
5 Things Friday: WAIC 2026, JD.com's EU Bid & Decathlon's Uber Eats Move
AI is moving beyond individual productivity tools. The more important question is whether companies will redesign their operating models around it. In this edition of Five Things Friday: APAC Edition, Ryf Quail and the panel examine five developments connecting technology, market expansion, regulation, cultural identity and on-demand retail. The lead discussion comes from the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, where the focus extended beyond chatbots and content generation. The panel considers a future in which an orchestrating AI coordinates specialised agents across…
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