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(PDF) Kearney - The Tipping Point for High-Tech Revisited
[Business]
2025/07/21 09:10
Europe’s high-tech industry has unique strengths but is lagging in broad terms. Catching up will require improving the flow of capital, attracting talent, fostering innovation, and pooling resources.Europe’s high-tech industry is at a crucial juncture, facing significant challenges in keeping pace with global leaders such as the United States and China. Despite select strengths in high-tech m...
How Taylor Swift Turned A Glitter Freckle Maker Into A Sensation
[Product]
2025/07/21 09:09
A Beauty Company’s Signature Product Went Viral At A Chiefs Game Last Fall. Private Equity Firms Have Been Knocking On Its 29-Year-Old Co-Founders’ Doors Ever Since.Aliett Buttelman Had Just Plopped Down On The Couch After A Vigorous Hot Yoga Class On A Monday Night In October When She Got An Urgent Message From An Instagram Friend: Turn On The Football Game—And Fast. Since Her Significant O...
AI Sucks Up a Growing Chunk of VC Funding in the U.S.
[Investing]
2025/07/21 09:08
Thanks to a record-breaking $40-billion funding round announced by OpenAI on March 31, VC-backed companies based in the U.S. raised $80 billion in the first quarter of 2025. That’s the highest total for venture capital investment in the U.S. since Q1 2022 and more than double the amount invested in Q1 2024. While that’s sounds great on paper, VC investment was on track to fall quarter-over-qu...
(Paper) The KLEIYN Robodog Chimneys Better Than You, Ready To Send A V5
[Tech]
2025/07/21 09:07
The KLEIYN Robodog Can Ascend Chimney-Like Walls At Up To 170 Mm Per Second. All Of The Quadrupeds We Cover Have Rigid One-Piece Bodies, Which Seems To Be A Good Shout For Most Of The Antics They Get Up To. But A Flexible Spine Might Be Better In Certain Climbing Situations, And That's Where The KLEIYN Robodog Could Shine. As We've Seen From The Likes Of The ANYmal, Lynx And Go2, Quadruped Robo...
How YouTube Won the Battle for TV Viewers
[Consumer]
2025/07/21 09:06
A generation that grew up watching YouTubers on tablets and phones have migrated to TVs, and Hollywood is losing ground.The headquarters of the world’s No. 1 source of video entertainment has none of the trappings of a Hollywood studio. There are no posters of popular shows, no writers pitching ideas, no soundstages and no tourists. But after pioneering video that we watch on our laptops and p...
This Hardware Wallet Is Like A Flipper Zero For Crypto Nerds
[Design]
2025/07/21 09:05
Nobody Who Believes In ‘Tradition’ Buys Crypto. It’s For The Outliars, For The People Who Want To Upend The Global Order, And More Importantly, For People Who Seek Thrill In The Idea Of Flouting Convention. Crypto Isn’t For The Boring At Heart, But For Some Reason, Every Crypto Hardware Wallet Out There Looks Like It Was Made For Some 60-Plus Suit On Wall Street. I’m Assuming Nikita And An...
(Infographic) The Most Popular College Degrees Ranked by Return on Investment
[Consumer]
2025/07/21 09:04
A new study from Student Choice reveals the return on investment (ROI) of popular college majors, shedding light on broader economic and industry trends. These findings can show us more about the current job market and which industries hold the most potential for growth.Looking at the data, there’s no doubt that technology is booming, as evidenced by the two majors with the highest ROIs being...
Heatherwick Studio Unveils Extraordinary Lantern-Inspired Towers
[Design]
2025/07/21 09:03
Hatai's Lantern-Shaped Hotels Have Been Designed To Provide A Welcome Change From Bangkok's Modern BuildingsRising Out Of The Ground Like Strange Oversized Lanterns, Hatai Is An Eye-Catching Project Centered Around Two Towers. Designed By Heatherwick Studio, The Buildings Will House A Pair Of Hotels And Are Intended To Enliven The Local Skyline.Hatai Is Slated For Bangkok's Silom District. Brin...
Daily Report : Mckinsey - 자산운용 산업의 수익 구조를 재편하는 AI 전략
[Daily Report]
2025/07/19 09:11
1. Mckinsey - 자산운용 산업의 수익 구조를 재편하는 AI 전략 기존 성장 동력이 약화되며 기술 투자 효과에 대한 재검토가 본격화: 저금리와 안정적 GDP 성장이라는 장기 추세가 반전되면서 자산운용사의 수익성이 저하되고 있으며, 기술 투자가 생산성으로 연결되지 않는 현상에 대한 우려가 커짐 AI 기술은 자산운용사의 비용 구조를 획기적으로 혁신할 수 있는 잠재력: AI, 생성형 AI, 에이전트형 AI를 통해 유통, 투자 실...
