Bain - Luxury Sector Will Continue to Slip, Bain Forecasts
[Business]
2025/06/23 09:06
The market is on pace to contract 2 percent to 5 percent in 2025 as consumption remains soft across key categories — particularly leather goods, makeup and watches — according to the latest forecast from Bain & Company.Luxury consumption will remain soft for the remainder of 2025 across key categories — particularly leather goods, makeup and watches — as price fatigue and macroeconomic...
Meta x Oakley’s $399 AI Smart Glasses pack 3K Video Camera and 8-hour Battery
[Product]
2025/06/23 09:05
If you told me a few years ago that Meta would be coming for the action camera market, I might have laughed. They’ve tried hard to make cameras cool (remember their Portal device that bombed so badly because of impending backlash from the Cambridge Analytica scandal?), but somehow it never worked. Two years ago, something sort of clicked with their collaboration with Ray-Ban and set us on this...
The Ad Agencies Are Staring Down The Barrel of AI
[Business]
2025/06/23 09:04
WPP’s CEO is stepping down as artificial intelligence threatens some of the core functions of the agency model.The world of advertising feels like one that we all know intimately, with each of us faced with an almost overwhelming bombardment of logos, promos, and ads every single day.But how many advertising firms can you actually name? If the answer is “not many,” you’re not alone.That’s...
The Transformer House : A Rotating Marvel in Tehran
[Design]
2025/06/23 09:03
In the heart of Tehran's affluent Darrous neighborhood stands a home that challenges the static nature of architecture. The Sharifi-ha House, designed by Alireza Taghaboni of Next Office, has captured global attention for its revolutionary facade—three rotating rooms that pivot outward in warm seasons and retract during colder months. Often dubbed the “Transformer House”, it embodies a bold...
(PDF) Mckinsey - A CEO Playbook : Seizing The Agentic AI Advantage
[Business]
2025/06/22 09:10
A CEO playbook to solve the gen AI paradox and unlock scalable impact with AI agents.At the heart of this paradox is an imbalance between “horizontal” (enterprise-wide) copilots and chatbots—which have scaled quickly but deliver diffuse, hard-to-measure gains—and more transformative “vertical” (function-specific) use cases—about 90 percent of which remain stuck in pilot mode.AI agents of...
Hermès Brings “Mystery at the Groom’s” Interactive Installation to New York
[Design]
2025/06/22 09:09
New York's Pier 36 has been transformed into an elaborate crime scene by Hermès. Hermès brings its interactive installation “Mystery at the Groom’s” from Shanghai to Pier 36 in New York CityGuests solve a playful mystery through immersive rooms, blending storytelling with the brand’s signature craftsmanship and equestrian heritageThe free experience runs June 18–29, with limited walk-in...
Futuristic Steering Wheel Concept That Adapts To Your Needs
[Design]
2025/06/22 09:08
What does a steering wheel look like in a world where cars might not need one anymore? And then, studiokurbos built it anyway. Not because driving is going away, but because it’s evolving. They designed a steering wheel that could evolve with it.At first glance, it’s almost alien. This futuristic steering wheel concept features two sculpted arms, semi-transparent, rotating with purpose. Not y...
(Infographic) 25 AI Startups On The Rise
[Investing]
2025/06/22 09:07
Proportional bubble chart that uses data from Forbes so shows the 25 AI startups on the rise, with Sierra leading the way with $110M invested.AI startups cover various industries, from machine learning to creativity and art.Of the companies making Forbes’ list of startups on the rise, the customer service platform Sierra raised the most funding–$110MCompanies producing AI productivity tools r...
DeepL Says Latest Nvidia Chips Lets It Translate The Whole Internet In Just 18 Days
[Business]
2025/06/22 09:06
DeepL said it was deploying one of the latest Nvidia systems that would allow the German startup to translate the whole internet in 18 days, down from 194 days previously.The announcement underscores how Nvidia is trying to broaden the customer base for its chips beyond hyperscalers, such as Microsoft and Amazon.Valued at $2 billion, DeepL is a startup that has created its own AI models for lan...