December is jam-packed — more so every year, it seems—so the idea of squeezing in even a small handful of films from the golden-age Christmas canon can begin to feel like rolling a Sisyphean snowball ...

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American shoppers turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in unprecedented numbers this Black Friday, helping push online spending to a record $11.8 billion as many consumers chose to avoid crowded ...

Black Friday is arguably the biggest shopping day of the year, but the event has changed and is no longer marked by riotous crowds, unbelievable deals and marathon hours. Consumers are spending less ...

In recent months, Google has promised to inject generative AI into the online shopping experience, and now it’s following through. The previously announced shopping features of AI Mode search are ...

You can already buy almost anything with the click of a mouse. Now tech giants are preparing for an AI helper to do even that for you one day. Google, Amazon and OpenAI are racing to add new ...

Retail’s AI-driven digital transformation is well underway. In 2026, more than ever, customers are looking to technology for smoother, hassle-free shopping experiences, while businesses harness it to ...

Walmart is diving into the world of agentic AI, as it invests in artificial intelligence to improve operations. Through a partnership with OpenAI, the retailer is enabling shoppers to make store ...

Dystopian dramas are all the rage — for obvious reasons — and in Jojo Jones’ droll “Veal,” now at A Red Orchid Theater, we have somehow ended up with a Queen of North America, even as the rest of the ...

Online spending is expected to jump 5.3% year over year to a total of $253.4 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. That growth still would mark a slowdown from the year-ago holiday period, when ...

Digital experiences have come a long way, but technology can’t replace in-store shopping, especially for specialty retail stores. “Stores are valuable assets,” Jon Copestake, EY Global consumer senior ...

ChatGPT users will now be able to make purchases in chat. Instant Checkout works with single-item purchases. It is available to US ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Free users. One of ChatGPT's biggest selling ...