Image via Goodby Silverstein & Partners Even go-getters eat Cheetos with their dominant hand, forcing them to seize the day with the other. Honoring this messy devotion, the iconic cheesy puff snack brand playfully recreates the near-universal tendency to prioritize using one’s preferred hand for devouring Cheetos, while the “other hand” has to deal with […]
April 18, 2024
Photo 185827194 © nikkimeel | Dreamstime.com Kickstarter is exploring allowing makers to continue being supported, and for backers to continue supporting ideas they love, even after they’ve successfully reached their funding goals. The crowdfunding platform has announced the addition of Late Pledges to keep the momentum going perpetually. Read full article
April 18, 2024
Video screenshot via TCLtvplus AI lights, AI camera, AI action! The movie-making industry has been flirting with artificial intelligence for a while now, with the technology being used to create trailers and even short films. However, Next Stop Paris sets a new precedent—it marks the first time an entire film, from script to imagery, has […]
April 18, 2024
Video screenshot via Netflix True-crime shows have raised an entire generation of amateur sleuths. Now, in the age of artificial intelligence, their skills have unwittingly been put to the test. Netflix is under the magnifying glass after viewers noticed some curious, seemingly altered photos of Jennifer Pan, the central figure of the new documentary, What […]
April 18, 2024
Image via G-SHOCK Casio is setting a timely example in protecting the planet with the release of the G5600BG-1 timepiece, a limited-edition model crafted from recycled resin. This eco-conscious offering coincides with both Earth Day on April 22 and the brand’s birthday on April 12. Read full article
April 18, 2024
Images courtesy of Heineken Is your phone always a third wheel during your nights out with friends? You’re certainly not alone. Heineken is so irked by this tendency that it’s teamed up with HMD—the maker of Nokia phones—and streetwear tastemaker Bodega, and made a detour from crafting beers to designing ‘The Boring Phone’, ringing in […]
April 18, 2024
Image via Papa Johns Forget the cheese fountain, Papa Johns in the UK is serving up a new way to get your garlic fix—with a flame. The pizza chain has recently rolled out a limited-edition garlic butter candle that doubles as a dip, just in time for National Garlic Day on April 19. Read full […]
April 17, 2024
Video screenshot via PUMA PUMA is roaring back into the spotlight with its first global brand campaign in a decade. Dubbed Forever. Faster. – See The Game Like We Do, the endeavor marks the sportswear giant’s biggest marketing investment ever, according to company officials. This move comes as the sportswear brand sets its sights on […]
April 17, 2024
Image courtesy of Goodby Silverstein & Partners A surreal conversation awaits at the Dalí Museum, ahead of what would have been Salvador Dalí’s 120th birthday on May 11. The museum in St Petersburg, Florida, is inviting visitors to “Ask Dalí” and talk to a lifelike, artificial intelligence recreation of the Spanish painter himself simply by […]
April 17, 2024
Photo 301534457 © Svleusden | Dreamstime.com Hermès’ latest arm candy? Not handbags, but lawyers who will stand up to a class-action lawsuit insisting that the luxury fashion house plays favorites and offers the iconic Birkins only to big spenders of multiple purchases. Read full article
April 17, 2024
Photo 299708455 © Wewe Tbre | Dreamstime.com As X, formerly Twitter, wrestles with an ongoing bot influx, owner Elon Musk has found a way to stem the tide: throw money at the problem, except let future users do it. Newcomers would have to pay a fee to properly interact on the platform, a move he […]
April 17, 2024
Image generated on AI Traditional beauty queens may soon have to share their sashes and tiaras with ones manufactured from algorithms. The Miss AI pageant, launched by the World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs), is a first-of-a-kind competition where artificial intelligence-generated avatars vie for the virtual counterpart to the Miss World crown. Read full article
April 17, 2024