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(Patent) Xiaomi Patents a Modular Smartphone with Interchangeable Cameras
[Tech]
2021/05/20 09:10
In a play on smartphone design that would make them much more like traditional cameras, Xiaomi has patented a modular smartphone that would accept interchangeable nodes, each one with different functions.Xiaomi is no stranger to unusual smartphone designs. Just a few days ago, PetaPixel reported on the recently resurfaced Xiaomi patent for a rotating under-display camera, and the company contin...
The 2021 Gartner CEO Survey - CEOs See Growth in 2021, Marked by 3 Shifts
[Business]
2021/05/20 09:09
The 2021 Gartner CEO Survey shows that CEOs are placing their growth bets on new segments and increasing investment in digital initiatives.For most of 2020, CEOs focused their energy and resources on their response to the COVID-19-bred business operations emergency. Those that could repurposed operations and supply chains to provide needed supplies and services: Clothing manufacturers made mask...
Google - Using AI to Help Find Answers to Common Skin Conditions
[Tech]
2021/05/20 09:08
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help clinicians care for patients and treat disease — from improving the screening process for breast cancer to helping detect tuberculosis more efficiently. When we combine these advances in AI with other technologies, like smartphone cameras, we can unlock new ways for people to stay better informed about their health, too. Today at I/O, we s...
(PDF) BCG - Why Electric Cars Can’t Come Fast Enough
[Business]
2021/05/20 09:07
Through all the turbulence of the past year, a source of enormous hope for the health of the planet has emerged: the automotive industry is shifting toward electric vehicles (EVs) even faster than we envisioned only a year ago.With steady support from governments and leading automakers in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, the global market share of electrified cars, SUVs, and other light vehicle...
How a Berkshire Hathaway Company is Quietly Disrupting the Construction Industry - MiTek
[Business]
2021/05/20 09:06
The MiTek Modular Initiative, which has backing from Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, is betting big on modular construction—something few companies have been able to navigate successfully.For decades, architects and businesspeople have argued that the construction industry is ripe for industrialization. Taking the messy, slow, and costly process of building away from the job site and into a st...
The Bitcoin Crash of 2021 Compared to Past Sell-Offs
[Investing]
2021/05/20 09:05
Bitcoin had its latest price correction, pulling back more than 50% from its all-time highs. Elon Musk’s tweet announcing Tesla’s suspension of bitcoin purchases accelerated the price drop.Bitcoin’s Latest Crash: Not the First, Not the LastWhile bitcoin has been one of the world’s best performing assets over the past 10 years, the cryptocurrency has had its fair share of volatility and pric...
Luxury Fashion Brands Turn to Gaming to Attract New Buyers - Drest
[Business]
2021/05/20 09:04
A styling game helped me rediscover my inner creative during the pandemic—and I’m not alone. The virtual fashion revolution is coming. A FEW MONTHS ago I discovered an unexpected, mind-soothing salve: Drest, a fashion styling game I downloaded when it came out in 2019 but hadn’t yet actually played. Now I’m on it constantly.As a thirtysomething obsessed with luxury fashion, I love the creat...
(PDF) BCG - Streaming Viewers Aren’t Going Anywhere
[Consumer]
2021/05/20 00:10
When it comes to streaming video, it appears the COVID bump is here to stay.BCG’s latest research into viewer behavior and preferences confirms that consumers have increased the amount of time they spend watching TV or streaming video—and that these habits are likely to continue after pandemic-related restrictions ease. More than 90% of respondents to our latest viewer survey, conducted in Fe...
BTS for Louis Vuitton, Blackpink for Dior : Why Luxury Brands are Choosing Asian Celebrities
[Business]
2021/05/20 00:09
A slew of Asian-fronted campaigns for luxury brands marks a move away from picking stars that meet traditional Hollywood standards of beauty. Experts point to the pandemic as one reason for the move from Caucasian-centric advertising and the importance of Chinese customers in luxury as another.[Rosé from Blackpink in a Tiffany & Co. campaign. Big names in luxury are increasingly looking to...
