What’s Been Happening? 

• What Pat and Mel have been up to lately
• F1 in Austin 
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2022/10/20/formula-1-grand-prix-gives-austin-tech-companies-a-spot-in-the-automotive-grandstand/
• Snowflake Data Cloud 
• Microsoft Viva - let’s talk about the workforce SaaS trend 

 

Retail Tech Update: What is in store for holiday? 

 

Virtual Try-On 

• Walmart personalizes the any-size try-on experience
• https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-expands-virtual-try-on-functionality-with-be-your-own-model/

 

AI that will size you up

• AI that can identify personality types 
• https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-secret-life-of-selfies-how-a-beauty-tech-startup-is-using-ai-to-match-faces-with-products  

 

Acronym of the week: SBT

• SoulBound Token 

 

What’s coming up? 

• Ceridian Insights, SAP TechEd