TREND REPORTS
This Radar Tech Startup, Spartan Raised $17M To Make Automated Driving Cheaper And Safer
[Investing]
2023/05/09 09:08
Autonomous cars and trucks won’t be a big business for years, but the market for automating some driving functions is booming and most new vehicles now come equipped with cameras and radar. Spartan Radar, a Southern California startup created by ex-defense industry engineers, just raised $17 million to help commercialize sensor software that it says lets even cheap radar units track their surr...
Apparel and E-Commerce Industry Report
[Business]
2023/05/09 09:07
The CivicScience Apparel & E-Commerce Industry Report tracks the latest shifts and trends in retail among U.S. consumers. This year’s report shows that young shoppers are setting today’s fashion trends, consumers expect a lot from brands, and Americans are shopping online more than usual this time of year. Check out a few key insights from this year’s report:[civicscience]
Minute Maid Billboards Tap On The Sun To Dispense Vitamin D
[Business]
2023/05/09 09:06
Recently, Minute Maid unveiled its new global redesign, a zesty identity featuring retro elements that will give the company’s beverages a harmonious, consistent look worldwide. Now, to mark the fresh start, the brand has come up with billboards that harness the power of the sun.Nearly half of the world’s population lives in urban cities, where skyscrapers and concrete landscapes obstruct res...
Microsoft Makes Half of Its Money in the Cloud
[Business]
2023/05/09 09:05
Even though Microsoft's best-known front-facing product might be its productivity suite Office 365, half of the revenue of its past quarter was created with cloud services and properties. Out of $52.9 billion made between January and April of 2023, cloud computing was responsible for $28.5 billion. This marks the first time that cloud solutions have had such a high share of the tech company's t...
Digitized Scent : The Latest In Aroma Molecule Experiences
[Product]
2023/05/09 09:04
With the fragrance world advancing in the universal language of scent and attempting to cater to younger generations and how they’re consuming fragrance in a way that feeds into their identity and self expression, machine learning-driven fragrance is charting new ground- just as our other senses, like sight and sound, have been very quickly digitized. Ahead, we sniff out three brands creating...
Italy Reimagines Botticelli's Venus as an Influencer, Angering Citizens
[Business]
2023/05/09 09:03
Visitors view The Birth of Venus painting by Sandro Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century “virtual influencer.”The digital rendition of Venus, goddess of love, based on Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece “Birth of Venus,...
(PDF) Market Insights on European Plant-based Sales 2020-2022
[Business]
2023/05/08 09:10
GFI Europe’s analysis of NielsenIQ data across 13 European countries shows sales of plant-based foods grew by 21% between 2020 and 2022 to reach a record €5.8 billion.The plant-based sector is on the up in EuropeGFI Europe’s analysis of retail sales data from NielsenIQ covering 13 European countries shows that sales of plant-based foods grew by 6% in 2022 – and 21% from 2020 to 2022 – to r...
AI Can Now Set (Almost) Perfect Typography
[Design]
2023/05/08 09:09
AI creates typography, perfects the product shot, and captures time and space.Before we get into our weekly roundup of visual generative AI gluttony, I must confess that my favorite visual story this week has been the 4-year-long quest of an honest craftsman (Jony Ive) who decided to embark on the seemingly impossible quest to create the perfect typeface—one that already had been 300 years in...
The 2023 Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey
[Business]
2023/05/08 09:08
Senior execs are cautiously navigating today's economic realities but are also intent on investing in the future. 2023 imperatives should include business productivity and building a new three- to-seven-year growth strategy. The Big Picture: CEO Plans in a Changed WorldThe 2023 Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey shows the short-term reactivity of recent years giving way to relativ...
