TREND REPORTS
(Video) Smart Helmet for Firefighters Uses Sensors and AI to Rescue Victims Faster
[Tech]
2022/12/19 09:05
You can’t have an electric fire truck, without an AI-powered smart helmet. Researchers from the School of Informatics with support from the National Robotarium in Scotland have developed such a system that utilizes artificial intelligence combined with data from thermal imaging cameras, radar as well as other sensors mounted on standard-issue fire helmets to give firefighters real-time informa...
Tech, Retail, Media...Most Sectors Took A Hammering in 2022
[Investing]
2022/12/19 09:04
As alluded to above, 2022 was a tough year for the stock market. As of Dec 15th, the S&P 500 Index was down 17% this year — with 338 of its ~500 members losing ground. The exceptions, of course, were energy companies — many of which raked in record profits during the year.The tech and media sectors in particular had something of a reckoning. PayPal and Tesla lost more than 50% in value, w...
Brxnd.ai Uses AI to Let You Create The Brand Mashups of Your Dreams
[Business]
2022/12/19 09:03
With mashups like Little Caesars x Hello Kitty, BrXnd.ai lets users dream up amazing—and cursed—brand collabs.Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.Imagine Microsoft collaborating with The Hundreds on a hoodie. Or Warby Parker executing a sneaker in collaboration with WD-40. Or a Little Caesars x Hello Kitty skateboard.As popular as...
(Patent) Airbnb Patent - A Visual Attractiveness Scoring System
[Tech]
2022/12/16 09:10
Airbnb wants to rate your photography skills. The company submitted an application for a visual attractiveness scoring system. It goes something like this: Hosts submit a series of photos for their listing and the system generates a “base visual score” for each image based on the scene type, finally recommending a “suggested photo order.” “Leading with these five listing photos will help y...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Crafting an Omnichannel Value Proposition for The e-Grocery Revolution
[Business]
2022/12/16 09:09
Shifting consumer attitudes have accelerated the trial and adoption of e-grocery, with implications for omnichannel strategy.Before the pandemic, grocery was often described as the last frontier of e-commerce. The dramatic acceleration of growth and consumer acceptance of online channels over the past two years has changed the equation.The growth of e-commerce is being spurred by convenience (...
Black Sheep Foods Raises $12.03M in Series A Funding
[Investing]
2022/12/16 09:08
Black Sheep Foods, a San Francisco, CA-based foodtech company, raised $12.03M in Series A funding. The round was led by Unovis, alongside Bessemer Venture Partners, AgFunder, and KBW Ventures.The company, which has raised $18.05 Million since founding in 2019, intends to use the funds to scale up production for its debut lamb made from plants for national distribution.Led by CEO Sunny Kumar, Bl...
Bain - Boost Long-Term E-commerce Growth with Payments Optimization
[Business]
2022/12/16 09:07
To protect against fraud and recapture value at checkout, retailers are turning to third-party solutions.Meeting growth expectations has proven challenging for retailers, and rising fraud and abuse rates make it more difficult to balance growth and risk management.The checkout process is an often overlooked but vitally important area to capture value, but few retailers have the capabilities to...
‘Nature-Rinsing’ is The Perfect Term for Our Age of Climate Anxiety
[Design]
2022/12/16 09:06
Automakers, airlines, and oil companies love using nature imagery in their advertisements. Now we have a new term to describe this manipulative practice.This past summer, Mercedes-Benz rolled out an ad called “Nature or Nothing.” In it, the luxury car brand depicted a random montage of nature-related imagery—the veins of a leaf, a gooey honeycomb cell, the folds between rose petals—that ser...
(Infographic) Sports Fans Are Happy and Engaged Off the Field, Too
[Consumer]
2022/12/16 09:05
Fox Sports finds that no matter the audience's age, they have more friends and are interested in the wider world. Older fans who remain avid about sports are twice as likely than non-fans to be interested in international news.Fox’s Thanksgiving Day New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys NFL game averaged 42 million viewers, breaking a TV record set in 1990.In addition to its eye-popping NFL ratin...
