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AI is poised to transform virtually everything about online and physical retail, from product exposure and recommendations to consumers even having to complete the transactions for themselves. These honorees are setting the stage for agentic commerce ...

The continued growth of AI is streamlining tasks, such as event planning, that once required tabbing between spreadsheets, emails, and vendor websites. It's also unleashing new possibilities for innovations that can tackle its need for reliable and ...

As the real estate industry struggles with rising interest rates and ballooning material costs--thanks in part to tariffs--innovation is becoming more and more important. New technologies and construction methods are boosting margins for builders and ...

As enterprises scale their use of LLMs and autonomous agents, the big questions are shifting from adoption to control and cost. Instead of providing organizations with generic AI tools, this year's honorees bring domain expertise and niche solutions ...

Advances in computing aren't just about faster processors. As these innovations show, progress is driven by everything from the technologies used to transmit data to the systems that ensure data centers get reliable power without overwhelming the ...

Consumer technology is at its best when it's solving problems that exist outside of the tech world. This year's honorees include better ways to clean your floors, put on your shoes, hear the conversation around you, and practice music effectively.

Innovation can be challenging, even for companies with a clean slate. Those who have an established track record of 15 or more years of business must navigate history, culture, product lines, and other entrenched forces that can be both assets and ...

Climate change is making food harder to produce, even as agriculture remains a major source of emissions. At the same time, farmers are contending with labor shortages, rising costs, and pressure to get more out of every acre. New technologies are ...

The next big things in media and entertainment remove friction for both creators and consumers. From deploying AI to handle the tedious aspects of animation to leveraging new technology to make the experience of viewing sports more dynamic, these ...

The emblem for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, Australia, is updating a well-known Olympic and Paralympic symbol to give it new meaning. Organizers accidentally leaked their own branding after inadvertently posting a video explaining the 2032 ...