TREND REPORTS
These U.S. Companies Hoard Piles of Cash Abroad
[Investing]
2015/04/02 11:06
According to a recent J.P. Morgan report, U.S. companies hold a combined total of more than $2 trillion in cash abroad. Among all S&P 500 companies, Apple has parked the largest amount of cash outside the U.S. by quite a margin. The iPhone maker hoards $158 billion (89 percent of its total cash) overseas. That’s almost twice as much as second-ranked Microsoft ($82.1b) and 2.5 times the tot...
Nature Inspired Approach Towards DNA Origami Allows for Complex Nanobots
[Tech]
2015/04/02 11:05
Researchers at the Technische Universit?t M?nchen (TUM) developed a new tool in the ever expanding field of DNA origami. TUM Professor Henrik Dietz and his lab have developed a new way to “glue” DNA nanostructures together. Until now, DNA nanostructures have been created using the idea of “base-pairings,” in which nucleotides come together with their complementary nucleotides to form an alm...
(Video) Lumo Projects a Motion-Sensitive Game Experience Onto Walls and Floors
[Product]
2015/04/02 11:05
Lumo's goal is to get kids moving again in video games.If you've visited a trade show or children's museum lately, chances are you've seen an interactive, motion-sensitive exhibit projected onto a wall or floor. Lumo is the at-home version of this technology, developed by technologists Meghan Athavale and Curtis Wachs who began creating interactive environments for commercial settings. Seeing a...
Ergos Concept Sketching Tablet Redesign
[Design]
2015/04/02 11:04
Five Indian industrial designers have come up with affordable tablet design without sacrificing its performance. Ergos concept tablet has been specially designed for sketching, giving designers budget platform where they can easily keep track their ideas and designs.Sketching tablets are a boon to our Designer and Artist tribe. True tat! But for an average design graduate here in India, the Int...
(Infographic) Serial Entrepreneurs ? The Founders Who Pursue Multiple Opportunities
[Investing]
2015/04/02 11:03
Do most great entrepreneurs focus on one idea or pursue many? A quick look at billionaire entrepreneurs reveals that most of them are serial entrepreneurs.Entrepreneurs are known for being able to focus on one thing to the point of making it a reality. Entrepreneurs are also known for their ability to recognize business opportunities when they come. These two qualities can be at odds with each...
(PDF) Value-Based Network Management for Telecoms
[Business]
2015/04/01 12:00
Building big-data capabilities to optimize capital and operating expenses.Network capital expenses and operating expenses are primary targets for telecom operators looking to reduce their expenditures in today’s earnings-pressured environment. Operators focus on optimizing their network planning, building, and operation by selectively investing in areas with the highest return on investment, n...
(Infographic) 50 Companies Business Students Dream of Working For
[Consumer]
2015/04/01 11:12
Google is known for offering appealing perks, great pay, and an exceptional workplace culture? so it's no surprise that undergraduate business students find the search behemoth to be the most desirable employer.Universum, a global research and advisory firm, recently surveyed 25,606 of these undergraduates and asked them to choose the companies and organizations they'd consider working for from...
Huawei’s R&D Spend is Massive Even by the Standards of American Tech Giants
[Tech]
2015/04/01 11:10
Chinese tech company Huawei is doubling down on research and development. In reporting its annual financial performance today (March 31), the company said it invested 40.8 billion yuan, or $6.6 billion, in research and development in 2014, up 29% from the year prior. Overall, it’s spent 190 billion yuan in innovation over the past decade.These numbers are massive even by the standards of Ameri...
Climbable Vertical Apartment by IKEA + ubi bene, France
[Design]
2015/04/01 11:10
To celebrate the opening of the 30th IKEA store in Clermont-Ferrand, France, the Swedish furniture brand has teamed up with local communication agency ubi bene to install a climbing wall covered with IKEA furniture. The vertical apartment is furnished with bookshelves, tables, chairs and beds that act as mounts to be scaled. Users can climb the wall with a safety harness and guidance from a pro...
