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On 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 reading“I’m happy to lose £10m by quitting Facebook,” was the statement last week from Lush’s 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 isn’t the only door-to-door delivery service that’s branching out into beauty, but it may be the most high-profile. In May, Estée 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 Letterman’s Late Show, and then suddenly he’s Tom Cruise. And then he’s Bill Hader, and you wonder if you just imagined it…and then he’s…
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, we’re looking at a new future: one in which salons and spas will…
Continue reading8 Min Read | In May this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called the convergence of virtual and physical worlds the ‘metaverse’. He was talking about the cloud computing service Azure, but his description of a new hybrid reality is…
Continue reading8 Min Read | You might have read the article I recently wrote about NFTs — a new way to monetize digital content or art via cryptocurrency. Now, I want to talk about another kind of cryptocurrency that could disrupt…
Continue reading8 Min Read | Over the last couple of decades, the beauty industry has been saturated with digital content creators — usually existing under the umbrella term of ‘influencer’. But although there are a vast number of creators, and they…
Continue reading8 Min Read | Facetune is the ultimate symbol of Internet perfection — and its critics have highlighted the very real danger to mental health that arises when it becomes normal to look ‘perfect’. Powered by Lightricks, it’s a photo…
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