This week: Disabled People on Getty, AI and Fashion, Heads of State and Social Media, Plastic Planet, and Silicon Valley vs. Banks.
I have a disability… Do you want my photo?
Nearly one in five people lives with a disability. Yet only 2% of images in image banks reflect this reality. Getty and the National Disability Leadership Alliance now want to change things.
→ Read it on FastCompany
Artificial intelligence in fashion’s service
Choosy, a new fashion company, will soon be selling clothes that reflect the style of social media’s most popular influencers and celebrities. This fast-fashion company will use algorithms to produce a dozen new style trends every week.
→ Read it on Racked
Political leaders addicted to likes
A report entitled the Twiplomacy study recently examined 650 pages of social media from political leaders around the world. The study reveals, unsurprisingly, that Donald Trump generates the most interactions. We also learn that the Government of Botswana’s Facebook page is the most used, with an average of 35 messages per day since January 1, 2017.
→ Read it on Influencia
Plastic Planet
While polymers have done a lot to change our lives for the better, their current ubiquity is a real curse. The planet’s waterways and seas are clogged with plastic. What can be done in the face of a global crisis of such magnitude?
→ Read it on National Geographic
Are Apple, Amazon and Facebook the future of banking?
Voice assistant Alexa may soon let users make bank transfers to their Amazon account. Apple is about to launch a credit card jointly with Goldman Sachs. And Facebook is studying the possibility of creating its own crypto-currency. Are we about to witness the fall of the traditional banking giants?
→ Read it on CNN
Havas Montréal to house the Havas Group’s new Artificial Intelligence Research Center
In partnership with Havas New York and BETC, The Havas Group has chosen Montreal to create the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence Applied to the Customer Experience,
→ Read it on Infopresse
In your earbuds: Dissect
In a direct challenge to today’s “speed consumption” culture, the team behind the Dissect podcast chooses one album per season, and analyzes one song per episode, measure by measure, word by word.
→ Listen to it on Spotify
Our favourite thing
We are consistently bombarded with all kinds of often contradictory health advice. We are continuously asked to question our lifestyle. The ‘wellness’ economy has never been so well. What’s the best way to stay Zen in the face of all these “specialists” who seem so keen to improve our spiritual lot?
Photo: Justin Hofman
