According to a new report commissioned by Facebook and conducted by Deloitte, the social networking site had a global economic impact of $227 billion and indirectly created 4.5 million jobs in 2014. Continue reading… “Facebook: $227B global economic impact from 1.35B users”
How would you like a dessert that disappears if you don’t eat it within 30 minutes, and looks like a giant drop of water? Then you might be craving water cake, a transparent piece of Japanese rice cake commonly known as Mizu Shingen Mochi. Continue reading… “Water cake, the dessert of the future!”
Taking six of the top ten spots for number of units sold, and accounting for almost 40 percent of all smartphone sales in 2014, Chinese companies can now make a strong claim to being the center of the mobile revolution. Continue reading… “40 percent of all smartphones sold by Chinese companies”
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Business owners today are actively deciding whether their next hire should be a person or a machine. After all, machines can work in the dark and don’t come with decades of HR case law requiring time off for holidays, personal illness, excessive overtime, chronic stress or anxiety.
Continue reading… “Technological Unemployment and our Need for Micro Colleges”
Apple released it’s new Health app in late 2014, and many iphone users are still unsure of how the new platform works. Continue reading… “How iPhone health gadgets could change healthcare”
BMW workers use 3D printed protective wear
The designer leggings manufacturer, Bombsheller, based in Seattle, Washington, claims to be the world’s first fully-programmable clothes factory. Continue reading… “The next industrial revolution”
Movehub, a website designed to help make moving abroad easier, has compiled data from online database Numbeo, is presenting in a series of infographics that show cost of living from countries all around the world.
Continue reading… “Infographics from Movehub show the cost of living from around the world”
Have you heard of venture builders? Venture builders, also know as tech studios, startup factories, or venture production studios, are organizations that build companies using their own resources and ideas.
Continue reading… “Venture Builders: Changing the start up model”
By Tiago Forte:
Over the past two years I’ve read 100 sci-fi novels, averaging about one per week. See the full list here, with my favorites. I started reading sci-fi to pass the time. I had good memories of readingJurassic Park as a kid. I continued because I noticed that it gave me something: a stronger imagination, a disrespect for the merely possible. Continue reading… “What we can learn about the future through reading science fiction books”
napcab’s napping pod
The Napcab is the best thing to ever happen to weary travelers (or ones who could never stand the airport in the first place). The luxurious “sleeping cabins,” located right in the middle of the terminal, are tiny private rooms, fully decked out with luggage storage, a bed and a small workspace. Simply walk up and swipe your credit card on a touchscreen to enter your box of solitary bliss — rates are about $12 to about $18 per hour, with a $35 minimum.
Continue reading… “‘Napcab’ napping pods helping you to survive the airport”
A sample of the effects Baidu used to augment images.
Baidu’s computer vision system is close to human level with fewer errors than Google. Continue reading… “Baidu image recognition better than Google and close to human level”
Elon Musk
On Friday, Elon Musk announced that he wants to build an internet network using satellites in space.
Continue reading… “Elon Musk wants to build a space internet”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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