TREND REPORTS
Which Countries Dominate the World’s Dinner Tables ?
[Investing]
2019/08/27 09:05
America has a culinary deficit, whereas Italy boasts a vast surplus.“THE DESTINY of nations,” wrote Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an 18th-century French gastronome, “depends on how they nourish themselves.” Today a nation’s stature depends on how well it nourishes the rest of the world, too. For proof of this, consider the rise of culinary diplomacy. In 2012 America’s State Department la...
Penguin-Shaped Egg Holder and Boiler Designed to Dive Into Hot Water
[Design]
2019/08/27 09:04
Whether a yolk gulping fish or a cloud-shaped watering can, peleg design creates highly humorous products that are as functional as they are aesthetically amusing. In a similar fashion, the ‘egguins’ cooking apparatus appears as if a small colony of penguins ready to dive into the water. in fact, after sliding six eggs into the design, it can be used to cook, store and serve hard or soft-boil...
(Infographic) The Evolution Of Coffee Culture
[Business]
2019/08/27 09:03
69% of Americans drink 2 or more cups of coffee every day – everything from Folgers to craft coffee roasters carefully curated in a home coffee maker or at the local coffee shop – how did the humble cup of joe come to be such a cultural phenomenon?When is a cup of coffee ever just simply a “cup of coffee?” The history around the humble brew is nearly as rich as the beverage itself and influ...
Full Moon Patents : Self-Repairing Windshields and Anti-Jet Lag Headsets
[Tech]
2019/08/26 09:10
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. This August-ish roundup lands on the gorgeous Sturgeon Moon!Since my last post, the US patent office issued over 28,451 patents and published over 38,...
(Infographic) The Future of 5G : Comparing 3 Generations of Wireless Technology
[Business]
2019/08/26 09:09
Wireless technology has evolved rapidly since the turn of the century. From voice-only 2G capabilities and internet-enabled 3G, today’s ecosystem of wireless activity is founded on the reliable connection of 4G.Fifth-generation wireless network technology, better known as 5G, is now being rolled out in major cities worldwide. By 2024, an estimated 1.5 billion mobile users─which account for 40...
H2O.ai Announces $72.5M Series D Led by Goldman Sachs
[Investing]
2019/08/26 09:08
H2O.ai‘s mission is to democratize AI by providing a set of tools that frees companies from relying on teams of data scientists. Today it got a bushel of money to help. The company announced a $72.5 million Series D round led by Goldman Sachs and Ping An Global Voyager Fund.Previous investors Wells Fargo, Nvidia and Nexus Venture Partners also participated. Under the terms of the deal, Jade Ma...
Nielsen Predicts Legal Cannabis Sales In The U.S. To Reach $41 Billion By 2025
[Business]
2019/08/26 09:07
Although a large sector of cannabis products remain illegal under U.S. federal law, state-legalized cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) from hemp will translate into billions of dollars in revenue. From marijuana sold via licensed dispensaries where it’s legalized for recreational use to hemp-derived products that are emerging at retail outlets, cannabis could generate new revenue for those that ca...
A Selfie Video on Your Smartphone Can Now Measure Your Blood Pressure
[Tech]
2019/08/26 09:06
A new system that measures blood pressure using a phone video is currently 95 percent accurate but has not yet been tested on a large variety of different skin tones.An exciting new technology, called transdermal optical imaging, can turn your smartphone into an accurate diagnostic device that can measure your blood pressure by analyzing a short video taken of your face. The University of Toron...
(PDF) BCG - Banks Brace for a New Wave of Digital Disruption
[Investing]
2019/08/26 09:05
When bank executives experience a moment of worry, it is because of the changing behaviors of their customers, including one from the future whom we call Maximilian.The year is 2025, and Maximilian is a 35-year-old corporate treasurer in London. In both his personal and business lives, Maximilian operates in a way that betrays no loyalty to the banks he used when he was growing up. He handles a...
