Tag: retail
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Cloud Blog: This migration from Snowflake to BigQuery accelerated model building and cut costs in half
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/smarterx-migrating-to-bigquery-from-snowflake-cut-costs-in-half/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: This migration from Snowflake to BigQuery accelerated model building and cut costs in half Feedly Summary: In 2024, retail sales for consumer packaged goods were worth $7.5 trillion globally. Their sheer variety — from cosmetics to clothing, frozen vegetables to vitamins — is hard to fathom. And distribution…
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The Register: Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/iceland_facial_recognition/ Source: The Register Title: Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigner brands Iceland’s use of ‘Orwellian’ camera tech ‘chilling,’ CEO responds: ‘It’ll cut violent crime’ Privacy campaigners are branding frozen food retailer Iceland’s decision to trial facial recognition technology (FRT) at several stores “chilling" – the UK supermarket…
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The Register: Experts count staggering costs incurred by UK retail amid cyberattack hell
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/experts_count_the_staggering_costs/ Source: The Register Title: Experts count staggering costs incurred by UK retail amid cyberattack hell Feedly Summary: Cyber Monitoring Centre issues first severity assessment since February launch Britain’s Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) estimates the total cost of the cyberattacks that crippled major UK retail organizations recently could be in the region of…
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Slashdot: AI Will Shrink Amazon’s Workforce In the Coming Years, CEO Jassy Says
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/17/2041222/ai-will-shrink-amazons-workforce-in-the-coming-years-ceo-jassy-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Will Shrink Amazon’s Workforce In the Coming Years, CEO Jassy Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s memo highlights a significant shift towards adopting generative AI tools, signaling a reduction in the corporate workforce as some jobs become obsolete and new roles…
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Docker: How to Build, Run, and Package AI Models Locally with Docker Model Runner
Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/how-to-build-run-and-package-ai-models-locally-with-docker-model-runner/ Source: Docker Title: How to Build, Run, and Package AI Models Locally with Docker Model Runner Feedly Summary: Introduction As a Senior DevOps Engineer and Docker Captain, I’ve helped build AI systems for everything from retail personalization to medical imaging. One truth stands out: AI capabilities are core to modern infrastructure. This…