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Baemin Connect riders deliver supplies to abandoned dog shelter

Baemin riders visited an abandoned dog shelter to deliver supplies and help improve conditions, the company said on Wednesday. Woowa Youths, a logistics unit of Delivery Hero Korea\'s Baedal Minjok, held a volunteer activity with Baemin Connect riders and employees. Fifty participants visited Bigdog Forest in Paju, donated pet items through Baemin B Mart and delivered them using riders\' top boxes. They also cleaned kennels and care areas. The company plans an adoption campaign using posters and QR codes on top boxes.

Industry

Baemin Bmart direct purchases of domestic farm products up 53 percent in Jan-May, to expand this year

Baemin’s quick commerce platform is expanding its role as a sales channel for regional farms, Woowa Brothers said. Sales of domestically sourced farm and livestock products bought directly from producing areas through Baemin Bmart rose 53 percent in January to May from a year earlier, outpacing last year’s full-year growth rate of 21 percent. Fruit sales led gains, with strong increases for strawberries, melons, watermelons and blueberries.

AI & Enterprise

Alibaba says it has finished early-stage AI investment and enters full commercialisation

Alibaba says it has moved beyond the early phase of artificial intelligence investment and entered full-scale commercialisation, positioning AI and cloud as its next core growth pillars. In a shareholder letter, Chairman Joe Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu call this a major inflection point for artificial general intelligence. The company cites a full-stack AI ecosystem and rising cloud and AI-related revenue as it accelerates a business reshuffle amid slower commerce growth.