The Future Laboratory

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Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innovation and the need for a moral code fit for a digital era.

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Retail

Will future smart homes enforce ethical consumption?

Through the lens of a fictional future scenario, we explore how technology is driving key behavioural shifts among brands and consumers. This month, we ask what happens when our homes have agency over our purchasing habits?

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Technology

Dojo is a new cybersecurity system for IoT devices

San Francisco – The device offers protection from Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices around the home.

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Technology

The latest home security device recognises individual faces

California – The Lighthouse interactive assistant uses deep learning to distinguish between different members of the household.

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Technology

Amazon unveils its first touchscreen Alexa

US – The Echo Show marks a significant shift for the brand by combining voice-recognition with a conventional monitor.

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Technology

Artwork explores the potential of smart devices as crime-fighting tools

Auckland – Monitor is an interactive website that examines the ethics of data collection.

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Technology

Bext360 aims to transform coffee supply chains using blockchain

Denver – Alongside blockchain, the technology will use artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to analyse coffee quality and make instant payments to farmers.