Here’s who we know is going to the Trump-Xi dinner so far: CNBC

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Google’s Sundar Pichai
Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk
Citigroup’s Jane Fraser
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
Apple’s Tim Cook
Dell’s Michael Dell

 

AutoZone Inc. Q4 comp sales +1.5% Press release

 

BJ’s Wholesale Club celebrates 42nd birthday “…the company is offering members 42% off dozens of items they love and rely on every day.” Press release

 

Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb at NY Times. “In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’” NY Times subs. 

 

The Seattle City Council is set to vote today on legislation aimed at preventing “surveillance pricing” Secret Seattle

 

About one in three children age 5 to 12 own a children’s smartwatch in China at WSJ. “Little Genius—marketed as Imoo outside of China…commands nearly half of global sales of young people’s smartwatches…China is the biggest market for children’s smartwatches, making up 58% of global sales…” WSJ subs.

 

Instacart Gives Grocers and CPG Brands a Live View of Every Store Press release

 

The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping at TechCrunch. “Asked whether he could imagine someone letting an agent choose and buy a $1,000 or $2,000 laptop without ever visiting a website or store, (Ron) Johnson was unequivocal: “Honestly, nobody’s going to do that.” Read more

 

ALDI Launches First-Ever Collection of Ready-Made Meals Press release

 

DoorDash reaches $131.5 million settlement with NYC over delivery workers’ pay at Reuters. “Simply put, we screwed ​up,” (DoorDash) said in a statement. “Our ​mistakes meant some Dashers were underpaid or paid late. While these ‌mistakes ⁠weren’t intentional, that doesn’t make them okay.” Reuters subs.

 

Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse AI assistant in new standoff over agentic shopping at GeekWire. “Meta didn’t tell Amazon that Muse would access its store, the agent doesn’t identify itself when it browses, and it appears to capture and store customer credentials…” Read more

 

Best Buy to launch TikTok storefront with creator and advertiser links Chain Store Age

 

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