Google has been granted a new patent that hints at a major shift in how people may move from search results to brand websites. The patent, titled “AI-generated content page tailored to a specific user,” describes a system that can evaluate an organization’s landing page and generate a personalized AI page for a user when the original page is judged to be less effective.The idea is simple but potentially disruptive. Today, when users search for a product, service, or brand, they usually click through to a company’s own website or landing...

Nearly every CMO we surveyed this year (96%) stated that AI is driving end-to-end transformation of their function, but only about a third have actually done the work. That gap between what CMOs claim and what they have built is the story of 2026. Our annual survey of 300 global CMOs surfaces three key findings:Marketing has won the mandate to lead. Roughly half of CMOs say that marketing now owns AI investment decisions in the function—a sharp departure from the broader enterprise, where 72% of CEOs describe themselves as the primary decis...

Remote luxury golf courses are reverting to an older aesthetic — with sand and solitude as central selling points.While most people associate golf with manicured grass and pristine fairways, a growing segment of developers and elite players now sees sand as the sport’s most valuable feature. Courses built on sandy soil require less artificial landscaping, drain water quickly, and produce firm, fast-playing turf year-round. These natural conditions create a more dynamic and unpredictable game, where subtle slopes and ground movement influen...

REMEDY Raises Series A Led by L Catterton to Modernize Dermatologist-Developed Skincare. Minority investment will support clinical research, product innovation, team expansion, and continued growth across DTC, Amazon, and TargetRemedy Science (“REMEDY”), the dermatologist-developed, education-first skincare brand translating clinical expertise into accessible, high-performance products, today announced the closing of its Series A funding round led by L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused investment firm, with participation from...

Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 Batch Is Its Most Technically Complex Cohort Yet — Here’s What It Signals About Physical AI.Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch reflects a significant shift toward physical AI and deep-tech innovation. Among the 199 startups selected, roughly one in eight is building physical products, including robots, drones, wearables, and space technologies. The Industrials & Defense category alone doubled from 17 companies in the previous cohort to 35 companies in Winter 2026, making it the third-largest category in the b...

Polaroid has unveiled a giant billboard on New York’s Coney Island Beach that uses growing concerns about data centre water consumption to encourage people to spend less time online and engage more with the physical world around them.Installed at the start of summer, the beachside billboard carries the message: “Go jump in some water before the data centers drink it all up.”While the line references one of the technology industry's most debated environmental issues—the enormous water requirements of AI and data centres—Polaroid says the...

James Turrell has unveiled his largest-ever museum Skyspace at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, transforming the Danish sky into an immersive work of art. Named As Seen Below – The Dome, the permanent installation opened in January 2026 and welcomed the public ahead of the summer solstice in June, inviting visitors to descend beneath the museum grounds before directing their gaze upward toward the sky.The project marks Turrell’s 100th Skyspace and represents the largest example ever created within a museum setting. Rising 16 meters (52 feet) high a...

A new AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine has successfully completed its first human clinical trial, showing that it is safe and produces no significant side effects. Developed by the University of Cambridge and its spin-out DIOSynVax, the vaccine is designed to protect against a broad family of Sarbeco coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, SARS, and related bat viruses that could potentially cause future pandemics.The Phase I trial involved 39 healthy volunteers and demonstrated that the vaccine triggered immune responses not only to k...

More Americans are using chatbots, and some are adopting AI summaries and smart speakers. But views about AI and how fast it’s advancing tilt negative – even for younger adults.Pew Research Center’s new report, *Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact*, captures one of the most important contradictions in the consumer AI market: Americans are using AI more than ever, but they are not necessarily becoming more optimistic about it. Based on a survey of **5,119 U.S. adults** conducted from **February 17 to 23, 2026...