Monthly Archives: October 2022

What Help Scout’s VP of Brand Considers When Promoting Individual Contributors & People Managers [+ How These Promotions Differ]

There are plenty of perks to getting promoted. Beyond a salary increase, a promotion typically means more influence on your team, more autonomy, and more control over your day-to-day tasks. But to get promoted, you need to do more than just perform well in your current role. You also need to demonstrate new skills that…

Implementing IP Management Software (Part II): Best Practices for an Improved Implementation

As discussed in Part I of this series, the process of implementing IP management software (IPMS) poses many complexities and dangers. To ensure as successful an IPMS implementation as possible, companies and law firms should apply best practices early on. The earlier they begin taking these steps, and the more deeply they dig into the…

Is it OK to drink blood?

Blood doesn’t count as an iron-rich food. Deposit Photos Whether you’re channeling your inner Morbius or Dracula, chugging a goblet of blood is not a gory practice you’d want to reenact in real life. Blood, a necessity for human life, is ironically poisonous to drink. Medical experts warn you can get very sick from drinking…

As California plans for a new desalination plant, take a look at how these facilities work

Derek Liang / Unsplash California, a state that has been facing devastating droughts and wildfires, approved a $140 million desalination plant on October 13 that would enable it to convert seawater into fresh water. It will join a cadre of 12 other facilities currently operating off the coast of California.  While getting plans for the…

Ambi Robotics secures $32M infusion to deploy its item-sorting robots in warehouses

Ambi Robotics, a startup developing supply chain automation hardware, today announced that it raised $32 million in additional funding led by Tiger Global and Bow Capital, with participation from Ahren and logistics firm Pitney Bowes. Pitney Bowes is a strategic investor in Ambi, having recently inked a $23 million deal with the company to deploy…