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UTrump uthetha ngekamva leTikTok

Nge-11 kaMatshi, owayesakuba nguMongameli wase-US uDonald Trump waxoxa ngeTikTok, evuma izoyikiso zayo kodwa elumkisa ngelithi ukuvalwa komsebenzi kunokwenzakalisa abasebenzisi abancinci kwaye kuzuze uFacebook ngokungazi, awawubiza ngokuba “lutshaba lwabantu.” UTrump, owayekhe wazama ukuvala iTikTok kunye ne-WeChat ngexesha lobumongameli bakhe, uvakalise inkcaso kwiinzame zowiso-mthetho zamva nje ezijolise ekucinezeleni iByteDance ukuba ilahle iTikTok, ekhankanya iinkxalabo ngefuthe lolutsha kunye neenzuzo ezinokubakho kwabo bakhuphisana nabo. Ugxininise iingenelo ezixubeneyo kunye nokungalunganga kweTikTok, eqaqambisa ukuzibandakanya kolutsha kweqonga. Isimo sikaTrump sibonisa ingxoxo ebanzi malunga nolungelelwaniso phakathi kokhuseleko lwesizwe kunye nokufikelela simahla kumaqonga edijithali.

U-Kohl's Wamkela iintsana R Us kwiiVenkile zayo

U-Kohl ubhengeze intsebenziswano kunye ne-WHP Global ukwazisa amacandelo e-Babies R Us malunga ne-200 yeevenkile zayo, ukuqala ngo-Agasti. Le ntshukumo, ejolise ekwandiseni uluhlu lwemveliso yosana lukaKohl kunye nokutsala abathengi abancinci, kuza njengoko umthengisi efuna ukubuyisela umva ukuthengisa okuhlayo phantsi kweCEO entsha uTom Kingsbury. Ubambiswano luya kubona ukhetho oluphuculweyo lwemveliso yomntwana kwiwebhusayithi kaKohl kunye nokusungulwa kobhaliso lwabantwana. Eli nyathelo licwangcisiweyo lilandela iinzame zikaKohl zokuvuselela uphawu lwayo, kuquka nokwandisa ii-assortments zemveliso kunye nokusebenzisa iivenkile zayo zobuhle zeSephora ukuzoba abathengi. Intsebenziswano kunye neBabies R Us iphawula inyathelo elibalulekileyo kwisicwangciso sokuguqula i-Kohl, enokuthi ibeke umgangatho omtsha wokuthengisa ngokubambisana kunye nokuzibandakanya kwabathengi kumhlaba wokhuphiswano.

Ukufa okuLiquid kuKhusela i-67 yezigidi zeedola kwiNkxaso-mali, ukuVavanywa kabini

Uphawu lwesiselo sentsholongwane i-Liquid Death ibhengeze inkxaso-mali yezigidi ezingama-67 zeedola, iphinda-phinda ixabiso layo ukuya kwi-1.4 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. Olu tyalo-mali luza kuxhasa ukwandiswa kokusasazwa kunye nophuhliso lwemveliso entsha, ngamagalelo avela kubantu abadumileyo kunye nabadlali. Ukufa kwe-Liquid, eyaziwayo ngamanzi asemathinini kunye ne-brand ekhethekileyo, ibike i-263 yezigidi zeedola kwiintengiso ze-2023, icwangcisa i-IPO entwasahlobo ka-2024. Impumelelo ye-brand kwi-TikTok, kunye nabalandeli abazizigidi ezi-5, igxininisa isibheno sayo kubathengi abancinci. Inkxaso-mali kunye ne-IPO ecwangcisiweyo ibonakalisa umnqweno woKufa koLiquid wokulawula imarike yesiselo, isebenzise uphawu lwayo olubi kunye nokuqonda kokusingqongileyo. Ukukhula okukhawulezayo kwebhrendi kunye nezicwangciso ezintsha zokuthengisa zibeke umgangatho omtsha kushishino lwesiselo, ukutsala isiseko sabathengi abathembekileyo nababandakanyekayo.

Iindaba zehlabathi

UCoupang Usungula indawo yokuThenga iB2B eJapan

Iqonga eliphambili le-e-commerce laseMzantsi Korea, uCoupang, ubhengeze ukuphehlelelwa kweRocket Direct, iwebhusayithi yeB2B enqumla imida yokuthenga, eJapan. Olu lwando, luyinxalenye yesicwangciso sikaCoupang sokungena kwiimarike ezintsha phakathi koxinzelelo lwangaphakathi, lulandela amashishini anempumelelo eMelika naseHong Kong. Ngeemarike ze-e-commerce zaseJapan eziwela umda nge-11% ngo-2023, iCoupang ijolise ekuhlangabezaneni nemfuno yefashoni, ukutya, kunye nempahla yasekhaya, iphawula inzuzo yayo yokuqala yonyaka ukususela oko yasungulwa ngo-2010. Ukufudukela eJapan kubonwa njengenyathelo leqhinga lokuphucula ukukhula komdla weemveliso zamazwe ngamazwe, ngokukodwa kwiindidi ezifana ne-45 yokutya ebone ukwanda. Ukwandiswa kweCoupang kumazwe ngamazwe kububungqina bomnqweno wayo wokuba yindlunkulu ye-e-commerce yehlabathi, iqhelane nentsingiselo yemarike kunye nokukhethwa kwabathengi.

I-Luxury E-commerce Platform MatchesFashion ibhengeza ukubhanga

Isigebenga se-e-commerce yaseBritani iMatchesfashion ingene kulawulo, ibhengeza ukucuthwa kwabasebenzi ngama-50%, malunga nabasebenzi abangama-300. Yakuba ibhiyozelwa njengelinye lamaqonga e-e-commerce anenzuzo kakhulu, i-Matchesfashion iye yasokola nangona ifunyenwe yiFrasers Group nge-£ 52 yezigidi ngoDisemba 2023. Inkampani ibike ilahleko yerhafu yangaphambili ye-£ 70 yezigidi kunye neentengiso ze-£ 380 yezigidi ukususela nge-31 kaJanuwari 2023, igxininisa imingeni kwicandelo le-ecommerce. Oku kuhla kubonakalisa imiba ebanzi phakathi kwendawo yokuthengisa esemgangathweni ye-intanethi, njengoko amanye amaqonga abalulekileyo nawo ejongene nobunzima bezemali. Ukuguquguquka kweli candelo kugxininisa utshintsho kwindlela yokuziphatha yabathengi obutofotofo kunye nemfuneko yokuziqhelanisa.

IAmazon Aggregator Razor Ifumana iPerch phakathi kweMpumelelo yenkxaso-mali

I-Razor, i-aggregator yamashishini e-Amazon, iqinise ubunkokeli bayo behlabathi kwindawo yokudibanisa uphawu lwe-e-commerce kunye ne-80 yezigidi zeerandi zenkxaso-mali ye-Series D kunye nokufumana iqabane laseMelika uPerch. Eli nyathelo liza njengoko icandelo le-aggregator lijongene nemingeni, uqingqo-maxabiso lweRazor lufikelele kwi-1.2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwaye iqumrhu layo lidityanisiwe lixabisa i-1.7 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi. Isicwangciso seRazor sigxile ekwandiseni ipotifoliyo yohlobo lwayo kunye nobukho bentengiso, ngaphandle kokutshona kutsha nje kovulindlela kwishishini uThrasio. Isikhundla sokufumana kunye nenkxaso-mali yempumelelo yeRazor ukwenza imali ekudityanisweni kwenkqubo yendalo yaseAmazon, ejolise ekuhleni ukusebenza kunye nokunyusa ixabiso lebrand. Isicwangciso sokukhula esindlongo-ndlongo se-Razor siqaqambisa ukukhuphisana kwe-e-commerce aggregator market, njengoko iinkampani zilwela ukongamela kwindawo eguquka ngokukhawuleza.

Umthetho weSwiss Customs wenza nzima ukuhanjiswa kwePasile

IBhunga leSizwe laseSwitzerland lipasise isihlomelo somthetho esilungisa ngokutsha imimiselo yezithethe, okunokwenza ukuba ukuhanjiswa kweepasile kucothise, kube nzima ngakumbi, kwaye kungabizi kakhulu. Umthetho omtsha uvumela abarhwebi kunye nabathumela ngaphandle ukuba benze isigqibo sokuba ngubani ophethe ukukhutshwa kwempahla, mhlawumbi uxanduva lwabathengi ngamaxwebhu ongezelelweyo kunye neenkampani zokuhambisa kunye nemisebenzi eyongezelelweyo yokuhlela kunye nokugcina. Abagxeki, kubandakanywa i-Swiss Post kunye neenkampani ze-logistics, zilumkisa ngokulibaziseka okwandisiweyo kokunikezelwa kunye nokwanda kwe-bureaucracy, nangona iinjongo zokulungelelanisa iinkqubo. Iimpembelelo zalo mthetho zinokuchaphazela kakhulu inkqubo ye-e-commerce yaseSwitzerland, icela umngeni kubathengisi basekhaya nabamazwe ngamazwe ukuba bajonge indlela entsha yolawulo ngokufanelekileyo.

I-Allegro ingena kwiMarike yaseSlovak

Ingxilimbela yasePoland ye-e-commerce i-Allegro isungule ngokusesikweni iwebhusayithi yayo yeSlovak, allegro.sk, ephawula ukwanda kwayo ukuya eSlovakia. Ngaphambi kokuqaliswa, i-42% yabaphenduli baseSlovak babesele beqhelene ne-Allegro, kunye ne-82% ebonisa ukuzimisela ukusebenzisa iqonga. Ukungena kwe-Allegro eSlovakia, apho i-e-commerce market yayixabisa i-2.8 yeebhiliyoni zee-euro ngo-2022, yinxalenye yesicwangciso sayo sokwenza lula inkqubo yokuthenga kunye nokwenza iminikelo yasekhaya ukuze ihlangabezane neemfuno zemarike yeSlovak. Ukwaziswa kwendlela yokuthenga "akukho bhaliso lufunekayo" kunye nohlengahlengiso kulungiselelo, imali, kunye nolwimi lujolise ekuphuculeni amava okuthenga kubathengi baseSlovak. Inyathelo leqhinga lika-Allegro lokungena eSlovakia libonisa ukuzibophelela kwayo ekwandiseni indawo yayo kuMbindi Yurophu, ukwenza imali kwimarike ye-e-commerce ekhulayo kunye nokuqhelana kwabathengi nophawu.

Iindaba ze-AI

I-SXSW 2024 ibalaselisa i-Emerging Tech Supercycle

Kwi-SXSW 2024, i-futurist Amy Webb yazisa "i-tech supercycle" entsha, eqhutywa kukudibana kwe-AI, i-ecosystems edibeneyo, kunye ne-biotechnology. Lo mjikelo, owahlulwe yinkqubela phambili yentsebenziswano kuzo zonke ezi teknoloji, uthembisa iimpembelelo zoqoqosho ezibalulekileyo nezizinzileyo. Ukuqonda kweWebb kucebisa ikamva apho ukudityaniswa kwe-AI kumacandelo ahlukeneyo kukhawulezisa ukuveliswa kwezinto ezintsha, ukubunjwa ngokutsha kobukho bomntu ngeemodeli ze-AI ezikrelekrele, ukonyuka kwezixhobo zokuqokelelwa kwedatha, kunye nemingeni emitsha kukhuseleko lwe-AI kunye nokuziphatha. Esi sijikelezi-langa sibhengeza ixesha loguqulo kubuchwepheshe, sigxininisa imfuneko yengqwalasela yeenqobo ezisesikweni kunye nemilinganiselo yokhuseleko eyomeleleyo ukuze isebenzise amandla ayo apheleleyo ngokuthembekileyo.

IMeta ityhila amaQela eGPU kuPhuhliso lwe-AI

I-Meta ibonakalise ukuphuculwa kwayo kweziseko zophuhliso ze-AI yamva nje, ibonisa amaqela amabini amatsha edatha kwiziko ledatha ye-GPU exhotyiswe nge-Nvidia H100 GPUs ukuxhasa uqeqesho lweemodeli ezintsonkothileyo ezifana neLlama 3. Olu lwandiso lubonisa ukuzibophelela kweMeta ekuqhubeleni phambili uphando lwe-AI kunye nophuhliso olubhekiselele ekwakheni ubukrelekrele bomatshini obuphambili. Ekupheleni kuka-2024, iMeta ijolise ekubeni nee-350,000 ze-Nvidia H100 GPUs, iphucula amandla ayo okudibanisa ukuxhasa iinjongo zayo ze-AI, kubandakanya nokusukela i-AGI (ubukrelekrele jikelele obuphezulu). Ubungakanani kunye nobungakanani botyalo-mali lwe-Meta kwiziseko zophuhliso ze-AI lugxininisa ubunkokeli benkampani kwintsimi kunye nokuzimisela kwayo ukubumba ikamva lobuchwepheshe be-AI kunye nokusetyenziswa.

I-OpenAI vs. Musk: Umboniso wezoMthetho kunye noBuchule

Kwifayile ebalulekileyo esemthethweni, i-OpenAI iye yabiza amabango ka-Elon Musk "njengengahambelani," ifuna ukuba ityala lamkelwe "njengentsonkothi" ukufezekisa inkqubo yokufumanisa. Eli nyathelo libonisa iyantlukwano enzulu phakathi kwe-OpenAI, inkokeli yophando ye-AI, kunye noMusk, i-tech titan kunye nowayesakuba ngumhlobo, eqaqambisa umlo wezomthetho okhulayo onokumisela imizekelo yolawulo lwe-AI kunye nokuziphatha. Isigqibo sombutho sokuqesha inkampani yomthetho i-Musk xa imangalelwe igxininisa iqhinga lokukhusela elimiselweyo, libonisa ukulungela kwe-OpenAI ukujongana nesimangalo. Ngokutyhala ukutyunjwa kwetyala elintsonkothileyo, i-OpenAI ijolise kwindlela yokumangala yemethodical, iqaqambisa ubunzulu bobuchule ekujonganeni nezityholo zikaMusk. Olu ngquzulwano alubonisi nje ukungavisisani phakathi kweenkokeli ze-AI kodwa lukwabonisa ixesha elibalulekileyo kwingxoxo-mpikiswano malunga nesikhokelo se-AI sexesha elizayo kunye nolawulo lweenqobo ezisesikweni, ezinokuphembelela indlela imibutho ye-AI esebenza ngayo kwaye ilawulwa ngayo kwixesha elizayo.