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Steps away from the glistening Victoria Harbour sits the Peninsula Hotel.The flagship hotel in the Peninsula Hotels group, which boasts properties worldwide, opened in December 1928, making it one of the oldest hotels in Hong Kong. The original building only housed six floors and was the tallest building in the city when it was built.Now, the hotel has a 30-story tower, more than 50 hotel suites, nine restaurants and lounges, a spa, and what they call a “shopping arcade,” or an intimate mall fea…
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Fashion and art are inextricably linked — evident at this year’s Art Basel in Hong Kong.The art fair, sponsored by UBS, attracted more than 240 galleries from around the world to descend on the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre last month.With Victoria Harbour glistening just steps outside and Hong Kong’s towering skyline being the perfect reminder of the city’s scale, Art Basel returned to its pre-pandemic fanfare, attracting more than 75,000 art lovers.Among the hundreds of exhibitors…
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Marine plastic pollution is one of the most troubling environmental issues. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, about 14 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, accounting for 80% of ocean debris.CleanHub, a Berlin startup, is tackling this environmental crisis with artificial intelligence. The company, founded in 2019 by the entrepreneur Joel Tasche, has developed an AI-powered platform that allows local waste-management services to collect and prop…
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Mobile apps are ubiquitous parts of our lives. As their foothold in society strengthens, so does their susceptibility to cyberattacks.With new app security threats emerging, cybersecurity professionals and developers are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the development, rollout, and effectiveness of security fixes.Jake Moore, the global cybersecurity advisor at ESET, told Business Insider that the biggest cybersecurity threats affecting mobile apps are data leaks, spyware, and phish…
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Working in an industry that’s constantly evolving is no small feat for musicians. With changes in trends and music-sharing mediums, artists must keep an ear to the ground to build profitable careers.Artists’ most lucrative sources of revenue are tour and merchandise sales. In a previous statement to Business Insider, Live Nation said: “Artists make more money from touring than any other piece of their business including recorded, streaming, and more.“Giving fans a memorable show is crucial, and…
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Raquel Lewandowski has been working as a call taker at a call center in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, for nearly 30 years.In that time, she’s seen technology modernize emergency-response services to better serve people who need assistance. She recalled one instance where she used an app to direct a woman who was lost at the 1,000-acre John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum.“Lights are going out, and she doesn’t have that much left on her phone, and she’s scared, and she doesn’t know how…
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In the summer of 2018, Rachel Z., who goes by the alias OtterWorldly online, started streaming herself playing the mixed-reality fitness game “Beat Saber.“Videos showcase her virtual saber skills as she slices digital blocks to the beat of songs such as Blackpink’s “Kill This Love.“The gamified, competitive nature of virtual-reality fitness apps “transformed my workout routine,” she told Business Insider. “They provide variety, motivation, and the ability to track progress, which keeps me engage…
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This will be a big year for augmented and mixed reality, with Apple’s Vision Pro highlighting the notion that tomorrow’s computer might be strapped to your head. But AR is already disrupting how people work — not just in the office, but in the warehouse, too.A 2017 trend report from the global logistics company DHL found that augmented-reality headsets improved the productivity of warehouse pickers by up to 15%. About four years later, Coca-Cola shared similarly impressive results, finding that…
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Assertions about expanding the use of artificial intelligence are typically rooted in one of two schools of thought: “Be ahead of the curve,” or, “Don’t fix what isn’t broken.” Whichever side of the coin someone is on, it’s clear that the rapidly emerging technology isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.AI is everywhere now: healthcare, marketing, social media, music, hair care, the list goes on. Seeing that the tool is digging its heels in various industries, professionals are tapping in, including…
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Artificial intelligence looks poised to change fashion at blistering speed. A 2023 report from the management consultant McKinsey & Company estimated that generative AI could add up to $275 billion to the industry’s operating profits over the next three to five years.Industry leaders seem similarly optimistic. The Business of Fashion and McKinsey said that in a survey they conducted, about 73% of fashion executives said they planned to prioritize generative AI in 2024.Though the potential is cle…
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Jill Stark remembers the dazzling production of “The Flying Dutchman” as if she were a part of it. In a way, she was.While watching the opera, which was put on by the Lyric Opera of Chicago in October, Stark wore an innovation called the SoundShirt. The garment allowed her to feel the sound of the opera by transmitting haptic sensations to microactuators — devices that produce controlled movement — that were embedded in the fabric.The SoundShirt wirelessly received sound data captured by microph…
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Exit interviews are an effective tool for companies looking to make their workplaces better. When done correctly, they can help businesses collect valuable insights and recognize areas of improvement that could curb turnover.Constructive exit interviews, coupled with post-interview analysis and organizational adjustments, could also help organizations boost employee retention and avoid the financial burdens of recruiting, hiring, and training new employees.We asked four human-resources leaders a…
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On a chilly November morning in Boston, Al Horford sits in his car, waiting to pick his kids up from school.It’s an endearing, stark contrast to the competitive milieu the public is used to seeing him in. Two days prior, the 37-year-old Celtics center was in Memphis, Tennessee, taking on the Grizzlies. In 24 hours, his team will be back on their home court at TD Garden before flying to Orlando for another game.But for now, Horford has swapped his green and white jersey for a casual orange hoodie…
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Georgia farmer Wayne Swanson details the conservation practices and sustainable
farming plans for the developing Black-centric town of Freedom.
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Sanchali Pal wanted to simplify climate-accountability measures. So she founded
Joro, an app that automates personal carbon-emissions tracking.
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Malaika Vaz, a National Geographic explorer and TV presenter, told Insider how
conservation and sustainability support peaceful coexistence.
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