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April 30, 2016
This New Tool Wants To Make The Off-Price Clothing Business Easier
Negotiating sales of excess inventory into the "off-price" market hadn't changed since the Excel spreadsheet came out.
In the apparel world, the term "off-price" is used for excess inventory in fashion outlets and other lower-price retail stores. Brands sell their excess inventory to buyers, negotiating discounts and conditions that make the off-price market complex. But the last real innovation to keep track of those negotiations was the humble Excel spreadsheet, introduced decades ago. Startup INTURN released a cloud-based SaaS solution in April 2015 to bring the off-price apparel market into the 21st century, and with a $9.7 million fundraising round back in January, INTURN is set to keep growing.
The Supreme Court May Have Just Derailed Europe's Safe Harbor Agreement
The new rules won't help assure Europeans their data is safe from surveillance on the servers of U.S. companies.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court gave federal agencies far wider latitude to hack and search into computers around the world, and the decision could have a chilling effect on digital trade relations between the U.S. and Europe.
How Beyoncé Is Redefining The Future Of The Music Industry
The release of "Lemonade" proves again that innovating in the industry means changing the way music is created, distributed, and promoted.
Beyoncé's new visual album Lemonade, released last weekend, is a masterpiece of a short film. It's also the new pinnacle of popular music—a multi-genre epic full of anger, heartbreak, and power. It is a perfect culminating moment for how we make, distribute, and consume popular music.
April 29, 2016
How To Buy A Paper Notebook That Brings You Joy
2,000 years on, the notebook is still a great solution. From Muji to Moleskine, here's how to choose a notebook that's right for you.
A simple notebook has a mess of advantages over a tablet: It never needs to be charged, it's cheap, it's lightweight, it produces a tactile feeling that styluses haven't yet managed to reproduce. It might even encourage creative thinking, make you more focused, and keep you sharp as you get older. And it's always booted up to the right app for taking notes. To pull out a thoughtfully chosen notebook and a nice pen conveys that the owner is classy and undistracted by whim.
How UNESCO Is Crowdsourcing The Preservation Of World Heritage
The United4Heritage initiative is part of a team creating a digital backup plan for threatened cultural monuments.
In recent years, we've seen a shocking number of historic sites around the world—some dating back thousands and thousands of years—destroyed. Sometimes it's vandalism—think the Temple of Baalshamin, which stood from 131 AD to 2015, until it was destroyed by ISIS after the Syrian Civil War. Sometimes it's just bad luck, like the 5th-century Buddhist and Hindu temples destroyed in Nepal by last year's earthquake. Other times, of course, the vandalism comes from developers, as when a Belize construction company in 2013.
Tech Companies Lash Out At Supreme Court's Warrant Rule Change
The rules change could make consumers around the world feel less comfortable storing sensitive data on cloud services.
Today, law enforcement can't get a warrant to hack into a computer if it doesn't know the computer's physical location. That will change on December 1, as a result of yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court.
Think You Know The News? Take The Fast Company Quiz
What happened this week? Here's our quiz for April 29, 2016.
Did you follow the news this week? Research says that one of the best ways to solidify new information is to be tested on it. Here's a chance to bolster your knowledge of current events—and earn a special emoji badge. 
This Startup Just Solved One Of The Biggest Challenges Of Breastfeeding
50% of moms give up breastfeeding because they worry about milk supply. This tool gives moms data about how much their baby is eating.
For a new mom, breastfeeding can sometimes feel like an insurmountable challenge. It hurts a lot, especially if you haven't figured out how to get your baby to latch on correctly. It takes hours out of your day and forces you to wake up several times a night. But above all, you worry that your body may not have enough milk to nourish your baby.
We've Been Approaching The Internet Of Things All Wrong
The smart sensor Helium has captured the interest of Silicon Valley—and the insurance industry.
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For years now, we've been hearing about how the Internet of Things will connect every object in our homes. And for years, the vast majority of those objects stay dumb.
Noosa's Playbook For Gaining Ground On Industry Giants
Savvy moves by yogurt maker Noosa helped it steal major market share from brand behemoths like Yoplait and Dannon. This is how they did it.
In 2005, Koel Thomae was visiting her mother in the Australian seaside town of Noosa when she had a life-altering experience. It involved a cup of yogurt.
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