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(PDF) PwC - M&A in The Global Automotive Supply Industry
[Investing]
2016/01/24 16:50
Mergers and acquisitions in the global automotive supplier sector are occurring at an unprecedented level in 2015, according to the Strategy& seventh annual “Consolidation in the Global Automotive Supply Industry” report. Based on data from the first six months of 2015, Strategy& anticipates that deal value will top US$48 billion for the full year, a 340 percent increase over 2014. Wh...
(Video) iPhone 7 Concept Phone Features Borderless OED Display and iOS 10
[Design]
2016/01/24 11:10
Apple fans have been waiting for next innovation in iPhone 7, there are many designers out there try to come up with cool ideas as entertainment or inspiration. In the mean time, iPhone-Tricks feels that they need to create their own vision of future iPhone, so, here you are … a gorgeous, borderless phone with OED display for optimum contrast and image quality.This project is a design study th...
GM Unveils Maven, Its Big New Play In Car-Sharing Services
[Business]
2016/01/24 11:08
General Motors has taken the wraps off its latest move to put itself into the next generation of transportation. Today the company launched Maven, a new program that brings together the company’s various efforts in car-sharing services, along with a team of 40 from within the car technology industry and people brought in from Google, Zipcar and Sidecar to develop more sharing services to add t...
(Video) NutriRay3D Uses Laser Light and Your Phone to Count Calories
[Tech]
2016/01/24 11:07
This smartphone technology 3-D maps your meal and counts its calories.There are already plenty of apps that let people estimate how many calories are in the foods they're eating. However, most of these programs require users to either guess at their portion sizes, or actually weigh the food. That's where the University of Washington's NutriRay3D comes in. It's a smartphone device/app combo, tha...
In Brussels, Locals Talk to Visiting Tourists via Public Phones
[Business]
2016/01/24 11:06
Visit.brussels installed phones and live webcams in Brussels that enabled tourists to call locals, boosting tourism after recent terror alerts.After a significant drop in tourism following the citywide lockdown — which occurred after the Paris attacks — Visit.brussels launched a project to let locals talk to travelers, and explain in real-time the safe, beautiful scenes in their city, contrar...
The World’s Most Important Chart
[Investing]
2016/01/24 11:05
For our money, and pretty much everyone else’s, this is the chart that best explains the parlous state of global financial markets. Money poured into the emerging markets over the last three decades. Now, like a nasty riptide, it’s pulling out.Numbers released this week from Institute for International Finance show net capital outflows of roughly $735 billion in 2015, including the group’s b...
Self-Cleaning, Anti-Glare Windows Inspired by Moth Eyes
[Tech]
2016/01/24 11:04
Nature inspired nano-structures mean no more cleaning windows.A revolutionary new type of smart window developed by the University College London (UCL) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could cut window-cleaning costs in tall buildings while reducing heating bills and boosting worker productivity. Partially inspired by the reflective properties of moth eyes, thi...
How the Internet of Things Is Transforming Travel
[Business]
2016/01/24 11:03
Mobile devices play a key role in the travel IoT.Whether it’s monitoring the performance of airline engines, enabling keyless entry to hotel rooms or helping tourists find their way around Disney World, the internet of things (IoT) is creating exciting opportunities for the travel and hospitality industry. By connecting smart devices, systems, processes and people in new ways, it is streamlini...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Automotive Revolution Perspective Towards 2030
[Business]
2016/01/21 11:44
Technology-driven trends will revolutionize how industry players respond to changing consumer behavior, develop partnerships, and drive transformational change.Today’s economies are dramatically changing, triggered by development in emerging markets, the accelerated rise of new technologies, sustainability policies, and changing consumer preferences around ownership. Digitization, increasing a...
