With the fragrance world advancing in the universal language of scent and attempting to cater to younger generations and how they’re consuming fragrance in a way that feeds into their identity and self expression, machine learning-driven fragrance is charting new ground- just as our other senses, like sight and sound, have been very quickly digitized. Ahead, we sniff out three brands creating...

Visitors view The Birth of Venus painting by Sandro Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century “virtual influencer.”The digital rendition of Venus, goddess of love, based on Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece “Birth of Venus,...

GFI Europe’s analysis of NielsenIQ data across 13 European countries shows sales of plant-based foods grew by 21% between 2020 and 2022 to reach a record €5.8 billion.The plant-based sector is on the up in EuropeGFI Europe’s analysis of retail sales data from NielsenIQ covering 13 European countries shows that sales of plant-based foods grew by 6% in 2022 – and 21% from 2020 to 2022 – to r...

AI creates typography, perfects the product shot, and captures time and space.Before we get into our weekly roundup of visual generative AI gluttony, I must confess that my favorite visual story this week has been the 4-year-long quest of an honest craftsman (Jony Ive) who decided to embark on the seemingly impossible quest to create the perfect typeface—one that already had been 300 years in...

Senior execs are cautiously navigating today's economic realities but are also intent on investing in the future. 2023 imperatives should include business productivity and building a new three- to-seven-year growth strategy. The Big Picture: CEO Plans in a Changed WorldThe 2023 Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey shows the short-term reactivity of recent years giving way to relativ...

Coco Chanel once described luxury as “a necessity that begins where necessity ends” — a maddening phrase for any old-school economists whose models can’t understand why people spend $30,000 on a timepiece that tells the same time as a $30 watch. The answer, of course, is a combination of two very human things: because they can, and because it feels good.And both of those reasons have gotten...

The motion of real jellyfish (pictured) is not only good for propulsion, it's also used to funnel nutrients to the creature.Due to their unique way of moving through the water, jellyfish are frequently used as inspiration for soft, water-based robots. Now, researchers have discovered that the flapping propulsion system of a robotic jellyfish is not only good for movement, but it can also draw s...

With inflationary pressures and a tight labor market, our latest Consumer Pulse Survey shows that shoppers across America are sometimes feeling and acting in contradictory ways.Afew months into this year, the state of the US economy continues to be in great flux. Although inflation rates are lower than this time last year, they still remain high, more than twice the Federal Reserve’s target. F...

Are VCs over Web3 or just taking a break from it?A recent Crunchbase report revealed an 82 percent decline in funding for Web3 startups between Q1 2022 and Q1 2023, raising questions about whether the rise of generative AI is causing venture capitalists (VCs) to lose interest in Web3 or, at the very least, lose interest in it at the moment. The report noted that funding for early-stage Web3 sta...