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Smartphones have an unexpected rival
Feature phones intended for calls, SMSes are making impressive gains
 "Smartphones have an unexpected rival")
A new tool for the war on fake luxury goods
Blockchain plays a key role in the mechanism to reduce counterfeiting
 "A new tool for the war on fake luxury goods")
In-flight movie screen is going extinct
Airlines view entertainment on shorter flights as best delivered wirelessly
 "In-flight movie screen is going extinct")
Why Silicon Valley's young elite won't invest in art
A lot of money is flowing in and out of Bay Area, but it's not going towards art
 "Why Silicon Valley's young elite won't invest in art")
Why you're paying so much to exercise
Millennials are turning the fitness industry upside down
 "Why you're paying so much to exercise")
Floating cities look less like a pipe dream now
Climate change has prompted tech entrepreneurs to devise innovative solutions
 "Floating cities look less like a pipe dream now")
Why Best Picture nominees fare poorly at box office
The nine contenders for the Oscars this year had low ticket sales
 "Why Best Picture nominees fare poorly at box office")
From jingles to pop hits, AI is music to some ears
A growing number of firms are using artificial intelligence to compose music
 "From jingles to pop hits, AI is music to some ears")
Is your digital life ready for your death?
Two things to consider: what will happen to the account and to the data therein
 "Is your digital life ready for your death?")
Where the clothes do most of the work
The nature of athletic apparel isn't particularly athletic; it's about connotation
 "Where the clothes do most of the work")
Firms hotly pursue new wave of women in tech
Competition to attract women to join tech company boards intense in Silicon Valley
 "Firms hotly pursue new wave of women in tech")
New year, new consumer
Will the slump due to demonetisation be met by a return to consumerism?
 "New year, new consumer")
Aam aadmi, circa 2016
He would like to put the year behind him
 "Aam aadmi, circa 2016")
The problem with 'self-investigation' in a post-truth era
It relies on a 'take what you want, leave what you don't' attitude
 "The problem with 'self-investigation' in a post-truth era")
Exchange gifts. Forget the economic logic
The gift economy operates on something called reciprocal altruism
 "Exchange gifts. Forget the economic logic")
Your boss' pay cheque may be boosting populism
Disconnect between economic growth, wage increases rising
 "Your boss' pay cheque may be boosting populism")
Firms tapping skills of the recently retired
Retirees also eager to retain ties with the familiar working world
 "Firms tapping skills of the recently retired")
When to send an investing model into retirement
For a model to retain currency it must include new, emerging risk factors
 "When to send an investing model into retirement")
A mile-high club that comes with drinks, dinner
Airbus contemplating a new paradigm in passenger cabin design
 "A mile-high club that comes with drinks, dinner")
Middle class angst depressing Swiss watch sales
Both the value and volume of exports slumped for 14 months in a row
 "Middle class angst depressing Swiss watch sales")
