Etsy recently expanded its artificial intelligence push by embedding conversational agents across buyer discovery, seller tools, and off-site commerce, supported by partnerships with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. This move positions Etsy to integrate agent-driven shopping directly into its marketplace, potentially reshaping how high-intent buyers and sellers interact on the platform. Next, we’ll examine how Etsy’s new conversational AI partnerships could influence its existing investment...
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<body><p>STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters</p><p>:: Nancy Tengler, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Laffer Tengler Investments</p><p>Global markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers as they race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>"I actually think they are right to spend," Tengler said. "Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending."</p><p>Speaking with Reuters' Lisa Bernhard, Tengler also discussed this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting, the second under new Chair Kevin Warsh.</p><p>And though markets are pricing in rate hikes before the end of the year, Tengler said she believes Warsh will "persuade his colleagues that raising [rates] would be perilous in this environment."</p></body>
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