TREND REPORTS
This Ultrawhite Paint Could Cancel The Need for Air Conditioning
[Tech]
2021/04/20 23:04
New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning.Researchers at Purdue University have produced ultrawhite paint to cool buildings, and thus reduce the need for air conditioning. That in turn reduces emissions. The research was just published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.Reflective white paints currentl...
Netflix Is Losing Market Share. But Is It Losing Customers ?
[Business]
2021/04/20 23:04
Netflix’s share of the online video market is shrinking.That’s the takeaway from two new reports out this past week, the first of which comes from Parrot Analytics, a startup that measures audience interest in online TV shows. According to Parrot, Netflix accounted for about half of the original series people around the world wanted to watch online in the first quarter of 2021.relates to Netf...
This Modular Design Functions as a Charging Station, Vacuum Cleaner, Air Diffuser, Timer
[Design]
2021/04/20 23:03
We all have our midday rituals while working from home. While mine typically consists of going back and forth between my desk and my kitchen to get some snacks, others have formed more productive habits like cleaning and meditating. A team of Seoul-based designers has conceptualized and designed a modular WFH appliance called Fot to help get those chores and rituals done during the workday. The...
(PDF) BCG - Most Innovative Companies 2021
[Business]
2021/04/19 09:10
Coming out of COVID-19, companies want—and need—to innovate. But too few are ready to rise to the challenge.Successful innovation takes three things. Making innovation a priority. Committing investment and talent to it. And being ready to transform investment into results. So how are the most innovative companies doing?Innovation priority is up.Let’s start with the good news. The number of c...
DJI is Moving Into Self-Driving Cars
[Business]
2021/04/19 09:09
DJI has just upstaged the launch of its own DJI Air 2S drone by announcing a new sub-brand called DJI Automotive – the new home for its self-driving car tech.Rumors earlier in the week had suggested the drone maker might be moving into autonomous driving, which is a good fit for DJI considering its drones use cutting-edge obstacle avoidance. But DJI has just made the move official on its new D...
Epic Games Raises $1B for Long-Term Metaverse Plans, with $200M from Sony
[Investing]
2021/04/19 09:08
Epic Games said today it has raised $1 billion in a new round of funding in its bid to build the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One.The company said the money will enable it to support future growth opportunities, and it places Epic’s equity valuation at $28.7 billion.This round includes an additional $2...
Canalys: Global PC Market Swells by 55% in Q1 2021 to 82.7 Million
[Business]
2021/04/19 09:07
The latest data from Canalys shows continued strength in the worldwide PC market in the first quarter of 2021, with shipments of desktops and notebooks, including workstations, up 55% year on year. Though this growth rate was buoyed by a weak Q1 2020, total shipments of 82.7 million units is still impressive, and the highest Q1 shipment number since 2012. Backlogs on orders from 2020, particula...
Vanadium Ion Battery Startup Standard Energy Raises $8.9M from SoftBank
[Investing]
2021/04/19 09:06
Standard Energy, a vanadium ion battery developer, announced today it has raised a $8.9 million Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia. The South Korea-based company says its batteries’ advantages over lithium ion include less risk of ignition and the ease of sourcing vanadium. The latter is an important selling point, as electric vehicle makers face a potential shortage of lithium ion batteries...
China’s Internet Stocks Face More Pain, Top Global Investors Say
[Investing]
2021/04/19 09:05
After a historic antitrust crackdown on China’s biggest tech companies last week, investors are betting there is more pain ahead.- Regulation may ‘act as a cap’ for big internet firms: JPMorgan- Quick regulatory clarity is a positive, says Robeco’s CrabbGAM Investments, BNP Paribas Asset Management and JP Morgan Asset Management Inc. see more regulatory tightening in China’s clampdown on m...
