TREND REPORTS
A’ Design Award Winner for the Year 2021 -The Pad Chair
[Design]
2021/06/24 00:04
The ‘Pad’ transforms from a simple flat wooden slab to a complete folding chair.The Pad Chair transforms from a benign wooden mat into a neat chair with a backrest! Made from multiple wooden strips joined together in a rather unique way, the Pad Chair possesses the ability to transform from a flat, 2D shape into a neat, comfortable 3D chair. I’m sure there’s a locking system in place that a...
This Exquisite Aerial Tower with 99 Floating Islands Visualizes Our Diverse Future
[Design]
2021/06/24 00:03
In the Qianhaiwan district of Shenzhen, China, the winning architectural design for the city’s New City Center Landmark competition has been given to Sou Fujimoto Architects for their floating water tower. Slated for ascent in Qianhai Bay, the new tower will appear almost like a freestanding, cylindrical water fountain. Rising to 268-meters in height, Sou Fujimoto Arhcitects’s tower will feat...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Top Trends in Tech
[Business]
2021/06/22 09:10
Which technologies have the most momentum in an accelerating world? We identified the trends that matter most.As all things digital continue to accelerate, which technology trends matter most for companies and executives? To answer that question, we developed a unique methodology to identify the ten trends most relevant to competitive advantage and technology investments. These trends may not r...
Tesla Shows Off Its Brand New AI-Training Supercomputer
[Tech]
2021/06/22 09:09
The new machine will be a close relative to Tesla's upcoming Dojo supercomputer.Tesla's Senior Director of AI, Andrej Karpathy, unveiled the electric vehicle automaker's new supercomputer during a presentation at the 2021 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).Last year, Elon Musk highlighted Tesla's plans to build a "beast" of a neural network training supercomputer calle...
Travel App Installs Doubled Year-Over-Year in May as U.S. Vaccination Rate Nears 50%
[Business]
2021/06/22 09:08
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, a semblance of normalcy is returning to parts of the United States as businesses start to reopen. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 52.7 percent of Americans have now received at least one dose of vaccine and about 44 percent are now fully vaccinated. Correspondingly, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals that U....
Can NFTs Work for Luxury Jewellery ?
[Business]
2021/06/22 09:07
The NFT debate is now running through the market for diamonds and luxury jewellery. Royal jeweller Asprey plans to issue NFTs, but others are staying away — for now.When Jacques Voorhees and his son Erik, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, were chatting over breakfast together one morning, Jacques suddenly realised a solution to a long-term problem affecting the diamond sector. As Jacques puts it,...
(Video) Carbon Robotics Disrupts Farming Industry with Autonomous Weeders
[Tech]
2021/06/22 09:06
Robots eliminate weeds with lasers to solve one of the farming industries’ biggest challenges.Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, today unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify, target and eliminate we...
Where the Rich Park Their Money
[Investing]
2021/06/22 09:05
Switzerland is still the prime destination for private offshore wealth worldwide. According to the Boston Consulting Group, foreign private wealth parked in the alpine republic reached 2.4 trillion dollars in 2020 - a quarter of the global total. The biggest growth, however, was expected in Hong Kong and Singapore - the top 2 and 3 on the list - due to wealth created in Mainland China.Private o...
A Wind Turbine That Fits In Your Backpack - Shine
[Product]
2021/06/22 09:04
Shine Turbine is a wind-powered portable device charger.A modern problem of the off-grid and outdoorsy lifestyle is how to keep your devices powered. Battery packs are one option, but they have limited use and can be heavy and bulky. The team at Aurea Technologies has come to the rescue with the Shine Turbine, a compact and lightweight wind-powered turbine that offers renewable energy to outdoo...
