JAKARTA, Indonesia and HONG KONG, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Meiyume, an ODM and OEM leader in the beauty industry, is excited to announce its upcoming event, “Your Beauty Boost: New Ideas, Your Success,” scheduled to take place at their newly enhanced manufacturing plant in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Meiyume – Your Beauty Boost: New Ideas, Your Success
As a pivotal gathering for beauty brand professionals, “Your Beauty Boost” will spotlight Meiyume’s latest advances in skincare, suncare, hybrid colour, and haircare formulations, born from the insights of the brand’s advanced Beauty Intelligence Platform (BIP), affirming Meiyume’s dedication to eco-conscious and smart innovation for beauty brands globally.
2024 Innovation Collection:
Meiyume will introduce four distinct collections tailored to meet diverse consumer needs in the APAC region:
Skintelligent: Specifically designed for sensitive and acne-prone skin, featuring gentle yet effective products fortified with ectoine and centella asiatica for enhanced barrier protection.
VersaBella: Embracing skinimalism with a minimalist approach, offering multifunctional skincare solutions enriched with vitamin E and niacinamide.
Blue Biotech: Harnessing marine-based actives for sustainable skincare, featuring products like Hydra Gel Moisturizer and Brightening Serum.
VitaTress: Targeting scalp health and hair vitality with anti-aging technology and botanical extracts, including Fortifying Shampoo & Conditioner and Gray Away Hair Serum.
In line with its ethos, Meiyume will also showcase its smart packaging capabilities and its latest stock packaging collections: Skinfinity, Elements, and Blue. These packaging collections are thoughtfully designed to embody sustainability, user convenience, user engagement, and minimalist elegance.
These collections are part of Meiyume’s library of stock innovations, each ready for customization and commercialisation.
Beauty Intelligence Platform:
A cornerstone of Meiyume’s strategic approach, the BIP utilizes sophisticated AI to analyze real-time data on product, packaging, and ingredient trends. This data-driven approach ensures their ODM collections align with current APAC market demands, empowering beauty brands to lead in innovation.
Empowering Sustainable Success in the Beauty Industry:
“Your Beauty Boost: New Ideas, Your Success” is not just an event—it’s a pivotal opportunity for beauty brands looking to innovate and excel in a competitive market. With a comprehensive range of services and a steadfast commitment to sustainability, Meiyume stands ready to support brands at every stage of product development, from concept to execution.
Meiyume looks forward to welcoming brands to “Your Beauty Boost”, where attendees will witness firsthand how Meiyume continues to shape the future of beauty through innovation and sustainability. Interested visitors are invited to contact Meiyume for more information or to RSVP.
Meiyume is a global OEM, ODM, and packaging leader in the beauty industry, providing smart end-to-end solutions that drive success for brands. With a focus on sustainability, innovation, and quality, Meiyume delivers exceptional value to beauty brands, big or small.
Do you know how to properly care for cuts and scrapes? Chances are, you have an idea — but doctors have some tips for your at-home treatment plan that may help you heal. They can also help you decide when it’s time to get professional help.
I just got a scrape … it’s not so bad. What should I do?
Sometimes, scrapes happen — and the minor ones are pretty easy to manage. Dr. Brian Toy, a dermatologist at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif., tells Yahoo Life that the first thing you should do when you’ve scraped something (say, your knee after falling off your bike or your elbow while diving for a volleyball) is irrigate the wound with saline solution or water. This first step is important because it helps remove any debris that could lead to infection.
Dermatologist May Hall tells Yahoo Life that she prefers to clean these types of minor wounds with mild soap and water, and avoids using something stronger, like hydrogen peroxide, which she says can actually impede wound healing. (That’s good news for people who want to avoid the harsh sting of peroxide on an open wound.)
Once the cut is clean (assuming it isn’t bleeding profusely — more on that in a moment), Hall says you can “apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly like Vaseline or Aquaphor.” Keeping a wound moist, she notes, is very important, because doing so “facilitates skin cells coming together faster and new skin forming over top of your cut or scrape.” Hall avoids antibiotic products like Neosporin, which she says many people are allergic to without knowing.
As the final first aid step, dermatologist Mary Alice Mina tells Yahoo Life that she recommends covering the wound with nonstick gauze and tape. “This should be changed at least daily, and more often if you’re concerned that it’s dirty,” she says.
What happens if my scrape or cut is bleeding badly?
If a wound is bleeding badly, Toy says to “hold pressure on the wound with damp gauze or a wet paper towel until the bleeding stops.” While it may be tempting to look at your wound to see if the bleeding has ceased, Toy says to be patient, as this will only delay the clotting process. Instead, “place firm pressure on the wound for a few minutes before checking,” he suggests.
Toy says that for some minor cuts (like a sliced finger, for example), you may be able to use a “butterfly closure strip,” a small adhesive strip designed to hold the edges of a wound together.
However, if the bleeding doesn’t stop, you may have to take further action. A key sign that you can’t treat this injury on your own (and apologies to all those who are squeamish!) is that “yellow fat or red muscle is visible from the cut,” says Toy.
If you do have a cut that warrants extra care, Mina says it’s important to seek out medical attention right away, as “a deeper penetration wound may need sutures,” referring to a row of stitches that would close the wound and allow it to heal. If you cut your hand with something rusty or dirty, you may also need a tetanus shot, Mina says. This shot prevents tetanus infection, a potentially serious bacterial disease.
What should I have on hand to treat scrapes and cuts?
Dermatologist Hannah Kopelman says everyone should have a first aid kit in their home for when injuries come up. That kit should include:
Mild soap and water or saline solution for cleaning wounds
Ointment to prevent infection
Sterile gauze pads
Adhesive bandages in various sizes
Tweezers for removing debris
Scissors for cutting bandages or tape
Medical tape to secure pads/dressings
It’s also important to keep relevant information for emergency room and urgent care services on hand so that you can get medical attention quickly should you need it.
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States in Washington, U.S.
Joshua Roberts | Reuters
Boeing executives spent years after two fatal 737 Max crashes trying to convince Wall Street, regulators, airlines and the flying public that they had an eagle eye on quality, reliability and safety.
Then on Jan. 5, about six minutes and 16,000 feet into a packed flight out of Portland, Oregon, a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9. The panel was missing key bolts that hold it in place, which the company had removed to fix damaged rivets, according to early accident reports.
No one was seriously injured, but the harrowing flight jolted Boeing’s leaders back into crisis mode. It also reignited scrutiny and skepticism from the same groups the iconic plane-maker spent years trying to win back after the two Max crashes.
Now Boeing’s leaders say they have charted a path forward to fix the company: Better oversight, improved safety and manufacturing procedures, and more robust training for workers, many of them new hires after pandemic-era buyouts and layoffs of thousands of employees.
Boeing this month unveiled a long-awaited deal to buy back its troubled fuselage supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, in a bid to help stamp out production flaws.
A week later, Boeing said it reached a deal with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government tied to the fatal 737 Max crashes. Attorneys representing crash victims’ families blasted the agreement as a “sweetheart” deal. If approved by a federal judge, it would allow Boeing to avoid a potentially lengthy and costly criminal trial, though it would also brand Boeing as a felon.
“This past January, the facade quite literally blew off the hollow shell that had been Boeing’s promises to the world,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said in testimony for a Senate panel hearing he called last month, where Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was roasted by lawmakers.
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Boeing 737 Max 9, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024.
NTSB | Via Reuters
Industry watchers and insiders say a string of decisions stretching back decades — from a 1997 merger to outsourcing — led to the problems at the longtime touchstone of American manufacturing quality and innovation. Boeing employs some 170,000 people, and its products have landed everywhere from the Maldives to the moon.
Even with its road map in hand, fixing its problems and restoring Boeing’s reputation will take years — and it won’t be cheap.
And Boeing still has plenty of people to convince.
Boeing hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2018, and the plane maker’s shares have tumbled about 30% this year while the broader market rallied. Its stock closed at a high of $440.62 in March 2019, days before the second Max crash. It now trades closer to $185 per share.
Boeing finance chief Brian West told investors in May that the company expects to burn, rather than generate, cash this year, some $8 billion in the first half of 2024. It reports quarterly results on July 31.
“This company is more important than a few quarters of Wall Street,” Aengus Kelly, CEO of aircraft leasing giant AerCap, a major Boeing customer, said in an interview in the spring. “It has to be nurtured and rebuilt.”
Boeing will be back on the global stage next week during the biennial Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom, one of the world’s largest aircraft shows. But the manufacturer will have a muted presence: It’s not sending its yet-to-be-certified 777X, 737 Max 7 or Max 10 planes as Boeing employees focus on the fixing problems at home rather than showcase its new planes as it did during past air shows.
Delayed deliveries
Boeing began 2024 fresh from a surge in annual jetliner sales and a jump in deliveries, welcome tallies that appeared to show the company was turning a corner after the fatal dives of two 737 Maxes in 2018 and 2019 that killed all 346 people on the flights.
But the Jan. 5 door plug blowout on Flight 1282, operated by Boeing’s crosstown customer Alaska Airlines, brought a swift response from regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration barred Boeing from increasing output of its Max planes and stepped up hands-on inspections at production plants. The FAA said in March that its audit found “non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control.”
Its production limitations have exacerbated delivery delays for Boeing customers, a slowdown that’s impacting its commercial jet business, as airlines pay the bulk of a plane’s price when they receive it. That division accounted for more than 43% of Boeing’s nearly $78 billion in revenue last year.
In the first half of 2024, Boeing delivered 175 airplanes, compared with the 323 aircraft that Airbus handed over during the same period. The two companies dominate the commercial jet market.
Leaders at the top of major airlines from Emirates to Southwest have aired their frustration with the jet maker as deliveries run behind schedule. Southwest, United and American have blamed slowdowns in hiring and changed flight plans on Boeing’s delays.
“Boeing needs to become a better company,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said at a JPMorgan industry conference in March, an uncharacteristically strong comment from the leader of the all-Boeing 737 airline.
Even if planes arrive late, compensation doesn’t often make up for the shortfall of jets.
“I’m not in the compensation business. I’m the airline business,” Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves said in an interview.
Tight supply at both Boeing and Airbus makes shifting orders over to the European company nearly impossible. Both companies are sold out of narrow-body planes through almost the end of the decade. Boeing has an order book of more than 5,400 jetliners, after accounting adjustments, while Airbus has about 8,000 unfilled orders.
And Airbus isn’t on solid ground either, warning customers and investors last month that supply chain problems will slow its planned ramp up in production and slow deliveries.
Earlier this year as airline executives’ patience wore thin, they sought meetings with Boeing’s board chairman, people familiar with the matter said.
Shortly afterward, Boeing in March announced a leadership shake-up, with the head of its all-important commercial airplane unit replaced. CEO Calhoun, an alumnus of General Electric and Blackstone, said he would step down by the end of the year. Boeing replaced its chairman, too, installing ex-Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf.
Boeing hasn’t yet named a replacement for Calhoun. The CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, Pat Shanahan, who previously worked at Boeing and served as former deputy secretary and acting secretary of defense under former President Donald Trump, is considered a strong contender.
Across the airline industry, executives publicly and privately say they would rather Boeing take the time to fix problems than face prolonged uncertainty over when new planes will be delivered.
Long history
The 108-year old Boeing has a firm place in American history. Its bombers were crucial in World War II. It has built presidential aircraft. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have each held events at Boeing 787 Dreamliner factories. And in space, a Boeing-built rocket propelled Apollo 11 to the moon in 1969.
Most of the general public knows Boeing as the company to usher in the jet age. It designed and launched four aircraft in just over a decade, including the first 737.
The narrow-body plane was soon dwarfed by Boeing’s groundbreaking and more glamorous jumbo jet, the 747, which could fit more than 500 people, and in some configurations, a piano bar. The 737 was dubbed “Baby Boeing” and went on to become the company’s bestseller, helping to make Boeing the largest U.S. exporter. It has built more than 11,000 of the 737s to date.
“Without Boeing, the world is a worse place,” AerCap’s Kelly said.
But within a five-month span in 2018 and 2019, two Max 8 planes crashed: one in Indonesia operated by Lion Air that plunged into the Java Sea, killing the 189 people on board; and one operated by Ethiopian Airlines that crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing the 157 people on that flight.
Pilots in those Boeing planes fought against a flight-control system, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, that pushed the nose of the planes downward repeatedly. The Department of Justice later alleged the company misled the FAA about the system, the charge to which Boeing ultimately agreed to plead guilty.
Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March 11, 2019.
Mulugeta Ayene | Reuters
Last year, it looked like Boeing was back on a better footing.
“I have heard those outside our company wondering if we’ve lost a step. I view it as quite the opposite,” Calhoun said in note to employees last October.
Months later, the powerful blast from the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout ripped off head rests, seatbacks and the first officer’s headset, leaving a gaping hole in row 26. The incident terrified passengers and exposed the most serious in a series of quality control issues on Boeing jets. Previous issues included mis-drilled holes and incorrect spacing on some of Boeing fuselages.
The manufacturer’s production portfolio includes a host of jets that are regularly flown commercially around the world: the workhorse 737, the wide-body 787 Dreamliner, and soon, once approved by regulators, the 777X.
And while production flaws make headlines, Boeing jets continue to carry travelers safely around the world, with more than 13,000 at the end of last year. The company has a 45% market share of commercial jets currently flying, according to AeroDynamic Advisory.
Across all of its divisions, its customers also include the U.S. and foreign militaries, and NASA — and some of those units haven’t been without issue either.
“Our airplanes have carried the equivalent of more than double the population of the planet,” Calhoun said in testimony to a Senate panel last month for a hearing titled “Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture.”
“Getting this right is critical for our company, for the customers who fly our planes every day, and for our country,” he said. He apologized during the hearing to the family members of the Lion Air and Ethiopian crash victims, as they held posters with pictures of lost loved ones.
Cost-cutting proves costly
Critics say a yearslong push to reward Boeing shareholders and lower costs came at the expense of building totally new aircraft, in favor of updating older models. Boeing also outsourced production of key parts to suppliers that it increasingly put under pressure to deliver, exposing the supply chain to potential flaws.
United CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC in January that he believes the issues date back to Boeing’s merger with competing airplane manufacturer McDonnell Douglas in 1997. The tie-up is often cited as a turning point for Boeing that replaced its once engineering-led culture with a greater focus on returns.
From 2010 to 2019, Boeing spent $68 billion on stock buybacks and dividends, according to Melius Research analyst Rob Spingarn.
“This is a long time building,” Kirby said.
BOZEMAN, MT – MARCH 12: Boeing 737 Max 8 fuselages manufactured by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas are transported on a BSNF train heading west over the Bozeman Pass March 12, 2019 in Bozeman, Montana.
William Campbell | Corbis News | Getty Images
In 2001, Boeing moved its corporate headquarters from its original home in Seattle to Chicago, farther away from the factory floors where it had built aircraft since the early 20th century. In 2022, it moved headquarters again to Arlington, Virginia.
In 2005, Boeing sold its Wichita division that makes fuselages for many of its planes to a private equity firm for just under $1 billion. That spinoff would eventually become Spirit AeroSystems, which Boeing is now buying back for about $4.7 billion plus debt.
And in 2020, Boeing said it would consolidate 787 Dreamliner production in South Carolina, more than 2,400 miles away from its other manufacturing facilities in Washington state, including where the Dreamliners were previously built. It also outsourced parts production to a network of suppliers.
Those moves have been put under a microscope in recent years as Boeing disclosed recurring production flaws. Allegations from whistleblowers at the company and at Spirit have claimed Boeing was cutting corners in production.
Calhoun, when asked about outsourcing production to Spirit, told CNBC in January: “Did it go too far? Yeah … probably did, but now it’s here and now I gotta deal with it.”
Flaws on its planes have cost Boeing billions of dollars due to periods of production drops, delivery pauses and compensation to customers.
Turning a page
Boeing does say that it’s on the right track.
For one, it’s been forced to slow production of its planes. While painful in the near term because it drives up costs and deprives the company of new planes to hand over to customers, executives say it’s the way to make sure manufacturing flaws don’t reappear.
Jefferies estimates Boeing produced about 24 Max jets a month in the second quarter and could move to roughly 35 a month in the last three months of the year. Boeing has said it aims to increase rates to about 50 Max planes a month in the next few years.
It’s also brought employees into the recovery effort. The company has held so-called “stand-downs” at its factories to pause work and discuss problems on the line.
And its plea deal with the DOJ, if approved by a judge in the coming weeks, could allow the company to settle a federal probe with a roughly $244 million fine and a probationary period of three years, during which time an independent monitor would oversee quality control, and other conditions.
Boeing’s CEO Dave Calhoun and chief engineer Howard McKenzie turn to face those who lost loved ones in fatal crashes as they testify before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the safety culture at Boeing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2024.
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
“We are taking comprehensive action today to strengthen safety and quality,” Calhoun said in his testimony before the Senate panel last month. “And, we know, as America’s premier aerospace manufacturer, this is what you and the flying public have every right to expect from us.”
Goldman Sachs aerospace analyst Noah Poponak said Boeing can “still make a product that’s a total marvel. If they can get their act together, I think their reputation can improve quickly.”
Promoting and building up the Boeing workforce will be key in the coming years, according to Alex Krutz, managing director of Patriot Industrial Partners, an aerospace consulting firm.
The company has more competition for new workers than in previous generations in the Seattle area, he said, because of rapid expansion of tech companies there in the past few decades, as well as engineering competition from the private space industry.
“Companies thrive or don’t based on leadership,” he said.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 751, which represents some 30,000 Boeing technicians in Washington State and Oregon, is currently in contract negotiations with company, seeking more than 40% raises and a seat on Boeing’s board.
“We have more leverage than we’ve ever had in our history,” said Jon Holden, president of IAM District 751. “There’s massive demand for new airplanes.”
Some analysts say designing a new plane could help attract talent and set the company up for years to come, a project that was largely set to the backburner after the crashes.
The advice of Richard Aboulafia, an longtime aerospace analyst and a managing director at AeroDynamic Advisory is simple: “Begin a new program, and say, ‘We’re a company with a future.'”
SHANGHAI, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — VSPO chairman and co-founder Dino Ying has been appointed as one of the three members of the esports title selection task force for the 20th Asian Games in 2026.
The mandate of the task force is “to select and recommend for approval” titles that will be featured at the 20th Asian games, according to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Hideki Okamura from Japan and Mr. Carlos Tang Jiahe from Hong Kong are the two other members on the task force.
Earlier this year, Ying was already elected as a member of the OCA’s first Esports and E Martial Art Committee.
VSPO, Asia’s largest esports operator, has played a key role in making esports’ entry into the Asian Games a reality. VSPO was the operator for the esports series at both Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games and the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games where esports became first a demonstration sport and later a medal sport.
VSPO was also a key partner for the Olympic Esports Week (OEW) in Singapore last year which paved the way for the creation of the Olympic Esports Games that was announced last week. For OEW, VSPO and IMG Group were responsible for the live broadcasting of the events, which were streamed globally on Olympics.com and the Olympic social media channels.
About VSPO
Founded in 2016, VSPO, which stands for VersusPlayerOne, is the largest esports operator in Asia, producing more than 4,000 matches every year that captivate an online fan base of over 800 million. With a global presence encompassing 14 office locations and 8 top-tier esports arenas, VSPO offers a comprehensive suite of esports services, including tournament organization, marketing solutions, community development, and more. Through its multi-channel network business, VSPO also collaborates with over 20,000 online influencers and esports broadcasters worldwide.
VSPO chairman and co-founder Dino Ying has been appointed as one of the three members of the esports title selection task force for the 20th Asian Games in 2026.
BEIJING, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On July 13, iQIYI, a leading online entertainment service in China, concluded the second season of its hit variety show Become a Farmer to rapturous reviews. The show, which immerses a group of urban youth into the realities of agricultural life, earned a Best Variety Show nomination at the 29th Shanghai TV Festival for the second consecutive year, highlighting iQIYI’s success in delivering innovative content.
The show’s commitment to environmental sustainability in agriculture has also earned it the title of ‘Sustainable Agriculture Promotion Partner’ by World Wide Fund for Nature, China (WWF China) and One Planet Foundation. In the latest season, experts from these environmental organizations participated in content production, advocating for biodiversity protection and sustainable farming practices.
Beyond the show, iQIYI will continue their joint efforts to educate the public on the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture. Initiatives including citizen science activities on pollinator insects are set to start this September, all aiming to further promote awareness.
Presented by iQIYI and Blue Sky Media Group, the show followed 10 young individuals with minimal farming experience as they embraced the challenging rural lifestyle across 450 acres of land. From sowing seeds and irrigating fields to operating machinery and harvesting crops, these individuals started with basic resources, steadily building their lives from scratch.
Following the success of the first season, the new season expanded on the innovative blend of long and short-form video for deeper immersion and engaging viewer interaction. It introduced diverse new crops like chilies alongside wheat and roses, while establishing an integrated farm featuring fishponds, shrimp fields, and even developing derivative products like chili and strawberry jam to create an agritourism experience.
The uplifting journeys of personal growth – unfolding through the daily frustrations and fulfillments of farm life, heartwarming teamwork, and lighthearted interactions – captivated audiences. The new season was once again a tremendous hit, scoring an iQIYI popularity index of 8,675 at its peak, with over 10 million bullet comments. It maintained the top spot on Douban, a leading Chinese media review platform, in the domestic popular variety show ranking for 8 consecutive weeks.
The widespread popularity of Become a Farmer in exploring the niche agricultural theme showcases iQIYI’s success in its creative exploration to deliver original content that resonates with diverse audiences. This hit variety show has created sustained interest and cultural influence beyond the show, with the young individuals’ journeys extending from the farm to launching businesses, powering livestream commerce, organizing music festivals, and more.
HANGZHOU, China, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On July 10th, the vivo experience store at Xixi Longhu Tianjie in Hangzhou was bustling with people. Consumers’ attention was captivated by a unique device—the exclusively customized vivo X100 Ultra featuring Rokid AR Glasses. Its distinctive spatial photography and seamless blending of virtual and real imagery offered users a taste of the groundbreaking spatial computing technology on their mobile phones. This marks the official arrival of vivo’s latest “imaging flagship” phone, the vivo X100 Ultra, which is now available for hands-on experience at select offline stores, where customers can also directly try out the ultimate combo of the vivo X100 Ultra and Rokid Max series glasses.
Guided by on-site staff, a mobile phone user activated the 3D imaging function on the X100 Ultra and casually captured the surroundings. Subsequently, by putting on the Rokid glasses and opening the Rokid Space App on the phone, a photo with a profound sense of 3D space emerged.
This 3D imaging feature, a collaboration between the X100 Ultra and Rokid Space Album capabilities, allows users to capture and store photos and videos in 3D format, presenting them in a spatially immersive manner.
Furthermore, leveraging the X100 Ultra’s advanced telephoto capabilities, users also experienced the “Telescope” function with Rokid AR glasses. By wearing the Rokid glasses and sliding the screen with their fingers, they could zoom in to gain a “far-sighted” view, revealing details from afar within the mall. Staff highlighted how this feature would excel at concerts, sports events, or birdwatching at zoos, allowing even those seated far away to appreciate every detail of the stage or scene, immersed in an unparalleled experience.
Combining impeccable photography with exquisite presentation, Rokid and vivo have dramatically elevated the user experience by harnessing the harmony of spatial computing and smartphones. This union seamlessly intertwines virtuality with reality, crafting an immersive time-travel-like escapade through the photographs captured.
It is reported that Rokid and vivo will soon introduce a spatial multi-app mode, enabling multiple mobile phone applications to be opened and run simultaneously in space, further unleashing the potential of spatial computing in mobile devices and broadening its practical applications.
Partnering with a leading domestic smartphone manufacturer, Rokid is venturing into the realm of imaging, continuously exploring usage scenarios, refining product experiences. By bringing spatial computing to the masses, Rokid make AR technology resonate with users in a more humanistic and heartwarming manner.
Looking ahead, the wave of spatial computing driven by AR technology is unstoppable. Rokid and vivo’s collaboration sets a precedent in the Android smartphone market for spatial imaging, establishing a “spatial computing + smartphone” model. With Rokid’s smart glasses being compact and user-friendly, they lower the barrier for creative expression, a crucial factor amidst the evolving landscape of consumer electronics where technological prowess, application scenarios, and user interaction experiences may hold the key to success.
As the X100 Ultra, empowered by Rokid’s AR technology, reaches more offline stores across cities like Shanghai and Hangzhou, Rokid and vivo’s collaborative efforts will reach a broader audience, facilitating user engagement and feedback. Both companies are poised to deepen their cooperation technologically and scenically. Embracing an open mindset, Rokid stands ready to usher in the dawn of the spatial computing era alongside its partners.
Last chance! Cash in on these Prime Day cleaning deals to streamline your day-to-day, while supplies last. (Amazon)
Amazon’s July Prime Day sale is in full force, with deep discounts on coveted essentials that can help improve your day-to-day. And while other Yahoo editors are focusing on beauty, fashion and tech (we’ve also rounded up our favorite Prime Day deals across categories), I’m using the sale as an opportunity to tidy up my space.
First up: Magic Erasers. It took me forever to buy some but now that I’ve been using them for a few years, I can’t imagine not having them in my home. The foam sponges are soft enough for more delicate surfaces, such as walls and wood furnishings, yet strong enough to get the job (ahem, sauce or crayon removal) done. I recently had a mini panic attack when I thought fallen pollen from a bunch of lilies had stained my light oak dining table forever and, to my amazement, my Magic Erasers removed each yellow stain one by one.
Scrub Daddy — and Mommy! — sponges have become my go-to for tougher messes (read: greasy pans, dirty tiles and bath scum). They’re gritty, squishy and even dishwasher-friendly. They’re also just really fun. I scooped up the brand’s Fall/Halloween assortment (six total) for 25% off. At only $16 for six, they ring in at less than $3 a pop — about half of the typical cost — and that’s assuming you can even get them, as seasonal shapes are known to sell out.
Mr. Siga’s highly rated, often (ineffectively) duplicated cleaning cloths have garnered a reputation — and a following of at least 84,000 Amazon customers — for their soft, durable, absorbent fabric and vibrant color range. I purchased a pack on sale for almost half off to replace (or at least reduce) my paper towels as a way to stop liquid messes in their tracks and save money (and the environment) on single-use products.
As someone who works from home and loves to cook, I go through a lot of dish soap. I like how this one from Seventh Generation is made free and clear (without any harsh fragrances or dyes), while still managing to tackle the load at hand. I recently purchased a six-pack for just over $14 — two-ish dollars a bottle — so I won’t have to worry about running out for a while. (The brand’s regular and power dishwasher pods are also on sale for when a deeper clean is in order).
Between kitchen and bathroom use, hand soap is another product I frequently go through, with Mrs. Meyers biodegradable formula among my go-tos. Last time I checked, you could scoop up a 48-ounce refill tub — around $2 a soap when you consider the brand’s usual 12-ounce portions — of the Lemon Verbena scent, an amazing deal and a great idea for anyone else who wants to cut back on single-use bottles going into the environment. I may also pick up a three-pack for 25% off, or under $4 a bottle, for traveling and gifting.
Caldrea is a brand I rely on to keep my kitchen looking nice and smelling fresh (their cleaning and room sprays are airy and bright). I’m currently getting low on the Tangelo Palm Frond line and am planning to switch things up with Sweet Pea (multi-surface cleanser and air freshener) next. I love to give Caldrea home products as birthday gifts — both as is and with other items in baskets — so it;s also nice to have a few extras around.
If it were up to me, every bathroom would come (and remain) equipped with a bottle of Home- or Poo-Pourri (or two!). I like how the brand’s stink solutions actually break up — versus just mask — air molecules and that they don’t leave any funky, overwhelming scents (i.e. secrets) behind. I also try to keep a few travel sizes in my weekend bag and everyday tote for vacation bathroom and keeping things classy on the go.
I’ve recently replaced big, clunky laundry detergent bottles in an attempt to preserve space in my small laundry room. If that sounds like you, or you just want to do something solid for the environment, over 7,000 Amazon reviewers say these power sheets from Arm & Hammer should do the trick. “Better than expected!” wrote one customer. “Excellent performance and ready for travel,” added another. Scoop them up for 40% off — or $9, less than 10 cents a load — and consider throwing in some laundry cleaning pods or a dryer vent cleaner hose to get the most out of your machines, as well.
United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport.
Leslie Josephs | CNBC
United Airlines‘ second-quarter profit rose more than 20% from last year as strong demand for international travel boosted the carrier’s results, but its third-quarter forecast came in shy of estimates as an oversupply of flights weighs on fares.
United said Wednesday that it expects to earn between $2.75 and $3.25 a share on an adjusted basis in the current quarter, lower than the $3.44 a share analysts polled by LSEG estimated.
Here’s what United reported for the second quarter compared with what Wall Street expected, based on average estimates compiled by LSEG:
Earnings per share: $4.14 adjusted vs. $3.93 expected
Revenue: $14.99billion vs. $15.06 billion expected
United earned $1.32 billion, or $3.96 per share, in the three months ended June 30, up from $1.08 billion, or $3.24 per share, a year earlier. Adjusting for one-time items, United reported second-quarter earnings of $4.14 a share, compared with $3.93 that analysts expected.
Revenue of $14.99 billion jumped 5.7% over last year, though it was just shy of estimates.
United reiterated its full-year forecast for adjusted earnings of $9 to $11 a share.
United and Delta Air Lines, which also disappointed with its third-quarter guide, have still been standouts in the airline industry. Most carriers have been struggling with an increase in U.S. domestic capacity that has weighed on airfares, despite record demand.
Both carriers have added international flights, which have been in high demand after the pandemic, and premium offerings, like bigger lounges and more spacious seats, capitalizing on travelers willing to pay more for a ticket.
United said on Wednesday that premium revenue grew more than 8% from last year, while sales from the most restrictive basic economy tickets rose 38%, as it caters to both ends of the market.
United expanded domestic flying by more than 5% in the second quarter over last year, and unit revenues fell more than 1% over last year. Yields on flights to and from Europe, which is a smaller slice of United’s sales, rose more than 5%, compared with the second quarter of 2023.
United CEO Scott Kirby said airlines have been trimming their schedules and that there will be an inflection point to moderate the supply in mid-August.
“Looking forward, we see multiple airlines have begun to cancel loss-making capacity, and we expect leading unit revenue performance among our largest peers in the second half of the third quarter,” he said.
A pair of family dogs made their way to six different countries during a European road trip with their owners.
Matt Robertson, 38, and David Barker, 36, decided to enbark on a 12-day travel experience across Europe recently — but they couldn’t leave their furry friends behind.
The pair told SWNS that they couldn’t imagine leaving their Bernese mountain dog, Buddy, and their pug, Winston, at their Hertfordshire, England, home base while they journeyed through Europe.
So all four of them piled into a car and drove from England to France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium.
“We have done a lot of dog-friendly holidays, and we wanted to push the boat out and travel into Europe,” Robertson said to SWNS.
Two pets made it across Europe on a 1,700-mile road trip with their owners. (SWNS)
For the first part of the road trip, Robertson, a tech industry worker, said the group had to get out of England — which wasn’t that exciting in terms of travel experiences.
He added, “As we got further into France and Switzerland, there [were] mountains all around.”
The pet owner said they drove for no longer than six hours each day, and three hours on shorter days, agreeing to never go further than 300 miles at once.
The pups started in England and went through France, Switzerland, Italy and more with their owners. (SWNS)
“The scenery is beautiful, and we were able to switch drivers, which was nice,” he told SWNS.
After a few stops in France, Robertson said their loaded-down car then headed for Bernese, Switzerland — noting they wanted to make sure their Bernese mountain dog made it “back to his roots.”
Prior to leaving for the 1,700-mile road trip, Robertson said the pups needed a rabies vaccination, an animal health certificate and a tapeworm treatment — or they wouldn’t be allowed back into the U.K.
HONG KONG, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In June 2024, a surgical team led by Professor Richard Y. Su and Dr. Jane J. Pu from the Faculty of Dentistry at The University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with United Imaging Intelligence (UII), has achieved a groundbreaking AI-assisted oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgery using uAI MERITS platform. uAI MERITS platform, which stands for Metaverse Ecosystem for Robotic Intervention, Therapy, and Surgery, is powered by a large multimodal model for medicine.
Overcoming Challenges in Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery
This surgery helped a patient who had lost part of her mandible due to cancer by successfully reconstructing the mandible and restoring normal aesthetics and functions. The surgery involved the transplantation of a free fibular flap from the patient’s lower leg, which encompassed bone, and soft tissue, to reconstruct the missing mandible and oral mucosa. At the same time, dental implants were placed in the newly transplanted bone, restoring the patient’s masticatory functions, anatomical structures, and facial aesthetics.
Maxillofacial reconstruction surgeries have been constrained by the complexity of anatomical structures, the high demands for aesthetics and functionality, and the necessity for surgical precision. In this case, the accurate identification and localization of perforator vessels within the soft tissue were pivotal to the success of mandibular reconstruction using a free fibula flap.
In traditional approaches, it is imperative for surgeons to possess an exceptionally high-level of expertise and extensive surgical experience to minimize errors when localizing perforator vessels. Historically, physicians have relied on auxiliary tools such as ultrasound to estimate the location of these perforator vessels, a method that often lacks precision and fails to achieve optimal surgical outcomes. Moreover, the surgical process demands a significant expenditure of time and effort from the surgeons, who must manually compare and delineate between conventional cross-sectional CT images and the surgical site. This process poses considerable challenges to the efficiency and accuracy of the surgery.
AI-Assisted Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery Achieves Outstand Results
For the first time, Professor Su’s team successfully completed an oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgery with the assistance of a large multimodal model for medicine. The innovation of this technology lies in its ability to address the clinical challenge of surgeons relying on empirical knowledge and best estimates to locate perforating vessels during free flap harvesting surgery. This solution is achieved through a robust, large-scale transformer model trained on a diverse array of medical images for precise segmentation preoperatively, and a large multimodal model for 3D image and video registration, prospective projection, and dynamic visual tracking intraoperatively. This integrated approach significantly improves surgical efficiency and accuracy.
Empowered by AI, the mandibular reconstruction surgery utilized the UII Discover – Runoff CTA system, an advanced intelligent system for evaluating the arteries of the lower extremity. This system facilitated rapid and automatic reconstruction of a comprehensive 3D model of the lower limb’s arteries, bones, and skin, offering a multimodal, 360° rotational view. It intelligently identified and outlined the perforator vessels in the leg, and displayed them in various colors, which streamlined the preoperative planning process and enhanced surgical efficiency.
During the surgery, the uAI MERITS system, which integrates advanced AI technologies such as large multimodal models and digital twins, played a pivotal role in enhancing precision and efficiency. It provided real-time projection of anatomy that intelligently and dynamically aligned the 3D reconstruction from the CTA system with the patient’s surgical site, seamlessly adapting to patient movement without compromising the accuracy of the procedure. This goggle-free approach allowed for the rapid and precise delineation of the surgical field, significantly improving the precision and success rate of the surgery.
Dr. Pu marks the perforator vessels for the fibula flap based on the projected 3D reconstructions of bones and vessels. The perforator vessels are visualized in purple.
The success of this oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgery is a testament to the integration of cutting-edge technologies, such as AI and large multimodal models, with real-world medical use cases. It also marks the world’s first oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgery driven by a large multimodal model for medicine.
Currently, the team has successfully completed three oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgeries using the uAI MERITS platform. Notably, distinct from the first two free fibula flap surgeries, the third surgery marked a milestone by introducing another groundbreaking technique of harvesting the anterolateral thigh flap for the first time.
The intraoperative use of uAI MERITS
At the International Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Conference held in Hong Kong in June, Professor Su shared a successful case of using uAI MERITS for oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, which garnered widespread attention from the attending experts and clinicians. Additionally, James J. Xia, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer at United Imaging Intelligence, shared the latest advances of AI technology in the field of medicine. He expressed that the company will continue to collaborate with medical professionals to discover more clinical use cases and develop more clinical applications leveraging large model technology, thereby expanding possibilities for physicians and patients worldwide.
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