Category Archives: Blog

AWS sets its sights on space for the future of cloud capabilities

Cloud computing has revolutionized all kinds of business and workplace environments, but one of the biggest players in the industry now hopes it can help accelerate the next big breakthroughs in space as well. Speaking at the recent AWS re:Invent 2022 event, Clint Crosier, the company’s director of aerospace and satellite, outlined how the company…

How streetwear brand Unless Collective aims to accomplish what brands like Nike and Adidas haven’t — fully sustainable sneakers and apparel

Unless Collective cofounder Eric Liedtke Courtesy Unless Collective Eric Liedtke worked for Adidas for 26 years, ultimately serving as brand president and on its board. Liedtke recently cofounded Unless Collective, which makes plant-based streetwear. The brand aims to be a “lighthouse” that convinces others to rethink their environmental footprint. Eric Liedtke did a little bit…

China’s COVID policy is top of mind for investors as unrest rattled markets this week. Here are 5 things they’re watching as Beijing signals willingness to loosen some restrictions.

Protesters march in Beijing. Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images Chinese cities this week loosened COVID restrictions in the wake of mass protests, lifting Chinese stocks.  But market watchers are still preparing to see if China is ready to announce a full reopening of its economy.  Here are five things experts say they’re watching…

The unraveling of $3 billion crypto lender BlockFi amid FTX’s ‘death spiral’, according to bankruptcy filings

BlockFi co-founder and SVP of operations Flori Marquez opened up about what’s next for the company and the crypto industry at Empire Startups Fintech Conference on Tuesday. Chukrut Budrul/ SOPA Images/ LightRocket/ Getty Images BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, citing hefty exposure to FTX.  The crypto platform owes $30 million to the…

7 photos that show the climate crisis is not a distant threat — it’s already here

A formerly sunken boat sits upright into the air as a drought depletes water levels in Lake Mead on June 22, 2022. AP Photo/John Locher Billions of people are already suffering because of climate change, a United Nations report concluded. Research links global rising temperatures to heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and wildfires. Here is…