In April 2025, Amazon launched “Buy for Me,” which lets its AI agent visit brand websites, select products, enter payment details, and complete purchases without the customer ever leaving the Amazon app. By September, OpenAI had introduced “Instant Checkout” with the open-source Agentic Commerce Protocol, enabling purchases directly inside ChatGPT. In January 2026, Google unveiled […]
Israeli efforts to establish new Jewish settlements and seize Palestinian land have reached a frenzied pitch in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinian residents say they have been encircled and besieged by violent settlers. #Israeli #efforts #seize #Palestinian #land #reached #frenzied #pitch
<p>How human strategists can free up time and focus on using their unique judgment.</p> #Crafting #Strategy #Age
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Since the mid‑2000s, China has established itself as Africa’s principal bilateral financier for large infrastructure projects, including railways, bridges, dams and ports. But as the loans involved reach maturity, Beijing has transitioned from a net provider of funds to a net collector. Drawing on data from Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre and its own […]
ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: All right, Alison, so you are a top 30 U.S. company in terms of size, but your market share is down, your share price has plummeted and morale is poor. You need to change. What kind of […]
A vessel is anchored off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 3. The war with Iran nearly ground traffic to a halt in the Strait of Hormuz. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Iran’s parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to […]
BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we dive deep into the groundbreaking ideas behind Harvard Business School case studies. Artificial intelligence is no longer just helping people create. It’s beginning to replicate some of the most valuable forms of human expertise. As AI systems become capable of reproducing our voices, faces, writing, […]
For something different in August, we bring you ideas, rituals and activities to add joy to your days. #List #Good
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