AI unicorns command 2.4x higher revenue multiples than their non-AI peers, garnering a median 24x revenue multiple compared to just 10x for traditional unicorns.What's driving sky-high multiples?Foundational capital requirementsAI companies require enormous upfront investments for compute infrastructure, model training, and top-tier talent. These capital requirements create natural barriers to...

The new Stress G Harmonizer mist, launched through Shisheido's innovation program Fibona, addresses an overlooked aspect of stress: the specific odor emitted by skin during moments of tension. The company discovered that psychological stress triggers the release of distinctive volatile compounds through skin gas. Its research suggests these stress-related emissions create a feedback loop, poten...

Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers’ crisis-era habits have lingered. Here’s what organizations can do to outcompete in the second half of the decade.At the start of the decade, consumers adopted a slew of new behaviors—almost overnight—in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work, digital connectivity, and solo activities became the norm for life in lockdown...

In Mid-January Patently Apple posted a report titled “In a surprise move, Samsung is aiming to deliver their first Trifold smartphone later this year to take on Huawei.” In February we followed up with two additional Samsung patent reports on tri-fold smartphones (01 and 02).Yesterday, wccftech posted a report titled “Samsung’s First Tri-Fold Smartphone, The Galaxy G Fold, Has Allegedly Bee...

The latest US inflation data, covering the weeks after the Trump administration’s tariffs kicked in, shows prices for clothing declined at their fastest pace in years. Consumers shouldn’t get complacent though — many experts say sticker shock is still coming.A little over a month into President Donald Trump’s new tariff regime, the verdict is in: Clothes are getting cheaper.The US Bureau of...

International Delight® Launches New Campaign That Proudly Proclaims, “We Hate Plain Coffee, Too”.The new campaign unites people together over their shared love of flavorful creamers and champions why the brand continues to create delicious, sought-after offerings across creamers, cold foams and iced coffeesLOUISVILLE, Colo., June 9, 2025 – International Delight knows there’s a lot of love...

A healthy spread of artificial intelligence (AI) companies exists globally, providing computing power and foundational models.The most prolific companies are in the most advanced economies, such as Google and AWS in the U.S. and Alibaba and Tencent in China.According to the World Bank classification, India is the only lower-middle-income nation with a thriving and globally competitive AI scene....

Anduril Industries, the defense tech startup with a name straight out of Middle-earth, has doubled its valuation in less than 18 months. The company just closed a $2.5 billion funding round, bringing its valuation to $30.5 billion, up from $15 billion during its previous raise in December 2022.⁠⁠The round was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, which reportedly cut a $1 billion check, the la...

Aggregate revenue for the generative AI market is projected to reach $85 billion by 2029. Significant attention is being paid to the rapid advances in generative AI research, but the translation of those breakthroughs into commercial opportunities is less well understood. In part this reflects the gap between innovation and product, but also uncertainties regarding long-term enterprise investme...