The cryptocurrency industry is accelerating efforts to develop quantum-resistant cryptography, preparing digital assets for looming quantum computing threats to safeguard transactions and wallets.
Foundational AI architecture elements—data, context, governance, and human expertise—are crucial for resilient omnichannel retail and agentic commerce deployment.
Navigating rapid AI evolution requires foundational investments in data quality, context engineering, governance, and human expertise for enduring business value.
Alibaba bans Anthropic AI tools for staff, citing security and alleged "distillation attacks," highlighting growing corporate strategy challenges in global AI intellectual property.
Discover how omnichannel retail leaders transition from fragmented AI proofs of concept to enterprise-wide data orchestration, mitigating operational risks while scaling autonomous workflows.
Friction in shopping kills profit. As consumer search shifts to AI, waiting to adapt means losing market share. A panel of retail experts breaks down agentic shopping, generative engine optimization, and how to structure your product data so algorithms confidently recommend your items.
British regulators seek robust AI oversight as agentic financial services reshape consumer journeys, highlighting both innovation benefits and critical risks in the digital landscape.
Fractional operational leaders emphasize that fixing broken internal data architecture and simplifying tech stacks are critical steps for companies to achieve true artificial intelligence readiness.
Discover how brands use Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization to maximize product visibility inside Walmart’s conversational AI assistant Sparky.
Treating Agentic AI as a fragmented tool instead of a core operating system dilutes ROI. Scott Benedict breaks down how retailers transition from isolated pilots to enterprise wide transformation, coordinating complex workflows across humans and machines while mitigating operational risk.
The rapid shift toward AI search is causing anxiety for brands. Blake Taylor of AdFury.ai breaks down the mechanics of Walmart’s Sparky and explains how brands can optimize product pages, leverage back end attributes, and adapt to agentic shopping to win in conversational commerce.
Convenience retailer Casey’s General Stores announced an aggressive three-year strategic roadmap targeting footprint expansion, food-service acceleration, and artificial intelligence integration.
Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird, pivoting to AI infrastructure under new CEO Nadia Carlsten after selling its footwear assets, marking a significant corporate strategy shift.
Industry leaders at Cannes Lions explored AI's impact, the integration of content creators, and a renewed emphasis on human craft in shaping future omnichannel retail strategies.
Macy's implements an AI-first operating philosophy to transform retail decisions, enhance customer experiences, and optimize supply chain efficiencies across its omnichannel network.
Major physical retailers are leveraging first-party shopper data to build high-margin closed-loop digital advertising platforms.