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(PDF) PwC - 2020 Global Digital IQ
[Business]
2020/03/08 09:08
Only 5% of companies are doing all it takes to get to payback from digital. To thrive, not just survive, you’ll need to navigate the maze of economic uncertainty and the breakneck pace of digital.We’ve studied thousands of digitally-transforming companies for decades through our Digital IQ research. This year, from our survey of 2,380 executives around the globe, we discovered a group of comp...
360-Degree Hologram Ads Promote New Puma Trainers
[Business]
2020/03/08 09:07
The 360-display used high-definition 3D Holoprojection technology. The athletic shoe giant tapped into growing customer interest in holograms and out-of-home advertising to build momentum for its latest trainers.PUMA recently projected a 360-degree hologram over cars in Chicago to promote its latest line of trainers. The life-like hologram was the first of its kind, according to the company.A h...
(Infographic) CB Insights - AI 100 : The Artificial Intelligence Startups Redefining Industries
[Business]
2020/03/08 09:06
The AI 100 is CB Insights' annual ranking of the 100 most promising AI startups in the world. This year’s winning companies include startups working on synthetic voice, quantum machine learning, protein modeling, and more.The CB Insights 4th annual AI 100 finalists include AI startups from 13 countries, pushing the boundaries of AI research and commercial adoption across 15 industries and a br...
Sonantic Raises €2.3M to Bring ‘Human-Quality’ Artificial Voices to Games
[Investing]
2020/03/08 09:05
Sonantic, a U.K. startup that has developed “human-quality” artificial voice technology for the games and entertainment industry, has raised €2.3 million in funding.Leading the round is EQT Ventures, with participation from existing backers, including Entrepreneur First (EF), AME Cloud Ventures and Bart Swanson of Horizons Ventures. I also understand one of the company’s earlier investors i...
GM Reveals Underpinnings of Electric Hummer and Future 400-Mile EVs
[Business]
2020/03/08 09:04
General Motors reveals its all-new modular platform and battery system. General Motors is about to get very serious about electric vehicles. It's hosting an EV event this week to preview some of the new electric vehicles it has planned and the technologies making them possible. The all-new modular electric platform and Ultium batteries will spawn a variety of vehicles in the coming years, inclu...
(Infographic) Gaming and Artificial Intelligence
[Business]
2020/03/08 09:03
Mobile games were among the first to bring augmented reality to the mainstream, and artificial intelligence has been an element in games since the beginning.Pinklion.AI explains the rise of mobile gaming, including the rise of consumer spending. What’s your mobile game of choice?Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pinklion.jpg[Pinklion.AI]
Decoding COVID-19: How the Outbreak May Impact China's FMCG and Retail Market
[Business]
2020/03/05 09:10
Almost 20 years ago, when SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) swept China, the habits of China’s population changed for good. And early indications across the country are that the Coronoavirus (COVID-19) may have similar long-term effects.The SARS epidemic, which also began in China, killed 774 people worldwide.Nielsen has undertaken a deep comparative study on the historic impact of SARS...
(Video) Talespin Raises $15M to Redefine the Future of Work Through Extended Reality
[Investing]
2020/03/05 09:09
Talespin, a spatial computing company focused on workforce knowledge transfer and skill alignment, announced it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The funding round was led by Cornerstone OnDemand®, a provider of cloud-based learning, talent management and talent experience software. Cornerstone also announced an ongoing partnership with Talespin, to deliver Talespin’s extended reali...
Coronavirus : OECD Slashes Forecast for World Economy
[Investing]
2020/03/05 09:08
While it’s too early to gauge the full economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, the OECD has already slashed its growth forecast for the world economy as the virus continues to spread outside of China. In its latest Interim Economic Assessment Report, the organization expects the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak to be severe, resulting in a 0.5 percentage point downward revision of its for...
