Retail is set to lead the way in developing artificial intelligence this year, spending more than any other industry on projects involving the technology. According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide, the global retail industry is set...

JD.com has partnered with Fung Retailing Group to launch an AI-powered checkout able to recognise items within seconds without the need to scan their barcodes. The new self-service AI checkouts have been rolled out in two of Fung’s Circle K convenience store facias in Hong Kong. Customers can now ta...

The UK government has accused tech giants like Amazon and Apple of using their dominance over the market to smother competition and has called on them to begin sharing their swathes of data. A new government commissioned study led by Barack Obama’s former chief economic adviser Jason Furman, has cal...

Argos has launched a new image search app enabling customers to search for homeware and furniture products using their phone’s photos or images. The retailer has launched its visual search tool on iOS, letting users search Argos’ entire homeware and furniture collection using AI to recognise distinc...

Amazon has increased its stake in the $3.5 trillion (£2.7 trillion) American healthcare sector, offering its AI capabilities to a Boston hospital in an effort to improve medical care. The retail giant’s cloud...

US grocery giant Walmart has acquired an Israeli tech startup which uses AI to analyse customer reviews and present in-depth descriptions for customers. According to a blog post on its site, Walmart has ...