This Self-Tinting Glass Could Make Blinds a Thing of the Past - View
[Product]
2021/03/03 09:08
Say good-bye to blinds ruining your view. This self-tinting glass could make blinds a thing of the past.When it comes to offices in skyscrapers, the higher the floor, the higher the rent. One study of nearly 2,000 buildings found that every floor above the second was 0.6% more expensive than the one below it. That rate increases even more sharply above the 40th floor. One big part of this is th...
Magna to Deliver 3D Surround View With Next-Gen Cameras and Electronic Control Units
[Tech]
2021/03/03 09:07
New business with multiple global automakers starts in 2022. Technology allows drivers to see surroundings all around the vehicle. Enables safer, more convenient driving and parking.Global automakers will soon be able to offer 3D surround-view systems in more vehicles, thanks to Magna’s new surround view cameras and electronic control units. Starting with 2022 model years and proliferating acr...
The Booming Secondary Sneaker Market
[Business]
2021/03/03 09:06
Earlier this week, Nike announced the departure of Ann Hebert, VP and general manager of the company’s North America business, just days after Bloomberg Businessweek had published a story centered around her son’s sneaker resale business.While working on the article portraying Joe Hebert and his company West Coast Streetwear, the author had accidentally discovered the connection between Joe a...
(Paper) Folding Drone Can Drop Into Inaccessible Mines - Prometheus
[Tech]
2021/03/03 09:05
Inspecting old mines is a dangerous business. For humans, mines can be lethal: prone to rockfalls and filled with noxious gases. Robots can go where humans might suffocate, but even robots can only do so much when mines are inaccessible from the surface.Now, researchers in the UK, led by Headlight AI, have developed a drone that could cast a light in the darkness. Named Prometheus, this drone c...
(Video) The World´s First Foldable 165 Inch MicroLED TV - C SEED M1
[Product]
2021/03/03 09:04
Forget LG’s Rollable TV or Xiaomi’s Transparent TV, an Austrian tech company is setting the gold standard in how televisions look and behave in interior spaces. C SEED, a company known to make high-end outdoor televisions, has debuted the M1 – a whopping 165-inch 4K MicroLED beast that folds up and tucks away right underneath your floorboard. Before you get any ideas, the television retails...
(Infographic) Where Gen Z and Millennials Are Getting Their Entertainment and Distraction
[Consumer]
2021/03/03 09:03
Mobile video has grown tremendously in the past year.Covid-19 caused video consumption to increase across apps.Whether it’s to absorb the ever-changing news or simply find distraction from increasingly stressful days, more consumers—particularly Gen Z and millennials—are reaching for their phones to watch videos.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3sK5L6J[adweek]
(PDF) Citi - BITCOIN : At the Tipping Point
[Investing]
2021/03/02 09:10
Bitcoin could become the “currency of choice for international trade”, says Citi.Citi’s researchers believe bitcoin could evolve into an international trade currency, helping to simplify global tradeBut a number of issues – including concerns over scalability and potential regulatory backlashes – stand in the wayUS banking giant Citi has authored a new report which suggests bitcoin could b...
E-Scooters Embrace AI to Cut Down on Pedestrian Collisions
[Tech]
2021/03/02 09:09
Dublin startup Luna is installing a system of cameras and sensors on Voi e-scooters to improve safety. Dublin startup Luna is installing a system of cameras and sensors on Voi e-scooters to improve safety.London (CNN Business)Electric scooter companies are turning to technology to try to reduce accidents and injuries among riders and pedestrians.The problem has become so severe that countries i...
China’s Five-Year Plan to Save the Future
[Investing]
2021/03/02 09:08
China will present climate and energy plans that could determine the fate of the planet. If they live up to their promise, we can reset expectations for decarbonization. Looking at the way the world’s carbon emissions have risen in recent decades, it’s tempting to believe that increasing pollution is an ineluctable law of nature.That’s by no means a heretical view. Vaclav Smil, the Czech-Can...