(Infographic) Building Balanced Exposure to the Blockchain Economy
[Investing]
2022/05/03 09:03
Blockchain technology extends far beyond Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and other popular cryptocurrencies, as it provides a foundation for verifiable financial systems and proof of ownership for digital goods and assets.From privacy concerns to anti-trust issues, big tech has eaten away at the world’s trust in the technology sector. As people search for better and more trustless solutions for their finan...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Skinny Design : Smaller is Better
[Design]
2022/05/02 09:10
Designing packaging and products with supply chain and in-stock issues in mind can increase revenues and profits, all while meaningfully improving sustainability. Three steps can point the way.With global supply chains in disarray, consumer goods companies are scrambling to ensure their products get to market in a consistent, sustainable, and timely fashion. Despite their best efforts, many are...
(Video) NASA will Test This 'SpinLaunch' System That Hurls Satellites Into Space
[Tech]
2022/05/02 09:09
NASA has agreed to test startup SpinLaunch's kinetic launcher, a giant circular accelerator that aims to shoot 200 kilogram satellites into space.The California-based SpinLaunch's launcher is located at the Spaceport America facility in New Mexico where it will carry out a test flight with NASA later this year, according to the firm. Backed by Airbus Ventures, Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkin...
(Infographic) Why Investors Tuned Out Netflix
[Investing]
2022/05/02 09:08
Netflix shares have enjoyed an incredible run over the past decade. Subscriber growth seemed limitless, profitability was improving, and the pandemic gave us a compelling case for watching TV at home.Things took a drastic turn on April 19, 2022, when Netflix announced its Q1 results. Rather than gaining subscribers as forecasted, the company lost 200,000. This was the first decline in over a de...
(Paper) MIT CSAIL - A New State of the Art for Unsupervised Computer Vision
[Tech]
2022/05/02 09:07
MIT CSAIL scientists created an algorithm to solve one of the hardest tasks in computer vision: assigning a label to every pixel in the world, without human supervision.Unsupervised semantic segmentation seeks to uncover and localize semantically significant categories within image corpora without any annotation. However, there are several challenges in creating annotated training data. These c...
(Video) Nike x RTFKT Launch Nike Cryptokick NFT Sneakers
[Product]
2022/05/02 09:06
After months of teasing and elaborate quests, Nike and RTFKT have revealed what’s inside their elusive Mnlth collaboration: a virtual pair of Nike sneakers. What Happened: After months of teasing a metaverse expansion, Nike and RTFKT unveiled what lies within their Mnlth collectible series: a pair of digital Nike Dunk sneakers with various skins. Last Friday, owners of the Nike and RTFKT Mnlth...
(Infographic) The Future of NFTs in the World of Web 3.0
[Business]
2022/05/02 09:05
NFTs took the world by storm in 2021, bringing forth a digital art revolution while becoming one of the fastest growing asset classes of the year.The technology of non-fungible tokens has enabled artists to offer digital originals without relying on middlemen, all while being able to receive royalties on secondary sales of their work. But this use-case is just the beginning of the functionality...
This Wireless Charger Concept Keeps Distracting Notifications and People at Bay
[Design]
2022/05/02 09:04
People are returning to offices, or at least to some sort of hybrid work arrangements, but the global events of the past two years have made people more acutely aware of their well-being even when working at the office.Distractions aren’t just a Work From Home problem. They have also been a regular occurrence even before the pandemic hit, and people, including managers, have been trying to fig...
Monthly Trend Report - May. 2022 Edition
[Trendbird]
2022/05/02 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - May. 2022 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve."