically different...
There’s Catnip Wine So You Don’t Have To Drink Alone
[Product]
2016/06/26 11:03
You fancy a little nightcap before hitting the sack? Or maybe you don’t want to think of it like that, maybe you’re more upfront: you like getting smashed by yourself? Look, we don’t judge, but if you’ve grown tired of doing that alone, but still can’t stand the company of humans, you might want to consider enrolling your cat into your solo drinking activities. Yes, your cat. Pictured abov...
(PDF) BCG - African Consumer Sentiment 2016 : The Promise of New Markets
[Consumer]
2016/06/23 10:32
Given the negative headlines that dominated news coverage about Africa in 2015, the casual observer might conclude that the outlook for business there is gloomy. But nothing could be further from the truth. If projections hold, Africa will have over 1.1 billion consumers by 2020—more than the populations of Europe and North America combined. And incomes are growing. In 2020, Africa will have t...
