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Lyft off. Lyft sells self-driving unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet.

Ride-hailing company Lyft has sold off its autonomous vehicle unit to Toyota Motor Corporation’s Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million, the latest in a string of acquisitions spurred by the cost and lengthy timelines to commercialize #autonomousvehicles technology. Earlier this year, Woven Capital kicked off off its new $800 million strategic fund by announcing an investment into autonomous delivery vehicle company Nuro. #wakeupimagine #selfdriving #ridehailing #ai #innovation

Crunch. The Big Big Big Apple.

It’s not like Apple didn’t break new ground with its ATT #privacy release – in concert, they are shaking up the technology industry in another B I G way with a $430B investment and 20,000 jobs. “At this moment of recovery and rebuilding, Apple is doubling down on our commitment to U.S. innovation and manufacturing with a generational investment…

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Wasted Digital Ad Spend. Where’s your money going?

As the famous quote from 19th-century retailer, John Wanamaker goes: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Last year PwC investigated where the money goes in #digitaladvertising and found a single #programmaticadvertising placement can involve 20 different players, each taking a cut. PwC found that a whopping half (49%) of digital #adspend is…

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CAD(dy). Computer Aided Design for the iPad.

Hey #productdesign peeps – Shapr3D is the world’s first professional 3D CAD (computer-aided design) to run on an #iPad Pro and the first truly #mobile#CAD app. As intuitive as paper and pen. As powerful as desktop CAD. It offers a quick and precise way to create #3D models. A great way to present product concepts in a clean UI, and add feedback live to get…

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Braillecube. Brilliant innovation for the Blind.

As an avid Rubiks cube user this is brilliant! -The Braillecube is an attempt to adjust this timeless puzzle to the needs of the blind – with a #haptic #experience that allows you to “feel“ the colors. The first letters of the color are written on the cube in braille in the order of the colors on the…

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Edit. The Dove Reverse Selfie.

DOVE, Inc. reverses #selfie edits to highlight the dangers of #socialmedia. In a time before digital, glossy photoshopped ads in women’s mags were condemned for their part in generating a dangerously idealized definition of beauty. Dove highlighted this epidemic with their brilliant 2006 Dove ‘Evolution’ video. BUT … today young girls face the same problem. Claiming that by the…

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UiPath. When unknown IPOs crack $38B Market Caps.

Yes, a company you’ve probably never heard of made #IPO history this week. UiPath, an automation company that helps businesses automate repetitive tasks (think data entry, filling out forms, etc via AI-fueled #computervision), made its market debut and notched the 3rd largest US #software IPO in history, behind only Snowflake (No. 1) and Qualtrics (No. 2). By market’s close on Wednesday, the company’s market cap…

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Amazon. Building a much BIGGER grocery cart.

Amazon is poised to bring its automated checkout technology to full-size supermarkets, a significant milestone in the race to revolutionize how people buy their groceries. Planning documents for a store under construction in Brookfield, Connecticut, contain all the hallmarks of an #AmazonFresh grocery store: a two-word logo on dark gray panels above the store’s entrance, online order pickup…

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A little Robotic Barista action anyone?

I know, I know my Italian friends are cringing big time. But you know you want to try it! #wakepimagine #robotics #coffee #innovation

Apple Unleashes the M1 Chip!

Spring Loaded was definitely the right moniker for today’s keynote address from the Apple Spaceship. Tim Cook and team once again dazzle us with what they have been able to build around their own silicon M1 chip. The new iMac as seen below is not only ridiculously thin but packs beyond a wallop for your next Zoom…

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