The Daily Upside

De Beers Gets a $2.9 Billion Writedown

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De Beers, one of the largest companies in the diamond mining sector, has been battered by the ascendance of cheaper lab-grown gems.

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Alibaba Pops on Plans to Boost AI Investments

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While ecommerce is currently Alibaba’s biggest piggy bank, hype is building around its burgeoning cloud computing biz.

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Guidance Overshadows Growth as Walmart Shares Go Tumbling

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Walmart said Thursday that it made a record $681 billion in sales, and yet its shares had their worst day in three years, tumbling 6.5%.

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Don’t Wait Until Your Enterprise is “Perfect” To Start Adopting AI

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You may get left behind if you delay adoption of AI until its problems are solved, said ServiceNow’s Paul Smith.

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Walmart Patent Signals AI Transformation for Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

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Why AI Augmentation Tech Is More Than a ‘Cost-Cutting Tool’

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Why Access Controls May Be AI’s Biggest Security Vulnerability

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