Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) employees have reportedly launched a visible internal protest campaign against new workplace surveillance measures. Meta Employees Push Back Against Surveillance Tools Workers at several U.S. Meta offices distributed flyers criticizing the company's recently installed mouse-tracking software, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The software monitors computer activity su...
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) employees have reportedly launched a visible internal protest campaign against new workplace surveillance measures. Meta Employees Push Back Against Surveillance Tools Workers at several U.S. Meta offices distributed flyers criticizing the company's recently installed mouse-tracking software, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The software monitors computer activity such as cursor movement, clicks and navigation patterns. Pamphlets appeared in meeting spaces, on vend
4月30日,韩国第三方应用商店One Store 在首尔举办的十周年发布会上宣布,“我们与腾讯达成独家合作,通过全新服务 One Play Game,将中国微信生态中已验证的头部小游戏批量引入韩国。这是 One Store 未来十年‘All-in-One Store’战略的核心一步。微信小游戏以官方唯一渠道登陆韩国 One Play Game,5 月正式上线。双方将在技术、内容、商业化上深度协同。...
4月30日,韩国第三方应用商店One Store 在首尔举办的十周年发布会上宣布,“我们与腾讯达成独家合作,通过全新服务 One Play Game,将中国微信生态中已验证的头部小游戏批量引入韩国。这是 One Store 未来十年‘All-in-One Store’战略的核心一步。微信小游戏以官方唯一渠道登陆韩国 One Play Game,5 月正式上线。双方将在技术、内容、商业化上深度协同。” 同时在媒体问答中也进行了解释,“我们不会引入所有微信小游戏,将严格筛选符合韩国市场、不损害用户体验的优质内容;所有游戏均先通过韩国游戏管理委员会(KGC)分级,再上线服务。” 乍一看,这场合作似乎是微信小游戏出海扩大影响力的重要抓手。然而这场平台与平台的握手,而非平台与CP的直接协作,更像一场各取所需的广而告之,小游戏成了明面上的重大利好招牌。 开源的决定性意义 随着小游戏规模达到600亿,整体增速也从前几年的翻倍爆发放缓至2025年20%-30%的幅度。 作为小游戏发展的主要推动者,微信小游戏2026年怎么走无疑牵动着各方神经。 年初的时候我们有过分析,除了大家关心的iOS支付接入以及PC小游戏继续大力推动,2026年的微信小游戏公开课还给出了另一个信号,继续强化“游戏-广告”的自产自销来扩大商业循环。 走DAU路线再一次刺激IAA品类的后续发展,其核心逻辑依然是鼓励小游戏把用户规模做大,平台帮你变现,IP联动是新的手段,自研自产自销一气呵成。当微信小游戏整体DAU破亿之后,包括更多入口、IP资源和商业化撬动的方式,都没有涉及最底层的限制——微信本身流量的上限。 因此这场合作的意义被拔高到微信小游戏出海韩国是腾讯全球化战略的重要里程碑。哪怕是平台与平台之间隔了几层的流量导出,二次筛选、二次审核等种种限制,微信小游戏向开发者和行业表达了自我扩展的一种可能性。 走出国门,世界各个平台各自为战探索小游戏发展的情况,扩大一站式的二级合作范围,降低包括韩国在内更多市场的准入门槛,对许多中小团队而言,一个熟悉的合作对象确实更方便。 结合One Store本身的情况,作为韩国本土最大的第三方应用商店,虽为第二大应用商店,但占比也只有约15%。(Google Play约70%、Apple App Store约12%)。 这场合作,与其说对国内小游戏行业发展有什么立竿见影的效果,不如说...
justhavealook/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images When I last checked on The Swatch Group AG ( SWGAY ) ( SWGAF ) in February, the stock price had fallen so low it was upgraded to Buy. Since then, it has only seen an uptick of 8%, touching one-year highs, but this isn't even the real story. Consider the following trends: The stock has seen a 29% increase YTD, which stands out sharply against the 9% ...
justhavealook/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images When I last checked on The Swatch Group AG ( SWGAY ) ( SWGAF ) in February, the stock price had fallen so low it was upgraded to Buy. Since then, it has only seen an uptick of 8%, touching one-year highs, but this isn't even the real story. Consider the following trends: The stock has seen a 29% increase YTD, which stands out sharply against the 9% drop in the S&P Global Luxury Index ( SPGLGUN ). While SWGAY had already seen over 20% rise even by February end, the difference at the time was that the index was flat YTD. The gap, as a result of the recent divergence in trends, is far wider now. Over the past month, the stock's rise is even more notable at 18%, while all the other big luxury stocks, except Compagnie Financière Richemont SA ( CFRUY ), have seen pullbacks. And even Richemont has seen a far smaller 6% rise. Price Returns (YTD): SWGAY, SPGLGUN and SP500 (Source: Seeking Alpha) Why Has the Swatch Stock Rallied? This leads to the burning question - why has the Swatch stock rallied over the past month? For multiple reasons, as it turns out. Starting from the outlook for the luxury market, to some encouraging trends in recent sales performance for luxury companies, SWGAY's exceptionally low market multiples and even the company's vigorous defence of its position against an ostensibly damning research report. These are as below: #1. Recovering Luxury Market Key forecasters are unanimous in their view that the luxury market is recovering despite the ongoing geopolitical stresses, with growth forecasts at around 6%. Specifically, the big Chinese market is expected to recover, supported by continued growth in the US market. BNP Paribas, for example, sees a CAGR of 10% from 2027 to 2031 in China. #2. Supportive Sales Numbers From Peers Luxury companies' Q1 2026 sales figures further confirm the ongoing recovery. LVMH ( LVMUY ), for example, saw a small 1% YoY increase in revenues at constant prices in Q1 2026 (Q1 202...