March 27, 2023
Cloud-Computing Providers See AI As Business Driver
The three largest cloud-computing providers reportedly see generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a business driver. Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google have been putting the technology front and center in their sales pitches since OpenAI’s ChatGPT become a sensation, The Wall...
March 27, 2023
Cloud-Computing Providers See Generative AI as Business Driver
The three largest cloud-computing providers reportedly see generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a business driver. Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google have been putting the technology front and center in their...
March 27, 2023
Consumer Pullback Threatens Paycheck-to-Paycheck Gig Economy Lifelines
Tips and informal, ad hoc work are the mainstays of the gig economy. PYMNTS’ latest report on paycheck-to-paycheck consumers, done in collaboration with LendingClub, found that, overall, consumers are boosting their...
March 27, 2023
Panera’s Chief Digital Officer: Biometric Payments Boost Consumer Loyalty
Panera is eCommerce-ifying its stores, leveraging digital to personalize the in-person experience. In an interview with PYMNTS, George Hanson, senior vice president and chief digital officer at Panera Bread, the St....
March 27, 2023
Doubts Over Apple Goggles Echo Concerns for Meta and Google...
Despite years of hype and billions in research and development, people still have difficulty seeing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) goggles as a viable consumer product. It’s core...
March 27, 2023
How Facebook Turned the Metaverse Into a Buzzword
It all started with a cat and a baby. In 1959, neurophysiologists David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel conducted an experiment on an anesthetized cat to better understand the interactions between...
March 25, 2023
Restaurants Put the Person Into Payments
Taking a tip from digital, restaurants are personalizing the in-person payment experience with diner data. Take, for instance, Panera Bread, which is leveraging Amazon One pay-by-palm capabilities to identify loyalty...
March 24, 2023
Economic Inequality Is Widening Healthcare’s Digital Divide
Regular, reliable access to the internet has ramifications across all facets of daily life. However, billions of people around the world remain on the other side of the digital divide,...
March 24, 2023
Retailers Cutting Back on Offers of ‘Free’ Shipping
Retailers are reportedly adding a lot of footnotes to their offers of “free” shipping. Companies are raising the threshold in terms of order size required for free shipping, reducing the...
