TREND REPORTS
Luxury Brand Hermès Reports 'Remarkable' Rise in Sales in Asia
[Business]
2021/02/23 09:09
French fashion house pays staff €1,250 bonus after strong end to 2020 despite Covid restrictionsThe French luxury house Hermès has reported a “remarkable” near-50% jump in sales in Asia as wealthy Chinese shoppers flocked to buy its colourful silk scarves and ultra-expensive handbags.The Parisian company, whose leather handbags can be bought on the Hermès website for £4,000-£20,000 and w...
The Latest Outdoor Dining Craze ? $20K Ski Gondolas
[Business]
2021/02/23 09:08
Clutching a hot toddy, decked out in snow gear, and insisting that you’re not that cold: Wintry outdoor dining isn’t terribly different from skiing—especially if your favorite part of a ski trip is hunkering down in the lodge.Now, restaurants across the United States are bringing the ski experience to decidedly flat city streets with winter 2021’s newest evolution of outdoor dining structur...
(PDF) PwC - Family Business Survey 2021
[Business]
2021/02/23 09:07
Why family businesses need to act now to ensure their legacy tomorrow.The unprecedented, tumultuous events of the past year have presented family businesses with enormous challenges. And although many have demonstrated significant resilience amid the crisis—the rapidly changing state of the world has served as a wake-up call for family business leaders looking towards the future.In our 10th Pw...
Nvidia Announces New Chips Designed for Mining Ethereum as the Cryptocurrency Hits Record Highs
[Business]
2021/02/23 09:06
Nvidia announced on Thursday that it will release a new series of semiconductors specifically for mining ether, a cryptocurrency. The new type of chip is called a CMP, or Cryptocurrency Mining Processor. Ether hit a record high on Thursday, up over 160% year-to-date.Nvidia on Thursday announced it will release a new series of semiconductors specifically for mining ether, the second-largest digi...
(Video) 'Zero 2 Infinity' Will Send Tourists To Space On Helium Balloons
[Tech]
2021/02/23 09:05
A Spanish company, Zero 2 Infinity, is offering tourists trips to the threshold of space to view Earth from above, all from the comfort of a small capsule, Bloon. Up to four passengers will be able to see our blue planet from up above throughout the five-hour journey, hanging out at a maximum altitude of 25 miles (40km) above ground. To give some perspective, commercial flights fly approximatel...
Towering Chinese Smart RV Features Elevator to Second-Floor Sunroom
[Product]
2021/02/23 09:04
Enjoy more space and better views with the high-rising SAIC Maxus V90 Life Home Villa Edition.A very different style of Asian RV to the tiny Japanese and Korean mini-campers that inspire endless wanderlust, the SAIC Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition lives considerably larger. That's thanks to a pair of slide-outs widening the first floor and a pop-up, full-height glass-encased second story serv...
Samaritan Designs Coats That Double As Sleeping Bags to Help the Homeless
[Design]
2021/02/23 09:04
The non-profit organization has created 90 jobs for the homeless and distributed 50,000 coats to keep those in need warm.Hours going by while looking for a hot meal, a place to sit without being judged and told to leave, and longing for a warm place to sleep: On a single night in January 2019, 17 out of every 10,000 people in the U.S. were experiencing some sort of this somewhat inescapable nig...
(Paper) Apple Files a Patent for Controlling Electronic Devices Using Gaze Information
[Tech]
2021/02/22 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20210048883, discloses a method for controlling an electronic device using a user’s gaze information. The method includes activating a digital assistant if the user’s gaze information satisfies activation criteria, receiving an audio request to perform a command and transmitting an instruction to an external device. The figure below depicts the method of controlling...
(PDF) Bain - Global M&A Report 2021
[Investing]
2021/02/22 09:09
As the world locked down and masked up, M&A endured.As the world locked down and masked up, M&A endured. Bain's third annual Global M&A Report details how companies are using mergers and acquisitions to grow. Download PDF Report : https://bit.ly/3dvelSw[bain]
