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Why Working From Home Shouldn't Be Taken For Granted
[Business]
2020/07/05 09:04
As daily new COVID-19 cases continue to spike in the United States, fears of another lockdown are mounting. While some people might loathe the idea of working from home for another couple of weeks, if not months, it’s important to remember that being able to telecommute is a privilege these days, with the alternative being unemployment in many cases.According to a recent analysis by the Bureau...
Carbon-Negative Homes Put Together Like IKEA Furniture
[Design]
2020/07/05 09:03
One company leading the way in building eco-friendly homes is the Seattle-based startup NODE, who are making beautifully designed, affordable, energy-efficient homes. NODE puts radical sustainability at the core of its values, having started the company around the idea of wanting to make homes that are carbon neutral or carbon negative. The houses have a flat-pack design that can be built quick...
(PDF) The New Douyin Beauty Industry Report 2020
[Business]
2020/07/02 09:10
The new Douyin Beauty Industry Report 2020 shows the platform is increasingly becoming a good marketing channel for beauty and cosmetics brands. Ocean Insights, a Bytedance subsidiary, released a Douyin Beauty Industry Report 2020. The report shows Douyin is increasingly becoming a good marketing channel for beauty and cosmetics brands.Some highlights for the Douyin beauty industry includes:Dai...
(Patent) Future Apple Watches could Sport Vein Scanning Technology
[Tech]
2020/07/02 09:09
Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,698,497) for a “vein scanning device for automatic gesture and finger recognition.” The device would be the Apple Watch, which would be able to automatically determining a user's gesture and/or finger positions based on one or more properties of the user's veins.In the patent filing, the tech giant says that, while voice and touch input can be an eff...
Three Billion Players by 2023 : Engagement and Revenues Continue to Thrive Across the Global Games Market
[Business]
2020/07/02 09:08
Revenues Are King, but Engagement Is the Kingdom.As highlighted by some of the world’s highest revenue-generating games such as Fortnite, League of Legends, and Pokémon GO, engagement comes before revenues. As players become more engaged (emotionally and socially) with a title, they are naturally more willing to spend (or engage with brand activations) further down the line.Player engagement...
AR Tech Allows Beauty Devotees to Virtually ‘Try On’ Makeup
[Business]
2020/07/02 09:07
The beauty industry’s investment in augmented reality (AR) try-on technology has been a boon as consumers increasingly turn to online shopping amidst Covid-19 concerns and restrictions. As physical product testing has been suspended even in stores that are open at this time, AR try-on tech allows beauty devotees to virtually test cosmetics before purchasing them, upholding an important purchas...
Mobile Payments Help People During the Pandemic
[Business]
2020/07/02 09:06
The practical challenge of quickly getting financial support in the hands of people who lost jobs amid the COVID-19 economic crisis has baffled advanced and developing economies alike. Economic lockdowns, physical distancing measures, patchy social protection systems and, especially for low-income countries, the high level of informality, complicate the task. Many governments are leveraging mob...
The Tour de France Goes Virtual, As E-Cycling Takes Off During Quarantine - Zwift
[Business]
2020/07/02 09:05
Zwift, a platform for racing bikes from the comfort of your home, has taken off amid the coronavirus pandemic and is even powering this year’s virtual Tour de France. Next stop? The Olympics.A friend wants to go for a ride. He has been cycling forever, and I’ve taken the last 20 years off, so he chooses the trail—a 2,000-foot climb up a small mountain. Moments after agreeing, I realize this...
The Quiett Cooktop
[Design]
2020/07/02 09:04
Quiett is an induction cooktop that uses streaming system to help users to cook.My mom gave me a handful of those ancient recipe books that have been handed down in my family for decades. It was a nice gesture and all, but I’ll almost certainly never get around to making any of our heirloom recipes because… well… because who has time for that?? If you’re like me, you probably aren’t going...
