Month: September 2018

Bus station transforms into night shelter for the homeless

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); New Zealand’s Auckland Transport (AT) has transformed its Manukau bus station into a night shelter for the homeless during winter. The agency worked with the Salvation Army and several churches on the project. The project came to light when the Salvation Army asked for local businesses to open…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 14, 2018 Off

New drink looks like water but tastes like beer

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By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 14, 2018 Off

Students encourage voter registration through QR codes

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); A group of students from student-led protest group March for Our Lives have created clothes adorned with QR codes that link to a voting registration website. The campaign organisers are predominantly students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, US, site of a mass shooting in February 2018.…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 13, 2018 Off

Bike rental firm trying a new method to make money

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Short-term bike rental has become a big business in a large number of markets around the world. One of the biggest operators in the bike rental market is Chinese company Ofo. From its start in Beijing, Ofo branched out to offer bike rentals in Europe and the US.…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 13, 2018 Off

Fashion company launches makeup line for men

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By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 13, 2018 Off

Effective deployment of IoT requires strategic planning and careful calculation

According to a September 2018 report published by MarketWatch, the global IoT market is expected to grow from $42.40 billion in 2017 to $542.84 billion by 2023. The research paper, IoT Monetization Market Research Report – Global Forecast to 2022, calculates the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for that forecast period will exceed 53%. More…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 12, 2018 Off

The Myth of Solid Ground

Robots already vacuum the floors in lots of people’s homes. They mow lawns. They deliver things in some cities. It looks weird and futuristic until it somehow looks normal and commonplace. We rarely see the “future” when it’s already here. We Make the Future Invisible Because We Want Solid Ground I’ve spent a lot of…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com September 12, 2018 Off