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Companies call these prompts. Technicians call them nags. The rest of us on the internet call them pop-ups and hate them. However, despite the game of whack-a-mole we can try playing with ad blockers, browser add-ons or advanced settings, pop-ups are an eternal scourge of online life. Some Google search users were recently reminded of this inescapable fact when a pop-up screen suddenly appeared asking them to share their exact location for better search results. After you perform certain search queries, the window appears and asks if you’d like to “see results closer to you.” The prompt then gives you…

The world of medicine has changed in the last four years. A thermometer alone is not always the best way to determine if we are sick. And seeing a doctor can feel a lot like a Zoom call with a co-worker. Now, a new gadget from Withings, maker of smart health devices (like smart scales and health tracking watches), promises to let people get a clearer picture of their health without having to learn new skills or buy a cabinet full of medical equipment. is a palm-sized tool that includes an electrocardiogram (ECG), oximeter, and digital stethoscope that not only takes…

This week, condiment brand Sir Kensington’s (part of Unilever’s portfolio) announced its desire to travel far and wide, launching a petition for NASA to consider stocking its products on all its missions. The brand has created a “Proposal Pack” of various products, hoping to impress the space agency, given that human taste has atrophied significantly from our orbit. Chris Symmes, Unilever North America’s senior marketing director of sauces and condiments, said in a statement: “If our purpose is to help everyone everywhere ‘Obey the Tongue’ and experience extraterrestrial flavors, then we can’t stop at Earth’s atmosphere… Flavor.” “We are excited…

The OECD’s Pillar Two requirements represent the biggest change to global corporate income tax in decades. The new rules effectively create a global minimum tax rate of 15 percent and significantly impact the financial processes and operating structures of large multinational organizations. Thanks to Deloitte’s Tax Technology Consulting’s existing Oracle implementation service team, companies can enhance tax reporting with the Pillar Two solution in Oracle Cloud EPM. This complementary pairing can help organizations collaborate in tax, finance and other operational areas; collect and manage data from a variety of source systems, including general ledger, subledgers, and more; and better model…

Samsonite, a global leader in travel bags, luggage and accessories, continues to rely on Oracle Cloud to serve travelers in 100 countries in Asia, North America, Europe and Latin America. “We are committed to delivering the best experience through technology to both our staff and customers, whether in store or online,” said Vincent Van Der Schueren, Digital Wholesale and D2C IT Director at Samsonite Europe. “We are taking another step in this journey with Oracle’s mobile retail POS system. “Together with our existing Oracle Cloud solutions, we empower our employees with the information they need to deliver more relevant, effective…

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB), a state-owned power utility, has chosen the Oracle Utilities Customer to Meter platform to modernize its digital billing infrastructure after investing in significantly expanding electricity access across the country. The solution will support the organization’s smart meter rollout to deliver enhanced, digitized customer service and billing services to its 35 million customers. Serving a customer base with some of the lowest average energy bills in the world (typically less than $1 per bill), BREB’s infrastructure development projects are critical to improving economic growth and quality of life in Bangladesh. BREB notes that rural electrification efforts…

Oracle named a leader in the Forrester Wave™: Retail Planning Platforms, Q4 20231 report. The Oracle Retail platform has been cited as the most suitable platform for retailers or CPG firms that are open to acquisitions and view merchandise financial planning discipline as critical. While Oracle received the highest score among all vendors in the agile retailing criterion, it was one of the two vendors that received the highest scores in both vision and innovation criteria. Download the report and learn more here. “Oracle’s current offering has demonstrated its strengths in channel and store diversification planning; Using similarity, demand transfer…

American retailer Walmart has developed a new, productive, AI-powered search function for online shoppers. Customers will soon be able to have a more interactive and conversational experience. For example, if a parent is planning a birthday party for a child who loves unicorns, instead of searching multiple times for unicorn-themed party accessories, the parent can simply ask, “Help me plan a unicorn-themed party for my daughter.” Announced by Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the new search is a combination of large language models with Walmart-specific data and technology, including…

New Microsoft Copilot tools will enable retailers to take the first steps with generative artificial intelligence, says Microsoft. “Retailers are looking for ways to begin working with generative AI that will allow them to learn quickly and scale effectively,” said Shelley Bransten, corporate vice president of global retail, consumer goods and gaming industries at Microsoft, in a recent blog post. “I’m excited to share new tools that help retailers more easily incorporate AI across the shopper journey.” Retailers can use the Microsoft Cloud for Retail copilot template on Azure OpenAI Service, currently in public preview, to build individualised shopping experiences…

Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the Japanese joint venture automotive company founded by Sony Group and Honda Motor to produce battery electric vehicles in 2022, is collaborating with Microsoft to create an artificial intelligence-supported agent for its new electric car, Afeela-EV. It will be released in 2025. According to Sony Honda Mobility, the company aims to “redefine” the relationship between people and mobility by creating an “emotional experience” for drivers and passengers. It hopes to achieve this by developing a conversational personal agent that will be powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. “AI plays a key role in achieving our goal…