TREND REPORTS
(Paper) Solar-powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide From Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
[Tech]
2025/02/17 09:03
Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes, or the many chemical and pharmaceutical products we rely on. It could also be used to generate fuel i...
(PDF) Bain - Consumer Products Report 2025 : Reclaiming Relevance in the Gen AI Era
[Business]
2025/02/14 09:10
With inflation no longer clouding the agenda, CPGs must meet the moment.Global sales of consumer products grew more slowly in 2024 as unsustainable price increases ran their course and volumes only picked up modestly.Amid a steep drop in shareholder returns, CPGs urgently need to regain lost ground and accelerate their digital transformation.CPGs can do this by rethinking their growth algorithm...
Sam Altman Details The Plan for OpenAI's GPT-5
[Business]
2025/02/14 09:09
Sam Altman posted a roadmap for AI models GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 on X. Sam Altman announced free ChatGPT users will "get unlimited chat access to GPT-5."He said OpenAI is aiming to simplify its offerings by unifying models and removing the model picker.GPT-4.5, called Orion, will be the last non-chain-of-thought model before GPT-5, Altman said.Tired of keeping track of OpenAI's chatbot models? In an...
2025 TIME100 AI Impact Award : Refik Anadol
[Design]
2025/02/14 09:08
TIME Magazine has announced the recipients of its 2025 TIME100 AI Impact Awards. The award, now in its fourth year, describes its purpose as “recognizing individuals who have gone above and beyond to move their industries—and the world—forward in the AI space.”Four individuals were chosen for the 2025 edition, namely: Refik Anadol (Media Artist, Director, and Co-Founder of Refik Anadol Stud...
Why Customers Love Subscription Models ?
[Consumer]
2025/02/14 09:07
About 39 percent of millennials and 31 percent of Gen Z already rely on subscriptions to replenish their regularly used products. While customers benefit from greater value and ease, companies greatly gain as well. Subscription models for products and services are becoming increasingly popular with today’s consumers. Brands like Book of the Month, Blue Apron, and Netflix that curate products a...
The Rise of the Agentic Workforce
[Business]
2025/02/14 09:06
In fact, over the last year, we’ve seen a rapid evolution from AI copilots—tools that simply guide or augment a human—to full-fledged AI agents that can do more tasks autonomously. One common way we’re seeing them commercialized within organizations in the form of AI teammates/ colleagues/ coworkers. These teammates often mirror familiar roles (like an SDR, support rep, or test engineer), a...
Wearing an Apple Watch on the Ankle? New Report Explains the Trend
[Consumer]
2025/02/14 09:05
A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlighted the trend of people wearing an Apple Watch on their ankles, instead of the wrist.[Apple Watch AnkleApple Watch on ankle (Image Credit: The New York Times)]The report highlighted reasons why some people prefer to wear the Apple Watch on the ankle:Some people with tiny wrists find the Apple Watch fits too loosely for heart rate sensing...
(Infographic) U.S. Industries Where Companies Make the Most Profit
[Investing]
2025/02/14 09:04
The investment playbook for 2025 will be very different from 2024, with disruptions expected in trade, AI-spending, and energy markets.But for an overall look into U.S. markets, here’s some data on which sectors can be generally expected to turn a profit and deliver returns.In this chart, we rank the top U.S. industries by their average net profit margin in 2024. Data is sourced from Damodaran...
Elders Design the Future of Autonomous Mobility with AI
[Design]
2025/02/14 09:03
A recent project, “Elders as Creatives: Directing the Design of New Mobility,” challenges this paradigm, demonstrating how generative AI can empower senior citizens to actively shape the future of autonomous transportation. Led by Donn Koh, this initiative explores the potential of co-creation between seniors aged 63-90 and cutting-edge technology.The project’s premise is simple yet profound...
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