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United Parcel Service Inc’s largest layoffs in its 116-year history were made possible, in part, by new technologies including artificial intelligence, CEO Carol Tomé said last week. Citing one example, she said that machine learning allows salespeople to put together proposals without having to ask pricing experts for guidance. UPS is among a growing numberRead more

Retailers are using edge computing for a variety of use cases, collecting data from sensors, cameras and other devices and crunching the numbers with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the customer experience and drive efficiencies. But as stores become more intelligent, the risks — and impacts — of IT failures increase. RetailersRead more

Amazon.com shares surged 7% on Friday after the e-commerce heavyweight reported higher-than-expected holiday quarter sales and its lucrative cloud business signaled early gains from AI-powered features. The company joined Microsoft and other tech firms in starting to see results benefiting from their heavy AI investments, while also outlining more spending in 2024 to develop theRead more

（大山腳3日訊）檳州体育委員會主席魏子森說，檳州放眼今年在砂州舉行的2024年大馬運動會中拿下40枚金牌，尤其寄望在非強項的体育項目取得突破。 他說，檳州在2023年馬運會中奪下32枚金牌，今年將目標增多8枚。他鼓勵各体育團体努力提高運動員水准，寄望今年能達到40枚金牌的目標。 “有一些体育項目，是在我們預料之中的，比較有信心拿下金牌，但也不排除一些預料不到的項目，能夠突破摘金，比如去年的馬運會，我們沒有想到足球隊在事隔20多年后能進入決賽并奪下銀牌。” 魏子森今日出席Masverse Edutech有限公司與檳州体育理事會簽署全面杜絕州內運動領域偽造資歷證書的諒解備忘錄儀式後，接受媒體採訪時，這麼說。 隨著上述諒解備忘錄的簽署，在為期1年的合作基礎之下，檳州体育理事會認可Masverse Edutech有限公司作為技術与區塊鏈證書驗證的合作伙伴，并支持對方的區塊鏈認證系統，推廣旗下49個運動協會采納 MyEduID區塊鏈證書。 出席者包括檳州体育理事會總監蔡興華、Masverse Edutech首席執行官郭雄川、銷售總監張焜翔等。 魏子森（右四）出席全面杜絕州內運動領域偽造資歷證書的簽署諒解備忘錄儀式後與嘉賓合影。 Source: guangming.com.myRead more

A key ratings service has warned of a ‘high default risk’ and has warned customers to mitigate their exposure. The post-pandemic era has been brutal for retailers that sell furniture.  People spent a lot of money on their homes during covid lockdowns because they had nowhere else to spend it. This created unprecedented demand forRead more

Dialogue slated for first quarter of 2024 to bring government and private sector together in working group focused on trade and investment disputes Hope is to relieve American companies’ concerns over intellectual property theft and other issues, says commerce official leading US delegation The world’s two largest economies have been navigating trade disputes since theRead more

E-commerce adoption increased from 23 per cent in 2022 to 51 per cent last year while mobile wallet usage went up from 30 per cent to 46 per cent in 2023 from a sample of 13 e-wallet companies. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The adoption and usage of e-commerce and mobile wallet industries among MalaysiansRead more

Several contenders exist, but the verdict on the future leader of Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market remains pending. The size of the population determines the market ceiling—this has been the captivating code of China’s economic story for the past thirty years and a crucial factor driving Chinese companies to “strike gold” in Southeast Asia. In theRead more

Bursa Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said that in the first half of 2023, Malaysia’s stock market saw a net foreign outflow of RM4.2 billion, but has pared those losses by RM2 billion in the second half of the year. KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): Malaysia saw some RM448 million of net foreignRead more

LONDON: British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy entered recession in the fourth quarter, official data showed on Friday. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes shrank 3.2% between December and November – the biggest drop since January 2021 andRead more