Innovation isn’t just a buzzword — it’s the heartbeat of thought leadership and a catalyst for growth. And in the past year, no innovation has changed the business landscape quite like AI. At Microsoft, we’re always looking for ways to harness emerging technology for the greater good, and it’s that desire that led to the…
Month: August 2024
How AWS powered Prime Day 2024 for record-breaking sales
The last Amazon Prime Day 2024 (July 17-18) was Amazon’s biggest Prime Day shopping event ever, with record sales and more items sold during the two-day event than any previous Prime Day event. Prime members shopped for millions of deals and saved billions across more than 35 categories globally. I live in South Korea, but…
Optimize schedule board navigation patterns in Universal Resource Scheduling
Leaving the schedule board today can be cumbersome because you have to re-enter your preferred settings every time you come back. You may also find it frustrating that your admin has the power to override your choices and reset the board to the default settings. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could save your personal…
44% of returned items never resold
The environmental impact of retail, particularly the online sales of clothing, seems to be consistently underestimated. Between 22 to 44 percent of all returned clothing is never sold to a secondary consumer. These unused returned items have a big impact on the environment. These data come from research conducted by the Ben-Gurion University. According to…
AWS Weekly Roundup: Mithra, Amazon Titan Image Generator v2, AWS GenAI Lofts, and more (August 12, 2024)
When Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of AI and Data, was an intern at Amazon in 2005, Dr. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, was his first manager. Nineteen years later, the two shared a stage at the VivaTech Conference to reflect on Amazon’s history of innovation—from pioneering the pay-as-you-go model with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to…
Vinted adjusts policy on shipping options
Vinted has rolled back a proposed update on shipping options after protests from sellers in the United Kingdom. The recommerce marketplace wanted to offer consumers more choices in receiving products, but merchants struggled with this increased freedom. Vinted had made it impossible for UK sellers to deselect certain shipping options when listing items. As a…
Use the modern rich text editor in Dynamics 365 Customer Service
The modern rich text editor is now our advanced editor for an end-to-end enhanced authoring experience. As part of this advancement, we are phasing out the current rich text editor and integrating its capabilities into the modern rich text editor. Key dates Disclosure date: August 9, 2024The modern rich text editor for non-customized controls was delivered in…
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4010 (Beta Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4010 (KB5041869) to the Beta Channel. REMINDER: Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel will receive updates based on Windows 11, version 23H2 via an enablement package (Build 22635.xxxx). For Insiders in the Beta Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually…
Turkey increases customs taxes to curb cross-border ecommerce
The Turkish government is implementing drastic tax changes to reduce online consumer orders from foreign online stores. Import duties are set to rise significantly, while the exemption threshold will be lowered. Additionally, an extra tax will be introduced for certain product categories. Ecommerce in Turkey is on the rise. Online spending more than doubled last…
TikTok Shop increases seller fees in the UK
As of September 2nd, TikTok Shop sellers based in the United Kingdom will need to pay higher commission fees. The fees are being raised from 5 to 9 percent. However, if sellers reach a target number of TikTok Live and shoppable videos, they can reduce these fees. It is the first time that Tik Tok…