TREND REPORTS
International Tourism to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024
[Business]
2024/03/12 09:05
While few industries were spared by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past three years, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. After Covid-19 had made 2020 "the worst year in tourism history", international tourist arrivals increased by just 13 percent in 2021, as travel restrictions remained in place for long periods in many parts of the world. Now, nearly four year...
Korean Battery Makers Ease Driver Anxiety With Winter-Proof Cells
[Tech]
2024/03/12 09:04
Major battery makers seek to address driver concerns that risk holding back world's transition to electric vehicles.[An SK On display at the InterBattery exhibition on March 8 in Seoul.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg]Cold weather performance, slow charging and range anxiety took center stage at South Korea’s biggest battery industry gathering.The issues are major sources of concern for p...
Can Recycled Paper Packaging Replace Bubble Wrap ? Flexi-Hex
[Product]
2024/03/12 09:03
The honeycomb design can protect everything from surfboards and smartphones to wine bottles.In the UK alone, 240,000 miles of bubble wrap are produced every year, and, although it can be recycled, the vast majority of this fossil-based packaging ends up in landfill. It’s crucial to find alternatives to plastic that don’t rely on the consumption of fossil fuels, and one Cornish B Corp has crea...
Quarterly (Silicon Valley) Trend Report - Q1. 2024 Edition
[Trendbird]
2024/03/11 09:10
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (Silicon Valley VC & Startup Trend Report) - Q1. 2024 Edition Released !* TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report는 혁신적인 기술과 비즈니스 모델로 단시간내에 폭발적인 성장을 통해, Unicorn으로 성장할 수 있는 혁신 스타트업들과 Next Big 혁신 비즈니스 / 테크 모델을 조기에 발굴할 수 있도록, 실리콘밸리의 메이저 벤처 캐피탈들에 의해 사업성과 차별성, 그리고 성장성이 검증된 유망 비즈...
Robotic, On-Demand Tech for Seamless EV Charging - Kolbev
[Tech]
2024/03/11 09:09
The technology is infrastructure-free, scalable, and allows users to control their charging from an app. According to a McKinsey survey, the availability of chargers is the most significant consideration of sceptical EV buyers. Hoping to tackle that is Kolbev, a Swiss-based company, which envisions a future where renewable energy seamlessly integrates into urban landscapes. The company’s innov...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Consumer Goods : A Changing Landscape for Successful M&A
[Investing]
2024/03/11 09:08
Buffeted by economic trends, consumer goods companies have diversified their M&A strategies, with winners balancing growth and margin expansion. Success ahead requires integration tailored to each deal’s thesis.Over the past decade, programmatic mergers and acquisitions—in which companies execute a series of smaller deals based on a specific business case—have consistently generated more...
(Paper) AI Face-Checking App to Size Up Depression - MoodCapture
[Tech]
2024/03/11 09:07
The MoodCapture app could allow people with major depressive disorder to maintain control of their condition.When someone is suffering from major depression, objectively self-gauging the severity of their condition can be challenging. Well, within just a few years, an artificially intelligent face-analyzing smartphone app may tell such folks how they're holding up.Currently being developed by a...
JPMorgan Says Its AI Cash Flow Software Cut Human Work By Almost 90%
[Investing]
2024/03/11 09:06
JPMorgan set a goal to generate $1.5 billion in business value with AI in 2023.The company launched a free cashflow intelligence AI tool for its corporate clients that impacted manual work at some firms.JPMorgan's analytics and insights solutions page mentions the tool as "an intuitive AI interface."JPMorgan launched a free Cash Flow Intelligence AI tool last year for its corporate customers, a...
China’s Luxury Market Set For Modest Growth In 2024
[Business]
2024/03/11 09:05
According to the latest “China Luxury Report” by Bain & Company, China’s luxury market is poised for modest growth this year after a commendable 12% year-on-year increase in 2023. Looking ahead to the end of the decade, Bain estimates that Chinese consumers will represent between 35% and 40% of the global total.This potential growth is underpinned by a surge in retail sales and tourism r...
