A year ago, Didi made a big move into Brazil when it laid down over $100 million to take a stake in 99, a local competitor to Uber in the app-based ride hailing market. Now, on the heels of getting a massive $4 billion investment […]
Category: Food
@realDonaldTrump: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & […]
Brits are paying more for music streaming than ever before
Over the last 12 months, Brits spent £7.24 billion on music, films and games, an 8.8 percent rise on the previous year. Digital services accounted for 71.9 percent of that, driving the UK entertainment market to its fifth straight year of growth. The ERA’s breakdown […]
Braun MultiQuick 9: This High-Powered Immersion Blender Is One Cool Whip
Braun MultiQuick 9You must wield a wicked scepter to rule the Land of Smoothies. With its 700-watt motor, Braun’s latest immersion blender blows through foodstuffs that lesser sticks can’t crack—ice cubes, raw potatoes, or even a peeled avocado with pit (if you crave those bitter […]
Amazon has big plans for Alexa ads in 2018; it’s discussing options with P&G, Clorox and others
Amazon's ad sales, which today mostly come from sponsored listings on the website, will grow 42 percent in 2018 to $2.4 billion, still putting the company way behind Google at $40.1 billion and Facebook at $21.6 billion, eMarketer said. With Alexa, where advertising is currently […]
It’s the New Year and you’re getting laundry folding robots, because the 1960s thought of everything
[embedded content] The robot laundry folding wars are heating up. The German appliance manufacturing giant BSH is in the early stages of partnering with Israeli laundry folding robot designer Foldimate on product development and manufacturing in the latest volley in the battle to bring a […]
Meet The Crypto Billionaires Getting Rich From Ripple’s XRP
Jan 2, 2018 @ 08:00 AM The value of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed in 2017 to more than $600 billion, minting scores of crypto millionaires. A few lucky holders are also breathing the rarefied air of the billionaires club — and not just in the most valuable […]
Lab-made meat startup SuperMeat raises $3M seed to develop ‘clean’ chicken
SuperMeat, an Israeli biotech and food-tech startup that is developing lab-made chicken meat, has raised $3 million in seed funding, as it becomes the latest of a crop of so-called ‘clean meat’ companies to get off the ground. Others in the space include Bill Gates, […]
Gaucho grill: Argentine cuisine glows with wood-fire cooking
"He said it was all right for Argentine chefs to cook the way that Argentines do, not just the way that the French do or the Italians do, and I think that resonated with a couple of generations of Argentine chefs," said Peter Kaminsky, a […]
Android Auto is going wireless for 2018
Ever since Android Auto first hit the market back in 2015, you’ve needed to plug your phone directly into a compatible head unit in order to get the apps and screens mirrored from mobile to car. In 2018, that setup will change, as Android Auto […]