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Delta Variant Is Spoiling New York’s Wild Summer
[Consumer]
2021/07/23 09:05
London is a cautionary tale about what could come next.Not-So-Hot Time, Bummer in the CityThis was supposed to be a wild summer in New York City. With everybody vaccinated, we were going to be partying in nightclubs, eating in restaurants, coupling in public restrooms. Then the delta variant came along.Now New Yorkers are at least still going topless everywhere, apparently. (Though to be fair,...
Tesla’s Semi Truck Is Finally Getting Ready To Enter Production
[Product]
2021/07/23 09:04
After what’s felt like forever and years of delays, the Tesla Semi, an electric truck, is getting ready to enter production. While it won’t be the first all-electric truck on the market, it will be the first one that promises class 8 status for long-range hauling.As reported by Electrek, the Tesla Semi was first announced in 2017 with some promising numbers.When launching Tesla Semi in 2017,...
World's First Lamp From Orange Peels - Ohmie The Orange Lamp
[Product]
2021/07/23 09:03
Ohmie means Design Revolution. Reclaimed, organic and 3D printed in a fully circular loop.If you glance around your home, you’ll see plastic everywhere, from your air-conditioner to your phone charger to your lamp. When you’re done with these products, they’ll likely end up in a landfill where they’ll sit for hundreds of years, breaking into minuscule particles that make their way into rain...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Seizing The Decarbonization Opportunity in Construction
[Business]
2021/07/22 09:10
As decarbonization initiatives gain momentum, construction players can benefit from this growing trend—but only if they view ESG as a strategic opportunity and collaborate with other stakeholders in the ecosystem.As one of the world’s biggest economic ecosystems, the construction industry has a major part to play in achieving global sustainability goals. “Ecosystem” in this article refers t...
NFT Market OpenSea Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation
[Investing]
2021/07/22 09:09
It’s been a wild 2021 for NFT auction marketplace OpenSea. The startup was exceedingly well positioned in a niche space when NFTs exploded earlier this year, seemingly out of nowhere. Since then, the startup has found its user base expanding, the total volume of sales skyrocketing and more investor dollars being thrown at them.The startup announced in March it had closed a $23 million Series A...
'Hotel on Wheels' Aims to Replace Budget Flights with Rail Travel - Midnighttrains
[Business]
2021/07/22 09:08
Midnight Trains is promising comfort, ease of access and trips that are only slightly longer than a flight on many European routes.The French startup Midnight Trains seeks to make comfortable, overnight train travel an easy switch for travellers used to queuing up for hours for their budget flights. Rather than fly with a company that offers no in-flight amenities, sleeper trains provide comfor...
(Infographic) Recommerce : A Look at the Second-Hand eCommerce Economy
[Business]
2021/07/22 09:07
There has been an emerging trend in the world of buying and selling second-hand goods online. eBay has called this trend recommerce in its recent report has displayed some of the data visually in the following infographic.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3rsPGTm[ebay]
Next UAS Wants You to Own Your Own eVTOL, Without a Pilot's License
[Product]
2021/07/22 09:04
The iFly: a single-seat eVTOL aircraft that's designed to be owned, not used as a service.Electric VTOLs are shaping up as something you'll use as a service, rather than something you'd buy and keep in your garage for personal use. But Next UAS wants to re-open the conversation on personal ownership, with this single-seat iFly concept.There's nothing particularly remarkable about the aircraft d...
(PDF) BCG - Don’t Let Channel Conflicts Limit E-Commerce Sales
[Business]
2021/07/22 09:04
During the pandemic, a disinfectants manufacturer that typically sells to large distributors realized that small businesses and consumers doing more rigorous cleaning might represent a new market. But establishing a sales channel to reach potential customers risked alienating the company’s existing customer base of large businesses and retailers.Potential channel conflicts are common whether a...
