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Tech Made Simple

Amazon’s Rekognition Still Showing Signs of Racial Bias

As facial recognition systems become more common, Amazon has emerged as a frontrunner in the field, courting customers around the US, including police departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But experts say the company is not doing enough to allay fears about bias in its algorithms, particularly when it comes to performance on faces with darker skin. In research published by MIT’s Joy Buolamwini last February, which identified similar […]

todayJanuary 30, 2019

Home Improvement

Pantone’s Color of the Year!

Every year since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute has unveiled a hue that tries to capture the collective mood of the country, influencing what consumers will soon see in home decor, fashion and beauty and product design. According to the Color Institute, Living Coral “emits the desired, familiar, and energizing aspects of color found in nature.” In an ironic twist, Pantone's nature-inspired color was announced on the same day of […]

todayJanuary 29, 2019

Health & Wellness

Could Graphic Food Labels Make You Eat Healthier?

Do you think graphic health messages on food and beverage packaging like those that scare the bejeezus out of you on cigarette boxes could steer people towards better eating habits? Some researchers in Australia seem to think so.  A recent Australian Study published in the journal “Appetite” asked participants to rate healthy and unhealthy foods and choose which they would like to eat at the end of the experiment.   Next […]

todayJanuary 29, 2019

Food & Drink

Faux Meat Snacks

Eating more plants doesn’t mean you have to forgo beloved meaty flavors and textures. Plant-based foods will continue to surprise and inspire — this year taking on the meat-based snacking world of jerkies and pork rinds you may associate with the corner store and road trips. While plant-based foods aren’t exactly a new trend, experts have reported that more consumers than ever, even those who don’t eat only vegan or […]

todayJanuary 29, 2019

Tech Made Simple

T-Mobile’s Coolpad Surfs Service to Rural Areas

T-Mobile announced the launch of the Coolpad Surf, a 600MHz mobile hot spot that, aside from having a super cool name, is designed to bring greatly improved coverage service to their long ignored and underserved rural areas. It’s the first mobile hot spot to support Band 71, or 600MHz LTE, which T-Mobile recently won the spectrum license for from the Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Incentive auction last April. The Coolpad […]

todayJanuary 29, 2019

Fashion

Viktor and Rolf Make a Fashion Statement

In their latest collection, the duo used couture techniques to work bold, eye-catching phrases such as “No photos please,” “I’m not shy I just don’t like you,” “I’m sorry I’m late I didn’t want to come,” and “Go to Hell” on the fronts of their usual pretty-but-oddball gowns. The gimmick drew a massive amount of attention as images of the clothes, or more specifically the clothes and their slogans, exited […]

todayJanuary 29, 2019

Food & Drink

Fantastic Fats

Fats are making a comeback in 2019, and even the trendiest diets are on board. With the rising popularity of keto, paleo, grain-free and even “pegan” (paleo + vegan) diets, plus a general shifting consumer mindset, fats are starring ingredients in creative, convenient foods. Along with these “fantastic fats,” higher protein and lower-carb combos will continue to trend across simple and easy snacking categories. Innovative integrations of fat sources, like […]

todayJanuary 28, 2019

Fashion

Patagonia Puts Its Ethics Where Its Clothes Are

In the past few years, Patagonia, the apparel brand long beloved by climbers, moutain bikers and other outdoorsy folk and now become a favorite or urban fashion insiders, has it's cemented itself in the public imagination as a whole lot more. At a time when Americans less faith than ever in our public institutions and corporations, Patagonia is remarkable for the way it endeavors to face our collective fears head-on, […]

todayJanuary 28, 2019

Health & Wellness

Next Level Hemp

Hemp hearts, seeds and oils are nothing new to food and body care lovers — they’re in everything from waffle mix to dried pastas. Heck, even baby hemp leaves have had their moment in the microgreens trends. But a new interest in the potential benefits stemming from other parts of hemp plants has many brands looking to explore the booming cannabis biz. While CBD oil is still technically taboo (prohibited […]

todayJanuary 28, 2019

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