There are 6 article(s) tagged AI:

• October 2026

  • Table Talk: Keeping tallies on Tally, Kroger’s new stocking robot

    If you’ve been startled by Kroger’s newest — and autonomous — employee, you’re not alone. 

    By Sophia Surrett October 07, 2026

• September 2026

  • Hernando plans to use AI at City Hall

    Hernando’s Board of Aldermen approved a contract with artificial intelligence company Polimorphic for some City Hall operations.

    By Aarron Fleming September 15, 2026

• June 2026

  • In the age of social media and AI, college students are opening physical books less. But Rhodes professors still believe reading is fundamental.

    For Rhodes College, a small liberal arts college that prides itself on creating lifelong learners, apathy about reading can feel not just like a challenge but an affront to its mission. Here’s why students are reading less than ever — and what professors are doing about it.

    By John Klyce June 14, 2026

  • Memphis native develops system that aims to put out fires in 15 seconds

    Ethan Pretsch envisioned a system that could use AI and tech to specifically target fires and keep them from spreading.

    By Steve Bohnel June 14, 2026

• April 2025

  • Community turns raucous against xAI at public hearing

    Hundreds of people packed into Fairley High’s gymnasium in Whitehaven on Friday evening largely to vent their frustration about the artificial intelligence company’s use of natural gas turbines.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 28, 2025

  • ‘Now, we have to scale’ — local leaders talk AI opportunities

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is using AI to build three-dimensional models of patient tumors while IMC is using it in customer service. And Southwest Tennessee is creating a new two-year associate degree in AI programming. 

    By Jane Roberts April 11, 2025