Updated: Thursday
Shopping assistant chatbots such as Amazon's Rufus and Walmart's Sparky, along with new AI-powered tools from companies like Target, Ralph Lauren, Google, Perplexity, Microsoft, and OpenAI, are reshaping online retail as the holiday season approaches.According to Deloitte's Holiday Retail Survey 2025, Ajla Talovic emphasized that companies must optimize product data and AI interactions as one in three consumers plans to use AI for holiday shopping this year.
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BenjaminCavalli

Benjamin Cavalli highlighted the record-breaking global billionaire surge, with 2,919 billionaires amassing $15.8 trillion and tech billionaires seeing assets grow by nearly 25% to $3 trillion due to strong AI-driven...

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JonasPremfors

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FilipHellberg

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ToniRicciardi

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AnantVijay

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Thu
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AjlaTalovic

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KevinHassett

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ArmandThiberge

Brevo, formerly Sendinblue, has achieved unicorn status as Armand Thiberge and his team secured €500 million in funding led by General Atlantic and Oakley Capital, pushing the company’s valuation to at least $1 billion....

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MarcBenioff

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Venmo

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4 Dec
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RahimSuleman

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3 Dec/Thu
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3 Dec
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3 Dec
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PatrickWiberg

The investigation by TV4's "Kalla fakta" revealed that at least 23 ICA stores, including ICA Maxi Kalmar, manipulated prices during the annual food price survey by the Pensioners' National Organization (PRO). Patrick...

3 Dec/Thu
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3 Dec
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2 Dec/Thu
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2 Dec
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Jan-Oliver Sell has been named CEO of Qivalis, a euro-pegged stablecoin created by ten European banks including SEB, BNP Paribas, ING, and Danske Bank, which will be supervised by the Dutch central bank and comply with...

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Raspberry Pi is increasing prices on several single-board computers, including Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, with hikes from $5 to $25 depending on the model and RAM. CEO Eben Upton explained that rising memory costs from AI...

2 Dec
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2 Dec/3 Dec
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2 Dec
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2 Dec
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2 Dec
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2 Dec/3 Dec
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2 Dec/Thu
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2 Dec
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Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, confirmed the shutdown of the wallpaper subscription app Panels, citing criticism over high pricing and intrusive features. Brownlee acknowledged mistakes in the app's development...

1 Dec/2 Dec
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Steve Cohen is leading Metropolitan Park in Queens as one of the three approved contenders for downstate casino licenses in New York, along with Bally’s Corporation in The Bronx and Resorts World in Queens. The New York...

1 Dec/2 Dec
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MichaelSaylor

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Shopify

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1 Dec
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1 Dec/2 Dec
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RobertBoije

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1 Dec/Thu
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TorbjörnTörnqvist

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1 Dec/2 Dec
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1 Dec/2 Dec
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1 Dec/4 Dec
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GuillaumeFaury

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury apologized after the company completed a massive software update on nearly 6,000 A320 aircraft in response to a critical safety issue that caused JetBlue Flight 1230 to make an emergency...

1 Dec/3 Dec
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1 Dec/3 Dec
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AlexanderNorén

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1 Dec/Thu
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RutgerArnhult

Ericsson has renewed its lease with Corem for its premises at Isafjord 4 in Kista, with the agreement now extending until September 2030. Corem's CEO, Rutger Arnhult, described the deal as profitable, emphasizing there...

1 Dec
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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump has effectively narrowed down his search for the next Federal Reserve Chairman to Kevin Hassett, whose appointment is favored by markets and has raised concerns among bond investors and bank executives....

1 Dec/3 Dec
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JonasKarlén

Jonas Karlén has been appointed Executive Vice President and CEO of Viaplay Group Sweden, taking direct leadership over all Swedish operations and replacing Christian Albeck and Johan Johansson, who previously shared...

1 Dec
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JensenHuang

Nvidia announced that it purchased $2 billion of Synopsys stock at $414.79 per share in a strategic partnership to accelerate computing and AI engineering solutions. Jensen Huang stated that the collaboration harnesses...

1 Dec
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DonaldTrump

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1 Dec/3 Dec
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DonaldTrump

The global defense industry set a new revenue record of $679 billion, led by European growth highlighted by Germany’s Rheinmetall and a steep rise in employment according to SIPRI and ASD. Recent declines in European...

1 Dec/3 Dec
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JimmyKvarnström

The Financial Supervisory Authority has raised concerns about the widespread use and cost-effectiveness of mixed funds offered by major banks, noting that about 85 percent of savings capital at large institutions is...

1 Dec