Alibaba’s facial recognition tech could be being used to identify Uighurs
Alibaba’s facial recognition technology can reportedly be used to identify members of China’s Uighur Muslim minority.
Ocado completes $262m acquisition of AI-powered piece picking robotics company
Ocado has completed the $262 million acquisition of artificial intelligence-powered piece picking robotics company Kindred Systems.
Amazon’s Zoox unveils fully autonomous “robotaxi” set to rival Uber
Amazon’s has officially revealed its autonomous electric robotaxi in a move it hopes will “reimagine transportation”.
Co-op has defended the use of facial recognition tech after pressure from privacy groups
Co-op has defended its use of facial recognition technology across nearly 20 stores after privacy advocate groups demanded it reviewed customers' “fundamental rights”.
Co-op is using facial recognition tech to scan shoppers faces as they enter stores
Co-op is using facial recognition technology across more than a dozen stores to scan shoppers faces in real-time in a bid to reduce crime and abuse against staff.
Fujitsu signs up Zippin to offer check-out free technology
Fujitsu has announced an exclusive partnership with check-out free innovator Zippin to bring the AI technology to the Japanese retail sector next year.
L’Oréal Paris launches its first virtual makeup – “only wearable online”
Cosmetics brand L'Oréal Paris this week launched its first line of virtual makeup products.
Apple announces secretive ‘One More Thing’ event
Apple Inc on Monday revealed it would hold a major event on November 10 at its Apple Park campus.
Amazon expects to make an extra $8.8bn by launching new AI search features in bid to become “product discovery engine”
Amazon is set to launch a raft of new machine-learning-powered search bar features which it expects will drive more than $8 billion in extra sales.
Mask-detecting CCTV cameras can now prevent you entering a store without a mask
CCTV cameras using artificial intelligence to prevent shoppers not wearing masks from entering stores are being rolled out across the UK.
MORE STORIES
Latest Feature
With a bevy of highly anticipated tech products launched at CES in January - from TVs to mobile phones, CPUs and laptops - the question is: how can retailers ensure they get them into the hands of eager consumers?
How retailers can fight back against bots
With a bevy of highly anticipated tech products launched at CES in January - from TVs to mobile phon...
How can retailers recover from a challenging Golden Quarter?
We have faced a different set of challenges this year to those we initially expected, and the global...
Virtual shopping is set to be the next major trend in retail
Mobile ecommerce has almost exclusively involved finding ways to shrink websites to fit on smaller s...
Thanks and Happy New Year to all our readers!
We'd like to personally thank all our readers for supporting Charged throughout the year