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(Infographic) The Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
[Business]
2021/12/16 09:07
Our digitally-driven society is powered by an extremely robust semiconductor supply chain, and until the COVID-19 pandemic, not many people thought about it.Our digitally-driven society is powered by an extremely robust semiconductor supply chain, and until the COVID-19 pandemic, not many people thought about it.But a sudden surge in demand for digital goods, improved technologies, and recoveri...
The Nike Designers Who Started an Online Cremation Service
[Business]
2021/12/16 09:06
Solace Cremation allows families to avoid traditional funeral homes when a loved one dies.When Keith Crawford and David Odusanya started their cremation company in April 2019, there was no way they could anticipate that a worldwide pandemic would soon prove the urgency of their model.As Covid-19 approaches the two-year mark, Solace Cremation has turned out to be a service for the modern age—a...
Is NFT-Mania Slowing Down ?
[Consumer]
2021/12/16 09:05
Back in March we wrote about "crypto art" — which turned out to be the early days of what would go on to be a breakthrough year for NFTs (non-fungible tokens), which beat out "metaverse", "pingdemic" and "cheugy" for Collins Dictionary’s word of the year.If you've managed to avoid reading about NFTs until now, we'll catch you up. The short version of the explainer is that NFTs allow you to "o...
Serve Robotics Raises $13M to Grow Its Sidewalk Delivery Fleet
[Investing]
2021/12/16 09:04
In May, following Uber’s acquisition of Postmates, the robotics division of Postmates spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics. At the time, Serve said it would pursue its vision of deploying fleets of sidewalk delivery robots throughout the country, thousands of which had already served households in Los Angeles prior to the Uber purchase.Furthering that ambition, Serve today...
This Refillable Toothpaste Container was Designed to Cut Down the Waste Produced
[Design]
2021/12/16 09:03
Mimo is a revolutionary refillable toothpaste tube that pumps toothpaste into each tube from the bottom with the help of an external refilling basin.We don’t realize how much waste toothpaste tubes actually create. We brush our teeth twice a day, fingers-crossed, and go through multiple tubes of toothpaste in a matter of a couple of weeks. Young product designers Pelin Özbalcı and Sergen Ça...
(Video) Tesla Model Pi Smartphone Price, Specifications and Release Date
[Product]
2021/12/15 09:10
For a while, there were rumors floating that Elon Musk is working to launch a smartphone known as Tesla Model Pi. Now we have received a “lot” of very interesting features about this Tesla phone that would work on Mars using Starlink. But, is it even real?Has Tesla made any announcements about this next-gen device, or if all of this is a massive hoax? Find out everything about the Tesla Model...
(PDF) BCG - How CPG Companies Can Conquer the E-Commerce Supply Chain
[Business]
2021/12/15 09:09
The dizzying growth in e-commerce has wreaked havoc on CPG supply chains. Here’s how companies can tackle channel proliferation and meet customers’ rising expectations.E-commerce grew an astounding 35% during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that growth shows no signs of slowing. In the six months ending January 31, 2021, online sales of home goods surpassed physical sales for the first time. Appar...
Blue Bottle Opens a Contactless AI Cafe in Shibuya
[Design]
2021/12/15 09:08
A new non-face-to-face coffee experience in tokyo responds to today's pandemic era.Since the coronavirus pandemic broke out, the emergence of unmanned services has apparently increased. retail and café industries have given priority to non-face-to-face contact, in an attempt to create a safe environment that customers do not hesitate to visit. Responding to this demanding era, new innovations...
(Patent) IBM Aims to Patent a Method for Custom Shopping Route Planning
[Tech]
2021/12/15 09:07
U.S. patent application, US20210383458, discloses a method for generating shopping routes through shopping environments. The method includes generating a shopping list for a user based on items the user needs, updating the shopping list using an inventory image identifying the items located in the user’s inventory, and generating a shopping route through a shopping environment for the updated...
