A robotic hand developed at EPFL surpasses the limits of human dexterity with a dual-thumbed, reversible-palm design that can detach from its robotic ‘arm’ to reach and grasp multiple objects.What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At least according to engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s (...

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase products and services online. The traditional marketing funnel—from inspiration to loyalty—is compressing rapidly as generative AI tools, large language models (LLMs), and agentic commerce capture audiences and redirect consumer behavior. In response, boards and C-suites are assessing the vulnera...

IKEA Copenhagen has turned the city into a life-sized unboxing moment with its latest outdoor campaign.The initiative repositions the city-centre store as more than just a showroom, presenting it as a location that is fully stocked for immediate pick-up, including larger and bulkier items.Rather than spotlighting specific products such as sofas or wardrobes, the campaign takes a literal, citywi...

Google Is No Longer Just An AI Model Company. It Is Building A Full-Stack AI Operating System.Most people see Google AI and think “Gemini.” But if you look closer, Google is no longer just competing on models. It is building the entire infrastructure for the future of enterprise AI.Here is a breakdown of the six layers that make up Google’s AI ecosystem.1. The Models (The Intelligence)From G...

Pepsi has for decades taken pokes at rival Coke in an endless array of commercials, but this time, the youth-skewing cola company really means business.In a new ad slated to air during Super Bowl LX on February 8, Pepsi lures a Coca-Cola stalwart, a figure meant to be seen as one of the company’s popular animated polar bears, and eventually convinces the white bruin to shift his allegiance fro...

This RB report ranks 10 luxury beauty brands by their Concentrated Premium Index (CPI), a metric capturing how consistently high a brand’s price floor is across its core range. At the very top are Henry Jacques and Roja Parfums, haute parfumerie houses built around pure perfume oils and complex, rare raw materials, with no true entry‑level formats. They are joined by The Ginza, La Prairie, Va...

Aurzen ZIP Tri-Fold, Pocket-Size Projector That Folds Like Origami, and It Actually Fixes Camping Movie Night.Anyone who’s ever tried to watch a movie while camping knows the pain: weak signal, a wobbly mini tripod, and a projector that somehow needs more setup than your tent. That exact frustration is what led to the Aurzen ZIP, and honestly, you can feel that origin story baked into the desi...

Geopolitical, Regulatory, and Security Pressures Spur Governments to Boost Investment in Independent AI Infrastructure By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Gartner also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with d...

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