Ways US Adults Will Change Shopping/Spending If There Are Price Increases Related to Tariffs, by Generation, March 2025 (% of respondents in each group).Key stat: Almost half of Gen Zers (46%) and Baby Boomers (45%) would switch to less expensive brands or product alternatives if there are price increases related to tariffs, according to March data from Collage Group.Beyond the chart:70% of US...

Why just buy a gift card for games, if you can buy an actual handheld gaming console which is (roughly) the same shape and size? That's the thinking behind the Raspberry-Pi-packin' GamerCard, which has an interesting pedigree.Putting it simply, the GamerCard is a 128 x 88 x 6.5-mm, 100-gram (3.5-oz) pocketable slab that allows users to play games on the go. It's the brainchild of British invent...

1. KPMG – AI Quarterly Pulse Survey: Q2 2025 보고서에이전트 채택률이 빠르게 확대 중: 전체 조직의 33%가 일부 AI 에이전트를 실제 업무에 적용하고 있으며, 이는 지난 두 분기 동안 유지되었던 11% 수준에서 세 배 이상 증가한 수치로, 단순 실험 단계를 넘어 실제 비즈니스 운용 단계로 접어드는 추세효율성과 수익 창출을 동시에 노리는 전략 전환: 전체 응답 조직의 46%는 운영 효율성 향상과 동시에 수익 창출이라는...

AI Agents Move Beyond Experimentation as Leaders Prepare for Competitive Transformation Within 24 Months.AI is rewriting the playbook with 82% of leaders agreeing their industry’s competitive landscape will look different in the next 24 months, according to the latest KPMG AI Quarterly Pulse Survey. This dynamic is prompting organizations to rapidly scale their AI and agent capabilities, targe...

Labubu mania is sweeping across the globe. If you don’t recognize the name, perhaps you’ve seen one online: a small plush monster doll that is both a toy and a fashion statement. On TikTok and Instagram, you can see Labubus sported by celebrities including Dua Lipa, Rihanna, and Tom Brady. When Labubus go on sale, retail outlets are mobbed by unruly customers. Demand greatly exceeds supply, a...

Asepha is transforming pharmacy operations with interoperable AI agents and Fortune 50 enterprise customers.Asepha, a fast-growing startup leveraging AI agents for pharmacy automation, today announced the close of its $4 million Seed round, led by Glasswing Ventures and Core Innovation Capital. Panache, RedBud, and MGV also participated, with follow-on support from Ripple Ventures and Front Row...

Microsoft has acquired at least 277 companies since 1986, including businesses in hardware, software, communications, and gaming.Many of these acquisitions have played a key role in Microsoft’s growth, including Hotmail in 1997 (email platform), Mojang in 2014 (developer of Minecraft), and GitHub in 2018 (world’s largest code hosting platform)Microsoft has long been known for its aggressive a...

MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional prosthesis.Unlike prostheses in which the residual limb sits within a socket, the new system is directly integrated with the user’s muscle and bone tissue. This enables greater stability and gives the...

Anyone who relies on a morning cup of coffee will have noticed how much their caffeine kick has been setting them back of late.Now, as the Trump administration prepares to impose a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil to the US from August 1, people may have to fork out even more. Coffee prices have recently surged to an all-time high, hitting $7.93 per pound of ground roast coffee in May — up fr...