TREND REPORTS
Startup Founders are Turning to ‘Seed-Strapping’ in a Difficult Funding Environment
[Business]
2025/03/04 09:05
“Seed-strapping,” or raising one round of funding and scaling profitably from there, is gaining popularity among startup founders amid a downturn in venture capital markets.Artificial intelligence is helping startup founders become more efficient for less money, thus minimizing the need to raise venture capital.“I think what most founders are also realizing is what you need is not just money...
Lock Screen Platform Glance Launches AI-Powered Shopping Experience
[Investing]
2025/03/04 09:04
Lock screen platform Glance announced today that it is launching a new generative AI-based shopping experience. It will suggest different outfits on a user’s personalized avatar. The company is partnering with Google to use the company’s Gemini models and Vertex AI to deploy the experience.Separately, the company also got fresh backing from Google — which was already an investor — according...
Monthly Trend Report - March. 2025
[Trendbird]
2025/03/04 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - March. 2025 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Market Sensing & Trend Research Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve." * [동아일보] 트렌드버드의 2025년 전망 …“AI컴패니언, 로보택시, 비만치료제 시장에 주목” h...
(Paper) The Anthropic Economic Index
[Investing]
2025/02/25 09:10
In the coming years, AI systems will have a major impact on the ways people work. For that reason, we're launching the Anthropic Economic Index, an initiative aimed at understanding AI's effects on labor markets and the economy over time.The Index’s initial report provides first-of-its-kind data and analysis based on millions of anonymized conversations on Claude.ai, revealing the clearest pic...
Crocs Just Found The Perfect Use Case for AI
[Business]
2025/02/25 09:09
There are plenty of questionable examples of companies shoehorning useless artificial intelligence features into their products (Meta’s AI-powered profiles say hello!), but finally, Crocs has found one that actually makes sense.The casual footwear brand has partnered with ABLO, an AI fashion design platform, to let people use AI to design their own Jibbitz charms.Crocs are already all about cu...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Thriving Workplaces : How Employers Can Improve Productivity and Change Lives
[Consumer]
2025/02/25 09:08
Investing in holistic employee health can create almost $12 trillion in global economic value.As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements, demographic shifts, and evolving work paradigms, it is vital to invest in employee health.Why prioritize workforce health? Investing in employee health can substantially increase economic returns. Research by the McKinsey Health Institute in...
(Patent) A New Google Patent Focuses on Future AR Glasses That Controlled Voice Commands
[Tech]
2025/02/25 09:07
In September 2024, the Google, Samsung, Qualcomm XR Alliance announced that beyond a headset to take on the Apple Vision Pro, they were also working on a mixed-reality set of glasses that would link to Android smartphones.Will the alliance start with AI glasses to compete with Ray-Ban Meta glasses and then shift to full blown AR glasses or actually make the leap to AR Glasses as Qualcomm's CEO...
Video Games, Not TikTok, Could Be Fashion’s Gateway to Gen Alpha
[Consumer]
2025/02/25 09:06
For many brands, now is the time to start building awareness with Gen Alpha, which is poised to become a spending powerhouse, and video games may be the best place to create those connections.Brands trying to reach the shoppers of the future may want to spend a little less time on TikTok and a little more on video games — because that’s what their target audience is doing.In a recent deep div...
Mercor, An AI Recruiting Startup Founded by 21-Year-Olds, Raises $100M at $2B Valuation
[Investing]
2025/02/25 09:05
AI Startup Led by 21-Year-Old Thiel Fellow Lands $2 Billion Valuation. Mercor uses AI to help with hiring for employers and workers. Felicis, General Catalyst and Menlo backed $100 million deal.Artificial intelligence-powered hiring startup Mercor has notched a valuation of $2 billion in a new funding round — a massive markup for the small San Francisco-based team and the latest sign of contin...
