The newest R&D project from Google; Shoploop
With many businesses and realtors switching online to an e-commerce platform to appeal to the "new normal," Google has created a user-friendly video shopping platform to help customers learn about new products in just 90 seconds. It's called Shoploop, and the developer of this program, Lax Poojary, has stated that "his new idea for interactive shopping was inspired by how consumers today use social media and e-commerce when considering purchases. For instance, users can visit social apps like Instagram and then visit YouTube to know more about the product or see a demo, then — if they like what they saw — are likely to make a purchase".The Calm meditation app turns to a much bigger screen with its HBO Max show.
With everything happening in the world we live in daily, mental health and meditation apps have been a staple. With the success of an app such as The Calm meditation app, with a simple mission of making the world a happier and healthier place according to their website, it is no surprise HBO Max has chosen to take them on in a TV format. But what is to be expected from an App turned TV series?How farming and blockchain technology go hand-in-hand
Within a world constantly being changed and impacted by technology, it is no surprise that blockchain technology can help farmers on various Frontiers, "Blockchain technology enables the traceability of information in the food supply chain and thus helps improve food safety. It provides a secure way of storing and managing data, which facilitates developing and using data-driven innovations for smart farming and smart index-based agriculture insurance." The Farmers Connect app strived and worked hard to do just that. Farmers Connect's vision is to bring a more 'human' factor to consumption and that technology should lend its hand in bringing people together and creating a 'smaller' world.Image Credit: LeewayHertz
But what does all this mean to the real world and the food industry moving forward? Well, the Farmers Connect app helps to connect farmers to the supply chain through the App, get cleared through identity checks as well as income which helps them to get loans, as well as support and help businesses such as coops, exporters, importers, and traders store and share various information about the products they have. In summary, this helps farmers to advance in the technological sense so that they, too, can reap the benefits of the technological world around them.Google Meet will increase protection against any 'Zoom Bombing' shortly.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on how we go about our daily lives, the Zoom app for video conferencing has grown extremely popular and valuable amid these unprecedented times. Even with Zoom being an essential part of our "new normal," another term has slipped into our vocabulary: Zoom-bombing. So what exactly is Zoom-bombing? Forbes describes it as an "uninvited person attending your meeting; even more unfortunate is sharing pornographic images and content."Due to the impact of COVID-19, the U.S. has beaten China in app-store downloads for the first time since 2014
Due to a surge in working from home and socialization through various mediums offered by technology, it is no surprise that there has been an increase in app downloads during 2020. According to Sensor Tower's Q2 2020 Store Intelligence Data Digest, it has been gathered that "the mobile app ecosystem's unprecedented growth during Q2 2020 with an in-depth exploration of the mobile apps, publishers, categories, and stories that contributed to its record-breaking 37.8 billion downloads". During this data collection, it was found that the U.S. surpassed China on app installations from April to June at a steady rate, according to TechCrunch. The main contributing factor can be attributed to the Coronavirus's impact on both China and the U.S., as China experienced its surge of downloads much earlier than the U.S., which was hit much later with rising cases and stay-at-home orders that were put into place.Some of the downloads that helped in the increase seen in the U.S. from April to June included the Zoom app for video teleconferencing, TikTok for entertainment as well as the social media gaming apps such as Save The Girl, Go Knots 3D, Roblox, Tangle Master 3D, ASMR Slicing, Call of Duty, etc.