Crisp Fights Food Waste with Data
Worldwide, one-third of all food produced is thrown away, accounting for 8-10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Techonomy10 honoree Crisp was founded with the mission to reduce food waste through data.
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Fintech Struts Down Main Street
For the first many years of fintech’s existence, even most of the “democratized” companies and services have still felt elite. That dynamic is evolving.
The Stuff Shortage is a First World Problem
Shortages in the labor market; ports that can’t offload container ships; rising prices–it’s a recipe for a stuff shortage. Taming the supply chain is going to take a concerted effort on many fronts.
Amazon IS Santa Claus
The decades-long process of Amazon taking over consumer product sales continues this holiday season with the company's dominance achieving daunting levels. The online retailer expects its peak shipments volume this year to be 10% greater...
Happy Trails: An Inexpensive Way to Revive American Suburbs
As people move more and more to cities, suburban America is in need of a facelift. City living is attractive to young people because they are aware of their energy consumption, they like the action...
Empowering Women One Brand at a Time
Women are everywhere. No surprise, right? They do, after all, make up 50 percent of the world’s population. Yet, everywhere we look, women are a topic of conversation. Michelle Obama’s outfit choices on a recent...
Tencent, eBay in Potent Partnership
After its first attempt to develop the China e-commerce market failed miserably nearly a decade ago, US Internet giant eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) is making some smarter moves this time around by choosing better partners and...
Tencent, Walmart Heat up China E-Commerce
New moves from Internet giant Tencent and global retailer Walmart are turning up the competition in China’s e-commerce wars, which are quickly becoming a contest to see who can outspend whom. Both of these latest...
Mining Big Data for Programming Talent
Finding and recruiting top programmers remains a huge challenge for fast-growth companies like Square, Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Will Big Data come to their rescue? They’re willing to give it a try. These companies—along with...
