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What is Conversational Commerce and Why Does it Matter for Brands?

Imagine walking into a store only to find there’s nobody to greet you. You walk through the store and can’t find anything. You have questions about products you’re interested in. But no one is there to answer. You leave empty-handed. Without conversational commerce, this happens online all the time. More customers are shopping online than…

There was a record-breaking increase in methane in Earth’s atmosphere last year

In an aerial view, some pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on November 3rd, 2021, near McKittrick, California. | Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images Concentrations of a super potent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere — methane — grew tremendously in 2021. It’s still something of a mystery why…

Netflix’s new multiverse Sonic show debuts in December

It seems like we’re getting a Sonic multiverse show. | Image: Netflix Netflix’s Sonic Prime, a new animated series starring Sega’s iconic blue hedgehog, will premiere on December 15th, Netflix announced on Thursday. The streaming company released some new plot details that indicate Sonic will have to deal with some major multiverse shenanigans. “It’s the…

Here’s why your Uber driver is going to be taking fewer left turns in the future

Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images Who knew left-hand turns were so dangerous? Well, anyone who drives in a city, like an Uber driver, for example, has probably encountered their fair share of dangerous left turns. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 22 percent of crashes involve a vehicle making a left…

Fresh off of parole, Samsung heir ascends to chairman of the company

Enlarge / Jay Y. Lee leaves court following the bribery scandal verdict in August 2017. (credit: Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Samsung Electronics officially has a new executive chairman. The heir to the Samsung empire, Lee Jae-yong (aka Jay Y. Lee), ascended to the throne of the world’s biggest chipmaker on Thursday. Samsung announced the…