digital transformation

AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses

AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses
AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a mainstream consumer technology. But paying for it remains a much narrower habit. The consumers who do spend heavily on...

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Toast Deploys AI Labor Management Tools for Restaurateurs
Toast Deploys AI Labor Management Tools for Restaurateurs
October 06, 2026  |  ResTech

Toast has added a new labor management solution to its global technology platform for restaurant and retail operators, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. The...

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How CFOs Are Building Approval Controls Finance Agents Can’t Break
How CFOs Are Building Approval Controls Finance Agents Can’t Break
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The biggest financial risk from an artificial intelligence agent won’t come from it making numbers up. It will likely come from an agent that does...

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AI Agents Knock. Retailers Decide How Wide to Open the Door.
AI Agents Knock. Retailers Decide How Wide to Open the Door.
October 05, 2026  |  Retail

Retailers are drawing different lines on how far artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agents can go on their sites. Amazon blocks outside agents while it builds...

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Consumer AI Agents Put the Subscription Economy on Notice
Consumer AI Agents Put the Subscription Economy on Notice
October 05, 2026  |  Subscriptions

Consumer artificial intelligence (AI) agents are getting the keys to inboxes, browsers and payment accounts. Meta’s Muse, launched Sept. 8, can send emails, fill out...

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Liberate’s AI Agents Take Over the Insurance Night Shift
Liberate’s AI Agents Take Over the Insurance Night Shift
October 02, 2026  |  Insurance

A policyholder calls her insurance agency to ask what she owes. An artificial intelligence (AI) agent answers, pulls the balance and logs the call in...

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Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI
Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI
October 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A mechanic at a Ford dealership who has never pulled the engine from a Super Duty pickup can now follow instructions from artificial intelligence (AI)...

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The Alphabet Soup of Agentic Standards: A Vocab Playbook for Merchants and PSPs
The Alphabet Soup of Agentic Standards: A Vocab Playbook for Merchants and PSPs
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The biggest mistake merchants could make in agentic commerce may be waiting for one protocol to win. There probably won’t be one. The emerging infrastructure...

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