Vector graphics are all around us, and provide an important way to visually communicate information, whether it’s corporate branding, street signage, or a flier in the window of a cafe. But vector graphics themselves are even more fascinating when you look behind the shapes and fonts that combine to communicate a message at a glance,…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
A blurred out passenger trying to get through the divider for the conveyor belt at Manchester Airport. Dispatches / Channel 4 Angry passengers crawled through a conveyor belt after waiting for luggage, per Channel 4. Passengers at Manchester Airport were filmed offering to come in and look for bags after hour wait. Agents Swissport laid…
Healthcare has finally begun to embrace digital transformation after years as a stubborn holdout.The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated adoption of technologies such as telehealth and remote patient monitoring.Insider Intelligence covers these topics and more each morning in our Digital Health Briefing email newsletter. Healthcare has been through quite the journey in the last few…
Ivana Trump and ex-husband Donald Trump pose in front of their luxury yacht on July 4, 1988. Marty Lederhandler/AP In 2007, Trump filed plans to build a mausoleum with four obelisks on his golf course in New Jersey. The city called the plans “overwhelming and garish,” so he scrapped the idea. The course is being…
A man sits on a Russian Tochka-U missile put on display by the Ukrainian government in Kyiv, July 26, 2022 Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images Russia has been lobbing missiles into Ukraine throughout its five-month war on its smaller neighbor. Moscow is using its whole inventory for that assault, firing Soviet-era and newer-model missiles. Those…
Cellular service is coming to New York’s subway tunnels. This week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it was embarking on a 10-year project to wire all 418 miles of underground track underneath the city with wireless connectivity. Transit Wireless will build the necessary infrastructure and foot the resulting $600 million bill as part of an…
Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek. | Photo by Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images Nichelle Nichols, who was best known for her groundbreaking role as Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series, died at age 89. Her son, Kyle Johnson, informed her fans in a post on Nichols’ Instagram account. “Last night,…
In the song “Last Kiss” off of her 2010 album Speak Now, Taylor Swift sings “I ran off the plane, that July 9th.” Nowadays, Swift likely finds herself running off the plane every other day of the year as well. A recent study by the sustainability marketing agency Yard looked into the usage of private planes…
Screen time is arguably one of the hottest parenting topics of the past 20 years. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic that closed schools and caused kids to be home at all times forced the topic into the spotlight even further. Youngsters spent more time online than ever before, due in part to the switch…
Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of The Online Grocery Report from Business Insider Intelligence.Purchase this report.Business Insider Intelligence offers even more consumer coverage with Payments & Commerce Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing payments and commerce news and analysis to your inbox. Online grocery is growing rapidly from its small base. Its market…