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Why Brands Are Finally Choosing More Female Athletes for Big Endorsement Deals
[Business]
2015/09/22 11:55
Women are no longer sitting on the sidelines. Serena Williams for BeatsIn the male-centric sports world, where the likes of LeBron James score $65 million in endorsement deals, female athletes have largely been an afterthought. But thanks to a constellation of superstars—including a reenergized U.S. women's soccer team, powerhouse tennis players and UFC's unbreakable Ronda Rousey—more marketi...
One-Third Of San Francisco’s Rent Is Attributable To VC Funding
[Investing]
2015/09/22 11:55
Zumper, a venture-backed startup that focuses on creating a more efficient and transparent apartment rental marketplace, ran a study of housing costs in tech hubs across the United States. They’re arguing that one-third of San Francisco’s rents are attributable to venture capital funding.Last year, venture firms invested $49 billion across the United States. The vast majority of it, or 78 per...
Is China The Next Silicon Valley ?
[Business]
2015/09/22 11:55
For all the recent talk of China’s stockmarket volatility and lower than expected growth, the Asian giant has firmly cemented its position as the world’s second-largest economy, a spot it took from Japan less than five years ago. In fact, if some commentators are to be believed, it could even be on track to dethrone the US, the leading economic superpower.As we noted a few days ago, the jury...
The Real Price of Oil
[Investing]
2015/09/22 11:54
You have to account not just for inflation but for what economists call “oil intensity”On Friday, 20 June 2014, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded in Cushing, Okla., at US $107.95 a barrel; by the end of the year it was selling for $53.45, almost half the summer peak. For the first time, people wondered whether the price of oil might actually be too low.Average prices of WTI rose...
Sensors You Can Swallow Could Be Made of Nutrients and Powered by Stomach Acid
[Tech]
2015/09/22 11:54
The future of ingestible sensors could be a cross between silicon-based circuitry and biodegradable materials, with batteries made of nutrients and running on stomach juices.That, at least, is the vision of Christopher Bettinger, assistant professor of materials science and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His group is working on edible electronics and ways to power them. I...
Swipecast App for The Modeling Industry Bypasses Agencies
[Business]
2015/09/22 11:54
Swipecast is an app that connects modeling professionals directly with clients, sidestepping agencies altogether.We are seeing the emergence of an industry based around reducing the need for a middlemen. The latest such example is Swipecast, an app that connects modeling professionals — including models, photographers and stylists — directly with clients, sidestepping the traditional business...
(Video) World's First Buoyant and Waterproof Smartphone - COMET
[Product]
2015/09/22 11:54
Introducing Comet, the world’s first super smartphone that floats in water. Comet is an Android powered super smartphone with latest in technology, high speed processor and elegant design. With Comet, you will never lose your smartphone or data stored in it simply because you dropped it in water. Live the moment, enjoy the beauty of water without the panic of losing your smartphone.82.5 millio...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Beyond Agile : Reorganizing IT for Faster Software Delivery
[Business]
2015/09/21 10:40
The integration of software development with IT operations can rev up companies’ delivery of new applications. But this approach may not be right for every part of the IT portfolio.After more than two decades of experimentation among Silicon Valley giants, “agile” has finally gone mainstream. Companies inside and outside the Valley are using some form of this software-development methodology...
New Wireless Pacemaker Implanted Without Surgery, Found Safe in Clinical Study
[Tech]
2015/09/21 10:40
A study, published in New England Journal of Medicine, describes the use of a new pacemaker that can be implanted into the heart without the necessity for surgery to test its safety and efficacy in fragile patients who require permanent pacing for normal functioning of the heart.The device, the Nanostim from St. Jude Medical, which only measures 6mm in diameter and 42mm in length, can be implan...
