Gwyneth Paltrow is launching good.clean.goop skincare at Target and Amazon. Here’s why the queen of quiet luxury is going down market.Goop is stepping down off its pedestal. Today, the lifestyle brand hits Target aisles and Amazon virtual shelves with good.clean.goop, a 14-piece skincare and supplement line. (Don’t worry, no jade eggs in sight.) Unlike Goop’s primary skincare line, which is...

Celebrating 50 years, Toyota’s Calty Design Research has helped design some of the company’s most popular vehicles, including Camry, Corolla, Supra, Tacoma, and Tundra. But their Baby Lunar Cruiser is a flight of fancy. Inspired by the classic FJ40 Land Cruiser, it has in-wheel motors, airless tires, joystick controls, and an augmented reality dashboard..Designer : Toyota’s Calty Design Rese...

Rising electric-vehicle adoption is boosting demand for crucial silicon carbide power electronics components. How can semiconductor players, automotive OEMs, and others create value amid disruption?The electric-vehicle (EV) market is estimated to grow at a 20 percent CAGR through 2030, when sales of xEVs are estimated to reach 64 million—four times the estimated EV sales volume in 2022.1 Ensur...

Project Green Light, a Google Research initiative, is helping cities improve traffic flow at intersections and reduce stop-and-go emissions.Road transportation is responsible for a significant amount of global and urban greenhouse gas emissions. It is especially problematic at city intersections where pollution can be 29 times higher than on open roads.1 About half of the emissions at intersect...

Following years of record growth, the luxury industry might very soon face a slowdown, according to RBC Capital Markets. Signs of headwinds are already visible, with LVMH’s stock price falling -7% following its quarterly results, its biggest drop since early 2020. Analysts have also started to lower their estimates, expecting a market correction that will bring slower growth over the next quar...

Over 500 investors have pledged to back an inventor’s SmartSocks – a technology that could transform care for people with dementia and non-verbal autism.Dr Zeke Steer quit his job, took up a robotics PhD and began volunteering in a care home to help people like his great-grandmother, who became anxious and aggressive because of dementia.The result are his SmartSocks, which track heart rate, s...

In the ever-changing world of music, 2022 marked yet another milestone. For the seventh year in a row, recorded music revenues in the United States rose, hitting a record high of $15.9 billion.The graphic above uses data from the Recording Industry Association of America to chart the music industry’s evolution over the last 50 years.The Analog Era: Vinyl to Cassettes to CDsFrom the 1970s to th...

Manolo Blahnik is deepening its 50-year brand narrative through the deployment of virtual reality. The footwear aficionado has unveiled a new immersive experience in London, tapping VR newcomer (but one-to-watch) Xydrobe to power its activation.South Korean automobile maker Renault Korea Motors is also putting its own spin on token-gated projects. Teaming up with renowned 3D artist and art dire...

Step aside smart electric bikes, as Suzuki has its eyes set on the future of mobility with an e-scooter/bike that can climb stairs. Yes, you read it right. The MOQBA is not another concept design rendered by a budding digital artist who wants to catch the eye of big automotive manufacturers with a functional design. Rather, it is a proposed next-generation mobility ride for those who face diffi...