MIL-OSI Economics: Starbucks Taps Alibaba for Delivery, New Virtual Store
Source: Alibaba Headline: Starbucks Taps Alibaba for Delivery, New Virtual Store Alibaba Group and Starbucks Coffee are ramping up their longstanding partnership through a slate of new initiatives that will deliver the “Starbucks Experience” to Chinese consumers anywhere, anytime they want it, the two companies said Thursday. At a press conference in Shanghai, Starbucks announced […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Alibaba’s DAMO Academy Just Made Its Youngest Hire
Source: Alibaba Headline: Alibaba’s DAMO Academy Just Made Its Youngest Hire Meet 23-year-old algorithm engineer Hu Jin, the youngest recruit to Alibaba Group’s DAMO Academy, the tech giant’s US$15 billion global program dedicated to tackling ambitious, high-impact research projects. The Jiangxi-born scientist is considered somewhat of an engineering prodigy, enrolling in university at the tender […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Committee raises concerns on HFSS advertising with Minister
Source: British House Of Lords News 01 August 2018Lord Gilbert of Panteg, the Chairman of the Communications Committee, has written to the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on the Government’s proposed consultation on introducing a 9pm television watershed for advertising High in Fat, Salt or Sugar (HFSS) products. BackgroundIn its action plan […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Secret Weapon for New ‘Mission: Impossible’ in China: Alibaba
Source: Alibaba Headline: Secret Weapon for New ‘Mission: Impossible’ in China: Alibaba Alibaba Pictures has teamed up once again with Paramount Pictures as an investor and official promotional partner for the most-recent Tom Cruise’s action thriller series, “Mission: Impossible,” which debuts in China Aug. 31. The sixth installment in the spy franchise, “Mission: Impossible – […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Vivo, Tmall to Co-Design a New Smart Phone
Source: Alibaba Headline: Vivo, Tmall to Co-Design a New Smart Phone Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and Alibaba’s Tmall Innovation Center (TMIC) are teaming up to create a new smartphone slated for launch in fourth quarter this year, the two said Wednesday. The conceptualization of this co-designed device will rely heavily on market intelligence and consumer […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Alibaba Group-Starbucks Partnership: Media Resources
Source: Alibaba Headline: Alibaba Group-Starbucks Partnership: Media Resources Video Welcome to the Coolest Starbucks in the World—Powered by Alibaba Broll Handout: Ele.me Delivery Service Broll Handout: Hema Supermarket 2018 Broll Handout: The Starbucks Shanghai Roastery Stories Alibaba Tech Underpins World’s Most-Interactive Starbucks Fact Sheets Alibaba Executive Bios (PDF) Social Media Follow Alibaba […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: RSF condemns Nine-Fairfax merger as threat to media pluralism in Australia
There is concern about the editorial independence of The Age newspaper, one of the jewels of the Fairfax Media empire, now that it is to be run by Nine Entertainment. Image: William West /RSF/AFP Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is extremely concerned about pluralism and respect for editorial independence in the new […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Working for Families contributing to poverty in New Zealand?
Political Roundup: Is Working for Families contributing to poverty in New Zealand? – Analysis by DrBryce Edwards. Dr Bryce Edwards. The people who are most concerned about poverty and inequality in this country are also usually highly supportive of Working for Families. But what if the Working for Families (WfF) scheme was actually part of the […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the National Party changing enough?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the National Party changing enough? Dr Bryce Edwards. Having been turfed out of government last year, the National Party is doing what all parties do when dealing with failure – re-evaluating what they are doing wrong and making some necessary changes. During their annual conference at the weekend, some new […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Nine-Fairfax merger warning for investigative media – and democracy
If you value the media’s watchdog role in democracy, then the opening words in the deal enabling Channel Nine to acquire Fairfax Media, the biggest single shake-up of the Australian media in more than three decades, ring alarm bells. The opening gambit is an appeal to advertisers, not readers. It promises to enhance “brand” and […]
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