TREND REPORTS
Nēsos Closes $16.5M To Develop Rheumatoid Arthritis Earbud
[Investing]
2020/12/16 09:07
Nēsos launched out of stealth Thursday and is poised to commercialize a new method for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It raised $16.5 million in funding, led by Mayfield Fund, to continue its clinical trials.The neuroscience startup was co-founded in 2017 by Konstantinos Alataris, who previously founded and led Nevro (NYSE: NVRO), a company developing pain treatments. Nēsos is creatin...
Predicting the Online Shopper Shifts Driving E-commerce Momentum
[Consumer]
2020/12/16 09:06
One of the clear outcomes of changing consumer behaviors through the months of COVID-19 this year has been a gravity shift to online grocery shopping. Lockdowns drove many shoppers’ heightened demand for the online channel, but they also drove new, first-time online buyers. And those buyers have kept their nascent online habits.Recent findings from Nielsen’s global e-commerce syndicated study...
The World’s Smallest Folding Pocket Laptop Stand - Mantiz
[Product]
2020/12/16 09:05
Your new everyday laptop stand: replace your bulky, heavy laptop risers w/ portable, ventilated cast aluminum that outlives your device.Introducing Mantiz, the world's smallest foldable laptop stand that help you get rid of those heavy, bulky and flimsy stands. Mantiz is a smart laptop and tablet stand that delivers effortless portability and comfort with a state-of-the-art foldable design, ven...
Restaurant Industry in Free Fall ; 10,000 Close in Three Months
[Business]
2020/12/16 09:04
The Pandemic's Toll on the U.S. Restaurant Industry.Today, the National Restaurant Association sent a letter to Congressional leadership, sharing new survey findings that illustrate continued business deterioration across the restaurant industry and offering support for the moderate compromise proposal as a 'down payment' toward a larger relief package in early 2021."What these findings make cl...
This Adidas X Mr. Bailey Sneaker Dives Deep For Its Oceanic Inspiration
[Design]
2020/12/16 09:03
Imagine a sneaker that was completely different from what you’ve seen in athletic footwear. Imagine creating an entirely new shape for this standardized product. What would it look like? Pulling inspiration from the marine mollusks, Mr. Bailey, a renowned foot/streetwear designer showcases a shoe unlike anything we’ve seen with his project, the Ammonite Superstar: Evolution of the Shell Toe.A...
(Video) Nendo's 'Slide-Phone' Concept Unfolds Into 3 Screen Sizes
[Design]
2020/12/15 09:10
It unfurls into a clock and notification display, a selfie mode and a wide screen.Oppo and design studio Nendo have created a concept for a "slide-phone" that would allow users to unfold the device into three different screen sizes. According to Oppo, the trend towards larger smartphone screens is a growing concern for users, in part because it makes devices "difficult to hold and less convenie...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2021 Global Human Capital Trends
[Business]
2020/12/15 09:09
The social enterprise in a world disrupted : Leading the shift from survive to thrive.Making the shift from “survive to thrive” depends on an organization becoming distinctly human at its core—a different way of being that approaches every question, every issue, and every decision from a human angle first.IN 2020, COVID-19 forced organizations around the world to enact radically new ways of...
(Video) Amazon’s Self-Driving Company Zoox Unveils Autonomous Robotaxi
[Product]
2020/12/15 09:08
An autonomous vehicle company acquired this year by Amazon has unveiled a four-person "robo-taxi," a compact, multidirectional vehicle designed for dense, urban environments.The carriage-style interior of the vehicle produced by Zoox Inc. has two benches that face each other. There is no steering wheel. It measures just under 12 feet long, about a foot shorter than a standard Mini Cooper.It is...
This App Wants to Cure ‘Is My Order Going to Arrive for Christmas?’ Anxiety
[Investing]
2020/12/15 09:07
Shipageddon is here. Can Route, which helps manage delivery expectations and even insure packages, soothe nerves? Investors have $35 million riding on it.The writing has been on the wall since the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive surge in online shopping: This holiday season is going to be a total mess.In what many are referring to as “shipageddon,” the already strained ecosystem of merc...
