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• Case Study Google Assistant Launches New Suite Of Family-Centric Connectivity Features

  To expand use cases across its devices and further connect families, technology giant Google recently introduced a number of updated capabilities for its AI-powered Google Assistant.

• Case Study Arthur Provides Top Companies With Virtual Reality (VR) Office Spaces

  Enterprise VR office space provider Arthur creates fully immersive collaborative workplace environments for Fortune 500 companies using Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset.

• Case Study Apple Brings Users Together With SharePlay Shared Viewing Experience

  Technology giant Apple’s yet-to-be-released new iOS 15 feature and FaceTime enhancement, SharePlay, takes video chatting to the next level by enabling screen sharing between users during calls.

• Analysis Leveraging Data & Feedback Loops To Promote Positive Behaviors

  Within a hybrid state of work and home, blurred lines are affecting both consumer mental health and wellness, as well as impacting the majority of productivity touchpoints for work, school, and physical fitness. As consumers’ lives become increasingly supported by a variety of interconnected solutions, a deepening suite of new tools is allowing consumers to […]

• Case Study New Fitbit Sense Bracelet Monitors Stress And Mood To Give Wearers Feedback

  Fitbit’s newest smart bracelet, Sense, offers an innovative suite of wellness tracking features that combine with the Fitbit connected app to offer wearers personalized feedback and proactive advice for health management.

• Case Study Apple’s Focus Tool Targets Mental Wellbeing With Single-Message Summaries

  Multinational technology company Apple Inc. is taking steps to improve its customers’ mental wellbeing by helping users focus and be more in the moment with an innovative way to manage notifications.

• Case Study Invstr’s StockStars Mini Game Teaches Investing Basics On Snapchat

  Investment education app, brokerage, and RobinHood competitor Invstr is gamifying financial education with a new mini game for Snapchat called StockStars.

• Analysis Lessons in Elevated Service, Convenience and Curation from the Restaurant Industry

  It is a pivotal time in the restaurant industry, and the way establishments deliver value to their customers has never been more important or diverse. 

• Case Study Restaurant Chains Pivot From Dine-In to Drive-Thru With New Concepts

  Multinational restaurant chains Taco Bell and Burger King have introduced new, innovatively designed store concepts that focus on the mobile customer experience and offer freshly redesigned brick-and-mortar offerings like 3-and-4 lane drive-thrus and suspended kitchens.