Starbucks is laying off workers in its technology organization as new CTO Anand Varadarajan, who joined from Amazon in January, restructures the team. The cuts come amid a broader turnaround effort under CEO Brian Niccol. Read More
Describe your mood, get a drink. Starbucks is building an AI “ordering companion” that translates cravings into customized recipes. We’re calling it vibe coffee. Read More
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s blend of bigger staffing rosters and AI-powered tools appears to be easing the mobile order bottleneck that former CEO Howard Schultz called the company’s “biggest Achilles heel.” Read More
Starbucks has named longtime Amazon executive Anand Varadarajan as its new chief technology officer, tapping a veteran of the tech giant’s grocery and supply chain operations as the coffee chain pushes to modernize technology in its stores. Read More
