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Adidas in Metaverse
Adidas has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of Bored Ape NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain, with its own entry, the “rebellious optimist” ape Indigo Herz (shown above). This is a “sign of what’s to come,” the brand said, noting that NFTs would give metaverse users a chance to own a slice of…
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Spotify Aura
Every year, Spotify gives listeners a personal summary of their listening habits through Wrapped. And this year, for eligible users, Wrapped includes something new: your Audio Aura. The all-new ‘Audio Aura’ feature culls all the songs and artists that made up your year to reveal their two defining moods. “When you put in your earbuds,…
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Pantone predicts
A global authority on color, Pantone is the definitive source for predictions on which hues will define home design, fashion, and other creative industries in the coming months. Its pick for color of the year is considered the ultimate color trend prediction, but as we wait for this highly anticipated announcement, the color experts at…
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Blokkies
eenblokkie.nl is a website full of “Blokkies” that reflect the current Dutch social trends based on actual occurrences and how people respond to it on social media. All content on the Blokkies website is collected from public sources. It is to be a repository of lame jokes that are worthy of forwarding. Maybe not immediately…
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Corona collection
This is a collection of images and videos which I just found browsing the social channels all related to the Covid-19 virus. It’s a collection of informative, funny and creative images and videos. check: https://blabla.basmuller.nl/corona
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Machine learning brings old paintings and photos to life
Machine learning researchers have produced a system that can recreate lifelike motion from just a single frame of a person’s face, opening up the possibility of animating not just photos but also paintings. It’s not perfect, but when it works, it is — like much AI work these days — eerie and fascinating. The model…
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Assassin’s Creed replica of Notre-Dame could help recreate the cathedral?
Notre-Dame de Paris may have been damaged by the fire on 15 April 2019, but the French government is determined to rebuild her. It may have a resource from an unexpected source: none other than the quasi-historical stab-athon, Assassin’s Creed Unity. The Assassin’s Creed series uses real places as the settings for its story of two gangs…
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Politicians choir as a video montage: When they sing, we may dream
Imagine: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un sing together “Imagine” by John Lennon. Sounds laughable. But would not that be a joke that changes the world? Do we want to be a bit naive together? Let’s say, for the length of this text, the video he’s about, and for so many ideas of a…
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What Big Tech Knows
The novelty of the internet platform boom has mostly worn off. Now that companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet are among the world’s most valued companies, people are starting to hold them more accountable for the impact of their actions on the real world. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the transparency of Apple’s supply chain,…
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Nike celebrates all the “crazy” female athletes in new ad
Nike will launch its newest ad in the 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign during the Oscars, and the brand is taking the opportunity to highlight the accomplishments, drive, and determination of female athletes. Narrated by Serena Williams, the 90-second ad features gymnast Simone Biles, snowboarder Chloe Kim, members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer…
