TREND REPORTS
How Big is Social E-Commerce in China ?
[Business]
2020/12/01 09:08
Social e-commerce in China is already a gigantic market of $300 billion, and it is poised to grow even more in the coming years as a plethora of different services vie for top positions in the sector. Some marketing concepts in Chinese social e-commerce are similar to those employed by social media influencers in other countries (while being a bit more on the nose). Others are still virtually u...
(Video) Phood Raises $2M in Seed Funding to Fight Food Waste
[Investing]
2020/12/01 09:07
Phood, the New York City-based startup that uses a combination of weight scales, computer vision and AI to help foodservice operators reduce food waste, announced today that it has raised a $2 million Seed round of financing. The round was led by New Stack Ventures and Story Ventures. This brings the total amount raised by Phood to $2.1 million.Phood’s technology helps foodservice companies be...
5 Big Picture Trends Being Accelerated by the Pandemic
[Business]
2020/12/01 09:06
As every email introduction has reminded us in 2020, we’re living in “unprecedented times”.No doubt, even after a viable vaccine is released to the general public and things begin to return to some semblance of normalcy, there will be long lasting effects on society and the economy. It’s been said that COVID-19 has hit fast forward on a number of trends, from e-commerce to workplace culture...
Touchless Technology from Geberit Pushes the Boundaries for Hotel Washrooms
[Product]
2020/12/01 09:05
Geberit's state-of-the-art technology, including touch-free flush plates and toilets with user recognition, can help architects design next-level bathrooms for hotels.Swiss company Geberit specialises in sanitaryware and is consistently developing new technology to help designers create wash-spaces and bathroom facilities that are relaxing, hygienic and acoustically optimised "sanctuaries"."In...
People are Working Longer Hours During the Pandemic
[Consumer]
2020/12/01 09:04
Working from home is less liberating than many hoped.LOTS OF PEOPLE envisaged a life of lie-ins and long lunches when covid-19 lockdowns forced their offices to close and working from home became routine. In Britain 47% of workers clocked in remotely in April, compared with an average of around 14% in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics. By October, four months after the first...
LeapX - Talking Heads Speaker
[Design]
2020/12/01 09:03
These intuitive portable speakers come with detachable headphones that keep the music always ‘on’Here is an organizational problem that music lovers face: not knowing where to put their bulky headphones when they aren’t wearing them. As someone who recently bought her first proper pair of headphones, I relate to the struggle. Most of us are used to tossing my earbuds carelessly on your night...
(PDF) Capgemini - Smart Money : AI-Enabled Customer Service
[Investing]
2020/11/30 09:10
How to drive AI at scale to transform the financial services customer experience.AI-enabled interaction is the root of great customer service todayCOVID-19 has increased customer demand for contactless transactions everywhere, but especially so in the financial services industry. After all, who wants to risk their health to sign a deposit slip? There is much to be gained by financial services o...
(Patent) Microsoft Patents Tech to Score Meetings Using Body Language, Facial Expressions
[Tech]
2020/11/30 09:09
Microsoft’s “Meeting Insight Computing System,” as described in patent filings, would use cameras, sensors, and software tools to monitor the people and the conditions in a meeting, as well as post-meeting surveys, to create a “quality score” for the meeting. Microsoft is facing criticism for its new “Productivity Score” technology, which can measure how much individual workers use email...
Human Ageing Process Biologically Reversed in World First
[Tech]
2020/11/30 09:08
The ageing process has been biologically reversed for the first time by giving humans oxygen therapy in a pressurised chamber.Scientists in Israel showed they could turn back the clock in two key areas of the body believed to be responsible for the frailty and ill-health that comes with growing older.As people age, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes – called telomeres – shorten, c...
