TREND REPORTS
Startup Funding Deals Fall to Lowest Level in 4 Years
[Investing]
2016/04/10 11:05
Venture capitalists are making fewer bets and focusing their investing on more mature companies, such as Snapchat and Lyft.Venture capitalists made fewer bets in the U.S. last quarter, while putting a larger proportion of their money into the most mature private companies, according to research firm PitchBook Data. The findings show that venture investors are trying to play it safe by backing p...
The World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted Without Surgery
[Tech]
2016/04/10 11:04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable pacemaker that doesn’t require wired leads, which often lead to complications.The one-inch long Medtronic-built device, called the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, is about a tenth the size of traditional pacemakers—making it the smallest in the world.It’s intended for patients with atrial fibrillation (an irregular or rapid...
The Earth’s Very Own Sunglasses - The Global Cooling skyscraper
[Design]
2016/04/10 11:03
The Global Cooling skyscraper is by all means a financial and logistical impossibility…in the present tense. However, if we think of the global cooling skyscraper as a concept, it sounds like a marvelously eccentric idea. Think of it, a massive greenhouse that stands in front of the earth and the sun. Its transparent design allows sunlight to pass through, but it absorbs a great deal of the sh...
(PDF) MIT Media Lab Develop Camera That Removes Reflections
[Tech]
2016/04/07 10:31
MIT computer scientists have developed a new camera that removes reflections so objects can be clearly photographed through glass.Computer scientists from MIT, in collaboration with Microsoft Research, have developed a new camera system that is able to remove reflections so that clear photographs can be captured even when taken through glass.At the moment, no cameras are able to detect and remo...
(PDF) BCG - A New Approach to Organization Design
[Business]
2016/04/07 10:31
In a time of economic turbulence, disruptive technology, globalization, and unprecedentedly fierce competition, the priority concern for many business leaders is to adapt to the changing conditions in order to boost their company’s performance. For that purpose, they frequently turn to organization design for help. By driving a thorough organizational review and redesign, company leaders can c...
Pantone Universe Footwear 2016 Spring/Summer Collection
[Design]
2016/04/07 10:31
Pantone is a name synonymous with just about every shade imaginable, and for Spring/Summer 2016.Pantone Universe Footwear presents a collection that fuses the power of color with the possibilities of design. Inspired by its “Let Colors Rule” philosophy, the label’s new capsule collection combines seasonal shades with timeless footwear silhouettes, including highlights such as the Roland Garr...
Goldman Sachs Leads a $30M Round for Persado’s AI-Based, Automated Copywriting Service
[Investing]
2016/04/07 10:31
Sometime today you’re going to read a marketing message that was probably written by Persado‘s software — and if you haven’t, Goldman Sachs has led a $30 million investment into the company to make sure you will soon.Persado has developed software that can write what co-founder Assaf Baciu calls “cognitive content”, which he says is copywriting primed to get readers to engage.“We’ve run...
Chai Tea and Alcohol Pairings Further The Healthy Hedonism Trend
[Product]
2016/04/07 10:31
As part of their ongoing quest for balance, Millennials are engaging in healthy hedonism, a practice that sees them offsetting their wellness-oriented ways with acts of indulgence. This trend was evident at this month’s Coffee and Tea Festival in NYC, where antioxidant-rich chai tea was fused with alcohol for delightfully boozy brews accented with a hint of health. DONA CHAIBrewed and bottled...
Nearly 80% of Social Media Time Now Spent on Mobile Devices
[Consumer]
2016/04/07 10:31
Facebook dominates all other networks in engagement, while Snapchat skews much younger than the other social sites.One of the more revealing discussions in comScore’s 2016 U.S. Cross-Platform Future in Focus is about social media. It illustrates how mobile social media access has become. It also vividly shows how dominant Facebook is.Roughly 1 in 5 minutes (19 percent) of all digital media tim...
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