TREND REPORTS
Back-to-School Presses Pause on Streaming's Gain According to The Gauge
[Consumer]
2021/09/27 09:05
After three months of consecutive growth, the rise of streaming took a pause this month, according to the August release of The Gauge, Nielsen’s Total TV and Streaming viewing snapshot. Compared to July, The Gauge’s reported August numbers remained mostly static, belying two strong undercurrents of change: the revival of a largely in-person school season and one of the highest-profile events...
A Virtual World for Conducting Meetings
[Business]
2021/09/27 09:04
WPP hopes to use the platform as a way to foster “cross-campus collaboration” and improve productivity while COVID-19 makes it difficult for employees to travel and meet in person.Global communications company WPP has created a world in Minecraft to be used for employee interactionsSpotted: The increased number of people working from home, at least part of the time, has led companies to think...
(Infogragphic) Sex Or Your Phone : Which Would You Give Up More Easily ?
[Consumer]
2021/09/27 09:03
Turns out, if forced to choose, a sixth of millennials would sacrifice sex for scrolling.What’s more addictive: sex or your phone? They both have the capacity to deliver a shot of pleasure-boosting chemicals to the brain (and nether regions), so it might be a tough pick.But for some, the answer is clear. One in six millennials (16%) say they would rather give up sex than part with their smartp...
10 iF Design Award 2021 Winners Bring High-Tech Automation Right at Home
[Design]
2021/09/24 09:10
Robots, artificial intelligence devices and smart-home technologies become easier to own, modify and operate. from wearable belt-like robots that assist physical mobility issues to a kitchen set that cooks everything from scratch, iF design award 2021 switches on the portal to automation at home. Including high-end products whether for individual or family use, 10 of the renowned platform’s aw...
(PDF) Pew - News Consumption Across Social Media in 2021
[Consumer]
2021/09/24 09:09
More than half of Twitter user get news on the site regularly. About half of Americans get news on social media at least sometimes, down slightly from 2020.As social media and technology companies face criticism for not doing enough to stem the flow of misleading information on their platforms, a sizable portion of Americans continue to turn to these sites for news. A little under half (48%) of...
User-Defined Area Wireless Charging
[Design]
2021/09/24 09:08
As Smart devices gradually cover all aspects of our lives, our lives ar filled with a large number of data cables, charging heads, and wireless charging heads. We are often overwhelmed by them. When the socket is fixed at home, or the position of the socket is not designed properly. Charging devices greatly restricts people's actionDesigner : Yifanzi J[behance]
Emotional AI and Other ‘Moonshot’ Technologies Could Grow to $6 Trillion Market by 2030
[Business]
2021/09/24 09:07
Imagine being an early investor to Apple, or Amazon.com, and sitting on a fortune. Ahhh.But a failure to identify future technology right now could mean missing out on the next big thing, says our call of the day from a team of Bank of America strategists led by Haim Israel, which highlights 14 potentially lucrative new technologies that represent a $330 billion market now that could be worth $...
(Infographic) Top VCs Investing in Crypto & Blockchain Companies
[Investing]
2021/09/24 09:06
Many of the world’s top venture funds are investing in blockchain and crypto companies. 17 of the 20 largest venture funds in the world (based on AUM*) have invested in companies which build blockchain technology.That’s 85% of the world’s largest investors who are committing part of their funds to the blockchain space.The most active funds in terms of the number of investments in blockchain...
Aim Lab Maker Statespace Raises $50M for Game and Health Performance Training
[Investing]
2021/09/24 09:05
Statespace scored big with its game aiming and health training programs, and that has enabled it to raise $50 million in funding. The company made the announcement today.The New York-based Statespace straddles the markets of video games and health training programs. In games, its big hit is Aim Lab, a program that trains new players how to aim properly in first-person shooters. And one day that...
