Raising the bar for inclusion with non-alcoholic beverages
Inclusion means rethinking how to make meetings and events more inclusive and welcoming to all, including meeting the growing number of attendees’ demand for non-alcoholic beverages. The alcohol-fueled camaraderie of conference happy hour receptions has long been a staple of most conferences and events. But now that more and more people are paying more attention to health and wellness, and on top of that, with 38% of U.S. adults giving up drinking entirely, according to a July 2023 Gallup survey , it might be time to reconsider drinking . According to the International Wine & Spirits Record (IWSR), a global beverage data and analytics agency, 64% of Gen Z in the United States who are of legal drinking age said they had not consumed alcohol in the first six months of the year, especially considering at this point. provider. While older generations are still more likely to drink, Millennials also tend to drink less than Generation X and Baby Boomers.…
Waymo is somehow worth more than Ford after raising $5.6B in funding
Waymo currently provides more than 100,000 paid rides per week to U.S. users go through Brad Anderson November 4, 2024 09:10 At the end of October, Waymo received $5.6 billion in new financing, valuing the company at more than $45 billion. The funds will be used to support fleet expansion, including adding the Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle to the lineup. The Google-owned company plans to form a ride-hailing partnership with Uber in Austin and Atlanta starting next year. Alphabet's self-driving unit is testing its fleet of self-driving robotaxis in a handful of cities but is now valued at more than $45 billion following recent investments. To put this into perspective, the entire Volkswagen Group has a market capitalization of 48 billion euros (approximately $52 billion), and Ford's market capitalization is $40 billion. Yes, Waymo is as valuable as they are now. Last week, Waymo announced that it had raised an undisclosed amount of $5.6 billion in new capital. The…
Raising the bar – more than just a name change
1. What’s in a name? Audi has unveiled the successor to the A4 with the A5. The new car is not a new addition to the Audi lineup, but a replacement for the A4 brand. New Audi combustion cars are named with odd numbers. Electric cars will be named with even numbers. New platform The Audi A4 has been based on the MLB platform since 2007. The MLB platform was first introduced in the A5 at that time. The new A5 is based on Audi's new Premium Platform Combustion Engine (PPC) platform. This platform has some similarities to the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) introduced in the new Q6 e-tron. The A5 will feature a longitudinal engine layout. This new platform is better suited to a variety of electric powertrains. aspect: Thanks to the new platform, the A5 is 67mm longer and 13mm wider than the A4. length: 4.83 m width: 1.86 m Wheelbase: 2.9 meters. design: The old A5 was…
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