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That famous French festival of creativity is almost upon us, but who’s going to win this year? Source: Contagious Team: Cannes Contenders (part two) | Contagious

Everyone seems to be pivoting to video, but marketers and publishers should be wary about making this change Source: Please Stop ‘Pivoting’ to Video | Contagious

Sports retailer Asics is helping people find out more about the shape of their feet using a print ad Source: Campaign of the Week: Asics, In (foot)print | Contagious

PepsiCo is working with tech startup Black Swan to use machine learning to predict and respond to emerging trends. Source: How PepsiCo is using predictive analytics to streamline product development | Contagious

Half director, half programmer, Daito Manabe uses technology to bring alternate realities to life. Source: Watch drones fly in virtual worlds in Nosaj Thing’s new music video | WIRED UK

This supercrane is strong enough to lift entire sections of a bridge, so they don’t have to be assembled in the air. Source: The Left Coast Lifter supercrane can lift 1,750 tonnes | WIRED UK

Norwegian airline launches tongue-in-cheek business service startup Source: Widerøe / I’m A Substitute For Another Guy – Contagious Communications

Robin Murphy provides a special kind of emergency help: robots. In the wake of 9/11, the director of the Texas-based Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue sent squirrel-sized rescue bots into the rubble of the World Trade Center. Source: These rescue robots are efficient lifesavers | WIRED UK

Driverless cars are prowling the streets of Mcity — an ultra-realistic test site in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Source: The custom-made town where driverless cars learn to drive | WIRED UK

The building above aims to cut air pollution. Designed by Rome-based architects Nemesi Studio, the Italian Pavilion at the Milano 2015 Expo is covered in a white, geometric skin. Source: The walls at Milano 2015 Expo are eating the city’s smog | WIRED UK