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Virtual dressing room startup Revery.ai applying computer vision to the fashion industry

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Before Revery, Li was working on another startup in the personalized email space, but was challenged in making it work due to free versions of already large legacy players. While looking around for areas where there would be less monopoly and more ability to monetize technology, he became interested in fashion. landing page.

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Fashinza, a B2B supply chain marketplace for fashion brands, raises $100M

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Bearing the brunt of the impact is the fashion industry, which employs millions of workers at retail stores, suppliers, and manufacturing factories around the world. Fashinza , a Dehli, India-based supply chain “marketplace” for fashion brands and retailers, was co-founded months before the disruptions. billion in 2022.

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Predicting the next wave of Southeast Asia tech giants

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With Grab’s announcement of its imminent Nasdaq listing and GoJek merging with Tokopedia to form tech giant GoTo , casual international observers could be forgiven for believing that Southeast Asia’s tech universe only comprises similar companies. Unsurprisingly, tech startup growth is booming as well.

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Stoggles thinks protective eyewear can be fashionable, too

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We wear sunglasses to keep the sun out of our eyes, but they have always been a piece of fashion. Stoggles co-founders Max Greenberg and Rahul Khatri think the fashion label should also apply to protective eyewear. Both were working together at another fashion eyewear company when the global pandemic hit.

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The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development ??

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Why do people apply TDD? What Are the Real Reasons for Doing TDD? Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a controversial topic amongst developers. After many years of doing TDD daily, I think part of the reason is that some people do not fully grasp the reasons behind TDD. TDD and the Values of XP.

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Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

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James Nash is CEO and founder of inbeta , a tech-enabled talent specialist using data, social listening and human science to help corporations overcome bias. Technology and data analysis can help you here, providing robust insights on the messages you’re sending. Technology and training in tandem can help with that.

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Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization

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It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money. For big brands and retailers, personalization is expected to be the top category for tech investment this year. Advanced virtual fitting rooms with VR/AR for fashion. Smart packaging with IoT and distributed ledger technology. More posts by this contributor.