AI in Travel: From Planning to Personalization
AI in travel planning is no longer a fringe experiment. Booking.com’s AI Trip Planner now lets travelers query properties, summarize reviews, and filter intuitively. Expedia is pushing a chat planning app integrating live pricing and inventory directly in ChatGPT. The technology is shortening the path between discovering a trip and actually booking it. In accommodation […]
AI Screen Saver Commerce: The Next Frontier in Smart TV
AI screen saver commerce is becoming real. In a new partnership, Glance and DIRECTV plan to launch AI-generated, shoppable screensavers on TVs in early 2026. Rather than passive wallpaper, your idle screen will turn into a personalized, interactive portal blending content and commerce. This move signals how smart TVs are evolving. Brands need to rethink […]
AI-First Shopping: How Walmart and OpenAI Are Redefining eCommerce
AI-first shopping is no longer a future possibility – Walmart and OpenAI just made it real. With their new collaboration, customers will soon be able to browse, plan, and purchase goods directly inside ChatGPT using Instant Checkout. This move marks a turning point: for two decades, eCommerce was defined by typing into a search bar; […]
DoorDash Delivery Robot: The Future of Autonomous Food Delivery
Robots are no longer a far-off concept, they’re rolling through neighborhood streets. DoorDash Labs has just unveiled an all-electric DoorDash delivery robot designed to bring meals directly from restaurant kitchens to customer doorsteps. The robot stands 4’6”, weighs 350 pounds, and can carry the equivalent of six pizza boxes. It navigates at speeds of up […]
Shein Store Paris: Fast Fashion Meets French Retail
Shein is no stranger to controversy, but its latest move could be its boldest yet. The global fast fashion giant is opening a permanent Shein store in Paris inside BHV Marais, with additional rollouts planned in Galeries Lafayette locations across Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Limoges, and Angers. For years, Shein thrived as an online-only disruptor, leveraging […]
Agentic AI: Unlocking the Next Chapter of Organizational Transformation
Agentic AI is emerging as one of the most transformative ideas in technology today. Unlike earlier applications of artificial intelligence, which focused on incremental efficiencies, it creates entirely new ways of working. It doesn’t just make processes faster, it rewires organizations and unlocks new economic models. On the other hand, for leaders, this is not […]
AI and Human Intelligence: Redefining the Boundaries
Why the Distinction Matters For decades, language was seen as the hallmark of intelligence. If something could speak like a human, it was assumed to think like one. That separation between AI and human intelligence no longer holds. AI systems like ChatGPT now generate casually imperfect, contextual language that convinces people they are talking to […]
Supply Chain Innovation: Lessons from FedEx’s Latest Earnings Call
TL;DR The latest FedEx earnings call highlights a shift in global logistics for supply chain innovation: Supply Chain Innovation and Tariff Impacts The first theme from the FedEx call is clear: supply chain innovation must now grapple with shifting trade dynamics. This shows that logistics isn’t static. When tariffs move, volumes shift, and companies like […]
AI Adoption Trends: Insights from the Anthropic Economic Index
TL;DR The Anthropic Economic Index shows that AI adoption trends are fast but uneven. Usage concentrates in high-income regions and coding tasks, while enterprise adoption leans heavily on APIs for automation. Washington DC, not Silicon Valley, leads US per-capita Claude.ai use, showing AI thrives where document-heavy work dominates. Globally, low-adoption economies focus on automation while […]
Retail Innovation in Breakfast: How Convenience Stores Are Disrupting QSRs
Retail innovation in breakfast is rewriting the rules of the morning meal. Convenience stores, long considered fuel stops with basic food options, are now beating quick-service restaurants (QSRs) at their own game. They’re leveraging loyalty ecosystems, operational efficiency, and consumer-driven flexibility to redefine how Americans start their day. The lesson for retailers and QSR leaders […]