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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...
Damien Hirst Enlivens Tiffany & co. Ginza Flagship with 'Blossoming' Facade Art
[Design]
2023/07/12 09:04
Luxury giant Tiffany & Co. celebrated the opening of its renovated Ginza flagship in Tokyo with a spellbinding artwork by English artist Damien Hirst. The floral-inspired design engulfs the store‘s faceted facade, beginning as a blue backdrop at street level before ‘blooming’ and spreading upward — morphing into an enchanting palette of pink, white, green, and red ‘petals. The opening...
The Economics of Coffee : A Visual Breakdown
[Investing]
2023/07/12 09:03
Giuseppe Lavazza, chairman of one of the world's leading coffee roasters, expects customers to be able to get their caffeine fix cheaper in the coming months, as consumers begin to benefit from the falling price of wholesale beans.With more than 60% of Americans drinking coffee every single day, you might expect the price of coffee to be headline news.But, even if coffee wholesale prices do tum...
(PDF) Deloitte Summer Travel Survey 2023 : The Experience Economy Endures
[Consumer]
2023/07/11 09:10
More than two years after the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines helped relaunch the experience economy, this summer is poised to improve on an already buoyant Summer 2022. Half of Americans say they will take a leisure vacation this summer, up from 46% in 2022. And they are doing so with enthusiasm, taking more international flights and adding an average of one trip to their calendar. Concerns, howe...
