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Maui stunner: CU Buffs upset No. 2 UConnIntensifying competition between dominant e-marketplaces Shopee, Lazada and new market entrant Temu, a continuation of commission fee hikes, and the video commerce war are expected to be among Thailand's e-commerce trends in 2025. According to e-commerce pioneers, the trends include a rise of affiliate marketing and recommerce, the latter referring to sales of previously owned new or used products to buyers who repair, reuse, recycle or resell the products. Thanawat Malabuppha, honorary president of the Thai e-Commerce Association, said Thailand is expected to see a greater influx of Chinese products in 2025 as Shopee and Lazada are offering new features, namely Shopee Choice and Lazada Choice, respectively. These choices refer to consignment products or goods that both players procure directly from sellers in order to bargain for the best price possible. After that, Lazada and Shopee set their own prices on the items and carry out their own marketing. Paul Srivorakul, group chief executive of aCommerce, a Southeast Asian e-commerce enabler, said the consignment model reflects a strategic move by both Lazada and Shopee to counter Temu in the Thai market. Mr Paul added that it is challenging to execute the model effectively. While Temu excels at integrating marketing with merchandising, supply chains and logistics, Lazada and Shopee may struggle to replicate this level of operational precision quickly. The consignment model demands tight inventory control, real-time data management, and efficient supplier coordination -- areas in which Temu has a head start, Mr Paul added. He said that for Lazada and Shopee to achieve similar success, they will require significant investment in infrastructure and operational enhancements. The value of Thai e-commerce is expected to reach 1.1 trillion baht in 2024, up 14% year on year, and is expected to continue to grow to 1.6 trillion baht in 2027, Mr Thanawat said. The 14% rate represents a lower growth rate than that recorded in 2021 (18% year-on-year) and in 2022 (19% year-on-year). One factor causing the slow growth rate is the e-marketplaces' decision to continue to hike commission fees. Mr Thanawat said affiliate marketing is driving buying decisions. According to a joint survey conducted by Cube Asia and impact.com of consumers in Southeast Asia, 83% of the 400 Thai respondents chose to purchase products promoted by influencers, mainly in the beauty and fashion categories. The survey, conducted in August 2024, reached 2,121 respondents. LIVE COMMERCE MAKES GAINS The survey also found that commercial live streaming has reached mass adoption in Southeast Asia. Around 90% of Thai respondents said that in the last 12 months they had watched at least one live commerce platform, of which 86% viewed TikTok, 57% viewed Shopee, 52% viewed Facebook, 47% viewed Lazada, and 18% viewed Instagram. "We see those platforms have increased the period of live streaming to attract a greater audience," said Mr Thanawat. Mr Paul added that social and video commerce are reshaping e-commerce in Southeast Asia, with platforms like TikTok Shop and live-streaming on Lazada and Shopee leading the way. YouTube and Meta are also entering the space of video commerce through partnerships with Shopee. In the region, video commerce is boosting Southeast Asia's e-commerce, gaining 20% of the sector's total gross merchandise value in 2024, compared to less than 5% in 2022, according to a report jointly produced by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company titled "e-Conomy SEA 2024 – Profits on the Rise, Harnessing SEA's Advantage". Mr Paul also sees omnichannel retailers expanding into e-marketplaces, retail media, and recommerce. "Traditional omnichannel retailers are diversifying by adopting their own marketplace platforms, retail media and omnichannel advertising, and recommerce models to compete with established e-commerce marketplace platforms," he added. Cross-border e-commerce is expanding as Southeast Asian consumers increasingly seek international products or purchase from overseas sellers on regional marketplaces, Mr Paul said. Mr Paul also sees the use of e-commerce analytics as providing deeper consumer insights.Rey Fenix: ‘No one stays in a place where they received inhumane treatment’
Fur Media has launched an exclusive sales partnership with pet brand, Bondi Vet. The pet-focused media channel will exclusively handle all advertising, media sales and distribution for Bondi Vet’s social media and digital platforms, including its YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts, which have amassed millions of loyal followers. Fur Media will also work with advertisers to provide bespoke content packages for distribution on Bondi Vet’s channels, aimed at delivering highly engaging content to animal-loving audiences. Bondi Vet is one of the nation’s most trusted content brands, well-known for its popular TV series, and its digital presence, which showcases real-life veterinary stories. Owned by WTFN Entertainment, Bondi Vet has built a strong online following, sharing emotional and educational content across multiple platforms to promote pet health, animal welfare and veterinary science. Nic Cann, Fur Media co-founder , said: “We are absolutely thrilled to unveil this exclusive partnership with Bondi Vet. As we continue to grow the pet media space nationally, partnering with brands the calibre of Bondi Vet has been a critical part of our plans and we’re excited to see this collaboration come to fruition. “Bondi Vet has quickly become one of Australia’s most respected veterinary brands, offering content that both educates and engages pet owners. As a platform, Bondi Vet has a unique ability to genuinely connect with animal lovers, making it a key partner as we seek to build meaningful and authentic connections with animal enthusiasts in Australia and beyond. “Our partnership with Bondi Vet really emphasises our commitment as a business to expanding our reach and engagement for animal care content through strategic media collaborations.” Derek Dyson , WTFN’s chief commercial officer, said: “We’re excited to be working with the team from Fur Media. Having been part of the national TV and digital scene for many years, we know the value of building trusted, lifetime relationships with our audiences. “We’ve already established a strong connection with pet owners, and our partnership with Fur Media will allow us to take this to new heights. The fact they are pet industry specialists is very important to us, giving us enhanced brand visibility and engagement, while also allowing like-minded brands to leverage our pet-focused audience.” Fur Media is the nation’s top pet-focused media platform, connecting pet businesses with brands. Since its launch in April this year, Fur Media has rapidly grown its digital out-of-home network to more than 100 high-traffic vet receptions across the country. Its network also includes an innovative range of “pee-proof” digital screens, designed to withstand paws and tails, and a unique, pet-friendly content delivery system. The Bondi Vet partnership comes amid advertising partnerships with Sydney-based start-up Mad Paws, dog bed company Sash Beds and Pet Chemist, as Fur Media continues its rapid growth in the pet media space. See also: Michael Ryan and Nic Cann target pet owner market with launch of Fur Media
But Tech's losing streak is not. No. 18 Pittsburgh handed Tech its sixth straight defeat Saturday, rallying past the Hokies 64-59 at Cassell Coliseum. Tech (3-6, 0-1 ACC), which entered the game on a string of five straight double-digit defeats, lost despite leading for most of Saturday's game. "It sucks. It feels like the worst thing," said Tech guard Jaden Schutt, who scored 15 points. "You see some good things, but at the end of the day you've got to play for 40 minutes." The Hokies led 58-54 with 2:44 to go but scored just one point the rest of the way. "We have to be more decisive with what we were doing (down the stretch)," said Tech forward Tobi Lawal, who had 16 points. "We kind of held the ball on the perimeter a lot. We didn't really find ways to get downhill or exploit the mismatches that we had. "The pressure on the ball made it hard for us to ... know what we're trying to run. They kind of took us out of what we wanted to run. And we weren't really helping (point guard Brandon Rechsteiner). ... When he's getting pressure, we've got to find ways to relieve the pressure and get the ball up (the court). "Even though we lost today, I felt we learned a lot and we grew a lot. "We should've won. But we played well." Not in the final 2:44, though. "For a lot of us, it was our first time ... trying to close it out," Schutt said. "You've got to finish. "We tried to run some stuff and they just started to deny stuff and we couldn't really get to it. Ended up having to try to make some one-on-one plays." Pitt (8-2, 0-1) took the lead for good at 60-59 with 50 seconds left. Where does Tech coach Mike Young still need to see improvement for his team to finally end its losing streak? "Everything," Young said. Tech committed 17 turnovers, including some where Rechsteiner coughed up the ball at midcourt. Pitt scored 17 points off Tech's turnovers. "(Pitt) can stop somebody at midcourt and get into them and you're (turning it over). You can't play that way. It's just really, really bad basketball," Young said. "You've got to be able to get into the frontcourt and get things initiated. I've been doing it a long time, but I'm not sure I've seen that like we've seen here in the last little bit. "You can't turn the damn thing over 17 times. That's embarrassing. "I've got to continue to do a better job coaching it." Rechsteiner, a sophomore, had eight points, four assists and five turnovers. Freshman backup Ben Hammond had one assist and one turnover. Virginia Tech has committed at least 15 turnovers in five of the six games in the losing streak. "We had so many unforced turnovers (Saturday)," Lawal said. "As a young team, you're going to get a lot of turnovers. ... But we can't do that. ... We have to grow and learn quicker." Young had brought in veteran point guard Hysier Miller from the transfer portal, but he was released from the team in October. How much is Tech missing an experienced point guard? "You continue to get better with the ones that you have," Young said. "Brandon played a really good ballgame all in all. Ben had a couple plays in the first half that bothered me. "Our point guard play's got to be better. ... You've got to be sound in that area. You can't turn the ball over. You've got to get the ball in the frontcourt and get your stuff started." The Panthers trailed 36-28 at halftime but outscored Tech 36-23 in the second half. "We played with more force, with more physicality (on defense in the second half)," Pitt coach Jeff Capel said. "We didn't get knocked off of screens as much." Tech shot 51.7% from the field in the first half but just 33.3% in the second half. Tech made six 3-pointers in the first half but only two in the second half. "They changed the coverage up (in the second half)," Young said of Pitt. "We were going into the post with regularity in the first half. ... They started fronting that. We've seen that before. Just didn't execute it nearly as well as we needed to." Pitt point guard Jaland Lowe scored 19 points, including nine in the final 2:30. "Down the stretch, Coach Capel (had a) pretty easy game — you give the ball to your best player and he finds a matchup that he likes and Lowe gets downhill," Young said. The Panthers bounced back from a 90-57 loss at Mississippi State on Wednesday. "We got boat raced on Wednesday and I wasn't sure how we would respond," Capel said. "(Tech) knocked us back early. But the toughness (from Pitt) the last 2:44 ... was really who we've been all season." Lawal made two free throws to extend the Tech lead to 58-54 with 2:44 to go. After Lowe made a layup, Rechsteiner turned the ball over. Ben Burnham missed a 3-pointer on Tech's next possession. Guillermo Diaz Graham made two free throws to tie the game at 58 with 1:34 left. It was the first time Tech did not lead in the second half. Lawal made one of two free throws to give Tech a 59-58 lead, but Lowe made a layup to give Pitt a 60-59 lead. After Diaz Graham blocked a Burnham shot, Lowe made two free throws to extend the lead to 62-59 with 25.6 seconds left. After Jaydon Young missed a 3-pointer, Lowe made two more free throws for a 64-59 cushion with 6.9 seconds left. "(Capel) changed some coverages," Young said of the final stretch. "We didn't handle a couple things, couldn't get to an action. "They're good, so he stoned us a little bit. And that's on me. I own that." Tech center Mylyjael Poteat played only 18 minutes. Mike Young said Poteat was sick.Stout defensive second half sends No. 17 DWU women past HastingsLight powers the new age of photonic-based computing. Connectivity defines computing. Our ability to interconnect data resources and repositories across services that stem from the backbone of the cloud fabric is the natural evolution of the pre-millennial networking age. That was a time (back in the eighties and into the nineties) when we used to talk about hubs and switches working across local and wide area networks with awe and appreciation. The connections that we now form in the cloud can be traced down to the applications that now enjoy interconnectedness and, ultimately, to the connections that exist across silicon wafers and electronic circuits. Some of those standards are changing. The application connection points remain comparatively static (although, yes, AI is changing everything), but the way we forge and fuse connectivity is changing as a result of optical technologies and photonics i.e. the use of light to change what was once an electronic connection point into a photonics-based connection capable of working at much faster speeds using far less power and with increased responsiveness. What Is Photonics? We have detailed the mechanics of this potential paradigm shift before in relation to research and development work carried out by NTT Corporation. The company’s Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) approach is engineered around photonics technology for ultra-high capacity, ultra-low latency and ultra-low power consumption. It’s worth remembering that as we stand today, the vast majority of our devices still do use electronics to process and transmit information. In contrast... and as a branch of optics science, photonics is all about the creation, detection and management of light through various types of modulation, switching, application and sensing to enable photonics-based microprocessors i.e. light-based chips capable of performing high-speed arithmetic calculations that are even said to pave the way towards optical quantum computers. Conscientiously working to evolve these technologies (some of which we still need to finish building the hardware for, let alone start thinking about how the software constructs and functionalities will work), NTT says it is taking an altruistic approach to the R&D by making sure its work helps create a more “sustainable society for all” going forwards. iOS 18.1.1—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Leak Reveals Trump Crypto Bombshell As Bitcoin Suddenly Surges Toward $100,000 Price Could Matt Gaetz Get His House Seat Back—Or Be Named Senator? What To Know After He Bails As Trump’s Attorney General Pick Some of its latest work in this arena sees the application of NTT’s All-Photonics Network (APN) to advance cloud-based endoscopy capabilities and remote production. NTT and Olympus Corporation (yes, the one you know for cameras, but that also makes microscopes, thermometers and endoscopes) have announced the creation of a cloud endoscopy system utilizing the NTT IOWN APN with what is said to be an ability to solve the associated network issues that arise in cloud-based medical technology at this level. For those without a biological science bent (and the squeamish who would prefer not to think about such things if given the option) an endoscope is a medical device in which a flexible tube is inserted into the natural openings of the body to perform an examination and obtain tissue samples. Today, endoscopes are used increasingly more often due to the equipment’s low level of invasiveness and high level of safety. This reference to “cloud-based endoscopy” here means this use of Olympus' endoscopes to perform image processing, which has been conventionally processed within the endoscopic equipment, on a remote [private] cloud. This has been difficult to achieve with conventional technology for a lot of reasons, but networking strength and performance being among the key factors. NTT says its IOWN APN technology makes it possible to process images in real-time on the cloud and that this use case helps establish a reference model for the “commercialization” of cloud endoscopy systems in the immediate future. Jitsuyouka: Commercialization & Usefulness If that commercialization point sounds a little flaky or fanciful, it perhaps shouldn’t i.e. NTT founds and centralizes a good deal of its research and development around the concept of “ Jitsuyouka ”, which quite literally translates into English as commercial development for usefulness, but NTT tempers that definition with a need for products and services to benefit society as well. According to NTT, “[Today], current endoscopes handle all functions within the endoscope device, making performance limitations and maintainability an issue. In addition, it is expected that more cases in the future will require flexible feature improvements and updates based on new user needs, such as real-time remote diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, NTT and Olympus are developing an endoscopy system in which functions with high processing loads, such as image processing, can be done on the cloud.” By sharing the processing load with graphical processing units in the cloud-located datacenters, users can receive the latest functions through software updates and enable real-time remote diagnosis and treatment by sharing video information across multiple hospitals. To build a cloud endoscopy system, NTT and Olympus have started demonstration experiments centered on IOWN APN to solve technical problems in the network. In this demonstration experiment, the companies will construct an experimental environment in which an actual endoscope and a GPU server are connected by IOWN APN, using it as a starting point to carry out further verifications. NTT says it will consider expanding use cases, such as promoting the use of other medical devices on the cloud, based on the knowledge gained from current experiments. NTT researchers have also developed a lineup of on-site construction, maintenance and operation technologies essential for the commercial introduction of four-core multi-core optical fiber optical transmission lines, which enable a single communication optical fiber to have four times the capacity of current optical fibers. This achievement is expected to accelerate the practical application of four-core MCF optical transmission lines in inter-datacenter optical communications, where the demand for optical fiber cores continues to grow exponentially and in submarine optical transmission sections, where optical fiber mounting space in optical cables is limited. Making Moonshots Matter Looking ahead, NTT invests $3.6 billion in its global scientific research and technology R&D initiatives annually. A lot of that investment capital - obviously - comes from its existing customer base, so one wonders how the company balances the need to be seen building technology that works in the here and now, while, equally, also showing evidence of technology progression for a future age we’ve yet to even enter in many industrial segments and spheres. As a real world (out of this world) example, NTT R&D is developing technology that will enable wireless cable-free power transmission connectivity to happen through Lunar regolith (moondust, to you and me) so that we might one day be able to power rover vehicles on the surface of the moon. Not useful yet, but most people would agree that this is pretty amazing. At the same time, the company is helping to build extreme networking connections through undersea cables that have infinitesimally small delays. It’s an application that works really well for video conferencing and even for football (sorry, soccer) commentators to present in synch around the globe. Definitely very useful. There aren’t many technology firms focused on developing network solutions that span moonshots and penalty shots, but there’s sometimes a different attitude towards innovation in the Far East where NTT originates, so this duality is possibly perceived with more credibility on home soil first. Whatever next, electronic toilets ? That’s old news, we need to look to the stars. Sake kegs.
An archbishop's knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look onApple this week began teasing some kind of upcoming Apple TV + surprise that's set to happen on January 4 and January 5, telling customers to "stay tuned" and "save the date" in social media posts. Apple's images have a tagline that says "See for yourself," but it isn't clear what Apple has planned. Some users on Reddit have speculated that Apple might be planning to launch a promotion that gives people free access to Apple TV+ for a two-day period, though others believe that it could be a preview for upcoming 2025 TV shows. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/ph7k2Wh75G — Apple TV (@AppleTV) December 26, 2024 Apple has never done a free all-you-can-watch Apple TV+ event, but it does offer free trials for new subscribers and it provides the first episodes of some shows so that potential customers can get a preview before choosing to subscribe. Apple TV+ is priced at $9.99 per month, and up to six members of a Family Sharing group are able to watch content at that price point.
Hydreight Reports Record Topline1 Revenue of $6.12M in Q3-2024 (YOY Increase of 54%) and achieved positive Adjusted EBITDA1Don’t expect this documentary feature to have a “balanced” view of the Beatles. Fans and even casual followers have seen enough videos and writeups on the joys and pains of the Fab Four to the point of portraying John Lennon’s second wife, Yoko Ono, as a social media laughingstock. Enough of the bored and jaded band we saw in “Let It Be”; “Beatles ’64” in effect functions as kind of a joyous prequel to that film and Peter Jackson’s TV series “Get Back.” This new film should have perhaps adopted as a subtitle the name of one of the works of its co-producer Martin Scorsese: “The Age of Innocence.” Beatlemania as a documentary or fictional movie theme is hardly new, but this opus, directed by frequent Scorsese collaborator David Tedeschi, unearths rare footage of the Liverpool lads and their swooning fans during their momentous first visit to the United States. The footage was shot by 1970s era documentarians Albert and David Maysles (who directed “Gimme Shelter” on the controversial Altamont concert of the Rolling Stones). All told, “Beatles ’64” is an authentic bundle of pure euphoria, a sharp “feel-good” contrast to most of the works of Scorsese, a known specialist in “feel-bad” films. The approach strategy is simple; “Beatles ’64” positions the quartet as an antidote to the collective trauma of a nation reeling from the effects of the John F. Kennedy assassination. This is something we already know, but given the current situation of a politically divided US, the timing of this film serves to remind Americans and nations beyond of the power of music as a possible unifying force. Among the pleasures of watching this movie is witnessing interviews of grownup men and women, both ordinary fans and some noted professionals in various creative fields such as acclaimed director David Lynch, acting giddy and teary-eyed over their Beatlemaniac childhoods. Setting the mood at the start is satirist writer Joe Queenan who solemnly recalls that after listening to “She Loves You” on the radio, he felt as if “the light came on. It’s like total darkness, and then the light comes on. I was like, ‘Oh my God, this sounds good.'” Other fans express disinterest in current American music artists and scream in their placards that “Elvis Is Dead.” A girl declares her love for the Fab Four even though she’s a Julliard student studying more serious “classical music.” The Beatles come off as cheeky and irreverent in an inoffensive and charismatic way. They appear as young English tourists who are almost as enthusiastic about seeing America as the US teenage fans are about seeing them. They seem to express genuine wondrousness about their fame, a far cry from the celebrity’s feeling of being hassled that Lennon would highlight in his 1969 tune “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” Their sense of humor is purportedly uniform; with all of them wearing the same outfits and moptop hairdos and taking turns at delivering smart-alecky quips, we haven’t yet reached the stage where we could really tell apart the personalities of Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. But we do get to see interviews of the surviving Beatles McCartney and Starr, and at one point, Scorsese, known for his liberal use of the f-word in his films, seems to have allowed a sequence in which old Paul reminisces that the Beatles didn’t give an “f” about the snobbish treatment they received from the staff at a British embassy function. The silent generation’s resistance to the Fab Four’s appeal, both from America and the UK, is obligatorily tackled here. In a sequence which seems to smack of the Scorsesian touch, scenes of mobs screaming for the boys are accompanied by a voiceover TV news report that compares the Beatles to an incurable disease affecting teenagers and laments that while both countries have societies that prevent cruelty to children and animals, there are none for the prevention of cruelty to adults. We get glimpses as well of black artists whom the Beatles idolized. The Isley Brothers are overjoyed that the Fab Four covered their song “Twist and Shout.” Smokey Robinson called the Beatles the first white group of that magnitude whom ger had ever listened to in his life and was “elated” at the group’s version of his “You Really Got a Hold on Me.” There are even real-life subplots captured on film. One involves a group of female fans’ attempts to get to the Beatles which are thwarted by security, and another is about US musicians who illegally sneak into Liverpool to try their luck at the band scene. And would you believe these four dudes won the respect of feminists? In archival footage, Betty Freidan, author of “The Feminine Mystique,” states that the Beatles are saying no to the masculine mystique and are demonstrating that men can be tender, sensitive and compassionate. As we approach the holiday season, we see “Beatles ’64” as a welcome gift package of ultrafab fun buoyed by what one aging fan calls “crazy love.” It’s the gift that saw you standing there, down and depressed by the apparent death of idealism, and it loves you — yeah, yeah, yeah — and it wants to hold your hand.
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