TREND REPORTS
Real Estate Startup HomeLight Secures $109M In Debt & Equity
[Investing]
2019/11/07 00:05
Today, another such startup, San Francisco-based HomeLight, has announced a $109 million round of debt and equity funding. The financing round includes $63 million in Series C equity from venture capital firms and $46 million in debt financing “to fuel mortgage operations.”Zeev Ventures led the round, which included participation from Group 11, Menlo Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Stereo Capita...
Mirrored Skate Ramp For Parisian Shoppers - Le Cube
[Design]
2019/11/07 00:04
Chicago architecture practice MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster have added a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris.The installation – called Le Cube – was unveiled as the centrepiece of the Los Angeles Rive Gauche exhibition in Paris, where a curated selection of LA fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products were displayed in...
(Infographic) Top Design Trends Expected To Take 2020
[Design]
2019/11/07 00:03
To stay ahead in the coming year, printing company Coastal Creative has released its predictions for design trends in 2020.You can expect to see imaginative depictions of products and technology, invigorating mixes of data and design, as well as experimental colors on media.Flat-lays might become a thing of the past, as product photos that play around with textures and structures, going beyond...
(PDF) Mckinsey - China Auto Consumer Insights 2019
[Consumer]
2019/11/05 12:11
Here’s what you need to know to navigate the road ahead in the world’s largest auto market.As slowing economic growth becomes the new norm in China, the Chinese passenger-vehicle market has bid farewell to years of high-speed growth and entered a new phase of development.In the short term, this era is characterized by falling overall sales. But this is more a pause for breath than the end of...
(Video) Toyota's Swiveling Seats Concept for Autonomous Cars
[Design]
2019/11/05 12:11
When you don't have to keep your eyes on the road, why limit yourself to one position ?Next time you're in a parking lot, just watch people getting in and out of their cars and you'll see what an ergonomically-awkward process it is. Once upon a time American cars had swivel seats to ease ingress and egress, but the feature never caught on. Perhaps autonomous cars will bring them back. Toyota Bo...
Beyond Meat Revenue Climbed 250% Year-Over-Year
[Investing]
2019/11/05 12:11
Beyond Meat delivered its third quarterly earnings report as a public company, surpassing Wall Street expectations. The maker of pea-based alternative meat products popular for its burger patties saw its net earnings climb 250 percent year-over-year, as it’s increasingly shifting towards distribution in partnership with restaurants and other foodservices as opposed to mainly relying on retail...
14-Year-Old Crowned America's Top Young Scientist with Nano Particle Liquid Bandage Invention
[Tech]
2019/11/05 12:03
A 14-year-old from California is America's new top young scientist. Eighth grader Kara Fan's invention — a nano particle liquid bandage to replace antibiotics — beat out nine other finalists in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national competition held every year in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hundreds of students in fifth to eighth grade submitted ideas to the competition, which encourages middl...
(Video) A Russian Startup Created a Human-like Robot for Offices and Airports - Promobot Robo-C
[Tech]
2019/11/05 12:02
Russian startup Promobot is now selling autonomous androids — and buyers can choose to make the robots look like any person on Earth.“Everyone will now be able to order a robot with any appearance — for professional or personal use,” Aleksei Iuzhakov, Chairman of Promobot’s Board of Directors, said in a press release, later encouraging people to “imagine a replica of Michael Jordan sellin...
IrisVision : A Smartphone/Goggles Combination Intended to be a Cheaper, Less-Invasive Alternative to Retinal Chip Implants
[Product]
2019/11/05 12:02
They're bulky, but unlike surgery, they're reversible.The deterioration of eyesight is terrifying. As I get older, I now have to use my smartphone to photograph labels and other tiny text, then pinch and zoom on the image to read it. I recently received a subscription to Car & Driver as a gift, and discovered that the magazine's font size is too small for me to read.For me, that's a mild ha...
