TREND REPORTS
Google Plans to Bring Password-Free Logins to Android Apps by Year-End
[Tech]
2016/05/24 11:03
Google’s plan to eliminate passwords in favor of systems that take into account a combination of signals – like your typing patterns, your walking patterns, your current location, and more – will be available to Android developers by year-end, assuming all goes well in testing this year. In an under-the-radar announcement Friday afternoon at the Google I/O developer conference, the head of G...
In NikeLab’s Collaboration with Balmain’s Designer, High-Tech Materials Meet “Dark Glamour”
[Product]
2016/05/24 11:03
Nike’s innovative and experimental high-end division, NikeLab, has a big new collaboration coming out, and it’s a perfect storm of fashion, activewear, and Instagram.On June 2, NikeLab is launching a line with Olivier Rousteing. By reputation, he’s known foremost as the designer of luxury house Balmain, and then just slightly less as a Kardashians and Kanye West favorite and one of fashion’...
Mobile Crowdsourcing Company BeMyEye Raises €6.5M
[Investing]
2016/05/24 11:03
London-based BeMyEye, one of a number of ‘mobile crowdsourcing’ apps that lets companies pay to have people carry out mobile tasks, such as photographing in-store promotions to ensure that are actually happening, has raised €6.5 million in Series B funding.And, perhaps in recognition that the space is ripe for consolidation, the startup has acquired French competitor LocalEyes. The acquisiti...
Brands That are Building Momentum with Millennials
[Consumer]
2016/05/24 11:03
There’s no confusion in the market about the significance of Millennials. After all, they account for 24% of the U.S. population (77 million people), which is now a larger percentage than the historically dominant Baby Boomer generation, and command significant long-term spending prowess.When looking at Millennial shopping habits, we see that Millennials are willing to spend on what matters to...
Nike's Coffee-Looking Shoe Will Go Nicely With the Krispy Kreme One
[Product]
2016/05/24 11:03
There's probably a sizable crossover between people who drink Starbucks regularly and people who wear Nikes. But unless they also like ugly shoes, the Nike SB Dunk Low sneaker is going to be a bust. The retro-style shoe has the same mocha and kelly green color scheme as the Starbucks logo, and some swirly, camouflage-looking embellishments for good measure. It was inspired by coffee, according...
10 Early-Stage Healthy Beverage Startups To Watch
[Investing]
2016/05/23 12:05
From kombucha to pH-balanced water and pea milk, these startups are promoting their unique ingredients and innovative processing methods.US soda consumption hit a 30-year-low last year according to Beverage Digest’s annual report, and we’ve noticed a series of recent investments into healthy beverage startups flowing in to fill the gap. Using our CB Insights Mosaic algorithm, a predictive too...
(PDF) PwC - Industry 4.0 : Building The Digital Enterprise
[Business]
2016/05/23 12:05
PwC’s look at what senior executives in the metals sector are saying about the transformative impact of Industry 4.0 on their companies and the wider sector.Advanced digitisation and integration have the potential to deliver big gains for metals companies. Many are already seizing the opportunities on offer. In a companion report to PwC's 2016 Global Industry 4.0 Survey, we benchmarked the res...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Shifting Gears : Insurers Adjust for Connected-Car Ecosystems
[Business]
2016/05/23 12:05
Insurance companies seek to deliver enhanced products and services by investing in new technologies and partnering with others in the smart-car environment.When it comes to connected cars, what was once considered to be the stuff of science fiction is now reality. Many cars are equipped with sophisticated sensors that can monitor not only miles driven, location, and routes used but also a perso...
(Video) 2breathe Breathing Pacer to Help Fall Asleep
[Product]
2016/05/23 12:05
2breathe, an Israeli company, is unveiling its new smartphone-powered system that will supposedly help you fall asleep by monitoring and pacing your breathing. The idea for the technology derives from a product called RESPeRATE, an FDA-cleared device that helps to lower blood pressure by guiding pepole’s inhales and exhales. A good number of people that have used RESPeRATE have reported fallin...
