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  Google and Levi Strauss to redefine wearable technology with connected clothing

  Design  Jun 4, 2015

  The smart fabric is woven with conductive yarns spun from wires and materials like cotton or polyester.

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  Over 88% of all digital ads are clicked by robots, a new shocking study finds

  Advertising  Feb 5, 2015

  The small software engineering company Oxford BioChronometrics specializing in Human Recognition Technology conducted a study to find out which percent of digital ads is clicked by bots, not real users.

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  Top smartphone apps of 2014: Nielsen’s overview

  Social Media  Jan 9, 2015

  The most popular apps in the U.S. in 2014 were the social ones: a Facebook app (118 unique monthly users, 15% year-on-year rise since 2013), a Google Search (90,7 million monthly users), and a YouTube app (88,3 million unique monthly users).

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  Tesla, Google and Amazon named the most “culturally vibrant” brands in 2014 by Added Value

  Consumer Insight  Dec 23, 2014

  For the study, the partner company Lightspeed Research has surveyed 7,500 adult respondents from the U.S.

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  Six life-changing science-based inventions of the year 2014 by big brands and challengers alike

  Features  Nov 26, 2014

  From Nestlé's fat-burning drink to Magic Leap's 3-D optical sculptures blurring boundaries between real and virtual worlds: the future of today.

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  Google testing self-flying delivery vehicles in Australia

  Technology  Aug 29, 2014

  The white glossy pre-progammed aircraft has a wingspan of 4.9ft (1.5m) and 4 electrical propellers. It was developed with civilian purposes in mind.

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  Google establishes $1-million prize for making solar power inverters a “little box”

  Sustainability  Aug 13, 2014

  The winners will get this money and may file a patent on their own behalf — Google won't insist on owning the invention.

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  Google seeking for life-changing ideas as part of Impact Challenges competition in the UK, US, Brazil, Australia and India

  Sustainability  Jul 22, 2014

  The annual competition asks local nonprofits to submit their innovative ideas on how to improve the world, and provides funding to implement the winning projects selected by the global public.