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(Patent) Apple's New Patent Points to AR Spectacles Separate from Vision Pro
[Tech]
2023/09/10 09:10
Apple could have more than one augmented reality product, as a new patent shows standard glasses using the Digital Crown.Before the Apple Vision Pro was unveiled, my biggest question was whether Apple was going to announce a set of augmented reality glasses that would be an iPhone accessory -- and look and function more like normal glasses -- or if it was going to launch something more like a f...
(PDF) BCG - The Unified Theory of Pricing
[Business]
2023/09/10 09:09
Pricing is a complicated and often frustrating challenge for business leaders because they have so many theories, concepts, frameworks, and equations to choose from. Some leaders deal with this challenge by relying on familiar approaches, such as what their company has always done. Others delegate pricing tasks to internal teams with a superior understanding of the intricate mathematics. When t...
B&O has Shrunk Its High-End Beolab Speakers Into A Stylish Compact Design
[Product]
2023/09/10 09:08
The Beolab 8 sounds like it will be as powerful as it is pretty. You know what a new speaker from Bang & Olufsen means: serious sonic performance wrapped in a seriously stylish design. The new Beolab 8 may well be the most beautiful speaker Bang & Olufsen has ever made too – we already rate the brand among the best Bluetooth speakers we've tested. But don't let its small size and good...
Poolside Raises $126M Seed Round AI-Enhanced Conversational Chat Platform
[Investing]
2023/09/10 09:07
Poolside AI has raised a $126m seed round and is relocating to build a tool that could write code, sources tell SiftedParis has a new foundational AI player. Poolside AI, a startup that wants to create a ChatGPT-like tool that can write software code, has raised a mammoth $126m seed round, according to two sources directly involved with the fundraising.The US-based startup has also opened a Fre...
Young Music Fans Increasingly Turn to Music Piracy
[Consumer]
2023/09/10 09:06
Before the advent of peer-to-peer file sharing via torrents or dedicated services like Napster or Limewire, bootlegged copies of movies, TV shows or music were already an issue for the respective industries. The internet has exacerbated this issue, even with streaming platforms offering huge content libraries for a relatively low price. As our chart based on data from the International Federati...
DTC Brands are Increasing Out-of-Home Marketing
[Business]
2023/09/10 09:05
As direct-to-consumer brands compete for shelf space at physical stores, many are now advertising in physical spaces, too [A collage of billboard ads from DTC brands Curie, Tower 28 Beauty, Maelys Cosmetics and Adgile Media GroupOOH ads from DTC brands]Direct-to-consumer brands are on the hunt for the best brand awareness strategies as they gain distribution in physical stores. But rather than...
The State of Tech M&A
[Investing]
2023/09/10 09:04
Deal volume has fallen to COVID-era lows, driven by a risk-off mentality. Go beyond the data to discover the M&A trends you need to know.The CB Insights platform gives you the deep company insights — including cap table histories, buyer sentiment, headcount trends and more — to identify the right M&A targets quickly and confidently.Deals hit Covid lowsTech M&A deal volume drops to...
Tesla Cleared to Build a Drive-In Movie Theater With All-Night Diner
[Design]
2023/09/10 09:03
Tesla's official mock rendering of the structure as shown during the 2023 Investor's Day presentation.Tesla CEO Elon Musk certainly enjoys some variety when it comes to his business ventures, whether it's electric cars, space exploration, social media platforms, or...drive-in movie theaters?Tesla is reportedly opening a drive-in movie theater and diner in Los Angeles that will double as a mass...
(PDF) WER - The World Happiness Report 2023
[Consumer]
2023/09/07 09:10
The question of whether money makes people happy has probably been on mankind's mind for as long as this means of payment has existed. Our infographic tries to get closer to an answer. The underlying figures are, on the one side, the points achieved by the countries in the World Happiness Index (X-axis of the chart) and on the other, their respective gross domestic product per capita (Y-axis).A...
