TREND REPORTS
Ledger Raises Another $75M to Become The Leader in Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets
[Investing]
2018/01/21 10:06
Ledger just raised an impressive Series B round of $75 million (€61 million), led by Draper Esprit. The startup already raised a $7 million round last year. But the cryptocurrency mania probably made it easy to raise more money.If you have more than a bit of money in cryptocurrencies, chances are you’ve heard about Ledger wallets. The French startup has been designing some of the most secure...
These Adidas Sneakers Double as a One-Year Pass to Berlin’s Mass Transit
[Product]
2018/01/21 10:05
Arguably more useful than 'Pie Tops'. To get a whole bunch of people to change their habits and do the right thing, it helps to make the right thing sexy … or at least provide a sexy incentive.That’s the logic behind Adidas’ limited-edition EQT Support 93/Berlin shoe, the fruit of an unlikely partnership between the brand and the city’s public transport company, BVG.“The motivation behind...
(Video) Sleep Enhancer and Energy Booster Device for Better Productivity and Health - Sleepman
[Product]
2018/01/21 10:04
A good sleep means a good energy, productivity, and overall health. Sleepman is a device specially designed to enhance your sleep. A good sleep is also important when you driving constantly, never doze-off with Sleepman.This is the upgraded version from the first model, all new features are based on Kickstarter community advices and suggestions, a new Sleepman that is sleeker, smaller, with jam...
Gravity Chopsticks 2.0 : Levitate Your Eating Experience
[Design]
2018/01/21 10:03
The world’s most innovative chopsticks with levitating eating tips.What are Gravity Chopsticks 2.0?After successfully launching the original Gravity Chopsticks Kickstarter, we decided it is time for the release of Gravity Chopsticks 2.0 (GC 2.0). Gravity Chopsticks are not your ordinary traditional chopsticks. They use the force of gravity to levitate the eating tips, keeping them sanitary wit...
(PDF) BCG - The Most Innovative Companies 2018 : Innovators Go All In On Digital
[Business]
2018/01/18 10:36
Among global innovators, only four factors increased in strategic importance this year. All were digital-related. BCG’s twelfth innovation report focuses on the ways digital is transforming products, services, and the processes that create them.At leading innovators, R&D and new-product development have become digital endeavors. Eleven of the fifty companies named in BCG’s 2018 ranking of...
How Much Money the Highest Paid CEOs in America Make
[Investing]
2018/01/18 10:36
The stock market continues to set record highs, and the Republican tax cut is about to hit workers’ paychecks in February. The new tax law also impacts skyrocketing executive compensation, which made us wonder how a CEO compensation correlates with the company’s financial performance. We created a new graph to find out.We took our numbers from 24/7WallSt, which tracks things like executive co...
The Internet Is In Love With Google’s Fine Art Selfie-Matching App
[Product]
2018/01/18 10:36
Does Google’s Arts & Culture app think you look like a Vermeer duchess? Or Goya’s terrifying Saturn?Last month, the Google Arts & Culture app released an experimental new feature that uses machine learning to match your selfies to famous paintings. After percolating for a few weeks, the feature took the internet by storm over the weekend, with many thousands of people sharing their re...
(PDF) Is Alexa Killing the Radio Star ?
[Product]
2018/01/18 10:35
Smart speakers and other voice-enabled smart devices were clearly among the stars of this year’s CES.Coinciding with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Edison Research and NPR released the latest edition of their joint Smart Audio Report, offering new research on how smart speakers are used. According to their estimates, 39 million Americans currently own a smart speaker, of which rou...
(M&A) BMW Acquires Parkmobile Parking App to Help Tackle City Traffic
[Investing]
2018/01/18 10:35
BMW has acquired Parkmobile, an app that provides guidance and services for those looking for parking in North America, including on-street and garage parking payments and spot reservation. BMW Group had already held a minority investment in the company, and owned its Parkmobile Group Europe affiliate, but today it increased its holdings to reach majority ownership of Parkmobile, LLC, which is...
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