TREND REPORTS
(Paper) The World’s Smallest Wireless Flying Robot, Inspired by Bumblebees
[Tech]
2025/04/03 09:09
The robot’s two magnets act as a propeller, using external magnetic fields for lift and precise flight control by adjusting field strength.Ateam at UC Berkeley has developed the world’s smallest wireless flying robot, inspired by bumblebees.Weighing just 21 milligrams and measuring under a centimeter in diameter, the miniature drone can hover, change directions, and accurately hit small targe...
Superfood Nation : China’s Wellness Shift
[Business]
2025/04/03 09:08
Country’s next wellness wave fuses ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine wisdom with modern superfood convenience — creating new opportunities for beauty, beverage, and supplement brands.The Western concept of “superfoods” has taken China by storm, aligning with the country’s deep-rooted belief in food as holistic medicine.On Xiaohongshu (also known as RedNote), the hashtag “superfood” (#...
Survey Shows Just How Insanely Strong Amazon’s Brand is with Americans
[Consumer]
2025/04/03 09:07
A whopping 80% would consider purchasing from Amazon.When it comes to a brand’s place in the American psyche, it doesn’t get better than Amazon.A whopping 96% of American adults have heard of the brand, ranking it alongside McDonald’s, Pepsi, and Google. More importantly, 80% would consider buying from Amazon when they’re in the market for something it sells, according to a new report from...
Actively AI Raises $22.5M to Offer Sales ‘Superintelligence,’ Says AI SDRs Failed
[Investing]
2025/04/03 09:06
AI sales rep startups are a very crowded market these days. If you’re driving into San Francisco from the airport, you’ll probably spot billboards promising that you can “Stop Hiring Humans” (Artisan) or urging you to “Hire Piper, the AI SDR” (Qualified). While some of these startups are certainly growing fast, the field has its challenges and some VCs are wary. Anshul Gupta, co-founder o...
Big Thing : Search Slows
[Consumer]
2025/04/03 09:05
A sizable slowdown in traffic referrals from traditional search engines is unlikely to be offset by new AI search platforms in the foreseeable future, if ever, according to new data.Why it matters: Experts believe we are at the beginning of a terminal decline in overall search traffic referrals to web publishers.Simply put, traditional web search is becoming a legacy business.By the numbers: Tr...
How AI Is Already Changing Marketing
[Business]
2025/04/03 09:04
With an array of new AI tools on hand, fashion marketers need to balance automating rote tasks and maintaining their creative vision to ensure brand integrity.[Coach uses Adobe Firefly's custom generative AI model to create digital twins of products]While AI-generated content has stirred controversy online, some fashion brands are evolving their processes to integrate it into their creative ope...
Nature-Inspired Bird Food Packaging Concept Serves Up Creativity and Efficiency
[Design]
2025/04/03 09:03
Ever noticed how most packaging designs prioritize function over form? Traditional boxes focus on maximizing space for storage and shipping, resulting in efficient but forgettable containers that fail to capture our imagination.On the flip side, overly elaborate packaging often sacrifices practicality for visual appeal, creating wasteful designs that confuse consumers with unnecessary complexit...
Daily Report : Meet The Startup That Makes Quitting Cigarettes, Vaping And Zyn Cool
[Daily Report]
2025/04/02 09:11
1. Jones: 니코틴 대체 시장의 ‘쿨’한 반란자, 1,000만 달러 투자 유치 기존 니코틴 대체 제품의 낡은 이미지를 재정의: 스타트업 ‘Jones’는 금연용 니코틴 로젠지(lozenge)를 힙한 브랜드 경험으로 재포지셔닝. 단순 치료용 제품에서 벗어나 스타일리시한 틴케이스, 패션 협업, 앱 기반 CBT 프로그램을 통해 젊은 고객층을 중심으로 파급력 확장. 전통 제약사 독점 시장에 창의적 브랜드 전략으로 도전: Johnson & Joh...
Meet The Startup That Makes Quitting Cigarettes, Vaping And Zyn Cool
[Investing]
2025/04/02 09:10
New York-based Jones just raised $10 million to expand its nicotine lozenge company in the stodgy, $3 billion smoking cessation market. Hilary Dubin realized she was addicted to Juul, the nicotine vape that went viral and has since been blamed for hooking teens around the country, while she was at a California ski lodge in 2017. She was 22 at the time and Dubin and her boyfriend found a Juul la...
