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(PDF) Deloitte - Global Automotive Consumer Study
[Consumer]
2022/08/15 09:10
Tracking key trends in the automotive industry.What consumer trends and disruptive technologies will have the most impact on the automotive industry in the year ahead? Explore the data and insights from the 13th year of Deloitte’s Global Automotive Consumer Study, and discover how more than 26,000 consumers from 25 countries are feeling about advanced technologies, electric vehicles, the purch...
(Patent) Ford Patents App to Warn Pedestrians, Cyclists of Autonomous Vehicles
[Tech]
2022/08/15 09:09
Ford has lodged a patent for an app for pedestrians and cyclists that will tell them if an autonomous vehicle will stop for them.Many pedestrians and cyclists look at their phones on the go, so Ford has filed a patent for a phone app that will warn them of a new danger: autonomous vehicles.First seen on Jalopnik, the Blue Oval filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in...
Brick by Brick: LEGO's Growing Toy Empire
[Business]
2022/08/15 09:08
90 years ago, on August 10, 1932, a Danish carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a company making wooden toys. Renamed LEGO (a combination of the Danish words “Leg Godt”, i.e. “Play Well”) in 1935, the company soon started grappling with plastic bricks, laying the groundwork for the toy company we all know today.In 1958, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Ole's son, submitted a patent appli...
(Video) Meet Xiaomi’s New Humanoid Robot, CyberOne
[Product]
2022/08/15 09:07
Long gone are the days when a consumer electronics company could simply announce a phone and call it a day. At this morning’s big launch event in Beijing, Xiaomi followed up its foldable news by handing the stage over to CyberOne. The bipedal humanoid robot joined Lei Jun onstage, greeting the CEO and handing him a long-stem flower.At first glance, the robot isn’t exactly Atlas or Digit, in t...
How Parfait is Using AI to Upend The $13B Custom Wig Industry
[Business]
2022/08/15 09:06
The wig industry aimed at women of color has an estimated market in the neighborhood of $13 billion. Black women face unique issues when it comes to building these wigs, and the process traditionally has involved sitting with a stylist for eight hours or more.A group of four Black women, two with MBAs from Wharton, and the other two with PhDs from MIT, founded Parfait because they believed they...
Shoppers Start Their Product Search on Amazon
[Consumer]
2022/08/15 09:05
When it comes to online shopping, 61% of US consumers begin their product hunt on Amazon, close to half on a search engine like Google, and 32% on Walmart.com.Where US Consumers Start Their Search When Shopping Online, May 2022 (% of respondents)Beyond the chart: It’s important to not discount the 11% of those who start their product search on TikTok, considering the platform is relatively new...
(Paper) MIT Develops Rapid At-Home Test to Measure COVID Immunity
[Tech]
2022/08/15 09:04
A test developed at MIT requires a single drop of blood and delivers results in around 20 minutes.An innovative new test developed by researchers at MIT promises to offer people the ability to quickly and easily measure their COVID-19 immunity. The test tracks levels of neutralizing antibodies in a drop of blood, helping a person evaluate their susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.Following v...
Planta Lets You “Converse” with Your Plants Virtually
[Design]
2022/08/15 09:03
There are a lot of devices, furniture, and accessories created for plant parents especially since the pandemic. There are a lot of devices, furniture, and accessories created for plant parents especially since the pandemic. These products help first-time and expert caretakers to maintain their green pets even when they are doing other things at home. Even though I know I probably will never hav...
Gartner - Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2022
[Business]
2022/08/11 09:10
Gartner Identifies Key Emerging Technologies Expanding Immersive Experiences, Accelerating AI Automation and Optimizing Technologist Delivery.Metaverse, super apps and Web3 are among the core technologies enabling evolved immersive experiences.Cloud sustainability and data observability are helping technologists deliver on emerging business demands.Autonomic systems and causal AI are supporting...
