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Today, one of the largest chipmakers in the world, Intel, said that it might take a couple of years for the worldwide chip shortage to settle down.Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of the company, emphasized severity of the problem yet again duringa virtual session of the Computex conferenceafter highlighting it first in April. Intel’s not the first or only company toraise the alarm about thisglobal crisis. In April, South Korean tech giant Samsung noted that this problem is hitting its smartphone and appliances business....

Imagine that your brand has the power to own and individually advertise over every single image your product might be featured in. Or imagine instead that as a publisher, any photo you use on your site now has the potential to earn you money because it already belongs to a set of brand-owned and tagged images. This is the power of San Francisco-basedStipple Marketplace, which bills itself as “the definitive image discovery and licensing service creating the web’s most valuable, interactive images....

Hey publishers, if your images aren’t storefronts, they’re not pulling their full weight. San Francisco-based Stipple is today announcing an update to its image-tagging solution that creates an additional revenue stream for publishers, and one that unlocks layers of hidden information for users. Stipple’s self-serve tool creates new monetization opportunities by connecting what is contained inside a photograph with the rest of the Internet, and making it easily accessible. After a major event such as theOscarsor the NBA All-Star game, millions of people will go online to see who showed up to the event, and what new styles they were wearing....

This article was originally published byChristopher CareyonCities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today onTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn,Instagram, andYouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The world’s ‘fastest all-electric’ passenger ferry is set to launch on Stockholm’s waterways in 2022, as part of a joint pilot between Swedish boat-makerCandelaand theSwedish Transport Administration. The 30-passenger ferries will shuttle passengers to and from the city’s islands at speeds up to 30 knots (55 km/h), with the intention of eventually replacing the city’s fleet of 60 diesel boats that serve commuters and tourists to and from the vast archipelago that stretches from the city center....

What is the worst part about searching for a new role? Writing CVs, dealing with pushy recruiters, or preparing for those daunting Zoom interviews? For me, it’s figuring out which roles to apply for. You have to ask yourself a lot of questions. Do I like this company? Do I believe in their mission? Would I be a good fit for this role? Evaluating a job spec is even more difficult when the salary is nowhere to be found, or worse still, it’s simply listed as ‘competitive’....