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Friday, March 02, 2018

More Retail Blockchain

Another Retailer moves to Blockchain, apparently also for food tracking and safety supply chain approaches.   But also consider other uses of the supply chain understanding,  like Smart Contracts.  Great opportunity to add deeper AI to the overall process.

Chinese Retailer JD.com Launches Blockchain Accelerator
Emma Sandler , Contributor in Forbes

JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut and Alibaba’s closest rival, is launching a new accelerator program for artificial intelligence and blockchain startups, the company said today.

Despite being an e-commerce company, JD already operates a sponsored AI research lab called the SAIL JD AI Research Institute with the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In Dec. 2017, JD along with IBM, Walmart and Tsinghua University National Engineering Laboratory for E-Commerce Technologies announced a Blockchain Food Safety Alliance collaboration to improve food tracking and safety in China, Forbes reported.  ... "

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