TREND REPORTS
RTFKT Studios Enlists Takashi Murakami For Its First NFT Avatar Project
[Business]
2021/11/08 09:09
The collaboration between the virtual fashion collective and pop artist is set to boost the popularity and value of NFT avatars. In the rush of NFT marketplace activity and creativity over the past year, one class of digital collectibles has emerged as a major contender. Since the later part of 2021, NFT avatars have taken off in popularity and value, spurred by social media networks and a numb...
To Build the Metaverse, Meta First Wants to Build Stores
[Business]
2021/11/08 09:08
The company formerly known as Facebook has its eye on building the metaverse.Meta, Mark Zuckerberg's company formerly known as Facebook, plans to introduce physical stores that will showcase its virtual- and augmented-reality devices — the potential first step towards building the metaverse, The New York Times reports. The term "metaverse," which first appeared in Neal Stephenson's 1992 novel...
Alphabet Has Set Up a New Lab That Will Use A.I. to Try to Discover New Drugs
[Business]
2021/11/08 09:07
The company will build on research carried out by London artificial intelligence lab DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014.LDemis Hassabis, the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind, is the founder and CEO of Isomorphic Labs.In a blog post, Hassabis described Isomorphic Labs as a commercial venture with a mission to “reimagine the entire drug discovery process from the ground up.”British artificia...
(PDF) State of The Developer Report : The Latest Trends Q3. 2021
[Consumer]
2021/11/08 09:06
JavaScript rules the roost, but Python is making huge gains.SlashData's latest Developer Nation report looks at the popularity of programming languages and trends from the global developer community.JavaScript is now used by more than 16.4 million developers globally, says a survey of more than 19,000 coders – making it the world's most popular programming language "by a wide margin".SlashData...
AKUA Lands $3.2M to Turn Kelp Into Burgers
[Investing]
2021/11/08 09:05
The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 billion two years ago and is expected to double by 2027, attracting startups, like alternative meat food tech company AKUA, that aim to solidify a prominent place in the up-and-coming industry.Former technology journalist Courtney Boyd Myers co-founded AKUA with Matthew Lebo five years ago after seeking out a career where she could leave a l...
88% of China’s Luxury Growth Driven By New Consumers
[Consumer]
2021/11/08 09:04
China’s luxury fashion market in 2021 is being propelled by a cohort of 1.5 million consumers who each spend more than 40,000 yuan ($6,255) per year on fashion-related luxury products. As a group, they are responsible for 81 percent of the sector’s total sales over the past 12 months, according to a new research report from consulting firm, Oliver Wyman.The report, compiled in October after s...
The Conceptual Apple iPro Works as an Action Cam
[Design]
2021/11/08 09:03
The conceptual Apple iPro has been designed by Zarruk Taiseer as an imagined multifunctional technology product from the Cupertino-based brand that would provide users with the ability to enjoy a range of functions in one unified device.The mobile device is imagines as an amalgamation of the iPhone 13 Pro on the exterior along with an AirPods case on the interior to make it a compact yet mighty...
Is ‘Natural’ Skincare Really Natural ?
[Business]
2021/11/05 09:10
Natural skincare products are becoming increasingly popular, but can consumers be sure that what they buy is actually natural, or is ‘natural’ just a buzzword used by companies to sell more products for higher prices? Key findings:Only 42% of “natural skincare products” are truly naturalMajority (58%) of skincare products marketed as “natural”’ contain synthetic ingredientsSkincare produ...
Award-Winning Automotive + Architecture Design with an Instagram-inspired Gallery
[Design]
2021/11/05 09:09
Pavilion is a flexible, architectural space designed as a moving vehicle where users can generate personal galleries to be displayed to the world.The need to express yourself is real. From the dawn of time, self-expression has been the catalyst for works of art and cultural landmarks that help define the human experience. Today, social media undoubtedly plays a major role in newfound modes of s...
