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(Video) Warner Music Group is Building a 'Musical Theme Park' in the Metaverse
[Business]
2022/02/07 09:07
Fans will be able to buy adjacent virtual property in 'The Sandbox.'Perhaps taking inspiration from blockbuster music experiences in Fortnite, Warner Music Group is creating a performance venue in the metaverse. It's teaming up with The Sandbox to create a "hybrid of musical theme park and concert venue" on the platform.Some of WMG's vast roster of artists (which includes the likes of Ed Sheera...
ESG by the Numbers : Sustainable Investing Set Records in 2021
[Investing]
2022/02/07 09:06
Even with the current market tumult, anyone who thinks ESG is a bubble might want to hedge their bets. While definitions of environmental, social and governance investing vary -- it can mean putting your money in anything from a wind-energy company to a Silicon Valley tech giant -- assets are set to balloon to $50 trillion by 2025 from about $35 trillion, according to estimates from Bloomberg I...
What the Rise of Ayurveda Says About China’s Changing Beauty Market
[Business]
2022/02/07 09:05
With a consumer shift toward holistic skincare, Ayurveda’s rising popularity proves that Chinese consumers want wellness that isn’t only skin-deep. “Namaste” is a new mantra for many of China’s beauty consumers. After K-beauty and C-beauty, Indian Ayurveda-inspired beauty has become the latest emerging trend to expand its presence from the country’s cosmetic aisles to premium spa retreats...
The Future of Refrigerators - ARTE Mini Refrigerator
[Design]
2022/02/07 09:04
ARTE Mini Refrigerator is a wholesome package every modern home would crave with its modular and custom usability.The future of refrigerators is bespoke and portable. Staying in line with the two trends, ARTE Mini Refrigerator is a wholesome package every modern home would crave.Bespoke refrigerators, such as Samsung has been working on, ensure that your appliance can match with the color of yo...
(Infographic) The Link Between Sleep and Success
[Consumer]
2022/02/07 09:03
Is there a link between sleep and success? If you look at the habits of successful people, you will find that many of them sleep the minimum requirement of 7 hours a night.Learn more about how sleep and success go hand in hand in the infographic below, courtesy of Online Mattress Review.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3spPDcd[OnlineMattressReview]
(Patent) Apple’s Latest Patent Grant Shows a Special Car Sunroof System
[Tech]
2022/02/04 09:10
The US Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent for a car sunroof – which certainly wasn’t made for an iPhone or iPad. The Apple-patented sunroof has variable opacity glass, meaning that the driver would have the option to adjust the sunroof’s transparency. As noted by MotorTrend, the patent also shows that the sunroof opens in sequence with side windows, while current cars with si...
(PDF) WEF - Global Risk Report 2022 : Which Global Risks Have Worsened ?
[Business]
2022/02/04 09:09
A new report from WEF found that social cohesion and overall livelihood have worsened the most since the start of the pandemic.Policy measures and economic impacts from COVID-19 have exacerbated inequality, which has increased polarization and resentment among communitiesThe Global Risks That Have Gotten Worse Since COVID-19Each year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) puts together its Global Risk...
(Paper) SketchHairSalon : Deep Sketch-based Hair Image Synthesis
[Tech]
2022/02/04 09:08
Recent deep generative models allow real-time generation of hair images from sketch inputs. Existing solutions often require a user-provided binary mask to specify a target hair shape. This not only costs users extra labor but also fails to capture complicated hair boundaries. Those solutions usually encode hair structures via orientation maps, which, however, are not very effective to encode c...
70% of Consumers Who Visit Virtual Stores Have Made Purchases
[Consumer]
2022/02/04 09:07
A study showed that 70% of consumers who have visited a virtual store have made a purchase, according to a survey by Obsess.The survey, dubbed the Metaverse Mindset: Consumer Shopping Insights, measured the interest in brands creating immersive virtual stores on their own web sites and “metaverse” platforms.Obsess is an experiential ecommerce platform that serves those brands. The study measu...
