Artificial Intelligence
From 3D Printing to AI: How the Footwear Industry Is Stepping Into the Future
The footwear industry is undergoing a seismic transformation, thanks to cutting-edge technologies such as 3D…
Amazon Reportedly Tests Humanoid Robots for Parcel Delivery
Per The Information, the e-commerce giant is building a "humanoid park" to test the robots in a San Francisco…
Here’s Why Shopping Agents Might Have a Difficult Time Pulling Brands’ Products for Consumers
Many e-commerce sites have their product pages formatted in JavaScript; Botify suggests using structured data…
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San Francisco-based startup Voxel plans to use the cash to build out its engineering and go-to-market teams…
EXCLUSIVE: Can Gap’s AI Water Bet Fix a Leaky Supply Chain System?
Gap Inc. will fund a 10-year water stewardship initiative in India with Fido Tech. It's expected to conserve…
Radar’s Spencer Hewett on How to Build Resilient, Intelligent Store Networks
The founder and CEO of the RFID technology company shares strategic insights on investing in smarter store…
Algolia’s New Tech Aims to Help Companies Capitalize On Consumers’ Increasing Trust in AI
The company announced it will help brands and retailers integrate agentic AI, real-time personalization and…
Byte-Sized AI: Manhattan Associates Commits to Agentic for Logistics, Salesforce Buys Informatica
Veho and Rivr teamed on an e-commerce delivery robot; Pallet scored a Series B round; Manhattan plans to…
Can Tech Plug the Gaps Between Immigration Policies and Reshoring Aspirations?
President Donald Trump's Made in America aspirations might clash with his immigration policies—can tech fill…
Podcast: Inside SJ’s Tech Report: The Human Issue
Exploring AI's role in fashion: Balancing innovation, efficiency and the impact on human jobs.
SAP Aims to Make Its End Users 30% More Productive With Agentic AI
SAP announced this week that it will release 40 task-specific agents under its Joule umbrella.
OpenAI to Launch Physical Products Via $6.5 Billion Deal With Jony Ive
Sam Altman said OpenAI is set to acquire the former Apple chief design officer's year-old AI devices start-up…
OpenAI to Launch Physical Products Via $6.5 Billion Deal With Jony Ive
Sam Altman said OpenAI is set to acquire the former Apple chief design officer's year-old AI devices start-up…
Google Enriches Shopping Features With AI Upgrades
The technology giant will soon enable agentic AI to monitor prices and purchase items with consumer consent.
Implementing AI in the Beauty Category to Scale With Speed
L'Oréal's David Greenberg and Harvard Business School's Tsedal Neeley discuss finding the value in the…