2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1575+ words) Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm? One afternoon, while relaxing at his 66-acre cattle ranch two hours…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (357+ words) Clothing chain says trading in Europe ‘challenging’ but customers are responding well to its price-cutting campaign Primark will offer home delivery in Britain for the first time, as the fast-fashion retailer prepares to spin off from its owner Associated British…...

6+ day, 43+ min ago   (552+ words) With Vinted fast becoming the place to sell and buy home goods as well as clothing, discover how you can get started with these pointers from some in-the-know sellers Eleanor knew Vinted was a great place for buying clothes, but…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (103+ words) Five stories that feel like five answers to one important question: in a world where AI chatbots can help us through a breakup, listen like a friend, be a life coach, draft a difficult text message and do our work,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon John Lewis is launching an online chatshow and social media studio to help make itself and its products more visible to chatbots and more prominent in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (87+ words) The Guardian Why does everyone hate datacentres? AI datacentres are almost universally unpopular. They are loud, unsightly and drain environmental resources, with most of the profits generated flowing back to the US companies that build them – and the statistics against…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail Consortium The pace of price rises in UK shops rose to its highest level in two years in August, a trade body index shows,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (792+ words) Reporting season shows how consumers are responding to cost of living pressures and how retailers are responding Australians are buying less pizza but more weight-loss drugs. They love “dupes” but don’t enjoy writing letters. Here are five key takeaways from…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (694+ words) I need to buy a smart television big enough to read ransom notes – and I’m taking no prisoners Fourteen years ago, I received a text from my eldest son claiming he’d just found the TV face down on the sitting…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (190+ words) We’d like to hear from Canadians who are avoiding American products and what they’re buying instead The US has imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods after trade talks between the two countries collapsed, with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vowing…...