That’s neat! How do you get it out? Is there a secret button?

That’s a big truck

4′33″

AI summary:

Temu Just Got Destroyed By The US Government - Here’s The Full Story

The video discusses significant changes to US import rules affecting the e-commerce platform Temu, which has benefitted from the de minimis exemption allowing cheap imports. Recent regulatory updates are likely to increase prices on Temu, challenging its business model and impacting its competitive edge against US sellers. The presenter outlines how Temu has dominated the e-commerce space and the potential fallout from the new regulations.

Key Points:

Temu’s Dominance in E-commerce Temu has thrived in the US e-commerce market with significant backing from PDD Holdings, which has invested heavily to acquire market share despite their substantial losses. The platform has utilized low labor costs in China and the de minimis threshold of $800 to avoid tariffs, allowing them to offer lower prices than US competitors.

Impact of New Import Rules Changes to the de minimis rules introduced by the Biden Administration will require that many products previously exempt from tariffs now be subject to duties, undermining Temu’s pricing model. Sellers must also provide additional information, which could deter consumers and complicate shipping.

Increased Scrutiny and Compliance. New regulations mandate that all low-value shipments under the de minimis exemption meet US safety standards, requiring certificates of compliance. This change targets the influx of unsafe products, particularly children’s items, that Temu and similar platforms have been selling.

Sellers’ Discontent There is a growing dissatisfaction among Temu sellers who face pressure to reduce prices and have recently protested against unfair practices, adding strain to Temu’s business model as conditions become untenable for them.

Future Prospects for Temu With the decline of PDD Holdings’ financial stability and the introduction of strict regulatory measures, Temu’s future profitability is uncertain. The platform may struggle to maintain its competitive pricing, while US sellers are likely to benefit from this shift.

Another occupation ruined by millennials

Thanks for posting, please ignore the stochastic luddites 🙂

I don’t know… admittedly, I only remember some vague bits from Tom Clancy novels, but didn’t Soviet attack subs wait outside the home ports for the SSBNs to try to stay on their tail, and they never managed to?

I should dig up The Hunt for Red October, I guess, but given current geopolitics maybe Red Storm Rising is a better fit :)

These subs all have home ports and can be observed when they leave, so that’s probably not a big deal?

Thanks, that was interesting. I kept thinking that this reads like something out of Quanta Magazine, and then at the end there was an attribution to them :)

To all the reflexive AI-downvoters: This is about an application of machine learning, not an LLM. Don’t behave like an advanced autocomplete; think before you click :P

The road is karma

Thanks for posting, don’t mind the downvotes from the luddites :D

Well, natural language processing is placed in the trough of disillusionment and projected to stay there for years. ChatGPT was released in November 2022…

Column A: yes

Column B: also yes

But it has been peer reviewed? And the criteria have been defined?

The article seems to be published in JAMA network open, and as far as I can tell that publication is peer reviewed?

Wait, again?

Oh, the humanity!

Yeah, that’s what I did. With my very light usage the fixed-price subscription isn’t justifiable, but the api works nicely.