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How better product data is reshaping digital commerce

E-commerce businesses that fail to centralize product data face a compounding crisis: Fragmented systems erode brand trust, slow fulfillment, and leak revenue to competitors with unified data foundations. Whether a consumer scrutinizes a label during economic uncertainty or a bus...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 28, 2026

Judge rules the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label for Anthropic unlawful

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled the Pentagon’s decision to label AI company Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’ violated the law and ordered the designation be removed Thursday evening. Judge Rita Lin wrote that while the military should have wide latitude to decide ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 28, 2026

Two airport workers in Germany die after contracting malaria

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria believed to have been spread by a mosquito brought into the country via an aircraft. A total of six employees became infected with what is known as airport malaria , Frapor...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 27, 2026

4 grilling recipes for a memorable Labor Day barbecue

There’s no better way to celebrate the unofficial end of summer than gathering around the grill with great food and even better company. This Labor Day, move beyond traditional burgers and hot dogs to create a menu that showcases the season’s best flavors, such as grilled blacken...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 27, 2026

3 in 4 US shoppers blame tariffs for shortages they personally encounter

Nearly three-quarters of American shoppers blame tariffs for shortages they personally encounter, while only one in five blame tariffs for shortages overall, according to a new survey by inFlow Inventory . In the June 2026 survey, 1,000 U.S. adults were asked about shortages in t...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 27, 2026

WestStar no longer facing three-year contract ban with City of El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A city staff recommendation to impose a three-year ban on WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including WestStar Title, LLC, has dissolved. The City of El Paso announced WestStar has “satisfactorily addressed concerns related to its t...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 26, 2026

Meta settles social media addiction trial with states for up to $17B

Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement in the high-profile trial accusing the company of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users, according to court filings published Wednesday. The proposed settlement, later announced by California A...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 26, 2026

Rolls-Royce’s Unusual Plan for Growth

(TestMiles) - Rolls-Royce is investing more than £300 million to deepen customization at Goodwood while carefully protecting the rarity of its cars. A factory investment usually signals one thing in the automotive business: more production. An automaker spends money, adds space, ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 26, 2026

Honda Is Putting Its Racing History Back on Track

(TestMiles) - Honda’s new heritage program will sell and restore championship race cars, pairing factory provenance with support to keep them competing. Honda Racing Corporation USA is opening a door that has usually remained shut: private collectors can now buy selected historic...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 26, 2026

Why unified commerce is replacing traditional e-commerce operations

Buying now often starts before a shopper goes looking for a retailer, since a short video can put the product and the buy button on the same screen. AP reported in 2023 that TikTok Shop brought that behavior into the U.S. mainstream with a Shop Tab and affiliate videos, turning s...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 26, 2026

States with the most auto repair shops per capita

Take a wild guess at the state with the most auto repair shops. If you said California, you’d be wrong. Here’s what the data shows. California has the highest number of repair shops, at 20,998, but compared with its population of 39,355,309, the state ranks No. 24. Wyoming has 49...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 26, 2026

Cybersecurity solutions for legal practices

Reputable legal practices don’t just offer legal protection, guidance and support to their clients. They also offer a place to store privileged communications, financial data and extremely sensitive information. However, with cybercriminals targeting law firms to gain access to t...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 26, 2026

Accounts payable manager best practices for bill pay automation

If you’re an accounts payable (AP) manager at a growing company, your current process probably wasn’t designed from scratch. Invoices arrived, someone figured out how to handle them, and the workarounds became the process. At lower volumes, a shared inbox and a spreadsheet tracke...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 26, 2026

Iran sanctions: How to make an outcast out of a pariah

By Matt Egan, CNN Iran’s status as an economic outcast is nothing new. It’s been a pariah in the eyes of much of the world for literally decades. Over the years, the United States has slapped Iran with countless sanctions targeting its banking system, shipping companies, oil indu...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 26, 2026

How Canada’s retaliation could hurt American businesses and consumers

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Canada has a number of arrows in its quiver as it prepares to retaliate against the United States, and they could land hit American consumers and businesses. Already, Ottawa has vowed to match Washington’s latest tariffs dollar for dollar. But C...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 25, 2026

You started a side hustle from home. Does your insurer know?

Engaged in some gig work in the garage, merch-making from the basement, or another home-based enterprise? If you’ve recently started a side hustle, you’re not alone: Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have done so to supplement their earnings. And around 19 million U.S. businesses operate o...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 25, 2026

What the strongest 401(k) plans get right: 3 strategies for employers

Most business owners don’t spend their days thinking about their 401(k) plan, and that’s reasonable. Leaders are busy making time-sensitive decisions while trying to attract and retain talent, allocate capital, and manage competitive threats to their business. Against those deman...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 25, 2026

What market activity tells us about where GTM is going

A surge of market activity, with heavy funding, acquisition, and partnership volume across both CRM and business intelligence software, according to ZoomInfo’s data. Driven heavily by mergers and acquisitions, both sectors are experiencing steady consolidation as major platforms ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 25, 2026

Consumer demand for customized services is reshaping the beauty market

The global cosmetics market alone is expected to reach nearly $140 billion by 2030 . Whether a business is able to capitalize on this growth depends on how they respond to changing client demands. Artificial intelligence diagnostic tools and on-demand custom services are changing...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 25, 2026

OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama attorney general over Hugging Face hack

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s attorney general on Monday subpoenaed OpenAI for more information related to its AI agents autonomously hacking into another company’s servers in July. The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s practices “violated Alabama’...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 24, 2026

Texas restaurants face rising costs, workforce challenges

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Restaurants across Texas are facing higher costs for food, labor, insurance, utilities and payment processing, according to the Texas Restaurant Association’s Q2 2026 Economics Report. The report says some operators now rank insurance premiums among their...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 24, 2026

Always tired? Leaving your ‘loops’ open may be the unexpected cause

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The texts you’ve ignored, the vacation supplies you still need to order, the hard conversation you’ve been avoiding — repeatedly putting off such tasks because they feel too daunting may seem relatively harmless. But the constant mental hum of unfin...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 24, 2026

The Woody Hunt Economic Development Test and the Meta Datacenter

The city’s own economic-development philosophy argues that El Paso needs the kind of investment that a hyperscale data center represents – private capital, a new industrial operation, an expansion of the taxbase and a connection to a global company operating in an industry far re...

El Paso News (elpasonews.org)Aug 24, 2026

California calls off meeting with Paramount over WBD takeover, NYT reports

By Anna Cooban, Brian Stelter, CNN London (CNN) — California’s attorney general has reportedly scrapped talks scheduled for Monday with representatives of Paramount over the company’s planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The parties were due to discuss a poten...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 24, 2026

Trump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic pain

By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces another test as President Donald Trump moves to further tighten the economic screws on the Islamic Republic. T...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 24, 2026

A new app is bringing Vine back, with a very 2026 twist

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Millennials, rejoice … the beloved video app Vine is being resurrected. Well, sort of. The internet mourned when Twitter shuttered the six-second, looping video app Vine in 2017. While Vine had struggled to build a viable business model in a c...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 23, 2026

When an AI agent runs the analysis, who signs the record?

Research and development organizations in 2026 find themselves in a unique position. AI agents are increasingly implemented into business processes. Coordinating agents are delegating fold predictions to specialist sub-agents. Reviewer agents check the citations. Scientists look ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 22, 2026

17-year-old pleads guilty to Las Cruces gun store burglary involving 5 other teens

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Third Judicial District Attorney Fernando Macias called the burglary of a Las Cruces gun store one of the "most egregious juvenile offenses his office is prosecuting," and now one of the teenage suspects has plead guilty to his role in the operation. On ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

City of El Paso recognized for entrepreneurship, workforce

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of El Paso has earned three awards for initiatives "strengthening economic resilience, expanding entrepreneurship and preparing the Borderplex workforce for the future," according to a press release by the City. The City won three 2026 Excellence...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

Walmart gets $2.9 billion in tariff refunds

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Walmart posted strong sales and profits in the latest quarter helped by a massive $2.9 billion in tariff refunds, one the largest amounts reported by any company. The nation’s retailer earned $6.4 billion in net income in the three months ending July...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026

Jaguar Type 01: 80 Dealers and a $130,000 Average Sale

(TestMiles) - Jaguar Type 01 follows a reset to about 80 retailers as the brand targets a $130,000 average transaction and an EV-only future in America. Jaguar is changing more than its cars. It is rebuilding its American business around fewer retailers, substantially higher tran...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 20, 2026

America’s most innovative states

Innovation can attract investment and reshape economies. The U.S. Economic Development Administration identifies innovation as a driver of global competitiveness, job creation and economic growth. However, innovation activity varies substantially by region. Some states generate m...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026

AI is fueling demand for finance talent, not replacing it

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence and the labor market focuses on volatility such as increasing tech company layoffs and shrinking opportunities for junior-level workers . While those disruptions are continuing, Toptal ’s new High-skilled Job Report for Q2 2...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026