Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Regular coffee just isn't enough. That seems to be the dominant thought at Starbucks.Over the last days and months, the company's been experimenting with all sorts of things. The very fancy, trodden-by-the-angelic-feet-of-goats-in-heaven $10 coffee, for example. And now there's something new...

Consumers spend $460 billion on counterfeit goods every year. Footwear, electronics and eyeglasses top the knocked-off product listAccording to the International Trademark Association, $460 billion worth of counterfeit goods were bought and sold last year. Not surprisingly, much of it happened online. “The internet makes it easy to hide,” said INTA anti-counterfeiting coordinator Tiffany Pho....

AW is claimed to clear the windshield an important split-second sooner than a rain sensor does on its own.When you're driving on a rainy highway, the sudden windshield-covering splashes created by passing transport trucks can be pretty unnerving. You can of course quickly flip your wipers up to High – your car's rain sensor may even do it for you – but Sweden's Semcon has developed a system t...

This is a custom-made hanging book rack in oak wood. The rack comes with a set of 12 pins/bookmarks and the pins are detachable and can be moved to meet your needs.Your novels will rest on a small wooden plate so the pages stay intact for a happy, healthy book collection.Product DetailsColorsLight BrownMaterials OakMeasurements 27"L x 0.7"W x 1.5"HOriginDenmark— Custom Made Hanging Book Rack...

The Vapure Steam Washer is a small, yet powerful steam washer designed especially for the kitchen. Sized to fit the most compact of spaces, it eliminates the need for bulky under-counter washers and even dishwashing liquids. Instead, it takes up only a slight amount of counter real estate, can be mounted on the wall, and even carried around the kitchen!Designer : Irrsyah Ismail[yanko]

An Apple patent grant on Tuesday suggests the company is looking to leverage its LuxVue acquisition to integrate display technology capable of reading a user's fingerprint without a dedicated sensor, a design feature rumored to see release with "iPhone 8."As published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, Apple's U.S. Patent No. 9,570,002 for an "Interactive display panel with IR...

As digital native competitors proliferate, established transportation companies must embrace new technologies and offer new services to keep up with their customers.If you lead a commercial transportation company, you’re heading toward one of two starkly different futures. If you run Carrier A, you continue to travel down the path you’ve been on. You provide shippers with cheap and reliable s...

Eaze — a California-based marijuana delivery service and technology platform — released its second annual "State of Cannabis" report, which explores trends in consumer demographics and buying behaviors.The so-called "Uber for weed" used data from 250,000 California users on the Eaze platform and 5,000 survey participants, making it one of the state's biggest reports on marijuana spending yet....

Four of the market segments in our cybersecurity map showcase at least one unicorn valued at $1B+. Mobile Security has three: Okta, Lookout, and Avast Software.Cybersecurity funding activity has seen dramatic growth over the last four and a half years, peaking in 2015 before leveling off slightly in the first half of this year, amid investor worries that the space is over-funded.We used CB Insi...