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16 January 2023

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning: ChatGPT becomes a scientific author

The software turns robot-translators into editors. ChatGPT and other programs can do something similar to writers, such as journalists, artists, or lecturers and technical writers, such as patent extenders, instruction manual editors, and maintenance technicians. ChatGPT has the potential to help writing and make language more accessible. To learn more: "Microsoft Considers $10 Billion Investment in ChatGPT Creator", Bloomberg – "Will AI Make Creative Workers Redundant?" - WSJ

01 December 2022

Retailers fight inflation with robotics

The sector is accelerating in automation, seen as a bulwark against a narrow and expensive labor market. At a vast warehouse in the southern Dutch city of Roosendaal, automated cranes and driverless vehicles silently stack clothes for the French and Italian stores of retailer Primark, reducing the need for hard-to-come-by labor. [Analysis: Retailers turn to robots in cost inflation fight – Reuters]

21 March 2022

Yue Yuen recovered in 2021 with a net profit of $115.1 compared to a loss of $90.8 million in 2020

Revenue of $8.53 billion increased 1%, compared with the previous year, with the solid recovery seen in the first half of 2021 largely offset by the disruption to manufacturing operations in Vietnam and weak retail sales in the second half of the year. [Yue Yuen Returns To Profitability In 2021 SGB Media]

27 January 2022

Nike relies on a “sole train” to mitigate the supply chain disruptions

Nike foresees a series of countermeasures, including the railway and the expansion of the distribution network to improve the flow of arrivals and shipments, amid the logistical crisis and shortage of materials, due to the pandemic. Retail Dive informs that Nike has adopted a dedicated train between Los Angeles and Memphis which it calls the “sole train”. But it has also added regional warehouses in the US and Europe, and a thousand “collaborative robots” for sorting and packaging while many workers are in lockdown.

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