TREND REPORTS
Boston Pizza Box Makes Pizzas Even More of a Comfort Food
[Design]
2018/06/24 09:03
The redesigned pizza box for Boston Pizza does more than transport your delicious pie from restaurant to doorstep. It actually makes its way to your bed too, transforming from protective pizza case to makeshift dining desk!Designed as a partnership between Boston Pizza and advertising agency John St., the BP In Bed pizza box comes looking unsuspecting and normal. However, two flaps, one on the...
(PDF) MIT Sloan & Deloitte - Coming of Age Digitally
[Business]
2018/06/21 16:21
As businesses mature digitally, they stand apart from rivals. A survey by MIT SMR and Deloitte found digitally mature companies are better at developing digital leaders, pushing decision-making deeper, and responding faster to the marketplace, and are more likely to experiment.ADAPTING to increasingly digital market environments and taking advantage of digital technologies to improve operations...
Amazon Launches an Alexa System for Hotels - Alexa for Hospitality
[Business]
2018/06/21 16:21
Alexa is coming to your hotel room. Amazon this morning is announcing a new program called Alexa for Hospitality, designed to bring its voice assistant technology to everything from chain hotels to vacation rentals. The system can be customized to include key guest information, like checkout time or pool hours; allows guests to request services like housekeeping or room service; and can be conf...
These Charts Show Why General Electric’s Time in the Dow Was Up
[Investing]
2018/06/21 16:19
General Electric’s time in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is finally up—because its share price has dropped too far down.“Many people have lost faith in us,” John Flannery, the new CEO of the 126-year company, said earlier this year in the company’s annual report. “I have not.”Despite Flannery’s optimism, getting booted from the Dow is a reflection of how far GE has fallen. When the i...
Aaptiv Raises $22M from Amazon, Disney and More for its “Netflix for Fitness”
[Investing]
2018/06/21 10:09
Health and wellness has been one of the biggest categories for development in the tech industry, with huge range of wearable devices and connected equipment being built to track how we are moving and helping us stay fit.Now, a startup whose app offers users a selection of audio-based, personal-trainer-led workouts that also monitors users as they progress through them, has closed a major round...
Can This “Drybar of Botox” Disrupt The Cosmetic Injectables Biz ? Alchemy 43
[Business]
2018/06/21 10:09
lchemy 43 wants to take Botox and lip plumping out of the doctor’s office and into a nationwide chain of salons that does one thing: anti-aging injections.On Los Angeles’s trendy West 3rd Street, between the fancy donut shops and designer boutiques, and not far from The Grove, you’ll find a space that looks like what I imagine Kim Kardashian’s private quarters to look like.Powder-pink furni...
Everything We Know About the Surface Phone or Andromeda Device
[Product]
2018/06/21 10:09
Microsoft's foldable Andromeda device may debut this year. Here's what we know.It’s been a long time since Microsoft has announced any solid plans for a mobile device smaller than a laptop. The so-called “Surface Phone” has been merely a rumor for years, but it looks like that has finally changed.The latest news indicates Microsoft’s next new product is less of a phone and more of a portabl...
The 20 Companies with the Best Pay Gaps Between CEOs and Workers
[Investing]
2018/06/21 10:08
We recently released a new visualization highlighting companies with the largest pay gaps between their CEOs and their average worker. The latest SEC rule requiring companies to publish these figures doesn’t always mean that a company is put in a negative light. In fact, the figures also indicate the companies where the average Joe and a CEO aren’t so far apart on the pay scale.Similar to our...
Pure Artistry In An Air Purifier - Airc Air Purifier
[Design]
2018/06/21 05:36
Should it be in a gallery or your home? That is the question. On looks alone, the Airc air purifier blows the rest out of the water. You won’t find any ugly input/output tubes or ducts. You won’t even see an elaborate (or simple for that matter) interface with an array of distracting buttons or glowing screens. Rather, the unassuming design is as simplistic and symmetrical as it gets.Its inte...
