With the federal government deadlocked in intractable partisan debate, mayors across the U.S. are stepping up to drive progress by cultivating their innovation economies. A growing number are developing innovation districts to elevate their cities' brands. U.S. are investing significant resources to develop what the Brookings Institution calls...
Kayak is the first online travel player to let shoppers book hotels via Amazon's smart speakers. While the concept has promise, its price comparison process still has to improve before it becomes useful to the average traveler. The rise of voice-based search poses a huge strategic challenge. The brevity that voice search requires incentivizes...
Samsung has announced that it has installed its first ever commercial cinema LED screen at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Korea. Designed as a High Dynamic Range (HDR) LED theatre display, the cinema LED screen creates a more captivating and vibrant viewing experience through next-gen picture quality and true-to-life audio thanks to collaboration...
One major green trend today is urban farming – from tiny indoor farming plots to vertical gardens that can supply restaurants. Now, Finnish company Exsilio has developed a high-tech solution to allow almost any small business to “grow its own”. The company uses a renovated shipping container to create a 13-metre long farming module, known as...
Since Nevada became the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes it's been attracting ever more pot tourists. Entertainment, including live shows, had already been displacing the casinos as a main tourist draw in Las Vegas. We'd be surprised if weed didn't turn out to be another.
Beijing-based SinoGene announced last week that it created an adorable beagle puppy named Longlong in a lab, making China the world’s first country to clone a dog using the new technique. Born via a surrogate mother, Longlong is genetically identical to its DNA father: a 2-year-old dog named Apple. Apple, who was also born in a laboratory using...
The Department of Homeland Security says that scanning every international passenger is the only way to successfully expand a program that tracks nonimmigrant foreigners. They have been required by law since 2004 to submit biometric identity scans, but to date have only had their fingerprints and photos collected prior to entry.
Now, DHS...
The Powder Room “touchscreen portal” is an interactive touchscreen vending machine which allows consumers to “chat” with brands as well as buy or sample their products. The digital kiosks feature 32, 40 or 50-inch high definition LCD touchscreens with software that allows video, audio, displays of point of sale and product content, as well as...
B Sweet Dessert Bar makes heat-sealed donuts called 'Halos'. The Los Angeles restaurant is now serving a refreshing summer treat that puts a fresh new spin on ice cream sandwiches.