TREND REPORTS
(Patent) Ford Filed a Patent Application for “In-Vehicle Advertisement Presentation”
[Tech]
2024/09/18 09:09
Ford's In-Car Ads. Ford might want to get to know its drivers a little better. Ford filed a patent application for “in-vehicle advertisement presentation,” which relies on collecting a host of data on drivers to determine the best ads to feed them. “Advertisements can be presented through voice or audio systems in the vehicle,” Ford said in the filing. “A user's preferences for advertiseme...
The Top 10 IoT Use Cases
[Business]
2024/09/18 09:08
A new report from IoT Analytics highlights the increasing success of IoT implementations. According to the “IoT Use Case Adoption Report 2024,” 92% of enterprises report a positive ROI from IoT use case projects, marking a 13-point increase since 2021. The accompanying research article details the top 10 IoT use cases with adoption rates, most important KPIs impacted, and implementation examp...
Motionless Turbines Deliver Super-Efficient Wind Energy to BMW's Factory
[Tech]
2024/09/18 09:07
Houston-based Aeromine Technologies has fitted a bunch of silent and motionless wind energy harnessing airfoils on the roof of BMW's MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford, UK. They're meant to complement the factory's solar panels to produce clean energy, while taking up a lot less space.How much less? Aeromine says that each of its turbines – which contain no visible moving parts – require just...
Maxed-Out Credit Cards by Generation
[Consumer]
2024/09/18 09:06
This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources.In the first quarter of 2024, the nationwide aggregate credit card utilization rate in the U.S. was about 23%, similar to previous quarters, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.However, utilization rates vary widely...
China’s Luxury Pivot to Value, Experiences
[Business]
2024/09/18 09:05
High-spending consumers drive growth, while lighter spenders cut back, according to Boston Consulting Group report.Luxury spending in China is forecast to hit 572 billion RMB ($80.6 billion) this year, according to the new China Luxury Market Insights Report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Tencent Marketing Insights (TMI). The first half of 2024 saw 40% of Chinese luxury spending occurin...
Artists Make Millions Selling Their Catalog
[Business]
2024/09/18 09:04
Sony is in talks to buy Pink Floyd’s catalog for $500 million.British dad rock royalty Pink Floyd might be the latest artists to cash in on their back catalog, with Sony making an offer for the songbook to the tune of $500 million, according to a new report from the FT.The deal’s been a while in the making, as disagreements within the band that brought us The Dark Side of the Moon complicated...
Canoo 2Go Tiny Car Concept Delivers Minimalist Design with Spacious Cabin
[Design]
2024/09/18 09:03
Canoo 2Go is a concept mini car for the city. Considering the size of this vehicle, it makes sense to use minimum materials and other elements to simplify the development process. Reduce any extra weight to maximize the space without complicated the design. The main focus behind the exterior body design wasn’t try to make it as compact as possible but it should be comfortable and enjoyable thr...
(Patent) Apple Filed a Patent Application for a User-Tracking “Ring Device”.
[Tech]
2024/09/12 09:10
The company filed a patent application for a user-tracking “ring device.” Apple’s patent details a ring that can be used to monitor tons of different biometric signals, including health-related data, movements, voice input, gaze input, and more. Apple noted that this ring can connect with and offer features from several different types of devices, as a “user may wish to take advantage of on...
(PDF) BCG - GenAI Doesn’t Just Increase Productivity. It Expands Capabilities.
[Business]
2024/09/12 09:09
A new experiment shows that GenAI isn’t just a tool for increasing productivity—it can broaden the range of tasks workers can perform.Participants in the study were able to instantly expand their aptitude for new data-science tasks, even when they had no prior experience in coding or statistics.Those with moderate coding experience performed better on all three tasks, even when coding was not...
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