TREND REPORTS
Payment Companies Look to The Future After a Decade of Growth
[Investing]
2021/04/08 09:04
This week 2 payments giants made big announcements about their intentions for cryptocurrencies.Visa revealed that it would allow users to use USD Coin, a cryptocurrency tied to the value of the US dollar, to settle transactions on its payment network and PayPal announced that US consumers would be able to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay for items from millions of online merchants.Cash,...
'Ginza' Perfume Bottle with Monolith-Like Cap for Shiseido
[Design]
2021/04/08 09:03
After years of research, technical development and prototypes, french design studio constance guisset has introduced its first perfume bottle, named ‘ginza’ for japanese personal care company shiseido. Seeking to achieve a harmonious balance between strength and grace, the design takes shape as a delicate glass bottle with a sculptural biface-like top. ‘Ginza’ by constance guisset studio is...
(Video) What It Would Take for Apple to Make a Car ? WSJ
[Product]
2021/04/07 09:10
As tech companies become a key part of the auto industry, cars are looking more like giant computers on wheels. To understand why a tech giant like Apple might want to make a car, we built one out of iPhone parts. Watch Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meSt8DBTkPQ[WSJ]
BCG - Data Dominates
[Business]
2021/04/07 09:09
Powerful algorithms have become table stakes and no longer create competitive advantage, as they once did. Today what matters is having the best data for those analytics engines to crunch. Yet many companies still haven’t identified the data that gives them a sustained competitive advantage, and their lack of data maturity hinders their data strategies and business outcomes.Whether a company i...
(Video) Intel AI-Powered Backpack Helps Visually Impaired Navigate World
[Tech]
2021/04/07 09:08
Artificial intelligence (AI) developer Jagadish K. Mahendran and his team designed an AI-powered, voice-activated backpack that can help the visually impaired navigate and perceive the world around them. The backpack helps detect common challenges such as traffic signs, hanging obstacles, crosswalks, moving objects and changing elevations, all while running on a low-power, interactive device.“...
As Consumer Optimism Rises, So Will Brand Engagement
[Consumer]
2021/04/07 09:07
Many U.S. consumers began expressing an eagerness to start spending again late last year, and now it seems as though brands and advertisers are starting to catch up. The good news for those brands is that a growing number of consumers believe 2021 will be the year that they will be able to resume their normal activities, and the vast majority of those activities involve spending money.That’s a...
Olive Union Taps Into $7M Series B To Develop Digital Hearing Therapeutics
[Investing]
2021/04/07 09:06
Nearly 2.5 billion people around the world are estimated to have some degree of hearing loss by 2050, according to recent figures reported by the World Health Organization.Smart-hearing aid startup Olive Union is working to slow or prevent further hearing loss through new digital therapeutics for tinnitus and overall hearing health, in addition to its more affordable, easy-to-use hearing aids p...
This Apple Car Concept Supports Wireless-Charging
[Design]
2021/04/07 09:05
You know Apple is dead serious about something when not a single structural detail ever leaks out to the press. It’s easy for iPhone designs or MacBook designs to leak out to the press nearly a year before the product is actually announced. With Apple’s supply chain, it’s difficult to really keep things under wraps, but when Apple’s working on something that’s still in its conceptual stage...
(Infographic) Brands Should Take Note of Consumer Image Search Habits on Sustainability
[Consumer]
2021/04/07 09:04
The most popular keyword searches over the past year included 'solar panels on roof' and 'sustainable finance.'While people have been working from home, the world has seen damaging emissions from transportation drop drastically. But even when people are on the move again after the pandemic, they’re showing that they’ll be interested in learning more about sustainability and how to be more eco...
