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Nip, tuck, click: Demand for US plastic surgery rises in selfie era
Dental hygienist Jennifer Reynolds was always self-conscious about her looks, never took selfies and felt uncomfortable being tagged in photographs posted on social media.
Plastic, glass or sprayed on: Protection options for your smartphone
Dangers abound when it comes to your smartphone display. However, it's easy to take precautionary measures.
Are your selfies making you consider plastic surgery?
Selfies are an inescapable part of modern life, but could they also be responsible for driving up cosmetic surgery procedures?
Startups colonise New York subway, pricing out plastic surgery ads
You’ve seen them if you’ve been to New York recently or are one of the city’s harried commuters. Bright, colourful, funny, cheeky ads for startups selling everything from insurance to mattresses, plastered in every subway car and station.
Amazon’s next challenge: Teens without the plastic to buy online
Amazon.com Inc has millennial shoppers nailed down. And their parents. And most of their grandparents.
What’s up, WhatsApp? Google’s beating plastic in India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai can count the early success of Tez, the online payment system he custom-built for India, as a promising start to a gruelling fight.
Meituan Dianping steps up recycling drive amid deluge of plastic waste in China
The food delivery giant’s move follows Beijing’s plan to cut the production and use of plastic in the country over the next five years. The amount of waste accumulated by China’s e-commerce and express delivery sectors could reach 41.3 million tonnes by 2025.
Instagram to ban filters associated with plastic surgery on app
Instagram is taking the initiative to remove any augmented reality (AR) filters associated with plastic surgery from its app.
Amazon India to weed out single-use plastic packaging by June 2020
Amazon.com Inc's India unit said on Wednesday it would replace all single use plastic in its packaging by June 2020 with paper cushions, the latest major company to join the country's fight against environmental pollution.
Surgeries for selfies surge
Plastic surgeons have seen a surge in people going under the knife just to take better selfies, with a 2017 survey finding 55% of surgeons being told this was the primary reason for surgery.
