2026-07-06
Shampoo and cookies get an AI makeover as consumer giants rewire their labs
The AI story has mostly been told through chips, data centres, and the companies building the models. It is now being told through the shampoo aisle. The world’s largest makers of everyday goods, the businesses behind the bottles and packets in most kitchens and bathrooms, say they are using artificial intelligence to design products and […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-06
The UN says AI is moving faster than the rules, and it has a report to prove it
The United Nations has put a number of its concerns about artificial intelligence into a single document, and the headline finding is not subtle. AI capabilities, the organisation says, are accelerating faster than any government’s ability to understand, test, or regulate them. The warning arrives as delegates gather in Geneva for the opening of the […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]
2026-07-06
Samsung heads for an 18-fold profit jump as AI memory demand runs hot
Analysts expect around 86 trillion won in second-quarter operating profit, a third straight record, as DRAM and NAND prices climb. Samsung Electronics is on course for one of the strangest earnings comparisons in its history. Analysts expect the company to report second-quarter operating profit of around 86 trillion won, roughly $56bn, when it publishes preliminary […]<br /> This story con [...]
