TREND REPORTS
Booster Raises $56M to Deliver Fuel Directly to Cars
[Investing]
2019/07/01 11:17
Booster, a San Mateo, California-based startup offering same-day fuel delivery service in the U.S., today announced that it’s raised $56 million in series C funding led by Invus.With participation from returning investors Conversion Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Maveron, Perot Jain LP, and Vulcan Capita and new strategic investor Enterprise Holdings. It follows on the heels of a $20 million...
Tech Founders Predict the Next Wave of Startup Growth
[Investing]
2019/07/01 11:17
Today’s tech founders have unique insights into the evolving arena of innovation and are keenly aware of why some companies succeed more than others. Many have worked with multiple startups and have gone on to invest in successful tech unicorns.This week’s chart comes from First Round’s State of Startups 2018 survey, in which 529 founders shared their predictions on the tech startups best po...
''Bye Bye Camera' App Uses AI to Erase People from Your Photographs
[Product]
2019/07/01 11:17
Bye Bye Camera is an iOS app built for the “post-human world,” says Damjanski, a mononymous artist based in New York City who helped create the software. Why post-human? Because it uses AI to remove people from images and paint over their absence.“One joke we always make about it is: ‘finally, you can take a selfie without yourself,’” Damjanski tells The Verge.The app costs $2.99 from the...
New Chapter ? UK Print Book Sales Fall While Audiobooks Surge 43%
[Business]
2019/07/01 11:16
Publishers hit by surprise 5.4% fall in 2018 – but warn against proclaiming terminal decline.[Despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s Becoming, physical book sales fell by nearly £170m last year. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP]UK book sales fell for the first time in five years in 2018, despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming.The...
Dutch Company Develops Partly Solar Powered Car - The Lightyear One
[Product]
2019/07/01 11:16
The Lightyear One is a car with solar panels stretching across its roof to charge the electric vehicle's batteries. But whether it's really a "solar powered car" depends on how you drive it.The car, created by Dutch startup Lightyear, has a charging port to plug into a charger. But the solar panels can charge the Lightyear One's batteries at a rate of about 7.5 miles of charge every hour. That'...
The Samsung Galaxy Stick Smartphone has a Rolling Display Like LG's TV
[Design]
2019/07/01 11:15
Combining technologies that aren’t outside the realm of possibility, the Samsung Galaxy Stick makes perhaps the best use of a flexible display. It rolls it up into a smart, dynamic scroll, making the Samsung Galaxy Stick perhaps the most interesting smartphone concept of 2019.The scroll-esque screen is a hat-tip to Samsung’s advancements in flexible OLED displays, and when not in use, it roll...
Monthly Trend Report - July. 2019 Edition
[Trendbird]
2019/07/01 10:20
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - July. 2019 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." 600여개의 글로벌 리딩기업 CEO/경영진과 미래전략실에서 10년이상 구독중인 재계약율 +90%의 Trendbird Prem...
(PDF) PwC - Emerging Trends in Real Estate : The Global Outlook for 2019
[Investing]
2019/06/25 09:10
The political and economic uncertainty of the past year will likely persist in key markets throughout 2019, yet real estate continues to attract capital and demonstrate its enduring appeal as an investment asset class.The acquisition of income-producing commercial real estate increased by 3 percent to $963.7 billion in 2018, the third highest annual total on record, after 2007 and 2015.Granted,...
(Paper) New E-Tattoo Enables Accurate, Uninterrupted Heart Monitoring for Days
[Tech]
2019/06/25 09:09
Researchers develop e-tattoo heart monitor with ECG and SCG sensors.The leading cause of death in Texas is heart disease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, accounting for more than 45,000 deaths statewide in 2017. A new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate than existing electrocardiograph m...
