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(Infographic) Mapping The Biggest Companies By Market Cap in 60 Countries
[Business]
2021/09/22 09:05
Tech giants are increasingly making up more of the Fortune 500, but the world’s biggest companies by market cap aren’t so cut and dry.[Click to Enlarge]Despite accounting for the largest market caps worldwide—with trillion-dollar companies like Apple and contenders including Tencent and Samsung—tech wealth is largely concentrated in just a handful of countries.So what are the biggest compan...
This Air Purifying Bike Helmet Adds a Layer of Security and Safety
[Design]
2021/09/22 09:04
A smart helmet designed for ergonomic comfort of the rider, and most of all, to ensure fresh air flow when riding through highly air polluted sections of the city.Air pollution has become a serious health hazard in the last decade, and the problem seems to be only getting worse with over 1.4 billion vehicles on roads worldwide. This value is estimated to hit 2 billion by the year 2035. Accordin...
Students to Embark on 3,000-Km Road Trip in "Solar House on Wheels"
[Product]
2021/09/22 09:03
Stella Vita's PV-packed roof can be raised at camp to give its two occupants room to stand upright inside.The Solar Team from TU Eindhoven has built a number of super-efficient, solar-powered vehicles over the years to compete in World Solar Challenges, and has now raised the roof on its latest design. The Stella Vita camper will hit the road later this month for a 3,000-kilometer trip through...
(PDF) PwC - Global Executives Respond to Business Disruption
[Business]
2021/09/16 09:10
Value creation opportunities through transformation and restructuring for growth.48% - plan for accelerated growth78% - expect their companies to transform within three years51% - plan to develop new business modelsProfound shifts in the world have created shockwaves of uncertainty. Here’s how business leaders are thinking about plans for renewal and growth.Executives are ready to transform th...
(Patent) Zoox Pursues a Patent on a Method for Determining Occupancy Of Occluded Regions
[Tech]
2021/09/16 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210278853, discloses a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle by Zoox, based on occluded regions in an environment. The method includes determining, an occluded region, a portion of an environment that is occluded from a sensor; determining, based at least in part on receiving sensor data from the sensor over a period of time, a probability that at least a por...
AI-Powered eCommerce Recommendation Engine Constructor Nabs $55M
[Investing]
2021/09/16 09:08
Constructor, a San Francisco, California-based ecommerce personalization startup, today announced that it raised $55 million in a series A round led by Silversmith Capital Partners. The funding, which brings the company’s total raised to $61.5 million, will be put toward product development, hiring, and go-to-market efforts, according to CEO Eli Finkelshteyn.Online commerce conversions are wel...
Zoom Is Getting Ready for the Dystopian Hellscape of Working in the Metaverse
[Business]
2021/09/16 09:07
You'll be able to take Zoom calls with avatars of your colleagues in your Facebook VR headset while the whole meeting is transcribed live.[A photo of a man standing next to a TV that shows the preview of what the virtual office will look likeZoom’s whiteboard feature is coming to Oculus Horizons Workrooms. Image: Zoom]Throughout the pandemic, Zoom turned into a verbal shortcut for referencing...
How The World’s Largest Curved Windows Were Forged for Apple HQ
[Design]
2021/09/16 09:06
Apple’s new 2.8-million-square-foot headquarters in Cupertino, California, claims to currently hold the world record for the largest curved glass panels used on any building to date. Over 3,000 sheets of glass wrap the spaceship-like design by Foster + Partners, making it one of the most unique glazed structures on the planet. It’s no wonder a project like this would seek such high standards...
(Infographic) What’s Made from a Barrel of Oil ?
[Business]
2021/09/16 09:05
From the gasoline in our cars to the plastic in countless everyday items, crude oil is an essential raw material that shows up everywhere in our lives.With around 18 million barrels of crude oil consumed every day just in America, this commodity powers transport, utilities, and is a vital ingredient in many of the things we use on a daily basis.This graphic visualizes how much crude oil is refi...
