Affirm shares soar nearly 47% after Amazon partnership that lets consumers buy expensive things in installments.The partnership will allow customers to break up purchases of $50 or more into smaller installments.It also marks Amazon’s first partnership with an installment player, though the company does offer installment options on some items already.Shares of Affirm on Monday closed up 46.67%...

There is a silver lining to continued barriers to China’s outbound travel—the domestic market is witnessing an upswing in travelers looking to explore new destinations and experiences.China’s travel industry remains on an uneven recovery path. The domestic market has weathered disruptions and resumed pre-COVID-19 growth while China’s outbound travel is still extremely limited and has not se...

The cashierless technology shift continues apace with today’s news that Zippin has raised $30 million in a series B round of funding. he San Francisco-based company is one of several players in the space to gain traction for a technology that seeks to not only make supermarket queues obsolete, but also generate big data insights for retailers.Founded in 2018, Zippin leverages AI, cameras, and...

Apple’s anticipated virtual reality and augmented reality headset will need to be wirelessly tethered to a phone or a similar device for the most advanced features, according to a new report. The Information says this AR/VR headset will work similarly to early versions of the Apple Watch, which required users to carry their iPhones with them.The report claims that Apple completed work last yea...

Spend on search engine ads as well as digital video ads is projected to grow by more than 50 percent over the next four years, according to the Statista Advertising and Media Outlook. Despite already being the biggest digital ad segment in the outlook, placing ads tailored to people’s online searches is still poised for growth because of its direct access to customers who are looking to make a...

Japanese technology-oriented design company quads introduces ‘BISARA’: a hands-free hairdryer stand that makes personal grooming faster and easier. The innovative solution allows users to multitask, by blow-drying their hair, doing their skincare, or browsing on their smartphone, all at the same time. apart from facilitating self-care, the device prioritizes health, by alternately blowing war...

While laptops are lauded for their portability, their biggest caveat is that they often aren’t too ergonomic. You can either make a slim, lightweight, portable machine, or you can make one that’s ergonomically designed keeping human factors and proportions in mind. That notion, however, is being challenged by the NeckBook, a maverick laptop concept created by JooHyung Park, with an adjustable...

Reimagined consumers will abandon brands that don’t support their new values—and pay more to those that do.The pandemic compelled consumers—en masse—to shift their expectations more rapidly and completely than we’ve seen at any other time in history. People looked inward, elevating concepts of relationships and responsibility and re-evaluating their priorities. Now, many of them are applyi...

U.S. patent application, US20210248804, discloses a method for animating an avatar using text input received by an electronic device. The method includes receiving text input, determining an emotional state, generating, using a neural network, a speech data set representing the received text, and a set of parameters representing one or more movements of the avatar based on the received text and...