TREND REPORTS
Uber Funding Talks Highlight the Speedy Pace of Investments
[Investing]
2015/05/12 11:04
Uber raised a total of more than $2 billion from investors in June and December last year — and is now back for another round. The anonymous messaging start-up Yik Yak collected $73.5 million in three financing rounds in seven months, and Zenefits, a human resources start-up, raised more than $580 million in less than two years, with the latest deal done last week.The pace of technological cha...
Top Publishers Saw 15% Engagement Growth on Instagram in April
[Business]
2015/05/12 11:04
In April, U.S. media publishers accounted for 783 million total social actions, with 524 million actions from Facebook, 35 million from Twitter and 224 million from Instagram. The average media publisher saw a 4 percent growth in social engagement compared to March 2015, driven by a 3 percent growth on Twitter and 15 percent growth on Instagram.The Top 10 Social Publishers in April: BuzzFeed Vi...
1 in 3 Americans Say They Will Never Consider a Self-Driving Car
[Consumer]
2015/05/12 11:04
Self-driving cars may have a long road ahead before winning over mainstream American consumers.According to a Harris Poll survey, charted for us by BI Intelligence, 33% of all US adults indicated they will never consider buying or leasing a self-driving vehicle. The distaste for self-driving cars was even higher among older groups, with 36% of both Generation X (ages 38-49) and Baby Boomers (ag...
Fraunhofer : Pressure-Monitoring Stockings to Prevent Wounds in Diabetics
[Tech]
2015/05/12 11:03
Sensor-equipped stockings designed to save diabetics' feet.Even if you're not diabetic, you've probably heard that they need to watch out for problems with their feet. That's because they frequently lack sensation down there, and therefore don't know when it's time to shift their weight in order to relieve pressure on specific areas of their feet. The result can be chronic pressure sores, which...
Aisin Seiki Propose Culture's Future with Imagine New Days Exhibition
[Design]
2015/05/12 11:03
Presented at superstudio, during the 2015 milan design week, designers at aisin seiki co., ltd. created the ‘imagine new days’ exhibition which proposed the culture of the future and made it a reality. it featured the ‘ILY-A’, a personal mobility device which enhances the company’s automotive manufacturing expertise, and the interactive furniture ‘ILY-I’. developed by furo, the transport...
New Starbucks Concept Store : An “Espresso Shot” of a Store Experience
[Business]
2015/05/11 11:11
Starbucks is expanding its already ubiquitous presence in New York with the opening of its first express service outlet in the city’s Financial District. Located at 14 Wall Street across from the New York Stock Exchange, the “espresso shot” store caters to busy executives in the area who pop in to grab a cuppa to go. While normal Starbucks outlets are designed to provide an immersive coffee...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Pricing in Retail : Setting Strategy
[Business]
2015/05/11 11:09
This article—our first in a series on pricing in retail—focuses on key value categories (KVCs) and key value items (KVIs) as a core part of price strategy in today’s digital retail environment.Pricing has long been—and will continue to be—a core capability for retailers. Executives and merchants alike recognize it as one of the key value levers, and, accordingly, retailers have worked to r...
(Patent) Amazon Wants an Army of Drones to Chase You Down to Get You Your Package
[Tech]
2015/05/11 11:09
Details about how Amazon's proposed delivery drones may work have been published by the US Patent Office.According to the patent, the drones will be able to track the location of the person it is delivering to by pulling data from their smartphone.The unmanned vehicles will also be able to talk to each other about weather and traffic conditions.Amazon faces many regulatory hurdles before its pl...
3D Flooring Lets You Roll Out of Bed into Paradise
[Design]
2015/05/11 11:08
An epoxy layering technique from Imperial Interiors makes decorative floors pop out at the viewer.Bathroom floors can be a bore unless you’re custom-designing them yourself. An interior design company called Imperial Interiors in Dubai and the UAE offers just such adventures to discerning homeowners; in particular, they specialize in creating stunning trompe-l’œil creations that can range fr...
