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Ikea throws shade at Tesla with “safe and affordable” flying car

Ikea's marketing departments already have a reputation for ingenious quick thinking. We recently saw it jump on 2026's Wicker trend faster than you can say "Alexander Skarsgård". But Ikea Taiwan's response to the Tesla Roadster concept's flying abilities is as impressive as the car's own 0.9-second 0-60mph record. Its answer for a Tesla Roadster Rocket Edition setup suitable for any home is to combine a 4-piece $12.99 Ikea Lillabo toy car set with a Brokglim bath towel. "Real life, baby," it says in the Instagram post above, echoing Tesla's caption in its own post below, before adding "Safe, affordable."
https://www.creativebloq.com/news/ikea-throws-shade-at-tesla-with-safe-and-affordable-flying-car

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you

OpenAI is again experimenting with how its conversational AI assistant, ChatGPT, can help users as they shop online. On Thursday, the company announced the global launch of two new shopping features, including a way to virtually try on clothing and accessories and a new favoriting function that can help users save products they like for later reference.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/chatgpt-can-now-virtually-try-on-clothes-for-you

The Apple Next Vision Pro Is Reportedly on ‘Life Support’

Apple could apparently still produce another VR headset in the coming years, but according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the project is on “life support” internally, in large part because a much less awkward product from Meta that can do much of what the Apple Vision Pro can do was just announced last week. “You know, Vision Pro, to me, is an amazing device, right, it’s an absolutely amazing device, but I think of it as, like, the early days of computers[…] It is the early days of a long journey, that’s how I feel about Vision Pro.”
https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-next-vision-pro-is-reportedly-on-life-support-2000817916

Converse forced to remove ad over racist allegations

Converse has been forced to remove an ad after receiving heated criticism online, with claims that the design evoked extreme racist imagery. While harmless in theory, the misplaced lighting and composition were enough to spark outrage among critics who called the advert "disgusting" and "abhorrent". The advert in question stars K-Pop artist Karina holding a pair of Converse Chuck 70 X trainers. Lighting on her white skirt makes a sharp triangular shape thanks to a projection of the Chuck Taylor star logo, which critics claimed resembled hoods worn by the KKK.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/advertising/converse-forced-to-remove-ad-over-racist-allegations

‘The end of the keyboard is near’: SAP CEO predicts voice translation will be the next workplace advantage | Fortune

The deleterious effects of AI on the humble keyboard might not be top of the list of business leaders’ priorities when it comes to mapping out the technological future. But SAP’s prediction that “data-inputting” via typing will end in the next two to three years at the firm has significance well beyond the death of QWERTY.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/16/end-of-keyboard-near-christian-klein-sap-predicts-voice-translation-next-workplace-advantage

New From Apple: Pricey iPhones and a Watch That Eavesdrops

The big phone news, though, was about a device that is kind of not a phone: the iPhone Duo, a $2,000 foldable device that Apple describes as like a “passport.” When closed, it looks like a slightly widened 5.4-inch iPhone; when opened, it expands into a 7.6-inch miniature tablet. Like numerous Android folding devices before it, it relies on a mechanical hinge and a flexible display with a seam (ideally, not prone to failure) in the middle.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/new-at-apple-pricey-iphones-and-a-watch-that-eavesdrops.html