Apple’s iPhone 6 Health app could become the new family nurse
Wearable gadgets and apps that monitor vital signs, illness and fitness have become more seamless, but data leakage is a worry
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Stephen Burks on DIY-meets-luxury and sustainable design
The modernist designer seeks ‘a return of the hand’ – or handmade products – in high-end consumerism
‘Big egos’ and inaction: whatever happened to the B Team?
Critics say Richard Branson’s sustainability initiative has made no real progress one year after launch, Jo Confino calls for fewer press releases and more fist banging
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