TREND REPORTS
U.S. Inflation : Which Categories Have Been Hit the Hardest ?
[Investing]
2021/11/22 09:04
The inflation rate in the U.S. has seen its fastest annual increase in over 30 years. Fuel, transportation, and meat products are seeing some of the steepest increases.Prices have been going up in a number of segments of the economy in recent months, and the public is taking notice. One indicator of this is that search interest for the term “inflation” is higher than at any point in the past...
As China Warms Up to the Metaverse, Who’s Building It ?
[Business]
2021/11/22 09:03
Is the metaverse Chinese tech’s next battlefield? An outpouring of companies looking to control virtual worlds means it could well be. From Tencent to Tmall and CryptoC Labs to Cishi Culture, businesses are shoring up their digital offerings as consumers on the mainland warm up to the metaverse, or virtual worlds.[With no shortage of companies beginning to shape the development of China’s nas...
(PDF) Bain - Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study - Fall 2021
[Business]
2021/11/20 10:10
Luxury market rebounds in 2021, set to return to historic growth trajectory. Flourishing China market, surging local spending in the US and strength of online channel allow industry to return to 2019 levels faster than expected.The personal luxury goods industry has come roaring back, experiencing a V-shaped recovery in 2021. After a sharp contraction in 2020, the personal luxury goods market g...
The James Dyson Award 2021 Global Winners – HOPES (Home Eye Pressure E-skin Sensor)
[Design]
2021/11/20 10:09
Home Eye Pressure E-skin Sensor (HOPES) is a wearable biomedical device for pain-free, low cost, at-home intraocular pressure (IOP) testing for patients suffering from glaucoma.“It turns out that IOP is the clinician’s single metric to assess glaucoma”, mentioned the designers behind HOPES, who were motivated after one of the team members’ fathers was diagnosed with glaucoma back in 2019. R...
Nike Jumps Into Metaverse With Virtual World on Roblox Platform
[Business]
2021/11/20 10:08
The sportswear giant is partnering with video-game platform Roblox on Nikeland, a free-to-play virtual world with games like dodgeball and floor-is-lava, it said Thursday in a statement. It’s designed after the real-life Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.Players will be able to outfit their characters in digital versions of Nike products like Air Max sneakers. The Nikeland website is prom...
Starbucks Has Launched a Cafe in NYC That Uses Amazon's Cashierless Payment System
[Product]
2021/11/20 10:07
Starbucks is combining its online order system with Amazon's Just Walk Out tech to help cut down any remaining human interaction when buying coffee and snacks.As part of its plan to elbow its way into every corner of commerce, Amazon has now partnered with Starbucks to open a new cashierless cafe in New York City. With around 30,000 locations, the coffee franchise represents an opportunity for...
(Infographic) The 2021 State of the Octoverse
[Consumer]
2021/11/20 10:06
Every year, The State of the Octoverse analyzes data from millions of developers and repositories to share trends across working habits, productivity, and overall career satisfaction. This year we’re excited to share the patterns we’ve seen across the community as well as three deeper dives on shipping code, creating documentation, and sustaining communities.We’ve also extended our research...
Facebook’s Freaky New Glove for the Metaverse
[Tech]
2021/11/20 10:05
Reality Labs is working on clothing that helps you feel things in the metaverse.On Tuesday afternoon, Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, made a supposedly exciting announcement: a glove. But not just any glove. It’s a haptic glove lined with tiny motors that use bursts of air to mimic the sense of touch, and it looks like a wearable nightmare.There’s nothing necessarily wrong with...
AI-Powered Marketing Copy Generator Anyword Secures $21M
[Investing]
2021/11/20 10:04
Anyword, an AI-powered platform for fine-tuning marketing copy, today announced that it raised $21 million in a financing round led by Innovation Endeavors with participation from Lead Capital and Gandyr Ventures. CEO Yaniv Makover says that the proceeds, which bring the company’s total raised to $30 million, will be used to bolster hiring, build out Anyword’s technology, and onboarding custo...
