In a recent earnings call, Albertsons executives detailed how AI is being embedded across the company. The standout result so far is a 10% lift in basket size from customers using its new AI shopping assistant.
A new startup called Eyebot is rolling out kiosks that promise to deliver an accurate vision test and prescription in about three minutes. The machines are starting to appear in Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, aiming to solve accessibility issues in areas short on optometrists.
At CES, PepsiCo announced a new partnership with Siemens and Nvidia to use AI and digital twin technology in its manufacturing and supply chain. The goal is to simulate factory operations virtually to optimize its physical footprint. Early pilot tests are already underway in the U.S.
Razer is moving far beyond gaming mice with a new AI ecosystem. The centerpieces are a physical digital companion for your desk and a powerful AI headset built to replace smart glasses.
Deepfake technology is now a global threat, eroding the very foundations of digital trust. Human detection of high-quality deepfakes is only 24.5% accurate, and fraud attempts are surging. The response requires a fundamental shift in how we verify identity and media integrity.
Articul8, an enterprise AI company spun out from Intel, is raising a $70 million Series B round at a $500 million pre-money valuation. The company says it has already signed over $90 million in total contract value from 29 paying customers.
Julie Collison, director of Clear Strategy Limited, sees a clear shift from AI hype to pragmatism in 2024. She argues that without a strong data foundation, AI simply amplifies risk. Her own journey from data warehousing pioneer to award-winning scale-up founder while raising three kids solo informs
Siemens AG CEO Roland Busch says the company is looking at potential acquisitions in AI, life sciences, and operations software. This comes as Siemens and Nvidia announce a partnership to create an industrial AI operating system, aiming for fully AI-controlled plants.
According to M&A data, AI moved from talking point to deal driver in Q4 2025, with about 10 notable transactions. This marks a clear shift, even as the overall IT services M&A market held remarkably steady at 494 deals for the year. Experts see this as a bridge period, not the start of a massive boo
AMD has unveiled its next-generation Ryzen AI 400 Series processors, headlined by the “fastest-ever gaming” Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The chips promise up to 60 TOPS of AI performance for Copilot+ PCs, with systems arriving in Q1 2026.
