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(PDF) KPMG - Cyber Security : A Failure of Imagination by CEOs
[Business]
2016/03/08 10:46
In a world of fast-moving technological developments, CEOs are expected to keep up with the latest innovations, but are they doing enough to protect their companies from the downside of the internet?KPMG International recently surveyed more than 1,200 chief executives from some of the world’s largest companies in an attempt to find out their biggest concerns.Despite the obvious benefits that t...
The World’s First ‘Healthy Protein Beer’ Has Gone on Sale in the UK.
[Product]
2016/03/08 10:46
‘Barbell Brew’ has come out in the UK; a healthy protein beer for body-conscious people.A NEW beer has gone on sale in the UK which has the same protein content as a slice of sirloin steak.Barbell Brew has the same alcoholic content of other lagers, but has the same amount of protein as a slice of sirloin steak, 33% fewer calories than regular lagers, 85% fewer carbs, and its gluten free. And...
The Dual Beater
[Design]
2016/03/08 10:46
Smacking the dust out of a pillow will clean it (and relieve some tension!) but then where does it go?! In the air? Up your nose? Grossness! The first of its kind, the Dual Beater was designed with a solution in mind. Use each of the electronic wands simultaneously to give your pillows the beating they deserve and they will simultaneously “inhale” the floating debris so you don’t have to! Wh...
(PDF) PwC - Modern Mobility : Moving Women with Purpose
[Business]
2016/03/07 11:10
Female demand for international mobility at an all-time high.Organisations across the world are using international mobility experiences to develop future leaders and advance the careers of key talent. Yet despite unprecedented demand, women currently only account for 20% of international assignees. To investigate such disconnects and help organisations address them, PwC has conducted research...
The Popslate 2 Is an E-Ink iPhone Case That May Actually Make Sense
[Product]
2016/03/07 11:09
A little over three years ago, the Popslate presented an intriguing idea: What if a case could turn the back of your phone into an E Ink display? Like a lot of first-generation, crowdsourced products, the original didn’t quite live up to the promise. Popslate 2, though, looks like a very promising course correction.The original Popslate, which finally materialized last spring, worked as advert...
Will Electric Cars Cause The Next Oil Crisis ?
[Investing]
2016/03/07 11:08
Some inventions are an immediate success. When Apple released the iPhone in 2007, customers lined up outside stores, desperate to get their hands on what the media called the Jesus phone, a reference to the device’s popularity.Other innovations aren’t quite as successful. Take electric cars. They’ve been around longer than you might think – they were first invented early in the 19th century...
(Video) This Window Transforms Into a Balcony at the Touch of a Button
[Design]
2016/03/07 11:07
Kinetic façades have been trending for some time and are ever popular among architects, as our very own collection of impossibly dynamic façades attests. Often, mechanisms are integrated into the building envelope to aid ventilation, solar shading, lighting or unadulterated visual thrills — but what if a mobile elevation could provide real usable space with the flick of a switch?Designed by...
Unlimited Beauty Service Programs Are Proliferating
[Business]
2016/03/07 11:06
The monthly membership model, in which people pay a fixed rate to receive access to a particular product or service, has seen significant growth as of late. This system has been applied successfully to a wide range of categories, from fitness to coffee to travel. Most recently, it’s become especially popular in the beauty space, with numerous companies offering clients unlimited access to salo...
Facebook Employees Are Insanely Happy With Their Jobs
[Business]
2016/03/07 11:05
The people who work at Facebook are ridiculously happy about it, new data shows. Ninety-six percent of employees at the social media giant report high job satisfaction, according to a survey of workers at 18 major tech companies from the jobs site Payscale. In the survey, Facebook scored the highest satisfaction rating compared with its peers, a list that includes Google, Apple, Amazon and Tesl...
