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Planity raises $48 million because even hair salons need their own SaaS product

If you’ve ever traveled in rural areas in France, you may have realized a French peculiarity. Even in the seemingly less populated towns, there’s a hair salon. French startup Planity has been taking advantage of France’s love affair with hair salons to launch a SaaS product for these businesses in particular. Over time, the company expanded to other types of beauty salons, such as barbers and nail salons. And it has been working surprisingly well as there are now more than 40,000 small businesses relying on Planity…

New Mexico ‘Vampire Facial’ Spa Linked to HIV Cases

The New Mexico Department of Health is urging former customers of the now-defunct VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in Albuquerque to get tested for HIV and other bloodborne infections. Health officials have identified several new cases of HIV this year tied to services provided by the spa, including so-called “vampire facials.” The spa was shut down in 2018 over unsafe practices that exposed customers to these infections.Should Facial Recognition Technology be Banned? | Future TechVampire facials are a type of microneedling…