In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Pet Collars Now Let Owners Call Their Dogs

• Restaurants Are Banning Phones to Rebuild Connection

• Murder Mystery Events Go Mainstream

• Explainer: Mystic Outlands

• Romania's Bottle Return Scheme Collects Eight Billion Containers

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Qantas Deploys All-Female Crews at Scale

• Victoria Legislates the Right to Work From Home

• Spotify Lets Users Edit Their Algorithmic Taste Profile

• Explainer: Viking Wellness

• Beauty Commerce Shifts to Diagnose and Decide

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Gen Z Still Scrolls TikTok But Trusts It Less

• Wordle Creator Launches Harder Word Game

• Korea Pilots Free Public Sanitary Pads

• Explainer: Stack dating

• Uber Lets Women Choose Women Drivers

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Cinema Attendance Has Not Fully Recovered

• Wired Headphones Are Back as a Cultural Statement

• Teen Sleep Deprivation Reaches Epidemic Levels

• Explainer: housefishing

• WhatsApp Launches Parent-Managed Pre-Teen Accounts

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Freeze-Dried Candy Turns Chewy Into Crispy

• Fortnum & Mason Chocolate Bars Include Sheet Music

• Red Berries Reshape Luxury Perfume

• Explainer: Choppelganger

• Barbie Doll Cakes Fade From Celebrations

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