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Walmart Is Exploring Bringing Ads to Sparky, Its New AI Shopping Agent
The retailer is looking for revenue opportunities in the shift to chatbot-guided e-commerce.
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AI Startup Suno Inks Warner Music Deal, Settling Litigation
Suno agreed to acquire concert-discovery platform Songkick from Warner Music Group as part of the deal.
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Bath & Body Works Bets on Aspiration, Influencers and Train-Station Scent Diffusers
The seller of candles, scents and soaps wants to market fewer products as it tries to position itself for long-term growth.
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Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
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KKR Consortium Sold Luxury Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo for Over $800 Million, Sources Say
The sale of the high-end hotel in the Japanese capital likely yielded twice the amount invested, people familiar with the situation said.
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This Sneaker Brand Keeps Raising Prices—and Consumers Don’t Seem to Care
First, the Swiss company On outpaced Nike. Now it’s betting it can beat tariffs, too
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Justice Department to Settle Lawsuit Over Apartment Rental Pricing
The case had alleged that RealPage’s software allowed landlords to unfairly coordinate prices.
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Six Flags Names John Reilly President, CEO
Reilly, who worked for Spanish theme-park company Parques Reunidos and SeaWorld, will face multiple activist investors.
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NASA and Boeing Scale Back Starliner Missions After Fumbled Astronaut Flight
The space vehicle will launch again, without astronauts, in April on a cargo mission to the International Space Station.
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Inside Marriott’s Disastrous Bet on Short-Term Rental Company Sonder
Investment added rooms for hotel chain, but apartment-rental firm collapsed under high-cost leases. ‘Everything kind of went straight downhill,’ said one manager.