Art Basel Miami Beach welcomes an intriguing fusion of fashion and architecture this year, with Louis Vuitton unveiling a limited-edition handbag collection designed by the renowned Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, who is also credited for the Louis Vuitton Foundation building. This collection, celebrating Gehry’s distinctive style, intersects three themes pivotal to his career: Archit...

TikTok’s short-form video app is hitting a new milestone. The app, which reached 1 billion monthly active users in 2021, has now become the first non-game mobile app to generate $10 billion in consumer spending across the Apple App Store and Google Play combined, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider data.ai. The only other apps to have achieved this are all games, including...

There may be a faster, less-painful way to use radiation against cancer.The first-in-human trial of FLASH radiotherapy found the experimental treatment to be safe and effective — suggesting that there may be a faster, less painful way to use radiation against cancer.The status quo: Radiation therapy is a common cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill or slow the growth of ca...

A new survey has found that maybe the older generations were right after all: teenagers these days really do spend all of their time on their phones. Nearly half (47%) of teen pollees aged 13-17 years old responded that they were online “almost constantly”. While that share is about the same as last year, it’s almost double the figure recorded for 2014-15 — with a whopping 95% of teens also...

With the advent of social media, most of us have found long-lost friends or made new meaningful contacts. This movement in technology has helped shape our personality; in some cases, however, it is threatening the fabric of social interaction with people closer and more physically available, leading to social phobia. The fear of venturing out or being social can have a significant impact on the...

Currently faced with a stagnating economy, South Korea could grow to become a top-seven economy by 2040 by adopting eight bold actions within three pillars.It has been a decade since McKinsey published its last Korea report in 2013. Referring to the report, McKinsey likened South Korea’s situation to being a “frog in a pot of slowly boiling water”, where the temperature of the water kept ris...

In the last week Patently Apple has posted two patents relating to Apple Vision Pro's enrollment process in creating a realistic avatar of a user for FaceTime calls. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that continues the details of the process, and more importantly, reveals how a user will be able to capture and enroll images of their face and ha...

‘The Night Agent’ is the No. 1 show in first semiannual report. Streaming leader is increasing disclosures of audience data.Netflix Inc. is ready to tell the world how many people watch its shows.On Tuesday, the company released global midyear viewer data for every title on its service, the first of what Netflix said will be regular reports.The political thriller The Night Agent was the most-...

Hyundai and Kia unveil snow chain-integrated tires for instant traction, safety, and hassle-free winter driving.Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have unveiled an innovative solution to enhance safety and convenience for drivers navigating winter conditions. The companies have introduced cutting-edge snow chain-integrated tire technology, integrating shape memory alloy modules into the...