TREND REPORTS
Levi Strauss & Co partners with Lalaland.ai to Test AI-generated Models
[Business]
2023/04/04 09:07
Levi Strauss & Co., has announced its partnership with Lalaland.ai, a retail technology company, to test customisable AI-generated models.The technology will allow products to be displayed on a wider range of body types, skin tones, ages and sizes, creating a more diverse and inclusive customer experience.While acknowledging that AI will likely never replace human models completely, Amy Ger...
(Infographic) The Explosive Growth of Sports Betting
[Business]
2023/04/04 09:05
In 2022, the sports betting market showed the fastest growth in all commercial gaming segments, with a staggering 75% increase in revenue year-on-year.This growth is more than that of all other streams of gaming revenue combined. This includes slots, table games, and iGaming. In this infographic from Roundhill, we explore this explosive growth and the factors that are driving it.What is Driving...
(Video) Vermeer’s ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ Serves Real Coca-Cola Bottles From 3D Sign
[Business]
2023/04/04 09:04
Fancy having a Coca-Cola served to you by Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring? Now, you can have the famous art subject send the soda down to you as the star of Coca-Cola’s newest campaign. The 3D advertisement board is part of the company’s Masterpieces campaign and its Real Magic marketing platform, which recently debuted a spot where different famous paintings in a museum—includ...
(Video) New Yorkers Friendlier Than Expected as Robots Take Out The Trash
[Consumer]
2023/04/04 09:03
A quick search of stereotypes of New Yorkers yields one characteristic that turns up most frequently: rudeness.So it might come as a surprise that a recent study by Cornell University researchers found New Yorkers were, in fact, quite engaging, helpful and kind to two visitors at a busy spot in Greenwich Village last fall.The visitors were two robotic trash cans.Researchers Fanjun Bu and Ilan M...
(Patent) Apple Wants to Track Every User Movement for Health, AR, and More
[Tech]
2023/04/03 09:10
Since the start of the year, numerous Apple patents have surfaced, hinting at what the technology giant might possibly have up its sleeves. Thus far, ideas have ranged from an iPhone that automatically protects itself during falls to color-changing Apple Watch bands.Now, recently-unveiled patents suggest the company could be heading in the direction of full-body tracking capabilities, with clai...
(PDF) Bain - Global Recession Watch, March 2023
[Investing]
2023/04/03 09:09
Several key measures indicate trouble ahead for economic growth.The world has moved past the period of pandemic lockdowns and hefty stimuli into one of immense economic uncertainty. Inflation reached the heights of the early 1980s, and central bank moves are roiling bond and interest rate markets. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the continuing war marks the deadliest military conflict in Euro...
Heinz-Absolut Collab Revives Classic Ad Style for New Pasta Sauce
[Business]
2023/04/03 09:08
Remember when supermodel Gigi Hadid set the internet abuzz with her pandemic vodka pasta recipe? Well, Heinz has taken that idea and ran with it, teaming up with Absolut Vodka to create a limited-edition pasta sauce to recreate the viral dish.Dreamed up in collaboration with Wunderman Thompson Spain, the partnership has birthed a slew of new posters in a callback to the vintage-style Absolut ca...
Deep Render Lands $9M for Its AI-Powered Video Compression Tech
[Investing]
2023/04/03 09:07
Deep Render, a startup developing AI-powered tech to compress videos on the web, today announced that it raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by IP Group and Pentech Ventures. A source familiar with the matter tells TechCrunch that the round values the startup at $30 million, a respectable number for a five-year-old startup in light of the recent market turbulence.Co-founder and CE...
United States of Advertising
[Business]
2023/04/03 09:06
In a bid to challenge Google's search engine dominance, Microsoft announced the integration of OpenAI's GPT-4 language model into its Bing search engine in February. Now, the new Bing aims to become a competitive search engine in another regard: advertising. This Wednesday, Microsoft's corporate vice president Yusuf Mehdi announced that the company will start integrating ads into its AI-powered...
Apple Needs to Launch a Folding iPad Before It Launches Folding iPhone
[Design]
2023/04/03 09:05
Ever since the world’s first folding phone (the Royole Flexpai) was unveiled, it kicked off a smartphone innovation race that companies like Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Oppo have locked horns in. It also raised some incredibly pertinent questions – will Apple make a foldable too? And when?If patents are any indication, Apple HAS, in fact, been working on a foldable for quite a whil...
(Video) How Design Army Used AI to Create Quirky 'Adventures in A-Eye' Campaign
[Design]
2023/04/03 09:04
The agency blended the latest tech with 'the human touch' to develop retro-futuristic ads for Georgetown Optician.Driving relevance means driving growth. Join global brands and industry thought leaders at Brandweek, Sept. 11–14 in Miami, for actionable takeaways to better your marketing. 50% off passes ends April 10.Life on this desolate, wind-swept planet comes in two forms: giant eyeballs th...
Monthly Trend Report - April. 2023
[Trendbird]
2023/04/03 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - April. 2023 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve."
