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(Infographic) The Top Celebrity VCs
[Investing]
2024/07/08 09:07
Celebrities can give a much-needed boost in brand recognition to the companies they back. But some celebrity investors stand out from the pack when it comes to picking future unicorns or identifying strong M&A targets.We used CB Insights data to cut through the hype and see which celebrities-turned-investors are the strongest. To create the Celebrity VC Index, we dug into recent financing a...
The Internet is Drowning in Trendy Suitcases, And Millennials Can’t Stop Buying Them
[Product]
2024/07/08 09:06
Away, July, Antler, Monos. There’s never been more choice when it comes to buying luggage. Is the market big enough for everyone?This is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for summer travel. And as airports in London, Singapore, New York, Vancouver, or Sydney flood with tourists, you’ll notice their luggage looks sleeker and more colorful than it did in the past.A decade ago, most tourists w...
(Infographic) Automaker Sales by Region in 2023
[Business]
2024/07/08 09:05
Car companies are often global businesses, with operations in many regions around the world.To dig deeper into this topic, we visualized automaker sales by region, for 10 major brands. All figures were sourced from Motor1.com, and are based on 2023 sales.From this sample of 10 major car brands, we can see that Chevrolet had the highest North American sales concentration in 2023, at 66% of sales...
Cove: A Set of Chemotherapy Infusion Chairs Provide Comfort to Patients and Support Person
[Design]
2024/07/08 09:04
Cove is a set of family chairs designed specifically to provide support and comfort to chemotherapy patients. Cove Chemotherapy Infusion Chair Set features multiple elements such as light, temperature control, reclining, and privacy panels. Cove wants to makes sure that the chair can be customized to meet patient’s unique needs. Going through a chemotherapy is definitely not an easy task, Cove...
New York City’s New Luxury Cannabis Stores Are Works of High Art
[Design]
2024/07/08 09:03
Illegal, slapdash dispensaries have taken over the city. Now, a new breed of high-design shop is looking to change the way people buy cannabis.If it wasn’t for the six-foot-tall sculpture of an immaculately rolled joint in the foyer of the Union Square outpost of Travel Agency, you might not know that you’re entering a cannabis store. The space, designed by the architecture firm Leong Leong,...
(PDF) BCG - True-Luxury Global Consumer Insights
[Consumer]
2024/07/05 09:10
This document is the summary of the "True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight" research, carried out by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with Altagamma. This research, now in its TenthEdition, is the most complete and innovative research on True-Luxury consumers.[click to enlarge]This year the study has been designed to provide a uniquely comprehensive understanding of the True-Luxury...
(Video) Nestlé Harnesses AI to Cultivate Climate-Resilient Coffee Plants
[Tech]
2024/07/05 09:09
Nestlé is brewing up data science- and artificial intelligence-powered innovations to breed climate-resilient plants in an environmentally challenged landscape. With climate change reducing the amount of land that can grow hardy and weather-resilient coffee plants, Nestlé plant scientists have looked to data science to better identify a combination of factors that will yield healthy crops. Us...
Character.AI Introduces a Feature that Allows to Call AI Chatbots
[Business]
2024/07/05 09:08
Character.AI launched a free feature last month that allows users to talk to chatbots over calls in multiple languages and with reduced latency in a two-way voice conversation. Users can also seamlessly switch between calling and texting.The a16z-backed startup noted that calls with AI characters can be useful for practicing language skills, giving mock interviews, and people development for ga...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Harnessing Analytics and AI to Shape The Future of Mobility Retail
[Business]
2024/07/05 09:07
To prepare for a world of lower fuel sales, forecourt retailers can harness advanced analytics and AI to increase revenues from electric vehicle charging and convenience.The mobility retail market is in for a period of change and disruption as the world shifts away from traditional fuels. Oil demand growth shows signs of slowing and across multiple scenarios demand is expected to begin to decli...
