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A retail analyst says Target is ‘falling behind’ Walmart, Amazon, and Costco after earnings, but hope is not lost

May 22, 2024 A retail analyst says Target is ‘falling behind’ Walmart, Amazon, and Costco after earnings, but hope is not lost The company’s stock growth has lagged this year when compared to some of its competitors in the retail space. BY Sam Becker Target reported Q1 2024 earnings on Wednesday, revealing to investors that comparable … Continue reading A retail analyst says Target is ‘falling behind’ Walmart, Amazon, and Costco after earnings, but hope is not lost →

Salesforce delivers Unified Knowledge to service agents

Salesforce adds information from third-party systems to Service Cloud in addition to the data available in Data Cloud. Kim Davis on May 6, 2024     Salesforce announced a new source of intelligence for service agents, Unified Knowledge. The solution aggregates information from third-party sources and makes it available in Salesforce, complementing the customer data … Continue reading Salesforce delivers Unified Knowledge to service agents →

A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed

   May 06, 2024 A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed A University of Massachusetts professor is behind the lawsuit and wants to release the browser extension. BY Associated Press Do social media users have the right to control what they see—or don’t see—on their feeds? A … Continue reading A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed →

The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues

May 22, 2024 The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier talk about the campus protests and the downfall of terms like DEI on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. BY Robert Safian As protests continue to engulf college campuses … Continue reading The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues →

Commercial real estate foreclosures spike 117% as distress mounts

 May 06, 2024 Commercial real estate foreclosures spike 117% as distress mounts These 10 states had the most commercial-real estate foreclosures in March. BY Meghan Malas Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. In March, Blackstone Group President Jon Gray told Bloomberg that commercial real estate prices, which have been plunging … Continue reading Commercial real estate foreclosures spike 117% as distress mounts →

Surprisingly, these burned-out workers don’t fear AI—they welcome it

May 06, 2024 Surprisingly, these burned-out workers don’t fear AI—they welcome it A new survey from Canva reveals teachers aren’t mad about AI—in fact, they’re hoping the technology can offer them some relief. BY Sarah Bregel There are plenty of legitimate fears about AI taking over the world. But you know who isn’t so worried? Teachers. … Continue reading Surprisingly, these burned-out workers don’t fear AI—they welcome it →

Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’

Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’ For now, the feature only supports person-to-person text chats. karissa bell   Wed, May 22, 2024 Bluesky Bluesky, the open source social media service that began as an internal Twitter project, has gained a key feature as it looks to compete with X and … Continue reading Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’ →