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Originally posted on FCON26 Summit on March 20th, 2026 Construction didn’t fail at digital transformation. It failed at aligning incentives. Construction invested heavily in digital tools that promised visibility, control, and acceleration. Yet more than a decade into digitisation, projects still overrun, handovers are messy, data is fragmented, and decision making is complicated. Optimising for speed and task efficiency, the industry failed to prioritise decision quality and

Shopping centres have long operated on a simple assumption: build attractive spaces, lease to strong brands, and footfall will follow. Will this work in an autonomous world?

Contradiction defines Australia’s construction outlook in 2026: “We’re building more than ever before – and still can’t meet targets,” says Nicholas Fearnley, Head of Global Construction Forecasting at Oxford Economics.

The launch of ChatGPT's Instant Checkout paves the way for digital shopping assistants and AI-first customer journeys

Scroll now, and feeds are crowded with suggested posts, paid placements, affiliate links, branded “creators” and algorithmic noise. You’re no longer browsing a social space – you’re wading through a marketplace engineered to keep you receptive, reactive, exposed, and farmed for attention.