TREND REPORTS
Where Make-Up Routines Take the Longest
[Consumer]
2021/08/23 09:05
Known for their effortless chic, the French need the least time for their everyday make-up routines out of the six countries included in a content special by the Statista Global Consumer Survey. 67 percent of beauty product users surveyed in the country stated that they needed less than 15 minutes for their make-up routine. Germany was not far behind at 58 percent of respondents saying their ma...
This Autonomous Tesla HGV Brings Ultra-Futurism to Elon’s Semi Dreams
[Design]
2021/08/23 09:04
A Tesla semi-truck with a very Tesla-worthy aesthetics highlighted by the contoured yet sharp design language that in a way reminds me of the iPhone 12!Tesla’s visionary Semi all-electric truck powered by four independent motors on the rear is scheduled for production in 2022. The semi is touted to be the safest, most comfortable truck with an acceleration of 0-60 mph in just 20 seconds and a...
Jean Jullien - Sea Animal Surfboards
[Design]
2021/08/23 09:03
French illustrator jean jullien has teamed up with fernand surfboards to create a series of hand-painted sea animal boards that will bring out your inner child. Each of the playful pieces bears a unique animal design and it’s glassed, polished, and ready to catch some waves. Jean jullien and fernand surfboards have come up with a selection of four different designs, each one showcasing a diffe...
(Video) Facebook's 'Metaverse' Future - Horizon Workrooms
[Business]
2021/08/20 09:10
Facebook unveils Horizon Workrooms for remote co-working in VR. Facebook is launching its open beta for Horizon Workrooms, a way for people to work together remotely in groups with VR headsets..With no end to the Covid-19 pandemic in sight, it looks like many of us may be working home for even longer than we initially imagined.Facebook is capitalizing on that with the release of its new virtual...
(M&A) Adobe Buying Frame.io in $1.28B Deal
[Investing]
2021/08/20 09:08
Adobe announced today it is acquiring Frame.io, a video review and collaboration platform used by over a million customers, for $1.275 billion in cash.Founded in 2014 by post-production company owner Emery Wells and technologist John Traver, New York-based Frame.io was created to solve the workflows challenges filmmakers faced in their daily lives. Today, the Frame.io platform helps creative pr...
U.S. Tech Industry Revenue to Hit a Record-Breaking $487 Billion in 2021
[Investing]
2021/08/20 09:07
Retail sales revenue for the tech industry in the U.S. will reach a record-breaking $487 billion in 2021 – a 7.5% jump year-over-year – powered by unprecedented consumer demand for tech related to work, school and lifestyle, according to a new report by (CTA)®.“The pandemic strengthened consumers’ relationship with technology forever,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. “From wor...
Food Conglomerate Starday Raises $4M
[Investing]
2021/08/20 09:06
Starday, a healthy and sustainable food products company, raised $4 million in seed funding to take on “big food” incumbents.Equal Ventures and Slow Ventures co-led the round and were joined by Haystack, Great Oaks Venture Capital, XFactor Ventures, ABV and a group of angel investors.Chaz Flexman, co-founder and CEO, started the remote first company in late 2020 after leaving Pattern Brands....
Future OPPO Phone Cameras to Debut Telephoto Zoom Lens and 5-Axis OIS
[Tech]
2021/08/20 09:05
Continuing to lead smart device innovation, OPPO teases its upcoming mobile phone camera technology online at the future imaging technology launch event. From a telephoto lens to greater stabilization, the features are rumored to go into production from the end of 2021 once miniaturization of the camera solutions are tried and tested. the announcements coincide with the tech company’s call for...
What Brands Need To Know About Young China’s Surgery Boom
[Business]
2021/08/20 09:04
Unlike the West’s focus on individuality, a unified standard of beauty haunts Chinese women, so they require different messaging from Western brands. Beauty surgery has boomed in China over the past decade, as more and more beauty consumers feel pressure to conform to China’s rigid beauty standards.Young China’s beauty ideals differ from the individuality of the West, prizing a “white, thin...
