With Great Challenges Come Great Opportunities for Bedding Industry
With Great Challenges Come Great Opportunities for Bedding Industry The bedding industry, like many other industries, is facing a unique set of challenges — from low foot traffic to industry consolidation to an uncertain economy and more. Despite these challenges, many industry leaders believe there is an opportunity for the bedding industry this year as […]
The Week in Playback: For When AI Finally Comes to the Smart Home
The Week in Playback: For When AI Finally Comes to the Smart Home CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and discussions affecting the custom integration industry. Salutations everyone. The week in Playback is here and just in time as well. CES 2026 has been thoroughly […]
Google Bolsters Bet on AI-powered Commerce with New Platform for Shopping Agents
Google Bolsters Bet on AI-powered Commerce with New Platform for Shopping Agents As retailers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools to lure shoppers and run key parts of their business, Google wants to make sure it’s in the center of the action. At the kickoff of the National Retail Federation’s annual show on Sunday, Google announced the launch of […]
CES 2026: Shapiro, Fabrizio Discuss Gov’ts Impeding AI, Innovation Agenda
CES 2026: Shapiro, Fabrizio Discuss Gov’ts Impeding AI, Innovation Agenda The executives focused on how AI is to the 21st century as electricity was to the 20th during their CES 2026 kickoff keynote. CTA Executive Chair & CEO Gary Shapiro and CTA President Kinsey Fabrizio focused on how AI is to the 21st century as […]
Humanizing AI
Humanizing AI Smart tech alone isn’t enough; discover why 2026 belongs to integrators who blend digital tools with human judgment, culture, and creativity. If I had a dollar for every brand, integration firm, trade pro, or association representative who’s quietly confided to me in some form or another, “We want to adopt AI tools, but […]
China Debuts Six-Armed ‘Super Humanoid’ Robot Built for Efficiency
China Debuts Six-Armed ‘Super Humanoid’ Robot Built for Efficiency The future of work on the factory floor just got a lot more hands. China’s home-appliance giant Midea Group has revealed what may be one of the most unusual robots to hit the manufacturing world: a six-armed humanoid machine on wheels. And it’s built to take […]
As AI Reshapes Shopping, US Retailers Try to Change How They’re Seen Online
As AI Reshapes Shopping, US Retailers Try to Change How They’re Seen Online NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Big retailers traditionally spend millions on attracting eyeballs for the holiday season. Now, they’re looking to get noticed by something else – AI agents. Most of this holiday season’s projected $253 billion in U.S. online sales will […]
LG’s big US home appliance factory is switching to private 5G
LG’s Big US Home Appliance Factory is Switching to Private 5G LG executives explain how LG’s Tennessee-based home appliance factory is applying private 5G and automation across the board – using smart applications, AI, computer vision, digital twins and robotics for a more efficient manufacturing process. About an hour north of Nashville, near the Kentucky […]