cuteroid

a goddess who somehow makes being a redneck look good.

right now, this is probably the best ai video model on the market for cinematic output.

the biggest difference is how well it can work with reference material. a lot of other video models still struggle with that, but seedance 2.5 handles it well enough that the gap suddenly feels pretty big.

people are basically watching what this model can do with their mouths open.

and with bytedance behind it, the company that owns tiktok, it also has serious money and infrastructure behind the technology.

if it keeps improving at this pace, advertising is going to feel it first, and the film industry probably will too.

nike shares have lost about 76% of their value over the past five years.

the company’s market value has fallen from around $264 billion to roughly $57 billion.

the main reasons seem to be a flawed direct to consumer strategy, a lack of innovation, the rise of competitors like hoka and on running, weakness in china, and heavy discounting caused by excess inventory.

management has admitted to some of those strategic mistakes and is trying to rebuild relationships with traditional wholesale partners, put more emphasis on product innovation, and clean up inventory.

the problem is that the market seems to expect the recovery to take a long time.

personally, my reason for moving away from nike is much simpler: comfort, design issues, and declining product quality.

the last four pairs i bought all had problems.

when a company this big is selling shoes that literally squeak with every step, something has gone seriously wrong.