TREND REPORTS
NFT Sales Volume Saw a Small Uptick This Week - Moonbirds, Mutant Apes Take Top Sales
[Investing]
2022/04/18 09:04
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales saw a small uptick over the last week as $658.4 million in NFT sales were recorded, up 3.35% in seven days. Out of 15 blockchains, Polygon-based NFT sales saw the largest increase in volume, jumping 106.68% this week. Moreover, over the last seven days, an NFT collection called Moonbirds saw the largest sales volume gathering $231.9 million.Weekly NFT Sales Record...
(Video) FDA Greenlights First Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19
[Tech]
2022/04/18 09:03
The FDA said InspectIR's mobile breathalyzer is designed to be used under professional supervision, in locations such as doctors' offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites. We’ve known for years that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can travel with each breath. Now, the FDA has granted its first green light to a test that can detect COVID-19. A portable breathalyzer developed by InspectI...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2022 Digital Media Trends : Toward The Metaverse
[Consumer]
2022/04/15 09:10
This year’s Digital media trends survey revealed that media companies in the United States are now feeling more turbulence from the deeper currents shaping consumer behavior. After 15 years of growth, streaming video on-demand (SVOD) services have successfully unbundled video, lowered costs to consumers, and ignited fierce competition among providers. Top SVOD services are consolidating conten...
Why NFTs Are the Next Mega Segment in Luxury
[Business]
2022/04/15 09:09
The emerging NFT sector has particularities that make it likely to become the next mega luxury segment. Given this, storytelling is the name of the game. When you ask someone what a typical aspect of luxury is, the one word answer is often “expensive.” This is because luxury items are usually among those with the highest price points in a category. However, while price is not a defining facto...
What Is Blockchain ?
[Business]
2022/04/15 09:08
Blockchain is already building trusted digital environments, and one day, it will underpin Web3 and the Metaverse. Don’t get left behind.In short: Blockchain enables two or more people, businesses or computers that may or may not know each other to exchange value in digital environments — in a monetary transaction, information or other exchange of assets — without an intermediary.Blockchains...
PassiveLogic Raises $15M for Autonomous Building Platform
[Investing]
2022/04/15 09:07
PassiveLogic, a Salt Lake City, UT-based maker of an autonomous building platform, raised $15m in funding.Brookfield Growth, the growth technology investment arm of Brookfield, provided the funding.The capital will support the development of an autonomous buildings platform that can be used to retrofit buildings of all shapes and sizes.Led by Troy Harvey, CEO, and Jeremy Fillingim, CTO, Passive...
(Infographic) Money Supply and Inflation Over 150 Years
[Investing]
2022/04/15 09:06
This Markets in a Minute from New York Life Investments shows the trajectory of money supply and inflation, taking a historical look at their relationship since the Industrial Revolution.Defining Money Supply and InflationTo start, here is a brief overview of money supply and inflation:Broad money supply: measures the amount of money circulating in the U.S. financial system, including assets th...
Cyclotech and Yamato Partner Up on a Bizarre, Tilting Cargo Drone
[Product]
2022/04/15 09:05
Cyclotech and Yamato Holdings have put together a fascinating cargo-carrying concept drone using cyclic propulsion systems.Innovative vertical propulsion company Cyclotech has partnered with Yamato, one of Japan's largest delivery companies, to produce a concept for a very unique-looking mid-capacity delivery drone using Cyclotech's thrust-vectoring propulsion system.This crazy-looking aircraft...
Slicing and Dicing the Meal-Kit Subscription Market
[Business]
2022/04/15 09:04
In 2022, US meal-kit subscription services will deliver $7.63 billion in digital sales to make up 22.8% of the country’s subscription ecommerce sales. The meal-kit subscription market has seen slowing growth since mushrooming by 85.0% in 2020, though its 17.0% increase this year is healthy nonetheless.Beyond the chart: Close to half of US meal-kit subscription ecommerce sales will come from...
