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59+ min ago (131+ words) Christmas shoppers issued AI warning over 'quaint UK businesses' Source: BBC AI warning to Christmas shoppers during festive season - Christmas shoppers have been warned about websites purporting to be quaint UK businesses that are actually AI-generated and based thousands of miles away. - BBC Morning Live consumer expert Louise Minchin demonstrated how one such site, claiming to be a British clothing firm in Bristol, was actually based in Hong Kong. - These deceptive websites often utilise artificial intelligence to create images that appear 'too perfect, cartoonish or overly airbrushed'. - Consumer group Which? advises shoppers to be wary of such images and to use an image search tool to check if pictures appear elsewhere online. - The warning was issued to help consumers identify and avoid fraudulent online businesses during the festive shopping season....

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (123+ words) A Viva Bastardo sweatshirt designed using Midjourney. "It's part of a grander social thing where a percentage of us need to be outraged about something all the time, but the rage about AI is ridiculous," says Toledano. "First of all, it's like shouting at the sea; it's not going to do anything. And secondly, in a couple of years' time, no one's going to care." The Rise of the Model Sons A Lifelong Ralph Lauren Collector Shares His 7 Greatest Finds 6 Stylish Grails to Bid on From Gene Hackman's Estate Sale What Is the "Ralph Tuck' and Why Is Everybody Obsessed With It? GQ Men of the Year Red Carpet 2025: See All the Celebrity Outfits Here...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago (793+ words) By Elisa Anzolin and Gianluca Lo Nostro MILAN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - EssilorLuxottica is betting big on smart eyewear and the gamble is about to be tested. Its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, powered by artificial intelligence, have delivered their first meaningful revenue boost this year, but analysts warn that privacy concerns and a wave of new rivals could limit their growth. Yet the same features that promise to make the AI-powered frames - born from the collaboration between Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and French-Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica - into a must-have device are sparking concerns, as bystanders have little control over being recorded or "how their data is handled. "AI smart glasses raise significant privacy concerns," said Kleanthi Sardeli, a lawyer at European digital rights advocacy group NOYB. "The main issues are linked to the use of people's personal data to train AI models and transparency…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago (126+ words) Holly Patrick | Tuesday 09 December 2025 16:41 GMT Christmas shoppers have been warned over websites purporting to be "quaint UK businesses," but are actually made by artificial intelligence (AI) and based thousands of miles away. BBC Morning Live consumer expert Louise Minchin told viewers on Tuesday (9 December) what to watch out for during the festive season. Minchin examined several websites, including one business using AI-generated images claiming to be a quintessential British clothing firm based in Bristol - but upon closer inspection, she found that it was based in Hong Kong. Consumer group Which? advises shoppers to be wary of images that "look too perfect, cartoonish or overly airbrushed" and to use an image search tool to see if the picture appears elsewhere....

10+ hour, 10+ min ago (524+ words) Key topics:AI chatbots increasingly guide holiday shopping and product comparisons.Retailers clash over AI agents, balancing control and customer reach.Physical...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago (559+ words) Did you splurge on Black Friday this year? The answer may depend on your income. In a departure from long-held norms, this year's holiday spending patterns so far have been largely driven by household income, according to new data provided to The Washington Post by Consumer Edge, which tracks transactions from more than 100 million credit and debit cards. The wealthiest households, with incomes over $150,000, spent 3 percent more between Black Friday and Cyber Monday than they did a year ago. Shoppers with household incomes less than $40,000, meanwhile, pulled back, spending 2 percent less than they did in the same period last year. Last year, the opposite was true: Spending by lower-income families picked up at a faster rate than other income groups. But this year, stubbornly high prices have left many of these families sitting out the unofficial shopping holiday altogether. "This…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago (1268+ words) You can understand that sensation of being at the checkout line, and you have your gift cards, and you are about to pay, but the cashier shakes his head. Not enough money for it. People are waiting behind you. You're digging through your wallet for another card. All while thinking you should've checked the balance before leaving home. It occurs far more than anyone would wish to acknowledge. Gift cards are not supposed to cause mini disasters at the counter; they are supposed to make things easier. The good news? Checking balances takes like two minutes if you know where to look. That's where Gift Card Mall MyGift comes in handy. So Gift Card Mall MyGift is basically an online portal run by Blackhawk Network. They're one of the big players in the prepaid card world. If you've got a…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago (925+ words) The musical chairs of the luxury creative directors and unconventional brand ambassadors led to the most media impact value so far in 2025. That was the finding of Launchmetrics" year-in-review data, released last week. The conversation in 2025 was dominated by creative director appointments at luxury houses and brands and drove "significant spikes" for the brands involved, said Katherine Knight, vice president of Launchmetrics. The top performer was Demna at Gucci, which generated $15.1 million in MIV, she said, followed by Matthiew Blazy at Chanel at $13.4 million and Jonathan Anderson at Dior at $13 million. But it wasn"t just their appointments that attracted attention. When they presented their first collections, it "amplified this impact further," she said. During Milan and Paris fashion weeks, conversations around their debut shows accounted for 40 percent of the shows" total impact, "which is massive." Key fashion moments beyond…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago (408+ words) Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn's "Top Voice in Technology," he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com. Today, it's more important to pay attention to Instacart, the first retailer to offer a full grocery checkout experience inside ChatGPT using OpenAI's Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP). Users can now browse items, fill a cart, and pay without leaving the conversation. The integration connects ChatGPT's models with Instacart's real-time grocery network. Mention…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago (354+ words) [OpenAI and Instacart launch grocery shopping inside ChatGPT]OpenAI and Instacart introduced a grocery shopping experience within ChatGPT, enabling customers to generate meal ideas, create grocery lists, and complete purchases without exiting the chat interface. This initiative builds on an existing collaboration between the two companies. More than two years ago, Instacart launched an in-app AI search tool, powered by ChatGPT, that assists [] [OpenAI and Instacart launch grocery shopping inside ChatGPT]OpenAI and Instacart introduced a grocery shopping experience within ChatGPT, enabling customers to generate meal ideas, create grocery lists, and complete purchases without exiting the chat interface. This initiative builds on an existing collaboration between the two companies. More than two years ago, Instacart launched an in-app AI search tool, powered by ChatGPT, that assists shoppers with meal preparation inquiries and dietary restrictions. The relationship between OpenAI and Instacart…...