Agentic AI Is About to Hand The Power Back to Brands
"Agentic AI will be net positive for apparel brands, and net negative for the multi-brand retailers that currently carry them."
Retail
How retailers and consumer brands run AI in production.
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Research
Stanford HAI Launches AI and Organizations Lab to Study Workplace AI Impact
Stanford HAI has launched a new research lab focused on measuring how AI changes workplace coordination, decision-making, and organizational performance.
Ooma Launches AI Suite to Automate Business Call Handling
"Ooma AI helps businesses automate routine tasks and deliver real-time insights."
Walmart Is Reorganizing 1,000 Corporate Roles. AI Is Driving It.
The decision was driven by Daniel Danker, Walmart's Head of Global AI Acceleration, and Suresh Kumar, Head of Global Technology.
Docusign Turns Legal Agreements Into Live Business Actions With AI Agents
"Legal teams aren't just reviewing contracts, they're helping businesses move forward."
GoDaddy Launches Airo for WordPress to Build Sites Through AI
"Airo for WordPress brings the speed and simplicity of AI together with the flexibility and ownership of WordPress."
Leadership move
Lionbridge Appoints Sebastian Bretschneider as CEO Following KKR Deal
Lionbridge named Sebastian Bretschneider as CEO months after KKR acquired the localization and AI-enabled content services company.
DoorDash Launches AI Tools That Handle Everything Except the Cooking
"At DoorDash, we're constantly building tools to help merchants succeed, from their very first day on the platform, to every order after."
The Self-Checkout Experiment Is Over. AI Is What Comes Next.
Self-checkout created a theft crisis. Seven states are now legislating against it. AI loss prevention is the industry's next bet.
Leadership move
K&L Gates Appoints Jake Bernstein As Global AI And Innovation Partner
K&L Gates has appointed Jake Bernstein to a new global role overseeing AI strategy, governance, and deployment as law firms operationalize AI across workflows.
Collabera Launches CAIU to Keep Humans Accountable in AI-Driven Hiring
When an organization engages Collabera, CAIU activates automatically across the entire hiring process at no additional cost.
Leadership move
Advantage Solutions Appoints Bethany Miles Chief AI Officer to Lead Enterprise Strategy
Advantage Solutions named Bethany Miles as Chief AI Officer, formalizing its enterprise AI strategy across operations, client insights, and performance delivery.
Mars Is Running Its Global Workforce on Google's Gemini Enterprise
"Our digital investments at Mars enable unlocking the potential of our Associates and delivering real, sustainable business value that supports our growth."
Yum Brands Q1 Sales Grow 6% as CEO Cites AI and Digital Scale
Yum Brands reported 6% system sales growth in Q1, with digital sales nearing $11 billion as CEO Chris Turner pointed to AI and tech capabilities supporting momentum.
Box Launches Box Automate to Put AI Agents Inside Enterprise Workflows
"Today, industries are seeing the biggest AI ROI come from automation."
Leadership move
iQuanti Appoints Umesh Tripathi as SVP and Head of Global Delivery
Tripathi will lead global delivery operations and AI-led solutions as the company expands its execution capabilities.
Leadership move
Stream Realty Partners Hires Ben Landes To Lead AI Research Platform
Stream Realty Partners appoints Ben Landes to lead AI-driven research and data strategy across Florida as it expands its commercial real estate platform.
Cox Automotive To Acquire Fullpath To Expand AI Data Platform for Dealers
Cox Automotive agreed to acquire Fullpath, adding AI-driven customer data and marketing automation to unify dealer data and personalization at scale.
American Express Integrates Resy With Anthropic’s Claude for Dining Discovery
American Express integrates Resy with Anthropic’s Claude, enabling real-time restaurant discovery and reservations within AI conversations.
The Apartment Where ChatGPT Was Born Is for Sale — And AI Is Reshaping the Market It's Listed In
The San Francisco penthouse where Greg Brockman, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman first built ChatGPT in 2016 has hit the market at $1.55 million — at the exact moment AI tools like Homes.com's new Homes AI are rewriting how Americans buy homes.