Starting a couple of weeks ago, Brits were given a golden opportunity. Or rather, a bright orange one: Taco Bell in the UK has introduced its Doritos Locos Taco, a taco with a shell made entirely of one big Dorito. Now why would they do this? Well, it has a track record of doing rather well, and so do seemingly bizarre food mash-ups.

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Microsoft may have figured out a way to simplify the tedious procedure of issuing driver licenses. And an early sneak peek of this solution is now live in parts of India, where in recent weeks hundreds of people who have taken their driver license test haven’t had to sit next to an instructor.

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Mellisa McCarthy’s new comedy, Superintelligence, is the latest film to be removed from its theatrical release at the 11th hour to be put on a streaming service. While the decision potentially makes the film more accessible, it also affects talent bonuses that happen when a movie gets a theatrical release.

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Plastic surgery filters, Gamifying Success, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instant Connectivity - some of these things have helped us, and some of these things have caused us problems. Has technology changed the way in which we see ourselves, has it made us more competitive? Less happy? More self-absorbed?

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No matter how many people say nice things, it’s the negative comments that usually stick with us. Sometimes, you even find yourself chewing over complaints people have made for days. Why is your brain so bad at letting go of negative comments? And is there a way to train your brain to let these comments go? We discuss.

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Packaging is ubiquitous. It touches almost every person on the planet. It affects things that human beings need to survive: food, healthcare, personal care. All of that is packaged. Today, none of that has a lot of intelligence.

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Messenger services such as WhatsApp and Threema have created ways for families to keep in touch, even across long distances. But the way different generations use these services to communicate can create funny – or infuriating – results.

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Music festivals have become an increasingly large slice of the music industry. But having to essentially create mini-cities for the influx of people looking to dance, drink, eat and shop, also leaves a bad ecological footprint. This however doesn’t have to be the case moving forward. Here’s what three organisers are doing to clean up the usually dirty festival business.

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At the inaugural Maxis Business Spark Summit 2019 conference, Mike Walsh a futurist, spoke during his keynote on how business leaders need to be an algorithmic leader. It’s not about millennials anymore, it’s about the 8 year olds that will be running the world.

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You reached your goal! It’s time to celebrate, call up some friends, and go out on the town. Except that rarely happens. What happens most often is . . . nothing at all. It might sound counterintuitive, but achieving a goal is not always the great thing it’s cracked up to be.

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