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Technology

Welcome to The (Tech) Resistance

The Future Laboratory’s director of foresight Fiona Harkin explores what technocracy and an emerging new world order based on data flow and technological infrastructure could mean for brands and citizen-consumers.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: US adults are losing confidence in capitalism 

US – Americans’ faith in capitalism is waning, according to new Gallup data. Just 54% of US adults now view capitalism positively, the lowest figure since the polling group began tracking the sentiment 15 years ago. In 2010, around 60% expressed support, with numbers holding steady until a downturn in 2018 and again after 2021.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: Europe enjoys tourism boom amid fall in international visitors to US

Europe is on track for a record-breaking year in tourism, with international visitor spending expected to rise 11% in 2025 to reach £620bn ($838bn, €734bn), according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

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Diverging Demographics

Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, foresight analyst Seyi Oduwole discusses Gen Z parenting, pennies and propaganda.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: India overtakes China as the top source of international students for US…

India has overtaken China as the top source of international students for US colleges, according to the Open Doors 2024 Report published by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education.

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Globalisation Reordered

Foresight Friday: Simar Deol, foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, foresight analyst Simar Deol unpacks the latest US election news.

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Culture & Media

Cracking the Algorithm Code

As the seemingly omnipresent power of global tech giants reaches new levels, a revaluation of individual liberty and agency is under way.

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Retail

Stat: American teenagers are spending more on beauty than ever

Piper Sandler Companies has released the findings of its 47th biannual Taking Stock With Teens survey, conducted in partnership with non-profit student organisation DECA, which sheds light on the evolving spending habits of over 6,000 Generation Z teens in the US in spring 2024.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Gen X expect to keep working longer than they planned

Retirement expectations in America are undergoing a seismic shift, with Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980) becoming the first cohort to navigate retirement under a new paradigm.