More consumers are prioritizing their health and scrutinizing what they buy. Our latest Future of Wellness research explores the trends shaping where they spend and what they expect in return.The global wellness market is now worth $2.7 trillion and the US market alone accounts for $700 billion.Wellness is becoming part of consumer identity. More than a third of US consumers say it is core to who they are, with a greater share prioritizing it versus last year. While Gen Zers and millennials still account for the greatest wellness spending of...

General Mills and Ziploc have partnered to launch Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal, introducing the first resealable bag packaged inside a traditional cereal box to help keep cereal fresher for longer.Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal™ is here – bringing a resealable bag to the traditional cereal box to answer fan demand to help keep cereal fresher longer.The new bag also features a convenient “pour spout” to make it even easier to serve up the perfect bowl of Cheerios.Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal™ will be available as a new choice for...

The Nasdaq composite closes in correction territory in the stock market’s worst day since last April’s tariff turmoil.The Nasdaq composite fell into correction territory as a tech-stock selloff wiped out an estimated $2.5 trillion in total market value.The market decline followed the election of a bloc of AI skeptics and governors promising data-center restrictions.Nvidia closed the trading session in the red for 2026, while shares of Tesla and SpaceX both fell by more than 9%.Just two days after the 2026 midterm elections swept a wave of...

Phantom Neuro captures reliable muscle signals with less invasive surgery.In a significant clinical milestone for neurotechnology and assistive robotics, two patients in Melbourne, Australia, have become the first humans implanted with a novel subcutaneous sensor designed to control bionic prosthetic limbs. Developed by Austin, Texas-based medical device startup Phantom Neuro, the flexible, two-by-ten-centimeter implant wraps around the muscular tissue of the forearm just beneath the dermis. By capturing high-fidelity electromyography (EMG)...

Starbucks has transformed its festive cups into a stage for a miniature ensemble of hand-drawn musicians in “Perfect Harmony,” a holiday campaign created in partnership with creative agency Anomaly.Artist Geoff McFetridge illustrated every component of the animated world by hand using Sharpie markers directly on Starbucks paper cups. Returning for his second consecutive year leading the brand’s seasonal artwork, McFetridge also designed the accompanying illustrations featured across the campaign’s out-of-home advertising.Set to “Happy T...

ChatGPT Dominates Global AI Chatbot Market, But Competitors Gain Ground in Key Regions.OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to hold an overwhelming lead in global AI chatbot referral traffic, though alternative platforms are carving out substantial market share in countries like South Korea and Russia, according to market referral data shared by finfab.app (sourced via InvestorSight and StatCounter).Dominance Across Major MarketsChatGPT maintains a strong majority of chatbot referral traffic across most major Western and Asian economies:Indonesia: 85...

While the digital revolution has mastered the capture, transmission, and reproduction of sights and sounds across global networks, the human sense of smell has long remained an intractable frontier for communications technology. Unlike photons and acoustic pressure waves that conform neatly to the physical laws of digital sensors, odors are complex, volatile chemical cocktails floating through ambient air. Now, in a bid to bridge this sensory divide, an international research team has developed an integrated system capable of detecting airbo...

Airbnb has teased its plans to build its own AI travel agent before, but on Thursday the company announced that the new AI feature will launch in the first half of 2027. In the company’s Q3 shareholder letter on Thursday, Airbnb also provided more detail about how the agent will work, what it will actually do, and how it’s different from a typical AI chatbot.In prior interviews, CEO Brian Chesky sketched out the travel company’s approach to AI, describing a plan to build an AI agent that has a richer interface than a conventional chatbot....

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