TREND REPORTS
I Visited a Singapore Cafe That Had a Robot Barista
[Product]
2020/10/06 09:05
ELLA, SINGAPORE'S FIRST FULLY AUTONOMOUS ROBOT BARISTA, TAKES ORDERS. With no telling when the pandemic may end, similar technologies have been on the rise.“Hi Frankie. Your drink is ready,” the robot announced with an endearing, mechanical wave. I had to fight the urge to say “thank you,” knowing that this was essentially a machine. But I did so anyway.“Ella” is Singapore’s first fully...
(Video) Meet the Inventor Whose Smart Bike Wheels Remove Pollution from the Air
[Design]
2020/10/06 09:04
Thought cycling was one of the greenest forms of transport? Industrial design graduate Kristen Tapping explains how her award-winning design could make riding a bike even better for the environment.It’s not groundbreaking news that cycling is one of the most environmentally friendly ways to get around.According to research by the European Cyclists’ Federation, the average bike emits 21g of CO...
U.S. Shoppers Shift Shopping Strategies to Brace for Recessionary Effects
[Consumer]
2020/10/06 09:03
A much more discerning grocery shopper is emerging in the wake of initial widespread panic-buying sparked by COVID-19 this past spring that led consumers to disregard prices and stock up on products and ingredients required to prepare the entirety of their family meals at home. Retailers and their trading partners responded as rapidly as possible to the sudden spikes in demand by pulling back o...
(Patent) Apple Wants a Patent for an Accessory Device with Communication Features
[Tech]
2020/10/05 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20200313712, discloses an accessory device, such as a case or cover, capable of sensing and wirelessly communicating with an electronic device. The accessory device can respond to authentication requests and send information to be presented on the electronic device display. The figures below depict accessory devices of a mobile device and a head mounted device.Patent...
Is It Game Over for The Console ?
[Business]
2020/10/05 09:09
Subscription model entices tech firms to spend big money on cloud gaming platformsThe smartphone killed off the camera, streaming services killed the video store and cloud gaming now threatens the existence of the video game console.The ability to play games across multiple devices such as smartphones, tablets and TVs through a subscription model is catching the attention of tech groups. Just t...
Amazon Introduces the Amazon One, A Way to Pay with Your Palm
[Tech]
2020/10/05 09:08
Amazon unveils a new biometric ID technology, the Biden campaign takes aim at Facebook and iRobot’s co-founder joins a robotic gardening startup.In the middle of a pandemic when customers are often wearing plastic gloves to stores alongside their face masks, Amazon’s physical retail team is introducing a new biometric device that will allow shoppers to pay at Amazon Go stores using their palm...
(Infographic) 29 Psychological Tricks To Make You Buy More
[Consumer]
2020/10/05 09:07
According to a recent survey, only 5% of people have never felt guilty about buying something. That means the majority of us, at some point in our lives, have regretted a purchase.But consumers aren’t necessarily only to blame for impulse buys. After all, we’re constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing tactics specifically tailored to try and get us to spend more money.Today’s g...
AI Drug Designer XtalPi Raises $318M from SoftBank and Tencent
[Investing]
2020/10/05 09:06
By integrating its virtual R&D work with real-world laboratory testing data, XtalPi aims to develop a new digital-twin simulation system for modeling the activity of potential new drugs, making it easier for biopharmaceutical companies to pick the best candidates for clinical studies. (UCSF)Artificial intelligence-based drug molecule designer XtalPi has secured a mammoth series C funding ro...
2 Megatrends Dominate the Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2020
[Business]
2020/10/05 09:05
While five new AI solutions enter this year’s Hype Cycle for AI, the democratization of AI and the industrialization of AI megatrends dominate the AI landscape in 2020.Despite the global impact of COVID-19, 47% of artificial intelligence (AI) investments were unchanged since the start of the pandemic and 30% of organizations actually planned to increase such investments, according to a Gartner...
