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☆ A roundtable with LeBron James and SpringHill Company interns helped shape his new men's grooming line inspired by 'The Shop'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLeBron James and Maverick Carter's company has launched a men's grooming collection inspired by "The Shop." "There was even a moment where we had Travis Scott as a guest, where he said he Googles face routines and men's grooming routines." According to data from market research company Grand View Research, the global market for men's grooming products was valued at $202.6 billion in 2022. AdvertisementCarter told BI that young consumers willing to ignore stereotypes surrounding men's grooming have helped bolster that growth. Purchase The Shop grooming collection at Walmart now.

Persons: —, LeBron James, Maverick, James, Carter, Paul Rivera, LeBron James himself, Rivera, Travis Scott Organizations: Service, SpringHill Company, Business, View Research, Walmart Locations: New York, SoHo

☆ AiScout: Top soccer clubs are using a mobile app to find future stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —A London-based technology company is looking to “democratize” talent-identification and scouting in soccer using a mobile app. Free to download and available globally, the aiScout app allows aspiring soccer stars to enter virtual trials for professional clubs by uploading self-recorded footage of themselves completing a series of drills. Ben Greenwood had never had a trial with a professional club until he downloaded the app in 2019. Felton-Thomas said the “lion’s share” of its income comes from charging clubs a license fee to run the platform. Should soccer talent scouts be concerned about being edged out by the arrival of AI in their industry?

Persons: ’, ”, Richard Felton, Thomas, Ben Greenwood, Felton, ” Felton, player’s, he’s, We’ve, you’re Organizations: London CNN, English Premier League, Chelsea, Burnley, EPL, Bournemouth, Major League Soccer, US, View Research, CNN Locations: London, Felton

☆ Can a DNA analysis help improve your fitness?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Increasingly, people are interested in pursuing how their genes may be affecting their health, nutrition, fitness potential and risk of injury. The global market for these direct-to-consumer genetic tests is projected to soar in the next several years, skyrocketing from $1.9 billion in 2023 to $8.8 billion by 2030, according to a market analysis report by Grand View Research. Still, some are intriguedDespite these issues, many remain intrigued by DNA fitness tests. Balance Gym recently partnered with FitnessGenes, a UK-based company that sells genetic tests, to help its clients achieve better results from their workouts. Time, and further scientific advances, may shed more light on whether DNA fitness tests are, or can be, useful.

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☆ Virtual-reality tech is helping real-estate agents and homebuyers save time and close deals — even remotely
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Ngozi Nwanji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIn a world filled with news about seemingly endless types of emerging technology, virtual-reality, or VR, tech has become a tool that many businesses are leveraging. Research from Goldman Sachs estimated that 130,000 real-estate agents used VR to show homes in 2020, per Encora. Indeed, virtual tours were key to keeping the real-estate market alive while COVID-19 restrictions were in place. For properties that have a Matterport virtual tour available, people can "enter VR" and move within the virtual space online, Bowerman told BI.

Persons: —, it's, Goldman Sachs, Isamar Troncoso, homebuying James Bowerman, Bowerman, you'll, hadn't, Patricio Navarro, Navarro, there's Organizations: Realtors, realtors, Service, Grand View Research, VR, Research, Goldman, Harvard Business School, Real Creative Group, Compass, Property Locations: Matterport, Maryland, Miami, New York City

☆ How old fishing nets could be part of the climate crisis solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Paul Glader | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

De Bouter’s company, Brikole, is a startup “circular business” that recycles discarded nets from the industrial tuna fishing industry. Kyle de Bouter holds board shorts made of recycled Nylon fishing nets similar to the kind he is recycling. Since the area is prime for fishing, especially tuna fishing, many in Seychelles believe those industries are a good place to start. He championed activity by “inventive young entrepreneurs” to improve society, mentioning recycled fishing nets as one example. “This is solving the problem of exhausted fishing nets,” said Julio Morón, a managing director of the Spanish tuna fishing organization called OPAGAC.

Persons: Seychelles CNN — Kyle de Bouter, ”, De, Kyle de Bouter, Paul Glader, CNN “, de Bouter, Joshua Tiatouse, CNN De Bouter, Ellen MacArthur, Eduardo Soteras, James Alix Michel’s, Michel, De Bouter, Julio Morón, Brikole, Bouter, de, Manuel Sigren, Bureo, Joshua Tiatousse, Tiatousse, “ Organizations: Seychelles CNN, United Nations, CNN, Bank, “ Department of Blue, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Washington Post, Economy Research, University of Seychelles, snags, Electricity, Bureo, DuPont, BASF, DOMO Chemicals, Grandview Research Locations: Victoria, Seychelles, Patagonia, Spain, France, South Korea, Kosovo, Ghana, Philippines, Mahé, “, Dubai, China, California, Africa, Asia, Grandview

☆ Beauty brands are combining AI and 3D-printing tech to make personalized skincare products that target your specific needs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Bella Sayegh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Personalized skincare represents one of the fastest growing segments of the beauty and wellness industry. "Personalized products for skincare are more beneficial," said Melissa Snover, the founder and CEO of Nourished , a nutrition company. Rem3dy Health GroupNourished partnered with Neutrogena earlier this year to create personalized skincare supplements, called Skinstacks. NeutrogenaMore companies are leaning into custom skincareCompanies that sell more generalized skincare products are hopping on the personalization trend. Cetaphil, a brand popular for its sensitive skincare line, launched its skincare digital-assistant tool and AI skin analysis in March.

Persons: —, doesn't, Melissa Snover, Snover, Logan McGill, Johnson, McGill, Silvina Nordenstohl, Nordenstahl, Galderma, dermatologists, Scott Walker, TikTok, Aaron Lucy, Walker Organizations: Service, Grand View Research, Rem3dy, Johnson, Companies, Tech Locations: McGill, Denver, skincare

☆ Hollywood is building a $100 billion love-hate relationship with AI. Here's what's ahead, according to the top creative exec at 'Star Wars' VFX shop Industrial Light & Magic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Harrison Ford has been donning the fedora and cracking the whip of the daring tomb-raider Indiana Jones for more than 40 years. The series' latest installment, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," leans on myths from ancient Greece about a device that can supposedly turn back the hands of time. Indiana Jones suddenly looked generations younger — perfect for the movie's opening sequence, set during World War II. Founded in 1975 by celebrated "Star Wars" creator Geroge Lucas, ILM — a division of Lucasfilm, which also produces "Indiana Jones" — is at the forefront of this new Hollywood frontier. One of the team's biggest achievements has been speeding up the timeline by which filmmakers can implement these tools, Bredow said.

Persons: Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Moviemakers, Rob Bredow, Bredow, Ford, Jones, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesce, lugged, Geroge Lucas, it's Organizations: Ford, Hollywood, Industrial, Lucasfilm, Netflix, ILM, Writers Guild of America, SAG, Grand View Research, Producers Locations: Greece, Hollywood

☆ Condom-shy India arouses interest of global contraceptive makers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Kashish Tandon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Such is the trend that the market is set to more than double to $1.7 billion by 2030, showed data from GrandView Research. By contrast, 19% of U.S. men use condoms every time they have sex, showed data from the National Center for Health Statistics. World Bank data showed that, in 2021, per capita gross domestic product crossed $2,000 - a threshold at which, in China in 2006, consumption jumped. Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT.L) has launched new products under its Durex brand and expanded its "Birds and the Bees" rural marketing campaign. SOCIAL MEDIAIndia's market leader is domestic manufacturer Mankind Pharma (MNKI.NS) with a 33% share, ahead of Reckitt Benckiser at 14%, TechSci data showed.

Persons: Kazuhiro Kamio, Okamoto, Arvind Singhal, Miah Kiat Goh, Dwight, Mankind, Ashita Aggarwal, Kashish Tandon, Sumit Khanna, Rocky Swift, Dhanya Skariachan, Christopher Cushing Organizations: GrandView Research, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Okamoto Industries, National Center for Health Statistics, Technopak Advisors, Reuters, United Nations, Benckiser, ., Mankind Pharma, Social, Jain Institute of Management & Research, HDFC Securities Institutional, View Research, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, India, Europe, Japan, China, U.S, S.P, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Rocky, Tokyo

☆ The risks to alcohol and food stocks from Ozempic-like weight loss drugs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The rise of new anti-obesity medications could result in less alcohol consumption, impacting Club name Constellation Brands (STZ). The risk already seems to be playing out in food stocks with exposure to snacks and junk food. We don't think Constellation Brands stock will suffer the same fate as shares of leading snack food companies like J.M. Key points The increasing popularity of new diabetes/weight loss drugs could curtail consumer appetite for junk food and alcohol. Constellation Brands (STZ), the Club name behind the Mexican beers Corona and Modelo, should be able to weather any such headwind.

Persons: Eli Lilly, it's, Mills, Lilly, Jim Cramer, Mounjaro, Morgan, Morgan Stanley, AOMs, Jefferies, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Gabby Jones Organizations: Constellation Brands, Corona, Modelo, Pacifico, Nordisk, Ozempic, Club, Novo Nordisk, Brands, Conagra Brands, Constellation, Bud Light, Jefferies, JPMorgan, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, Oro, Brooklyn Borough, New York

☆ How investors can get ahead by listening to a company's earnings conference call
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

Commentary on the results Almost all calls begin with a discussion of the reported results. The reported quarter ended May 31 and the call was hosted on June 30, a full month after the quarter ended. By listening into the call, an investor could see that the reported results did not tell the full story around Wynn's business in China. As with the reported results, any comments on supply chains and customer dynamics could prove relevant to the direction of the stock. It can be quantitative, by which management provides actual targets for sales, earnings, and/or industry metrics.

Persons: —, they've, Gamble, Jeff Miller, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, takeaways, It's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, sasirin Organizations: Procter, TJX, Devices, Club, Constellation Brands, Wynn Resorts, WYNN, Halliburton, HAL, Microsoft, Apple, Linde, LIN, Management, Coterra, Investors, Nvidia, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, iStock, Getty Locations: Macao, China, overspending

☆ What’s driving sunscreen’s big boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In 2020, the global value of sun care products was $10.7 billion. Millennial skin care favorites — Paula’s Choice ($34), Glossier ($25), Drunk Elephant ($34) — have all created their own luxury daily sunscreens. “I think there is a more pervasive media representation of (the benefits of) wearing sunscreen, like preventing aging and preventing skin cancer,” Waldman said in a phone interview. In a study published in 2021, scientists found that more children in middle and high school were wearing sunscreen, a trend researchers partially attributed to social media. Meanwhile, young influencers on TikTok parade their multi-step skin care routines, with many featuring products like retinoids and AHAs, celebrated for their role in minimizing signs of aging.

Persons: “ Sunscreens, ”, Luke Maxfield, —, Naomi Osaka, Pharrell, Naana, ” Boakye, “, ” Dr, Abigail Waldman, she’s, ” Waldman, ” Maxfield, Supergoop, they’re, Violette, Maxfield, Waldman, Boakye, you’re Organizations: CNN, Grand View Research, Prestige, Harvard Medical School, dermatologists, ” Research

☆ In this economy, the winner is weather apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Weather apps are tech's sleeper hit. The Guardian is rather boldly reporting that weather apps have become an "addiction." At best, weather apps "perform about as well as meteorologists, but some of the most popular ones fare much worse," Charlie Warzel recently wrote in The Atlantic. Still, there's a weather app for everyone: Sassy weather apps, irreverent weather apps, fashion-conscious weather apps, practical weather apps, and aesthetic weather apps. A weather app can use US government data (and many do, The Guardian reported) which is free to use for any purpose, according to the National Weather Service's website.

Persons: haven't, who's, it's, Eric Floehr, Charlie Warzel Organizations: Morning, Guardian, View Research Locations: monetization

☆ U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s a giant step forward towards a more sustainable future — one that preserves choice and life.”The decision will make the United States the second country in the world, after Singapore, to authorize the production and sale of lab-grown meat. About 100 companies worldwide, including dozens in the United States, focus on the production of cultivated meat, according to Mr. Friedrich. Lab-grown meat begins with cells taken from an animal. When harvested, the product is essentially minced meat, which is then formed into patties, sausage or fillets. The meat contains no bones, feathers, beaks or hooves and does not need to be slaughtered.

Persons: Dr, Uma Valeti, “, ”, Bruce Friedrich, Friedrich Organizations: Good Food Institute, View Research, McKinsey & Company Locations: United States, Singapore

☆ Why bots make it so hard to buy Nikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Sydney Boyo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sneaker bots can accelerate the checkout process, wait in a virtual line or even fill out billing information. Sneaker bots took off in 2012, when Nike released its Air Jordan Doernbecher 9 shoes on Twitter. According to Nike, bots can make up to 10% to 50% of entries depending on demand. "People are successfully able to still bot Nike SNKRS," said Nova. Watch the video to learn more about sneaker bots and how companies like Nike are handling them.

Persons: They're, Nova, Jesper Essendrop, Essendrop, Imperva, Paul Tonko, Richie Roxas, I'm, Travis Scott Organizations: scalpers, Cowen Research, Nike, Jordan, Twitter, YouTube, Adidas, Air Jordan, CNBC Locations: Olive

☆ It’s Time to Ditch Your (Supposedly) Nonstick Pans
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Bee Wilson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

If you want to know what disappointment feels like, simply open your kitchen cupboard and search for a nonstick pan that is more than a year old. In my experience, no matter how promisingly they start off, every nonstick pan loses its slickness until you find yourself scrubbing off encrusted pieces of food. The global nonstick cookware market is worth $20 billion, according to a market report last year by Dublin-based Grand View Research, and it is expected to grow to $25 billion by the end of the decade. The magazine Cook’s Illustrated says that 70% of all skillets sold in the U.S. are now coated with some kind of nonstick surface. Even if you are not worried about the safety of the various chemicals used for nonstick cookware, it seems odd to buy a pan knowing it will soon let you down.

☆ Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bernadine Strik, a horticulture professor at Oregon State University whose innovative cultivation strategies shook up the American blueberry industry, died on April 14 at a hospital in Corvallis, Ore. She was 60. The cause was complications of ovarian cancer, said her husband, Neil Bell. Modern farming is as much science as labor, and Dr. Strik, whose career at Oregon State began in 1987, brought a skeptical, scientific approach to blueberry cultivation. “She was able to connect with the growers,” Scott Lukas, who took on Oregon State’s endowed professorship for Northwest berry production after Dr. Strik retired in 2021, said in a phone interview. She could view research “from that down-to-earth perspective,” he added, “and be a human about it and not get lost in the science.”

☆ Apple's own execs are split on whether the company should make smart goggles. Experts say if Apple can't make smart glasses happen, no one can.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Apple is reportedly introducing its Reality Pro smart goggles in June. Experts say the goggles may not be a smash success, but if anyone can make it work, it's Apple. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that a rare wave of dissent made its way into the team behind Apple's mixed-reality smart goggles, called Apple Reality Pro. Apple Reality Pro will have a wow-factor to it because it's had time to improve upon the foundations laid by its competitors. The virtual reality headset market was worth $7.7 billion in 2022, according to a report by Grandview Research.

☆ Monster Beverage is making booze that tastes just like its energy drinks, and you can already buy it in these 6 states
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Beast Unleashed contains 6% alcohol by volume and flavors inspired by its energy drinks. Called The Beast Unleashed, the drinks are made with malt alcohol and contain 6% alcohol by volume, though no caffeine or energy-inducing ingredients. But the Beast beverages are its latest attempt to diversify its business. Beast Unleashed, which the company announced in early 2022, is the company's first alcoholic beverage that uses the Monster brand. The launch marked the first alcoholic beverage that the cola maker sold in the US.

☆ Brain Chips Like Elon Musk's Neuralink Can Change Your Personality
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Evan Malmgren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Musk's neurotech startup, Neuralink, has been working toward implanting its skull-embedded brain chip in a human since it was founded in 2016. Other researchers have been looking into using BCIs to restore lost senses and control prosthetic limbs, among other applications. Intervening in the delicate operation of a human brain is a sticky business, and the effects are not always desirable or intended. If a brain chip can change key parts of your personality, companies should not be rushing to put them in people's heads. Wexler told me that while most people in the industry aren't that open to using BCIs as a consumer product, they still think it's likely to happen.

☆ Nokia, Kyndryl extend partnership for private 5G factory networks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

STOCKHOLM, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Kyndryl (KD.N) have extended their partnership for three years after clocking up more than 100 customers for automating factories using 5G wireless networks, following their first tie-up a year earlier. "We grew the business significantly last year with the number of customers and number of networks," Chris Johnson, head of Nokia's enterprise business, told Reuters. The companies said some customers were now coming back to put private networks into more of their factories after the initial one. In Dow Chemical's petrochemical processing plant in Texas, the private wireless network increased worker safety, enabled remote audio and video collaboration, personnel tracking, and vehicle telematics, the companies said. The size of the global private 5G network market is expected to reach $41.02 billion by 2030 from 1.38 billion in 2021, according to a study by Grand View Research.

When it comes to queer books, the loudest headlines may be about bans and censorship, but a quieter truth about the state of LGBTQ books reveals the resilience of their authors and commitment of their readers. The queer titles debuting in 2023 are as full of joy as they are examples of resistance, and those in the industry say LGBTQ writers are only getting more ambitious. And while queer young adult books are often the target of book-banning efforts, these titles drove the highest gains in the category, the report found. When it comes to considering a queer future, and what’s next for queer books, that’s something that’s been on the mind of Suzi F. Garcia, the editor of Lambda Literary, a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ books and authors. She described the book as having a “queer core” and a sense of hope while discussing issues critical to LGBTQ and Black communities.

☆ Engineer saw how diapers were made, thought she could do better—now she has a $250,000 'Shark Tank' deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2012, Amrita Saigal quit her dream job. In 2021, she launched Los Angeles-based Kudos, which makes disposable diapers from cotton and other sustainable materials — and on Friday's episode of ABC's "Shark Tank," she scored a $250,000 investment in Kudos from Mark Cuban and guest Shark Gwyneth Paltrow. Saigal also expressed plans to launch new products, including trainer swim shorts and adult sanitary products. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank." Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletterDon't miss:This ‘Shark Tank’ side hustle had almost zero revenue — here’s why Mark Cuban invested anyway17-year-old ‘Shark Tank’ contestant made slime in his garage, sold it to his friends, brought in $1 million in just 3 years

☆ Panic over sex toy sales at CVS and Target is overblown— they've been sold at the retailers for years
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Conservative lawmakers and pundits criticized stores like Target and CVS for stocking sex toys. While the right-wing pundits' ire may be recent, sex toys and sexual wellness products have long been sold at mainstream retailers. The brand, which sells products like sex toys and erectile dysfunction medication, sells its products at Walmart, Target, and CVS. Walmart, Target, CVS, Bloomi, and Cake did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. "This industry, in general, intimacy and sexual wellness, has been becoming more normalized over the years over the last decade, for sure."

☆ Bunge to build $550-mln soy processing facility in Indiana
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Agriculture commodities trader Bunge Ltd (BG.N) said on Thursday it would invest about $550 million to build a soy protein concentrate facility in Indiana to cater to a rising demand for plant-based food products and processed meats. The new facility, which is adjacent to the company's soybean processing plant in Morristown, is expected to process an additional 4.5 million bushels of soybeans. Soy protein concentrate is used to make meat alternatives, but also helps to increase nutritional value in existing meat and poultry products. The global plant-based meat market size, according to a report by Grand View Research Inc, is projected to reach $24.8 billion by 2030. Bunge also operates a soy protein concentrate operation in Bellevue, Ohio.

☆ With $10.5 million in supergiant seed funding, Caraway launches to bring personalized telehealth to Gen Z women in college
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Caraway is a healthtech startup for college women that offers mental, physical, and reproductive care. This woman's experience is one example of how Caraway says it is working to provide personalized mental, physical, and reproductive health services via telehealth to Gen Z women in college. Care specialists provide direct education for students on mental health too, such as techniques to de-escalate stress and anxiety flare-ups. Other startups like Mantra Health, which raised a $22 million Series A last year, also focus on mental health for college students. So far, the startup has 13 "Caraway Campus Ambassadors," or interns, on college campuses in the states it's currently operating in.

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