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(PDF) Mckinsey - Outlook for China Tourism in 2022
[Business]
2022/02/23 09:10
McKinsey conducted five rounds of surveys to understand Chinese travelers’ sentiments—the latest results indicate an emerging pattern of periods of suppressed travel demand followed by a quick recovery.Although Chinese consumer confidence is growing, desire for travel has shown a faltering recovery due to sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks. A predictable pattern is emerging where desire for travel r...
(Patent) Google Patents A Method for Pickup Location Identification for Ridesharing via AR
[Tech]
2022/02/23 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210407150, discloses a method for providing a display of a pickup location in a transportation service. The method includes receiving, by a server device, a request to transport a rider to a drop-off location; providing to a client device of the rider or a driver, a pickup location; receiving real-world imagery from a field of view of the client device of the rider...
Big Tech Collpase
[Investing]
2022/02/23 09:08
Tech investors are suffering the second stocks rout of the COVID pandemic—and Wall Street thinks it could get far worseTowards the end of 2020, once we learned a COVID-19 vaccine was ready for the masses, Wall Street began to warn investors of a new markets dynamic. High-growth tech stocks would fall out of favor with investors, the message went. In its place, overlooked value stocks—think en...
Dutch Raises $20M to Scale Its Telemedicine Platform for Pets
[Investing]
2022/02/23 09:07
Virtual veterinarian care platform Dutch has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures and Eclipse Ventures. The San Francisco-based company’s latest round comes seven months after its market launch and brings its total funding raised to $25 million. Dutch utilizes licensed veterinarians and provides a digital health platform for pets and their families to make pet care...
During The Pandemic, Computer and TV Sets Outgrew Smartphones
[Business]
2022/02/23 09:06
As smartphone sales flatten, what happens to the prediction of a mobile-only future?With consumers mostly working and learning from home, sales growth of computers and TVs have overtaken that of smartphones—and they are predicted to grow equally going forward.Across the consumer electronics sales categories, computers (+34%) and TV sets (+12%) have grown much faster than smartphones (+1%) in t...
Echo SAR Turns Cell Phones Into Drone-Detected Rescue Beacons
[Product]
2022/02/23 09:05
Among other things, Echo SAR could be used to locate people buried in an avalanche Robotics Centre.When arriving at a disaster site, one of the most crucial tasks is to locate any survivors who may be trapped in the debris. A new module is designed to let drones do so, by detecting the radio signals of victims' mobile phones.Designed by Canadian firm Robotics Centre and manufactured by Teledyne...
Rising Beef, Pork, and Egg Costs Make Food Inflation Hard to Escape
[Investing]
2022/02/23 09:04
With soaring energy prices contributing to increases, the trend is not likely to reverse soon.U.S. food inflation rose at the fastest pace in four decades in the 12 months through January. With commodity prices and transport costs still rising, households may not get any relief soon.What’s Going UpDouble-digit increases for everyday staples such as oils and eggs make food inflation hard to esc...
Future Interactive, Intelligent Unmanned Sweeper for City Streets
[Design]
2022/02/23 09:03
We do have road cleaning vehicles, yet many of them look threatening and unfriendly. Therefore, it will become obsolete in the future where we need more humane city life. Here’s an Interactive Unmanned Sweeper concept that cleans city streets by accurate sensors and intelligent algorithms, and more. This futuristic automatic sweeper is designed to integrate into busy city life with its friendl...
(PDF) Bain - LP and PE Firms Embrace ESG
[Investing]
2022/02/22 09:10
ESG has grown beyond its socially conscious roots to become a core component of creating value in private equity.LPs are embracing ESG integration at increasing rates as implementation, awareness, and mobilization have passed the tipping point.In the past, ESG efforts were primarily viewed as good PR to receive favorable press, please socially conscious employees, and mitigate risk. Today, ESG...
