A new Women’s Wear Daily + Boston Consulting Group survey of 5,000 US beauty consumers reveals the industry is expanding beyond traditional beauty solutions.A highly engaged segment of beauty consumers—about 6% of US adults surveyed—is leading the way, incorporating aesthetic procedures and performance and longevity into their routines.These beauty “optimizers” are deeply engaged, spending around $3,000 annually across the beauty ecosystem.Optimizers tend to cast a wide net as they look for new beauty solutions but trust few sources, of...

A single breakthrough AI moment in robotics may not be the answer.Billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots are expected to work alongside humans over the coming decades, from factories and warehouses to elder care, disaster response, delivery, and eventually homes. But despite record robotics investment—$40.7 billion in 2025 alone—the gap between promise and real-world deployment remains large. The authors argue that robotics will not be transformed by a single ChatGPT-like breakthrough. Instead, progress will come through the careful eng...

Making the most of large language models requires some guidance.With AI, you get out what you put in. Google wants to help make those inputs a little sharper. The company is seeking to patent a system for “assisting users in interactions with large language models” that helps engineer prompts to achieve outputs that are more accurate and relevant. “Complex input prompts — for example, prompts that contain multiple subtasks or refer to several entities — can be difficult for the LLM to handle effectively,” Google said in the filing. Goo...

I’ve long been a student of game theory, the branch of mathematics that studies how rational actors make decisions when their outcomes depend on what everyone else does. It’s a useful way to think about markets and geopolitics, and right now there may be no better place to apply it than Taiwan.The stakes were on full display this week as President Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Xi reportedly warned Trump that “conflicts” could emerge if the two powers mishandle Taiwan. At the same time, Taiwan approved $25 billion in spe...

Lilly said that retatrutide, designed to be taken once a week, met the primary endpoint in a phase 3 clinical trial.Eli Lilly’s investigational drug retatrutide delivered clinically meaningful weight loss in a phase 3 trial, meeting primary and key secondary endpoints.View moreAn investigational drug developed by Eli Lilly LLY 2.24%increase; green up pointing triangle delivered clinically meaningful weight loss in a trial, the company said as it looks to expand its obesity treatment portfolio amid soaring demand.Lilly said Thursday that ret...

As beauty shoppers move fluidly between screens, stores, and AI-powered search, the brands pulling ahead are the ones connecting the dots — across data, channels and the full customer journey. This playbook explores how to implement this connected strategy.In 2026, a beauty shopper might find a product on TikTok, research it on the brand’s DTC site, test it at a Sephora counter, and complete the purchase on Amazon. For most brands, each of those channels sits with a different internal team and is measured against different metrics. The pro...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave Amr Abouelmagd a win over his ex-wife in a cross-border, child-custody lawsuit, indirectly validating the legal adviser that helped build his case: OpenAI’s ChatGPT.Thanks to AI, suing without a lawyer or defending oneself in court has never been easier, allowing anyone to turn a generic grievance into a focused complaint that meets courtroom standards.The surge in AI-generated filings has raised concern about hallucinations and overwhelmed judges, with one study finding that the number of plaintiffs suing witho...

"Every Pull Changes It"“OOM” (Ôm) means an indirect hug. We brought that feeling into a tissue clamp, an hourglass-like object that quietly holds your moments: joy and sorrow, care and mistakes. As the stack runs out, it marks time and reminds you it’s been there through it all, by your side, without needing to hold you.OOM.04 makes a daily habit feel intentional. You choose how much tissue to load, so you can prepare just enough for the day, the way hotels and restaurants do.Inspired by the curved gesture of temple roofs and ritual alta...

1. (Patent) 구글의 AR 매핑 특허, 저전력 스마트 글래스의 잠재력 잠금 해제 가능성신경망 기반 지능형 AR 매핑 기술 특허 취득: 스마트 글래스의 카메라로 획득한 물리 환경 데이터와 관성 측정 장치(IMU)의 데이터를 결합해 사용자의 3차원 위치(6자유도 포즈)를 실시간 추적하는 시스템 아키텍처 수립.저전력 구조 구현을 통한 배터리 수명 극대화: 전력 소모가 큰 카메라 센서 구동을 최소화하고 저전력 신경망 알고리즘으로 회전 속도 및 가속도를 예측하여 스마트 글래스의 하드웨어 전력 효율 제고 성공.매직 리프(Magic Leap) 파트너십을 통한 AR 사업 재정의: 연초 하드웨어 부...