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(PDF) BCG - Global Asset Management Report 2025
[Investing]
2025/06/04 09:09
Cost optimization can provide the resilience that asset managers need in an era of unpredictable markets.To optimize cost efficiencies, many firms are adopting strategic models that emphasize spending in one or another of three areas: investment management and trade execution; sales, marketing, and operations; or IT.A zero-based approach can ensure that an organization’s cost structures are up...
Tadao Ando’s “Apple Watch” : The Watch He Designed, Inspired By An Apple.
[Design]
2025/06/04 09:08
The green apple has always played a central role in the work of the Japanese architect and guest editor of Domus in 2021, and it features in the watch he designed for Cauny.This watch is a manifesto for an idea, and is the vision behind the new model created by Tadao Ando for Cauny, a watch company founded in Switzerland and now based in Portugal. Following collaborations with Álvaro Siza, Edu...
(Infographic) The Stablecoin Market Map
[Investing]
2025/06/04 09:07
In partnership with Stablecon, we leveraged CB Insights’ Business Graph data to identify and map 172 high-momentum companies powering the stablecoin ecosystem across core infrastructure, consumer financial services, and enterprise solutions.[click to enlarge]Funding to stablecoin companies is projected to rise to $12.3B in 2025 — more than 10x 2024’s $1B in funding. This unprecedented growth...
(Paper) A Wireless Forehead E-Tattoo For Mental Workload Estimation
[Tech]
2025/06/04 09:06
Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain.Whether it is doing sums or working out what to text your new date, some tasks produce a furrowed brow. Now scientists say they have come up with a device to monitor such effort: an electronic tattoo, stuck to the forehead.The researchers say the device could prove valuable among pilot...
AI Job Loss Insurance Unveiled By YC-Backed Singularity
[Business]
2025/06/04 09:05
Singularity announced the launch of SingularityShield Income Cover, the first income‑protection policy specifically designed for workers whose roles are eliminated by AI‑driven automation.With AI adoption accelerating across every sector, workers face unprecedented displacement risk. SingularityShield provides the first data‑driven safety net built specifically for the age of artificial inte...
India's Growing Economy
[Investing]
2025/06/04 09:04
Comments made by CEO BVR Subrahmanyam of the Indian government think tank NITI Aayog about the size of the Indian economy have made headlines in the country's media. On Saturday, the head of the organization said that India was the world's fourth largest economy "as I speak". Subrahmanyam cited IMF data to back up the claim. In fact, India is projected to overtake Japan and move up into rank fo...
McKinsey Leans On AI to Make PowerPoints, Draft Proposals
[Business]
2025/06/04 09:03
McKinsey & Co.'s consultants are using the firm's generative AI platform, Lilli, to draft proposals and create PowerPoint slides, taking over tasks typically performed by junior employees.The internal AI program has developed enough since its 2023 launch for executives to view it as a member in each team of associates. McKinsey & Co.’s consultants are increasingly drafting proposals an...
(PDF) GCC Personal Luxury Market Report - Chalhoub Group
[Business]
2025/06/03 09:10
Middle East Luxury Sales Surge 6% to $12.8 Billion While Global Market Contracts, According to New Report from Chalhoub Group.The Gulf region saw 6 percent growth in luxury sales to $12.8 billion last year, in sharp contrast to global markets, which saw a 2 percent decline.New market data released by Chalhoub Group reveals the region’s luxury ecosystem is one of the strongest globally, powered...
Everything We Know About Jony Ive’s $6.5 Billion Dollar ‘Secret’ AI Gadget.
[Product]
2025/06/03 09:09
Let’s be honest, the tech world hasn’t felt this electric since Steve Jobs pulled the original iPhone from his pocket. Sure, we felt a few sparks fly in 2024 when Rabbit and Humane announced their AI devices, but that died down pretty quickly post-launch. However, when news broke that OpenAI had acquired Jony Ive’s mysterious startup “io” for a staggering $6.5 billion, the speculation mach...
