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(PDF) BCG - AI Makes Telcos Smart. But Are Telcos Smart About AI ?
[Business]
2025/02/18 09:10
Telecom companies see artificial intelligence as a problem solver, revenue generator, and service enhancer. But to fully realize its value, they need a more strategic approach. Telcos shouldn’t treat AI as an add-on, but as a core driver of efficiency and growth, and plan their investment volume and priorities accordingly.In this year’s telco IT benchmark (TeBIT) study, participants rated the...
Hermès Responds to ‘Walmart Birkin’, Dupe Culture
[Product]
2025/02/18 09:09
CEO Axel Dumas called fakes “detestable” while acknowledging the grey area surrounding many copycat products.Hermès responded Friday to the proliferation of copycat products fuelled by online “dupe” culture, which in recent months have included a lookalike of the French brand’s flagship Birkin sold by Walmart for $80.“It’s hard to say what to think about this because there’s a grey are...
How A Resurgent Walmart Saw Off The Amazon Threat
[Business]
2025/02/18 09:08
A decade ago, its huge stores looked outdated as online sales grew. Now they are pulling in more customers than ever.Influencers, photographers and models circulated around elegantly hung clothes at a launch event for a pop-up store tied to New York Fashion Week.A neighbouring Chanel boutique in the city’s SoHo shopping district was selling denim jackets for $4,400. But the pop-up was offering...
Gen Z has a Surprising Preference for Bricks-and-Mortar Galleries
[Consumer]
2025/02/18 09:07
From Instagram to WeChat, purchasing channels are opening up for collectors. Here we examine some of the biggest trends.The art market has gone through great changes in the last decade when it comes to digital capabilities. These, in turn, are affecting the channels through which art is purchased. The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2024 reports that buying in person from a dealer...
How “Venture Capital 3.0” Impacts Founders in the AI Age
[Investing]
2025/02/18 09:06
Something has changed in VC land.We don’t do a lot of VC analysis here at NFX, but we think it’s important for founders to know the waters they’re swimming in. Here are seven important things for founders to know about how VC has changed, and then at the end, a list of how those changes will impact them — with both pros and cons.1. It’s never been a better time to raise capital for your id...
E Ink's Color ePaper Tech Gets Supersized for Outdoor Displays
[Product]
2025/02/18 09:05
"E Ink Kaleido 3 is good to used as Digital Out-of-Home advertising signage and is suitable for outdoor use in varying temperature ranges," explains E Ink. "It offers dynamic color display capabilities, poster-like visual quality, and a low-carbon and eco-friendly display solution."For the past few years, we've seen a bunch of e-readers and e-notes featuring E Ink's Kaleido 3 technology. But if...
Motorola Razr Plus Paris Hilton Edition Tries to Make Hot Pink Hot Again
[Product]
2025/02/18 09:04
The day of hearts might be over, but the colors associated with it are everlasting. Red and pink have their seasons, especially when it comes to trends in the mobile market.Although not exactly a hot item, the hottest hue of pink is such a rare sight that it almost always becomes the talk of the town whenever a pink phone is launched. There is perhaps no other phone brand that knows that better...
How U.S. Food Prices have Surged Since 2021
[Investing]
2025/02/18 09:03
Egg prices are expected to rise by over 20% in the coming year, largely due to the impact of a highly pathogenic bird flu that has severely reduced the U.S. poultry supply. This surge in costs and limited availability has led to Waffle House introducing a temporary surcharge per egg.The average price for a dozen eggs jumped to $4.95 last month, up from $2.52 a year ago, reflecting a 50% increas...
(PDF) Earning Report - Hermès International : 2024 Full-Year Results
[Investing]
2025/02/17 09:10
Hermès has once again demonstrated its resilience and market dominance, reporting revenue of €15.2 billion (nearly $16 billion) for 2024, marking a 15 percent increase at constant exchange rates compared to sales in 2023, and defying a larger slowdown in luxury goods sales. Revenue amounted to €15.2 billion (+15% at constant exchange rates and +13% at current exchange rates)Recurring operati...
