TREND REPORTS
Deepseek vs OpenAI : Who Will Shape The Future of AI ?
[Business]
2025/02/03 09:08
China’s DeepSeek made a global launch, entering Silicon Valley and Japan with a bang. This GenAI software has trained a foundational model that matches the performance of American giants like ChatGPT and Meta’s Llama — but at a fraction of the cost, using far fewer chips.The US and China are shaping the future of AI, but where does India stand in this high-stakes race? If Indian models don’...
(Paper) Butterfly-Inspired Robotic Wings Fly with No Batteries, Just Magnetic Fields
[Tech]
2025/02/03 09:06
The wings are a mixture of innovative design and magnetic particles that can move without needing batteries or electronics.Inspired by butterfly wings, a team of German researchers have developed a new kind of robotic wings that can work using only magnetic fields. The new wings created by the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf researchers need no batt...
Weather Firm Raises $22M for Its Modeling Advances
[Investing]
2025/02/03 09:06
Swiss Weather intelligence firm Meteomatics raised $22 million in a Series C round, the company announced Wednesday.The funding comes soon after the company announced that its ultra-high resolution computer model will soon be available across the U.S.Why it matters: The new funding indicates continued interest in startups that can help companies and society at large better anticipate and withst...
Global Smartphone Revenues Resume Growth in 2024 After Two Year
[Business]
2025/02/03 09:05
Global smartphone revenue and ASP grew 5% YoY and 1% YoY, respectively, in 2024, driven by the premiumization trend. ASP reached $356, the highest ever for a calendar year.Global smartphone shipments grew 4% YoY in 2024 driven by the improved macroeconomic environment and consumer sentiment.Despite a 3% YoY decline in shipments, iPhone revenues remained less impacted, driven by the strengthenin...
Bat-shaped Speaker Concept Reduces Noise to Keep You From Going Batty
[Design]
2025/02/03 09:04
There can be many sources of stress in our lives, and one of the more unavoidable ones sometimes comes from our neighbors. Those living in apartment complexes have had the unfortunate experience of having to bear with rowdy children, rumbling washing machines, and other sources of noise coming from units above them without any recourse. Unfortunately, we can’t always cover our ears either, as...
Monthly Trend Report - February. 2025
[Trendbird]
2025/02/03 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - February. 2025 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Market Sensing & Trend Research Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve." * [동아일보] 트렌드버드의 2025년 전망 …“AI컴패니언, 로보택시, 비만치료제 시장에 주목...
(PDF) Bain - Luxury in Transition : Securing Future Growth
[Business]
2025/01/23 09:10
The latest Bain-Altagamma Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study forecasts long-term growth after spending dipped in 2024, although reinvention is needed for brands to benefit fully.The 23rd edition of the annual Luxury Study, released by Bain & Company and Fondazione Altagamma, the trade association of Italian luxury goods manufacturers, estimates that overall luxury spending totaled €1.48 t...
How Athletic Brewing Sparked A Massive Nonalcoholic Beer Market
[Business]
2025/01/23 09:09
The company that dominates the market wants to change how we experience beer.It began, as no beer startup ever has before, with a few too many virgin piña coladas. In December 2014, Bill Shufelt was 15 months into quitting alcohol. He’d never been a problem drinker—he often woke before 6 a.m. to hit the gym, something no one who harbors a punitive relationship with booze would do. But as a d...
(Paper) Paralysed Man Flies Virtual Drone Using Brain Implant
[Tech]
2025/01/23 09:08
Device that links neural signals to fine movements provides unprecedented control over speed and direction in a video-game obstacle course.Researchers have developed a device that let a 69-year-old man with paralysis fly a virtual drone using only his thoughts.The brain–computer interface (BCI) decoded the man’s brain activity as he imagined moving three groups of digits in real time. By asso...
