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(PDF) BCG - Navigating Rising Cyber Risks in Transportation and Logistics
[Business]
2021/09/14 09:08
Digitization has become prevalent among transportation and logistics (T&L) companies, improving all upstream and downstream facets of the industry. This process has created unprecedented efficiencies targeted at expanding revenue streams.That’s the good news. The downside is that digitization has exposed a series of shortcomings among T&L companies that have made them extremely vulnera...
(M&A) Intuit to Buy Mailchimp for $12 Billion
[Investing]
2021/09/14 09:07
Intuit confirmed persistent rumors that it was in the process of buying Mailchimp, detailing a $12 billion transaction that will bring the well-known email infra company to its corporate remit.Intuit is not a well-known player in the email marketing space. The company is instead best known for its TurboTax software (and associated lobbying of the U.S. government to ensure its rent-seeking can c...
Chinese Housing Market : The Big Slowdown
[Investing]
2021/09/14 09:06
The Chinese housing market has continued a slowdown that it started by the middle of 2019 during the coronavirus crisis. In July 2021, the year-over-year increase in the country’s 70 major housing markets was only 4.6 percent for new residential buildings, down from double digits from January to June 2019.The Chinese government was in fact trying to limit fast growth in the country’s housing...
(Video) Apple iPhone 13 Wishlist and The 'Peak iPhone' Concept
[Design]
2021/09/14 09:05
In just hours from now, the Apple crew take the stage to unveil the iPhone 13 (whether it will also feature a Mission Impossible-style intro with Tim Cook rappelling down into a secret facility with a latex mask is anyone’s guess.and truth be told, we pretty much know what to expect from the new iPhone, from better battery life to stronger glass, perhaps a smaller (yet omnipresent) notch, bett...
(Infographic) The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next Decade
[Consumer]
2021/09/14 09:04
How is the Job Market Shifting Over the Next Decade ?The employment landscape is constantly shifting. While agricultural jobs played a big role in the 19th century, a large portion of U.S. jobs today are in administration, sales, or transportation. So how can job seekers identify the fastest growing jobs of the future?The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects there will be 11.9 million...
21.4% Record Efficiency for Flexible Solar Cells
[Tech]
2021/09/14 09:03
A new efficiency record of 21.4% for flexible CIGS solar cell on polymer film has been achieved by scientists at Empa. Solar cells of this type are especially suited for applications on roofs, transport vehicles or mobile devices.[CIGS flexible solar cells consist of very thin layers and include a compound composed of the elements copper, indium, gallium and selenium. The layers are deposited o...
(PDF) The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report - H1. 2021 Review
[Investing]
2021/09/13 09:10
Resilience in the Dealer Sector. A Mid-Year Review 2021.Art Basel and UBS present 'Resilience in the Dealer Sector: A Mid-Year Review 2021', written by Dr. Clare McAndrew, Founder of Arts Economics. This independent review presents an analysis of the global dealer sector in the first half of 2021 amidst the continued challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on employment structures and sal...
(Patent) Dyson Patents Robot Vacuum That Can Climb Stairs
[Tech]
2021/09/13 09:09
Dyson Could Be Designing a Robot That Can Climb Stairs.Robot vacuums can handle much of the cleaning needed at home, but none of them is able to clean multiple floors. The biggest and most obvious shortcoming of robot vacuums is of course that they can not climb stairs. Most of them have thankfully learned not to drop, but getting from one floor to another on their own has so far seemed like a...
80+ Companies Shaping The Blockchain Landscape
[Investing]
2021/09/13 09:08
Blockchain tech has never been hotter. From crypto to DeFi to NFTs, here is how top-funded private companies are leveraging blockchain technology.Blockchain companies raised more venture capital and private equity funding in H1’21 than any full year in history. The space is rapidly evolving as startups tackle a wide range of challenges in financial services and other industries.For example, on...
