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Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

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The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

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State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

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Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

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Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

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Gold standard

New York – Performance and lifestyle brand Rhone has launched GoldFusion, a gold-infused high-performance fabric nanotechnology.

Rhone : GoldFusion : Nanotechnology

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Scheduled spending

California – INSTO is a new person-to-person payment app that enables users to schedule payments and buy or sell in instalments.

INSTO : Mobile Money : Finance

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Beer on tap

London – Barclaycard has installed its contactless technology in a prototype beer pump to make buying drinks more convenient for consumers.

Pay@Pump : Convenience Culture : Barclaycard

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Facing the future

China – The Honor Magic device boasts a variety of high-tech features including eye- and fingerprint-scanning software.

CES 2017 : Huawei : Honor Magic

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Mobility freedom

Helsinki – Mobility app Whim lets users travel to a destination of choice via any mode of transport for a monthly fee.

Helsinki : Whim : Transport

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Hands-free hotel

Las Vegas – Luxury resort Wynn Las Vegas has announced its plans to equip each of its rooms with an Amazon Echo device.

Wynn Las Vegas : Amazon : Amazon Echo

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The latest Remedy

US – Remedy is a new medical app that is partly powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Artifical Intelligence : AI : Healthcare

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Google goes green

Global – Google has announced that it will be run on 100% renewable energy in 2017.

Google : Renewable Energy : Energy

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Future Forecast 2017

LS:N Global’s Future Forecast highlights the key trends set to make your business more profitable, innovative and attuned to consumers’ needs in 20...

Trend Predictions : Beauty : Wellness

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Facebook feelings

US – Facebook is prioritising its users’ emotional wellbeing by making it easier for people to block distressing adverts.

Facebook : Emotional Wellbeing : Ad-blockers

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Deciding factor

US – A new study aims to highlight new behaviour in travel and hospitality.

Travel : The Sharing Economy : Sullivan

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Air miles marketplace

New York – Par has been launched as a mobile app that enables users to buy and sell air miles.

Par : App : Travel

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Parenting Market

Changing family structures and gender roles, coupled with an increasingly digitally dominant world, are disrupting traditional notions of chi...

Motherhood : Parenting : Family

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Whisky’s ruin

UK – Domestic sales of gin are forecast to outpace those of whisky by 2020.

Gin : Whisky : Sipping

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Vineyard views

China – Luxury liquor producer Moët Hennessy is diversifying into the Chinese wine market, with its first red vintage produced near the Himal...

Moët Hennessey : Chinese : Chinese Wine Market

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Digital addiction clinics

Constantine – Algeria has opened Bachir Mentouri, its first internet addiction clinic.

Bachir Mentouri : Internet : Digital

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Softer drinks aisles

UK – Tesco is becoming an important advocate for non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages.

Millennials : Party-Totallers : Tesco

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Tackling Twitch trolls

Global – Game-streaming service Twitch has released AutoMod, a tool to block abusive comments and hate speech in real time.

Twitch : Gaming : Trolls

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Refusing to conform

US – Verizon has refused to release an update that would render recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones inoperable until after the holiday season.

Samsung : The Dislocated World : Verizon

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TechCrunch Disrupt London 2016

Artificial intelligence, post-referendum anxiety and new takes on social networking were the key talking points at this year’s event, held at The C...

TechCrunch : Brexit : Artificial Intelligence

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