TREND REPORTS
A Brief History of Recorded Music Industry
[Business]
2022/10/05 09:05
The music industry is continuing its comeback according to new data from the RIAA, with recorded music revenues in the US growing 9% in the first half of this year.As it wasDriving much of that growth was streaming, which has given the music industry a much-needed revival after online piracy hastened the demise of mainstream physical formats like CDs.That revival has struck a chord with a parti...
(Video) World's First Flying Electric Boat Concept Complete Its Test Flight - REGENT Seaglider
[Product]
2022/10/05 09:04
Regent's electric seaglider successfully completed its first series of flights and demonstrated her ability to fully fulfill its "float-foil-fly" mission.A video of Regent's unique Seaglider prototype in flight testing has just been released. The machine offers breakthrough speed and range in coastal locations as the first to combine the efficiency benefits of ground effect with hydro-foiling i...
The Downtown Circle : The Eepic Sky Ring Around Burj Khalifa
[Design]
2022/10/05 09:03
Land is becoming scarce, especially in metropolitan areas where every square meter can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. With nowhere else to go but up, people have been building taller architectures, whether for business or for residence, paving the way for the sun-blocking towers of dystopian science fiction. Before things get worse, however, some visionaries have started to design s...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Metaverse Overview : Vision, Technology, and Tactics
[Business]
2022/10/04 09:10
Looking back at 2021 – the first year of the Metaverse – its breakout was much more intense and the responses of market participants were much faster than they were when the internet entered global consciousness. A glance at the global and Chinese markets reveals that the Metaverse is by no means just an experiment for small-scale players, but has become a landscape for all of humanity to exp...
Meta’s Make-A-Video AI Achieves A New, Nightmarish State of The Art
[Tech]
2022/10/04 09:09
Meta’s researchers have made a significant leap in the AI art-generation field with Make-A-Video, the creatively named new technique for — you guessed it — making a video out of nothing but a text prompt. The results are impressive and varied, and all, with no exceptions, slightly creepy.We’ve seen text-to-video models before — it’s a natural extension of text-to-image models like DALL-E,...
(Video) Walmart Enters Metaverse with Massive Roblox Effort
[Business]
2022/10/04 09:08
Virtual merchandise slots for beauty, fashion and toy brands abound in combination music festival, theme park and dressing room. Hold onto your headsets! Today, Walmart is announcing the launch of two new immersive experiences in the metaverse mega-platform, Roblox. Called Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play, the spaces offer unique interactive content and entertainment for customers,...
The Future According To GV, Alphabet’s Most Active Venture Capital Arm
[Business]
2022/10/04 09:07
GV, formerly Google Ventures, has invested in 120+ companies since 2018. From healthcare to artificial intelligence to cybersecurity, here's where Google's venture capital business sees the next big opportunities.[click to enlarge]Alphabet’s VC arm, GV, has been regarded as one of the most active — and successful — corporate venture capital firms since its inception in 2009. Among Google’s...
(M&A) L’Oréal Acquires Physician-Dispensed US Brand Skinbetter Science
[Investing]
2022/10/04 09:06
Skinbetter Science was founded in 2016 by Jonah Shacknai, Justin Smith and Seth Rodner. The Arizona business’ sales hit $95m in the year ended 31 August 2022. The label, which claims to combine efficacious ingredients with luxurious sensorial textures, was founded in 2016 by pharmaceutical industry professionals Jonah Shacknai, Justin Smith and Seth Rodner.Skinbetter Science focuses on anti-ag...
Tesla Hasn't Conquered the World
[Business]
2022/10/04 09:05
When you say the words 'electric car', most people will think of a Tesla. Yet, despite an impressive rise to prominence in its native North America, the Elon Musk-led company has far from conquered the world.As the Statista Mobility Market Outlook shows, Tesla's dominant position in North America - an estimated 70.6 percent share of all BEV unit sales in 2021 - has so far only been replicated t...
