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The financial cost of the attack on the World Trade Center is sure to run into many billions of dollars. The losses due to property damage in Manhattan will be known soon, said Jay Mueller, an economist at Strong Capital Management, but "the cost of interruption of business will take a month to three months to be known."
Some effects of the week's events _ whether it frightens consumers into curtailing spending, for example _ won't become apparent until companies report their financial results at the end of the year.
Here is a brief look at how different sectors of the economy will be affected by the worst terrorist incident in the nation's history.
Expected losses: The International Air Transport Association said airlines have already lost $10 billion in ticket revenues after being grounded Tuesday and only now are resuming operations.
Analysts expect the airlines will have to spend heavily to meet new security requirements at a time when demand for air travel will be low, adding to the industry's losses.
Prospects for recovery: Analysts are pessimistic, saying that if the airline industry resorts to cut-rate fares to lure leisure …


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Damien Gayle – Daily Mail Dec 21, 2012
With Christmas coming, sales of chocolate gold coins have no doubt soared as parents get ready to fill their little ones’ stockings with edible treasure.
Swiss refinery Valcambi has been selling its CombiBar to private investors in Switzerland, Austria and Germany who are worried about a return of Weimar Republic-style hyperinflation.
The size of a credit card, the 50g gold CombiBars are easily be broken into one gram pieces to be used as money in times of crisis.
Now the company wants to bring them to market in the U.S. and build up sales in India – the world’s largest consumer of gold, where it has long served as a parallel currency.
Investors worried that inflation and financial market turmoil will wipe out the value of their cash have poured money into gold over the past decade.
Prices have gained almost 500 per cent since 2001 – compared to a 12 per cent increase in MSCI’s world equity index, a benchmark for the value of the world’s business investments.
Sales of gold bars and coins were worth almost $77billion (£48billion) in 2011, up from just $3.5billion (£2.2billion) in 2002, according to data from the World Gold Council.
‘But for many people a pure investment product is no longer enough. They want to be able to do something with the precious metal.’
Mr Mesaric said the advantage of the CombiBar – dubbed a ‘chocolate bar’ because pieces can be easily broken off by hand – is that it is easily carried and is cheaper than buying 50 one gram bars.
‘The produce can also be used as an alternative method of payment,’ he said.
Valcambi, a unit of U.S. mining giant Newmont, is building a sales network in India and plans to launch the CombiBar on the U.S. market next year. In Japan, it wants to focus on CombiBars made of platinum and palladium.
In Europe, demand is particularly strong among the Germans, still scarred by post-World War One hyperinflation, when money became all but worthless and it took a wheelbarrow full of notes to buy a loaf of bread.
‘Above all, it’s people aged between 40 and 70 that are investing in gold bars and coins,’ said Mr Mesaric. ‘They’ve heard tales from their parents about wars and crises devaluing money.’
The CombiBar is particularly popular among grandparents who want to give their grandchildren a strip of gold rather than a coin, said Andreas Habluetzel, head of the Swiss business of Degussa, a gold trading company.
‘Demand is rising every week,’ Mr Habluetzel said. ‘Particularly in Germany, people buying gold fear that the euro will break apart or that banks will run into problems.’
Some fund managers, however, remain sceptical.
Stephan Mueller, who manages bank Julius Baer’s $6billion gold fund, said one problem with using gold as a method of payment is that people have to take its value on blind trust.
‘Gold is a useful store of value,’ Mr Mueller said. ‘However I doubt whether it will succeed as a method of payment.’
Nonetheless, as developments in the euro zone lurch from one crisis to another, demand for gold that can be sold in vending machines is also growing.
‘Sales rise according to the temperature of the crisis,’ said Thomas Geissler, whose firm Ex Oriente Lux operates 17 gold vending machines in Europe, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.
Since the launch of the machines, which operate under the name ‘GOLD to go’, 50,000 customers have withdrawn more than 21million euros in gold. The average buyer is male, over 50 years old and well off.
‘Customers are hoarding gold mostly at home as a precaution against a crisis, just as their fathers and grandfathers did before them,’ Mr Geissler said.

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New York and Mumbai-based India Equity Partners is investing Rs 180 crore ($35 million) to buy a majority stake in the restaurant chain Sagar Ratna, which serves South Indian cuisine, primarily across the Nation Capital Region (NCR), sources with direct knowledge of the development told VCCircle.
VCCircle was the first to report on June 28, 2011, that India Equity Partners is investing in the restaurant chain.
The monies raised will be used to open more outlets and establish a better pan-India presence. Arvind Nair, the operating partner at the PE firm, will be actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the restaurant chain.
India Equity Partners, which invests through a $350 million fund, has been actively scouting for investment opportunities in the fast-growing food and retail space in India, including buyouts. Last year, it had roped in Arvind Nair from DLF Retail and Dabur India consumer care unit’s COO Kannan Sitaram as operating partners. Nair was earlier with Chhabria Group's Jumbo Electronics, a prominent retailer of consumer electronics in the Middle East, which has expanded its footprint in India a few years ago.
Sagar Ratna started as a 40-seater restaurant, serving South Indian cuisine. The first outlet was located in Defence Colony, New Delhi, and it has now expanded to over 225 seats. The company also grew by opening a multi-cuisine restaurant chain under the brand name of Swagath, which now serves Coastal, Chettinad and specialty Mughlai & Chinese cuisine.
The company, incorporated as Sagar Ratna Hotels Pvt Ltd in 1997, has a network of 56 restaurants, including 23 owned/revenue-shared outlets and 33 franchise outlets. The company has overseas outlets as well, in countries like Thailand, Singapore and Canada. It is now planning to enter the quick-service restaurants space through Sagar Ratna Express, which will open outlets in malls and commercial buildings.
There have been several deals in this space during the last six months. In May, 2011, ICICI Venture Ltd invested $56 million in Devyani International Ltd, which owns and operates fast food retail chains including Pizza Hut, KFC and the UK-based coffee chain Costa Coffee, and also runs Disney Artist outlets in India.
The company is a subsidiary of RJ Corporation, which is engaged in diversified businesses, such as beverages & breweries, fast food joints, dairy products, education, healthcare and hospitality. Chennai-headquartered TVS Shriram Growth Fund had also invested in Indian Cookery Pvt Ltd, the restaurant business promoted by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor, and owns The Yellow Chili, Khazana and Indii. TVS Shriram has also backed Om Pizzas & Eats Pvt Ltd (Indian franchisee of international chain Papa John’s Pizza), Chili’s Grill & Bar and The Great Kabab Factory.


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Kerala targets 15,000 startups by 2026: CM opens Digital Hub
Kerala is working to quadruple the number of startups, aiming to increase their number to 15,000 over the next five years, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday.
To achieve this plan, the government will set up technological laboratories and incubators which will play an essential role for nascent companies to transform the state into a knowledge-based society, he said after inaugurating a pioneering digital hub. by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kalamassery. near here.
As Internet connectivity is crucial for the growth of startups, the authorities have already proposed complementary projects such as K-Fon. The government will continue to ensure an equitable distribution of resources while creating an ecosystem of innovation, underlined the Chief Minister during the ceremony marking the opening of the installation of the KSUM which aims to welcome a dynamic ecosystem including incubators. , accelerators and centers of excellence in emerging technologies.
âThe workspace totaled two lakh square feet in 2019 when KSUM opened the Technology Innovation Zone (TIZ). Today, the Digital Hub has helped double that space, âsaid Vijayan, noting that KSUM provides interest-free loans to startups. Venture capital funding with a corpus of 750 crore will be made available. In addition to venture capital worth 250 crore, financial institutions such as Kerala Bank, KSIDC, KFC and KSFE are expected.
The challenges of innovation
The Chief Minister underlined the âgrowing importanceâ of knowledge, innovation and creativity in a world where the best ideas prevail in the market. “We are particularly convinced that the lack of funds should not stand in the way of converting a brilliant innovative idea into marketing reality,” he noted, referring to the potential emergence of Digital Hub as one of South Asia’s largest product development centers for tech startups.
As Kerala startups will be strongly linked internationally, KSUM will find its place on the global technology map. âWe will organize programs such as the ‘Innovation Challenge’ for young people to prove their skills. The winners will receive government assistance to market their product, âsaid the Chief Minister.
The Technology Innovation Zone (TIZ) state-of-the-art digital center with a built-in space of 2 lakh square feet has a capacity to support 200 startups, in addition to the 165 startups hosted in the adjacent KSUM integrated startup complex. Housing a design incubator, a healthcare incubator, a CoE (Center of Excellence) for Mouser Electronics, co-working spaces, design studios, an investor hive and an innovation center, the hub is envisioned as a destination for design and prototyping, opening up to global organizations and institutions to build world-class products.
State Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said the government was determined to move forward with plans to encourage young entrepreneurs in the state. âWe are focusing on the semiconductor sector and are in talks with companies in Belgium,â he said.


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Taxify has announced a new strategic partnership with Didi Chuxing, the world’s biggest mobile transportation platform.
Under this partnership, DiDi will invest in and collaborate with Taxify to support the latter’s further growth and innovation across its diversified markets, the company said in a statement.
“Taxify will utilize this partnership to solidify our position in core markets in Europe and Africa. We believe DiDi is the best partner to help us become the most popular and efficient transport option in Europe & Africa,” said Markus Villig, founder and CEO of Taxify.
The partnership is likely to be aimed directly at tackling Uber’s current market share with both Lyft and Taxify acting as direct competitors.
The Estonia-based Taxify currently operates in 25 cities and 18 countries in Europe, West Asia, Africa and Mexico and boasts over 2.5 million users.
In comparison Didi Chuxing, is considered the world’s leading mobile transportation platform.
It offers a full range of mobile tech-based mobility options for over 400 million users, including Taxi, Premier, Express, Hitch, Luxe, Bus, Minibus, Chauffeur, Car Rental, Enterprise Solutions and bike-sharing.
As many as 20 million rides were completed on DiDi’s platform on a daily basis in October 2016.


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When the DDoS topic is introduced it’s immediate to link it with the most popular tools usable for this type of attacks such as the popular LOIC, we must consider that underground offer is plenty of interesting software and services that could be acquired at reasonable prices.
Recent DDoS attacks have demonstrated the impact of these type of offensives on private corporations and institutions, too many entities are still vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks and cybercrime is trying to monetize it.
The principal ways to monetize a DDoS attack observed are:
New vendors daily propose malicious code, exactly like in every market exist well known vendors with an excellent reputation, meanwhile new actors try to conquer the black market with ingenious proposition on the black market.
Vendors sell products to facilitate the cybercrime activities and monetize their products in the shortest time to avoid to be tracked by security firms and law enforcement.
Dancho Danchev, one of the maximum experts on research on cyber criminal underground has several times explored the black market offer for tools and malware to arrange DDoS attacks.
The end of last year he reported the offer of the DIY IRC-based DDoS bot, a malicious code that since its discovery has been continuously improved, the first version was in fact an IRC-based release, but the agent improved evolving into a HTTP-based one.
What surprised the security experts in the first phase was the fact that the agent used the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) as a centralized command and control infrastructure, another singular thing is that a malware author would not offer you access to a managed IRC server to be used as command and control server. In those cases the author of this IRC-based bot appeared to be using a largely outdated and easily detected C&C communication process. The bot was very light, just 23kb that has standard anti-debugging mechanisms built-in, plus features allowing the update the code to a newer version.
It was easy to provide an improvement with regard to the communication channel with the C&C, an improvement that has come in timely with HTTP-based release.
The malicious application appears very efficient, it supports 10 different DDoS attack types, but what is very singular is that the application once infected its victims is able to remove competing malware such ZeuS, Citadel or SpyEye.
The malicious code is also surprising for its price, according Danchev the IRC version is sold for $100 meanwhile the HTTP version goes for $300, as we has seen in the last months cyber criminals are able to propose a completed offer proposing also bullet proof hosting and managed services IRC, respectively in this case for $15 and $10.
Danchev observed that fellow cyber criminals across multiple cybercrime-friendly communities have also proposed a cracked version available exclusively to members of these communities.
Following the comment of Danchev on his blog post:
“What we’ve got here is yet another example of a technically flawed licensing model for malicious software, allowing fellow cybercriminals to undermine the vendor’s entire business model. Whether competing vendors of malware/crimeware releases targeted by this bot will take action or not, will entirely depend on the market share that it succeeds in securing, once again, thanks to its affordable price.
We’ll continue monitoring the tool’s future development, in particular whether or not it will migrate to a less noisy — like IRC — C&C communication models, taking into consideration the fact that its latest version has indeed migrated to a HTTP-based C&C.”
The case presented the demonstration of how it is simple to arrange a DDoS attack thanks to the cyber criminal offer on the underground that includes all necessary to arrange a powerful offensive.
The offer is daily improved thanks to feedback of buyers and represents lifeblood for the continuing attacks.
(Security Affairs – Cybercrime)


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Amerijet International, Inc., a Florida-based cargo shipping company, now can better support organic business growth with an end-to-end Dell data center solution comprised of infrastructure, software and services. The company’s new modern data center has helped cut facility costs by 60 percent through energy efficiency and reduced the time to print a manifest and close flights by 96 percent, expediting freight transportation, meeting more customs cut-off times and improving customer satisfaction.
Taking the company to the next level and expediting shipment services required a fundamental shift that turned IT into a business enabler. A three-year plan for change included moving to a new data center facility and replacing the company’s mixed-vendor environment with an end-to-end Dell infrastructure that includes hardware, software and services. The new data center provides maximum availability and performance for Amerijet’s critical business applications and cargo systems.
Working closely with Dell as a strategic end-to-end IT provider enabled Amerijet to build a reliable, scalable and flexible enterprise datacenter. The company built its new virtualized data center based onDell blade servers, storage, switches, desktops, printers, firewalls and back-up software, as well as services.
With assistance from Dell Services, Amerijet’s IT team migrated its entire data center in 10 hours. The modern virtualized IT infrastructure enables the company to run cargo inventory reports in seconds instead of the previous 40 minutes and avoid unplanned downtime. The IT team is able to shift their focus from tactical execution to strategic thinking.
Amerijet carries more than 200 million pounds of freight annually to more than 550 destinations worldwide. With a leading presence in its primary service regions of Latin America and the Caribbean, Amerijet is experiencing continued global growth—but the company’s existing systems were not able to support that growth.
“Our worldwide cargo transportation services depend on a reliable IT infrastructure,” says Jennifer S. Torlone, senior director, technology and information services at Amerijet Holdings, Inc., Amerijet’s parent company. “We can get planes in the air faster and meet more customs cutoff times for freight clearance with our new Dell infrastructure. That means people don’t have to wait an extra day to receive their shipments. For us, it means more customer service successes.”
Dell technologies are all working together to help deliver desired business results for Amerijet. The new data center is 100 percent virtual, reducing server footprint by over 66 percent. More than 120 virtual servers are running on just 14 Dell blades.
“With more efficient data center equipment, we get more for our money,” says Torlone. “Based on power consumption and footprint, I was able to negotiate a much better deal on our new data center—a 60 percent reduction in data center facilities costs. And we still have space to grow.”
A scalable, high-performance storage and networking infrastructure was necessary to support the new virtual server environment. Amerijet chose to deploy Dell Compellent storage with Dell AppAssure back-up software and upgraded its 1 Gigabit network to 10 Gigabit Ethernet with Dell Networking to enable an infrastructure that can easily scale into the future. To secure its network and improve visibility into application-based threats, Amerijet replaced its existing VPN solution with Dell SonicWALL next-generation firewalls at its headquarters and each of its 84 sites around the world. The company’s IT team leveraged migration and education services from Dell to help make this major infrastructure shift a smooth one.


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From supply chain problems to difficulties that face the local businesses, the pandemic is something that no one could have prepared for and it looks like we will all be stuck with it for quite long time.
The program that was set up by Congress to aid dining establishments struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic ran out of money, and more than half of those that applied didn’t get the relief money.
“Two-thirds of restaurants that applied for assistance have not received it,” said Erika Polmar, executive director of the Independent Restaurant Coalition.
The Independent Restaurant Coalition on Thursday sent a letter to the Congress signed by 3,300 bars and restaurants asking the Congress to consider and activate the relief program once again since in the last program only 101,000 out of 278,000 applicants received money. The initial budget for restaurants was $72 billion.
The dining industry has been struggling the most along with the tourism and hospitality industries. Although restaurants seem to recovered earlier compared to the other industries, the fact that some states and cities were lifting their pandemic measures slower, made majority of restaurants to fight for survival.
Now, dining establishments have amassed 20 months of debt and incoming revenues are still falling short. The November jobs report showed hiring in the industry has slowed again, and restaurants and bars remain 750,000 jobs below pre-pandemic levels.
Amid those obstacles, several bills intended to reload the RRF have been introduced in Congress, and bipartisan majorities in both chambers have endorsed them. Lawmakers have limited time, limited funds, and a long to-do list, though, and it is not yet clear if restaurant relief will make the cut.
“The government should not pick winners and losers — this pandemic impacted all of us, and we all deserve a fair shot,” the letter to congressional leaders stated.
According to a recent data provided by National Restaurant Association, nearly 90,000 restaurants and bars didn’t make it through the pandemic and were forced to close permanently. That means that not only the owners lost their businesses, but also means that millions were left jobless. Furthermore, National Restaurant Association warns that nearly 86% of the restaurants that still operate are in danger to face the same.
“So many people are working themselves to the bone just to try and survive,” said Josh James, director of operations for Cru LLC in Knoxville, Tenn. “It’s not because anyone is being a poor operator or is making poor decisions. It’s because costs have risen and they have taken on debt.”
Since we are still far to end the pandemic, it looks like the help needed for the restaurants is nothing but a must for them and the government should do everything they can to save the businesses and keep the workers in the system.


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The firm’s recent analysis of Android users’ smartphone habits found that those surveyed are twice as likely to turn to an app as they are to look something up on their phone’s Web browser. The study found that smartphone users spend about 56 minutes a day using their phone apps.
The report also found that of the thousands of apps available on the Android market, users tend to turn to the same top 50 apps a whopping 60 percent of the time, and use the top 10 apps 43 percent of the time.
A recent study commissioned by Compuware showed that phone users want speed above all else when it comes to mobile browsing. In fact, 71 percent of global mobile Web users expect Web sites to load as quickly, almost as quickly or faster on their phone as on their home computer.
But it’s hard for phones to meet those expectations all the time, which could be driving smartphone users to turn instead to apps that can aggregate and push them data instead of surfing.
How do you use your smartphones? Are you app-centric or Web-centric?


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For more information on merchandise or to place an order, please call the Blackhawks Store at:
Regular business hours:
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
The new and expanded Blackhawks Store will contain two stories of everything Chicago Blackhawks, housed in over 5,000 square feet at 333 N. Michigan Ave. Come in and check out new brands and dynamic interactive displays, in addition to exclusive, limited edition products, memorabilia and autographed collectibles.
The first 25 customers to show up on Oct. 10 at make a purchase at the grand opening will received an autographed home premier jersey, and the next 100 customers in line will receive a limited edition commemorative puck.
On the evening of Oct. 10, there will be player appearances, and fans will also have the opportunity to win tickets to the home opener on Saturday, Oct. 11! Ambassadors will sign for fans on Oct. 11.


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Super Shuttle and APX were very proud to jointly sponsor the collection and delivery of donations from some of APX's biggest clients to the City Missions in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Donations included food, household items, toys and games for families in need - and just in time for Christmas!
Four Super Shuttle vans were transformed into delivery vehicles, and tasked with stopping at multiple locations on the day to collect the goods donated from generous sponsors. The Super Shuttle drivers were accompanied APX staff in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, who had the trailers loaded up to the brim with an overwhelming number of donations.
The day was a massive team effort, and a humbling reminder of the generosity we're all capable over the holiday season.


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It doesn’t get much more powerful than a Marvel superhero, and the company is capitalizing on that brand strength with a new strategy.
Turner Broadcasting System will add Cartoon Network to Southwest Airlines' inflight entertainment portal, which streams free live television programming to passengers compliments of Dish.
ThinkGeek will debut The Wand Company's latest Universal Remote Control–a Star Trek: The Original Series Phaser universal remote control at San Diego Comic-Con this week.
Uglydoll and DC Comics are showcasing their cross-over line, featuring Pretty Ugly characters styled as DC Comics superheroes, at Comic-Con this week.
U.K. trade distributors John Hornby Skewes and Nickelodeon will launch a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles musical instruments line in the fall.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of rock ‘n’ roll, CandyRific has released M&M’s brand Elvis Talkers this month.
American Greetings Properties has inked a deal with Lion Forge Comics for new children’s titles based on Care Bears, Madball and “Packages from Planet X.”
Accessories Innovations is ready for the back-to-school season with themed backpacks for Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Disney and Mattel.
The U.K.'s Institute of Contemporary Arts and Polka Children’s Theater are planning special events to celebrate the 100th birthday of Moomin creator Tove Jansson.
For the first time, Activision Publishing will bring its Skylanders brand to Comic-Con International, taking place this week in San Diego, Calif.
“Tree Fu Tom” will take to the U.K. stage in 2015, in a deal between Fremantle Media Kids & Family Entertainment and Premier Stage Productions.
AGP and licensee Fetch for Pets have teamed up for a line of Care Bears pet accessories in the U.S.
Fox Consumer Products has confirmed reports of plans for The Simpsons LEGO building sets.
Disney Interactive’s new video game platform, Infinity, is set to launch at retail this Sunday.
The BBC has released a new mobile app for its youngest viewers, “CBeebies Playtime.”
The British toy store Hamleys is planning a special boutique for the Moshi Monsters character Poppet.
Stan Lee has joined the cast of the upcoming video game “LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.”
The Cartoon Network waterpark being built in Thailand reached a construction milestone Monday.
ZeptoLab U.K. and ITV Studios Global Entertainment have partnered with The Entertainer for a Cut the Rope promotion.
Warner Bros. and fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 are launching a limited edition collection called Bats & Cats Friday.
WWE is seeing a lot of action outside of the ring with a new range of electronics and accessories and its first-ever collectible statues.
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By David Averbach on Fri, 09/09/2011
Thank you so much to everyone who has participated, especially to those of you who sent in videos and photos. I am touched by how many people came together to honor Steve Job's ongoing legacy.
We will be posting pictures and videos of the event on our website shortly Photos are now up. For now, here are photo's of iPhone Life celebrating the event.
Me (Right) and Editor and Chief Alex Cequea (Left) celebrate outside of the Apple store in Boulder, CO
Raphael Burnes and family.
iPhone Life Team Celebrates at headquarters in Fairfield, IA
Dress Like Steve Jobs' day meet up at restaurant in Fairfield, IA
Update: Today's photos are now up! Check them out here


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Oppo has announced a new proprietary communications technology designed to let people call or chat across medium distances without using cellular networks, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. The protocol is called MeshTalk and is a decentralized, end-to-end system that Oppo says can cover up to 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) outdoors — or even further in more crowded environments when signal relay between devices can be used.
Basically, Oppo devices will be able to create ad hoc local area networks across a wide area and communicate directly to each other without the need for base stations. The company claims that MeshTalk doesnt have a significant effect on battery life, and indeed plans for it to work with a 72-hour standby mode so that phones can still be reached in an emergency when theyre low on power.
Oppo envisages MeshTalk being used in situations where you dont have internet access or when traditional networks are too


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The wait is finally over, and the iPhone 15 series is finally available to purchase. While a lot of people receive their phones at home, some will be attending their local Apple Store to pick up their new iPhones.
In addition, those who missed pre-orders have a new chance to try to get their hands on an iPhone 15 Pro Max on day one, as orders for this product have slipped to November. Luckily, if you are trying to get an iPhone 15 Pro or one of the regular models, you shouldn’t have to worry about not finding them at an Apple Store.
Whether you’re buying the regular iPhone 15 or the Pro Max version with 1TB of storage, there’s a lot to be excited about these phones.
iPhone 15 is available in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, with up to 2,000 nits of brightness. The device features the A16 Bionic chip. Apple continues to offer these phones in aluminum and glass but now in five different colors.
It has a new camera system with a 48MP lens, which helps the device absorb more light in photos. With the quad-pixel tech, the image output will still be 12 Megapixels, but they’ll be clearer and crispier. Apple uses Photonic Engine to deliver richer details.
The company’s flagship phones, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, come in a brand-new titanium design with Grade-5 titanium and brush texture. Both phones have 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays with Dynamic Island cutout, ProMotion, and Always-On display technology. Apple says it has made ultra-thin borders.
After a year of rumors, Cupertino is adding the new A17 Pro chip to this device. With a 3nm manufacturing process, it has 19 billion transistors. It has a 6-core CPU, 2 high-end performance cores, up to 10% faster, and 4-performance-core CPUs. Thanks to the new Neural Engine, it can perform 35 trillion operations per second. Its new 6-core GPU makes it 20% faster than the previous generation while also improving efficiency. It has hardware-accelerate ray tracing, 4x better than software ray tracing.
BGR has some articles that will help you make the most of your new device.
- Did you know? This iPhone Pro is easier and cheaper to repair
- Must-have accessories, from cases to USB-C chargers
- You should be excited to get a base iPhone 15 today
- You’ll need to update your new iPhone before starting using it
- 3 things you should do immediately after unboxing your iPhone 15
- A17 Pro turns the iPhone into a legitimate gaming console
- There’s a new battery setting on the new iPhones
- The new USB-C port on the iPhone can do a lot of stuff
- Best iOS 17 apps with StandBy Mode and Interactive Widgets support
- iOS 17 review: A solid upgrade that’s a bit light on features
- The best iPhone Wallet Stand I’ve ever tried is now available
- iPhone 15 and 15 Plus reviews: Reliable, best value for a phone, improved design
- iPhone 15 Pro reviews: Max’s exclusive camera, disappointing Action Button, new Titanium finish


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Havas is setting up a multicultural agency called Totality that combines the group's former small Hispanic unit Euro RSCG Latino with an African-American capability, and will draw on MPG Diversity for multicultural media planning and buying.
The new unit will be headed by CEO Leo Olper and Mauricio Galvan, chief creative officer, who joined Havas in April 2010 to build a Hispanic offering for Havas agencies that have been slow to get off the ground. Eighteen months later, Havas is going for a broader multicultural effort instead.
Totality will also include Reginald Osborne, charged with spearheading African-American and LGBT initiatives. Mr. Osborne will keep his current job as senior VP, director of multicultural marketing at Arnold Worldwide, where he leads multicultural efforts for McDonald's.
The new unit has moved to Arnold 's New York office and will report to Andrew Benett, Arnold 's global CEO and global chief strategy officer of Havas Worldwide, the agency arm of Havas. Euro Latino was based at Euro RSCG's New York office and reported to Ron Bess, the Chicago-based president of Euro RSCG North America, doing small assignments such as the Latin America work for Chivas and U.S. Hispanic projects for GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Heathcare's Scott's Emulsion, a brand of cod-liver oil.
"Now we can offer clients a true total market approach," Mr. Olper said. "We're coming to [other Havas] agencies with a more competitive package they can take to their clients."
About 25 people, some of them based at other Havas agencies including Euro RSCG, Arnold and MPG, will work with Totality, and Havas has identified another 50 people who are knowledgeable about multicultural. The company did a survey to find staffers at Havas agencies who have multicultural experience and could be tapped for help, finding people such as Laura Semple, a Boston-based exec who works on McDonald's and Progressive business but previously spent 10 years at Saatchi & Saatchi's U.S. Hispanic agency Conill as a planner.
"We'll bring what's right for the client," Mr. Olper said. "Often that 's very specific. Or if the general market strategy works, we'll be the first to say this works for our market, too. The analogy is , instead of a melting pot, it's more like a salad. All the ingredients in one serving or you can have the tomato all by itself. We can be everything for one client or we can be separate things."
Embedding a multicultural unit that can work closely with the general market agency is becoming a more common approach. At an Advertising Week multicultural panel called "Culture -- the New Creative Brief," Kraft's Kim Bealle described hiring Ogilvy Rojo, a Hispanic capability within Ogilvy, for the Kool-Aid brand. Ms. Bealle, Kraft's senior director, consumer marketing group, said Ogilvy promised to "put together a team to work across Kool-Aid and refreshment brands that has the Hispanic perspective baked right in." She said Joan Dufresne, Ogilvy's senior partner/group planning director, has a Hispanic planning partner, the creative director has a partner in Mexico City, and the team leader has experience in both the Hispanic and general market.


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ATLANTA, Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kill Cliff, the Clean Energy Drink Company, today announces it has signed a three-year deal to become the exclusive Energy Drink of the World Champion Atlanta Braves. Kill Cliff Ignite will be the only energy drink sold in bars, restaurants, and concessions throughout Truist Park. This lock on the ultra-competitive energy drink category will service nearly 2.5 million annual visitors to Truist Park.
“We are absolutely thrilled with the Braves partnership and the opportunity that it presents for Kill Cliff. Founded in 2011 by local entrepreneur Todd Ehrlich, our roots are here in Atlanta. I grew up here and have fond memories of watching games with my dad. This really is a dream come true for us personally and as a brand,” said Kill Cliff CEO John Timar. “I’d like to thank Josh Kirssin, National Sales Manager for Kill Cliff, for making this deal happen. Without him, we wouldn’t have this opportunity.”
John Brenkus, Kill Cliff CMO, said, “There are very few organizations in any sport with the national appeal of The Braves. This partnership provides us with a unique platform to build our brand in the region and further our mission supporting military veterans and their families, especially through the Navy SEAL Foundation. We are looking forward to activating with our retail and distributor partners across Braves Country.”
The groundbreaking deal with the Braves also includes perks like an in-ballpark promotion for every game called Kill Cliff: Ignite The Crowd, which will be played during key moments of the game, in addition to permanent signage throughout the stadium. Kill Cliff and the Atlanta Braves will also be collaborating on a co-branded Ignite beverage to launch in the coming months.
Jim Allen, Braves senior vice president of corporate and premium partnerships said, “We are proud to partner with Kill Cliff to provide our fans with the single best clean energy drink on the market while supporting a homegrown, trailblazing brand.”
Kill Cliff will be available throughout Truist Park starting on opening day, April 7, 2022. To learn more about Kill Cliff and their lineup of clean energy drinks, visit killcliff.com.
About Kill Cliff
Founded by a Navy SEAL, Kill Cliff is the nation’s best tasting and fastest growing clean energy and CBD beverage brand. Recently recognized as one of the 40 fastest growing middle market companies in Georgia, Kill Cliff is uniquely bold in its approach to making every drinkhole happy. A champion for the peoples, Kill Cliff is crushing the souls of the toxic energy establishment by offering a better lifestyle choice delivered through a mouthwatering cornucopia of flavors. A mission driven company, Kill Cliff honors the dedication and sacrifice of active military and veterans through its partnership with the Navy SEAL Foundation, recently exceeding $1m in charitable contributions. Go to killcliff.com, follow Kill Cliff on social media, and download Kill Cliff TV from the iOS or Android app stores for 100% more American winning! No Drinkhole will be left behind. Own it.


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The iPhone 6 could be coming sooner than previously expected, according to reports this week.
While some reports have said the Apple smartphone would be released in September, one report says that July would see the release of the phone, described as a “game changer.”
Mizuho Securities analyst Abhey Lamba told Street Insider that checks in Japan and Asia indicate that the iPhone 6 could be released in July, but noted that it’s still too early to know.
He noted that supply chains are getting ready for earlier production rather than later in the year, which is the norm for previous versions of the iPhone.
“Recently, the company has been introducing new lineup in September time frame whereas the next generation phones could come out in July this year,” he told the website. “The earlier launch will be helpful for Apple as it will ensure significant availability and distribution of the new device during the holiday season.”
Lamba added that multiple models of the phone are likely, noting that Apple could have 5.5- and 4.7-inch iPhone 6 models, rather than the 4-inch current size.
Finger print sensors could be enhanced on the phone to support a larger variety of applications.
“While the timing of the launches is uncertain, we would expect these products to be introduced in 2H14,” he added.
But that could just be another rumor. Other reports have said the phone will be coming in May, June, and September.
However, another report on Wednesday said that the iPhone 6 is coming in the fall, which is based on statements made by Tom Gutierrez, the CEO of GT Advanced Technologies, which is the company that Apple struck a deal with last year to produce Sapphire Glass products.
Apple released its last three iPhones in the fall.
Gutierrez, in an earnings release, hints that the iPhone 6 is coming later rather than sooner.
“We expect to return to profitability during the second half of 2014,” he said, according to GottabeMobile. “Our arrangement to supply sapphire materials to Apple is progressing well and we started to build out the facility in Arizona and staff the operation during the quarter.”
He added: “The company expects that revenue and profitability will be back end loaded, with its sapphire materials business ramping as the year progresses, and with improving financial performance during the second half of 2014.”
It’s worth noting that Samsung is releasing its Galaxy S5 in April, which means that Samsung will be competing with Apple’s iPhone 5 products.


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Who is liable when a consumer authorizes a payment and then realizes they were scammed?
This continues to be a major industry-wide question. While interested parties seek data to support their position, that data is not easily accessible — and so, the answer remains unclear.
One fact is clear: Fraud and scams are scary and harmful to consumers.
In her recent articles in American Banker, journalist Kate Berry sheds light on the lack of clarity that financial institutions face regarding these questions. For example, according to Facilitating Fraud, a report by Senator Elizabeth Warren, the banks that own Zelle reimburse anywhere between 14% to 82% of consumers’ fraud claims — presenting a major discrepancy. Plus, while the report states that Wells Fargo has 2.5 times more complaints about fraud than customers of other banks, Wells Fargo denies that this is the case.
A creative approach is required to address this complex debate. Today, consumers share complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about how they have been scammed, and, as part of the regulatory process, financial institutions investigate and respond — at times with monetary relief.
Using the PositivityTech® Intelligent Platform and analyzing CFPB complaint narratives as a data source, financial institutions broaden their perspectives and reveal opportunities for action.
Read on to see what PositivityTech reveals about payment-related fraud and scams:
How are consumers describing their problems?
In the last 12 months, there were a total of 10,388 complaints about payment-related fraud and scams submitted to the CFPB.
Within the last 90 days, customer complaints about payment-related fraud and scams, unauthorized transactions, and other transaction problems continue to rise.
Which institutions have the most customer complaints about payment-related fraud and scams?
PositivityTech reveals that payment-related issues are an industry-wide problem that goes beyond Zelle and the banks that own Early Warning Services, and includes PayPal and Block, for example. In the case of the data below, which is based on customer complaints to the CFPB, Wells Fargo does not appear to have 2.5 times the number of payment-related complaints about fraud and scams than other similar-sized institutions.
These are examples of customer complaints about payment-related fraud and scams.
How are institutions resolving reports of fraud and scams?
Overall, eight percent of all payment-related customer complaints to the CFPB about fraud or scams are resolved with monetary relief. Across the seven banks that own Early Warning Services, Bank of America and PNC most often respond to complaints about fraud and scam with monetary relief.
The following customer complaints about payment-related fraud and scams were resolved with monetary relief.
Who are the people most affected by fraud and scams?
The CFPB tags complaints from older Americans and service members. Based on this, PositivityTech reveals that, in the last 12 months, customer complaints about payment-related fraud and scams from older Americans are on the rise.
These customer complaints about payment-related fraud and scams come from older Americans.
Identifying the scary truth in your customers’ voices
Fraud and scams are undeniably business problems — and they are scary, invasive problems that impact real people’s lives. These problems exist across industries, the solutions are complex — and the first step is listening to our customers’ voices.
How are fraud and scams affecting your customers? How is your institution responding? How do you compare to other institutions? You can explore all of these questions with PositivityTech. Contact me at email@example.com to dive in. I look forward to helping you turn negatives into positives.


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IndieCade 2015, the International Festival of Independant Games, is currently in full-motion as indie fans head to Culver City in California to check out the latest and greatest games, as well as big announcements from known indie developers. One of the titles being showcased at the event is The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild's Tumblestone
, a matching puzzle title that will be making its way to the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows 10. To celebrate their game's participation, a set of new screens and artwork has been released showcasing the puzzle fun to come with its simple, yet sometimes addictive, match-3 style of play.
The artwork is of two characters in the title. The first is Goblinking and the second is Queenbee, both of whom can also be seen in one of the screens above, alongside two other characters:Tumblestone
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I Bike London Checks Out Smart's E-Bike
We all love to look back on predictions of the future from years ago that, wonderfully far-fetched as they were, simply failed to materialise. Who knew that we wouldn't live in glass domed cities, with personal hover craft, and robot maids to make our beds and do the dishes?
So it is with some trepidation that I make a prediction for the future of the British bicycle industry. The technology supporting electric bicycles has reached a mature enough stage that e-bikes are now here to stay, and as a market is only going to get bigger. But is Britain ready for an e-bike boom?
In Germany a second consecutive year of double digit growth of e-bikes has seen nearly half a million units sold this year. In the Netherlands, the natural home of the bicycle in Europe, e-bikes make up 15% of all bicycles sold. China - which is undergoing a massive middle-classisation of its population and a booming aspiration for private mobility - already has an estimated 120 million electric bicycles on its streets; from the humble pedelec to the fully battery-driven motor scooter.
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Newage wins “Customer Voice Award for Logistics” at Inflection Awards
Newage Software and Solutions, a digitized back-office solution provider, won the award for “Customer’s Voice Award” for Logistics at the 55th Inflection Logistics and Warehousing Forum and Awards, in association with Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Singapore Institute of Materials Management (SIMM), and NASSCOM Centre of Excellence – IoT and AI. Ashish Mishra, CEO received the award on the behalf of Newage at a conference cum award function in Gurgaon on 16 June 2022.
The event was highly interactive, where industry leaders shared their thoughts, ideas, and best practices. Ashish Mishra, CEO of Newage, gave the company overview and shared an update about the launch of the new product, NewageNXT at the end of Jan 2023. Shaik Shanavaz, Head of Logistics Back-office services, discussed live case studies to showcase how Newage digitized back-office services bring about process efficiency and cost savings.
Inflection Award is India’s most prestigious award, which felicitates the CXOs, their teams & organizations for innovation and excellence in various categories. It is awarded for showing the ability to provide uninterrupted and outstanding customer service throughout the year.
The Inflection Conference Awards jury includes globally recognized Senior Leaders, Industry Experts, and Academicians and stands out from others in the industry for being highly transparent, rigorous, and ethical.
Ashish Mishra, CEO of Newage, said, “We have been helping our global logistics clients along their digitized back-office journeys for the past 15 years. By leveraging Newage’s logistics solutions powered by Control Tower Digitalization, our clients are now focusing on sales while we take care of the rest. We deploy automation that is adeptly managed by our domain-certified team. This significantly reduces admin cost per shipment by 60%, ensuring high profitability, and thus enabling organizations to offer better rates to their customers.”
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Alcatel-Lucent's board has appointed Michel Combes as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, following Ben Verwaayen's recent resignation.
ZyXEL Communications will use software from Alcatel-Lucent to integrate mobile networking into its home networking equipment.
Through its new Smart Plan platform, Alcatel-Lucent wants to make mobile subscription plans more flexible and allow data packages to be shared among users and handed out by companies to their customers using an application on smartphones and tablets.
Alcatel-Lucent reported a fourth-quarter net loss of €1.37 billion (US$1.81 billion), and at the same time announced it is hunting for a new CEO.
Alcatel-Lucent reported a third-quarter loss and declining gross margins, as its cost-cutting program failed to keep up with declining sales of its network equipment and related services.
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a Cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver guaranteed performance.
Alcatel-Lucent reported a drop in revenue during the third quarter, but the company still made a €194 million (US$268 million) profit. However, the future looks murky, the company said on Friday.
Canadian patent licensing company WiLan has set its sight on a handful of technology companies, filing a patent infringement suit against Apple, Hewlett-Packard, HTC, Dell, Novatel, Sierra Wireless and others.
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a set of services to proactively analyze performance in fixed networks, identify potential problems and take action to minimize their impact, the company said on Monday.
Microsoft has been ordered to pay $US70 million to networking vendor Alcatel-Lucent in a years-old patent dispute that at one time could have cost Microsoft $1.5 billion.
Alcatel-Lucent reported a smaller increase in revenue than analysts had expected, but returned to profit in the second quarter. For the full year, the company expects to grow faster than the market as a whole and to improve its operating margin.
TruePosition, the developer of technology used by some carriers to pinpoint 9-1-1 calls, says Ericsson, Qualcomm and Alcatel-Lucent have worked together to keep TruePosition's technology out of next-generation networks in favor of their own technolog...
Alcatel-Lucent is charting a course to the next generation of carrier routers with new silicon that is focused today on delivering services from the edge of a network but could also power a massive packet engine for the core.
NBN Co chief, Mike Quigley, has been forced to issue a statement regarding the bribery case by US authorities against Alcatel-Lucent, following reports of discrepancies between his public statements about his former employer and US court documents.
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The 2.80 m wide corrugator machine delivered an operating speed of 350 metres per minute, producing an annual capacity of 130,000 tonnes – this was a technical first 25 years ago. And this site also featured another innovation: Burg was where the Progroup packaging park was born. It was the first time that one of the family company's customers had established itself directly next to PW03. Progroup manufactures the corrugated board sheets and delivers them via a tunnel to the plant next door, where they are processed further to make packaging. Not only are the delivery times significantly shortened but also a considerable amount of CO2 emissions and freight costs are saved by the two companies through their closely interlinked logistics and production processes. Today Progroup follows this business model at most of its corrugated board sites – always with major, long-standing customers.
“Our PW03 corrugated sheetfeeder plant has been an important production site for us from day one,” says Maximilian Heindl, CEO of Progroup. “Over the last 25 years, we've experienced a great deal here and gradually evolved. We can look back on this success story with real pride – and we’ll continue it together. Thanks to and with our colleagues. This is because our commitment to innovation, technological leadership and sustainability is unwavering.” To mark this milestone together in a fitting way, a large anniversary celebration was held for all employees at the site and their families.
Burg: a strategically important site
Progroup not only has a corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Burg. In 2001, the family company also started operating its first paper machine there so that it could produce the containerboard required to make the sheets itself – and thus make itself less dependent on the volatile paper market. It was the fastest liner machine in the world at the time. A year later, the firm's own logistics company started, also in Burg. It has since delivered the logistics between the paper mills, corrugated sheetboard plants and Progroup’s customers. “For us, Burg is an essential part of our development as a business,” says Heindl. “We have a close affinity with this site, as much today as we did back then, and that’s also why we see our future being here.”
Progroup AG, located in Landau, Germany, is one of the leading manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated board in Europe. Since it was founded in 1991 in Offenbach/Queich, the company has been pursuing a consistent growth strategy which, in addition to technological leadership, is also based on the use of innovative and environmentally friendly production technologies. Progroup operates production sites in six countries in Central Europe. These currently include three paper factories, twelve corrugated sheetfeeder plants, a logistics company and a waste-to-energy power plant. The company's second power plant is currently being constructed in Sandersdorf-Brehna near Leipzig. With 1,700 employees, the company generated sales of around 1.8 billion euros in 2022.
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In the November of 2010, Newcastle’s Crisis Skylight Centre found themselves perilously short of warm winter clothing to give out. A few months later, the Winter Coat Amnesty, which asks people from across the North East to give their old or unwanted coats a new home, was born.
In the years since, the campaign has grown to include the help and cooperation of dozens of local businesses which, along with the unprecedented generosity of the general public, has transformed the humble idea into an important annual event for those dedicated to helping the region’s homeless.
Organised by longtime Crisis volunteers Andy Brown and Claire Paczko, the appeal has now garnered many thousands of coats since its inception, and last year shops, bars and cafes from across the entire North East acted as dropping off stations for a small army of volunteers.
“Every year this campaign and the generosity of local people never ceases to amaze us” Claire told us. “We’re looking for people to donate their clean, good quality unwanted winter clothing. Items such as coats, shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tracksuits, jeans, hats scarves, gloves and good quality footwear. We are also seeking new underwear in sealed packaging and socks”.
Reliant entirely on volunteers giving up their time as much as their garments, the Winter Coat Amnesty still has areas of the region it’s hoping to expand into. With plans still being cemented for this year’s appeal, the organisers are keen to hear from any businesses in Sunderland who could act as donation stations, having never had one based in the city previously.
“The best advice for people wishing to donate unwanted winter clothing is to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, as we regularly post details of donation stations and items we are short of. People can also get involved with Crisis directly as they are looking for volunteers to help sift through the clothing and prepare the centre before Christmas – please contact firstname.lastname@example.org“
The Winter Coats Amnesty is, of course, only a small part of the work Crisis does all year round, which creates its own problems. As Claire explains; “We only run this campaign at Christmas as opposed to all year round because by doing so perpetuates homelessness and does nothing to break that cycle. By giving out sleeping bags, clothing and personal care items all year round does not promote self sufficiency. We want to encourage people to use the services of organisations like Crisis, who are accredited education, training and employment centres and offer practical and creative workshops in a supportive and inspiring environment together with formal learning opportunities that lead to qualifications and finding work. We are trying to solve a problem, not sustain one”.
So, if you’re rooting through your winter wardrobe any time soon and find yourself with a few items that won’t get the attention they used to this year, the Winter Coat Amnesty have a much better use for them than simply collecting dust. Plus it’ll give enough extra room to justify the festive purchases you’ll no doubt be making in the coming months.


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For years, I’ve been fascinated by Jeff Bezos‘ ability to make big risky decisions for Amazon and stand up to intense investor pressure to go in a different direction.
While everything may seem rosy at Amazon these days, for years, it was amazing to see just how much investor animosity there was towards some of Bezos’ moves. For years — quite by design — the company focused on growth and expansion over profitability, earning complaints from investors. Then Amazon focused on expanding its free shipping program, which drew the ire of investors who thought it was costing the company too much. But Amazon stuck with these efforts and became the dominant player in the field. More recently, it’s done things that left some investors scratching their heads, such as the whole Amazon Web Services effort, and even the early Kindle effort — and yet both have proven to be quite successful.
Geekwire notes that at the latest Amazon shareholder meeting, Bezos got almost the exact opposite question from those he used to get concerning these sorts of things, from Evan Jacobs, questioning if Amazon wasn’t taking enough risks. Bezos’ answer is fantastic for anyone who thinks about innovation these days, and wants to make big bets, rather than go for the quick flip:
In a way, that is like the nicest compliment I’ve ever gotten. First of all, I think we have gotten pretty lucky recently. You should anticipate a certain amount of failure. Our two big initiatives, AWS and Kindle — two big, clean-sheet initiatives — have worked out very well. Ninety-plus percent of the innovation at Amazon is incremental and critical and much less risky. We know how to open new product categories. We know how to open new geographies. That doesn’t mean that these things are guaranteed to work, but we have a lot of expertise and a lot of knowledge. We know how to open new fulfillment centers, whether to open one, where to locate it, how big to make it. All of these things based on our operating history are things that we can analyze quantitatively rather than to have to make intuitive judgments.
When you look at something like, go back in time when we started working on Kindle almost seven years ago…. There you just have to place a bet. If you place enough of those bets, and if you place them early enough, none of them are ever betting the company. By the time you are betting the company, it means you haven’t invented for too long.
If you invent frequently and are willing to fail, then you never get to that point where you really need to bet the whole company. AWS also started about six or seven years ago. We are planting more seeds right now, and it is too early to talk about them, but we are going to continue to plant seeds. And I can guarantee you that everything we do will not work. And, I am never concerned about that…. We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details…. We don’t give up on things easily. Our third-party seller business is an example of that. It took us three tries to get the third-party seller business to work. We didn’t give up.
But. if you get to a point where you look at it and you say look, we are continuing invest a lot of money in this, and it’s not working and we have a bunch of other good businesses, and this is a hypothetical scenario, and we are going to give up on this. On the day you decide to give up on it, what happens? Your operating margins go up because you stopped investing in something that wasn’t working. Is that really such a bad day?
So, my mind never lets me get in a place where I think we can’t afford to take these bets, because the bad case never seems that bad to me. And, I think to have that point of view, requires a corporate culture that does a few things. I don’t think every company can do that, can take that point of view. A big piece of the story we tell ourselves about who we are, is that we are willing to invent. We are willing to think long-term. We start with the customer and work backwards. And, very importantly, we are willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.
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It must go on subsequent 12 months’s poll.
It was fairly the shock in the present day to study that Cyberpunk 2077, the subsequent hotly anticipated recreation from CD Projekt RED, was delayed once more. Initially set to return November nineteenth after a prolonged delay from April of this 12 months, it was pushed again once more to December. This was regardless of the sport being introduced as having gone gold shortly earlier than that and even shifting the Stadia model’s launch as much as the opposite variations. At this level, it looks like it coming in 2020 may actually go both approach, however no matter the way it’ll go, it would influence some award exhibits.
As introduced by the Founder and longtime host of The Recreation Awards, Geoff Keighley, with the latest delay which means the sport will now not be eligible for the 2020 version of the present. As an alternative, the sport must be moved to the 2021 present, which is one thing just like what occurred with Tremendous Smash Bros. Final as Keighley references.
Cyberpunk 2077 is now set to return out on December tenth for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia. Place your bets on whether or not it’ll make that date or not.
Very like Tremendous Smash Bros. Final a number of years in the past, Cyberpunk 2077 will first be eligible at subsequent 12 months’s Recreation Awards. https://t.co/1gV1J4sDpV
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Apple's European and Asian suppliers are echoing increasing concern that waning smartphone demand will hit chip sales as the world's biggest tech company prepares for a pivotal second quarter earnings report.
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Neiman’s Family Market is opening at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Clarkston. It is at the former Farmer Jack location in the White Lake Commons Shopping Center at the corner of Dixie Highway and White Lake Road. (7121 Dixie Hwy.) The grocer features a corner cafe, full service meat department and deli and more than 250 bulk products in addition to regular supermarket fare.
The interior has been completely remodeled. Neiman’s Family Market, a family-owned company with 30 years in the grocery industry, also has stores in St. Clair, Alpena and Tawas. For more information, visit www.NeimansFamilyMarket.com or call 248-625-6460.


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Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Across activity type, marginally fewer manufacturing units saw liquidity benefits of the Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line as compared to retail trade and services.
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Even as the Modi government’s Rs 3 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) has been able to ease Covid-induced financial problems faced by MSMEs and other businesses, but for the majority of them, the support would help sustain their needs only for up to three months. According to a recent survey involving 1857 respondents from MSMEs, other businesses by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC), which provided 100 per cent guarantee coverage under the scheme, 87 per cent respondents said that ECLGS had helped ease their capital crunch. However, a majority 59 per cent added that the support would only last up to three months.
Among micro, small and medium units, only 32 per cent medium said that the credit received would ease their financial problems beyond three months while the even lesser proportions of small and micro units – 23 per cent and 18 per cent respectively believed the money would support them for more than three months. According to the September survey, “Across activity type, marginally fewer manufacturing units (83 per cent) saw liquidity benefits of GECL (Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line) as compared to retail trade (87 per cent) and services (84 per cent).”. This was likely because of the low share of manufacturing activities in the GECL disbursed by banks and NBFCs. This may have broader economic consequences, according to the survey. The funds were most likely to be used by MSMEs, other businesses to restart their operations (51 per cent) or clear supplier dues (51 per cent).
However, “the unequal distribution of disbursement may defeat the purpose of the ECLGS,” the survey noted. While 72 per cent respondents getting 59 per cent share of the emergency credit belonged to micro units, 9 per cent respondents with 21 per cent shared of the credit disbursed were from small enterprises while only 2 per cent respondents with 6 per cent share of the disbursed amount represented medium units.
Moreover, in terms of disbursed amount, only 1 per cent respondents got over Rs 10 lakh amount which was 16.2 per cent of the 100 per cent disbursed amount. Similarly, 4 per cent respondents secured credit between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh – 20.2 per cent of the disbursed amount, 27 per cent got amount between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh – 47.9 per cent of the disbursed amount, 18 per cent received credit between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh – 10.4 per cent of the total amount, and so on. As of October 5, banks have sanctioned Rs 1,87,579 crore loans to 50.7 lakh business out of which 27 lakh MSMEs were disbursed with Rs 1,36,140 crore loans, according to the data from the Finance Ministry.


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MILAN (Reuters) – Production at the Stellantis plant in Italy that is making light commercial vehicles will be halted next week due to a shortage of semiconductors, a spokesman for the automaker said on Friday, confirming a statement from the trade union.
“I can confirm that production at the Sevel factory will be suspended next week due to the supplier’s chip shortage,” the spokesman said.
Automakers, increasingly dependent on electronic components, face stiff competition from the consumer electronics industry for chip delivery, hit by a series of supply chain problems during the pandemic.
In July, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares warned that the semiconductor shortage could drag on into next year.
The national trade union Fiom-Cgil said earlier this Friday that it was informed that the global shortage of the electronic component was about to impact other factories in the Stellantis group besides Pomigliano, starting with Sevel.
He said that the expectation was that production in Pomigliano would restart, but it was still paralyzed.
“It’s clear that the effects of supply shortages can impact workers at all the other factories, like Melfi,” the union said.
(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes)
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A new report has revealed that Apple and Kia are nearing a deal that would have the former make a 3.6 billion US Dollar investment into the latter for the manufacturing of electric vehicles in the future.
According to a DongA report (Via GSMArena), the Cupertino based giant is apparently planning on working with the Hyundai subsidiary, Kia, for its production site in Georgia, US. Reportedly, the iPhone maker is expecting that its large investment production of electric vehicles will begin by the year 2024. Apple targets on reaching 100,000 cars being produced per year, with future expansion growing the number to 400,000 units per year.
The report arrives from sources close to the matter, which have stated that Apple is leaning towards Hyundai as its primary partner to enter into car production. The main reason for this is due to the automobile giant’s electric vehicle platform, E-GMP, along with its production facilities in the US and the supposed ability to begin production by the year 2024. Kia will be responsible for handling the production and manufacturing process.
Meanwhile, Apple will be in control of the self driving or autonomous systems. This would include the software, hardware, user experience, battery technologies, semiconductors, and other aspects. Furthermore, Apple and Hyundai have been in talks for the the electric vehicle production for a while now. Currently, it is unclear if the deal is set in stone as reports claim that the automobile maker’s execs are still assessing the deal, while other news claim that the company is more than ready to enter into the deal. So stay tuned for more updates regarding this matter.
- Apple patents Project Titan related tech that assists driver visibility in bad weather conditions
- Apple Car expected to use E-GMP platform from Hyundai Motors as base
- Apple iPhone 13 could feature upgraded ultra wide angle lens for improved photography
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First sunnies and now shoes!
Gucci is launching a new line of eco-friendly shoes made out of biodegradable plastic called Sustainable Soles.
The shoes will be available in ballerina flats for ladies in colors like blush, taupe, black, and Marola Green.
For the fellas, Gucci's offering low- and high-top sneakers with bio-rubber soles and vegetable tanned calfskin. They'll also feature a Gucci logo on the tongue that's printed in green on a recycled polyester label.
Gucci's green soles are expected to walk into stores at the end of June.
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We're revisiting some VERY, VERY important eco-friendly tips for this Earth Day, April 22!
Living green means you want to conserve the earth for our children — but what about our children's children's children?
Teaching your kids the importance of living an eco-friendly lifestyle is SO important!
In case you missed it, here was a question from momma Sally in Arizona.
She asks our all things mommy expert, Amy Malin:
"Hi Amy. My husband and I want to be able to get our kids excited about living a green lifestyle. Any cost effective, fun and easy ideas?"
Tags: amy malin, earth day, eco chic, eco friendly, environment, parenting, tip
Jessica Alba was just like most parents in that she was frustrated that there weren't more readily-available eco-friendly, non-toxic baby and child products on the market.
So, what does the smart businesswoman do?? Start her own line, of course!
The actress and mom of two has teamed up with environmentalist and author Christopher Gavigan to start an innovative and totally affordable line of safe and natural bath, skin, and cleaning products.
To hear more about Jessica's passion behind The Honesty Co., click the vid above and check out Honest.com!
Tags: baby products, christopher gavigan, eco friendly, honest, jessica alba, non toxic, safe, the honest co
After welcoming her second child, Jessica Alba quickly bounced back into being one hot momma. (Not that she isn't always hot and beautiful!!!)
The actress says that with Haven, she knew to make healthier choices during her pregnancy.
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Natalie Portman recently revealed that the director of Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky, forbid the cast and crew from using plastic bottles while on set. He instead supplied eco-friendly bottles and set up water stations.
“Darren is a huge environmentalist and talks about it all the time. He made sure that there were no water bottles anywhere on set which is a huge deal. We should not have water bottles anywhere and we were drinking tons of water, obviously, because we’re dancing and expending so much energy.”
“Everyone was given containers and there were things to fill it up on the set. At lunch every day, instead of having Styrofoam which most movies have, we got eco-containers instead of just wasting stuff that’s poisonous.”
Why isn’t every director doing this?!!
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Brace yourself for some troubling news.
According to a new study, 95% of green products are not AS green as they're advertised to be on their labels. An overwhelmingly large number of these products contain misleading or unsubstantiated claims of environmentalism.
Here are some examples of infractions found on environmentally-friendly products:
-No proof of environmental claims
-Vague or poorly defined marketing language, such as the word "all-natural"
-Usage of fake labels to imply third-party certification or endorsement of eco-friendly claims
At the risk of spreading paranoia, it looks like those environmentally-friendly products you've been picking up MAY NOT be as friendly as you thought.
Guess the best course of action would be to do further research before picking up these products, whenever possible.
[Image via WENN.]
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Airbnb Inc. is adding Angela Ahrendts, a high-profile luxury retail executive and Hancock County native, to its board of directors.
Ahrendts, 58, joins the home-sharing startup after a five-year stint overhauling Apple Inc.’s retail operations and more than eight years as CEO of British high-end fashion house Burberry Group Plc. She grew up in New Palestine and received an undergraduate degree in merchandising and marketing from Ball State University in 1981.
Airbnb, which is preparing for a public stock offering next year, has been broadening its mission to become an end-to-end travel company, and has been moving to add more luxury listings to its six million homes on offer.
“Angela has a reputation for pushing brands to dream big, and she told me that’s exactly what she hopes to bring to Airbnb’s Board," CEO Brian Chesky said in a statement.
The Indiana Historical Society this week named Ahrendts to its 2019 class of Living Legends.
Under Ahrendts’ watch at Apple, the iPhone maker overhauled its retail operations, redesigning stores into sleek Starbucks-like meeting places with customer service “geniuses” roaming the shop floor. But she was also criticized by some Apple employees for turning the stores into an exercise in branding, that no longer served customers’ basic needs.
Ahrendts has been consistently named a Top 100 Global Executive in rankings by Forbes and Fortune. During her tenure at Burberry, Ahrendts transformed the company into a global luxury brand, tripling the business.
“She has led global brands through transformation, completely redefined the retail experience and done it all while putting customers and communities first,” Chesky said. “I’m so excited for her to join our board and know her innovative thinking will make us a better company."
Ahrendts also is currently serving on the board of Ralph Lauren Corp. She is the third independent non-affiliated board member to join Airbnb, alongside former American Express Co. CEO Ken Chenault and Ann Mather, a former chief financial officer at Pixar Inc. who also serves on the board of Netflix Inc. and Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc.


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Today, Sling TV launched a new sports betting channel in partnership with DraftKings. Sling subscribers can now turn to the DraftKings Basketball channel to check out game scores and betting odds in real time.
Along with the DraftKings Basketball channel, Sling TV will be launching DraftKings Baseball and DraftKings Hockey channels in the coming weeks. The channel additions are a result of the partnership between Dish and DraftKings, announced in March.
“This new channel is just the beginning of how we plan to bring the DraftKings sports betting experience to Sling TV customers,” said Michael Schwimmer, President, Sling TV. “We will continue expanding and enhancing our offerings to be the ultimate entertainment experience for sports fans.”
To celebrate the new channel, Sling TV and DraftKings have a special offer for customers. New DraftKings customers get a $50 FREE bet by using promo code “SLING,” in addition to a deposit bonus of up to $1,000 with their first deposit.
“DraftKings continually looks at new ways to reach customers through innovative collaborations with recognizable brands such as SLING TV,” said Paul Liberman, President of Product and Technology and co-founder at DraftKings. “We are thrilled to expand this relationship, which will offer SLING TV customers an entirely new viewership experience through this first-of-its-kind streaming service.”


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Warren Buffett at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California May 1, 2021.
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett said the economic impact of the pandemic was disproportionately declining on small businesses. and the unpredictability of COVID-19 still far from the end
“The economic impact is so unequal that … hundreds of thousands or millions of small businesses have been seriously hurt. but big companies Most have done overwhelmingly well,”; Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO said during an interview with Becky Quick on CNBC’s “Buffett & Munger: A Wealth of Wisdom” special that aired on Tuesday.
In March 2020, a pandemic has devastated the entire America. This led to the full shutdown of the $20 trillion economy. Thousands of small businesses have been forced to shut down. while large retailers and e-commerce giants take on those customers. Gross domestic product for the first quarter of last year fell 31.4%, unprecedented in America after the Great Depression.
“It’s not over yet,” said the 90-year-old investor. “I mean, in terms of unpredictability… it’s very unpredictable. But it works better than most people expect for most people and most businesses. and it was only their own fault. It destroys all kinds of people. and their hopes.”
Covid makes ‘great success’
Charlie Munger, vice president of Berkshire and Buffett’s long-standing business partner for certain businesses such as car dealerships. The pandemic also brought profits.
“It doesn’t just create a return to normalcy. But it produced a great success they didn’t expect,” Munger said. “Car dealers are making money they never had. except for the pandemic.”
Due to factory closures and global semiconductor shortages Automakers and dealerships therefore experience wider profits, if not saving or even selling cars before they arrive at dealerships.
Berkshire Hathaway Automotive is one of the largest dealers in America. With more than 78 independent dealers, the group also owns BNSF Railway and NetJets, a privately held jet charter and aircraft management company.
“All dealers we have partners in each dealer. They sincerely felt that they would be in big trouble in March and April,” Buffett said. “Some people may want to go in for help from the government. But we won’t let them. Because they have wealthy parents … We don’t know what will happen to NetJets in terms of demand.”
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Buffett said the biggest lesson he learned from the unprecedented pandemic was that the world was not prepared for an emergency.
“I’ve learned that people don’t know as much as they think. But the biggest thing you learn is that the pandemic has to happen. And this is not the worst thing imaginable,” Buffett said. “Society has a bad time preparing for things that are far away. But it is possible and will happen sooner or later.”
More than 600,000 people have died from COVID-19. in the United States and various countries It is battling the new strain amid the launch of the Delta variant vaccine, which is now in at least 92 countries, including the United States. It is expected to become an important variable of disease worldwide. in the United States The prevalence of stress doubles every two weeks.
“There will be another pandemic, we know there is, we know there are nuclear, chemical, biological and now cyber threats. Each has a very bad possibility,” Buffett said. “And we do some things about it, but … it’s not something society seems particularly capable of fully coping with.”
This year’s growing number of cyber attacks has directly affected Americans and disrupted shipping and services in the United States. in May Ransomware Attacks Colonial Pipeline, Forces U.S. Company to Close About 5,500 Miles of Pipeline
“Charlie and I are unfairly lucky in many ways, but the luckiest thing is to be in this time and place,” Buffett said. “How can we really do this to give humanity 50 and 100 and 200 years from now an incredible better life that can be enjoyed without making mistakes?”
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Kutztown, PA—Rodale Institute has received a $1.2 million donation from The GIANT Company. This donation will go towards supporting the Rodale Institute Farmer Training Program, and farmer consulting services and research projects.
“It’s incredibly exciting to see the outpouring of support not only from The GIANT Company, but from their customers, for regenerative organic agriculture,” said Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute CEO, in a press release. “We’ve always felt that the consumer is the heart and soul of the regenerative organic movement. Now, customers have not only taken home beautiful organic food to feed their families but have helped support our work to build a regenerative organic future.”
The GIANT Company’s donation will directly support three key initiatives of Rodale Institute centered around farm consulting, farmer training, and research, including:
- Rodale Institute’s Organic Crop Consulting Services, launched in 2019 with the support of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, which support farmers who are seeking to transition to organic through one-on-one mentorship with the Institute’s trained agronomists.
- Rodale Institute Farmer Training program (RIFT), an on-site internship that trains beginning farmers for a career in regenerative organic agriculture and supports the Institute’s farm share program, mobile pop-up markets and farmers markets.
- One of Rodale’s ongoing research studies connecting healthy soil with human health. These programs are aimed at healing people and the planet by increasing organic acres, training new organic farmers, and putting science behind the organic movement.