.1. 세계 불확실성 지수(WUI) 역대 최고치 경신: 911 테러와 2008년 금융위기 추월전례 없는 예측 불가능성: 글로벌 불확실성 지수가 2025년 9월 122,422.5로 정점을 찍으며 9.11 테러, 이라크 전쟁, 2008년 금융 위기, 2020년 팬데믹 시기의 수치를 모두 넘어섬경제 성장 저해 신호: 텍스트 분석 기반의 이 지수는 정책 모호성과 주식 시장의 변동성을 반영하며, 급격한 지수 상승은 통상적으로 실질 경제 생산량의 수축을 예...

Global uncertainty has reached unprecedented levels, according to the latest reading of the World Uncertainty Index, which climbed to a record peak recently. The measure now stands higher than it did during some of the most turbulent episodes of the past two decades, including the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the 2003 Iraq War, the 2008 financial crash, and the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.It hit a peak...

In the US, T-Mobile has launched what it calls the first real-time AI platform built directly into a wireless network, starting with Live Translation.The new service enables phone call translation in over 50 languages without requiring apps, downloads or specific devices. It works on any phone connected to T-Mobile's network, from flip phones to the latest smartphones, as long as at least one c...

AI is fundamentally changing retail: the way customers shop, how retailers work and where profit flows.To respond takes more than applying AI tools to legacy retail models; the real winners are redesigning their CVPs, economics, capabilities and operating models end to end.We see five imperatives for retailers to accelerate their responses to the changing retail business model in 2026.Artificia...

World Labs, a startup from artificial intelligence pioneer Fei-Fei Li, raised $1 billion in a new round of funding to pursue a novel approach to AI development.Autodesk Inc. invested $200 million in World Labs as part of the round. Other backers include Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., World Labs said in a blog post Wednesday.World Labs is one of a growing numb...

This RB Insight reveals a sharp digital hierarchy by ranking the top fast fashion brands in the market. Shein operates in a class of its own with 336.93 million monthly visits, more than triple (3X) the traffic of H&M and Zara, signalling a structural shift toward ultra-fast, data-driven, cross-border e-commerce. H&M and Zara, while far behind in volume, still anchor the second tier thr...

One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work—they consistently intensify it.Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work—drafting routine documents, summari...

Countries with older populations are, on average, less likely to say that AI-powered products and services excite them. Younger societies across Asia, Latin America and parts of the Global South tend to be markedly upbeat.Indonesia and Malaysia sit near the top of the chart, joined by India and several Latin American peers. Even where median ages are rising, optimism remains high. Thailand and...

Dove has built a national campaign for its Intensive Repair mask from unfiltered Reddit reviews, putting real consumer voices at the centre of the work.The result is a campaign that includes praise, critique and everything in between, underscoring Dove’s confidence in what it calls 2025’s most awarded hair repair mask.“Real beauty means real experiences, and that includes hearing what people...