Peak shopping season is upon us. And so what? Shopping has become a drag. A bore. An obligation. A thing you do alone on your ...

Want more deals? Visit CNN Underscored’s Guide to Black Friday for wall-to-wall coverage of the best discounts to be found during the biggest shopping event of the year. US households spend an average ...

American shoppers turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in unprecedented numbers this Black Friday, helping push online spending to a record $11.8 billion as many consumers chose to avoid crowded ...

A new dedicated model powers ChatGPT's shopping research feature. (OpenAI) With Black Friday around the corner, OpenAI is upgrading ChatGPT's shopping capabilities just in time to make spending your ...

The average online shopper in the U.S. spends over $5,300 annually, according to a study by Insider Intelligence, so if you're not using the right credit card for your purchases, you're potentially ...

New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists. Credit...Janet Mac Supported by By ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Retailers enjoyed an unprecedented Black Friday ...

Protect yourself by running sketchy links through scam checkers, typing retailer URLs in yourself, and avoiding any “deal” that wants gift cards or wire transfers AI has officially gone from a tech ...

I’ve traversed the city to catalogue its independent retailers for my shopping resource, The Locavore Guide, and found the majority of brick-and-mortar shops have e-commerce, but some still keep the ...

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