Sarah Holbrook

Jan 23, 2025 | therobinreport.com | Sarah Holbrook

Our observation is that the over 1000 one-off solutions at the show confuse more than provide clarity on how to integrate so many systems and solutions into an integrated whole. The AI hype was unavoidable, but the how-to was convoluted at best. The acres of AI-infused technology displayed on the expo floor won’t result in any significant breakthroughs when deployed in a vacuum. The value will be realized when AI applications adapt and evolve to work together as a holistic connected system.

Aug 24, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Hao-Chih Hung |Carlos Costas-Insua |Sarah Holbrook |Jennifer Stauffer

AbstractThe surveillance of translation is critical for the fitness of organisms from bacteria to humans. Ribosome-associated Quality Control (RQC) is a surveillance mechanism that promotes the elimination of truncated polypeptides, byproducts of ribosome stalling during translation. In canonical mammalian RQC, NEMF binds to the large ribosomal subunit and recruits the E3 ubiquitin ligase Listerin, which marks the nascent-chains for proteasomal degradation.

Jun 26, 2024 | therobinreport.com | Sarah Holbrook

Walmart persists in its unrelenting cycle of innovation as retail’s battle royale between the mega-retailer and its rival Amazon continues. Yes, but it begs the question that if this duopoly at the top continues, what does this mean for the future of retail? Will tomorrow’s shopper be presented with a consumer landscape dominated by two commercial titans and a few trailing wannabes?

May 5, 2024 | therobinreport.com | Sarah Holbrook

In exploring the Ozempic Economy, whispers in early 2023 circulated in rarefied circles about the power of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and other GLP-1 diabetes medications for stealthy and remarkably effective weight loss. By November 2023, the buzz on this family of weight loss drugs was a cacophony as implication analyses began in earnest.

Jan 29, 2024 | therobinreport.com | Sarah Holbrook

To kick off retail’s transformative year, NRF was a one-stop shopping moment to take the pulse of the industry. If a meme is an idea or behavior that spreads by imitation or repetition, the meme for NRF was artificial intelligence. Whether generative, intuitive, or exploitative, retail AI was the event’s prevailing undercurrent. AI applications are a powerful reminder that disruption is not necessarily bad. Any major technology breakthrough responds to systemic change in how we do business.