Retailers can use the platform to provide bundled sales deals and other product pairings.When online shoppers want something more scientific than a written description to help them choose a wine, Tastry Uncorked offers a solution. The AI-powered platform uses a patent-pending artificial intelligence algorithm to make buying recommendations based on each shopper’s palate. After taking a short q...

After years of sweeping the market, the once-powerful Korean Wave is increasingly becoming a ripple in China, following a concerted effort by government regulators against cultural imports like K-Pop and surging competition from Chinese beauty brands that now challenge K-Beauty incumbents. There is little evidence that China’s wide-ranging entertainment crackdown – which has targeted everythi...

Omicron might prevent some big exhibitors from attending, but over 2,000 companies are expected in Las Vegas to unveil innovations. Nothing about this year’s CES will be normal. That includes some of the biggest trends expected at the show.The massive annual tech conference, which took place entirely online last year, kicks off Monday with in-person press events in Las Vegas. Despite the surge...

We likely can’t avoid chip shortages, but these supply chain strategies can make them shorter and less severe, for chip makers, chip buyers and governments.The absence of a US$1 chip can prevent the sale of a device, appliance, or vehicle worth much more. The world experienced a severe and long-lasting semiconductor shortage across multiple chip products from 2020 through fall of 2021, and we...

Some McExercise with your McMeal.Thanks to a now-viral TikTok video posted by user Cris13yu, we are now learning that McDonald’s China has added exercise bikes to some of its locations.Undoubtedly a response to the fast-food chain being associated with an unhealthy diet, the workout equipment is an interesting addition targeted at switching ideas associated with the brand in the region. The si...

Nasdaq 19,000, Apple and Microsoft market caps above $3 trillion, and metaverse mania: Wedbush's Dan Ives and his team give their top 10 tech predictions for 2022.The Nasdaq at 19,000, Apple (AAPL) - Get Apple Inc. Report and Microsoft (MSFT) - Get Microsoft Corporation Report market caps of more than $3 trillion, and a ubiquitous metaverse, especially after Apple releases its highly anticipate...

The L’Oreal ColorSonic is meant to make at-home hair coloring more convenient. The Colorsonic promises to be an affordable at-home alternative to the salon.While you might not expect it, L’Oreal has been a regular at CES these past few years, launching everything from wearable UV and pH sensors to an AI-powered skin care gadget. This year, the company is back with yet another invention, the C...

While every family celebrates Christmas a little differently, each with its own sets of customs and traditions, there are things that most celebrants can agree on, things that are considered essential for a Merry Christmas.According to Statista's GCS 2021 Holiday Special, Christmas music is topping the list of holiday must-haves. 49 percent of Americans consider the right tunes an essential par...

Ranpak benefits from the continued rise of e-commerce and the consequent explosion in package shipments. Here, a Ranpak Auto Coiler.If those new wine glasses you ordered for the holidays arrived intact, lovingly wrapped in paper, there’s a good chance you have Ranpak Holdings to thank. The Ohio company is the leader in protective paper packaging, a fast-growing, environmentally friendly altern...