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In Thailand, the market for cat products has reached an enormous size — the equivalent of $11.8 billion. The government no longer treats it as a mere hobby of citizens; it now views the sector as a major part of the national economy. Steady growth of the cat economy is fueled by global urbanization. With housing shortages and cramped apartments, the cat has become the ideal companion, displacing dogs in the battle for city dwellers' wallets.
For a long time, archaeology was a matter of chance and exhausting blind digs. But now, the rules of the game have changed — excavations are not aimed at finding something by luck but at confirming hypotheses. Cyber-archaeology has combined satellite scanning, laser probing and neural networks, turning the planet's surface into an open book. Today, AI analyzes terabytes of data invisible to the human eye and performs an "inventory" of the past.
In the modern world, stress levels often rank among the main threats to social stability. Urban planners increasingly design color environments based on proven brain responses to specific spectra. Color stops being mere decoration. Color becomes a neuro tool able to defuse conflicts and reduce aggression by acting on the subconscious. Can the right lamp hue be more effective than a patrol car?
Alongside the "hype" startups burning billions of investor capital in pursuit of reach, a wave of low‑profile unicorns is growing. Profit‑first models operate in the B2B space, solving specialised logistics, compliance, or deep‑learning data problems. These companies share one thing — they work where it is "hard, boring, and expensive." Their profits prove that the most stable money is made solving problems most people do not even think about.
Modern people are fed up with the abundance of gadgets and appreciate the right to silence, the ability to pause, and not to be "always on." Psychologists note a paradigm shift: once, technology used to be a symbol of progress, but today it has become a source of cognitive noise. Therefore, the concept of "digital detox" has become a way of life.
As new technologies develop, the line between habitable and uninhabitable space blurs. Survival architecture is humanity's response to a changing reality. People no longer aim to conquer nature. New projects either adapt to the environment or fully isolate from it. This sector is a business of safety and autonomy. Every square centimeter must produce energy, purify water, and provide psychological comfort in isolation.
In an era of assembly-line perfection and emotionless AI algorithms, any error signals a product's human origin. Consumers grew used to flawless goods. Today, a defect can become a unique selling proposition (USP). A printing flaw, a wrong firmware, or an accidental color may turn a cheap item into a sought‑after limited edition.
The history of progress is often the story of overcoming skepticism. As Arthur Schopenhauer noted, every truth goes through three stages: first, it is ridiculed, then it is violently opposed, and finally, it is accepted as obvious. In 2026, when talk of colonizing Mars still sounds like science fiction, it makes sense to recall that electricity, aeroplanes, and even ordinary handwashing were once considered dangerous or absurd fantasies.
Modern metro systems have long outgrown a purely transport function. Stations increasingly become underground galleries, architectural monuments, or, conversely, entirely futuristic objects. Such megaprojects often become a city's calling card and a strong driver of nearby real estate values. They also serve as a clear indicator of a region's economic health and cultural ambitions.
A logo is more than just an image. It is a concentrated ideology. In antiquity, a ruler's personal mark or seal was the equivalent of law, and a coat of arms on a shield signalled either protection or threat. With the Industrial Revolution, symbols of authority transformed into symbols of trust and quality, giving birth to modern branding. By 2026, we are seeing the peak of the "Great Simplification" (blending), as logos shed superfluous detail to read instantly on smart‑glasses displays and app icons.
Biodesign uses the growth energy of fungi, algae, and microorganisms to make strong, durable, and fully biodegradable objects. This is not only about source savings. This is a new aesthetic of living minimalism, where each piece is unique in structure. For today's market, bioproduction is the fastest‑growing sector of the circular economy. It reduces the furniture industry's carbon footprint by 90%.
Amid the rapid development of neural networks, the structure of labor demand is undergoing fundamental change. Despite fears of mass layoffs, AI already creates demand for new, high‑tech professions: from specialists who train autonomous agents to experts who control their behavior.
