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(PDF) Mckinsey : Supply-Chain Recovery in Coronavirus Times
[Business]
2020/03/25 09:09
Actions taken now to mitigate impacts on supply chains from coronavirus can also build resilience against future shocks.Even as the immediate toll on human health from the spread of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the COVID-19 disease, mounts, the economic effects of the crisis—and the livelihoods at stake—are coming into sharp focus. Businesses must respond on multiple fronts at once:...
Miso Robotics Deploys AI Screening Devices to Detect Signs of Fever at Restaurants
[Tech]
2020/03/25 09:08
Miso Robotics, a startup developing robots that can perform basic cooking tasks in commercial kitchens, today announced that it has deployed new tools to its platform in CaliBurger restaurants as part of an advanced approach with CaliGroup intended to improve safety and health standards. The hope is to minimize the threat of infection for patrons and delivery workers during the COVID-19 pandemi...
(Infographic) Top 10 Most Highly Imported & Exported Goods in the U.S.
[Investing]
2020/03/25 09:07
The coronavirus outbreak has caused many Americans to consider the fragility of modern supply chains, particularly when it comes to foreign imports. As the world’s largest economy, the United States is one of the world’s largest exporters and importers. What categories of goods are most common for each?The U.S. is now a net exporter of energy for the first time since 1953.The U.S. gets 97% of...
Microsoft Can Filter Out The Sound of You Eating Potato Chips on a Conference Call
[Tech]
2020/03/25 09:06
The software giant's trained artificial intelligence software to identify background noise that isn't your voice. Snackers, rejoice.Just in time for us all to be working from home because of the pandemic coronavirus, Microsoft's built new technology for its Teams software that can identify your voice and filter out any other sounds. That could be a leaf blower, a dog barking or even, yes, you r...
NASA Backed Nature's Fynd raises $80M from Al Gore & Bill Gates
[Investing]
2020/03/25 09:05
Plant-based proteins have been all the rage in startup circles. From blockbuster IPOs to big funding rounds, investors have made clear they see real money in fake meat.Now, a new player is scaling up with a rather unique offering. Nature’s Fynd, a food startup producing a protein from a microbe discovered in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone’s ancient volcano, has raised $80 million in a...
COVID-19 Could Devastate Fashion and Luxury Sales – Here’s How to Respond
[Business]
2020/03/25 09:04
There’s no getting around it. The consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic will be severe for companies of all kinds. Fashion and luxury goods industries could be among the hardest hit.As the virus takes hold in more regions and governments institute lockdowns and stores close to stem its spread, people will curtail their normal routines to stay home, stay healthy, and wait things out. Sal...
(Video) Seymourpowell Designs Quarter Car Private Ride-Sharing Concept
[Design]
2020/03/25 09:03
Multidisciplinary studio Seymourpowell has designed a concept for a "private shared" ride-hailing service, which features retractable partitions and air-purifying technology.Focused on offering passengers more privacy in ride-sharing services, Seymourpowell's driverless Quarter Car concept has four seats that can be separated by adjustable partitions running through its two central axes.This co...
(PDF) BCG - COVID-19 Outbreak Update : Dynamics and implications
[Business]
2020/03/24 09:10
Dynamics:COVID-19 confirmed cases accelerating exponentially in several epicenters, particularly Europe and North AmericaReported cases growing steadily in US as many localities are taking increasingly strong lockdown measuresContinued acceleration in Italy and most European countries; many EU countries now on lockdown (e.g. Italy, France, Spain, Germany)Some countries have slowed the outbreak...
This AI Camera Detects People Who May Have COVID-19
[Product]
2020/03/24 09:09
Austin-based Athena Security first gained recognition using AI to detect firearms. It’s now tackling another public health threat.With the U.S. lagging other countries in the distribution of coronavirus testing kits, health authorities have had to look to other means of detection, like the infrared ear thermometers used in some countries. And now one Austin-based company says its security came...
