Across the United States, the cost of gas has been a hot topic of conversation lately, as prices reach record-breaking highs.The national average now sits at $5.00 per gallon, and by the end of summer, this figure could grow to $6 per gallon, according to estimates by JPMorgan.But before we can have an understanding of what’s happening at the pump, it’s important to first know what key factor...

As someone who lives on my own, I don’t have a lot of problems from external noises that disturb my beauty sleep.But if I stay in a hotel with colleagues for business conferences or go on vacation with friends, it can become a challenge if someone has a snoring or other sleeping issue. Earplugs or ear buds can do the trick but the problem is that they may fall out of your ears in the middle of...

The latest daily data from the TSA shows that an average of 2.18 million passengers have been screened per day over the last 30 days, just under 90% of the 2.4 million that it screened over the same 30 day period in 2019.Those numbers are way ahead of 2021, where travel was still disrupted, and it suggests that the appetite for travel hasn't permanently diminished much. The only problem is that...

The essential skillset for the age of AI.In transforming our world, AI and automation are blurring boundaries between tasks performed by machines and humans. As a result, certain traditional roles are disappearing and new ones forming. In the wake of this disruption, emotional intelligence (EI) offers some recourse for both employees and employers. Seventy-four percent of employers and 58% of n...

E-commerce platform Gander announced today the closing of a $4.2 million seed round co-led by Harlem Capital and Crossbeam Venture Partners.The seed adds Gander founder Kimiloluwa Fafowora, 26, to the growing list of Black women who have raised $1 million or more in VC funding — a feat no more than 250 have hit. Fafowora told TechCrunch that the idea for Gander came from her own desires as an...

Taco Bell is testing a new drive-thru format with four lanes and vertical drops for food in Minnesota. The concept is dubbed Taco Bell Defy and focuses on mobile ordering and making fast food, well, even faster.Taco Bell's goal is to get drive-thru ordering times down to 2 minutes or less — a bold goal for a fast food chain that is already the fastest in the business (of the 10 largest chains)...

Consumers are done with performative allyship and are demanding brands take action. Just 14% of Gen Z look favorably on rainbow flag campaigns, while support is highest among baby boomers.Adweek's annual #Brandweek summit will explore the ideas behind breakthrough successes, discuss solutions to pressing challenges and explore new opportunities in the Metaverse. Join leaders from Alo Yoga, Hyun...

Core technology innovation to power three unique all-solid-state batteries through multiple automotive product life cycles.Solid Power, an industry-leading producer of all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, today unveiled details on its All-Solid-State Platform technology and the three unique battery designs it enables. Solid Power has also announced the successful transition of its h...

On-orbit tech to yield radio dishes larger than what can be launched from Earth. Via Mitsubishi Electric’s satellite-antenna printing process, a resin is cast into a parabolic dish shape and then hardened by the sun’s ultraviolet light.A crucial part of any satellite launched into orbit is its antenna. The challenge, however, is that its (typically) dish-shaped antenna is big, heavy, and diff...