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Online shopping club Jet.com has been hyped as “part Costco, part mall, and all anti-Amazon” by Businessweek. It’s not even live yet, but it will be like Costco in that Jet plans to make their profit only from membership fees and make no money on actually … Read entire story.
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A 14-year-old schoolgirl who took her own life sent a voice message the night beforehand saying she was “preparing” to be bullied. Mia Janin, a Year 10 pupil at the Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kenton, north-west London, was found dead at her family home in Barnet on March 12 2021. Tony Murphy, area coroner […]
The American shale industry is a testament to the inventive spirit of grassroots capitalist enterprise. This sector was revolutionized by innovative frackers, who introduced groundbreaking methods of horizontal drilling and oil extraction from rock formations. However, not all major oil companies rushed to capitalize on the shale boom with the same zeal. Global oil giant […]
As a college engineering student, Iwaya developed and successfully launched balloons with cameras attached to them, capturing photos of the earth from 18 miles above. Since then, he has conducted at least 80 similar launches and has licensed space photography for businesses. A screenshot of some of Iwatani’s space photos for sale. Amana Images Source: […]