TREND REPORTS
Venture Funding Set to Hit Lowest Level Since 2020
[Investing]
2022/07/04 09:05
New data show that tech investing for the quarter to date is down 27%.Venture capital-backed startups raised far fewer rounds of funding during the past three months than they did during the more ebullient days of late last year and early this year, according to new data from analytics firm CB Insights.Deal activity across the globe dropped 23% between the first quarter and second quarter of th...
This Rollable Display is a Concept Samsung Should Take Note of
[Design]
2022/07/04 09:04
If you are putting a rollable screen device in your home, you might as well pick one that really stands out even when not in use.Given how much they’ve been popping up in exhibits and trade shows, it’s probably inevitable that the next trend in home electronics would be rollable TVs and displays. It is, after all, one way to save space without sacrificing the benefits of traditional panels th...
(Infographic) Every Company Is Now in the Empathy Business
[Business]
2022/07/04 09:03
People are bringing their bad mental health to work, and employers must be part of fixing it. More than half of people felt lonely at work in the last 12 months, according to Hall & Partners. Your marketing department may be in the empathy business, but it’s time to make that a company policy.Two years of disruption have culminated in the ongoing Great Resignation. But while companies scra...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Catering to Asian Consumers
[Consumer]
2022/07/01 09:10
The latest Consumer Pulse Survey reveals an optimism unmoved by current economic and geopolitical challenges, though sentiment may be shifting. How can retailers and consumer goods companies keep pace?Much has been written about the pandemic’s impact on Asian consumers: how they embraced new ways of shopping, as well as how retailers and consumer goods companies were forced to quickly adapt th...
Toshiba Takes on The World's Smallest LiDAR - Improving the "Eyes" of Autonomous Driving
[Product]
2022/07/01 09:09
Over the past decade, autonomous driving has progressed from a vision of the future to reality. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging, Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) is an essential sensor for automated driving. The technology is available in some luxury cars with Level 3 conditional driving automation. Toshiba is among the companies with a LiDAR that can handle Level 4 autonomous driving.To...
Gartner - How to Capture Opportunity in the Metaverse
[Business]
2022/07/01 09:08
The metaverse will provide economic opportunities using new kinds of digital business assets and value exchange models.Enterprises can take advantage of the metaverse to enhance human and machine customer experience.The metaverse can help executives expand their digital transformation strategy, but success is contingent upon understanding key elements of the economics and financial/business mod...
This Metaverse Streaming Device Connects Virtual World with The Real One
[Design]
2022/07/01 09:07
The augmented reality and virtual reality applications aided by the sensory inputs to blur the lines between the real and the virtual world are staring us right into the eye. Metaverse is the endgame (that’s what we can assume at this point in time) of this cohesive amalgam of hardware and software ecosystems. Currently, in its infancy stage, the market forecast hints at almost double the grow...
(PDF) PwC - Becoming a Digital Disruptor
[Business]
2022/07/01 09:06
How national tech champions can ignite economic growth.GCC countries can develop what are known as “tech champions” to grow their digital economies. Such companies provide the economies of scale and scope necessary for innovation, talent attraction, job creation, large-scale investment, and exports. A thriving technology ecosystem leads to a strong digital economy.We forecast that the digital...
Battery Giant Anker Backs Programmable Robot Maker Keyi's ClicBot
[Product]
2022/07/01 09:05
Keyi Technology, which is known for its modular, cycloptic robot ClicBot, just raised “tens of millions of dollars” in a new funding round. Powered by Blockly, Google’s visual drag-and-drop programming language, ClicBot claims it can be designed in thousands of different ways.The lead investor of the funding round was Anker, the China- and U.S.-based battery pack and charging giant with a cu...
