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Google folds Display Ads into AI-first Demand Gen platform

Google is folding Display Ads into its AI-powered Demand Gen platform, marking the end of a long-standing digital advertising model. The Google Display Network (GDN) has been a staple of the open internet for almost twenty years. Marketers previously relied on its predictable framework to target placements, bid on audiences, and A/B test static creative […]

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Massive Deals For Medical Devices, Futuristic AI Gadgets And Frontier Labs Lead  

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Massive Deals For Medical Devices, Futuristic AI Gadgets And Frontier Labs Lead  

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal

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Amazon launches Alexa for Shopping as Rufus moves behind the scenes

Amazon has introduced Alexa for Shopping, combining its Rufus shopping chatbot with Alexa+ across its app, website, and Echo Show devices. The assistant can answer product questions, compare items, track prices, and support shopping reminders. It can also handle scheduled shopping actions and eligible automated purchases. The company said Alexa for Shopping combines Rufus’ product

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Hershey applies AI across its supply chain operations

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond software and further into the physical side of business. Companies in food production and logistics are starting to use data systems to support day-to-day decisions, not long-term planning. That change is visible in The Hershey Company’s latest strategy update. At its Investor Day, the company said it plans to use

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Trustpilot partners with AI companies as traditional search declines

Trustpilot is reported to be pursuing partnerships with large eCommerce companies as AI-driven shopping gains traction. In an interview with Bloomberg News [paywall], chief executive Adrian Blair said that AI agents acting on behalf of consumers require lots of information about the businesses they’re willing to interact with. He said the most effective systems will

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AI for Ecommerce Growth: From Data Signals to Revenue

Ecommerce businesses generate constant data signals across customer behavior, pricing, and demand. We explore how AI helps turn those signals into smarter decisions and measurable growth. The post AI for Ecommerce Growth: From Data Signals to Revenue appeared first on Fusemachines.

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AI agents prefer Bitcoin shaping new finance architecture

AI agents prefer Bitcoin for digital wealth storage, forcing finance chiefs to adapt their architecture for machine autonomy. When AI systems gain economic autonomy, their internal logic dictates how corporate capital flows. Non-partisan research by the Bitcoin Policy Institute evaluated how these frontier models would transact if operating as independent economic actors. The study tested

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Physical AI adoption boosts customer service ROI

The adoption of physical AI drives ROI in frontline customer service by merging digital intelligence with human-like physical interaction. As businesses navigate shrinking labour pools, they are finding that simply automating routine workflows is no longer enough. A new partnership between KDDI and AVITA demonstrates how companies can address complex operational gaps through humanoid deployment.

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Exploring AI in the APAC retail sector

AI in the APAC retail sector is transitioning from analytics and pilots into workflows and daily operations. Dense urban stores, high labour churn, and competitive quick-commerce ecosystems are driving the uptake. A Q4 2025 survey by GlobalData found that 45 percent of consumers in Asia and Australasia are very or quite likely to purchase a

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