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Robots brought into service at Aloft Hotels in California

Aloft Hotels has announced the debut of robotic butlers at its Silicon Valley location.

Robotics : Artificial Intelligence : Starwood Hotels

Big Ideas

Japanese fashion brand trials virtual changing room

Japanese fashion brand Urban Research has trialled a virtual changing room pop-up kiosk in Tokyo.

Tokyo : Endless Aisles : Virtual Changing Room

Big Ideas

Chromebooks surge in popularity in US

Google’s laptops now account for 25% of all low-cost laptops sold in the US.

Chromebook : Google : Laptops

Big Ideas

Comptoir des Cotonniers launches digital stores in France

The French fashion retailer has launched its Fast Shopping concept in Paris, Toulouse and Marseille.

Comptoir Des Cotonniers

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Facebook makes a play for financial services

Facebook is seeking approval from regulators in Ireland to enable users to store digital cash and make money transfers on the site.

Facebook : F-commerce : E-commerce

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Fit She's car marks Honda drive to attract women

Fit She’s car marks Honda drive to attract women

Automotive : Automobile : UV

News

Box clever: Installation puts light on climate issues

Installation : Projection Mapping : Multimedia

Big Ideas

Gamers play on despite recession

Video Games : PC : Consoles

News

Will.i.am launches interactive AI radio app Raidio.fyi

Musician and tech innovator Will.i.am has introduced Raidio.fyi, an AI-driven radio app offering an interactive and personalised listening experience.

Music : AI : Technology

News

Johnnie Walker unveils AI-powered customised bottles in Edinburgh

Diageo has launched an innovative, generative AI-powered experience at the Johnnie Walker brand home in Edinburgh.

AI : Technology : Food & Drink

News

Nestlé targets nutrition for older people due to ageing populations

Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, is pivoting towards catering to ageing populations as global birth rates decline.

Health : Wellness : Nutrition

News

World Retail Congress daily recap: Phygital retail futures

On the closing day of the show in Barcelona, there was a battle between the digital and the physical, as well as a push for purposeful retail.

Technology : Retail : Sustainability

News

Snapchat and eBay make selling pre-loved clothes easier

Snapchat is seeking to make buying and selling pre-loved clothing easier through a partnership with eBay that makes the relationship between social...

Retail : Media & Entertainment : Fashion

News

Stat: Co-viewing bolsters advertising receptivity

A study by Vevo in partnership with Magna and IPG Media Lab reveals how streaming services increase co-viewing and people’s receptivity to ads.

Advertising : Media And Entertainment : Marketing

News

The Big Idea: E-tourism

In 2019, media, entertainment and travel merged amid the rise of E-tourism, with hotels and resorts levelling up their services to embrace the thri...

Travel : Entertainment : Technology

News

The FT develops a bot to tackle gender bias

The newspaper has created a new tool to alert journalists if their articles quote too many men, with a view to including more female perspectives.

Female Futures : Gender Bias : Culture

News

This supermarket’s Snapchat campaign proves its fish is fresh

France – Supermarket chain U is harnessing the ephemerality of Snapchat Stories to prove when its fish was caught.

Food : Retail : Marketing

Big Ideas

AI advertising

Global – IBM is to introduce artificial intelligence-powered digital adverts.

IBM Watson : Awakening Tech : Artificial Intelligence

Big Ideas

SXSW Interactive 2016: Now you’re cooking

Austin – Nom is a new platform that enables anyone to become a cooking show host.

Nom : Live Streaming : Social Media

Big Ideas

Battle the bot

US – Code Fights is gamifying the job-hunting process, disrupting traditional HR channels that can miss out on digital talent.

Big Ideas

Confidence gap

Global – Young people in emerging economies are more confident about their job prospects than those in developed countries.

Infosys : Education : Skills

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Future calling

New York – The government is beta testing wifi-enabled kiosks that will eventually replace public pay phones across the city.

LinkNYC : CityBridge : Mayor De Blasio

Viewpoints

Web Summit 2015: Ken Bretschneider

Expect 2016 to be the year that virtual and augmented technologies finally come of age, says The Void founder and CEO Ken Bretschneider.

Ken Bretschneider : The Void : Virtual Reality

Big Ideas

Denim redux

San Francisco – Levi’s is embracing the athleisure movement with its new range of super-stretchy denim jeans.

Levi Strauss & Co : Athleisure : Denim

Big Ideas

News in an instant

US – Facebook has launched Instant Articles, a new programme that could revolutionise the way millions discover the news.

Facebook : Instant Articles : News Distributor

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