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Vollebak Develops Prototype of Wooden Jacket
[Product]
2025/02/12 09:06
Vollebak turns trees into prototype wooden jacket with tiny grids of timber.Vollebak creates first Wooden Jacket prototype, a fashion piece with a hood made of flexible timber arranged in tiny grids. The wooden jacket is complete with zippers and two exterior pockets. There’s also a hood, also made of timber. From afar, the Vollebak prototype looks like a tree trunk or a freshly varnished plan...
Who's Feeling the Cost-of-Living Crunch
[Consumer]
2025/02/12 09:05
Respondents from Anglophone countries in the Statista Consumer Insights survey were among the most likely to say that their cost of living had increased notably and that they had to dip into their savings to cover their expenses. Almost 60 percent said they could distinctly feel inflation creeping up in Canada, Australia and South Africa, while this number was 54 percent in the United Kingdom a...
The Hottest Trend in Makeup is Skincare
[Business]
2025/02/12 09:04
A wave of new launches from brands like Versed, Glow Recipe and Rhode Skin show how skin-first brands are approaching color cosmetics without leaving their value propositions behind.Key insightsSo far, the year’s most exciting makeup launches have all been rooted in skincare — reflecting growing consumer demand for hybrid, high-performance products.Versed’s new makeup collection, Rhode Skin...
(Infographic) The Most Popular Messaging Apps By Country
[Consumer]
2025/02/12 09:03
The team at Ooma examined the ever-changing world of messenger communication by gathering data on the most popular apps around the world. They used their results to map out the most popular choice in each country and determine which app is used the most by calculating the number of people in each country who used the app.WhatsApp offers chat, video, and voice calls, but it’s far more affordabl...
(PDF) The Road to 2025 - 5 Key Insights to Help Navigate the Shifting Consumer Landscape
[Consumer]
2025/02/11 09:10
GlobeScan's The Road to 2025 surveyed 30,000+ consumers across 31 markets, mapping their sustainability mindsets. Turns out, not everyone is on the same eco journey. The study segments consumers into four distinct groups — let’s break them down:1. Anxious Inactives (28%): They care about the planet but feel powerless, stuck in a loop of eco-guilt and inaction.Could your brand make sustainabil...
First Christie’s Auction Devoted Exclusively To AI Art Sparks Backlash
[Business]
2025/02/11 09:09
Fine art auction house Christie’s has sold AI-generated art before. But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely to works created with AI, an announcement that has been met with mixed reviews.The auction, which Christie’s is calling “Augmented Intelligence,” will feature artwork from artists including Mat Dryhurst, the founder of AI startup, Spawning AI. A robot that paints li...
(Infographic) The Ultimate Timeline of Artificial Intelligence Technology
[Tech]
2025/02/11 09:08
From the early ancient ideas and inventions that led to today’s predictive text software, the team at AIPRM charted the progress of AI technology. Starting in the ancient era, we find figures like the Persian Father of Algebra, Al-Khwarizmi. His discovery of algorithms made computing possible, which, in turn, made AI possible. Aristotle’s theories of reason developed into syllogism, a foundat...
Self-Balancing, Omnidirectional Bike with Balls for Wheels
[Product]
2025/02/11 09:07
James Bruton is a serial crazy-contraption inventor, from a Lego longboard to a self-balancing mecanum-wheeled "Screw bike." Now he's done it again with might be the most bizarre, big-red-balled self-balancing electric bike with five motors to power it.This isn't Bruton's first self-balancing he's made, but this is the first time using equilibrium balls as wheels. They may look like yoga balls,...
Kiehl’s Makes a Font Out of Pubes, Starbucks Goes Back to Basics
[Business]
2025/02/11 09:06
This week, skincare brand Kiehl’s debuted a hairy new font, Starbucks continued to roll out its feel-good nostalgia marketing, and an iconic ’80s soda was revived for the year 2025. Here’s all the branding news we’re keeping up with.Kiehl’s gets in on the custom type crazeThe news: The skincare brand Kiehl’s just unveiled a new custom font made from an unexpected material: pubic hair. Big...
