Global hotel groups bet on customer loyalty to help beat online and AI agents
Companies including Marriott and Hilton pushing to improve perks and get more direct bookings...
Dec 27Financial Timeseconomics
Companies including Marriott and Hilton pushing to improve perks and get more direct bookings...
Sephora uses AI to recommend skincare products. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Major retailers, such as Walmart and Target, are integrating AI into their shopping experiences. Retailers have partn...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Retailers are blurring the lines between beauty and wellness. ✓ Customers look for holiday gifts focused on self-care. ...
Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to "triple your crypto," according to a thr...
Tensions are flaring in Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday....
Brian Niccol said he wanted Starbucks to feel like the coffee shop from "Friends." Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said a fictional café guided his vision of what his s...
Travelers are likely to experience delays at airports as airlines reduce their flight schedules by 10% during the shutdown. Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images As a snowstorm heads toward the NYC ...
Kalshi's CEO said their rivalry with Polymarket encourages them to push products and marketing harder. Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Prediction market Kalshi is putting a ...
An HHS official says the agency has "frozen all child care payments" to the state of Minnesota after allegations of fraudulent day care centers there....
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As anti-government protests continue in Iran, countries in the region are watching. Some are concerned; others sense potential opportunity....
WashU alums Tej Seelamsetty and Aumesh Misra cofounded Tivara. Michael Benabib Tivara raised $3.6 million, backed by Mischief VC, Day One Ventures, and Y Combinator . The startup introduces AI agents ...
Intel announced yesterday that it's developing an entire "handheld gaming platform" powered by its new Panther Lake chips , and joining an increasingly competitive field. Qualcomm is hinting about pot...
Southern California police are investigating a wave of similar burglaries involving trading card businesses in a bid to establish whether they are linked. Thieves made off with thousands of dollars' w...
A lot of guests judge the quality of a wedding on a few key things — but some details aren't worth wasting money on. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock I've worked as a bridesmaid for hire for nearly a d...
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Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon says that some employees stranded in India due to visa delays can work re...
Today is a special day for all those with a sweet tooth in France. All throughout the month of January, but especially today on the 6th of January, or the Epiphany, French people buy a 'galette des ro...
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The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary fro...