1. (PDF) McKinsey의 테크놀로지 트렌드 전망 보고서 2026 : 실물 세계로 파고드는 AI의 물결AI의 중심축이 소프트웨어에서 오프라인 실물 영역으로 이동: 2026년 기술 혁신의 주도권이 단순 콘텐츠 생성을 넘어 반도체 칩, 전력망, 로보틱스, 바이오, 물류 등 오프라인 인프라와 실물 AI(Physical AI)로 대전환.에이전트(Agentic) AI의 확산과 조직 프로세스 재설계 격차: 기업의 89%가 AI를 활용 중이나 실질적 EBIT 개선을 이룬 곳은 37%에 불과하며, 에이전트 코딩 도구 도입 시 인간-AI 팀 체제의 프로세스 재설계 여부가 성패를 좌우.전력망과 특화 반도체 칩이 초래하는 물리적 한...

Technology Is Moving Off the Screen and Into the Physical World.The defining technology story of 2026 is no longer simply better AI models. McKinsey argues that innovation is moving rapidly from software into chips, power grids, robots, laboratories, vehicles and physical infrastructure.Its *Technology Trends Outlook 2026* identifies 14 frontier technology trends across three areas: the AI revolution, compute and connectivity frontiers, and cutting-edge engineering. Four are directly AI-specific, but AI increasingly accelerates nearly all th...

Developers in Japan are running out of sites big enough to host major solar projects, leading them to buy golf courses to use the land.About 9% of Japan's utility-scale solar capacity is on former golf courses, with some of the country's biggest projects built on former fairways.Golf courses are seen as a viable option for solar development due to their open land, good sunlight, and access to the power grid, with at least 1 gigawatt of solar projects announced or under construction on Japanese golf courses.The manicured fairways of Minohara...

Investors argue that startups should stick to opportunities in the enterprise and infrastructure layers.It took less than two weeks for Meta’s new AI assistant application Muse to reach number one on the iOS App Store. In its first 12 days on the market, Muse garnered more downloads than ChatGPT’s debut and remains No. 1 in the US on Android and iOS app stores, according to data from Apptopia.“This is the ChatGPT moment for agents,” said Navin Chaddha, managing partner at Mayfield, which is an investor in Hello Haven, a personal AI assis...

The allergy care brand, which beauty executive Lorne Lucree debuted in January, has closed a $1 million funding round with participation from new investors Pave Health Ventures and Vanquish Equity, as well as existing investors True Beauty Ventures and Barrier Island Capital.The raise comes as Wizard Wellness completes a rollout to more than 4,000 Target, Walmart and CVS Pharmacy doors across the U.S., and unveils its first "Happy Nose Club" campaign in which actress Elisa Donovan playfully nods to her role as Amber in "Clueless" in a 52-sec...

Pilates is a powerhouse. US participation reached 13.8M last year, forcing boutiques, big-boxes, and rival modalities to evolve their playbooks.Pilates studios will account for half of new boutique openings, with @clubpilates and @strong plotting 350 sites combined, while big-box operators including @eosfitness, @crunchgym, and @lifetime.life. add reformers.Notching a 65% class fill rate and ~50% of first-timers returning, Pilates is a profit center. Trading up, @playlisttechnologies reports 40%+ of yoga studios have added Pilates, up 20% ov...

British facial fitness chain FaceGym has officially entered the Indian beauty market through a strategic partnership with Reliance Retail Ventures, which acquired a minority stake in the company in July 2025. The brand is establishing shop-in-shop studios within Reliance’s beauty platform, Tira, launching in major cities like Mumbai and Hyderabad, with planned expansions into Delhi, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. By positioning its specialized facial workouts at the intersection of beauty, wellness, and fitness, FaceGym aims to introduce an entire...

I have spent enough time in enough apartments with enough uneven floors to know that four legs are a promise most chairs cannot keep. Old buildings settle, floorboards cup, tile grout dips half a millimeter here and there, and a standard four-legged chair ends up rocking under you at the worst possible moment, usually right as you lean back with a full glass in hand. It is a small annoyance, but it is the kind of small annoyance that designers have somehow never bothered to fix, because four legs is what a chair is supposed to have.A Russian...

MONTHLY TREND REPORT - October. 2026 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Sensing & Market Intelligence Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve." Executive Summary & Key Insights1. 비즈니스 및 전략 트렌드 (Business & Strategy)▸ AI 에이전트가 '파일럿'에서 '손익'으로: CX 분야 AI의 41%가 전사 확산을 마친 McKinsey 조사와 선도기업 88%가 ROI를 달성한 Google 보고서는 에이전트...