TREND REPORTS
(M&A) Tencent Dominated $22 Billion Games Deals Market in Last 12 Months
[Investing]
2018/04/24 09:05
In games deal making there’s Tencent, then there’s everyone else. Tencent led or participated in over $4 of every $10 invested in games companies worldwide in the last 12 months to Q1 2018. It was involved either sell-side or buy-side in over three-quarters of all games M&A deal value (i.e. dollars) in the same period. And this is in the context of record totals (not just Tencent) over $2...
(Video) Issey Miyake Spring Summer 2018 Window Installation
[Design]
2018/04/24 09:04
Issey miyake’s spring/summer 2018 window installation by we+ takes its cues from the rich nature of iceland. the tokyo-based design studio has hung 70 textile strips in ginza’s matsuya department store in colors selected from a printed series of the icelandic landscape.We+ create 'breathing' window installation for issey miyake we+ create 'breathing' window installation for issey miyake apr 2...
(Infographic) Investing in the Finer Things in Life
[Investing]
2018/04/24 09:02
Outside of the mainstream world of stocks and bonds, there exists an interesting cross-section of alternative assets that only really gain appreciation from a relatively small group of elite investors.These luxury collectibles – things like fine wine, classic cars, rare stamps, colored diamonds, Chinese ceramics, and fine art – are unquestionably fun to hold as investments and even to talk ab...
Interesting Charts On Bitcoin, And Other Cryptocurrencies
[Investing]
2018/04/23 09:10
Adding to the mix this time is a look at 2018 trading YTD in the context of the average seasonal trading pattern, and a survey on investor allocations to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. We also review some of the charts I previously introduced (short interest, search sentiment, and speculative futures positioning). All up the charts appear to be consistent with at least a short-term bottom – and...
Facebook is Using AI to Predict Users’ Future Behavior and Selling That Data to Advertisers
[Tech]
2018/04/23 09:09
In confidential documents seen by the Intercept, Facebook touts its ability to “improve” marketing outcomes with what it calls “loyalty prediction.”Newspeak: The AI software that powers this capability, called “FBLearner Flow,” was first announced in 2016, though it was presented as a technology to make user experience better, not as a marketing tool.How it works: The data it uses is anon...
(PDF) BCG - As Prices Peak, Should Dealmakers Wait for the Next Downturn ?
[Investing]
2018/04/23 09:08
While M&A deal value continued to decline last year, falling 10% from 2016 and 34% from 2015, shareholder resistance to dealmaking was certainly not the reason. BCG analysis indicates that 2017 was the fifth year in a row that investors rewarded dealmaking, driving positive returns for acquirers. That’s a major departure from the historical pattern. This steady investor support, along with...
2018 ICO Funding Has Passed 2017's Total
[Investing]
2018/04/23 09:07
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) raised more money in the first three months of 2018 than the whole of 2017, according to data collected by CoinDesk.At $6.3 billion, ICO funding in the first quarter is now 118 percent of the total for 2017, a figure that might go a long way toward undermining a common perception that the controversial fundraising method will soon be extinct.Still, the data perhaps...
A New Approach to Rechargeable Batteries
[Tech]
2018/04/23 09:06
New metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems and lead to inexpensive power storage.A type of battery first invented nearly five decades ago could catapult to the forefront of energy storage technologies, thanks to a new finding by researchers at MIT. The battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using a new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for gr...
Shared Mobility Has Yet to Reach Mainstream Adoption
[Consumer]
2018/04/23 09:05
Companies such as Uber and Lyft have reached billion-dollar valuations based on the promise that shared mobility services will play a major part in the future of transportation. Based on data from Statista’s Global Consumer Survey 2018, the following chart examines how big a role ride-, bike- and car-sharing services play in present-day America. According to our survey of more than 2,000 U.S....
