TREND REPORTS
AI Design Service Can Automate a Full Branding Package
[Business]
2016/05/25 10:57
Algorithmic logo-makers Tailor Brands will now generate unlimited branding material for companies via a subscription service.Good design and visual branding is no longer the privilege of companies with the money to pay great in-house designers or outsource the work. We have already seen startups thinking outside the box to provide more affordable design services. This platform offers unlimited,...
Virgin Australia Business Class Cabin Promises Privacy And Luxury
[Design]
2016/05/25 10:56
This airline's business class overhaul offers futuristic comfort.Long haul flights to Australia will feel a little less long for Business Class fliers thanks to the new cabin on Virgin Australia’s Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus 330 fleets. The new business class ensures amenities expected of business class such as seats that lay flat into beds, but with added design elements to take the luxury up...
(PDF) BCG - Time to Accelerate in the Race Toward Industry 4.0
[Business]
2016/05/24 11:04
Throughout the world, companies recognize that their success depends on adopting the new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0. To assess how quickly this fourth wave of technological advances is gaining momentum, The Boston Consulting Group recently studied the status of adoption in Germany and the US.BCG’s study focused on a survey of more than 600 manag...
(Video) Google & Levi’s Unveil Smart Jacket for Cyclists
[Product]
2016/05/24 11:04
The latest advancement in wearable technology comes in the form of a Levi’s Commuter Trucker jacket designed with Google ATAP’s Project Jacquard technology woven in. With a simple touch of a jacket sleeve, cyclists can wirelessly access their phone and favorite mobile apps to adjust music volume, silence a phone call or get an estimated ETA on their destinations.The jacket was unveiled at thi...
Food Fight : Grocery Delivery vs. Meal Delivery Funding Trends
[Investing]
2016/05/24 11:03
Investors are poised to funnel more dollars into grocery delivery than prepared meal/restaurant delivery startups for the first time this year. But investment in both categories is down.Food delivery racked up the most deal activity of any category within the broader on-demand economy in the last five years as startups crowded into the space. To better understand investor interest in this indus...
Google Plans to Bring Password-Free Logins to Android Apps by Year-End
[Tech]
2016/05/24 11:03
Google’s plan to eliminate passwords in favor of systems that take into account a combination of signals – like your typing patterns, your walking patterns, your current location, and more – will be available to Android developers by year-end, assuming all goes well in testing this year. In an under-the-radar announcement Friday afternoon at the Google I/O developer conference, the head of G...
In NikeLab’s Collaboration with Balmain’s Designer, High-Tech Materials Meet “Dark Glamour”
[Product]
2016/05/24 11:03
Nike’s innovative and experimental high-end division, NikeLab, has a big new collaboration coming out, and it’s a perfect storm of fashion, activewear, and Instagram.On June 2, NikeLab is launching a line with Olivier Rousteing. By reputation, he’s known foremost as the designer of luxury house Balmain, and then just slightly less as a Kardashians and Kanye West favorite and one of fashion’...
Mobile Crowdsourcing Company BeMyEye Raises €6.5M
[Investing]
2016/05/24 11:03
London-based BeMyEye, one of a number of ‘mobile crowdsourcing’ apps that lets companies pay to have people carry out mobile tasks, such as photographing in-store promotions to ensure that are actually happening, has raised €6.5 million in Series B funding.And, perhaps in recognition that the space is ripe for consolidation, the startup has acquired French competitor LocalEyes. The acquisiti...
Brands That are Building Momentum with Millennials
[Consumer]
2016/05/24 11:03
There’s no confusion in the market about the significance of Millennials. After all, they account for 24% of the U.S. population (77 million people), which is now a larger percentage than the historically dominant Baby Boomer generation, and command significant long-term spending prowess.When looking at Millennial shopping habits, we see that Millennials are willing to spend on what matters to...
Nike's Coffee-Looking Shoe Will Go Nicely With the Krispy Kreme One
[Product]
2016/05/24 11:03
There's probably a sizable crossover between people who drink Starbucks regularly and people who wear Nikes. But unless they also like ugly shoes, the Nike SB Dunk Low sneaker is going to be a bust. The retro-style shoe has the same mocha and kelly green color scheme as the Starbucks logo, and some swirly, camouflage-looking embellishments for good measure. It was inspired by coffee, according...
10 Early-Stage Healthy Beverage Startups To Watch
[Investing]
2016/05/23 12:05
From kombucha to pH-balanced water and pea milk, these startups are promoting their unique ingredients and innovative processing methods.US soda consumption hit a 30-year-low last year according to Beverage Digest’s annual report, and we’ve noticed a series of recent investments into healthy beverage startups flowing in to fill the gap. Using our CB Insights Mosaic algorithm, a predictive too...
(PDF) PwC - Industry 4.0 : Building The Digital Enterprise
[Business]
2016/05/23 12:05
PwC’s look at what senior executives in the metals sector are saying about the transformative impact of Industry 4.0 on their companies and the wider sector.Advanced digitisation and integration have the potential to deliver big gains for metals companies. Many are already seizing the opportunities on offer. In a companion report to PwC's 2016 Global Industry 4.0 Survey, we benchmarked the res...
