Figma Acquires Bud Team to Expand AI Coding and Agent Development
Figma acquired the team behind AI startup Bud as it expands beyond design into AI coding, autonomous agents, and application development.
Retail
How retailers and consumer brands run AI in production.
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AI Came to Retail But Never Made It Past the Storefront
Consumer-facing AI has largely met expectations, while supply chain, factory, and in-store AI have advanced more slowly.
Microsoft Is Embedding 6,000 Engineers Inside Client Organizations
"Customers are in very different places right now, and trying to really figure out AI."
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Is Enterprise AI's Biggest Live Deployment
The World Cup is one of the most publicly visible real-world tests of enterprise AI systems in 2026, leaving little room for failure.
WPP Expands WPP Enterprise Solutions to Accelerate AI-Driven Business Transformation
The expansion strengthens WPP Enterprise Solutions as a strategic partner for organizations pursuing large-scale digital transformation.
Microsoft Wants Enterprises to Buy AI the Way They Buy Microsoft 365
Microsoft is embedding AI into software renewals, changing how enterprises buy and budget for the technology.
Leadership move
Vertex Names Chad Paulin AI Strategy Officer to Lead Its Consulting AI Push
"Artificial intelligence will continue to play a major role in the consulting industry."
McGraw Hill Extends Its AI Math Platform
"ALEKS is widely used across K-12 and higher education globally as a trusted solution for personalized math instruction."
Home Depot Is Rebuilding Its Retail Operation With AI
"The consumers loved it and the pros hated it.”
Cineverse Says AI Only Works at Scale
"You need hundreds of thousands of titles to reap the benefits of AI, not just a few hundred."
Stitch Fix Expands Vision AI to Let Clients Generate Their Own Style Images
"Personalization has always been at the heart of the Stitch Fix experience."
Netflix Makes Omnicom Media Its First Data Collab Partner for AI-Powered Ad Creatives
"What stood out for us is the ability to align creative with the content environment in a way that feels natural and personalized."
Accenture Launches Accenture Edge to Bring AI to Mid-Market Companies
"Mid-market companies face many of the same technology and productivity challenges as large enterprises, but they need solutions that are faster to deploy."
Alorica Partners With Crescendo to Deploy AI-Native CX Platform
The deal opens Alorica's enterprise client base to Crescendo's AI platform, giving Crescendo's customers access to over 100,000 human agents across 16 countries
WPP Enterprise Solutions Signs a Multi-Year AWS Deal
"AI is becoming the operating layer for commerce and customer experience."
Leadership move
ibex Names Shannon Hodges SVP of Wave iX to Lead AI-Powered Customer Experience
"Shannon brings a unique combination of operational leadership, customer experience expertise, and a proven track record of helping organizations scale and transform."
Adobe Expands Creative Agent Across Firefly and Creative Cloud to Automate Multistep Workflows
The company is also introducing its creative tools to external platforms including ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot to expand its overall audience reach.
Retail Media Has a Trust Problem. NIQ and Unlimitail Just Built a Fix for It.
"Retail media has evolved from an emerging channel into a strategic pillar of modern marketing."
Adobe Just Built a Tool to Fight the Battle for Visibility Inside AI Search
"In a world where customers often interact with an AI tool before ever reaching a business's website, visibility is everything now."
Pinterest Launches Ask Pinterest to Test Conversational Shopping
"The future of discovery won't be driven by keywords alone. It will be shaped by context, taste, and trusted recommendations."