Report: Starbucks scrapped an AI inventory tool and left a Seattle-area startup ‘blindsided’

Starbucks was using technology from Redmond-based NomadGo to automate how workers counted inventory items. (Starbucks Photo) When Starbucks scrapped an AI-powered inventory counting tool back in May, just nine months after revealing the new system , it landed as a surprise to those tracking the coffee giant’s high-tech ambitions. A new report from Fast Company tells the inside story of how the national rollout disintegrated — and why the Redmond, Wash.-based startup behind it was left “blindside