TREND REPORTS
UK Longevity Startup GlycanAge Raises $8.7M for Ageing Diagnostics
[Investing]
2025/12/22 09:09
Funding accelerates clinical rollout of glycan biomarkers for aging and inflammation, pushing them into mainstream preventive care.GlycanAge, a London-based biotech pioneering glycan-based biomarkers for biological aging and chronic inflammation, has raised $8.7 million to accelerate clinical development and expand access to glycan testing in hospitals and preventive healthcare systems worldwid...
Patagonia Debuts Japan’s First Regenerative Organic Sake
[Product]
2025/12/22 09:08
Patagonia Japan has partnered with Niida Honke, a 300-year-old sake brewery in Fukushima, to release Yamamori 2025, the first sake in Japan to earn Regenerative Organic Certification.The collaboration centers on rice cultivation that actively rebuilds ecosystems rather than harming or merely sustaining them. Niida Honke manages its rice paddies without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, maint...
2025 in Review : The Ups, Downs, and Returns of Global Markets
[Investing]
2025/12/22 09:07
Japan had the highest return of 24% as of December 17, 2025. The U.S. had a 14% return, the second lowest among major stock markets in 2025.Amid trade shocks and strained geopolitical ties, stock markets in 2025 faced a test of resilience. How long did it take them to recover, and which key moments contributed to market rebounds?In this graphic, we explore the performance of major stock markets...
Innovative Croatian Billboard Helps Find Lost Dogs
[Business]
2025/12/22 09:06
Hrvatski Telekom has turned out-of-home advertising into a search-and-rescue tool for missing pets.Working with creative agency Bruketa&Zinic&Grey, the Croatian telecom company developed a billboard that releases the scent of food to attract stray dogs. The idea is that the scent of food, plus integrated water bowls, will keep the animal calm while the owner, alerted by the company's GP...
Fast Food Has Won Back Price-Sensitive Customers With Discounts, but Some Other Restaurants Have So Far Resisted
[Business]
2025/12/22 09:05
In a strained economy, sacrifices will inevitably be made. Kitchen renovations, postponed. Family vacations, downscaled. Freshly prepared slop bowls, forsaken.For many of the fast-casual chains that have grown so much over the past decade, the economic slowdown that already hit the fast-food industry has finally arrived. Only now, as chains like McDonald’s and Burger King boast rebounds helped...
The Surprising Truth About Luxury Spending
[Consumer]
2025/12/22 09:04
It turns out, the biggest buyers of luxury goods aren’t the billionaires — it’s the middle and working class.A new study revealed that three-quarters of all luxury spending comes from everyday people — those working 9-to-5 jobs, saving up for that one designer item, or chasing a sense of accomplishment through what they wear. Psychologists call this “aspirational spending” — the idea tha...
Peugeot’s Hypersquare Replaces Two Centuries of Circular Logic with a Rectangular Controller
[Design]
2025/12/22 09:03
The steer-by-wire interface abandons the steering wheel’s fundamental geometry, trading infinite rotation for limited-arc precision and mechanical feedback for algorithmic haptics.The circular steering wheel represents one of automotive design’s most persistent forms. Its logic is elegant: infinite rotation maps directly to front axle movement, the column transmits road texture into the drive...
(Infographic) Prediction Consensus : What the Experts See Coming in 2026
[Business]
2025/12/19 09:10
We analyzed over 2,000 predictions from articles, reports, podcasts, and interviews to see what experts are predicting for the coming year. Below, we dig into a few of the top themes.For the seventh straight year, we’ve sifted through the forecast landscape to bring you the Prediction Consensus, a synthesis of what analysts, thought leaders, and industry experts expect for the year ahead.This...
(PDF) Deloitte - Tech Trends 2026
[Business]
2025/12/19 09:09
As technology innovation and adoption accelerate, five trends reveal how successful organizations are moving from experimentation to impact.I spend most of my year in conversations with technology leaders, asking what’s working, what isn’t, and what keeps them up at night. Recently, those conversations have shifted in tone.The question used to be “What can we do with AI?” Now it’s “How do...
