Future+ Fridays | Issue51

Happy Friday and happy Valentine’s day to all our readers—whether you’re celebrating with your partner, friends, or family, there’s nothing more valuable than time with loved ones.

This week AI remains in the spotlight, and France is making headlines. With the AI Action Summit and NFT Paris happening, Paris has taken the baton for the place to be for those at the intersection of technology, creativity, and culture.

In this issue, we cover the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, Apple’s latest move into humanoids, what to expect from NFT Paris, the ‘AI Super Bowl 2025’, and Christie’s first auction dedicated entirely to AI art.

???In this week’s issue-

1. Artificial Intelligence Action Summit: can Europe catch up in the AI race, or will talent keep leaving?
2. Apple is exploring home robots—both humanoid and non-humanoid
3. NFT Paris is live with its fourth and biggest edition
4. How Artificial Intelligence took over the Super Bowl
5. Christie’s first auction fully dedicated to AI art?

?????On the radar-

1. Victoria Beckham to partner with Sotheby’s
2. BVLGARI celebrates the Year of the Snake with a stunning showcase in Shanghai.
3. TAG Heuer, has become the first-ever Title Partner of the Monaco Grand Prix
4. TikTok has returned to the US Apple Store
5. Payment provider Klarna aims at to embrace cryptocurrency
6. Sam Altman refuses Elon Musk’s offer to buy ChatGPT in X post
7. Dries Van Noten launches gender-fluid exclusive collection
8. YouTube rolls out AI video generator Veo 2 to Youtube Shorts
9. The ‘AI face’ taking over Hollywood
10. Formula 1 and Reiss unveil their second collection together

?? Upcoming events on our calendar-

• February 26: Future+ will be hosting a London meet up to bring together our Future+ members and friends for a chance to exchange ideas and deepen relationships within the network. Register here.
• March 7-10: Future+ will be hosting the House of Innovation during SXSW Austin. Two days of insightful presentations, curated conversations, networking opportunities, and brand activations with a focus on AI innovation and its impact across fashion, technology, luxury, beauty industries. Get in touch with us if you are looking to participate by replying to this email or reaching out to [email protected]. Register your interest and find out more: https://events.futureplus.xyz/austin

• April 7-11: Future+ partners with TED for their flagship TED2025 in Vancouver, a five-day conference designed to spark curiosity and inspire transformation. We have very limited passes left so register your interest to attend https://events.futureplus.xyz/ted

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