ManufacturingOpinionMercedes-Benz Tests Humanoid Robots to Sort Parts on Live Assembly Lines
Google DeepMind reported 96% success in a two-plant pilot. BMW is preparing a similar parts-sorting test at its South Carolina factory.
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ManufacturingOpinionAMD Halved DRAM in a Chip Timing Test and Kept 95% of Performance
AMD says MEXT, its predictive memory software, helped it avoid $4.9 million in DRAM purchases across 145 servers by keeping less-used data on flash and moving it back to faster memory ahead of demand.
RetailOpinionRetailers Let AI Set Prices. 30 States Are Pushing Back.
Algorithms can set prices. Using your data to charge you more is where states draw the line.
BankingOpinionThe AI Sell-Off Wiped Out $2.5 Trillion. Enterprises Are Still Spending.
The sell-off was led by stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers.
ManufacturingOpinionSamsung Cut a Chip Thermal Simulation From 18 Hours to 41 Seconds
For the 41-second run, the team used NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo to estimate material properties and ran the calculation on a graphics processing unit (GPU) with a coarser grid. The 18-hour baseline used a finer grid.
PharmaOpinionHims & Hers' AI Now Reaches 70% of Its Weight-Loss Patients
"We are building a platform with AI at the foundation, designed to handle clinical complexity."
BankingMain Street Capital's Portfolio CEOs Are Building Their Own AI Tools
"Main Street is highly encouraged by the potential benefits our lower middle market portfolio companies can achieve."
ManufacturingOpinionUS Department of War to Test Mobile Factories for Drone Airframes
Machina Labs will deploy two pilot sites to see whether local production can cut delivery time and cost.
RetailOpinionBurger King Italia Tests AI Agents to Catch Order Glitches and Warn of Stockouts
QSRP’s Italian pilot gives restaurant managers a way to spot delivery orders that go unconfirmed and see which items could run out during a shift.
RetailOpinionAmazon and Walmart Dominate a $74 Billion Ad Market Built for Human Shoppers
US retail media, in which brands pay retailers to promote products on their sites and apps, is estimated at $74.4 billion this year.
BankingOpinionA Simple AI Agent That Can Move Money Is Riskier Than a Sophisticated Model
"A simple rules-based agent authorized to initiate transactions could present greater risk than a sophisticated model limited to internal drafting assistance."
PharmaOpinionRoche Wants Tissue Images to Do More in Drug Development
Roche’s latest PathAI update connects laboratory workflows with biomarker research and clinical trials, building on its May acquisition agreement.
PharmaOpinionIncyte’s AI Scientist Prepares Drug Target Reviews in a Day
“Kosmos produced in a morning what would have taken me 3 months of work to complete,” said Pichai Raman, senior director, computational biology at Incyte.
PharmaOpinionGoogle’s AI Agent Runs a Lung Cancer Drug Design Round in an Hour
Google is offering 10,000 selected scientists its highest usage tier free for six months, subject to eligibility and capacity.
ManufacturingOpinionGXO’s Humanoid Robots Are Getting More Warehouse Work
The warehouse operator plans to extend Digit’s commercial deployment in early 2027, starting with the current robot before migrating to its next generation.
RetailOpinionA Restaurant Owner Built Her Own AI Finance Tool. Here’s What It Caught.
"I couldn't justify the time or the cost."
RetailOpinionTaco Bell's Voice AI Is Now in 900 Drive-Throughs
"Our AI pipeline is focused on shifting from AI testing to adoption and then to scaling impact."
BankingOpinionFiserv’s AI Agents Cut Fraud Reviews by Two-Thirds. 200 Banks Want In.
"A return on token costs of 5 to 10 times, and no negative impact on customer NPS."
RetailOpinionAI Orders on Shopify Grew 3.3x. Now Agents Are Completing the Purchase.
"Orders are growing even faster at 3.3x."
PharmaOpinionSeema Verma on Putting Larry Ellison’s Healthcare Vision to Work
“Most cancers will be gone in five years, and certainly in 10, they’re going to be gone,” says Oracle’s executive chairman and chief technology officer, Larry Ellison.