TREND REPORTS
Cleerly Raises $106M for AI Heart Health Early Detection
[Investing]
2024/12/09 09:04
Cleerly, a leader in advanced cardiovascular imaging, announced the successful closure of its Series C extension funding round, raising a total of $106 million. This funding round was led by global software investor Insight Partners and joined by Battery Ventures with participation from pre-existing investors. With this new funding, Cleerly will continue to scale its commercial growth and clini...
Virtuix Omni One Core is a VR Treadmill That Lets You Move Safely in an Imaginary World
[Product]
2024/12/09 09:03
Virtual reality graphics have evolved to such a great degree that they’ve come quite close to looking real, but that illusion quickly breaks down when it comes to other parts of the experience. We still use sticks and wands to manipulate objects, something we don’t do in the real world, and we’re forced to stand or sit in place as if rooted to the spot. Of course, it’s dangerous to be movin...
The 2025 Color Of The Year - Mocha Mousse
[Design]
2024/12/06 09:10
Brat Summer has come and gone and it seems like the color’s cultural impact hasn’t really affected Pantone much. The color company has, as it does every year, announced a color for the year moving forward (something I’ve had my own thoughts about). The 2025 Color Of The Year is Mocha Mousse – a ‘flavorful’ brown shade that aims at neutrality and an alignment with mother nature. “There is...
(PDF) Deloitte - Gen AI Transforming Transportation
[Business]
2024/12/06 09:09
Gen AI shows early promise in the transportation industry, as leaders chart a path around significant adoption challenges, toward effective implementation.As leaders in transportation grapple with shifting trade flows, margin pressures and increasing demands from shippers and regulators, generative AI is increasingly among the technologies they employ. Deloitte’s July 2024 survey of over 200 e...
Robot Photographer Takes the Perfect Picture - PhotoBot
[Tech]
2024/12/06 09:08
PhotoBot works with users to bring their imagination to life.Finding it hard to get the perfect angle for your shot? PhotoBot can take the picture for you. Tell it what you want the photo to look like, and your robot photographer will present you with references to mimic. Pick your favorite, and PhotoBot—a robot arm with a camera—will adjust its position to match the reference and your pictur...
The Economics of Chipotle
[Investing]
2024/12/06 09:07
Chipotle’s burritos, and its stock, are getting more expensive. The economics of Chipotle are pretty extraordinary for a quick-serve restaurant.Chipotle and Cava just dropped some news that might make the country’s burrito-and-bowl lovers groan: both are raising prices in early 2025, with Chipotle announcing a 2% nationwide hike and Cava hinting at less than 3%, according to comments from its...
XREAL One AR Glasses Take on The Apple Vision Pro with a More Discreet Eyewear
[Product]
2024/12/06 09:06
Virtual and augmented reality has long been one of mankind’s most ambitious dreams, as shown in sci-fi shows and films we’ve produced over the decades. For a time, it seemed that many tech companies were invested in this field, especially with the buzz around the metaverse, but things seemed to have quieted down a bit. There are fewer players left in the arena, particularly Meta and Apple, bo...
Vooma Raises Over $16M in Seed and Series A Funding
[Investing]
2024/12/06 09:05
Vooma, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI platform designed for freight brokers and carriers of all sizes, raised over $16M in Seed and Series A funding.The amount consisted of $13M in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures and $3.6M in seed round led by Index Ventures with participation from angel investors including founders and executives from companies such as Motive, Project44, Ry...
(Infographic) 7 Creative Design Trend Predictions for 2025
[Design]
2024/12/06 09:04
The team from Depositphotos have shared their visual trend predictions for 2025, based on usage of its stock image library.The trends incorporate new art syles, collages, AI-generated imagery, and more, all of which you’ve no doubt seen more of in recent months. And with more than 40 million subscribers, and library of over 300 million images, Depositphotos is well-placed to provide insight in...
