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3 ways Generative AI is transforming the retail industry

CIO

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as Azure OpenAI have been drawing attention in recent months, and there is widespread consensus that these technologies can significantly transform the retail industry. How can Generative AI speed innovation in retail? Caton : CarMax reviews millions of vehicles.

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How Digital Technologies Could Boost Tiny Retailers in Developing Countries

Harvard Business Review

Micro-retailers are vitally important to the economies of developing countries and to consumer packaged goods companies. The adoption of digital technologies could help change that. But their full potential is not being realized. But for that to happen, obstacles must be overcome. Three strategies can address them.

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Butlr Technologies, developing anonymous people sensors, inks $7.9M seed round

TechCrunch

million seed round boosts Butlr Technologies ’ ability to apply its real-time people-sensing technology beyond commercial real estate and retail uses to monitor falls and other movements for active seniors who are aging in place. We can bring dignity back to the technology world, while also understanding users’ needs.

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Amazon downsizes AWS in a fresh cost-cutting round

CIO

The layoffs will affect AWS’ sales, marketing, and brick-and-mortar technology development teams. Rethinking physical retail strategy On Tuesday, AWS also downsized its team responsible for developing technology for Amazon’s physical retail stores. Amazon Web Services, Technology Industry

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Cana Technology raises glass to new capital as it readies beverage printer for market

TechCrunch

Following nearly four years in the prototype phase, Cana Technology is unveiling what it calls the “world’s first molecular beverage printer” after securing $30 million in funding from venture foundry The Production Board. The new funding is being heavily invested into the supply chain and continued technology development, Mahar said.

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ZirooPay raises $11.4M to scale its mobile POS solutions for retailers across Nigeria

TechCrunch

In Nigeria, POS terminals are used to process card payments at retail locations as well as for agency banking purposes, a branchless banking system where agents act like human ATMs. One of the biggest challenges to the mass adoption of card payments at retail locations is the rate of transaction failures due to poor internet connection.

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Nvidia offers retail loss prevention software to accelerate accelerator chip sales

CIO

GPU manufacturer Nvidia is expanding its enterprise software offering with three new AI workflows for retailers it hopes will also drive sales of its hardware accelerators. The workflows are built on Nvidia’s existing AI technology platform. But Nvidia suggests that its loss prevention technology could eliminate 30% of shrinkage.

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