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8 Min Read | Last 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…
Continue reading7 Min Read | The 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…
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 reading8 Min Read | In 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…
Continue reading8 Min Read | You might have read the article I recently wrote about NFTs ā 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 ā usually existing under the umbrella term of āinfluencerā. But although there are a vast number of creators, and they…
Continue reading8 Min Read | Facetune is the ultimate symbol of Internet perfection ā and its critics have highlighted the very real danger to mental health that arises when it becomes normal to look āperfectā. Powered by Lightricks, itās a photo…
Continue reading8 Min Read | In March, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would accept Bitcoin as payment for car purchases, before recently backtracking and hinting that Dogecoin may be a preferred form of payment for the company. Virtual currencies like Bitcoin…
Continue reading8 Min Read | Letās rewind to meet two typical beauty consumers, pre-2020. One of them is a Millennial or Gen Z beauty user who is at ease in the digital world, and totally comfortable with cutting-edge technology. Sheās enthusiastic…
Continue reading8 Min Read | With people spending more and more time online, global attention is turning to the health implications of our digital lives. A growing body of research, undertaken during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlights risks to mental and physical…
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