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The Inflation Cookbook uses AI to track grocery prices and serve up cost-conscious recipes
A food delivery service has launched Canada's first Inflation Cookbook. SkipTheDishes worked with Dentsu Creative Canada to help people...
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Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Instructables a Platform for DIY Instructions owned by Autodesk
Autodesk owns a platform for sharing step-by-step instructions for a wide range of DIY projects, from cooking to crafting to technology....
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Mar 23, 20231 min read
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Retirement Bomb to create crippling global labour shortage by 2030
With millions of new jobs being created each year, but not enough new births to match, the world is looking at global labour shortages in...
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Feb 7, 20231 min read
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Designed in Asia, produced in Europe - the new norm?
Until recently its been the global norm that products are designed in Europe or the USA and produced in the Global South - China, Vietnam...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Is Inflation Reduction Act in USA a risk for Europe
A new debate has opened up about the risks to European businesses as a result of the Biden's Inflation Reduction. In October 2022 the EU...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
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Only 29% of the world's population lived in a democracy in 2021
This is compared to over 54% back in 2000 according to Statista Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/26345/share-of-world-population-li...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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The Great Resignation Continues
When the number of Americans quitting their job surged to more than four million in a single month for the first time in April 2021, the...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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Cost of Living Squeeze impacts everyone
Both high-income and low-income economies are predicted to be affected by the cost of living squeeze due to inflation. The World Economic...
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Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Civil unrest risks rise in over 50% of countries between 2022-Q2 and 2022-Q3
The world is facing an unprecedented rise in civil unrest as governments of all stripes grapple with the impacts of inflation on the...
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Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Weather reports on French television now include electricity forecasts
French households rely heavily on electricity for heating, which can seriously strain the power grid in winter months. If the temperature...
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Nov 14, 20221 min read
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Could emerging technologies like Digital Twins help with the supply chain woes?
Companies have been undertaking value stream mapping of their supply chains for many years to determine where their raw materials come...
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Nov 9, 20221 min read
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Manufacturers are expanding supplier networks to mitigate risk
Sense Supply chain issues aren’t going away for manufacturing organizations. Problems with inbound supply—characterized by suppliers...
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Nov 9, 20222 min read
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This museum’s new facade is built from bricks made of city waste
Waste from the city of Ghent, Belgium, is being turned into the building blocks of a major cultural institution. For a renovation and...
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Nov 9, 20222 min read
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Recession: Is the US heading into an 'ugly' downturn?
Three in five Americans say the US is in a recession, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. So how come it's not official?...
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Nov 7, 20223 min read
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Will decentralized supply chains destabilize emerging economies?
Companies will have to work with stakeholders to identify risks to the livelihoods of vulnerable people in emerging economies and work to...
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Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Are the Risks of Global Supply Chains Starting to Outweigh the Rewards?
The conflict in Ukraine is only the latest jolt to global supply chains. Disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, climate-related...
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Nov 3, 20224 min read
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The continuation of the "Zero Covid" policy in China and the Russia-Ukraine war could accelerate..
The continuation of the "Zero Covid" policy in China and the Russia-Ukraine war could accelerate the reconfiguration of the...
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Nov 3, 20223 min read
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Does the Supply chain shifts signal re-globalization?
The fragility of global supply chains exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic remains one of the top economic challenges facing the world....
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Nov 3, 20224 min read
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More than 100 million pushed into extreme poverty by climate change
Some studies suggest that climate change could complicate efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and that more than 100 million people...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
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Penguins and otters refuse change in diet as aquarium deals with rising cost
Penguins and otters at a Japanese aquarium are feeling the effects of inflation and a higher cost of living, as their keepers switched to...
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Nov 1, 20221 min read
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