I am a retailing expert, and this little device is costing retailers worldwide billions in lost sales
Let’s be honest: there are few things more frustrating than standing in a queue –…
Principal Financial Group accelerates build, test, and deployment of Amazon Lex V2 bots through automation
This guest post was written by Mulay Ahmed and Caroline Lima-Lane of Principal Financial Group. The content and opinions in this post are those of the third-party authors and AWS is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this post. With US contact centers that handle millions of customer calls annually, Principal Financial Group®…
Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study. Results of a trial in north America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three quarters don’t have any form of screening programme. More than half the…
How TP ICAP transformed CRM data into real-time insights with Amazon Bedrock
This post is co-written with Ross Ashworth at TP ICAP. The ability to quickly extract insights from customer relationship management systems (CRMs) and vast amounts of meeting notes can mean the difference between seizing opportunities and missing them entirely. TP ICAP faced this challenge, having thousands of vendor meeting records stored in their CRM. Using…
'An adult weekender at Butlin's saved my life'
Charlotte Monjaria’s weekend away with friends led to the discovery of a cancerous tumour. Source link
Topman links with Kilimanjaro for music-influenced collab
Published October 17, 2025 It’s been a busy few weeks on the collaboration front for Topman with the menswear brand now lining up an artist inspired tie-up with Scottish-Zambian artist and DJ Kilimanjaro. The collection, we’re told, “blends creativity with confidence, offering layered autumn styles that are effortless, elevated, and perfect for the season”. It’s…
In China, global companies struggle as home-grown brands steal thunder
By Reuters Published October 17, 2025 For many companies, business in China has changed for the long term as a fragile economy and sluggish consumer demand are forcing executives to rethink their brand strategy and compete with rising home-grown rivals. A Laopu Gold jewellery store – Bloomberg From Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing to furniture giant…
Calais-Caudry Lace aims to secure European Geographical Indication status
Published October 17, 2025 Recognised as a protected geographical indication in France, Dentelle de Calais-Caudry says it has begun the process of becoming a European geographical indication to better protect its identity against low-grade counterfeits. Dentelle de Calais-Caudry From December 1, the European Union will introduce a simplified procedure under Regulation 2024/1143, which now governs…
more halloween costumes from tiny neural net
Bonus: more halloween costumes from tiny neural net AI Weirdness: the strange side of machine learning You have landed upon a bonus post! In bonus posts, I include extras as a thank-you to AI Weirdness supporters. It’s…
Halloween costumes by tiny neural net
I’ve recently been experimenting with one of my favorite old-school neural networks, a tiny program that runs on my laptop and knows only about the data I give it. Without internet training, char-rnn doesn’t have outside references to draw on (for better or for worse) but it still manages to remix the data into interesting…
H&M enlists Glenn Martens for an inventive collection with a ‘royal’ twist
By EFE Published October 17, 2025 Maison Margiela’s current creative director, Belgian designer Glenn Martens, joins a long list of names- including Karl Lagerfeld, Olivier Rousteing, Stella McCartney, Rei Kawakubo and Versace– who have collaborated with the Swedish brand H&M on a capsule collection. Belgian designer Glenn Martens is Maison Margiela’s current creative director –…
