Simplifying the smart home has long been a big part of Alexa, and it will continue to be a key priority going forward. Amazon is focused on making the digital assistant a more “ambient Alexa,” which adds value to the home. Daniel gave an example of the new Alexa Guard program — where Alexa listens for things like a smoke alarm or shattered glass when no one is home and sends a notification with something is amiss — to show the value the company wants Alexa to have for people.
Short videos will continue to be entertaining, and leisure, humor, life skills, and short live video news are still the main goals for short video platform users in China. An increasing number of content makers realize micro-TV series and variety shows can increase click rates, and more users would like to watch interesting and fan short videos with more information, the report said.
Similarly, in the past, she had visited Google, Apple and Airbnb's headquarters in California. She said she could see what other people think and what Mastercard can do to keep itself competitive.
Shoppers walk along a busy street in Bicester Village, which is now a major UK tourist destination. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Shui Feng Guotie, named after the street it was first located on, has over the past 20 years survived rising labor and rental costs, as well as intense competition from fast food chains and mushrooming convenience stores. But the recent pork price hike might be "unprecedentedly critical" for the business, according to the business owner, a 50-year-old Shanghai native surnamed Song.
Shoppers buy fruit at a supermarket in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. [Photo by Jia Minjie/For China Daily]
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Since 2015, when the alliance was established, about 100 research institutes from 27 countries and regions involved with the Belt and Road Initiative have joined for cooperation in research in biosafety and technology transfers in areas such as biological control, Wan said.
Sidewalk Labs is an Alphabet venture, one of Google’s sister companies, focused on urban innovation. Before Doctoroff joined the startup, he served as deputy mayor for economic development of New York City and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.
Shi Haifeng, general manager of Changan Auto's overseas business unit, said the company's full work resumption, new vehicle launches, government measures to stimulate auto consumption and a rebound in consumer confidence were contributing factors to its recent success.