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Algolia Launches Merchandising Studio With AI Shopping Features
Algolia Launches Merchandising Studio With AI Shopping Features
January 15, 2024  |  eCommerce

Algolia has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced, data-driven Merchandising Studio that delivers improved data and visibility functionality and provides enhanced recommendations. This new offering eliminates...

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2024 Is Already the Year of the AI-Driven Enterprise Reorganization
2024 Is Already the Year of the AI-Driven Enterprise Reorganization
January 15, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The resolutions many enterprise executives made for the new year likely involved driving new efficiencies. Having navigated the various challenges of 2023’s shifting macroeconomic climate,...

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Big Banks: Commercial Lending Losses Creep Up, Deposits Decline Slightly
Big Banks: Commercial Lending Losses Creep Up, Deposits Decline Slightly
January 15, 2024  |  Banking

The initial headlines and initial takes on big bank earnings may have focused on the state of the consumer, on card spending, especially. But there’s...

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Retailers Rethink Malls as Other Locations Report Stronger Sales
Retailers Rethink Malls as Other Locations Report Stronger Sales
January 15, 2024  |  Retail

In the latest sign of trouble for the mall, several national retailers are moving outdoors. That’s according to a Monday (Jan. 15) Wall Street Journal...

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Peacock Breaks Streaming Records for Chiefs-Dolphins Game, but Will Subscribers Stay?
Peacock Breaks Streaming Records for Chiefs-Dolphins Game, but Will Subscribers Stay?
January 15, 2024  |  Subscriptions

Peacock is finding that exclusive rights to buzzy events can bring consumers in, but in subscription commerce, where longevity is the name of the game,...

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FedEx to Launch eCommerce Platform in Fall
FedEx to Launch eCommerce Platform in Fall
January 15, 2024  |  eCommerce

FedEx will roll out an eCommerce platform in the fall. The new fdx platform will help eCommerce merchants optimize demand, conversion, fulfillment, carbon footprint, visibility,...

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JPMorgan Dubious Bitcoin ETFs Will Draw New Capital
JPMorgan Dubious Bitcoin ETFs Will Draw New Capital
January 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

J.P. Morgan analysts are doubtful about the promise of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The banking giant thinks bitcoin ETFs will draw substantial funds from other...

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Basel Chair: AI Regulation Should Be Coordinated Global Effort
Basel Chair: AI Regulation Should Be Coordinated Global Effort
January 15, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The head of the world’s banking watchdog is calling for greater oversight of artificial intelligence. Pablo Hernández de Cos, chair of the Basel Committee on Banking...

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Nearly 25% of B2B Real Estate Payments Are Made via Cash or Check
Nearly 25% of B2B Real Estate Payments Are Made via Cash or Check
January 15, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Despite the entrenchment of automated clearing house transfers as the preferred payment method for real estate companies and the advancement of real-time payments observed in...

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