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AI Shoppers Are Flooding Retail Sites—And Spending More Money Traffic from AI tools to U.S. retail websites skyrocketed 393% in the first quarter of 2024, according to new data from Adobe. In March alone, AI-driven traffic jumped another 269%. But here's the really interesting part: these
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AI Shoppers Are Converting Better Than Human Ones — Here's What Small Retailers Need to Do Right Now AI traffic to U.S. retail websites jumped 393% in the first quarter of this year. That's not a typo. And according to Adobe's data, those AI-referred
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AI Data Center Startup Fluidstack Eyes $1 Billion Funding Round at $18 Billion Valuation Fluidstack, a startup that rents out computing power for artificial intelligence companies, is in talks to raise $1 billion at an $18 billion valuation, according to reports. The jump represents a significant increase from the company&
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The AI arms race is loud. But one quiet Chrome update might actually matter to you. This week, the AI news cycle was dominated by billion-dollar valuations, trillion-dollar IPO projections, and a tech company that's somehow simultaneously suing the federal government while also briefing them on its technology.
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How to Build AI Agents That Actually Deliver Results for Your Business AI agents—software that can make decisions and take actions with minimal human oversight—are moving from experimental projects into real business operations. But success requires more than just launching a pilot program. Companies need clear goals, structured
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Google's New Gemini Feature Knows Your Business Better Than Your Last Employee Did Google just quietly rolled out something that could actually change how you run your day — and most small business owners haven't heard about it yet. Here's why it matters and whether
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OpenAI Bought a Personal Finance App — Here's What That Means for Your Business OpenAI just acquired Hiro, a personal finance startup that used AI to help people track spending, plan budgets, and think through financial decisions. The deal is small news in Silicon Valley. For the 33 million
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Vercel Signals IPO Readiness as AI Boom Powers Growth Vercel, the web development platform used by thousands of small businesses and startups, is preparing for a public debut. CEO Guillermo Rauch told attendees at the HumanX conference that the company is "ready and getting more ready for every day&
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The Hack Nobody's Talking About — But Every Small Business Should Know About A company you've probably never heard of got breached, and now over a dozen businesses — including Rockstar Games — are getting extortion demands. That's not just a big-company problem. It's a
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Data Breach at Anodot Hits Major Companies, Sparks Extortion Fears Anodot, a cloud monitoring software company, suffered a significant data breach that exposed information from over a dozen of its corporate customers, including gaming company Rockstar Games. The hackers are now attempting to extort money from the affected companies by
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This Hack Wasn't About the Big Companies. It's About You. Last week, a breach at Anodot — a business analytics platform — left over a dozen companies scrambling. Rockstar Games was among the names making headlines. But here's the part the tech press glossed over: the
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Slate Auto Lands $650M to Build Affordable Electric Trucks Slate Auto, an electric vehicle startup focused on affordable pickup trucks, has raised $650 million in its latest funding round. The investment was led by TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter, alongside other existing investors backing
