TREND REPORTS
Glass-Cleaning Robot Concept With Bionic Spider Legs
[Design]
2024/12/19 09:04
In not-so-distant future, it is highly possible that we don’t need to hire high-rise window cleaners. This unmanned window-cleaning robot minimizes high-altitude risks while improving efficiency in urban office buildings. This concept robot features a bionic spider leg design that would help navigate obstacles with ease, each leg is capable to hold its position via suction. This cleaning robot...
Zeekr Transitions Service Vehicle for China in 2035
[Design]
2024/12/19 09:04
Zeekr Transitions Service Vehicle is a concept project for master thesis at Umeå Institute of Design. Sponsored by Zeekr design Gothenburg, this futuristic project provides premium service vehicle which is designed for China in 2035. This smart vehicle is capable to provide user with a relaxing space where they can reset their mind and mood as they ride between locations and do some works in t...
(PDF) Accenture - Steering Through Activist Investor Demands
[Investing]
2024/12/18 09:10
Activist investors are a persistent concern for CEOs and boards. Nearly a third of large public companies face a 60%+ probability of being targeted.While activist campaigns boost shareholder returns initially, they can derail a company's strategy and compromise long-term value.The power to keep activists at bay lies with leadership. It calls for a shift from reactive defense to proactive value...
Pop Culture Collabs : Is Mainstream Always a Good Idea ?
[Design]
2024/12/18 09:09
From Heytea x Yayoi Kusama to Kaws teaming up with Netflix’s hit series ‘Squid Game,’ pop culture partnerships create buzz and brand equity.Whether it’s through partnering with a world-famous artist, or the most-watched show on Netflix, brands can shoot to relevance through popular culture collaborations.One month on from Chinese household beverage brand Heytea’s tie-up with Japanese conte...
(Infographic) What Happens in 60 Seconds on the Internet ?
[Consumer]
2024/12/18 09:08
In a single minute, 6.3 million Google searches are entered, and 241 million email messages are sent—and that's just the tip of the iceberg.The 11th Edition of Data Never Sleeps, the annual infographic depicting what happens every minute online, is here.Compiled yearly since 2013 by the data experts at Domo, the latest iteration continues to add new bits of data, while others fall off the list...
IBM Brings the Speed of Light to the Generative AI Era with Optics Breakthrough
[Tech]
2024/12/18 09:07
New co-packaged optics innovation could replace electrical interconnects in data centers to offer significant improvements in speed and energy efficiency for AI and other computing applications.IBM has unveiled breakthrough research in optics technology that could dramatically improve how data centers train and run generative AI models. Researchers have pioneered a new process for co-packaged o...
What CEOs Talked About in Q4 2024
[Business]
2024/12/18 09:06
The Quarterly trend report: What CEOs talked about in Q4 2024” is part of IoT Analytics’ ongoing coverage of the IoT and related technology markets. [click to enlarge]The information presented in this report is based on a database of 100,000+ earnings calls of US-listed companies from Q1 2019 through Q4 2024. Every quarter, IoT Analytics analyzes some trends that emerge in the earnings calls...
The PUMA x 247 Collection is Phoebe GIll-Approved
[Business]
2024/12/18 09:05
British fashion brand Represent launches biggest performance wear collaboration to date, with PUMA x 247 collection, fronted by Olympic star Phoebe Gill.Represent 247, the performance wear arm of one of the fastest growing British fashion brands, Represent, has announced its biggest partnership to date with sportswear giant, PUMA.Launching on December 18th, the campaign for the 12 piece trainin...
How Was 2024? Not as Bad as the Last Few Years Global Mood
[Consumer]
2024/12/18 09:04
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down in 2020, it seems like the world has been in constant crisis mode. In each of the past few years, the overwhelming feeling towards the end of December has been: the next year can only get better.With the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East dragging on, the effects of the global cost of living crisis still lingering and political uphe...
