Daily – Innovations

Even if Ozempic changes the bride, David’s Bridal guarantees the dress will still fit

Liesbeth den Toom — Fri, 15 May 2026 06:26:15 GMT

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have introduced a new variable into wedding planning: a bride who picks a gown in February may not be the same size by October. David's Bridal is responding with the David's Fit Guarantee, a service launched this week that promises to resize, tailor or otherwise adapt any dress a customer buys so it fits on the day, no matter what's changed in the interim. The pledge covers bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, prom and other special-occasion wear, and it extends to dresses bought from competitors, not just David's own stock.

For hijab wearers, Wardah introduces a hearing aid amplifier in the form of a brooch

Liesbeth den Toom — Thu, 14 May 2026 06:28:31 GMT

A 12-gram brooch captures sound and beams it to the ear, sidestepping the muffling effect that standard hearing aids suffer under a hijab.

Dubai fragrance brand Kayali pairs perfume purchases with three months of Calm

Liesbeth den Toom — Wed, 13 May 2026 05:15:02 GMT

Kayali's May campaign offers a free Calm subscription with every order, alongside a USD 100K donation to support displaced Palestinian women.

In Korea, your face is the wallet — and 10% of the country is sold

Liesbeth den Toom — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:15:00 GMT

Toss launched face-scan payments in September 2025 and now has close to 5 million users in South Korea. Will privacy-wary consumers elsewhere follow suit?

Practice phones for grown-ups: Team Repair tackles the fear factor in DIY fixes

Liesbeth den Toom — Mon, 11 May 2026 09:51:52 GMT

Team Repair launches a dummy smartphone that lets people rehearse real repair skills before risking their own device.

Leftover euros on festival wristbands are turned into UNICEF donations

Liesbeth den Toom — Fri, 08 May 2026 05:44:13 GMT

UNICEF Spain redirects the unspent money sitting on festival cashless wristbands into donations, targeting funds that attendees had already written off.

When teens worry they may have crossed a boundary, Vibe Check helps them think it through

Liesbeth den Toom — Thu, 07 May 2026 04:45:00 GMT

A new free tool for teens navigating consent, Vibe Check is private, human-designed and built to prompt reflection.

The Ordinary sells $176 bananas to make a point about beauty markups

Liesbeth den Toom — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:32:44 GMT

With a pop-up grocery store selling absurdly priced fruit, The Ordinary makes the case that beauty's luxury markups don't hold up under scrutiny.

Why Texas Instruments is pitching a calculator that does less

Liesbeth den Toom — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:38:56 GMT

Texas Instruments' new TI-84 Evo skips Wi-Fi by design, repositioning friction as a premium feature in classrooms full of distractions.

From contraception to menopause, Oura brings hormonal health into focus

Liesbeth den Toom — Mon, 04 May 2026 05:00:02 GMT

Oura now tracks how birth control affects sleep and recovery, and offers a new tool to measure menopause's impact on daily life.