Aiming to emulate the cold, crisp conditions of early winter in Lapland, Finland, the Boston Beer Company has introduced the Bevy Long Drink to the world, alongside a campaign emulating a Nordic pool party to promote it. The drink is based on the traditional Finnish cocktail the “Long Drink,” which was originally created for guests…Read More
Go to Viki and you’ll find a plethora of TV shows in languages such as Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Thai. But before assuming you’ve crawled through an internet portal to a cross-continental television experience, stick around for the ads. You’ll find blue-chip American brands like Lexus and McDonald’s advertising their wares in English. That’s because…Read More
Among the things my generation has been promised, I’m especially excited about the rise of robotaxis. Sadly, they aren’t yet flooding the streets, as we expected or wished for. Regulatory approvals aren’t that easy to get, and the tech is still facing some hurdles. But don’t despair just yet — there are indeed some places around the world where you can actually take a ride with an AI driver. For now, the major players are operating in the US and China. So unless you already reside in the areas listed below, the only thing you can do is book a…
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Trends tend to be somewhat cyclical, no matter where you’re looking at them. Whether that’s the return of the dreaded flare jean or thin eyebrows (much to the chagrin of every millennial who over-tweezed), there tends to be someone who looks at something from the past and finds nostalgic inspiration in it. And that is…Read More
When Betty Crocker (not her real name) first started selling cake mixes, all you had to do was add water. They failed.
But when they changed the recipe and required users to add oil and an egg, sales went up.
Because people like to feel as though they’re cooking. It made the mix an activity that felt like home making.
If you order a high-end table saw (and you should, so you don’t get injured) you might discover that there are a fair number of nuts and bolts to install. For the premium that’s charged, there’s no reason for this–except that assembling the last bit yourself feels worthy.
And you’ve probably guessed the punchline, so I won’t tell it to you. When you assemble it yourself…
Look out, Pluto TV and Tubi. YouTube is now offering free, ad-supported TV shows as it looks to compete more directly with FAST (free, ad-supported streaming TV) streamers and capture even more of the ad dollars in that space. For the first time, YouTube has rolled out more than 4,000 episodes of TV shows like…Read More
Meta released the March 2022 edition of its Global State of Small Business report, examining the effects of the pandemic on small and midsized businesses in the U.S. and worldwide. The latest installment contains insights from a January survey of 23,840 SMB leaders across 30 countries and territories, including 5,324 SMB leaders from the U.S….Read More
Microsoft Azure recently announced that its quantum computing research teams had invented “a new kind of qubit” based on elusive, never-before-demonstrated properties of physics. According to the Redmond company, this will allow it to build scalable quantum computers capable of solving the hardest problems facing humanity. So, is this a breakthrough for the field or just an attempt to lean in to the marketing zeitgeist surrounding quantum computing? To sort out the answer, we’ll need to take a look at Microsoft’s quantum computing department, its history, and what it’s actually trying to accomplish. A full stack solution Microsoft’s probably not…
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When Snoop Dogg announced his acquisition of Death Row Records last month, fans were thrilled that the legendary rap label was being resurrected. We were less thrilled when, weeks later, most of the Death Row catalog disappeared from streaming platforms. The sudden removals were swiftly linked to Snoop’s unusual plans for the brand. “Death Row will be an NFT label,” the Doggfather announced in February. “We will be putting out artists through the metaverse… Just like we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse.” The…
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Twitter began testing a way for iOS users to create their own GIF files using the application’s camera. iOS users globally can click on the app’s camera when composing a tweet or reply and choose the GIF option. Twitter The social network said the feature will be rolled out for Android at a later date.Read More
