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Intra app will protect users from DNS attacks, used to block access to news and social media sites.
Marvel's The Punisher, starring Jon Bernthal, is definitely a show worth watching. You just have to be patient with the slow pace.
Despite fighting extremist content for years, Google believes that more needs to be done on this front for YouTube, and that it needs to be done now.
Google and sister company Jigsaw are joining forces to defend election organisers and civic groups against cyber attacks free of charge as the broader tech industry seeks to fend off criticism that it is not doing enough to stop online efforts to distort elections.
Google and Jigsaw launch Perspective API, a machine learning solution to improve online conversations
Google and Jigsaw are trying to address the online conversation problem with a developing machine learning tool known as Perspective.
Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt announced in a blog post that its think tank -- formerly known as Google Ideas will become a technology incubator separate from the Google search company and an arm of Alphabet.
Jigsaw for Oracle CRM On Demand offers single-click exporting of business contacts and company records from Jigsaw's online directory directly into the company's CRM solution.


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TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. will not unilaterally press its suppliers for lower prices for the second half of its fiscal year and is also considering supporting their energy bills, an executive said on Monday.
The move reinforces an attempt by the world’s largest automaker by sales to shoulder more of the burden faced by suppliers as global supply chain woes continue and energy costs soar.
Like other automakers, Toyota has been battered by the global shortage of semiconductors and COVID-19-related lockdowns, prompting repeated cutbacks in vehicle production and frustrating suppliers.
Toyota initially sent out a request for lower prices for the July-September period to some suppliers, but the company decided not to make a request to cover the October-March period since its production plan has yet to stabilize, said Kazunari Kumakura, Toyota’s purchasing group chief. It also did not make a request for the April-June period.
“As other automakers are drastically reducing production, there are many suppliers whose sales and operations are supported by Toyota’s volume, so I believe it is necessary to respond to the voices of such suppliers,” Kumakura told reporters.
Toyota is also considering ways to assist suppliers with rising electricity and gas costs.
Facing “unprecedented” hikes in raw material costs, Toyota in May projected material costs to more than double to 1.45 trillion yen ($10.64 billion) this business year, potentially slicing a fifth off full-year profit.

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Sep 13, 2019 | By Athena Chen
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Aéropostale is focusing on developing its footprint in India over China, aiming for INR500 crore in revenue from the country over the next four years.
The teen retailer has opened its first store in the country through a partnership with textile major Arvind and said that India would be among its top three markets during that period.
The Times of India reported senior VP of international and global licensing at Aéropostale, Kenneth Ohashi, as saying: “India will become one of our most important markets. China is overcrowded with foreign brands at the moment. Latin America, which brings us revenues of around $100 million, is our second-largest market after the US.”
The Economic Times reported that the brand planned to use drones for advertising before the store opening, using circle Select CityWalk mall in Delhi on Friday evening when it held a music festival a day ahead of the opening of the store, executives said.
Arvind managing director J Suresh said: “The brand promotion will be the first of its kind in India. The aim is to attract youngsters through such novel marketing campaigns, supported by musical shows during the brand launch.”
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About 50 workers at hospital and health care supplier Onelink in western Sydney took four days of strike action this week for wage rises to keep pace with the cost of living and higher redundancy payments.
The workers, members of the United Workers Union, package and distribute goods sent to hospitals including gloves, toilet paper and masks under a contract with NSW Health.
Many of the workers are women, from a range of backgrounds including Maori, Pacific Islander, Asian and South Asian.
Onelink is a subsidiary of the EBOS Group, which owns a number of healthcare wholesale companies as well as pharmacy chains including Terry White pharmacies.
Workers are fighting for the same pay as other sites run by the company. One worker told Solidarity, “The difference [in pay] between us and the other companies from the group is between $4 and $7 an hour.” This includes another nearby EBOS site run by subsidiary Symbion. “We just want to be paid the same,” he said.
Meanwhile, CEO John Cullity was paid $1.4 million and the total company profit increased almost 10 per cent to $202 million last year.
During the pandemic Onelink was an essential supplier for local hospitals. Another worker said, “It was crazy through COVID, long hours, a lot of the workers putting themselves at risk when other people got to stay home.” Yet with inflation at 7 per cent the company is refusing even to offer its workers a pay rise that keeps pace with the cost of living.
They are demanding a wage rise of 7 per cent this year, followed by 5 per cent and 3 per cent the third year. The company has offered 4 per cent the first year then 3 per cent a year. Workers also want a redundancy agreement that matches that at Symbion of 52 weeks’ pay.
Workers from a nearby Symbion warehouse have visited the picketline to show their support, with a worker from Symbion saying the strike was part of the same struggle across the company, “fighting for our families, fairness and wages”.
A number of casuals and agency workers are breaking the strike to continue to operate the warehouse.
The company is also spending thousands on private security to protect scab labour—money that could be spent on workers’ wages.
According to workers at Onelink “they can’t do the work without us” since the agency workers don’t know how to run the warehouse and have been making frequent mistakes putting together packages.
But allowing the warehouse to keep operating allows the company to drag out the dispute and try to grind the strikers down. Hard pickets that stopped scab workers entering the workplace could force the company to give in quickly. This would mean defying court orders and the anti-strike laws.
The strike is scheduled to resume again on Tuesday.
The workers are militant, united and willing to fight it out. As one worker put it, “We’re solid, we’ll be 100 per cent until the end.”
Stepping up the strike through hard pickets to shut down the warehouse completely is the way to win.
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Apple: A Heavenly Stock, but a Devil of a Company
It doesn't take a genius to see where this is heading. Within 24 months, its mobile IOS will likely be a standard in each vehicle. I mean just think about it, it's called "mobile IOS." This is precisely the reason that the company has finally adopted social media giant Facebook(FB) into its operating system while having also spoken positively about Twitter. Apple understands that the automobile or "the smartcar" is the next huge market once smartphones are saturated.
So while it battles the likes of Google, Nokia(NOK) and Samsung in the courts and in the stores as the constant fight for device supremacy continues, Apple has already answered the question that market leaders struggle with each day -- what's next? Its rivals are chasing a ghost that has already moved on -- essentially proving how shrewd the company is and how it has become the puppet master of its competition.
There has never been a company that operates with the "Star Trek mentality" in the way that Apple has. Its corporate mission continues to be "to boldly go where no man has gone before." Not content with just getting there, the company also takes pride in looking in its rearview mirror to see what road kill it has left behind.
It has taken on Research In Motion's best shot and won, leaving RIM on life support. It continuously brushes off threats from the likes of Google and Amazon(AMZN) . It stands tall above everyone else as the leader of the tech sector and shows no meaningful signs of slowing down.
The reason for this is that aside from its apparent investments in Kevlar, the company has loads of cash to spend on R&D and future projects. However to me, the more likely reason is that as much as Apple understands that it is being hunted, it also enjoys a good hunt. Unfortunately for its rivals, not only is Apple a good shot, but its targets don't discover they are in the crosshairs until they find themselves on the roof of Apple's car.
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DUSTIN POIRIER IS CURRENTLY A TOP LIGHTWEIGHT IN THE UFC
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New York, NY – May 7th, 2018 – Everlast Worldwide, the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor of boxing, MMA and fitness equipment, has signed a new 2 year deal with MMA fighter and #TeamEverlast athlete, Dustin Poirier.
“We’re extremely happy to have Dustin continue to be #TeamEverlast. He’s incredibly talented in the cage, and a great ambassador for the sport of MMA and the Everlast brand,” Everlast’s Director of Marketing & Product Development Chris Zoller said in a statement. “We hope to keep him a part of the #TeamEverlast family for years to come.”
The 29 year old Louisiana native lives and trains in his hometown of Lafayette as well as at American Top Team (ATT) in Florida. Poirier has been a top UFC contender since 2012 and is currently ranked #4 in the Lightweight division. He has earned more than eight Performance/Fight of the Night bonuses and is positioned for a title shot in 2018.
“I’m so excited to be extending my partnership with this great brand! Expect big things from both of us,” said Poirier after signing his contract with Everlast.
For more on Dustin and your favorite #TeamEverlast athletes, head to: www.everlast.com/teameverlast.
About Everlast Worldwide Inc.
The preeminent brand in boxing since 1910, Everlast is the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor of boxing, MMA and fitness equipment. From legendary champions Jack Dempsey and Sugar Ray Robinson to current superstars Benson Henderson and Deontay Wilder, Everlast is the brand of choice for generations of world champion professional athletes. Built on a brand heritage of strength, dedication, individuality and authenticity, Everlast is a necessary part of the lives of countless champions. Based in Manhattan, Everlast’s products are sold across more than 75 countries and 6 continents. For more information, visit www.everlast.com.
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Today, the ground level of the Expocentre`s pavilion 7 welcoming on the very first opening day of exhibition of furniture fittings and accessories ZOW Moscow 2013, saw an impressive flow of trade visitors...
According to the All-Russian Exhibition Rating, exhibition Energetika & Elektrotechnika, is awarded with the honorary prefix of the Best Exhibition on electrical industry in Russia in a range of categories
The 10th anniversary ZOW exhibition for components and accessories for the furniture industry will be held on November 18-22 in pavilion 7, halls 1 and 2 of Moscow Expocenter Krasnaya Presnya, concurrently with Moscow MEBEL 2013 :
The Organising Committee of St Petersburg Technical Fair received an official letter on behalf of Victor Semenov, Director of the Department of Metallurgy and Heavy Mechanical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
The first-ever FIDexpo international furniture exhibition in 2014, co-organised by RESTEC® Exhibition Company and UBM Asia, will surprise the visitors with products of the mid and upper mid ranges from South Korea, Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia
RESTEC® and, one of its key portfolio projects, Event+Europe Event Forum - EFEA are honoured to be one of the annual UFI Congress 2013 sponsors. The Company will also be featured in the Alley of Sponsors on an information booth to represent future projects in front of the international community of world professionals
Together with its German partner, Clarion Events Deutschland, ZOW Russia team took part in the international exhibition of components, products and accessories for the furniture industry SICAM, which was held October 15-18, in the city of Pordenone
Organised by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and MOFCOM Chinese Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, the event was executed RESTEC® Group (Restec International)
St Petersburg Industrial Congress will again accompany the St. Petersburg Technical Fair days 2014, 12 to 14 March, highlighting the most newsworthy and challenging issues of the industry
The Communiqué consolidating decisions approved during the sessions of RAO / CIS Offshore Conference 2013, is just signed by Russian Deputy Minister of Energy K. Molodtsov, Academicians E. Velikhov and A. Kontorovich, A. Dmitrievsky...


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Meta (formerly known as Facebook) will be showcasing what's new around the Meta Quest catalog today, April 20 starting at 10:00 AM PST. The company will focus on upcoming video games on its main virtual reality device. Here's how you can watch it and at what time it will start depending on what time zone you're in.
How can you follow Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022 and what are we waiting for?
You will be able to follow the event through the official Meta and Oculus channels on the main social channels: Facebook, YouTube and Twitch, as well as Horizon Venues on your Oculus Quest . The length of the presentation has not been revealed; the previous edition took just under half an hour.
At the moment, no advance notice has been given about what we can expect in this, what will be its second edition. On the Oculus website, it is mentioned that "you can expect new game announcements, gameplay first-looks, updates on games coming in the next year, and a whole lot of surprises."
This is an unmissable event for virtual reality fans. Last year, the highlight of the event was the arrival of Resident Evil, which received so much critical acclaim. Other heavyweights such as Lone Echo 2 followed suit.
What time is the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022 presentation?
The presentation will take place this April 20 in the following time slots.
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The 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Award winners are in
The third annual 2020 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards were announced last night by the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society. The big winner of the 2020 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine of the Year Award went to Upper Bench Estate Winery’s 2019 Riesling.
Gavin and Shana Miller of Upper Bench Estate Winery operate their vineyard and cheesemaking facility on the outskirts of Penticton just before the Naramata Bench. There they are creating outstanding wines and cheeses and have become a destination for locals and visitors.
The press release shared the top wines that received platinum medals (below) with the full list of winners is available at: www.thewinefestivals.com.
Lake Breeze Vineyards Riesling 2017
Tantalus Vineyards Old Vines Riesling 2017
O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars Riesling 2019
Arrowleaf Cellars Pinot Noir 2018
SpearHead Winery Pinot Noir Saddle Block 2018
SpearHead Winery Pinot Noir Cuvée 2018
Mission Hill Family Estate Perpetua 2018
Therapy Vineyards Chardonnay 2018
Terravista Vineyards Albariño 2019
Deep Roots Winery Parentage Red 2018
Nk’Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt Syrah 2017
Laughing Stock Vineyards Syrah 2017
Moraine Estate Winery Syrah 2018
Three Sisters Winery Syrah 2018
Deep Roots Winery Syrah 2018
The annual awards provide an opportunity for B.C. wineries to compete. The awards were created in 2018, when the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, with support from the Government House Foundation, and the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society announced a new partnership to celebrate B.C. wines with the creation of the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards.
“We look forward to building on this important relationship each year," says Okanagan Wine Festivals Society General Manager, Elan Morris, “and we were thrilled last night to have Her Honour, Janet Austin, be a part of the virtual awards ceremony and announce the 2020 BC Lieutenant Governor’s Wine of the Year.”
“As this competition continues to grow, we are seeing not only the number of entries increase but more importantly the caliber of wines entered continues to get better each year,” says Okanagan Wine Festivals Society Judging Chair, Julian Scholefield. “Our expert panel of judges certainly had their work cut out for them! We look forward to celebrating the list of 2020 winning wines that showcase the excellence our region has to offer and to growing the competition even more in 2021.”
The competition, presented by Valley First, TricorBraun, Westland Insurance and ContainerWorld, was open to all licensed BC wineries including those that produce fruit wines and mead. Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals were awarded. The top one per cent of medal winners received platinum medals, with one wine receiving the 2020 BC Lieutenant Governor's Award for Wine of the Year.
This year’s wine entries faced an esteemed panel of judges from across Canada.
Brad Royale – Calgary
DJ Kearney - Vancouver
Emily Walker – Summerland
Gurvinder Bhatia – Edmonton
Iain Philip – Vancouver
Justin Yamasaki, Vancouver
Kurtis Kolt - Vancouver
Matthew Landry – Vancouver
Mark Filatow - Kelowna
Michaela Morris – Vancouver
Rhys Pender – Kelowna
Sebastien Le Goff – Vancouver
Sid Cross – Vancouver
Veronique Rivest – Gatineau
After tasting over 740 wines, the judges awarded a record number of medals to 107 BC wineries that were recognized last night during a virtual award ceremony. Rafe Mair was also honoured with the annual Harry McWatters Founders Award. The award was given posthumously to Mair in recognition of his leadership in the creation of estate winery licenses in 1979. While there were many people who helped promote the idea of smaller estate wineries, it was Mair in his capacity as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs who brought the legislation forward to the Bennett government.
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By Antoine Nougué, head of commercial, Checkout.com
The ability to securely, reliably, and seamlessly move money around the world has played a major role in the growth of ecommerce. Today, effective payments continue to play a critical role — not just as a facilitator of money movement but as a linchpin for innovation, helping companies redefine business models and build the next generation of the digital economy.
So, what are the trends in payments that are currently driving innovation?
Protecting revenue with optimized payments
The seamlessness of the payment experience can make or break a sale. Customers who face friction at the checkout, cannot use their preferred payment option, or have their payment wrongly declined are left frustrated and, often, will abandon their purchase. Our research illustrates this point. We found that 52% of customers will abandon their cart if the checkout and payment process is overly complex. That equates to billions of dollars in revenue needlessly left on the table.
This issue poses a real challenge for retailers, especially as a larger percentage of their sales are made online, and customer acquisition costs reach all-time highs.
Despite these facts, many businesses are unaware of the impact of poorly-functioning payments on their bottom line. Our research showed that 31% of European businesses reported losing revenue due to payment issues. The truth is that the real number is likely much higher. Underreporting generally stems from the fact many businesses just don't know what's happening with their payments. This is usually due to a lack of data on payment flows, not enough focus on payments internally, or a misunderstanding of how payments function – and often all of the above.
This reality is what we call the 'payments black box'. And we've helped countless businesses crack it open, shining a light on the impact of payments on their bottom line and working with them to build solutions that drive meaningful change.
Take Chrono24, for example. Since working with Checkout.com, it's achieved greater visibility into its payment flows. Visibility that's empowered it to take informed steps to improve how it processes its payments. As its Payments Lead, Christoph Emminger, explains: "We can now see why issuers in different markets are rejecting payments. And Checkout.com supports us to develop action points to drive improvements, such as optimizing the data we send alongside each payment."
Facilitating business innovation and growth
Optimizing payments to avoid revenue leakage is just the beginning. Once businesses start focusing on payments and have visibility into their cashflows, they see ways to use them to foster customer loyalty and grow their revenues.
For example, did you know that customers will frequently shop with businesses that allow them to pay with their preferred payment method? Take Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), for instance. In just over a year, it emerged as a 'must have' payment option for businesses selling online, especially to younger demographics. According to PayPal, 28% of consumers ages 18-39 are now more likely to shop at a retailer again if they offer BNPL.
Unlocking new channels of commerce is another growth area where payments have a pivotal role to play. Social commerce, in particular, is trending in ecommerce. We found that 67% of US-based businesses believe social commerce is the most important retail trend this year.
Integrating payments is fundamental for all new sales channels. Checkout.com unlocks channels and facilitates new models because it enables a multitude of different payments through a single integration. Wherever customers are in the digital world, they can make payments through their preferred channel using a tool like Payment Links.
A final growth trend we see picking up the pace is retailers' adoption of subscription services. Our research finds that 50% of US businesses believe subscriptions will become an important part of their consumer offering, and 31% of US and UK businesses are launching subscription offerings. Again, the ability to effectively collect recurring payments is critical to the success of any subscription service.
Furthering trust in the digital economy
As the digital economy grows, maintaining consumer and business confidence will depend largely on the security of online payments. Fraud is a constant threat which can deter shoppers from buying online and damage both the reputation and revenue of retailers.
We find that businesses are acutely aware of the risk – which has increased markedly during the pandemic — with 41% of those we surveyed saying cybercrime and fraud are the top concerns for 2022. And there is an increased focus on leveraging the latest tools and technologies to minimize the risk.
However, the challenge we're helping businesses solve is how to mitigate the risk without impacting the customer experience. Access to data and flexibility is again key. Our platform provides a detailed view of transactions and counterparties. It ensures transparency and intelligent insights about every payment, and can be customized to merchants' specific needs and risk appetites. From simple rules to powerful machine-learning models, the merchants we support can build a risk strategy that's right for their businesses.
Spanish beauty disruptor, Freshly Cosmetics, is one company we've supported in this regard. Since working with Checkout.com to enable optimized customer authentication, it has experienced zero payment disputes and a near 100% payment acceptance rate.
The power of payments: Partnering with Checkout.com
Since 2012, Checkout.com has been at the forefront of development in digital payments. We've worked in partnership with businesses worldwide to build a flexible payments platform designed to empower them to succeed in the digital economy. But there's still much to learn and to build. Global payments are complex and ever-evolving. And we are, as our Founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz often says, only at chapter one of the journey.
Customers as diverse as Grab, Getty Images, and Sony trust Checkout.com to provide seamless integrations and actionable payments data. Whatever the industry or sector, our platform can optimize every part of the payment journey and create the most robust foundation for ecommerce — today and tomorrow.


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Remember the name Lina – this is the world’s first lightweight, bio-based electric city car. And to understand how special it is, we have to advance just one figure – the weight comes in at just 683 lbs (310 kg).
And it turns out it’s still road-worthy and has enough space for four persons and the power to drive at up to 50 mph (80 km/h). This very special electric vehicle has been developed and built at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, making use of the interesting bio composites (flax) for the entire chassis, body and interior. While this extremely low weight might not be feasible for the series production – most likely due to safety constraints, even doubling the car’s weight – to over 600 kg would represent a major breakthrough for both conventional and electric vehicles on the market today.
“TU/ecomotive utilizes a combination of bio-based composites and bio-based plastics to create their chassis. The bio-based composite is made from flax, a plant that can be grown in any moderate climate. The bio-composite has a strength/weight ratio similar to glass fibre, but is manufactured in a sustainable manner,” reads the announcement. The powertrain is made out of two DC electric motors (8 kW total) and a lithium-ion battery pack (48 V and 1.9 kWh). The model has been introduced at the 2017 Shell Eco-marathon at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.


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Who is Satori?
In the heart of Vermont’s agricultural landscape of Addison County, in Middlebury, Vermont, lies Satori, nestled on 20 acres of land. The cannabis industry in Vermont is developing rapidly, and Satori wants to be a leader in that change. With Scott MacGuffie at the helm as CEO, Satori is engaging in innovative research and development in the areas of cannabis cultivation and cannabis product manufacturing. GreenMountain Vermont Cannabis News recently had the opportunity to explore Satori’s cutting-edge facilities and delve into the company’s vision for the future.


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Meanwhile, today’s main article deals with a trend that traders are starting to frown about, and that is the risk of a subsidy race that could become the new Airbus Boeing.
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The storm clouds are brewing for the US via trade
Joe Biden is fast approaching his mid-term term and it is safe to say that his trade policies have so far been less confrontational than those of his predecessor. But just as protectionist.
The US Trade Representative’s Office is justifiably pleased that it has reached agreements with Europe to suspend tariffs running into billions on transatlantic trade. These deals include both the decade-long dispute between Airbus and Boeing (now postponed) and a suspension of Trump’s controversial national security crusade on steel and aluminum. With that in mind, we could say that some protectionist measures have been paused. None of these disputes are near the end. Aircraft subsidies are a constant topic of discussion and, on metals, virtually no work has been done to discuss exactly how both sides will turn steel green. In addition, there are quotas instead of a return to duty-free trade. Anyway, the tariffs are gone for the time being.
But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. The first and most pressing issue is the threat to the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that Biden’s electric vehicle tax credits pose. Canada has threatened to suspend parts of the deal (particularly the milk quota parts that it believes the US will enjoy and that it deems detrimental in turn) in retaliation for the tax credits. Ottawa has also threatened to impose tariffs on the US auto sector and plans to release a list of proposed additional products shortly.
It’s worth noting that the U.S. tax break plan is still in pending law and its shape may change. So far, despite intense lobbying from both Canadian and Mexican officials, there does not appear to be any substantial effort to change this on the hill. Europe has also expressed its displeasure with the proposal. The EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis has complained that the proposals are incompatible with the rules of the World Trade Organization.
Another pressing issue is the issue of chip subsidies. So far, the US and the EU have agreed that subsidizing their semiconductor industry is a good idea. The US is proposing to invest billions of dollars to boost its domestic chip manufacturing, and the EU is making similar plans. Both sides say they are talking about how best to do this in order to avoid a subsidy race, which, as EU competition leader Margrethe Vestager emphasizes to the FT, “is a waste of taxpayers’ money”. The subsidies in Europe are “appropriate, proportionate and necessary” and in the USA “a legal basis for the granting of subsidies is created”. In Washington, however, European diplomats are beginning to worry about this issue, and one of us complains that it has the potential to become “the new Airbus Boeing”.
And what about the WTO? Well, the WTO might be a good place to discuss this. But the days when the US cared about what was and what wasn’t WTO compliant may be over. The US has just blocked the appointment of an appellate judge for the 48th time. USTR officials say they care about the WTO and WTO reform, and they say they are concerned with finalizing the fisheries negotiations. But there is unlikely to be any fish left in the sea until trade diplomats in Geneva reach consensus on the matter. Meanwhile, Europeans in Washington are muttering about the new subsidy race.
Like Simon Lester, formerly the Cato Institute think tank and now China Trade Monitor, a news website, refers to Twitter, the Biden administration seems to want more leeway for protectionist measures, while resisting regulations like the fledgling European Digital Markets Act, which they believe “disproportionately” affect US companies.
In fact, it appears that any attempt to regulate or tax US tech companies leads Washington to accuse unfair discrimination of any government that happens to try to create its own sovereign laws or tax systems. (The US was, by and large, angry about the imposition of taxes on digital services in other countries). Washington itself, however, wants a free hand to subsidize and stimulate its own selected industries (such as electric vehicles or chips).
Contaminated sites such as Airbus-Boeing and steel could have been swept under the carpet in Europe. But the contradictions may at some point escalate, and bigger problems – those that threaten to fundamentally challenge global trade rules – lie ahead as the US pushes ahead with its new doctrine of self-reliance and secure supply chains.
Yesterday’s trade secrets found that travel on other world trade arteries remains as expensive as it was a few months ago, despite some dramatic reductions in container shipping costs on the high-ranking Far East to US West Coast route. Among these routes are two that include Northern Europe.
We figured out the price of shipping a 40-foot container on these arteries using numbers from shipping data company Xeneta and Compass Financial Technologies. We’re not sure why they still have the same falls as the routes from the Far East to the US West Coast. If so, please contact us. Claire Jones
Washington hasn’t learned the real lesson of the China shock, after that Bloomberg piece.
Martin Sandbu has joined us in helping global manufacturers meet the rampant demand for Consumer Goods. His piece – Bottlenecks, which bottlenecks? – is worth reading.
European gas prices rise again due to concerns over Ukraine.
above Japanese clothing manufacturer will move most production home from (Nikkei, $) China and Vietnam over the next three to five years due to pressure from a weaker yen, overseas labor costs and delivery problems.
Thailand targeted (Nikkei, $) food exports of around $ 30 billion this year, but a shortage of migrant workers out Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos has brought that goal out of reach. Aime Williams and Francesca Regalado
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Washington DC has struggled to build up its sports betting industry, and the April numbers highlighted this fact. While April sports betting numbers are expected to drop throughout the United States, Washington DC was hit exceptionally hard.
One trend that is unique to Washington DC is that retail sports betting continues to be the most popular betting option, and that gap continues to grow. GambetDC is the online sports betting option in the district, and it posted record-low numbers in April.
GambetDC reported just $2.74 million in total sports betting handle for the month, lower than even the pandemic-era numbers. The total sports betting handle for April in DC was $10.74 million, and that accounts for both retail and online.
William Hill offers retail sports betting at Capital One Arena, and that site brought in $8 million in wagers during April. That was a drop of nearly $3.5 million from March, but the NCAA Tournament provided a big boost to the entire US sports betting industry.
2021 was expected to be a strong year for the online sports betting industry in Washington DC, but the numbers have been going in the wrong direction since January. Online sports betting handle for January was $5.2 million, and it has dropped every month since.
The retail sports betting handles have also been declining, and it has failed to keep up with some surrounding states. Sports bettors in DC are simply choosing to travel to states like Virginia, where they can place a mobile bet at a top operator.
There have been some attempts by lawmakers to change the sports betting rules and regulations, but nothing appears to be imminent.
GambetDC Not a Fan Favorite
Customers have continued to complain about the odds on the GambetDC app as they are not as fair as some other sites. Since GambetDC is the only online option, it does not have to compete with other sites when setting odds.
The hold rate at GambetDC in April was nearly 20%, and the national average is somewhere less than 8%. William Hill also posted a high hold rate for April, but that hasn’t been the case in past months.
Intralot powers the GambetDC app, and that company has faced criticism in other states with sports betting as well.
Increase in Tax Revenue
The most important figure for the government in Washington DC is the tax revenue that is brought in, and April actually represented a big month. It’s unclear how much tax revenue was paid by GambetDC, but the other sports betting options saw a better month of April.
According to this report, sports betting tax revenue from sportsbooks other than GambetDC was $155,147. This is an increase of nearly 35 percent from March and signals more competition coming for GambetDC.
Retail sportsbooks are starting to be offered at professional sports stadiums and arenas, and these prove to be better options than facing the high vig at GambetDC online.


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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)-- Beer-lovers - you are in for a treat.
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The Great Dane Pub and Brewing Company has announced that they will be selling their craft brews well-below normal prices starting this Thursday.
The company says that they brewed "a lot" of beer before the pandemic hit, and now with their restaurants and customers partially shut down, they have to get rid of the stuff.
“Time doesn’t do well for beer,” head brewer Eric Brusewitz explained.
He continued, “Beer moves so quickly. It was more of an issue trying to keep up. To all of a sudden have that screech to a halt, it was really difficult seeing beer go to waste."
But after all, this is Wisconsin, and one cannot simply poor good brew down the drain.
That's why the Great Dane has decided to not only sell its brew on the cheap, but donate all the proceeds to the Briarpatch Youth Services, a local nonprofit that supports runaway, homeless and at-risk youth.
“It was so unexpected, and it’s going to help us in so many different ways,” Jackie Wehrenberg, the development and communications director for the nonprofit, said.
According to the Madison-based brewery's Facebook page, they are selling crowlers for $3, growlers for $5, ⅙ barrels for $19, and ½ barrels for $39 of "everything we have on tap."
The sale kicks off Thursday, May 14 at all Great Dane locations. Beer will be sold in crowlers, growlers and barrels while supplies last.
Come Thursday, beer-lovers can place their order here.
Upon hearing Wednesday's state Supreme Court ruling on Governor Tony Evers’s Safer at Home extension, co-owner Rob LoBreglio added the blowout sale will continue as planned. He said his pub will not be the first to open but also will not be the last. He’s waiting to put a concrete plan in place.


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New Heart-Monitoring Device for Smartphones Could Save Your Life
Swiss researchers say new technology that interacts with smartphones could revolutionize the treatment of heart patients.
The device in question consists of four electrode sensors attached to the skin and linked to a radio module and computer chip that clips onto a patient’s belt. Data from the device is sent to a smartphone and can be viewed in real-time for up to 150 hours on a single charge. Any abnormalities are sent to a doctor via text or email with a picture attachment.
“Many of the problems with the heart are not very well understood,” says David Atienza, head of the Embedded Systems Lab, one of the tool’s developers. “It’s very difficult for doctors to anticipate what is going to happen. This device will provide a better understanding of what is going on.”
In a statement, cardiologist Etienne Pruvot from Lausanne University Hospitals Cardiology Service expressed enthusiasm for the technology, saying, “Its size, its lightness, its ease of use, the fact that it measures continuously and remotely, which allows analysis to take place anywhere, makes this device very attractive to doctors.”


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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the budget for FY 2019-20 on 05 July’19 in the parliament. The budget brought many incentives and tax benefits for different sectors in the country. The key sector to benefit the most and to receive the maximum level of attention was Electric Vehicle.
After the launch of phase II of FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle), the Government made it pretty clear that they want to boost the adoption of EV. Budget declared yesterday also declared incentives on the same.
While presenting the Union Budget 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that there will be an additional tax benefit of Rs 1.5 lakh on the interest paid on the loans taken for the purchase of the electric vehicles (EVs).
Additionally, the government has also moved the GST Council to decrease the GST rate on EVs from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.
“Government has already moved GST council to lower the GST rate on electric vehicles from 12 per cent to 5 per cent. Also, to make electronic vehicles affordable for consumers our government will provide additional income tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on the interest paid on the loans taken to purchase EVs.”Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Earlier the government also allocated Rs 10,000 crore for faster adoption of electric vehicle. It said that this move will help attract investment for manufacturing of E-vehicles in India and ensure clean energy being used over time.
“The announcements on Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the union budget 2019-2020 bring cheers to both consumers as well as e-vehicle manufacturers. To make India as an EV manufacturing hub, decision on incentivizing EV manufacturing by extending benefits under Section 35AD(1) is a move in the right direction. It will help in the creation of a local manufacturing base and encourage component manufacturers to invest in the sector. Provision of additional income tax deduction of an amount upto 1.5 Lakh rupees on purchase of EVs would encourage customers to opt for EVs. Additionally, bringing down custom duty on lithium-ion cells to nil would further cut down the cost of batteries and help local battery manufacturers to scale-up the business. The EV industry has witnessed 100 per cent growth in FY 18-19, and with these key measures announced today, we anticipate a brighter future ahead for the industry.”Sohinder Gill, Director General, SMEV said.
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If you look at the accolades heaped on the Chevrolet Bolt after it began production in 2016, you’d think the all-electric hatchback was bigger than Tesla. It won awards like North American Car of the Year and was listed as one of Time’s best inventions, but the affordable EV was quickly overshadowed by Elon Musk’s Model 3, which got a place on Time’s list the following year.
If you look at the actual car, it makes sense why it didn’t become a sensation. The Chevy Bolt was initially designed for people who desperately wanted an eco-friendly electric car. It has a compact design that lends itself to those wanting to reduce their footprint, it has a lightning bolt logo prominently displayed on both sides (in case you forgot, the Bolt is electric!), and from the front it even looks like a cartoon character who teaches kids about the benefits of zero-emissions transportation. But most Americans don’t care about that — they just want a good car they can afford, electric or not.
Chevy seems to have figured that out. This week, the automaker unveiled two new versions of the Bolt EV for 2022: an updated take on the classic hatchback and a brand new EUV, an electric utility vehicle that is comparable to compact SUVs. Not only do they look great, but they’re priced even lower than last year’s model. Let us explain.
Right now, you can go to a Chevy dealer and buy a 2021 Bolt EV starting at $36,500. However, when they become available this summer, the standard 2022 model will start at $31,995 and the larger EUV model at $33,995. This price reduction, despite major upgrades, is due to General Motors no longer being eligible for the federal EV tax credit of $7,500. Since buyers can’t count on that rebate, Chevy is lowering the price to keep their economy electric vehicle competitive with cars like the Model 3. (But depending on where you live, your state may offer other financial incentives for buying electric.)
In the design department, the headlights have been slimmed down, the Bolt EV logo has been removed from the front, the blocky panels have been eliminated in favor of a sleeker aesthetic and the cheap-looking grille has been replaced with a panel that has a touch of Frank Gehry to it. These are no longer green pipsqueaks for people who compost — they’re just reasonably priced cars that happen to run on electricity.
Chevy has had a tough time getting people to adopt the Bolt EV, and they’ve also had to deal with the growing pains of introducing electric technology (including recalls associated with fires). But while many other automakers are just introducing their first electric models, and will likely run into similar headaches, Chevy has already worked through a number of issues and the redesigned Bolt is better for it.
In terms of range, the 2022 Bolt will deliver an estimated 259 miles on a full charge and the EUV will deliver 250 miles, though those numbers haven’t been confirmed by the EPA. When hooked up to DC fast charging for 30 minutes, the Bolt can add 100 miles of range and the EUV 95 miles. The Verge has a good breakdown of the rest of the details, though be aware that Super Cruise — the heralded driver assistance system from GM — is only available on the EUV, not the regular Bolt, contrary to their story.
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By HUSNIYE GUNGOR
The effects of the pandemic on consumer habits, particularly the rapid growth in e-commerce, has been more pronounced in Turkey than most other nations. In 2019, e-commerce volume came to TRY 8.5bn out of a total TRY 105.9bn of economic activity; in 2020 it was TRY 18.7bn out of TRY 104.1bn. The share of e-commerce in general trade also nearly doubled, increasing from 8.4% in the first six months of 2019 to 14.2% the first half of 2020.
Similar growth figures can also be seen in the logistics sector, which is directly linked to e-commerce, with the demand for fast and low-cost delivery of products. These ‘dark heroes’, those invisible operations in the background that make this operation possible for the e-commerce ‘stars’, are also taking their share from this growth. Dincer Lojistik, for instance, has made nearly 50% of its turnover from logistics operations in e-commerce over the last five years, according to Mustafa Dincer, Dincer Lojistik CEO. Backed by this wave of e-commerce, the company has also taken steps towards offering international logistics services as of this year. “All procedures are ready and the contracts have been signed,” Dincer says.
“Companies with good analytical capabilities who are aware of the direct effects of this growing e-commerce volume on logistics tend to position themselves correctly by investing in e-commerce and smart logistics,” Dincer says, adding that the market shares of companies that structure themselves well are gradually increasing.
A natural shift to e-commerce logistics
For the last 17 years, Dincer Lojistik has been offering integrated logistics services in many areas, from collecting products from different suppliers, quality control, collection and packaging services, product segmentation, ABC analysis and process management with KPIs, transportation between dealers and warehouses to delivery to the end user.
With that experience, the company is well-positioned to be one of the leading companies in e-commerce logistics with its integrated structure in the digitalizing world. As digitalization has become vital for many sectors during the pandemic, Dincer Lojistik has focused more on projects to provide logistics services through digital platforms in line with consumer trends. “Projects developed by our R&D team in the field of process improvement and software were among the main issues we focused on during the year,” says Dincer.
The GoAgro aggregation and data matrix software, developed Dincer Lojistik’s R&D center for which the company allocated TRY 15m, is one of the best examples of its digital investments. This software was specifically configured for the pesticide industry but led to way for the company to create many innovative solutions with the principle of moving the speed of B2C into B2B in logistics and storage areas with their expert team of 50 people in the R&D center. “We continue our leadership in the industry with more than 100 innovative ventures that shed light on the future, such as GoAgro Vas, GoAgro WMS, GoAgro TMS, GoHappyCustomer, GoChemWMS, and Dark Store,” Dincer says.
Dincer Lojistik has transformed many areas as well as its service quality into a structure that can be monitored and audited instantly and transparently in almost every operation. In addition, the company started to configure its regional repositories to support micro storage spaces called ‘Dark Store.’ Dincer thinks that Dark Stores, which are micro warehouses, are extremely innovative and important for the industry with the speed they bring to sales and delivery management. “In addition,” Dincer tells, “We are expanding our distribution network by commissioning our new transfer centers and regional warehouses with an investment of TRY 100m.”
This will enable the company to increase the rate of the distribution of the transported tonnage with its own payroll personnel and vehicle fleet to 100% from 97% by the end of the year. Speaking of personnel, Dincer Lojistik is a “big family,” as Dincer puts it, with 1,000 employees at storage services in 35 locations in 17 provinces as well its complete and partial distribution services network spread over 81 provinces and 973 districts.
Dincer Lojistik has achieved a combined growth of over 88% in the last three years. “2020 has been a year of many successes despite the pandemic conditions,” Dincer says, adding that the company closed the year with 65% growth, including the TRY 60m investments the company made. The goal now is to increase e-commerce’s 50% stake in Dincer Lojistik’s turnover to 65% by year-end, Dincer says.
The company has set its investment budget for this year as TRY 100m. In terms of inorganic growth, Dincer says that they have a team that monitors logistics startups globally. “We follow and analyze issues like partnership opportunities, strategies, equipment and projects in the world in detail with this team,” adding that they have made two strategic investments in Turkey in this context so far and are looking at investment opportunities abroad.
Keeping the details under his hat, Dincer admits that the company has already taken the first steps toward offering international logistics services as of this year. “All procedures are ready and the contracts have been signed” for two expansions, he says, one of which is international airline logistics. The other global expansion of this ‘Dark Hero’ will be delivering logistics to Dark Stores and central warehouses that Dincer Lojistik will launch in four cities in Europe, including Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and London.
Road and rail benefit from e-commerce
With the quarantine and restrictions during the pandemic changing the purchasing behavior of consumers, the basic needs category has become an e-commerce leader. Therefore, the share of road logistics services for the market sector has increased. The amount of daily domestic cargo carried in the country has reached 2 million tonnes, 89 percent of which is transported by road, 5 percent by rail and 6 percent by sea. The area with the highest growth potential after the highway is railway transportation, according to Dincer.
Increasing freight prices are biggest challenge: Dincer
“The biggest disadvantage of logistics companies like us, which provide contract logistics services, is that they have to meet increasing freight prices in the market without passing those costs onto customers. Freight prices, which have increased since the beginning of 2020, are reaching very high levels when considered together with inflation rates. We expect an extraordinary situation like a pandemic to permanently change the dynamics of the industry. The pandemic period has tested us on issues such as being prepared for crisis, innovation, and developing alternative service areas. In the upcoming period, we will see that companies that adapt to the requirements of the new age will survive. At this point, agility, ability to use technology, advanced technological infrastructure and having competent employees in their field will be extremely important for every company. The logistics industry needs to respond very quickly to changing needs, especially with e-commerce. In this direction, our country’s increasing market share at the global level depends only on our companies rebuilding themselves through these changing dynamics.”
Gives recycling logistics services
>> Dincer Lojistik is committed to being a responsible company for the globe through reliable and sustainable principles. The company offers its recycling and waste management services economically, safely, without harming human health and with minimal negative impact on the environment, according to Mustafa Dincer, Dincer Lojistik CEO. “Our company, which is present in all areas of the production process, from raw material supply to the delivery of products to the end user, stands by its customers in recycling logistics services,” he says.
>> In this context, the company collects damaged, defective, end-of-life or excess stock products from dealers and delivers them to factories and warehouses in every point of Turkey for repair, maintenance, separation or disposal purposes in compliance with legal transit durations. “We offer this service, which requires great planning, in a fast and reliable manner with minimum costs within our strong administrative structure,” Dincer notes.
>> By taking an active role in the disposal of hazardous wastes, the company also offers waste management services at high quality standards. “Within the scope of the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes, we ensure that products that are damaged during operational processes or should to be disposed of in accordance with the demands of customers are transported to contracted suppliers in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Transport of Hazardous Substances by Road, and disposed of at recycling and disposal facilities.”
>> The company also supports environmental studies and Turkey’s leading NGOs such as the Clean Seas Association (Turmepa) and Turkey Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Resources (TEMA)


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With neat lobbies that resemble lender branches, a lot of retailers are in shopping malls secured by Wal-Marts, grocery stores and other big merchants.
As an alternative, the federal detective plumped for an online payday loan, spending $300 to settle a $255 financing from the Advance The usa branch within her gold pond city
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As an alternative to payday credit, some credit score rating unions alongside loan providers have begun offering brief, small-dollar financial loans at annual rate as little as 12percent. But many consumers are unaware of such options.
Although sector stats demonstrate that more individuals repay timely, most cannot. Alternatively, they use from an additional lender to repay the first, or over and over roll over or a€?flipa€? their unique debts into brand new ones, sinking ever deeper indebted.
The Center for trusted financing, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy people, argues that ordinary cash advance is flipped eight era, driving the expense of a $325 advance loan to $793.
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Loan providers say it is unfair to state her fees as percentage prices because their unique debts are created to getting short-term. Some liken the cash progress to taxi cab flights, proclaiming that both are poor alternatives for the long haul — which individuals understand it.
Most payday individuals make $25,000 to $50,000 a year, and a lot of mortgage stores that don’t promote check-cashing or pawn service come in middle-class neighborhoods, he said
Modern-day payday financing’s sources reach to illegal a€?salary buyinga€? of a hundred years in the past, whenever loan sharks billed employees as much as 300percent for payday loans on their paychecks. That led to national legislation of smaller loans, which sooner happened to be created by boat finance companies also conventional loan providers.
But as conventional lenders discontinued the business for big, more profitable financing, fledgling payday lenders stepped in — and quickly multiplied.
He previously fallen away from university two decades early in the day to operate in the father’s credit agency and collections business, the guy said, as he strike upon the money advance tip in 1993 while wooing a job choice from Johnson town, Tenn.
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As Jones tells they, grateful borrowers had been very happy to trade 20% of the subsequent paycheck for a two-week advance rather than skip expenses costs or face bank charge for bounced checks.


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Cannabis dispensary employees in Manistee, Mich., a Lake Michigan coast city in the northwest part of the state, unionized earlier this month with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 876.
The organized workers at the Authentic 231 retail facility in Manistee operate under vertically integrated cannabis company Left Coast Holdings (Heritage Farms), which owns multiple dispensaries throughout the state.
Left Coast ownership initiated the unionization, according to a UFCW press release.
Local 876 President Dan Pedersen said the Authentic 231 workers represent the first cannabis dispensary in the state to organize.
“UFCW 876 looks forward to building a strong relationship with both owners and workers of Authentic 231, in providing job guarantees and protections to this rapidly growing industry,” Pedersen said in the release. “It is UFCW 876’s goal this effort serves as a model for sustaining unionizing efforts, by building stronger communities with stronger jobs.”
Left Coast ownership served as the facilitator in seeking a union for its employees, as well as the development of a Labor Peace Agreement to extend the upcoming bargaining agreement for all locations, according to UFCW.
“We as an ownership group share a lot of the same values as UFCW 876, so it was a natural decision to promote the unionization of our retail assets,” Left Coast CEO William McKenzie said in the press release. “It’s an exciting time to be in the cannabis industry, and we’re excited to help the UFCW expand their fight for workers’ rights into this burgeoning space. We see our pro-union stance as a great benefit in a state like Michigan.”
There are more than 42,000 UFCW members in Michigan and over 1.3 million UFCW members nationwide.


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By Sharay Angulo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A group representing U.S. manufacturers on Wednesday told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that an economic shutdown due to the novel coronavirus could weaken North America’s response to the pandemic.
U.S. business lobbies have been pressuring Lopez Obrador to label certain industries “essential” so that health emergency measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico do not halt key operations on both sides of the border.
“At a time when we need to ramp up the production of personal protective equipment, lifesaving equipment and medicines, we cannot afford to have any of these critical supply chains shut down,” the National Association of Manufacturers, the group representing U.S. companies, said in a letter to the president.
The economies of Canada, Mexico and the United States are deeply integrated after decades under the North American Free Trade Agreement and its recent successor, with manufacturers used to moving parts and products seamlessly across borders.
“Our health care sectors depend on the many products that we make — from medicines, sanitation supplies and inputs used to produce respirators and masks to the grains used to make bread and critical parts that ensure trucks can deliver groceries,” the group said.
The Mexican government did not immediately reply to a request for comment. It has previously said its decisions to close certain industries were taken to protect the health of workers.
Mexico is expected to enter a severe stage of the epidemic in coming weeks, and health officials may deem it necessary to keep the economy in shutdown while the United States is starting to open up.
However, last week, Lopez Obrador said automakers in Mexico would be allowed to reopen their operations shortly after plants restart in the United State to avoid supply disruptions.
The association also urged Lopez Obrador to issue guidance on what industries are considered essential and critical, adopting “the U.S. CISA guidance, as a baseline, to the maximum extent possible,” referring to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.
The United States is the world’s worst-affected country by the pandemic, and its coronavirus death toll has topped 30,000, according to a Reuters tally. Fatalities have doubled in just a week and set a record single-day increase for the second day in a row.
So far, Mexico has registered 5,399 cases and 406 deaths, although a health ministry official said last week that there could be 26,000 cases in the country that have not been registered.
(Reporting by Sharay Angulo; Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Editing by Leslie Adler)


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Boosey out of tune with £15m US hit
MUSICAL instrument maker Boosey & Hawkes has been forced to write off more than £15m on its US operations, helping push the firm deep into the red. The company, which is only worth £25m, has also scrapped its dividend.
Boosey said it had found balance sheet errors at the US business, Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments, in the first half of the year. It sacked the Chicago-based unit's directors and took a write-down of £15.4m following investigations by auditors.
Total one-off charges hit £18.8m for the full year, pushing Boosey into a pre-tax loss of £14.4m. Excluding the exceptional items, pre-tax profits fell to £4.4m from £6.2m in 1999.
Boosey said its core business had posted 'strong performances', and that it was confident of a recovery this year. The shares rose 2 1/2p to 125p.
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Pay-TV channel Sony Pictures Networks India has agreed a sublicensing deal with Facebook to show matches from La Liga, Spanish club soccer’s top flight.
The move comes just one week after Facebook agreed a landmark deal with La Liga to secure rights to every game for the next three seasons. The agreement saw the social media giant dislodge Sony as the rights holder to the competition in India, ending a three-year relationship which was reportedly worth US$32 million.
The indiantelevision.com website says that Sony will show the coverage on its Sony Six and Sony ESPN channels, as well as on the Sony Liv over-the-top (OTT) platform. Facebook, meanwhile, will be showing all matches online for free.
Indiantelevision.com also revealed that Sony has renewed its rights deal for Serie A, the top tier of soccer in Italy, for a further three years after agreeing terms with the IMG agency.
Facebook and Sony’s La Liga coverage will get underway on Friday when Getafe host Eibar in the opening fixture of the 2018/19 season.


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DMX Hosts Virtual Bible Study and Everybody’s Being Blessed By It
During this time of the pandemic, many are turning to do more online: from grocery shopping to meetings, parties, graduations, and even church. In fact, many churches have upped their online experience to share the word of God to the masses virtually.
DMX has also taken to social media to share the good news of the Bible. The rapper took to Instagram Live and hosted a virtual Bible study. The only notice he gave was a very vague video announcement earlier that day where he said he had “something personal to share.” Many wondered if it was bad news since a lot of us only know the DMX whose very public battle with substance abuse, domestic disputes, dogfighting, and numerous run-ins with police were on display constantly in the news.
But during DMX’s Friday live session on Instagram, he went through scriptures in the bible in hopes to share God’s good news and help people deal with the uncertain times of this coronavirus pandemic. One particular piece of his bible study X was going through the book of Ecclesiastes 3. It was during this section that he spoke about “a time being for everything” happening right now, even social distancing.


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2 online pharmacies want to be your druggist
December 22, 1998
by Sharon Machlis
(IDG) -- Two new Internet ventures are betting that consumers will replace some trips to the local pharmacy with orders on the Web.
"The drugstore is going to be the next great battlefield in E-commerce," said Kevin Werbach, managing editor of the computer industry newsletter "Release 1.0" in New York.
The ventures are hoping that convenience, pricing and selection will encourage people to order prescriptions -- as well as other medical, health and personal-care products -- online. "It's the sweet spot of the drugstore," said Stephanie Schear, vice president of business development at PlanetRx Inc. in South San Francisco, California.
The challenge lies in persuading consumers to put potentially sensitive medical data on the Internet and give up face-to-face meetings with pharmacists, said Derek Leckow, an analyst at Barrington Research Associates Inc. in Chicago.
"Customers want to go where they get the highest level of service," he said. "The pharmacist has become an important health consultant for many people."
Few people comparison-shop for prescription medicines, so the market isn't particularly price-sensitive.
Who are the likeliest early adopters? People with chronic illnesses who must refill prescriptions regularly -- and thus don't have any more questions about their medications, Werbach predicted.
Both PlanetRx and Drugstore.com will probably go live on the Web within months. Drugstore.com declined to comment on its plans, but industry watchers expect its site to launch next month. PlanetRx officials said they will go live early next quarter.
Each has attracted some experienced management talent. PlanetRx is headed by Bill Razzouk, a former top executive at Federal Express Corp. and president of America Online Inc. Drugstore.com, based in Redmond, Washington, is led by former Microsoft Corp. vice president Peter Neupert, who helped launch MSNBC and the online magazine Slate.
Demographics are making this market increasingly attractive. Still, with pharmacy retailing expected to boom in the next decade as the U.S. population ages, Leckow said "that translates into opportunities for other niche players." There already are small sites that offer prescriptions on the Web.
Online shoppers will spend only about $8 million this year at health and beauty products sites, according to Jupiter Communications Inc. in New York. However, that's expected to grow to $65.5 million next year as new sites come online.
A number of large companies offer prescriptions by mail, including Merck-Medco Managed Care LLC in Montvale, New Jersey, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Merck-Medco began allowing prescription refill requests on its Web site in March. Although the company won't release specific figures, a spokeswoman said site use has been growing about 46% per month since July.
Walgreen Co. in Deerfield, Illinois, one of the nation's largest retail drugstore chains, has been offering prescription refill requests on the Internet since January. However, the refills still must be picked up at the local store -- which helps to drive foot traffic and encourage other purchases.
Ordering refills online has been "a little more popular than we thought it would be" and continues to grow, a Walgreen spokesman said. But it remains a "very tiny percent" of its overall prescription business, he said. The company also doesn't disclose figures about its site, but Leckow estimated that 40% to 50% of Walgreen's annual $15 billion sales come from medications.
While Internet ventures are unlikely to make a dent in overall brick-and-mortar drugstore revenue for the foreseeable future, Werbach said the industry nevertheless should pay notice. "If the Web cherry picks off the more lucrative customer, you're in trouble even if you're not necessarily losing a majority of your business," he said.
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International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has won the “Best Customer Service-Corporate,” “Best Customer Service-Retail,” and “Best Customer Loyalty Programme” awards from The Banker Middle East for 2015.
The Banker Middle East Qatar Product Awards provide a benchmark for the financial sector, recognising the most successful and innovative banking solutions. The awards are based on a peer-vote process and nominations are open to banks and financial institutions in nine countries across the Mena region.
IBQ managing director Omar Bouhadiba said: “These awards demonstrate the bank’s steadfast commitment to excellence in service quality and are a solid testament to the efforts we make to maintain such standards. I take this opportunity to thank our corporate and retail banking staff whose dedicated efforts and unparalleled client servicing skills have contributed to this win.”
IBQ deputy CEO Muhannad Kamal said: “IBQ’s portfolio of products and services are all designed to provide superior level of flexibility and choice for customers at every touch point. IBQ’s commitment to strong customer relationships, best practices and highest quality standards has won the Bank many prestigious accolades.”
Robin Amlôt, CEO of CPI Financial, publisher of Banker Middle East, presented the awards to Bhupendra Jain, DGM — head of Corporate Banking and Hassan al-Mulla, head of Retail Banking at the bank’s headquarters.
IBQ is one of the oldest financial institutions in Qatar offering a range of tailor-made corporate, private, and retail banking products and services. Established in 1956, the bank will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year. IBQ has a strong commitment to build long-lasting relationships with its customers and provide them with excellent customer service with a focus on making banking simple, convenient, and tailored to their needs.
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Mohammed Thani Murshid Al Rumaithi, Chairman of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Navdeep Singh Suri, Ambassador of India to the UAE, have discussed promoting economic and investment cooperation among private sector institutions in the UAE and India … reports Asian Lite News.
Mohammed Thani Murshid Al Rumaithi, Chairman of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Navdeep Singh Suri, Ambassador of India to the UAE, have discussed promoting economic and investment cooperation among private sector institutions in the UAE and India.
During the meeting, Al Rumaithi stated that India is a key trading partner of both the UAE and Abu Dhabi while calling for the adoption of legislation to identify procedures related to the trade exchange between both countries.
He added that Abu Dhabi’s economic approach is based on a range of foundations, including private sector partnerships, developing economic zones, establishing new cities and centres, promoting tourism and facilitating trade through a competitive business environment while adding that these foundations have made Abu Dhabi a business destination that attracts investment.
He also pointed out that Abu Dhabi is witnessing significant growth in various economic sectors while stressing that the emirate has an excellent reputation as a regional business centre and highlighting the solid ties between the UAE and India, which are a solid platform for developing economic partnerships and promoting cooperation in various sectors.
Ambassador Suri called on Emirati companies and businessmen to promote their investments and increase their presence in Indian markets, especially in the infrastructure sector.
He also pointed out that the coming period will witness numerous visits by Indian trade and economic delegations to the UAE, to discuss available opportunities and enlarge the scope of their cooperation with Emirati companies in new sectors, which will serve the economies of both countries.
The meeting was also attended by Mohammed Hilal Al Muhairi, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, and Dinesh Kumar, First Secretary at the Indian Embassy.


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One of the world’s most well-known diamond companies is getting into blockchain by investing in an asset tracking platform.
De Beers, its chief executive announced today, is planning to use the tech in a bid to boost transparency across the diamond supply chain.
The firm, the world’s largest miner of diamonds, says it wants to use the tracking platform in order to rebuild trust in the diamond distribution process – as well as alleviate concerns over money laundering and the broader trafficking of conflict diamonds.
CEO Bruce Cleaver unveiled the initiative in a blog post published earlier today, writing: “This diamond traceability platform is underpinned by blockchain technology, which allows for a highly secure digital register that creates a tamper-proof and permanent record of interactions – in this instance, a diamond’s path through the value chain.”
Cleaver outlined a number of characteristics that the platform will possess, including privacy controls for participants and wide access to potential users.
As it stands, the system doesn’t have a firm launch date, though Cleaver indicated that the development process would play out over the coming months and involve input from stakeholders.
“In the months ahead, we will continue to work with leaders from across the industry and share our progress with you,” Cleaver wrote. “In the process we will no doubt make some mistakes, but we will continue to collaborate, learn and persevere.”
That De Beers is moving in this direction is perhaps unsurprising, given work in this area by industry startups as well as international bodies like the United Nations. In September 2016, the group behind the Kimberly Process, an initiative which seeks to keep conflict diamonds out of global markets, said that it was looking to apply blockchain as part of a way to track diamond trade statistics.
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Imagine picking out a brand new car — only to find a chip in the paint, rip in the seat fabric or mark in the glass.
AI can help prevent such moments of disappointment for manufacturers and potential buyers.
Mariner, an NVIDIA Metropolis partner based in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers an AI-enabled video analytics system to help manufacturers improve surface defect detection. For over 20 years, the company has worked to provide its customers with deep learning-based insights to optimize their manufacturing processes.
The vision AI platform, called Spyglass Visual Inspection, or SVI, helps manufacturers detect the defects they couldn’t see before. It’s built on the NVIDIA Metropolis intelligent video analytics framework and powered by NVIDIA GPUs.
SVI is installed in factories and used by customers like Sage Automotive Interiors to enhance their defect detection in cases where traditional, rules-based machine vision systems often pinpoint false positives.
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According to David Dewhirst, vice president of marketing at Mariner, up to 40 percent of annual revenue for automotive manufacturers is consumed by producing defective products.
Traditional machine vision systems installed in factories have difficulty discerning between true defects — like a stain in fabric or a chip in glass — and false positives, like lint or a water droplet that can be easily wiped away.
SVI, however, uses AI software and NVIDIA hardware connected to camera systems that provide real-time inspection of pieces on production lines, identify potential issues and determine whether they are true material defects — in just a millisecond.
This speeds up factory lines, removing the need to slow or stop the workflow to have a person inspect each potential defect. SVI results in a 20 percent increase in line speed and 30x reduction of incorrect defect classification over traditional machine vision systems.
The platform can be integrated with a factory’s existing machine vision system, giving it a boost with AI-based analysis and processing. It offers a factory an average annual savings of $2 million, Dewhirst said.
SVI uses a deep learning model that analyzes images, identifies a defect, and then labels the defects by type — which are all tasks that require powerful graphics processors.
“NVIDIA GPUs guarantee that SVI can handle almost any pixel combination and processing speed, which is why it was our choice of hardware on which to standardize our platform,” Dewhirst said.
Mariner is on track to revolutionize the defect detection process by expanding the use of its platform, which can identify defects in metal, plastic or virtually any other surface type.
Learn more about how the Spyglass system works:


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As it was designed, the smallest unit of Bitcoin--1 Bitcoin--contains 100 million Satoshi.CSIRO and banks including CommBank and Westpac are researching Bitcoin and blockchain for safer international money transfers.If TD Canada is hostile then I doubt that they are truly friendly.Legality of bitcoin by country or territory The legal status.Also I would like to know if AML and KYC requirements have been met by the services in question, if not then the entry does not belong on the list imo, discuss.
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DUBAI, UAE, 21 June 2021: The Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Task Force on Waste Management recently organised a webinar that put the spotlight on the UAE’s Circular Economy Policy, highlighting the objectives of the policy as well as best practices that businesses can adopt to support the development of the country’s green economy.
The webinar, titled ‘Exploring UAE Circular Economy Policy and Role of the Private Sector in Achieving its Goals’, examined the role of companies in fostering partnerships and collaborations and raising awareness of closed-loop concepts among consumers, Dubai Chamber said through a Press release.
Speaking at the event, Aisha Saeed Salim Al Souqi, Environmental Researcher, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE, noted that efficient use of natural resources to reduce environmental stress, and a shift to cleaner industrial production strategies, processes, tools and techniques through the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies are the main objectives of the Circular Economy Policy.
She highlighted the importance of close cooperation between public and private sector stakeholders to identify opportunities, and to establish an action plan with targets designed to ensure a smooth transition to circular economy and establish systems necessary to collect, monitor, analyse, report and use circular economy metrics.
Jamila El Mir, Policy and Strategy Advisor, Sustainable Development, The General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Dubai, spoke about how it’s equally important to engage and educate consumers, and create accountability and ownership among them towards sustainable and responsible consumption. She emphasised that consumers have a role to play in promoting responsible and sustainable practices.
Madhu Mohan S, Chief Innovation Officer, Environment Solutions, Dulsco, said the private sector needs to have a proper business plan for the entire life cycle of a product. He emphasised that the circular economic model is not a burden or a cost, but rather a value creation in a competitive economy. He noted that government should also focus on creating a level playing field through incentives and schemes for sustainable products for their premium value.
Wael Ismail, Senior Director, Public Policy & Corporate Affairs, PepsiCo, spoke about how constructive government policies, responsible production processes and sustainable products are more crucial than ever before. Business that fail to implement such practices may face long-term consequences, he explained, and called on multinational companies and local businesses to work together to maximise their efforts and adopt circular economy business models.
Addressing participants, Dr Kamel Mellahi, Senior Manager, Dubai Chamber Centre for Responsible Business, explained that the transition to circular economy is a major focus of the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network. He noted that furthering collaboration between the government, business and all segments of society is key to shifting from a linear mode of production and consumption to a circular economic model that can create long term economic, social and environmental benefits.


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Apple has recruited a longtime Ford executive who assisted lead safety initiatives and vehicle engineering, a indicator the Iphone maker is all over again ramping up growth of an electric vehicle.
The tech huge hired Desi Ujkashevic for the motor vehicle venture, according to persons with awareness of the make any difference. Ujkashevic experienced labored at Ford because 1991, most lately serving as its international director of automotive security engineering. Prior to that, she assisted oversee engineering of interiors, exteriors, chassis and electrical components for several Ford models.
The government worked on Ford’s Escape, Explorer, Fiesta and Emphasis products, as effectively as the Lincoln MKC and Aviator, according to her LinkedIn profile. She also helped produce new electrical cars for the Dearborn, Mich.-centered automaker. And Ujkashevic has practical experience dealing with regulatory problems, some thing that will be important to Apple acquiring a automobile on the street.
Enlisting Ujkashevic suggests that Apple is continuing to force toward a self-driving car in spite of various higher-profile departures around the previous year.
The project’s administration group has been pretty much totally replaced since it was run by Doug Industry, an executive who still left for Ford last year.
Setting up an electric powered, self-driving auto is observed as a “next significant thing” for Apple — a new solution group that can hold its sales development from stalling. But the job has experienced numerous strategy shifts and staff alterations because it kicked off about 7 decades back.
The Cupertino, Calif.-primarily based business declined to remark on the employ. Ford, in the meantime, explained that Ujkashevic has retired from the automaker.
Turnover has been especially heavy over the past yr. In addition to the departure of Area, Apple missing vital professionals in demand of components engineering, robotics and sensors. In some situations, higher-rating engineers still left to be a part of traveling taxi startups.
Just after Discipline stop, the company appointed Apple Enjoy and wellness software head Kevin Lynch to oversee the task. Lynch is a perfectly-regarded software program engineering manager but has not beforehand led the progress of a motor vehicle. However, the firm has sought to accelerate the job underneath Lynch — with the target of asserting a item by 2025.
An Apple automobile would set the enterprise in competitors with Tesla Inc. and Lucid Group Inc., as properly as classic automakers racing to introduce electrical vehicles. Ford has been specifically aggressive in EVs lately with a drive to electrify the best-marketing vehicle in America: the F-150 pickup.
Apple also is trying to master autonomous driving as section of the venture — an automobile-industry holy grail that tech organizations these as Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo also have been grappling with.
About the several years, Apple has struggled to settle on a eyesight for its car, which has been in growth considering the fact that all over 2015. The present hope is to make some thing absolutely autonomous and remove both of those the common steering wheel and pedals. The company also has sought to emphasize safety with its car.
To that end, the corporation is searching to establish more powerful safeguards than what’s available from Tesla and Waymo. That involves creating in a good deal of redundancy — layers of backup units that kick in to stay clear of basic safety and driving-procedure failures — Bloomberg claimed past yr. Ujkashevic could be associated with that element. Apple had hired Jaime Waydo to provide as motor vehicle safety leader in 2018, but the Waymo veteran departed past calendar year.
Ujkashevic is now one particular of the several senior professionals on Apple’s motor vehicle crew to appear from the vehicle marketplace, but there are some other individuals. Final year, Apple employed Ulrich Kranz, a former BMW executive and onetime head of self-driving startup Canoo. Stuart Bowers, a former Tesla government who labored on self-driving software program, and Jonathan Sive, an ex-supervisor at Tesla, Waymo and BMW, also are included.
At Ford, Ujkashevic was a person of the company’s highest-profile professionals, serving as a named government on its web-site.
“Desi has a prosperity of international automotive field leadership knowledge,” her biography reads on the Ford site. The business credited her with bettering solutions, high quality and the consumer encounter at the 118-yr-aged firm.


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Paddock Mall has been welcoming new businesses in recent weeks, including a CBD shop and a selfie store.
Go Green CBD and Sensational Selfies both opened the doors on their new locations at Paddock Mall earlier this year.
Sensational Selfies offers customers a chance to take self photos in front of prearranged sets. In addition to offering unlimited options for set prices per person, the business offers party rentals and professional photographer sessions.
Go Green CBD sells CBD products from the Elite Hemp Products line.
Located at 3100 SW College Road, the mall updated its weekend hours earlier this month in light of loosening COVID-19 restrictions across the city, county and state.
The mall also recently finished a remodel of its exterior food court entrance by a local artist.


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July 28, 2016
Heavy-duty Urban eTruck for “short radius” use in Germany and elsewhere could be in production by 2020 or soon thereafter, Daimler says.
July 22, 2016
Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk plans to build a battery-electric pickup truck, heavy-duty truck, and a bus that would turn the driver into a "fleet manager," according to his Master Plan, Part Deux.
July 20, 2016
The San Diego Port Tenants Association (SDPTA) received a $5.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to fund the development of 10 all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for operation at the Port of San Diego.
May 4, 2016
California is awarding $23.6 million to the South Coast Air Quality Management District for a statewide zero-emission drayage truck development and demonstration project.
March 2, 2016
Mitsubishi Fuso showed off a prototype battery-electric Canter FE-Series medium-duty cabover that has been in testing in Europe for a year.
February 26, 2016
The totally electric ElecTruck could change the way we view electric vehicles
in the Class 8 space.
February 16, 2016
Uniform and linen supply company Ameripride Services will replace 20% of its fleet at one branch with electric delivery trucks equipped with Motiv Power Systems all-electric powertrains.
December 10, 2015
The HorseFly octocopter works with a modified WorkHorse walk-in electric van, which acts as a mobile base for the aircraft, to deliver packages.
November 13, 2015
California roads have less than 500 battery electric medium- to heavy-duty trucks, partly due to the higher expense of these vehicles, according to a report on electrification of these vehicles released by the California Air Resources Board (ARB).
October 29, 2015
UPS has begun using 18 battery-electric delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston area of Texas and projects a savings of 1.1 million gallons of diesel fuel over 20 years with the move, the parcel company has announced.
October 23, 2015
True zero-emissions freight transportation is closer to reality than you might think. A California-based technology company called TransPower USA has five Class 8 tractors in service now working out of the Port of Long Beach. Jim Park takes one for a drive in this Focus On... video.
October 22, 2015
True zero-emissions freight transportation is closer to reality than you might think. We recently had a opportunity to test drive one, a TransPower electric Class 8 truck, and found it to be a very functional alternative to a diesel tractor.
October 16, 2015
Pacific Gas & Electric will invest $100 million to purchase battery-electric vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrids over the next five years to reduce fuel costs and lower emissions, the nation's largest utility announced Oct. 15.
Workhorse Group says it has obtained permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test its Horsefly delivery drone, an eight-motor, eight-rotor “octocopter” designed to work with a specially equipped E-Gen electric walk-in van.
October 2, 2015
Orange EV will expand its operations to meet growing demand for its electric vehicles, the terminal truck manufacturer announced.
September 28, 2015
PG&E has proposed the building of 25,000 public EV chargers throughout California. Along with San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison, it is waiting for approval from the California Public Utilities Commission.
September 25, 2015
The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) will open the application period for its upcoming round of funding under the Alt Fuels Colorado grant program on Oct. 1, the organization announced.
September 17, 2015
As part of a global, company-wide initiative, DHL Express has replaced approximately 75 percent of its 3,100-vehicle U.S. fleet with new, more fuel-efficient vehicles in 2014 and 2015, the parcel delivery company announced.
September 1, 2015
IKEA Distribution Services North America and third-party logistics company National Retail Systems have launched a zero-emissions electric drayage operation in Los Angeles.
California has handed out 2,000 vouchers to fleets to fund hybrid and battery-electric zero-emission trucks and buses under a grant program overseen by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the board has announced.
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