People have long been concerned about their reliance on smartphones and its ability to distract them from physical interactions but a study of global users suggests that it’s because people use their devices as ‘transportal homes’ and escape into them the same way they would ‘go home’.

Denmark has passed a law aimed at tightening criminal action towards sex without consent. Off the back of the legislation, iConsent is an app aimed at digitising the two-way agreement. But with widespread criticism and low uptake, the topic seems to be a complex one for brands to play a part in.

Why are people looking for more intuitive relationships with their tech? How are new online spaces giving people more agency? Where will the tech hardware market go once newness is no longer a selling point? And how are people testing their boundaries with AI and tech interference?

The pandemic forced Britons to become increasingly reliant on their digital devices, but how exactly have lockdowns affected their relationship with technology? Canvas8 spoke to eight people from across the UK to understand how they now use tech and their attitudes towards the upgrade cycle.