Search results for: “new balance”
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Speedfactory + other news
Adidas Speedfactory Inside Speedfactory: Adidas’ Robot-Powered, Shoe Production Facility | WIRED – Adidas Speedfactory interesting explorations in automation and customisation in manufacturing. Speedfactory would also allow manufacturing to be moved closer to where the product will be sold. Speedfactory could have an impact on globalisation if commercialised. Consumer behaviour 3 Must Know Trends of Affluent…
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Cohn & Wolfe + other news
Cohn & Wolfe China goals Cohn & Wolfe CEO eyes 27.3% growth in China | China Daily – huge ask for Cohn & Wolfe given the rise in domestic competitors and aggressive international competitors, just 6% growth in GDP compared to 14% in go-go years. FMCG sector numbers that are awful etc. Cohn & Wolfe…
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3 stripes + more news
3 stripes trademarks Adidas Just Lost One of its 3 Stripes Trademarks in the European Union | The Fashion Law – adidas are constantly having to fight for the 3 stripes as intellectual property. The reality is that there are layers and layers of intellectual property protection for the 3 stripes trademarks. Even if it…
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Toothbrush test + more news
Toothbrush test Google Canceled the Launch of a Robotic Arm After it Failed the ‘Toothbrush Test’ – Bloomberg – executives at Google parent Alphabet Inc. nixed the plan because it failed Chief Executive Officer Larry Page’s “toothbrush test,” a requirement that the company only ship products used daily by billions of people, according to people familiar with…
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Predict ISIS attacks + more news
How Traffic to This YouTube Video Could Predict ISIS Attacks – Defense One interesting, but is it actionable intelligence? This reminds me a lot of the term ‘chatter’ as used in the series ’24’. Or prediction markets, which may be better for financiers investing in related areas rather than providing something that the military and…
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Google Hangouts + more news
Google Hangouts Google Hangouts breaks out on its own site | TechRadar – dismantling Google+ piece-by-piece literally with the Google Hangouts service. Google+ has been a failure for user adoption; even if they did benefit from the enrichment of search data. Whether Google Hangouts will remain, who knows? Consumer behaviour China is two-speed consumer market |…
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WWDC 2015: you know the Apple news, but what does it mean?
I watched the introductory keynote to Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 2015) with my colleague Ed. The overall take was one of ‘is that it?’. Though it is worthwhile acknowledging that even Apple can’t do miracles all the time. I thought that it was worthwhile picking through the announcements at WWDC 2015 to see what…
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Nu Skin + other news
Nu Skin Faces Troubles in China – Financial – Beauty – WWD.com – “Investors are waiting for more details on the size and scope of Nu Skin’s troubles in China. During an earnings call on March 3, Nu Skin president and chief executive officer Truman Hunt told Wall Street analysts, ‘We elected to voluntarily suspend…
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Webcam images + more news
Webcam images UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users (Guardian) – UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users — • Optic Nerve program collected Yahoo webcam images in bulk — • 1.8m users targeted by GCHQ in six-month period alone – the cynical may draw a comparison to…