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AI News for 2026-02-20

The most important AI developments, summarized by AI.

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Exploring AI in the APAC retail sector

AI in the APAC retail sector is transitioning from analytics and pilots into workflows and daily operations. Dense urban stores, high labour churn, and competitive quick-commerce ecosystems are driving the uptake. A Q4 2025 survey by GlobalData found that 45 percent of consumers in Asia and Australa...

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AI: Executives’ optimism about the future

The most rigorous international study of firm-level AI impact to date has landed, and its headline finding is more constructive than many expected. Across nearly 6,000 verified executives in four countries, AI has delivered modest aggregate shifts in productivity or employment over the past three ye...

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Coca-Cola turns to AI marketing as price-led growth slows

Shifting from price hikes to persuasion, Coca-Cola’s latest strategy signals how AI is moving deeper into the core of corporate marketing. Recent coverage of the company’s leadership discussions shows that Coca-Cola is entering what executives describe as a new phase focused on influence...

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