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Coles has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft to change the way Australians shop and bolster sales at the supermarket chain, thanks to artificial intelligence.
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Good afternoon,

Coles has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft to change the way Australians shop and bolster sales at the supermarket chain, thanks to artificial intelligence.

Google is expanding its $1bn undersea cable project to connect Darwin and Singapore via Christmas Island, a move it says will boost “reliability and resilience” of Australia’s internet connectivity and provide a new link between the US and Asia.

Samsung wants to get into bed with you and expects you’ll pay $699 to let it – all in exchange for some sleep data and an AI-powered energy score each morning that it claims can show how recharged your body’s battery is.

The Australian's annual tech magazine, The List Top 100 Innovators, celebrating the nation's most innovative entrepreneurs is out now. Find out who's building the future in The List   online at theaustralian.com.au.

Let me know what you think — lynchj@theaustralian.com.au
Jared Lynch
Technology editor
EXCLUSIVE
Coles teams up with Microsoft to take shopping to the next level
Coles has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft to change the way Australians shop and bolster sales at the supermarket chain, thanks to artificial intelligence.
EXCLUSIVE
Coles readies to launch AI-powered ‘smart trolleys’
New technology is coming to your local Coles store, as the retail heavyweight prepares to trial an AI-powered smart trolley that allows people to pick, weigh and pay for their groceries.
EXCLUSIVE
‘Dangerous’: Microsoft’s one-stop AI strategy will ‘hurt’ companies
There is a reason why capitalism is good: it promotes competition, the co-founder and CEO of identity software maker Okta says. But he warns Microsoft’s artificial intelligence strategy is putting that at risk.
INNOVATION
AI might save you a day’s work, but Aussies think it's ‘useless’
AI has hit a crossroad in Australia, with many companies struggling to shift projects from pilot studies to production. Software giant Atlassian says it has discovered what’s holding the technology back.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Google expands $1bn US-Asia sea cable via Darwin
The tech giant is expanding its $1bn ‘Pacific Connect’ undersea cable project to link Darwin and Singapore – a move it says will boost ‘reliability and resilience’ of Australia’s internet.
REVIEW
Why Samsung wants to get into your bed
Alarm blaring? Just double tap your fingers and the problem disappears with this new smart ring which tracks your sleep and tells you how much energy you have.

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