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Amazon Starts Monthly Book Club
[Business]
2022/06/21 09:08
Amazon has entered the book club world with the creation of Sarah Selects. Named after Amazon’s editorial director for books Sarah Gelman, the club’s first selection is Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith, which will be released on May 31 by Grand Central Publishing. The book club, which is the first to feature a selection by a prominent Amazon executive, is available on Amazon Book Clubs, a...
The Big 4 Accounting Firms have been Steadily Growing
[Investing]
2022/06/21 09:07
For the best part of the last two decades the "big 4" — made up of EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG — have dominated the world of professional services. Do business, or even just look at the accounts of, any major multinational company and you're likely to cross paths with the work of one of the audit, advisory, consulting, corporate finance, legal or tax divisions of the big 4.Indeed, in just over...
Autonomic Materials Raised $3M for ESG Compatible Smart Coatings
[Investing]
2022/06/21 09:06
Autonomic Materials, a Champaign, IL-based developer of self-healing, ESG compatible smart coatings incorporating proprietary and patented microencapsulation technology, raised $3M in funding.The round was led by Burwell Management Company and Camino Real Capital Partners with participation from CSR Investments, Phoenix Venture Partners, and Solvay Ventures.The company intends to use the funds...
(Infographic) Every Company Is Now in the Empathy Business
[Consumer]
2022/06/21 09:05
People are bringing their bad mental health to work, and employers must be part of fixing it. More than half of people felt lonely at work in the last 12 months.Your marketing department may be in the empathy business, but it’s time to make that a company policy.Two years of disruption have culminated in the ongoing Great Resignation. But while companies scramble to fill open positions, the em...
(Video) Blizwheel E-Scooter : The EV in Your Backpack
[Product]
2022/06/21 09:04
The Blizwheel e-scooter is fast, ultra light, and portable so you can take it with you everywhere. With its smooth ride and compact design, you’ll never have to worry about getting stuck in traffic or finding a parking space again. Blizwheel e-scooters are 70% lighter than average e-scooters which makes it easy to carry around and even faster to ride. Blizwheel is a 15.6-inch e-scooter that’s...
The Wheel X Steering Wheel is a Silver Winner of the A’ Design Award 2022
[Design]
2022/06/21 09:03
With a design that feels like a hybrid between a wheel and yoke, the Wheel X shapeshifts between both types, depending on exactly whether you want control or thrill while riding.The yoke gets a bad rap because it isn’t particularly user-friendly in regular cars. Often found on racecars and on jets, the yoke is designed for a sturdy grip and force-based steering – something that regular cars d...
At Art Basel, Sales Boom Even as Economic Woes Loom
[Business]
2022/06/20 09:10
The most important art fair of the year is filled with very good, very expensive art. And it’s selling.On the opening day of Art Basel, the Swiss art fair where dealers bring their most important artworks to sell to their richest clients, the Paris-based collector Robert Vifian was wandering through the booths.He’d bought one work already and was taking in the rest of the fair with some trepi...
(PDF) BCG - The War in Ukraine and the Rush to Feed the World
[Investing]
2022/06/20 09:09
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, our global food systems are struggling to feed those most at risk.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a major humanitarian crisis, not just in Ukraine but also around the world. Given the region’s importance as a breadbasket to the world, the impact on key food commodities such as wheat and sunflower oil has been immediate, resulting in massiv...
(Video) 3D Rabbit 'Hologram' Created by Levitating Screen Using Sound Waves
[Tech]
2022/06/20 09:08
Sound waves can be used to keep an object hovering in the air, and a new technique works even in crowded spacesUltrasonic sound waves have been used to levitate objects in crowded rooms to make hologram-like displays. Such acoustic levitation was previously only practical in empty spaces, but a new algorithm can quickly readjust the sound waves when they encounter an obstacle to keep the object...
