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Fino Paytech launches personable banking branches

India – The financial technology company has joined forces with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited to launch the Fino Payments Bank.

Finance : Banking : Culture

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Workers are increasingly postponing their retirement

US – According to the US jobs report, almost 19% of people aged 65 or over were working in the second quarter of 2017.

Workplace : Culture : Finance

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The US is funding brain-computer interfaces

US – The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investing $65m in the technology.

Technology : Digital : Health

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Retailers should focus on womenswear to cut carbon emissions

UK – Women’s dresses and jumpers have the most profound environmental impact because of the way they are produced and the quantities sold, accordin...

Fashion : Retail : Sustainability

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Time travel banking app is ahead of the Curve

US -– The Curve app enables users to switch the account that payments are made from retrospectively.

Finance : Digital : Technology

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China cycles towards a cleaner future

China – Daan Roosegaarde has worked with bicycle-sharing start-up OFO to introduce his Smog Free Bike to China’s streets.

Technology : Design : Pollution

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Muji announces plans to open a hotel in 2019

Tokyo – The hotel will be situated above a new flagship Muji store.

Hospitality : Retail : Travel

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Ticketmaster pioneers ultrasonic smartphone tickets

US – The initiative enables concert-goers to verify their mobile ticket using their smartphone’s ultrasonic sound transmission.

Technology : Entertainment : Digital

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Google wants to improve human-machine relations

US – The mega-system’s People + AI Research initiative is designed to help people to better understand machine learning systems.

Technology : Digital : AI

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Solar paint turns water vapour into energy

Australia – Developed by researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the paint absorbs water vapour and splits it to generate hyd...

Architecture : Design : Technology

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Sugar-averse consumers melt ice cream sales

Global – Sales of the frozen dessert have plummeted globally, according to research by Mintel.

Food : Luxury : Wellness

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Tencent restricts children’s gaming sessions

China – The internet and social media giant wants to curb addiction to its most popular game.

Media : Digital : Technology

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Uber remains Millennials’ favourite brand

Global – Despite a backlash against the company, Uber’s customer base is growing, according to the YouGov BrandIndex.

Advertising : Branding : Automotive

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European Parliament calls for easier product repairs

Global – The European Parliament is calling for measures to ensure longer product lifespans and make repairs easier.

Technology : Design : Digital

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Pollution capitals: Paris

Paris – With around 48,000 premature deaths a year attributed to air pollution by France’s public health authority, the problem is becoming increas...

Technology : Digital : Health

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How to build a smog-free city

We catalogue five brands developing new technologies, devices and materials to help build a cleaner urban environment.

Sustainability : Urbanism : Architecture

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Sephora moves to sell crowdsourced beauty products

Global – The beauty retailer will stock five of collaborative beauty brand Volition’s best-selling products.

Beauty : Digital : Retail

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Volvo announces its move to electric

Global – All of the car manufacturer’s vehicles will be fully electric or hybrid from 2019.

Auto : Sustainability : Technology

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Omni facilitates the sharing of stored items

San Francisco – On-demand storage start-up Omni enables users to rent out their stored items to the local community.

Retail : Fashion : Interiors

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This AI system can detect poverty-stricken areas

US – Penny uses satellite imagery data to predict the quality of life in an urban environment.

Technology : Digital : Artificial Intelligence

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape