Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007, and since then the iconic smartphone has sold over 700 million units around the world. This best-selling handset sets the standard for smartphone performance and features. However, the iPhone would not be possible without the extraordinary raw materials that line the insides of the case. Here’s what’s in an Apple iPhone 6s: Screen The iPhone’s screen is much more complex than it may seem....
In the following charts, we feature data from a comprehensive survey conducted by UK-based startup network Founders Forum, in which hundreds of founders and their teams revealed their experiences of remote work and their plans for a post-pandemic future. While the future remains a blank page, it’s clear that hundreds of startups have no plans to hit backspace on remote work. Who’s Talking Based primarily in the UK, almost half of the survey participants were founders, and nearly a quarter were managers below the C-suite....
Today, most comes from hard rock deposits where gold is disseminated or associated with other metals and mined either through open pit or underground mining. Deposits form when gold is dissolved in hot pressurized fluids deep in the crust, and then transported upwards on fissures and cracks where it is deposited closer to surface. 90% of gold produced today is recovered through the cyanide leaching process. There are three distinct streams that make up supply: official sales, recycled gold, and mine production....
Big Oil The oil market is bigger than all metal markets combined The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine, oil has been one of the most crucial commodities on Earth. Without it, modern transportation as we know it would not be possible. Industries such as aviation, aerospace, automobiles, shipping, and the military would look nothing like they do today....
Prior to the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Oxfam International made waves with its latest report on global inequality. In particular, one “shock value” finding made headlines: eight men now combine to have the same wealth as half of the world’s population, or 3.6 billion people. Today’s chart breaks down who these men are and how much they own in terms of assets. But, it also serves as a springboard to dive into a few other thoughts on the Oxfam report, inequality, philanthropy, and eradicating poverty....
If you’re thinking that time could be spent a little more productively, you’re not the only one. In fact, even politicians are taking notice of aging and insufficient infrastructure in the United States. Recently, President Trump has started mapping out his $1 trillion plan to rebuild the country’s roads, bridges, and airports – and it is worth mentioning that infrastructure spending was also a key component of Bernie Sanders’ platform as well....
While the majority comes from fossil fuels like natural gas (32.1%) and coal (29.9%), there are also many other minor sources that feed into the grid, ranging from biomass to geothermal. Do you know where your electricity comes from? The Big Picture View Today’s series of maps come from Weber State University, and they use information from the EPA’s eGRID databases to show every utility-scale power plant in the country....
Publicly accessible, high-quality satellite imagery has been a game changer in terms of understanding the scope of forces such as urbanization and land use patterns. Google Timelapse Maps Google Earth’s timelapsed satellite maps capture the drastic changes the planet’s surface has undergone over the past 34 years. Each timelapse comprises 35 cloud-free pictures, which have been made interactive by the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. Three different satellites acquired 15 million images over the past three decades....
On March 12, the World Wide Web celebrated its 30th birthday. Over the last three decades, we’ve seen it mature from the first webpage to having a ubiquitous presence in our lives. Visualizing the History of the World Wide Web Today’s infographic comes to us from the App Institute, and highlights key milestones since the inception of the web. We’ll look at some major developments on this timeline that defined what the web is today....
Elected by the company’s shareholders, the board is meant to represent shareholder interests – it ultimately hires the CEO, sets strategic objectives, approves annual budgets, and provides accountability to the shareholders regarding the performance of the organization. These duties are no cakewalk, and finding capable and experienced board members to help run a multi-billion dollar corporation just isn’t easy. Corporate Overlap To locate a qualified candidate, one option is to hire someone that already has experience working on a big corporate board – and because it’s a part-time gig, people can actually be on multiple boards at once....
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With an economic impact of $23.5 billion and the number of operating breweries in the U.S. totaling well over 5,000 today, the industry is clearly past the point of being a millennial fad. There are more choices available than ever before, and this appears to signal a broader shift in consumer preference. Below is a look at both historical and recent craft beer industry numbers: Mapping Craft Beer Hubs The craft beer boom is a nation-wide trend, but there are certain cities that have an outsize influence on the industry both in volume and reputation....
Learn more about Altair by calling 604-780-1371 or e-mailing info@altairgold.com The Kena project, located in British Columbia, is an advanced stage project with a NI 43-101 Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate. Total Measured and Indicated Resources totaled 549,000 contained ounces of gold and Inferred resources totaled 513,000 ounces of gold. Covering 7,609 hectares and with over 8,000 meters of strike length, Kena remains open and at depth for expandability. Altair optioned Kena from Sultan Minerals on December 30, 2011 and can earn up to a 75% interest in the project....
The digital era has helped fuel a surge in mobile and online dating among younger, tech-savvy generations. In fact, almost half of Americans today between the ages of 18 and 29 years old report having used a dating site or app to find a partner. For the millions of people around the world diving into the world of digital dating, there are dozens of online dating platforms to choose from....
Siri was first introduced on mobile via the iPhone 4S in 2011, and it has remained a staple of Apple products for years. Over this span of time, Siri has been able to understand more commands through better voice recognition, while also integrating into additional apps and products. Today, you can even use Siri to queue up your next Uber, transfer money to a friend through Square, or help navigate new shows on Apple TV....
The Market Has No Bite Without the “FANG” Stocks [Chart] The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. In the sixth year of the bull run, the U.S. large cap market has had its ups and downs. The S&P 500 peaked at 2134.7 in the early summer months, and promptly collapsed to 1867 points during the August flash crash. Today, it’s back in black, but only trading just over 1% higher than it started the year....
There was no shortage of cuts proposed in Trump’s budget for 2018, which was released earlier this week. However, one of the few departments that did not receive a haircut was the Department of Defense. If the proposed budget ultimately passes in Congress, the DoD would be allocated an extra $54 billion in federal funding – a 10% increase that would be one of the largest one-year defense budget increases in American History....
With rising production and technological improvements, batteries are becoming cheaper to produce, making EVs increasingly competitive with gas-powered cars. Wright’s Law is Right So Far According to Wright’s Law, also known as the learning curve effect, lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell costs fall by 28% for every cumulative doubling of units produced. Wright’s Law has accurately predicted the decline in battery costs and so far, reported battery prices have been in line with modeled forecasts....
This visualization presents a geographical breakdown of these sales, revealing that over 80% were made in either Europe or China. The EU was the largest market by a margin of 60,000 cars, but given China’s larger population, it’s likely the two will switch places in the near future. Government Incentives Play a Key Role Government incentives have boosted the transition to battery power in recent years. For example, many countries offer a buyer rebate, which effectively reduces the price a consumer pays for an EV or PHEV....
The major story here is the decline in consumption of fossil fuels. More specifically, the combined share of petroleum products and solid fuels (meaning coal or shale oil) has fallen from 65.1% of total consumption in 1990 to 50.6% by 2013. Renewables have steadily increased in consumption since the mid-2000s, and as a result the amount of electricity driven by renewables was 2.8x higher in 2013 (11.8%) than it was in 1990 (4....
