TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) 1B+ Market Map : The World’s 260 Unicorn Companies
[Investing]
2019/01/20 09:06
There are 260 private companies around the world valued at $1B+ as of 8/13/2018, and they are all tracked on our real-time unicorn tracker. These companies are collectively worth approximately $840B and have raised a combined total of around $201B.- This year, 53 companies have joined the global unicorn club thus far.- Seventy companies joined the unicorn club in 2017, an increase of over 60% f...
Painless Microneedle Patch Provides Month-Long Contraception
[Tech]
2019/01/20 09:05
Researchers have developed a contraceptive patch that can be applied in five seconds and lasts over a month.Contraceptives are rarely convenient – implanted devices are invasive, and you have to remember to take the pill every day. Now a team led by researchers at Georgia Tech are developing a painless, contraceptive microneedle patch that women can apply themselves in five seconds, and only n...
Cosmetics Company Lush Launches a ZERO Packaging 'Naked' Shop
[Business]
2019/01/20 09:04
Cosmetics company Lush launches a ZERO packaging 'naked' shop in the bid to cut down on plastic waste with SOLID shampoo among the products on sale.- Lush is the first cosmetics company to launch a packaging-free store in the UK- The 'Naked' shop will open in Market Street, Manchester on Friday - Customers can expect to find soaps, solid shampoo bars and facial oils Natural cosmetics company Lu...
The Urban Self-Driving Cafe with Robotic Bartender
[Design]
2019/01/20 09:03
Following the launch of the first mass-produced robotic bartender in 2018, carlo ratti associati (CRA) and makr shakr enhance driverless technology to create GUIDO, an urban self-driving cafe.Tthe autonomous vehicle comprises a unit with two mechanical arms that can prepare and serve any drink in seconds. it conceptualizes a dynamic shift in leisure within cities as any location can be temporar...
(매일경제) 글로벌 미래 트렌드 리서치 서비스
[Trendbird]
2019/01/18 00:33
글로벌 트렌드 정보 서비스 트렌드버드(Trendbird)에서 올해의 핵심적인 기술, 비즈니스 동향을 예측한 ‘2019 트렌드 전망 보고서(TRENDBIRD - Annual Trend Report 2019)’를 발간했다.- 글로벌 시장에서 포착된 핵심적인 글로벌 트렌드 및 미래 사업기회”를 주요 Industry와 핵심 Function으로 분류하여 발행하는 보고서 (총12권)- 인공지능, 음성비서, VA/AR, IoT, 로봇, 리테일 2.0, FinTech, 자율주행차 등 핵심 기술을...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Artificial-Intelligence Hardware : New Opportunities for Semiconductor Companies
[Business]
2019/01/17 10:42
Artificial intelligence is opening the best opportunities for semiconductor companies in decades. How can they capture this value ?Software has been the star of high tech over the past few decades, and it’s easy to understand why. With PCs and mobile phones, the game-changing innovations that defined this era, the architecture and software layers of the technology stack enabled several importa...
Tim Cook Helps Spread Dramatic New Story of Life Saved by Apple Watch Series 4
[Business]
2019/01/17 10:42
Twitter is not always the best place to visit in search of feel-good news stories and inspirational reports of lives saved by groundbreaking new technologies, but Apple CEO Tim Cook is generally pretty good at steering away from all the social media negativity out there.Instead of (further) discussing his company’s shocking recent revenue revision or the impact the discounted battery replaceme...
One Unique Method of Picking Stocks is Outperforming the Market This Year
[Investing]
2019/01/17 10:42
One of the best stock pickers on Wall Street isn't even human.The AI powered equity ETF, or AIEQ, has already doubled the gain of the S&P 500 so far this year. Powered by IBM's artificial intelligence Watson, this actively managed portfolio is the first of its kind, said Sam Masucci, founder and CEO of ETF Managers Group, which operates the fund."Literally it's looking at 6,000 stocks every...
How Byte Foods Is Revolutionizing Retail One Office At A Time
[Business]
2019/01/17 10:41
Byte Foods developed a technology similar to Amazon Go, but scaled it down to fit into a glass front refrigerator, which is placed in offices, hospital, university, gym, or just about anywhere people spend time away from home.These Internet of Things (IOT) smart fridges are stocked with high-quality, locally sourced meals, snacks, drinks and meal kits, and employees purchase items directly from...
