Heilan Home isn’t a widely known name beyond China, but in its home country, it’s a giant. Since its founding about two decades ago by Zhou Jianping—now among China’s billionaires—the mass-market men’s brand, also known as HLA, has grown into one of the country’s biggest clothing companies, operating some 5,000 stores, mostly within China.Anta Sports, meanwhile, first gained recognition...

Chemical-free and partially biodegradable, the strong, supple material requires very little water to produce.Strong, supple and soft to touch, plant-based Desserto leather provides a range of industries with a sustainable alternative to animal leather. Designed to meet the technical requirements of the automotive, fashion and furniture industries, Desserto leather breathes and stretches just li...

The World’s 25 Most Successful Media Franchises, and How They Stay Relevant. Great stories come and go, but there are a certain few that can truly stand the test of time.Tugging on the heartstrings with nostalgic stories can be a powerful tool. Yet, even the most world-renowned storytellers like Disney face pressure to constantly innovate.Today’s infographic from TitleMax illustrates the high...

Edible and vegan, the straws outperform their paper alternatives and decompose within days.Stroodles is a UK startup that is transforming pasta into high performing, edible and sustainable straws. Made from only two ingredients — durum wheat and water — the straws are vegan-friendly and decompose in days. Compared to the many paper straws currently on the market, they stay strong for much lon...

It isn’t likely that the German car manufacturer would ever need to enter the audio industry, but owning them would be quite a power-move… like flashing that branded red cap while riding around in your Ferrari. Created as a concept by designer Yonghwan Kim, the Audi Hear (I’d much prefer if they’d been called the Audi-O) is a set of truly wireless earbuds designed for the car aficionado. Th...

Most companies report measurable benefits from AI where it has been deployed; however, much work remains to scale impact, manage risks, and retrain the workforce. A group of high performers shows the way.Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to increase, and the technology is generating returns.1 The findings of the latest McKinsey Global Survey on the subject show a nearly 25 perc...

DeepFovea uses AI to "reconstruct" pixels in your peripheral vision rather than rendering them at lower fidelity, saving considerable processing time.Foveated rendering addresses a growing challenge for VR headsets, rendering sharp details for your eye’s visual sweet spot — the fovea — and a simpler, blurrier version for your peripheral vision. Now engineers at Facebook Reality Labs have com...

GV, formerly Google Ventures, has invested in 120+ companies since 2018. From healthcare to artificial intelligence to cybersecurity, here's where Google's venture capital business sees the next big opportunities.[click to enlarge]Alphabet’s VC arm, GV, has been regarded as one of the most active — and successful — corporate venture capital firms since its inception in 2009. Among Google’s...

To China’s millennial beauty junkies, optimizing your sleep for skincare is the new thing. The plain old 10-step beauty routine or anti-aging diet no longer cuts it. Our bedtime, once considered a time for total body and mind restoration, is now activated as a beauty sanctuary to improve the skin. Hours can past before an average Chinese beauty junkie finally finishes her nighttime routine, an...