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Bits & Bytes | The Rise of Voice Control, 3-D Printing, High Fashion Embraces Self-Checkout

This week, voice control assistants like Amazon Echo gain traction, 3-D printing and fashion continue to collaborate and Rebecca Minkoff tests self-checkout services.

Christopher Morency

07 December 2016

Has Voice Control Finally Started Speaking Our Language? (The Guardian)
"Twenty percent of mobile search queries are currently initiated by voice and are predicted to rise to 50 percent by the end of the decade."

"Fashion's Future, Printed to Order" (The New York Times)
"3-D printing may radically change our relationship to shopping and our clothes a lot sooner than we think."

Self-Checkout Comes To High Fashion (Fast Company)
"Rebecca Minkoff picks up one of the most annoying supermarket trends, but will it stick?"

"The Future of Wearable Tech: Interactive Dresses that Track Stares, Heart Rate and More." (South China Morning Post)
"Fashion designers, unsatisfied with today's wearable tech are working on the integration of software and apparel."

Flipkart's Fashion Unit Myntra Bets on Artificial Intelligence to Drive Growth
"India's e-commerce market is forecast to grow to $188 billion in a decade."

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Technology

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London, United Kingdom

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