‘The thought behind it was great, but the execution was proving difficult': Starbucks abandons AI inventory tool after only nine months following multiple errors — coffee giant says it needs to 'focus on consistency and execution at scale'

Starbucks has rolled back its failed AI inventory system, which failed to identify products in real-world environments, after just nine months. [...]

Starbucks pulls its AI inventory tool nine months in, after it kept confusing the milks

The chain is reverting to manual counts across North America, ending one of CEO Brian Niccol’s more visible technology bets and adding another data point to the file marked “enterprise AI pilots t [...]

Amazon abandons open-world racing game by former Forza Horizon devs

An open-world racing game from a studio formed by ex-Forza Horizon developers was due to be published by Amazon, but that is no longer the case. As reported first by The Game Business, UK-based Maveri [...]

Autonomous security agents need complete data. Here's how to check if yours is ready.

An endpoint agent cannot report its own absence. The 2026 Axonius Actionability Report, conducted with the Ponemon Institute and surveying 662 IT and security professionals, put a number on a gap SOC [...]

Black Friday subscription and streaming deals you can still get today: Discounts on Apple TV+, HBO Max, Disney+, Proton VPN and more

These days, Black Friday is the longest day of the year. We're only halfway through November, but amazing deals are already popping up for some of our favorite subscription services. This is a gr [...]

Cyber Monday subscription and streaming deals are here: Big discounts on Apple TV+, HBO Max, Disney+, Proton VPN and more

I love locking in a cheap subscription deal during Cyber Monday. It always feels like I've gotten away with something — for the rest of the year, I can relax in my Scrooge McDuck money pit whil [...]

Black Friday subscription and streaming deals include discounts on Apple TV+, HBO Max, Disney+, Proton VPN and more

These days, Black Friday is the longest day of the year. We're only halfway through November, but amazing deals are already popping up for some of our favorite subscription services. This is a gr [...]

Black Friday subscription and streaming deals include huge savings on HBO Max, Apple TV+, MasterClass, Rosetta Stone and more

I love locking in a cheap subscription deal during a discount period like Black Friday or Cyber Monday. It always feels like I've gotten away with something — for the rest of the year, I can re [...]

Starbucks sets new speed goals after reports of 30 to 40-minute waits

Starbucks is on a mission to speed up its act, setting new goals to cut wait times for both drive-thru and mobile orders in an effort to win back customers and boost sales. Read more... [...]