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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

Every Friday, the Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...

Foresight : India : Climate Change

AI Edu-play-tion

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AI Edu-play-tion

Meet the innovators using generative artificial intelligence to re-imagine screen-free educational play time for children.

AI : Gen Alpha : Education

Amazon’s Explore with Alexa brings conversational AI to kids

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Amazon’s Explore with Alexa brings conversational AI to kids

Amazon is expanding its Amazon Kids+ content to include a conversational AI tool that makes Alexa questions more educational and entertaining.

Youth : Technology : Education

Stat: Amazon tops first-of-its-kind sustainability value index

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Stat: Amazon tops first-of-its-kind sustainability value index

A study released in 2023 by Brand Finance analysed the financial value of sustainability perceptions of the world’s biggest brands.

Sustainability : Amazon : Amazon Sustainable Foundation

Amazon lets listeners become DJs with its radio app

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Amazon lets listeners become DJs with its radio app

With its new app Amp, Amazon is on a mission to bring radio into the 21st century.

Technology : Media & Entertainment : Society

Amazon’s student initiative uses music to confront racism

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Amazon’s student initiative uses music to confront racism

The retail giant, together with college Georgia Tech and rapper Pharrell Williams’ non-profit organisation Yellow, is spotlighting the power of mus...

Youth : Media And Entertainment : Technology

The Space: Whole Foods opens its first ghost supermarket

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The Space: Whole Foods opens its first ghost supermarket

A rise in technological and augmented advancements has allowed the food and drink retailer to adapt to a new model of grocery shopping.

Online Shopping : Retail Experience : Ecommerce

Amazon turns shoppers’ palms into payments

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Amazon turns shoppers’ palms into payments

The retailer is unveiling its own palm recognition technology that will allow shoppers to pay using their hand.

Retail : Technology : Finance

Amazon augments the luxury e-commerce experience

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Amazon augments the luxury e-commerce experience

The retail giant is launching its Luxury Stores experience as part of the mobile app, marking a first for the platform in the high-end space.

Luxury : Retail : Fashion

Whole Foods opens first ghost supermarket

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Whole Foods opens first ghost supermarket

The retailer’s new facility, open at the Industry City campus, will fulfil grocery delivery orders in Brooklyn.

Online Shopping : Retail : Ecommerce

Stat: Smart home devices still spark privacy concerns

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Stat: Smart home devices still spark privacy concerns

A survey by PCMag has found that some 68% of people believe smart home devices listen when they aren’t aware, and share data with the companies beh...

Technology : Smart Devices : Data Sharing

Amazon and Lyft join forces as ride-hailing drops

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Amazon and Lyft join forces as ride-hailing drops

Amazon has teamed up with Lyft on a recruitment initiative that enables the ride-hailing company’s drivers to deliver packages and groceries during...

Technology : Amazon : Delivery

Global tech brands unite for smart home standard

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Global tech brands unite for smart home standard

The Zigbee Alliance has joined forces with Apple, Google and Amazon to develop a smart home standard that means new devices are likely to be compat...

Media : Technology : Entertainment

Keep calm and embrace intelligent furniture

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Keep calm and embrace intelligent furniture

How can we design technology that promotes mindfulness? Kaz Oki, CEO and co-founder of Mui Lab, envisages a more natural interface experience.

Product Design : Wellness : Technology

Amazon lockers are heading to Coachella

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Amazon lockers are heading to Coachella

The e-commerce giant will allow festival-goers to order essential items online and pick them up on-site.

Retail : Amazon : Mega-Systems

Good, Cheap and Fast simplifies Amazon shopping

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Good, Cheap and Fast simplifies Amazon shopping

The ad-free website provides readers with enough information to make a buying decision in five minutes or less.

Retail : E-commerce : Digital

Amazon opens a store for 4-star products

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Amazon opens a store for 4-star products

The e-commerce giant has opened a physical location for items that are rated four stars or above, from a top seller or trending online.

Retail : Amazon : Customer Feedback

Stat: Consumers could soon be banking with Amazon

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Stat: Consumers could soon be banking with Amazon

With sources reporting that Amazon is in talks to offer a basic bank account to its Prime members, a new study of 6,000 American consumers by Bain ...

Mega-Systems : Amazon : Finance

Amazon becomes the go-to portal for product search

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Amazon becomes the go-to portal for product search

This is an exact reversal of the stats from three years ago according to digital intelligence platform Jumpshot.

Amazon : Retail : Mega Systems

Alexa enters the dorm room

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Alexa enters the dorm room

Saint Louis University (SLU) has become the first college to integrate Amazon Alexa devices into every student residence.

Technology : Youth : Education

Micro Trends

Data ID Stores

Future-facing bricks-and-mortar brands are personalising the store experience through the use of consumer data profiles.

Retail : Fashion : Food And Drink

Stat: Amazon dominates US e-commerce

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Stat: Amazon dominates US e-commerce

Recent figures from market research firm eMarketer demonstrate how mega-systems such as Amazon are dominating e-commerce.

Retail : Amazon : Online Retail

Amazon enhances hotel experiences with Alexa

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Amazon enhances hotel experiences with Alexa

US – The e-commerce giant is bringing Alexa to various Marriott hotels across the country in an effort to improve guest experiences.

Hospitality : Retail : Travel

Controlling a film with your mind, Equinox launches sleep coaching

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Controlling a film with your mind, Equinox launches sleep coaching

The MOMENT is an interactive film responding to brain activity, Equinox wants to train gym-goers to sleep better, Sephora launches free beauty clas...

Technology : Wellness : Beauty

Should we let kids play with Alexa?

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Should we let kids play with Alexa?

Brands need to win the argument for voice-based interaction rather than being reactionary.

Digital : Education : Children

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