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Unpaid government workers turn to gig platforms like Fiverr for help
A veteran American diplomat is currently doing two very different jobs. The first is the one she’s trained for and has held for many years: Analyzing the complex political affairs of a strategically important country for the U.S. State Department. The other is reviewing cosmetic Read More...
Bose developed a high-tech noise-cancelling system for cars
Bose, a company best known for its home audio systems and high-quality headphones, has developed a noise-canceling technology for your car. The system is called QuietComfort and works by using algorithms and microphones to measure your vehicle’s vibrations in order to eliminate noise from your Read More...
Japan found an abundant reserve of valuable rare-earth minerals
Japan has found a deposit of rare earth minerals abundant enough to supply the world’s needs for years to come. These elements hold great value because they help make many technologies perform with reduced weight, reduced emissions, and energy consumption, and are integral to our modern lifestyle Read More...
8 makeup brands that are fighting plastic packaging
When you hear about excessive plastic packaging, the focus is usually on the food industry – straws, coffee cups, Styrofoam takeout containers, chip bags, and more. While the food industry is certainly at fault for not coming up with better packaging designs, it's curious that other industries Read More...
How a carpet maker became an unlikely hero of the environmental movement
We encounter carpeting every day, in offices, homes, stores–almost any interior setting. According to the Environmental News Network, carpets and rugs cover 70% of all flooring in the United States, a figure largely credited to the rise of corporate America and the white-collar workforce of the Read More...
Nestlé to launch plant-based ‘incredible burger’ this spring
Capitalizing on the growing trend of trading meat for plant-based alternatives, Nestlè will release the ‘Incredible Vegan Burger’ this spring. The world’s biggest food and beverage company has come up with a veggie burger made from soy and wheat protein that might pose some stiff competition Read More...
How this woman-owned sewing studio in Texas combats the refugee crisis
According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, there are more than 65 million displaced people in the world, and 22 million are refugees. In the United States, the number of annual, resettled refugees is less than 25,000 (as of Read More...
If billionaires are a cause of climate change, social entrepreneurs are a solution
GQ’s Luke Darby’s article, “Billionaires Are the Leading Cause of Climate Change” makes the compelling point that 100 corporations produce 70% of the global greenhouse gas or GHG emissions. Upon reading that, the first thought that comes to my mind is that climate change should be easy Read More...
Desk, swivel chair, trees: Why companies are moving the office outdoors
Trees all around you. Freshly cut grass. A breath of fresh air. No, this is not your backyard. It’s an office space in the heart of a city. In a 6-acre park in New York this month, outdoor retailer L.L. Bean set up a temporary office to demonstrate what cubicle dwellers can experience when Read More...
How a small-business revolution is standing up to Amazon
Bloom Brewery is the kind of Main Street business that, a generation ago, shut its doors when shopping malls lured customers to their mega-buildings with well-lit parking lots, extended hours and everything imaginable under one Read More...