TREND REPORTS
Ownership of iPhone Accessories of iPhone Buyers
[Consumer]
2024/12/23 09:05
For the iPhone owner who has everything, we showed it probably does not make much sense to put an iPad or Mac computer under the tree. Yet, based on CIRP data, iPhone owners probably could use an accessory or two.By accessories, we mean the range of items that Apple and others sell to go with an iPhone. For this report, we include cases, wireless Bluetooth earphones (AirPods and the like), Blue...
Runnly Autonomous Delivery Network to Small Businesses and Their Local Consumers
[Design]
2024/12/23 09:04
Runnly Autonomous Delivery is a concept on-demand autonomous delivery vehicle network, it aims to bridge small businesses and their local communities. Designed for urban landscape, Runnly is capable to empower small local businesses, it helps these businesses by enhancing their on-demand delivery services. Of course there are other concept autonomous delivery systems, but Runnly sets itself apa...
Frontier is Redesigning Its Flight Experience, Starting with New Wider Seats
[Design]
2024/12/23 09:03
Frontier is pulling up a seat to airlines’ biggest pricing trend: the fare upsell.First-class seating has come to budget airlines.Frontier Airlines this month announced that it will introduce new, wider first-class seats in its first two rows in late 2025. Renderings show seats with extra cushioning and an extra-wide middle armrest. Frontier tells Fast Company the new seats will replace banks...
(PDF) Pew - Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024
[Consumer]
2024/12/20 09:10
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used among U.S. teens; some say they’re on these sites almost constantly.Amid national concerns about technology’s impact on youth, many teens are as digitally connected as ever. Most teens use social media and have a smartphone, and nearly half say they’re online almost constantly, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. te...
How LVMH’s Hublot Plans to Rise Above a Watch Market Downturn
[Business]
2024/12/20 09:09
New CEO Julien Tornare plans to reinforce the brand’s value proposition by investing in bold design, craftsmanship and growing the company’s cultural impact beyond football. “It’s not just because something is luxury that people are willing to pay any price,” Tornare said.[Hublot is collaborating with artists including Takashi Murakami as it seeks to accelerate efforts to diversify its mar...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Future of Telcos : Mapping The Routes to Renewed Success
[Business]
2024/12/20 09:08
For all their efforts to reignite growth, telcos have yet to overcome their fundamental challenges. Doing so is still feasible, but the viable paths will require unprecedented transformation.In recent years, telcos have repeatedly attempted to turn around their flagging fortunes by embracing agile ways of working, core-adjacent businesses or services, advanced network technologies, and assorted...
Prenuvo’s Controversial Full-Body MRI Scans Just Got Cheaper for Some People
[Product]
2024/12/20 09:07
After its 100,000th scan, Prenuvo just lowered the price of its full-body scans for certain groups.Whether you know it or not, whether you’re worried or not, there could be a deadly medical issue hiding inside your body. One way to find out is what most people do: effectively nothing. They wait until symptoms or pains emerge, seek medical advice, and face the terrible reality of a major medica...
Merck Enters into Exclusive Global License Agreement with Hansoh Pharma
[Business]
2024/12/20 09:06
Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive global license agreement for HS-10535, an investigational preclinical oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist.“We continue to leverage science-driven business development to augment and complement our robust pipeline,”...
Europe Car Sales Dip as Automakers Battle Consumer Slowdown
[Business]
2024/12/20 09:05
France, Italy lead decline in registrations, lobby group says. Demand for fully electric cars improved slightly in November.European car sales sank last month as the region’s biggest automakers grapple with a slowdown in demand that’s triggered an industry crisis.New-car registrations declined 2% in November from a year earlier to 1.06 million units, led by sharp falls in France and Italy, th...
