Ralph Lauren has quietly moved from runway innovation to conversational commerce with the launch of Ask Ralph, a branded, in-app AI stylist built on Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI platform and rolling out to U.S. Ralph Lauren app users as a shoppable, visual-first shopping assistant. Background
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Ralph Lauren has rolled out a conversational, AI-powered shopping assistant called Ask Ralph — a branded, in-app stylist that uses Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI platform to translate natural-language prompts into shoppable, head‑to‑toe outfit recommendations and visual “laydowns,” and the feature...
Ralph Lauren’s new conversational stylist, Ask Ralph, is rolling out to U.S. app users today — a generative-AI feature built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that promises brand-curated, shoppable outfit suggestions delivered through natural-language conversation and visual laydowns...
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Microsoft’s 50th anniversary has inspired a wave of innovation, celebration, and nostalgia across the company’s product lines, but two releases stand out as flagships of this historic milestone: the exclusive 50th anniversary variant of Windows 11’s iconic wallpaper and the secretive...
In a move that dramatically underscores the rapidly blurring lines between work and life, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled technology enabling drivers of its latest CLA model to participate in Microsoft Teams video conferences using the vehicle’s onboard camera—even while the car is in motion. Lauded...
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At the bustling halls of Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center, MSI’s presence at COMPUTEX 2025 was unmistakably transformative—a statement of intent for an industry at the intersection of design, art, artificial intelligence, and next-gen hardware. This year, MSI departed from mere incremental...