TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Capgemini - Emotional Intelligence – What’s at the Heart of Artificial Intelligence ?
[Business]
2022/06/10 09:10
The essential skillset for the age of AI.In transforming our world, AI and automation are blurring boundaries between tasks performed by machines and humans. As a result, certain traditional roles are disappearing and new ones forming. In the wake of this disruption, emotional intelligence (EI) offers some recourse for both employees and employers. Seventy-four percent of employers and 58% of n...
Gander Closes $4.2M Seed Round to ‘Humanize’ Online Shopping
[Investing]
2022/06/10 09:09
E-commerce platform Gander announced today the closing of a $4.2 million seed round co-led by Harlem Capital and Crossbeam Venture Partners.The seed adds Gander founder Kimiloluwa Fafowora, 26, to the growing list of Black women who have raised $1 million or more in VC funding — a feat no more than 250 have hit. Fafowora told TechCrunch that the idea for Gander came from her own desires as an...
Drive-Thru Design : Taco Bell is Testing a New Drive-Thru Format
[Business]
2022/06/10 09:08
Taco Bell is testing a new drive-thru format with four lanes and vertical drops for food in Minnesota. The concept is dubbed Taco Bell Defy and focuses on mobile ordering and making fast food, well, even faster.Taco Bell's goal is to get drive-thru ordering times down to 2 minutes or less — a bold goal for a fast food chain that is already the fastest in the business (of the 10 largest chains)...
(Infographic) If Your Pride Marketing Plan Is a Rainbow Flag, Think Again
[Consumer]
2022/06/10 09:06
Consumers are done with performative allyship and are demanding brands take action. Just 14% of Gen Z look favorably on rainbow flag campaigns, while support is highest among baby boomers.Adweek's annual #Brandweek summit will explore the ideas behind breakthrough successes, discuss solutions to pressing challenges and explore new opportunities in the Metaverse. Join leaders from Alo Yoga, Hyun...
Solid Power Unveils All-Solid-State Platform Technology, Transitions Silicon Cells to Pilot Line
[Tech]
2022/06/10 09:06
Core technology innovation to power three unique all-solid-state batteries through multiple automotive product life cycles.Solid Power, an industry-leading producer of all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, today unveiled details on its All-Solid-State Platform technology and the three unique battery designs it enables. Solid Power has also announced the successful transition of its h...
(Video) How Satellites Will 3D Print Their Own Antennas in Space
[Tech]
2022/06/10 09:05
On-orbit tech to yield radio dishes larger than what can be launched from Earth. Via Mitsubishi Electric’s satellite-antenna printing process, a resin is cast into a parabolic dish shape and then hardened by the sun’s ultraviolet light.A crucial part of any satellite launched into orbit is its antenna. The challenge, however, is that its (typically) dish-shaped antenna is big, heavy, and diff...
What Are the 5 Major Types of Renewable Energy ?
[Investing]
2022/06/10 09:04
This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your email every week.Awareness around climate change is shaping the future of the global economy in several ways.Governments are planning how to reduce emissions, investors are scrutinizing companies’ environmental performance, and consumers are becoming c...
Beautiful One.2.3. Toothbrush with Replaceable Head and Easy-Grip Handle
[Design]
2022/06/10 09:03
A cute toothbrush? Well you can say so about One.2.3. Toothbrush from Nuone Design. It’s minimalist toothbrush with a replaceable head. Even though it’s still at concept stage, the design aims to reflect the idea of helping reduce plastic waste in the world.One.2.3. Toothbrush has an ergonomic and contemporary structure, it feels good to grip in your hand. Available in two pleasing colors: ol...
Quarterly (Silicon Valley) Trend Report - Q2. 2022 Edition
[Trendbird]
2022/06/09 09:10
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (Silicon Valley VC & Startup Trend Report) - Q2. 2022 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...
(Patent) Apple has Won a Patent for a Future Apple Watch with an Integrated Camera
[Tech]
2022/06/09 09:09
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a new granted patent covering an Apple Watch with a camera integrated into its digital crown and more. Apple’s patent FIG. 3 below illustrates an example of a usage of an Apple Watch (#100) having a camera integrated into the digital crown. This will permit the user to capture pictures with the camera while the watch remains worn to...
Adidas Throws a Music Party in China’s Metaverse
[Business]
2022/06/09 09:08
Adidas has joined forces with Tencent Music to host a virtual music festival. Is this the next stage of branded experiences in China? Adidas Originals is dancing to the beat of its own drum. On May 22, the sportswear brand teamed up with Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s virtual music festival TMELAND to host “Landing on OZ Future Concert” (登陆OZ未来音乐会). Attracting 1.3 million partici...
Slow Sand Filter Cleans 99.9 Percent of Nanoplastics from Drinking Water
[Product]
2022/06/09 09:07
Researchers have found a biologically active slow sand filter as the most effective way to remove nanoplastics from drinking water.Today's filtration technologies do a wonderful job of producing potable water, but the spread of plastic waste throughout the environment means there are new threats to contend with. A new study has investigated the performance of different techniques when it comes...
