TREND REPORTS
Ad Spend to Grow More Than Expected in 2025 as Tariffs Sting Less and AI Gives a Leg Up
[Business]
2025/12/15 09:04
Global ad revenue, excluding U.S. political advertising, is projected to grow 8.8% in 2025 to $1.14 trillion, WPP Media said, an increase from an earlier 6% forecast.Advertising spending will grow more than predicted in 2025 because tariffs didn’t take as big a bite as expected and artificial intelligence provided a boost, according to a new forecast from media investment group WPP Media.Globa...
Citroën’s ELO Concept Car Transforms Into a Mobile Camp With Inflatable Beds and Built-In Power
[Design]
2025/12/15 09:03
French automaker Citroën has unveiled a concept that treats a car like a Swiss Army knife for modern nomads. The ELO is an electric vehicle that functions as a bedroom, an office, and a mobile power station. While many concept cars promise versatility without practical grounding, this one appears designed by people who understand life on the road.Two inflatable mattresses are stored in the rea...
(PDF) J.P. Morgan - 2026 Global Investment Outlook : Investing at the Crossroads of AI, Fragmentation and Inflation
[Investing]
2025/12/12 09:10
J.P. Morgan Private Bank Unveils 2026 Outlook: Investing at the Crossroads of AI, Fragmentation and Inflation.AI is cutting costs of expertise and boosting productivity, but it's also shaking up labor markets and raising the risk of market bubbles.The world is splitting into rival blocs and fragile supply chains, making resilience and security the new drivers of investment opportunity.Inflation...
How Salt & Stone Made Fancy Deodorant Into a $140 Million Business
[Business]
2025/12/12 09:09
With a hero speed stick that became a top seller at both Amazon and Sephora, Salt & Stone has leveraged fragrance, design and a pricing sweet spot to ride the body-care boom — however long it lasts.US body-care label Salt & Stone, founded in 2017, projects $140 million in revenue by the end of 2025.The brand has achieved rare dual success as a top seller in body care on both Amazon and...
While Google And OpenAI Battle For Model Dominance, Anthropic Is Quietly Winning The Enterprise AI Race
[Business]
2025/12/12 09:08
A survey by venture capital firm Menlo Ventures also finds that agentic AI is still a niche.Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in enterprise generative AI spending in 2025, according to a new survey by venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, even as agentic AI remains a niche within corporate deployments. The findings come from Menlo Ventures’ third annual State of Generative AI in the Enterprise rep...
Mirumi The Furry Companion Robot is Now Available on Kickstarter
[Product]
2025/12/12 09:07
The little robot that imitates an infant’s curiosity can be preordered now, but still won’t ship until April 2026.Among a sea of new TVs, robovacs, and smart glasses, Yukai Engineering’s Mirumi was a unique standout at CES 2025 earlier this year. The tiny robot has no practical purpose other than looking adorable and bringing a smile to people’s faces by simulating an inquisitive personalit...
What Netflix Gets (And Doesn't Get) in the Warner Bros. Deal
[Investing]
2025/12/12 09:06
Shaking the entertainment industry to its core, Netflix announced on Friday that it had agreed to acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO for $72 billion in a cash and stock deal. After years of tech companies gradually moving in on Hollywood’s turf, which saw companies like Netflix, Apple and Amazon invest billions in original content and threaten the...
AI Synthetic Research Startup Aaru Raised a Series A at a $1B ‘Headline’ Valuation
[Investing]
2025/12/12 09:05
Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, according to people familiar with the deal.The funding round included multiple valuation tiers. While some equity was acquired at a $1 billion valuation, other investors entered at a lower price, resulting in a blended valuation below $1 billion. Su...
Top 10 Most Desirable Luxury Brands in 2025
[Business]
2025/12/12 09:04
The RB ranking of the Top 10 Most Desirable Luxury Brands in 2025 highlights which houses are truly winning on brand value, search demand, and momentum this year, blending hard data with cultural relevance instead of just heritage status alone.The chart shows how a mix of iconic mega-brands and fast-rising names are reshaping what “desirable” looks like in a post-pandemic, social-first luxury...
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