In 2020, along with several other categories that were impacted due to massive consumer behavior shifts stemming from the pandemic, the skin care industry was revived. Driven by Gen Z and Gen Alpha, fresh players entered the chat, including Bubble Skincare. With its innovative skin care products and dedication to inclusivity, Bubble Skincare has created…Read More
Copenhagen-based Tiimo has raised an additional $1.6mn in funding to expand its app supporting neurodivergent individuals in their daily life. Neurodivergent individuals — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other cognitive differences — make up about 15% to 20% the population. However, tailored tools to boost productivity and daily life management for people who think differently are still insufficient. Tiimo is on a mission to change this. Behind the startup are Helene Lassen Nørlem and Melissa Würtz Azari, who herself has ADHD. The female duo founded the company in 2015 with the aim of developing a neurodivergent tool kit. Tiimo…
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Sometimes, reuniting feels so good, and that is proving true for Deutsch LA and Behr Paint Company, as the brand has resigned Deutsch LA as its creative agency of record. Behr had previously partnered with Deutsch LA in 2019, with the agency handling business intelligence, strategy, creative, digital, and production work. In 2021, the work…Read More
Spectricity has a new target for the startup’s “true colour” camera: skin care analysis. The Belgian company has signed a deal with Korea’s Lululab to develop the application. Together, the partners plan to create a new generation of smart skin care on mobile devices. Spectricity’s unique camera system will collect the underlying images. The tiny snapper is powered by a multispectral sensor, which measures light from 16 colour channels. Standard smartphone cameras, by contrast, rely on RGB sensors that capture only red, green, and blue. “Even though there’s a lot of processing power behind these cameras, none can recognise true colour,” Spectricity’s…
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Competition reality TV is having a moment for brands–and everyone wants to be the new bombshell entering the villa. According to NBCUniversal, reality television has become a true love story for brand marketing, bringing a 42% increase in likeability compared with television norms and causing a halo effect opportunity for advertisers. Among the highlights, brands…Read More
When the business publisher Fortune was first spun out of the former Meredith Corp. in 2018, it faced an uncertain future. The legacy title had launched a standalone website only four years prior, had no digital subscription program, and had only a fledgling online readership. Nearly six years later, however, the 94-year-old publisher has since…Read More
(just by leaving it)
Moving into your kid’s college dorm isn’t going to make the experience better for anyone.
A smart founder leaves her company in a moment when it actually does better without her.
The expectation that secession is failure causes a lot of damage. If you really care about the mission, it might be better to change the system in a way that allows it to thrive.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about a silent hangar in the UK, the fate of Boeing Starliner, the detention of Pavel Durov in France, renewable energy and Iceland, and a few things in between. You’ll also hear an interview with Andreas Saari, co-founder and co-CEO of Paebbl, a startup that — very simply speaking — stores captured CO₂ in building materials,…
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Google’s upcoming adtech antitrust trial suffered a setback today, as evidence emerged that it relied on a policy to avoid retaining messages that relate to the case, the DOJ argued. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia considered a motion today from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking…Read More
With NFL season right around the corner, Buffalo Wild Wings has teamed up with retired seven-time Pro Bowl Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. Having confirmed his retirement in March, the athlete couldn’t stay away for too long, taking a starring role in the brand’s “Built for Football” campaign to ensure the chain stays top of…Read More
