TREND REPORTS
(Video) EPFL - This Soft Robot Unfurls Inside the Skull
[Tech]
2023/05/25 09:09
New device could improve brain-computer interfaces. A circle with six spiral waves curling from it's center, and a gold electrode sits in an exposed section of brain in a mannequin's head.An octopus-like soft robot can unfurl itself inside the skull on top of the brain, a new study finds. The novel gadget may lead to minimally invasive ways to investigate the brain and implant brain-computer in...
Apparel Store in France Invites Shoppers Into Nostalgic Gravity-Defying Pool
[Design]
2023/05/25 09:08
An avant-garde retail experience welcomes shoppers to browse Parisian fashion brand Heimstone’s apparel in a gravity-defying swimming pool. The ‘Heimstone Public Pool’ store sits in the heart of the coastal town of Saint Tropez, France, designed by The Refreshment Club as a 360 degree experiential campaign. The intriguing design concept draws on the charming allure of Americana public pools...
Amazon ‘Aggregators’ Who Raised $16 Billion Are Teetering
[Investing]
2023/05/25 09:07
During the pandemic, Wall Street banks and private equity firms invested billions of dollars in startups rolling up popular brands sold on Amazon.com Inc. The bet was that these upstarts, fueled by an online sales boom, would become the next consumer product conglomerates — like Procter & Gamble or Unilever. Then the pandemic ended, consumers returned to the stores, and Amazon’s sales gro...
ChatGPT and Generative AI in Search : The Biggest Digital Ad Format Is Ripe for Revolution
[Business]
2023/05/25 09:06
Microsoft and Google are racing to develop the best AI-assisted search experience, leaving advertisers on the precipice of major disruption in the largest and most mature digital advertising channel. But the only certainty is that disruption is coming, and quickly. Everything else—even the fate of the open web—is up in the air.OpenAI's ChatGPT was an immediate success, gaining 1 million users...
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...
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