Japan’s solid Q1 GDP faces reality check as Iran war threatens economy
Amazon’s Alexa+ can now generate custom AI podcasts on demand, as the company expands its assistant into a personalized AI content platform…
Strong demand for a product doesn’t guarantee business success, especially in the unique cannabis industry. While general retail struggles with economic headwinds, rising labor and rent costs, and shifting consumer behavior, the marijuana landscape faces additional, distinct challenges. The demand …
Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images 12:27 PM PDT · May 18, 2026 Anthropic announced Monday it has acquired Stainless, a startup founded by former Stripe engineer Alex Rattray whose software is widely used by rival AI labs, including OpenAI and Google. Anthropic didn’t disclose terms of the deal. However, The Information reported…
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Thai Q1 GDP growth beats forecasts, but 2026 outlook unchanged amid Middle East war
Illustration: Getty CreativesgettyIn a software-led global industrial complex that’s going strong on digitalization, the mention of ‘big data’ has become routine. But process industries say it is ‘quality data’ and not randomly gathered digital data mountains that make the difference. That’s the real clincher for industrial artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and ultimately agile business decisions…
Elon Musk does not often sound like a fiscal policy analyst. But in a Fox News interview that has been recirculating widely as the US approaches another deficit milestone, he made a comparison that is hard to ignore. He compared the country to a person heading for bankruptcy…
This year was supposed to mark a turnaround for the U.S. housing market. After years of high mortgage rates, ever-rising home prices, and millions of homeowners staying put due to their pandemic-era low interest rates, experts said things were finally going to change. The National Association of …
Workday (WDAY) shareholders have had a brutal year, and Wall Street keeps adding to the pile. The enterprise software giant has lost more than half its market value since early 2024, and the downgrades have stacked up across the sector as AI agents reshape how analysts model traditional SaaS …





