Heinz and Heineken have called it “the match we’ve all been waiting for”: a six-pack of Heineken with the sixth bottle quietly swapped for a Heinz.Cold ones and a condiment, fully committed to the World Cup bit.It went live as a collab post on both brands’ Instagram accounts, the same image landing on Heinz and Heineken’s grids at once.Willem Brandt from Kraft Heinz posted; ‘After more than 150 years of showing up at the same parties, HEINZ and Heineken are finally arriving together: a limited-edition six-pack pairing five Heineken bee...

Explore What's Gotten More Expensive In 2026, From Heating Oil And Gasoline To Airfare And Hotels, Based On The Latest CPI Data.Fuel prices are leading inflation in 2026, with heating oil up 45.1% and gasoline up 39.8% since December.Travel has become significantly more expensive, as airline fares (+21.6%) and hotel prices (+19.3%) post double-digit gains.Tomatoes (+31.1%) rank among the year’s biggest price surges, showing that inflation pressures extend beyond energy.From filling up your gas tank to booking a flight or buying groceries, s...

A UK company has developed a floating hydrogen-powered platform that could dramatically reduce the time and cost required to provide clean shore power to ships in port.The Hydrogen Power Hub, a modular floating platform developed by a UK-led consortium headed by Elire Maritime, has successfully completed six months of engineering trials, clearing the final technical hurdles before commercial deployment.The system can provide up to 5 megawatts of continuous clean electricity directly to vessels while docked, without requiring a grid connectio...

In an industry plagued by greenwashing and waning consumer interest in environmental impact, legacy brand Davines is betting on sustainability as lifestyle branding.Welcome to Haul of Fame, your weekly roundup tracking the new products and ideas driving the beauty industry forward.Included in this week’s issue: Alice Mushrooms, Dr Diamond’s Metacine, Dr Squatch, Nyx Cosmetics, Peloton, Pleasing, Touchland, Jones Road, Rael, Valentino Beauty and Vaseline.But first…The Italian hair care brand Davines doesn’t do things by halves. In additio...

1. (PDF) 2026년 글로벌 소비자 AI 이용 현황 분석 및 세대별 쇼핑 여정 추적 보고서소비자 이용률의 증대: 전체 소비자의 3분의 1이 전년 대비 AI 활용을 대폭 확대했으며, 특히 세대별 분석 결과 Millennials 진영이 성장을 적극 견인하는 가운데 전 세대 평균 34%가 최소 하루 1회 이상 실전 사용 중인 상태 확인.주요 우려 요인: 사용성 및 편의성 향상으로 향후 6개월 내 이용 확대 기대감이 우수한 반면, 데이터 프라이버시 침해 우려와 인적 직업 대체 공포 및 답변 불확실성이 부정적 여론을 형성하는 핵심 저해 요인으로 작용.쇼핑 여정의 변화: 온라인 쇼핑객의 60%가 AI 플랫폼...

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...

AI can always write for you, but it’s not always right. That’s why JPMorgan wants to double-check its LLM’s homework.AI can always write for you, but it’s not always right. That’s why JPMorgan wants to double-check its LLM’s homework. The company is seeking to patent “a method and a system for obtaining an evaluation of a quality of software code” generated by an LLM. First, a user gives instructions for a task, including the output they’re looking for. The system sends that information, along with a list of available APIs, to the L...

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...

Coca-Cola and Ogilvy have redesigned the chopstick in the shape of its iconic contour bottle, creating a functional dining utensil that places the brand at the heart of Asian meal occasions.If you visit most parts of East Asia and Southeast Asia, you will find something on almost every dining table, whether it’s at home or a public dining establishment: a pair of chopsticks. If you live there, then you learned to use them starting when you were a young child. If you’re visiting, then you will have to learn to use a pair when eating, or els...