1. (PDF) Pew Research - 이란 전쟁에 대한 미국인의 불안, 전략보다 유가에 집중가계 경제와 직결된 유가 상승 우려: 69%에 달하는 미국인들이 전쟁으로 인한 연료비 상승을 가장 큰 불안 요소로 꼽았으며, 이 중 45%가 가계 경제에 미치는 타격에 대해 극도의 우려를 표명한 상태.군사적 전략보다 일상의 안전 우선: 지상군 파병(61%)이나 테러 위험(56%)보다 경제적 손실을 더 민감하게 받아들이며, 전쟁을 추상적인 외교 정...

A new Pew Research Center survey suggests that the American public is viewing the Iran war less through a traditional foreign-policy lens than through the risks it may bring home. In Gas Prices Are Americans’ Top Concern in Iran War, Pew finds that 69% of Americans are concerned about higher gas and fuel prices resulting from the conflict, including 45% who say they are extremely concerned. Th...

If you’re a coffee lover, chances are you’re also a fan of going to coffee shops. While most die-hard connoisseurs would probably prefer to make a cup for themselves, apparently 72% of consumers still believe that the best coffee can only be made in a café, by actual experts who trained for it.De’Longhi wanted to show that you can have café-quality coffee at home, and they did it in the mo...

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its outlook for global economic growth this year and warned that the global economy could risk slipping into a recession if the oil shock from the Iran war is severe.“Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course — this time by the outbreak of war in the Middle East,” the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report state...

SiFive, a company founded in 2015 by the UC Berkeley engineers who created an open source chip design, has landed a $400 million oversubscribed round that values the company at $3.65 billion.This deal is interesting for a bunch of reasons. For one, SiFive’s RISC-V open chip design is based on the RISC processor, not Intel’s x86 or ARM, the two major types of CPUs that currently feed Nvidia’s...

The company known for eco-friendly wool sneakers raised $50 million for its next chapter—a head-spinning move to capitalize on the artificial-intelligence boom.The company that once made the tech industry’s favorite shoe is joining the tech industry.Allbirds said Wednesday that it will change its name to NewBird AI, and will look to capitalize on the frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence...

In Italy, meal vouchers, or buoni pasto, are a workplace staple — small paper or electronic tickets that make an essential need accessible and routine. La Roche-Posay and creative agency BETC have borrowed that familiar format for a less obvious purpose: sun protection. Buoni Sole (Sun Vouchers) is a UV ticket system that provides outdoor workers with sunscreen as a standard workplace benefit,...

A scarcity of work deprives young people of important experience and the economy of influential consumers who might otherwise stimulate demand.The labor market is generally softening, and new entrants are always the first place you see it, according to Jesse Rothstein, a professor of public policy and economics.The availability of entry-level jobs for young people plays a significant role in th...

Lifestraw is at it again. The company has made some of the world's lightest, slimmest wilderness survival filters for decades. Now it launches a new lightweight leader that makes its past releases look downright chunky ... relatively speaking. The all-new Sip Essential takes the company's longstanding personal filter straw format and halves weight, ensuring that even the lightest-traveling spee...