Electronics Tech Culture New study finds little evidence of surge pricing when retailers use digital shelf labels Lawmakers and shoppers remain wary despite reassuring data By Skye Jacobs, June 10, 2025, 5:06 PM 13 comments
AI Tech Culture Walmart prepares for a future where AI agents do the shopping Retailers are racing to adapt as AI changes shopping habits By Skye Jacobs, May 17, 2025, 8:23 AM 10 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Walmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worried The mega retailer plans to introduce ESLs in 2,300 stores By Skye Jacobs, August 19, 2024, 6:41 AM 28 comments
Tech Culture Electronics 72-year-old Florida man arrested after admitting he shot a Walmart delivery drone He thought he was under surveillance By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2024, 8:43 AM 43 comments
Apple Hardware Walmart starts selling Apple's MacBook Air for the first time, starting at $699 A solid mainstream laptop that is priced to sell By Shawn Knight, March 15, 2024, 1:45 PM 12 comments
Electronics Industry Walmart confirms Vizio acquisition for $2.3 billion Walmart could put Vizio's smart TV ad platform to good use By Shawn Knight, February 20, 2024, 1:38 PM 14 comments
Car Tech Walmart announces plans to build nationwide EV charging network 7-Eleven, BP, Ikea and Starbucks are also building their own EV charging networks By Kishalaya Kundu, April 7, 2023, 9:34 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture The Web Facebook in the Metaverse of Madness The technology is just not there yet, and the entire concept might not be either By Jonathan Goldberg, November 7, 2022, 11:10 AM 17 comments
Hardware Third-party Walmart vendor found selling bogus 30TB SSDs The same scam was discovered on at least one other online retailer By Cal Jeffrey, August 30, 2022, 4:34 PM 19 comments
The Web Walmart is adding Paramount+ streaming as a membership perk Latest Walmart+ perk brings it one step closer to Amazon Prime By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2022, 10:13 AM
The Web Roku and Walmart want to make TV streaming an e-commerce shopping destination Roku partners with Walmart on shoppable ad pilot By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2022, 12:39 PM 9 comments
The Web Walmart could enter the metaverse with crypto and NFTs Walmart's entry into the metaverse could be huge By Shawn Knight, January 17, 2022, 10:25 AM 7 comments
Industry Walmart will expand InHome delivery service to reach 30 million homes by year's end Walmart will recruit drivers from within By Shawn Knight, January 5, 2022, 12:26 PM
Car Tech Walmart's driverless delivery trucks take the next step towards full autonomy Trucks are driving a fixed route seven days a week By Shawn Knight, November 8, 2021, 11:55 AM
The Web Tech Deals Walmart and Target announce sales events to counter Amazon Prime Day Summer mega sales are back By Shawn Knight, June 4, 2021, 10:05 AM
Gaming Industry Epic Games v. Apple trial reveals emails detailing Walmart's Project Storm cloud gaming service Walmart expected to bring Fortnite to Project Storm By Joao Silva, May 4, 2021, 11:48 AM
Gaming The Web How I finally beat the scalpers and landed a PS5 (Update) Persistence and a glitch in the Walmart app allowed me to defeat bots to the checkout stand By Cal Jeffrey, April 23, 2021, 1:51 PM 43 comments
Industry Car Tech Walmart invests in self-driving car start-up Cruise to expand last-mile delivery ecosystem Walmart wants to grow its last mile delivery ecosystem By Cohen Coberly, April 15, 2021, 4:45 PM
Industry AI Customers can keep certain products under new retailer return policies It's often more affordable for retailers to issue refunds and let shoppers keep the item By Shawn Knight, January 11, 2021, 12:53 PM 8 comments
Gaming Walmart blocked 20 million PS5 scalper bots in 30 minutes It promises more next-gen consoles will be available "soon" By Rob Thubron, December 18, 2020, 7:57 AM 43 comments
Electronics Check out Walmart's spectacular light show featuring almost 1,000 Intel drones Socially distanced fun By Rob Thubron, December 7, 2020, 8:52 AM
The Web Walmart takes aim at Amazon Prime, scraps $35 order minimums for Plus subscribers Get speedy, free shipping on most orders By Cohen Coberly, December 2, 2020, 4:33 PM
Industry Tech Culture Walmart saw online sales increase 79 percent in Q3 as consumers modify shopping behavior Online shopping could persist longer after the pandemic By Shawn Knight, November 17, 2020, 1:33 PM
Car Tech Walmart partners up with Cruise to test an all-electric, self-driving delivery service Initial testing begins in early 2021 By Cohen Coberly, November 10, 2020, 2:34 PM
Industry Electronics Comcast is talking with Walmart about co-developing and distributing smart TVs Comcast-powered smart TVs could be coming to a Walmart near you By Shawn Knight, November 4, 2020, 10:59 AM