Bitter Lessons From The EMR For The AI Experiment

The digitization of medical records, mandated by the HITECH Act of 2009, achieved near-universal adoption but brought substantial unintended consequences.

Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spending
Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spending

Target has named Lowe’s executive Chandhu Nair as its first chief AI officer, starting August 24. IBM research puts the share of organisations with a chief AI officer at 76% this year, up from 26% in 2025. Target has appointed its first chief AI office…

IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalers
IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalers

A multi-year deal with the startup Together AI will put Nvidia Blackwell systems on IBM Cloud, and the wager is that enterprises now care more about the cost of running AI than the prestige of the model doing the running. IBM has decided that the money…

AI Helps Retailers Get Clicks, But Humans Win Customers

Shoppers are embracing AI-driven “conversational commerce,” but it’s still the human touch that earns brand loyalty.

AI Data Centers Are Driving Up Electric Bills. Who Pays?

Who pays for the enormous grid investment required to serve data centers — the companies building them or consumers?

Popsicle Crowns Stassi Schroeder As The Flavor Feud Champ

Inside Popsicle’s Strategy For Pairing Stassi Schroeder, Drew Afualo And Ashlee Simpson

An activist investor says the market has decided Lionsgate is an AI casualty. It wants the studio to prove otherwise or sell.
An activist investor says the market has decided Lionsgate is an AI casualty. It wants the studio to prove otherwise or sell.

Activist investor Anson Funds is pressing Lionsgate to redefine itself for the AI era or put itself up for sale, according to a July letter to the board reviewed by Semafor. The argument turns on how the market reads a film library. “The rise of genera…

‘House Of The Dragon’ Book Changes Keep Showrunner ‘Up At Night’

‘House of the Dragon’ showrunner Ryan Condall is sharing his thoughts about how difficult it is to deal with book changes and making the show work in spite of them.

Webtoon’s Growth Is Slowing But Its Ambitions Are Growing

The mobile comics platform’s surprising recent financial performance sugarcoats some troubling market dynamics. Will new strategic moves pay off?

The ‘Reacher’ Season 4 Rotten Tomatoes Review Score Is In

‘Reacher’ is back this week with season 4, and its Rotten Tomatoes review score from critics is certainly eyebrow-raising.