Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo has installed self-service checkout points across all its stores, including its Covent Garden branch in central London – Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg A balmy Thursday afternoon in Wimbledon might not seem like the perfect time to shop for wool trousers and fuzzy jumpers, but there were a few buyers at Uniqlo. Olivia,… Read More »
Most scientists whose primary goal is to advance scientific knowledge are not trained or incentivized to consider the societal impacts of the technologies they develop. Even in genomic medicine, which is geared toward benefiting future patients, time and funding pressures make real-time ethical review difficult. In 2015, three years after scientists discovered how to permanently… Read More »
Although initially bearish, Apple (AAPL) shares rose as investors digested the tech giant’s artificial intelligence announcements. New Street Research tech infrastructure analyst Antoine Chkaiban joins Market Domination to discuss the issue Chkaiban notes that Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday had its “dull” moments, but “it was exciting because we thought it spoke very… Read More »
California’s Alameda City Council voted early Wednesday to deny a permit for scientists to continue testing a controversial technology that could one day be used to light up clouds. The project, the first of its kind, involved spraying salt water onto the deck of a former aircraft carrier docked at a pier in the city.… Read More »
California’s Alameda City Council voted early Wednesday to deny a permit for scientists to continue testing a controversial technology that could one day be used to light up clouds. The project, the first of its kind, involved spraying salt water onto the deck of a former aircraft carrier docked at a pier in the city.… Read More »
they are building data centers It’s almost everywhere these days. large, windowless buildings they are the physical engines of the internet and the cloud; more now under construction more than ever and The new species is bigger and hungrier. A typical center consumed 10 megawatts of electricity; they are now being built to absorb 10… Read More »
Every six seconds, in a factory on the northern edge of Stockholm, a top-secret printer prints pages worth thousands of euros each. Each contains 108 miniature solar cells, which will soon find their way into everyday gadgets from keyboards to headphones, fundamentally changing the way we interact with technology. According to their creators, they will… Read More »
L’Oréal will unveil its latest beauty technology innovations at the Viva Technology fair, which opens in Paris on Wednesday, continuing its commitment to personalized, inclusive and responsible beauty, the company said. Key applications include a realistic, human skin-like technology platform for scientific research and product testing, and a Gen AI beauty ingredient lab called Creaitech… Read More »
A tool that can help online shoppers find styles that suit them is something of a holy grail for fashion; a tool that promises to reduce costly returns, increase profit margins and provide customers with a better experience. But even in the age of artificial intelligence, compliance has become a tough nut to crack. More… Read More »
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Tuesday rolled out a reengineered search engine that will frequently favor artificial intelligence-generated answers over website links; This shift promises to accelerate the search for information while potentially disrupting the flow of monetized internet traffic. The change, announced at Google’s annual developers conference, will begin this week as… Read More »