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Bitcoin with bite

Silicon Valley – Coinbase has rolled out the first ever Bitcoin debit card in the US.

BItcoin : Finance : Financial Technology

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Pop the trunk

Sweden – Online shoppers can now have goods sent straight to their vehicles thanks to Volvo’s In-car Delivery service.

Volvo : In-car Delivery : E-commerce

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All in one

US – Television channel TBS will premiere the entire first series of its new comedy Angie Tribeca in a 25-hour binge-watch.

TBS : Angie Tribeca : Binge-watching

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Watch this space

Los Angeles – A new smartwatch from Disney Research that detects and identifies objects touched by the wearer signals a further step towards a...

Disney Resarch : Smartwatch : Connected Devices

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Spot the difference

UK – Fewer than half of 12–15-year-olds are aware of potential product endorsement on YouTube, while even fewer can distinguish paid-for advertisin...

Ofcom : Advertising : Generation I

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Design Miami/ 2015 Preview

For the 11th year running, Miami’s pastel avenues will present a range of shows and satellite exhibitions alongside Design Miami/’s world...

Art Basel Miami : Design : Design Miami/ 2015

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Blass from the past

US – Fashion house Bill Blass has been relaunched with a strong digital focus under the direction of creative director Chris Benz.

Seasonless Style : Bill Blass : Fashion

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Reviving an icon

US – Department store Saks is on the comeback trail, hoping to cash in on the glamour factor.

Saks : Department Store : Fifth Avenue

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Rent-a-luxe

New York – Rental site Armarium is an invitation-only network for hiring top-end designer fashion structured around s-commerce and offline events.

Retail : Luxury : The Sharing Economy

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Night shift

UK – Experts are calling for smartphones and laptops to come fitted with a bedtime mode to help combat irregular sleeping patterns.

Bedtime Mode : Frontiers In Public Health : Screens

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Dark days for Black Friday

UK – Asda, the originator of Black Friday in the UK, is turning its back on the big sales day.

Asda : Black Friday : Retail

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Selfless spambot

US – Non-profit-making organisation Champions Against Bullying has launched the The NiceBot Project, a Twitter account that sends kind message...

Benevolent Web : Twitter : Social Conscience

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Video on hand

Israel – Live video messaging app Glide has launched a version of its service for the Apple Watch.

Glide : Apple Watch : Video Communication

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A great find

Global – Online service and app what3words makes finding where you need to be easier than ever.

What3words : Address : Location

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The Westfield experience

Shopping centre developer Westfield is redesigning its approach to airport retail with a view to creating holistic experiences for a captive travel...

Airport Retail : Westfield : Connected Retail

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Fit for all

US – Retailers can no longer afford to ignore plus-size consumers as the market looks set for continued growth in 2016.

Plus-size : Retail : North America

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Virtual empathy storytelling

New York – The New York Times has used Google Virtual Reality to increase readers’ emotional experience of the refugee crisis.

Mission Media : Transmedia Storytelling : Virtual Reality

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Luxury footprint

Paris – French conglomerate LVMH is pledging £3.8m ($5.8m, €5.4m) in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint and the impact of its operations on the p...

LVMH : Carbon Footprint : Sustainability

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United front

UK – Burberry is the latest luxury retailer to end diffusion lines by consolidating its Prorsum, Brit and London ranges into one Burberry label.

Burberry : Christopher Bailey : Diffusion Line

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Blockchain bonanza

Global – Microsoft is making it easier for financial services to get to grips with blockchain thanks to ready-made testing environment Azure.

Microsoft : Azure : Ethereum

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