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PSFK's IQ Dashboard offers AI-powered trend analysis, research reports, and innovation case studies across various industries, along with expert insights and videos, to help businesses stay informed about creative business and consumer culture trends.

Top tech news stories as of January 4, 2018, 2:00 PM ET included information about the Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities and the White House banning personal cell phones. via Techmeme

Netflix is personalizing graphic design to individual viewers' tastes, according to a trends and innovation report by PSFK. via PSFK

Azeem Azhar predicts 18 exponential changes in tech for 2018, including the growing power of tech giants and AI's impact on jobs. Read all 18 predictions at https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609961/18-exponential-changes-we-can-expect-in-the-year-ahead/.

via MIT Technology Review

This article showcases the top 10 appliance designs from 2017, including a Beetle-inspired coffee machine and a toaster-like laundry appliance. These designs aimed to address everyday user frustrations with innovative solutions.

FlowingData highlights the author's favorite data visualization projects of 2017, covering topics like gerrymandering and summer temperatures. via FlowingData

PSFK offers an AI-powered dashboard for trend analysis, providing insights on innovation across industries, retailers, and technologies through research reports, case studies, expert quotes, and video content. via PSFK.

Apple has reduced the price of iPhone battery replacements following backlash over the company's admission that it slows down older iPhones with aging batteries. via recode

Make: shared how to build speaker stands in an article highlighting a YouTube video by Bob Clagett. via Make:

WIRED has shared five more of their favorite tech books of 2017, with historical focuses ranging from the early days of Silicon Valley to the social impact of the internet.

via WIRED

Lavernia&Cienfuegos designed the packaging design for Oily Skin, a skincare line for young people, using classic typography inspired by old medicinal compounds.

Sudden Coffee offers high-quality instant specialty coffee using a unique freeze-drying process. via Imbibe Magazine