TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) How Do Chinese Citizens Feel About Other Countries ?
[Consumer]
2023/07/20 09:06
Tensions over Taiwan, the COVID-19 pandemic, trade, and the war in Ukraine have impacted Chinese sentiment towards other countries.This visualization uses data from the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University to rank survey responses from the Chinese public on their attitudes towards countries and regions around the world.Japan ranked just below the U.S. in...
(Video) Scriptic Raises $5.7M for User-Generated Games Using Generative AI
[Investing]
2023/07/20 09:05
Scriptic (formerly known as ElectricNoir) has raised $5.7 million in funding to create games based on generative AI, including Scriptic: Crime Stories.It’s the second time in a year that the company has raised money, and that tells you that generative AI is hot in gaming despite the general economic slowdown.The London-based studio is developing a dynamic catalog of interactive phone-first sho...
How AI Technology is Reshaping Beauty Retail in China
[Business]
2023/07/20 09:04
AI technology is gradually infiltrating Chinese beauty retail shops, making skincare and cosmetics shopping a more personalized experience.[From Sephora’s Store of the Future to SkinCeuticals’ customized cosmetics products, beauty brands are leveraging AI to boost offline sales. Photo: Xiaohongshu screenshot]According to Euromonitor International, the e-commerce penetration rate of beauty and...
This Stunning Bottle Houses Single Malt Scotch That’s Half A Century Old
[Design]
2023/07/20 09:03
Dubbed the Bow Wave, this spectacular bottle of scotch from Old Pulteney dates back 45 years, making it the company’s oldest-ever single malt to be bottled and sold. Given its elite status, the scotch is contained in a bottle that’s just about as precious-looking as the elixir within it.While the scotch isn’t particularly our domain expertise here, the bottle itself truly grabbed our eye as...
(Patent) EBay Wants to Track Your Clicks to Build a Personalized Shopping Heatmap
[Tech]
2023/07/19 09:10
EBay wants to track your scrolls, clicks and zooms to build a personalized shopping heatmap. The company wants to patent a system using computer vision to increase “efficiency in user interaction” by tracking interactions when online shopping. Essentially, eBay’s technique is another way to monitor user interaction using AI-based technology. Using this system, eBay monitors user interaction...
(PDF) Accenture - Harnessing The Power of Voluntary Carbon Markets
[Business]
2023/07/19 09:09
We examine how leaders can successfully navigate the complexities of voluntary carbon markets and capture value on the path to net zero.Carbon is now a mainstream topic in boardroom agendas. Leaders worldwide have set ambitious emission-reduction targets, responding to pressures from investors, customers, governments and a tightening regulatory landscape. But climate economics are complex, and...
Upfront Diagnostics Secures £1.6M Seed Funding for Stroke Diagnostic
[Investing]
2023/07/19 09:08
The mobile kits reduce clinical care pathway time for patients by more than one hour and 30 minutes.The World Stroke Organization’s Global Fact Sheet 2022 revealed that the absolute number of cases of stroke increased “substantially” between 1990 and 2019. And with that growth, a correspondingly high financial cost is borne by health services. Seeking a way to reduce the mortality rate for l...
Gen Z's Intimate Relationship With Emojis
[Consumer]
2023/07/19 09:07
Monday 17 July is World Emoji Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates emojis and their use in daily communication.New technologies bring with them new communication styles, whether that’s longer form emails, shorter texts, or now even ‘likes’ with a simple thumbs up. Emojis have evolved into a language of their own, spoken by people around the world.Adobe’s Future of Creativity 2022 report p...
(M&A) Big Bucks For Obesity Treatments As Eli Lilly Buys Versanis Bio For Up To $1.9B
[Investing]
2023/07/19 09:06
Pharma giant Eli Lilly announced today that it is buying Versanis Bio, a startup developing drugs with applications in obesity treatment, in a transaction valued at up to $1.93 billion.Lilly did not specify how much of the purchase will be upfront and how much will be contingent on Versanis meeting future milestones tied to clinical progress and sales. Given that Versanis is still an early-stag...
