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Can the Y2K Resurgence Reboot Millennial Wallets?
Can the Y2K Resurgence Reboot Millennial Wallets?
November 25, 2023  |  Retail

Millennials are having a tough time making ends meet. Enduring the economic recession that trailed the 2008 crash was like navigating a rocky sea for millennials....

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Main Street Mainstays Could Use a Leg Up on Small Business Saturday
Main Street Mainstays Could Use a Leg Up on Small Business Saturday
November 24, 2023  |  SMBs

The holiday weekend is here. And, as has been seen over more than a decade, Small Business Saturday, a mainstay of the retail landscape initially...

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Consumer Sentiment Continues Sliding as Households Brace for Higher Inflation
Consumer Sentiment Continues Sliding as Households Brace for Higher Inflation
November 22, 2023  |  Economy

Perception is reality, goes the old saying. And the perception right now is that inflation is a staple of everyday life, that no one should...

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Humanity to OpenAI Board: You’re Fired!
Humanity to OpenAI Board: You’re Fired!
November 22, 2023  |  David S. Evans

Governance is back in the news with the OpenAI debacle.   The Governance Lessons of Brexit and Bitcoin   The last time I wrote about governance was...

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Can AI Systems Be Accountable for Bad Legal Advice?
Can AI Systems Be Accountable for Bad Legal Advice?
November 21, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

How do you safely apply a technology that draws from everything and can generate anything? That is the question companies and industries around the world...

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The Existential Threat That Microsoft Missed — and Could Put Its GenAI Future at Risk
The Existential Threat That Microsoft Missed — and Could Put Its GenAI Future at Risk
November 20, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

It was going to be different this time. The failure of then-Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer in 2007 to recognize the disruptive power of smartphones and...

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Can the Ugly Sweater Craze Sleigh the Inflation Grinch? 
Can the Ugly Sweater Craze Sleigh the Inflation Grinch? 
November 18, 2023  |  Retail

While the holiday season brings a myriad of traditions and festivities, one of the quirkiest yet arguably beloved is the ugly sweater phenomenon. While some may...

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Platform Economics: How Instacart Leverages Time Into Profits
Platform Economics: How Instacart Leverages Time Into Profits
November 16, 2023  |  David S. Evans

Time is our most precious asset. Each day, we get just so much. Twenty-four hours, 1440 minutes, 86,400 seconds. If we don’t use it, we...

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Ad Hoc Payments Represent One in Every Four Vendor Payables
Ad Hoc Payments Represent One in Every Four Vendor Payables
November 15, 2023  |  Money Mobility

Ad hoc payments are irregular payments made outside normal invoicing and payroll processes and are somewhat of a nuisance. On average, these payments account for...

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