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| Boom Studios announced today that it has promoted and hired several employees in the Sales and Marketing teams. And there were some familiar faces all around. Greg Hopkins & Manny Castellanos from Boom Studios Greg Hopkins has joined as Boom Studios' Retail Sales Coordinator. Hopkins joins Boom Studios after owning a comic shop , producing and distributing comic exclusives for artists including Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Derrick Chew, Kunkka, Ejikure, Alan Quah, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Leirix. Hopkins also owned and…

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Electronic waste is becoming a serious concern for India as the 2020 report from Global E-Waste Monitor said the country’s e-waste generation has increased over 2.5 times to 3.23 million metric tonnes in six years till 2019. The exponential growth of the information and communication technology sector has increased the use of electronic equipment. Consumers are being forced to abandon outdated products due to faster obsolescence and subsequent up-gradation of electronics products, resulting in massive e-waste entering the…

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesFor years, hotel operators have under-invested in technology, but persistent labor challenges are forcing a reckoning in the industry."The labor issue is a big driver for investments in technology," said Mark Haley, a partner at Prism Hospitality Consulting, which specializes in hospitality technology and marketing. "You can't hire enough people. ... I would submit to you that to most hoteliers today, is a more profound and concerning issue than a pending economic…

Image: SolisImages/GETTYTech hiring continues at pace in the US, with software developers and engineers now accounting for roughly a third of all job postings.Analysis of employment data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics by CompTIA found that employer job postings for tech roles reached "a record high" in May, led by new hiring in IT services and software development. Across all markets, job postings for tech positions totalled 623,627 in May and nearly 2.2 million year-to-date. This represents a 52% increase…

"Yellowstone" has become one of the hottest shows streaming. Filmed on location in the West, much of it in Montana, the scripted drama tells the story of a modern day ranch owner John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner, and his family dynasty.The storyline is deliciously captivating, with back-stabbing and family intrigue, high stakes power plays and dramatic plot twists, but the cinematography is a major element of the appeal. Sweeping vistas, snow-capped mountains and charming small towns are captured throughout the…

The demand for electric vehicles is on the rise. Global EV sales more than doubled in the first quarter of the year, and about one out of every 10 new cars sold today is electric.However, the supply cannot catch up. The EV battery industry is not sustainable in its current form. Battery makers are facing shortages from all sides. Their most important raw material, lithium, is in short supply. There’s plenty of lithium in the Earth’s crust, but accessibility is an issue. Lithium from all mature lithium mines has been…

The housing boom of the past two years propelled U.S. home prices to record highs throughout the country. But in hundreds of cities, the red-hot market hasn’t yet brought back prices to where they stood about 15 years ago.Prices fell so hard during the subprime crisis or climbed back so gradually in these cities that the current buying wave is only beginning to make even a homeowner who bought there during the last boom. The status applies to 477 U.S. cities, where the typical home value at the end of April was below peak…

Crypto has a lot of uses within the original remit of working as an actual, active currency. Contrary to what you might think from reading certain news articles, crypto is more than just something to buy and hold onto. Crypto has a lot of uses within the original remit of working as an actual, active currency. In this guide, we’re exploring some of the businesses and industries that are using this technology to its full potential, and the revolution that is currently occurring thanks to blockchain. The…

Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty ImagesSlow your hiring! Cut back on marketing! Extend your runway!The venture capital missives are back, and they're coming in hot.With tech stocks cratering through the first five months of 2022 and the Nasdaq on pace for its second-worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, start-up investors are telling their portfolio companies they won't be spared in the fallout, and that conditions could be worsening."It will be a longer recovery and while we can't predict how long, we can advise…