We haven’t ditched our Sunday sundaes and weeknight Ben & Jerry's binges entirely, but the data is irrefutable: America is eating less ice cream. And consumer giants like British powerhouse Unilever are well aware.We haven’t ditched our Sunday sundaes, weeknight binges with Ben & Jerry’s, or our Monday Magnums entirely, but the data is irrefutable: America is eating less ice cream. A...

The AirPods upgrade is part of a broader overhaul of Apple’s software this year. The feature will work by translating speech in real-time, allowing users to communicate with others who speak different languages.Apple Inc. is planning a new AirPods feature that allows the earbuds to live-translate an in-person conversation into another language, according to people with knowledge of the matter....

With furry friends on track to outnumber toddlers 2 to 1 by 2030, the mainland is developing a $49 billion pet economy.When China relaxed its one-child policy a decade ago, makers of baby food and infant formula began plowing billions of yuan into new brands, products and factories, with investment in the industry surging by almost a third in 2016. But any hope of a baby boom proved fleeting as...

As consumers rely more on AI-based search and summaries, how will brands adapt their strategies?Marketing executives tailor their customer strategies around search engine results, but search is changing quickly.AI search engines and AI summaries on results pages are taking a bite out of clickthrough traffic.Bain’s research finds that 80% of consumers rely on these “zero-click” results at lea...

The Lamborghini of baby strollers is literally a Lamborghini.Luxury carmaker Automobili Lamborghini is getting into baby gear by partnering with the British nursery brand Silver Cross for a limited-edition stroller called the Reef AL Arancio. Just 500 of the strollers will be made and each comes with a numbered edition plaque. Silver Cross calls it a “super stroller,” and it retails for about...

Creative Spin Brings the Star’s Famous ‘Flying Skirt’ to Life.A new viral video puts a creative spin on Marilyn Monroe’s iconic subway grate moment. The viral video features an employee pulling out tissues from a tissue box, which recreates her famous billowing dress moment. It’s a fun and clever homage to the timeless style icon. Watch the video below. Marilyn Monroe has been a style icon...

Organizations are beginning to create the structures and processes that lead to meaningful value from gen AI. While still in early days, companies are redesigning workflows, elevating governance, and mitigating more risks.Organizations are starting to make organizational changes designed to generate future value from gen AI, and large companies are leading the way. The latest McKinsey Global Su...

The new model from Google DeepMind is a huge step toward robots that can generalize.Google DeepMind has released a new model, Gemini Robotics, that combines its best large language model with robotics. Plugging in the LLM seems to give robots the ability to be more dexterous, work from natural-language commands, and generalize across tasks. All three are things that robots have struggled to do...

Social media feeds are flooded with lattes and sweets flavored with the green tea powder, disrupting a fragile supply chain.Since 2022 content creators Jasmine and Freya Smith in Tokyo have been posting on TikTok about Japanese food and travel, including all things matcha. Dozens of the sisters’ videos feature them at cafes and restaurants stirring matcha lattes, drizzling matcha-flavored syru...