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How Shoppers in the U.K. are Responding to COVID-19
[Consumer]
2020/03/15 09:04
U.K. consumers are actively stockpiling grocery and health and personal care items as concerns grow around COVID-19 becoming a worldwide pandemic. Stocks of hand sanitisers and toilet paper have already dried up in some stores, as the supply chains come under pressure to mitigate any delays to replenishments.In doing so, the U.K. is following in the footsteps of many other countries including C...
Samsung's Robot Dog Concept Lacks Puppy Eyes But Still Chase Balls
[Design]
2020/03/15 09:03
We are in 2020 and so far it has been one crisis after another. What truly gives me hope is the time I spend with my dog. It is a moment away from the chaos and I often wonder if my dog knows what is happening around us? Do our pets have a sixth sense for disasters as they do for our emotions? Dogs are one of the most intelligent domestic companions to have and our furry friends truly form an i...
(Patent) Apple Invents Foldable iPad and iPhone That Could Enter a 'Joint Operating Mode'
[Tech]
2020/03/12 09:10
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a possible future folding iPad that would be able to go into a second mode called the "joint operating mode" where one image could be seamlessly divided into two displays. It's a feature that Microsoft's next-gen folding tablet called "Surface Neo" has shown to feature as the image above illustr...
Coronavirus Is Changing How Consumers Shop
[Consumer]
2020/03/12 09:09
As uncertainty over coronavirus continues to grow, consumers are becoming more cautious about shopping in public places and are utilizing online shopping as a means of getting necessities.Nearly half (47.2%) of US internet users polled by Coresight Research last month said they are currently avoiding shopping centers and malls. If the outbreak worsens, roughly three-quarters (74.6%) said they w...
(Paper) Google - AutoML-Zero : Evolving Machine Learning Algorithms From Scratch
[Tech]
2020/03/12 09:08
Machine learning research has advanced in multiple aspects, including model structures and learning methods. The effort to automate such research, known as AutoML, has also made significant progress. However, this progress has largely focused on the architecture of neural networks, where it has relied on sophisticated expert-designed layers as building blocks---or similarly restrictive search s...
(PDF) Deloitte - Digital Transformation : Radically Transforming Your Support Models
[Business]
2020/03/12 09:07
The subscription economy is evolving into an experience-driven outcome economyHow to stay competitive in the experience-driven outcome economy? This article, eighth in a series, argues that companies should look to transform their customer support function’s role to one of customer advocacy.IN today’s experience-driven outcome economy, always-on customers are increasingly seeking a dynamic...
Museums Provide the Inspiration Behind These Immersive Brand Experiences
[Business]
2020/03/12 09:06
Recently, museum-like brand exhibitions are proliferating, allowing consumers to more deeply and meaningfully interact with a brand’s products and processes via a highly experiential, education-forward format. These installations are similar to the branded pop-up frenzy we’ve seen, but they level up in terms of sophistication, execution, and consumer takeaway.1. ChanelChanel is curating an im...
Tesla Topped 1st Place in Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey
[Consumer]
2020/03/12 09:05
According to a Consumer Reports survey, Tesla has the highest owner satisfaction rating among other brands by a wide margin.Consumer Reports (CR) has always rated each car using a group of ratings based on data or based on the experience of their testers and participants.CR surveys show that owner satisfaction can vary significantly by model and brand. To measure satisfaction, they ask particip...
In America, Even Pandemics are Political
[Consumer]
2020/03/12 09:04
Democrats are more worried than Republicans about covid-19.POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP has penetrated nearly every facet of American life. Today it influences not only Americans’ decisions at the ballot box, but also their views on race, immigration, the environment and helping the poor. Even scientific beliefs now fall along partisan lines. As Americans face the threat of a pandemic of covid-19, w...
