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5G will Shift C-V2X Into High Gear
[Business]
2020/03/19 09:08
By 2035, 83 million 5G connected cars will be on the road, making them safer and greener.While the commercial rollout of 5G for consumers is in full swing, the new generation of cellular connectivity will also have a transformative effect on roadways worldwide. Soon, in 2023, cars will start to communicate with each other to increase overall road safety and traffic. According to recent figures...
Empty Stadiums and Online Streaming : How Coronavirus is Affecting the Media Industry
[Business]
2020/03/19 09:07
Here are four ways the novel coronavirus could affect these industries in the coming months.Postponed or cancelled events could lead to a decline in revenues for the event organizers as well as for media that broadcast them. Cable television companies are partly dependent upon advertising, meaning that any decline in revenue will impact profitability.The professional sports industry is already...
New Ventilator Mask Protects Entire Face from Coronavirus - ViriMask
[Product]
2020/03/19 09:06
Israeli ViriMASK could be a gamechanger for healthcare workers, airport workers and people in preventive quarantine.Many people are wearing facemasks to avoid breathing airborne coronavirus particles, and to keep from touching their noses and mouths.However, even N95 masks can’t fully block tiny virus particles and can’t kill the virus (two masks under development in Israel aim to do that). A...
Why Coronavirus Fallout will Accelerate Cord-Cutting in US
[Consumer]
2020/03/19 09:05
The rate of cord-cutting in the US is likely to accelerate in the months ahead due to the impacts of coronavirus on live sports programming and household discretionary spend.Cord-cutting has already been accelerating in recent years — but generally because of the growing availability of free or cheaper streaming alternatives and the rising cost of a pay-TV subscription. The US saw a 6.4% decli...
Light-Activated Mouthwash Kills Cavity-Causing Bacteria - Lumoral
[Product]
2020/03/19 09:04
The mouthwash-activating Lumoral mouthpiece, which emits both red and blue light.For many cavity-prone people, tooth-brushing often just isn't enough. It was with such folks in mind that a new mouthwash-based system was recently developed, which reportedly uses light to kill problematic bacteria.Due to be commercially released later this year, the Lumoral system was developed by Finnish startup...
(Infographic) How Gen Z Is Reshaping The College Years
[Consumer]
2020/03/19 09:03
For Gen Z, it’s all about employment, but unemployment numbers don’t tell the whole story. In the following infographic, OnlineCollegePlan explains how Gen Z is doing college differently. Will Gen Z’s bet on education pay off?Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gen-z-reshaping-college.jpg[infographicjournal]
(PDF) Mckinsey - COVID-19: Implications for Business
[Business]
2020/03/18 09:10
The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. It is also having a growing impact on the global economy. This article is intended to provide business leaders with a perspective on the evolving situation and implications for their companies. The outbreak is moving quickly, and some of the perspectives in this article may fall rapidly ou...
Is Coronavirus Speeding the Adoption of Driverless Technology ? Neolix
[Investing]
2020/03/18 09:09
Neolix raises $29 million to mass-produce autonomous delivery shuttles. Neolix, of Beijing, claims the epidemic has boosted sales of its deliverybots.Neolix, a maker of urban robo-delivery trucks, made an interesting claim recently. The Beijing-based company said orders for its self-driving delivery vehicles were soaring because the coronavirus epidemic had both cleared the roads of cars and op...
How Coronavirus Could Impact Startup Funding
[Investing]
2020/03/18 09:08
To get a sense of how coronavirus could impact startup financing across the globe, we looked at funding activity in 2020 so far as well as funding changes during past outbreaks.The coronavirus outbreak has led to massive disruptions in travel, healthcare, and supply chains that have wreaked havoc on global financial markets. Startup financing is also taking a hit.Private market funding in Q1’2...
