Sony AI analyses 7-Eleven shoppers in Japan
Around 500 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan are using a Sony edge AI-driven vision detection system to improve the benefits of in-store advertising. Sony Semiconductor has been providing 7-Eleven [...]
Grabango retrofits Aldi store with computer vision
California-based retail technology company Grabango has helped supermarket chain Aldi retrofit a full-size grocery store in Chicago with computer vision technology for a faster checkout experience. Under the banner [...]
Himax and E-Ink partner on smart display
Taiwanese companies Himax Technologies and E Ink have joined forces to produce a low-power battery-operated device that detects shoppers and enables personalised marketing. Himax is a fabless manufacturer of [...]
Veesual virtual try-on platform raises $7.5m
French AI-powered virtual try-on technology platform Veesual has raised $7.5m and plans to expand in the USA through a partnership with women’s fashion brand Eileen Fisher. Veesual is a [...]
Pudu robot uses AI to interact with diners and shoppers
Chinese company Pudu Robotics’ latest smart service robot uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver personalised interactions with customers during their dining and retail experience. The BellaBot Pro includes voice [...]
URBN adopts Stripe to unify payments
California-based Stripe has become the primary payments infrastructure for clothing retailer URBN across brands including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People and FP Movement. URBN will use a range [...]
Hospital café adopts Just Walk Out technology
St Joseph’s Hospital in Florida has become the first health care facility to use checkout-free technology in a hospital cafeteria. Located inside the hospital, Season’s Café uses Amazon’s Just [...]
Americas: IoT Public Policy Index
The US Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) together with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued guidance to US Federal agencies and other public sector [...]
IMC elects new chair and vice chair
Somos senior vice president Sridhar Ramachandran has been elected chairman of the IoT M2M Council (IMC) and Ellen Boehm, SVP for IoT strategy at internet security firm Keyfactor, becomes [...]
Microsoft and Siemens tackle IoT fragmentation
Siemens and Microsoft are converging the DTDL digital-twin definition language with the W3C Thing Description standard to unlock commercial potential being held back by IoT fragmentation. The hope is [...]
LTIMindtree partners Vodafone on connected IoT
Indian technology firm LTIMindtree is collaborating with Vodafone to deliver connected, smart IoT services. LTIMindtree is a technology and digital consulting company. Vodafone’s managed IoT service has more than [...]
HPE wifi access points secure IoT connectivity
Wifi 7 wireless access points from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) provide AI-ready edge IT to provide secure, high-performance user and IoT connectivity for capturing and routing data for AI [...]
