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(PDF) Mckinsey - How Healthcare Could Shift by 2025
[Business]
2022/02/09 09:09
Up to $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift to the home by 2025.When patients enter a healthcare facility, their primary aims are to become well again and to go home. While increasing disease burden and rising healthcare costs in the United States have already contributed to a boost in Care at Home services, the COVID-1...
Continental Makes Hands-Free Robotic EV Charging as Simple as Wireless
[Tech]
2022/02/09 09:08
Continental and Volterio team up on a more seamless automatic conductive charging system.All EV drivers really want is faster charging, but for now they're getting creepy and/or complex robo-charging snakes and arms instead. Robotic charging might ultimately make topping off an EV battery easier, but it would be nice if it didn't terrify children in the back seat in the process. Continental's l...
Nielsen's Streaming Content Ratings
[Consumer]
2022/02/09 09:07
As we look across the broad and deep menu of video entertainment offerings in the U.S. today, it’s challenging to remember a life without streaming. But it was only nine years ago (Feb. 1, 2013) that Netflix launched its very first original series, House of Cards, and others soon followed. Until then, Netflix had been operating as a distributor of acquired content, which today still drives tre...
A Warhol-Inspired Face Cream Is the Winter Protection You Need
[Product]
2022/02/09 09:06
Andy Warhol x SK-II Pitera Essence Limited Edition. Andy would’ve wanted you to look this pretty.Andy Warhol once said he’d never met a person he couldn’t call a beauty, but we all know staying fresh requires a little work. Some experts recommend rotating through a range of beauty products, because over time your skin gets used to the minerals, vitamins, and extracts of most potions and need...
Analysts : Electric Vehicle Sales Slated for 2022 Surge
[Business]
2022/02/09 09:05
Global sales of electric passenger vehicles are projected to surpass 10.5 million this year, about 4 million above 2021 levels, as the tech grows more mainstream, the research firm BloombergNEF said in a new report.Driving the news: Its 2022 outlook for battery-electric and plug-in hybrids sees a number of forces rowing in the same direction.There are more models on the market, tougher climate...
Nintendo-Inspired Coffee Machine Concept Lets You Play the Latte Game
[Design]
2022/02/09 09:04
There are hardcore gamers and there are casual gamers. It doesn’t matter which group you belong to but I’m certain if you are, you will love this Nintendo FP Coffee Machine.For people who grew up playing Super Mario, you won’t have a problem identifying the inspiration. No, this coffee machine won’t churn out Super Mushrooms or Fire Flowers. It can make your favorite cuppa joe and top it of...
Netflix Once Again Dominates Oscar Nominations
[Business]
2022/02/09 09:03
The streaming giant led the field this year with “The Power of the Dog”.STREAMING SERVICES have placed big bets on producing original content, pouring billions into new titles. If Tuesday’s Oscar nominations are an indication, their bet is paying off. Half the nominations for Best Picture this year went to features that either made their debut on one of three big streamers, Apple TV+, HBO Ma...
(PDF) Bain - A Year of Contrasts for China’s Growing Personal Luxury Market
[Business]
2022/02/08 09:10
International travel disruptions, duty-free opportunities, and digitalization continue to strengthen domestic spending in 2021. Despite mounting global social and economic challenges, China’s luxury goods market finished 2021 with strong double-digit growth overall, with some brands exceeding a 70% increase. Chinese consumers have continued to shop mostly in the mainland, given limited interna...
SoftBank, Goldman Sachs Mint Unicorn in Indian Commerce Startup ElasticRun
[Investing]
2022/02/08 09:09
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Goldman Sachs are in talks to back Indian commerce startup ElasticRun, according to four people familiar with the matter. The proposed Series E financing round, at about $200 million, values ElasticRun at over $1 billion, the sources said, requesting anonymity, as the deliberations are ongoing and private.The Pune-headquartered ElasticRun is helping hundreds of thousa...
