TREND REPORTS
(Patent) Apple Patent Reveals an Improved Depth Mapping Scanning Engine
[Tech]
2021/07/12 09:10
In April 2019 Apple was granted a patent for a scanning depth engine. Apple's patent covered their invention related to methods and devices for projection and capture of optical radiation, and particularly to optical 3D mapping. The mapping apparatus includes a transmitter, which is configured to emit a beam including pulses of light, and a scanner, which is configured to scan the beam, within...
Asia's New COVID Waves
[Consumer]
2021/07/12 09:09
The pandemic continues to teach a harsh lesson: optimism is often not just wrong, but fatal. Nikkei Recovery Index shows overconfidence can be deadly.By early March, India had reason to be optimistic about the pandemic. COVID-19 infection rates were dropping, from 97,000 new cases per day in September to fewer than 15,000 in February, and experts openly proclaimed India had achieved "herd immun...
(M&A) Philip Morris to Buy British Inhaler Specialist Vectura for £1bn
[Investing]
2021/07/12 09:08
Vectura makes devices to inhale drugs for clients like Bayer. Shares exceed Philip Morris bid as Carlyle considers options.Philip Morris International Inc. agreed to buy U.K. asthma drug maker Vectura Group Plc for $1.2 billion, one of the biggest moves yet by a tobacco company toward treating conditions that its cigarettes can help cause.Philip Morris is offering 150 pence in cash for every Ve...
(PDF) BCG - 4 Steps to Sustainable Business Model Innovation
[Business]
2021/07/12 09:07
You may have noticed that every day there’s another announcement about companies making new climate commitments, asset managers outlining their plans for ESG integration, or regulators proposing new disclosures or extending producers’ responsibilities. Corporate coalitions like the World Economic Forum International Business Council and the US Business Roundtable endorse a more stakeholder-in...
(Video) Superplastic and Christie’s Will Auction NFTs for Virtual Celebrities Janky & Guggimon
[Business]
2021/07/12 09:06
Superplastic has teamed up with the auction house Christie’s to auction off nonfungible tokens (NFTs) based on the virtual celebrities Janky & Guggimon.Yes, it seems the real artists, who have been auctioning off NFT art like there’s no tomorrow, will soon be upstaged by virtual celebrities, or those who only exist as animated characters. The series of auctions starts July 9 and continues...
Apple Watch and Other Wearables Can Detect Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
[Tech]
2021/07/12 09:05
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of studies have set out to determine whether wearables such as the Apple Watch can detect early signs and symptoms of COVID-19. A new paper published today in the journal JAMA Network Open highlights that wearables like the Apple Watch and Fitbits could also provide data on the long-term effects of COVID-19.As reported first by the New York Ti...
Newzoo Global Games Market Report 2021 - Game Market Will Hit $200B in 2024
[Business]
2021/07/12 09:04
The global game market will grow from $175.8 billion in 2021 to more than $200 billion in 2024, according to the 2021 Global Games Market Report from Newzoo.From 2019 to 2024, the market should grow with a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7% to reach $218.7 billion in 2024, surpassing the $200-billion threshold in 2023.With just under 3 billion gamers, the global games market sho...
Portable Electric Vehicle Charger with Cable Coiled Up
[Design]
2021/07/12 09:03
The global electric vehicle market is expected to grow up to about 34,756 thousand units by the end of the decade.However, the popularity of electric cars is not matched by the infrastructure so the required charging stations aren’t as widespread to instigate a larger fan base to adapt the new form of eco-friendly transportation. The increasing government involvement globally is however workin...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Why Retail Outperformers Are Pulling Ahead
[Business]
2021/07/09 09:10
Retailers’ relative performance in capital markets starkly demonstrates a pandemic-driven acceleration of ongoing industry shifts. This means those that wish to keep up need to speed up.The seismic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the retail industry continues to reverberate more than a year after the pandemic struck the globe. Forced to shutter stores overnight and rapidly escalate their shif...
