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Can Underground Bunkers be the Future of Farming ?
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:03
The Lowline, an ambitious project by two New York City-based architects to transform an abandoned trolley terminal into the world’s first underground park, is now Kickstarting the second phase of their vision of subterranean-grown cuisine. The team has plans to build out the Lowline Lab, a working prototype in the form of a six-month public exhibition. The Lab will not only allow visitors to e...
(PDF) Mobile Broadband Penetration Is Quickly on the Rise
[Consumer]
2015/06/16 12:22
According to data published by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), mobile Internet usage is quickly on the rise. The number of mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants worldwide almost quadrupled since 2010, and by the end of this year the mobile broadband penetration rate is expected to reach 47%. As is the case with fixed broadband subscriptions and Internet access in...
Eat or Be Eaten
[Investing]
2015/06/16 12:21
With a wave of consolidation in prospect, America’s big internet firms look set to divide into predators and prey.EVEN at charity auctions, technology titans like large transactions. At a recent fundraiser for Tipping Point, an anti-poverty charity in San Francisco, guests swiftly bid up the price for a package of Super Bowl tickets in increments of $100,000. The fortunes made by Silicon Valle...
(Video) Virtual Haptics System Lets Users Feel Without Touching
[Tech]
2015/06/16 12:21
Developments in virtual and augmented reality have so far primarily focused on users’ visual experiences, but a new system called Ultrahaptics could shift the focus from virtual sight to virtual touch. Developed by researchers from the University of Bristol, the system enables users to experience ‘phantom’ tactile sensations in mid-air with their bare hands.Ultrahaptics uses ultrasound to pr...
Google Is Testing Its Internet Balloons in a Huge Freezer
[Tech]
2015/06/16 12:21
He works on Project Loon, Google’s ambitious plan to deliver Internet service from enormous balloons floating in the stratosphere. When the company revealed the project in the summer of 2013, these polyethylene balloons stayed aloft for about five days. As part of Google’s effort to increase their flight time—and turn them into a viable way of getting underdeveloped regions online—Krishnasw...
(PDF) Bain & Company : The Net Promoter System’s “Outer Loop”
[Business]
2015/06/16 12:21
How companies make systemic changes—and show employees they’re serious about customer centricity.The “inner loop” of the Net Promoter SystemSM promotes individual learning. It lets frontline employees and teams hear both positive and constructive customer feedback directly and immediately. The inner loop enables them to implement whatever changes they can make on their own (see Figure 1). T...
A 3-D Printing Solution for a Major Women's Health Issue
[Tech]
2015/06/16 12:21
When it comes to envisioning a future based on advances in 3-D printing, popular opinion tends to run to extremes. 3-D printing is either a novelty—making candy bars on the Hersey's factory floor and minor items like iPhone cases—or it's part of a dystopian future, like printing firearms and human body parts. The health-care promise held by 3-D printing, though, is real, and it may develop in...
China's Stock Market is Now Worth Over $10 Trillion
[Investing]
2015/06/16 12:20
$10 trillion! That's how much money China's stock market is worth right now.As of the end of May, the Shanghai Stock Exchange had a total market cap of $5.9 trillion while the Shenzhen Stock Exchange clocked in at $4.4 trillion, according to the World Federation of Exchanges.That means there's at least $10.3 trillion floating in China's stock market right now, as both stocks in Shanghai and She...
(Video) Blocks Modular Smartwatches Can Be Customized According to Your Needs
[Design]
2015/06/16 12:20
Blocks Modular Smartwatches should be our future. Well, who doesn’t love it when you can actually build the function of your watch according to you need. Each block of the strap has different function, you can snap those blocks together to create your own personal, unique wearable device.If you love outdoors, you might want to build a watch with blocks that can be your reliable guide during yo...
