Important Innovations

  Amazon Limited Time Free Promotion Source:  Amazon  https://amazon.com/author/ekane New Book on Top New Robots for 2020's Amazon has launched a limited time, free promotion on journalist Edward Kane's very recent book "New Robots for the 2020's".  The book showcases the top robot inventions for home, service, medical, workplace and more.  To get a free copy, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08BWZMS83&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_PVqtFbXX98ZZQ&tag=ejkane2-20    I co-authored the book with Ed.

  Purchase Would Make Walmart An Online Advertising Leader Source:  Walmart $35b to $45 Billion Purchase Walmart could turn into an online advertising behemoth if its plans with Microsoft  to acquire the US assets of China-owned social media/video app company TikTok go through successfully.  Walmart is the world's largest retailer.  The acquisition of TikTok would make it highly competitive with Amazon, Facebook and Google for young customers on social media.  It would also greatly expand Walmart's advertising business and also its business with 3rd party marketplaces.   Ticking Toward a Deadline President Trump has put the sale of TikTok's US assets into play.  He deems TikTok a potential national security risk because of the vast amount of personal data it acquires on users in the US, which the government of China could demand.  Trump has ordered China based parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok US assets by September 15 or the company will be banned from doing business

  New Climate Change Index for Chinese Investors Source:  Shanghai Stock Exchange  Promoting the Environment, Social and Governance Standards MSCI, the New York City based financial services company, has launched Climate Change indexes for China stocks.  The indexes allow investors in China to put their money into companies with lower carbon emissions. The indexes allocate more weighting to less polluting companies, such as the internet giant Tencent and LONGi Green Energy Technology.  MSCI has launched similar Climate Change indexes in the EU, US and Japan.  MSCI is a global provider of equity, fixed income, hedge fund stock market indexes and analysis tools. Megatrend: Investors Focusing on Climate Change MSCI expects global investors to increasingly focus on Climate Change and put their money into companies with strong pro-environment policies and results.  MSCI is in discussions with a number of institutions about creating investment products based on Climate Change indexes.  In Ch

  Putting Green Bonds Behind Climate Change Fight Source:  Germany Renewable Energy Stock Image Funding Clean Transportation & Renewable Energy Projects For the first time, the government of Germany plans to issue $13 billion in so-called Green Bonds to fund renewable energy and clean transportation projects.  The $13 billion worth of bonds will be issued this year - late Q3 and Q4 2020.  Germany is tapping into the financial markets to increase its commitment to fight climate change.  This is a case of putting money up against specific environmental targets to fight climate change. Germany has a strong green commitment but it is even getting greener. September Launch The first issuance is in September 2020 of a 10 year bond or Bunds that is worth 4 billion euros in value.  The rest will be issued in the fourth quarter of 2020.  By 2023, Germany wants to spend 54 billion euros as part of its climate change agenda.  The agenda includes introducing a carbon tax to cut greenhouse gas

  New Bullet Plane - Celera 500L Source:  Otto Aviation Celera 500L  Invention of Otto Aviation of California A mystery, bullet shaped aircraft, long the subject of speculation, has finally been revealed.  It's called the Celera 500L and it's the invention of California based Otto Aviation.  Until now, the development of the plane has been totally under wraps.  It's being called the world's most fuel efficient plane. Incredible Fuel Efficiency The Celera 500L is a six person private jet that flies at the speed of a jet but with 8 times lower fuel consumption.  Add to that the range is double that of a similarly sized aircraft.  The company says 31 successful test flights have been performed.  They claim the Celera 500L is the world's "most fuel efficient, commercially viable aircraft in existence." Specifics This jet runs at 18 to 25 miles per gallon of fuel economy versus 2 to 3 miles per gallon of fuel economy for a regular jet.  It can reach speeds of 4

  HALO Source:  Amazon Halo Body and Tone Amazon just announced its first major offering in the wearable, health wristband market.  Amazon's new Halo wristband monitors heart rate, cardio, temperature and sleep patterns.  But it also contains two unique trackers: Body  which produces a 3D body scan by smartphone photos.  It then uses AI to calculate body fat percentages. Tone  uses built in microphones to listen to the wearer's voice and determine their emotional state. Specifics The personal health data can be accessed on the wearer's smartphone screen.  Another unusual feature is the pricing structure.  It costs $64.99 to buy and after six months, the owner pays a $3.99/month subscription fee for body fat screenings, voice analysis and other features. Huge Market Opportunity Halo brings Amazon into the $52 billion wearables market which is rapidly growing.  At the moment, Apple is dominant, racking in 51% of the smartwatch revenue globally in the first half of 2020.

SkyDrive Successful Test Flight Source:  SkyDrive Test Flight Japanese Govt. Wants Flying Cars Operating by 2023 The beginning of the flying car era just got a lot closer.  Today, Japan's flying car, the SkyDrive, took off with one person onboard in a successful test flight. It lifted up several feet (1 to 2 meters) and then hovered in a netted area for four minutes.  It was a modest test flight but the vehicle worked. Crowded Skies There are more than 100 flying car projects around the world.  The most notable are the Dutch PAL-V, Lithium of Germany, Joby Aircraft of California, Wisk (Boeing & Larry Page's Kitty Hawk) and SkyDrive.  According to SkyDrive leader Tomohiro Fukuzawa, only a very few have succeeded to fly with a person onboard.  The Japanese government wants flying cars in the skies over major Japanese cities to ease traffic by 2023.  Fukuzawa expects SkyDrive to be an available product on the market by 2023.   eVTOL SkyDrive is an eVTOL, meaning electric verti