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google News
General
3 min read

Google Debunks Viral Rumors: Gemini AI Not Trained on Gmail Data

Clarifying the Misunderstanding Recently, there has been a significant amount of attention given to rumors suggesting that Google has been utilizing personal emails to develop its Gemini AI. These rumors have been dismissed by the company itself via social…

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Telecom
1 min read

Mobile phone ads gain greater purchase during Tet in Vietnam

Vietnam recorded the fourth highest mobile in-app ad revenues (eCPM) in the Asia-Pacific region during Tet 2018. It ranked behind China, Singapore and the Philippines, according to a report recently released by Vietnamese digital advertising service company…

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Fashion
2 min read

Place to reate your own watch

The Mills officially opened at the end of 2018, becoming a new landmark that combines historical and cultural retailing, attracting a number of local brands in Hong Kong. The Mills is a revitalization project from Nan Fung Group scheduled for completion and…

Indian Food
Food
9 min read

International Food Business: Current scenario and future in India

The misconception about Gourmet Food in India is amazing. There are many who equate gourmet with imported food, which is far from the reality. To encapsulate what the concept of gourmet is all about, let me say that it is less about the food than about the…

boy chanel
Fashion
2 min read

The rise of men’s cosmetics

Chanel is launching a make-up line entirely for men Boy de Chanel collection in 2019, and other brands might follow. Just as Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel rocked the boat by flouting gender dressing rules in order to marry style and comfort in the early 20th…

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Living
3 min read

Brands planning to cash in on rising menswear trend

This week, Nike launched its new collection of yoga wear for men. While this was the company’s first foray into men’s yoga apparel, the move was very much in line with competitors who have been making a push into the menswear apparel market recently.…

coca cola
Fashion
1 min read

Love Yourself a BTS-themed coca cola

Coca-Cola launched BTS-themed bottles as part of its “Share a Coke” campaign on Monday. The bottles come in seven different designs – each one representing a member of the K-pop boy group – with inspirational messages referencing the group’s song titles. This…

egg production
General
3 min read

Era when eggs taking over Instagram

Eleven days ago, the anonymous Instagram account world_record_egg posted its first image, what appears to be a simple stock photo of a brown egg. “Let’s set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram,” the caption read. The photo has now…

the alley
Food
1 min read

The Alley Taiwan debuts in Singapore

Taiwanese bubble-tea chain The Alley is to open its first outlet in Singapore. Despite the undisclosed location, the brand has already got Singaporean bubble-tea fans excited with an announcement on its Instagram and Facebook pages. Established in 2013, The…

amazon go
Research
3 min read

IGD predicts five trends set to shape retail in 2019

Seamless in-store shopping experiences coupled with innovative advances in technology are among IGD’s five key retail trends for 2019. “Next year’s biggest trend of all is likely to be the continuation of rapid and radical change in the food and grocery…

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Fashion
1 min read

Catwalk to be presented in Dear So Cute China store

Design firm Lukstudio has created a theatrical-style shop and cafe as a promotional and retail space for fashion platform Dear So Cute in Chinese Haining. Inspired by South Korean cafe/fashion trends, the design is intended to communicate the brand’s values…

falling stars
General
1 min read

“Falling Stars Challenge” has striked Asia

The Falling Stars Challenge, a meme that has rocketed through Asia, features people posing as if they’ve fallen out of their luxury cars, with the luxury contents of their luxury bags spilling out on the pavement for all to see. The expensive goods are…