The AI landscape is constantly evolving. How consumers use and engage with it is, too. At Epsilon, we've been asking consumers about how they use AI as it's become more integrated into everyday lives.What started as a simple question: “Do you use AI?” has turned into inquiries about the nuances of AI use between our personal and professional lives, what AI tools get right and where they still fall short. Our research also explores the various scenarios for AI use and how that differs across generations.What’s especially clear is that as c...

With Google’s multibillion user moat and deep pockets, it’s thriving despite OpenAI’s first-mover advantage.Ayear ago it wasn’t clear how AI was going to work out for AlphabetGOOGL $363.60 (0.18%), which missed out on the first-mover advantage held by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.The fear was that AI competition would eat into traffic for Google’s all-important Search business. And that incorporating AI answers into its own searches could cannibalize revenue, since customers would be less likely to pay for their blue-linked pride of place if peopl...

Geopolitical tensions and rising travel costs are weighing on people’s vacation plans. According to a recent Statista Consumer Insights survey, a majority of respondents surveyed in several major economies in the first half of 2026 say that international conflicts influence their choice of destinations, including 65 percent in the United Kingdom, 61 percent in Germany and 55 percent in the United States.At the same time, higher prices are becoming a growing barrier. Around 45–47 percent of respondents across these countries report that cos...

Most medical training equipment looks painfully clinical. Gray boxes. Tiny buttons. The overall vibe of “printer from 2009.” This Nursing Trainer looks like it belongs inside a sci-fi trauma unit orbiting Jupiter. Designed to bridge virtual training with real-world medical precision, the system focuses less on flashy technology and more on reducing friction. That’s the interesting part. The idea is simple: if the interface disappears into the background, practitioners can focus entirely on learning critical, life-saving procedures instead...

1. (PDF) BCG 보고서 - 피지컬 AI의 부상과 로보틱스 역량 프레임워크 비즈니스 전략기술 성숙도 프레임워크 수립: 로봇을 외형(Form factor)이 아닌 기능 성숙도로 평가해야 하며, 명시적 프로그래밍(레벨 1)부터 시각 인지(레벨 2), 정밀 조작(레벨 3), 워크플로우 계획(레벨 4), 인과적 추론(레벨 5)으로 분류한 프레임워크 제시.소프트웨어 정의 방식 기반의 총소유비용 감축: 초기 셋업 및 재엔지니어링 비용이 TCO의 75%를 차지하던 기존 산업용 자동화 한계를 파괴하고, 레벨 2·3의 소프트웨어 접근법을 이식해 셋업 비용을 최대 50%까지 절감하며 다품종 변동 공정의 플랫폼화 유...

Progress is real, but so is the uncertainty. A five-level framework helps leaders distinguish proven capabilities from emerging bets and sequence investments with discipline.Robotics progress is uneven, making it essential for leaders to separate deployable capabilities from impressive demonstrations.Near-term value is concentrated in Level 2 and Level 3 systems, where software-defined perception and dexterous manipulation are already transforming automation economics.General-purpose autonomy hinges on advances in causal reasoning that remai...

Apple has released Clingers, a new global privacy campaign from TBWA\Media Arts Lab that turns invisible online tracking into a stalking fever dream.TBWA\Media Arts Lab’s wit enlivens this year’s global privacy campaign for Apple, continuing the brand’s more than seven-year effort to raise awareness around the value of keeping user data secure and reinforce its longstanding belief that privacy is a fundamental human right.Through both broadcast and digital executions, Apple dramatises the invisible ecosystem of tracking that follows consu...

SpaceX, OpenAI, And Anthropic Have Scale And Tech Appeal. IPO History Says Those Help — But Profits Are Still The Cleaner Test.That matters as SpaceX pitches investors on a record $75 billion public offering. The company has rockets, satellites, Starlink, defense demand, and one of the biggest private-market stories on the planet. What it may not have is the one thing Wall Street eventually asks every growth story to show: that the business can make money.SpaceX's filing shows the scale, but also the gap. The company generated nearly $19 bi...

Most of us don’t think twice about the can we grab from the fridge. You reach, you pop, you drink. But Pepsi Max is betting that at least some of us will stop, look twice, and maybe even squeal a little when the can in our hand starts changing colour right before our eyes.That’s the premise behind Pepsi Max’s new Perfect Chilled variant, launched as part of the brand’s wider Pepsi Football Nation campaign ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Out of 86 million football-themed cans hitting shelves across the UK, only 150,000 carry something e...