TREND REPORTS
How LVMH Beat The Pandemic
[Business]
2021/08/09 09:07
Many companies are still feeling the impact of the pandemic on their bottom lines, making LVMH’s first-half performance even more remarkable. LVMH reported $34 billion (28.7 billion euros) in revenue, up 56 percent compared to the first half of 2020 and up 14 percent over the first half of 2019.These results from LVMH dramatically defied the market and show that the strategies many other brand...
A Minute on the Internet in 2021
[Consumer]
2021/08/09 09:06
Each minute in 2021, 695,000 stories were shared on Instagram... that's a lot of selfies.New research has shed light on what happened every minute on the internet in 2021.It found that every 60 seconds more than 500 hours of content was uploaded on YouTube and 695,000 stories were shared on Instagram.Nearly 70 million messages were sent via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.In that same minute, t...
Eternal Change for No Energy : A Time Crystal Finally Made Real
[Tech]
2021/08/09 09:05
Like a perpetual motion machine, a time crystal forever cycles between states without consuming energy. Physicists claim to have built this new phase of matter inside a quantum computer.A time crystal flips back and forth between two states without burning energy.In a preprint posted online Thursday night, researchers at Google in collaboration with physicists at Stanford, Princeton and other u...
Robots Are Poised to Start Unloading Lorries
[Tech]
2021/08/09 09:04
It is one of the few parts of operating a warehouse that has resisted automation—but not for much longer.The last pieces of warehouse automation will soon be in place.Unloading lorries is wearisome for people, but hardly an intellectual challenge. For robots it is the reverse. Robots never tire. They do, however, have problems interpreting the data streaming in from the cameras and laser scann...
(Infographic) 2021 State of Shift Work Trend Report
[Consumer]
2021/08/09 09:03
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced people’s lives in every aspect – especially the workers. Working conditions have changed, many even lost their jobs or had to change occupations in order to keep working and earning. It has been particularly challenging for shift workers in hospitality, retail and healthcare.The team at Deputy have run a survey among thousands of shift workers in those niches...
(PDF) Mckinsey - BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) : 5 Business Models to Compete
[Business]
2021/08/06 09:10
Financing at the point of sale may be a small share of unsecured lending in the United States today, but it’s growing fast. Banks seeking long-term growth should explore market entry, and merchants should reassess their financing offers.Point-of-sale (POS) financing services in the United States have grown significantly over the past 24 months, especially since the onset of COVID-19. Trends fu...
BlackBerry Passport 2 Concept Emerge, Sporting iconic Physical QWERTY Keyboard
[Design]
2021/08/06 09:09
It seems like the ‘berry still has some juice left in it! The Passport 2 concept builds on the successful 2014 BlackBerry Passport, and does what BlackBerry does best… provide a uniquely different smartphone experience that’s characterized by that beautiful QWERTY keyboard.For everyone who thought BlackBerry was done and dusted, 2020’s been a pretty interesting year for the company. Chinese...
(Paper) Artificial Skin Heals Wounds and Makes Robots Sweat
[Tech]
2021/08/06 09:08
A smart surface that can actively and repeatedly release and reabsorb substances by environmental stimuli.Imagine a dressing that releases antibiotics on demand and absorbs excessive wound exudate at the same time. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology hope to achieve just that, by developing a smart coating that actively releases and absorbs multiple fluids, triggered by a radio si...
Plant-Based Fish Is Rattling the Multibillion-Dollar Seafood Industry
[Business]
2021/08/06 09:07
Beyond and Impossible showed the potential for plant-based proteins. Now tomatoes are coming for tuna.[Mimic Seafood’s Tunato nigiri. SOURCE: MIMIC SEAFOOD]When a tuna marketing executive took a bite of the dehydrated tomato seasoned with olive oil, algae extract, spices, and soy sauce early last year, he was shook. “This is going to be a problem for us,” he said. At least that’s how Ida Sp...
