TREND REPORTS
News Portals : Facebook Remains The Biggest, TikTok's Influence Grows
[Consumer]
2023/07/24 09:05
Meta is planning to follow through on threats to block Canadians from sharing any news on Facebook and Instagram after the country’s Senate passed a law requiring that social media platforms pay news outlets for their content.The new law, known as the Online News Act, intends to create a more level playing field between big tech and the publishing industry — forcing search engines and social...
The Little Pill That Promotes Weight Loss, No Drugs Needed - Epitomee
[Tech]
2023/07/24 09:04
Epitomee created a drug-free pill that encourages weight loss using a mechanical device that inflates in the stomach. An ingestible device inflates in the stomach to provide satiety and then quickly disintegrates and leaves the body naturally.The weight-loss market is, pun perhaps intended, huge.Recent years have seen the advancement of dieting drugs, but many of these include painful injection...
Startup Builds “Inflatable” Concrete Houses in Just Hours
[Product]
2023/07/24 09:03
A New York City startup is constructing small homes quickly and cheaply — by building inflatable fabric forms the size and shape of houses and then pumping them with concrete. They cost just $20 per square foot, including labor.The challenge: The US is in the midst of a massive housing shortage, and a huge driver of it is the dwindling construction of smaller “starter” homes — only about 7%...
(Patent) Apple Invents A Next-Generation AirPods Sensor System
[Tech]
2023/07/21 09:10
Apple Invents a next-generation AirPods Sensor System that could measure Biosignals and Electrical Activity of a user's Brain.The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a next-generation of AirPods Sensor System wherein the housing and tips of AirPods could include a number of active and reference electrodes configured to measure biosignals an...
(PDF) Capgemini - Harnessing The Value of Generative AI : Top Use Cases Across Industries
[Business]
2023/07/21 09:09
People are excited about generative AI, eager to apply it in many areas of work and life, highlighting a growing interest in the technology. In our newest Capgemini Research Institute report, Harnessing the value of generative AI: Top use cases across industries, we delve into the transformative potential of the technology specifically from the perspective of organizations. This report is the s...
(IPO) Israeli Beauty and Wellness Company Oddity Jumps in Debut After $424 Million IPO
[Investing]
2023/07/21 09:08
L Catterton-backed Oddity gains 36% after upized share sale. First-day jump adds momentum to revival of US listings.Beauty and wellness company Oddity Tech Ltd. rose 36% in its trading debut after upsizing its initial public offering to raise $424 million, adding momentum to a listings rebound in the US.Shares of the Tel Aviv-based company opened trading Wednesday at $49.10 after selling for $3...
(Paper) Blanket for Electric Cars Helps Preserve Battery Performance
[Tech]
2023/07/21 09:07
Thermal cloak passively keeps electric vehicles cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Scalable-manufactured Janus thermal cloak and photographs of the EVs with and without the cloak in the daytime.When an electric vehicle is parked outside, its temperature can swing wildly from day to night and season to season, which can lead to deterioration of the battery. To dampen these fluctuations a...
Netflix Subscriber Growth Bounces Back for Q2 2023
[Investing]
2023/07/21 09:06
After a turbulent 2022, Netflix finally seems to have rallied in terms of subscriber additions in the first half of 2023.While the first quarter showed only moderate growth of 1.8 million net paid subscriber additions, a fact attributable to a net decrease in Latin American countries possibly connected to the new paid account sharing model rolled out in five countries in the region, the streami...
Neura Robotics Picks Up $55M to Ramp Up in Cognitive Robotics
[Investing]
2023/07/21 09:05
Neura Robotics, a German startup that since 2019 has been building cognitive robots — machines that possess memory, the ability to operate across a complex and changing mix of variables, and can collaborate with people (“cobots” as Neura calls them) — has raised $55 million. It plans to use the funding to fuel more R&D and to expand its business in Asia and the U.S., and it will be usin...
