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(Infographic) Jobs of the Future
[Consumer]
2022/12/14 09:03
The jobs of the future are coming. The question is: are you prepared ? Learn what it will take to stay competitive in the new economy in the following infographic, courtesy of Executive Placements..Infographic : https://bit.ly/3FoaNxF[executiveplacements]
(PDF) Bain - The Future of Retail : The Age of Convergence
[Business]
2022/12/13 09:10
While incumbents have upped their digital game, tech-first players are learning old-school retail.Traditional retailers and digital insurgents have become more evenly matched, and each is trying to learn from the other as they compete for an omnichannel advantage.Many retailers, including insurgents, will need more scale to fund the blending of physical and online channels, while diversificatio...
Why McDonald’s Just Opened a Digital Drive-Through in Texas
[Design]
2022/12/13 09:09
McDonald’s concept restaurant has no seating and no ball pits—just a conveyor belt that will deliver you a burger and fries. Ordering a side of McDonald’s fries just became a little bit easier—if you live near Fort Worth, Texas.The American fast-food giant has unveiled a digital-only drive-through restaurant with a smaller footprint and zero seating capacity. Designed by branding agency UXU...
AI-Generated Series Redesigns Vibrant Household Appliances in Gaudí's Aesthetic
[Design]
2022/12/13 09:08
VIVID CORAL-LIKE FORMS GENERATE EVERYDAY ITEMS IN GAUDÍ’S STYLE. Visual storyteller Marcus Byrne envisions regular household appliances in Antoni Gaudí’s architectural aesthetic using artificial intelligence image generator software. The graphic designer re-imagines everyday objects drawing from the famous architect’s vibrant intricate designs. The twentieth-century styles such as neo-goth...
(PDF) BCG - Gene Editing Gets Ready for the Spotlight
[Business]
2022/12/13 09:07
Pharma has invested billions in cell and gene therapies. Gene editing is making a case for more of this funding, but companies need to understand what they're investing in and why.In recent years, pharma has turned significant R&D attention and investment to cell and gene therapies—for the good reason that these innovations hold the potential for transformational treatments for patients wh...
(Video) The NourishNow Vending Machine : A Design Fiction Concept by ADM
[Design]
2022/12/13 09:06
It is a designed object or artifact that is created to offer a tangible example of what the future could hold.What does the future of nutrition and wellness hold? ADM worked with design fictions experts to create NourishNow, a fictional vending machine that offers a glimpse at the food innnovation that could lie ahead. From functional, nutrient-rich snacks to innovative plant-based products tha...
(Infographic) Mapping Out the Richest Billionaires in Each Country
[Consumer]
2022/12/13 09:05
While there are nearly 8 billion people in the world, just over 3,000 are billionaires as of November 2022. This tiny group of people is worth nearly $11.8 trillion—Equivalent to about 11.8% of global GDP.[click to enlarge]Where do these billionaires live? This graphic by Truman Du uses data from Forbes to map out the richest billionaires around the world.As it turns out, billionaires are a lo...
This Pocketable Wallet for Your NFTs is The Next Big Thing in Digital Assets
[Product]
2022/12/13 09:04
LAYER Design has shown the desire to be on the cusp of technologies that facilitate, and go hand in hand with cultural shifts. Now the United Kingdom-based design agency has ventured into the domain of digital currency and assets with a gadget for the geekiest of them all.They’ve collaborated with designer Tony Fadell (Former Apple executive and cocreator iPod and iPhone) and technology brand...
‘Smart Plastic’ Material is Step Forward Toward Soft, Flexible Robotics and Electronics
[Tech]
2022/12/13 09:03
A new plastic-like material developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin can be manipulated to be soft and stretchy or hard and rigid with only the application of a catalyst and visible light.Inspired by living things from trees to shellfish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin set out to create a plastic much like many life forms that are hard and rigid in some pl...
(PDF) BCG - Adopting an Ecosystem-First Mindset in Software
[Business]
2022/12/12 09:10
Modern partner ecosystems offer multiple advantages to software firms—but many struggle to build one. Here are five critical strategies for success.As technology becomes ever more crucial for business, companies face many challenges in realizing its benefits. Buying centers proliferate across their enterprise, data security and privacy face increasingly sophisticated threats, and modernizing l...
(Patent) Apple Invents a Smart Ring that Could Sense a User's Health Conditions
[Tech]
2022/12/12 09:09
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a wearable self-mixing interferometry (SMI) ring that could be used to sense physiological conditions of a user, such as a heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure and more. In some embodiments, the ring could support an OLED display with indicator lights. The ring could be a health device...
Amazon Wants to Kill the Barcode
[Business]
2022/12/12 09:08
Amazon built a computer vision algorithm from scratch to identify products without barcodes to help robots ship products to you faster.Robots may be the future, but robotic arms are apparently no good at using an old and steadfast form of technology: the barcode. Barcodes can be hard to find and might be affixed to oddly shaped products, Amazon said in a press release Friday, something robots c...
