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Meta unveiled a slew of new products, but the pitch was overshadowed by a spate of public setbacks.

The retailer is planning this year to direct more than $1 billion in capital spending — a fifth of its entire capital budget for 2026 — to its food and beverage business.

The grocer plans to open two stores and remodel 15 in the central and northwest parts of the state in 2026.

A multilingual assistant in a large digital display will automatically detect the language a shopper speaks and answer their questions about products.

That amounts to more than 1,300 over the past two fiscal years, though the gaming retailer said it doesn’t expect any major footprint reductions in 2026.

The AI-enhanced experience will give customers advice and help them discover products, according to Global Chief Digital Officer Anca Marola.

The REI Union, expressing confidence that the retailer’s customers would join workers in sending a message, will finalize a decision by May 1.

The retailer named a chief technology officer, chief global transformation and operations officer, and is on the hunt for its next CFO.

Katie Thomas of the Kearney Consumer Institute talks about nuances in the K-shaped economy that help explain why discretionary retail sales have remained strong despite shoppers’ wariness.

New AI-powered feature enables natural language content discovery across MOTV’s extensive hunting, fishing, and adventure programming library ViewLift, a global leader in digital streaming technology, and MyOutdoorTV (MOTV), the premier subscription streaming platform for outdoor lifestyle programming, announced the launch of ViewLift Conversational AI Search, an advanced AI-powered discovery capability designed to help subscribers find […]

The first AI assistant purpose-built for voice agent development, turning weeks of development into minutes Bland, the voice AI platform built for real conversations, announced Norm, the first AI assistant that enables technical teams to build a robust voice agent from a prompt. Norm significantly reduces the time to build an agent, while Bland’s development […]

Veteran ad-tech executive to lead next phase of scalable technology and data-driven growth Locality, the leading local TV advertising platform connecting brands to local audiences across broadcast and streaming, announced the appointment of Kouros Esfahany as chief technology officer. Kouros joins Locality as the company advances its unified platform across the local TV ecosystem and […]

Jason Rowley appointed to President, leading day-to-day operations; Kimberly Hill named Chief Revenue Officer, driving sales and client acquisition to accelerate growth Amplify Technology, LLC (“Amplify”), the AI-native RIA growth platform built on data lake architecture, announced the appointment of Jason Rowley to President and Kimberly Hill to Chief Revenue Officer, strengthening the firm’s leadership team as it continues […]

Mica automates Excel via natural language. The local AI tool executes tasks directly within spreadsheets, replacing manual formulas and VBA. As artificial intelligence tools evolve from generating suggestions to executing real tasks, UK startup MINDLINK TEC LTD today announced the launch of Mica, an AI assistant that can directly carry out operations inside Microsoft Excel […]

Jliveo launches an AI-driven platform combining global wholesale sourcing, dropshipping, and fulfillment to support cross-border e-commerce operations. Jliveo, a B2B e-commerce solutions provider with more than 10 years of experience in the e-commerce industry, has announced the launch of its AI-driven platform designed to support global wholesale and cross-border e-commerce operations. The platform integrates multiple […]

GAN Integrity is fundamentally changing how compliance leaders demonstrate program effectiveness. With the launch of AI Analytics and Dashboards, the platform provides compliance and third-party risk management (TPRM) teams with a purpose-built intelligence layer to measure, visualize, and prove their programs are working in real time. New capability transforms compliance data into boardroom-ready answers — […]

Real‑Time Language Translation and Speech Enhancement unlock clearer communication across languages, accents and environments Sanas, the Speech AI Platform built for enterprise communication, announced the launch of Real-Time Language Translation alongside a major upgrade to Speech Enhancement. Together, these capabilities advance Sanas’ evolution from an accent tool into a full-scale speech ecosystem helping enterprises communicate […]

Popular content creator Alanah Pearce is launching Charred Pictures, an indie production company focused on involving game devs in film and TV adaptation projects. Charred Pictures’ initial slate includes three projects in various states of production: two movies based on gaming IP, and one original indie film from Pearce that has wrapped filming. An adaptation […]

Assuming a worst-case scenario, 4.2 percentage points of expected growth could be erased in 2026 as marketers struggle to preserve thin margins.

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