TREND REPORTS
Microsoft’s Own Metaverse Is Coming
[Business]
2021/11/03 09:09
The software maker is embracing the buzzy concept with new products due next year.If you’re worried the metaverse will be all fun and games, fear not: Microsoft Corp. is taking its own stab at the idea, and it will have PowerPoint and Excel.The company is adapting its signature software products to create a more corporate version of the metaverse — a concept promoted by Facebook co-founder Ma...
(PDF) BCG - Navigating Rising Cyber Risks in Transportation and Logistics
[Business]
2021/11/03 09:08
Digitization has become prevalent among transportation and logistics (T&L) companies, improving all upstream and downstream facets of the industry. This process has created unprecedented efficiencies targeted at expanding revenue streams.That’s the good news. The downside is that digitization has exposed a series of shortcomings among T&L companies that have made them extremely vulnera...
(Video) Skyscraper Window Washing Robots Are Here to Take Over The Most Terrifying Jobs
[Tech]
2021/11/03 09:07
Window washers are the next in line to see their jobs replaced by robots.Even if they’re not afraid of heights, it still takes someone with nerves of steel to work as a window washer, dangling a hundred floors above the ground with a squeegee in hand. A company called Skyline Robotics wants to make window washing much safer because instead of humans, the lift that’s lowered down the side of a...
Newzoo : American Gamers Play Games More Than Any Other Leisure Activity
[Consumer]
2021/11/03 09:06
Newzoo released a report with new insights on American gamers. Not only do Americans prefer games over any other leisure activity (though not by a large margin), they also prefer games with puzzle-solving mechanics.One of the points of data in the new report is that gaming is the most popular leisure activity for American under the age of 50. The amount of American respondents aged 10 to 20 who...
A Hidden Induction Cooking Unit is the Best Part of Tech-Savvy Kitchen - Lapitec
[Product]
2021/11/03 09:05
This kitchen’s secret sauce is a flexible, hidden, induction cooktop – and it is flexible! Lapitech, an Italian company, created a cooking system that could be fully concealed under a modern sintered stone kitchen counter! It is activated by a technological cooking mat and the innovative system features an electrothermal part developed in collaboration with the University of Padua. Lapitec Ch...
Lithium-Ion Batteries Made with Recycled Materials can Outlast Newer Counterparts
[Tech]
2021/11/03 09:04
Proving performance could boost battery manufacturers’ confidence in reused materials. Without recycling, manufacturers may run out of resources needed to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and other devices in the decades to come.Lithium-ion batteries with recycled cathodes can outperform batteries with cathodes made from pristine materials, lasting for thousands of...
The Lopsided Music Streaming Model
[Business]
2021/11/03 09:03
Music streaming providers are known for keeping details about their royalty models close to their chest. The only notable exception in recent months was tech giant Apple, which released a statement regarding its payout model back in June. According to this document, its average per-play rate is $0.01, which means that each stream is counted as one cent towards the payout for the publisher holdi...
(PDF) 2021 The State of U.S. Crypto Report
[Investing]
2021/11/02 09:10
New data from Gemini’s survey of 3,000 investors and crypto-curious consumers in the United States demonstrates that an increasingly mainstream consumer base is engaging with cryptocurrency.Survey respondents were polled from October 19 to November 16, 2020, and included 921 self-identifying current cryptocurrency owners and 1,697 consumers who were interested in learning more about cryptocurr...
The Power of Branding 2.0
[Design]
2021/11/02 09:09
Many people do not understand the power of "branding" and this concept is something basic for any designer. Most of the time, things are better understood if you see them, so we have crossed several brandings so that people understand at once, the power of the brand and everything it transmits, with just a color, a logo, or a packaging.What's Unique?We play with the images that we all have in t...
