TREND REPORTS
The Attributes of Luxury, According to High-Net-Worth Shoppers
[Consumer]
2026/01/08 09:06
Over the past three years, luxury volume growth has softened, with brands increasingly relying on price increases to maintain top-line performance. Between 2023 and 2025, around 80 percent of luxury market growth is estimated to have stemmed from price increases rather than volume gains — a lever that cannot be relied on indefinitely.At the same time, competition for share of wallet has intens...
(CES 2026) Tombot Create “Hyper-Realistic”, $1,500 Robotic Puppy For Dementia Patients
[Product]
2026/01/08 09:05
US robotics company Tombot has unveiled Jennie, a battery- and AI-powered robotic pet designed to provide companionship and comfort for people struggling with cognitive health issues.Created by Tombot CEO Tom Stevens in response to his mother’s dementia, Jennie was developed after Stevens and his family were forced to re-home a dog when his mother could no longer care for it. The robotic puppy...
DuPont’s Decade Of Restructuring Yields Meager Returns
[Business]
2026/01/08 09:04
Spinoffs Meant To Boost Shareholder Value Leave DuPont Trailing Broader Market.Spinoffs meant to boost shareholder value leave DuPont trailing broader market. When Jim Porter retired from DuPont in 2008, one of his retirement accounts consisted entirely of stock in the chemicals manufacturer.Today, that account still holds DuPont shares, but it also includes stock in four other companies that w...
Launbot – Robotic Dryer and Iron Aims To Replace Traditional Dryer and Iron
[Product]
2026/01/08 09:03
Laundry tech usually evolves at a glacial pace. Washers get smarter, dryers get marginally quieter, and irons stubbornly remain irons. Launbot Robotic Dryer and Iron shows up and casually suggests skipping half the process entirely. At its core, Launbot is a compact robotic dryer-and-iron replacement that works while clothes hang. Instead of tumbling fabric around a drum, it pushes controlled h...
(CES 2026) Lego Releases "Ground-Breaking" Responsive Smart Brick System
[Product]
2026/01/07 09:10
Toy manufacturer Lego has released its Smart Play system, which includes Lego bricks, tags and minifigurines with built-in sensors and a tiny speaker at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.According to Lego, the Smart Play system is powered by "invisible" technologies that are integrated within a standard-sized Lego brick, a small square-shaped "tag", and certain figurines that m...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Reimagining The Value Proposition of Tech Services for Agentic AI
[Business]
2026/01/07 09:09
As enterprise customers seek support with agentic AI, tech services providers have a chance to turn a potential threat into an even bigger opportunity.After navigating the generative AI landscape, technology services providers now face a newer, more disruptive force: agentic AI. Enterprises are making significant investments in this next stage of AI, optimistic that it will deliver the growth t...
(CES 2026) L'Oréal’s Beauty Devices Include A Skin-Like Flexible LED Mask
[Product]
2026/01/07 09:08
Over the last ten or so years, L'Oréal has brought a taste of beauty tech to the masses at CES 2026. This time, it has three devices to show off: the “Light Straight + Multi-styler” as well as the helpfully named LED Face Mask and LED Eye Mask.Don’t let the unassuming names mislead you. These three products actually harbor some unique traits. The Light Straight (and multi-styler, which I’m...
Why Equinox Leaned On AI Slop In Its New Year’s Ad Campaign
[Business]
2026/01/07 09:07
The fitness chain’s new marketing push features strange AI imagery juxtaposed with real-life fit people in a campaign called ‘Question Everything But Yourself’The latest New Year’s ad campaign for the high-end fitness club Equinox is leaning on AI weirdness from a pole-dancing Justin Trudeau to a steak made of cake.The campaign juxtaposes such wild, clearly AI-created images with real photo...
(Infographic) Approval Ratings of World Leaders Heading Into 2026
[Consumer]
2026/01/07 09:06
Narendra Modi remains the world’s most popular major leader heading into 2026, despite softer approval than earlier in 2025.Most approval gains over 2025 stemmed from leadership changes rather than improving sentiment toward incumbents.Public approval of political leaders reflects a mix of economic conditions, policy decisions, and broader voter sentiment. As 2025 comes to a close, approval ra...
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