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Insights News
August 6, 2026

Five9 raises outlook after strong Q2

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Five9 reported better-than-expected second quarter results and said its Google Cloud partnership and AI Voice Agents are gaining traction. Five9 also raised its outlook for the thi...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
August 5, 2026

Uber controls token spend, outlines AI use cases

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Uber’s second quarter results and outlook were mixed, but the company did flesh out its AI use cases and added that it has its token spending under control. ...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
June 14, 2026

For Starbucks, AI returns are behind the scenes

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is betting the coffee company’s returns on AI investment will come from outcomes that aren’t noticed by customers that much. The company is focusing on s...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
May 24, 2026

Retailers double down on AI, see productivity and growth ahead

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Retailers are facing uneven consumer demand, customers stretching budgets and inflation that's hitting margins. The one common theme is that retailers are betting technology and AI...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
May 22, 2026

Zoom's ambition: AI system of action to completed work

Future of Work
Zoom's march to become quot;an AI-first system of action for workquot; is progressing as the company's first quarter results highlight traction in contact centers, customer experie...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
April 30, 2026

How Meta is thinking about AI models, ROI, CapEx

Data to Decisions
Meta's first quarter results handily topped expectations and came with the usual rise in capital expenditures. The company is expecting $58 billion to $61 billion in second quarter...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
April 22, 2026

The big picture behind Ask Macy’s, a Gemini powered AI agent

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Macy's has rolled out a Google Cloud powered AI agent called quot;Ask Macy's,quot; a concierge that leverage multimodal capabilities to move sales along and sort through the retail...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
April 20, 2026

Apple names John Ternus CEO, Cook to Executive Chairman

Innovation & Product-led Growth
Apple said Tim Cook will become Executive Chairman and John Ternus will become CEO effective Sept. 1. Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer....
Larry Dignan
Insights News
April 8, 2026

Canva acquires Simtheory, Ortto

Marketing Transformation
Canva said it will acquire Simtheory and Ortto in a move that adds more agentic AI and automation to its platform. ...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
December 15, 2025

Costco approaching AI in ‘very Costco way’

Data to Decisions
Costco is weaving artificial intelligence throughout its operations but doing it in what CEO Ron Vachris calls a quot;very Costco way.quot; ...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
November 30, 2025

Warby Parker's third act revolves around AI

Data to Decisions
Warby Parker is entering its third act that will be powered by AI on two fronts: Productivity and revenue growth. Neil Blumenthal, President and Co-CEO, said on the company's third...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
September 4, 2025

HubSpot’s strategy: Use AI to deliver work, not software

Data to Decisions
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...
Larry Dignan
Insights News
August 24, 2025

Walmart expects AI efforts to drive sales growth

Innovation & Product-led Growth
Walmart's AI strategy is evolving as the company plans four quot;superagentsquot; that will run across the retailer's operations, but one big theme is that CEO Doug McMillon expect...
Larry Dignan