TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Mckinsey - Beyond the Start-up Phase : Recipes for Growth at Mobility Companies
[Investing]
2025/04/01 09:09
Most promising mobility start-ups fizzle out before they can scale their operations. With billions of dollars in investment at stake, they need a better path to growth.The invention of the automobile in the late 1800s soon attracted entrepreneurs. Car manufacturers sprung up across the world, with the number in the United States increasing from 30 in 1899 to about 500 by 1910.1 The early indust...
OpenAI Closes $40 Billion Funding Round, Largest Private Tech Deal on Record
[Investing]
2025/04/01 09:08
OpenAI on Monday announced it had closed its $40 billion funding round, the most ever raised by a private tech company. The deal values OpenAI at $300 billion, including the new capital. The round includes $30 billion from SoftBank and $10 billion from a syndicate of investors.OpenAI on Monday announced it had closed what amounts to the largest private tech funding round on record.The $40 billi...
Apple Readies Its Biggest Push Into Health Yet With New AI Doctor
[Product]
2025/04/01 09:07
Apple is preparing its biggest health care push to date with a revamped app and AI doctor service. Also: The company is testing an M5 iPad Pro for release as early as this year, its 2025 developers conference gets scheduled for June, and a new global head of retail stores is appointed.Last week in Power On: Apple is working on turning its smartwatches into AI wearables with built-in cameras.App...
US Consumers Are Panicking Over Reignited Inflation
[Consumer]
2025/04/01 09:06
The Trump administration’s continuing barrage of tariff threats, as well as the Republican president’s looming deadline for automakers next week, sent investors running for the exits again on Friday. With just one session left until the end of a quarter that’s set to be the worst for the S&P 500 since 2022, the gauge slid another 2%.It also didn’t help that the latest data showed US con...
AI Meets Headhunting : Ethos Secures €3 Million to Spotlight Experts Lost in The Noise
[Investing]
2025/04/01 09:05
Ethos, a London-based startup harnessing AI to match individuals with meaningful opportunities, has announced a €3 million funding round to surface real expertise in an online world dominated by credentials, clout, and noisy self-promotion.The round was led by General Catalyst and also saw participation from 8VC, Conviction, Common Magic, Interface, and prominent angels from Sequoia, a16z, and...
This Bizarre Add-On Gives Your Meta Ray-Bans All-Day Battery Power
[Design]
2025/04/01 09:04
Up until now, the only way to charge the Meta Ray-Bans was to take it off and put it away in the case – this rather absurd-looking accessory sidesteps that issue by giving your specs a USB-C charging port to keep you perpetually plugged in. The price of that cool feature, however, is that you’ll look awkward as hell.Dubbed the Metaport, this accessory gives your smart-glasses a theoretically...
Monthly Trend Report - April. 2025
[Trendbird]
2025/04/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - April. 2025 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Sensing & Market Intelligence 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...
Daily Report : (PDF) Deloitte - 2025 US Retail Industry Outlook
[Daily Report]
2025/03/26 09:11
1. Deloitte 보고서 – 2025 미국 유통 산업 전망: '매스 투 마이크로' 전환 가속화 디지털 전환과 맞춤화 중심 변화: 팬데믹 이후 유통 산업은 대중을 위한 공급 중심에서 데이터 기반의 개인화 중심으로 전환 중. 하지만 레거시 시스템, 공급망 불안, 소비자 다양화 등으로 과도기적 비용과 구조적 한계에 직면하고 있음. AI 도입과 효율성 향상 기대: 생성형 AI의 실질적 효과가 나타나고 있으며, 재고 관리, 수요 예측, 개...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2025 US Retail Industry Outlook
[Business]
2025/03/26 09:10
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail industry has been moving into a digitized future, shifting from a supply-driven approach of matching goods for the masses to a data-driven hyper-personalized experience for individual consumers, or moving from mass to micro.However, given the high transitional costs and headwinds of legacy systems and business models, the transformation has been easier sa...
