Dutch-Belgian artist Job Smeets designs a magical vegetable garden window display for Hermès Hong Kong that will be on view from August until November 2023. Studio Job and Hermès create a dream-like oasis in the bustling metropolis giving a breath of fresh air to the urban environment. Drawing from the eccentric world of prize-winning vegetable growers, as well as his own home vegetable garde...

Bain forecasts 3% nominal growth in US retail sales this holiday, the lowest since 2018. Six tips can help retailers weather the snowstorm.[bain]

Graphene and quantum dots turn electronics transparent. An 8-by-8 array of photodetectors made of graphene and quantum dots is barely visible on a piece of clear quartz, and could lead to eye-tracking applications in which image sensors go right in front of the eye instead of to the side as they are in today’s devices. The list of applications for eye-tracking technology has grown long in rece...

I generally consider myself immune to social media ads, by virtue of them feeling a bit too much like a rickety snake-oil cart pulling up into my feed. But for weeks now, one advertisement has risen above all the miracle tonics, suspicious snack foods, and fast fashion, leaving me desperately trying to keep my wallet in my pocket.The Character Toolbox—a $165 storage unit that comes in a variet...

Apple’s in-ear trackers. Apple may be working on a new way to identify you. The company filed a patent application for “user identification using headphones.” As the name suggests, the tech gives Apple the capability to identify if a user wearing a pair of headphones is the person that actually owns them, using their movement patterns.Here’s how it works: Apple monitors the movement of a us...

A lot of people have been asking if AI is really a big deal for the future of work. We have a new paper that strongly suggests the answer is YES.For the last several months, I been part of a team of social scientists working with Boston Consulting Group, turning their offices into the largest pre-registered experiment on the future of professional work in our AI-haunted age. Our first working p...

There is a big gap between what most customers say about sustainability and whether they actually purchase sustainable products—much less pay a premium for them. But if companies are to achieve their sustainability goals, they must drive green choices into the mainstream. This, in turn, involves creating offerings grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs and motivations, and adopting...

An Israeli startup behind a power booster that provides sustainable, ultra-fast charging at electric vehicle (EV) stations has installed its product in the US for the first time. ZOOZ Power says its ZOOZTER-100 can fully charge EV batteries in 15 minutes, even in locations that are not fully connected to the electricity grid.It works by connecting to the grid and using electrical energy to spin...

As more and more businesses pour resources into artificial intelligence, its multitude of applications are beginning to be employed by the global workforce—and at a significant pace.In this graphic, the second in the three-part Digital Evolution series sponsored by Global X ETFs, we’ll explore AI adoption statistics and discuss the impact of AI technology on today’s workforce.Generative AI p...