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Looking beyond A/C, urban cooling technologies are preparing architectural spaces for hotter climates in global cities.

A new generation of technology is learning to sense, interpret and influence human emotional states, turning stress, mood and wellbeing into a layer of data.

Meet the Urban Wayfinder, a Neo-Urbanite who navigates the city by bike, mapping his surroundings and choosing the scenic route over the fastest one.

Once confined to bodybuilders and biohackers, peptides are becoming mainstream wellness currency – self-injected, celebrity-endorsed and grey market-grown, blurring the line between medical treatment and lifestyle upgrade.

As environmental stressors intensify, beauty is moving beyond traditional skincare to build a new ecosystem of protection around the skin.