FT: “[In] Cities in the Sky, Jason Barr [writes that] rather than mere monuments of spectacle, skyscrapers are engines of progress — the future for densifying cities, for increasing housing equity and even for improving the environment. If building mile-high skyscrapers is a real possibility, as he suggests, “a city of 9 million (about the same size as New York, London or Hong Kong) could be housed in a mere three hundred buildings”.”
ET: “The share of direct ecommerce — sales by brands through their websites, apps and social media — has grown to 10-15% of India’s online retail market of $70-75 billion now from 2-3% five years ago, according to industry data and analysts. Some of the large brands in the online space are becoming mature and are increasingly focusing on selling through their own channels, reducing dependence on marketplaces. This helps them avoid marketplace commissions that typically range between 20% and 30% and improve profitability.”
Roger Federer: “I think every person has regrets, and they should have some. Maybe I said the wrong things, I took the wrong decision, or I played the wrong tournament, I hit the wrong shot, whatever. But living with that in the back of my head, that’s not me. I’ve always been able to move on very quickly, especially in defeat.”
WSJ: “The research overall shows that the more leaders can use “we” rather than “you” pronouns during difficult conversations with an employee or team member, the more likely the employee will be open to the feedback, Hussein says. The same holds true, he says, for political or other negatively charged interactions. “If you seem like you’re an open-minded person yourself, people naturally want to reciprocate that,” Hussein says. “Changing the pronouns you use from ‘you’ to ‘we’ can make your audience more open to your message. It’s kind of a secret power.””
NYTimes: “Dr. [David] Keith cites that event as validation of an idea that has become his life’s work: He believes that by intentionally releasing sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, it would be possible to lower temperatures worldwide, blunting global warming. Such radical interventions are increasingly being taken seriously as the effects of climate change grow more intense. Global temperatures have hit record highs for 13 months in a row, unleashing violent weather, deadly heat waves and raising sea levels. Scientists expect the heat to keep climbing for decades. The main driver of the warming, the burning of fossil fuels, continues more or less unabated. Against this backdrop, there is growing interest in efforts to intentionally alter the Earth’s climate, a field known as geoengineering.”
