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OpenAI’s first crack at online shopping stumbled. It’s preparing for the next wave

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[ad_1] Inkoly | Istock | Getty Images When OpenAI announced its Instant Checkout feature last fall, retailers sprang into action.  Etsy, Walmart and Shopify quickly lined up to let users buy merchants’ products directly within its ChatGPT chatbot. Suddenly, the e-commerce world was fixated on shopping agents, the artificial intelligence tools that can make purchases … Read more

‘E-shaped’ economy is replacing a K-shaped one in 2026, economist says: The middle class is ‘spending in a nervous way’ now

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[ad_1] It’s difficult to describe the U.S. economy in black and white terms like “good” or “bad.” On several fronts, the data says the economy is healthy. But surveys show American consumers don’t feel that way. “There’s no doubt right now that different data can show slightly different narratives,” says Heather Long, chief economist at … Read more