TREND REPORTS
The Great Resignation : Why Workers Quit Their Jobs in 2021
[Consumer]
2022/03/24 09:08
Low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work were key reasons US workers quit in 2021.The 'quit rate' in the United States reached a 20-year high during the COVID-19 pandemic.New research finds that low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work were the top reasons why Americans quit their jobs that year.Many US workers wh...
Nvidia Launched a Mapping Product for the Autonomous Vehicle Industry
[Tech]
2022/03/24 09:07
Nvidia has launched a new mapping platform that will provide the autonomous vehicle industry with ground truth mapping coverage of over 300,000 miles of roadway in North America, Europe and Asia by 2024, founder and CEO Jensen Huang said at the company’s GTC event on Tuesday.The platform, dubbed Drive Map, is geared toward enabling high levels of autonomous driving. Drive Map isn’t only open...
A Glimpse Into the Minds of China’s Shoppers
[Consumer]
2022/03/24 09:06
In a study of select countries, adults favored in-store over online shopping everywhere except in China. There, 54% would rather shop digitally and only 16% preferred physical stores, while the rest had no opinion.Many of the tech giants driving China’s ecommerce revolution are now facing regulatory crackdowns, among other headwinds. But that won’t cost China the title as the world’s largest...
Heirloom Raises $53M for Direct Air Capture Technology
[Investing]
2022/03/24 09:06
Heirloom, a San Francisco, CA-based direct air capture company permanently removing CO2 from the atmosphere, raised $53M in Series A funding.The round was co-led by Carbon Direct Capital Management, Ahren Innovation Capital, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with participation from The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The Series A financing also includes investments from climate funds and ent...
Rice-based Resin Used to Make Furniture in Japan - Ricewave
[Product]
2022/03/24 09:04
In Japan, furniture company Meuble has partnered with two chemical companies to develop a resin material from non-edible rice that would otherwise be thrown away. Dubbed RICEWAVE, the material was conceived when Meuble, Biomass Resin Holdings, and Mitsui & Co Plastics Ltd. set out to create a renewable alternative to polyethylene. “We have been thinking about product development from a new...
(Infographic) Home Is Where the Frustration Is With Smart Devices
[Consumer]
2022/03/24 09:03
The reality of internet-enabled devices is falling short of consumer expectations.A home that welcomes you when the front door opens. A stove that cooks for you. Rosey from The Jetsons. These are the promises of smart home technology. But like the flying cars of that 1960s cartoon, they remain just that: promises.Sure, we have robot vacuums and voice assistants and doorbells controlled with an...
(Video) Heineken Debuts in Metaverse with ‘Digital Beer’ Show
[Business]
2022/03/23 09:10
A tech and science reporter at the US Sun — an arm of British tabloid the Sun — was invited to a beer tasting with gold and lobster on the menu. The only issue is that all the delectable edibles were served in the metaverse during a Heineken event to showcase the brand’s first virtual beer.The reporter published a lackluster report about the experience yesterday and even said they’d never w...
2022 Global Travel Trends Report - American Express
[Consumer]
2022/03/23 09:09
As travel continues to recover, this report looks at the motivations and considerations of travelers in Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India, the UK and the US as well as trends shaping the future of travel.Travelers are focused on engaging in positive practices, including wellness activities, giving back to communities, protecting the environment, and more.Travelers are now spending more ti...
(Patent) Apple Pursues a Patent on Capturing Images with Multiple Focal Planes
[Tech]
2022/03/23 09:08
U.S. patent application, US20220006946, discloses a method for capturing and displaying a video with multiple focal planes in an electronic device. The video includes a subject with a predefined portion of the subject identified in a first focal region. The video is displayed with a focal plane of the video to be outside of the first focal region when a set of conditions is met otherwise the vi...
