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(PDF) Nielsen Music / MRC Data Midyear Report U.S. 2020
[Business]
2020/09/22 09:10
Nielsen Music/MRC Data's U.S. Midyear Report reveals that amid unprecedented challenges, total audio consumption grew 9.4% over prior year.YetThe U.S. music industry experienced a tumultuous first half of 2020 when the coronavirus hit the country, prompting stay-at-home orders and suspending concerts by late March. Fortunately, recorded-music consumption has proven resilient: Audio streams are...
Chinese D2C Cosmetics Brand Perfect Diary Valued at USD 4 Billion
[Investing]
2020/09/22 09:09
Perfect Diary plans for a US IPO before the end of this year, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as underwriters.Guangzhou-based cosmetics brand Perfect Diary has completed a new fundraising round for an undisclosed amount of capital from investors including Warburg Pincus, Carlyle Group, and Loyal Valley Capital, Chinese media outlet IPOZaozhidao reported on Monday, citing people close to t...
(Paper) MIT CSAIL - In-Home Daily-Life Captioning Using Radio Signals
[Tech]
2020/09/22 09:08
This paper aims to caption daily life --i.e., to create a textual description of people's activities and interactions with objects in their homes. Addressing this problem requires novel methods beyond traditional video captioning, as most people would have privacy concerns about deploying cameras throughout their homes. We introduce \name, a new model for captioning daily life by analyzing the...
This Chart Signal Says Stop Buying Megacap Technology Stocks
[Investing]
2020/09/22 09:07
Fifty-day moving average is falling for Microsoft, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet but still rising slightly for Apple and the Nasdaq-100 Index.The recent pullbacks in megacapitalization technology stocks have now gone far enough and lasted long enough that they have triggered chart signals warning investors that at the very least, don’t buy these stocks on the dip.The chart signals are bein...
Touchless Tech Platform to Integrate with Museums for COVID-Era Visits - Ultraleap
[Tech]
2020/09/22 09:06
Ultraleap’s hand-tracking software can generate a virtual model of hand movements and to accurately predict the position of a finger or thumb. Touchless-tech company Ultraleap has signed a deal with experience design company Cortina to developed touchless technology for use in interactive exhibits in museums and aquariums. The deal illustrates the move towards greater touchless services in the...
EVs Are Still 45% More Expensive To Make Than Combustion-Engined Cars
[Business]
2020/09/22 09:05
By 2030, Oliver Wyman estimates that the difference will be around 9 percent.Talking about the profitability of electric cars is fascinating, especially after James Dyson gave up building his EV, claiming they were “unrealistically cheap.” Lux Research contradicted him by saying some are profitable – such as Tesla products – but it is always good to have numbers to confirm or deny that. Oli...
Mercedes Benz-Inspired Futuristic Delivery Robot Brings Essential Supplies Home
[Design]
2020/09/22 09:04
The world is grappling with COVID-19 ever since this year’s onset, making social-distancing the current norm. The situation isn’t going to improve any time soon, leaving us all digging for alternative ways to reduce human contact. Nobody knows what the future holds for all of us – perhaps the apt time to ponder over mindful product designs that shape the way we live in our society.This conce...
(Infographic) Shapes of Recovery: When Will the Global Economy Bounce Back?
[Investing]
2020/09/22 09:03
The Shape of Economic Recovery, According to CEOs. Is the glass half full, or half empty ?Whenever the economy is put through the ringer, levels of optimism and pessimism about its potential recovery can vary greatly. The current state mid-pandemic is no exception.This graphic first details the various shapes that economic recovery can take, and what they mean. We then dive into which of the fo...
(Patent) Amazon's Patent Filing Covering Their New Halo Health Device Surfaced
[Tech]
2020/09/21 09:10
On August 27, Patently Apple posted a report titled "Amazon Enters the Smart Health & Fitness Market to take on Apple Watch with the Halo Device and Annual Membership.""The new Amazon Halo is a new service dedicated to helping customers improve their individual health and wellness. Amazon Halo combines a suite of AI-powered health features that provide actionable insights into overall welln...
