Fast-Food Slowdown May Mean Steeper Promotions
It’s been a season of slowing sales for quick-service restaurants (QSRs).
That could mean these fast-food brands have to launch greater promotions to attract cost-conscious diners, Reuters noted i...
Europe’s AI Paradox: Slow Adoption, Big Ambitions
Despite Europe’s reputation as a tech laggard, a cadre of companies is making big bets on artificial intelligence (AI).
While the region has been slow to embrace AI in critical sectors like healt...
Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
The Small Business Administration (SBA) loaned out $390 billion to keep companies afloat during COVID.
Now, many of those small businesses say they are struggling to pay back fees after defaulting...
Mastercard Expands Start Path Program to Boost Payment Acceptance
Mastercard has welcomed six startups to its Start Path program focused on improving payment acceptance.
“The ability to accept electronic payments has been critical to shaping the future of commerce...
Enterprise AI May Have an Energy Crisis
While artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm, its rise hasn’t come cheap.
“The consequence of multimodal AI is that the amount of data and compute power being used to train modern AI...
If You’re Happy and You Know It, You Must Be Small
Finland did it again. The World Happiness Report (WHR) came out in March. For the seventh straight year, it was No. 1. Keeping the top spot on a “best” list for seven years running is no mean a...