Monday 7 August 2017

5x5

in your feed: BBC Culture recommends five-and-twenty arts and history podcasts with recommended episodes to try on for size

qvc: Dear Leader launches a propaganda network with weekly praise-a-thons as a refreshing alternative to fake news

automata: governments issuing guidelines to encourage manufacturers to redress lax security for smart cars and the internet of things

store brand: having accumulated billions of data points on sales, giant retail emporium turns, covertly, to selling its own line of products

zeitgeist: apps and internet dating platforms had already become part of the culture with two clubs in 1920s Berlin that facilitated flirtation via anonymised pneumatic tube, via Messy Nessy Chic