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Big Ideas

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

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Juicy data

London – Lifestyle and fitness app Lifesum has launched the first health drink developed using big data.

Lifesum : Big Friendly Data : The Optimised Self

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Screen shutdown

Global – Online media company Yahoo has shut down its mobile video streaming service.

Yahoo Screen : Video Streaming : Entertainment

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Hot chocolate

Global – Consumers are increasingly enjoying raw cacao for the high as much as for the health benefits.

Cacao : Neo Detox : Beauty & Wellness

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We are live

Global – Apps that enable users to live stream video content took off in 2015. Automotive and sportswear brands are the biggest adopters of this in...

Periscope : Live Streaming : L2 Think Tank

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Open sesame

Global – Technology company Google is testing a new password-free login for its accounts.

Sign-In Experiments : Google : Security

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Hot topics

US – Roust is a social media platform dedicated to debating divisive issues of the day.

Roust : Social Media : Politics

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Circle of trust

Global – Luxury hotel group Shangri-La celebrates the loyalty of its guests and staff.

Shangri-la : Loyalty : Luxury Futures

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CES 2016: Preview

The biggest technology convention on the planet is back in 2016, delivering fresh insights into how technology will change the lives of consumers o...

Virtual Reality : Athena Woman : Auto

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Muslim buzz

Global – Media company BuzzFeed dedicated a day to Muslim content on social media platform Snapchat Discover.

BuzzFeed : Snapchat Discover : Islamophobia

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Squeezing the middle

US – The middle-income consumer demographic in North America is now closely matched in number by the economic tiers above and below it.

Middle-income : The Just Nots : US Economy

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Vehicle for change

Saudi Arabia – Taxi service Uber offered free lifts to female voters to increase participation in the country’s first election open to women.

Uber : The Athena Woman : Saudi Arabia

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Blocking the competition

London – Seven key companies from the financial and technology sectors are joining to create an alternative to blockchain, the decentralised ledg...

Open Ledger Project : Bitcoin : Block Chain

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Group therapy

Global – Koko is a social media network that crowdsources advice to help users overcome stressful thoughts.

Koko : Peer To Peer : Cognitive Therapy

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The death of diets

US – A new campaign by Weight Watchers emphasises states that weight loss is no longer about the numbers on the scale.

Oprah : Weight Watchers : Beauty & Wellness

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Ticking time bomb

Global – Bloomberg Business magazine has launched a real-time Carbon Clock.

Carbon Clock : Bloomberg Business : Big Friendly Data

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Short and Sweet

Global – Hearst Corporation has created a straight-to-Snapchat magazine with brief articles and shoppable style advice for the scrolling gener...

Snapchat : Media Futures : Hearst Publishing

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TechCrunch Disrupt

Now in its third year and with its own parody of HBO’s start-up spoof Silicon Valley, TechCrunch Disrupt Europe has officially booked its place in ...

2015 TechCrunch Disrupt : Technology : Blippar

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Transparent luxury

Global – Luxury fashion company Prada Group has bolstered its commitment to corporate social responsibility.

Prada Group : Transparencies

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Perfect match

Global – An unlikely alliance has formed between dating app Tinder and Britain’s National Heath Service in a bid to raise awareness for organ donat...

Tinder : NHS : Organ Donor Register

Big Ideas

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