In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Consumers Shift Focus From Free-From to Benefits

• Banana Water Enters Plant-Based Hydration Market

• Fibre Overtakes Protein in Snacking Priorities

• Explainer: Protein Fatigue

• Comment Sections Drive Brand Discovery

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Beauty Industry Adapts to GLP-1 Side Effects

• Libby Users Learn to Spot AI Audiobooks

• TikTok Teacher Lunch Sparks Butterkäse Shortage

• Explainer: Anti-AI Aesthetic

• Volkswagen Brings Physical Buttons Back to EVs

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Data Centres Expand into Hot Climates Despite Risks

• iFixit Launches AI That Diagnoses Repairs

• Butter-Dipped Ice Cream Goes Viral

• Explainer: solar grazing

• K-Beauty Brand Targets Melanin-Rich Skin Market

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• People Consistently Underestimate Others' Kindness

• Streaming Diversity Declines as DEI Programs End

• WikiFlix Offers 4,000 Public Domain Films Free

• Explainer: Commute Penalty

• Nostalgia Dominates Streaming as Reboots Multiply

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• TikTok Shop Pushes Secondhand Luxury Sales

• British Countryside Fashion Dominates Urban Wardrobes

• Hermès Birkins Outpace Gold as Investments

• Explainer: Whycations

• Women Migrate to Reddit as X Loses Users

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• UK Food Inflation Falls but Prices Remain High

• Local Grocers Hold Trust Edge Over National Chains

• Publishers Launch Substack Newsletters to Reach New Audiences

• Explainer: facial harmony trend

• Bots Drive 28% of Taylor Swift Backlash

In this week’s bumper edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Tonga Proposes Whale Legal Personhood

• Solar Buoys Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch

• Half of Top ADHD TikTok Content Misleading

• Hotels Become Luxury Restaurant Destinations

• Infrasound Technology Suppresses Building Fires

• Streaming Subscribers Cancel and Resubscribe Frequently

• Italian Brain Rot Memes Become Physical Toys

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Filipino Coffee Shops Serve Cultural Gateway Drinks

• Starbucks Tests Predictive AI Ordering

• Menstrual Blood Test Detects Endometriosis

• Explainer: Friluftsliv

• Women Pay for Digital Intimacy in Chinese Romance Games

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Retro Kitchen TVs Return as Antidote to Streaming Fatigue

• Cinemas Screen Live Sports to Fill Seats

• Clean Labels As Supply Chain Transparency

• Explainer: Poppamine

• Orient Express Launches Paris-Amalfi Route

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Academic Coffee Sparks Viral Banana Latte Trend

• AI Sorts Jumbled Lego Collections

• Gaming and Beauty Converge Through Narrative

• Explainer: Home Swapping

• Cognitive Issues Double Among Under-40s

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• 59% of Gen Z live paycheck to paycheck

• Fifth-graders are using "old-timey" Tin Can landlines

• How will the ultra-wealthy travel in 2026?

• Explainer: 996 culture

• Asian handbag brands are building loyal followings

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• 35% of consumers are simplifying skincare post-procedure

• Students bypass school phone bans by turning to Google Docs

• Gen Z is walking away from brands over AI mistrust

• Explainer: retro music platforms

• Should Apple bring back the iPod?

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Skincare drinks are trending

• Who wants retro dial-up connections?

• Hybrid-electric cars hit 35% of EU registrations

• Explainer: retro dinner party revival

• Pinball is resurging

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Gen Z's extreme tanning

• What is a “caffeine nap”?

• Consumers feel 42% confident spotting AI images

• Explainer: microshifting

• Is hōjicha the new matcha?

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Cinematic Sound Takes Centre Stage

• Second-Hand Luxury's Authentication Challenge

• The viral 6‑6‑6 walking routine

• Explainer: baristaphobia

• Google Maps becomes the world's largest unintentional photo album

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Cancelled Trip Marketplaces

• Next-Gen Windows: Wood, Egg Whites, and Rice

• Event tourism is on the rise

• Explainer: colour drenching

• The "Zombie Brand" Resurgence

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Millennial moms are obsessed with their grandmothers' game

• Discreet period care kits for hotel rooms

• Overlooked platforms harbour super-engaged audiences

• Explainer: dopamine dressing

• Solar Sidewalks Are Turning Every Footstep Into Electricity

In this week’s edition of the Trend Taster, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• The world's food supply runs on just nine plants

• Your garden lights are erasing the stars

• A £50,000 diamond ring that fights phone addiction

• Explainer: Death Metal Health Food

• Starbucks Bets Big on Protein Cold Foam