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-New York Times op-ed contributor Julia Angwin ponders whether privacy has become a luxury good.
-A new study from Pew has a deep-dive look at Millennials in adulthood, citing this cohort as detached from institutions and networked with friends.
-Fast Company considers the explosion of the sharing economy—and how brands that ignore it will be out of luck.
-The FT analyzes how rapid advances in artificial intelligence are threatening the jobs of educated white-collar workers.
-The New York Times reports on how wearable tech is getting a fashion makeover.
-The Wall Street Journal reports that Korean researchers have developed a wearable-device alternative to Google Glass.
-Mashable explores the exploding viral popularity of online quizzes, a la Buzzfeed and Zimbio.
-The Wall Street Journal looks at how selfies have brought ashtags to Lent.
-The Wall Street Journal argues that augmented reality has made it out of new-tech purgatory and is gaining traction with its practical applications.
-Wired reports on IDC figures that indicate the tablet market is shrinking—because people are content with the tablets they already own.
-Adweek reports on a new study from Nielsen that shows the audience for traditional TV is still far greater than that for online video.
-The Wall Street Journal looks at the confounding persistence of paper business cards, even among entrepreneurs who are promoting contact-sharing apps.
-A Social@Ogilvy study has found that “brands’ organic Facebook reach has crashed since October,” via Ad Age.
-Our own Ann Mack told The Wall Street Journal how the enduring popularity of hybrid cuisine—which is rarely called fusion anymore—is a reflection of Americans’ increasing tendency to blend traditions into “something entirely new.”
-In line with our Proudly Imperfect trend, artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm has recently designed an alternative to Barbie—Lammily, a doll that looks like the average woman, per Mashable.
-Children’s perceptions of gender roles may be changing, according to a new study that analyzed drawings from 700 children around the world.
-Looking for an alternative to metal swing sets, landscape designers are increasingly creating “playscapes” that beautifully integrate into the rest of the backyard, according to The Wall Street Journal.
-The Atlantic Cities looks at where the good jobs and bad jobs will be 10 years from now.
-Fast Company reports that Millennials are looking for ways to live a bank-free existence in the future.
-TechCrunch reports on Facebook’s alleged plan to acquire drone manufacturer Titan Aerospace in a continuing effort to bring Internet connectivity to emerging markets.
-The Wall Street Journal explains why “China’s major builders see leisure as the next big thing.”
-China has declared a “war against pollution,” per The New York Times.
-The Guardian looks at how five years of rock-bottom interest rates have affected Britain.
-The FT looks at the rise of the middle class in Ethiopia—with Western diseases in tow.