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How to Master AI

Jeremy Kahn is US business magazine Fortune’s artificial intelligence editor and he shares with LS:N Global the key insights from his latest book, ...

AI : Artificial Intelligence : Algorithm

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Why are AI and algorithms a blessing for emotional retail?

Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent and empathic journeys where every touchpoint is a learning opportunity. But what ca...

Retail : EQ Commerce : E-commerce

Viewpoints

IBM’s Quantum Computing Nirvana

Could quantum computers build a utopian future in which the technology will be a force for good, supercharging healthcare and data protection? LS:N...

Technology : Quantum Computing : Quantum

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Beiersdorf’s hyper-personal DTC skincare venture

Skincare manufacturer Beiersdorf is moving into the personalised beauty market with its new direct-to-consumer brand.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

News

An algorithm that matches refugees with local jobs

Researchers have developed an algorithm capable of matching refugees arriving in the US with the city where they are most likely to find employment.

Technology : Workplace : Digital

Micro Trends

AI Advisors

Tired of nutritional tracking apps that collate data but fail to provide valuable, bespoke insight, consumers are turning to food advisors driven b...

Wellness : Digital : Technology

Viewpoints

Should brands open-source their data to remove AI bias?

Why opening up your business to a competitor's AI may help future-proof your products and services.

Technology : Digital : Civic Brands

Micro Trends

Grocery AI-sles

With 44% of jobs in the UK retail sector expected to be at risk of automation by the early 2030s, according to PwC, grocery brands are increasingly...

Retail : Digital : Technology

Viewpoints

Ed Finn on the cultural importance of algorithms

The author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination In The Age of Computing discusses the magic and pitfalls of working with algorithms.

Technology : Digital : Algorithms

Big Ideas

Investment tool Wahed is compliant with Sharia law

US – The platform uses algorithms and digital investment resources to open up investment opportunities for Muslims.

Finance : Digital : Technology

Big Ideas

Smart idea

India – Rygbee is a new platform that uses artificial intelligence to help develop ideas into finished projects.

Rygbee : Artificial Intelligence : Workplace Futures

News

Monolithic marvel

Vienna – Art and design studio Process has created a generative art piece that conveys the amount of energy used by the building in which it appears.

Vienna : Monolith : Eco-friendly

Macro Trends

Revelation Brands

The digital revolution promised to save us time, but instead we are busier than ever. It promised to broaden our horizons, but left us trapped in a...

Discovery : Chance : Serendipity

Big Ideas

Milan Salone 2015: Top five products

This year’s Milan Furniture Fair bristled with excitement and a sense of unlimited potential as the city celebrated the opening of new design distr...

Milan Furniture Fair 2015 : Nendo : Philippe Malouin

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Bespoke batch: Hot Chip releases unique cover sleeves for new album

London – Fans of Hot Chip will receive a unique cover sleeve with their purchase of the band’s latest album.

Hot Chip : Why Make Sense : Different Design Every Time

Design Directions

POSTroma

A digital installation in Diesel’s new flagship store in Rome embodies the living, changing nature of the city.

Living Architecture : POSTroma : Digital Installation

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It’s a wrap: Studio adapts algorithm to generate unique digital scarf prints

London – Design studio Convivial Project has created its debut collection, a series of scarves that are made from patterns generated by algori...

London : The Curator Generation : Customisation

Micro Trends

Mega-system Style

As the branding, aesthetics and user experience of each online mega-system become hyper-familiar, designers are growing more experimental in how th...

Digital : Design : Data

News

Bronze metal: New format keeps music fresh

Digital : Formats : Audio Format

Micro Trends

Different Design every time

In a continually evolving digital world, the traditional rules of branding and design no longer apply. Companies are creating website designs and b...

Web Design : Brand Identity : MIT

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It’s personal: Logo design shows the light

Data : Visualisation : Algorithm

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Supply and demand: Private e-tailer crowdsources products

Boston : Massachusetts : Invitation