OpenAI’s first ever brand trip consisted of a nature-filled retreat outside of NYC, the internet was quick to flag the irony when considering environmental effects of AI.

World Cup 2026 advertisers spent $1.42 billion on media — McDonald's campaign flopped, but Coca-Cola, Adidas, Unilever, and AB InBev all saw sales gains from their sponsorships.

Consumers are gravitating towards products that use natural colorants like beets, grape, paprika, and turmeric.

A new generation of gathering spaces is booming by giving young adults something social media can't: curiosity, conversation and community.

Influencers have never been more established — or more widely disliked, thanks to oversaturation, rage bait, and AI.

Dressing tables have been around forever, but after all but vanishing from American bedrooms for decades, the vanity is making an unlikely comeback with kids.

Just 34% of boomers know "rizz," and the generational language gap it reflects costs U.S. businesses $1.2 trillion a year.

Over 40% of KPMG's Gen Z interns are limiting AI use, fearing it erodes the critical thinking their C-suite ambitions require.

Despite splashy return-to-office mandates, 22% of workers still log remote hours, with 35-to-45-year-olds guarding that flexibility to juggle kids and aging parents.

Consumer spending picked up, while businesses kept investing in AI.

Whatnot’s fast-moving auctions and feverish ‘breaks’ hook users.

GLP-1 users are trying on clothes in person to figure out what styles fit their new size.

As audiences tire of ads, 2026 creators must shift from churning content to building authentic communities and diversified businesses.

Myspace's current owners claim they plan to relaunch the social platform, despite losing ~$150 million.

Beyond "write me an email," try telling AI to play your harshest critic, clone your writing voice, or roast your landing page copy as a skeptical IT director.