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Despite being advertised as the holy grail for businesses, embracing AI doesn't mean a company will automatically experience improvements. A new survey that questioned thousands of CEOs found that more than half admit to seeing no significant financial benefit from AI to date.
Professional services network PwC's latest Global CEO survey was completed by 4,454 Chief Executive Officers across 95 countries and territories.
Unsurprisingly, a lot of the questions are related to AI. Most companies have introduced the technology into their businesses to varying extents, but 56% of CEOs say it hasn't produced any cost or revenue benefits.

> AI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns

eBay has faced significant controversy in recent years. Now, the e-commerce giant is preparing to tackle "agentic shopping" and other aggressive AI-driven bots that compete with regular, paying human customers.
Starting February 20, 2026, eBay will explicitly prohibit chatbots and AI agents from operating on its auction platform. The company plans to update its user agreement with a targeted change concerning the "automated means" used to access its services.

> eBay bans AI agents from shopping, but hints at future approved bots