Category Archive for: Trends

Edit. The Dove Reverse Selfie.

DOVE, Inc. reverses #selfie edits to highlight the dangers of #socialmedia. In a time before digital, glossy photoshopped ads in women’s mags were condemned for their part in generating a dangerously idealized definition of beauty. Dove highlighted this epidemic with their brilliant 2006 Dove ‘Evolution’ video. BUT … today young girls face the same problem. Claiming that by the…

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UiPath. When unknown IPOs crack $38B Market Caps.

Yes, a company you’ve probably never heard of made #IPO history this week. UiPath, an automation company that helps businesses automate repetitive tasks (think data entry, filling out forms, etc via AI-fueled #computervision), made its market debut and notched the 3rd largest US #software IPO in history, behind only Snowflake (No. 1) and Qualtrics (No. 2). By market’s close on Wednesday, the company’s market cap…

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Amazon. Building a much BIGGER grocery cart.

Amazon is poised to bring its automated checkout technology to full-size supermarkets, a significant milestone in the race to revolutionize how people buy their groceries. Planning documents for a store under construction in Brookfield, Connecticut, contain all the hallmarks of an #AmazonFresh grocery store: a two-word logo on dark gray panels above the store’s entrance, online order pickup…

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A little Robotic Barista action anyone?

I know, I know my Italian friends are cringing big time. But you know you want to try it! #wakepimagine #robotics #coffee #innovation

Apple Unleashes the M1 Chip!

Spring Loaded was definitely the right moniker for today’s keynote address from the Apple Spaceship. Tim Cook and team once again dazzle us with what they have been able to build around their own silicon M1 chip. The new iMac as seen below is not only ridiculously thin but packs beyond a wallop for your next Zoom…

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QR Code Drones fill the Shanghai Sky.

Ok, this is a whole new spin – China has been one of the quickest to adapt to using drones to light up the sky with shows competing for entry into the Guinness Book of Records. But no one has used them to create QR codes for Product Downloads! Yes, #qrcodes (hey Scott Stratten didn’t you write a book…

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EPIC building OASIS from Ready Player One!

If you saw the 2018 movie Ready Player One, you may remember the Oasis: a glitzy, fast-paced #metaverse with gleaming cities, beautiful people (or, avatars, to be precise), and excitement of many varieties; in short, the perfect escape from the drudgery of real life. Epic Games has just raised $1B to start on its quest to build its…

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Go Dapper Go

#Canadian NFT crypto player Dapper Labs is raising money at an over $7.5 Billion valuation! The rush of enthusiasm for blockchain-based collectibles is driving an extraordinary surge of investor interest in Dapper Labs, the developer of collectibles like NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties. Just a few weeks after Dapper Labs raised $305 million at a valuation of $2.6 billion,…

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Work from Home “Office” Candles anyone?

It’s 2021. You’re at home for the 390th day in a row. Candles have become an essential part of the mix. But you’re longing for the office -right?! Well our friends at R/GA have you covered – No, not the rich and smoky Le Labo 26 or the Byredo Bibliothèque, with notes of peach, peony, leather, and…

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100% Electic Vehicles by 2035?

California was the first state in the US to announce plans to ban new fossil-fuel-powered cars by 2035. Massachusetts followed. But a new report says that it’s feasible for the entire US to make the shift to 100% electric car and truck sales by the same year, something that’s necessary to avoid the worst impacts…

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