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As the biggest aviation-themed studio in the world, Air Hollywood has three full aircraft interiors and an airport terminal set that’s reconfigurable into any part of the air travel experience.
Tesla is currently capable of turning out about 5,000 electric vehicles each week when at maximum capacity, which is a huge leap forward from this time last year. -from Tech Vision
TikTok is becoming a popular forum for Gen-Z and Millennials to learn about entrepreneurship and making money. - From the Wall Street Journal
Find out why Apple’s smart glasses will be a smashing success. -from Newsthink
For several years, now Apple engineers have secretly been eyeing up transportation as the next industry ripe for their unique brand of scorched-earth disruption.When will we see the Apple Car?
Interesting viral video of not your average Mercedes Benz. This 125- year-old horseless carriage was licensed for public roads. -from DW Euromaxx
Viral interesting video. NOT AN ASTRONAUT; NO AFFILIATION WITH NASA. I was dressed up for Halloween. -from Bret Copeland
What happens when a pandemic collides with technological change? Covid-19 has shaken business to its core. The FT's Lex maps how the landscape is changing. -from Financial Times
Cool LED panels that used video game engine technology to place a realistic-looking world behind the actors. -from Vox
The last few months have been a roller coaster ride for battery and hydrogen-powered semi truck maker, Nikola. -from CNBC
Creating the perfect food commercial isn’t just a matter of great styling and a mouth-watering dish. Sometimes, you need a robot. -from Vox
Earlier this year he teased his plans to announce a new, $25,000 model, which would significantly undercut many established rivals in the market. -from Tech Vision
Lucid Motors is the latest EV startup to enter the market. In September, it unveiled its Air luxury sedan to the world, and teased its SUV concept. -from CNBC
With a virtual-reality headset and a virtual meeting platform like Spatial, you can meet up and collaborate with your colleagues as if you were in a real office space. -from WSJ
Space tourism has been, almost, nonexistent in the past, but Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and Blue Origin are looking to change that. -from CNBC
A trip through time, looking at some of the funniest and cringiest tech demos of all time. -from CNET
The company is behind social media apps like international sensation TikTok, Douyin, and AI-powered news aggregator Toutiao. -from CNBC
"When consumers step into Nike Paris, they will experience our largest, most digitally connected and immersive retail concept in the world." - Heidi O'Neill, Nike President of Consumer and Marketplace
Click takes a look at how virtual reality is being used to help the emergency services find an alternative during the coronavirus pandemic for traditional face-to-face training. -from BBC Click
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"Die of Success? Give me a break. We've only just started." - Amancio Ortega, Zara's Founder
Continuing our global journey to learn something new our next stop is the retailer Zara. As of January 2023, the Inditex group which includes Zara operated nearly 6,000 stores worldwide.
In 1963, Amancio Ortega opened Confecciones GOA, a small dressmaking workshop in La Coruna in Galicia, Spain. Zara was born in 1975 and originally it was called Zorba, an inspiration from Amancio’s favorite movie ‘Zorba the Greek’. Turns out a bar nearby already had taken the Zorba name.
The Inditex Group was born in 1985 as a holding group to bring multiple companies, including Zara under one banner. Inditex actually stands for ‘Industria de Diseño Textil’.
Zara’s designers create 40,000 new designs annually, out of which up to 12,000 go into production. From the design stage to production, distribution, and appearing for sale in a Zara store, it takes up to 15 days (industry average is 4 to 6 months). Annually, the company produces 500 million pieces of clothing.
Most global fashion brands pump 3% to 7% of their revenues into advertising. For Zara, the advertising budget is 0.3% and most of it is used on store displays. 85% of the clothes are sold at full price.
La Coruna and visiting Inditex stores throughout the world such as this Zara in Milan was one of my favorite retail activities. Their focus on innovation and continuous improvement have also been a core inspiration to my career. As the opening quote from Amancio reminds us, if you truly enjoy what you are doing, every day, you are just getting started.
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China has long been the manufacturing hub for tech giants like Apple and Samsung. But now, a range of geopolitical factors are pushing technology companies to spend billions to relocate their operations to places like India, Vietnam and Latin America. Read more
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