TREND REPORTS
U.S. Venture Capital Funding Reaches Dot-Com Era Level
[Investing]
2019/07/18 11:18
Venture capital funding in the United States reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium in the first half of 2019. According to PwC and CB Insights’ quarterly MoneyTree Report, U.S. venture capital funding climbed to $55 billion in the first six months of 2019, the second highest recorded total since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of completed deals...
The Ultimate Personal Air Conditioner - EvaChill EV-500
[Product]
2019/07/18 11:18
It can lower the air temperature around you in under 10 minutes.The temperature is rising by the day, and so is your need for items that will help you beat the heat. You're not always going to have access to places with central air-conditioning, so you have no choice but to fend for yourself and be innovative when it comes to getting rid of the sweat streaming down your sideburns.A portable air...
(PDF) BCG - The Next Level of Personalization in Retail
[Business]
2019/07/17 11:31
Most retailers are nowhere close to delivering the personalized experiences that their customers expect. The vast majority have not even taken the essential first step of defining what personalization means to their customers and businesses. And many retailers are unclear about which capabilities to build to create a truly personalized experience. A few companies are pulling ahead, but the race...
WAVE Launches With $5.65M To Make Guided Meditation Mainstream
[Investing]
2019/07/17 11:31
WAVE Launches With $5.65M To Make Guided Meditation Mainstream.With startups like Calm and Headspace have brought innovation and accessibility to the meditation space, Mason Levey still thinks users are stuck with an all-too-similar experience: listening to a stereotypical meditation voice; sitting still; closing your eyes; being silent.So Levey founded WAVE with Brad Warsh, a startup working o...
(Video) Watch This Drone Explode Into Maple Seed Microdrones in Midair
[Tech]
2019/07/17 11:31
Roboticists at the Singapore University of Technology and Design have been experimenting with a bio-inspired drone that can split off into smaller drones.As useful as conventional fixed-wing and quadrotor drones have become, they still tend to be relatively complicated, expensive machines that you really want to be able to use more than once. When a one-way trip is all that you have in mind, yo...
Try Before You Buy - Retailers Show How Their Products Withstand Weather
[Product]
2019/07/17 11:31
To secure a spot in the uncertain future of retail, brands need to cater to modern youth’s desire for tactile, sensory, and immersive shopping experiences. The following fashion brands are doing just that by creating in-store environments that let shoppers test their products against the elements they’re intended to be worn in, ushering in the evolution of next-gen product sampling.Canada Goo...
(PDF) The Advance of Automation : Business Hopes, Fears and Realities
[Business]
2019/07/17 11:30
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: When it comes to Automation, executives get their priorities straight It takes two to tango, and as per a report published on The State of AI and Machine Learning suggests, 82% of technical practitioners and 94% line-of-business owners believe that both humans and machines will collaborate in the future, rather than one dominate the other. The concept of such an idealis...
The Top 10 Most Influential Luxury Cosmetics Brands in the World
[Business]
2019/07/17 11:30
The top 10 most influential luxury cosmetics brands in the world.We are all aware of Dior and Chanel’s immense success with their lines of beauty products, as well as Pat McGrath Labs, launched by the legendary makeup artist herself. However, we cannot help but ask ourselves what are the most influential beauty brands today? Forbes takes a closer look via Launchmetrics, revealing its list of t...
World's First Waterproof Shoe Made From Coffee - Rens
[Product]
2019/07/17 11:30
Sneaker brand Rens is reducing the fashion sector’s waste levels by making shoes from coffee grounds.Coffee is a big deal. While just a handful of countries dominate production, it’s consumed in vast amounts almost everywhere on the planet: around 2 billion cups are drunk every day.All that coffee produces a lot of waste. Coffee grounds often end up in landfill or being washed into sinks and...
