AI shopping agents will test pricing strategies designed around human psychology alone.AI shopping agents are set to threaten the economics of basket building by cherry-picking the cheapest products from multiple online grocers in split orders.But grocers that drive traffic with low-priced known-value items must still cater to humans who perceive value through KVIs and build orders around them.Grocers should respond by finding new ways to incentivize basket building, offering a unique assortment, making some deals store-only, and creating di...

Search giant is putting about $75 million into the film company as part of an artificial-intelligence research partnershipGoogle is investing around $75 million in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new artificial-intelligence research partnership.The partnership is an unusual alliance between Google’s DeepMind AI unit and A24, as Hollywood has been wary of artificial intelligence.The deal marks Google’s first investment in a film studio.Google is investing in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new artificial-intelligence res...

Guinness has introduced a limited-edition binoculars giveaway designed to help football fans enjoy a closer view of the action during this summer’s tournament.Named Guinness Binoculars, the collectible product targets supporters who want a better look at every moment of the match, whether they are sitting in the upper tiers of a stadium, watching from the back of a crowded pub, or following the game from their living room.The fully functional binoculars come with a premium leather carrying case and are positioned as a playful extension of G...

Oil reserves in the U.S. have fallen to historic lows as the Trump administration has been releasing stocks to counteract rising oil and gas prices amid the war in Iran. According to federal data, the speed of the release has broken the previous record set during the Biden presidency when reserves were tapped because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis.A possible opening of the Strait of Hormuz, an important global oil chokepoint, could alleviate the situation. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he expects the...

Learn how outgassing affects optical, semiconductor, and aerospace systems — and how to prevent it.Master Bond has been formulating and manufacturing Adhesives, Sealants & Coatings since 1975.Generic adhesives allow volatile molecules to escape through a loosely bonded polymer network (left). NASA-compliant low outgassing adhesives use a highly cross-linked structure to keep contamination in check (right).Outgassing is the release of volatile substances from a cured adhesive over time. These released materials, which may include residua...

Consumers are handing execution rights to AI agents, and the brands facilitating that transfer are rewriting how digital commerce, work, and information flow.

The background condition is a decade of mobile-native behavior: persistent apps, background sync, push notifications. Users already live with software that acts without being asked. What shifted in 2026 is that the acting now includes financial transactions, document creation, and continuous web surveillance on a person's behalf. Model Context Protocols and large-scale app integrati...

1. Google 특허, AI가 브랜드 랜딩 페이지를 완전히 대체하는 미래 예고사용자 검색 의도 맞춤형 AI 페이지 자율 생성 기전 수립: Google이 기존 브랜드 랜딩 페이지의 유효성을 평가하여 효율성이 낮다고 판단될 경우, 사용자의 검색 의도, 검색 이력, 위치, 선호도 신호를 조합한 개인화된 AI 페이지를 실시간 자동 생성하는 특허 획득.성능 메트릭스 기반의 인터페이스 레이어 구축: 전환율, 이탈률, 클릭률, 디자인 및 콘텐츠 품질 점수를 산정하여 필터 기능이나 편의성이 결여된 웹사이트를 발견 시, 상품 클러스터, AI 챗봇, 액션 버튼이 결합된 유저 특화형 인터페이스 레이어를...

Google has been granted a new patent that hints at a major shift in how people may move from search results to brand websites. The patent, titled “AI-generated content page tailored to a specific user,” describes a system that can evaluate an organization’s landing page and generate a personalized AI page for a user when the original page is judged to be less effective.The idea is simple but potentially disruptive. Today, when users search for a product, service, or brand, they usually click through to a company’s own website or landing...

Nearly every CMO we surveyed this year (96%) stated that AI is driving end-to-end transformation of their function, but only about a third have actually done the work. That gap between what CMOs claim and what they have built is the story of 2026. Our annual survey of 300 global CMOs surfaces three key findings:Marketing has won the mandate to lead. Roughly half of CMOs say that marketing now owns AI investment decisions in the function—a sharp departure from the broader enterprise, where 72% of CEOs describe themselves as the primary decis...