Monday Break - Issue 70
Curated news and a good plan for you this weekend!
Strade Bianche & Second Hand Market
Our favorite non-monument is here again and we are working on a special thing for you, on Saturday we will screen the race from our Casa Athletic, both women and men, and also we will open with Frodeno Fun(d) their Second Hand Market, so all the cycling and sport community can come and help us to raise funds for a good cause!
We will open our doors at 13:00h to watch our friends racing it, so come to cheer them!
Apple Secures Hydration Tracking Patent
Apple locked down the IP for another sensor. The tech giant was awarded a broad patent for a “wearable device with perspiration measuring capabilities” greenlighting noninvasive hydration tracking for Apple Watch.
Recognising its role in performance, cognition, weight loss, and more, consumers are hydration-obsessed.
Lululemon wants to recycle your leggings back into leggings
Lululemon has a plan to reduce the environmental impact of these clothes. It’s unveiling a new material: the world’s first nylon that has been recycled with enzymes back into nylon.
As Nike shrinks, upstart rival On opens Portland store
On opened a new retail store in Northwest Portland, the vibe will be the opposite 8 miles away at Nike’s 400-acre campus.
Strava and Fi Partner to Launch a first-of-its-kind Integration for dog tracking
Fi Smart Collar members will now have the ability to integrate their dog’s activity metrics and share with their community on Strava.
Cycling is the new golf
Traditionally, business associates would get to know each other over a round of golf. But road cycling is fast catching up as the preferred way of networking for the modern professional.
Nike announces New Black Community Commitment
With the Black Community Commitment, the athletic giant announced its plans for 2024. This includes the launch of the Nike Social & Community Impact Grantmaking Guide, which the company described as an “open-source playbook” created to offer steps that other companies and funders could use.