TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) How Inflation Is Changing Americans' Spending
[Consumer]
2022/07/13 09:03
With inflation at 8.6%, consumers are feeling the pain from the pump to the grocery aisles. Just as the pandemic seemed to be easing up and Americans began taking trips, setting aside their sweatpants and going out en masse, a new crisis has hampered spending nationwide.With inflation at 8.6%, its highest point since 1981, people are feeling the pain everywhere from the pump to the grocery aisl...
US Crosses the Electric-Car Tipping Point (5%) for Mass Adoption
[Business]
2022/07/12 09:10
Once 5% of new-car sales go fully electric, everything changes — according to a Bloomberg analysis of the 19 countries that have made the EV pivot.Many people of a certain age can recall the first time they held a smartphone. The devices were weird and expensive and novel enough to draw a crowd at parties. Then, less than a decade later, it became unusual not to own one.That same society-alter...
(Video) Marc Lore's Food-Delivery Startup Wonder Is Valued at $3.5 Billion
[Investing]
2022/07/12 09:09
Wonder, a mobile restaurant delivery service, secured $350 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, Marc Lore, Wonder’s founder, CEO and chairman.The platform, in which chefs cook meals curbside from mobile food vans, is available in 22 towns in New Jersey and services over 130,000 households. The company, which has created 19 mobile restaurants, will use this funding to scale...
(Patent) Nvidia - Detecting Emergency Response Vehicles for Self-Driving Cars
[Tech]
2022/07/12 09:08
Most self-driving vehicles are using LiDAR and cameras to read the environment around a car, and assist in self-driving. However, one area where the self-driving falls short is when it comes to dealing with emergency vehicles.If an autonomous system is using LiDAR only, it might be slow to react to an emergency vehicle, especially if there are other vehicles or obstacles in the way.Nvidia inste...
(Infographic) Exploring The Consumer Potential of Plant-Based Alternatives
[Business]
2022/07/12 09:07
Plant-based alternatives have exploded in recent years, and by 2030 the total market value is predicted to surpass a whopping $161 billion. The steady growth of this market goes hand-in-hand with another trend: consumers are increasingly being spoilt for choice.Alternatives products are expanding and evolving in order to offer the same variety as the conventional meat market. Innovative technol...
This Apple Car Gets 180-Degree Panoramic Roof + Flowing Aerodynamic Silhouette
[Design]
2022/07/12 09:06
The Apple Car has dotted the automotive rumor mill for a long time now, and the latest one being of a 2025 launch date. This is based on a new report by reliable leakster, Mark Gurman who has inside information on the car’s development. By that time too, if the vehicle doesn’t meet Apple’s standards, it could see the ball roll to a different time.While the real one is still an unknown myster...
Printed Masks Fool Airport Facial Recognition Technology, Researchers Discovered
[Tech]
2022/07/12 09:05
AI solutions company, Kneron, fooled banks, border controls, and airport tech with their printed masks.Facial recognition is becoming more and more widespread as a security tool, from law enforcement to smartphones, and to corporations, it's being used to keep a close eye on who's accessing which locations or devices.However, this security method may not be as foolproof as you may think.Researc...
Tesla Deliveries Fell Last Quarter, As Chinese Competitors Catch Up
[Business]
2022/07/12 09:04
Last week we discussed how Nike was struggling with its business in China — today it's Tesla's turn.The electric vehicle maker reported that it had delivered just over 250,000 cars globally, an 18% drop on the effort from Q1 when the company had shipped more than 310,000.Like Nike, Tesla has been struggling with COVID restrictions at its factories. Tesla's Shanghai factory — known as the Giga...
Compostable Packaging Helps to Tackle Plastic Pollution - TIPA
[Product]
2022/07/12 09:03
An Israeli company is working to make sustainable packaging a reality by focusing on developing plastic packaging that is completely compostable. TIPA specialises in creating plastic packaging products that behave exactly like organic waste – no matter what they are made from. The world produces 141 million tonnes of plastic packaging each year. There are a lot of ideas for ways to replace pla...
