TREND REPORTS
Our Cities House-Price Index Suggests The Property Market is Slowing
[Investing]
2018/08/15 09:05
From Auckland to Amsterdam, Sydney to San Francisco, house prices in the best locations have gone through the roof. The Economist’s new house-price index covers 22 of the world’s most vibrant cities. They are home to 163m people, with an economic output equal to Germany and Japan combined. The average price of a home in these cities rose by 34% in real terms over the past five years. In seven...
(PDF) MIT Research Points to Autoimmune Disease as The Cause of Glaucoma
[Tech]
2018/08/15 09:04
A new study from MIT and Massachusetts Eye and Ear has found that glaucoma may in fact be an autoimmune disorder. Unexpected findings show that the body’s own immune system destroys retinal cells.Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known about the origins of the disease, which damages the retina and o...
Hello (Again) Moto
[Design]
2018/08/15 09:03
Can you believe it’s been 15 years since the first RAZR?! Designer Arun Shah describes his inspiration for this modern version as coming from a love of his dad’s original MotoRAZR. Having had a RAZR myself… I’m feeling pretty old right about now! Regardless, the original was a cutting-edge design known for just that… being edgy. This smartphone redesign is no different.It features modern t...
Want to Make Six Figures ? Try Being a Drone Pilot
[Consumer]
2018/08/14 11:07
Despite what some call an oversaturated market, these freelance drone pilots say they’re making more than $100,000 a year.Looking for a gig that pays six figures? Consider being a freelance drone pilot.It worked for Andrew Dean, who had been working as a waiter after leaving his job with the U.S. Air Force. Four years ago, he invested in drone equipment, as well as a thermography certification...
(PDF) BCG - Global Asset Management 2018 : The Digital Metamorphosis
[Investing]
2018/08/13 14:07
Global asset management is undergoing a metamorphosis, and so are its practitioners, as advanced digital and analytics finally go mainstream. Fresh evidence of flux and reinvention fill every corner of The Boston Consulting Group’s 16th annual study of the industry’s current performance and huge potential.Asset managers enjoyed exceptional results in 2017. Fueled by bull markets, they broke g...
The Revolution Coming to Our Audio Content - Audioburst
[Business]
2018/08/13 09:53
Tel Aviv startup Audioburst is making radio, TV and podcasts instantly searchable and enhancing the capabilities of voice assistants.The days of aimlessly scanning through AM/FM radio stations in search of something that interests you may be coming to an end. An Israeli startup is organizing the world’s audio so that you can instantly find and listen to any piece of audio from anywhere, on dem...
A Chinese Electric Car Startup That has Delivered Zero Cars Is Now Valued at $3.6 Billion
[Investing]
2018/08/13 09:53
How deeply convinced investors are of the strength of China’s electric vehicle market? They’ve put hundreds of millions of dollars into EV startups that have yet to mass produce their vehicles.The latest example is Xiaopeng Motors, an Alibaba-backed EV startup that completed a four billion yuan ($580 million) funding round last week. The latest investment has given the 4-year-old EV carmaker...
Coffee Cups Carry Illustrations of Missing People in Australia This Week
[Business]
2018/08/13 09:53
It's National Missing Persons Week in Australia this week, and to help highlight those who are missing, a new campaign prints professional illustrations of six missing people onto takeaway coffee cups.Twenty of Melbourne's top cafes will serve the takeaway biodegradable cups. The work, created by WhiteGrey Melbourne for the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN), was a collaboration between fa...
Why It’s Almost Impossible to Steal a Tesla (and Get Away with It)
[Investing]
2018/08/13 09:53
New data suggests Tesla’s security checks to foil thieves are remarkably effective. The recovery rate of stolen Tesla’s is notable in an industry where the overall recovery rate for stolen vehicles was just 58.4% in 2016. Elon Musk wants to take Tesla private.There are also quite a few people out there who simply want to take your Tesla. However, new figures on thefts of these electric cars s...
