The lock down of restaurants around the world may prove to be just the tip of the iceberg in the crises that this market area is experiencing. It was (in some cases it still is) but the idea that once the epidemic is over everything should be back to “order” …
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The re-invention of the Brick and Mortar business In all Countries where the lock-down was in place the brick and mortar shops saw their business plummet. At the same time the Amazon of the world saw the demand for on-line shopping grow at double digit rate. Back in 2019 1.92 …
Read More »Moving your fingers in the cyberspace
Sony researchers were due to present a paper at CHI 2020, scheduled at the end of April in Honolulu, Hawaii, but because of the epidemic the conference was cancelled. Their paper, however, is available. And it is a paper worth reading. The title, “Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for hand …
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4. In addition to the previous questions, any other comments? The fight against COVID-19 is being fought on several directions: – decreasing the probability of contagion, usually through social distancing and isolation of potential foci of infection. Technology can help through sensing distance (Bluetooth based apps), data analytics (tracing of …
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Moving on with the other questions: 2. Will ‘digital twin’ thinking play a role in facilitating the Government’s office guidance and, if so, how? Several businesses are currently using sort of digital twins in profiling their customers. They trace their activity, perform data analytics on virtual communities (birds of a …
Read More »Why go for an 8K television when the 16k can be ’round the corner?
Once television shifted from analogue to digital the road was open to increase the image resolution. From the analogue systems based on 576 or 480 lines (both having 720 dots per line) we moved to Full HD at the end of the last decade and now we are seeing more …
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I was asked a few questions related to the expected UK Government directives that will be issued on May 10th to shift the country into phase 2, controlled return to business and societal interactions. I decided to share the answers I gave as far as they relate to the Digital …
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The epidemics is locking down, either by Government imposition or by people’s fear, whole Countries around the world and therefore you would expect that those companies that have leveraged the cyberspace to connect with brick and mortar services would suffer from the impossibility to deliver. Indeed TripAdivisor (25% jobs cut), …
Read More »I see you have some fever
Do you remember Google Glass? They are still around but nowhere to be seen except in some labs and workshops (plus some surgery room…). The problem with those glasses was they made people uncomfortable, the feeling of being “watched” created a rejection and several stores and public places displayed notices …
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The whole world is experiencing a significant slow down of business because of the ongoing lock down in several countries and people have decreased their spending spree (I can vouch for my wife!) so it is no wonder that Master Card (as other companies in that business) has seen a …
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