Container House is a modular family residence near Stockholm, Sweden that’s built from eight shipping containers.Shipping containers give new meaning to modular home design. Chosen for its structural integrity and prefabricated build, the shipping container is a sustainable and long-lasting choice for home builders. Måns Tham, architect and founder of Måns Tham Arkitektkontor, recently finis...

As markets take off, strategic acquirers are evolving to meet new challenges.- Total M&A deal value reached all-time highs of $5.9 trillion in 2021.- Strategic deals (including both corporate deals and add-ons) saw value reach $3.8 trillion, an increase of 47% over 2020, fueled by record valuations.-We are optimistic about the outlook for strategic deal activity in 2022, though there are se...

Cometeer, the makers of flash-frozen coffee concentrates have quietly been taking the single-serve and (almost) ready-to-drink coffee markets by storm. And the tech investments world has started to take notice too, netting the company a total $35 million in Series B funding. This brings their total money raised to nearly $100 million.The Glouchester, Massachusetts-based company first made waves...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have become accustomed to using or viewing virtual backgrounds and background filters when video chatting with friends, coworkers, or family. Altering our backgrounds during video calls gives us greater control over our environments, helping us eliminate distractions, protect the privacy of the people and spaces around us, and even liven up o...

The inflation rate in the U.S. has surged, reaching 7% year-over-year in December 2021. This marks the highest level in 40 years.In this graphic from New York Life Investments, we look back at historical inflation—and where experts think it may be headed next.What is Inflation?Before we dive into the data, let’s take a look at what inflation means. Inflation measures how quickly the prices of...

Deutsche Bank’s “The Future of Cryptocurrencies” report found fewer than half of crypto traders and investors surveyed would reduce investments or leave the market entirely even if prices fell 80%.In an online survey of 3,250 U.S. consumers in December, the bank found 680 were cryptocurrency users, with 65% of those having gotten into crypto for the first time over the preceding 12 months. I...

More companies are forging strategic alliances as they seek competitive advantage. Here’s what they must do to build and manage them successfully.The development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in less than a year was a stunning achievement for science. But it also illustrated the power of a particular kind of partnership: the strategic alliance.Strategic alliances brought together biotech...

Upcycling polyethylene (the normal ubiquitous plastic we are all familiar with) into high-value plastics that can compete with “virgin” plastic (meaning plastics made directly from petro-chemicals) is a fiendish problem to solve.The fact that it’s been extremely hard to do so means billions of tonnes of plastic is never recycled, and it’s out there polluting the planet and our oceans. A new...

Reshaping is a term many people have grown to understand especially the past two years. We’re in that day and age when almost everything in the world and our life needs to be transformed or changed.Giving a new orientation or form to somewhat an ordinary thing has been a common theme among urban designers. It’s actually been highlighted especially this pandemic. Humans adapt to their surround...