July 15, 2024
What We’ve Learned Tracking the 100 Connected Economy Leaders Since...

The Connected Economy (CE) 100 Stock Index was launched in February 2022. It was introduced as an equity index of 100 publicly traded companies across 11 categories, aiming to track the...

July 15, 2024
AI Explained: Data Scarcity and How It Impacts Innovation

As artificial intelligence (AI) powers a growing array of technologies, from chatbots to self-driving cars, a bottleneck has emerged: a shortage of high-quality data to train these sophisticated systems. Data...

July 15, 2024
Ryder Expands Mobile Maintenance Fleet Services With Pit Stop Acquisition

Ryder System plans to expand its retail mobile maintenance offering with an acquisition of Pit Stop Fleet Service. The company entered into an agreement to acquire Pit Stop and expects...

July 15, 2024
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Vacationers Seize on Travel Discounts

As budget-strapped consumers look for ways to afford travel this summer, many are seeking discounts for everything from airfare to attractions. Paycheck-to-paycheck consumers want to get out of dodge. PYMNTS...

July 15, 2024
Smartphone Sales Climb Thanks to Markdowns and AI

iPhone sales stabilized in the second quarter amid growth in the broader smartphone market. New data released Monday (July 15) by IDC shows a 6.5% increase in global smartphone shipments,...

July 15, 2024
How the World Does Digital: UK Consumers Thrive in Connected...

Driven by widespread access to high-speed broadband and advanced mobile networks, the U.K. boasts a population deeply engaged with the digital world. From video streaming taking the top spot to...

July 14, 2024
Apple Reportedly Still Seeking ‘Killer App’ for Vision Pro

Months after Apple debuted the iPad, the tablet had more than 20,000 apps. The company’s Vision Pro headset, now five months old, has a tenth of that figure. And that...

July 14, 2024
Corporate Bankruptcies Surge as Consumers Cut Back

U.S. corporate bankruptcies are at a level not seen since the early days of COVID. So far this year, there have been 346 business bankruptcy filings in the U.S., Seeking...

July 14, 2024
OpenAI Whistleblowers: Company Barred Employees From Talking to Regulators

Whistleblowers have reportedly accused OpenAI of preventing employees from warning regulators about possible artificial intelligence (AI) risks. The whistleblowers say the AI company handed down overly restrictive agreements for employment,...