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SXSW 2025: MIT’s vision for the next era of innovation

SXSW has evolved from a music and film festival into a global stage for technology and media innovation. With that transformation, it’s only fittin...

Design : Technology : Climate Change

Macro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Technology

Amid accelerating technologies, consumers are exploring divergent paths: from simplified ‘dumb tech’ for digital detox to AI-generated creativity a...

Technology : Health & Wellness : Society

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Tesla builds teleoperations team for upcoming robotaxi service

Tesla is currently assembling a teleoperations team as it prepares to launch its robotaxi service.

Mobility : Technology : Society

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Walmart

With eyes on Gen Z consumers, a revived beauty aisle and an e-commerce strategy competing with Amazon, the 60-year-old discount department store gr...

Walmart : Retail Strategy : Gen Z

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Silk to Silicon explores craft’s impact on tech

This art exhibition traces the link between textiles and cryptocurrency and ponders the revival of Luddism.

Design : Media & Entertainment : Technology

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Savage X Fenty integrates iPhone tech for better fits

To elevate its in-store experience, the lingerie brand is integrating fit technology into its bricks-and-mortar locations.

Fashion : Technology : Retail

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Five Ways Automation is Boosting Physical Retail

As retailers work to future-proof stores, technology and automation are helping brands to provide convenience, problem-solve and fill gaps in produ...

Retail : Technology : Automation

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Stat: The future of data security lies in DNA

Based on research by Cloud security firm Trend Micro, 24% of IT leaders claim that by 2030, data access will be linked to biometrics or DNA data, m...

Technology : Biohacking : DNA

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Condensed urban warehouses for the robot age

Attabotics has created an alternative to large-scale warehouses, using robots and a vertical format to easily ferry items from shelves to box packers.

Technology : Covid-19 : Coronavirus

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Stat: Desire grows for digital hotel concierge

The majority of UK travellers would like an AI-enhanced hotel experience, according to a survey by global hotel chain Yotel.

Travel : Hotel : Automation

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Four key themes from Milan Design Week 2019

At this year’s Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers showed how societies’ physical and emotional needs are changing, and that positive...

Sustainability : Milan Salone : Technology

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Lexus’ 60,000-hour documentary celebrates luxury craft

The car manufacturer is exploring the importance of achieving takumi, the highest level of artisan in Japan.

Auto : Mobility : Automation

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Singapore’s frictionless grocery store and dining concept

habitat by honestbee is a technology-enabled supermarket, restaurant and retail innovation lab.

Retail : Food : Technology

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Preview: Friend Bots

Brands are combining artificial intelligence with anthropomorphic design to create robots that offer friendship on demand.

Neo-Kinship : Artificial Intelligence : Kuri

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Snap them all

North America – Snap Inc is dropping a limited supply of its Spectacles product in random locations across the US using automated vending machines.

Snapchat Spectacles : Geo Quests : Anti-choice Architecture

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Ok computer

Global – Consumers are far more likely to see artificial intelligence (AI) in a positive light than a negative one, according to new research.

Artificial Intelligence : Awakening Tech : Consumer Attitudes

Macro Trends

The Learning Economy

Education has changed from an early-life to a life-long activity, but traditional institutions have failed to keep up with consumers. Bra...

Brand Educators : Lifelong Learning : Immortal Brand

Big Ideas

FT Sharing Economy Summit 2016: Review

Sharing economy platforms are increasingly disrupting specialist service industries, while users are calling for a far more community-driven approach.

FT Sharing Economy 2016 : New Value Economy : Collaborative Economy

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Premium brands embrace one-touch retail

Vending Machines : IBISWorld : Sephora

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Kitchen vision: Multi-functional table becomes heart of the home

Interior : Kitchen : Responsive