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(Video) Boeing Unveils Game-Changing Autonomous Submarine
[Tech]
2016/03/14 10:21
The unmanned Boeing Echo Voyager can remain at sea for months, without any need for a surface support ship.When you hear the name "Boeing," chances are you think of aircraft. The fact is, however, the company has also been developing underwater vehicles since the 1960s. Its latest such creation, the Echo Voyager, is designed to operate autonomously for months at a time.The 51-foot (15.5-m)-long...
A Delivery Service Saves Veggies Deemed Too Ugly for Supermarkets
[Business]
2016/03/14 10:21
A crate subscription service reroutes unsightly produce to your doorstep.Edible fruits and veggies go directly to waste bins for being ‘too ugly’ to sell in well-lit, air-conditioned supermarkets, resulting in up to 40% produce waste. To fight this loss of good greens, a UK-based service is repacking vegetables and skipping the judgmental retail space by delivery the odd vegetables directly t...
A Perfect Phone for Matt Damon
[Design]
2016/03/14 10:21
The phone may be named Mercury, but it would certainly be a whole lot helpful to our stranded Martian friend, Matt Damon. It comes in a rugged design that looks great for extraterrestrial ventures. The upper module comes in two variants, the basic, with a 17mp camera and a loop for clipping the phone to your self. The Advanced module has a 25mp camera and a pretty huge flash… Huge enough to se...
(Infographic) Here Are Israel’s 15 Biggest Startup Exits
[Investing]
2016/03/14 10:21
Google’s high-profile acquisition of mapping startup Waze in 2013 put Israel’s startup ecosystem on the global radar. Not only did the development help catalyze a wave of entrepreneurship in the country, it also compelled international investors to investigate with much more interest. Just last year, a total of 69 companies in Israel were sold for a cumulative sum of US$5.41 billion. Investor...
(PDF) PwC - Total Retail Survey Report 2016
[Business]
2016/03/13 11:10
Online shoppers around the world are fundamentally disrupting retail–again.In PwC’s most comprehensive Total Retail survey to date, we asked nearly 23,000 online shoppers around the world about issues ranging from mobile shopping to social media influence to innovation at retailers. Their answers reveal the changing behaviors that will drive the next retail revolution.They say they want a rev...
(Video) Gatorade Drops Some Sports Science With New Ad Hinting At Brand's Future
[Business]
2016/03/13 11:09
The playing field is a lab for the brand's bold "sports fuel" ambitions.Back in January, I got a glimpse into the future of Gatorade. Not a new flavor, bottle shape, or miracle hangover cure, but how the brand is aiming to transition from just a drink to become the ultimate "sports fuel" company. Senior vice president and general manager Brett O'Brien outlined what he sees as an opportunity to...
MIT Has a Way to Speed Up Web Browsing by 34%
[Tech]
2016/03/13 11:08
Instead of using compression, the framework changes the order browsers retrieve data.Sure, Google has a way to reduce page load speeds, but that's limited to mobile for now. From the sounds of it, the venerable Massachusetts Institute of Technology has other plans that could make mobile and desktop web browsing about 34 percent faster. Instead of using compression, MIT's Computer Science and Ar...
(Infographic) The Most Active VCs In HR Tech And Their Investments
[Investing]
2016/03/13 11:07
a16z, 500 Startups, and NEA are the three most active investors in HR tech startups.HR tech investment is booming. In 2015, HR tech saw $2.4B in funding across 383 deals.[click to enlarge]Outside of the $100M+ mega-rounds to companies including OneSource Virtual, and FXiaoKe there have been a flurry of investments into startups addressing pain points ranging from staffing, recruiting, to employ...
The Industries With The Most Female Managers
[Consumer]
2016/03/13 11:06
Over the course of the past ten years, the proportion of women in senior leadership roles around the world has changed very little. According to Grant Thornton, currently only 22 percent of all managers are women. The industries wehere women are most likely to progress up the career ladder are education and social services and healthcare where 4 out of every 10 senior managers are female.[stati...
