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Goods Firms Sweat Tariffs While Services Firms See Clearer Skies
For mid-sized companies, the U.S. business landscape in early 2026 feels less like a single weather system and more like two different climates coexisting side by side. Sit down for coffee ...

95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
Influencer marketing has become a routine part of shopping, but its real power lies less in persuasion and more in starting the process. That was the central takeaway from the PYMNTS Intell...

Google to pay $68 million to settle Google Assistant privacy lawsuit
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a U.S. class-action lawsuit accusing its voice assistant of unlawfully interc...

Anthropic CEO Says ‘Horror’ of Minneapolis Killing Shows Need for Preserving Democratic Values
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Monday outlining how he sees the risks from powerful AI, such as the possibility of AI taking over the world or empowering an authoritarian regime. Regard...

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know
Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products....

Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety
Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products....

From marginal experiment to global market infrastructure: Tokenization is rewriting finance
The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of Conquista PR. The past decade of digital assets has been shaped as much by debacle as by innovation. High-profile col...

Apple Considered Anthropic and OpenAI Before Partnering With Google on AI
Before selecting Google to help power the next generation of its voice assistant, Siri, Apple reportedly also had discussions with Anthropic and OpenAI. Apple declined to partner with Anthr...

Nike to Cut 775 Distribution Center Jobs While Increasing Use of Automation
Nike plans to cut 775 employees, primarily from its distribution centers in Tennessee and Mississippi, as it accelerates its use of automation at those centers, CNBC reported Monday (Jan. 26), citing ...

Humanoid Robots Are Falling Short on Efficiency
Humanoid robots have become one of the most visible symbols of artificial intelligence (AI) moving from software into the physical economy. Built to walk, lift, grasp and interact in human ...

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