How to use video games to drive customer engagement
To play is human. It’s how toddlers experience and learn about the world they just entered. It’s also how we as adults rewire our brains and learn new things most effectively. In a world in which consumers are flooded with choices, companies are fighting ferociously to capture and maintain the consumers’ attention. The business leaders…
Read MoreSofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs on Venice Festival Doc ‘Marc by Sofia’: ‘I Felt Very Comfortable Exposing Everything to Sofia‘
Two longtime friends will make for among Venice’s most-discussed red-carpet pairings. Sofia Coppola is the director of “Marc by Sofia,” a new A24 documentary premiering at Venice Sept. 2. Coppola was approached by producers R.J. Cutler and Jane Cha Cutler to make the film, which is a kaleidoscopic exploration of Jacobs, tracing both his production…
Read MoreMiam! Distribution Picks up International Rights to Stop-Motion, Live Action Hybrid Series ‘Trash!’
Paris-based Miam! Distribution has pounced on the international distribution rights to “Trash!” (“Ordures”), a live-action, stop-motion hybrid series told from the points of view of those pesky disposable items littering our planet, including used condoms, broken eyeglass frames, bottles and cans. The series is made up of four 13-minute episodes. Set in the streets and sewers of…
Read MoreSembcorp wins bid to build 86 MWp floating solar farm on Pandan Reservoir
[SINGAPORE] Sembcorp Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, has won a bid by the Public Utilities Board to build a floating solar farm on Pandan Reservoir. Under the project, it will build a floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system of around 86 megawatt-peak (MWp) on the reservoir, the company said on Monday (Sep…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Kenzo Hired a Street Photographer for Latest Campaign
CITY THAT DOESN’T SLEEP: Kenzo decoupled its latest fashion shows, but unites its men’s and women’s collection in its fall 2025 campaign, lensed by acclaimed street photographer Bruce Gilden. Gilden’s flash-lit, spontaneous images heighten the quirkiness of the French brand’s latest collections, which include bunny graphics, balloon trousers and mohair HotPants alongside more soigné styles…
Read MoreOnslaught of Italian Movies Set to Hit Fall Festival Circuit, Signaling ‘Great Resurgence’ of Cinema Italiano
Get ready for an onslaught of Italian movies on the post-Venice fall festival circuit. Seven Italian titles are set launch into North America from Toronto. Seven will be bowing into Asia from Busan. Four will screen at the New York Film festival, and six in London. The most significant aspect of these numbers is probably…
Read MoreSamsung, SK Hynix sag after US revokes China chip gear permits
[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares slid on Monday (Sep 1) after the Trump administration decided to make it harder for the world’s largest memory chipmakers to ship critical equipment to their giant Chinese operations. The surprise ruling deals a potential blow to their production in the world’s largest semiconductor market. While both South…
Read MoreXpeng, smaller EV makers kick sales goals in China as BYD stalls
[BEIJING] As BYD weathers a rough patch atop China’s market for new-energy vehicles, other, smaller players are surpassing their sales goals by leaning into demand for cheaper cars. Xpeng reported year-to-date deliveries of 271,615 units on Monday (Sep 1), more than three times the same number of cars it sold in the first eight months…
Read MoreGuizio and Le Sserafim Collaborate on Capsule Collection of Everyday Essentials
Guizio and Le Sserafim marked their first collaboration with a limited-edition capsule collection featuring everyday essentials designed by the New York City-based womenswear label and K-pop girl group. The capsule collection drops Monday on Guizio’s official website and will also be offered at the flagship store in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. “Le Sserafim embodies…
Read MoreTony Leung Already Wants to Reunite With His ’Silent Friend’ Helmer But Marvel Sequel Still Up in the Air: ‘I Go With the Flow’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s first European film ever, “Silent Friend,” is about to premiere in Venice. But he already wants to reunite with director Ildikó Enyedi. “I would like to work with Ildikó again, if we get a chance,” he tells Variety. Two years ago, he picked up the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Italian…
Read MoreAsia: Alibaba soars but markets dip
Published Mon, Sep 1, 2025 · 12:02 PM CHINESE ecommerce giant Alibaba boosted the Hang Seng on Monday, but other Asian markets mostly fell back after Wall Street retreated from record highs. Alibaba rocketed 15 per cent following bumper results after hours on Friday, including a surge in AI revenue. Its US-listed shares soared on…
Read MoreAlibaba shares soar most since 2022 after making headway in AI
[HONG KONG] Alibaba Group Holding’s stock leapt more than 18 per cent after reporting a surge in revenue from artificial intelligence (AI), underscoring the steady progress it’s making against rivals in a post-DeepSeek Chinese development frenzy. China’s e-commerce leader posted a triple-digit percentage gain in AI-related product revenue as well as a better-than-anticipated 26 per…
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