Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin For over a decade, reality television star Lisa Vanderpump has brought a memorable sense of elegance and style into our homes. From her nine seasons on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to her ongoing reign with Vanderpump Rules , Lisa has effectively utilized her notoriety to now be able to create the projects that matter most to her today. “I’ve got to a stage in my life where everything has to be a passion project,” Lisa, 62, tells me over tea at her vibrant “Villa Rosa” home in Beverly Hills. “I’ve done so many different things that now I find that I am motivated by something that excites me. I love design. My design partner [ Nick Alain ] is here now. We have two new big projects coming up. We’re designing two new restaurants that have a deadline and nothing is as motivating as a deadline. I’ve just opened Paris Casino in Las Vegas, which we presented to them and they fell in love with our visuals. … [Read more...] about Lisa Vanderpump On Being Her Own Boss, Reality Television Today And Her Expanding Business World
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As AI war rages, Korea seeks a place among giants
Google CEO Sundar Pichai [REUTERS/YONHAP] Amid the accelerated rivalry for artificial intelligence (AI) leadership between Microsoft and Google, Korea's tech companies are eyeing the non-English speaking countries with their capabilities in search engine and messenger services. Whereas the ChatGPT — a free chatbot system capable of generating conversational dialogue — displays a surprising level of sophistication in response to English language prompts, the Korean version of its service is lacking. And that might leave an opening for a niche market for local competitors. On Tuesday, Microsoft said that it will incorporate Open AI’s GPT technology into its Bing search engine. “This technology is going to reshape pretty much every software category that we know,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The updated version of Bing will have a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT. The goal is to have the unpopular search engine compete against Google. Microsoft CEO … [Read more...] about As AI war rages, Korea seeks a place among giants
How Doritos’ Localized Insights Strategy Got The Whole World Snacking
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jeremy King, CEO and Founder, Attest . You've been here before. The supermarket snacks and chips aisle, overwhelmed by the varieties of crunchy, salty goodness. While new brands hit the shelves every day, one tortilla chip has amassed brand recognition like no other. Frito-Lay launched Doritos, the first tortilla chip to be sold across the U.S., in 1966 with the "toasted corn" flavor. The reception was muted, with some consumers complaining they were bland. Frito-Lay listened, and when it launched " taco flavor " Doritos in 1967 , it set a precedent for future success. Fast-forward to today, and Doritos are the top fried corn snack in the U.S. Frito-Lay is comfortably the biggest tortilla chip vendor in the country with some 1.89 billion units sold from May 2021 to May 2022. Doritos also have a huge global footprint, stocked by retailers the world over. Consumer research—truly knowing the … [Read more...] about How Doritos’ Localized Insights Strategy Got The Whole World Snacking