>Putin calendar a hit in Japan
普京日歷在日本成'爆款'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's calendar, which features the leader nonchalantly lowering himself into the icy waters of Lake Seliger or making short work of weights in the gym, is outselling those featuring homegrown celebrities in Japan. The Loft chainstore, which has exclusive rights over sales of the calendar, reported that those featuring Russia's 66-year-old president were dominating sales at its outlets across Japan. With just two weeks of the year left, Putin's calendars were more popular than those of Japanese actor Kei Tanaka and, in third place, Yuzuru Hanyu, the reigning Olympic men's figure skating champion. Media reports in Japan suggested many of the people buying the calendars, including a large number of women, were drawn to Putin's unconventional style and unashamed machismo.
俄羅斯總統(tǒng)普京的日歷在日本比本土明星的日歷賣得更好。普京在日歷中展現(xiàn)了若無其事地浸入謝利格爾湖的冰冷湖水里以及在健身房輕松完成舉重的形象。擁有該日歷獨家經(jīng)銷權(quán)的Loft連鎖店表示，現(xiàn)年66歲的普京的日歷在其日本各個門店位居銷量榜首位。還有兩周就到新年了，目前普京日歷比日本男演員田中圭的日歷更受歡迎，冬奧會男子花滑冠軍羽生結(jié)弦的日歷的受歡迎程度排在第三。據(jù)日本媒體報道，許多人，包括大量女性購買普京日歷，是受到普京不按常規(guī)的處事作風(fēng)和不加掩飾的男子氣概吸引。

>Ditch smartphone for $100K
一年不碰手機贏10萬刀
Vitaminwater is issuing a low-tech challenge to smartphone addicts: Ditch your device for a year, and win $100,000. Enter the contest by sharing a post on Twitter or Instagram explaining what you'd do instead of scrolling through social media posts. All legal residents of the US who are 18 or older and own and use a smartphone are eligible to enter, Vitaminwater said, adding that applications will be judged on originality, brand relevance, humor and other factors. People required to use a smartphone for work or other commitments "need not apply," according to the official rules. And no cheating, please: The company will administer a lie detector test to help ensure honesty and adherence to contest rules. The seemingly simple challenge includes reverting to a 1996-era mobile phone for an entire year. No smartphone or tablet use is permitted, even if the device belongs to a friend. Laptops and desktop computers are OK to use, as are voice-activated devices like Google Home or Amazon Echo. The contestant who only lasts six months will receive $10,000.
維他命水公司向智能手機成癮者發(fā)起一項技術(shù)含量低的挑戰(zhàn)：一年不用智能手機，贏10萬美元。參賽方式是在推特或Instagram上分享帖文，解釋自己不刷社交媒體的時間將如何打發(fā)。該公司稱，所有年滿18歲、擁有并使用智能手機的美國合法公民都有資格參賽，且申請將以原創(chuàng)性、品牌關(guān)聯(lián)性、幽默性等因素為評判標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。根據(jù)官方規(guī)則，工作或其他事情上必須使用智能手機的人不必申請。也不要想著作弊：維他命水公司將借助測謊儀測試來確保參賽者沒有撒謊、遵守比賽規(guī)則。這個看似簡單的挑戰(zhàn)包括在整整一年內(nèi)回歸1996年代的手機，不得使用智能手機或平板電腦，即使是朋友的設(shè)備也不行。筆記本電腦和臺式電腦以及Google Home和Amazon Echo等聲控設(shè)備可以使用。只堅持了6個月的參賽者能拿到1萬美元。

>Alibaba opens AI hotel
阿里開首家AI'未來酒店'
Chinese internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights' control and room service. The FlyZoo Hotel opened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered and is known as the company's first "future hotel". Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel services. Users also can control the lights, television and curtains in the room via Alibaba's voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. "The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work," said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. "In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more customized experiences for consumers," Wang said.
國內(nèi)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)巨頭阿里巴巴旗下一家酒店18日開門迎客，該酒店隨處可見人工智能和機器人，可使辦理入住、燈光調(diào)控和房間服務(wù)等一系列流程實現(xiàn)自動化。"菲住布渴"酒店開在阿里巴巴總部所在地浙江省杭州市，被稱為阿里的首家"未來酒店"。顧客只需"刷臉"即可辦理入住，酒店里安裝的臉部識別系統(tǒng)還能讓顧客用自己的臉當(dāng)鑰匙卡，來開門和使用其他酒店服務(wù)。顧客還可以通過阿里巴巴的聲控數(shù)字助理控制房間內(nèi)的燈光、電視和窗簾，酒店還派機器人送餐、提供雞尾酒和咖啡。"菲住布渴"酒店首席執(zhí)行官王群表示，基于人工智能的解決方案能幫助住客節(jié)省時間，也為酒店工作人員減少了不少重復(fù)性工作。他表示："今后，我們將繼續(xù)使酒店更為智能化、自動化，為住客創(chuàng)造更多定制化的體驗。

>Women's wages far behind
職場性別平等任重道遠(yuǎn)
Women must wait 202 years before they can earn the same as men and have equal job opportunities, according to a global report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday. Women earn about half as much as men, said the WEF, reporting a gender pay gap of 51% in 2018. There were fewer women working this year than men, mostly due to the lack of childcare, which kept women from jobs or from progressing to senior roles, according to the annual report. Women were missing at the top, the report found, with only one-third of all managerial roles taken by women.
根據(jù)世界經(jīng)濟論壇18日發(fā)布的一份全球性報告，女性要想獲得和男性同等的薪酬以及工作機會還需等待202年。世界經(jīng)濟論壇表示，女性目前的薪酬是男性薪酬的一半左右，全球2018年性別薪酬差距是51%。這份年度報告顯示，今年女性就業(yè)人數(shù)少于男性就業(yè)人數(shù)，主要原因是兒童保育服務(wù)不足，使得女性無暇就業(yè)或無緣晉升。報告發(fā)現(xiàn)，高層職位中女性占比偏低，全球所有管理職位中只有1/3由女性擔(dān)任。

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