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When Chatbots Replace Search Bars, Who Wins at Checkout?
artificial intelligence // May 05, 2025

Perplexity started it in November of 2024 with Buy with Pro. Then Open AI with ChatGPT followed in April 2025. These two large language models (LLMs) are rapidly evolving from friendly chatbots that could write a great prospect email or blog post into helpful AI...

What Pinball Tells Us About Spending in the Post-Tariff World
Consumer Finance // April 07, 2025

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Why the EV Dream May Be Crashing in America
Innovation // March 17, 2025

I have bad news for all of you on the waiting list for the all-electric Maserati MC20 Folgore. It’s been sunset before even seeing daylight. After five years of development, Stellantis (which owns Maserati) decided there wasn’t enough demand to justify production. Get the Full...

Who Is the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer in America?
Consumer Finance // March 11, 2025

A six-figure income, a house in a nice neighborhood, two cars in the garage and kids in private schools — yet still feeling panicked when an emergency expense hits. And while the Fed once held out $400 as the average emergency expense threshold, that unexpected...