A typical Walmart store manager might oversee a staff of 350 people, who they are frequently hiring, firing and promoting. One thing they don’t want to worry about is figuring out how to make all those changes in the retailer’s HR system. So Walmart built an AI agent that does the job for them. “All…
China should more actively pursue the global lead in quantum governance to secure a strategic edge, an influential mainland think tank has urged, as dual-use quantum tech emerges as an increasingly important front in the country’s wide-ranging rivalry with the United States. China could also diversify its technological partnerships by deepening cooperation with EU countries…
MEXICO CITY—Since taking office last year as mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo often led police raids wearing his bulletproof vest and cowboy hat to fulfill his mandate to end endemic extortion in the avocado capital of the world. PREMIUM Mayor Carlos Manzo, who took a hands-on approach to law enforcement, patrolling the outskirts of Uruapan,…
Real Madrid lead Barcelona by five points in La Liga, having won 10 of their 11 matches so far. In the Champions League, they have three victories from three before Tuesday’s trip to Liverpool. It’s been an impressive start for coach Xabi Alonso — who was appointed as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement at the end of…
It’s a strange thing to consider novel in 2025, but Apple has finally put its complete App Store on the web. You can search and browse the App Store for all of Apple’s platforms, in their entirety. Just select the platform in the upper left: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision, Watch, or Apple TV. Naturally you…
No one wants to cross the commander in chief. Presidents therefore get used to hearing only what they want to hear. And Oval Office bubbles have rarely been as impermeable as the one around Donald Trump, with his Cabinet of yes-men and yes-women and the hero worship of conservative media. This is a president who…
The stock market is largely being propped up by a promise of AI that has yet to deliver—setting up what could be a disastrous bubble. But the AI land rush isn’t merely a risky gamble. Wall Street is staking the health of the markets—and that of the broader economy with it—on a bet against the…
Data from ride-hailing app Bolt showed a 15 per cent increase in night-time activity over the year-to-date, compared with 2024. Bolt said it analysed millions of trips across the UK taken between 6pm and 6am. Its analysis also found that the peak time to go out has shifted from 11pm on Saturdays last year to midnight in 2025….
The Denver Fashion Week (DFW) Youth and Mommy & Me show represents a true commitment to the future of the Denver fashion community by actively cultivating the next generation of local talent, promoting inclusivity, and fostering an early appreciation for the arts. Tickets for the Youth and Mommy & Me show runway show are available HERE Here is how…
Policymakers should better recognise the importance of hydrogen-powered transport mobility, or Europe risks losing ground to China and other producers, an executive from German automotive giant BMW told Euractiv. Jürgen Guldner, hydrogen technology programme manager at the Munich-based firm, spoke to Euractiv on Monday. “A lot of the components that the supplier industry, for example,…