TREND REPORTS
Blockbusters Like ‘Frozen 2’ will Make Disney the First Studio to Earn $10 Billion in a Single Year
[Business]
2019/12/12 11:44
Disney really iced out the box office competition this year. It’s already about $12 billion if you include the Fox titles Disney acquired earlier this year.Now that “Frozen 2” is on the brink of earning $1 billion worldwide, the House of Mouse’s global box office total is poised to cross the $10 billion mark, making it the first movie studio to ever do that in a single year. That breaks its...
Aeva Unveils Lidar on a Chip
[Tech]
2019/12/12 10:09
Aeva says its high-performance lidar will sell for less than US $500; VW is buying it. There are scores of lidar startups. Why read about another one? It wouldn’t be enough to have the backing of a big car company, though Aeva has that. In April the company announced a partnership with Audi, and today it’s doing so with Porsche—the two upscale realms of the Volkswagen auto empire. Nor is it...
Amazon and Apple will be Our Doctors in the Future, Says Tech Guru Peter Diamandis
[Business]
2019/12/12 10:07
“Do I think Apple and Google and Amazon can do a better job? A thousandfold.” Amazon and Apple will be our doctors in the future, says tech guru Peter Diamandis.“Healthcare is the biggest business in the world, and it is phenomenally broken,” says Peter Diamandis, cofounder of the X-Prize, Singularity University, and Health Longevity Inc. “So, do I think Apple and Google and Amazon can do...
On the Impact of the FAMANGs
[Investing]
2019/12/12 10:06
Market headlines, globally, have been dominated by the storied performance of a select few transformational, winner-take-all business models. These securities are now household names, even for the kids. At the end of the last decade, this wonder-basket (including companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft) already commanded a whopping market cap of over $700 billion. Today, with less than four...
AirFly Pro Turns Any Audio Jack Into a Bluetooth Streamer
[Product]
2019/12/12 10:05
Twelve South has released a Bluetooth adapter called the AirFly Pro that can be plugged into old school audio sources with a 3.5 mm headphone jack to stream audio to wireless headphones and earphones.The device essentially allows you to pop in your new AirPods Pro earphones and listen to audio streamed from old car stereos, in-flight entertainment systems, or even stream music from the headphon...
The Trillion-Dollar Smartphone Economy
[Business]
2019/12/12 10:04
Over the past decade, the smartphone market has seen unprecedented growth, resulting in hundreds of billions in sales annually. Smartphones have turned Apple into the trillion-dollar company it is today and put companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi on the map internationally. But there’s more to the smartphone’s success story than “just” hardware sales.As Deloitte points out in its TMT Predic...
Animal-Inspired Stationery Designs for The Animal Lover Within You
[Design]
2019/12/12 10:03
I think something that everyone is bound to be a sucker for is animal-inspired stationery and equipment! Whether it comes to accessorizing your work desk, decorating your home space, or adding a nifty tool to your kitchen, any item shaped like a cute little animal has got my heart for sure. They have a magical ability to brighten up any space, adding a punch of fun and raising a subtle smile on...
This iPhone Pro Concept is The Perfect Bridge Between the Smartphone and the Tablet
[Design]
2019/12/11 11:42
Now that Jony Ive is no longer running Apple’s design team (he’s off their website too), a folding iPhone may just be a possibility. Here’s what Seong Jun Park believes it should look like. Park’s flexible iPhone manifests itself as an intersection between a phone and a tablet (like most folding phones), but the advantage Apple has over its competition is its complete dominance in the table...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Winning in Automation Requires a Focus on Humans
[Business]
2019/12/11 11:42
While organizations are often tempted to use automation to eliminate work, looking at the customer experience for growth opportunities can maximize returns on automation investments.Although corporate adoption of automation technology is becoming more widespread, success remains elusive. Three-quarters of respondents in a 2018 McKinsey global survey say their companies have begun to automate so...
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