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(Patent) Apple Files a Patent for a Hinged Keyboard Accessory for a Tablet Computing Device
[Tech]
2022/08/09 09:10
U.S. patent application, US20220214722, discloses an accessory device for a tablet computing device. The accessory device includes a base portion having one or more input devices (e.g., keyboards, trackpads, touchscreen displays, and the like) for providing inputs to the tablet computing device and a coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the base portion of the accessory device to a tablet...
(PDF) Bain - Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2022 Report
[Business]
2022/08/09 09:09
Southeast Asia (SEA) is at an inflection point for climate change in 2022 as the region works to translate climate commitments to tangible action. In recent years, parallel momentum across the public and private sectors has resulted in promising developments.COP26 raised the region’s climate ambitions (8 of 10 countries now have a net-zero target), and Singapore and Indonesia piloted carbon ta...
Tiffany's Sells Out Custom Cryptopunk 'NFTiff' Pendants for $50,000 Each
[Product]
2022/08/09 09:08
Tiffany & Co debuted and quickly sold out a limited collection of 250 custom jewel-encrusted pendants for holders of CryptoPunks, a popular early non-fungible token collection.CryptoPunks was launched in 2017 and consists of 10,000 unique 8-bit-style generated characters stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection is "essentially the cave paintings of Web3 art," said Noah Davis, Crypt...
Mapping the Migration of the World’s Millionaires
[Consumer]
2022/08/09 09:07
Throughout 2022, a projected 88,000 millionaires will move to a new country, according to the latest Henley Global Citizens Report.Which countries are these millionaires moving to, and where in the world are they coming from?This graphic maps the migration of high net worth individuals (HNWIs)—people with a net worth of over US$1 million—showing where rich people are flocking, and where they...
Nanotech Energy Raises $64M to Make Battery Charging Faster and Cheaper
[Investing]
2022/08/09 09:06
Los Angeles-based Nanotech Energy announced Tuesday it raised $64 million in Series D funding to help the company expand its graphene battery operation. The company has so far raised $94.9 million in total at a $550 million valuation, following a nearly $30 Series C round earlier this year.Headquartered along Wilshire Avenue, Nanotech Energy produces graphene-based batteries, which promise impr...
Consumers Curb Media Subscriptions as Cost of Living Jumps
[Consumer]
2022/08/09 09:05
The trend: Consumers worldwide are rethinking their subscriptions for streaming and other services as they feel the squeeze from inflation and rising interest rates.31% of 2,612 Americans surveyed in March planned to cancel some subscription services this year, per a Recurly study.19% of UK consumers have abandoned a video streaming service as subscription rates increase to be able to cover gro...
Virtual Reality Takes Hospice Patients To Trips Around The World
[Business]
2022/08/09 09:04
The VR headsets allow patients to view different scenes from around the world, or even space. A hospice is using virtual reality (VR) to help patients relax and transport them away from their beds.St Giles Hospice, which has bases in Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield, said the headsets allowed patients "to escape the realities of their present situation"."I've never experienced anything quite like...
How Beer Drinking Habits Have Changed Since Covid
[Consumer]
2022/08/09 09:03
More people are opting to drink beer at home than they did before the pandemic, according to Statista’s Consumer Market Outlook. While it’s true that most people would still choose to go for a drink at the pub or in a restaurant than at home, there’s been a slight shift from 2019 to 2022, where figures rose in favor of staying in.The U.S. had been a country favoring home drinking even before...
Venture Capital’s Silent Crash : When The Tech Boom Met Reality
[Investing]
2022/08/08 09:10
Investors of all stripes have crashed the clubby world of VC, drawn by the potential of tech start-ups. But there are signs the party is over.Unlike the stock market, there are no daily market indices to broadcast the pain, and no individual share prices for anxious tech employees to watch as their personal wealth evaporates.In fact, for many of the investors and entrepreneurs who have just liv...
