Tag: Silicon Valley

  • 7000 Words About The Dubious Refragmentation Of The Economy

    7000 Words About The Dubious Refragmentation Of The Economy

    One advantage of being old is that you can see change happen in your lifetime. A lot of the change I’ve seen is fragmentation. For example, US politics and now Canadian politics are much more polarized than they used to be. Culturally we have ever less common ground and though inclusiveness is preached by the…

  • Mycotoxin Free Bulletproof Coffee For Bio-Hacking

    Mycotoxin Free Bulletproof Coffee For Bio-Hacking

    Bulletproof Founder Dave Asprey was a sickly person who had Lyme Disease and numerous food allergies. Tired of spending each day feeling ill, he went in search of a way to cure his body and live a better, healthier life. He calls this quest “biohacking” and through it he succeeded beyond his wildest imagination. Using…

  • Why Women Aged 50-59 Believe They Need To Look Young At Work

    Why Women Aged 50-59 Believe They Need To Look Young At Work

    Way back in 2013 a poll by Penn Schoen Berland revealed that women’s worries about wrinkles, dark spots and other aging  skin concerns aren’t all vanity. Forty-two percent of women ages 50 to 59 believed they needed  to look young to be successful at work. “Increasingly, both men and women have anxiety about looking  older,…

  • Silicon Valley Mansion May Set New Sales Record

    Silicon Valley Mansion May Set New Sales Record

    California’s San Francisco Bay area is the United States’ most expensive real estate market, with a median home-sale price of USD$1.3 million (CAD$1.7 million). Toronto and the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) is Canada’s most expensive real estate market, with a median home-sale price of CAD$1.3 million (USD just under $1 million). Unlike its southern neighbor…

  • NightSwapping Is New Euro Model of Sustainable Tourism

    NightSwapping Is New Euro Model of Sustainable Tourism

    In a time when the sharing economy is generalizing eco-friendly solutions for a sustainable development, a European startup has brought up to date one of the oldest tourism ideas in the world to lower the carbon footprint on your next vacation. It’s called swapping or more precisely, NightSwapping. A simple idea that is enjoyed for its…

  • Google Fined Billions By EU For Breaking Competition Law

    Google Fined Billions By EU For Breaking Competition Law

    It’s hard to imagine how much the latest Google fine really equates to. Really difficult in fact. But don’t worry! We’ve worked that out for you. Surprise, surprise, it’s a lot of money.  How many times a day do you say or think “I’ll have to google that!”. Probably a lot. Google has definitely become essential…

  • SWOLEMATE Is New Exercise Trend Bringing Couples Together

    SWOLEMATE Is New Exercise Trend Bringing Couples Together

    You may have seen this hashtag trending on social media as millennials run to the gym in droves to exercise, tone up and sweat it out with their #swolemates.   According to fitness experts Danny and Denise Locsin, spending quality exercise-time with a sweetheart has more benefits than one may realize.   Working out together builds self esteem,…

  • iLOOKTV Online Pay-TV Platform Turns YouTube Channels into Mobile TVApps

    iLOOKTV Online Pay-TV Platform Turns YouTube Channels into Mobile TVApps

    SAN JOSE, CA – ILOOK, an over-the-top (OTT) pay-TV platform for YouTube channels, is announcing its launch today. The platform instantly converts YouTube channels into mobile TVapps that behave like television networks. Through this easy-to-use technology, anyone—amateur or celebrity personality—can now have their own TV network without the traditional barriers and regulations. Whether you create…