A new decade is upon us, so it’s time to look back at the changes over the last 10 years in the world of tech. From disruptors to innovators, from healthcare to finance, from Instagram to Waze. We look at some of the changes that have affected our daily lives.

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A new app Stuffstr have developed a data-based solution that collects unwanted apparel and accessories from consumers (in any condition) and feeds it into either the second-hand clothing market or into material recycling streams.

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The brain is endlessly fascinating. Despite the amount of time we spend thinking, few of us learn much about the way our minds and brains work. As a result, there are some persistent myths about the brain.

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Instagram? TikTok? YouTube? Facebook? What has been your go-to app of 2019 and why have they become more addictive than before?

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Trends come and go, and some can stick around for years - recently it’s like there’s a new over-the-top food trend lurking around every corner of social media. Where do we draw the line?

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Food trends may seem simple on the surface, but there’s actually a science behind how it all happens. There’s a sequence of events that lead to a certain type of food blowing up in mainstream consciousness - and oftentimes this sequence is engineered by people behind the scenes.

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From Donut Burgers, Tim Tam Slams, Plant based proteins and Oat Milk. These have been some of the big food trends and fads of 2019. Which food fad have you fallen for?

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We will spend $42bn (£34bn) globally on 225 million wearable devices such as smart watches this year, consultancy Gartner predicts. So perhaps it’s no surprise workplaces are exploring their potential too. Wearables that monitor physical performance have become commonplace for professional athletes and Dr Chris Brauer, from Goldsmiths, University of London, thinks they’ll move into white-collar environments too.

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Pesky millennials everywhere have started to question the contents of their perfume. Not.

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If it seems like all your friends have smartphones, you may be onto something. A new report by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that reports on technology and media for children, found that by the age of 11, more than half of kids in the U.S. have their own smartphone. By age 12, more than two-thirds do, and by 14, teens are just as likely as adults to own a smartphone. Some kids start much younger. Nearly 20% of 8-year-olds have their own smartphone.

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