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Oversubscribed : Consumers Are Struggling to Keep Track of Subscriptions
[Consumer]
2022/09/26 09:05
Subscription models are everywhere. Socks, streaming sites, your favorite coffee shop, razors — even toilet paper. You name it and these days there’s a pay-monthly option for you to opt into. The services often come with a hidden cost though, with 38% of Americans reporting that subscriptions actually add stress to their life, rather than making it easier. It’s pretty easy to lose track of j...
This Vacuum Cleaner Looks Like It Came from The Future to Save You from Dust
[Design]
2022/09/26 09:04
Protecting your house from harmful microorganisms and viruses isn’t just a matter of installing air purifiers and UV sanitizers in rooms. Keeping areas clean is also an important part of that process, especially when it comes to dirt that’s hard to see or materials that would emit harmful substances.Vacuum cleaners are, of course, one of the most common weapons in the war against dirt and gri...
LLHOMD Develops Plant-Based Beauty Products for All Hair and Skin Types
[Product]
2022/09/26 09:03
Plant-based beauty brand serves all skin types with ultra-moisturising products. Ingredients include prickly pear, pomegranate, wild mint, and orange peel.Spotted: When beauty brand co-founder Lorna Hawthorne couldn’t find richly moisturising products that didn’t rely on chemical formulations for her skin and hair, she created her own. LLHOMD is a Black-owned business that places people of co...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The US Wellness Market Continues to Boom
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:10
Our research shows continued growth of consumer interest in health and wellness, with persistent gaps in certain areas presenting exciting opportunities for companies to serve unmet consumer needs.As evidenced by fitness classes, wearable technology, and mindfulness apps, wellness continues to be a major priority for consumers, increasingly becoming a part of their everyday lives. We estimate t...
DeepMind AlphaFold Developers Win 3Million Breakthrough Prize
[Tech]
2022/09/23 09:09
DeepMind’s system for predicting the 3D structure of proteins is among five recipients of science’s most lucrative awards.[Demis Hassabis (left) and John Jumper (right) from DeepMind developed AlphaFold, an AI that can predict the structure of proteins.Credit: Breakthrough Prize]The researchers behind the AlphaFold artificial-intelligence (AI) system have won one of this year’s US$3-million...
Getty Images Bans AI-generated Content Over Fears of Legal Challenges
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:08
Getty Images has banned the sale of AI generative artwork created using image synthesis models such as Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney through its service, The Verge reports.To clarify the new policy, The Verge spoke with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters. "There are real concerns with respect to the copyright of outputs from these models and unaddressed rights issues with respect to the...
(PDF) BCG - Why AI-Managed Supply Chains Have Fallen Short and How to Fix Them
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:07
The root cause of the problem lies not with technology but with how and where companies are applying it.Why hasn’t artificial intelligence fully transformed supply chains? Several years ago, some of us predicted that AI-powered automation would lead to “the death of supply chain management.” We saw the potential to turn supply chains into self-regulating utilities that optimally manage end-t...
A Startup Landa Can Make You a Landlord with Just $5
[Investing]
2022/09/23 09:06
It’s safe to say that millions of Americans dream of becoming real estate investors but can’t or don’t due to a variety of challenges, including lack of accreditation, capital and time.So it’s no surprise that in recent years, a flurry of startups have emerged that aim to give more people access to real estate ownership in the form of fractional shares.One such startup, Landa, is emerging f...
COVID-19 Had An Unprecedented Impact on Tourism
[Business]
2022/09/23 09:05
Without a doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has had the most significant impact on global travel this century. In 2019, Europe had reached an all-time high in terms of international visitors, receiving an unprecedented 579 million travelers that year. In 2020, European traveler numbers painted a very different picture, dropping to well under 200 million arrivals. By comparison, the SARS epidemic...
