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(PDF) Deloitte - 2021 Holiday Travel Survey
[Consumer]
2021/11/09 09:10
Four in 10 Americans plan to travel over the holidays. Still, COVID-19 informs decisions across the journey and continues to prevent and curtail some travel.As the United States approaches its second holiday season in the pandemic and its first since COVID-19 vaccines have been available, Americans are doing their best to get back to normal. Four in 10 (42%) plan to travel between Thanksgiving...
(Video) New Meta/Facebook Ad - The Tiger & The Buffalo
[Business]
2021/11/09 09:09
The company released its first brand ad under its new name, and it is as mystifying as its pivot to the metaverse.As you may have heard last week, Facebook changed its name to Meta. Now it’s launched the first brand campaign under this new banner. A group of four students gather around Henri Rousseau’s 1908 painting Fight between a Tiger and a Buffalo. As they stare into its tropical colors,...
Luxury Brands are Creating Limited Edition NFTs for Alibaba's Singles' Day
[Business]
2021/11/09 09:08
Luxury brands like Burberry and Coach are cashing in on Singles' Day shopping in China by creating limited edition NFTs for the event.[Art installation "Machine Hallucinations - Space: Metaverse" by media artist Refik Anadol. Tyrone Siu/Reuters]Luxury brands are creating limited edition NFTs for Alibaba's Singles' Day sale event.Brands participating include British label Burberry, US handbag ma...
4 New Features Ascend into the 2021 Top 10
[Consumer]
2021/11/09 09:07
LED front exterior accent lighting skyrocketed to the number eight most demanded feature for 2021AutoPacific’s latest Future Attribute Demand Study (FADS) has indicated a sharp growing interest in certain vehicle features while others have fallen on the wayside. This year, 88,998 new vehicle acquires were surveyed via AutoPacific’s 2021 New Vehicle Satisfaction Survey (NVSS) to determine what...
Bosch's New AI Sensor Snitches on Carshare Drivers Who Smoke or Don't Report Accidents
[Tech]
2021/11/09 09:06
The company's new Ridecare service ensures vehicles don't end up smelling like a roadhouse.Carsharing services give residents of big cities the benefits of occasional car use without the downsides of paying for parking and maintenance. But no one wants to climb into a vehicle that smells like a pack of Marlboros, so Bosch has created a new AI-powered sensor that allows carshare fleet operators...
(Video) Music Wearable Mictic Raises $2.5M to Get You Shredding, Scratching and Strumming
[Product]
2021/11/09 09:05
Mictic is a wearable wristband which translates gestures and movements into musical tones and sound effects in real-time.Switzerland-based Mictic has created a pair of wearables that turns thin air into your concert hall. Imagine a theremin without the theremin, hooked up to a clever loop station, and you’ve got the right idea. Just from the demos and descriptions, it’s the kind of startup yo...
Apple-Inspired Mini AirPods Concept
[Design]
2021/11/09 09:04
AirPods are touchy creatures. While touch sensors are literally integrated into the design and construction of AirPods, the earbuds are also temperamental. Depending on the shape and size of your ear, users wear AirPods differently and give it some time, and each user knows the exact positioning that gets the best sound out of their AirPods.Inspired by the iconic design language of Apple, 3D ar...
(Infographic) Climate Investing : What It Is and Where to Start
[Investing]
2021/11/09 09:03
Across all sustainability issues, 88% of global investors rated the environment as the number one priority. Clearly, investors are recognising the urgency of climate change and the need for related investing strategies.In this graphic from iShares by BlackRock, we define climate investing, the forces giving it momentum, and how investors can begin to implement it in their own portfolios.What is...
(PDF) Oliver Wyman - When And Where Will We See Chinese Travelers Again ?
[Consumer]
2021/11/08 09:10
It will be two more years until the big-spending Chinese travelers return in force.The contribution of Chinese travelers to global tourism used to be No. 1 in the world. There were 155 million international trips by Chinese travelers in 2019, spending about US$245 billion in total. But because of COVID-19, Chinese international travelers have almost completely disappeared, and retailers and hos...
