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In this issue, we have to talk about agentic commerce, given how much it was discussed at NRF this past week. The last time we addressed it was an intro to the topic; this time, we have more in-depth links for you to read. First, my take.
You'll have to remove that Meta Horizons Workroom meeting from your calendar after Feb. 16, 2026. Oh you didn't have one scheduled? Apparently no one else did either.
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Walmart's head of AI acceleration, product and design riffed on OpenAI ChatGPT and Google Gemini for agentic commerce, transformation, the retailer's role in the AI economy and the...
Google is making its play to lead agentic AI commerce across its units as it combines AI Mode commerce features and agents with a new end-to-end commerce protocol and Google Cloud'...
Salesforce has made some big MA investments to make its agentic vision a reality. But sometimes, the smaller deals that actually play into core go-to-market motions can have an outsized effect. This might be the case with the deal Salesforce announced yesterday.
Zoom reported better-than-expected third quarter results as the company gained wallet share and grew the number of customers contributing more than $100,000 in trailing 12 month re...
Adobe’s acquisition of Semrush is interesting because it adds significant capabilities and expertise in the gathering, utilization and analysis of brand driven search, including search conducted by large language models (LLMs).
Perplexity said it "received an aggressive legal threat from Amazon" demanding it prohibits its Comet browser users from using AI assistants on Amazon. Get used to similar kerfuffl...
Simply put, Wayfair doesn’t necessarily need a housing market recovery to thrive. On the earnings call, Wayfair CTO Fiona Tan, a BT150 member, laid out the company's AI plans....
Los Angeles is rolling out a broader digital transformation effort called SmartLA 2028 as it preps for the 2026 World Cup, 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Zoho has moved 1.1 million Government of India users to Zoho Workplace in a move that highlights how the vendor, known for its disruptive pricing and reach with smaller enterprises...
Miro, which provides a visual workspace so teams can collaborate on projects, is looking to ease collaboration between AI and humans. The problem? AI has created "single player AI ...
Zoom launched its third version of the Zoom AI Companion and layered in AI enhancements, including lifelike AI avatars, across its platform. It also outlined new capabilities for Z...
Google launched the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) in a move that will flesh out how AI agents will handle commerce and transactions. AP2 is an extension of Google's Agent2Agent (A2...
HubSpot is betting that a series of new services, Data Hub, new Breeze Agents, Breeze Marketplace and Studio, CPQ in Commerce Hub and Loop, a playbook for inbound marketers, as wel...
Walmart's AI strategy is evolving as the company plans four "superagents" that will run across the retailer's operations, but one big theme is that CEO Doug McMillon expects revenu...
Target's incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke is betting that AI, technology and process optimization will return the company to growth while navigating economic uncertainty.
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Monday reported strong second quarter results, progress in landing enterprise accounts and AI products that are resonating. But a conservative outlook and other moving parts put th...
Figma filed for an initial public offering, named ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott to its board and highlighted its revenue growth as investors got to see why Adobe wanted to buy the ...
Apple said Jeff Williams, chief operating officer, will retire at the end of the year and Sabibh Khan, senior vice president of operations and architect of the company's supply cha...
