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Japan's Toray Plans New Research Base as 'Flying Car' Market Grows
[Product]
2023/02/21 09:04
Materials company to set up development hub in Nagoya by 2026.[A Joby Aviation air taxi in Manhattan in 2021. Toray Industries has already supplied carbon fiber materials to urban air mobility startups like Joby.] Japanese chemical giant Toray Industries is planning to open a new development base in Nagoya by 2026 to conduct research on materials for flying cars and other next-generation aircra...
(Infographic) Diverse Audiences Value Brands That Show Up Where They Are
[Consumer]
2023/02/21 09:03
Marketers have a 'significant opportunity' to grow sales by demonstrating their support. Nearly 4 in 5 people surveyed feel more positively about brands that advertise on diverse media.The use of food delivery services has skyrocketed—and restaurants should take advantage. Join this Adweek webinar to learn how to create a seamless customer experience and deliver ROI.RegisterPeople shopping for...
(PDF) BCG - Driving Success in Car Subscriptions
[Business]
2023/02/20 09:10
Not so long ago, the idea of car subscriptions was, to many automotive industry observers, a passing fancy—a product in search of demand. Naysayers questioned whether the market for subscriptions could ever reach critical mass. OEMs were wary that if it did, it might cannibalize new car sales.So far, the failures have outnumbered the successes. The fundamental challenges this business model en...
(Video) New Treatment Approved for Chronic Constipation
[Product]
2023/02/20 09:09
Vibrant Gastro Received Honorable Mention in Health Category of Fast Company’s 2022 World-Changing Ideas Awards.Vibrant Gastro received honorable mention in the health category for its innovative drug-free treatment for chronic constipation utilizing an entirely different approach compared to traditional drug-based treatments.Vibrant is dedicated to accelerate the transition to drug-free treat...
Roblox's Next Big Move : Introducing Generative AI to Its Gaming Universe
[Business]
2023/02/20 09:08
The company aims to draw on the new technology’s code-writing ability to make its digital worlds even more customizable.ROBLOX IS TESTING a tool that could accelerate the process of building and altering in-game objects by getting artificial intelligence to write the code. The tool lets anyone playing Roblox create items such as buildings, terrain, and avatars; change the appearance and behavi...
Shack Sales : The Burger Chain is Hungry for Better Margins
[Investing]
2023/02/20 09:07
Shake Shack reported this week that its sales grew 17% last year, with operating losses narrower than analysts had expected.After starting life as a humble hotdog stand in Madison Square Park in 2001, “The Shack” was eventually upgraded to a kiosk in 2004, but the burger chain didn’t fully take shape until 2010 when it opened its first store outside of New York. Since then, the company's res...
Digital Lamp Projects Designs To Make Sewing Paperless & Speed Up Modifications
[Product]
2023/02/20 09:06
Sewing machine mainstay Singer and fabric retailer JOANN are chucking paper patterns into the bin and replacing them with a digital lamp that can project your work tight onto your desk. Ditto, the name of the new joint venture, is revolutionizing the way sewists work by having designs projected rather than printed. The company describes this new system as “the first evolution of paper patterns...
Automakers’ Adoption of Fuel-Saving Technologies
[Business]
2023/02/20 09:05
Over the past few decades, automakers have invested plenty of time and money into various fuel-saving technologies. This includes innovations such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation, and auto start-stop features.Keeping track of which companies have adopted these technologies can be difficult. Thankfully, the EPA’s 2022 Automotive Trends Report includes data that shows which automakers...
Autonomous Cargo Drone Airline Dronamics Reveals It’s Raised $40M, Pre-Series A
[Investing]
2023/02/20 09:04
Autonomous aircraft have long been thought of as having the most potential, though not in the realm of glitzy people-carrying drones so much as the more sedate world of cargo. It’s here where the economic savings could be most significant. Large, long-range drones built specifically for cargo have the potential to be faster, cheaper and produce fewer CO2 emissions than conventional aircraft, e...
