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The Future Laboratory presents The Synthocene Era at TheIndustry.fashion summit

At Nobu Hotel in Marylebone, London, TheIndustry.fashion’s Fashion Retail Reset Summit brought together global executives, industry experts and thought leaders from across the fashion sector.

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Fashion

Everyday Cosplay

From closet cosplay to character-coded makeup, Gen Z are transforming entertainment into wearable narratives – using clothing and beauty to embed fandom into routine self-expression and community belonging.

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Culture & Media

AI will drive the future of K-pop’s first prosumers

K-pop pioneer Lee Soo-man has positioned artificial intelligence not as a threat, but as the engine of K-pop’s next global chapter.

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Marketing & Branding

Parasocial Relationships in 2030

A togetherness deficit and the age of distrust have made the presumed intimacy of parasocial relationships with celebrities programmable and monetisable.

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Fashion

Phygital Fittings

Virtual fashion try-ons are evolving into intelligent styling engines, powered by volumetric capture, generative AI and ambient interfaces.

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Culture & Media

Intimate Fantasy Escapism

Intimate fantasy roleplay is shifting to become an increasingly mainstream practice. Driven by growing fandoms, it represents a search for belonging and personal growth that encompasses playful, creative self-expression.

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Culture & Media

Nvidia revolutionises gaming with AI-powered teammates and NPCs

At CES 2025, Nvidia unveiled its cutting-edge Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), introducing a new era of artificial intelligence in gaming with ‘co-playable characters’.

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Culture & Media

Meta AI’s Imagine Me feature transforms user photos into customisable art

Meta AI has launched Imagine Me, a new feature enabling users to create AI-generated images from their photos and prompts.

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Culture & Media

Synthesia unveils new AI avatars with full-body movement

Synthesia, the pioneering start-up in AI-generated avatars, is set to release an enhanced version of its hyper-realistic avatars with full-body movement and gesticulating hands.

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