Saturday, December 23, 2023

TikTok dancer's worst nightmare just came true.






MagicAnimate takes any static image and turns it into a full-blown animation. Imagine the Mona Lisa, and now imagine if da Vinci had the technology to record her dancing. The team behind MagicAnimate made that a reality.

Want to know how it works? According to the team, “MagicAnimate employs a video diffusion model and an appearance encoder for temporal modeling and identity preserving” for the sample image. For the animation process, it uses a “simple video fusion strategy that produces smooth video transition during inference.”

I’m not sure what all of that means either, but the results speak for themselves.

ByteDance isn't the only company working on turning images into video. Alibaba is building a tool called Animate Anyone that will be released in the future.

So the next time you want to show off your dancing skills, skip the recording, snap a photo and try…

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Prospects and challenges of technology stocks


 

Currently, information technology businesses in Vietnam mainly deploy software services based on the subscription model, bringing more recurring and stable revenue. Even though the pandemic is over, this group's revenue and profit are still relatively positive...

Vietnam's information technology (IT) workforce is highly adaptable to the development of new technologies. A large number of young employees, with good technical backgrounds, continuously improve their programming skills to a higher level. In addition, IT organizations train and educate about 50,000 programmers every year in addition to a proficient human resource of 400,000 IT engineers.
Also with competitive advantage in cost. The cost of hiring a software developer in Vietnam ranges from 10-25USD/hour, while other Asian countries have higher salaries, with the average in China being 18-50USD/hour (for programming). low-level programmer), in Thailand is from 13-40 USD/h, in the Philippines is 17.5-42.5 USD/h.
Government support policy for IT companies. Decision No. 2205/QD-TTg approving the Intellectual Property and Cyber ​​Security Development Program. Growth decelerates in software powerhouses such as China and Ukraine due to the unstable business environment, which brings great opportunities for IT businesses...
Global economic growth is more negative than forecast, leading to new revenue cuts and delays in implementing new IT projects. IT labor costs increase faster than expected because Vietnam still lacks 150-200 thousand IT engineers each year in the period 2022-2024. These are challenges for domestic IT businesses.
Besides, major economies, except China, are expected to have a “soft landing” in 2023, which will reduce overall IT spending. But there is still no sign of a decline in IT projects and budgets.
Since the pandemic, businesses have leaned towards OPEX-type IT spending (e.g. subscription-based Cloud services) to improve operational efficiency and productivity, while significantly cutting infrastructure spending. on-site infrastructure (which requires large CAPEX). The falling share of CAPEX IT spending in total IT spending makes spending in specific areas of equipment, hardware, and on-premises infrastructure more vulnerable to economic weakness, as cuts Reducing these costs is relatively easy when businesses want to save money...
FPT: Currently, the international IT services segment, (especially the US and EU) will grow more slowly in 2023 when high inflation in developed markets will slow down IT spending, while businesses Revenue from the Japanese market is likely to accelerate in 2023 thanks to work volumes and a recovering JPY.
The long-term prospects for this segment are still attractive because FPT 's competitive advantage of low costs will help ensure the number of new contracts in the future and high demand as businesses will still promote digital transformation.
With the domestic IT segment, FPT's revenue can record high growth due to expectations that demand from banks will recover and the digital transformation progress of government agencies will also accelerate.
ELC: The need to invest in smart transportation systems (GTTM) for upcoming expressways under the North-South expressway project and digital application in the transportation systems of major cities will Promoting growth for ELC in 2023.
In the period 2023-2026, ELC's GTTM segment will generate an average revenue of VND 600 billion, supported by GTTM investment demand for highways (including ETC) and cities, contributing nearly VND 60 billion. % into ELC's revenue structure.
Risk: The progress of completing the North-South Expressway is slower than expected or ELC does not win the GTTM packages of these expressways as expected. Investments in other units (because ELC plans to develop the Real Estate segment), if made, will reduce the group's operating efficiency.
Investors can open new purchases around the support zone of 10,500-11,000 VND/share to hold for a long-term goal of at least 1 year when ELC reaches the mark of 22-25,000 VND/share.
CMG: Telecommunications sector, the main contributor to CMG profits - is ready for the explosion of the Cloud services market. CMG owns an extensive telecommunications infrastructure, including a domestic fiber optic cable system connected to the international marine fiber optic cable network and three Tier-3 DCs. The new DC with high technical standards in Tan Thuan will help significantly increase CMC Telecom's capacity (up to 1,800 racks), capturing the rapid growth of demand for Cloud services in Vietnam.
CMG's 2023 P/E valuation is 14.4x, recommending buying when CMG price drops sharply. Risk of capturing IT spending from foreign customers and slower-than-expected service transition (moving to services higher in the IT value chain) of the Technology & Solutions segment. Investors can open a new purchase around 40,000 VND/share and cut losses when CMG breaks this price range and hold for a longer target when CMG reaches the target of 50-55,000 VND/share.
Mr Khoi

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The benefits of celery in the elimination of uric acid from the body



Celery helps reduce uric acid levels in the body, preventing the risk of gout. Graphics: Phuong Anh© Labour 

 

Long-term high uric acid puts pressure on the kidneys and joints in the body, so we must persistently reduce the amount of acid in our daily lives. Here is the effect of celery in uric acid elimination, reducing the risk of gout.

Gout is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, heat, and redness in one or more joints. The joints most commonly affected are the joints of the big toe, fingers, knees ... The cause of gout is too large an accumulation of uric acid in the body.

Celery is a food containing a number of essential nutrients for the body including vitamins A, C, K, potassium, fiber, calcium ... A study published in health and lifestyle news site Ayur Times (India) found that celery can inhibit production as well as reduce uric acid levels in the body. This helps reduce the risk of gout.

In addition, the antioxidants in celery vitamin C aid in the elimination of natural chemicals in the body. This helps reduce the buildup of free radicals that can harm cells and lead to cancer and other diseases.

Celery is ranked as one of the vegetables that contain few calories and support weight loss, regulate lipid metabolism. The benefits of celery in weight loss are quite clear because this food contains a lot of fiber to help the body stay full for a long time.

Besides, celery contains other antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients that should provide protection to the digestive tract. Natural fiber has this type of food that promotes health and aids digestion.

The large amounts of the plant compound phthalide present in celery are also important for aiding in lowering blood pressure. This compound relaxes the walls of arteries in the body to help blood flow and lower blood pressure.

 

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