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1. Walmart funded startup creates an AI ready catalogue for everything we buyConnected society28 Apr 2026
2. Box CEO Levie tells devs to start building software for cash holding AI AgentsConnected society4 Mar 2026
3. Artificial stupidity saw AIs create their own cartels when unsupervisedAI and intelligence11 Nov 2025
4. OpenAI continues its Agentic Commerce assault on Amazon with new partnershipsAI and intelligence2 Oct 2025
5. Sam Altman says AI will soon be able to remember your whole lifeAI and intelligence20 Aug 2025
6. In negotiations smaller less capable AI agents could cost you dearlyAI and intelligence25 Jul 2025
7. AI has turned Google Search into an Answer EngineAI and intelligence26 Jun 2025
8. Amazon’s new delivery robots will spring out of vans en masseRobotics11 Jun 2025
9. Google kills the check out page as Agentic Commerce comes for retailersAI and intelligence5 Jun 2025
10. Visa pilots AI agents with payments for autonomous shopping experiencesAI and intelligence28 May 2025
11. OpenAI one ups Google with AI driven shopping and zero adsAI and intelligence15 May 2025
12. Amazon tests AI agents that buy from other sites in Agentic Commerce pushAI and intelligence11 May 2025
13. Shopify’s now AI accurately predicts the cost of that crappy business meetingConnected society29 Dec 2024
14. Butter made from air debuts in the US as disruption bites food giantsIndustry and manufacturing10 Aug 2024
15. The UK becomes first country to approve lab grown meat for pet foodAI and intelligence26 Jul 2024
16. Luxury fashion brands test smartphone virtual try on techVirtual worlds16 Jan 2024
17. Walmart’s suppliers would rather negotiate with AI than a humanAI and intelligence28 Dec 2023
18. Amazon new unveils plans to offer drone deliveries in the UK and Italy in 2024Transport and mobility16 Nov 2023
19. Amazon’s new humanoid robots get busy helping humans in the warehouseRobotics29 Oct 2023
20. Nescafé’s new 3D printed biodegradable pop up store embraces regenerative architectureIndustry and manufacturing2 Oct 2023
21. This CEO just roasted the workers he fired and replaced with ChatGPTAI and intelligence15 Sep 2023
22. Amazon starts using AI to summarise reviews and save shoppers timeAI and intelligence29 Jul 2023
23. Mastercard starts testing quantum computers to hyper personalise rewardsComputing8 May 2023
24. Wilson debuts an airless 3D printed NBA basketballIndustry and manufacturing27 Feb 2023
25. Oto snags millions from SAP and others to help AI understand peoples emotionsAI and intelligence20 Feb 2023
26. Tommy Hilfiger CEO spills the beans on how Metaverse fashion week added valueVirtual worlds11 Oct 2022
27. Visa Tokens hit 4 Billion to surpass the number of physical cards in circulationConnected society15 Sep 2022
28. The Algorithmic Society: The End of Choice | NIM, Gmbh | Matthew Griffin | AI and FMCG Keynote SpeakerArticles30 Aug 2022
29. Jonnie Walker jumps into the Metaverse with a rare $35,000 NFTVirtual worlds28 Jun 2022
30. Coca Cola plunges into the Metaverse with pixel flavoured cola promoVirtual worlds28 Jun 2022
31. These smart electric chopsticks change the flavour of your food on demandBiotech and enhanced humans11 May 2022
32. Just like Google this AI learns by reading the entire web non stopAI and intelligence2 May 2022
33. Adidas jumps into the world of NFTs with Bored Ape Yacht ClubVirtual worlds26 Apr 2022
34. Notpla’s latest sustainable packaging is edible and disappearsEarth and energy15 Apr 2022
35. Sustainable packaging brand Notpla re-imagines paper by using seaweedEarth and energy14 Apr 2022
36. Adidas dives into the Metaverse with AI created avatars and banging sneakersVirtual worlds13 Apr 2022
37. Over 7 million people have visited Nike’s metaverse store as digital sales soarVirtual worlds6 Apr 2022
38. Walmart patents show it’s mulling entering the Metaverse with own NFTs and cryptoVirtual worlds17 Jan 2022
39. Tesco selects central London for it’s first walk in walk out storeAI and intelligence12 Dec 2021
40. NBCUniversal expands shoppable video advertising platform to include PayPalConnected society15 Nov 2021
41. The future of retail could be virtual malls and shoppable videoVirtual worlds5 Nov 2021
42. This tech-style startup is replacing cotton with clothes made from algaeIndustry and manufacturing30 Oct 2021
43. With over 4,200 virtual shops Hong Kongs largest virtual mall eyes expansionVirtual worlds30 Sep 2021
44. Featured Futurist: When tech goes shopping, KasperskyArticles15 Sep 2021
45. MIT’s newest material contains sensors and a neural networkComputing13 Aug 2021
46. Oros’ latest clothing line uses aerogel to protect you from -321F coldIndustry and manufacturing10 Jul 2021
47. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has kept the same message to Wall Street for 22 yearsOpinion30 Jun 2021
48. Slowly but surely AI is helping eliminate the need for animal testingBiotech and enhanced humans10 May 2021
49. Amazon’s AI reassigns workers to prevent injuries in bid to create a better workplaceAI and intelligence21 Apr 2021
50. MIT’s smart clothes measure your body’s movements more accurately than everConnected society19 Apr 2021
51. Body morphing clothing powered by ancient bacteria helps you exercise harderIndustry and manufacturing26 Mar 2021
52. Walmart will start using fully autonomous trucks to make deliveries this yearTransport and mobility6 Jan 2021
53. Featured Futurist: Preparing for the Future, Carphone WarehouseArticles19 Oct 2020
54. Cornell’s AI uses vibrations to instantly turn your dumb home into a smart homeAI and intelligence25 Sep 2020
55. Printed flexible electronics bring smarter smart clothes closer to realityIndustry and manufacturing13 Sep 2020
56. The Future of Retail | Cow Hills, South Africa | Matthew Griffin | Retail Futurist SpeakerArticles7 Sep 2020
57. KFC embraces future of food, inks deal to sell 3D printed chicken nuggetsIndustry and manufacturing21 Jul 2020
58. Nanotech helps chocolatiers create rainbow chocolates and give artificial colourings the bootIndustry and manufacturing8 Jul 2020
59. Online grocer Ocado invests £17m to bring robot run vertical farms to the worldIndustry and manufacturing29 Jun 2020
60. Robot Baristas help coffee shops limit the spread of Covid-19 as lockdowns easeRobotics2 Jun 2020
61. Researchers say this AI can judge your personality from selfies aloneSecurity and privacy27 May 2020
62. Scientists are developing a face mask that lights up if it detects Covid-19Industry and manufacturing18 May 2020
63. IKEA becomes the first retailer to let customers pay for goods with timeConnected society7 May 2020
64. Autonomous vehicles disinfect streets in China to stop COVID-19 spreadingTransport and mobility22 Mar 2020
65. MIT invents a cryptographic “Tag of Everything” to defeat counterfeitersSecurity and privacy5 Mar 2020
66. McDonalds open their first Dark Kitchen in the UKRobotics17 Feb 2020
67. Samsung unveil their incredibly life-like digital humans and creep people outAI and intelligence10 Jan 2020
68. Nvidia demos cloud based rendering to create high quality streamed AR experiencesVirtual worlds29 Nov 2019
69. The Future of Sport 2030 | Decathlon, France | Matthew Griffin | Sports and Wellness Keynote SpeakerArticles17 Oct 2019
70. AI powered copywriting arrives for FacebookAI and intelligence1 Oct 2019
71. MIT’s new ink lets any object instantly change colourIndustry and manufacturing23 Sep 2019
72. Pinsized sensor brings chemical identification to your smartphoneSecurity and privacy28 Aug 2019
73. Chicken nuggets grown in a lab from feathers for the first timeIndustry and manufacturing20 Aug 2019
74. Adidas unveil world’s first fully recyclable sneakers that last you a lifetimeIndustry and manufacturing18 Aug 2019
75. DNA based marketing is becoming a reality, and brands are cashing inConnected society12 Aug 2019
76. Ingenious new fabric cools you down and warms you upIndustry and manufacturing11 Aug 2019
77. New Nestle service uses your DNA to sell you personalised supplementsBiotech and enhanced humans3 Aug 2019
78. IBM unveil their artificial tongue to improve food safetyAI and intelligence28 Jul 2019
79. Amazon trained their delivery bot Scout in the virtual world so it could handle the real oneVirtual worlds16 Jul 2019
80. An Instagram blogger just bought a custom digital dress for $9,500Virtual worlds12 Jul 2019
81. New 3D printed material heals itself after being cut in halfIndustry and manufacturing7 Jun 2019
82. Colorful bio-engineered bacteria could end fashions obsession with toxic dyesIndustry and manufacturing30 May 2019
83. Perfect fitting one size fits all clothing has arrivedIndustry and manufacturing7 May 2019
84. Coffee without the coffee beans, “Molecular Coffee” has arrivedIndustry and manufacturing20 Apr 2019
85. New pre-crime tech detects shoplifters before they commit the crimeSecurity and privacy12 Apr 2019
86. 3D Printing with sound, new tech opens door to printed cosmetics, food, and drugsIndustry and manufacturing23 Mar 2019
87. Google creates a neural network that picks out individual voices in videoAI and intelligence26 Jan 2019
88. The founder of China’s largest online retailer envisions a “100% robotic workforce”Robotics15 Jan 2019
89. 3D printed fashion takes over New York Fashion WeekIndustry and manufacturing2 Nov 2018
90. DeepMind’s AI now has human like 3D visionAI and intelligence10 Sep 2018
91. Scientists have 3D printed the world’s first physical neural networkAI and intelligence11 Aug 2018
92. Ocado shows off the world’s most advanced automated warehouseRobotics6 Aug 2018
93. OpenAI’s robot hand handles objects with human-like dexterityRobotics5 Aug 2018
94. Biodegradable plastics made from “Tree glue” could hit the shelves in five yearsIndustry and manufacturing19 Jul 2018
95. Nike’s new 3D printed kicks get set to revolutionise retailIndustry and manufacturing10 Jul 2018
96. New quantum resistant crypto stops quantum computers spying on your dataSecurity and privacy20 Jun 2018
97. This is the world’s first 3D printed carbon fiber bikeIndustry and manufacturing17 Jun 2018
98. CGI “Virtual influencers” on Instagram battle it out in public, snag real ad cashVirtual worlds14 Jun 2018
99. Milk and dairy products without the cow, Perfect Day re-invents dairyIndustry and manufacturing12 Jun 2018
100. General AI, the “holy grail” of AI, demonstrated for the first timeAI and intelligence9 Jun 2018
101. Fantastic self-healing material regenerates after suffering “catastrophic damage”Industry and manufacturing4 Jun 2018
102. Stab these soft robots and they’ll self-heal instantlyIndustry and manufacturing2 Jun 2018
103. Slow human co-workers get Flippy the burger flipping robot firedRobotics25 May 2018
104. Adapt or Die | Cherwell, Reading | Matthew Griffin | Disruption Keynote SpeakerArticles21 May 2018
105. Las Vegas goes high tech with cocktail mixing robotsRobotics28 Apr 2018
106. Scientists create edible electronics using Graphene to improve food safetyIndustry and manufacturing20 Apr 2018
107. Under Armour’s new clothes help heal your body while sleepingIndustry and manufacturing20 Mar 2018
108. MIT invents a 3D printed dye that lets objects change colour on demandIndustry and manufacturing17 Mar 2018
109. China spends $300million to buy lab produced meats from IsraelIndustry and manufacturing16 Feb 2018
110. US startup secures $200m in funding to build 300 vertical farms across ChinaEarth and energy11 Feb 2018
111. LG unveils their giant rollable 65 inch and 88 inch Crystal Sound OLED TV’sIndustry and manufacturing18 Jan 2018
112. Researchers unveil self-charging fabrics that could power tomorrow’s Smart ClothesEarth and energy15 Jan 2018
113. ShiftWear’s custom E-Ink kicks bring clothing to lifeConnected society14 Jan 2018
114. Re-imagining retail, Robomart unveil their autonomous, mobile shop conceptTransport and mobility11 Jan 2018
115. Toyota’s autonomous vehicle concept signals the death of the carTransport and mobility10 Jan 2018
116. The Future of FMCG and Innovation | Henkel, Vienna | Matthew Griffin | Innovation Keynote SpeakerArticles9 Jan 2018
117. MIT’s Rapid Liquid Printing technology could be the future of furnitureIndustry and manufacturing9 Jan 2018
118. AI can now beat polygraph tests to tell when you’re lyingSecurity and privacy31 Dec 2017
119. MIT’s new AI is helping scientists design new, futuristic materialsIndustry and manufacturing28 Nov 2017
120. Amazon continues to branch out with Augmented RealityVirtual worlds21 Oct 2017
121. Inside Amazons secret plan to crush retailers with AI fashion designers, stylists and on demand manufacturingIndustry and manufacturing16 Oct 2017
122. Revolutionary new IoT chip communicates miles without using any energyConnected society6 Oct 2017
123. This new sewing robot will put 168 million children out of workRobotics22 Sep 2017
124. Microsoft unveils it’s new real time AI engineComputing1 Sep 2017
125. Amazon is building a creative AI that can design clothesAI and intelligence29 Aug 2017
126. Cream that creates suntans without the sun also reduces cancer riskBiotech and enhanced humans2 Jul 2017
127. Amazon is on track be the world’s first fully automated fulfilment companyRobotics5 May 2017
128. Printed transistor breakthrough opens door for printed electronics and smart goodsIndustry and manufacturing18 Apr 2017
129. Meet the robot that wants to replace fork lift truck driversRobotics15 Apr 2017
130. Adidas unveils their first 3D printed mass market sneakerIndustry and manufacturing12 Apr 2017
131. Locus’s new robots learn to navigate warehouses by themselvesRobotics10 Apr 2017
132. Warehouse robot’s upgrade helps it pick goods at human speedRobotics8 Apr 2017
133. CaliBurger rolls out the world’s first burger flipping robotRobotics5 Apr 2017
134. Adidas shows off it’s new on demand clothing storeIndustry and manufacturing1 Apr 2017
135. Amazon completes it’s first autonomous drone delivery on American soilTransport and mobility30 Mar 2017
136. Domino’s to start robo-deliveries in GermanyTransport and mobility30 Mar 2017
137. Meat without the animals, Memphis Meats shows off new lab produced beef, chicken and duck dishesIndustry and manufacturing16 Mar 2017
138. Descartes Labs new AI visual search tool lets you find everything on EarthAI and intelligence12 Mar 2017
139. Walmart chases Amazon Go, will start trialling cashierless storesConnected society6 Mar 2017
140. These new Adidas trainers are made entirely from up-cycled ocean plasticIndustry and manufacturing17 Feb 2017
141. World’s tightest atomic knot will help scientists create new super materialsIndustry and manufacturing21 Jan 2017
142. Fringe actors are trying to fight back against our commercial “surveillance state”Security and privacy15 Jan 2017
143. Under Armour’s new trainers are inspired by nature, designed by an AI and 3D printedIndustry and manufacturing10 Jan 2017
144. New H2 smartphone puts a lab grade molecular sensor in your handsIndustry and manufacturing7 Jan 2017
145. Clean coal, breakthrough captures CO2 from power plants and turns it into profitEarth and energy7 Jan 2017
146. Amazon Prime Air completes its first UK commercial drone deliveryTransport and mobility15 Dec 2016
147. Walmart improves public safety by putting pork on the blockchainConnected society13 Dec 2016
148. Walk in. Shop. Walk out. Amazon unveils its new cashless cashierless storeConnected society7 Dec 2016
149. Scientists use defects to create a new programmable materialIndustry and manufacturing2 Dec 2016
150. Sweden wants to become the worlds first cashless societyConnected society30 Nov 2016
151. The internet pioneer behind Apache pushes blockchain to fuel the next big internet revolutionConnected society7 Nov 2016
152. Britain’s Royal Mint unveils the most secure coin in the worldIndustry and manufacturing1 Nov 2016
153. New blockchain DNS system would put an end to DDoS attacksSecurity and privacy1 Nov 2016
154. Wiivv paves the way for perfect fitting, 3D printed apparelIndustry and manufacturing1 Nov 2016
155. World first as Otto’s self driving truck delivers much needed beer in ColoradoTransport and mobility26 Oct 2016
156. Thomas Cook lets you experience your holiday in virtual reality before you buyVirtual worlds24 Oct 2016
157. Googles new advertising terms unmask the identities of billions of usersSecurity and privacy22 Oct 2016
158. Fabric circuits open a door to smarter clothesIndustry and manufacturing19 Oct 2016
159. Panasonic unveil an invisible TV that doubles as the heart of your connected homeConnected society11 Oct 2016
160. Google teaches robots to learn from each other using a hive mindRobotics8 Oct 2016
161. Sit down, the creative machines are innovating chairsAI and intelligence7 Oct 2016
162. From line to plate, Tuna gets its own blockchainConnected society4 Oct 2016
163. New programmable material breakthrough lets plastic flowers bloomIndustry and manufacturing1 Oct 2016
164. Amazons drones will recharge themselves using street lampostsRobotics26 Sep 2016
165. The future of jobs in a Machine WorldOpinion20 Sep 2016
166. Feeding the world with lab grown foods gets closerIndustry and manufacturing5 Sep 2016
167. Human on a chip development signals the end of animal testingBiotech and enhanced humans1 Aug 2016
168. First FAA approved drone flight drops donuts from heavenRobotics28 Jul 2016
169. Nano watermarks sort the fakes from the originalsIndustry and manufacturing20 Jul 2016
170. Remodel your home using augmented reality at Lowe’sVirtual worlds8 Jul 2016
171. Self assembling space stations and the end of flat packIndustry and manufacturing14 Apr 2016