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Walmart's CEO says the retailer will not use customers' shopping histories to set individualized, higher prices, addressing concerns raised by its rollout of digital shelf labels. The comments come amid wider debate over dynamic pricing, as electronic price tags make it technically easier for stores to adjust prices frequently and potentially personalize them. Shoppers and commentators are watching whether other major retailers follow suit with similar assurances.

Forbes reports that Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming artificial intelligence to 'Super Intelligence'. The report says the change carries practical implications for policy, though details of what it alters are not laid out in the available coverage. The move is drawing attention amid ongoing political and industry debates over AI regulation and US technology strategy.

Researchers report that a DNA-based computer can reach thermodynamic equilibrium, meaning the molecular system settles into a stable energy state as it computes. The work is being covered by physics media as a step toward understanding how molecular machines process information and how computing relates to fundamental thermodynamics. Details of the team, methods and implications have not yet been widely reported.

Researchers have used in situ grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering to show how Prussian blue regulates perovskite nucleation and phase transformation dynamics. The findings clarify how the additive guides crystal formation during perovskite film growth, a process central to improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells and optoelectronic devices.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing modified Boston Dynamics robot dogs under a $1.3 million contract, the Boston Globe reports. The deal puts quadruped robots, better known from industrial and disaster-response settings, into the hands of the agency responsible for immigration enforcement, drawing attention to how such machines will be deployed and raising questions among critics about surveillance and the militarisation of immigration operations.

Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dogs performed a choreographed dance routine at the Automotive News Congress, drawing attention from attendees and media. The demonstration highlighted the robotics company's quadruped machines, known for their agility and entertainment value, and underscored growing interest in robotics within the automotive industry.

Politico reports that Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing that artificial intelligence be referred to as 'super intelligence' in US government usage. The reported move, if confirmed, would change official terminology for the technology across federal agencies. Reaction and further details, including the legal scope of the order, have not yet been widely reported.

A tech worker's warning is making the rounds: naming a business unit something like "Software" can lead SharePoint to automatically abbreviate team names to an embarrassing acronym, "BS". The anecdote has struck a chord with people in IT and office work, prompting jokes about naming things being one of the hardest problems in software and a reminder to check how workplace tools auto-generate labels.