TREND REPORTS
What Opportunities Does the Metaverse Hold for Luxury Brands in 2022 ?
[Business]
2022/01/18 07:07
The convergence of our physical and digital worlds through metaverse platforms is quickly becoming a meaningful opportunity for luxury brands. [The convergence of our physical and digital worlds through metaverse platforms has quickly become an opportunity for luxury — one where China leads through innovation. Photo: NIKELAND]Our time during the pandemic taught us that there are limitations to...
(Video) Zeva Presents The First Flight Video of Its Full-Size eVTOL UFO
[Product]
2022/01/18 07:06
Zeva's tail-sitting one-person eVTOL flying saucer proposes to fling its pilot head-first through the sky at high speed, encased in a stamped-composite disc body that doubles as a lift-generating wing. It's far and away one of the strangest air taxi concepts we've seen, demanding some pretty extreme cojones of its occupants, but as we learned when we spoke to the company a couple of months ago,...
Inflation : What's Rising The Most ?
[Investing]
2022/01/18 07:05
This week inflation in the US hit a number not seen for 40 years, as prices rose on average 7% from December 2020 to December 2021.Not all inflation is created equalWithin that overall measure there is of course a huge range of price changes. We've chosen some of the most important categories from the BLS data, plotting above the raw unadjusted inflation rates for each category.At the top of th...
Ambitious Jenga-like Residential Tower Moves from Render to Reality
[Design]
2022/01/18 07:04
Fifteen Fifteen's unusual form creates space for some large balcony areas.It's always satisfying to see a project that seems destined to stay on the drawing board actually get realized – and this is indeed what's happening with Büro Ole Scheeren's remarkable Fifteen Fifteen. Unveiled back in 2017, the blocky high-rise tower is now under construction in Vancouver, Canada.The firm has let slip...
Folding Heater
[Design]
2022/01/18 07:04
This is a folding heater that can be used in multiple scenarios. Whenever winter comes to an end, the storage of the heater becomes a problem. In addition, ordinary heaters cannot be used for height adjustment and multi-scene switching. In order to solve these problems, this heater adopts a folding structure design, which can adjust the height and angle very well. Simple and exquisite shape des...
(PDF) The EY Global ESG (Integrity) Report 2022
[Investing]
2022/01/17 09:10
The EY Global Integrity Report 2022 reveals how a focus on governance can help reimagine corporate integrity. More companies than ever value corporate integrity, but many professionals say the pandemic has made it difficult to carry out business with integrity.The EY Global Integrity Report 2022 reveals a growing gap between what senior leaders assert is important and what they are prepared to...
(Patent) Facebook Has Patented a Mechanical Eyeball
[Tech]
2022/01/17 09:09
The "mechanical eyeball 100" features human-like features and can be jammed into an animatronic robot head.It’s well known at this point that the company previously known as Facebook is spending billions of dollars in resources to transport as many of its users as possible out of the real world and plop them into an avatar-filled metaverse. What’s less talked about though are the ways Meta is...
Walmart is Quietly Preparing to Enter the Metaverse
[Business]
2022/01/17 09:08
Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs.The big-box retailer filed several new trademarks late last month that indicate its intent to make and sell virtual goods.In a separate filing, the company said it would offer users a virtual currency, as well as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.Walmart appears to be venturing into...
(Infographic) Industry 4.0 : What Manufacturing Looks Like in the Digital Era
[Business]
2022/01/17 09:07
It might sound futuristic, but the Fourth Industrial Revolution—also known as Industry 4.0—has already begun.Following the Industrial Revolution’s steam power, electrification in the 1800s, and the Digital Revolution of the late 20th century, Industry 4.0’s innovative smart technology is unlocking the next steps in automation.So what does the next major evolution of manufacturing look like?...
