Kroger is making a massive $350 million payment to UK tech firm Ocado after deciding to shut down three automated fulfillment centers. The move signals a major strategic retreat from high-tech warehouses in favor of using stores for online orders.
Meta just hired Alan Dye, the Apple VP who designed the interfaces for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. This follows a $200M+ deal for an Apple AI lead, marking a massive talent raid. It’s all about winning the next platform war.
Eric Topol argues we’re entering a unique moment in medicine. With AI and new data layers like “organ clocks,” we can finally quantify aging. The goal? Make your healthspan match your lifespan.
A three-year-old startup called Micro1 says its annual revenue has exploded from $7 million to over $100 million in less than a year. It recruits experts, from Harvard professors to generalists, to create the human-generated data that AI labs desperately need.
A new study finds AI chatbots are more persuasive than political ads, shifting voter opinions by several points. The surprising silver lining? The persuasion seems to come from factual arguments, not creepy personalization.
A 24-year-old founder pivoted his AI recruiting startup into data labeling for AI training. The result? Revenue exploded from $7M to $100M in under a year, with investors eyeing a $2.5B valuation. But the whole sector is built on a massive, risky assumption.
Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist, is leaving the company after 12 years to launch a startup. The new venture will focus on building AI with an understanding of the physical world. Meta will be a partner, but not a financial investor, in the project.
Google is rolling out the Android 16 QPR2 update with AI-powered notification summaries and direct parental controls. It marks a major shift to more frequent, smaller OS releases. The changes aim to make Android smarter, but faster updates have a history of causing fragmentation headaches.
We’re all worried about AI’s massive electricity appetite, but it turns out everyday digital activities are bigger energy hogs. The solution isn’t using tech less, but powering it with renewables.
Global trade volatility has turned tariff changes into a frantic 48-hour scramble. Companies are using process intelligence to create digital twins of their supply chains, aiming to turn disruption into a competitive edge.
