How The Pandemic Forced 1 in 20 Americans to Move
[Consumer]
2021/02/16 09:04
A Pew Research Center survey has found 1 in 20 U.S. adults moved out of where they were living either permanently or temporarily due to COVID-19.Most adults cited financial stress and concern about catching coronavirus as cause for their move. Young adults ages 18 to 29 were more likely than any other age group to have moved due to the pandemic.When COVID-19 began spreading across the United St...
(Video) Coca-Cola Company Trials First Paper Bottle
[Design]
2021/02/16 09:03
Coca-Cola's paper bottle will be test marketed in Hungary.The Coca-Cola Company has announced it will be trialing a paper bottle prototype in a limited run of 2,000 later this year. The test sales of the plant-based beverage AdeZ will be conducted in Hungary through the e-grocery retailer Kifli.hu.Selling beverages in paper containers is as old as the milk carton, which was called a paper bottl...
‘A Game Changer’: Drug Brings Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity
[Tech]
2021/02/15 09:10
In a clinical trial, participants taking semaglutide lost 15 percent of their body weight, on average. For the first time, a drug has been shown so effective against obesity that patients may dodge many of its worst consequences, including diabetes, researchers reported on Wednesday.The drug, semaglutide, made by Novo Nordisk, already is marketed as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes. In a clinica...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The State of Internal Carbon Pricing
[Business]
2021/02/15 09:09
Business leaders know that sustainable growth is possible only when they anticipate inevitable shifts in policy, social norms, and technology that could affect their companies. One of the most prominent of these so-called transition risks is in the area of carbon emissions and the potential introduction of a universal price on carbon.Given impending policy changes in this area, and with an eye...
This NFC Enabled Sleep Aid Device Keeps You Away from Late-Night Scrolling
[Design]
2021/02/15 09:08
Sleep is personal. Each night, we curate the best conditions for optimal sleep. You might have a preferred meditation app, a favorite essential oil for your trusted aromatherapy diffuser, or the only sleep apnea breathing mask that won’t make you feel like you’re going into combat come morning. Whatever your ideal sleeping conditions call for, we all know how important it is to set the tone f...
The Top 100 AI Startups Of 2020 : Where Are They Now ?
[Investing]
2021/02/15 09:07
In March 2020, CB Insights announced our fourth annual AI 100 — a list of the 100 most promising AI startups across the globe. We take a look at where these companies are now. In 2020, AI companies from 13 countries and 15 industries made it to the CB Insights AI 100. They were selected from nearly 5K startups based on several factors, such as patent activity, business relations, investor prof...
Disney+ Passes 90M Subscribers Three Years Ahead of Schedule
[Business]
2021/02/15 09:06
Less than 14 months after launching in North America and the Netherlands on November 12, 2019, Disney+ has already achieved what it set out to do in 2024, that is reach 90 million subscribers. As of January 2, 2021, the Netflix competitor based in Burbank, California had reached 95 million paid subscribers, the company announced in its latest earnings report. To put that number in context, it t...
(Video) Google - Discover The Artist Who Could Hear Colors
[Tech]
2021/02/15 09:05
If you’ve ever tried to describe colors with words, chances are you struggled to find the exact terms to convey what your eyes perceive, and you end up resorting to metaphors.In the dictionary, red is described as resembling the color of blood. Blue gets compared to a clear sky. Green almost always finds itself aligned with grass and growing foliage. But what if you could use other senses to d...
IT Spending Expected to Rebound in 2021
[Business]
2021/02/15 09:04
US companies slashed IT budgets in response to the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. But the outlook has improved this year.The IT spending picture looks much brighter in 2021 for US companies, according to a recent Bain & Company survey of a cross section of IT decision makers. Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic shock led companies of all sizes to cut their...