David’s Bridal shoppers can now make purchases within ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, another signal that retail at large is headed on an AI-enabled path.
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The insurtech's new workflow can absorb more volume without adding headcount.
It’s a common approach in health insurance, rare in P&C, that shows where pet insurance is heading.
Instagram’s Instants brings back fleeting photo offering: Meta borrows from Snap and BeReal to spark low-stakes sharing as its time spent plateaus.
Banks whose employees aren’t up-to-speed risk falling even further behind.
Meta rolls out AI business assistant to all advertisers: Its automation push could give advertisers better results, but threatens the traditional agency model.
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Claude keeps results ad-free as platforms weigh speed to revenues against user value.
Alphabet turns rivals into cloud customers: Anthropic runs on Google hardware, reinforcing the infrastructure behind Search and ad dollars.
How can marketers take advantage of second-screen viewing during live sports events like the upcoming FIFA World Cup?
YouTube opens deepfake detection tool to all: The offering ups the stakes for rival platforms to make rapid takedowns table stakes.
Citigold clients will benefit from blended human and AI wealth management insights starting this summer
More physicians are using AI for clinical search, pushing tech companies to compete on speed, medical sourcing, and trust.
Microsoft offers buyouts as AI spend climbs: Voluntary exits for 7% of US staff accompany $105 billion capex plans, suggests a quieter workforce reset for AI.
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