Is this the end of the 40-hour workweek?
Terri Williams
+ 74% of workers believe a mixture of remote and office-based work is the perfect mix
+ 77% of C-level/executive management believe companies can benefit from providing this type of work environment
Global small satellite market to grow to $7.1bn by 2025: The global small satellite market size is projected to grow from $2.8bn in 2020 to $7.1bn by 2025, at a CAGR of 20.5% from 2020 to 2025, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets. The small satellite market includes major players Sierra Nevada Corporation (US), L3 Harris Technologies (US), Lockheed Martin Corporation (US), Northrop Grumman Corporation (US), and Airbus Defense and Space (Netherlands). These players have spread their business across various countries includes North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America.
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
The disruption con: Why big tech’s favorite buzzword is nonsense: How one magic word became a way of justifying Silicon Valley’s unconstrained power.
Adrian Daub
Please, not another bias! The problem with behavioral economics: An evolutionary take on behavioral economics.
Jason Collins
Reliable signals in a post-truth world: The humorist HL Mencken once proposed that there should be a special type-style called “ironics” (like italics, but sloping in the opposite direction) to prevent people misunderstanding irony in print. In-text, shorn of the pace, tone, and timbre of spoken communication, there can be a yawning gap between what you intend to say, and the emotional reaction it creates. We all know this.
Rory Sutherland
Patagonia’s new CEO talks about the future of the beloved brand: Ryan Gellert, the company’s new top exec, wants to make Patagonia more global and translate its planet-saving mission into specific causes to champion.
FastCompany
Pasta, wine, and inflatable pools: How Amazon conquered Italy in the pandemic: The e-commerce giant had struggled to gain a foothold in a society that prefers to shop in person, with cash, but now Italians are hooked on online shopping.
NYT
Tech companies wager billions on race to win over these consumers: India's explosive growth in internet users is driving the intense competition. The number of internet users hit 743.16 million in March 2020, more than doubling over four years, according to official data. Bain & Company estimates that number will reach 1 billion by 2030, on the back of cheap and ubiquitous mobile data.
IBD
Netflix’s Francisco Ramos: ‘Language is no longer a barrier, only ambition and quality are barriers’
Variety
Sir George Buckley interview: innovation is the tool that will drag us out of this quagmire: Given away as a baby, the Stanley Black & Decker boss defied the odds to scale American industry. At 73, he’s still on top.
The Times
