Waterproof phones have become the latest trend for a wide range of manufacturers. There’s a big difference between waterproof and water-resistant, however, and knowing which phones provide the most protection from liquid damage could mean the difference between a working smartphone and a useless hunk of plastic inside of a bag of rice. A spilled glass of water, a slip in the restroom, or a kayak flipping over unexpectedly – there are all sorts of
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“To truly prepare for the unexpected, you’ve got to position yourself to keep a couple of options open so that when the door of opportunity opens, you’re close enough to squeeze through.” – Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay
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A global team of scientists have discovered AI can tell an individual’s personality traits by analysing their eye movements. The scientists used machine learning to discover a link between eye movements and the personality of a person earlier this year. Armed with this information, the researchers deployed AI to analyse the eye movements of 42 students. The results were announced last week. In psychology, there are five basic personality traits: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Openness, Conscientiousness, and
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Tom is an accomplished media, entertainment and technology executive with over three decades of diverse corporate and entrepreneurial operational and consulting experience. He was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of Outlook Amusements, a marketing and technology company focused on advice-based products and services. During his tenure there, Outlook delivered consistent double-digit profitable growth while becoming the category leader. Tom is a founding partner of SW14 Group LLC, a marketing and management/coaching consultancy.
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Let’s face it: We live in a pretty jaded society. In such a “been there, seen that” environment, the promise of a regular ole’ water-park wouldn’t be enough to prompt even an eye-roll emoji in response from many people. Thank goodness, then, for an amusement park in Germany whose new, world-first water-slide adds in a dose of scintillating virtual reality in an effort to make us feel something again. “Ballast originally started by making an experimental headset
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“You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
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Tom is an accomplished media, entertainment and technology executive with over three decades of diverse corporate and entrepreneurial operational and consulting experience. He was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of Outlook Amusements, a marketing and technology company focused on advice-based products and services. During his tenure there, Outlook delivered consistent double-digit profitable growth while becoming the category leader. Tom is a founding partner of SW14 Group LLC, a marketing and management/coaching consultancy.
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We’ve only been to the Moon a handful of times. But we’ve already set our sights on a far more ambitious mission: colonize Mars. If you believe the hype, it may happen in just a few decades. Elon Musk anticipates that SpaceX’s BFR (big f–king rocket) will take its first handful of passengers to the Red Planet by 2024 — if everything goes according to plan, that is. Mars One’s crew, which will take up permanent residence on
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“Sometimes it’s important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.” Larry Page CEO of Alphabet
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