A day at the beach can turn old school real fast once your devices have run out of juice. But if you’re like us and want to keep the party going as long as possible, we recommend using personal solar panels such as SunStream Energy’s Pro 6 watt solar charger. Portable and submersible, the panels can charge smartphones and tablets in just a few hours (assuming there’s sun) or power packs if you want to store energy for when the sun goes down. From beaching to boating to hiking and golfing, these panels are super portable and can keep you…
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But leave the sand where it belongs Unless you’ve planned a beach vacation or expect to spend some quality time around a pool, beach towels don’t normally find themselves as “must-haves.” But the melding of technology and design has created some opportunity for some savvy creators. Among them, Tesalate, an Australian company founded by Jacky Lam and Volkan Ozbek, has exploded on the world stage thanks to cutting-edge textile technology which keeps sand from sticking to the fabric as well as allows it to dry much faster than traditional terry cloth. But what might be the real attraction to the…
Bill Gross has founded a lot of start-ups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds of companies, his own and other people’s, and ranked each company on five key factors. He found one factor that stands out from the others — and surprised even him.
Timicoin and TimiHealth (Timicoin.io) are leading the way to combating healthcare’s most pressing issues, including ransomware attacks.
Most companies operate on a set of policies: mandated vacation days, travel guidelines, standard work hours, annual goals. But what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust? Patty McCord, the iconic former chief talent officer at Netflix, shares the key insights that led her to toss the handbook out the window. McCord served as chief talent officer of Netflix for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck. Since it was first posted on the web, the Culture Deck has been viewed more than 15 million times, and Sheryl Sandberg has said that it…
Luxury cars and luxury watches go together like peanut butter and jelly, and most of us are hungry enough to crave both. This year, Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling released the Breitling Premier Bentley Centenary Limited Edition watch, available in both 18-karat red gold or stainless steel. Celebrating Bentley Motors’ 100thanniversary, it features Bentley-inspired design elements, such as a burl wood face and diamond-quilted leather band. $10,200-$28,000 from Breitling.com
Not surprisingly, large numbers of Americans have lost faith in companies’ ability to protect personal information or to use that information wisely.
Disney, Macron celebrate ambitious Disneyland Paris expansion By Lyle Fitzsimmons A $2.47 billion, multi-year expansion for Disneyland Paris will include a transformation of the Walt Disney Studios Park — adding three areas based on Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars — along with multiple new attractions and live entertainment experiences. The expansion plan is one of the most ambitious projects at the resort since its opening in 1992 and underscores the Walt Disney Company’s commitment to the long-term success of Disney’s brand beacon in Europe. The expansion announcement came after Disney’s chairman and CEO, Robert A. Iger, met with French president…
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), the largest in-water boat show on the seven seas produced by Informa Markets, is celebrating its 60th annual premier exhibition of yachts, boats, marine products, and accessories. Located in the “Yachting Capital of the World” and recognized as the pinnacle of all nautical exhibitions, this year’s show will feature over 1,500 boats on display and 1,200 exhibitors spanning over three million square feet of exhibition space and six miles of floating docks. More than 110,000 visitors from around the world are expected to attend. As part of the show’s 60thanniversary, the new Superyacht…
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can speak up and say what they really think — even calling out the boss is fair game. Learn more about how these strategies helped Dalio create one of the world’s most successful hedge funds and how you might harness the power of data-driven group decision-making.