LMArena has just raised $150 million—at a valuation of $1.7 billion. The crowdsourcing platform has become the unofficial gold standard for AI rankings. But the ranking has blind spots: deep research, complex specialized tasks, and long contexts are systematically underrepresented. What you need to know about the strengths and weaknesses of the benchmark—and three concrete recommendations on how to deal with them.

4.9 percent of all German online orders go to Temu and Shein – one in twenty. The new bevh survey of 1,000 customers of these platforms reveals two realities: a quarter simply have no financial choice. Almost half are aware of the risks – and still buy. The figures show why neither moral appeals nor warnings are effective, and pose an uncomfortable question: What does German retail offer as a real alternative?

In 2024, Klarna celebrated its AI assistant, which "replaces 700 full-time employees." One year later, the fintech company is backtracking: quality issues, customer frustration, reputational risk. The case provides e-commerce decision-makers with a clear lesson—not against AI, but for the right application model.