Apple acquires VR startup focused on virtual avatars for videoconferencing
Dive Brief: Apple acquired the virtual reality (VR) startup Spaces for an undisclosed sum, a company spokesperson confirmed to Protocol,...
Day: August 27, 2020
Lowe’s hits the runway with fashion show streams, curated home decor
Brief: Lowe's is working with several fashion designers to showcase its products at next month's New York Fashion Week, and...
Amazon takes on Apple Watch with device that reads emotions
Such voice tracking technology may alarm some privacy conscious customers. While Amazon and technology companies have tried to assure customers...
KFC drops ‘Finger Lickin” slogan around the globe as hygiene concerns persist
Dive Brief: KFC is pausing the use of its long-running "It's Finger Lickin' Good" slogan in marketing and advertising materials...
Fears 2,000 more tower blocks could have hidden cladding issues
If the property has no concerning cladding, the surveyor will issue a valuation and the transaction can proceed as normal....
Report: Nike shutting down 9 wholesale accounts in shift to DTC
Dive Brief: Nike is reportedly closing nine of its wholesale accounts: City Blue, VIM, EbLens, Belk, Dillard's, Fred Meyer, Bob's...
The dystopian technology that awaits kids going back to school
Already, though, the extent to which educational institutions are willing to go to get bodies through doors has raised concerns. ...
Tony Abbott becomes latest shot fired in the post-Brexit culture war
Emily Thornberry, the shadow trade secretary, said she was “disgusted that Boris Johnson thinks this offensive, leering, cantankerous, climate change-denying,...
It’s time to recognise the debt we owe to blighted Covid generation
This needs to go beyond targeted initiatives to prevent mass youth unemployment. Rishi Sunak’s Kickstart Scheme, which will pay the...
Japan tries to keep its spluttering car industry on the road
Toyota - which has been a laggard in the development of electric cars - made a statement at last year’s...
