Artificial intelligence (AI) assistants are gate-crashing boardrooms and Zoom calls, offering to streamline corporate America while threatening to short-circuit human collaboration in the workplace. Zoom’s new AI assistant exemplifies a wave of AI tools poised to transform business operations, potentially redefining how companies communicate, collaborate,...
The tail end of Q2 earnings were good to several companies on the CE 100 this week. The Index ended the week of August 23 up 2.6%, led by the “Live” pillar up 3.7% and “Bank” at 2.7%. Many companies posted positive gains for the...
The headlines moving the CE 100 Index this week were dominated by Apple’s announcements at its developers conference that covered everything from AI to payments. And yet the tech behemoth’s rise was blunted by declining names in other areas of the CE 100 roster, leaving...
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, two unlikely companies — Zoom and Vertiv — have emerged as trailblazers, defying expectations and showcasing the far-reaching impact of cutting-edge technologies across diverse sectors. Nvidia’s Earnings Soar as AI Boom Continues Nvidia’s earnings report on Wednesday (May 22)...
August 26, 2024
The tail end of Q2 earnings were good to several companies on the CE 100 this week. The Index ended the week of August 23 up 2.6%, led by the “Live” pillar up 3.7% and “Bank” at 2.7%. Many companies posted positive gains for the week, but none more than Peloton, which overcame a drop […]
June 17, 2024
The headlines moving the CE 100 Index this week were dominated by Apple’s announcements at its developers conference that covered everything from AI to payments. And yet the tech behemoth’s...
March 04, 2024
The Connected Economy 100 Index notched a 1.9% gain as February gave way to March. And of the 10 pillars, only one — the Be Well segment — lost ground,...
May 22, 2023
The CE 100 Index gained 2.3% as artificial intelligence (AI) sparked investor enthusiasm and the earnings season continued to wind down for the March quarter. This past week’s performance brought...
October 31, 2024
Swedish FinTech Klarna has launched a payments partnership with video communications platform Zoom. The collaboration, announced by the buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Thursday (Oct. 31), is designed to give consumers greater access to Zoom’s premium services. “We want Klarna at every checkout, available everywhere, for everything, all the time,” David Sykes, the company’s […]
May 14, 2024
Meta Platforms will be phasing out Workplace, its office collaboration tool, over the next two years. The platform will continue working as usual until Aug. 31, 2025, when it will stop functioning,...
March 14, 2024
Zoom could be coming soon to a theater near you. The video conferencing platform has launched a partnership with AMC Entertainment to allow businesses to hold remote meetings and events at AMC’s multiplexes. “Zoom Rooms...
February 01, 2024
Zoom Video Communications cut about 150 jobs, or less than 2% of its workforce, this week. At the same time, the company will continue hiring for positions related to artificial...
