The global business behind World Cup jerseys, from $180 authentic shirts to $4 counterfeits

Tech Insider : Sports, Business, Style

Official World Cup jerseys can cost as much as $180, while counterfeit versions sell for as little as $4.

'A different level of luxury': How Rolls-Royce makes custom, 6-figure cars for the ultra-wealthy

Tech Insider : Business
A Rolls Royce vehicle at the Goodwood factory.
About 28 cars are finalized every day at the Rolls-Royce Goodwood factory in England.

Will Mackenzie/Business Insider

The humanoid robot boom is here. These top Silicon Valley investors aren't buying it.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
Different types of robots
Investors are divided over what robot bodies should look like.

Business Wire/AP

This $5.5 billion robotics startup built a school for humanoids

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Apptronik's Apollo humanoid
Apptronik's Apollo humanoid

Apptronik

Factory CEO says he bought each of his 30 employees a $3,000 cooling mattress cover so 'they'll be sharper' at work

Tech Insider : Business, Style
The Eight Sleep Pod 5 is pictured.
Factory's CEO said that he bought employees $3,000 Eight Sleep mattress covers because he was "optimizing for output."

Eight Sleep

Silicon Valley's latest binge-watch is a humanoid warehouse worker

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Humanoid sorting packages
Viewers gave the three humanoids sorting packages names: Bob, Frank and Gary.

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How 8 million bars of olive oil soap are handmade at this factory in Turkey

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Doktoroğlu Soaps is one of Turkey's largest producers of handmade olive oil soap, turning out nearly 8 million bars a year. Workers follow centuries-old methods using just a few simple ingredients.

The rise and fall of American vinyl manufacturers

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Vinyl has made a record-breaking comeback, with sales now outpacing those of CDs and mp3 downloads. It is now the music industry's highest-grossing physical format.

China Outpaces Rest of World in Working Robots

Gizmodo

Look out for a boom in the 'Toyota Camry of housing' that could make starter homes cheaper

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
An ADU built by Villa Homes with a porch
Manufactured homes offer some of the most affordable options on the market, particularly in rural and exurban areas.

Courtesy of Villa Homes

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