Prada Group Is Investing in the Future
[Business]
2021/12/03 09:06
Prada’s sales performance has exceeded 2019 levels. Given the positive outlook, will the company meet its ambitious plan to reach $5 billion in revenue in the midterm?Key Takeaways :Prada has unveiled an ambitious plan to reach $5 billion in revenue in the medium-term with EBIT growing 20 percent.The Italian group is heavily investing in vertical integration of its supply chain to protect its...
(Video) Renault Celebrates The Past with Futuristic Flying Concept
[Product]
2021/12/03 09:06
Renault rounds of a year of celebrations with a nod to a possible future for the iconic Renault 4L family car.This year marks 60 years since Renault launched the Quatrelle, and though the company has been celebrating all year, a collaboration with design studio TheArsenale to build a flying car concept is arguably its best birthday present to itself yet.For the launch campaign at the 1961 Paris...
Why Americans Don't Want Kids
[Consumer]
2021/12/03 09:05
For the majority of childless adults in the U.S., the reason for not having kids is bluntly simple: "I just don't want to".According to a new survey by Pew Research Center, 56 percent of 18-49-year old non-parents in the States who say they are not too likely, or not at all likely to have children have simply decided against it.Breaking down the other reasons though, we can see an interesting m...
Sno-Go Carving Snow Bike Brings on the Carbon to Shed 12 Pounds
[Product]
2021/12/03 09:04
The 4th-gen Sno-Go Bike will set you back $2,499 Sno-Go.It was back in 2015 that we first heard about the Sno-Go Bike, a three-skied seatless snow "bike" that let its rider carve into turns. Well, it's now in its fourth incarnation, which is claimed to be much lighter, nimbler and more secure than the original.Like that first model (which was the subject of a successful Kickstarter campaign) th...
Transform Memory Into Scent - Transcent
[Design]
2021/12/03 09:03
The photo gallery of my iPhone is jampacked with pictures that go all the way back to 2013! These are the prized documented memories of some of the happiest days of my life – ranging right from my time in university to my current adulting days. Do I ever really get the time to go through them? Nope. Do I absolutely want to? YES. In an attempt to help us relive the photographic memorabilia in o...
(PDF) 'NFT : A New Frontier' Report - Cointelegraph Research
[Business]
2021/12/02 09:10
In 2010, if someone had told you that Internet memes, digital artwork and Twitter avatars would sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, would you have believed them? Well, these are nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, in a nutshell. NFTs are driving blockchains toward uncharted territory on the backs of cute kitties and pixelated punks. What may appear to be a shroud of speculation over pointless c...
(Patent) Apple Seeks to Patent a Biofeedback Method to Invoke Greater Pupil Radius Response
[Tech]
2021/12/02 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210349536, discloses a biofeedback method to invoke greater pupil radius response. The device utilizes a sensor to obtain physiological data associated with a pupillary response of a user with respect to the visual characteristics of a displayed object. The device adjusts the visual characteristics based on the obtained physiological data to enhance pupillary respon...
Investors Are Piling Into Crypto Startups - Just Not in China
[Investing]
2021/12/02 09:08
For the first time in four years, venture investors are backing more crypto and blockchain startups in the U.S. than they are in Asia—a sign that China’s crackdown on alternative currencies has chilled the country’s upstart industry. Though the country was once a crypto capital, China’s new restrictions on tech companies have driven down the number of cryptocurrency and blockchain startups...
Titan Advanced Energy Solutions Raises $33M in Series B Funding
[Investing]
2021/12/02 09:07
Titan Advanced Energy Solutions, a Salem, Mass.-based provider of ultrasound-based battery management solutions, raised $33m in Series B financing.The round was led by HG Ventures, the corporate investment arm of The Heritage Group. Additional investors from the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East included H+ Partners, GS Futures, the investment arm of the GS Group, GS Energy, Doral Energy-T...