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Luggage Collection Brings You Smoother And More Sustainable Travel
[Design]
2025/05/20 09:05
Traveling is not just a luxury anymore that’s meant for the elites or those who have a lot of money. It’s both a necessity for some and also a form of leisure and self-care for others. We’re seeing a lot of brands and product designers come up with all sorts of things that a traveler would need so there a lot of options. Luggage in particular is a market that has a lot of choices, depending...
Microsoft’s Layoffs Hit Coders Hardest — AI Writes 30% of Code Now
[Consumer]
2025/05/20 09:04
When AI Codes, Who Gets Cut? AI is transforming the workplace, and software engineering may feel the sharpest edge of that shift.Microsoft’s push for efficiency placed a heavy emphasis on eliminating layers of management, but layoff data from this week showed managers didn’t bear the brunt of job cuts.The Redmond-based software maker on Tuesday announced it was letting go of more than 6,000 e...
Brightline Just Turned Its Trains And Stations Into Coworking Spaces
[Design]
2025/05/20 09:03
A partnership between the shared workspace provider Industrious and the high-speed rail company brings coworking to the rails.Remote work is going mobile. Starting today, the Florida-based high-speed rail service Brightline is launching a partnership with the shared workspace provider Industrious to turn parts of its stations—and even entire train cars—into coworking spaces.Industrious cowork...
(PDF) Pew Research - Americans on Healthy Food and Eating
[Consumer]
2025/05/19 09:10
About half say healthiness of food is important when deciding what to eat. But taste and cost matter more.As food prices have crept up, eating healthy has gotten tougher for many Americans. An overwhelming majority (90%) of adults say healthy food has gotten more expensive in recent years.And 69% say these price hikes make it more difficult for them to eat healthy. These are among the findings...
(Patent) Honda Filed a Patent Application for A “Contactless Electric Power Transmission System”
[Tech]
2025/05/19 09:09
Honda’s filing describes a system for rapid wireless charging for electric vehicles: A battery attached to the underside of the vehicle lets it charge on the go.Honda’s invention is basically a Mario Kart Dash Panel in real life: While a vehicle is in motion, if it passes over the contactless power transmission system built into the ground, the vehicle will gain back some of its charge.In ord...
ASICS Signs A Dog to inspire The World to Move for Body and Mind
[Business]
2025/05/19 09:08
ASICS becomes the first sports brand to sign a dog to its ambassador roster, recognising dogs as the original exercise influencers who motivate millions to move for body and mind. Dogs are the ultimate movement motivators, with 65% of owners saying their dog is their primary motivator to get out and move, more than family, celebrities and personal trainers.Dog owners are 31% more likely to meet...
(PDF) BCG - Tariffs and The Outlook for US Automotive Demand
[Consumer]
2025/05/19 09:07
Uncertainty around trade policy is forcing the auto industry to prepare for a range of tariff outcomes. BCG outlines three scenarios and what they could mean for auto sales in the United States.Three possible futures: low, momentum, and high-tariff casesSales impact could range from modest decline to broader disruptionActionable steps for OEMs and suppliers to mitigate risk and repositionAuto l...
(Paper) A New AI Translation System For Headphones Clones Multiple Voices Simultaneously
[Tech]
2025/05/19 09:06
One of the main problems with automatic translation — many individuals speaking at once — is addressed by spatial speech translation.Imagine having a group of people over for dinner who alternate between languages you don’t understand, yet still being able to grasp what they’re saying. A revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) headphone system that can translate the voice of several spea...
Nestle Is Trying To Spin Off Its Bottled Water Business
[Business]
2025/05/19 09:05
The Swiss food giant has brought in Rothschild to advise the sale of its water division, including S.Pellegrino and Perrier.Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, likes big markets with lots of potential customers. And yet, the company wants to get out of the water business.After announcing plans to spin off its bottled water segment as a stand-alone unit last November, the Swi...
