TREND REPORTS
The Luxury Watch Market Slows Down. Is The Bubble Bursting ?
[Business]
2023/07/06 09:08
Demand for secondhand luxury watches is nearing a two-year low. Here's why the luxury watch market may be reaching a critical juncture. Rolex and Patek Prices Fall as Subdial Index Nears Two-Year LowSubdial Watch Index has lost about 19% in past 12 monthsNautilus, Royal Oak and Daytona models among worst performersPrices for luxury Swiss watches are near the lowest in almost two years on the se...
Causely Launches Causal AI for Kubernetes, Raises $8.8M in Seed Funding
[Investing]
2023/07/06 09:07
Causely, an artificial intelligence startup led by CEO and founder Ellen Rubin, announced today the limited early-access launch of its Causal AI platform for enterprise data. The company aims to revolutionize how businesses troubleshoot operational issues and manage application performance using Causal AI technology.The company also announced today that it has raised $8.8 million in seed fundin...
Nike, Lululemon Sales Rise in China While Luxury Spending Sputters in the US
[Business]
2023/07/06 09:06
From Versace to Nike, luxury and sportswear brands alike are reporting promising sales growth in China. However, the same cannot be said about their performance in North America. With June closing out the fiscal second quarter, few companies posted their earnings results this month. The few that did provided updates on their fiscal performance in the months leading up to the summer.As with the...
(Infographic) What Does AI Need From Humans
[Consumer]
2023/07/06 09:05
You don’t have to be afraid of AI – it isn’t coming for all of the jobs or to take over the world. AI needs humans for creativity, sentience, and adaptability. Learn more about what AI needs from humans in this infographic from Academic Influence.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3JOsSIf[AcademicInfluence]
The Real Time Series are 12-Hour Films of Performances Indicating The Time
[Design]
2023/07/06 09:04
With Real Time, Baas combines theatre, art, film and design in a series of new clock designs. Real Time was launched in April 2009 at the Salone Del Mobile in Milan (IT). He first presented the Sweepers clock, Analog Digital and the Grandfather clock. Since then, Real Time has expanded from a Grandmother clock and a Self Portrait clock, to an iPhone app and special commissions, such as the Schi...
This Speaker Concept Shows Flexible Screens Done Right
[Design]
2023/07/06 09:03
I can say with a great degree of confidence that every single company that’s made (and sold) a folding phone is absolutely shooting in the dark. They have no intention of abandoning their regular phones for foldables, but are purely engaging in a ‘display of innovation’ to show who’s doing folding hardware better. The fundamental problem still remains – do we even need folding phones? What...
(Patent) Meta Wants to Patent a System for “Collaborative Stories”
[Tech]
2023/07/05 09:10
Sharing is caring. And according to Meta, that counts for social media, too. The company wants to patent a system for “collaborative stories.” As the name implies, this tech allows users to add multiple other users to be collaborators on a shared story, enabling anyone invited to share photos and videos to it. These story posts are viewable to anyone that follows any of the accounts that are...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Is Industrial Automation Headed for A Tipping Point ?
[Business]
2023/07/05 09:09
A gradually evolving industry now faces nonlinear competition and technological shifts. Here are two key scenarios for the future.Over the past few decades, industrial automation has evolved gradually, with few changes in market structure. But the pace of change is accelerating, thanks to technology disruptions and macrotrends such as reshoring, a global skilled labor shortage, and environmenta...
Moncler and Zellerfeld Debut 3D-printed Trailgrip Sneakers
[Product]
2023/07/05 09:08
Moncler inaugurates its venture into 3D printing by collaborating with Zellerfeld to fashion a 3D-printed version of its Trailgrip sneakers using only recyclable mono-material. The single-thread ingredient that constructed the shoes is a decision from Moncler as part of its commitment to eco-consciousness and a signature design ethos of Zellerfeld. Zellerfeld creates washable 3D-printed shoes t...
(Infographic) Bain - The Era of Enterprise AI Is Here
[Business]
2023/07/05 09:07
Enabled by foundation models, companies across industries are rapidly adopting generative AI.Infographic : https://bit.ly/46t4ndv[bain]
Runway, A Startup Building Generative AI for Content Creators, Raises $141M
[Investing]
2023/07/05 09:06
On the heels of Inflection AI landing a $1.3 billion investment, Runway, a startup building generative AI tools for multimedia content creators, today announced a $141 million extension to its Series C round from Google, Nvidia and Salesforce, among others.Building on the Series C the company announced in December, Runway says that the new capital will be used to scale its in-house research eff...
Tech & Consumer Goods Fuel 2023 Stock Market Rally
[Investing]
2023/07/05 09:05
Despite banking jitters, stubbornly high inflation and lingering recession fears, the U.S. stock market rebounded in the first half of 2023, recovering some of the losses incurred in the 2022 market rout. Having been the main driver behind last year’s downturn, the tech sector returned to its more familiar role as market motor this year. Fueled by excitement over the potential of AI, companies...
