TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) Bain - Pandemic Spurs a Transformation of the Luxury Market
[Investing]
2021/01/05 09:06
With sales down significantly in 2020, luxury retailers are reinventing themselves to survive.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3rSWWI1[bain]
EarlyBird’s New App Lets Families and Friends ‘Gift’ Investments to Children
[Investing]
2021/01/05 09:05
A new fintech startup called EarlyBird wants to help families invest in their children’s financial futures. Through the EarlyBird mobile app, parents in just a few minutes can create a custodial account, also known as a UGMA (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) account. These accounts typically allow a parent, aka the “custodian,” to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other securities on beh...
Return of the SPAC : They’re Back and Bigger Than Ever
[Investing]
2021/01/05 09:03
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are shell companies created with the sole intent to raise capital and buy a private organization, or a stake in a company. In 2020, 248 new SPACs went public, an increase of more than 300% from 2019.2020 was a record-breaking year for SPACs on many fronts. For instance, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings raised $4 billion—the largest r...
From UPS to Dominos, This Self-Driving Vehicle is the Eco-Friendly Delivery Solution of the Future
[Design]
2021/01/05 09:03
In looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions, especially in the transportation industry, designers have proposed solutions that would decrease carbon emissions from delivery trucks. Why so specific? The problem with these short-distance deliveries is that they burn a disproportionate amount of fuel compared to the size of the package being dropped off.Here’s where we introduce the Beep, a se...
(PDF) Mckinsey - From No Mobility to Future Mobility 2020–2021
[Business]
2021/01/04 09:10
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted mobility, and its effects will linger well into next year. How will changing consumer preferences, technologies, and regulations shape the market in 2021?COVID-19 swept across the globe in a matter of months, jeopardizing lives, upending businesses, and setting off a worldwide economic slump. Consumers are intensely focused on health and have altered many lon...
(Patent) Apple Patent Reveals New Through-Body' Input for AirPods
[Tech]
2021/01/04 09:09
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a second AirPods Pro patent relating to new input methods. This time Apple is researching ways of using a next-gen "through body" sensor system that would allow a user to touch their face in such a manner that it would be interpreted by AirPods Pro as a control request.Apple's granted patent describes systems, devices, and techniques rel...
Why Markets Boomed in a Year of Human Misery
[Investing]
2021/01/04 09:08
It wasn’t just the Fed or the stimulus. The rise in savings among white-collar workers created a tide lifting nearly all financial assets.The central, befuddling economic reality of the United States at the close of 2020 is that everything is terrible in the world, while everything is wonderful in the financial markets.It’s a macabre spectacle. Asset prices keep reaching new, extraordinary hi...
(Video) Bosche - Sensors Get Clever : AI Revolutionizes Fitness Tracking
[Tech]
2021/01/04 09:07
Self-learning AI sensor enables personalized solutions for every user in wearable and hearable devices.- World’s first self-learning AI sensor for wearables and hearables- Unique self-learning and personalization features enable users to easily train devices with customized fitness activities- All-in-one solution reduces development time, cost and complexity and most importantly: power consump...
Economist - The World in 2021 : 10 Trends to Watch in the Coming Year
[Business]
2021/01/04 09:06
DO YOU FEEL lucky? The number 21 is connected with luck, risk, taking chances and rolling the dice. It’s the number of spots on a standard die, and the number of shillings in a guinea, the currency of wagers and horse-racing. It’s the minimum age at which you can enter a casino in America, and the name of a family of card games, including blackjack, that are popular with gamblers.All of which...
