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(PDF) Bain - China Shopper Report 2022
[Consumer]
2022/12/15 09:10
China FMCG: Still Volatile, But with Signs of Hope.This is the eleventh consecutive year that we have tracked the shopping behaviors of Chinese consumers. Our continuing research has given us a valuable long-term view across 106 fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories purchased for home consumption in China. As in past years, we analyzed the 26 key categories1 that span the four largest co...
(Patent) Amazon Patent - A Adjustable Motor Fairings for Aerial Vehicles
[Tech]
2022/12/15 09:09
Amazon is giving its drones a smoother ride. The company is creating adjustable fairings that “reduce aerodynamic drag” of its unmanned aerial vehicles by adjusting their position depending on the drone’s flight configuration, giving its pilot more control for a safe landing. Amazon has long had high hopes of bulking up its drone delivery fleet. The company announced plans this summer to beg...
2022 in Google Searches
[Consumer]
2022/12/15 09:07
2022 has been eventful, to say the least, and a look at the biggest trending Google searches this year can serve as a reminder for some of the events and situations that have shaped our world over the last 12 months.At the top of the trending new searches was of course Ukraine. The war, started when Russia invaded its sovereign neighbor on February 24, also led to Vladimir Putin being one of th...
NASA’s New Wonder Battery Could Power Electric Flight Someday
[Tech]
2022/12/15 09:07
NASA is testing a new graphene battery that could be a game changer for aviation and electric vehicles.NASA knows our civilization has a huge problem: We have to fight climate change while satisfying our need for cheap, easy transportation over land, sea, and air. That means we need to electrify cars, ships, and airplanes—a task that is impossible right now because we don’t have the technolog...
(Infographic) When Will Air Travel Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels?
[Business]
2022/12/15 09:06
Many industries were hit hard by the global pandemic, but it can be argued that air travel suffered one of the most severe blows.The aviation industry as a whole suffered an estimated $370 billion loss in global revenue because of COVID-19. And while air travel has been slowly recovering from the trough, flight passenger traffic has yet to fully bounce back.Where is the industry at in 2022 comp...
Linker Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Concept for Future Urban Mobility
[Design]
2022/12/15 09:05
Linker is a futuristic urban air mobility vehicle designed as final major project for industrial design degree. With overurbanization, cities are become crowded and more concentrated, we need to address these urban mobility challenges with better and smart transportation solutions. Linker is the next generation of air mobility, a concept transportation that would fly users to their destination...
Cathie Wood’s Bold Bets Have Yet to Pay Off
[Investing]
2022/12/15 09:04
For a while there, many felt like Cathie Wood’s bold bet on a trendy group of disruptive tech companies was one of the best in recent investing memory.To be clear, it could be one day. Just not yet.In a trend pattern that very closely resembles the tortoise and the hare: If five years ago you had invested in Wood’s high-flying ARK Innovation ETF — which holds shares in pandemic darlings like...
LVMH’s ‘Guochao’ Beauty Brand Cha Ling Shutters China Stores
[Product]
2022/12/15 09:03
The shuttering of LVMH’s Chinese tea beauty brand Cha Ling's physical doors and official WeChat store is cited as part of its new business strategy. But will China ever want faux ‘Guochao’ brands? A luxury skincare brand launched by LVMH as recently as 2016 has already closed all its offline stores in the China market. The tea and guochao-inspired beauty label was born following an encounter...
New iPhone 15 Pro Max Concept
[Design]
2022/12/14 09:10
New iPhone 15 Pro Max Concept shows a redesigned camera layout with variable aperture, and USB-C Thunderbolt.When I first saw Apple announce the iPhone 14 Pro, I distinctly remember having two thoughts: the first one being “Wow, that Dynamic Island looks fascinating”, followed by “Wait, that’s the only design change? What will they possibly do next??” The 14 Pro seems to mark the longest t...
