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- A + A A weekly round-up of tanker and dry bulk market (May 13, 2022) This report is produced by the Baltic Exchange. The Baltic Exchange, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange, is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts. Its international community of over 650 members encompasses the majority of world shipping interests and commits to a code of business conduct overseen by the Baltic. For daily freight market reports and assessments, please visit www.balticexchange.com . Capesize The Capesize market had the wind in its sails as rates jumped in all regions. The 5TC ended the week at $32,733, a rise of 8731 week on week. While the Shanghai Covid situation continues to hamper vessel movements across all sectors, the Capesize market appears able to push as good tonnage demand comes from Brazil and Australia. The C5 West Australia to China … [Read more...] about Baltic Exchange Market Report

Since the Apollo days, astronauts have experienced an existential overwhelm through their reframed view of Earth as a fragile planet against the harshness of space and the vessel of all humanity. advertisement advertisement It’s an event so profound that it’s come to be known as the overview effect , a term coined in 1987 by author and space philosopher Frank White . For civilians, it’s reserved for a rarified few who can shell out $450,000 to $55 million for several weightless minutes at the edge of space to several days in orbit aboard the International Space Station. But in 2024, two companies— Space Perspective , a startup in Florida’s Space Coast, and World View , an established high-altitude balloon firm in Tucson, Arizona—hope to spread that transcendence to more people through comparable views at much lower prices via high-tech ballooning to the stratosphere, a section of the atmosphere still well below space but beyond … [Read more...] about Too poor for space? Ballooning to the stratosphere is the next best thing

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin I’ve spent more than a decade building infrastructure for managing digital identity. Before I became a Partner at Mayfield investing in early stage enterprise software companies, I was the CEO at Gigya, which created the Customer Identity & Access Management category starting back in 2011, powering login & registration as a service for 700 customers and becoming Forrester leaders in the space. Now as an investor at Mayfield, we’ve continued spending time on the Identity Stack, investing in Berbix (Instant Identity Verification), OwnID (Distributed Customer Identity Platform), and Vector Flow (Physical Identity & Access Management Platform). Why so much focus on the Identity Stack? First, it’s critical enabling infrastructure for digital transformation. Without being able to verify “we are who we say we are” and “what we can access”, nothing online really works. Second, the Identity category has produced … [Read more...] about The Modern Identity Stack: Startup Opportunities In the $80B+ Identity Market

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Trends never occur in a vacuum. The ones that create major changes and stick around longer than fads are bolstered by the convergence of many factors. The more points of convergence, the more likely that they will take hold and create powerful change, culturally, in the marketplace, or both. Trend convergence is like a fire. It can start very small, smolder a bit, but with the right conditions it can become a blaze. Such is the case with the secondhand market. The sources of combustion are many and varied, including the contraction of the middle-class, the internet and social media to Generation Y and Z’s recognition of the fashion industry’s detrimental environmental effects. These are coalescing to build a highly sustainable, sustainability movement. And the kicker is that this trend knows no societal or socioeconomic boundaries. All segments of mainstream fashion, the gig economy and even teen fashionistas are becoming … [Read more...] about With the Rise of Poshmark, ThredUp, and The RealReal, might ReMerch Malls and Re-Tailors be Next ?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On May 6, 2022 I was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. Following that I was invited to give the commencement address. What follows is my address edited for clarity. President Molla, trustees, faculty, staff, students, graduates or soon to be alumni and their families, thank you very much for this distinct honor and the opportunity to address you here today. I make my living as a keynote speaker. I travel all over the world, addressing audiences about the changing nature of work, but this is my first commencement address. To prepare for this, I listened to all the commencement addresses out there that I could find on YouTube. I then reflected on my own graduations and commencement addresses. I asked everybody I ran into for the past two months what they remember most about their commencement address. They had one thing in common. No one remembered their … [Read more...] about The Class Of 2022 is The Future of Work

Streaming services in the United States have been playing hot potato with the Eurovision Song Contest in recent years, and not always to great results. Who can forget the dark days of 2019, when the world’s most fabulous singing competition had no official U.S. streaming partner , leaving countless American fans scratching their heads at the last minute. advertisement The good news is, we’re in a better position this year: For the second year in a row, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service is airing the Eurovision Song Contest, including the Grand Final, which takes place on Saturday, May 14, in Turin, Italy. Unfortunately, you might have to pony up a little cash to see it. According to Peacock, the contest is available through its premium tiers : $4.99 a month or $9.99 a month for the ad-free version. All told, it’s not a bad deal.  And you can cancel at any time. The Grand Final is set to air at 9 p.m. Central European Time ( 3 p.m. ET or noon PT ). Ten … [Read more...] about Eurovision Song Contest 2022: How to watch the Grand Final live from the United States

The plights of the traditional unorganised and informal co-living sector are plenty Mark Twain once famously said: “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” Real estate is one of our most scarce resources. As per IBEF’s Real Estate Report (November 2020), the real estate sector in India is expected to reach US $ 1 trillion by 2030. By 2025, it will contribute 13 percent to the country’s GDP. The residential segment contributes nearly 80 percent of the real estate sector and the demand concentrated in metro cities constantly outmatches supply since India’s urban housing pyramid is a skewed one with the largest proportion of the population being under-served due to issues of affordability. The metro cities in India have witnessed rapid growth in-migration, which has put considerable pressure on the existing rental housing set-up which itself was not historically designed in order to cater to the demand. With more millennials entering the workforce and contributing towards a … [Read more...] about Future of co-living in India after COVID-19: 3 crucial factors

(Image Courtesy: Google) Google recently unveiled the Pixel 6a at its recent I/O 2022 event. Google also teased the design of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro at the event. And while Google did confirm that the Pixel 6a would be making its global debut in 13 countries, no names were taken, until now. In a recent tweet, Google confirmed that the Pixel 6a India launch would take place later this year. The Pixel 4a was the last Google smartphone to officially debut in India, while the Pixel 5a never made it to the country. However, the company has confirmed that the Google Pixel 6a is coming to India. Additionally, the Pixel 6a will also be unveiled in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The Pixel 6a’s price in India could fall in the sub-40K segment considering the handset is priced at $449 (Roughly Rs 34,800) in the US. So let's take a look at the specifications of the Pixel 6a. … [Read more...] about Google Pixel 6a India launch confirmed for later this year: All you need to know

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Technologists loves democracy. As an over-arching trend, we can say that IT product owners (be they individual software developers, wider teams or entire communities) want their technology services, applications and physical or virtual devices to become so widely adopted and ubiquitously deployed that they reach a level where they need to be democratized. The democratic process in these scenarios is not centered around ballot papers and votes (although it is in a cerebral and slightly neural sense, because ‘the next Twitter’ is only ever created through public perception leading to mass-market adoption), this is democracy in the sense of open to all, inclusive ease-of-use and freedom of access. In the modern era of computing – and let’s make that roughly the post-millennial web-centric cloud-native mobile-enriched age that typifies the last quarter-century - we have seen smartphone access, application usage and now even a … [Read more...] about ThoughtSpot Aims To Build The Democratic ‘Modern’ Data Stack

Businesses large and small need to make wise hiring decisions. Whether you're looking to employ an administrative assistant, hire a nanny, or vet a potential tenant, running a background check can give you some added peace of mind and potentially help protect you legally. While there are many options to choose from, the services offered, and terms used for their services, vary greatly. This can feel overwhelming. When do you run background checks? Can you just run your own search? Which reports do you need? How do you comply with regulations? We've researched several full-service background screening companies and have become familiar with the do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to help you decide what might work best for your business or household. Running a background check on a potential hire or renter can help you protect your business, other employees, and your clients. When you conduct a background screening you improve your chances of finding falsified or missing information. … [Read more...] about Best Background Check Service for Small Business – 2022