Is this the biggest development in suspension tech since Citroen's hydropneumatic design? ​[click to enlarge]French carmaker Citroën forever changed the automotive world when it debuted its hydropneumatic suspension system first in the 1954 Traction Avant, and in its more advanced form in the 1955 DS. Traditional suspension systems use coil springs and dampers to absorb bumps, but Citroen rad...

Chinese Firms and Nontraditional Players Such as IBM and Deloitte Move In.Mergers and acquisitions targeting digital agencies, ad tech companies and analytics firms surged worldwide in the first half, independent global marketing consultancy R3 said in a report on Wednesday.The marketing industry overall saw 204 M&A deals in the first six months of the year, totaling an estimated $6.8 billi...

A new inexpensive hotel will open in Kansai International Airport in March 2017 in the style of a capsule hotel.Guests to the tentatively named First Cabin Kansai Airport in the Aeroplaza complex near terminal 1 building can stay in mini booth-type rooms, designed for passengers hoping to get a few hours’ rest before a flight. A stay will cost as little as ¥5,000 per person.From the look of t...

If you want to fully understand laundry woes, live the bachelor life. I’ve got like ten items of clothing in total and when I run a wash, I’d like to finish washing them all at once. Which means my woolens, whites, jeans, and colored clothes all have their little weekly pool party. My whites are this warm grey, my woolens look like ‘smelly cat’ and my regular clothes just about look like cl...

Legendary Pictures is using HoloLens to bring its characters to life as holograms.With AR in the spotlight thanks to the runaway success of Pokemon Go, many heads might be turning towards Microsoft's HoloLens, the AR headset that lets users see 3D holograms in the living room. Though a consumer version might be a long way off, Microsoft is trickling out details about how its partners are experi...

The numbers for another quarter are in, and it's becoming ever clearer that Amazon.com and Google's parent company, Alphabet, are pulling away from their U.S. peers in research and development spending:The U.S. R&D Leaders - Trailing 12 months research and development spending*As noted in the chart, though, there is something a little bit different about Amazon's (huge) number. There's no r...

Impact, young consumers believe that brands have the power to better the world through social consciousness. In fact, 65% of American youth and 56% of British youth think companies, not governments, can make the biggest positive impact. One such way is through the promotion of racial inclusivity, which budding and luxury brands alike are embracing in order to meet the needs of the evolving cons...

Multichannel efforts by Geico, Verizon, Walmart and others. In a multiscreen world, brands are attacking all channels. Based on data from NBC and aggregated stats from more than 6,000 websites, MediaRadar is evaluating the kinds of placements Summer Olympics advertisers are buying across TV and digital mediums. Exact dollar figures are not available, but the tech company's thorough methodology...

15 VC-backed bot startups have raised their first VC rounds so far this year.[click to enlarge]Advances in artificial intelligence algorithms have put chatbots and voice assistants in the spotlight, with investor interest in the space increasing in recent months.Just this month, as of 7/28/2016, 7 bot-focused startups — including stealth startup Begin and recruitment bot Wade & Wendy — ra...