The CAIO Briefing

Board-ready analysis of applied AI—case studies, playbooks, and metrics leaders can act on this quarter.

JD.com financial chart showing 22.4% revenue growth and record 4.5% operating margin despite net profit reduction from strategic investments in food delivery and AI

How JD.com Achieved Record 4.5% Operating Margin While Cutting Profits in Half (The Counterintuitive Growth Strategy)

JD.com reported Q2 2025 revenue growth of 22.4% year-over-year, the fastest acceleration in three years, reaching RMB 356.7 billion ($49.8 billion). Operating margin hit a ...
DrHR AI-powered platform automatically parsing resumes and scoring candidates to reduce startup hiring cycles from weeks to days with smart job matching

How DrHR Cut Hiring Cycles From Weeks to Days Using AI Resume Parsing (No More Manual Screening)

HR professionals at small companies spend 15-20 hours weekly reviewing resumes manually. Reading through hundreds of applications, identifying qualified candidates, checking experience against requirements, and ...
Computer vision AI system scanning Starbucks storage shelves to identify and count inventory including oat milk cartons preventing stockouts

How Starbucks Counts Inventory 8x Faster Using AI Tablets (And Never Runs Out of Oat Milk)

Starbucks baristas used to spend hours manually counting inventory: physically touching every carton of oat milk, every bottle of caramel drizzle, every bag of coffee ...

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