US

I-Amazon: Yandisa Ivolumu Yokusesha kanye Nezitayela Zesigaba

I-Momentum Commerce ibika ukukhuphuka okungu-15.3% konyaka nonyaka kuvolumu yokusesha yase-Amazon US yango-Ephreli 2024, ngobuhle nokunakekelwa komuntu siqu okuholela ku-27.5%. Izigaba zonyaka ezifana negceke nengadi (amaphesenti angamashumi amabili nesithupha amaphuzu amathathu) namathuluzi okuthuthukisa ikhaya (25.25%) nakho kubone ukukhula okuphawulekayo. Izigaba zezempilo nezasekhaya zikhuphuke ngo-25.5%, okungenzeka zibe izigaba zokusesha eziphezulu ngonyaka ozayo. Ngokuphambene, igilosa, imikhiqizo yezingane, namathoyizi abonisa ukukhula kancane. Ukwehla kwamandla emali yokudla kanye nokwehla kwamazinga okuzalwa yizizathu ezingaba yizizathu zokunciphisa isidingo kulezi zindawo. Lawa mathrendi akhombisa ukushintsha kwezinto eziza kuqala kubathengi ukuya endleleni yokuphila eyengeziwe nokuthenga okugxile kwezempilo.

I-US Startups: Inweba Ngamazwe Ngamazwe

Imikhiqizo ye-DTC yaseMelika efana neManscaped, Pepper Bras, neBeachwaver anda emhlabeni jikelele. I-Manscaped ingene e-UK, eYurophu, e-Afrika nase-Asia, ibambisene nabathengisi abakhulu abanjengoTesco. I-Pepper Bras iqondise i-UK ne-Australia, ihlinzeka ngokuthunyelwa kwamahhala kwama-oda angaphezu kwemikhawulo ethile. Ngenkathi amanye amabhrendi ephumelela, amanye abhekana nezinselelo ezifana neParade neLabucq, ebhekana nezinkinga zezokuthutha kanye nentela emisebenzini yawo yamazwe ngamazwe. Lezi zinkampani zigqamisa kokubili amathuba nezithiyo ekungeneni kwezimakethe zomhlaba, zigcizelela isidingo sokuhlela amasu kanye nokuzivumelanisa nezimo.

I-Walmart: Imivuzo Edlula Okulindelekile

Imiphumela yezezimali ye-Walmart's Q1 2025 ikhombisa ukukhuphuka kwemali engenayo engamaphesenti ayisithupha kuya kumadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nanye kanye nesamba senzuzo yeqela ku-$5.1 billion. Ukuthengiswa kwe-e-commerce emhlabeni jikelele kukhuphuke ngo-21%, kanti i-US inikele ngokunyuka kwama-22%. Ibhizinisi lezikhangiso le-Walmart Connect likhule ngo-24%, liqhutshwa ukwenyuka ngo-50% ezimakethe zezikhangiso zabathengisi. Inkampani ilindele ukukhula okuqhubekayo, ibikezela ukwanda kwe-3.5% -4.5% ekuthengisweni kwengqikithi ye-Q2. Ukusebenza okuqinile kwe-Walmart kugcizelela isu layo elisebenzayo lokuthengisa i-omnichannel kanye nokuba khona kwemakethe okuqinile.

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I-eBay France: Yethula i-eBay Buyback

I-eBay France yethule i-eBay Buyback, ivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi badayisele amadivaysi e-elekthronikhi ngqo kubahlaziyi. Le sevisi yenza kube lula ukuthengisa izinto zikagesi ezingasetshenziswanga njengama-smartphone namakhompyutha aphathekayo, zinikeza izingcaphuno zokuthenga okuzenzakalelayo namalebula okuthumela mahhala. Lolu hlelo luhlose ukuthuthukisa ukusatshalaliswa kwezimpahla ezivuselelwe kanye nokugcina amandla okuthenga abathengi. I-eBay ihlela ukunweba le sevisi ezigabeni ezintsha zomkhiqizo. Ngokuphromotha ukusimama, i-eBay Buyback iphinde ihambisane nokuthandwa kwabathengi okukhulayo kwezinketho ezivumelana nemvelo.

I-Chovm: Ukukhula Okuqinile Kwamazwe Ngamazwe

Umbiko ka-Chovm we-Q4 FY2024 ugqamisa ukwenyuka kwama-45% emalini engenayo yebhizinisi lamazwe ngamazwe, eqhutshwa yi-AliExpress Choice. Imali engenayo yonyaka yenkampani ifinyelele ku-¥941.2 billion, ngokukhula kwe-EBITA okulungiswe ngo-12%. I-AliExpress Choice ibe negalelo elikhulu, ngama-70% engqikithi yama-oda kanye namazinga okulethwa athuthukisiwe emhlabeni jikelele. Ipulatifomu manje inezikhundla eziqinile ezimakethe ezifana neSpain neSouth Korea. Ukugxila kwesu le-Chovm ku-logistics nokwaneliseka kwamakhasimende kube ukhiye ekwandeni kwayo ngokushesha emhlabeni jikelele.

I-Jumia: Ithuthukisa Ukusebenza KwaseNigeria

Umholi we-e-commerce wase-Afrika uJumia umemezele izinhlelo zokuhlanganisa izindawo zokugcina izimpahla zaseNigeria ukuze kwehliswe izindleko futhi kuthuthukiswe ukukhula. Ukulahlekelwa kokusebenza kwe-Q1 kwehle kakhulu kusuka ku-$28.4 million kuya ku-$8.3 million ngenxa yokunciphisa izindleko kanye namamajini athuthukisiwe. I-Jumia ihlose ukunweba ibhizinisi layo emadolobheni amaningi aseNigeria, isebenzise ubudlelwano obuzuzisayo njengenketho ye-BNPL ne-Newedge (Easybuy) ukuze iqhubekisele phambili ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwabathengi. Ukuhlanganiswa kulindeleke ukuthi kuthuthukise ukusebenza kahle futhi kuthuthukise izikhathi zokulethwa, kuthuthukise ulwazi lwamakhasimende.

I-Walmart: Ukunyuka Kwabathengisi BaseShayina

Ngo-Ephreli, ama-73% abathengisi abasha be-Walmart Marketplace babevela e-China, bedlula irekhodi langaphambili lamaphesenti angamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa ngoMashi. Lokhu kuthutheleka kukhombisa isu le-Walmart lokuhlukanisa isisekelo sabathengisi abaku-inthanethi, elifana nendlela ye-Amazon. Ngaphandle kwezimpahla eziningi ezithengiswa e-US zenziwe eMelika, imakethe eku-inthanethi iya ngokuya ibuswa abathengisi baseShayina. Lo mkhuba ukhombisa amaphethini okukhula abonwa ezinkundleni ezifana neTemu ne-AliExpress. Ukuba khona okukhulayo kwabathengisi baseShayina kungase kuholele emananini ancintisanayo kanye nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene enikezwa abathengi.

Ukuthenga Kunwebela eJalimane

Indawo yemakethe eku-inthanethi yase-Austrian i-Shöpping izokwethulwa eJalimane ekupheleni kwalo nyaka, okuvumela abathengisi base-Austrian ukuthi bafinyelele izethameli eziningi. Yasungulwa ngo-2017 yinkonzo yeposi kazwelonke yase-Austrian, i-Shöpping isikhule yamukela izinto ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3.5. Lokhu kuphawula ukukhula kokuqala kwenkampani kwamanye amazwe, okulindeleke ukuthi kwenzeke ku-Q4. Amakhasimende aseJalimane azokwazi ukuthola imikhiqizo enhlobonhlobo ehlanganisa izinto zikagesi, imfashini, nezibiliboco zesifunda. Ukwandiswa kuhlose ukuhlangabezana nesidingo esandayo esivela kubathengi baseJalimane bemikhiqizo yase-Austrian.

I-TikTok Shop izokwethulwa e-Continental Europe

I-TikTok ihlela ukwethula inkundla yayo ye-e-commerce eJalimane, eFrance, e-Italy naseSpain kuleli hlobo. Lokhu kwandiswa kulandela ukwethulwa kokuqala e-Asia, e-UK, nase-US, naphezu kwezithiyo ezithile e-UK. Ngabathengisi bomhlaba abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-15 kanye ne-GMV ehlosiwe yezigidigidi ezingama-50 zamaRandi kulo nyaka, Isitolo seTikTok sihlose ukuthuthukisa ubukhona baso eYurophu. Isiteji siphinde sicubungule ukwethulwa kwezinsizakalo zokugcwalisa, ezifana nalezo zase-UK. Lesi sinyathelo sibonisa isu le-TikTok lokuhlanganisa ukuthenga ngqo kulwazi lwayo lwezokuxhumana.

AI

I-Google kanye ne-OpenAI Shift Focus Kubathengi be-AI Agents

I-Google kanye ne-OpenAI bakha ama-ejenti e-AI asusa ukugxila ekuxhumaneni nombhalo okumile kuye kumathuluzi asebenzisanayo. I-Project Astra ye-Google kanye nemodeli entsha ye-OpenAI ye-ChatGPT igcizelela ukusebenzisana kwesikhathi sangempela namandla ezinto eziningi. Lezi ntuthuko zinikwa amandla yi-Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro kanye ne-OpenAI's GPT-4o, ngokulandelana. Inhloso ukuhlanganisa i-AI emisebenzini yansuku zonke yabathengi, ukuthuthukisa ukufinyeleleka nokusebenza. Lokhu kushintshela ku-AI egxile kumthengi kugcizelela ukuncintisana phakathi konjiniyela be-AI abaholayo ukuze bathwebule idatha yomsebenzisi futhi baqhubekisele phambili izinto ezintsha zesikhathi esizayo.

Izikhulu ZaseMelika Zixwayisa I-China Ngokusebenzisa Kabi I-AI

Izikhulu zaseMelika nezaseShayina zisanda kuhlangana eGeneva ukuzoxoxa nge-AI, zigxile ekusetshenzisweni kabi kobuchwepheshe yiChina. Kwaphakanyiswa ukukhathazeka mayelana nokusebenzisa kweChina i-AI ukuze kugadwe i-biometric kanye nokugwema imingcele yokuthekelisa yase-US kuma-chips e-AI. Izingxoxo zigcizelele ukubaluleka kwe-AI enokwethenjelwa kanye nokugcina ukuxhumana okuvulekile ezingozini ze-AI. Ithimba lase-US lihlanganise nabamele i-White House, uMnyango Wezwe, kanye noMnyango Wezohwebo, okugqamisa ukubaluleka kokuthuthukiswa kwe-AI esimeme. Le ngxoxo iyingxenye yemizamo ebanzi yokwakha ukuvumelana komhlaba wonke ngokuziphatha nokuphepha kwe-AI.

I-Singapore Data Platform i-Atlan Inyusa u-$105M

I-Atlan ezinze eSingapore ithole u-$105 wezigidi kumjikelezo woxhaso weSeries C, oholwa yi-GIC, Snowflake, nabanye. Inkundla yokuphatha idatha ihlose ukusiza amabhizinisi ukuthi aphathe futhi asebenzise idatha elungele i-AI ngempumelelo. Imali engenayo ye-Atlan ikhuphuke ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa eminyakeni emibili edlule, iqhutshwa ukukhula okungama-400% ekuthengisweni kwebhizinisi. Inkundla ihlanganisa namathuluzi afana ne-Slack ne-Snowflake, ethuthukisa ukufinyeleleka kwedatha kanye nokuphatha. Amakhasimende afana no-Ralph Lauren kanye ne-Unilever asebenzisa i-Atlan ukuze athuthukise ukwenza izinqumo okuqhutshwa idatha. Uxhaso luzosekela ukuthuthukiswa nokunwetshwa kwamakhono engqalasizinda yedatha ye-Atlan.

Imodeli entsha ye-Falcon AI Inselele i-Meta's Llama 3

I-Technology Innovation Institute (TII) ikhiphe i-Falcon 2, imodeli entsha ye-AI ethi idlula i-Meta 3 ye-Llama 11. Ngamapharamitha ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2, i-Falcon 2 inikeza inguqulo eyisisekelo kanye neyodwa elungiselelwe imisebenzi ebonakalayo. Isekela amakhono ezinto eziningi, ukuphatha kokubili umbhalo nezithombe, ikwenze ifanele izimboni ezifana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nezezimali. Usayizi omncane we-Falcon 2 uyivumela ukuthi isebenze kahle ku-GPU eyodwa, iphromotha ukukala okungabizi kakhulu. I-TII ihlela ukuthuthukisa i-Falcon XNUMX ngendlela Yenhlanganisela Yochwepheshe, ithuthukise ukunemba namandla okwenza izinqumo. Imodeli ihlala ingumthombo ovulekile, oqinisekisa ukufinyeleleka okubanzi konjiniyela.

ICongress Yembula Umhlahlandlela Wokulawulwa Kwe-AI

Umholi weSenate Majority u-Chuck Schumer kanye neqembu le-bipartisan bakhiphe umgwaqo onamakhasi angama-31 wokulawulwa kwe-AI. Lolu hlelo ludinga ukuthi kutshalwe imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-32 ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni kwe-AI futhi luhlose ukubhekana nezinsongo eziphuthumayo ze-AI. Abagxeki baphikisa ngokuthi idokhumenti ayinakho imininingwane ethile yokuvikela abathengi ekulimaleni kwe-AI. Imephu yomgwaqo iyingxenye yemizamo yomthetho ebanzi yokuphatha ukuthuthuka okusheshayo kwe-AI nokuqinisekisa izindinganiso zokuziphatha. Naphezu kokusabela okuhlukahlukene, lesi sinyathelo siphawula isinyathelo esibalulekile ekubuseni okuphelele kwe-AI e-US.

I-CoreWeave Yenyusa U-$7.5 Billion Esikweletini se-AI Computing Push

I-CoreWeave, umhlinzeki wamafu okhethekile wemithwalo yemisebenzi ye-AI, ivikele izikweletu ezingama- $ 7.5 billion ukuze andise amandla ayo okwenza ikhompuyutha ye-AI. Lokhu kukhushulwa kwezimali okubalulekile kuzovumela i-CoreWeave ukuthi ithuthukise ingqalasizinda yayo futhi isekele isidingo esikhulayo sezinhlelo zokusebenza eziqhutshwa yi-AI. Inkampani ihlose ukusebenzisa lolu tshalomali ukuze inikeze izixazululo zamafu ezikhangayo nezisebenzayo ezenzelwe imisebenzi ejulile ye-AI. Lesi sinyathelo sigqamisa isidingo esikhulayo samandla ekhompiyutha aqinile emkhakheni we-AI, njengoba izinhlangano eziningi zamukela ubuchwepheshe be-AI bezinhlelo zokusebenza ezahlukahlukene. Ukugxila kwesu le-CoreWeave kumasevisi amafu aqondene ne-AI kuyibeka njengomdlali obalulekile emakethe yengqalasizinda ye-AI ethuthuka ngokushesha.