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A new study by Future Market Insights (FMI) states that, the global plant-based cheese market is set to grow at 15.5% CAGR between 2020 and 2030, as veganism rises in popularity around the world.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), plant-based diet reduces the risks of metabolic syndrome, certain cancers such as colon, breast, and prostate cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and others. In June this year, the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) panel for sustainable resource management has highlighted the environmental impacts of the world’s predilections for western diet, comprising dairy and meat products.
A UN report, titled “Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production” has recommended that a global shift towards vegan diet could save the world from fuel poverty, hunger, and worst impacts of climate change.
With international organizations rallying for plant-based diet, FMI’s foresees impressive prospects ahead for the plant-based cheese market. While disruptions due to COVID-19 are inevitable, the report stresses on the benefits of surging awareness regarding veganism to the market.
According to the National Statistics of the United States, 3% of the population in the United States consider themselves vegan.
FMI offers a holistic overview of the global plant-based cheese market, its growth and restraints during the forecast period.
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Some of the key takeaways from the report are highlighted below-
- Surge in demand for oat milk source is anticipated to propel the growth of the plant-based cheese market in the coming years
- B2B distribution channels are expected to witness significant growth which is projected to increase the market value during the forecast period
- North America is forecast to lead in the global plant-based cheese market owing to the rise in vegan population. The U.S. is expected to spearhead growth in the region
- Europe, Middle East and Africa will remain another lucrative region in the global market
“The increase in demand for environment-friendly food products has been working in favor of the global plant-based cheese market. Furthermore, the health benefits of the plant-based diet are driving more people to go vegan. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a study involving more than 60,000 men and women, the prevalence of diabetes in individuals on a vegan diet was 2.9% compared with 7.6% in the non-vegetarians. As more people gain awareness on the health benefits of plant-based diet, the demand for various plant-based foods including plant-based cheese is likely to surge,” says a Fact.MR analyst.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis
The outbreak of COVID-19 initially affected the plant-based cheese market as hotels, restaurants, and cafes remained shuttered during extended periods of lockdown. The economic constraints followed soon after that further halted the production process of the plant-based cheese resulting in decline of the growth of the market.
Contrary to this, the pandemic has increased the awareness regarding health and people have become more conscious to maintain their well-being. In order to boost immunity, a major portion of the population has been opting plant-based diet which is bolstering the growth of the plant-based cheese market.
Who is Winning?
Competition witnessed in the plant-based cheese market is increasing fast. In order to strengthen their foothold, the key market players are concentrating on both the quality and quantity of the products.
- Tesco launched their new few-form cheese which are made with soy milk in 2020.
- Puris Foods launched their new PURIS™ vegan cream cheese which is made from non-GMO peas that deliver allergen-friendly protein and the texture of regular cream cheese without the dairy.
More Valuable Insights on Plant-based Cheese Market
In the latest report by Future Market Insights, we offer an unbiased analysis of the global plant-based cheese market, providing historical data for the period of 2015-2019 and forecast statistics for the period of 2020-2030. In order to understand the global market potential, its growth and scopes, the market is segmented on the basis of source (oat milk source, rice milk source, corn milk source, soy milk source, pea milk source, almond milk source, coconut milk source, cashew milk source, flax milk source, hemp milk source, other milk source), distribution channel (B2B (hotels, restaurants, cafes), B2C (hypermarkets/supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores, mom and pop stores, discount stores, food and drink specialty stores, independent small groceries, online retail, others retail formats), across six major regions (North America, EMEA, Latin America, APAC).
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Key Questions Answered by the Report
- At what CAGR is the plant-based cheese market expected to grow?
According to Future Market Insights (FMI), the plant-based cheese market is expected to grow at 15.5% CAGR during the forecast period from year 2020 to 2030.
- Which are the top companies in plant-based cheese market?
Some of the top companies in global plant-based cheese market are Danone S.A., GreenSpace Brands, FieldRoast, Upfield, and others.
- Which source of plant-based cheese is highly sought-after?
Oat milk source of plant-based cheese is highly sought-after and is expected to maintain the lead throughout the forecast period.
- How are companies planning to gain competitive edge in plant-based cheese market?
In order to leverage the market potential, the key market players are launching more cost-effective products with sustainability goals.
- Which is the more preferred distribution channel in the plant-based cheese market?
Various B2B channels such as hotels, restaurants, and cafes are the key distribution channels in the plant-based cheese market.
- Which is the largest market for plant-based cheese?
North America is the largest market for plant-based cheese followed by Europe and East Asia.


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At the recent Auto Week in Monterey, Chief Program Engineer of Rimac Nevera, Matija Renić, made a statement that pushes the limits when it comes to electric hypercars accelerations. When asked how fast cars will reach 60 mph in the future he said “in less than a second.”
The development of electric cars was primarily aimed at endurance and range, but the development of technology allowed new companies, who saw their opportunity, to create new super fast electric cars. Currently, most cars reach 60 mph in 2.5 – 3 seconds, which is a big improvement from the not-so-distant past. But let’s talk about the fastest ones.
Let’s take Rimac Automobile for example. Their fastest car Nevera has 1,914 hp and 1,741 lb-ft of torque, which allows it to reach 60 mph in 1.85 seconds with a top speed of 258 mph (413 km / h). It is the result of long-term development, but also the pride of the Rimac company. “The car is very fast, really. The values are like that, we are proud of them, but the car is more than that. The car is not a specialist for one thing, it is not a dragster with which you will go to the track and achieve a record time,” said Matija Renić . The company is aware that creating a car that will reach 60 mph in less than a second will be a very difficult task, but the current cars show what automotive technology will be able to do in the future. The goal of Rimac Automobili was not a racing car, but a driver’s car, something that is very attractive and will reward the driver as soon as he hits the road and starts enjoying the drive.
Engine development and horse power will not be a problem, but something else looms as a major obstacle for current road cars, and that is the effect of g-force on the driver’s body. What allows race car drivers to withstand high g-force, especially when entering corners, is a specially designed cockpit. This is currently not possible with road cars, and if they want to reach acceleration under one second, new innovative solutions will have to be found. As an example, an acceleration of one second means a g-force of about 2.8, and half a second of nearly 6, which is more than the g-force that affects a pilot when taking off from an aircraft carrier.
Enthusiasm and hope are what pull engineers towards their goal. But how far are we actually from those “less than a second”?
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Fiber optics components supplier Finisar (FNSR) took a heavy beating in November last year after its key customer, Cisco (CSCO -0.35%), trimmed its revenue guidance. Cisco had accounted for 17% of Finisar's revenue in fiscal 2013, which is why a weak outlook from the networking bellwether was enough to send Finisar shares lower. However, Finisar's second-quarter results proved that there is more to it than just Cisco.
A sizzling performance
Finisar's second-quarter results topped estimates. Revenue was up 25% over the prior-year period as Finisar saw strength in both of its end markets -- telecom and datacom. Net income showed a massive improvement from $271,000 in the year-ago quarter to $30 million in the previous quarter.
Finisar now expects revenue of $290 million to $305 million in the third quarter, ahead of the consensus estimate of $290 million. On earnings, the company is looking at $0.43 to $0.47 per share, while analysts expected $0.38 per share. A look at Finisar's robust performance and terrific outlook makes Cisco's troubles look like a mutually exclusive event.
Given that Cisco made up close to a fifth of Finisar's top line last fiscal year, the networking giant's trimming of its three-to-five-year revenue growth target from 5%-7% to 3%-6% should have pulled Finisar down.
Cisco is facing some tough times due to a difficult economic environment and the recent government shutdown. Additionally, Reuters reports that Cisco's fortunes in the emerging markets are now shaky after the recent surveillance allegations, since most of the data is transmitted through Cisco's equipment. Also, Cisco is reportedly facing political backlash in China. But Finisar seems to be negotiating Cisco's weakness quite well due to its diversified customer base.
Finisar has a wide range of customers, including Ciena (CIEN 0.14%), Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Nokia-Siemens, and others. Most of its customers are key players in the telecom and networking infrastructure industry. That's helped Finisar enjoy good growth in both its end markets.
For example, Ciena opens Finisar's access to both domestic and international service providers. Ciena is a key supplier to AT&T and Verizon in the U.S., and it has also been expanding its network internationally. Ciena recently inked a global partnership with Vodafone, while also landing Tier 1 customer wins in emerging markets such as Brazil and India. In addition, Ciena will be upgrading the broadband network of Cablevision Argentina.
Ciena finished its last fiscal year with a backlog of more than $1 billion on the back of key customer wins. If Finisar sees weak business from Cisco, it can make up for it with better business from other clients such as Ciena.
Also, Finisar seems to be winning share from peer JDS Uniphase. Uniphase cited poor telecom demand in the previous quarter, due to weak orders from North American customers. On the other hand, Finisar has recorded growth in this business due to impressive product-development moves. The company started delivering a record number of new products to its customers in the previous quarter while Uniphase seems to be struggling.
Datacom's outperformance continues
The datacom business has been progressing quite well for some time. In the previous quarter, datacom revenue was up close to 11%, sequentially, as Finisar saw strong demand for 10G products and Ethernet switches. Looking ahead, Finisar is quite optimistic about the performance of this business and expects the growing complexity of data centers to aid growth.
Infonetics reports that there are more than 500,000 data centers across the globe. As these data centers expand in size, Finisar will aim to grab higher optical content in them. Additionally, according to TechNavio, global data center construction is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 15.8% through 2016. Since Finisar counts most of the important networking and infrastructure companies as clients, it seems well-positioned to benefit from the growing data-center market.
The bottom line
Finisar put in a strong performance in 2013. It appreciated close to 40%, but there could be more upside in store in the future as its prospects look strong. At a forward P/E of 14 and a PEG ratio of 0.54, investors who still haven't bought in to this growth story should definitely consider scooping up some shares.


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A gun shop and indoor shooting range will open Nov. 16 in Blue Ash.
Point Blank Range & Gun Shop will have 24 full- and part-time employees, and a spokesperson for the shop said owners have invested roughly $3 million in the business.
The 5,000-square-foot shop will have 20 climate-controlled indoor shooting lanes to accommodate rifles and handguns up to .308 caliber, according to a news release. And the store will have a ventilation system that provides a “virtually smoke free experience,” the release said. The commercial range will be open to everyone and will have annual memberships available.
The shop will carry firearms, accessories and ammunition. It’s a licensed Class III firearms dealer, and various gun and personal safety classes will be taught in classrooms on-site.
“Both concealed carry licenses and gun ownership are at an all-time high nationally, state wide and locally resulting in an increasing demand for this type of facility in the Tri-State,” Point Blank founder and President Tom Willingham said in the release. “Learning to shoot a gun and the recreational aspects of marksmanship are becoming more and more mainstreamed. Gun owners want a convenient, safe venue to learn and hone their shooting skills, and Point Blank will provide that.”
The store is located on Deerfield Road in Blue Ash and will be open seven days a week. You can find more information here.
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DENVER – Leading a push to legitimize Internet companies that connect riders to drivers with a few taps on a cellphone app, Colorado has become the first state whose legislature passed a law regulating companies like UberX and Lyft.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill on Thursday.
“Consumer protection is a worthy goal that we endorse, but rules designed to protect consumers should not burden businesses with unnecessary red tape or stifle competition by creating barriers to entry,” Hickenlooper said in a statement released with the signing.
The entry into the transportation marketplace by the ridesharing companies has left officials nationwide struggling to catch up with emerging technology that competes with traditional taxis and limos, but with less overhead.
A handful of state legislatures this year have tried and failed to pass bills to provide oversight for ridesharing companies. Taxi and limo companies have objected, arguing the Web-based businesses have an unfair advantage and light regulation. Several municipalities nationwide are also grappling with the issue.
California passed statewide ridesharing regulations last year through its public utilities commission. Colorado’s is the first to emerge from a legislature.
The bill puts Lyft and UberX under the oversight of Colorado’s public utilities commission. The companies will be classified as transportation network companies, or TNCs, separate from taxis and limos.
To obtain permits, the companies must have drivers pass criminal-background and driving-history checks. The drivers’ cars must pass vehicle inspections and be clearly marked as TNC cars.
The drivers must also carry personal car insurance, in addition to the commercial insurance Uber and Lyft provide.


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Kuwait City, 11th May, 2021:
Kuwait: Restaurants, cafes likely to open for indoor dining after Eid
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Kuwait City: Although on Monday Kuwait’s Cabinet of Ministers announced that restaurants and cafes will remain closed for indoor dining until further notice, it is likely that they will open their doors again after the five-day Eid Al Fitr holiday, local media reported.
While indoor dining remains banned, the partial curfew is set to be lifted and cinemas are to open – only for those who are vaccinated – on the first day of Eid.
Although indoor dining is closed, takeaway, delivery and drive-thru services at restaurants and cafes are permitted.
All the cinemas staff have been vaccinated, probably the reason restrictions have been lifted. Reports have stated that the government is looking to move forward with the same strategy: vaccinate as many restaurant and café workers as possible and then reopen indoor dining.
A mass mobile vaccination drive has been going on for the past few days now as the Ministry of Health is going around Kuwait to vaccinate workers in commercial businesses.
Dr. Abdullah Al Sanad, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Health, said on Monday that they have given 6,500 employees working at two malls (360 and Al Kout) the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, he noted that within the next few days they are planning to vaccinate 10,000 people working at the Avenues mall, the largest mall in Kuwait.
In an effort to speed up the process, the Ministry of Health has added a section on the online registration form for food and beverage sector workers and has urged those who have not signed-up yet to pre-register for the vaccine.
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On the background of the fight against the pandemic coronavirus alcohol producers are asking the government to freeze the rate of excise duty on their products until the end of 2022. Otherwise, market participants threaten to increase in the share of illegal products, which already accounted for 30%.The Russian Union of Industrialists and entrepreneurs (RSPP) asked the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with a request to freeze the rate of excise duty on all categories of alcoholic beverages in the period from 2021 to 2022. According to the letter (a copy is in “Kommersant”), this measure should contribute to the recovery of the economy from the negative impact of measures to combat coronavirus infection.The decline in the purchasing power of the population and demand leads to a decrease in excise revenue due to the reduction in the number of legitimate market participants, the authors of the letter.According to the President of the Union of manufacturers of alcoholic production of Igor Kosarev, the increase of the excise rate leads to increase the final cost of alcoholic beverages. In the conditions of falling of incomes of the population it motivates consumers to switch to illegal alcohol, the share of which already reached 30% of the market, he said. In addition, if we take the ratio of excise duty and the average wage in Russia now and one of the world’s highest levels of excise on alcohol.Director of legal and corporate Affairs of AB InBev Efes the oraz Durdyev adds that the brewing industry has not received government support during a pandemic, and freeze in excise duties will have a positive impact on production volumes. The letter notes that in 2017 the excise duty rate has already been committed for three years. This has led, in particular, to the fact that the segment of the brewing industry for the first time in ten years saw an increase in the production. From 2020, the rate of excise duty on alcoholic products with a share of ethyl alcohol up to 9% inclusive have increased 4.1 percent, to 435 rubles per liter of absolute alcohol contained in the drink, with a share of ethyl alcohol over 9% — 4%, to 544 rubles. per liter. For cider, Mead and Poiret rate as a result increased by 4.8% to 22 rubles. per liter of the beverage, on beer and beer drinks with a share of ethyl alcohol up to 8.6% — 4.8% to RUB 22 Manufacturers of beer with more than 8.6% have to pay 41 rubles per liter, which is 5.1% more than the year before.The authors of the letter also asked to postpone the entry into force of the law on viticulture and winemaking, which was adopted at the end of last year.The document prohibits the use of imported raw wine, otherwise such products can not be called wine, and drink wine. While currently the production of own wine materials in Russia allows to provide only 30% of the market. As noted in the letter of the Union, the law now creates “more insoluble difficulties” for the wine industry.Maria Kotova
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In February, eBay's former CMO, Kashyap Vadapalli resigned to join lifestyle e-commerce marketplace, Pepperfry.com as CMO and head of new business.
E-commerce marketplace eBay India (www.ebay.in), a 100 per cent subsidiary of eBay Inc., has announced the appointment of Alok Agarwal as director, marketing with immediate effect. His mandate includes driving engagement with consumers across platforms.
In February, eBay's former CMO, Kashyap Vadapalli resigned to join lifestyle e-commerce marketplace Pepperfry.com as CMO and head of new business.
Agarwal says in an official communiqué, "Distribution in India is complex, and with more than a decade of healthy growth, demand and supply are even more widely dispersed. The conventional multi-tier distribution model will be hard-pressed to make demand and supply meet. With my new role at eBay India, I look forward to playing match-maker between brands, entrepreneurs and consumers."
Muralikrishnan B, country manager, eBay India, adds that e-commerce in India is at an 'inflection point' and Agarwal's expertise will help enhance the company's growth trajectory in India.
An alumnus of IIT Mumbai and IIM Bengaluru, Agarwal has worked in the area of consumer and FMCG marketing across the Asia-Pacific region with stints at companies such as Mahindra, Unilever, Cadbury's and Sara Lee.
Interestingly, his favourite online shopping purchase is a book.
Founded in September 1995, eBay.com is a global online marketplace with presence in 39 markets. eBay India has over four million registered users from more than 3,311 cities in India.


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Sofa chain DFS Furniture is planning a return to the London Stock Exchange more than a decade after it was taken into private hands.
The Doncaster-based business, which was founded in 1969 and now has 105 stores in the UK, the Irish Republic and the Netherlands, said it plans to raise £105m to pay off debts. It is expected to have a valuation near £1bn.
DFS’s private equity owner Advent International, which has been involved in the business since 2010, intends to sell down some of its stake.
The move comes after smaller rival ScS floated on the London market last month valuing it at £70m. DFS plans to complete its float next month.
DFS competes against rivals such as Furniture Village and Sofaworks and commanded just over a quarter of the £3bn UK upholstered furniture market last year.
It posted annual gross sales of £874.8m in 2014, turning in a pre-tax profit of £85.2m.
The chain has opened 27 UK stores over the past four years and plans to roll out three to five new UK shops a year. It opened it first Dutch store last November.
DFS CEO Ian Filby said: “Our vision is to take DFS from being a great British business to a world class business.
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Two-Year-Old Zeekr Raises $750 Million at $13 Billion Valuation
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At a time when venture capital funding is slowing in China, EV is one of the few sectors still keeping investors excited. Case in point, Zeekr, the luxury electric vehicle brand of China’s largest private carmaker Geely, announced Monday that investors have committed to investing $750 million in its Series A funding round. Its post-money valuation has shot up to $13 billion.
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CRIDERSVILLE — Casey’s General Store held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at its first Ohio store Friday, passing out samples of its home-made pizza and doughnuts.
It was a time of celebration not only for Casey’s but for the town that adds a store that serves warm foods such as pizza and offers gasoline for an affordable price.
“Cridersville is much like the model we look for. It’s a small town, solid community, competition is still strong but we have a great model that works,” said Casey’s CEO and President Terry Handley.
Handley made the trip from Iowa to Ohio to mark the first Ohio store with others in the plans in the near future.
Handley said 60 percent of Casey stores are in towns of 5,000 or fewer people.
“This is the perfect community for us,” Handley said. “We have small town values and a small town culture. We want to take care of people and take care of our neighbors. We want to be involved in our communities.”
Cridersville Mayor Rick Walls said the store is a perfect fit for the area. It’s located at the intersection of Main Street and Dixie Highway, near I-75.
“This is just the first of what we hope will be a continued effort to bring some new businesses into our town,” Walls said. “I read a lot about them on the internet and they are a very hometown kind of organization so they fit Cridersville perfect.”
Cridersville and Wapakoneta Director of Economic Development Greg Myers said the village put together an investment group about eight years ago to buy the location and several plots that were combined into one. The location was home to numerous businesses over the years, he said.
The group then sought out a real estate agent who helped find Casey’s and the company broke ground last summer to build the store.
“This is a great facility. It’s great for local people, and it’s going to be great for out-of-town people,” Myers said.
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Erie, PA (PRWEB) January 23, 2009
Two Pennsylvania businesses that have been assisted by eBizITPA are prospering by offering cost cutting solutions for Pennsylvania's electricity deregulation. Although some regions of the state have already been affected, price deregulation law will be implemented statewide over the next few years. A recent article, featured by Keystone Edge, highlights Taylor Consulting and Contracting and Procurex, formerly known as eDynaQuote. Taylor Consulting and Contracting has received a prototype development grant from eBizITPA and the former eDynaQuote reverse auction technology was originally incubated at eBizITPA. These companies are working to make electricity more affordable for businesses and consumers once deregulation takes effect.
In western Pennsylvania, where deregulation has already taken place, utility rates have increased by as much as 130 percent. According to the article, Rep. Camille George of Houtzdale is expecting that deregulation in the eastern portion of the state, expected to take effect at the end of the year, will result in a similar effect.
Scott Stiner, COO of Taylor Consulting and Contracting, believes that the company will be well positioned to ease this impact. The company, located in Avoca, released its UtilityModule, a product which tracks day-to-day energy consumption and helps increase efficiency, in January 2008. They also offer Energy Auction Software for online reverse auctions, through which customers can offer individual gas and electric loads for sellers to bid on. Taylor plans to release additional products in 2009.
"Both 2009 and 2010 are aligning to be very dynamic years for us," said Stiner.
Taylor is helping the Pennsylvania economy in more ways than one. The company also plans to increase its workforce by double or triple in 2009, outgrowing its headquarters in Avoca by 2010. Despite the economic crisis, Taylor Consulting and Contracting is aggressively growing.
Procurex, located in Erie, is also taking advantage of the upcoming electricity deregulation. CEO Bret Grady, who recently purchased the former eDynaQuote, has kept the company moving into energy sourcing by helping organizations throughout the country to meet their energy needs at the best market prices.
"Any state that goes through deregulation is a state [where] we can help drive down their energy costs," said Grady.
To read the full article, visit http://www.keystoneedge.com/features/electricitydereg1218.aspx.
For more information on eBizITPA, visit http://www.ebizitpa.org.
The Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA), headquartered in Erie, Pa., is a statewide Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Initiative, designed to help Pennsylvania enterprises understand and use information technology and e-business tools.


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Silicon Valley-based Hustle Fund Management also took part in the seed funding.Vietcetera expects to complete its Series A funding of at least several million dollars in the first half of 2021, Tran said.Vietcetera is a digital media company targeting the nation’s growing middle class, based in HCMC. It provides Vietnamese and English content ranging from general business articles to lifestyle stories and podcasts.
Tran said the funds will support expansion of its data science platform, accelerate product development and expand market share. Vietcetera’s website last year grew its readership by 700 percent, he added.
Vietnam’s online media market is expected to reach $7 billion in 2025 from $3.3 billion in 2020, while its e-commerce market is projected to grow to $29 billion in 2025, according to a report by Google, Singaporean investment firm Temasek and American consulting company Bain & Company.
Its e-economy is forecast to increase to $52 billion in value in 2025 from $14 billion last year, with e-commerce at $29 billion, according to the report.
There were 72 million social media users in Vietnam in January 2021, according to the "Digital 2021: Vietnam" report compiled by strategic marketing consultancy Kepios Pte, social media management firm Hootsuite Media Inc. and social media marketing firm We Are Social Ltd.
YouTube is the most popular social media platform with 92 percent of internet users aged 16-64, the report said. Facebook and local social network Zalo, owned by Vietnam’s VNG Corp., attracted 91.7 percent and 76.5 percent of users, respectively.


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New Delhi: A change can be seen soon in Tata Sons, a Tata group company. Actually, these changes are expected to happen in the leadership structure. Tata Sons, which owns the $106 billion salt-to-software conglomerate, is planning to create a chief executive officer (CEO) position to improve corporate governance.
According to Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, the CEO will head the wider business of the 153-year-old Tata empire, according to the proposal. While the chairman will supervise the CEO on behalf of the shareholders.
Approval not yet received from Ratan Tata
From a functional or compliance standpoint, Tata Sons does not need a CEO. In the traditional sense, it cannot be considered at all. As the holding company of India’s largest corporate group, it has no direct operations under it and is an unlisted company. However, according to Bombay House sources, Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata Trusts, which is the owner of Tata Sons, who can be considered important for this change, has not yet formally approved the plan.
Let us tell you, Tata Sons held its 103rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually on the previous day. The company’s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran is being considered for extension after the end of his term in February 2022.
At the same time, leaders of various Tata group companies, especially Tata Steel Limited, are being considered for the role of CEO.
A new group CEO will face many challenges. Tata Steel is grappling with a net debt load of $10 billion while Tata Motors, which owns British marque Jaguar Land Rover, has been continuously making losses for the last three years till March 2021.
Tata Sons reported a net profit of Rs 19,397 crore in 2019-20, up from Rs 10,916 crore in the year-ago period.
Meanwhile, its standalone profit for the financial year 2021 rose to Rs 6511.63 crore, from Rs 24,770.46 crore in the year-ago period to Rs 9460.24 crore, despite a 60% decline in revenue from operations.


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For those who are worth reading this weekend, DeFy Trends announced that DeFi will analyze data analytics via the platform’s AI. Recently, the women’s founding team was chosen as one of the two winners of The Startup Showdown in Miami on September 30th. At the same time, they got a $ 120,000 investment from Panoramic Ventures, which was also a competition judge. They selected the best company from among the 200 talented applicants for the competition. The platform also includes support for investors in making better decisions and an impact on the environment.
In 2020, only 2.3% of VC funding went to women-led startups. In the first 8 months of 2021, that’s the number Only 2.1%. As women enter the world of startups and technology, the push for equality increases. DeFy Trends is a crypto education and knowledge portal created by four women: Imge Su Cetin, Elena Garidis, Masha Prusso and Daniela Henao Moreno. By providing tools, a network, and educational information about cryptography, Defy Trends is providing a comprehensive solution for learning how the crypto market works.
DeFy Trends was created to act as a support tool for new and experienced cryptography traders during their investment journey in a new market for many. DeFy Trends provides reliable information to help any investor make well-informed decisions based on statistics and trends. The company has caught up with new crypto traders and when it comes to contacting unpredictable markets, which is why they are here to help.
“DeFi is a new industry, so so far there has been no need for data analysis,” said Imge Su Cetin, founder and CEO. help drive everyone in the right direction. “
Its first product uses data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to provide customers with real-time information about the opportunities and risks associated with various cryptocurrencies. Although the product is in the early stages of development, Henao Moreno stated that the team intends to achieve hybrid B2B and B2C strategies.
The idea is that businesses, such as banks, will pay to access the startup API so that it can be integrated into existing systems, and that consumers will pay for a special Defy Trends platform for personal investments.
The capabilities of the tool are as diverse as the elements that affect bitcoin markets. Each platform subscription package provides users with a unique set of indicators that can be tailored to their business needs and customized to their personal control.
For example, the company has developed the Defy Trends Index, classifies coins, and helps traders determine the underestimated and overvalued. Artificial intelligence technology analyzes historical data to predict future models. Another tool is tracking social sentiment by providing users with a better picture of what the HODL community is saying right now.
Defy Trends has also created a sustainability index that shows the impact each coin has on the environment. In addition to many environmental investors being concerned about the environment, the environmental impact affects the public status of a new project, which makes the environmental impact data a strategic and ethical approach.
Real-time statistics can tell the difference between profit and loss infrastructure industry where it is easy to deviate. The company plans to expand next year, and is likely to attract the attention of both the retail and corporate investment communities.


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FDA proposes updates to ‘healthy’ claim on food packages
(CNN) - Foods labeled “healthy” at the grocery store might not actually be what they seem.
There are new standards in the works that foods have to meet before the label can get stamped on packages.
The label “healthy” is a regulated claim that was first defined in 1994. The Food and Drug Administration says things have changed since then and the standards of how food is labeled need to change too.
For example, there are some cereals that have a lot of added sugar but still meet the definition of the “healthy” claim. But salmon, which is high in beneficial polyunsaturated fat, does not.
The FDA says this new “healthy” claim would consider all of the nutrients in foods.
The changes come on the same day the White House released a new national strategy to end hunger and improve nutrition and physical activity.
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SmartCentres gets highways approval
An approval that SmartCentres has long been waiting for has been granted, so the shopping centre planned for the west end of town will now be moving ahead.
Sandra Kaiser, vice-president of corporate affairs for SmartCentres, told the Observer in an email Thursday afternoon: "SmartCentres will begin the first phase of construction including the widening of Highway 1, the development of an internal frontage road in addition to the first store. Construction is scheduled to begin immediately and is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. Construction contracts have been awarded to Norson Construction Ltd. for the work on the site and BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd. for the offsites."
SmartCentres has been waiting for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to approve its plans in relation to the Trans-Canada Highway.
The City of Salmon Arm cannot issue a development permit -– the permit governing form and character of a development – until MOTI has signed off on it. Now that MOTI has given its approval, the shopping centre will proceed.


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In so many fundamental ways, environmental sustainability is baked into the nature of the paper and paper-based packaging industry – from the ability and financial incentive to regrow its primary raw material to the biodegradability of its products. As the call for the circularity of product lifecycles is growing louder, paper has always had a head start. And the industry’s strong support and investment in recycling has transformed the circularity of paper products from vision to reality. At a time when there is growing alarm about the low recycled rates of other materials, paper recycling is a stark exception.
While the recycling rate of other materials is as low as the single digits – for example, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports the recycling rate for plastics is just 8.7% – 66% of all paper products in the United States and 70% in Canada are being recycled. This is near the theoretical maximum recycling rate when items like hygiene products and long-held items such as archived records and books are excluded. For those grades that can be almost entirely recovered and reused, such as corrugated cardboard boxes, recycling rates are higher than 90%.
This level of success is only possible because the paper industry and consumers interact in the free market that drives the paper lifecycle. Since the early 90s, manufacturers have voluntarily responded to the market’s need for greater supplies of recovered fiber with massive voluntary investment in capital-intensive machinery and transport. And according to the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), U.S. pulp and packaging producers are committed to investing an additional $4.1 billion in manufacturing infrastructure between 2019 and 2023. Now, approximately 80% of all U.S. paper mills use some recovered fiber to make everything from paper-based packaging and printing papers to newspaper and tissue. The continuing investment in recycling technology is allowing paper manufacturers to reach further into the wastepaper stream to use fiber that was previously unrecoverable.
In fact, the AF&PA’s just-released Design Guidance for Recyclability tackles one of the remaining challenges to even higher recycling rates for paper-based packaging. The Guide provides a clear understanding of how packaging gets recycled in paper mills and how various non-fiber elements (inks, coatings, adhesives, polymer windows, et. al) affect the recyclability of paper-based packaging. It’s intended to help consumer products companies and their manufacturing supply chain partners more effectively design and produce packaging that meets growing customer demand for recyclability.
At the other end of the lifecycle, millions of households and tens of thousands of North America’s businesses and municipalities willingly participate in what amounts to a continent-wide partnership with industry, driven by paper’s ease of recovery and decades of local investment in the collection infrastructure. A 2014 survey found that 96% of Americans have access to community curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs, or both. Access numbers for Canadians are in the 94% to 96% range.
However, in a blind rush to address other materials that have never come close to the recycling rates of paper, especially those like plastics that don’t readily degrade in the environment and that often contain toxic substances, some state governments are considering actions that make no environmental or economic sense. Their latest prescription is a legislative mandate for all materials, including paper, called extended producer responsibility (EPR).
EPR shifts financial responsibility for recycling from the existing network of producers and communities to the manufacturers alone, with no evidence that it can or would improve recycling rates, lower costs, or extend the life of materials any longer than it is already. In fact, recent experience – for example, the EPR program in British Columbia – suggests EPR leads to higher systemwide costs that get passed on to consumers with less net tonnage diverted from the waste stream.
EPR would take a wrecking ball to the market forces that drive the success of the U.S. paper recycling enterprise, and for no purpose. Unlike the other materials that EPR is supposed to address, paper is not toxic, it does not contribute to ocean and other surface water waste, and it doesn’t take long to degrade in the environment. Yet EPR would target paper products with the same mandates and fees as those other materials, disrupting the economics and overwhelming success of paper recycling.
Compared to the efficiency of established markets, repeated experience teaches us that artificial government mandates are, at best, a testament to confused objectives, unintended consequences, and wasted money and effort. EPR does nothing to make paper recycling more circular than it already is. It is the well-established paper recycling network that is already getting the job done, delivering proven environmental benefits, and making itself ever more circular from year to year.


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Trade Me to hold biggest ever Pink Shirt Day
Trade Me’s iconic mascot Kevin the Kiwi is getting ready to dust off his tailored pink polo in preparation for this year’s Pink Shirt Day on 18 May.
Since 2011, the famous blue kiwi has turned a shade of pink to support the Mental Health Foundation in raising awareness of everyone’s power to prevent bullying, celebrate diversity and promote communities where people feel safe, respected and valued.
It’s not just Kevin who gets behind Pink Shirt Day, Trade Me’s staff of more than 600 get involved too. From wearing pink short shorts, feather boas and official t-shirts, to holding a pink themed feast and making a video, Trade Me throws its full support behind the anti-bullying campaign.
“We know workplace wellbeing and initiatives like Pink Shirt Day are a very good investment of time, energy and money,” says Trade Me spokesperson Paul Ford.
“Supporting our people and focusing on their wellbeing means happier staff and helps make Trade Me a fantastic place to work.”
The Mental Health Foundation says mental wellbeing is one of the most valuable business assets.
“Workplaces that prioritise mental health have better engagement, reduced absenteeism and higher productivity, while employees have improved wellbeing, greater morale and higher job satisfaction,” says Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson.
Promoting workplace wellbeing
For Trade Me, Paul says wellbeing is even more important after the company ballooned from 200 to 600 staff in just seven years.
“Trade Me is massively reliant on producing technology that people want to use so we understand how important it is for us to have strong organisational effectiveness and a magnetic company culture.
“We want to do everything we can to ensure our people work together to produce online experiences that Kiwis love – and that has a positive impact on their lives,” says Paul.
Paul says diverse views and cultures are not only respected at Trade Me, but also embraced.
He says Pink Shirt Day is another reminder of the importance of promoting and celebrating diversity, as well as reaffirming wellbeing as a priority within company culture all year round.
“We have free lunchtime sport, fitness activities, free parking for bikes, walking meetings, access to a free and confidential counselling service and seminars on things like goal planning and financial advice.
“We’re also planning to introduce a wellness room which staff members will be able to use to rest, pray and make things a little bit easier for new parents returning to work.”
Trade Me is planning on holding its biggest ever Pink Shirt Day come 18 May.


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With rumors of Samsung unveiling new Galaxy Watches alongside an updated foldable, find out where and when to watch Samsung's Unpacked 2022 here.
Postage stamp-sized adhesive patches have been developed that provide imaging of the heart, lungs, and other organs.
Nearly 6 in 10 parents have revealed they'll often text their kids to come down for dinner instead of calling for them.
"This is such a creative and hilarious way of dealing with snoopy people," a Reddit user said.
Blockchain technology also takes advantage of the widespread use of smartphones to tackle corruption, which has often been blamed for aid not getting to individuals who depend on it.
"Getting followed and catcalled by a group of men on the way home from Mother's Day," said text overlay in the video.
One commenter told the woman to end the relationship as she would "never be able to unsee" what was discovered.
Before the video began, the 5-year-old was "screaming her head off for her phone," according to her mother.
While plenty heeded the advice, several people commenting on the video offered up more extreme solutions.
One woman said he was likely "testing the waters" and asked: "do you honestly think he wouldn't take it further?"
"I think what it's taking away is the annoyance that four friends have met up and one is on the phone all the time," restaurateur Rajeev Gupte told Newsweek.
"Unless you go through society with a veil on, people are going to see your face," one online user said in response.
"We really prefer that he spend more time with his troop mates learning to be a gorilla," said a zoo official.
"No, I don't want a shopping list!" Kenny Jary exclaimed at the smart speaker during the humorous exchange.
The man said he did so in order to create the "first concrete step towards having a parent-child relationship."
The woman said a few days after letting the boy use her phone, she was notified of money transfers of close to $4,000 that she had not authorized.
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"You owe him a huge apology. You're being extremely paranoid," one person wrote.
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The dad wants "access to her email, messages, contact numbers and WhatsApp messages" and "any social media that she has."
People and businesses need to start viewing e-waste as a form of hazardous waste so that it is properly disposed of and paid for … for the sake of our planet.
One Reddit user called on her to be "blacklisted" by all airlines, while another branded the woman a "cancer on society."
Black Friday is an ideal opportunity to grab smartphones on the cheap. Here are the best deals on offer for iPhones, Samsung Galaxy devices, and much more.
Apple's recently released iPhone 13 models are subtly different to the iPhone 12 from 2020.
The innovative traffic lights were trialed in South Korea in 2019 as a way to combat rising rates of distracted pedestrians who forget to look away from their cell phones before crossing.
One of the top opponents to the proposed change is Apple, which said that limiting charging cables could curtail future innovation and displease buyers.


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The Sunnyvale Internet content hub is expected to post earnings of 17 cents per share on revenue of $1.06 billion, after subtracting ad commissions, largely unchanged from last year's first quarter.
But most of the attention will be focused on the conference call Thompson has scheduled with analysts after the earnings come out.
When he cut 2,000 jobs, more than 14 percent of Yahoo's work force, earlier this month, the CEO promised to talk more more about what he wants to do with the company.
Since then there have been a pair of memos to employees and an all-hands meeting at company headquarters in which broad outlines have been disclosed about future organization and strategy, but analysts have said they need more specifics before evaluating their recommendations on the company.
One area Thompson said he wants to focus on is advertising. Despite having 700 million monthly users, Yahoo's market share of advertising dollars has fallen and Thompson has said the company needs to do a better job of analyzing data it collects about its users.
He also has said he wants to improve Yahoo's mobile offerings as people shift how they access the Web more and more to smartphones and tablets.
Thompson has reorganized the company into three main units: consumer, regions and technology.
The consumer business includes most Yahoo products, including its news and finance websites, its email and messenger services, its Flickr photo sharing site, and its e-commerce sites for autos, real estate and personals.
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If you’ve been thinking of going out and buying a mountain bike, some gold Krugerrands, a kitchen sink or even a sailboat, then hold on. The 21st annual Vancouver Police Recovery Auction is being held this weekend.
The event will feature hundreds of thousands of dollars in confiscated goods being auctioned off Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 a.m. at 1500 Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam.
Items going under the hammer include more than 600 bikes, scooters, flat-panel TVs, laptop computers, tools, musical instruments, artwork and jewelry.
There is a public preview today and tomorrow starting at noon each day.
Rob Kavanagh, an auctioneer with Able Auctions, said strange lots come to tender with recovered goods.
“We had a prosthetic leg one year, but this year … we have a lot of high-end bikes.”
Kavanagh said anyone who comes to auction and discovers an item stolen from them should notify staff immediately.


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If you just can’t get enough of Girl Scout Cookies, rejoice – you can soon have them for breakfast.
General Mills confirmed Monday that it will be introducing a limited-time Girl Scout Cookie cereal line in January. The Minneapolis company said it will come in two flavors – caramel crunch and thin mint.
Some of the proceeds are going to the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Girl Scouts said that it is using the deal to heighten awareness of its brand and program. Its popular cookies are normally sold for a six- to eight-week period each year.
The arrangement also benefits General Mills Inc., which like many of its peers, is trying to overcome a broader decline in cereal sales. Last year, it introduced limited time Star Wars-themed boxes of four of its popular cereals. And it even paired up with a craft brewery once to create a Wheaties-inspired beer.
General Mills said this is the first Girl Scout Cookie cereal and plans to reveal more information about the products closer to the launch date.
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JHD-Dobson can produce videos and convert them to flash files for client websites and give any organization a high quality image that builds brand values.
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"JHD-Dobson Video's newly revamped green screen studio just one hour from midtown New York City, is set to provide area companies with the best of product and issue related videos, but at out of town prices,” announced Brian Dobson, Partner of JHD-Dobson Video.
“JHD-Dobson Video’s new green screen studio opens vistas of opportunity for clients as our more than 100 virtual reality background sets are ready to bring dynamic power to product and issue messages. We can also film on location and use those scenes in simulated settings as backdrops for spokespeople,” said Dobson.
JHD-Dobson Video’s 2,200 square-foot green screen studio is online at http://www.tinyurl.com/2g4j5x5. In addition, JHD-Dobson has editing suite, stage and sets, along with a professionally accomplished team of video makers.
Hugh Daly, Director of Photography and Partner, said, "JHD-Dobson can produce videos and convert them to flash files for client websites and give any organization a high quality image that builds brand values.”
Dobson said, “JHD-Dobson is ready to partner with advertising and public relations firms to help them build their offering capabilities for client.”
Dobson and Daly bring a dynamic combination of talents to client video needs. JHD-Dobson was formed by Dobson Communications, a public relations firm experienced in brand building and crisis PR for regional, national and global companies and online at http://www.DobsonPR.com. Brian Dobson has headed public relations at a Fortune 50 and was a journalist at Dow Jones and Reuters. Daly is an award winning Director of Photography on many independent motion pictures. For information call 203-894-9240 or email Barbara_Green (at) DobsonPR (dot) com.


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Analysts are disturbed by the attention the Chinese government pays to cryptocurrencies. They believe that a digital currency launched by the Chinese communistic government can surpass even Bitcoin in popularity.
Despite the ban on trading cryptocurrencies in China, since last year there have been persistent rumors that the country government is going to issue a national cryptocurrency. A couple of months back the national cryptocurrency started to circulate in two Chinese cities — Shēnzhèn and Guìyáng. If the experiment pans out, the cryptocurrency will start to operate all over the territory of China.
According to a report by IG Group, a national cryptocurrency is necessary for the People’s Bank of China to bring cryptocurrencies back under the state control. Before banning the circulation of cryptocurrencies, China was the leader among the world’s countries by the volume of cryptotrading. Moreover, China has a considerable number of miners and crypto enthusiasts, only the trade in cryptocurrencies goes now through the neighbouring South Korea and other countries where cryptocurrencies are legalised.
Bitcoin and Ether are still used here to conduct illegal transactions and money laundering. Actually, it is one of the main reasons why the Chinese government aspires to introduce a national cryptocurrency. It will allow to solve a few problems at once: superseding Bitcoin and Ether, making miners switch to mining a national cryptocurrency and reinstating government control over all financial operations in the country. The latter has a huge importance for the struggle against corruption in China.
In spite of the fact that there were no official statements about the release of cryptocurrencies, the testing of the national cryptocurrency ChinaCoin (digital renminbi, RMB), developed by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) started a few months ago in the cities of Shēnzhèn and Guìyáng.
The report by IG Group is not the only ill-boding forecast connected with the Chinese cryptocurrency. That the Chinese cryptocurrency will crash Bitcoin and the whole market of cryptocurrencies is mentioned in the shocking forecasts of Saxo Bank for 2018. It follows from the report that at first Bitcoin will grow in price to almost 60 000 dollars and then fall sharply.
“As foreign cryptocurrencies are already forbidden in China, the government will essentially compel miners to start working with a national cryptocurrency. It can affect the global communities of miners and drop the Bitcoin price, as its extraction will become less popular”, — this is how IG Group explains how the Chinese cryptocurrency can cause the market to collapse.
All in all, the launch of the Chinese cryptocurrency sounds more like a simple assumption, there has been no official confirmation of this. The pressure is also intensified by that the majority of analysts see Bitcoin as a huge financial bubble and are dying to see it finally burst.
For now there is only one national cryptocurrency, El Petro, launched in Venezuela, although this experiment can hardly be considered successful. Besides the small inflow of investments to the national economy, local authorities have not yet managed to achieve serious results by this.
The influence of China on the cryptocurrency market is tremendous. Especially, if we rememnber that one of the causes of the rapid fall of Bitcoin at the beginning of this yeare was the prohibition of cryptocurrency stock exchanges in China. No wonder the analysts expect new shocks from Asia.
In this case. it must always be remembered that trouble comes from where it is least expected.


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Research reveals six classifications of wine consumers
Constellation Wines believes it may have fresh insight into the drinking and buying habits of premium wine consumers in the United States. The world’s leading wine company made the claim after conducting what it called one of the largest consumer research projects ever conducted by the wine industry. Constellation said that data from Project Genome, as the study has been called, indicates that there is no typical wine consumer; rather, consumers tend to fall into six unique segments, each with its own set of attributes, motivations, preferences and shopping behaviors.
According to the study, conducted by Copernicus Marketing Consulting and Research, Inc, premium wine consumers surveyed fell into six segments: Enthusiast, Image Seeker, Savvy Shopper, Traditionalist, Satisfied Sipper and Overwhelmed.
Enthusiasts are consumers who are passionate about the entire wine experience from researching what they buy to sharing their discoveries with friends and family. Image Seekers feel sophisticated on one hand and adventurous and trendy on the other hand–they are just as likely to choose wine with sophisticated labels as wine with fun, image-driven labels. Savvy Shoppers seek great wines at a great value; they enjoy drinking and shopping for wine and believe that good wines need not cost a lot of money. Traditionalists want to feel that their wine is made by a well-known winery that’s been around for a long time, while Satisfied Sippers look for a sensible choice they can feel comfortable serving to friends and family. Overwhelmed consumers, who make up the largest group, 23%, find shopping for wine complex and worry about making a mistake. Good shelf descriptions and staff recommendations play a key role in their purchase decisions.
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According to company president and CEO, Dai Jeng-wu, Sharp is ready for volume production of OLED panels and shipments will be set in accordance with clients' product launch schedules.
Sharp would be the first Japan-based panel maker to have the capability to produce OLED displays for smartphones.
Sharp, now part of Foxconn, is trying to enter Apple's iPhone X supply chain, in which Samsung Display is currently the sole supplier of OLED panels. Foxcoon is currently the sole producer for the iPhone X.
The Japan Times reports that at a cost of $515 million, Sharp could have production operating at two plants in the spring of 2018. While one would work on small and medium screens for phones and laptops, the other would focus on TVs, where LG dominates the segment, producing OLED panels for its own TVs as well as other brands.


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The largest electronic music festival to hit Barbados will be returning for another year. April 3-7 2019 will see Vujaday descend on to our beautiful island once again and bring the island alive with the annual electronic music festival that brings in the hottest acts from across the globe. The lineup is already insane and this travelling music festival will move across the island to different locales. Phase 2 has also been launched, promising more exciting acts such as the iconic Crosstown Rebels founder Damian Lazarus, German “Super House” duo andhim, Grammy-nominated record producer Danny Tenaglia
Tickets for 2019 are have gone on sale and can be purchased here. You snooze you lose as super early bird tickets have already sold out but you can still nab early bird tickets via the link. Interested in travel and other details about the festival? You can catch them on the Vujaday website. Interested in what the hype is behind Vujaday? You can watch their 2018 aftermovie to get a better taste of all the highlights of the festival.


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A hacker has been active since as early as December 2022, capturing at least $10 million in Ethereum (ETH) from individual wallets. Experts are puzzling over the case, which has only now been made public.
Attention hacker alert: Via Twitter, crypto expert Taylor Monahan has made public a series of successful attacks on private wallets. According to her findings, at least 5,000 Ethereum (ETH) in damages have already been collected, which is equivalent to around 10 million US dollars. Monahan assumes that the hacker began his actions in December 2022. She was the founder and CEO of crypto wallet MyCrypto and now works for Metamask. What worries Monahan the most is that even after prolonged research, she is not sure how the thefts work.
Apparently, Monahan became aware of the hacks because friends were also affected. Her research had revealed that the victims mainly include crypto users who have been involved with Bitcoin and Co. for a long time and are therefore actually particularly careful with security precautions. Monahan noticed a single second commonality among the hacked wallets – they were generated in the period from 2014 to 2022. As far as she surveys the situation so far, it has to be assumed that the attacker got hold of an extensive data collection of private keys and recovery phrases. Monahan emphasizes: “The hacks cannot be limited to specific software or hardware wallets.
Meanwhile, the leading wallet provider Metamask confirmed the incidents on Twitter, but also clearly stated that they were not unique to Metamask. They are working with other crypto companies to find the source of the hacks. For now, Metamask reminds people to take the usual security measures of only keeping recovery phrase offline and storing larger amounts of bitcoin and co. on a hardware wallet. Monahan also recommends using a hardware wallet and distributing funds among different wallets as possible, as well as not leaving passwords and recovery phrase unchanged for years.
Conclusion: Series of wallet hacks should be a wake-up call
The investigation into the hacks is currently picking up steam, but it seems rather unlikely that victims will regain control of their crypto funds. This is because, as Monahan proves, the cyber-criminal works exceedingly cleverly and disguises the path of the stolen coins through multiple transactions and so-called Bitcoin mixers. For you as an investor, the incidents should be a compelling reminder to use a hardware wallet and to keep passwords and especially the recovery phrase in writing and not on your computer or smartphone.


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Haines is heading toward a new approach to economic development. With assembly approval, the borough may dedicate $95,000 to the newly-formed Haines Economic Development Corporation. It would follow in the footsteps of communities like Skagway and Juneau, which use a private-public partnership to spur economic growth.
HEDC board members say public-private collaboration may be the best way to realize economic development goals in Haines. A couple years ago, the borough hired an economic development director. But that position was short-lived. The employee resigned less than six months into the job.
Doug Olerud is a local business owner and HEDC board member. He spoke at a recent assembly commerce committee meeting.
“The borough never really did a good job of developing much for economic development, beyond tourism,” Olerud said. “And I think to get some balance into that…our board has got a lot of experience with business and business development in Haines, and I think we’ve got a lot to offer the borough.”
The HEDC says it would work on things like business recruitment, business retention and expansion and workforce training. Olerud gave examples of growth the corporation would try to promote.
“Port Chilkoot Distillery, who would have thought that there’d be a distillery in Haines that’s shipping their product around the state? Seaotter Woodworks, sending stuff around the world,” Olerud said. “What can we do to help create a basis and a reason for somebody to develop another business like one of those? Where they’re using labor in Haines, products from Haines, putting some value to it, and shipping it wherever — bringing those dollars back to Haines.”
The borough currently collects a one percent sales tax dedicated to tourism and economic development. The HEDC proposes using some of that revenue to fund the corporation on an annual basis. The board asked the borough for $95,000 in seed funding to start. That would pay for recruiting a director and beginning the corporation’s work.
“It is a lot of money,” said board member Sean Gaffney. “It’s something we take as seriously as possible. We’re dead set on making sure the borough sees a return on investment for these funds.”
The two commerce committee members present, Tresham Gregg and Margaret Friedenauer, were split on the idea. Gregg questioned how the private corporation would be accountable to the general public. HEDC proponents said future board members would be appointed by the assembly, which is elected by the public. And the borough funding would be subject to assembly approval each year.
Friedenauer was supportive of the new strategy to economic development. She pointed to the board, which is made up of Olerud, Gaffney, Kyle Gray, Heather Shade, Mike Ward, and Jessica Edwards. Most are business owners. Gray is the local bank manager and Edwards runs the Southeast Alaska State Fair.
“A lot of this, my support of this, lies in the people that have put it together,” Friedenauer said. “I feel a lot of trust in the individuals who have brought it together and come this far and are asking for funding.”
She said this could also ease some of the dissatisfaction with the one percent tourism and economic development tax. Some residents object to that tax supporting one sector of the economy – tourism – over others.
Friedenauer recommended interim manager Brad Ryan include funding for the HEDC in his proposed borough budget, which is due April 1. Then, the assembly can decide during budget discussions whether it wants to dedicate $95,000 to this new corporation.


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Oct. 20, 2017— The AAPEXedu 2017 Technology track will focus on the many new and emerging technologies in vehicles and how they will impact businesses in the automotive aftermarket industry.
AAPEX will be held Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
AAPEXedu 2017 technology sessions will include:
- Advanced Vehicle Technologies
- Megatrends in the Connected Car and Mobility Age
- Update on Technology Standards
- Disruptive Technologies and Transportation, Are We Ready?
- Technology and Telematics Forum 5.0 Powered by CARS and ASA
- ACES and PIES Overview (Spanish)
- Future Power: Battery & Start/Stop Technology
- Leveraging Technology to Streamline Diagnosis and Repair
- Shop Technology Timeline: Where is Your Shop on the Timeline
- Trucking Technologies: Threats and Opportunities for Service
In addition, AAPEXedu will feature a Service Professionals Summit on Nov. 2, from 5-6 p.m. on "Emerging Technology - How will the Aftermarket Prepare?"
AAPEXedu will have eight topical tracks this year, which include technology, business management, industry trends, service professionals, import/export, heavy duty, young professionals and paint and body.


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The gaming division of UK-based interactive gaming company NetPlay TV, NetPlay TV Group Limited, has acquired pool and sportsbetting operator Sportech’s e-Gaming business Vernons.com for £3 million (€3.5 million/$4.8 million).
In announcing the deal, Sportech said that the decision had been made to offload Vernons.com had been made following a strategic review of the e-Gaming business over the past six months.
“Sportech’s management has concluded that the operation is not of sufficient scale and that Sportech would need to invest further or acquire additional e-Gaming assets to derive an acceptable financial return,” the company said.
The e-Gaming business reported a loss of £700,000 in the first half of 2013, and the losses have continued in the second half of this year, the company added.
“Given the investment opportunities in other parts of the business, including those presented by US online regulation and our exclusive horseracing betting platform in Connecticut, the board have decided to sell our e-Gaming business to a more focused and larger e-Gaming operator which can grow the customer base and better mitigate the impact of UK Point of Consumption tax when implemented in December 2014,” Sportech said.


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SF Cannabis Dispensaries All Shut Down — For Now — After City Hall Flip-Flop
Long lines and mass confusion gripped San Francisco marijuana dispensaries on Monday, after Mayor London Breed announced the coronavirus shelter in place order that shut down many SF businesses and brought the city to a halt. Even though dispensaries were mobbed, it all initially seemed for naught — the original order issued by Mayor Breed had cannabis dispensaries under the impressions that they were exempt, and could still sell medicinal marijuana. But at 6:31 p.m. Monday night, the San Francisco Department of Public Health issued an order to shut down all cannabis dispensaries, and those people in line were the last ones able to buy weed for the foreseeable future.
Huge lines for weed in the Mission. Even legalization day was shorter than this. pic.twitter.com/cuPyNKEW15
— Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) March 17, 2020
“We had one of our biggest days ever yesterday” SPARC owner Erich Pearson told BrokeAssStuart.com, “Delivery was up two times [normal business]. In-store pickup was up like 80%. Foot traffic in the stores in general was up.”
Line for the dispensary on my block is insane ? (and it’s the worst dispensary ever too) pic.twitter.com/BeiyE4ivKA
— lauren ⚪ (@laurenoffwhite) March 17, 2020
Up until late yesterday afternoon, all dispensaries thought they could stay open throughout the shelter in place period, because the original SF DPH order had exceptions for pharmacies, convenience stores, and delivery services. “Everyone else must stay home except to fulfill essential functions such as getting food, caring for a relative or friend, getting necessary health care or going to work if their job is an essential service,” the order read. That seemed to cover medical marijuana delivery services.
SF announces citywide shutdown and city storms to stock on the essentials – at the dispensary ? #COVID19 #panicbuying pic.twitter.com/QbLCgdMMUE
— Brynne Henn (@morebrynne) March 16, 2020
But the Department of Public Health shot that down with a 6:31 p.m. email, sent after some dispensaries had already announced they would stay open. BrokeAssStuart.com has obtained a copy of that email sent to dispensaries, which reads: “At this time, Cannabis Dispensaries and Cannabis Delivery Services are not considered an ‘Essential Business’. All Cannabis Dispensaries and Cannabis Delivery Services permitted with the Department of Public Health under Article 33 are required to follow the Stay at Home Order. You will need to close your business starting March 17, 2020. You will be notified of any future updates or information immediately.”
With the SF #COVID19 #ShelterInPlace order starting tomorrow, there's a line around the corner for this weed dispensary in Nob Hill pic.twitter.com/XVLMsTKt05
— Roan Kattouw (@catrope) March 16, 2020
Statewide cannabis operators are already lobbying Gavin Newsom for an exemption. “Like pharmacies that provide medicinal and therapeutic products to millions of Californians, licensed cannabis dispensaries should not be included in any future guidance or order to shut down,” dispensary owners said in a letter to Gavin Newsom, obtained by Marijuana Retail Report. “At a time that so many of our citizens need the products available through dispensaries to weather this pandemic, our continued availability to them is essential to their health and well-being.”
Cannabis dispensaries should be able to stay open, for take out and delivery only, while keeping 6 feet of distance between customers. Yes it is legal for adult use in CA, it's also still medicine for a lot of people.
— Matt Haney (@MattHaneySF) March 17, 2020
Supervisor Matt Haney has taken up the charge, and tells us the city may be able to get the order changed as early as sometime today (Tuesday). The order even says that “It was important to get this Order in place quickly given the spread of the virus in the Bay Area. However, it can and will likely be updated as conditions warrant.”
So that change may come soon, possibly today. And we’ll stay on high alert to provide you witn any updates on when the dispensaries and delivery services are open again.
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FAIR WARNING TO THOSE CONTEMPLATING CLOSURES:
The Dutch government learned its lesson when they closed the ‘coffeeshops’ this past week.
In ZERO MINUTES — after announcing closures and people lined-up 2 to 3 blocks to stock-up before that evening’s closure at 6:00 pm — POTENTIAL STREET DEALING HUSTLERS IMMEDIATELY PASSED OUT THEIR “BUSINESS CARDS” TO THOSE STANDING IN LINES IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE NETHERLANDS !!!
And I can tell you… those hustlers were not ‘model citizens’ !
Monday morning the government called an emergency meeting after City Mayors were in a panic over STREET CRIMES AND DEALING.
The closures were called-off. Shops are open, but only for ‘cash-n-carry’.
The citizens in the Netherlands have been telling this to deaf ears in the government for years.
Dispensaries + Coffeeshops HELP prevent illegal dealing.
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In her role, Dello Russo, who is creative director of Vogue Japan and a pioneering personality on the street style scene, will promote the Italian fashion school’s image across the globe, along with being the organizer of seminars and talks aimed at connecting the fashion industry’s leaders with Istituto Marangoni’s students.
“My mission is to rethink, reuse, give new life and share my experience in the fashion world with the new generations of Istituto Marangoni’s students,” said Dello Russo, who is currently working on a docu-movie retracing her 30-year career in fashion. “The future of fashion is in the hands of young talents and I’m honored to be able to contribute to their education with ambitious yet achievable dreams and objectives.”
The appointment of Dello Russo confirms Istituto Marangoni’s goal to create a tight link between the educational institution and the most relevant players in the fashion business.
“We are proud to team up with Anna Dello Russo,” said Istituto Marangoni chief executive officer Roberto Riccio. “We believe that her prestigious career, her spontaneous ability to capture and launch the most relevant trends and her creative attitude will be key for those students who choose Istituto Marangoni to realize their dreams and ambitions.”
Founded in Milan in 1935, Istituto Marangoni has helped train over 45,000 professionals in the fashion and luxury fields, including top designers ranging from the late Franco Moschino and Alessandro Sartori, now artistic director of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group to Domenico Dolce; Julie de Libran, artistic director of Sonia Rykiel; Paula Cademartori; and Maurizio Pecoraro, among others.
Istituto Marangoni’s internationalization was launched in 2011 and currently the fashion school operates locations in cities including Paris; London; Miami; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China, and Mumbai.


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In the digital age, Internet security is a growing concern among Web users not only domestically, but on a worldwide scale.
Since its inception, the Internet itself has remained free of international censorship and government oversight. However, cybersecurity is an issue that continues to create controversy, as some believe that a truly secure Internet may only be possible by sacrificing user privacy.
Recently, proposed bills such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) have stalled, largely because of negative backlash by Internet companies and, more importantly, the Obama administration. The intent of those bills was to eliminate piracy of copyrighted material online by allowing the government to block Web sites. President Obama responded by saying that such bills could potentially stifle innovation and damage the integrity of the Web.
But after enduring two online attacks to my companies’ reputation and databases, I’ve come to the conclusion that the protection businesses would get from the legislation is worth sacrificing privacy.


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or more than a decade people opposed to the government of Venezuela have argued that its economy would implode. Like communists in the 1930s rooting for the final crisis of capitalism, they saw economic collapse just around the corner. How frustrating it has been for them to witness only two recessions: one directly caused by the opposition’s oil strike (December 2002-May 2003) and one brought on by the world recession (2009 and the first half of 2010). However, the government got control of the national oil company in 2003, and the whole decade’s economic performance turned out quite well, with average annual growth of real income per person of 2.7% and poverty reduced by over half, and large gains for the majority in employment, access to health care, pensions and education.
Now Venezuela is facing economic problems that are warming the cockles of the haters’ hearts. We see the bad news every day: consumer prices up 49% over the last year; a black market where the dollar fetches seven times the official rate; shortages of consumer goods from milk to toilet paper; the economy slowing; central bank reserves falling. Will those who cried wolf for so long finally see their dreams come true?
Not likely. In the opposition’s analysis Venezuela is caught in an inflation-devaluation spiral, where rising prices domestically undermine confidence in the economy and currency, causing capital flight and driving up the black market price of the dollar. This adds to inflation, as does – in their theory – money creation by the government. And its price controls, nationalisations and other interventions have caused more structural problems. Hyperinflation, rising foreign debt and a balance-of-payments crisis will mark the end of this economic experiment.
But how can a government with more than $90bn in oil revenue end up with a balance-of-payments crisis? Well, the answer is: it can’t, and won’t.


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Porsche has been spending the majority of 2013 celebrating the 50th birthday of the 911, with its latest stunt taking the German brand to the home of British motorsports, Silverstone. To celebrate, Porsche invited enthusiasts to take their personal 911s on a lap of the former airfield, and boy, did the Porschephiles show up. 1,208 911s took part in the lap around the Grand Prix circuit, making it the largest-ever gathering of the iconic, rear-engined cars.
This wasn't just a celebration of 50 years for the 911, though. Funds raised were channeled towards Hope For Tomorrow, a cancer charity that works with the United Kingdom's National Health Service in operating mobile chemothereapy units that make life just a little bit easier on cancer patients.
Take a look at the long video below, and enjoy the passing of what are likely examples of every 911 model ever built.
Porsche has issued a "precautionary" and voluntary safety recall affecting some 4,400 sports cars across the globe. Here in the United States, the recall includes 1,382 911, Boxster convertibles and Cayman coupes, all of which are from model years 2014 and 2015.
Porsche will be replacing the lock bracket for the front cargo area (the frunk) after internal testing revealed that, while the vehicles meet "strength requirements," specific parts might not meet the company's quality standards throughout the vehicle's life. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries.
Owners of the affected cars will be notified within 60 days and will need to report to a nearby dealer for a free repair, which should take about 30 minutes.
LeMons racing is a wonderful example that setting limits can actually breed creativity. The series mandates that all entries must cost $500, not counting safety equipment, and that cap forces teams to be ingenious in how they build a racecar. Take for example this diesel-powered Porsche 911, which its creators have dubbed Ferkel the Nein-11, that will be racing in the Sears Pointless race this weekend in Sonoma, California.
This Frankenstein combines a 911 chassis that was originally bought just for its European powertrain and a Volkswagen TDI diesel engine mounted in the rear. After deciding the shell could still be of some use, the team decided to go racing. "We began brainstorming what replacement drivetrain to use for maximum offense and there was really only one answer: a diesel," said Philipp von Weitershausen, one of the team captains, to Jalopnik. They bought a 1998 Jetta TDI on the cheap and started figuring out a way to hack the engine into the bay. To pay respect to the donor, the VW's trunk was highly modified (and drilled) and grafted onto the back of Ferkel.
This team isn't a newcomer to LeMons. Its last car was a classic VW Beetle with a Subaru engine and dual controls, named Ferdinand the Bug, which could be driven from the left or right side. It's quite a sight.


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The majority of insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers are interested in cyber re/insurance risk and are free from mandates prohibiting engagement, suggesting the ILS space is “quite ready to consume more cyber insurance risk,” according to Tom Johansmeyer, Head of PCS.
A recent survey conducted by PCS, a Verisk business, sought to gauge ILS fund manager sentiment for cyber insurance and reinsurance risk and explore misconceptions about ILS appetite, amid a lack of capacity in the cyber marketplace.
The first of its kind study includes representatives from 24 ILS funds, representing 78% of the ILS market by assets under management (AuM).
“A persistent and common misconception in the traditional re/insurance market is that ILS fund mandates prohibit them from participating in cyber, along with many other man-made classes of business,” explains Johansmeyer.
The survey results show that this isn’t the case, with 95% of respondents by AuM revealing that they are not prohibited from engaging in cyber re/insurance deals by mandate, although 28%, or five of the funds that participated in the study, do have partial prohibitions.
In fact, just two of the respondents have mandates prohibiting assuming cyber risk. Of these, Johansmeyer explains that one has no interest or appetite in the risk, while the other has been more willing to explore the market.
At the same time, “Several funds explained that they have no appetite for cyber re/insurance risk, even though trading in that class of business is not specifically prohibited by their mandates,” says Johansmeyer.
So, while the majority of funds are free to enter the cyber re/insurance space, for some, there remains a lack of appetite, although the study reveals that this is a minority.
By AuM, 71% of respondents are interested in cyber re/insurance risk. Of these 13 respondents, several indicated that they might enter the space when they feel the time is right, or when enough of their peers have.
“Of the respondents interested in consuming cyber re/insurance risk, some reported they have already done so, and are either committed to the class of business or are showing further appetite for cyber risk, which has gone unmet due to lack of deal flow,” explains Johansmeyer.
While eight respondents to the PCS survey suggested they were not interested in cyber risk, it’s not because they haven’t analysed the marketplace. Overall, 18 funds, which account for 85% of AuM, said that they have reviewed the cyber market.
On this finding, Johansmeyer notes that, “The ILS sector knows there is enormous demand for cyber insurance, which translates to further demand for reinsurance and retrocession, suggesting that eventually, the market will have to engage. In fact, several respondents offered a sense of fatalism in this regard, understanding that, eventually, they would have to assume cyber risk simply to be a part of the market.”
When it comes to actual ILS engagement with the cyber insurance and reinsurance sector, Johansmeyer explains that it has been fairly frequent, although the deals have been small.
In fact, by AuM, just 25% of the ILS space have traded cyber risk, which is some way behind other specialty lines of business. However, “the fact that more than a quarter of the sector has experience with cyber suggests a foundation for further market growth over the coming years,” says Johansmeyer.
The final question put to the ILS funds asked whether or not they have been shown cyber reinsurance deals by brokers. The data shows that 12 respondents, including most of the top 10 by AuM, were shown deals by reinsurance brokers.
“Many respondents who were not shown cyber re/insurance deals figure that reinsurance brokers knew that, for them, there were no circumstances under which such transactions would be considered,” explains Johansmeyer.
“The shortage of capital from which many in the cyber insurance market currently suffer could be resolved through the engagement of new sources, particularly the ILS sector. The belief that the ILS market had little interest in cyber risk resulted directly from a lack of discussion with the ILS community. Quite simply, nobody asked about their appetite for cyber risk.
“This study shows that, contrary to prevailing opinion, the ILS market is quite ready to consume more cyber insurance risk, which could help the sector grow and play a more important role in societal stability and economic security,” he concludes.


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The five-day Gulfood was held in Dubai, from 18 to 22 February, 2017. We, Zhangzhou Raysun Trade Co., Ltd., attended this exhibition.
Gulfood is the world’s largest annual food & beverage exhibition. Launched as a biennial event in 1987, the exhibition has grown to promote F&B trade between more than 120 countries annually, enabling 5000 providers of raw materials and ingredients to showcase the tastes, trends and innovations that are shaping the future of food and beverage consumption worldwide. More than 105 customers came to visit our booth and exchange business cards.
Participating in the exhibition, our canned foods products received unanimous praise from the audience.