TREND REPORTS
Nearly A Quarter of Consumers Have Used GenAI While Shopping
[Consumer]
2025/07/03 10:04
24% of shoppers have used generative AI (genAI) in shopping experiences, while 35% are aware of the use of genAI in shopping and plan to use it in the future, per November 2024 Capgemi data.84% of retailers are using or evaluating AI use, per December 2024 Salesforce data.Shoppers’ No. 1 use of genAI is conducting research (55%), followed by receiving product recommendations (47%), per Adobe A...
New Photographs Show Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House Take Shape
[Design]
2025/07/03 10:03
With construction advancing toward its planned opening in 2025, fresh photographs by StudioSZ document the evolving presence of Snøhetta‘s Shanghai Grand Opera House in the city’s Expo Houtan neighborhood. Designed in collaboration with ECADI, the project introduces a monumental cultural landmark along the Huangpu River, where its spiraling roofline rises in a steady gesture above the waterf...
Apple Test-Drives Big-Screen Movie Strategy With F1
[Business]
2025/07/02 09:10
The tech company’s theatrical programming business is in need of a win. Early reviews suggest its new Brad Pitt racing film could provide it.Forty-eight hours before Formula One’s Grand Prix took to the streets of Monaco in late May, Apple Inc. screened its upcoming F1 film for the real-life drivers and team managers competing at the pinnacle of motorsport. It was crucial to Apple’s services...
(PDF) BCG - Win-Cost : A Playbook to Improve Offshore Wind Viability
[Business]
2025/07/02 09:09
Offshore wind faces rising costs, reversing a decade of fast improvements. These new circumstances lead to stalling projects, forcing developers to rethink project economics.Inspired by the long history of cost discipline in industries like automotive and oil & gas, this report adapts proven methodologies to help offshore wind developers move from incremental cost improvements to a fundamen...
Sitch’s New AI-Powered Dating App, Raies $5M Seed
[Investing]
2025/07/02 09:08
Can AI improve the dating app market? A new dating app called Sitch aims to find out by leveraging human expertise in matchmaking to power its AI model.Today’s dating apps bank on the speed of onboarding and having millions of options. Users create profiles within seconds by uploading photos and answering simple questions. The apps then rely on basic info and feedback from users’ swipes to fi...
Social Media : The Biggest Threat to Teens' Mental Health ?
[Consumer]
2025/07/02 09:07
In 2010, Mashable declared June 30 as Social Media Day, intended to celebrate the impact of social media on communication, connection and culture. Originally launched to recognize the positive impact that platforms like Facebook, Twitter (now X) or Instagram have on human interaction around the world, we’re marking the occasion by acknowledging some of the downsides of social media’s unstoppa...
Chinese Doctors Performs Robotic Surgery 5,000km Away via Satellite
[Tech]
2025/07/02 09:06
Chinese doctors have successfully conducted remote robotic liver surgeries from over 5,000 kilometres away using satellite technology.Led by Professor Rong Liu of the PLA General Hospital, the team performed surgery on two patients in Beijing while stationed in Lhasa, Tibet, marking the longest-distance surgery ever conducted using satellite communication.This leap addresses a major barrier in...
80% Of Gen Zers Would Marry An AI
[Consumer]
2025/07/02 09:05
80% of Gen Zers say they would marry an AI, according to a study by AI chatbot company Joi AI. And 83% say they can form a deep emotional bond with AI.The company has coined a new term for human-AI relationships: "AI-lationships."“AI-lationships are not intended to replace real human connections," says Jaime Bronstein, a licensed relationship therapist and relationship expert at Joi AI. "Inste...
Demystifying Sunscreen : Dieux’s Sun-Screener Trades Fear For Facts
[Product]
2025/07/02 09:04
New York-based skincare brand Dieux has launched Sun-Screener, an ingredient analysis tool designed to demystify sunscreen formulations for consumers increasingly wary of chemical UV filters. Users copy and paste their ingredients to a text box, and the platform breaks down active ingredients, helping users understand their sun protection products without the fearmongering that often dominates...
