TREND REPORTS
British-Made Ecovado Offers Low-Impact Alternative to "Unsustainable" Avocados
[Product]
2022/07/15 09:09
Central Saint Martins graduate Arina Shokouhi has invented an avocado alternative called Ecovado, which is meant to wean people off the resource-intensive imported fruit.The Ecovado contains a pale green, creamy foodstuff made from a combination of ingredients local to its country and packaged in a fake avocado skin fashioned from wax.Shokouhi, who is a recent graduate of London school Central...
U.S. Inflation Surpasses 9% and Hits Food Staples Hardest
[Investing]
2022/07/15 09:08
Consumer prices in the United States continued to rise in June. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 9.1 percent compared to a year ago, while the core index excluding more volatile food and energy prices increased 5.9 percent over the last 12 months. The June reading was the highest since November 1981, fueling fears that inflation is out of control.When inflation st...
(Video) Does MetaHuman’s Digital Clone Cross the Uncanny Valley ?
[Tech]
2022/07/15 09:07
Epic Games recently introduced Mesh to MetaHuman, a framework for creating photorealistic human characters. It lets creators sculpt an imported mesh to create a convincing character in less than an hour.“It’s incredibly simple compared to a lot of other tools,” says Stu Richards (a.k.a. Meta Mike), partner success lead at GigLabs and Cofounder of Versed. “I’d compare it to a character crea...
The Dollar Is Extremely Strong, Pushing Down the World
[Investing]
2022/07/15 09:06
The value of the U.S. dollar is the strongest it has been in a generation, devaluing currencies around the world and unsettling the outlook for the global economy as it upends everything from the cost of a vacation abroad to the profitability of multinational companies.The dollar lubricates the global economy. It is one side of about 90 percent of all foreign exchange transactions, accounting f...
(M&A) Markforged Acquires Digital Metal for $40M as 3D Printing Space Continues to Evolve
[Investing]
2022/07/15 09:05
Metal and carbon fiber company Markforged (best known for its Digital Forge platform) announced today that it acquired Digital Metal to further increase its lineup of machines that can produce metal parts. The company was previously owned by Swedish metal powder manufacturer Höganäs AB.The acquisition highlights Markforged’s push into additive manufacturing for industrial customers, and with...
Crypto Startup Funding Falls to a One-Year Low
[Investing]
2022/07/15 09:04
New data shows venture capitalists’ waning appetite for crypto.Crypto startups finally felt the effects of an economic storm that has been cooling digital currencies, public stocks and venture capital all year. Funding to private crypto companies in the second quarter fell to its lowest level in a year, according to data from the research firm PitchBook.The hype around crypto startups made the...
Balenciaga and Bang & Olufsen Design a Speaker Bag
[Product]
2022/07/15 09:03
A few decades ago, bringing your music along with you meant hauling a large cassette tape player over your shoulders or shoving a large Walkman inside an equally large pocket. These days, “portable music” often translates to smartphones and, occasionally, Bluetooth speakers, too. Of course, that’s not the only way to carry music everywhere you go, especially if you’re into something more st...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Black Representation in The Beauty Industry
[Business]
2022/07/14 09:10
Black beauty consumers and brands face deep challenges when it comes to equity. Removing those barriers can lead to greater opportunity for everyone in the industry.Hair, makeup, and skin care: for billions of people worldwide, beauty products are a fundamental part of how others view them and how they see themselves. With taglines such as “because you’re worth it” and “making life more bea...
(Video) Bottega Veneta - Hidden Outdoors
[Business]
2022/07/14 09:09
When every other brand fights for visibility, Bottega Veneta decided to hide its outdoors from the majority. Invisibility makes you the most visible. Bottega Veneta - Hidden Outdoors from Sandra DiscoBold on Vimeo.Website : https://www.publicis.it/?campagna=hidden-outdoors#clientWatch Video : https://vimeo.com/709555468[publicis.it]
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