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Global Music Subscriber Market Shares Q1 2021
[Business]
2021/07/13 09:06
The music industry’s growing obsession with declining ARPU will continue to colour the outlook for the global streaming market in revenue terms, but the positive driver of this equation is the rapid growth of music subscribers.There were 100 million new music subscribers in 2020, taking the total to 467 million. (In 2019 there were just 83 million net new subscribers). A further 19.5 million n...
Fraunhofer & Vibrosonic - A Contact Lens for The Ear
[Tech]
2021/07/13 09:05
In most hearing aids, sounds emitted by a tiny speaker are directed down the ear canal. The "alpha" hearing aid is different, however – and reportedly better – in that its speaker actually sits directly against the wearer's eardrum.Described as a "hearing contact lens," the device is being manufactured by German startup Vibrosonic. It incorporates technology developed by researchers at the Un...
(Paper) Coffee vs Tea vs Soft Drinks : Caffeinated Drink Popularity
[Consumer]
2021/07/13 09:04
Coffee, tea, or soft drinks… How do you get your caffeine fix?It might be the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive substance, but your preferred caffeine drink of choice might come down to where you live.A study into caffeine consumption of 57 countries examined the role it plays in our diets, using the volume sales of caffeine-containing beverages from Euromonitor to see what caffeine s...
(Video) HyperPort Would Fire Shipping Containers Around at Transonic Speeds
[Tech]
2021/07/13 09:03
Hyperloop Transport Technologies has presented an ultra-high-speed shipping port logistics system it says can shift up to 2,800 containers a day, covering hundreds of kilometers in minutes – while decreasing emissions wherever it's rolled out.The whole thing would be like a giant cargo-carrying version of the pneumatic tube systems that once blasted thousands of messages around every hour, bac...
(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...
