TREND REPORTS
Prime Time for Boomers : Streaming Services Captivate Older Audiences
[Consumer]
2023/07/13 09:05
The share of older Americans who subscribe to live streaming services grew 60% over the past year.Will Baby Boomers be the next wave of binge-watchers? Following the path of younger consumers, older Americans are increasingly abandoning traditional paid TV services for streaming subscriptions. From 2022 to 2023, there was a 60% increase in US consumers over the age of 55 who subscribe to livest...
(VIdeo) Pact's One-handed Poop-Anywhere Kit Lightens The Backcountry Load
[Product]
2023/07/13 09:04
The Pact Lite kit is a trowel with integrated wipe and mycelium tab storage for fast, light backcountry pooping Pact Outdoors.Pact Outdoors launched the world's most convenient pooping kit in 2021, quickly taking home an Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award a few months later for its efforts. While technically compact enough for foot travel, its dutiful tool roll isn't quite as sleek and lightweig...
StayrAI : Your Aquarium on Autopilot
[Product]
2023/07/13 09:03
StayrAI performs automatic water-changes so aquarists don't have to.Regular water-changes are essential to the wellbeing of aquarium fish, but the task sometimes gets missed, plus it can be difficult to determine how much water should be replaced, and how often. That's where the automated StayrAI Rein system comes in.Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, StayrAI Rein (pronounced "sta...
BCG - Whetting Consumers’ Appetite for Sustainable Foods
[Consumer]
2023/07/12 09:10
Food brands have a major growth opportunity at hand. A recent BCG food survey found that consumers’ concerns about sustainability are quite strong. Yet only 10% of the respondents make sustainability a top priority when they are buying food, while 55% prioritize other attributes, such as healthfulness.Make products locally relevant. To win a larger share of the core 10%’s wallet, companies ne...
Why Apple’s Vision Pro Should Remove The Screen
[Design]
2023/07/12 09:09
Our concept for a screenless AR assistant launched nearly 10 years ago. And we still believe it could be as, if not more impactful, than Apple’s Vision Pro.Apple’s recent announcement of its Vision Pro headset garnered a mixed bag of reviews, with even some of its most ardent supporters scratching their heads at what to make of it. Wearable mobile computers are undoubtedly a part of our futur...
The New York Times has Reinvented Itself for The Digital Era of News
[Business]
2023/07/12 09:08
Despite the shifting tides, The Gray Lady, as the paper was often called, continues to hold a prominent place in America's news landscape.The publisher first started a website in 1996, but it arguably wasn't until 2011 that its major transformation got underway, with the introduction of a device we all increasingly run into: a paywall. Initially that paywall allowed readers a generous 20 articl...
(Paper) Netflix Invented a New Green Screen Method That Uses Magenta and AI
[Tech]
2023/07/12 09:07
The AI-assisted method is an update to the nearly 100-year-old technique.Sixteen photos laid out in a grid showing the green screen process. The top row shows actors in magenta against a green background, the second row shows them in black and white, the third in natural lighting against a black background, and the final in natural lighting against a background of a park.Netflix researchers hav...
(Infographic) Investment Opportunities in Biotech
[Investing]
2023/07/12 09:06
With the world evolving at an unprecedented pace, nearly every sector is being disrupted in some way or another. In transportation, EVs were spearheaded by Tesla, which emerged as the first new American automaker in decades, and is now one of the world’s most valuable companies. Similarly, in the realm of AI, OpenAI has taken a leading position in large language models, demonstrating the immen...
Thesis: $13.5M Raised for Customized Approaches To Cognitive Performance Products
[Investing]
2023/07/12 09:05
Thesis – a company that offers a customized approach to cognitive performance products based on your unique brain chemistry – announced that it has raised over $13.5 million in funding. The company had recently closed on a Series A round totaling $8.4 million with investors that included Unilever Ventures, Redo Ventures, Alive VC, Break Trail, NBA superstar Kevin Love and model Kate Bock. Pre...
