Will AI Recommendations Reduce Risk Of Retail Returns? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 17, 2025 Consumers spent $187.3 billion so far this holiday season between November 1 and December 12, which represents 6.1% growth year-over-year (YoY), according to Adobe Analytics data. Online spending is set to reach $253.4 billion, up 5.3% YoY. The data provides a view into U.S. ecommerce by … Continue reading Will AI Recommendations Reduce Risk Of Retail Returns?
Optimism returns as US Gaming Industry reports strong Q3 2025 growth despite economic uncertainty Sophie Atkinson Suswati Basu The United States’ Gaming Industry Outlook has a sense of renewed optimism in Q3 of 2025, as industry leaders are citing rising revenues and stronger balance sheets. “The Gaming Conditions Index indicates that real … Continue reading Optimism returns as US Gaming Industry reports strong Q3 2025 growth despite economic uncertainty
Marketers raced ahead with genAI — 85% now use it, and 90% see ROI. Ready to unlock personalization, speed, and sales? Dive in now. Mike Pastore on September 19, 2025 MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Source: “Marketers and AI: Navigating New Depths,” SAS and Coleman Parkes. Marketers … Continue reading Marketers are expanding their use of genAI and seeing returns
Napster Returns To Spotlight As New AI Company by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 22, 2025 Touchcast took an investment from Microsoft to build a Cognitive Content Delivery Network (cCDN) in June 2024, and since then entered into an agreement to be acquired by Infinite Reality, an immersive technology company for $500 million, a combination … Continue reading Napster Returns To Spotlight As AI Company With Ties To Microsoft
How To Stop Diminishing Returns In Performance Media by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 3, 2025 Ad fatigue, competition, and platform changes are making it more difficult to sustain performance. Taboola, a performance marketing company, released a report with Qualtrics, an experience management company, that explores key factors behind diminishing returns in paid social, … Continue reading How To Stop Diminishing Returns In Performance Media
With the right strategies, retailers can turn ecommerce returns into an opportunity for building lasting customer loyalty. Alicia Arnold on December 4, 2024 The boom in ecommerce has transformed how we shop, but it’s also brought a pressing challenge: managing product returns. Retailers must find the right balance between keeping customers satisfied and protecting their … Continue reading How to balance customer experience and returns in ecommerce
Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm TUAW recently began publishing “new” content with the bylines of writers who haven’t worked there in more than a decade. karissa bell Wed, Jul 10, 2024 The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has come back online nearly a decade after shutting down. But the once venerable … Continue reading Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
Microsoft joins OpenAI board as Sam Altman returns as CEO The exec also explains why Quora’s CEO gets to stay on the board. Richard Lai Thu, Nov 30, 2023 OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman signing up for Worldcoin, a crypto project he co-founded, using an “Orb” iris scanner. (Sam Altman) Following Sam Altman’s … Continue reading Microsoft joins OpenAI board as Sam Altman returns as CEO
By Chris Morris November 19, 2023 The abrupt dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Friday stunned employees and investors alike. But the leadership battle at the leading generative artificial intelligence company is far from over, as reports have since come out that Altman could, in fact, return to the company—if a new board of … Continue reading OpenAI’s board: Who are the 4 directors who fired Sam Altman, and will they stay if he returns?
By Michael Grothaus November 21, 2022 In one of the most unexpected business twists of the year, the Walt Disney Company announced late last night that former CEO Bob Iger is returning to lead the company once again as its chief executive officer, ousting Bob Chapek, Iger’s replacement, after only three years. The move … Continue reading Bob Iger returns to Disney as CEO: Stock price soars, Wall Street cheers. Here’s what to know
