Gartner research shows buyers want AI speed, but they still turn to humans for confidence and validation. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on May 20, 2026 More B2B buyers are turning to tools like ChatGPT and Gemini for quick answers, but many don’t trust what those tools tell them. According to research released … Continue reading B2B buyers trust AI less than marketers think
New Google Protocol Brings ‘Intelligent Shopping’ To Advertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 20, 2026 Google brought new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) features to retailers on Wednesday with the launch of “Universal Cart” to introduce what the company calls “intelligent shopping.” It works across retail and services like Search. When shoppers are ready … Continue reading Google Connects Ads To UCP, Expands Into New Categories
Samsung union suspends strike after reaching tentative deal on bonuses The strike would have impacted Samsung’s memory chip production. By Mariella Moon May 21, 2026 Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images Samsung’s largest labor union in South Korea has suspended the strike that was set to begin on May 21 after reaching a tentative deal with the company. … Continue reading Samsung union suspends strike after reaching tentative deal on bonuses
May 21, 2026 The hidden cost of AI: organizations that agree too fast BY Julio Mario Ottino In boardrooms right now, speed is winning. Product cycles are compressing. Strategy decks are assembled in hours, not weeks. Cross-functional alignment—once the bottleneck of execution—is increasingly frictionless. This looks like progress. But a less visible shift is underway—one with … Continue reading The hidden cost of AI: organizations that agree too fast
Introducing A New Tool to Measure AI Search Visibility Across ChatGPT and Google by Search Engine People Wisam Abdulaziz May 20, 2026 Search is changing faster than at any point in the last decade. Over the past few years, we have built reliable systems to measure SEO performance in … Continue reading Introducing A New Tool to Measure AI Search Visibility Across ChatGPT and Google by Search Engine People
May 20, 2026 Here’s how Meta is justifying its layoffs to thousands of employees BY Pavithra Mohan Meta officially announced a sweeping round of layoffs today that will impact thousands of employees across the business, or about 10% of the company’s 78,000-person workforce. In a memo to employees today—obtained by Business Insider—Meta remained coy about the … Continue reading Here’s how Meta is justifying its layoffs to thousands of employees
May 20, 2026 Wall Street expected to open with gains as oil prices fall BY Associated Press U.S. markets are poised to open with gains on Wednesday as bond yields slipped and oil prices fell.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.4% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.2% higher and Nasdaq futures jumped … Continue reading Wall Street expected to open with gains as oil prices fall
New global research data reveals the tech gap quietly costing teams speed, revenue, and competitive ground. By Storyblok Published on May 20, 2026 New data from the recent Storyblok Global Speed-to-Market Benchmark Report reveals the biggest causes and costs of slow go-to-market (GTM) delivery today — with tech limitations at the center of the … Continue reading Why some teams launch faster by Storyblok
May 20, 2026 Why ’empowerment’ is a management lie BY Jana Werner and Phil Le-Brun We need to have a blunt conversation about the word empowerment. In the majority of companies, the lie behind the word “empowerment” becomes apparent in familiar ways: job descriptions that promise autonomy, leaders who proudly talk about their empowered teams, and meetings … Continue reading Why ’empowerment’ is a management lie
May 20, 2026 4 signs it’s time to change your boss BY Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Work is the closest thing most adults have to a full-time identity. Strip away sleep, and roughly half of our waking lives are spent working. If you take a conservative estimate—40 to 50 hours a week, across four to five decades—you end … Continue reading 4 signs it’s time to change your boss
