TREND REPORTS
(Patent) How Google’s Self-Driving Cars May Handle the Toughest Situations
[Tech]
2015/09/13 11:09
A Google patent application that was published online last week details a system to assist its self-driving vehicles in difficult situations, such as certain left-hand turns.Left-hand turns are one of the tougher things drivers have to do. They result in far more accidents than right-hand turns, and have been called “the bane of traffic engineers.” The challenge of turning left holds for self...
The Rise and Stall of Apple's iPad Business
[Product]
2015/09/13 11:08
On Wednesday, Apple introduced the iPad Pro, a tablet with a much larger (12.9-inch) touch screen than previous iPads, in addition to revealing a new optional stylus and physical keyboard/cover.It's almost like Apple is taking a cue from the Microsoft Surface and trying to bridge the gap between traditional laptop computers and tablets — a market it legitimized with the first iPad back in 2010...
A Smart Way to Keep Streets Clean
[Design]
2015/09/13 11:07
The British Have Determined The Best Soccer Player In The World All While Cleaning Their Environment. Here's How."Normally we encourage people to think outside the box, but not this time..." UK's Hubbub writes on their website.The company, which aims to communicate environmental issues in a relatable way, has started a campaign to "Vote With Your Butt" in an effort to help keep London's streets...
Secondhand Clothing Marketplace thredUP Raises $81M from Goldman Sachs
[Investing]
2015/09/13 11:06
ThredUP, a marketplace for used apparel, is hoping to offer consumers a more premium experience by individually vetting each item of used clothing sold through its site.The San Francisco-based company just raised an $81M Series E round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. ThredUP has raised over $125M to date.“We’re excited to partner with thredUP,” Ian Friedman, co-head of GSIP Private...
The Gridlocked Global Economy
[Investing]
2015/09/13 11:05
IN 2009, in the middle of the financial crisis, global economic growth fell to zero. China and other emerging-market economies had added exactly as much to global GDP—1.5% in purchasing-power-parity terms—as America and the rest of the rich world had lost. Since the crisis, everyone has lowered their expectations. Global growth has flattened out to just above 3% for the last few years. And th...
The Genomic Revolution Will Break Radical Ground for Brands
[Business]
2015/09/13 11:04
Futures Director at Pearlfisher investigates what the implications of engineering ourselves will be.Today’s consumers are increasingly demanding brands that are centered on answering their individual needs and wants, strengths and weaknesses—and radical breakthroughs in science and technology are increasingly making the answering of these demands much easier and more specific.In the healthcar...
(Video) Enter The Matrix! This iPad App Lets You "See" Wi-Fi Signals
[Design]
2015/09/13 11:03
The invisible world around us pulses with radio waves, an electromagnetic tide that washes over everything. If you could see it, everything around us would ripple with information, like dropping a tab of acid after watching The Matrix.The next best thing to that? The Architecture of Radio, a new exhibition by Dutch designer Richard Vijgen that uses an augmented reality iPad app to visualize the...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The New Global Competition for Corporate Profits
[Investing]
2015/09/10 10:43
The world’s biggest corporations have been riding a three-decade wave of profit growth, market expansion, and declining costs. Yet this unprecedented run may be coming to an end. Our new McKinsey Global Institute report, Playing to win: The new global competition for corporate profits, projects that the global corporate-profit pool, which currently stands at almost 10 percent of world GDP, cou...
The Pumpkin Flavor Trend Continues to Grow
[Product]
2015/09/10 10:42
According to Nielsen data, the pumpkin flavor trend continues to grow and has become an integral part of our fall diets. Last year, 37% of U.S. consumers purchased a pumpkin-flavored product. And this means big dollars: Pumpkin products accounted for $361 million in sales in the last year alone, having grown 79% since 2011.Pumpkin pie filling still dominates the market, with $135 million of sal...
