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Toilet Paper Hoarding Boosts Bidet Sales - Tushy
[Product]
2020/03/18 09:04
As stores limit toilet paper purchases in response to customers buying it in large quantities, some people are turning to an alternate method of cleaning: bidets.For those who don’t know, a bidet is an attachment used for cleaning oneself with water after using the restroom. While they’re popular in other countries, they’re not standard in the United States, a country with an affinity for to...
This Conceptual Dyson Air Purifier Reduces 95% Fine Dust in Urban Farms - Ventila
[Design]
2020/03/18 09:03
Breathing is such an automated bodily function that it doesn’t even occur to us to think about what we are actually inhaling. Fine dust is not seen by the human eye but we very well know when that same speck of dust goes in our eye, it wreaks havoc. Similarly, for any living organism to be breathing in fine dust is harmful because at the moment we won’t see its effects and it will keep accumu...
Visualizing The Coronavirus Stock Market Meltdown
[Investing]
2020/03/17 09:10
Coronavirus panic is sweeping the world, forcing governments to take unprecedented steps to slow the pandemic. Schools are closed, bars are shutting down and public events are called off. The world is likely headed into a severe recession, causing stock prices to plummet as people cash out and sell everything. Here’s the latest on the extent of the damage for the share prices for several key c...
(Patent) Apple to Patent Snoop-Proof Screens
[Tech]
2020/03/17 09:09
Secret digital intrusions into our computers and mobile devices have garnered increasing attention in recent times. But a decidedly lower-tech assault has also been troublesome: shoulder surfing. You know the types: friends, work colleagues and assorted passers-by who walk by you and can't resist quietly peeking over your shoulder at the content of your screen while you're blasting the boss, wa...
Key Consumer Behavior Thresholds Identified as Coronavirus Outbreak Evolvs
[Consumer]
2020/03/17 09:08
A Nielsen investigation has identified six key consumer behavior threshold levels that tie directly to concerns around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The thresholds offer early signals of spending patterns, particularly for emergency pantry items and health supplies, and we are seeing these patterns being mirrored across multiple markets.Correlating COVID-19 news events, such as pub...
(Paper) A New AI Chip can Perform Image Recognition Tasks in Nanoseconds
[Tech]
2020/03/17 09:07
A new type of artificial eye, made by combining light-sensing electronics with a neural network on a single tiny chip, can make sense of what it’s seeing in just a few nanoseconds, far faster than existing image sensors.Why it matters: Computer vision is integral to many applications of AI—from driverless cars to industrial robots to smart sensors that act as our eyes in remote locations—and...
Coronavirus Could Bankrupt Most Airlines by End of May, Consultant Warns
[Investing]
2020/03/17 09:06
Many carriers are already technically bankrupt, CAPA warns. Governments, industry need to act to avoid catastrophe.We’re tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know.The coronavirus pandemic will bankrupt most airlines worldwide by the end of May unless governments and the industry take coordinated steps...
New Israeli App Alerts Users If They’ve Been Exposed To Coronavirus - Track Virus
[Product]
2020/03/17 09:05
A newly released Israeli app will notify users if they’ve crossed paths with a person confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus currently raging across the world.The app, Track Virus, sources data collected by the Israeli Health Ministry which conducts interviews with confirmed patients on their whereabouts and releases the information publicly...
Workers Prefer Being Digitally Present
[Consumer]
2020/03/17 09:04
A recent survey by Platform.sh reveals the lengths to which employees will go in order to fulfill the dream of working from home. 68 percent of workers said they would accept a 10 percent pay cut in return for being able to work from the comfort of their home. Almost half of all workers surveyed said they would take a pay cut and work more hours just for not having to show up to the office ever...
