Predictive trend-spotting is already a fast-growing area of investment for many major brands and e-commerce retailers. For years, brands have looked to localize products for the China market using a mix of data on what has traditionally sold, plus some measure of gut instinct and — more often — a “stick a zodiac animal on it” mentality that really doesn’t work. Now, some designers and bran...

IMF is set to cut its outlook for global growth this year. Trade war hurts animal spirits, but central banks are easingExplore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes.The global economy is wobbling and whether it topples over is the big question in financial markets, executive suites and the corridors of power.Investor...

The Mudita Pure is a phone designed to minimize distractions.Our phones are amazing pocket-sized supercomputers that instantly connect us to all of our friends and family, as well as the entirety of human knowledge – so it’s no wonder that they can be incredibly distracting. The Mudita Pure is a minimalist phone with an e-ink screen and no internet browser, designed to do the basics of a phon...

Stackt is located on a site in Toronto that's due to be converted to a park in the future.Shipping containers aren't always a good fit for architecture projects, but with stackt, by LGA Architectural Partners, their use actually makes a lot of sense. The Toronto market's container-based modular design means it can be dismantled and moved with relative ease when needed.The project is located on...

A seemingly uninteresting patent recently granted to Sony may reveal some features of the hotly rumored new PSVR 2.Let’s Go Digital first spotted the patent for a “data processing device.” Now, the patent itself isn’t directly detailing a new version of PSVR, but some of the diagrams used to illustrate the patent reveal PSVR features we’ve never seen before.Crucially, four images in the pa...

Intelligent biopharma : Forging the links across the value chain.The pace and scale of medical and scientific innovation is transforming the biopharma industry. The need for better patient engagement and experience is spurring new business models. AI is rising across biopharma.The rise of artificial intelligence across biopharmaTHE pace and scale of medical and scientific innovation is transfor...

Adoption of technology by beauty and personal care companies is still at a nascent stage not just in India but globally as well but is likely to increase.- Machine learning algorithms are now able to suggest the right products for specific skin types- Some cosmetics firms uses artificial intelligence to provide more accurate product suggestions to customers keeping their specific skin, health r...

“Made in Germany” and “Made in Italy” are brands capable of compensating for higher prices.The trade war between the U.S. and China has already slowed down growth in Europe’s export-oriented economies – including the biggest of them, Germany – even though they haven’t been slapped by any punitive tariffs. The wholesale buyers of European products, though, should perhaps be more optimist...

Larry Page's aviation outfit, helmed by Sebastian Thrun, built the Heaviside with eight motors and a big wing to help generate lift.Kitty Hawk, Larry Page’s air taxi outfit, on Thursday showed off its latest concept—an eight-motor prototype that uses an unconventional forward-swept wing, and is purportedly 100 times quieter than a conventional helicopter. The Mountain View, California-based c...