TREND REPORTS
(PDF) BCG - Where’s the Value in AI ?
[Business]
2024/11/15 09:10
After all the hype over artificial intelligence (AI), the value is hard to find. CEOs have authorized investments, hired talent, and launched pilots—but only 22% of companies have advanced beyond the proof-of-concept stage to generate some value, and only 4% are creating substantial value, according to new BCG research.Our new report yields important insights into what AI leaders are doing to...
A.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 Million
[Investing]
2024/11/15 09:09
AI robot’s portrait of Alan Turing that ‘challenges what it is to be human’ sets record, selling for $1.08 million.An AI robot’s painting of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1.08 million, becoming the most valuable artwork by a humanoid robot ever to change hands at auction and raising new questions about the role of artificial intelligence in art.The sal...
(Video) 1st Winner of The Microsoft HoloLens Contest - Music Everywhere
[Product]
2024/11/15 09:08
Pittsburgh-based studio with a passion for designing AR musical experiences and music. // 1st winner of the Microsoft HoloLens Contest.Music Everywhere is a new and intuitive way of learning to play piano using Microsoft HoloLens. By following AR instructional content displayed directly on the instrument itself, interacting with virtual musicians, ensembles and bands, and engaging lesson, pract...
(Infographic) The Most Loved Brands in America in 2024
[Business]
2024/11/15 09:07
Brands strive for a good reputation that earns valuable word-of-mouth marketing and all benefits of having positive recognizability. A new infographic from the Qualtrics team shows us which brands have achieved the approval and recognition of Americans as well as details on how they may have done it.The infographic is based on data collected in Axios Harris Poll 100 which asked for ratings on c...
SocialCrowd Raises $2.5M for Workforce Performance
[Investing]
2024/11/15 09:06
SocialCrowd, a US-based workforce performance company, raised $2.5M in Seed funding.The round was led by Bread and Butter Ventures and Augment Ventures, with participation from VC 414, Serac Ventures, and FullCircle.The company intends to use the funds to expand its team and its business reach.Led by CEO Raphael Akinsipe, SocialCrowd automatically tracks employee progress towards goals, reminds...
Can the Oura Ring Predict When You're About to Get Sick ?
[Product]
2024/11/15 09:05
The smart ring monitors your health data around the clock and has a record of noticing irregularities well before symptoms arrive.Before Shyamal Patel had even experienced symptoms of his dental infection, his Oura Ring detected that something was off. The smart ring noticed data fluctuations when his resting heart rate elevated by 10 beats per minute from his average, so he called up his prima...
Rest of World’s Markets Broken By Trump’s America-First Plan
[Investing]
2024/11/15 09:04
A gauge of stocks excluding the US is at a three-month low. Dollar is at a two-year high, pressuring other currencies.Donald Trump’s election victory has catapulted US stocks to fresh records and pushed the dollar to a two-year high. It’s anything but good news for the rest of the world.Equities excluding the US are tumbling, with an MSCI gauge at its lowest in three months. An index of devel...
$35 Lens Turns Any Smartphone Into A Powerful Microscope
[Product]
2024/11/15 09:03
This little gadget gives you instant, inexpensive access to the microscopic world.Six years on from the first iMicro smartphone microscope, the team has unveiled its latest: the iMicro Q3p, a fingertip-sized, lightweight device that makes microscopy inexpensive, portable and accessible to anyone with a camera on their phone. What's more, this new model features polarization, allowing you to see...
(Patent) Nike Filed A Patent Application for A “Video Game System with Biofeedback,”
[Tech]
2024/11/14 09:10
Nike is getting into gaming. The retailer filed a patent application for a “video game system with biofeedback,” which details a “sport chair” that interacts with an “article of apparel” on a user’s body.Patent Application : https://bit.ly/3YQWlrE[USPTO]
Bain - Global Luxury Sales to Fall 2% in 2024, Among Weakest Years on Record
[Business]
2024/11/14 09:09
Global luxury spending to land near €1.5 trillion in 2024, remaining relatively flat as consumers prioritize experiences over products amid uncertainty.Pockets of luxury growth center around experiences, including hospitality and dining, and experiential goods geared toward high-net-worth individualsPersonal luxury goods market seeing its first slowdown since the Great Recession, excluding Cov...
ZAP Surgical Systems Raises $78M for Non-Invasive Robotic Brain Surgery
[Investing]
2024/11/14 09:08
ZAP Surgical Systems, a San Carlos, CA-based non-invasive robotic brain surgery company, raised $78M in Series E funding.The round was led by Qingdao Baheal Medical Inc., with participation from other strategic investors.The company intends to use the funds to advance the commercialization of its ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® platform.Led by John R. Adler, MD, Professor Emeritus of Neurosur...
(PDF) BCG - Who’s Winning the Global Race for STEM and AI Talent ?
[Consumer]
2024/11/14 09:07
Leadership in technology and business relies heavily on one factor: access to the world’s top talent.That’s why countries and companies increasingly compete for the world’s best and brightest. But real-time numbers capturing the pulse of this competition are hard to come by—much of the movement of this highly mobile group remains hidden from official statistics. BCG’s Top Talent Tracker fi...
