Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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Do You Value Women’s Work Yet?
In the three weeks since people across the United States have been relegated to self-isolation in the interest of public safety, many Americans are discovering, for the first time, that women do a lot of work. And that women’s work is really hard.
Rebel Girls Turns the Page
A rebel’s approach to the rules of book publishing seems to be working for Elena Favilli, founder and chief executive of Rebel Girls, a Santa Monica-based independent publishing house that has built a brand through empowering girls and women to follow their dreams.
This Startup Sells Ugly Produce To Businesses—to Drive Down Prices And Carbon Emissions
We buy romaine “hearts” at the grocery store because, well, they look pretty. What many of us don’t know is that the rest of the lettuce, the outer leaves, is perfectly edible, but is shaved off to create those visually appealing hearts, meaning more lettuce is left on the field than is sold at the supermarket.
The Trends & Changes That Retailers In The Fashion Industry Will Experience Following The Coronavirus Crisis
Within a few weeks, the retail world tumbled, stores were closed, production stopped, customers went online, but not necessarily to acquire fashion items. The main question is, what will the fashion world look like the day after the crisis? Will stores still be relevant? What will the collections production process look like in the future? And which technologies will retailers adopt to cope with the new trends created?
Mi Padrino Serves Up A Secret Sauce For Planning Traditional Hispanic Celebrations
Kim Gamez knew she had a winning concept for a startup within the first six months of launching Mi Padrino, an online event-planning platform for Hispanic traditional celebrations, such as quinceaneras (girls’ 15th year birthday parties), weddings, baptisms and more.
Patricia Scanlon’s Soapbox Labs Tech Speaks Louder Than Words
Patricia Scanlon clearly wouldn’t put herself in the cohort of tech entrepreneurs who lose sleep about raising investment from grasping venture capitalists. SoapBox Labs, the speech recognition technology company she founded in 2013, has just landed $6.5m (€6m) in series A funding, but she shrugs off the achievement.
Undiscovered Features
How I Used Squid To Produce Light
Rey ultimately hopes to be able to bring light to the one in six people on Earth without electricity.
Do You Value Women’s Work Yet?
In the three weeks since people across the United States have been relegated to self-isolation in the interest of public safety, many Americans are discovering, for the first time, that women do a lot of work. And that women’s work is really hard.
Revealed: Food waste guru lauded by Meghan Markle in her guest-edited British Vogue magazine is a former boss of ‘loan shark’ firm Wonga
A businesswoman lauded by the Duchess of Sussex in Vogue magazine is a former boss of Wonga, the 'legal loan shark' firm vilified for preying on desperate borrowers, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
An At-Home HPV Test Could Be Game-Changing—but Proceed With Caution
We can order cabs using an app, pay for coffee with a tap of our phone, and talk to friends across the globe as if they were right in front of us. So why is addressing something as important as reproductive health still so damn inconvenient?
Partake Foods building a more inclusive food system
The quality assurance specialist at Partake Foods is a six-year-old named Vivienne. She is the daughter of Denise Woodard...
The Entrepreneur Lesson: ‘don’t Be Endlessly Concerned With Small Things’
The following applies to entrepreneurship: people learn by doing. By making mistakes or doing things differently next time, a company can flourish. In Lesson learned, entrepreneurs share how they themselves have become wise through damage and shame. This week: Founder of iLost Hanneke Stegweg keeps her goals in focus by dancing away from everything.
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