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(Infographic) The New Rules of Leadership : 5 Forces Shaping Expectations of CEOs
[Consumer]
2020/09/24 09:03
It’s common knowledge that CEOs assume a long list of roles and responsibilities.But in today’s world, more and more people rely on them to go beyond their day-to-day responsibilities and advocate for broader social change. In fact, a number of external forces are changing how leaders are now expected to behave.How can leaders juggle these evolving expectations while successfully leading thei...
(Video) Tesla Battery Day : Tabless Battery Design on the Road to 10 Terawatt Hours of Production
[Business]
2020/09/23 09:10
For Tesla to reach the ambitious goal of 10 to 20 terawatt hours of battery production per year that the company has set, it will need to advance the battery and its production.Today, during Tesla’s self-described Battery Day event, the company laid out a series of innovations that its CEO Elon Musk said will get it there. And it all starts with a new construction of the battery itself.As part...
Aurora Labs raises $23M to Automatically Detect Bugs in Car Codebases
[Investing]
2020/09/23 09:09
Connected car analytics startup Aurora Labs today raised $23 million, bringing its total raised to $34 million. Notably, the capital comes after Porsche SE expanded its investment in Aurora to $2.5 million, which gave the automaker a “low single-digit” percentage stake in the startup.Modern high-end cars feature codebases exceeding 100 million lines, and it’s not uncommon for them to contain...
(PDF) Mckinsey - When Will the COVID-19 Pandemic End ?
[Business]
2020/09/23 09:08
Normalcy by spring, and herd immunity by fall? We assess the prospects for an end in 2021.More than eight months and 900,000 deaths into the COVID-19 pandemic,1 people around the world are longing for an end. In our view, there are two important definitions of “end,” each with a separate timeline:An epidemiological end point when herd immunity is achieved. One end point will occur when the pr...
Telepresence Robots Enhance Remote Working and Cut Carbon Emissions - GoBe Robots
[Product]
2020/09/23 09:07
The front-facing, wide-angle camera zooms in up to four times in size, allowing the remote person to get involved in detailed on-site work. The GoBe Robots reproduce each user’s face in real size on the screen for a more authentic remote working experienceSpotted: online connections more personable. When workplaces moved out of the office and into the home, many people struggled with the lack...
Taycan Electric Car is Already Porsche’s Best-Selling Model, Destroys Panamera Sales
[Business]
2020/09/23 09:06
The Taycan electric car has already become Porsche’s best-selling car in Europe, destroying the sales of the Panamera, its closest gas-powered competitor.In terms of specs and design, the Porsche hit the mark with the Taycan, but the high price has raised questions about the vehicle’s potential success.Porsche only started delivering the Taycan less than a year ago, and after ramping up produ...
Going Swimmingly : Streaming Continues to Grow Among Consumers
[Consumer]
2020/09/23 09:05
When an unprecedented global pandemic forced many countries, cities, states and provinces to take drastic and restrictive social distancing measures, consumers had to hunker down. Like elsewhere in the world, consumers in the U.S. had to quickly adapt to not being able to do the things that were normal aspects of daily life: dining out, catching a ballgame with pals that weren’t cardboard cuto...
BKID Develops Hybrid Dog Harness with a Lightweight, Retractable Leash Module for 'Tailhigh'
[Product]
2020/09/23 09:04
Industrial design studio, BKID, has developed an all-in-one hybrid dog harness with an integrated lightweight, retractable leash module and a 1.5 m (5ft) tape-type leash. Designed for outdoor dog equipment brand, tailhigh, the product is equipped with an innovative technology that allows users to control or free their dog at any time. the hybrid harness eliminates the need for an additional lea...
(Infographic) The World’s 100 Most Valuable Brands
[Business]
2020/09/23 09:03
The World’s 100 Most Valuable Brands & When They Were FoundedDid you know that the average age of the 100 most valuable brands in the world is an incredible 89.43 years, with 40 of the top brands having been founded more than 100 years ago?The information gathered from Forbes and Wikipedia and compiled into an infographic by TitleMax.com, lays out the 100 most valuable brands across the gl...
