TREND REPORTS
The Investments That Defied Inflation in 2022
[Investing]
2023/03/15 09:07
As stock markets flailed and the age of zero interest was only slowly beginning to end, 2022 was not kind to investors. The year was also Wall Street's worst since the Great Recession, causing most shareholders to leave markets owning less than what they started with. Those with more conservative investments, like a savings account, could have had the last laugh, had it not been for 2022's ramp...
(Video) Wilson "Reinvents The Basketball" with Airless 3D-Printed Lattice Design
[Product]
2023/03/15 09:06
It's hard to find ways to innovate on a standard basketball, but Wilson has broken the mold with its 3D-printed basketball full of holes.When it comes to sporting equipment, there hasn't been a whole lot of change around the basics, and it's hard to top the rubber bladder full of pressurized air used in sports from basketball to football to volleyball. Wilson, one of the leading manufacturers o...
How 5 of The Early Internet Giants Generated Revenue at Lightning Speed
[Business]
2023/03/15 09:05
How quickly did Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other early internet companies grow revenue? A: Crazy fastWe visualize how 5 early internet giants — Amazon, Google, Yahoo, Netscape, and Facebook — generated revenue at lightning speed.We often talk about the growth of startup companies today in the context of financing and valuation growth. There are 1,211 unicorns worth $3.9T that are a testame...
New Research Suggests That Privacy in The Metaverse Might be Impossible
[Tech]
2023/03/15 09:04
A new paper from the University of California Berkeley reveals that privacy may be impossible in the metaverse without innovative new safeguards to protect users. Led by graduate researcher Vivek Nair, the recently released study was conducted at the Center for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) and involved the largest dataset of user interactions in virtual reality (VR) that has eve...
HomePod Nano Speaker Concept brings Apple Back to Its Classic Braun-Inspired Design Days
[Design]
2023/03/15 09:03
As we hear rumblings of a HomePod 3 with a larger screen, I can’t help but ask about the fate of the HomePod Mini. It was adorable, powerful, and perfectly priced. If anything the HomePod Mini is what really grew the HomePod brand, so seeing it being forgotten feels sad… which is why this concept warms my heart. Meet the HomePod Nano, a fan-made concept that not only revives the small speaker...
Mckinsey - Future Mobility 2022 : Hype Transitions Into Reality
[Business]
2023/03/14 09:10
Progress continued on many mobility fronts, even as challenges mounted.In 2022, mobility was . . . on the move. This was a year of transition, which included some leaps forward and some retrenchments. A few indicators of disruption became quite visible—even part of daily life. More and more electric vehicles (EVs) can now be seen cruising down the roads. Newly installed charging points are pop...
(Video) Coca-Cola Animates Masterpieces of Warhol, Van Gogh, Vermeer
[Design]
2023/03/14 09:09
Coca-Cola brings classic and contemporary artworks to life quite literally. From Andy Warhol to Vincent Van Gogh, the masterpieces of timeless artists move and swiftly act to help an uninspired art student rekindle his untapped and dormant flash of creativity. The soda brand’s latest expression of its ‘Real Magic’ platform celebrates its interpretation of uplifting refreshments in the moment...
The Shocking Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
[Investing]
2023/03/14 09:08
Just days ago, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was still viewed as a highly-respected player in the tech space, counting thousands of U.S. venture capital-backed startups as its customers.But fast forward to the end of last week, and SVB was shuttered by regulators after a panic-induced bank run.So, how exactly did this happen? We dig in below.Road to a Bank RunSVB and its customers generally thrived...
The Apple Heart and Movement Study Focusing on Sleep
[Tech]
2023/03/14 09:07
The Apple Heart and Movement Study team review the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8, with this update focusing on sleep.[Figure 1: (a) Overall average duration of time asleep by Apple Heart and Movement Study participants and (b) Percentage of participants getting a defined amount of sleep, with only 31.2% averaging over 7 hours of sleep a night.]Why heart health matters for ever...
