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Clothes enabled our naked species to conquer the world. In the process of dressing ourselves, we remade the planet. We bred sheep to grow their fur continuously instead of shedding their coat once a year. Silk spurred…
By some estimates, the average American household goes through 100 trash bags a year. That’s more 12 billion single-use plastic bombs across the country. Enter HoldOn Bags. The Materials winner in Fast Company’s 2023 Innovation by Design Award,…
Meet the Phlex EDGE, an innovative swimming tracker designed to enable swimmers of all kinds to improve their workouts. This revolutionary device incorporates patented machine learning technology to provide real time heart rate, advanced stroke analysis,…
A new professional taekwondo league is set to be launched next year with the ambition of bettering the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Two seasons of the new United Battle League (UBL) are planned to be…
Blayze, the pioneer of 1-on-1 virtual pro coaching, is partnering with NWSL players Sarah Woldmoe, Zoe Morse, and Cassie Miller, to award 100 scholarships for a full year of personalized coaching for young female soccer…
There are more than 300,000 tennis courts in the United States, providing the space to accommodate an easily socially distanced sport that has boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 21 million Americans played tennis…
Sports e-commerce and tech platform SIGNA Sports United has taken a stake in UK bike subscription service, Buzzbike, as part of its platform expansion strategy. Within the new partnership, Berlin-based SIGNA Sports United (SSU) will support…
22 MARCH 2022 PARIS, – KAYRROS, the leading climate and energy data analytics company, has concluded a new €40 million financing round. Participants in the round include the French government, acting through French Tech Souveraineté.…
Chegg, the NYSE listed student media learning platform is acquiring Busuu, the online language learning startup established in Europe in 2008, for approximately $436 million (€385 million) in an all-cash transaction. At its exit Busuu had…
Sunstar, the international healthcare company with 90 years’ experience in oral health, has acquired a majority stake in Playbrush, a pioneer in digital oral hygiene, to help shape the future of oral healthcare. The acquisition…
Significant investment from Eka Ventures and top European angel investors, including Taavet Hinrikus of Wise and the co-founders of Runtastic Looking to grow to 100,000 paying subscribers in next 18 months New study proves regular…
New entrant to the ‘smart court’ industry, Wingfield, are providing an affordable approach to digitize any tennis court which improves the experience for players and coaches alike Everyone who’s watched a live tennis match on TV recently…
The Sniffers, an international environmental and integrity service provider, has teamed up with Kayrros, a global carbon tracking company, to provide a methane monitoring solution for gas and energy companies around the world. The Sniffers…
BERLIN, December 18, 2020 – Skill Yoga — A yoga coach platform for everyday athletes — announced today that they raised a 7-digit amount in a convertible round. Joyance Partners, Digital Invest, IBB Ventures and leAD…
We tapped out for a month to roadtest the premium bike subscription service in London We’ve all gone cycling mad since the pandemic hit – getting about using your own steam seems like the sensible…
You’re reading Relationships DIY, a series full of tips, tricks and perspective on keeping your relationship healthy and happy during the pandemic. In school, we’re taught maths, science, languages and even the (absolute basics) of…