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Seven Bank Plans Japan's First Facial Recognition ATM Service
[Product]
2023/05/25 09:05
Facial recognition will let Seven Bank customers withdraw cash from ATMs without using a card each time. Japan's Seven Bank will allow customers to deposit and withdraw cash using facial recognition at around 20,000 ATMs nationwide as early as March 2024, President Masaaki Matsuhashi has told Nikkei.The service will be the first of its kind in Japan, Matsuhashi said. The bank, a unit of Seven-E...
Samsung Display Unveils Display That Rolls Up Like a Scroll
[Product]
2023/05/25 09:04
Rollable Flex can extend by five times in length, using an O-shaped axis like a scroll. Samsung Display said on Tuesday that it has developed a new display that can be rolled and unrolled vertically like a scroll.Rollable Flex stands at 49mm in length but can be rolled and unrolled vertically to extend to 254.4mm, using an O-shaped axis, the display panel maker said.Also: The best Samsung phone...
The Rise of the Luxury Picnic
[Business]
2023/05/25 09:03
Goodbye, sandwiches and gingham blankets. Hello, macaron towers and string quartets. A lavishly decorated picnic table made of wooden pallets sits on a grassy lawn; the scene is interspersed with photos of decadent platters of food. Photo collage. The image of a picnic has remained relatively unchanged for decades: a gingham blanket here, a basket of snacks there, maybe spread out across a gras...
(PDF) BCG - Steering Consumers to Greener Travel and Tourism Choices
[Consumer]
2023/05/24 09:10
Travel and tourism accounts for some 10% of global emissions, a greater share than many other categories. Without intervention, travel and tourism emissions will grow by 5% annually, to 8.4 gigatons of CO2 emissions in 2030. To reduce the industry’s carbon footprint, travel and tourism companies must persuade consumers to make more sustainable travel choices. That’s a daunting task:In travel...
Amazon One Rolls Out Age Verification, So Now You Can Buy Alcohol with Your Palm
[Tech]
2023/05/24 09:09
The new age verification technology is rolling out first to Denver's Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.[Flashing your palm over an Amazon One device will signal to the bartender that you are of legal age to drink, along with a photo of you for verification.] Amazon One, the palm scanning tech that you can use to pay at Panera, has gotten an upgrade. The payment technology can now verify...
(Video) Re-imagined Phone Booth to Bring Modern, Digital Services
[Design]
2023/05/24 09:08
If a kid from Gen Z or Gen Alpha walks by an old telephone booth (in the few places in the world where there are still some around), they would probably look at it in wonder or confusion. In fact, some millenials may have never used or seen one since it’s already considered a “relic”. But there’s still a way to recreate these previously useful booths and create one that is perfect for the d...
(Paper) Machine Learning Algorithm A Fast, Accurate Way of Diagnosing Heart Attack
[Tech]
2023/05/24 09:07
An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by us and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and published today in the journal Nature Medicine.The effectiveness of the algorithm, named CoDE-ACS, was te...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Built for Purpose : EV Adoption in Light Commercial Vehicles
[Business]
2023/05/24 09:06
Although LCV incumbents have a head start on developing electrified vehicles, start-ups and new market entrants are disrupting the segment with innovative product and business model offerings.In less than a decade, electric vehicles (EVs) have gone from a niche product to the nearly inevitable choice for tomorrow’s automotive players. Light commercial vehicles (LCVs), such as panel vans and mi...
Lululemon’s Brilliant Dupe Strategy Should be Duplicated by Every Brand
[Business]
2023/05/24 09:05
Lululemon fans craved products from the beloved $50 billion athletic apparel company but have been settling for cheap alternatives. Then the company decided to deliver a big surprise.Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control themThis K-pop artist sings fluently in 6 languages. His secret? Voice AI“Hey guys, here are this...
