Gen Z stories
Sony's WH-1000XM6 headphones get a new Sand Pink finish in India, targeting style-conscious users at INR ₹39,990 with no spec changes.
More companies are staying silent on social issues as US polarisation pushes PR teams towards defensive, selective messaging.
Affiliate creators are driving 68% of early revenue as the skincare brand uses TikTok Shop to win UK shoppers beyond specialist retailers.
Venmo now lets users send USD $ transfers directly to PayPal accounts in 90 markets, creating a global person-to-person payments link.
Millennials, Gen Z and Baby Boomers want very different green data, forcing brands to tailor sustainability messaging by age group.
Late payments are pushing more Australian small firms into debt, draining weeks on chasing invoices and fuelling rising financial stress.
More UK adults are ready to move abroad, as new research links language skills to higher pay, confidence and global career mobility.
Taboola forecasts 2026 travel marketing will hinge on personalisation, mobile-first booking, creator content, social search and first-party data.
A survey of 2,000 UK consumers found convenience can lift spend, with younger shoppers most willing to pay for smoother retail journeys.
Gen Z in the UK face the steepest surge in online scam attempts as AI-powered fraud grows more convincing and younger shoppers stay less wary.
Software developers top a new list of jobs workers fear AI will wipe out, as Reddit users fret over shrinking entry-level career paths.
UK retailers step up TikTok and AI shopping experiments as social feeds overtake high streets and search as the place to discover products.
Carsales launches a ChatGPT app to let Australians find car listings through conversational AI searches, boosting visibility for sellers.
Sluggish UK retail websites are prompting shoppers to abandon baskets, risking an estimated GBP £38 billion in lost eCommerce sales this year.
Payment outages are threatening Canadian retail and hospitality, with disruptions exposing merchants to an estimated USD $7.6 billion a year.
Irish workers race ahead of their employers on generative AI, as staff adopt free tools faster than firms can set policies and pay for them.
Canadian women report higher anxiety and lower confidence using AI at work than men, as workplace expectations outpace support and training.
Australians feel confident spotting cyber threats, but most still reuse passwords, share logins and ignore breaches unless directly alerted.
London-based LegacyX launches Vortex dating app and LXDC GIF tool, betting on blended social discovery and creator-focused expression.
Online abuse of US women has surged, with over a quarter reporting harassment and LGBTQ+ and non-white women facing the highest risks.