As the seasons change, it’s time to look at the trees and appreciate the colour and growth that another year has brought The long dry summer is over at the Danish summerhouse. Every rain brings green. The grass is back, the tree cover mostly intact. The giant oaks at the rear appear to have panicked. […]

The “illumination satellite” would reflect sunlight down to Earth, creating a glow about eight times brighter than the moon. It might sound like a plot cooked up by a cartoon villain, but a city in southwestern China is aiming to launch into space an artificial moon that could replace streetlights by bathing the ground in […]

The latest generational cohort to emerge is defined by experience not just biology A few weeks ago, a middle-aged friend joked to some office colleagues that he found millennials frustrating to handle — “until you have to convert a PDF file into a word document”. An actual millennial — normally defined as someone born between the early 1980s and 1996 — was […]

Investments in innovation take on all shapes and sizes. If you’re Uber, the level of investment is usually undeniably grand whether it’s to the tune of a $500 million collaboration with Toyota to deliver autonomous vehicles by 2021, or $200 million to bring Jump-branded electric scooters to the United States. A company with the sources and long-term management […]

As kiosks and digital signage displays continue to transition from indoor to outdoor, hurdles emerge that need to be addressed before units can be installed without risking the need for a replacement due to insufficient or unreliable performance. A high bright commercial display cannot be used in an outdoor application without first understanding what environment […]

Cryptocurrency web wallet provider Blockchain has struck a deal with hardware wallet producer Ledger to manufacture a custom hardware device that will allow Blockchain users to seamlessly manage their online and offline funds through a single familiar interface. Unveiled on Thursday, the Blockchain Lockbox, is, according to an announcement, a “first-of-its-kind hardware and software” solution. Leveraging […]

By Patrick Hall In 1987, a representative of Michael Jackson approached the modest Sycamore Valley ranch house and knocked on the door. The owner of the ranch was shocked by the visitor’s message. He told the homeowner that he represented someone who wanted to purchase the ranch at a substantial premium over its current fair market […]

By Laura Desmond Think the customer is always right? Entrepreneur Kelly Fitzsimmons says in these three cases, you want to listen to your gut, not your customers. Would you bring a new product to market if your current customers said they didn’t want it? Well, that is exactly what happened in 1992. The product? Voicemail. […]

By Burt Dixon College business programs are well positioned to prepare students for careers in cannabis but are hampered because marijuana remains federally illegal. It seems without a doubt, the cannabis industry will experience tremendous growth in the coming years, with one analyst estimating that legal marijuana sales in the US could reach $47 billion within the […]

By Patrick Hall Often I’ll hear from people, especially on Twitter, who try to pitch me on their product in a roundabout way — asking questions and making small talk before finally revealing they just want to sell me something. First they ask what product I’m using for X, and I do my best to answer because I […]