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Light-therapy Face Mask Evolves Your Skincare Regime With The World Of Futuristic Beauty
[Design]
2023/08/17 09:06
I’m sure we’ve all used face masks at some point in our lives. It is an important part of many men’s and women’s weekly skincare routines. Skincare for the face is an old Ayurvedic technique. It started with putting pastes on the face, followed by serums. Eventually, sheet masks became popular in South Korea, making skincare easier. This new-age LED mask designed for COZCORE revolutionizes...
The World's Most Popular Sneaker Brands
[Product]
2023/08/17 09:05
In recent decades, the world has witnessed a remarkable transformation in the perception of sneakers, which transcended their utilitarian origins to become a symbol of cultural expression and fashion-forward identity. This shift has given rise to what is now commonly known as sneaker culture.Initially designed for athletic purposes, the introduction of signature shoe lines from brands like Adid...
Virtual Human Livestreams are Taking over China While NPC-style Creators Thrive Globally
[Business]
2023/08/17 09:04
In Asia, brands are harnessing the soft power of virtual human livestreamers, while the West goes the other way around with creators pretending to be virtual humans. In 2023, the idea of virtual humans is nothing new. Lil Miquela, a virtual model created by a Los Angeles-based startup, has 3 million followers on Instagram and kissed Bella Hadid for a Calvin Klein campaign. Imma, the first virtu...
The Ultimate Ergonomic Accessory For Your Magic Mouse - MouseBase
[Product]
2023/08/17 09:03
The only thing the MouseBase doesn’t do is fix that horrendous charging problem.For probably over a decade now, Apple’s one overarching design philosophy has been sleekness. Jony Ive famously made design decisions that enforced this, much to the end-consumer’s detriment. MacBooks in 2014-15 used glue instead of screws to hold components together because it made devices thinner. The disastrou...
(Video) How Topgolf Plans to Become Even Bigger Than Actual Golf
[Business]
2023/08/16 09:10
The high-tech beer, wings, and driving range experience for millennials and Gen Z is working to bring even more people into the fun.Two years ago, Topgolf chief marketing officer Geoff Cottrill was at a golf tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, when he and a friend were walking the course and spotted two kids laughing hysterically as they rolled down a hill. Cottrill turned to his friend and sa...
(PDF) BCG - How Generative AI Is Already Transforming Customer Service
[Business]
2023/08/16 09:09
Generative AI has been shown to boost customer service productivity. Now companies must decide how and where to deploy it to derive the greatest value.Companies should begin with off-the-shelf systems for high-value use cases, such as boosting the accuracy of chat channels. Then they should move on to use cases that can offer new products and services to high-value customers, helping them throu...
(Patent) Apple Invents a Dual-Speaker Earphone System that Could Play Music Privately
[Tech]
2023/08/16 09:08
Apple invents a Dual-Speaker earphone system that could play music privately or in new 'Public Mode' via a new exhaust portThis week, the European Patent Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a new kind of earphones that provides the user with a dual-speaker system. More specifically, the earphones provide the user the option to listen to their music in private or in...
Robotaxis Can Now Trundle The Streets of San Francisco 24/7
[Business]
2023/08/16 09:07
A major win for the taxi operators, a significant setback for activists, city officials, and competitors.Robotaxis will be free to lumber about autonomously across the streets of San Francisco all day, every day. It's a major win for the taxi operators, but a significant setback for anti-car activists, city officials, and and competing rideshare companies.On Thursday, Waymo and Cruise were gran...
Apple’s Smartphone Revenue and Operating Profit Hit June-Quarter Records in Q2 2023
[Business]
2023/08/16 09:07
Apple led global smartphone revenues and operating profit with record June-quarter shares of 45% and 85% respectively.Global smartphone revenues declined by 8% YoY and 15% QoQ to well under $90 billion in Q2 2023.In the same period, global smartphone operating profit fell to below $13 billion, declining by 3% YoY and 27% QoQ.Apple was the single-largest contributor to profitability, with an 85%...
