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(PDF) Mckinsey - How Automakers Can Succeed in a Post-Pandemic China
[Business]
2021/09/02 09:10
A new McKinsey survey shows that Chinese consumers have drastically changed their vehicle preferences and car-buying habits in the wake of COVID-19. How can OEMs adjust?The Chinese auto market has been rapidly evolving over the past decade, and the COVID-19 pandemic introduced even greater changes. Sales plunged precipitously at the beginning of 2020, but the latter half of the year saw a stron...
A Winner of The iF Design Award for The Year 2021 - The UNAwheel
[Product]
2021/09/02 09:09
Designed to upgrade the wheelchair into a makeshift electric trike, the UNAwheel clamps onto the front of a traditional wheelchair, allowing the occupant to ride around like a kart. The purpose of the design is to “help overcome some of the main mobility challenges faced by people with disabilities”, say the designers. It comes with an adjustable handlebar and a replaceable rechargeable batte...
IonQ's New Glass Chip Is Key to New Quantum Architecture
[Tech]
2021/09/02 09:08
Reconfigurable, multicore quantum computers are goal of new IonQ chip built on "evaporated glass" and chains of ions. IonQ's new glass chip can hold 64 ions in four groups for a total of 32 usable qubits.Maryland-based IonQ has unveiled a new kind of chip in its quest to scale up its type of quantum computer technology. Its computers calculate using the quantum states of ions electromagneticall...
Tim Cook’s Decade at Apple Makes Him The Most Successful “Successor CEO” Ever
[Business]
2021/09/02 09:07
Dedication, attention to detail and an instinct to do the opposite of what Steve Jobs might have done earn him that accolade.THE TECHNOLOGY industry is littered with managers who have tried and failed to emulate successful founders. Think of Steve Ballmer, who succeeded Bill Gates at Microsoft, and Kevin Rollins, who took over from Michael Dell at Dell Technologies, who returned a few years lat...
(M&A) Unity Acquires AI Chat Analysis Platform Oto, Launches Toxicity in Gaming Report
[Investing]
2021/09/02 09:06
Unity has acquired Oto, an AI-based audio chat analysis platform that figures out if humans need to intercede in a toxic multiplayer gaming environment. The companies did not disclose terms.We all know that online gamers can be toxic, trash-talking each other. Some of that is OK and can be chalked up to the culture around a game. But some of it also crosses the line, and that’s where Oto comes...
Mushroom-Based Meat Alternative Startup Fable Food Raises $6.5M AUD
[Investing]
2021/09/02 09:05
Sydney, Australia-based Fable Food is the latest plant-based food startup to announce funding. The company, which uses mushrooms in its meat alternatives, has raised $6.5 million AUD (about $4.8 million USD) in a seed round led by Blackbird Ventures.Other participants included agriculture and food tech venture firm AgFunder, sustainability-focused Aera VC and Better Bite Ventures, along with Si...
The CLEANSE Robot Guides Passengers on Public Transport Systems
[Design]
2021/09/02 09:04
This autonomous robot acts as a passenger guide while disinfecting the public transport system.An autonomous fleet of AI robots that disinfects precarious surfaces of public transport systems like metro coaches, and also guides passengers in and out of the station through the least crowded pathways.The ongoing pandemic has radically shifted our perspectives when it comes to cleanliness and pers...
(Infographic) The Highest-Paid Athletes in 2021
[Investing]
2021/09/02 09:03
Who Were the Highest-Paid Athletes in 2021? The financial figures in sport are enormous. The highest-paid athletes in the world make tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions per year.The global pandemic put a significant dent in the commercial aspect of many sports. Even though the teams and their owners earned significantly less during this period, individual athletes actually thrived.Ac...
(PDF) BCG - The Consumer Sentiment : August 2021, Lasting Impact
[Consumer]
2021/09/01 09:10
As US vaccination rates swelled in early summer, the US seemed to have the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, but now COVID-19 is on the move again, with the spread of the Delta variant. And with that movement we have seen a retrenchment of the previous gains in consumer confidence, as consumers once again express greater worry and frustration as well as heightened concern that the worst may be...
