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(Video) Panasonic NICOBO by is a Cat-like Robot That Can Fart
[Product]
2021/02/22 09:08
NICOBO by panasonic is a cat-like robot that can fartimages by panasonic.Through a crowdfunding campaign that reached its goal in just six hours, panasonic unveiled NICOBO — a companion robot that farts. developed as a housemate, the pet-like sock robot wants to make people happy through gentle gestures like waving its tail, babbling baby words, and sometimes releasing excess air trapped insid...
What Luxury’s Next Big Market Wants
[Business]
2021/02/22 09:07
In 2019, the overall spending of consumers from tier-3 cities and below represented 44 percent of China’s total luxury sales.Around 45 percent of middle-class consumers in tier-2 and tier-3 cities in China are interested in purchasing luxury goods versus 37 percent in tier-1 cities.Luxury brands hate trimming their prices, but incentive marketing is a reasonable strategy for lower-tier cities....
(Paper) Physicists Create Microchip 100 Times Faster Than Conventional Ones
[Tech]
2021/02/22 09:06
Researchers created deliberate kinks into graphene to make a nanomaterial act like a transistor.Using graphene and other 2D materials to create the world's smallest microchips, in a method called "nano-origami," can speed up computers. Physicists from the University of Sussex in the U.K. made the first-time discovery."Nano-origami" is a form that is made by crinkling, or creaking kinks, in nano...
AirSlate Raises $50M More to Automate Enterprise Workflows
[Investing]
2021/02/22 09:05
AirSlate, a workflow automation startup, today announced it raised $50 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The capital comes after a $40 million round in January led by Morgan Stanley and General Catalyst, and it brings the company’s total raised to $130 million.When McKinsey surveyed 1,500 executives across industries and regions in 2018, 66% said addressing skills gaps relate...
Nova H1 "Audio Earrings" Double as Earbuds
[Product]
2021/02/22 09:04
Many people wear earrings all day, yet they also jam in a pair of earbuds when listening to music. The folks at German startup Nova Products figured, "Why not just combine the two?". Their Nova H1 Audio Earrings are the result.Sold in sets of two, each 7-gram earring has a solid silver body/clip along with a real pearl. Music is transmitted by Bluetooth from a paired smartphone to the H1s, whic...
The Future of The Curb : Oonee Mini Pod Fits 10 Bikes in a Single NYC Parking Spot
[Design]
2021/02/22 09:04
NYC-based startup Oonepod is launching a Mini version of its bike parking pod. It takes up the space of one car and can secure up to ten bikes at a time.Shabazz Stuart's startup Oonepod is trying to turn New York into a bike-friendlier metropolis by offering bikers a safer space to park their two-wheelers. In addition to the bigger Oonepod parking pod, whose installation is often met with lots...
(Infographic) The Truth About the Covid Vaccine
[Consumer]
2021/02/22 09:03
It looks like there might be a light at the end of the tunnel for the pandemic – the Covid vaccine. However, there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy and it’s important to separate facts from myths.Check out the following infographic on the truth about Covid vaccine facts via below via Online Medical Services.Infographic : https://bit.ly/2M5WfuY[OnlineMedicalServices]
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Future of Work After COVID-19
[Business]
2021/02/21 09:10
The pandemic accelerated existing trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation, with up to 25% more workers than previously estimated potentially needing to switch occupations.Jobs with the highest physical proximity are likely to be most disruptedBefore COVID-19, the largest disruptions to work involved new technologies and growing trade links. COVID-19 has, for the first time, elevated t...
Can Luxury Tap Into China’s Hottest New Trend - Skiing ?
[Business]
2021/02/21 09:09
From Dior and Moncler’s new ski collections to Anta Group and Fosun’s strategic investments, China’s booming ski market has created opportunities for luxury brands. Skiing has transformed from a niche professional sport to a popular lifestyle in China over recent years. China’s ski market size in 2022 is expected to be nearly $4 billion — an increase of more than 480 percent over 2015. Chi...
