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This Smart Shoe Closet Keeps Bad Odor Away - Comodo Shoe Closet
[Design]
2021/09/15 09:03
A must-have shoe closet that keeps your dirty, smelly shoes in the moist months of the year free from any germ build-up and the dreaded smell that is so hard to get rid of.I’m sure, there isn’t a soul on this planet who likes dirty smelly shoes – they are so gross, to say the least. More so in the rainy and moist seasons of the year when after a hard day’s work you don’t feel like taking t...
(Video) 'Alter Ego' Avatar Singing Competition - Merging Talent and Technology
[Business]
2021/09/14 09:10
Fox's Alter Ego is truly shaping up to be a singing competition like you've never seen before.EW can exclusively reveal the first look at the avatars that will be competing on the show, which is being touted as the world's first avatar singing competition show and the next iteration of the musical competition series. In it, 20 aspiring singers from all walks of life will compete, but not as the...
(IPO) Soros Fund Buys Figs Inc
[Business]
2021/09/14 09:09
When the Covid-19 pandemic began in the U.S., Heather Hasson and Trina Spear knew they were in a unique position to aid frontline workers. So the co-founders of Figs--a direct-to-consumer maker of healthcare garments and personal protective equipment--moved quickly to donate 30,000 sets of scrubs to hospitals seeing the most cases of Covid-19. The garments went to doctors, nurses, respiratory t...
(PDF) BCG - Navigating Rising Cyber Risks in Transportation and Logistics
[Business]
2021/09/14 09:08
Digitization has become prevalent among transportation and logistics (T&L) companies, improving all upstream and downstream facets of the industry. This process has created unprecedented efficiencies targeted at expanding revenue streams.That’s the good news. The downside is that digitization has exposed a series of shortcomings among T&L companies that have made them extremely vulnera...
(M&A) Intuit to Buy Mailchimp for $12 Billion
[Investing]
2021/09/14 09:07
Intuit confirmed persistent rumors that it was in the process of buying Mailchimp, detailing a $12 billion transaction that will bring the well-known email infra company to its corporate remit.Intuit is not a well-known player in the email marketing space. The company is instead best known for its TurboTax software (and associated lobbying of the U.S. government to ensure its rent-seeking can c...
Chinese Housing Market : The Big Slowdown
[Investing]
2021/09/14 09:06
The Chinese housing market has continued a slowdown that it started by the middle of 2019 during the coronavirus crisis. In July 2021, the year-over-year increase in the country’s 70 major housing markets was only 4.6 percent for new residential buildings, down from double digits from January to June 2019.The Chinese government was in fact trying to limit fast growth in the country’s housing...
(Video) Apple iPhone 13 Wishlist and The 'Peak iPhone' Concept
[Design]
2021/09/14 09:05
In just hours from now, the Apple crew take the stage to unveil the iPhone 13 (whether it will also feature a Mission Impossible-style intro with Tim Cook rappelling down into a secret facility with a latex mask is anyone’s guess.and truth be told, we pretty much know what to expect from the new iPhone, from better battery life to stronger glass, perhaps a smaller (yet omnipresent) notch, bett...
(Infographic) The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next Decade
[Consumer]
2021/09/14 09:04
How is the Job Market Shifting Over the Next Decade ?The employment landscape is constantly shifting. While agricultural jobs played a big role in the 19th century, a large portion of U.S. jobs today are in administration, sales, or transportation. So how can job seekers identify the fastest growing jobs of the future?The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects there will be 11.9 million...
21.4% Record Efficiency for Flexible Solar Cells
[Tech]
2021/09/14 09:03
A new efficiency record of 21.4% for flexible CIGS solar cell on polymer film has been achieved by scientists at Empa. Solar cells of this type are especially suited for applications on roofs, transport vehicles or mobile devices.[CIGS flexible solar cells consist of very thin layers and include a compound composed of the elements copper, indium, gallium and selenium. The layers are deposited o...
