TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report
[Business]
2019/06/12 11:23
The Internet Trends report — everyone’s favorite slide deck — is back. Bond Capital founder and former Kleiner Perkins general partner Mary Meeker made her presentation onstage at Vox/Recode’s Code Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Tuesday.Meeker first crafted a report of this kind, which underlines the most important statistics and technology trends on the internet, in 1995.This morning,...
AI Tool Helps Radiologists Detect Brain Aneurysms
[Tech]
2019/06/12 11:23
Doctors could soon get some help from an artificial intelligence tool when diagnosing brain aneurysms—bulges in blood vessels in the brain that can leak or burst open, potentially leading to stroke, brain damage or death.The AI tool, developed by researchers at Stanford University and detailed in a paper published June 7 in JAMA Network Open, highlights areas of a brain scan that are likely to...
Driverless Cars are Coming for the Airlines
[Business]
2019/06/12 11:23
As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not only around their own communities but across much larger distances. Our research has revealed just how much people’s travel preferences could shift and found a new potential challenge to the airline industry.Imagine someone who lives in Atlanta and needs to travel to Washington, D.C., for busin...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Elevated Future of Mobility
[Business]
2019/06/12 11:23
Hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles have the power to transform the air traffic ecosystem. Learn about the challenges aerial transport faces and how companies can take advantage of new opportunities.A century ago, aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss debuted the autoplane, a three-seat car-cum-aircraft with removable wings.1 Ever since, automobile and aviation enthusiasts...
Reddot Winner 2019 - Joyoung S5 Steam Ricecooker
[Design]
2019/06/12 11:23
The design is timeless by eliminating the superfluous, reflecting intellectual rigour rather than trying too hard to please. S5 is designed with simple geometric shapes, with the most carefully considered radiused corners, the neatest cuts, and the clearest sequence of operating functions. With a glimpse of the product, it sits on its own suggesting a sense of robust power. This isn't another d...
Aska Flying Car eVTOL Concept Revealed in Israel
[Product]
2019/06/12 11:22
A flying Aska prototype may take to the air in early 2020While we've seen some "flying cars" that require a runway, there's no doubt that what most people really want is a vehicle that takes off and lands more like a helicopter. Well, the Aska may be the answer … when and if it reaches production.Being developed by American/Israeli startup NFT, the Aska is classified as an eVTOL vehicle - that...
The AR Glasses That Match Apple's Original Design Language
[Design]
2019/06/12 11:22
With the recent launch of Apple’s rather questionable and most definitely controversial Mac ProThere is no denying that this concept is looking more ‘Apple’ than Apple themselves! Introducing the conceptual augmented reality goggles that beautifully carry the iconic design language that we know and love. The challenge for this project was create a revolutionary pair of spectacles where the e...
(Infographic) How Equities Can Reduce Longevity Risk
[Investing]
2019/06/12 11:22
Today’s infographic comes from New York Life Investments, and it uncovers how holding a stronger equity weighting in your portfolio may help you save enough funds for your lifespan.Longer Life ExpectanciesAround the world, more people are living longer.Year Life Expectancy at Birth, World1960 52.6 years1980 62.9 years2000 67.7 years2016 72.1 yearsDespite this, many people underestimate how lon...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2019 Global Automotive Consumer Study
[Consumer]
2019/06/11 11:52
For the past 10 years, Deloitte has surveyed consumers around the world to identify trends in the automotive industry across countries and generations. Explore the latest data and insights around automotive consumer trends in our 2019 Global Automotive Consumer Study. Consumers pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle adoptionConsumer interest in self-driving vehicles lags the pace of investment i...
