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Latest Samsung phone news
All the rumours and speculation surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20+.
Samsung seems to have prematurely revealed its next premium smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, through its own website.
Samsung will reportedly host its next Unpacked event on 5 August 2020.
A folding battery for a folding phone.
The release of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G is nearing release and now we have a few grainy images of the device that appear to confirm it'll ve very ...
Samsung's incoming Galaxy Note 20 is set to use Qualcomm's top-end Snapdragon 865+ in the US, while the 5G version of the Galaxy Z Flip will also use ...
Samsung is expected to update the Galaxy Fold in 2020. But what can you expect?
Taking a note out of the S20 Ultra's book, the forthcoming Note 20 Ultra is said to have a 108-megapixel camera confirmed, a source suggests.
Ice Universe has indicated the Galaxy Fold 2 will feature a notchless 7.7-inch display.
Specifications and alleged hands-on pictures and a video of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra have been posted online.
Samsung is reportedly developing a 5G model, and there's evidence it could launch this summer with upgrades besides 5G connectivity.
Samsung is known for having some of the best displays in the smartphone world, but it might not be quite the display that you expect come launch day. ...
The BTS special edition - for both Galaxy S20+ phone and Galaxy Buds+ earphones - is purple, including purple heart, aimed at BTS fans.
The Note 20 is rumoured to launch August 2020. A leak on Twitter reveals the various colour options that could be available.
It seems Samsung is gearing up to launch an S20 Lite to follow up the well-received S10 Lite. The information comes courtesy of the usually reliable S...
Hopes of a new version of the Galaxy Fold that will support the S Pen have been dashed.
The Galaxy Note 20 is going to have a flat screen if the most recent rumour is accurate
Samsung will soon officially unveil special edition versions of its Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Buds+ based on the hugely popular K-pop band BTS.
Which Galaxy S20 colour is the right one for you?
The forthcoming line-up of Samsung's Note 20 family is far from clear.
Samsung has announced a new upgrade programme for Galaxy phones. Called Samsung Access, it's basically a monthly subscription plan.
Information on the different colour choices for the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20+ has hit the 'net.
There will be a supersized model of the incoming Samsung Galaxy Note 20.
Lengthy patents show how Samsung intends to introduce elongated notification display, and add waterproofing. Here's what we know.
Renders showing off the next generation Galaxy Note 20 have been published
Samsung will host its next Unpacked event online only, claims a report from its homeland.
Samsung has announced what appears to be a ruggedised version of the Galaxy S20 geared toward US service members.
Samsung will not be employing its 100x space zoom camera technology for the Galaxy Note 20 series, it has been reported.
Samsung will reportedly stick with the 108-megapixel HM1 camera sensor for the Note 20+.
Samsung has announced an entry-level A-series smartphone, with a big 6.5-inch Infinity-O display, quad camera and massive 5,000mAh battery.
The Galaxy Z Flip could be succeeded by a second-generation clamshell foldable, and there is hope it will be a major upgrade.
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 20 series will not have an "Ultra" model.
It looks like Samsung is developing several new Galaxy Fold models, including a budget version.
Samsung has announced that it will launch the Samsung Pay debit card this summer in partnership with personal finance company SoFi.
Two patents, spotted on EUIPO by LetsGoDigital and then re-imagined in crystal-clear renders, possibly reveal two versions of the rumoured phone.
Samsung has confirmed that it will release new phones in its Note and Fold lines this year - expected to be the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2.
Originally a launch in India, Samsung is now rolling out the M31 in the UK as an Amazon exclusive. Here's what the big-battery phone has to offer.
Samsung's next iteration of its Galaxy Fold phone is one of those handsets we can be seriously confident is well on its way.
Samsung is reportedly developing a smartphone with a pop-up camera, which will be its first to feature the tech.
Although SamMobile isn't yet certain which markets will definitely get the new 5G phone, it does think a North American release can be expected.
Samsung's Galaxy S20 series is still very new, and yet, we're already starting to learn about the company's next smartphone.
Samsung has shifted the Galaxy S20 series up a gear and here's the ultimate guide to getting the most out of them.
Samsung has demonstrated that it sees great worth in the lower end of the smartphone market by taking the wraps off the Galaxy A41.
Samsung made a major change when it launched the Galaxy S8, removing the physical home button. Here's how to take a screenshot.
Samsung is reportedly still on course to launch its next Note smartphone in its traditional August slot.
From the depths of rumourland comes the speculation that Samsung's next-gen Note device might come with unreleased Qualcomm hardware.
Folding phones might be meeting with a so-far relatively lukewarm reception, but the Galaxy Fold 2 is coming regardless.
Samsung is updating last year's Galaxy S10 and Note 10 with features that were originally exclusive to its newest flagship, the Galaxy S20.
Looks like the only difference between the Galaxy Note 20 and the S20 is the S Pen
Samsung is going big on cameras, bigger than ever before, with its three new devices in the Galaxy S20 family


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A new report by ABI Research expects the m-commerce market to account for 24.4% of overall e-commerce revenue by the end of 2017.
It follows a period of particularly strong growth last year, when the amount of online mobile transactions doubled to $65.6 billion worldwide.
Elizabeth Lee of voanews.com writes:
Smart phones and tablet computers have become so popular that they are now a part of everyday life for many people around the world. These devices have also prompted an explosion of mobile applications. Hollywood is plugging in to this potentially profitable world of new technology.
Carphone Warehouse has published an interim management statement for the latest financial quarter, which ended on 30th June 2012. It says sales in its European business, although up 5.7% year-on-year to £776 million, were actually down 2% on a like-for-like basis.
Total connections in Europe were down 17.8% to just under 2 million.
Podcast - 30th July 2012
In today's podcast we're talking to Doug Suriano, Chief Technology Officer at mobile broadband solutions company Tekelec, about net neutrality.
Net neutrality is the principle that consumers are not restricted in the ways they're able to use their internet connection. The topic is often in the headlines, either because some governments may want to prevent their citizens from viewing certain types of information - or because of commercial restrictions.
Apple is planning to take over mobile and network security company AuthenTec in a deal that’s said to be worth around $356 million.
AuthenTec provides a variety of security solutions, from encryption technology to fingerprint sensors, for mobile phones and computers.

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English Apples & Pears unveils 2019 marketing campaign
English Apples & Pears (EAP) is using the age-old wisdom ‘an apple a day’ to appeal to a new generation of British apple lovers and turn up the dial on its healthy snacking credentials.
The 2019 EAP campaign started in the New Year with online activity but kicks off in earnest this week with new research revealing the average adult racks up more than 1,400 calories a day in unhealthy snacking, outside of meals.
“We were delighted that apples regained their top spot as the nation’s favourite fruit last year but the findings from our new consumer study are alarming and demonstrate an unhealthy reliance on processed, unhealthy snacks,” said Ali Capper, Executive Chair of EAP. “Experts warn that this is fuelling Britain’s obesity epidemic and in turn costing the NHS nearly £10 billion by 2050. We know that healthy eating is critically important, and that’s why this year we will be encouraging everyone to swap their unhealthy snacks and choose instead to eat an apple a day. Apples are the ultimate healthy on-the-go snack.”
The EAP study of 2,000 people reveals the average British adult is now bingeing on 10,000 calories a week outside of meals, with men gulping down more than 1,700 calories a day on predominantly unhealthy food options and women racking up almost 1,200 snacking calories – equivalent to 66% and 58% respectively of their total recommended daily calorie intake.
EAP’s 2019 campaign will communicate that British apples are a healthier snacking option providing soluble fibre which helps to maintain fullness for longer. With the average snack racking up 183 calories, a simple swap to a British apple – at only 77 calories – could save up to 106 calories each time someone snacks. Swapping just one snack a day for a British apple could save the average person 3,120 calories a month.
Following a successful partnership with student-friendly online influencers, MOB Kitchen – who have been sharing great ways to snack on apples via their social media accounts – the EAP 2019 campaign will look to build on apple’s health credentials throughout the year, with the launch of an apple health research review led by Tom Sanders, Professor of Nutrition at King’s College, London.
Apple promotional activity will continue throughout the year peaking at the start of season when the new crop of British apples arrives in store. Plans for the Autumn include a high-profile stunt, sampling, a parliamentary event and the publication of a white paper.
“We’re urging the industry to get involved and back our 2019 campaign. With retailer support, we are confident we can persuade more people to choose apples as their healthy snack and ultimately improve the health of the nation,” added Capper.
“Our consumer research has shown that over half of British shoppers (53%) buy British apples and with better, more visible displays in store 37% of those shoppers would buy even more.”
The 2019 EAP campaign, urging consumers to eat ‘an apple a day’, is designed to support the organisation’s ambitious vision for growth that is aiming for 60% of all apples on shelf in UK supermarkets to be British by 2030.
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 Censuswide – 2,005 General consumers. Research conducted: 18.02.2019 – 20.02.2019
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Retailers are increasingly getting into manufacturing by offering own-label brands in-store, allowing customers to buy cheaper products without compromising on quality. It seems, however, that despite the recession which has eaten into household budgets, customers don’t just consider the price when choosing between products.
This morning I read a study by market information firm SymphonyIRI Group, which showed that private-label products are on average 26% cheaper than similar manufacturers’ brands in the UK.
In recent months, retailers across the country have been taking measures to become more innovative and creative when it comes to new product development and packaging in an attempt to draw more customers. They are also turning to social media and dedicated private-label websites to promote their products. The segment’s indisputable growth proves that private-label production is making a difference in the retail world, as it gives market players the opportunity to introduce something new that is not present on rivals’ shelves.
However, despite own-label items’ more competitive pricing, the researchers did not find a strong correlation between price and sales in all product categories. It turns out that the choice between private-label products and national brands has more to do with consumers’ individual tastes and preferences. When it comes to buying health and beauty products, for example, people tend to choose their favourite toothpaste brand without bothering to think about the price. And in a niche category such as ketchup, the majority of consumers will always remain true to their favourite brand.


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Consumer electronics company Lenovo has topped a list of the most popular Chinese brands as perceived by people outside China.
Smartphone brand Huawei ranks second, with e-commerce company Alibaba third in the list published Tuesday by advertising agency group WPP and its research arm Kantar Millward Brown. The companies' "BrandZ Top 50 Chinese Global Brand Builders 2018" report combined Google search data with an online survey of 395,000 consumers to find the Chinese brands highest in awareness and consideration in the U.S., Japan, Australia, U.K, Spain, Germany and France.
But even though Lenovo is the world's largest PC maker and has dual headquarters — one in Beijing and the other in Morrisville, North Carolina — there is still a way to go for it and other Chinese brands to become known by U.S consumers, according to Doreen Wang, global head of BrandZ at Kantar Millward Brown.
So is the perception of "Made in China" changing outside China itself?
"I always think it takes time… One of the major challenges (is) still (that) overall awareness of Chinese brands is still very low, it's not very high and people can probably only name a handful of Chinese brands. And I believe that the majority of the population in the U.S. probably couldn't even name one Chinese brand," Wang told CNBC by phone.
Younger people's perceptions of "Made in China" are more positive than older generations' impressions, she added.
"Younger consumers are turning to brands such as Lenovo, Alibaba and JD.com because they are united by their love of cool, affordable products and services regardless of their country of origin," she said in an emailed statement.
Things are changing. A third of exhibitors at January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas were from China, and often the CEOs Wang speaks with do not see their companies as solely Chinese brands.
"So, from day one… they see themselves as a global brand. So (the strategy is) if I have (the) opportunity I will establish my footprint in 30, 50 countries simultaneously. Rather than (thinking) I need to build myself really, really big in China before going global," she said.
Wang cited China's leading smartphone maker Huawei as one such brand making inroads at CES, with a presentation showing people that its name is pronounced "wow way." Indeed, the company could be set to overtake Apple in the global smartphone market, according to IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo.
And while consumer electronics brands dominate the BrandZ ranking, mobile gaming and artificial intelligence companies can move "way faster" than these traditional categories, Wang said. Two Chinese mobile gaming companies — Elex and Cheetah Mobile — make the top 10. Cheetah Mobile claims to have more than 1 billion mobile active gaming users and says that its Clean Master antivirus software has had 3 billion downloads.
One strategy that will work well for Chinese brands expanding to developed nations is to start marketing entry-level products, Wang said.
"We believe that the disruption (is) always happening at the low end… When these brands are going to Western countries and they always start their journey and start the disruption at the low end… Very similar as Honda, Toyota, 30, 20 years ago."
"People think 'OK the price is low, but let me give it a try,' and then it's the product that is above their expectation, so they start to use more and more and then these brands are gradually moving up the value chain," she said.
1. Lenovo (consumer electronics)
2. Huawei (consumer electronics)
3. Alibaba (e-commerce)
4. Xiaomi (consumer electronics)
5. Air China (airlines)
6. Elex (mobile gaming)
7. Anker (consumer electronics)
8. Haier (home appliances)
9. Hisense (home appliances)
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The Spry, the last remaining Lower Severn Trow, is being given a new home, which is due to open during the summer. Trows were used to transport raw materials and finished goods up and down the River Severn before the railways took over this role and are one of the unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution. The new building will protect The Spry from the elements and contain a fascinating new exhibition about the boat, while a walkway over the deck will allow visitors to see the boat from a whole new perspective.
Spry in sail – 1908. Image by permission of Gloucester Folk Museum
Elsewhere around the Town, the transport story continues as another new building is being created to house the Museum’s replica Trevithick Engine, arguably the world’s first steam powered locomotive, along with two other historic boats, a Canal Ice Breaker and Canal Tub Boat.
For further information, contact the Ironbridge Tourist Information Centre on Tel: 01952 433 424 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk.Back to top


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When devices began to ship with dual-core chips the market wasn't quite ready for them and anything but high-end games would take advantage of the added core. However now, dual-core is all but a requirement for a half-decent Android device, with prety much all apps now being optimised for multi-thread and therefore take advantage of the added power. Quad-core has been available since the end of last year but it's featured in few phones and is mostly present in tablets – something I believe to be due to heat-dissipation. However, quad-core is on its way to the market now in the form of Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro line of series.
MediaTek – a company that provides a lot of ARM based SoCs to low-cost manufacturers in China – have just finished preparations for their Quad-core SoCs and are said to be supplying them before 2012 ends. Whilst it's unlikely we'll see such a chip make it to devices anywhere other than China or Europe but it's certainly good to see other manufacturers perfect the process because it certainly suggests that quad-core processors are becoming the norm. Which can only be a good thing, the faster this sort of power becomes available to everyone then the fast we'll start to see an improvement on the applications that we use everyday.


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Streaming live on Forbes, ServiceRocket CEO Rob Castaneda will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) Tuesday, October 15th. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Rob will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site.
Rob Castaneda is the CEO of ServiceRocket. ServiceRocket works closely with fast-growing Silicon Valley companies to help them deliver amazing Training and Support experiences for their customers. An Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, Rob has built ServiceRocket organically over the past decade and the business now has over 130 employees working from 5 locations around the world. ServiceRocket customers now number well over 1000 and include companies like Cisco, , Polycom, Atlassian, Cloudera and Zendesk.
#StartupLab is a free virtual mentorship program created by The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of hundreds of America’s most successful young entrepreneurs. #StartupLab takes YEC's mission to help more people start successful businesses to the next level by offering millions of entrepreneurs direct access to YEC members through interactive video chats, email lessons and a library of how-to articles, videos and eBooks. Whether you're just starting up, a current business owner, or you run an organization that supports entrepreneurs, sign up for #StartupLab today for real-world advice from some of the coolest entrepreneurs on the planet.
Check Forbes tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT), when Rob will answer questions from the audience live via video chat.
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The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program.


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Steeped Coffee has been selected as a top three finalist in the ‘Best New Tea or Coffee’ category for the 2021 Natural Products Expo East Awards, taking place at the end of September.
The awards will be taking place at the Specialty Coffee Expo in New Orleans from 30 September – 3 October 2021.
With the support of PMMI, ProFood World will recognise winners of the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards and the Manufacturing Innovation Awards at Pack Expo International and Healthcare Packaging Expo in Chicago, from 8-11 November 2020.
At the fourth annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Awards, illycaffè, named Colombia’s ‘Spirit of Peace Ex-Combatants’ – Asacafè as the “Best of the Best”.
The Tea Association of the USA and the Tea & Herbal Association of Canada have announced the winners of the 4th annual Sustainability Awards at the North American Tea Conference in Miami for the tea sector.
The awards will celebrate excellence within the tea and coffee industry, and will offer everyone within the tea and coffee supply business a chance to shine.
TC Transcontinental Packaging has won the Sustainable Packaging category at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards with its Harney & Sons Fine Teas recyclable package.
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) awarded six scores of 90+ at the Cup of Excellence (COE) awards in Honduras, South America.


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XYIENCE Renews Endorsement Contract with UFC Superstar Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey
The UFC’s first female champion re-ups with XYIENCE, the official energy drink of the UFC
Rousey is the No. 1 pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world according to leading industry publications and the Unified Women’s MMA Ranking. She has a role in The Expendables 3, a Sylvester Stallone film that is due to hit theaters in August 2014. She was recently featured in the hit reality television series The Ultimate Fighter 18 on FOX Sports 1 and was also the subject of a FOX Sports 1 documentary, Breaking Ground. She has been featured on the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s 2012 Body Issue, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine, among others.
Outside of the octagon, XYIENCE’s relationship with Rousey has also been a huge win on the retail floor. In late 2013, XYIENCE launched a limited edition Cherry Lime collector can that included the two-time Olympian’s image that proved to be a winner for the brand.
“XYIENCE is thrilled to have Ronda on the team,” said John Lennon, XYIENCE’s president. “Outside of the cage, she’s also a dominating force. In 2014, her collector can was available in November and December as part of the excitement leading up to UFC 168 that was in late December,” explained Lennon. “Those are traditionally slow months for the energy drink category, but during that period our sales increased 12 percent over 2012.”
During the same timeframe, the brand ran a combination online and retail level promotion, Ronda Rousey Vegas Getaway,offering fans the chance to win a VIP trip for two to Las Vegas for UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva and to meet Rousey, who was victorious over Miesha Tate during the evening’s co-main event. “Ronda was so gracious with our contest winners. She really went the extra mile to be sure that their experiences were memorable,” said Aimee Wenske, XYIENCE’s brand and social media manager.
XYIENCE recently launched a grassroots athlete initiative called the “Power to Win Team” designed to bring the brand’s philosophy to life. “The ‘Power to Win’ starts within—it’
According to Lennon, Rousey also enables XYIENCE Xenergy brand to connect with a large part of its consumer base. “XYIENCE Xenergy has attracted a large number of female consumers—at least one-third of our fans are women. Ronda will continue to be an integral part of XYIENCE and of communicating our brand message to this growing audience.”


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14 Delivery Drivers Died In South Korea As They're Overworked, Some Are Doing 21-Hr Shifts
Deaths of about 14 delivery personnel can be linked to overworking and the resulting exhaustion in South Korea, reports the BBC. The report notes that these drivers are struggling to cope with the increasing volume of online orders ever since the onset of pandemic. These drivers deliver everything from essential items like food to on-essential items like clothes, cosmetic, among others.
Delivered 200 packages in 21-hour shift
BBC describes the plight of one such worker, Kim Duk-yeon, 36, who was found dead the day after he had delivered 400 packages in a 21-hour shift.
The 36-year-old delivery driver had been working since 5am the previous day. He messaged a colleague, pleading to skip a round of parcel deliveries.
"It's too much," he wrote. "I just can't." Four days later, Kim was dead. He is one of 14 workers in South Korea who union officials say died because of overwork - most of them delivery drivers.
The families of the deceased have described the causes of death as "kwarosa" - a Korean term used for sudden death due to heart failure or a stroke as a result of extreme hard work.
One of the drivers who died was 27-year-old Jang Deok-jin, a former Taekwondo enthusiast who had lost 15kg after doing 18 months of night shifts, according to his family. Deok-jin came home from a night shift earlier this month at around six in the morning and headed for a shower. His father found him dead face down in the bathtub an hour later.
Why the pressure?
Delivery drivers across the world are bearing the burden and the cost of the pandemic-induced new normal. The coronavirus has accelerated the love for internet shopping, demand for delivered goods has increased by 10% in South Korea. This year, so far, it has increased by double that. The pressure is particularly acute in South Korea, where home deliveries are expected in hours not days. This leads to long and continuous work hours, overnight shifts and grueling work conditions.
These cases, the report notes, have “won the attention of President Moon Jae-in who called for an overhaul of working conditions for delivery employees”.
“In August, South Korea’s labour ministry stepped in and urged the country’s major logistics companies to sign a declaration to ensure drivers got enough rest and did not have to work continuous overnight shifts,” the report adds.
Workers demand change
Several hundred delivery workers have gone on a strike demanding better pay and conditions. Their rally cry was, "We want to live".
BBC reports, drivers are paid around 800 Korean won per parcel ($0.70, £0.50), and these days they deliver around 350 packages a day. Most also have to pay for the wages of workers who bring packages down to the floor of the warehouse, and they have to pay penalties if deliveries are late or lost. Not just that, drivers have to sort their own packages from thousands of orders and hundreds of vans before they can even get behind the wheel.


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The first Black-owned crowdfunding platform in Wisconsin has ties to Beloit. Shanta Lana Hereford of Beloit is managing partner for the new platform.
Crowd WallStreet Wisconsin is a subsidiary of Crowd WallStreet, Inc. and is the fastest-growing Black-owned crowdfunding platform in the nation. Two of the co-founders, Jamsky French and Tavaris Williams, said they formed the new company to help educate and guide minorities and help bridge the racial wealth gap. However, the platform is open to anyone in Wisconsin.
“It’s a way people can raise money through the community versus big time investors. It’s more inclusive,” Williams said.
French and Williams explained how Blacks account for 13.5% of the U.S. population, but only receive 1% of all venture capital funding. They are also two times less likely to receive a business loan, leaving many Black founders with very few options for financing their businesses.
Fortunately, in April 2012, a new law was passed by the Obama administration. This new law made it easier for qualified entrepreneurs to raise money for their businesses.
The JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) encouraged the funding of small businesses. It lowered reporting and disclosure requirements for companies with less than $1 billion in revenue, allowing advertising of securities, and allowing companies to access social capital from crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding has become very popular since The JOBS Act began. Individuals, companies, and nonprofit organizations use crowdfunding to raise money for projects, events, businesses and social causes.
One of those states with an intrastate crowdfunding law is Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’s intrastate law allows qualified Wisconsin businesses to raise up to $2 million on a registered “internet site” from Wisconsin residents only.
“It’s a way to boost Wisconsin’s business economy by allowing Wisconsin residents to invest in Wisconsin businesses,” Hereford said.
Until now, there were only two active, registered internet sites operating in Wisconsin. However, on July 28, 2021, Crowd WallStreet became the third active internet site and the first Black-owned crowdfunding platform in Wisconsin.
The co-founders explained how many private companies, such as Facebook or Lyft, were able to raise money from venture capital, private investors and equity. It leaves the average person with little opportunity to invest and minority and women entrepreneurs with little chance to raise funds.
“Anybody can be an investor. It’s for everyone,” Williams said.
Crowd WallStreet has a collection of companies and entrepreneurs seeking to raise money including those with delivery and dating apps as well as restaurants and technology companies.
“We help them raise capital to take business to the next level,” Williams said.
Soon Crowd Wall Street will be available to anyone in the nation once its Security Exchange Commission registration is complete.
For those new to crowdfunding, the platform has Crowd WallStreet University to get an education of crowdfunding, risks and investing.


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Sandals Butch Stewart
Local entrepreneur and the other member of the Williams dynamic duo Bizzy Williams has thrown his support behind Butch Stewart and Sandals/Beaches at the expense of local tycoon Bernie Weatherhead. Bizzy Williams letters to the local newspapers have gone under the radar this week but given the importance of tourism, the washpan of concessions to Butch Stewart and the success of Bernie Weatherhead as a homegrown businessman it is worthy of discussion.
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Burger King opened in Sky Mall (Barbados)
The news this week that fast food restaurant Burger King had to pull ‘beef burgers’ from its UK outlets which were supplied by an Irish vender has alarmed many Barbadians. Why you ask? Burger King recently opened its doors at Sky Mall formerly Mall Internationale in Barbados. It is a bold move by Bizzy Williams the principal investo given the view that Barbadians are not regarded as burger lovers. Perhaps he is banking on the fact that Bajans have moved on from the McDonalds experience. Nothing wrong with eating horse meat though, the issue like most things nowadays is it is all about the lack of business ethics and public trust. If you say you are selling beef burgers how the hell does it translate to HORSE MEAT? Let us hope that the carcasses of some of those retired horses owned by Bizzy’s brother do not make it into the kitchen of Burger King Barbados.
What has provoked the interest of BU about the coming of Burger King is a statement made by President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce Lalu Vaswani at the renaming of Sky Mall which coincided with the opening of Burger King:
“… Barbados’ food and beverage and agricultural sectors can greatly benefit from the opportunity to secure long-term supply partnerships with franchises. Equally, it is in the economic interest of franchises to ensure a viable local supply chain, since reinvesting in the local economy promotes economic growth and consumer demand,” he said. (Barbados Advocate – 1/28/2013)
Mark Cummins - Chief Town Planner Credit: Nation
“We face a problem in Barbados with smallholdings. A lot of these date back to pre-emancipation days when many non-slaves were what was described as “free persons of colour”. However, to be able to hold public office, they had to own in excess of 10 acres of land. Many free persons of colour purchased the minimum 10 acres of land and many of those titles remain with the descendants today”
The controversial Bizzy Williams brother of Sir Charles Othniel Williams is in the news again for asserting the government is to blame for the ‘spiralling price of land’. He is partially correct although it is not as simple as he suggests. A former Commissioner of Land Tax stated recently if government wants to significantly reduce the price of land it would have to release several lots into the market to satisfy current demand. This would lead to a measure of price equilibrium. It is no secret that demand for land currently outstrips supply. It is easy for Barbadians to take pot shots at the Williams brothers because they are known to be rich and therefore an easy target. The fact that both of them are outspoken means the Williams target becomes even bigger.
When analysing the issue of spiralling land prices in Barbados several factors must be considered. Successive governments have used real estate development to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) especially on the West Coast. There are also Barbadians living in the Diaspora who have been encouraged to invest in Barbados to respond to government’s insatiable need for foreign exchange. What about the ownership of large tracts of land which Amused reminded us of in the quote above and the impact it has had on freeing up land?
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On Sept. 12, in collaboration with York County's Department of Public Works and the York County Beautification Committee, Yorktown Market Days will Go Green to encourage shoppers to reduce, reuse, and recycle. The market begins at 8 a.m. and runs until noon. There will be free information to promote environmental sustainability as well as complimentary reusable market bags for the first 500 customers. Shoppers will have an opportunity to discuss eco-friendly methods and products with both artists and vendors alike. Some businesses will be offering recycling incentives at their booths for future purchases. The visiting life-sized LOVE Letters will also be turned green for the day as a photo opportunity for visiting families.
Remember, our market is rain or shine and will move into the lower level of the Water Street Parking Terrace if the field is too wet so you can shop in comfort.


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Unique Pretzel Bakery, Inc. announced today that they will introduce an Original “Splits” Pretzel bag benefiting Folds of Honor this August
Unique Pretzels has proudly partnered with Folds of Honor to introduce the Folds of Honor Original “Splits” Pretzels 11-ounce bag that will be available in grocery stores this August. For each bag that is sold, Unique Pretzels will donate five cents to Folds of Honor.
Since 2007, Folds of Honor has honored a mission to provide educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled Service-members. Now Unique Pretzel fans can support this cause and still enjoy the same, great original split-open pretzel that they have come to know and love.
“We are excited to team up with Folds of Honor,” said Justin Spannuth, Chief Operating Officer at Unique Pretzel Bakery, Inc. “We strongly believe in their mission to give back to military families that have made the ultimate sacrifice in fighting for our freedom. Those individuals gave everything, and it is our responsibility to ensure that their family members receive the training and skills they need to succeed.”
For more information on Folds of Honor visit www.FoldsofHonor.org.


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Ambitious land-based fish farmer Pure Salmon has launched a smoked salmon brand in France.
â€œLa Petite Fabrique du Saumon Fumeâ€ is produced at Boulogne sur Mer, using Norwegian fish, according to a post on LinkedIn. â€œOur teams at our Boulogne Sur Mer plant in France do an exceptional job. Surely one of the best-smoked salmon in the world. Hand filleted, salted with dry salt, removal of brown muscle, rope hung smoked. A very positive and cheerful working atmosphere and a gender balance already in place. Result: unrivalled products and new happy customers every week,â€ wrote chief project officer and head of pet treats at Pure Salmon Michael Ruben.
Itâ€™s not clear if Pure Salmon has bought a new facility in Boulogne for salmon smoking. Or if this is part of the site, which is still in development.
Ruben thanked Pure Salmon Boulogne Sur Mer site director Arnaud Volle for managing the facility in Linkedin.
Pure Salmon is investing EUR 175 million in a land-based facility there, which is expected to produce 10,000 tonnes of salmon per year.
Owner Singapore-headquartered 8F Asset Management is looking to build a number of facilities with a total production capacity of 260,000 tonnes of salmon around the world. If completely funded and realised, that will make Pure Salmon the worldâ€™s second-largest fish farming company, bypassed only by Mowi.
The salmon is processed and distributed in two distinct brands that are partners of Pure Salmon, Iod and La petite Fabrique Du Saumon FumÃ©.


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By: Kylen Mills
He's a veteran who's made it his mission to help other vets, and for Douglas "Papa" Dee: earning non–profit certification is a huge deal.
"Generate more of what we're looking for the money and the furniture and the clothing and whatever we can get. And I'm pretty excited I think it can take us to another level," said Papa.
Papa has been delivering household items to struggling vets in the area for more than 8 years, but it was just a few weeks ago he officially became a non–profit.
Now, anyone who donates can write off their gift on their taxes.
While today's the last day for 2013 write offs, papa says they're in need all year long. To donate, call papa at 309–269–7302.


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Sanho previews CloudFTP at Macworld | iWorld 2012
Sanho's Daniel Chin originally sought $100,000 in funding through Kickstarter, but wound up with more than 2,700 backers and more than $262,000 by the time the pledge drive ended three weeks ago.
CloudFTP is an adapter that turns any USB storage device into a wireless file server. It can share files with any WiFi-enabled device and will back up data to cloud storage on the Internet. It creates its own ad-hoc wireless network to share data, and it can be accessed from a web app, iOS app (there's one for Android as well) or via FTP.
CloudFTP is expected to ship in early February to Kickstarter participants and will cost $99.95 retail. Check out the video below to discover CloudFTP can do.
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One year ago, For Real launched! Foods frozen pizzas with bases baked on Swedish locally grown cabbage or Swedish chicken. Now several heavy investors are joining the fast-growing and innovative company.
For Real! Foods was launched in 2020 after the founders Daniel and Kristin Nowak reacted to how public health is deteriorating at an ever faster pace, while parts of the food industry fill the shelves with nutrient-poor and ultra-processed fast food. Their first concept is a new type of frozen pizza that is baked with bases on locally grown cabbage or Swedish chicken.
By replacing cereals and additives with nutritious and 100% natural raw materials, a unique and healthier product is obtained that is both gluten-free, low carb and high in fiber and protein.
“Sweden eats the most ultra-processed food in the entire EU and over 50% in Sweden are overweight. We want to reverse this trend and help people regain their health through nutritious food without additives – what we call real food. Real food that is not only healthy and sustainable but also incredibly good.” says Kristin and Daniel Nowak, founders, For Real! Foods.
After just one year on the market, the company is now raising SEK 9 million (around 840K€) from several well-known investors to meet demand. The line of investors includes PINC, the food company Paulig’s venture capital branch, Maria Borelius’ award-winning science journalist, biologist and author of several health books, Christer Ridderheim – one of the founders of Ridderheim’s delicacies, Hans Johansson – serial entrepreneur and one of the founders of Semcon and Vinngroup, Njord and most business angels.
“For Real! Foods has succeeded with the piece of art in creating a more nutritious alternative to one of the most enjoyable meals we have – pizza. Many people are looking for really good alternatives to fast dishes and snacks that are gluten-free, have local ingredients and are without additives – and now they get one that really holds the measure! In addition, the team has several new products underway, so we look forward to an exciting journey.” says Marika King, head of PINC.
The new capital will primarily be used for geographical expansion in Sweden and the rest of the Nordic region, at the same time as the unique production process will be scaled up to meet increased demand. In addition to the grocery trade, the company is now also investing in selling its unique pizza bases to the restaurant sector. The capital will also enable the launch of new innovative products in 2022.
“This is the future! People are changing their eating habits at a rapid pace and demanding healthier food, including simple solutions for stressful days.” says Maria Borelius, author of the best-selling book The Health Revolution. It is also the name of Sweden’s largest health pod, which Maria produces together with Carina Nunstedt, who she has also chosen to invest in For Real! Foods.
PINC in brief
PINC is Paulig’s venture arm for investments in early stage start-ups in and around the future of food. The objective of PINC is to help Paulig renew itself and prosper as well as contribute to a tastier and more sustainable planet.


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Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) Lowers Q3 Outlook
- Top 10 News for 12/2: Crude Rips on OPEC Cut; Starbucks' Schultz Steps Down; Nonfarm Payrolls Flat in Nov.
- Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6%
- Bond yields slip on U.S. jobs data, euro steady before Italy vote
- Alibaba (BABA) Founder Jack Ma Discuss Plans to Retire; 'I Don't Want to Die at the Office'
- Starbucks Coffee (SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz to Step Down, Appointed Executive Chairman; Kevin Johnson New CEO
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Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT) announced preliminary room revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, and updated its outlook for net income, net income per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted FFO per share.
|Previous Q3 2016||Current Q3 2016|
|Outlook as of 8/3/2016||Outlook as of 10/10/2016|
|Net income||$13.4-$14.9 M||$12.8-$13.3 M|
|Net income per diluted share||$0.35-$0.38||$0.33-$0.34|
|RevPAR Growth||-1.0 to +1.0%||-2.1||%|
|Adjusted EBITDA||$38.0-$39.5 M||$37.0-$37.5 M|
|Adjusted FFO per Share||$0.72-$0.75||$0.70-$0.71|
*** The FFO consensus is $0.74.
“We faced tough comparisons over a very strong 2015 third quarter when our occupancy reached an all-time high of 88 percent for our owned portfolio,” noted Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chatham’s president and chief executive officer. “Our RevPAR recently was adversely impacted more than expected due to lower GDP growth that is restraining business travel, as well as new supply and a significant drop in demand in our oil-industry influenced Houston and western Pennsylvania markets. We have six hotels in those markets and those hotels experienced a RevPAR decline of 21 percent. This performance negatively impacted our RevPAR by approximately 200 basis points. Our reduced guidance with respect to adjusted EBITDA and FFO per share is reflective of reduced RevPAR performance, increased wage pressures and rising guest acquisition costs primarily from online travel agency commissions.”
The company also announced that it will report third quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday, November 3, 2016, before the opening of the market. That same day at 10:00 a.m. ET, Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chatham’s chief executive officer, Dennis M. Craven, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Jeremy Wegner, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a conference call to review third quarter 2016 financial results.
Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call on the Internet by logging onto Chatham’s Web site, http://chathamlodgingtrust.com/, or www.streetevents.com, or may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-877-407-0789 and referencing Chatham Lodging Trust. A recording of the call will be available by telephone until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 10, 2016, by dialing 1-844-512-2921, reference number 13647058. A replay of the conference call will be posted on Chatham’s website.
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We recently launched BrandVue’s Most Loved Financial Services report 2023, and the results reveal a surprising fondness for traditional banks amongst Generation Z.
Despite Monzo securing a spot in Gen Z’s top 10, more traditional banks are standing their ground…
Our digitally native Gen Z (currently aged between 11 and 26) are known for pioneering new trends and having an affinity with socially aware brands. But when it comes to Brand Love, legacy banks have secured their place in Gen Z’s Top 10, with Lloyds, Barclays, and NatWest ranking 4th, 5th, and 8th, respectively. These brands might not top the overall league table, but they’ve certainly captured Gen Z’s hearts.
Prioritising peace of mind
In times of uncertainty, consumers prioritise security and stability. Savanta’s State of the Youth Nation Tracker reveals that 45% are concerned about their future, with money worries close behind at 43%.
Thus it would appear the link between Brand Love and trust is strong for this generation, with 7 in 10 stating they trust banks. This trust exceeds that in influencers and celebrities, which stands at only 8%. Despite being the primary target for these financial influencers, Gen Z still values family advice, with 36% claiming to hold accounts at the same bank as their parents.
From crypto craze to conservative choices
In recent years, we have also seen a trend towards Gen Z building wealth outside traditional financial systems. However, the proportion of Gen Z owning cryptocurrency has fallen from 12% to 9%, and those believing that crypto “will change the world” has decreased from 42% to 26%. Novelty and hype were big pull factors for those initially investing in alternative currencies, and the volatile nature triggered feelings of urgency and FOMO (fear of missing out).
In these unpredictable times, we’re seeing Gen Z turn to traditional financial routes. As the dream of homeownership and achieving life goals appears increasingly unattainable, they may be looking to familiar brands to improve their odds and offer some much-needed stability.
The keys to the next generation’s hearts
Many young people also feel ill-equipped to make significant financial decisions, and look to companies offering education and tools to assist. Brands that can provide personalised and tailored solutions, such as flexible loan repayment, insurance plans, or gamified savings and rewards, have the potential to guide Gen Z towards informed decisions, ultimately building trust, loyalty, and Brand Love.
Marketing for the modern generation
Traditional banks are actively communicating their willingness to assist through various marketing campaigns. Lloyds Bank, for example, recently launched their ‘Smart Start’ campaign, merging the tangible benefits of setting up a spending and savings account for 11–15-year-olds with the emotional benefit of building financial confidence. The brand’s commercial, ‘Bike’, follows a young girl as she does just that, and her challenge of learning to ride a bike is supported by the instantly recognizable black horse every step of the way.
Similarly, NatWest’s ‘Thrive’ initiative, in collaboration with Marcus Rashford, creates safe spaces for young people to learn money management skills and features testimonies from young entrepreneurs. Their motivational ‘Tomorrow begins today’ campaign reassures customers that the bank can help them achieve their goals, even amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. By partnering with TikTok creators to produce organic content showcasing their achievements, NatWest reached 15.8m people across the UK and substantially increased favorability towards the NatWest brand (+14%), especially amongst Gen Z.
Why traditional banks still hold the crown
The enduring appeal of traditional banks among Gen Z is firmly rooted in trust and stability. While neobank Monzo is clearly piquing their interest, the foundations of trust keep them tied to well-established institutions. These youngsters may experiment with the novel services offered by neobanks, but when it comes to substantial commitments, the assurance provided by these longstanding banks proves invaluable.


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Car park and town centre enforcement to restart as lockdown eases
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council will begin charging in car parks and enforcing town centre restrictions again from Monday, 15 June.
This includes the business permits and time limited waiting restrictions that apply in Hatfield car parks* and on-street in Welwyn Garden City.
It follows the council's decision on 30 March to assist critical key workers to be able to park for free so that they could continue to provide essential services.
In that time the government has introduced a scheme to provide free parking for all NHS workers across the country. The borough's NHS staff, including health and social care workers and NHS volunteer responders, will continue to receive free parking whilst on duty by displaying their parking pass.
Visitors to the council's car parks in WGC are urged to download the Paybyphone mobile app, which is an easy way to pay for parking without queuing for or touching the machines. The council until further notice will pay the standard 15p that is charged each time someone uses the app to park.
If you do not have a smart phone, you can call 0800 546 0601 and quote the location code which can be found on the tariff signs in the car park.
Councillor Stephen Boulton, Executive Member for Planning and Environment at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, said:
It was really important for us during the peak of the virus that we supported our communities wherever possible, and providing free or unrestricted parking was one of the ways we were able to do that.
As government begins to lift lockdown measures and businesses reopen, we expect our town centres to see more traffic again and felt the timing was right to reintroduce enforcement to ensure the regular turnover of spaces in our shopping areas.
We're working hard to support the recovery of our high streets, helping businesses to reopen safely and ensuring they can access the financial support available.
Signage will be put in place around Hunters Bridge to alert people to a new one-way system that will operate in the stairwells. The council will also put extra cleaning in place, but ask that residents continue to take their own precautions and follow all government guidance on staying safe.
Recognising that many people are still working from home, the council is continuing not to enforce resident permit schemes at this time.
To find out more about the government permit scheme for NHS workers, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-health-care-and-volunteer-workers-parking-pass-and-concessions/covid-19-health-care-and-volunteer-workers-parking-pass-and-concessions
*The Common car park in Hatfield is now closed. Alternative parking is provided in the new temporary car park Fourways, accessed through Kennelwood Lane car park.


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Making the most of it
“Suppose we could only make 1 million cars. If the auto industry was limited for some reason, what would they do? Would they make small, cheap vehicles or big, premium, expensive cars?”
An industry observer asked that question at a cattle feeders meeting this summer.
It seemed the answer was obvious: the automakers would have to get the most money they could for every single vehicle.
“They’d be making Escalades, King Ranch pickups and Corvettes. They’d make the biggest, highest-margin premium vehicles they could,” Pete Anderson, Midwest PMS research director, confirmed.
Do you see a parallel with the cattle business?
“We aren’t going back to 40 million cows,” he said, “so we’ve got to maximize revenue from the ones we have. We’ve got to make the equivalent of Escalades and let somebody else sell Honda Civics.”
The 2017 Escalades have a starting MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) value of $73,395, while a Chevy Suburban has one of $49,915 by comparison.
I know there are many features to consider, but at their core, they are fairly similar: with bench seats both hold eight passengers, both have all the same standard safety features and the conveniences you’d expect of a brand-new vehicle today.
I’m certain it costs incrementally more to make an Escalade—just as I’m certain it doesn’t cost $23,000 more. I’d bet the take-home margin is larger on the premium vehicle.
The Escalade’s advertisements use verbiage like, “Ambition on a grand scale,” “Beauty, meet brawn,” and “Smart as it is powerful.” Even as the happy owner of a plain old Ford SUV, I can appreciate the way everything about the Escalade brand says luxury. If I were making cars, I’d rather make an Escalade than a Civic, too.
So what is the Escalade of the beef business? What will consumers continue to buy more of at a higher price?
History and research show us the higher the quality of the beef—in terms of marbling and consistency—the more consumers will pay. Even when all protein prices were especially high a year and two years ago, they still didn’t mind paying even more when they were assured by experience that it was worth it.
People still turned to beef. Well, more specifically, they turned to high-quality beef.
Anderson had a plea for the crowd: “The cattle industry must produce big, high-grade cattle to maximize revenue per unit.”
Maybe more than just a few of you already know that.
After all, from 2014 to 2016 so far, Prime production is currently up 37.6%, while Select shows a decline of 21.7%. Yet premiums for Prime remain strong while discounts for Select have worsened, even with tight supplies.
In a country with only 24 or 26 million head of fed cattle a year, not 40, aiming high seems like the smart solution for making more of less.
Next time in Black Ink® Steve Suther will look at short-term concerns. Questions? E-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Through 2019 and 2020, Volkswagen leveraged its football partnerships – led by its official mobility partnership with the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) – through a centralised European content hub called ‘We Drive Football’.
In summer 2016, for Under Armour’s first St. Pauli kit, supplier and club worked with agency Nordpol on a campaign that spanned social, PR and at-stadium strands and was led by an online film focused on a redesigned players tunnel.
Bochum and Nike’s campaign promoting the club's 2020-21 jersey led to tripling the previous season’s shirt sales and generating record revenue even without fans in the stadium or the physical club shop.
Bike manufacturer Specialized announced its official partnership with Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in August 2020 with an integrated campaign that spanned online video, player and product image assets, social content, PR and in-stadium branding.
As part of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich’s 120th anniversary celebration in February 2020, the club invited fans to vote for the most emotional moment in its history through an initiative run in harness with new partner Google.
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The government has set up a panel for examining the various regulatory aspects in dealing with challenges emerging from the digital economy.
According to a report on NewsDrum, the panel will be chaired by Corporate Affairs Secretary Manoj Govil.
One of the main tasks of the panel is to review whether existing provisions in the Competition Act, 2022, and the rules and regulations framed therein, are sufficient to deal with the challenges that have emerged from the digital economy.
It will also study the international best practices on regulation in the field of the digital markets as well as other regulatory regimes/ institutional mechanisms/ government policies regarding competition in the digital markets. It will further overlook the practices of leading players/Systemically Important Digital Intermediaries (SIDIs) which limit or have the potential to cause harm in the digital markets.
The panel will also examine the need for an ex-ante regulatory mechanism for digital markets through separate legislation.
This comes just two months after a Parliamentary panel proposed having a new digital competition law to curb anti-competitive practices in the digital markets.
The CCI (Competition Commission of India) will also be a part of the panel, according to an order issued by the Corporate Affairs Ministry. The panel will also have experts from various fields like Niti Aayog, the Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Consumer Affairs, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Other members of the committee are Nasscom Co-Founder and Indian Angel Network Chairman Saurabh Srivastava, Professor of Economics (Retd) Delhi School of Economics Aditya Bhattacharjea, Khaitan and Co's Haigreve Khaitan, IKDHVAJ Advisers LLP's Harsha Vardhana Singh, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co's Pallavi Shardul Shroff, P&A Law Offices' Anand S Pathak, Axiom5 Law Chamber's Rahul Rai and a corporate affairs ministry's joint secretary.
The order further said that the panel's chairperson can co-opt any other person as a member/special invitee as and when required.


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Coronavirus Today: Education or enforcement?
A special newsletter edition to equip you for the holiday weekend and get you up to date on what’s happening, including beach closures and officials' fears that holiday celebrations could spark new outbreaks.
Going to the dentist during the pandemic isn’t as bad as you might think.When a toothache forced him to go, a Times senior features writer found that despite some procedural differences — and a whole lot of safety signage on display — the experience wasn’t all that different than it had been before.
Let his pain be your gain.It’s déjà vu for AIDS activists.A Republican president dismissing a disease. His administration ignoring early warning signs. Death rates soaring, with no end in sight. These feel, who fear the fight against COVID-19 will be an equally rigorous policy battle, with worse damage.
Playing five sports helped her cope — until the quarantine. Read more: Los Angeles Times »
Respiratory therapist struggles to catch her own breath after COVID-19
Ana Carolina Xavier was helping as many as six coronavirus patients a day to slowly recover lung capacity when she began worrying about her own breathing.
Coronavirus Today: California rolls back reopeningOur special-edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including new restrictions on businesses ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Any maga MAGA2020 on this tweet? A difficult decision but wise in many ways.
John Bolton's controversial book hits No. 1 on USA TODAY best-sellers listThe former national security advisor's memoir stuck a nerve with the president and readers. It sold more than 780,000 copies in its first week. Ugh. I'm old enough to remember when books had heroes and villlians instead of just rotten people each more detestible than the last It will be on Disney Plus soon.
Keds x Jungalow Released Cute New Sneakers Today, and the Proceeds Go to a Great CauseWhen two of our favorite brands come together, we can't help but get excited. Jungalow, founded by designer Justina Blakeney, and Keds have collaborated on a Keds GirlTrek Thank you for the love!!
47 Black-Owned Brands to Support Today, Tomorrow, and ForeverA comprehensive list of Black fashion designers to support forever.
Ross Lynch Tying Jaz Sinclair’s Hair Is the Cutest Thing You’ll See TodayOr, ehm, attempting to. stan the driver era
Stock market live today: Dow jumps 100 points, Pfizer's vaccine shows promise, new quarterStocks started the quarter in the green today, getting a boost from a strong private payrolls report and positive data on a coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer. Follow along with the latest stock market news here: If you're reading this and thinking about putting your savings into the market right now, please don't. Covid is going to get drastically worse in this country for the rest of this year, and the earnings of companies will reflect that reality. Don't be a sucker


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SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Jan 28, 2013) - The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) today announced that cyber-terrorism czar Richard Clarke will keynote its annual E-commerce Payments and Risk Conference March 27 at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The annual global event unites online and multi-channel retailers, card networks, card issuers, law enforcement agencies and solution providers to make the Internet a preferred place to shop and do business.
"We are excited to have Mr. Clarke at this year's conference discussing cyber war and the implications on E-commerce," said Tom Donlea, MRC's managing director for the Americas. "His expert opinion and timely and thought provoking comments will be invaluable for our merchant members who manage risk reduction strategies at many leading global companies."
The keynote address is sponsored by Digital River, providers of a comprehensive payment and risk management solution, called Digital River World Payments, which helps online businesses around the world build and manage profitable payment programs. "The global E-commerce industry is experiencing rapid development, and merchants must stay updated about the latest trends and strategies," said Souheil Badran, senior vice president and general manager of Digital River World Payments. "It is important that we help create an open forum where the merchant community can gather with industry experts to learn about secure global online payments and risk management techniques."
Most widely known as a leading advocate for stronger cyber security, Richard Clarke served the last three Presidents as a senior White House Advisor. In his latest book, "Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It," Clarke highlights the need for greater collaboration between the private sector and government in order to adequately secure our core infrastructure and US commerce.
ABOUT THE MRC: The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is a merchant-led trade association focused on electronic commerce risk and payments globally. The MRC leads industry networking, education, benchmarking and advocacy programs to make electronic commerce more efficient, safe and profitable.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the MRC has a European office in Madrid, Spain. Learn more at www.merchantriskcouncil.org.


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Regarding NAC, that is N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine. For a long time, this ingredient was treated as a medicine. The nutritional product manufacturing industry and its related industries have certain restrictions on the sales of products.
But in August of this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the organization we always know as FDA shortly, issued its final guidance on the Enforcement Discretion for Certain Nutrition Labeling Requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Enforcement Discretion Guidance). This guidance is intended to provide the industry with flexibility in complying with certain provisions of the Nutrition Facts label (NAC) regulation while the FDA continues its work on a compliance policy for the revised NAC requirements.
The Enforcement Discretion Guidance applies to four specific areas in NAC regulation:
- The requirement to list “total sugars” on the label
- The requirement to list “added sugars” on the label
- The requirement to use the new Nutrition and Supplement Facts label format
- The requirement to include “Declaration of Percent Daily Value for Added Sugars” on the label
Maybe there is a part of people who still don’t know this event clearly. So, here is a summary of the details of what happened as follows to help people get a clear realization about this guidance:
NAC Issue Time List
In July 2020
The FDA announced it was sending warning letters to companies claiming to have products linked to hangovers. The dietary supplement industry caused an uproar when the FDA announced in a warning letter that NAC had been excluded from the definition of dietary supplement due to its approval as a drug in 1963. And on September 14, NAC was approved as a new drug. That is a reason why several letters mentioned that NAC was excluded from the definition of dietary supplement. According to documents by FDA, industry trade groups say NAC has been safely sold in nutritional products since at least the early 1990s.
In May 2021
Amazon confirmed (to Natural Products Insider) that it was removing supplements containing NAC from its e-commerce platform. In June, the Council for Responsible Nutrition, always called CRN, filed a citizen petition asking the FDA to reverse its stance on federal law barring manufacturers from selling products containing NAC as dietary supplements. CRN offered several legal arguments for why the FDA’s position was invalid. In August, the Natural Products Association (NPA) filed a citizen petition asking the FDA. It demands that NAC is not excluded from the definition of dietary supplements or to recommend that the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations through a notice and comment that find NAC in supplements are legal. In December, the NPA sued the FDA, seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction barring the FDA from taking any regulatory action against a distributor, manufacturer, or seller of NAC based on so-called drug exclusions in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) retroactively applicable to NAC.
On March 31, 2022
The FDA confirmed in its response to two citizen petitions filed by NPA. They say that NAC is excluded from the definition of dietary supplements. However, The FDA said it was considering starting rules to authorize the use of NAC in dietary supplements in response to a request made by the NPA in its citizens’ petition. The FDA also revealed that it is considering exercising enforcement discretion over certain NAC-containing products labeled as dietary supplements and plans to issue guidance on its policy.
On April 21, 2022
The U.S. FDA announced the availability of a draft FDA policy guidance on labeling products containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine of dietary supplement products. When finalized, the draft guidance will explain to exercise of enforcement discretion with respect to the sale and distribution of certain products containing N-Acetyl Cysteine, which are labeled as dietary supplements. If NAC is not excluded from the definition of “dietary supplement” and does not violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, simply called FD&C Act, this enforcement discretion policy will apply to legally market dietary supplement products.
While our full safety review of NAC is still ongoing, our initial review has not identified safety concerns regarding the ingredient’s use in or as a dietary supplement. In addition, NAC-containing products, represented by dietary supplements, have been marketed in the U.S. for over 30 years. Most consumers like to buy and continue to seek access to such products. Therefore, FDA continues to evaluate requests to initiate rulemaking. And at the same time, FDA has issued this draft guidance. It aims to explain our policy regarding products labeled as dietary supplements containing NAC.
Unless we find safety-related concerns during our ongoing review, FDA will intend to exercise enforcement discretion guidance until whatever one of the following occurs: if we advance such a process which we complete notification and comment rulemaking to Permitted in or as a dietary supplement, or if we deny a citizen petition’s rulemaking request. If FDA determines that this enforcement discretion policy is no longer applicable, we will notify stakeholders by withdrawing or amending this guidance.
In August 2022
The FDA announced final “enforcement discretion” guidance on NACs. In the final guidance, the FDA said it intends to exercise enforcement discretion until it completes notification and comment rulemaking or denies the NPA’s request for rulemaking unless the FDA finds any safety-related concerns in its review of supplements containing NAC.
Comments about the Final Guidance on NAC
Many people inside and outside the industry have had their say about the release of the final guide.
NPA President and CEO Dan Fabricant, who challenged the FDA’s stance on the NAC in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland, described the final guidance as “a huge victory” but “certainly bittersweet.” “Citizen petitions and lawsuits are extreme measures and should be the rare exception, not the rule,” Fabricant said in a written statement. “The industry has suffered significant economic damage as a result of the agency’s years-long and inexplicable restrictions on the NAC. Losses. But luckily, our actions held the FDA accountable and forced them to issue final guidance.”
But in the meantime, the NPA’s lawsuit against the FDA is still pending. As we all know, obtaining final guidance on the NAC has always been one of the goals of the NPA’s lawsuits, rather than relying solely on petitions from its citizens. Related industries, especially large online retailers, should now get a level of clarity and comfort from agents to get back into the business of selling NAC.
Megan Olsen, CRN’s senior vice president and general counsel, said in a written statement that her organization appreciates the FDA providing this ultimate enforcement discretion, but CRN continues to disagree with the FDA’s response to the need for An explanation of the policy’s drug exclusions.
However, Olson also raised doubts. The FDA delayed the initiation of rulemaking, and she encouraged the agency to explore ways to expedite rulemaking, such as using an interim rulemaking agency.
She said the FDA suggested it could not initiate the rulemaking process without a drug exclusion clause because it is still reviewing the safety of NACs. Over six months, the ingredient has been marketed as a dietary supplement for decades without raising any safety concerns. The FDA has plenty of time to raise any safety concerns; continuing to delay rulemaking at this point will only hurt businesses and consumers.
In response to this question, an FDA spokesperson also responded, “The FDA is reviewing information related to the safety of NAC for use in or as a dietary supplement, and we do not currently have any projected timelines.”
Duffy MacKay, senior vice president of dietary supplements at the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), welcomed the FDA’s final guidance but expressed concern about the impact of the amount of government and industry resources devoted to such issues.
“The FDA’s decision to allow continued use of NAC as a dietary supplement is a great news for consumers who benefit from this safe ingredient,” McKay said in an emailed statement. “However, the amount of industry and federal resources devoted to resolving confusion surrounding single ingredients such as NAC has shifted the focus of the FDA and industry away from key issues such as the need for a comprehensive modernization of dietary supplement regulations to provide market certainty “While CHPA appreciates the FDA’s progress on NAC, we remain focused on long-term improvements to improve product safety and integrity while increasing industry transparency.”
As of now, Amazon did not immediately respond to the matter.
All in all, the Enforcement Discretion Guidance is significant because it provides flexibility to the FDA in how it enforces regulations. This could have a major impact on the use of non-clinical studies in support of INDs and BLAs in the future. The reason is this could lead to more non-clinical studies being conducted in support of INDs and BLAs, which would ultimately benefit public health. And the guidance could make it easier for sponsors to conduct non-clinical studies and, as a result, could increase the use of such studies in drug development. Therefore, we have to admit that the influence of the Final ‘Enforcement Discretion’ Guidance on NAC by the FDA in the future is expected to be positive as it provides more flexibility to the FDA in the enforcement of regulations. It can enhance the nutritional product manufacturing industry and its related industries sale NAC-related products to meet consumers’ demand.
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TikTok, the video-sharing platform which has been in the eye of the storm over security concerns in the past few weeks, has been fined by South Korea's telecommunications watchdog for mishandling child data. According to the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the company has been fined 186 million won ($155,000) for failing to protect users' private data.
The fine designated for such violations under local privacy law is equivalent to the three percent of TikTok's annual sale in South Korea. The KCC said that it initiated the investigation into the privacy issues surrounding TikTok in October 2019.
What TikTok Has Been Doing?
The regulator said that TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based internet tech company, ByteDance, collected data of children under the age of 14 without consent from their legal guardians.
KCC said, during the investigation South Korean authority found a minimum of 6,007 pieces of child data, collected between May 31, 2017, and December 6, 2019. But the popular Chinese video-sharing social networking service failed to notify users of the transfer of personal data overseas.
The investigation also revealed that the platform currently uses four cloud companies to store its data, which includes, Alibaba Cloud, Fastly, Edgecast, and Firebase. KCC said, South Korean user data is stored on servers run by Alibaba Cloud which are based in Singapore and the US
However, in a statement, TikTok said it outsourced data storage to third parties only when needed. The company said it regretted not properly informing users of this and added that it would improve the way the platform handles user data in the future.
TikTok in Trouble
Earlier this year, the US army reportedly banned the use of TikTok due to concerns over security. Later, India—where the platform has been immensely popular in recent years—banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, citing threat to national security. In July, the company had announced that it was exiting Hong Kong after the enforcement of National Security Law.
According to a recent report, Robert C. O'Brien, US National Security Adviser, had alleged that TikTok "is getting facial recognition" on millions of US citizens as well as mapping their relationships, and then sending the data back to China for processing.
He told Fox News Radio during a July 14 interview that "China is going to know everything about you, they're going to have biometrics on you. You have to be very careful who you give such personal information to."
However, the allegation that TikTok sends user data to China has been denied by the company as well as its parent, ByteDance. In response to O'Brien's claims, a TikTok spokesperson told Forbes, that there is massive misinformation surrounding TikTok out there.
The spokesperson added that the company has an American CEO and Chief Information Security Officer with decades of industry and US law enforcement experience. Four of the five board seats in the parent company are controlled by some of the world's best-respected global investors.
"US data is stored in the US and Singapore, with strict controls on employee access. These are the facts," said the spokesperson.


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As discussed here, in September 2018, an Illinois federal court judge ruled that UGG is not a generic term for sheepskin boots and that the United States owner of the popular UGG brand, Deckers Outdoor Corporation, was permitted to pursue its claims for trademark and design patent infringement against an Australian company, Australian Leather Ltd.
After a four-day jury trial in Illinois federal court, the jury awarded Deckers $450,000.00 in damages. The jury’s verdict found that Australian Leather and its owner, Eddie Oygur, willfully infringed the UGG mark and the Cardy mark (for a knit UGG boot) and willfully used a counterfeit of the UGG mark. Now Australian Leather could be responsible for paying Deckers’ legal fees stemming from the lawsuit if Deckers can prove the case is “exceptional” under the Lanham Act. Although the jury entered its verdict, there are still several issues for the federal court judge to decide in a bench trial, including a request by Australian Leather for declaratory judgment.
The jury apparently agreed with Deckers that UGG is not generic, but is a valid, enforceable and protectable mark.


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Funding roundup — hospitality, healthtech dominate the week
Saturday September 02, 2017,
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Budget hotel chain Treebo Hotels dominated funding news this week, raising $34 million (Rs 220 crore) in a Series-C funding round. Health and wellness startup Cure.fit, which has already made a number of acquisitions this year, raised $25 million in a Series B round. Genomics player MedGenome also wrapped up Series C funding.
Capital inflow continued at a steady pace as August ended. The week witnessed investments from marquee investors, including SAIF Partners, IDG Ventures India, Kalaari Capital, Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners. Unlike other weeks where majority of deals remain undisclosed, there was only one undisclosed deal - capital infusion by SIDBI into FieldAssist.
However, sectors like IoT, AI, fintech and machine learning, which are creating a buzz across the world, did not crop up in the week’s funding game.
The top deals of this week, in no particular order, include:
Treebo Hotels raised $34 million, led by HK hedge funds
The Series C funding round was led by Hong Kong-based investment firms Ward Ferry Management and Karst Peak Capital. Existing investors SAIF Partners, Matrix Partners India and Bertelsmann India Investments also participated. Treebo will invest the fresh funds to enhance customer experience, build a stronger brand, strengthen its technology team, and expand its footprint in existing and new cities.
MedGenome bags $30 million in Series C
Genomics research and diagnostics company MedGenome raised $30 million as a part of Series C financing led by Sequoia India and Sofina, with participation from Zodius Capital; Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder and former CEO of Infosys; and Lakshmi Narayanan, former CEO of Cognizant.
The funding will accelerate development of the company’s affordable diagnostics tests and expand market penetration by increasing customer awareness on importance of genetic tests. It will also be used to broaden biomarker discovery programmes.
Cure.fit raises $25 million from existing investors
Health and wellness startup Cure.fit raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding from existing investors Accel Partners, IDG Ventures, Kalaari Capital and UC-RNT fund. Since inception in 2016, Cure.fit has raised more than $45 million in total.
The fresh capital will be used to help the company expand its geographical footprint in the country and accelerate the scaling of all business verticals.
Mobikon raises $7 million in a Series B round
F&B marketing and customer engagement platform Mobikon raised $7 million in Series B funding from a three-member investor consortium — Sistema Asia Fund (the proprietary fund of Russia’s conglomerate, Sistema JSFC), Singapore-based C31 Ventures and Qualgro. The round also saw participation from existing investors Jungle Ventures and Spring Singapore.
Mobikon will use the latest round of funding to scale up its business in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The company also plans to penetrate deeper into existing markets and build the next level of leadership team in India, the UAE, the Philippines, Singapore, and new markets like the UK and Australia in the next 12-18 months.
Doxper scoops up $750,000
Vidal Healthcare and GrowX Ventures led a seed round investment of $750,000 in Doxper, an app that helps doctors maintain patients’ medical records. The round saw participation of angel investment platform Capier Investments, venture capital firm Globevestor and other angel investors.
The round will help the company scale up operations and develop its technology platform with machine learning, handwriting recognition and artificial intelligence.
FieldAssist raises an undisclosed amount of funding
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has invested an undisclosed amount in Gurgaon-based FieldAssist, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides sales force automation services, according to a report in VCCircle.
The money will be used on research and development to strengthen the company’s artificial intelligence and machine learning offerings.


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OpenKit is unveiling the first version of its open-source backend social infrastructure for mobile games. That is the first step in helping thousands of mobile game developers get over the loss of their now-defunct OpenFeint predecessor platform.
OpenKit is the brainchild of Peter Relan, head of the YouWeb incubator, which spawned OpenFeint and then sold it to Gree for $104 million. Last fall, Gree decided to shut down OpenFeint, leaving thousands of game developers with the tough decision of migrating to Gree’s own competing platform or going somewhere else. OpenKit is targeting those developers who decided to move on. The current version is part of a closed beta test, and the open beta is expected to come in April.
“The value proposition is open source, where you never get locked in,” Relan said in an interview with GamesBeat. “It is true cross-platform. That is central to the OpenKit strategy, and it is validated by the interest in it.”
The unique thing about OpenKit is that it will be open. It will allow developers to take their user data and source code and move to another backend social infrastructure, if they wish. The first version of OpenKit isn’t a full replacement for OpenFeint yet. The initial features include cloud storage for games based on Unity’s game engine.
Relan said developers requested this feature the most, and it is something that game makers don’t really want to handle on their own. With this feature, players can save their games in the cloud. Another feature in version 1.0 is leaderboards, where players can see who is ahead of them on the scoreboards. Later on, Burlingame, Calif.-based OpenKit will add achievements.
“For most of the people who build these games, their head explodes if you ask them if they want to run their own servers,” Relan said.
More than 1,000 developers have expressed interest in OpenKit. So far, 50 are working closely with OpenKit in the beta test. About 60 percent of the developers are on both Android and iOS. The remainder is evenly split among those two platforms. So far, OpenKit is not supporting Windows mobile devices.
Supporting developers include Snowbolt Interactive, Oyatsukai Games, Pyntail, Total Monkery, Forzefield Studios, Sanposuru, Rabbx, RedCell Studio, Fat Red Couch, Massive Finger, and Cerulean Games.
Matthew Simper of Snowbolt Interactive, one the first developers selected for the OpenKit private beta, said “OpenKit will enable all our players to experience the satisfaction of not only besting their friends but proclaiming it to all.”
The announcement could mean a lot to independent mobile game developers, who want to offload the work of creating social integration via a common backend infrastructure. With OpenKit, which is both a company and a platform, the developers can be assured that they will always be able to access their own game data for the open-source platform.
Relan announced the open-source platform effort after Gree (which acquired OpenFeint in April 2011 for $104 million) shut down OpenFeint in December. He emphasized that game developers could safely adopt OpenKit because, if it ever shut down, they could take their game data and the OpenKit source code and move it to another platform. That was not the case with Gree.
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The Kern County Department of Human Services 2017 JobFest Series is working with Kern County retailers to help recruit seasonal workers for the Holiday shopping season.
Wednesday, September 13th, job seekers can visit the Marketplace, located at 9000 Ming Ave. and apply for positions with participating retailers. Participating retailers include: Charming Charlie, Talbot, Ulta Beauty, Patrick James, Williams-Sonoma, and Que Pasa.
Job seekers must visit each retailer to apply. Applications will be accepted from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Come dressed for success, be prepared for on-site interviews, and bring copies of your resume.
For more information call Heidi Carter-Escudero at 633-7104.
- Occurred Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm


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General Motors and Peugeot Citroen have announced the revised terms of their joint venture.
Plans to produce a mid-sized car have been scrapped, but they will develop three vehicle platforms, and will share engines.
The first models are due to go on sale in 2016.
The cooperation – including a purchasing joint venture in Europe – is intended to reduce costs and re-energise their businesses.
The shared three-cylinder engines, designed to comply with Euro VII emissions standards entering force around 2019, will bring big savings for both partners, Peugeot said, without giving details.
The GM-Peugeot alliance plan, announced in February, has drawn investor scepticism as the French carmaker’s finances worsen, prompting thousands of domestic job cuts. They are taking place under close supervision by Socialist President Francois Hollande’s government.
Earlier in the year, Detroit-based GM took a seven percent stake in Peugeot in a capital increase by Europe’s second-biggest carmaker, as it burned through nearly 200 million euros a month.
GM is also struggling to stem losses in the depressed and highly competitive European market.
Talks on a deeper tie-up were halted last month as Peugeot’s crisis worsened, sources with knowledge of the matter have told Reuters.
GM and Peugeot had faced a year-end deadline to reach firm agreements on proposed joint programmes or scrap them to pursue their own projects.
They are due to give an update next month on their cooperation plans as well as the $2 billion in estimated annual savings both companies touted when the alliance was first unveiled.
Since then, the partners have put aside joint plans to develop a small car for Latin America, a dual-clutch gearbox and now the tentative mid-sized car programme.


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June 23, 2017
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The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate will soon impact the shipping industry.* The rule requires drivers to shift from paper to electronic logs, eliminating the potential for drivers to complete a delivery after their daily hour limit has ended. With estimated millions of drivers currently using paper logs, this change will affect more than the transportation


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OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – Oktibbeha County investigators are asking for public help to identify two people of interest regarding a case of credit card fraud.
The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department released photos from surveillance video showing two people paying for items at a convenience store in Starkville.
Photo: Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Department
Anyone with information regarding the identities of these two people is asked to contact the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department at 662-323-2421 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-530-7151.
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