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Truth: now and then over the last year or so, I got excited about the metaverse. Iāve felt the irresistible pull of newness, of possibility, of the potential for a whole new world.Ā But when I read this recent article…
Continue readingThe metaverse is exciting to a few, but uninteresting and/or unsettling to many others. A new survey by GWI, across nine global markets, found that only 37% of people are aware of the term āmetaverseā and actually know what it…
Continue readingThe beauty customer life cycle has been supported by tech for decades. But there have been several consumer groups that resisted the shift to digital ā particularly older adults, as this 2018 report by research firm McKinsey explored in detail….
Continue readingOn waking in the morning, you glance at your watch. Not to check the time, but to check how well you slept. Because a wearable device has been collecting data about your movements and temperature all night, so it can…
Continue readingāIām happy to lose Ā£10m by quitting Facebook,ā was the statement last week from Lushās chief executive, Mark Constantine as he declared his company would no longer invest resources in platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. The decision was…
Continue readingUber isnāt the only door-to-door delivery service thatās branching out into beauty, but it may be the most high-profile. In May, EstĆ©e Lauder became the first beauty business to partner directly with Uber in the US, and more have already…
Continue readingLast month, I watched in awe as two human-shaped robots effortlessly completed a parkour-style obstacle course, navigating complex terrain and effortlessly finding their footing on the uneven surfaces of a range of objects, placed at distances and angles that would…
Continue readingThe first deepfake that really caught my attention was this one: Bill Hader is speaking on Lettermanās Late Show, and then suddenly heās Tom Cruise. And then heās Bill Hader, and you wonder if you just imagined itā¦and then heās…
Continue reading12 Min Read| Tiny, high-power beauty devices are having a big impact. As more beauty tech firms invest in handheld or portable replacements for conventional salon services, weāre looking at a new future: one in which salons and spas will…
Continue readingIn May this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called the convergence of virtual and physical worlds the āmetaverseā. He was talking about the cloud computing service Azure, but his description of a new hybrid reality is on-point for modern beauty…
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