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Starbucks Brewing Revolutionary Web3 Experience for its Starbucks Rewards Members
[Business]
2022/09/14 09:09
Starbucks is jumping on the Web3 bandwagon. On Monday, the company detailed Odyssey, an upcoming extension to its popular rewards program that will allow customers to collect NFTs. You can probably guess where this is going. Every NFT will have a points value based on its rarity, and as you earn more tokens, you’ll unlock new experiential rewards. Those could include a virtual expresso martini...
The World’s Hottest Housing Markets Are Facing a Painful Reset
[Investing]
2022/09/14 09:08
Frothy property markets are poised for double-digit price declines as consumers face mounting financial pressures.Around the world, soaring borrowing costs are squeezing homebuyers and property owners alike. From Sydney to Stockholm to Seattle, buyers are pulling back as central banks raise interest rates at the fastest pace in decades, sending house prices falling. Meanwhile, millions of peopl...
(Video) Roblox Jumps Into Online Advertising as Revenue Growth Slows
[Business]
2022/09/14 09:07
The platform will allow brands to place ads in metaverse worlds. The platform will share revenue from the 3D ads with developers.Social Media Week Europe gives you exclusive access to live discussions with social media and digital marketing experts in London, 7–8 Nov. Save 20% on your pass today (ends 3 Oct.).As companies continue to flock to the metaverse, Roblox is rolling out a new ad produ...
Apple Already Has Greatest Future Vehicle Consideration Among Automakers, Reports Strategic Vision
[Consumer]
2022/09/14 09:06
Even though Apple has yet to announce plans to produce an automobile, the brand already has some of the highest future brand consideration among recent new vehicle buyers, according to Strategic Vision's New Vehicle Experience Study (NVES). NVES is the largest, most comprehensive survey of new vehicle owners in the US and these findings indicate that if Apple builds it, customers will come.“Ap...
The SolarBotanic Energy Tree May be The EV Charging Station of The Future
[Tech]
2022/09/14 09:05
London-based SolarBotanic Trees officially launched its “solar tree” prototype today, and the company wants to use it to power EV charging stations first.The SolarBotanic energy tree, which features what the company says is the “world’s first” 3-D leaf-shaped photovoltaic nanotechnology, utilizes thin-film solar cells and has a power generation capacity of 5 kilowatts.SolarBotanic develope...
How Big Tech Revenue and Profit Breaks Down, by Company
[Investing]
2022/09/14 09:04
In the media and public discourse, companies like Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft are often lumped together into the same “Big Tech” category. After all, they constitute the world’s largest companies by market capitalization.And because of this, it’s easy to assume they’re in direct competition with each other, fiercely battling for a bigger piece of the “Big Tech” pie. But while there is...
(Video) Teslasuit – A “VR Body Suit” Capable Of Simulating Pain & Pleasure
[Product]
2022/09/14 09:03
Teslasuit - A Wearable Smart Suit With Applications Beyond Imagination.The Metaverse is considered one of the topics of conversation amongst many tech enthusiasts today. The metaverse is a vision for a new place to interact with other humans, play games, conduct business, socialize, shop and other opportunities the virtual world presents. While it remains the next trend, the majority of the big...
(Infographic) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Startups
[Business]
2022/09/13 09:10
Are there any human desires, from the most basic to the most high-level, that startups don't claim to address ?[click to enlarge]Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of the most widely cited theories for explaining human behavior. The hierarchy explains human motivation by showing how we begin by trying to address our most fundamental needs (physiological). Then, once these are met, we m...
Nike’s New Material, Nike Forward Could Change The Apparel Industry
[Product]
2022/09/13 09:09
Nike introduced its latest material called Forward, which is created through a new production process “by hacking punch-needle machines”.Production of Forward uses fewer steps — therefore less energy consumption — than the brand’s traditional knits and wovens, resulting in about a 75% lower carbon footprint compared to standard knit fleece, per the release.The first products to launch usin...
