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Amazon's Incredible Long-Term Growth
[Business]
2021/02/04 09:07
Aside from reporting another blowout quarter, Amazon also dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, announcing that its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of Executive Chair in Q3 2021. Bezos, whose stake in Amazon has made him the richest man alive, will be succeeded by Andy Jassy, currently serving as CEO of Amazon Web Services, the company's highly successful cloud arm. "When you l...
Novel Window Design Reduces Outdoor Noise and Improves Ventilation
[Tech]
2021/02/04 09:06
New system cuts sound levels by 26 decibels, achieves four times better ventilation.The act of opening a window may help ventilate a room, but it also lets in a lot of outdoor noise such as the honking and revving of traffic. A new window could help, as it's claimed to bring in more fresh air than a conventional open window, while still keeping out unwanted sounds.Developed by scientists at the...
People Trust Black COVID-19 Masks More Than Others. But Why ?
[Consumer]
2021/02/04 09:05
If you want someone to feel safe around you, go with a black (or white) mask.Since COVID-19 struck, companies have made masks in every shape and size—ranging from the classic N95 respirator to clear masks for the hearing impaired to cloth masks in endless patterns and colors.For safety, you should use an N95 respirator if you can source one, or even consider doubling your mask. But if you want...
Israel’s Vaccine Programme Gives Hope to The World
[Consumer]
2021/02/04 09:04
Hospital admissions among the old have fallen by a third since their peak.OVER ONE-THIRD of Israel’s population has received a vaccination against covid-19 since December 19th. Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, has campaigned heavily for vaccinations, personally lobbying the boss of Pfizer, an American drugmaker, to secure early shipments of its vaccine. He was the first Israeli to be ja...
Anti-Microbial Wrap Makes Handles Safe to Touch - Handshield
[Product]
2021/02/04 09:03
The Handshield offers personal protection for all types of handles, and can be easily cleaned for reuse.An easy-to-use wrap can be placed over all types of handles to prevent the transmission of viruses and bacteria – including COVID-19As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, people have developed a growing awareness of just how many places could be secretly harbouring dangerous microbes...
Nike’s First Ever Hands-Free Shoes and the Design Process - Go FlyEase
[Product]
2021/02/03 09:10
Nike and footwear design technology go hand-in-hand, they’ve proven it in the past and now there’s yet another example of their prowess. These are the Go FlyEase hand-free shoes that bring the convenience of wearing and taking off your pair without even bending over or touching them ever. People who already do this with a pair of shoes with laces (when they are too tired or lazy) to take them...
Tesla Champion Ark Investment Outguns Wall Street Titans
[Investing]
2021/02/03 09:09
Ark Investment Management outgunned established Wall Street titans BlackRock and State Street last month, as the asset manager founded by a longstanding Tesla bull reaped the rewards of its bets on disruptive tech companies.In a fevered market that is drawing comparisons with the internet boom of the late 1990s, Ark’s actively managed exchange traded funds have attracted $8.2bn this year, outs...
(Patent) Microsoft Wants to Patent a Method of Identification of Transparent Objects from Image Discrepancies
[Tech]
2021/02/03 09:08
U.S. patent application, US20210027479, describes a method for receiving a visible light image and a thermal image for a frame of a scene. The method includes detecting image discrepancies between the visible light and thermal image and identifying locations in the scene associated with transparent objects. The figures below illustrate generating a point cloud and surface mesh of the image to i...
Nielsen Streaming Unwrapped - Tops of 2020
[Business]
2021/02/03 09:07
2020 has been branded with an assortment of labels and titles, but from a media perspective, it was a truly transitional year for streaming video. With dramatic impacts to traditional staples like live sports, and an anxiety-inducing hyper news cycle alternating between COVID updates and political divisiveness, streaming video provided a much needed escape. While the massive spikes in media usa...
