TREND REPORTS
Beyond Combines Physical and Digital Fashion With AR Snapchat Lenses
[Product]
2023/05/03 09:05
Beyond's "phygital" capsule collection features a physical hoodie people can preview in AR.Beyond. People can purchase a hoodie featuring an NFC chip.The search for this year's Media All-Stars has begun! Submit an entry by May 22 to be considered.Creative tech studio Beyond is experimenting with the intersection of physical and digital fashion with the launch of its first “full-cycle” Phygita...
Amazon : Not Just an Online Store
[Business]
2023/05/03 09:04
In keeping with the theme of this earnings season – low expectations surpassed – Amazon reported better-than-expected results on Thursday. The e-commerce giant that had struggled to live up to expectations in 2022, reported a net profit of $3.2 billion on net sales of $127 billion for the first three months of 2023, beating analyst expectations on the top and bottom line.“There’s a lot to l...
DuPont Announces Kevlar® EXO™, A Groundbreaking Next-Generation Aramid Fiber
[Product]
2023/05/03 09:03
DuPont has debuted a new version of its famous bulletproof Kevlar fabric called EXO at this year's United States Army Rangers' Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning Georgia. The company says it is the most significant aramid fiber innovation in over 50 years with not only better ballistic protection, but it's also lighter, more flexible, and more heat resistant.Mention Kevlar and it's likely...
(PDF) BCG - A New Migration Strategy for Growth and Innovation
[Business]
2023/05/02 09:10
Human progress depends not only on a handful of exceptional individuals with breakthrough ideas, but on the broader array of people who help realize those ideas by keeping the engines running and greasing the wheels of innovation. An essential ingredient in this mix is migration, the blend of talent that populations drawn from beyond a country’s borders can provide—a combination of brain powe...
Botticelli’s Venus as ‘Influencer’ in Tourism Campaign Faces Widespread Ridicule
[Design]
2023/05/02 09:09
The use of a computerised mascot of the Renaissance figure to promote Italian culture has been described as “humiliating” and “grotesque”.The campaign sees Botticelli's Venus taking selfies in front of Italian landmarksAn official website and video using a computerised mascot inspired by Botticelli's The Birth of Venus (around 1485) to promote tourism to Italy has drawn widespread ridicule....
LVMH’s Market Value Exceeds $500 Billion, a First in Europe
[Investing]
2023/05/02 09:08
Boom in China sales, euro’s strength help lift luxury company. Stock’s surge cements Arnault status as world’s richest person.LVMH’s market value surpassed $500 billion, becoming the first European company to reach that milestone, thanks to booming sales of luxury goods in China and a strengthening euro.The achievement comes less than two weeks after LVMH joined the ranks of the world’s 10...
Why Young Shoppers are Cool with Counterfeits
[Consumer]
2023/05/02 09:07
On TikTok, guides to buying ‘dupes’ of pricey luxury items are gaining a following.In 2012, a classic Chanel flap bag could be yours for $4,400. Today, the price has gone up to $10,200. In a TikTok video, user Amanda Rennick shows a duplicate, or “dupe”, of the bag she bought for $55 on Chinese cross-border site DH Gate, complete with a receipt and a branded dust bag.Would you be tempted?Yo...
How Smart is ChatGPT ?
[Business]
2023/05/02 09:06
Visualizing ChatGPT’s Performance in Human Exams.ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI, has become incredibly popular over the past year due to its ability to generate human-like responses in a wide range of circumstances.In fact, ChatGPT has become so competent, that students are now using it to help them with their homework. This has prompted several U.S. school districts to block de...
A Weird, Purple Flying QR Code Made of Drones Appeared in The Sky Over London
[Design]
2023/05/02 09:05
A series of images showing drones forming the shape of a QR code over London's river Thames on April 26, 2023.Drones traced weird patterns in the London sky on Wednesday for no clear reason.At one point they formed into a QR code linking to the site of the insurance company Beazley.Beazley told Insider they were holding a company event for 700 people that included the drone show.An unusual sigh...
