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(Video) Heinz Offers Up Its Ketchup As ‘Energy Gel’ To Fuel Runners
[Business]
2023/11/21 09:08
Heinz is jumping through hoops and proposing that marathoners might want to swap their energy gels for ketchup packets. In its latest campaign, cooked up by its in-house advertising agency The Kitchen, the brand taps deep into the nutritional makeup of ketchup, which it claims includes the carbohydrates and salt runners crave during long-distance jaunts. The idea was apparently inspired by Hein...
(Video) Target is Now Offering The World’s First “Robot Manicure” - Clockwork Minicure
[Product]
2023/11/21 09:07
For just $8, a robot at Target will paint your nails in under 10 minutes — but don’t expect the robot manicure to be the same as the ones at a salon.The challenge: Getting a manicure at a salon can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the exact service.The process requires you to interact with a manicurist, which might be awkward if you’re the kind of person who loathes smal...
Walmart’s World
[Business]
2023/11/21 09:06
We know you know Walmart is big, but it’s hard to overstate just how big America’s largest retailer actually is. In addition to selling the most stuff and employing the most people of any private employer, Walmart's physical footprint is unmatched, with enough floor space in stores in the US alone to fit some 12,500 football fields.On the topic of employment, Walmart’s roster is nothing shor...
Refurbished e-Bike Marketplace Upway Raised $30M at a Higher Valuation
[Investing]
2023/11/21 09:05
Upway, the French startup that refurbishes and resells electric bikes and recently launched in the U.S., has brought on new funding at a higher valuation than its previous round.The $30 million Series B up round, led by Korelya Capital, into a startup that deals in e-bikes signals that Upway is proving out an impressive enough business case to boost its market capitalization at a time when most...
Wearable Device Harnesses Body Sounds for Continuous Health Monitoring
[Tech]
2023/11/21 09:04
Monitoring sounds in the human body is important in a doctor's preliminary examinations. These include heartbeats, the passage of digested food down the lengthy gastrointestinal tract, and air entering and exiting the lungs, signaling information about an individual's health. Furthermore, these sounds may abruptly stop or change, indicating a significant issue that needs immediate attention.Fur...
Skyview 2 Pro Simulate Natural Sunlight to Help You Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder
[Product]
2023/11/21 09:03
When you don’t spend a lot of time outdoors and therefore you don’t get enough natural light, there are times when this can affect your mood or your mental health in general.Especially during seasons when the days are short and the nights are long, people get affected with things like SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and other conditions affected by lack of natural light. Light therapy is on...
(PDF) Pew - Tipping Culture in America : Public Sees a Changed Landscape
[Consumer]
2023/11/20 09:10
Most U.S. adults say tipping is expected in more places these days, but for many the rules are unclear.A broad majority of Americans say they’re being asked to tip service workers more frequently than in the past. Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (72%) say tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago, a finding that tracks with anecdotal reporting and has even been dubbed...
(Video) Dove - Code my Crown Brings Better Representation to Video Games
[Business]
2023/11/20 09:09
Dove and Open Source Afro Hair Library Launch Code my Crown: the World's First Complete and Free Guide for Coding Textured Hair and Protective Styles in Video Games. Created by Black 3D artists, Code my Crown provides step-by-step instructions and 360-degree photo mapping so that any developer – anywhere – can build and better represent Black hair textures and styles in the digital world.Dove...
The Most Active Startup Accelerators and Where They’re Investing
[Investing]
2023/11/20 09:08
Deal volume across the world’s most active accelerators has grown steadily since 2020. We look at how their dealmaking has shifted over time and pinpoint which industries and geographies are gaining attention.In 2022, deal count in the broader venture market declined by 4% year-over-year (YoY). However, that same year, the 50 most active accelerators together backed 7,794 deals, a 14% jump fro...
