All articles by George Nott
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Comment & OpinionLunchbox Envy: QI podcast provides avalanche of foodie facts
‘Huh’ moments aplenty as the fact-loving QI ‘elves’ address chillies
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Comment & OpinionRight crime, wrong face: Who’s to blame when facial recognition gets it wrong?
Bleating about the accuracy of the tech and blaming shopworkers when they get it wrong is an underhanded misdirection from the facial recognition companies
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NewsDeliveroo secures new deals with Robert Dyas, Honest Burgers
Customers across the UK, including in London, Bristol, Oxford and Brighton, can now order from 90 Robert Dyas stores
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NewsTesco trials Finest coffee machines with drinks included in meal deal
The machines are being trialled in two locations: Tesco’s Brixton and Moorgate Express stores
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NewsIceland’s use of crime-fighting AI reduces theft losses by 80%
SAI’s tech solution is able to detect missed scans, partial payment and walkouts at self-checkouts and concealment and consumption in the aisles
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NewsJust Eat partners with on-demand dry cleaner Laundryheap
Just Eat’s new service allows customers to book ‘wash & fold’ and dry cleaning directly through the Just Eat app
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NewsMarket-leading brand not top AI answer for majority of categories, analysis finds
In 28 of 40 categories analysed, the ‘most visible’ brand, according to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, was not the brand with the biggest market share in that category.
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NewsSainsbury’s facial recognition rollout to continue despite false thief claim
Sainsbury’s has temporarily suspended the use of Facewatch technology from the Dulwich superstore to further investigate, and if necessary provide additional staff training, it said.
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Comment & OpinionJaffa Cakes rap: duo Pete & Bas add fuel to treat debate
Rap duo Peter Bowditch and Basil Bellgrave – both of whom are in their mid-70s - produce a fun effort for McVitie’s
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NewsWaitrose expands AI assistant app pilot to more stores
Named Rosie 2.0, the app responds to text and voice requests from supermarket staff
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NewsDeliveroo using dark kitchens as fulfilment hubs for non-food retailers
Deliveroo, which has more than 20 Editions sites across the UK, will be using them to fulfil beauty orders
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Comment & OpinionWhy Andy Burnham is wrong to suggest vape shops are the villains
The prime minister has branded the vaping sector as ‘dodgy’, but it’s wrong to tar the entire industry with the same brush
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NewsJust Eat voice AI users find food faster, more influenced by recommendations
‘The biggest challenge in food delivery today isn’t finding restaurants. It’s deciding’
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NewsSpar completes 500-store staff headset rollout
More than 3,000 employee communication headsets have been rolled out to Spar stores
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Analysis & Features‘Smart trolleys’: new era or an answer to a solved problem?
Morrisons is trialling high-tech shopping trolleys that save ‘significant time’. Will they catch on?
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NewsMorrisons rolling out self-checkout AI tech to detect mis-scans
The Everseen technology videos shoppers and plays back their misscans and mistakes
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NewsTesco invests in stores and staff to meet demand of new Uber Eats and Deliveroo deals
Staff have taken to online forums to share concerns they won’t be able to cope with the influx of orders
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NewsMet Police expands Auror retail crime reporting tech rollout
A pilot saw the number of shoplifters being brought to justice in the capital quadruple
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NewsOcado trading director departs business
He will be replaced by Ayaz Alam, who is joining Ocado having spent two decades at Asda
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NewsPlastic bag sales fall, reversing last year’s rise
More than half the single-use plastic bags sold last year were issued by Ocado