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17 stories dated October 2026.
At its Oct. 20 investor day, Kroger laid out an online growth plan built on 2,700 stores, faster delivery and in-store automation. Ocado's name didn't come up once.
The country's procurement agency said in August it had only just drafted the terms for a tender to build the system. The Constitutional Court has rejected the opposition's challenge to Diella's appointment.
CEO Andrew Cathy told CNBC the chain wants hospitality "to be human to human." An industry mystery-shop study found voice AI was faster but less accurate than people.
Four of the five promised metros (Atlanta, Houston, Orlando and Charlotte) are now live. Tampa isn't. Meanwhile the target has grown to more than 270 stores, now set for 2027.
The bank's chair told shareholders there's "no ability to give a blanket commitment." The union counts more than 1,000 jobs cut since January. CBA says AI isn't the driver of at least one round of cuts.
Service came back in September after what Waymo calls a flood-zone audit. The software recall it filed in May still lists only an interim fix, and we found no final remedy on file.
A year after Waymo promised driverless rides in 2026, no operator has applied for London's consent, TfL says. The only bookable robotaxis carry a safety driver.
The council rejected five more years for Sunny, the city's AI chatbot, 9-3. The mayor's office says the bot helps 311 staff and wants the contract back.
Orland Park, Ill., moved its main phone line to an AI assistant named Humphrey. Two residents told trustees they couldn't reach anyone. The mayor said, "A human will call you."
The castings feed prototype builds of the Fathom electric pickup at Louisville Assembly Plant, which Ford is retooling for about $1.9 billion. Launch is set for 2027, so there are no production results yet.
The vendor is voice AI company Omilia. In a January 2025 mystery-shop study of 40 visits, a person still had to step in on almost a third of Taco Bell's AI orders.
THG Fulfil says the UK sportswear chain's new AutoStore grid beats its old manual warehouse. The figures come from the vendors, and they describe the deal two ways.
Basis says Schneider Downs went from a 10-person pilot in January 2026 to 92% monthly active use. The firm's spend and any error rates are not disclosed.
The company restated the figure after a methodology change in the first half of 2026. It now counts ingredient volumes in their original fresh state, against a 50% goal for 2030.
The Cambridge spinout says its process makes clinker in the electric arc furnaces that recycle steel, with no kiln or quarried limestone. Its investors expect an immediate 50% emissions cut at cost parity.
Tesla's filings list more than 125,000 a year of installed Cybercab capacity at Gigafactory Texas. Tesla hasn't said how many it has built, and says battery supply is limiting vehicle output.
Synthetic images of circuit boards let the plant prepare inspection before the first physical prototype exists, a step that used to take several weeks. Siemens' false-call and yield figures are still targets.