High inflation hits food
The Death of Expertise: The experts assured us inflation was not a problem and just temporary. A year ago. Take bacon. The average cost of bacon nationwide has soared 28%…
Hmmm: Virtual influencers seen to be huge marketing opportunity
Computer generated social media influencers: Sporting neon hair and flawless skin, Bangkok Naughty Boo is one of a new generation of influencers in Asia promising to stay forever young, on-trend,…
Royal Dutch Shell moves HQ out of the Netherlands, drops “Royal Dutch” from company name
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it would scrap its dual share structure and move its head office to Britain from the Netherlands, pushed away by Dutch taxes and facing…
Looks like it: Is flight shaming the new minimalism?
“Flight shaming” is a fad out of Europe, where residents vow to not use air travel in favor of cars, trains and ships. This works for people living in tiny…
Ever hear of Zoom? : “COP26 may be the ‘highest emitting United Nations environmental summit so far'”
According to estimates from professional services firm Arup, the COP26 climate summit held in Glasgow, U.K. over the last two weeks will emit “about 102,500 tons of carbon dioxide,” or…
Minimalism is Dead
3 to 5 years back, or so, there was peak interest in “minimalism”. Not only is “minimalism” dead but it seems to have been replaced by “maximalism“! Amusingly, it also…
Iceland announces “The IcelandVerse”
It’s like a world where everything is surprisingly real 🙂 Saw this last night and had me laughing out loud, rolling with laughter. I already follow several Iceland YT channels,…
No inflation to see here: Consumer prices rise the most in over 30 years
Annual CPI: 6.2% Source: Consumer prices see largest year-over-year spike since November 1990 Some private economists are estimating “real inflation” at 9% to 16%, far higher than the government’s CPI…
Future cars will not start if you have been drinking alcohol
Source: Infrastructure bill mandates new technology to prevent drunk driving — here’s how it would work – MarketWatch I do not drink any alcohol so this is sort of a…
Apple to restrict major iPhone 13 repairs to Apple services only
Stripping iPhone 13 models down, what iFixit discovered is that Apple has added a small chip (“about the size of a Tic-Tac”) into the bottom of their 13 screens. The…