Ulta Beauty Deploys Google AI Assistant and Agentic Commerce
Shoppers looking for beauty products will soon be able to get personalized assistance powered by artificial intelligence on…
UnitedHealth Spends $1.5 Billion on AI and Wants Double Back
UnitedHealth Group is processing 500 million transactions this year through Optum Real, an artificial intelligence-first claims and reimbursement…
Amazon, Anthropic Deepen Ties With Investment, Hardware Pact
Amazon and Anthropic have announced an expanded partnership that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said reflects his company’s progress…
X Money Tests Whether Social Commerce Can Hold Deposits
Social platforms have long influenced what consumers browse and buy, but the next step is to determine whether…
OpenAI Targets Pharma Giants With Purpose-Built AI Model
OpenAI has introduced an artificial intelligence model that is purpose-built for scientific research and drug discovery. The new…
Apple Pushes Siri Programmers to Adopt AI Coding Tools
Apple plans to send “a significant chunk” of its Siri programmers to a weekslong bootcamp to learn to…
What AI-Driven Attack Chains Mean for CFOs and CISOs
The question for executives is no longer whether artificial intelligence will affect cybersecurity. It is whether their organization…
AI Chatbots Can Diagnose. Doctors Have Questions.
Artificial intelligence’s promise in healthcare has always seemed intuitive. A system capable of processing vast amounts of patient…
Accel Prepares to Pour $5 Billion Into Global AI Breakouts
Venture capital firm Accel has raised $5 billion in late-stage capital to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) companies. The company’s partners said in a…
Meta Developing AI Likeness of CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta’s AI-focused transformation now reportedly extends to an artificial intelligence version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. As the Financial…
Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that…
Codex Demand Sparks New OpenAI Mid-Tier Subscription
OpenAI has added a new $100 per month Pro subscription plan that lands between the $20 per month…