Innovation

Innovation generally refers to changing processes or creating more effective processes, products and ideas. For businesses, this could mean implementing new ideas, creating dynamic products or improving your existing services.

(source: business.gov.au)

Innovation
Disney Accelerator Program Aims To Bring Fans Closer Digitally
July 26, 2021

The eight companies chosen for the 2021 Disney Accelerator program will work closely with Walt Disney Company officials during a three-month mentorship program “that will connect them with the creativity, imagination and expertise of Disney,” per a press release. What’s more, the octet might also...

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Ford, Argo AI, Lyft To Launch Self-Driving Car Service By Year’s End
July 21, 2021

Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company are collaborating to launch self-driving cars at scale, according to a Wednesday (July 21) announcement. The joint effort brings together self-driving technology, vehicle fleet and transportation network. Argo AI and Ford will release Ford self-driving cars with safety drivers,...

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Space Traveling Billionaires Have Down-To-Earth Uses For Their Lofty Ambitions
July 20, 2021

For manufacturing, for supply chains, it’s the last mile indeed that bears the hallmarks of innovation — and perhaps, before too long, the last 100,000 miles. In orbit. While it may be, on first glance, a flight of fancy to see billionaires launch into space,...

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Verizon Business, Mastercard Join Up To Spur Payments Innovation
July 13, 2021

A couple of big players — New York City’s Verizon and Purchase, N.Y.-based Mastercard — are hooking up to work on innovations in the payments industry. An emailed press release to PYMNTS said this work would range from contactless shopping and autonomous checkout technology to...

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‘Big Sunburn’ May Get Soaked On Washout 4th Weekend, But $9B Skincare Tech Biz Is...
July 05, 2021

There’s an old adage that says, “once burned, twice shy,” which suggests people are supposed to learn from their mistakes — especially the painful ones. And yet, sunburn — that most agonizing side-effect of outdoor summer fun — appears to be an exception to that...

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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For (Innovative) Ice Cream
July 03, 2021

It’s hard to innovate on a product that is over a thousand years old, which ice cream most definitely is. The frozen confection was first developed between 618 AD and 697 AD in China, where King Tang of Shang reportedly had 94 ice men who...

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Slack Debuts Huddles For Impromptu Audio Chats
June 30, 2021

Enterprise communications platform Slack is launching a new audio feature called Slack Huddles that enables workers to have audio conversations throughout the workday, according to a company blog post on Wednesday (June 30). Slack Huddles offers lightweight audio calls, a new solution that sprung from...

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Peloton Eyes Wearables Push With Heart Rate Armband
June 22, 2021

Peloton is considering stepping into the realm of wearable tech to monitor one’s heart rate, CNBC reported. A Peloton armband would come in two separate sizes and would be able to sync up wirelessly with the exercise company’s other products, according to CNBC. Currently, the...

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Zuckerberg: Peloton-Like Workouts, Meetings Could Be In VR’s Future
June 17, 2021

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he thinks virtual reality (VR) fitness subscriptions, similar to the style of Peloton, are coming in the future, CNBC reported. “Think about it like Peloton, where you have a subscription, but instead the device is VR and you put on...