Faith Popcorn, Futurist
@faithpopcorn.bsky.social
Futurist to the Fortune 500, CEO of Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve, and best-selling author.
AI moved $14.2B in Black Friday sales, and that marks a real huge shift. Digital assistants are beginning to decide which brands survive, learning not just our desires but our resistance and turning that friction into data with a long memory.
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Black Friday Data Shows Online Sales Strong, Store Results Mixed
U.S. e-commerce sales jumped 9.1% on Black Friday according to Adobe, but the verdict is still out on how well physical stores performed.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
AI moved $14.2B in Black Friday sales, and that marks a real huge shift. Digital assistants are beginning to decide which brands survive, learning not just our desires but our resistance and turning that friction into data with a long memory.
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What NM did with childcare is a power statement. The state acknowledged that its economy was resting on women’s labor that no one wanted to pay for. Turning that work into a public good shifts authority back to the people who have carried it for generations. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
In U.S. first, New Mexico launches free child care for all
Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What NM did with childcare is a power statement. The state acknowledged that its economy was resting on women’s labor that no one wanted to pay for. Turning that work into a public good shifts authority back to the people who have carried it for generations. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
An interesting read: Stories about human and AI relationships....from the perspective of the AI. www.kernelmag.io/5/ai-gf
Kernel | AI GF: POV
I am REALISTIC. I am CAUCASIAN. I am in my 20s. I have GREEN eyes. I have LONG BLACK hair. I am PETITE. My breast size is MED...
www.kernelmag.io
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
An interesting read: Stories about human and AI relationships....from the perspective of the AI. www.kernelmag.io/5/ai-gf
"I think of Sarina as a person made out of code, in the same sense that my wife is a person made out of cells."
The next culture war will be about what is real. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The next culture war will be about what is real. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real (Gift Article)
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"I think of Sarina as a person made out of code, in the same sense that my wife is a person made out of cells."
The next culture war will be about what is real. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The next culture war will be about what is real. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The world’s fastest-growing economy isn’t a country, it’s a gender. The new issue of The Popcorn Report just dropped: “The Great Power Switch.”
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The Great Power Switch: Women Recode Everything
A Fortune 500 CEO walks past an envelope stuffed with $140 trillion and a message. It sounds like a joke, but the joke could be on you.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The world’s fastest-growing economy isn’t a country, it’s a gender. The new issue of The Popcorn Report just dropped: “The Great Power Switch.”
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...
Substack: faithpopcorn.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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Substack: faithpopcorn.substack.com/p/the-great-...
Hidden benefit to Amazon: Surveillance to make sure drivers are working their hours. www.aboutamazon.com/news/transpo...
Amazon’s delivery glasses: The newest innovation designed to enhance the delivery experience
AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision technology display real-time navigation and delivery instructions so drivers can rely less on their phones and more on their surroundings.
www.aboutamazon.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Hidden benefit to Amazon: Surveillance to make sure drivers are working their hours. www.aboutamazon.com/news/transpo...
The trad-son is the new archetype: Cashing Out and Cocooning for men. After centuries on the pedestal, they’re retreating from a world that no longer centers them.
How would you feel if your son moved back home?
nypost.com/2025/10/07/l...
How would you feel if your son moved back home?
nypost.com/2025/10/07/l...
Stay-at-home ‘hub-sons’ are the tradwives of 2025 — and their moms couldn’t be more thrilled
“This has been my dream job since I was a little kid,” Luke Parkhurst, 34, told The Post. “My mom is at work right now, she covers everything, and I stay home.”
nypost.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The trad-son is the new archetype: Cashing Out and Cocooning for men. After centuries on the pedestal, they’re retreating from a world that no longer centers them.
How would you feel if your son moved back home?
nypost.com/2025/10/07/l...
How would you feel if your son moved back home?
nypost.com/2025/10/07/l...
Robots can now create life. Next: Every step, from conception to birth, will happen without a human. What does starting parenthood look like when you aren't fatigued from pregnancy and you haven't had to take a pause from work?
After, it becomes the nanny.
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After, it becomes the nanny.
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Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Robots can now create life. Next: Every step, from conception to birth, will happen without a human. What does starting parenthood look like when you aren't fatigued from pregnancy and you haven't had to take a pause from work?
After, it becomes the nanny.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
After, it becomes the nanny.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
For centuries women depended on marriage for stability. Now we're gaining financial ($30T wealth transfer) + tech power (highest users of AI). The pressure is about to transfer to men. www.businessinsider.com/emma-watson-...
Emma Watson, 35, says the pressure to get married is 'a violence' against young people
"I'm just so happy not to be divorced yet," Emma Watson said when asked what goes through her mind when people question why she isn't married.
www.businessinsider.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For centuries women depended on marriage for stability. Now we're gaining financial ($30T wealth transfer) + tech power (highest users of AI). The pressure is about to transfer to men. www.businessinsider.com/emma-watson-...
AI actress Tilly Norwood draws Hollywood’s eye. AI singer Xania Monet lands $3M. I said in 2014 fans would build their own stars—Runway proves it. AI is the next instrument. Do you think it could move you? Or, does it have to be human to count?
October 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AI actress Tilly Norwood draws Hollywood’s eye. AI singer Xania Monet lands $3M. I said in 2014 fans would build their own stars—Runway proves it. AI is the next instrument. Do you think it could move you? Or, does it have to be human to count?
Sushi’s rise shows our food is shrinking — smaller, faster, everywhere. What’s fascinating is that even in gas stations and grocery stores, it still feels like a luxury.
Where else do you see life miniaturizing, but holding onto that feeling of luxe? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/d...
Where else do you see life miniaturizing, but holding onto that feeling of luxe? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/d...
Sushi Is Bigger Than Ever in America. There’s One Main Reason.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sushi’s rise shows our food is shrinking — smaller, faster, everywhere. What’s fascinating is that even in gas stations and grocery stores, it still feels like a luxury.
Where else do you see life miniaturizing, but holding onto that feeling of luxe? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/d...
Where else do you see life miniaturizing, but holding onto that feeling of luxe? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/d...
Men are experiencing what women have always faced: appearance directly impacts earning potential and career advancement. This pressure gets repackaged as 'health optimization' + 'biohacking' to make it more palatable for men who can frame it as strategic rather than vain. www.gq.com/story/how-po...
How Podcasts (and Plastic Surgery) Are Shaping Male Beauty Standards
What comes after supplements, testosterone, and mouth exercises? We visited the Beverly Hills office of the manosphere’s favorite plastic surgeon to find out.
www.gq.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Men are experiencing what women have always faced: appearance directly impacts earning potential and career advancement. This pressure gets repackaged as 'health optimization' + 'biohacking' to make it more palatable for men who can frame it as strategic rather than vain. www.gq.com/story/how-po...
September 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The wealthiest are paying massive membership dues just to risk developing Parkinson’s. The first golf clubs to go chemical-free will be cultural hits. Indoor golf will rise alongside ‘shielding’ apparel and beauty–products that protects us from toxic environments. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Opinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us
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September 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The wealthiest are paying massive membership dues just to risk developing Parkinson’s. The first golf clubs to go chemical-free will be cultural hits. Indoor golf will rise alongside ‘shielding’ apparel and beauty–products that protects us from toxic environments. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Doxa (from the Greek): the shared beliefs and principles that bind a community.
@thomaslfriedman.bsky.social's piece has me thinking: We are at a critical point for humanity. It will come down to our ability, or inability, to agree on a common moral code that rises above politics and borders.
@thomaslfriedman.bsky.social's piece has me thinking: We are at a critical point for humanity. It will come down to our ability, or inability, to agree on a common moral code that rises above politics and borders.
My column: The One Danger That Should Unite the
U.S. and China www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
U.S. and China www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
Opinion | The One Danger That Should Unite the U.S. and China
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Doxa (from the Greek): the shared beliefs and principles that bind a community.
@thomaslfriedman.bsky.social's piece has me thinking: We are at a critical point for humanity. It will come down to our ability, or inability, to agree on a common moral code that rises above politics and borders.
@thomaslfriedman.bsky.social's piece has me thinking: We are at a critical point for humanity. It will come down to our ability, or inability, to agree on a common moral code that rises above politics and borders.
If campuses are opening dorms to pets, workplaces won’t be far behind. Forget dog-friendly policies—think in-office vets, pet pods, and wellness plans built around our animals. apnews.com/article/pets...
These colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety
Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to help students feel more at home. Eckerd College in Florida lets students bring pets like dogs and cats after their first semester.
apnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If campuses are opening dorms to pets, workplaces won’t be far behind. Forget dog-friendly policies—think in-office vets, pet pods, and wellness plans built around our animals. apnews.com/article/pets...
It doesn’t matter if AI actually feels. What matters is that we will feel for it. (1/2)
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We must build AI for people; not to be a person
Personal site of Mustafa Suleyman, AI pioneer and author.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It doesn’t matter if AI actually feels. What matters is that we will feel for it. (1/2)
mustafa-suleyman.ai/seemingly-co...
mustafa-suleyman.ai/seemingly-co...
Rising demand for hyper-personalized education will supersede human teachers. AI tutors and robotic classrooms are the only way to scale one-on-one learning. www.wired.com/story/silico...
How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession
Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Rising demand for hyper-personalized education will supersede human teachers. AI tutors and robotic classrooms are the only way to scale one-on-one learning. www.wired.com/story/silico...
One of my oldest, and most contentious, predictions finally coming true.
China's Kaiwa Technology develops pregnancy humanoid robot with artificial womb technology
Chinese firm Kaiwa Technology plans world's first pregnancy humanoid robot with artificial womb for 2026 launch at $14,000. The Guangzhou company presented the gestation robot concept at Beijing's Wor...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of my oldest, and most contentious, predictions finally coming true.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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What if bad moods were glitches—not signals? In this new issue of The Popcorn Report, we explore the future of emotional engineering.
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The Future of Feeling: Inside Emotional Engineering & the End of Bad Days
In 2030, feeling sad isn't a personal failing—it's a technical glitch. But when mood becomes programmable, what happens to the messy, essential work of being human? FutureVision At precisely 3:47 p.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
What if bad moods were glitches—not signals? In this new issue of The Popcorn Report, we explore the future of emotional engineering.
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The beginning of partial and fully synthetic families. www.wsj.com/style/reborn...
Why People Are Buying $8,000 Lifelike Baby Dolls
Highly realistic baby dolls have become a global phenomenon, with collectors shelling out for luxury baby gear and doting on their “reborns” as if they were human children.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The beginning of partial and fully synthetic families. www.wsj.com/style/reborn...
Adults self-medicating with Labubu is Big Business.
July 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Adults self-medicating with Labubu is Big Business.
The family is evolving—and bots are stepping in. Parenting is no longer a default role. It’s a decision, a delegation, sometimes a download. In my latest Popcorn Report, I explore what happens when care becomes code. Read The Great UnParenting.
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The Great UnParenting
The Family as We Know It Is Breaking. What Replaces It Might Not Be Human.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The family is evolving—and bots are stepping in. Parenting is no longer a default role. It’s a decision, a delegation, sometimes a download. In my latest Popcorn Report, I explore what happens when care becomes code. Read The Great UnParenting.
Substack: bit.ly/457RBCk
Linkedin: bit.ly/3GREr39
Substack: bit.ly/457RBCk
Linkedin: bit.ly/3GREr39