Image Credits: Aparna Jayakumar / Bloomberg / Getty Images India is facing a quandary in enforcing long-delayed rules to curb the dominance of PhonePe and Google Pay in the country’s ubiquitous UPI payments network. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a special unit of the central bank, wants to cap market share of any …
In a recent incident, an iPhone user managed to recover their stolen device from an EcoATM kiosk at Walmart Inc., thanks to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) “Find My” app’s location tracking feature. What Happened: A user posted on Reddit that their iPhone 15 was stolen at their workplace. The thief turned off the device, making it …
Oh, bother! Winnie the Pooh lovers were recently let down when an AI-generated image of a Winnie the Pooh crockpot being sold at Walmart made its rounds on social media. Although Walmart does sell a Winnie the Pooh crockpot, this is different from the one going viral online. The doctored image shows a crockpot bearing …
Artificial intelligence is “converging in the hands of customers and companies” and will expand marketing and sales beyond traditional channels as the tech becomes more common. That’s according to Anshu Bhardwaj, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Walmart Global Technology and Walmart Commerce Technologies. Bhardwaj discussed the changing nature of retail in a world …
Sam’s Club, a subsidiary of Walmart, announced it going to implement AI Image capture at it’s exit. Said all 600 stores nation wide will be using the technology by the end of 2024. Sam’s club announced it will start using AI to scan receipts at its store’s exits. Sam’s Club Chief Merchant Megan Crozier introduced …
Walmart is going all in on using generative artificial intelligence to help customers save time by automatically restocking their refrigerators and more, CEO Doug McMillon said Tuesday at the tech conference CES. The company on Tuesday announced three new AI-powered technologies that reflect retailers’ increasing integration of AI tools into the shopping experience, and which could …
A mother says when she ordered her son’s big Christmas gift from Walmart, only an empty box was delivered. No one would take responsibility for the missing gift until 5 On Your Side got involved. Liz Annis says when the box arrived, it was so light, she knew it was empty before she even opened …
META’S smash-hit virtual reality headset has been discounted to just $249. It’s part of a permanent discount that sees the price of the Meta Quest 2 slashed by $50. The Meta Quest 2 headset is one of the best reviewed VR headsets on the marketCredit: Walmart Some apps are fitness focused so you can use …
Flipkart, India’s e-commerce giant owned by Walmart, has unveiled its financial results for fiscal 2023, ending March 31, 2023. The heartbeat of Flipkart’s marketplace operations, Flipkart Internet, showcased an impressive 42% YoY growth in operating revenue, from Rs 10,477 crore in FY22 to Rs 14,845 crore in FY23. From seller commissions and advertising income to …
For the second year in a row, Houstonians can track the city’s most popular internet searches this year using Google’s Local Year in Search – a review of the top-trending phrases on the search engine. But we wanted to dive a little deeper into the trends. Here’s a roundup of what we learned about Houston’s search …