TREND REPORTS
Gwyneth Paltrow Invests in Natural Frozen Food, Elicits Eye Rolls - Daily Harvest
[Investing]
2017/07/16 09:07
Fresh off her adventure with “healing stickers,” Gwyneth Paltrow has recently announced her investment in the frozen meal delivery service, Daily Harvest. No, this is not some pallid frozen green bean venture – we can safely assume she had a “conscious uncoupling” from such an ingredient years ago.Founded by a “busy” New Yorker (why is that term New Yorkers’ favorite word to describe th...
The Apps That Make Us Happiest are The Ones We Spend The Least Time With
[Business]
2017/07/16 09:06
If your brand’s online engagement stats are through the roof, then you should be worried.An interesting study looking at digital engagement (measured by time spent interacting) and user happiness from Thrive Global and Moment has found a startling negative correlation.[click to enlarge]Hint: It’s not Facebook or Instagram.When it comes to user happiness, the best apps are the ones that help p...
Middleweights, Not Mega Cities, Will Lead ASEAN Growth
[Investing]
2017/07/16 09:05
Landscape to look 'very different' by 2030; cross-border trade to be driver.Gone are the days when huge cities such as Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta spearheaded the fastest consumer demand growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region. Today, middleweight regions such as Cavite in the Philippines are the new hotspots for growth, according to Nielsen and strategy firm AlphaBeta.In th...
MIT - Miniaturizing the Brain of a Drone
[Tech]
2017/07/16 09:04
Method for designing efficient computer chips may get miniature smart drones off the ground.In recent years, engineers have worked to shrink drone technology, building flying prototypes that are the size of a bumblebee and loaded with even tinier sensors and cameras. Thus far, they have managed to miniaturize almost every part of a drone, except for the brains of the entire operation — the com...
(Infographic) The Fastest Growing Companies Use These Technologies
[Business]
2017/07/16 09:03
There are thousands of services and apps out there that can help to power business success, but which ones ares used by the best of the best?Today’s infographic from GetVoIP looks at the tech behind the 1,250 fastest growing companies in the U.S., with a focus on what they use for their email, advertising, content management, website hosting, and analytics services.Many of these companies are...
(Infographic) The 10 Tech Trends Driving Our Future
[Tech]
2017/07/13 10:31
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” A quote often attributed to Henry Ford that still perfectly encapsulates the exponential growth of technology.Technology continues to transform our lives in previously unimaginable ways. In just the last few years, think of the advancements that have been made in computing power, wireless Internet, and even the crea...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Competing in a World of Sectors Without Borders
[Business]
2017/07/13 10:31
Digitization is causing a radical reordering of traditional industry boundaries. What will it take to play offense and defense in tomorrow’s ecosystems?[click to enlarge]Rakuten Ichiba is Japan’s single largest online retail marketplace. It also provides loyalty points and e-money usable at hundreds of thousands of stores, virtual and real. It issues credit cards to tens of millions of member...
(Video) AI Cybersecurity Startup Darktrace Raises $75M, Now Valued at $825M
[Investing]
2017/07/13 10:31
Darktrace, a cybersecurity platform that detects threats in real time using machine learning that adapts and learns over time, has raised $75 million in a series D round of funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Summit Partners, KKR, and TenEleven Ventures.The latest raise comes exactly a year after the U.K. outfit announced a $64 million funding round, which included...
Americans Are Scooping Into Better For You Ice Cream
[Consumer]
2017/07/13 10:31
Summertime is officially underway, and with warmer weather comes colder sweet treats to keep cool. This month, consumers around the country are indulging in ice cream to celebrate National Ice Cream Month.While consumers enjoy a little sweet indulgence every now and then, health and wellness is still top of mind for many. According to Nielsen’s Global Ingredient study, 68% of consumers say the...
