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Gartner - Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2022
[Business]
2021/10/20 09:08
The technology trends that will drive growth, scale digitalization and act as force multipliers over the next three to five years In 2022, CEOs have three priorities: growth, digitalization and efficiency. The past 18 months have accelerated the need for digital technologies, and organizations need to adapt more quickly to ever-changing conditions. The Gartner top strategic technology trends ar...
Amazon, Starbucks Discuss Coffee Shop Partnership
[Business]
2021/10/20 09:07
Potential Starbucks partnership shows Amazon’s ambitions for its cashierless retail technology.Could Starbucks give Amazon’s retail technology a jolt?A report this afternoon by the Insider news site, citing an internal document, says the Seattle companies have discussed creating a new style of coffee shop featuring Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology. The co-branded stores would let people...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Value Creation with Data and Analytics in Fashion and Luxury
[Business]
2021/10/20 09:06
In a time of uncertainty, fashion and luxury companies are struggling to monetize their data. Leading firms are moving swiftly, gaining market share, and creating lasting value.The COVID-19 crisis is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, but its economic impacts are far-reaching. Fashion is no exception: apparel companies lost 90 percent of their profits in 2020, according to the McKinsey G...
Why Digital Reinvention Is Luxury’s Next Big Game Changer
[Business]
2021/10/20 09:05
A real luxury experience is when the customer feels something exceptional. That’s why brands must provide true luxury through their digital touchpoints. Key Takeaways:Sadly, most online luxury experiences closely resemble each other — from website design to merchandise display and descriptions of the checkout process.In China, the world’s leading e-commerce market, almost 45 percent of all p...
2021 First Half Review - Cloud Ecosystem Revenues Leap 25% to $235 Billion
[Business]
2021/10/20 09:04
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that across four key cloud service and infrastructure market segments, operator and vendor revenues for the first half of 2021 were $235 billion, having grown by 25% from the first half of 2020.The biggest growth was seen in cloud infrastructure services, comprising IaaS, PaaS and hosted private cloud services. First half revenue from these service gre...
(Video) MIT Media Lab - Robotic Fibers Can Make Breath-Monitoring Garments
[Tech]
2021/10/20 09:03
“Robotic” textiles could help performers and athletes train their breathing, and potentially help patients recovering from postsurgery breathing changes.A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into clothing that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure, lateral stretch, or vi...
This Rollable Phablet Brings The Big Screen Experience to Your Pocket
[Design]
2021/10/19 09:10
A big rollable screen smartphone/tablet (a phablet to be precise) that’s designed to be the style statement in your pocket without the bulky form factor associated with big-screen mobile devices.After foldables, the next revolutionary upscaling to the contemporary form factor of smartphones and tablets is going to be the rollable design. The Scroll bendable roll-out phablet designed by Compal...
‘Clean Beauty’ Is All the Rage, But It Has an Identity Problem
[Business]
2021/10/19 09:09
While demand for natural skin products has built a $1.6 billion market, a lack of clear guidelines may open the door for a new kind of greenwashing.A lot has been said about how the pandemic is motivating Americans to be more discerning about what they put in their bodies. But the crisis may also be having a big effect on what they put on their bodies.The concept of so-called clean beauty—make...
(Video) New Laser Injection Could Provide ‘Pain-Free’ Vaccinations - Bubble Gun
[Tech]
2021/10/19 09:08
Researchers in the Netherlands are developing the 'Bubble Gun', which uses laser technology to deliver 'virtually painless injections'. The "Bubble Gun" is still in development as an alternative to traditional needles.Since fear of needles is common, this new method could increase vaccination uptake and also prevent the risk of contamination associated with traditional injections.The Bubble Gun...
