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Exploring the meaning of work in the fourth industrial revolution

FACT Liverpool’s latest initiative asks artists to pause and reflect on working life today, and how it will look tomorrow.

Work : Culture : Technology

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Mexico’s public collectively cancels a new airport

Mexico City – A public referendum has cancelled Foster + Partners’ new airport for the Mexican capital, which was midway through construction.

Travel : Architecture : Democracy

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AI is shaping the future of fragrance

Germany – Commercial fragrance producer Symrise has collaborated with IBM to develop scents informed by artificial intelligence (AI).

Beauty : Artifical Intelligence : Retail

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Dyson is revolutionising haircare

The engineering company has launched the Airwrap, a styling tool that uses aviation aerodynamics to curl hair.

Beauty : Technology : Hair

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Stat: Our homes no longer provide a sense of belonging

Ikea’s latest Life at Home report, which surveyed 22,000 people in 22 countries, explores what it means to be at home. Touching on issues of loneli...

Culture : Home : Scenario

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Switching sleeping pills for soporific lighting

Washington DC – Students from around the world were invited to present future wellbeing concepts at the Global Wellness Summit, with stand-out proj...

Mental Health

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Samsung gives a voice to the future family

A new advertising campaign shows how Samsung’s voice assistant could help families cope with the impact of degenerative illnesses.

Technology : Voice Devices : Advertising

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Imagining the sustainable future of port cities

Wärtsilä has announced An Oceanic Awakening, an initiative that wants to transform the world’s marine and energy industry into a sustainable ecosys...

Sustainability : Infrastructure : Future Cities

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Thought-starter: Could boarding passes hyper-personalise airport retail?

With vast amounts of data already tied up in boarding passes, let’s use it to transform the airport retail experience, says Lee Carroll, interactio...

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Stat: The food waste crisis is worsening

Each year, 1.6bn tons of food goes to waste. A new report by consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group suggests this figure will continue to rise as...

Food : Drinks : Waste

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Stat: The influencer marketing industry is booming

New figures from Buzzoole indicate the growth of the influencer marketing industry within the last year.

Marketing : Influencers : Culture

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Apple flaunts the gaming power of the iPhone X

In a new imaginary video, the tech giant highlights the power of its A11 bionic chip, a small device built into the iPhone X to improve gaming and ...

Technology : Gaming : ESports

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A flour made from upcycled brewing grain

US – Food start-up Rise Products has developed a flour made from brewers’ spent grain, a by-product of the beer-making process.

Food : Rise Products : Sustainable

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Startup creates textile from coconut by-products

Australia – The material technology start-up, Nanollose has developed the first rayon fabric made with biowaste from the food industry.

Fashion : Sustainability : Material Futures

Micro Trends

Gastronomy Fetish

Just when we thought we couldn’t stomach any more food porn, creative industries are raising their game with a new blend of erotic exploration and ...

Culinary Culture : Sensory : ASMR

Big Ideas

Ephemeral workouts

Global – Daily Burn 365 is a new online fitness service that streams live workout videos each morning that disappear after 24 hours.

Daily Burn 365 : Lisa Wheeler : Optimised Self

Micro Trends

Mega-system Curation

Apple, Twitter and YouTube have tired of algorithms and fallen in love with human editors.

Apple : Twitter : Google

Micro Trends

Alco-health

Healthy hedonism is on the rise as consumers seek new ways to have a good time without avoiding alcohol altogether, and new spaces are opening to...

Neo-Detox : Alcohol : The Springs

Micro Trends

Ancient Appetites

Brands and consumers are re-adopting our ancestral eating habits – from the thousand-year-old recipes of Hindu India to the primal diets of our Pa...

Ancient Appetites : Ayurveda : Paleo

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Gymspiration

Oregon, US – A Nike campaign has shed light on the internal struggle of the amateur athlete in a more human take on fitness culture.

Better For It : Nike : Shake It Off

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Extraordinary Everyday

London – Sony’s Extraordinary Everyday campaign highlights what can be achieved through the use of a Sony mobile.

Sony : Extraordinary Everyday : Awakening Tech

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Bio-banking: How customer physiology and financial services combine

London – At last week’s The Age of the Long Near Preview Network Evening, senior journalist Rowland Manthorpe sat down with Philip O’Dwyer, executi...

Philip O'Dwyer : Banking : Method Money

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Winter cool: Fashion and produce celebrate the season

New York – Online food culture hub The Food Life has given winter produce a high-fashion makeover.

Seasonal Ingredients : The Food Life : Winter

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Hammering stereotypes: GoldieBlox launches an anti-Barbie action figure

San Francisco – GoldieBlox, the toymaker that aims to encourage girls to go into engineering, has unveiled its first action figure with an advertis...

GoldieBlox : Tiny Tot Feminism : Girls

Micro Trends

Chivsters

In the UK, both ‘chav’ and ‘hipster’ are pejorative terms. Now a new hybrid youth aesthetic and lifestyle are emerging from the tail end of these m...

UK : Hipster : Just Nots

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