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YouTube news

Global – YouTube has launched Newswire, a service that provides eyewitness videos of breaking news events.

YouTube : Google : News

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The Big Idea: Snap’s Retail Play

Facing stiff competition in the social media market, Snapchat’s developer is bringing its expertise in augmented reality to advertisers, online sto...

Snap Inc : Ar : Retail

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MIT Media Lab programmes bacteria to respond to sweat

US – The lab is using genetically modified bacteria to design running shoes that glow as the wearer perspires.

Design : Retail : Technology

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Social support

US – Facebook is using artificially intelligent (AI) bots to address suicidal behaviour among its users.

Facebook : Mental Health : Artificial Intelligence

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Facebook’s Paper app focuses on visual content

Facebook has launched Paper, a visual news-reading app that puts serendipity and storytelling at the forefront of how users navigate content.

Facebook : App : Social Media

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Milestone app marks precious moments

Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition, famed Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has released his first mobile app, Milestone.

Marcel Wanders : App : Happiness

Viewpoints

LeBron lesson: Should we go back to move forward?

We are continually urged to innovate and move forward, but can going back be a more productive strategy?

LeBron James : Swiss Watches : Waste Redux

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Social satire

London – Artist Cory Arcangel’s latest exhibition Currentmood satirises the visual language of social media.

Cory Arcangel : Lisson Gallery : Gen Viz

Big Ideas

Malls begin to enter the beacon era

Beacon technology will provide a new revenue stream for mall operators as its use in physical stores increases.

IBeacon : Malls : Rouse Properties

Big Ideas

Screenshot shopping

UK – Digital media company PopSugar has found a way to make Snapchat shoppable using emoji-based codes.

PopSugar : E-commerce : Emoticode

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Robotic ruse

London – Adverts for a new type of synthetic human had social media in a flush this week, before the campaign was revealed to be a clever ruse for ...

Channel 4 : Humans : Advertising

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Viv Craske: Rating Regent Street’s beacon experiment

Should retailers use beacon or wi-fi to improve their footfall tracking?

Beacon Retail : Regent Street : Wi-fi

Micro Trends

Tech Luxe

The luxury market has traditionally been slow to embrace new technology. Yet as consumers’ lives become more digital, things are changing. Increasi...

Tech Luxe : Jonathan Siboni : Activie

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Juniper Unlimited offers disability-inclusive fashion

Activist Sinéad Burke’s adaptive clothing marketplace Juniper Unlimited houses brands that target people with disabilities, aiming to inspire a lar...

Fashion : Retail : Design

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Stat: Technology could be making parenting harder

The use of technology and social media by US children is causing anxiety among parents.

Society : Technology : Parenting

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Starbucks Japan signals support to the D/deaf community

Starbucks Japan has opened its first signing store for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers and employees.

Food And Drink : Inclusivity : Accessible

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China wants to illuminate its streets with artificial moons

Artificial moons could light the skies of the southwestern city of Chengdu by 2020, eliminating the need for street lights.

Future Cities : Smart Cities : China

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Free spirit: Navigation app shows a new way

Navigation : App : V2_ Institute For The Unstable Media

Design Directions

Hyper-reality

Hyper-reality is a dystopian vision of the future in which augmented reality dictates the way that people interact with their surroundings.

Keiichi Matsuda : Hyper-reality : Augmented Reality

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Using blockchain to hack misinformation in Russia

Amid a rapid increase of media censorship, particularly relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, international non-profit Reporters Without Bor...

Media : Technology : Ukraine

Viewpoints

Jason Jones-Hall: Digital Resurrection

Digital resurrection is coming, says Jason Jones-Hall, founder of xHumed. The question is not how, but who.

Digital Resurrection : XHumed : FutureFest

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This week: Future Forecast 2023

Launching on Thursday 8 December, our new Future Forecast 2023 report highlights the top 50 consumer trends for 2023.

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Pleasure Finder facilitates virtual conversations about sex

Sexual health brand MysteryVibe has unveiled sexual wellness advice that is available through Google’s voice assistant.

Health : Wellness : Sexual Wellbeing

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Stat: Social media is accelerating the counterfeit market

The counterfeiting market is growing at a rapid rate, according to a new report from technology firm Entrupy.

Luxury : Counterfeit : Fake

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Stat: Fashion industry buyers are fuelling CO2 emissions

Fashion industry behaviours are increasingly damaging to the environment, says a new report from Ordre in association with the Carbon Trust.

Fashion : Society : Sustainability

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