September 14 is national Cycle to Work Day, a day meant to inspire the estimated 17 million British workers who commute to work via private transport. 

According to the Cycle to Work Day website, the event has the intention to "encourage everyone to take to two wheels and cycle to work for at least one day."

"According to the census data, 741,000 people in the UK cycle to work regularly - this number keeps growing steadily, but with Cycle to Work Day's help we are aiming to make those numbers skyrocket this year and beyond!"

Not only does biking to work have the potential to improve your health, wealth and standard of living, but the combination of more cyclists and fewer cars on the road could give the entire country a much-needed boost. 

Here's why:

Mandi Woodruff contributed to an earlier version of this article. 

SEE ALSO: The British Olympian with the most golds ever stumbled into cycling as part of her mum's effort to lose weight

It will save you money

The UK is probably the most expensive place in the world to run a car. Due to the inflated costs of insurance, fuel, road tax and repairs, the average Briton forks out £3,453 a year to keep their 4 wheels on the road.

Meanwhile, the average bicycle costs less than £250, and has extremely low upkeep costs.

You will live longer

In a study carried out by Kings College London, comparing over 2,400 identical twins, the results demonstrated that those who cycled for just 45 minutes a week shaved nine biological years off their counterparts who didn't cycle.

"Our research found that those who exercise regularly are at significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, all types of cancer, high blood pressure and obesity,” says Dr Lynn Cherkas of King’s College London.

You won't miss morning traffic jams

According to the TomTom Traffic Index, Londoners spend an average 149 hours a year stuck in traffic; it is the 16th most congested city in the world.  Cycling could save you the time and aggravation.

There are a lot of changes in iOS 10, Apple's latest software update for the iPhone and iPad.

We've already shown you the biggest changes, like the new Messages app and improvements to the lockscreen. But there are plenty of smaller, more hidden features and tricks you probably don't know about.

For instance, did you know that Apple Music can show you song lyrics in iOS 10? Or that Apple Maps can remember where you parked your car?

Here are 25 of the smaller features and tweaks in iOS 10 worth knowing about:

SEE ALSO: The top 9 ways your iPhone will change when you download iOS 10

Just raise your iPhone and the screen will light up to show you the time and any missed notifications.

This feature unfortunately only works on the iPhone 6s and up.

Your camera is easier than ever to access: just swipe right from the lockscreen and it will open.

You can finally remove Apple apps you don't want, like Stocks and News.

Not all of Apple's built-in apps can be deleted, but many can now be removed from your home screen. If you want to get a stock app you deleted back, just search for it in the App Store and re-download.

September 12 marked the soft opening of the latest hotel in Donald Trump's empire: the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. The hotel is located inside the Old Post Office Pavilion, which dates back to 1899 and required $200 million in renovations.

Although the Boston Globe has reported that Trump hotel reservations are down nearly 60% compared to this time last year, the DC location stayed on track to open ahead of schedule— however, it wasn't without a few hiccups. A group of protesters gathered outside during the soft opening Monday. Earlier this year, celebrity chefs José Andrés and Geoffrey Zakarian both backed out of their agreement to oversee restaurants inside the hotel, citing the GOP presidential nominee's inflammatory comments on immigration.

In honor of the opening, let's take a look inside the hotel. 

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The hotel is located near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street, just a short 15-minute walk to The White House North Lawn.

The atrium of the Trump International Hotel, which hosts the largest ballroom in Washington, DC, was named the "Presidential Ballroom."

Crystal chandeliers hang in the lobby.

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You're wearing your favorite Nike sneakers and Lululemon pants when you head to the mall to do some shopping at the Gap. On your way there you grab a latte at Starbucks.

After a few good hours of shopping, you head to Panera to meet a friend for lunch. You Venmo her for the meal and then you both decide dessert is in the cards: Next stop, Häagen-Dazs.

All these brands are staples in our lives. But do you have any idea what their names actually mean? We're here to help.

Panera is a portmanteau of the words "pan" and "era."

According to Panera's Facebook page, the sandwich chain's name "has Latin and Spanish roots."

In Spanish, "pan" means bread and "era" means age or time. So put together, Panera means "age of bread."

Ron Shaich, the founder of Panera, also told Fortune the name comes from the Latin word for breadbasket. 

Adidas isn't an acronym for "All Day I Dream About Soccer."

If you, like me, thought Adidas stood for "All Day I Dream About Soccer," you're wrong. Turns out it, the athletics apparel brand is named after its founder Adolf Dassler, who started making sport shoes when he came back from serving in World War I, according to the LA Times. The name combines his nickname, Adi, and the first three letters of his last name. 

Lululemon means nothing at all. And it's intentionally hard to pronounce.

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson came up with the yoga wear brand's name because he thought Japanese people wouldn't be able to pronounce it. 

He wrote in 2009:

It was thought that a Japanese marketing firm would not try to create a North American sounding brand with the letter “L” because the sound does not exist in Japanese phonetics. By including an “L” in the name it was thought the Japanese consumer would find the name innately North American and authentic.

In essence, the name “lululemon” has no roots and means nothing other than it has 3 “L’s” in it.  Nothing more and nothing less.

A representative for Lululemon told Business Insider that the brand's name was chosen from a list of 20 brand names and 20 logos by a group of 100 people. 

HBO's "Game of Thrones" became the most decorated drama series in TV history on Saturday when it took home nine Emmy wins at the 2016 Creative Arts Emmys (the behind-the-scenes awards) — leaving the show's tally at 35 total wins.

On Sunday, at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, "Game of Thrones" has the potential to move even further up the all-time Emmy list, as it still has eight nominations in play.

And with two more seasons to go, the HBO mega-hit has the chance to do some real damage to the Emmy rankings in the coming years. In a list dominated by comedies with extensive runs, it could eventually become the most Emmy-winning show ever.

Here are the top 10 shows with the most Emmy wins ranked:

SEE ALSO: Here are all the nominees for the 2016 Emmy Awards

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10. "Modern Family"— 22 wins and 77 nominations

ABC's hit sitcom "Modern Family" won the Emmy for outstanding comedy series in each of its first five seasons. This year, the show has received four nominations, including one for outstanding supporting actor for Ty Burrell, which he has previously won twice.

9. "ER"— 23 wins and 124 nominations

NBC's medical drama ran for 15 seasons (and helped make George Clooney famous). In 1996, it won the Emmy for outstanding drama series. The majority of its Emmy wins are for technical awards, such as sound mixing, sound editing, and graphic design, but it also boasts the most nominations of any drama series in TV history. 

8. "The West Wing"— 26 wins and 95 nominations

Aaron Sorkin's NBC serial political drama explored the Oval Office controversies of a fictional president and won the Emmy for outstanding drama series four consecutive times between 2000 and 2003. Sorkin won an Emmy for outstanding writing in the show's first season, but he lost his four other nominations in the field. 

The leaders of the biggest companies on the planet are always trying to figure out what to do with their time, and it seems they all have come to one conclusion: work.

Approaching their ambitions with a single-minded intensity, none works less than 70 hours a week, including weekends, even at the expense of aspects of life other people value.

However, being armed with a strong idea, determined to be the best, and supported by a superhuman work ethic pays off: Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk are among the wealthiest people in the world, and, beyond that, they each helm technologies that have, or have the capacity to, change society in irreversible ways.

Each of the three, to make sense of his own busyness, has developed his own coping mechanisms.

From wearing the same faded grey T-shirt every day to escaping into the woods once a year to parse through volumes of paper, here are some unorthodox efficiency hacks from the three men at the very top. 

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Mark Zuckerberg's quest for simplicity

Much has been written about Zuckerberg's uniform of identical grey t-shirts and hoodies he rotates through his work week — it helps him stay focused and expend as little energy as possible figuring out what to wear every day — but less noted is that this simple way of living extends to almost every aspect of his daily life.

The 31-year-old wunderkind-turned-billionaire CEO of Facebook rolls up to FBHQ not in the Audis favored by his counterparts at other companies, but a fairly modest black Acura.

While he has recently acquired the three properties surrounding his home in Palo Alto, he has famously kept his abode (located just a few blocks away from the offices, where he supposedly works up to 15 hours a day) pretty sparse. By eliminating a lot of the extravagance available to him, his most focused goal is still the work that he does.

In a Q&A at Facebook last year, he was quoted as saying, "I feel like I'm not doing my job if I spend any of my energy on things that are silly or frivolous about my life so that I can dedicate all my energy into building the best products and services."

How Bill Gates keeps his email, life, and reading list in check

In a blog post back in 2006, Bill Gates, then chairman, CEO and chief software architect at Microsoft, shared how he hacks his email with a simple solution — a larger three-monitor display area.

Back then, he was tackling more than 100 emails a day. With all his philanthropic work as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, social activism and his continuing role as technical advisor to Microsoft, one can only speculate how much that number has grown.

With one monitor displaying incoming emails, one set on whatever email he's working on, and one screen for his regular desktop, he can multi-task without falling off a task. By concentrating on his work, one email on its own monitor at a time, Gates gives each correspondence the time and attention it deserves. This is something all younger entrepreneurs can implement into their lives.

Gates goes on an annual ThinkWeek to a cabin in the woods to completely unplug with reams of documents and books. By sequestering himself from all manner of distraction, he gets a years' work of reading and thinking in a week. He plans strategies, carefully examines the companies and organizations he's partnering with, and goes over his past year. ThinkWeek moves him into a mode of ultimate productivity.

Elon Musk takes multitasking to the extreme

With three executive job titles (as CEO of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity), five kids and a wildly ambitious — indeed out-of-this-world — vision for the future of technology, it's hard to see when the 44-year-old Elon Musk gets the six to six-and-a-half hours of sleep he says he averages a night.

Writer Max Chafkin, in a 2007 profile of Musk, noted, "To get through the day, Musk relies on two stimulants: caffeine and a desire to help humanity colonize Mars."

Musk, who divides his week between SpaceX and Tesla Motors, has also perfected the art of multitasking: He sends emails while scanning invoices, holds meetings and takes care of business on his phone at the same time, and even texts with his children on his lap (an admission that gathered no small amount of criticism from the public).

While he officially clocks in no more than 15 hours at the office, he has said that he doesn't ever stop working. With these round-the-clock responsibilities, it seems understandable that the most effective way to save time is by doing everything at once.

Few of us have the desire to clock 15 hour days, or to head multibillion-dollar companies. But, getting more done in less time will give you more time to focus on whatever it is that really matters to you.

Are you a self-proclaimed bookworm? Can you read quickly and comprehend every sentence you consume?

Good news: your passion for books and excellent reading skills may help land you a lucrative job.

Turns out there are a lot of high-paying professions out there that require strong reading comprehension skills.

Business Insider recently combed through the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database that compiles detailed information on hundreds of jobs, and looked at salary data on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' website to find positions with a median annual salary of over $55,000 where reading comprehension is very important to the job. 

O*NET ranks how important "understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents" is in any job, assigning each a reading comprehension importance score between 1 and 100.

Here are 15 high-paying positions with a score of 85 or higher:

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Historians

They research, analyze, interpret, and present the past by studying historical documents and sources.

Reading comprehension importance score: 94

Median salary: $55,800

Editors

They plan, coordinate, or edit content of material for publication — and may also review proposals and drafts for possible publication. 

Reading comprehension importance score: 91

Median salary: $56,010

English language and literature professors

They teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Some of these professors also engage in research.

Reading comprehension importance score: 97

Median salary: $61,990

These days, if you are in the market for a fully electric, long-range vehicle, your options are pretty limited. 

In fact, Tesla vehicles are currently the only cars you can buy that have an official range of more than 200 miles per charge. 

But it won't be long before there's an influx of long-range electric cars hitting the market. 

Most major automakers, including GM and Volkswagen, have vowed to roll out more than one fully electric car by 2020. 

Here's a look at some of the vehicles coming to market in the next few years.  

SEE ALSO: 7 killer features in Chevrolet's new $30,000 electric car

Tesla unveiled its Model 3 this year and aims to begin production by the end of 2017.

Tesla revealed its first mass market, long-range vehicle on March 31, but the car won't go into production until late 2017, possibly 2018. 

The car has a starting range of more than 200 miles per charge and can go form zero to 60 miles per hour in just six seconds. 

The car will cost $35,000 before incentives and will be about 20% smaller than the company's Model S. However, it can still seat five people pretty comfortably. 

Tesla is also expected to introduce a next-generation Roadster in 2019.

Tesla will reveal a new Roadster in 2019, according to a statement by CEO Elon Musk in July of last year. 

Almost no details have been revealed about the new car, except for the fact that it will be built for speed. Musk said in the statement that the new car will be capable of going from zero to 60 in less than 2.8 seconds, which is faster than its cars can go in "Ludicrous Mode."

The Bolt EV is going into production this year.

General Motors revealed the production model of its first affordable, long-range car called the Chevrolet Bolt EV. The car will become available before the end of 2016, have a range of 238 miles per charge, and will cost about $30,000 after a federal tax credit of $7,500. 

Walmart's business is built on the idea that it is cheaper than competitors — something that was proven false in 2013, when Target beat out the retail chain in a head-to-head price competition.

When shopping on a budget, different retailers offer different benefits. Walmart's price match policy means that it has some of the best deals around.

However, as other retailers offer bulk packages and certain higher-quality items, Walmart is far from the only store where customers can save money. 

At the end of the day, there are some items that you should permanently ban from your Walmart shopping cart.

Here are 12 items you should never buy at Walmart.  

1. Gift cards

There are a wealth of ways to get incredible deals on gift cards, but shopping at Walmart isn't one of them. 

The Cheat Sheet recommends checking out sites like Card Cash and Raise where buyers can re-sell unused cards at an even more inexpensive price. Or, you can almost always get a better deal by buying from a bulk retailer, like Costco or Sam's Club. 

2. High-definition TVs

Walmart's price match service means that it often has the lowest price around. However, that doesn't always mean the best bang for your buck. 

"Walmart’s HDTVs are at 'low' prices because they are the lower-quality versions than those sold elsewhere," Lori McDaniel, senior content manager for Offers.com, told Go Banking Rates."Get higher-quality at low prices at a warehouse store like Costco."

3. Brand-name diapers

While financial firm Kiplinger notes that Walmart has great prices on its store-brand diapers, it found that parents can save by shopping on Amazon for brand names like Pampers, Huggies, or Luvs.  

"The price difference per diaper is small — about three cents to eight cents, depending on the brand — but a few pennies can add up to big bucks as you go through hundreds of diapers,"writes the firm. 

Europe's universities may sometimes lose out to American institutions in academic rankings, but they are famous for their historic buildings and cutting-edge architecture.

We've compiled a list of the most beautiful university campuses in Europe, featuring old and modern university buildings and structures, from faculty buildings and libraries to botanical gardens and chapels.

Here are our top 30:

30. Heidelberg University in Germany's red-brick architecture is one of the its most beautiful features. University Hall is the institution's best-looking building.

29. The University of St. Andrews is one of the four great ancient Scottish universities, and is also where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge first met. It's filled with medieval architecture and peaceful courtyards.

28. The architect Henning Larsen designed this sleek, ultra-modern building which houses the School of Communications and Design at the Southern University of Denmark.

All those stylish, glamorous celebrities who look like they were born in a suit or a gown were young and broke once.

They worked those same jobs all teenagers and college students do to stay afloat and inadvertently have their soul humbled to pieces. Here’s a few former food industry favorites.

1. Nicki Minaj

It sounds like the colorful rapper had as much sass back in the day as she does now. Minaj worked as a waitress at Red Lobster as a teenager. She was subsequently fired because she followed a couple who jacked her pen to the parking lot and flipped them off.

2. Eva Mendes

The actress — and model and singer and designer — had another title that wasn’t as glamorous when she was a youngin’. Mendes was a server at Hot Dog on a Stick as well as an Italian joint called Ciao at a California mall. She was stoked, recalling, “I was one of those kids who couldn’t wait to get my work permit. Because at 15 you get your work permit in California, and I couldn’t wait to legally work.”

3. Brad Pitt

Before the Hollywood hunk turned into a celebrated actor who then turned into an international activist, he was just a dude in a chicken suit. Working at an El Pollo Loco, his first gig in Los Angeles actually, Pitt’s job was to entertain and bring in foot traffic with his costume.

Aileen Adalid entered the corporate world at age 19 after graduating from De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, with a degree in business management.

But the trilingual Philippines native quickly grew envious of the flexible lifestyles of "digital nomads" she met while freelancing on the side in Manila.

At 21, Adalid quit her entry-level job at Deutsche Bank — which paid just $300 per month — to transition to a life of perpetual travel.

For the next year, Adalid freelanced in graphic design, web design, SEO management, and online marketing, sustained largely by one stable client contract that earned her more than double her previous salary. The best part: The flexibility enabled her to travel frequently to places like France and Thailand.

In May 2014, Adalid partnered with a friend to start an online Amazon retail business called Adalid Gear, a health and outdoor accessories company, and relocated to Belgium.

She also revived her one-time teenage diary blog, I Am Aileen, fashioning it into a lifestyle and travel blog that has gained traction among online travel communities.

Adalid now earns about $5,000 a month from her online ventures, and she travels from her home base (now back in the Philippines) at least once a month to destinations throughout Europe and Asia.

You can follow her adventures on her blog, I Am Aileen, or through her Facebook or Instagram.

Adalid told Business Insider about cutting ties with the corporate world to chase after the "digital nomad" lifestyle, and finding a balance between traveling the world and running two successful ventures. Read on to find out how she did it. 

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Back in college, Adalid studied business management and had a combined year of training experience under her belt at huge multinational companies like Nestlé, Unilever, and Siemens.

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 In Belgium.

But after graduating college at 19 and spending two years working as a product controller at Deutsche Bank, she realized the corporate life wasn't for her. She was increasingly intrigued by both entrepreneurship and travel, so she left her job with about $600 in savings in April 2013.

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In Dubrovnik, Croatia.

"I started working as a remote freelance graphic designer, web developer, and marketing assistant taking on different projects but with a main stable client who employed me. My pay at this point was more than double of what I earned at my office job and I was able to control my time more for working as I started to travel around more."

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Life lessons are full of wisdom because they often have to be learned the hard way. However, the hardest part about that process is realizing that sometimes not every opportunity lasts forever. You finally "get it" long after the fact.

If possible, it's best to learn these things sooner rather than later.

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1. If you want to "do what you love," you have to work three times as hard as everyone else.

Most people do not get to spend their lives doing whatever it is they love. Instead, they do what they are told they should do, or what their parents or town or friends or peers suggest that they do.

Or they simply pursue nothing close to their heart at all. But if you want to "do what you love," you need to see that as a privilege, not an expectation. Those people are not the majority. So if that's what you truly want, you have to put in the work now.

2. Beneath anger is always fear.

As the wise Yoda says, "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Whenever we suffer, especially for long periods of time, at first we believe it is because of something outside of us — something we hate. And if we make it past that emotion, we find below that hate is a rumble of anger, and certainly something we have held on to for far too long.

But beneath all of that is always fear. A fear of loss. A fear of vulnerability. A fear of letting go. But if you can get to the point of acknowledging the fear, you will see its lighthearted shadow, compassion. And you will be able to move forward.

3. Our everyday habits form our future selves.

What you do today is one more action toward who you will be tomorrow. When that action is replicated over the course of a week, you begin to scratch the surface of change. When that action is replicated over the course of a month, you begin to notice a slight difference.

When that action replicated over the course of a year, or two years, or five years, you may no longer recognize yourself — you will have changed, in that particular way, completely. Do not underestimate the power of each and every small habit, replicated over time. For good or bad, your habits determine who you will ultimately become.

Warning: spoilers below for the first and upcoming second season of NBC's "Blindspot."

There are a few changes on NBC's "Blindspot" when it returns for its second season on Wednesday at 8 p.m. But the show's creator insists that they're meant to capitalize on what worked during its first season.

"It’s a brutal thing, making the first season of a TV show,""Blindspot" creator Martin Gero told Business Insider recently. "You learn a lot of lessons — the hard way, the easy way. So definitely as we went into season two, one of the first things you do is you really want to sit and do a postmortem of ‘What did we do great?’ and ‘What did we struggle with?’"

With that said, Gero said the show will continue to play around with tone and character. New characters will change up relationships and bring other agencies into play. But Gero wants to make sure that fans know the show isn't abandoning the story it's built up.

"We’re not reinventing what the show is," he said. "All these things I’m talking about are to augment. It’s an augmentation, not a transformation for us."

Coming out of the first season, the Mayfair and Taylor Shaw chapters closed after their confirmed deaths. Jane (Jaimie Alexander) kills her ex-boyfriend Oscar (François Arnaud) during a fight, but not before he tells her that a person named Shepherd has been pulling the strings all this time. Shepherd's first phase ended with getting rid of Mayfair and getting Weller (Sullivan Stapleton) promoted to FBI assistant director. And the second phase was just starting. In the end, Weller arrested Jane.

Here are 10 more things to expect on season two:

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The action scenes and stunts will be bigger.

"You learn as producers of a show what you’re capable of and what you’re not capable of and we really learned how to do action in a much more efficient way than we did at the beginning of the year," Gero said. "So I think you’ll see in season two, we have this phenomenal motorbike chase that we never would have been able to figure out how to do if it hadn’t been for season one. So it’s like you’ll see a real uptick in the production value of the show. This year is outrageous and amazing."

The show's new earlier time slot means it will be lighter, less violent.

As a side effect of its move to the 8 p.m. time slot for its second season, the show will be letting go of some of its darker tones.

"We’re not going to shoot anyone in the head anymore. So right off the bat, no more head shots on 'Blindspot,'" Gero joked during the Television Critics Association press tour this summer.

He then continued, "Obviously, we’re toning back some of the violence. I don’t think the show will be unrecognizable for people that love the show at 10 p.m. And the reality is, people watch it at all hours of the day now... But one of the things we have found toward the end of the first season, something we’re really leaning into, is the sense of fun and a little bit more lightness so the show isn’t all doom and gloom. There are those moments of humor and those lighter character moments that I think we did really well with last season."

You won't have to wait long to meet Shepherd.

Who is the show's new Big Bad, the person who has been the architect of everything that has transpired so far? Fans will get that answer very quickly on the second season.

"You’ll meet Shepherd almost right away," Gero promised.

With the changing of the weather comes the turning over of the wardrobe.

From cozy sweaters to sharp flannels, you only need a few items for a compete fall wardrobe — but it's important to have them all.

Keep in mind that these are only the basics. If you don't have all of these, we suggest filling the holes in your closet quickly.

You're going to need them.

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A seasonally appropriate tweed sport coat.

Fall and tweed go hand in hand, making a tweed sport coat an absolute necessity.

You don't have to go for a classic brown or tan, either. This smart gray blazer from J.Crew is perfect for a night on the town, when you need an extra layer.

A denim jacket will become your weekend go-to.

For the early days of fall, a casual-cool denim jacket is all you need. Later on it will become an essential layering piece for tons of outfits.

The Levi's Denim Trucker Jacket is the indisputable icon in this segment.

A fleece jacket for days when the leaves and the mercury fall.

Fleece jackets are that perfect transitional layer for gray mornings. The heavy down insulation keeps you warm without adding the bulk of a full parka or winter coat.

Patagonia's Better Sweater jacket is a great option that comes in a variety of colors.

On Monday, Mercedes-AMG teased the public with a dimly lit video hinting at an upcoming convertible variant of its GT sports car. On Wednesday, Mercedes and its AMG performance brand have finally confirmed the existence of the shadowy drop top.

As it turns out, Mercedes will be introducing, not one, but two versions of the convertible called the GT Roadster, and the hotter GT C Roadster. 

"With our two Roadster models, we are strategically expanding the AMG GT family by two exciting variants," Tobias Moers, Mercedes-AMG chairman, said in a statement. 

But the main attraction here is the souped up GT C Roadster.

"With the AMG GT C Roadster, we are also introducing a new model variant to which we have transferred main performance-related components from our top sports car, the AMG GT R," Moers added. "The result: a highly dynamic driving experience in a very exclusive ambience, coupled with that pure roadster feeling."

The aluminum Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster and GT C Roadsters are expected to reach US dealers in the second half of 2017. Official pricing has not yet been released. 

Here's a closer look at the Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster.

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On the outside, the new GT-C R Roadster maintains the coupe's long, muscular hood and AMG's signature "Panamericana" front grille.

The GT C pulls in many of the styling cues and high performance features from the AMG GT R coupe introduced earlier this year.

This includes and an active air management system that uses electrically operated louvers mounted behind the front grille that balances the need to cool the engine versus improved aerodynamics.

Apple's latest operating system for iPhone and iPad, iOS 10, is now available and full of new features.

While it's fun to play with the new iMessage app, there's also new stuff for the people who use their iPhones and iPads for work and features for the IT people who manage fleets of devices for employees.

Until a couple of years ago, Apple had sort of ignored this class of users. But when iPad sales started to wane, it looked around and saw a massive market: enterprises.

It started signing partnerships to make its products more attractive to this group, including one with Cisco, announced a year ago.

So iOS 10 includes some features from its work with Cisco, as well as a few other things that improve it as a device for work.

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Better WiFi connections as you roam around a corporate campus with your device: The connection won't drop or stall if it needs to switch WiFi networks. This only applies to WiFi networks built with Cisco gear, but Cisco is the largest supplier of WiFi.

More bandwidth for business apps: IT managers can "whitelist" the business apps installed on your phone. So when your co-workers in the next cubical are watching video or playing games, they won't overload the Cisco WiFi network. Your work app will get priority.

Overall, an iOS 10 device on a Cisco WiFi network will be up to 8 times faster roaming, Cisco says, and have 90% fewer web browsing failures, up to 66% more reliable calling. For IT folks, it will reduce the "management traffic overhead" on the WiFi network by half.

Drone racing is making its way into the mainstream.

Starting on Thursday, drone races are going to be on ESPN, Sky, and Europe's 7Sports network. The distribution deal comes after the Drone Racing League secured a $12 million investment led by RSE Ventures and Lux Capital.

DRL made a big splash for its first event at Sun Life Stadium (where the Miami Dolphins play), which will air on ESPN2 on Oct. 23. Business Insider attended the setup for its second race, airing Oct. 27, which took place inside a now-desolate mall in Hawthorne, California.

It featured drones ripping around the abandoned "post-apocalyptic" mall at 80 miles per hour.

"We just thought it would be a really cool place," said Nick Horbaczewski, the founder and CEO of Drone Racing League. "It feels post-apocalyptic already."

The mall sat abandoned for almost two decades, but we saw it transformed into a drone race track, with lighting, props, and viewing areas that gave it new life.

Here's what we saw inside.

The Hawthorne Plaza Mall has been abandoned for nearly two decades, so the outside looks a lot like what you might see on "The Walking Dead."

Though the inside isn't much better. Graffiti artists have had their run of the place for quite a while.

And it's fairly dangerous, since parts of it are literally crumbling away.

Global design and consultancy firm Arcadis has released its annual report on the most sustainable cities in the world.

The organisation ranked 100 cities in three sub-indexes — people, planet, and profit — as part of a report entitled "Sustainable Cities Index 2016: Putting people at the heart of city sustainability."

The "people" sub-index set out to find the city with the highest quality of life by rating eight metrics:

• Health (life expectancy and obesity)
• Education (literacy and universities)
• Income inequality
• Work-life balance
• Crime
• Green space within cities
• Housing and living costs
• Dependency ratio

Well-established European cities dominated the list, mostly thanks to low levels of income inequality which is intrinsically linked to other metrics including crime, education, health and affordability. 

However, no American cities appear in the ranking. According to Arcadis, US destinations are "generally weighed down by a high degree of income inequality, high crime, obesity, a lack of affordable housing, and long working hours."

Interestingly, the report found that no one city performed well in all three sub-indexes, instead scoring averagely across the board or excelling in specific pillars. 

26. Leeds, England — Leeds was the only British city to make the list. The northern city scored well across the board. Despite high unemployment and poor transport links, the city's ranking was bolstered by its city parks and proximity to the ​Yorkshire Dales.

25. Sydney, Australia — Several Australian cities appeared in the ranking. Low crime rates combined with a world-class education system meant Sydney performed well in the report. Its position was lowered by high house prices and cost of living.

24. Copenhagen, Denmark — The Danish city ranked highly across all of Arcadis' sub-indexes, despite being very expensive.

Global estate agent and property consultancy Knight Frank on Thursday released its annual "Global Cities" report, looking at the state of the property market in top cities around the world.

As part of the comprehensive report, Knight Frank pulled data on the 9 cities that have attracted the most foreign investment in property in the year to June 2016.

$320 billion (£241.9 billion) was poured into property around the world during this period, five times more than was invested in 2009. Knight Frank says: "Negative interest rates, volatile currencies, and portfolio diversification mean that this upwards trend will continue."

Check out the key destinations for all that cash below, with the total spent by foreign buyers and investors given for each:

9. Singapore: $4.4 billion (£3.3 billion)

8. Berlin: $5.4 billion (£4 billion)

7. Madrid: $5.6 billion (£4.2 billion)