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Bits & Bytes | Brooklyn's Wearables Boom, Vogue x Apple, Asos Tech Accelerator

Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Source: Manufacture New York
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  • Christopher Morency
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"Brooklyn's Wearable Revolution" (The New York Times)
"Thanks to an unexpected collision of circumstances, New York, especially Brooklyn, has become the natural home of the greater wearables movement"

"Vogue and Apple: A Love Story(Racked)
"The two have united this year to produce the annual spring Costume Institute exhibit and its corresponding over-the-top event, the red carpet blowout known as the Met Gala."

"Asos and Telefónica's Wayra Launch Fashion Tech Accelerator(TechCrunch)
"Asos is getting into to the startup accelerator business with a new fashion tech program being run in partnership with (and by) Telefónica's Wayra."

"Is Flipkart Turning Into the Perfect Example of What a Tech Startup Must Not Do?" (Quartz)
"Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce major founded in 2007 by the two friends, is going through what may be its roughest patch yet."

"Rocket Internet Shares Fall Again on Valuation Concerns" (Reuters)
"Rocket Internet took another tumble on Thursday as concerns grew over the worth of its portfolio after a cut in the valuation of its online clothing sites operating in emerging markets."

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