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(PDF) BCG - COVID-19 Pandemic : Reaction, Rebound, Recession, and Reimagination
[Business]
2020/04/12 09:09
There is opportunity in adversity in every business. It may seem callous to stress opportunity in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, but leaders have an obligation to look ahead, to anticipate and meet new customer needs, to evolve their strategies and organizations, and in so doing sustain the prosperity of their enterprises.We should not expect that the resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic wi...
Out Of Office : 65+ Startups Helping You Work From Home
[Business]
2020/04/12 09:07
In recent years, enterprise collaboration tools have become a white-hot category for tech, culminating in a number of high-profile IPOs from startups like Slack, Atlassian, and Zoom. [click to enlarge]Now, the opportunity is growing even faster than imagined. Worldwide social distancing is normalizing remote work at an unprecedented rate. Zoom, for instance, reported that its video conferencing...
Tracking the Unprecedented Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. CPG Shopping Behavior
[Business]
2020/04/12 09:07
Total U.S. CPG sales increased $8.5 billion during the two weeks ended March 21, 2020.As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to disrupt industries and businesses around the world, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is operating in uncharted territory. Amid widespread health concerns, federal travel restrictions and local movement limitations, the industry is facing the greatest,...
(Paper) MIT Engineers 3D Print Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants
[Tech]
2020/04/12 09:05
Brain-implanted electrodes have numerous uses, ranging from the controlling of prosthetic arms to the monitoring of neural activity. They could soon be more effective than ever, as scientists have now developed ones that are soft and squishy.Ordinarily, electrodes are made mainly of rigid metal. As a result, when they're implanted in soft brain tissue, inflammation and the buildup of scar tissu...
Younger Americans View Coronavirus Outbreak More as a Major Threat to Finances Than Health
[Consumer]
2020/04/12 09:05
The coronavirus outbreak has impacted life for millions of Americans, but it has not affected people in the same way. Older Americans are more likely than younger adults to feel their own health is at risk, while younger people are more focused on potential economic threats.Overall, larger shares of U.S. adults view the COVID-19 outbreak as a major threat to the nation’s economy (88%) and the...
Architectural Design Renders That Give Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Humanity
[Design]
2020/04/12 09:04
The year is 2200 and humans are split into two clans – the first clan believes in living with simplicity and letting nature heal itself (proof of which are the dolphins swimming in the canals of Venice) while the other half is where humanity struggles to exist without making a change to their behavioral patterns. Meet @inwardsound, an Italian 3D artist on Instagram who creates these surreal ye...
(Infographic) The Pandemic Economy : What are Shoppers Buying Online During COVID-19?
[Consumer]
2020/04/12 09:03
The Fastest Growing and Declining E-Commerce CategoriesThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on every aspect of life, including how people shop for their necessities, and their not-so-necessities.With online retail sales estimated to reach an eye-watering $6.5 trillion by 2023, the ecommerce sector was already booming. But since the outbreak, online shopping has been catapulted i...
(PDF) BCG - COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #3 : Turning the Tide
[Consumer]
2020/04/09 09:10
Stay-at-home orders and increasingly restrictive lockdowns continued throughout the world last week, as COVID-19 cases steadily increased in countries across the globe—in most countries, but not China.What drove containment in China? One can speculate that it was the quick, bold actions the government took. Schools were not reopened following the winter break. More than 80 cities were locked d...
(Paper) Stanford Scientists Designed ‘Smart Toilet’ Monitors for Signs of Disease
[Tech]
2020/04/09 09:09
The smart toilet automatically sends data extracted from any sample to a secure, cloud-based system for safekeeping.There’s a new disease-detecting technology in the lab of Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD PhD, and its No. 1 source of data is number one. And number two.It’s a smart toilet. But not the kind that lifts its own lid in preparation for use; this toilet is fitted with technology that can...
