Agentic AI

AI Just Made Retail’s Long Tail Pay Off

AI Just Made Retail’s Long Tail Pay Off
AI Just Made Retail’s Long Tail Pay Off
August 13, 2026  |  Retail

For two decades, retail discovery has rewarded whatever already sold. A product with more buyers gets more visibility, more visibility brings more buyers, and the...

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AI Agents Just Got Their Own Company Credit Cards
AI Agents Just Got Their Own Company Credit Cards
August 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mercury this week gave artificial intelligence agents something companies routinely give new employees: a corporate card of their own. Extending that perk to an agent,...

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Brunello Cucinelli Builds a Different Store for Every Shopper
Brunello Cucinelli Builds a Different Store for Every Shopper
August 11, 2026  |  eCommerce

Brunello Cucinelli replaced its traditional eCommerce site on Jan. 21 with a platform that builds a different shopping experience for each visitor rather than routing...

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Sapiom Secures $35 Million to Help Companies Control AI Agent Costs
Sapiom Secures $35 Million to Help Companies Control AI Agent Costs
August 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Sapiom raised $35 million in a Series A round to continue growing its platform that helps builders ship, run and scale artificial intelligence agents. Get...

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Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
August 04, 2026  |  Amazon

A U.S. appeals court overturned a March ruling that temporarily barred Perplexity’s artificial intelligence-powered agentic shopping tools from accessing Amazon’s platform, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug....

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Buy the Firm, Then Rebuild It With AI
Buy the Firm, Then Rebuild It With AI
August 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A new class of buyers, sometimes called AI roll-ups, is emerging across accounting, property management and customer service. Unlike traditional acquirers, these companies are not...

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AI Voice Agents Take Over the Retail Sales Floor
AI Voice Agents Take Over the Retail Sales Floor
August 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retail spent two years bolting chatbots onto websites that could field a shopper’s specific questions but never close a sale. Voice agents built on models...

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Actualyze AI Raises $7 Million for Platform For Governing AI
Actualyze AI Raises $7 Million for Platform For Governing AI
August 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Actualyze AI has raised $7 million for its self-named platform designed for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) usage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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