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Culture & Media

Can mixed-reality theatre re-invent the stage?

An Ark, a mixed-reality theatre experience at The Shed in New York, is exploring how digital technology can transform live performance while preserving the intimacy of human connection.

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Marketing & Branding

Future Five 2026

This Future Five 2026 report is a trend briefing designed to help you assess the impact of ongoing change, unpacking the most challenging topics of tomorrow, relevant for today.

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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

Tencent’s AI model generates virtual worlds from a single text prompt

Tencent has launched an open-source AI model, Hunyuan3D World Model 1.0, that allows users to generate complex 3D environments from a single text prompt or image.

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Technology

Modem’s Dream Recorder turns sleep into spatial storytelling

Dutch design studio Modem has unveiled Dream Recorder, an AI-powered device that transforms spoken memories of dreams into cinematic video sequences.

Share your world by Esther Perel for Hinge, UK
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Fashion

Viva Technology 2025: Decoding a Decisive Moment for Tech

At VivaTech 2025, AI took centre stage – but conversations about climate, care and connection revealed where the future of tech must lead: human-first, ethically driven and emotionally intelligent innovation.

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Culture & Media

Future Forecast 2025: Pop Culture & Media

From immersive experiences to creator-driven content and innovative storytelling, pop culture and media innovators are reshaping how audiences engage with entertainment.

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Technology

Meta expands VR education with global university partnerships

Meta is advancing its mission to integrate virtual reality (VR) in education, partnering with 13 universities across the US and the UK to beta-test its new educational VR product.

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Culture & Media

X-tended Retail

Virtual stores and Web3 brand experiences have matured since the post-pandemic metaverse boom. Now, they offer more integrated e-commerce opportunities that give consumers new layers of retailtainment and extended reality (XR) versions of real-world retail spaces.