TREND REPORTS
Tech IPOs have been a Bad Bet in 2021 — All But One are in Bear Market Territory
[Investing]
2021/12/10 09:06
Of the more than 50 U.S. tech companies to go public this year through an IPO, SPAC or direct listing, only one is less than 20% below its high stock price.More than 20 of the companies in the group have lost at least half their value from their highs.Metromile has dropped more than 80% from its peak, while Robinhood is off by about 75%.The recent downdraft in shares of high-valued, high-growth...
XBox Transforms The Gaming Environment Into A Virtual Museum
[Design]
2021/12/10 09:05
The Xbox Museum marks the brand's 20th anniversary with a showcase of its milestones in an interactive, gamified experience.In 2001, Microsoft launched the original Xbox console, then the only North American gaming console on the market. Twenty years on, while the Xbox would chalk up 24 million in worldwide sales, its successors from the XBox One to the Xbox Series X|S, in addition to the Xbox...
Futuristic Verdant Urban Micro Farming for The City
[Design]
2021/12/10 09:04
Verdant is a thesis project by Kyungtaek Lim that provides future vision of smart agriculture in urban settings. It’s a new form of urban farming that eliminates long distribution channels between producers to consumers, making them more efficient and reduce fuel consumption over the long haul. Under climate change, we have to deal with increased crop losses due to flooding or heavy precipitat...
(Infographic) The New Beverage Trends
[Product]
2021/12/10 09:03
There’s no doubt that there has been a shakeup as of late in the beverage industry. Gone are the days of the same old soda.Today’s consumer is making healthier choices and expanding their horizons to a multitude of waters, coffees, teas, and alcoholic flavors. It’s time for the rise of the mocktail – learn more in the following infographic.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3rWaHbs[mocktail]
(PDF) Capgemini - Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future
[Business]
2021/12/09 08:10
How organizations can empower consumers and transition to a circular economy. The straightest path to sustainable development is circular.The circular economy can stymie environmental degradation and climate change and reduce our reliance on finite resources while providing economic opportunities and benefits and promoting sustainable development. But what do consumers think and are organizatio...
A Dyson-Inspired Mosquito-Repelling Device
[Design]
2021/12/09 08:09
Conceptualized using the design language and semantics of Dyson, this mosquito-repelling device uses the natural flow of air to keep mosquitos away and an adhesive backing that keeps the device out of view when dining!There’s nothing worse than sharing a meal with a table full of mosquitoes. With eating outside becoming more popular as sidewalk dining areas crop up in response to COVID-19 rest...
The Economics of Coffee : Coffee Prices Have Doubled in The Last Year
[Investing]
2021/12/09 08:08
but the cost of your latte probably hasn't. We're all bored of hearing and reading about inflation, but our ears pricked up when we heard that coffee prices are at their highest level for more than a decade, at ~$2.50 per pound.Few commodities invoke emotion like coffee, with 62% of Americans drinking coffee every single day — each one of which gets through 3.1 cups on average.The caffeine bea...
AI-Powered Customer Engagement Platform MoEngage Raises $30M
[Investing]
2021/12/09 08:07
As the demand for personalized marketing grows, AI is becoming a critical tool in enterprises’ technology arsenals. Marketers’ use of AI soared between 2018 and 2020, jumping from 29% in 2018 to 84% in 2020. Marketing automation alone is now employed by 53% of business-to-business organizations today, eConsultancy reports, with 37% planning to implement it in the future.Because AI is adept at...
How D2C Brands are Diversifying Consumer Experience to Disrupt the Retail Industry
[Business]
2021/12/09 08:06
According to eMarketer’s forecast, US direct-to-consumer (D2C) ecommerce sales will reach $151.20 billion in 2022, an increase of 16.9% compared to this year. And while D2C purchasing will only account for 2.5% of total retail sales in the year ahead, these brands have challenged and successfully disrupted the retail industry by diversifying consumer experience.Originally, D2C referred to digi...
