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(PDF) BCG - The $100 Billion Digital Lifeline for Restaurants
[Business]
2020/12/14 09:07
Even in the face of dramatically lower demand, there is good news for many restaurant brands. Digital ordering, delivery, and off-premises sales are up. Our research indicates that digital orders currently make up more than 30% of the market, representing some $100 billion in sales that are up for grabs. Restaurants that invested in digital capabilities have already captured more than their fai...
(M&A) Will Moncler’s First Acquisition Win China Sales ?
[Investing]
2020/12/14 09:06
Moncler has announced that it will acquire the luxury brand Stone Island, perhaps signaling that it wants to compete with rivals LVMH and Kering. What Happened: Italian luxury group Moncler has announced that it will acquire the casual luxury brand Stone Island in a cash-and-share deal valued at $1.39 billion. Under Chief Executive Remo Ruffini, Moncler has become an industry favorite and, foll...
Papercup Using AI for Realistic-Sounding Voice Translation, Raises £8M funding
[Investing]
2020/12/14 09:05
Papercup, the U.K.-based AI startup that has developed speech technology that translates people’s voices into other languages and is already being used in the video and television industry, has raised £8 million in funding.The round was led by LocalGlobe and Sands Capital Ventures, alongside Sky, GMG Ventures, Entrepreneur First (EF) and BDMI. Papercup says the new capital will be used to inv...
MIT Spinoff Building New Solid-State Lidar-on-a-Chip System
[Tech]
2020/12/14 09:04
Our team at Kyber Photonics is developing a lidar chip to enable the next generation of autonomous robots and vehicles.To enable safe and affordable autonomous vehicles, the automotive industry needs lidar systems that are around the size of a wallet, cost one hundred dollars, and can see targets at long distances with high resolution. With the support of DARPA, our team at Kyber Photonics, in...
Post Corona Eat-Out Business Platform
[Design]
2020/12/14 09:03
Covid-vaccine results are still on the way, however, it seems that coronavirus pandemic is not going to be over soon. Small business owners are heavily affected by this pandemic, especially restaurant industry. Post Corona Eat-out Business Platform is a concept project to help restaurant business owners to survive, it’s time to move on. We all know that rent has become a heavy burden for them...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2021 TMT (Technology, Media & Telecommunications) Predictions
[Business]
2020/12/13 09:10
Growth in Cloud, Intelligent Edge, Sports Tech, Digital Reality and Telemedicine Accelerates- Global cloud spending will grow 7x faster than overall IT spend- The global market for intelligent edge computing will expand to $12 billion- The sports tech market has seen an upswing of venture capital interest, with over 3,000 global deals and funding rounds over five years- In 2021, there will be m...
(Patent) Oppo Patents Unique Smartphone with Detachable Cameras
[Tech]
2020/12/13 09:09
The patent design shows a smartphone with the rear camera module being used for selfies and video calls as well. The camera module has been shown to use USB Type-C, NFC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth for connectivity.An OPPO patent showing a smartphone with a removable camera module has been spotted on the website of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). The patent images and description show t...
Israel’s Sight Diagnostics To Supply Blood Test Analyzers To Clinics In UAE, Saudi Arabia
[Product]
2020/12/13 09:08
Sight Diagnostics, the Israeli-founded company that developed lab-grade blood testing systems with results in minutes, announced on Wednesday that it signed a distribution agreement to supply its OLO analyzers to medical centers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries over the next year.The agreement with the Dubai-based firm Phoenix Capital will see Sight’s innovat...
(PDF) Mckinsey - COVID-19 Vaccine : Are US Consumers Ready ?
[Consumer]
2020/12/13 09:07
While details of COVID-19 vaccine administration are still pending, healthcare stakeholders may want to consider their long-term plans for consumer engagement in immunization.Here, we discuss the latest insights on US consumers’ reported acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination and considerations for healthcare leaders.The proverbial light at the end of the dark tunnel of the COVID-19 pandemic is be...
