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MINI Strip Electric Car By Paul Smith Is Unique, Subtle And Sustainable
[Design]
2021/08/17 09:09
The MINI Strip design is almost anti-ornamentation with an engraved drawing of an electric plug by Paul SmithThe body is left raw and unpainted revealing scratches from the manufacturing process. The panoramic roof is made of recycled and recyclable light Perspex. The cabin is entirely leather and chrome-free with seats covered in reusable knitted fabric, dashboard made of salvaged cork and sea...
Which Investors Have Backed The Most Billion-Dollar Companies
[Investing]
2021/08/17 09:08
CB Insights rank the top 10 investors based on unicorn portfolio companies (worth $1B+) and score their efficiency based on early-stage bets.Over the years, some 3,600+ investors have backed these unicorns. While the vast majority (67%) of unicorn investors have only invested in one unicorn company, there are some investors who have pulled away from the group, backing 10, 20, and even 100+ unic...
Toothpaste Tablets Offer Sustainable Alternative to Plastic Tubes - Smyle's Tablets
[Product]
2021/08/17 09:07
The toothpaste tablets come packaged in recyclable containers and is available on subscription or as a one-off purchase. Smyle's tablets do not contain any sulfates, parabens, allergens, dyes or other harsh chemicals.Every year 1.5 billion plastic toothpaste tubes end up in landfills and oceans around the world. To avoid this, startup Smyle has come up with a new approach – toothpaste without...
Diet Trends - The Rise and Fall of "Hot Diets" Over The Last 15+ Years
[Consumer]
2021/08/17 09:06
Weight Watchers. The iconic company is struggling a bit.If you're giving yourself some slack over your diet and exercise regime at the moment, you're not alone according to weight loss company Weight Watchers (WW). The company says they are seeing evidence of people putting "diets on hold" as economies re-open, leading them to downgrade their profit forecasts for this year — a revelation that...
Bite Ninja Scoops Up Pre-Seed Funding to Reimagine Restaurant Working Environments
[Investing]
2021/08/17 09:05
Will Clem knows all too well about restaurant workers not showing up for a shift. At least one person would have car trouble or need to stay home with sick children, and it became a common occurrence on the weekends for the co-founder of Memphis Meats and owner of Baby Jacks BBQ in Memphis.Needing to fill a shift one Friday night, Clem decided to prop his laptop in the drive-thru lane of one of...
How US Employees Feel About a Full Return to the Workplace
[Consumer]
2021/08/17 09:04
Many employers have big decisions to make about 'return to work' proceedures.Employers in the US are making decisions about whether their employees should return to the workplace, or if they can continue working remotely.Four in 10 Americans who currently work from home at least one day a week would seek another job if employers ask for a full return to the workplace.The survey also showed most...
Carbon-Capturing Celour Paint Allows Anyone to Participate in CO2 Removal
[Design]
2021/08/17 09:03
Design graduate Kukbong Kim has developed a paint made from demolished concrete that is capable of absorbing 20 per cent of its weight in carbon. Called Celour, the paint can sequester 27 grams of CO2 for every 135 grams of paint used."That is the same amount of carbon dioxide that a normal tree absorbs per day," Kim said.The indoor-outdoor paint is made of waste concrete powder, a cement-based...
(Patent) Samsung Patent Shows Off ‘Galaxy Z Slide’ Design
[Tech]
2021/08/16 09:10
According to a LetsGoDigital report, the South Korean tech giant has applied for a new patent in Germany.Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event later today (11th August 2021). But a new patent has revealed that the Unpacked 2022 event might have the company unveil a ‘Galaxy Z Slide,’ which features an extending rollable display.Recen...
The New Rich Are Overtaking Old Money in Korea's Billionaire Rankings
[Investing]
2021/08/16 09:09
Entrepreneurs Supplant Chaebol Heirs as Korea’s Elite.Technology entrepreneurs rise to top of wealth ranking. Some startup founders are pledging to give away their fortunes.A new elite of uber-rich entrepreneurs is shooting up the wealth rankings in South Korea, overtaking the families behind the country’s decades-old sprawling conglomerates known as “chaebol.”Brian Kim, the founder of mobi...
