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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At 25, Chaymeriyia Moncrief Has Launched The First Black Woman-owned Smartphone Brand
Chaymeriyia Moncrief, a tech entrepreneur from Alabama and founder and CEO of the prepaid wireless carrier, Tesix Wireless™ Network, has launched the “first black woman-owned smartphone brand.”
«Synlig, Usynlig?» – Manglende Mangfold I Barnelitteraturen
– Fremstillinger av mangfold i norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur har økt de siste 40 årene, men hvordan oppleves mangfold i barnelitteraturen i dag?, spør Michelle A. Tisdel.
Journey’s End? Car Rental Companies Fight For Survival
Every May, as the mercury rises and thousands of tourists descend on Barcelona, car-sharing app SocialCar is typically bombarded with a flood of requests.
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.
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.
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?
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5Q’s With Shontay Lundy, Founder of Cadence Black Girl Sunscreen
I met Shontay Lundy through a quick DM! She is beautiful and smart, most of all an advocate for sun-care. Yes, sun-care for women of colour. I live for summer and it’s so important to protect my maturing melanin.
Food Waste Warrior Tessa Clarke Shares Her Favourite Ecological Tech Innovations
Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of the food-sharing app Olio, serves up her favourite innovations in Vogue's September issue.
Inside The Advisory Company Run By Women, For Women
Fulcrum Capital is an investment advisory company led by three women who share the same goals — to deliver investment returns to clients while making a difference in the lives of women and girls.
Kahmune Founder Jamela Acheampong Created A ‘nude’ Shoe For All Skin Tones
The idea for Jamela A. Acheampong’s U.K.-based nude shoewear brand Kahmune was birthed out of her own futile search to find clothing and shoes to match her darker skin tone.
The Future Of Femcare Products Is Here With Planera’s Certified Flushable And Biodegradable Sanitary Pads
Living sustainably is difficult and confusing. Being a conscious consumer comes with a variety of challenges - from trying to reduce household energy use, to consider...
‘We Have To Tell Investors We’re Not Having More Children’
Not just for her unusual name, but because, along with her business partner Tessa Clarke, they have won a slice of the meagre 1% of UK venture capital funding that goes to female-run companies for their business, Olio.
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