Coca-Cola revolutionized soda customization with its Freestyle fountains about 15 years ago, and now Kraft Heinz aims to do something similar for dipping sauces. The concept involves sauce “bases” such as Ketchup, Ranch, 57 Sauce, and BBQ Sauce. Customers can choose one base and then mix it with flavor “enhancers” like jalapeño, smoky chipotle, buffalo,…
European regulators have given their approval for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a significant win for the technology giant. While concerns about potential competition issues were raised, Microsoft’s concessions were deemed sufficient to address antitrust concerns, according to a statement from the European Commission. The commitments made by Microsoft include allowing European consumers…
Google recently announced that its AI chatbot Bard is now available in more than 180 countries. Although it is still in the experimental stage and can be inaccurate at times, Bard AI can be accessed on both smartphones and computers. While the AI chatbots can be quickly accessed from their websites, here are 3 extensions…
PUMA, a global sports brand, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The company has recently announced its first-ever swimwear collection in the United States. While PUMA has been participating in the swimwear category in other regions since 1996, this collection marks its first entry into the US market. The move is buoyed by the…
Paolo Porta, an experienced fashion and luxury executive, has been appointed as the new CEO of British luxury leather goods and stationery brand, Smythson, with immediate effect. Prior to his appointment at Smythson, Porta was the CEO of Hunter and held senior positions at renowned brands such as Jimmy Choo, Burberry, Christian Dior, and Stella…
Contemporary designer Ronny Kobo is expanding her distribution by opening a shop-in-shop in the Amazon Fashion store. Amazon is expanding its premium fashion brands, and Ronny Kobo is the latest to join the list. The e-commerce giant will debut its Ronny Kobo shop-in-shop on Monday, highlighting the designer’s spring collection. Kobo’s collection, known for its…
Adidas is facing a challenge with unsold Yeezy sneakers since the German sportswear company ended its partnership with rapper Kanye West. The company could lose over $770 million if it fails to sell the millions of Yeezys accumulated in its warehouses. However, Adidas has not been enthusiastic about profiting from shoes designed with Ye since…
Michael Jordan is one of the most famous names, not only in basketball, but across sports. Heck, his popularity transcends the boundaries of sports and breached other aspects of the world as well. He’s also the richest athlete and a big part of that money comes from his deal with Nike. That often leaves people…
Honda is preparing for its 75th anniversary and there may be more than just cake and ice cream on the menu. Honda Motor Europe Senior Vice President Tom Gardner gave a hint, saying “watch this space” as the company is turning 75 and “we had the S2000 at 50.” He added a disclaimer, saying “who…
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has announced its planned Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa, a two-day conference to recognise and celebrate all game creators across more than 50 diverse countries and regions, including Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa. A statement by ATO said the conference will run from July 15th –…
Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, recently announced 59-year-old American media guru of Italian descent Linda Yaccarino as the new Chief Executive Officer of the platform. The announcement instantly made Yaccarino the most trending topic on social media, as many comb the internet to dig out facts about her. Here are 10 interesting facts about the new…
Tech giant Google has recently launched its advanced AI chatbot, Bard, which is now available in 180 countries, with new features that promise to be interesting. The chatbot can now create functions in over 20 programming languages and add comments to explain code to collaborators, regardless of their location. During the launch, Google’s Vice President…
I’m very much aware that I have no control over the decisions social media apps and organizations make, but it would have been nice to know that a strange little AI bot was going to show up as a Snapchat friend. I’m not sure about you, but AI scares the living life out of me….
Tecno just unveiled the Camon 20 Premier 5G with a premium design featuring leather and ceramic on the back. Tecno says the build is premium and “free from the flimsiness of plastic” and each phone takes 56 hours of polishing and 576 total hours to build. The rear panel is clad in lychee pattern leather,…
New Balance has teamed up with New York-based skateboarding label POETS to present their own take on the Tiago Lemos 1010 sneaker, a ’90s-inspired silhouette designed for professional skater, Tiago Lemos. Having been founded by legendary skateboarder Gino Iannucci back in 2002, POETS developed its name from the neighborhood of Poet’s Corner in Long Island;…
A major Adidas shareholder, Union Investment, is set to call for transparency over the company’s relationship with Kanye West at the annual meeting on Thursday. Janne Werning, the head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) at Union Investment, is expected to ask Adidas to reveal the findings of its investigation into West’s behaviour after he…
With Summer right around the corner, Nike (NYSE:NKE +0.23%) looks to bring back its weird and wonderful Air Rift silhouette in its original black and green colors. Inspired by Kenyan barefoot runners and named after the Great Rift Valley, a geographic rift that runs from Lebanon to Mozambique, the Air Rift is no doubt one…
Samsung has come out on top as the most repair-friendly smartphone brand in 2022, beating Apple by a large margin, according to a study by the Electronics Hub. The study aggregated data from iFixit to determine which smartphones were easiest and most difficult to repair at home, based on average repair times and the difficulty…
During her tenure as CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer admits that the company’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr in 2013 was not the best decision. Mayer revealed in an interview with Tech Brew that Yahoo had considered purchasing Netflix or Hulu instead of Tumblr, with the former priced at $4 billion and the latter at…
After a surprise decision by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last week, the biggest acquisition in gaming history hangs in the balance. Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by UK regulators, and EU regulators are due to make a decision in the coming weeks. In Status Update (above),…
Microsoft is now rolling out the new AI-powered version of its Bing search engine to all users, following a limited preview version that had only been available to select users via Microsoft’s Edge browser. The new version of Bing is powered by the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, which has generated concerns around inaccuracies and tone….
The Department of Labor was not afraid to enforce the law by fining three franchises of the famous McDonald’s fast food chain $212,544 due to various irregularities regarding child labor, including the cases of two 10 year old children. The aforementioned three franchises operated a grand total of 62 locations of the famous hamburger company…
Apple and Google have announced that they are collaborating on an industry specification aimed at combating safety risks associated with Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices like AirTags. The proposed standard requires the implementation of “unauthorized tracking detection and alerts” across Android and iOS devices. The new specification lists several best practices for creators of Bluetooth tracking devices…
Adidas is being sued by investors who claim the firm knew about Kanye West’s problematic behaviour years before it ended their partnership. Investors allege Adidas failed to limit financial losses and take precautionary measures to minimise their exposure. The sportswear giant ended its collaboration with the designer and rapper, who is known as Ye, last…
Heineken has pledged a £40 million cash injection into the pubs business, in a move which will create around 600 jobs this year. The global brewing giant said the investment will upgrade 570 pubs, almost a quarter of its UK venues, in 2023. Heineken runs around 2,400 pubs through its Star Pubs & Bars operation…
Jack Dorsey has openly criticised the leadership of Twitter’s current chief Elon Musk in a new unfiltered response. Commenting on Friday under a discussion on his new social media platform BlueSky, the Twitter co-founder said “it all went south” after the Tesla chief’s purchase of the platform. He said Musk should have “walked away” from…
Bluesky, a Twitter alternative supported by one of its original founders, may be the world’s hottest and most controversial app. The app was originally launched by then-Twitter chief executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2019. It became separate from Twitter a couple of years later, and has stayed largely quiet over that time. In recent…
Apple is developing a version of iPadOS 17 that is specifically designed for larger unreleased iPad sizes, the first of which will arrive next year, claims a new rumor. According to the Twitter account holder @analyst941, a special version of Apple’s upcoming iPad software will support the more advanced capabilities of a range of bigger…
Twitter has finally removed its “legacy” blue checks. The verification tick marks were originally established as a way for Twitter to ensure that accounts belonged to the people they claimed to be representing. Over time, they became somewhat controversial, with users arguing that they amounted to special treatment for notable people. When Elon Musk bought…
Technology companies often collaborate with various brands to offer interesting products to their users. Examples of this can be seen in the recent Harry Potter-themed Xiaomi products or Coca-Cola branded phones. However, Samsung has recently made headlines with a surprising collaboration. The South Korean tech giant has collaborated with TOILET PAPER for a limited edition…
In the past, I’d noted that Google was largely wasting money paying Apple to have its search engine as the default search in Apple products. My thesis was based on the construct that Google Search being the #1, Apple even without being paid would have used it. It was not really about Apple; it was…
The NFL is the world’s richest sports league, with the pending sale of the Washington Commanders for $6 billion the latest example of its wealth. But when it comes to reaching the largest global audience, the other football dominates the marketing landscape. Soccer events (World Cup, Champions League), players (Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi) and teams…
Pepsi-Cola of Madison has renewed its sponsorship with Wisconsin Athletics as an Official Partner of the Wisconsin Badgers through the 2028-29 season. While pouring rights contracts are commonplace in college athletics, what is notable about Pepsi’s continued partnership with Wisconsin is its simultaneous commitment to supporting Badger athletes through name, image and likeness deals. “We’re…
Remember the funky LG Wing? We sure do. It’s an incredibly interesting device that came out in 2020 towards the very tail end of the company’s involvement in the smartphone business. It was the first and sadly only device in a new “Explorer series,” which LG intended to use as a soul-searching platform to try…
Whilst Microsoft and Sony going back and forth with various self-serving claims has been cause for some amusement, thankfully the end is in sight. The job of regulators is to protect consumers, not the market leader or a trillion dollar company masquerading as a plucky underdog. Even if the deal is blocked, you have to…
When Google announced the acquisition of Fitbit, it was hard to believe in a happy ending for the former wearable company. At the start, we were almost convinced of a bright future. After all, we saw new releases and deeper integration between Fitbit and Google services. However, time passed, and things changed. It’s not a…
The arrival of the iPhone 15 this fall will mean a chance to get familiar with Apple’s latest handset. But it’s also a time to bid farewell to some current models, which will likely drop out of Apple’s iPhone lineup to make way for the new models. The iPhone 15 release date is still months…
Adidas, the iconic sportswear brand, has just opened its flagship store in the bustling city of Lagos in Victoria Island and this has left quite a mark on fashion and sports enthusiasts alike.This new store is not just a place to shop for trendy and high-performance sportswear, but a hub for the community to connect…
Apple’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro designs have already leaked in detail, but now we know the company has made a stunning late design decision to save part of a radical upgrade it had initially scrapped. Reliable leaker Unknownz21 has revealed that while Apple was forced to scrap the solid-state haptic volume buttons planned…
Nike looks set to re-release the Air Jordan 1 “Lost & Found.” The company had earlier used its SNKRS app to poll users on their reaction to a potential restock of the hugely popular distressed-looking sneaker that mimics the classic 1980’s Jordan 1 model worn by Michael Jordan. Sources told Complex that a “Lost &…
PepsiCo fully launched its Tesla Semi fleet recently, giving the world a sneak peek at its sustainable class-8 trucks. PepsiCo recently unveiled its Tesla Semi fleet for its Sacramento facility, taking a step closer to reaching its sustainability goals. PepsiCo stated that its Tesla Semi fleet was made possible through a grant by Sacramento’s air…
Twitter Inc is no longer an independent company after it was merged with a shell company called X Corp. A court filing revealed that Twitter no longer exists legally and billionaire Elon Musk’s X Corp has absorbed it. As reported on Independent, a court document submitted in a California court on April 4 suggested that…
No one at Donda Academy was allowed to wear Adidas or Nike, two former staff members of the school alleged in a new lawsuit. Teachers and students were “required to wear all black from head to toe,” the former staffers allege, adding that the black clothing must have been issued or designed by Ye, the…
Gris Dior, a gender-neutral fragrance launched a decade ago under the La Collection Privée for Christian Dior, has unveiled a new campaign featuring a diverse ensemble of artists. The perfume now bears a new celebrity face – South African actor and two-time International Emmy nominee Thuso Mbedu. View this post on Instagram A post shared…
McDonald’s is closing its U.S. offices and telling U.S. and some international staff to work remotely between Monday and Wednesday as the fast food giant prepares for layoffs. As reported on Fortune, the company made the request in an internal email last week, reports the Wall Street Journal. It also asked employees to cancel all…
Despite the world’s love of olive oil, people have been leery of Starbucks’ Oleato line from the start. When the olive oil drinks were only available in Italy, many people were already complaining of an appalling top layer of oil. So, naturally, Starbucks bringing its olive oil coffee to the U.S. just made matters worse….
Half of Americans support a US government ban on TikTok, while 22% oppose the idea and more than a quarter are unsure, according to a Pew Research Center survey released. The survey results — collected in the days before and after TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress on March 23 — highlight the company’s…
Marking 36 years since the release of the Tinker Hatfield-designed Air Max 1, Nike (NYSE:NKE +0.05%) continues to curate memorable cultural moments for its global Air Max Day celebrations. In hand with being the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa doubles up as a supersize billboard — year-after-year hosting prolific experiences. This time the…
Pepsi has launched a new challenge that would give fans the opportunity to win an all-expense paid trip to watch the UCL finals 2023 live. For the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity of a lifetime to be part of the biggest annual global sporting event in person as Grammy award winner and…
Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to American investors, the video app is once again facing an existential threat. On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared before US lawmakers, many of whom want the app banned in the United States because of…
