There are nearly 60 million active hikers in the US. Hiking is one of the most popular outdoor activities, and it's estimated over a hundred thousand hikers are issued overnight permits from various state and national parks each year. Where exactly are you supposed to doo-doo when exploring nature?With so many hikers on the trail and in the wilderness, number twos can be a number one issue. Not...

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In a new Deloitte Global survey of board directors and executives, almost 50% say AI is not yet on the board agenda. Is it time to step up AI oversight in the boardroom?We are at an inflection point, not only for business and industry, but for society at large. Board members and executives alike are excited at the chance to shape a future powered by the latest technologies of the day, including...

'Blooming Out' reimagines the traditional router by integrating smart home trends with a sleek, functional design that caters to individual lifestyles. Addressing common issues like unsightly cables and outdated antennas, this innovative router features a fan-like folding mechanism that visually responds to signal strength. When the connection weakens, the structure folds in; when strong, it fu...

We started slurping more during the pandemic. Now two titans of the instant-noodle industry can’t stop building new factories in the US.A solutions architect from Portland, Oregon, he has avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. “Essentially, imagine if your kid entered their picky-eating phase and never left,” he said. “My brain simply would not let me try new foods without a full-on pan...

Users of the wheelchair can both steer and propel the chair forward while still keeping one hand free for other tasks.Steering a wheelchair to the left or right can be a strenuous, inefficient process, in that you have to brake with one rear wheel while pushing harder on the other. A clever new chair addresses that problem in a brilliant fashion, by using a moveable backrest to steer.The big pr...

Tracking the most recent global innovation trends, the GII finds that innovation investment slowed in 2023, in marked contrast to previous years, making the prospect for 2024/2025 remarkably uncertain. But the outlook is not entirely cloudy. Technological progress and adoption in fields as diverse as supercomputing, connectivity, health, sanitation and green technologies continues unabated.Down...

‘Quick commerce’ apps that deliver products in just 10-20 minutes are already popular in Indian cities with experts predicting double-digit sales growth for the channel in the years ahead.Key insightsIndia’s ‘quick commerce’ sector, also known as ‘instant retail’ and ‘on-demand delivery’, is dominated by q-commerce apps like Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart.Beauty and personal care brands...

According to the most recent wave of Statista's Consumer Insights survey, consumers in Finland and Poland have the highest affinity for sustainable fashion among all countries surveyed. 33 percent of respondents in said countries have recently bought second-hand clothing online or in person, putting the two nations ten percentage points above the average respondent share of 23 percent. Resident...