BMW is expanding its investigation of humanoid robotic workers at its factories. The automaker has just announced that it will trial a set of physical AI bots made by Hexagon for the first time at one of its European plants.After about a year of training, BMW unleashed a fleet of robots made by Figure AI in its plant at Spartanburg, South Carolina, last year as part of a pilot program to see ho...

AI startup Simile offers ‘agentic twins’ modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research.Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how companies gather insights about customers and public opinion. A new startup, Simile, is pushing this transformation further by creating AI-powered “agentic twins”—digital replicas of real people designed to simulate human thinkin...

Escalating conflict in the Middle East is exposing how quickly geopolitics can disrupt even luxury’s most carefully cultivated retail hubs.The global fashion, luxury and beauty industries saw a mix of momentum, experimentation and uncertainty this week. From strong performance in sportswear to growing activity in beauty retail and new financial products linked to luxury goods, the sector conti...

Ziff Davis has agreed to sell its Connectivity division, which houses Ookla’s Speedtest app and Downdetector outage tracker, to Accenture for $1.2 billion in cash.The sale, which also includes Ekahau and RootMetrics, will allow Ziff Davis to focus on enthusiast websites like IGN and Mashable, as well as Everyday Health and iBuyNewCar.Shares of Ziff Davis rose more than 60% in early trading, wh...

New data from the Ramp Economics Lab suggests that the competitive balance in the enterprise AI market is shifting rapidly. While the public conversation around artificial intelligence has largely focused on consumer tools and model releases, corporate spending patterns are revealing a different story. Across both API usage and enterprise chat subscriptions, businesses are increasingly directin...

Corona Cero maps sunlight to help urban workers find better spots for lunch breaks. In increasingly shaded cities, Corona Cero is staking out slivers of sunshine.The no-alcohol beer brand has launched Sun Tags: branded tables and seating attachments that clip onto existing urban infrastructure like railings and lamp posts, transforming underused public spaces into lunch break refuges. Kicking o...

Sport brand Nike and creative agency Amsterdam Berlin have developed the ACG All Conditions Cup System, a movable modular stadium designed to enable football matches to take place in rugged environments ranging from mountains to deserts.The portable system consists of 1,677 individual components, including foldable goals, floodlights and spectator seating. The lightweight structure allows the e...

1. Pew Research 보고서: 미 청소년의 AI 활용 실태 및 인식학업 및 정보 검색의 일상화: 미국 청소년의 64%가 챗봇을 경험했으며, 주요 활용 목적으로 정보 검색(57%)과 학업 지원(54%)이 가장 높게 확인.학업 정직성에 대한 우려: 청소년의 59%가 학교 내 AI 부정행위가 빈번하다고 답했으며, 직접 활용자들 사이에서는 그 인식이 76%까지 상승함을 분석.부모와의 인식 격차 존재: 청소년의 상당수가 개인적 삶에 긍정적 영향...

Just over half of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support. More teens think AI will be positive for them than negative.A growing majority of American teenagers are using artificial intelligence chatbots in their daily lives, with schoolwork and information searches emerging as the most common uses, according to a new Pew Res...