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BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Smart speakers — Amazon's Echo, for example — are the latest device category poised to take a chunk of our increasingly digital lives. These devices are made primarily for the home and execute a user's voice commands via an integrated digital assistant. These digital assistants can play music, answer questions, and control other devices within a user's home, among other things.  The central question for this new product category is not when they will take off, but which devices will rise to the top. To answer this question, Business Insider Intelligence surveyed our leading-edge consumer panel, gathering exclusive data on Amazon's recently released Echo Show and Echo Look, as well as Apple's HomePod.  See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: Ho...

Shutterstock Regular use of cell phones can impair memory in young people, according to research conducted by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Our figural memory, which is primarily located in the right hemisphere of our brains, is responsible for enabling us to recall shapes and figures. Those who hold their cell phones to their right ear found their memories were particularly affected. There's long been speculation over whether high-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) have an effect on humans and if so, which ones. Our ever-increasing reliance on mobile phones and other WLAN devices means our bodies are having to cope with radiation more often and more intensively in everyday life than ever before. However, research on how this mobile radiation affects our brain has been scant up until now. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Brazil's empty $300 million World Cup stadium See Also: What it's like to live inside one ...

Reuters/Toru Hanai The Bank of Japan made several small tweaks to policy settings at its July meeting. However, none were major, keeping market moves relatively contained. It downgraded its inflation forecasts, again. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) made a raft of small tweaks to monetary policy settings at the conclusion of its July meeting, introducing a forward guidance on policy rates, more flexibility in bond purchases and tweaks to its stock ETF purchases. However, none have led to a substantial move in Japanese stocks, bonds or the Japanese yen, indicating markets don’t believe they will make any substantial difference when it comes to the BoJ achieving its inflation target. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A diehard Mac user switches to PC See Also: We compared McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King's signature burgers, and the winner was unmistakable All the TV shows that have been canceled recently There's one option for the Bank ...

Shutterstock/Google Maps/INSIDER Seven-year-old Zoe Carew noticed something amiss with a common roadside safety sign in New Zealand. She pointed out that the sign warning of "linemen" — people working on overheard power cables — ignores the fact that women can do that job, too. She wrote to The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to point this out. The boss of the NZTA read her letter, decided that she's right, and is changing the signs to say "line crew" instead. New Zealand is changing the wording of a sexist road sign after a seven-year-old girl called them out in a letter to their CEO. Authorities in the country are going to replace signs warning drivers about "linemen" — people working on overhead power lines — with gender-neutral ones which say "line crew" instead. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Meet the adorable cat that works part-time as a cop in New Zealand See Also: What it's like to liv...

Here is what you need to know.  Trump is reportedly considering a massive tax cut that would benefit investors .  President Donald Trump is considering tweaking the tax code to allow investors to index their capital gains to inflation, the New York Times reports.  China's economy is starting to sputter .  China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI data both missed expectations, but remained above the 50 level — indicating they are still expanding.  See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: What it's like to live inside one of the iconic 'Painted Lady' homes in San Francisco We compared McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King's signature burgers, and the winner was unmistakable All the TV shows that have been canceled recently from Feedburner https://ift.tt/2KamsBv via IFTTT

Getty Images LeBron James just hinted that he could be tempted into challenging Donald Trump for the presidency in 2020. Education and racial harmony would likely be two topics that would feature prominently on his presidential ticket. James recently opened an educational facility for 240 at-risk students. But before James can consider running for office, he will honour his LA Lakers contract — a team he will compete for in the 2018-2019 NBA season and beyond.   The number 23 has long been synonymous with LeBron James' career in the NBA, but the number 2020 could play a more significant part in the athlete's life after sport. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Brazil's empty $300 million World Cup stadium See Also: Lebron said he regrets naming his son Bronny after himself, and Shaq's son understands why How LeBron James makes and spends his millions The Cavs are making a massive $145 million commitment to Kevin Love, and it appear...

AP/Saul Loeb Standard Chartered reported a 34% increase in first-half pre-tax profits. CEO Bill Winters said: "Our direct exposure to increasing tariffs between the US and China is minimal, less than 1% of income." Stock falls over 3% in London on rising digital investment costs, which investors think could hamper return on equity targets. HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Asia-focused lender Standard Chartered said it expects minimal impact on its income from rising US-China trade tensions, as it reported higher pretax profits and lower bad loan losses for the six months ended June. The bank said it was confident it would continue to deliver better returns in the medium term as its sweeping restructuring measures pay off, while its "limited" exposure to the mounting US-China spat will also aid the bottom line. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: China to scrap vehicle and vessel taxes on new energy vehicles: finance ministry Calmer win...