Interflora

Airbnb, Deliveroo and Uber all owe a philosophical debt to this delivery network, born of a single Glaswegian florist in 1920. The concept of networked delivery and order systems arguably began with Interflora.

Internet Archive

Over the last 20 years, this non-profit entity has done an invaluable service to history by preserving vast chunks of digital media that might otherwise have been lost, tracing a record of the defining technology of our time.

Philadelphia 76ers

The acquisition and merger of teams Dignitas and Apex was one of the highest profile investments yet in the burgeoning e-sports market. With audience interest rocketing, this looks set to be a lucrative industry.

Snap

Snap’s Spectacles headset, its first piece of hardware, is a pair of video recording glasses, designed to capture clips for the company’s social network, Snapchat. It addresses many of the flaws of Google’s failed Glass headset.

SonnenBatterie

Boasting an elegant design and intelligent software, the sonnenBatterie could be the future of domestic renewable energy, offering a single point of energy provision powered by fully renewable sources.

Supplements

2016

Interflora

Internet Archive

Philadelphia 76ers

Snap