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Samsung Sublimity

Samsung is sending one lucky Scandinavian to a Tibetan monastery to watch television for 100 days.

Samsung : The New Sublimity : DDB Stockholm

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Lighting the way

Global – The humble LED lightbulb could hold the future to a ubiquitous and more secure internet, says li-fi technology pioneer pureLiFi.

PureLiFi : Light Fidelity : Connectivity

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London Design Festival 2015: Top 10

Ambient installations may have stolen the limelight at this year’s festival, but a host of exhibitions that advanced a critical and environmentally...

London Design Festival 2015 : Eataipei : Aram Gallery

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Flexible hours

US – Amazon is recruiting ordinary citizens to deliver packages for its ambitious Amazon Prime Now service.

Amazon Flex : Drivers : Freelancers

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Next level

UK – Cyphinx is a new online gaming platform designed to prepare the next generation of programmers for a career in cybersecurity.

Cyphinx : Cybersecurity : Recruitment

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Luxury conversation

Global – Luxury fashion brands are losing their voice online, according to social media analysts Brandwatch.

BrandWatch : Social Media : Luxury Fashion Brands

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Drive a bargain

New York – General Motors has launched its own car-sharing service targeted at the residents of an apartment building in Manhattan.

General Motors : Let's Drive NYC : Car Sharing

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Change on the menu

Global – The United Nations has shown it has the stomach for sustainable thinking by serving guests a lunch made from discarded foodstuffs.

United Nations : UN : Headquarters

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Another blow for ads

Caribbean – As the war over net neutrality heats up, mobile network provider Digicel has started blocking online adverts.

Shine Technologies : Digicel : Ad-blocking

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Bloggers’ blight

Global – The age of the celebrity blogger may be coming to an end, says digital media company SheKnows Media.

Bloggers : SheKnows Media : Celebrity Endorsements

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All in the service

US – Service is a new online platform that acts as a neutral third party between brand and consumer to ensure high levels of customer service.

Customer Service : Complaints : Reputation

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Hashtag ban

US – In its most recent update, photo-sharing app Storehouse has removed followers, hashtags and its social feed.

Insta-real : Social Media : Instagram

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Scenic route

New York – Airbnb has joined forces with Google Maps to help people find the road less travelled.

Airbnb : Hosted Walks : Google Maps

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London Design Festival 2015: Review

This year’s London Design Festival saw many exhibitors scaling down. Yet, despite its smaller scope, the festival succeeded in highlighting new a...

V&A Museum : Faye Toogood : Sustainable Design

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Superfood futures

Global – Peruvian lucuma is the next superfood poised to take the Western world by storm.

Lucuma : Mintel : Superfood

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Laser razor

Global – Skarp is a technology start-up designed to revolutionise the way millions of people shave.

Skarp : Razor Blades : Grooming Products

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Time for a coffee

US – Starbucks has launched an updated version of its mobile app, enabling customers to order ahead and skip long queues.

Starbucks : Dan Beranek : Line Anxiety

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Broader horizons

Global – Short-stay home rental site Airbnb has acquired travel hack tool Vamo.

Airbnb : Vamo : Journey

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A promise kept

Global – McDonald’s has rallied some of the world’s biggest brands to help raise money for the migrant aid crisis.

United Nations : World Food Programme : McDonald's

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Free-rein fashion

New York – Department store Bergdorf Goodman is giving brands free rein to design their own spaces in its renovated luxury lifestyle space on the s...

Bergdorf Goodman : The Modernist Floor : Luxury Retail

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape