Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Future Drones on The Battlefield
Ventura - The greatest impact drones will have on the battlefield, is that, drones will be increasingly smarter and stealthier, sort of like, United States Air Force (USAF) stealth planes. This argument is from a new paper entitled, "The Consequences of Drone Proliferation: Separating Fact from Fiction", by Michael C. Horowitz, Sarah E. Kreps, and Matthew Fuhrmann. See whole story, www.popularscience.com.
Thursday, December 22, 2016
First Robot Drone Delivery
Cambridge - Amazon is in the lead to deliver retail packages that are five pounds or less. The first customer was a British man in Cambridge England (50 miles from London). Amazon wants to get small packages to customers within 30 minutes of the order coming in. See whole story, www.foxbusiness.com.
Monday, November 28, 2016
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Domino's Pizza Teams Up For Drone Delivery
Auckland - Pizza delivery to your door is now science-fact. It took two companies, Domino's Pizza and drone delivery service, Flirtey, to allow the giant pizza company to use drones. The companies are calling it the "world's first pizza-by-drone commercial trials." They are testing the concept in New Zealand. If the trials are successful the companies plan to expand to other areas of the globe. See also, www.aviationweek.com.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Nike's Self-lacing Tennis Shoe
Hollywood - On November 28, 2016 a Nike shoe will go on sale online. The app will let you get the $720 self-lacing tennis shoe before it goes it starts selling in stores, in early December 2016. See whole story, www.kcal9.com.
Monday, November 7, 2016
Too Big or Not Too Big That is One of The Questions That Will Be Facing Hillar Clinton if She Wins
Washington - Democrats and Republicans, alike, are opposed to the acquisition by broadband and wireless provider AT&T of Time Warner. Time Warner also owns CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros. See also, www.wsj.com.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
California Chrome Does Not Go The Distance
Arcadia - At the 33rd Breeder's Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park Saturday November 5, 2016 California Chrome was upset stunningly by a relative newcomer named Arrowhead. California Chrome's owner says, in the last 10 yards it became clear Arrowhead would win. See whole story, www.nbc4.com.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
1893 Experiment Becomes 1904 Official Game
Cleveland - In 1903 the Boston Americans won the Pittsburgh Pirates five to three. In an effort to end a two-year rivalry and promote unity in baseball, the already established National League and newly established American League, decided to settle it with a new kind of season finale.
Nine years earlier, in 1894, the two top teams in the National League played an 'experimental' post-season championship, in which Boston beat Pittsburgh five games to three. Then, in 1903, both teams (now in separate leagues) competed against one another in the first official World Series. See also, www.espn.com.
Nine years earlier, in 1894, the two top teams in the National League played an 'experimental' post-season championship, in which Boston beat Pittsburgh five games to three. Then, in 1903, both teams (now in separate leagues) competed against one another in the first official World Series. See also, www.espn.com.
Friday, October 28, 2016
League of Legends World Finals
San Francisco - Various stages have been held in cities across the United States, they include: Chicago, San Francisco, New York, and the finals in Los Angeles, at the Staples Center on Friday October 28, 2016. The top prize is over $1,000,000 per city, with the total purse being approximately $5,070,000. See also, www.riotgames.com.
From The Orient Back to The United States
San Francisco - The tennis shoe industry is dependent on inexpensive labor. A new way to manufacture tennis shoes could revolutionize the tennis shoe industry.
Traditionally, sneakers are created with the use of molds. A Reebok innovation for drawing in 3-D could decrease the cost of making its new Liquid Speed sneakers, decrease the time it takes to get shoes into stores, and create jobs in the United States. Bill McInnis, head of Reebok Future, says every tennis shoe manufacturing process uses molds. Molds are expensive, take a lot of time to create, and involve a lot of labor and shipping costs. See whole story, www.foxbusiness.com.
Traditionally, sneakers are created with the use of molds. A Reebok innovation for drawing in 3-D could decrease the cost of making its new Liquid Speed sneakers, decrease the time it takes to get shoes into stores, and create jobs in the United States. Bill McInnis, head of Reebok Future, says every tennis shoe manufacturing process uses molds. Molds are expensive, take a lot of time to create, and involve a lot of labor and shipping costs. See whole story, www.foxbusiness.com.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Millennials Use Technology and Need Value
New York - Millennials, people between the ages of 18 and 34 in 2015, use their mobile phones a little more than Generation X shoppers (aged 35-50) to shop, and Millennials use their mobile phone considerably more than the total United States population.
In a recent Crowdtap poll conducted by Synchrony Financial, more than 70 percent of Millennials and 67% of Generation X shoppers, surveyed, said they used their cell phone at least one time in their last five in-store visits. For Millennials this is 15% more than the total United States population. Recent data featured in the Harvard Business Review show that when shoppers post images of merchandise on social sharing sites like Pinterest, those images draw customers into the store. Of Millennials 40% search for coupons, 39% compare prices, and 16% pay for items. Millennials are mobile-savvy shoppers. Some Millennials have college to pay off and tend to want value for their spending buck. Millennials are thrifty, they have college debt, and they may be working two jobs, says Bob Phibbs, CEO of the Retail Doctor consultancy in New York. See whole story, www.synchronyfinancial.com.
In a recent Crowdtap poll conducted by Synchrony Financial, more than 70 percent of Millennials and 67% of Generation X shoppers, surveyed, said they used their cell phone at least one time in their last five in-store visits. For Millennials this is 15% more than the total United States population. Recent data featured in the Harvard Business Review show that when shoppers post images of merchandise on social sharing sites like Pinterest, those images draw customers into the store. Of Millennials 40% search for coupons, 39% compare prices, and 16% pay for items. Millennials are mobile-savvy shoppers. Some Millennials have college to pay off and tend to want value for their spending buck. Millennials are thrifty, they have college debt, and they may be working two jobs, says Bob Phibbs, CEO of the Retail Doctor consultancy in New York. See whole story, www.synchronyfinancial.com.
Friday, September 23, 2016
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Legend Rolls On
Silicon Valley - Some say he is bringing the same obsessed work ethic to learning about tech start-ups that he did to training. In August 2016 the Laker legend set his sights on Silicon Valley. According, to billionaire investor Chris Sacca, he advised Kobe Bryant on how to get onto the high-technology court. Chris Sacca told him to study up, read some articles, watch some TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design an invitation-only event) videos, and if he proved he was serious, he would talk to him about how to invest. Sacca says, "For the next few months, my phone never stopped buzzing in the middle of the night. It is Kobe, reading this article, checking out this tweet, following this guy, diving into this TED talk, diving into Y Combinator Demo Days,". Y Combinator is a high-technology company founded in 2005. See whole story, www.vanityfair.com.
Friday, August 26, 2016
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Best Digital Bank
New York - An award show for a bank is what the Global Finance magazine highlighted for 2015. The financial institution that offers some of the best digital banking products and services. Scotiabank received the best digital bank award for 2015 at the Digital Bank Conference. See also, www.moneymag.com.
Monday, March 28, 2016
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