In the end, we want connections, not “content”.
The gloomy narrative that AI writes better than humans needs a swift, human redraft
By Josh Fehnert
Monocle Minute
August 10, 2026

“We believe the display will stick around because whether you have glasses, watches or all these new AI wearables, we believe the phone will still be the mainframe.”

Into the fold: In an exclusive interview, Samsung’s head of design reveals what’s next for your smartphone
David Phelan
Monocle August, 2026

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom

AI is the catalyst, not the story and treating it as a technology problem to be managed, rather than a leadership challenge to be met, is the fastest way to end up with policy that’s outdated before the ink is dry.

Leading Like A Wayfinder
FutureMakers
July 2026

… how could the password for the video-surveillance system of the world’s most-visited museum be “Louvre”?

The Louvre’s Galerie d’Apollon reopens to the public as an all-but-blank canvas
Monocle Minute July 2026

Though noise pollution in cities is increasing, urban environments are still primarily designed for the eye.

Listen up! For cities to thrive, they need to sound as good as they look
By Arjan Rietveld
Monocle July 2026

Society, civilised society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating.

From The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde (1891)

Why white denim separates the haves from the have yachts

Headline
An ode to white denim from Monocle’s cream trousered contributing editor
WRITER
Robert Bound
Monocle July, 2026

In an era of infinite, seemingly perfect but totally synthetic content, the most valuable commodity will be humanity: unprogrammable evidence that a story passed through a living limbic system.

The irreplaceable value of humanity in the age of AI
WRITER Mario Garcia
Monocle, July, 2026

Until a machine can share the breath and the organic signature of life, it will remain a mind without comprehension: a nose without scent receptors.

The irreplaceable value of humanity in the age of AI
WRITER Mario Garcia
Monocle, July, 2026