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Consumer spending, the key engine of the economy in the United States, is in danger of stalling.
The U.S. Census Bureau released retail data Thursday (May 15) showing that sales growth slowed markedly after pre-tariff front-loading of consumer spending, especially for expensive, big-ticket items such as cars and appliances.
Overall retail sales were up 0.1% month over month, on the heels of an...
Equifax has launched its B2bConnect small and medium-sized business (SMB) data on the Equifax Cloud, saying this optimizes the online search experience and provides near real-time access to the data.
B2bConnect enables B2B marketers to query 67 million U.S.-based business records; use filtering and list-building features to identify top prospects; and generate sales and marketing insights that...
OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools showed a surge in website traffic in the past two months, with Google a distant second and DeepSeek catching up quickly.
According to new data from Similarweb, which tracks website traffic, daily average visits to ChatGPT and other OpenAI application programming interface (API) sites markedly jumped in April and continued to climb through May 9, the...
The B2B space is defined by its workflows and data, both of which can end up mired in complexity.
But the space is undergoing a radical transformation that promises to smooth away the legacy inefficiencies that have long gummed up the B2B works.
From artificial intelligence (AI) reshaping procurement practices to automation streamlining payment systems and geopolitical tremors influencing small...
Granola said Wednesday (May 14) that it raised $43 million in a Series B funding round and introduced the new version of its artificial intelligence notepad, Granola 2.0, which writes meeting notes and enables users to search through and chat with those transcripts.
“With the new Granola, you get all the context from your team’s meetings, in one place, accessible to you with AI,” the company said...
Netflix is reportedly about to experiment with placing ads in the middle of its programming.
The streaming service has created interactive “mid-roll” and pause ads that incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI), the publication Media Play News reported Wednesday (May 15) from the company’s upfront to advertisers.
“[Netflix] members pay as much attention to midroll ads as they do to the...
Shein cut prices for customers in the United States after Washington temporarily lowered tariffs on Chinese imports.
“We’ve lowered our prices across a wide range of styles, which means more big savings on summer deals!” the fast-fashion retailer said in a statement Wednesday (May 15) on its website.
Below the message, the company included a guide to tariffs and how they relate to Shein’s...
Last month, Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba debuted a fast delivery service it dubbed “instant commerce.”
On the company’s earnings call Thursday (May 15), analysts wanted to know: Why now, especially given recent intensification in the food delivery space?
Fan Jiang, CEO of the company’s eCommerce segment, argued the company has some notable advantages, having built up its delivery...
Microsoft said Monday (May 12) that it will retire Bing Search APIs on Aug. 11.
“Any existing instances of Bing Search APIs will be decommissioned completely, and the product will no longer be available for usage or new customer signup,” the company said in an Azure Update.
Microsoft suggested in the update that customers may consider as an alternative Grounding with Bing Search as part of Azure...
Proofpoint plans to acquire Hornetsecurity Group to enhance its ability to provide human-centric security to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world through managed service providers (MSPs).
The company has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition and expects the acquisition to close in the second half of the year, subject to customary closing conditions,...