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It’s a ’90s Browser War Redux as Musk and Meta Enter AI Race
It’s a ’90s Browser War Redux as Musk and Meta Enter AI Race
July 13, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

It’s a large language model (LLM) landscape, and we’re just living in it. There are more generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms in the market now...

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Fed’s Beige Book Sees Economic Headwinds and a Main Street Slowdown
Fed’s Beige Book Sees Economic Headwinds and a Main Street Slowdown
July 12, 2023  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book offers a qualitative take on the state of the business realm, with an eight-times-a-year survey of banks and enterprises. The...

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Deposits, Consumers and Digital Channels in Focus as Bank Earnings Get Underway
Deposits, Consumers and Digital Channels in Focus as Bank Earnings Get Underway
July 12, 2023  |  Earnings

It’s the middle of July, almost. And thus: Earnings season begins in earnest. As usual, a slew of big banks will kick things off, beginning...

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Consumers Skip Nightclubs and Sports Bars Despite Improving Finances
Consumers Skip Nightclubs and Sports Bars Despite Improving Finances
July 11, 2023  |  Earnings

As RCI Hospitality Holdings sees sales at its gentlemen’s clubs and restaurants falter, it seems consumers’ years of pent-up demand have finally given way to...

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Carbone Fine Food CEO: Inflation Hurts Middle-Tier CPG Brands Most
Carbone Fine Food CEO: Inflation Hurts Middle-Tier CPG Brands Most
July 11, 2023  |  Economy

As consumers adjust their spending in response to inflation, Carbone Fine Food is seeing middle-tier consumer packaged goods (CPG) get edged out by budget options while...

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Why Crypto Needed Celebrity Influencers and Generative AI Does Not
Why Crypto Needed Celebrity Influencers and Generative AI Does Not
July 10, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The go-to-market positioning an innovation takes can tell you a lot about it. So can the way that innovation promotes itself and the who, how...

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Nacho Shack CEO: Digital Accessibility Helps Food Trucks Become Restaurants
Nacho Shack CEO: Digital Accessibility Helps Food Trucks Become Restaurants
July 10, 2023  |  Connected Economy

As food trucks look to move into the brick-and-mortar space to lay the groundwork for future growth, omnichannel availability can help brands develop the followings...

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DoorDash Ceases NYC 15-Minute Delivery Test as Ultrafast Bubble Pops
DoorDash Ceases NYC 15-Minute Delivery Test as Ultrafast Bubble Pops
July 07, 2023  |  Delivery

As businesses look to balance consumers’ on-demand expectations with the high cost of fulfillment, ultrafast delivery has been faltering, and DoorDash has become the latest...

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Will Private Blockchain and the Fed Make Tokenized Deposits Mainstream?
Will Private Blockchain and the Fed Make Tokenized Deposits Mainstream?
July 07, 2023  |  CBDC

A digital dollar may be on the horizon — or at least, it’s feasible. After a 12-week project, the Federal Reserve and nine marquee names in banking said Thursday...

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