Walmart is emerging as an AI powerhouse by integrating generative tools like Sparky and super agents into its vast physical retail network, optimizing supply chains, e-commerce, and customer experiences. Amid economic challenges, it focuses on workforce upskilling without job cuts. This hybrid approach positions it as a formidable competitor to Amazon.
OpenAI has acquired io, a hardware startup co-founded by Jony Ive and Sam Altman, for $6.5 billion. The deal brings Ive's design team to OpenAI to create a new AI-first device expected in 2026. Altman promises something beyond smartphones while Ive calls it the culmination of his 30-year career.
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