Analysis: surging memory and CPU costs could drive the retail price of a mainstream $900 notebook up by nearly 40% in 2026 to maintain current margin structures
- For a mainstream notebook with an MSRP of US$900, surging memory prices alone could raise retail prices by more than 30%; …
TikTok Shop expands into luxury retail, offering items such as Hermes' $11,000 handbags, primarily sold by secondhand resellers using AI to verify authenticity
TikTok is moving into luxury retail, part of an effort to expand its TikTok Shop marketplace into a high-end shopping destination …
A look at quick commerce in India and China: India's ecosystem is evolving into a retail-media play, while China's is being used as a weapon in platform wars
Manish Singh / India Dispatch :
The Shein India app, launched by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail in partnership with Shein, has struggled to gain traction after launching in February
but can it crack the code to dethrone Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart in India's $125B e-commerce race? Reports @_ananyaaa &. @kunalpurohit for @restofworld: https://restofworld.org/... @rinachandr...
As Microsoft hikes Xbox game prices, 2025's three highest-reviewed games on Metacritic so far—Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction—are all budget titles
Numerous publishers would likely not even benefit from jumping straight into $80 priced games. — Especially when $50-$60 “AA” are giving people exactly what they want as of late. — www.bloomberg.c...
Docs: in July 2024, Amazon set up Project Greenland to manage and optimize GPU allocation across its retail unit; Amazon says it now has “ample” GPU capacity
- GPU shortages delayed projects in Amazon's retail division last year. — The company created a more efficient approval …
Analysis of US job listings: 36% of IT jobs in January 2025 were AI-related, and nearly 25% of tech jobs sought AI skills, a huge jump since ChatGPT's release
In industries from finance to retail, companies are seeking artificial-intelligence skills when looking for technology staff Forums: Slashdot Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : How the AI Talent Race Is Resh...
Analysts expect Amazon to spend up to $25B of its $100B capex in 2025 on its retail network, focusing on automation and efficiency, amid the AI spending boom
Rafe Uddin / Financial Times :
Amazon has shrunk its Amazon Go store portfolio by ~50% since early 2023, to 16 stores in four US states, as the company stumbles in its physical retail efforts
The e-commerce giant is closing more of its convenience stores; 'I don't think they really understand retail,' a consultant says
Spot AI, which helps companies analyze security camera footage, raised $31M and unveiled Video AI Agents that can detect and trigger responses to safety issues
with the total approaching $100M! What's driving this momentum? ✅ 40% reduction in workplace injuries ⚡️ 80% faster incident resolution 📈 8X ROI for customers Real-world impact across manufacturing, e...