Consumers are showing a willingness to let AI agents take on more shopping-related tasks, according to new research from Accenture. The company’s 2026 Consumer Pulse Research, based on a survey…
McDonald’s is testing a new AI system that can take drive-thru orders and support restaurant operations. The system, called ArchIQ and nicknamed “Archy,” was introduced during the company’s Worldwide convention,…
Amazon is offering its AI shopping technology to other retailers through a new Agentic Shopping Assistant built on AWS, with Kate Spade among the first brands to use it. The…
Reddit is taking Anthropic to court, accusing the artificial intelligence company of pulling user content from the platform without permission and using it to train its Claude AI models. The…
As companies rely more on automated systems, ethics has become a key concern. Algorithms increasingly shape decisions that were previously made by people, and these systems have an impact on…
Microsoft is cutting about 7,000 jobs, or 3% of its workforce. The move isn’t about poor performance or falling revenue. It’s a clear shift in strategy—fewer layers, more engineers, and…