Nobody wants 8GB GPUs from Nvidia and AMD – and this retailer just made that clear
Nvidia and AMD 8GB GPUs sales numbers are low at a German retailer The Nvidia…
Target plans another $1 billion investment to jumpstart sagging sales
By Reuters Published November 19, 2025 Target reported a bigger-than-expected drop in comparable sales on Wednesday and offered a wide range of profit outcomes for its holiday quarter, as it cuts prices and makes investments to appeal to cash-strapped U.S. consumers. Reuters Shares of the Minneapolis-based retailer were down slightly in morning trading. The stock…
How Amazon uses AI agents to support compliance screening of billions of transactions per day
At Amazon, we screen customers and transactions across our global business and its subsidiaries to comply with sanctions and other global laws. Failure to comply with these laws can result in severe financial penalties and reputational harm. Amazon’s Compliance team has developed an AI-driven screening and investigations system that has transformed Amazon’s compliance processes into…
Announcing the AWS Well-Architected Responsible AI Lens
As AI applications grow more complex, many builders struggle to appropriately and responsibly balance AI benefits and risks. Few resources exist that help non-experts articulate and resolve the key design decisions they must make. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. Today, we’re announcing the AWS Well-Architected Responsible AI Lens—a set of thoughtful questions…
The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions
At Stanford, dozens of attendees participated in lengthy chats about the risks, as well as the benefits, of bot companions. “At the end of the day we actually see a lot of agreement,” says Sunny Liu, director of research programs at Stanford. She highlighted the group’s excitement for “ways we can use these tools to…
TJ Maxx parent TJX raises annual forecast as deal-focused shoppers drive demand
By Reuters Published November 19, 2025 TJX Cos raised annual sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, betting that a wide sourcing network and fresh seasonal assortments will attract bargain-hunting customers to its off-price stores. Reuters Shares of the TJ Maxx parent rose about 3% in premarket trading, after it also beat third-quarter estimates. The Framingham,…
In Alex Karp’s World, Palantir Is the Underdog
Caroline Haskins: So one thing that happened recently is that Palantir had its earnings call. And I think sort of consistent with what you observed, Alex Karp seemed really exuberant during that earnings call. I think he said that it was the best earnings for a software company in history, but the company is doing…
EU court dismisses Amazon’s request to scrap EU tech label
By Reuters Published November 19, 2025 The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday dismissed a request by Amazon to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter requirements under EU online content rules. Amazon logo is seen in this illustration created on February 11, 2025 – REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Amazon had contested the lawfulness…
Valentino’s DeVain handbag features in digital creations by nine international artists
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 19, 2025 Nine international artists have created their own digital renditions of Valentino’s DeVain clutch handbag, designed by the luxury label’s creative director Alessandro Michele and first introduced with the pre-Fall 2025 collection. The DeVain features in an experimental visual story, a digital project exclusively created by the artists…
This Home Robot Clears Tables and Loads the Dishwasher All by Itself
Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot. I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an open-plan kitchen in Mountain View, California. Memo looks like something out of Wall-E, with a gleaming white body, two arms, a friendly…
Scaling innovation in manufacturing with AI
“AI-powered digital twins mark a major evolution in the future of manufacturing, enabling real-time visualization of the entire production line, not just individual machines,” says Indranil Sircar, global chief technology officer for the manufacturing and mobility industry at Microsoft. “This is allowing manufacturers to move beyond isolated monitoring toward much wider insights.” A digital twin…
