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As we start to reminisce about all the things that happened in 2014, I thought now would be a great time to think back to all the great smartphones, tablets and even updates from Google that the Android world saw this year. We started the year with the Xperia Z1s from Sony and T-Mobile and ended the year with the Nexus 6 (although technically that'd be the Meizu M1 Note, but since the majority of our readers are in the US, we'll say it's the Nexus 6). We also saw the largest update to Android ever, in Android 5.0 Lollipop.
In the flagship world we saw the HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, and Z3, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, LG G Pro 2, LG G3, Samsung Galaxy Alpha, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Motorola Moto X 2014, Huawei Ascend Mate2 and Mate 7, as well as the Nexus 6 from Google. These are all some really great flagship smartphones that we saw this year. While most of them weren't major improvements on last year's models, we will likely see some pretty big changes come in 2015. For those that keep up with the Chinese market, we also saw the Meizu MX4, Meizu MX4 Pro and Meizu M1 Note (all three in the last 4 months), as well as the Xiaomi Mi4, Huawei Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus. All of which are pretty good phones.
On the software side, we really only saw one update this year, which was Lollipop. Google showed it off at Google I/O in the summer and we got it this fall, late fall actually. It was a really big update coming from KitKat, and getting out of the whole HOLO YOLO phase and jumping to Material Design. Which looks amazing, in my opinion, but not everyone agrees, which is okay. Google also added in a ton of new API's and features as well. However, Lollipop wasn't all Google brought us this year. We also saw Android Wear, Android Auto and Android TV. Which we are still waiting on some Android Auto products. It was a good year on the software side of Android.
We also saw some pretty bad phones this year, which we did name one of them as the worst phone of the year (which you'll see soon enough). Including the HTC Desire 820, Amazon Fire Phone, and the Kyocera Hydro Vibe. While the Kyocera and HTC offerings weren't as bad as the Amazon Fire Phone, they weren't all that great either. So hopefully HTC and Kyocera – and even Amazon – learn from their mistakes in 2014, and don't make them in 2015.
With only a few days left of 2014, we'd like to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. We've got a lot of stuff planned for 2015, and it all kicks off pretty quickly with CES starting on January 4th. So make sure you stay tuned to Android Headlines in the New Year, we have Nick going to CES, and I'll be at Mobile World Congress in Early March to bring you the latest on everything mobile related.


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Twitter Sept. 10 revised its terms of service, adding allowances for online advertising and more clarity about content ownership, APIs and spam.
The microblogging service, which lets users post messages of 140 characters or fewer and has become popular among celebrities, received more than 50 million visitors in July.
The exponential growth of the site, which companies such as Dell and Pepsi are using to market products, has Internet industry experts calling for the service to be more professional and polished. The new terms of service are a step in that direction.
For example, while Twitter's founders have appeared disinterested in making advertising a revenue stream on Twitter, the new terms of service say Twitter services may include advertisements. Ads may be targeted to the content or information on the services, queries made through the services, or other information.
"In the Terms, we leave the door open for advertising. We'd like to keep our options open as we've said before," Twitter co-founder Biz Stone wrote in a blog post. However, the company said it has no plans to announce regarding ads.
Twitter also added more detail to the content ownership question. While the tweets, or messages users post to Twitter, are owned by the users who post content, Stone said, "Twitter is allowed to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute your tweets because that's what we do."
Twitter is also revising guidelines for use of the ballyhooed Twitter API, which scores of programmers have already used to extend Twitter, creating applications that search, aggregate, track and analyst tweets. eWEEK profiled 20 popular Twitter apps here.
To show how much more fleshed out the new TOS is compared with the previous Twitter TOS, Twitter has saved a link to the previous policy here.
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Now that shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have fallen back to the ground, something will enable investors to determine…
Now that shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have fallen back to the ground, something will enable investors to determine whether the current trade war climate had affected the chipmakers ability to capitalize their competitors’ accidents.
is scheduled to report earnings after the market closed Wednesday.
AMD’s stock reached its peak for the year in September after AMD launched its Radeon Pro V340 server card at the end of August and a series of price upgrades from analysts and has since been corrected.
In a recent Morgan Stanley survey of chip distributors, the insurance company warned investors that the chip sector was “out of the woods”, as 60% of respondents surveyed said that the latest tariff uncertainty had an impact on order development and 44% said it had affected customers’ orders and stock behavior.
Customs against China in the ongoing trade war could harm American technology companies, and some companies have already issued warnings and taken precautionary measures.
During the quarter, however, one of the dominant themes of AMD has been how much market share is the company bleeding away from a scary Intel Corp.
Read: AMD vs. Intel: The chip maker seems to shift
“To us is the key issue: is the company trading on short-term Sept / Dec -18 expectations, or are investors continuing to look forward to 2020/2021 (driven mainly by AMD’s potential market shares against INTC in computers / servers) as the barometer for valuation AMD? “Asked Deutsche Bank analyst Ross Seymore in a listing.
Seymore, which has a rating and a price of $ 23, believes that the “goodness” of AMD is already backed by the stock price and that headlines in the warehouse ignore potential competition responses from Intel and Nvidia Corp.
Result: Of the 28 analysts investigated by FactSet, AMD is expected to average an adjusted earnings of 12 cents per share, down from the 13 cents a share is expected at the beginning of the quarter. AMD reported a profit of 10 cents per share over the period since. Estimate, a software platform that uses crowdsourcing from hedge fund managers, brokerage firms, purchase analysts and others, requires income of 15 cents per share.
Revenue: Wall Street expects $ 1.7 billion from AMD, according to 27 analysts pointed out by Fetset. It is below the $ 1.76 billion forecast at the beginning of the quarter. AMD, which reported revenue of $ 1.64 billion during the period, predicted sales of $ 1.65 billion to $ 1.75 billion for the third quarter. Calculate expected revenue of $ 1.75 billion.
For the quarter, analysts expect $ 1.05 billion in data processing and graphics sales, or 29% earnings from the previous year, down 21% of the company’s in-house and semi-sales sales to $ 653 million.
Share Watch: AMD shares have been on a volatile roller coaster after the company reported its best seven-year performance in the previous report, which peaked in a twelve-year-old 34, $ 14 in mid-September, capping an impressive five months, 200% increase, and then falling more than 30% to current levels. AMD’s stock is still the best current artist on the S & P 500 with 130% profit and has been the second most active stock market on the index in the last 52 weeks. Unlike the S & P 500
is up 3.5% for the year, the technical heavy Nasdaq Composite Index
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What analysts say: Of the 33 analysts covering AMD, 13 have bought or overweight, 15 have grades and five have sales or underweight, with an average price target of $ 25.25.
Cowen analyst Matthew Ramsay, who has an outstanding rating and $ 33 on AMD, said that AMD would “partially fill the gap” left by Intel 14nm Central Unit or CPU, shortage in the fourth and first quarter and using 7nm products for to capture long-term market share in the latter half of 2019 and 2020.
“7nm” and “10nm” – where “nm” means nanometer – refers to how small a chip maker can make the transistors running on a computer circuit with the general rule that smaller transistors are faster and more effective when using power.
Our industry conversations reveal four primary drivers for OEM frustrations, which leads to increased susceptibility to AMD alternative SKU: 1) Capacity shortage of PC market power in an increasingly rare age and Intel’s unwillingness to spend capex in order to significantly increase supply; 2) Continued pricing and SKU rigidity despite capacity problems. 3) Reduced marketing support from Intel to its partners with the decommissioning of large parts of the Intel Inside co-marketing program; and 4) the strong reminder of the PC ecosystem where these customers rank in Intel’s Investment Priority List (ie behind the big 7 Cloud Titans and behind Apple).
Ramsay believes that AMD is “deeply engaged” with five out of seven data center players. These include Tencent
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Stiff analyst Kevin Cassidy, who has a purchase price of AMD and a price of $ 38, said he expects AMD to use the conference call to report on 7 nm graphics processing devices or GPU and CPU products, an expansion of gross margins and the possibility of increased market share in the PC market.
“We expect AMD to continue to reach market share until 2019, as the chips will be fully qualified while the company will also benefit from the ramp in its second-generation chips, 7nm” Rome, “said Cassidy.” AMD plans to start its 7nm GPU in 4Q18 specifically aimed at the data center market, which we expect will be followed by a PC model 2019. “
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David Beckham received a big welcome in Beijing where he is promoting Chinese football - which has been marred by scandals and corruption.
The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder told ITV News that his reputation would not be damaged by being associated with football in the country and said he was there "for the future" not the past.
The former England captain, who would not confirm whether he was being paid for his work as an ambassador, did admit that his new role would be beneficial for brand Beckham.
Victoria Beckham's clothing designs are already on sale in Beijing shops and fashion journalist Alice McInerney told ITV News the footballer's role would only help the couple "reinforce" their brand in the country.
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Lost your milk money today?
Oh my goodness, not again. All A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) did was hold its Investor Day today. It was a great chance for investors to get a lot of detail about what’s going on with this innovative Sydney-based dairy company. But instead of giving investors confidence in the company’s future, the stock has crashed more than 12% so far during the trading day.
The trouble with A2 Milk right now is that everyone is worried that it might not get its mojo back. So, any time the company says anything other than ‘we’re growing very strongly’, people assume the worst and sell.
How did we get here?
It all started to go wrong on 28 September 2020 when the company downgraded its FY21 earnings guidance. Okay, faeces happens. The problem is, that was only the first of four downgrades to come. There was another a week before Christmas 2020, another on 25 February 2021 and then another on 10 May 2021. By the time of that last debacle, A2 Milk stock could be had for just $5.12 a share. It was a long drop from the heady days of being above $19 a share in June 2020. Interestingly, ahead of today’s crash, the market had been doing some great base-building on this stock since May.
What’s causing all this trouble for A2M?
In a word, China. Selling infant formula into China isn’t as easy in 2021 as it was in 2019, because the usual easy Daigou channels haven’t existed since March 2020. That has meant A2 Milk has had to reinvent itself in China, marketing itself like any other supplier of quality dairy products. Today’s Investor Day presentation showed that A2 Milk is doing a good job on that reinvention.
But, as the old broker says in the film Wall Street, good things sometimes take time. Like, five years or so. A2 Milk’s five-year target for global sales is NZ$2bn, but that’s not much above the NZ$1.73bn level of FY20.
Daigou will likely be back at some point
Following today’s A2M update, the market acted like having a long growth path was the end of the world. But it isn’t. A2 Milk is one of the few really big developments in dairy in a generation. Think about it. This is milk without a protein called beta-casein A1. There’s a large and growing body of scientific knowledge that A1 is bad for you, but milk with just beta-casein A2 is good for you. As that message has gotten out to various markets, it’s won a lot of fans who won’t drink any other milk. But in most markets, you still can’t get A2 Milk’s products. We believe A2 Milk has a lot of growth ahead of it with or without China.
And don’t forget, the world is opening up now. That means Daigou of some sort are set to start again in the next twelve months. Maybe it won’t be as powerful as it was in 2019, but the way the market is behaving right now you’d imagine Daigou was a thing of the past. If you’ve never tried A2 Milk, we suggest you do. Believe us, it tastes good. It might even taste good to investors by 2025.
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Face masks are one of the best defenses against the spread of COVID-19, but their growing adoption is having a second, unintended effect: breaking facial recognition algorithms.
Wearing face masks that adequately cover the mouth and nose causes the error rate of some of the most widely used facial recognition algorithms to spike to between 5 percent and 50 percent, a study by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found. Black masks were more likely to cause errors than blue masks, and the more of the nose covered by the mask, the harder the algorithms found it to identify the face.
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Make the most of your time indoors with a daily dose of celebrity news and guides to the best shows. Sign up to the entertainment newsletter.Joe Wicks had an emotional moment as he signed off from his final PE With Joe online class on Wednesday. The fitness guru has become the nation’s PE teacher over the last 18 weeks, hosting daily workouts on his YouTube channel aimed at kids, which have raised over £580,000 for the NHS. For his last session, Joe was joined by his wife Rosie Jones and their children Indie and Marley, with more than 100,000 watching along on YouTube.“It’s a sad day but I’m so proud,” Joe said. “We’re fitter and stronger. We’re healthier and happier.”After letting off party poppers, he said: “That’s the end of PE With Joe.“Thank you so much for taking part. Thank you to everyone from the teaching assistants, parents, the fans, everyone that’s taken part. I’ve loved it so much and I’m going to miss you all.”His voice appearing to crack with emotion, he added: “I don’t know what to say, I’m really emotional.”After jumping off his mantelpiece, Joe signed off by asking fans to keep exercising.“You feel quite low, your energy is not great. You come through the workout… you feel energised, happy, you’re positive, it makes you feel fit and strong and confident,” he said.“Just because live workouts aren’t on, keep going. Every single workout we’ve ever done is on the channel. Go back and relive it.“Keep training together as a family, you are each other’s role models. It’s all about mental health and you’re going to be living a healthier, happier life if you exercise together. So please keep it up.“From me and the Wicks family, bye everybody.” Joe – otherwise known as The Body Coach – began the workouts for children stuck at home when the government first closed schools due to the coronavirus outbreak. During that time, his 78 workouts have racked up 80 million views in total, with a watchtime for PE With Joe passing 2,271 years. He previously announced he would be donating all the ad revenue generated from his workouts to the NHS, and along with profits from T-shirts and other merchandise, Joe has raised a total of £580,000. On Instagram, Joe called his classes his “proudest achievement”. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Joe Wicks (@thebodycoach) on Jul 21, 2020 at 1:05pm PDTHe added that he will be taking a break to “recharge his batteries”, but promised to return later in the year for more live workouts. READ MORE:
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Amazon‘s Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his immense fortune on Monday, which Bloomberg reports is the largest single-day wealth increase since it started tracking the world’s richest people in 2012. As of yesterday’s market close, Bloomberg valued Bezos’ fortune at a taint-flexing $189.3 billion. By far the world’s top billionaire, Amazon‘s chief exec’s net worth has reportedly grown $74 billion so far in 2020. To put that in perspective, Alphabet’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, investing legend Warren Buffett, and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani are all worth less than the amount of wealth Bezos has added to his… This story continues at The Next Web
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(Cranfield University) Dr Duncan Hodges, Senior Lecturer in Cyberspace Operations, Cranfield University, is actively researching insider threats such as the recent Twitter attack. He and researcher Katie Paxton-Fear are presenting this paper Understanding Insider Threat Attacks Using Natural Language Processing, at the HCI International Conference on Thursday 23 July 2020 1400 CEST.
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You can clear your Microsoft Outlook cache to keep the program running smoothly.
Microsoft Outlook, like any email client, stores data in a container known as a cache.
Clearing your cache is relatively simple and can help troubleshoot some of Outlook's performance issues.
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Clearing your Microsoft Outlook account's cache is one way of troubleshooting any issues you might be having with Outlook. The cache is essentially a storage container for data that Outlook saves, so by clearing the data in the cache, you're likely to improve Outlook's performance.
The process of clearing your Outlook cache can seem complicated at first, but there are only a few steps required in order to complete the process. Keep reading to find out how to clear your Outlook cache.
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How to clear your Outlook cache on a PC
Before you get started, you'll need to save all of your work and close Outlook completely. You won't be able to clear Outlook's cache if Outlook is open on your computer.
1. On your keyboard, press the "Windows" key (the key labeled with the Windows logo) and the "R" key at the same time. This will open the "Run" function.
2. In the Run pop-up window, click on the field next to "Open:" and type the following line of text:
3. Once you have finished typing, click "OK."
4. A pop-up window will appear. Locate the folder called "RoamCache" and double-click on it.
5. You can clear individual files from your cache or you can clear them all at once. Once you've highlighted the files you wish to delete, right-click on any of the highlighted files and click "Delete" in the menu that appears.
To select individual files, click on the file name or press Ctrl + Click to select multiple ones. To select all files at once, press Ctrl + A.
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Google left thousands of machines in businesses with broken Chrome browsers this week, following a silent experimental change.Business users accessing Chrome through virtual machine environments like Citrix kept seeing white screens on open Chrome tabs, blocking access to the browser and leaving it totally unresponsive.It left many IT admins confused over the problem, as businesses typically manage and control Chrome updates.After complaints, Google was forced to reveal it had launched an “experiment” on stable versions of Chrome that had changed the browser’s behavior.Google had simply flipped the switch on a flag to enable a new WebContents Occlusion feature that’s designed to suspend Chrome tabs when you move other apps on top of them and reduce resource usage when the browser isn’t in use.“The experiment / flag has been on in beta for ~5 months,” explained David Bienvenu, a software engineer at Google, in a Chromium bug thread.
Nearly four years after release, Stardew Valley seems to still be going strong.The game’s creator, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has been working on a new update for Stardew Valley for quite some time, and now he’s announced when it will land on PC.Bringing the game to version 1.4, Barone says that this update will add the layer of polish he’s wanted from the beginning.“What I mean by that is that I wanted to fix all the bugs that have been lingering in the game, to fix a lot of weird or annoying things about the controls & feel of the game, and add in a lot of ‘quality of life’ features that will make the game more seamless to play,” Barone wrote on the Stardew Valley developer blog.“I feel pretty confident that this goal has been met!”Version 1.4 isn’t just about polish, though, as it sounds like it’ll also add a lot of content to the game.
“DJI’s Mavic Mini is a relaxing return to the basics, but I wouldn’t want to live with it.”I took DJI’s Mavic Mini drone along for a weekend getaway out to rural eastern Oregon.While there, I stayed in a small bed and breakfast and used that as my base of operations while I ventured out for a series of flight tests.DJI went to great lengths to get the Mavic Mini down below 250 grams because drones beneath this weight threshold don’t need to be registered with the FAA before flight.Flying the Mavic is as simple as driving to a bed & breakfast and forking over the modest nightly fee.The Mavic Mini doesn’t include an obstacle avoidance system.
The dust has settled from the Note 10 launch so now it's time for the leaks to pour in so the S11, and there are a fair few of them.It looks like we'll be getting a slew of colours with next year's lineup, and black and white will be absent from some of the models altogether.According to leaker Ishan Agarwal, the Galaxy S11 will be launch in blue, grey and black, with the possibility of more colourways, but these three variants "at least".The S11e meanwhile will see handsets in blue, grey, and pink.He also has the lowdown on colours for the S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite, with the former being available in black, blue, and white, and the Note 10 Lite seeing red, silver, black, and "possibly aura" shades.That's a pretty colourful lineup, bolstered by new Galaxy buds that are reportedly in development which will release in blue, pink, black, and white.
Poland is pressing Netflix to change a map in one of its documentary series, accusing the streaming service of “rewriting history.”On Sunday Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki posted to his Facebook account a letter he sent to Netflix CEO Reed Hasting expressing his concern over maps shown in The Devil Next Door.The five-part series presents the trial of John Demjanjuk, a former US mechanic who was accused of being the infamous Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.In 2011 he was convicted of the crimes in a German court.As Reuters points out in its reporting of the Prime Minister’s concerns, the Netflix series presents maps that show the death camps that the Nazis built in Polish territory during Germany’s World War II occupation of the country.In Morawiecki’s letter to Netflix, Morawiecki argues that the map “falsely places several German Nazi concentration camps in modern-day Poland’s borders” without any “explanation whatsoever that these sites were German-operated,” thereby deceiving “viewers into believing that Poland was responsible for establishing and maintaining these camps.”
When I reviewed the Bose Noise Cancelling 700 Headphones, one of my small gripes was their high price.They're a top-notch wireless noise-cancelling headphone that work great for making calls, but they're pricey at $400.Well, now you can get them for $299.99 from Rakuten be entering promo code CNETBOSE at checkout.The only catch is that supplies are limited and they may sell out fast at this price.We'll update this post if they do.Remember, to get the discounted price you have to enter the promo code CNETBOSE at checkout.
Vaping company Juul has announced that it has stopped selling mint-flavored pods, one of the remaining flavors it was still offering to customers in the US.The decision comes shortly after the publication of studies that found mint is one of the most popular flavors among teenagers who vape.Juul has already faced scrutiny over what some have alleged as the targeting of minors with some of its past marketing.Earlier this week, two studies were published that found, among other things, that mint and menthol were among the favorite vaping flavors used by teenagers.That was an important finding in light of current ban attempts — many have sought a ban on the sale of fruit and snack-flavored liquids, but want to allow mint, menthol, and tobacco flavors to remain.The first two of those three flavors are often sought by teen users, however, raising concerns about allowing them to remain on the market.
Microsoft president Brad Smith spoke about the societal implications of tech at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon on Wednesday.Touching on a range of topics ranging from human rights to neural networks, the 60-year-old said artificial intelligence will over the next three decades play a similar role to the internal combustion engine in transforming society during the first half of the twentieth century.Smith also emphasized the essentially value-neutral status of AI, arguing that we should ask what AI should do for society as much as asking what its technical capabilities are.LISBON — Microsoft president Brad Smith has predicted that artificial intelligence will transform society in the next three decades, just as the internal combustion engine did during the first half of the 20th century.When you look back at the first half of the twentieth century, it was a time that was transformed by one invention above all else: the combustion engine.I think it's fair to say that over the next three decades — from now to 2050 — AI is likely to play a similar role in the global economy."
Pokémon GO and games like it can’t exist without waypoints — the in-game locations that correlate to real-world points of interest, acting as the Pokéstops, gyms, etc.The more waypoints they have around the world, the better the game becomes.Even if they open it up to user submissions, verifying new locations (so as to avoid a bunch of false/bad locations being thrown into the mix) is tough for a company to do alone.Niantic has spent the last few years figuring out this process, building a user-driven and peer-moderated system that got its start way back with the company’s first game.One player nominates a location, submitting a photo of the location and answering a handful of questions to help determine eligibility.Other high-level players will review these submissions, helping to filter out the ones that are inaccurate, offensive or just not right for the game.
Amanda Todorovich is the Senior Director of Health Content at Cleveland Clinic.That’s right – something that is generating money and is getting over 7 million visitors a month.We were getting about 3 million visits a month.But, we knew that we needed to think about it a little differently, so we partnered with another publisher very well.Sue: In terms of SEO, where’s your focus in terms of your really big concepts.Amanda: SEO has evolved a lot for us over the years and honestly, I just formally took responsibility for our overall SEO strategy this year.
If you don’t manage them properly, these early backers could get in the way of your startup’s success.The advice from investors and founders below will help you navigate the process of raising a successful angel round while avoiding some of the long-term hassles.James Currier laughs at how little he knew as a first-time founder looking for angel investors in 1999.“They want you to talk to their lawyer and their tax accountant and, before you know it, my 16 angels turned into 64 different relationships,” says Currier, a four-time serial entrepreneur and now a managing partner at early-stage venture firm NFX .Yet as with every step of a founder’s journey, there are potential landmines along the way.Failing to manage your angels, Currier and others warn, can distract a company and hurt, rather than help, its chances of success.


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BEIJING — China’s largest dairy company, the China Mengniu Dairy Company, says it has destroyed a batch of milk contaminated with a substance that can cause liver cancer.
The contaminated milk was discovered by a government agency that ran spot tests on the milk on Saturday. Mengniu, which has operations in Sichuan Province, posted two notices on its Web site on Sunday apologizing to customers and saying that the rest of its products were safe.
The substance in the bad batch of milk was aflatoxin, which is produced by a food fungus.
Starting Sunday, news of the milk became the most popular topic on Sina Weibo, a microblog service. As of Monday morning, people had posted or copied posts on the bad milk nearly four million times.
Chinese are especially watchful for food scandals, and especially involving milk. In 2008, a nationwide scandal erupted after reports emerged that a toxic chemical added to milk, melamine, had led to the deaths of six children and the illnesses of 300,000 children. That turned into a political controversy, and the Communist Party clamped down on parents who called for proper investigations.Continue reading the main story


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Sainsbury staff lose Christmas bonuses
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The supermarket chain confirmed it will not be offering staff a £100 goodwill payment in December for the first time in 25 years as it focuses investment on a trading revival.
The decision will affect 50,000 full-time staff who have instead been offered a 5% increase in their store discount to 15% from October to December.
Details emerged as Sainsbury's said it was giving Mr King, who joined the company as chief executive from Marks & Spencer two months ago, nearly 500,000 free shares exercisible from 2007.
He will also be in line for a further 184,700 shares worth more than £500,000 if he meets performance targets over the next three years.
And it comes after chairman Sir Peter Davis was awarded £2.4 million in shares for his work during a year in which profits fell 2.9%.
Lost ground to rivals
Sainsbury's said the decision to replace the Christmas bonus with an increased store discount was made after successful trials last year.
"The balance will be spent on improving our other incentive schemes over the coming months," the company stated.
Sainsbury's has lost ground over the past 12 months to rivals such as Asda and Tesco in the face of stiff price competition, while it has also been hit by the impact of its own restructuring drive.
Annual profits fell to £675 million and like-for-like sales were also on the slide, down 0.2% to £15.3 billion in the year to March 27, the group revealed on Wednesday.
In addition to withdrawing its £100 bonus, Sainsbury's will not make an award through its "commitment" share plan which is linked to profits.
Staff at its head office in London have also been informed that no earnings-related bonus will be paid this year.
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Moms push Kroger to prohibit open carrying of guns in stores
A group of mothers has started a national campaign to petition Cincinnati-based supermarket giant Kroger Co. to ban the open carrying of guns in its stores.
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America wants Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and president Michael Ellis to ban the open carry of guns in its supermarkets in light of what it called recent episodes of gun violence in and near Kroger stores.
The group said Kroger has had at least 16 shootings or threats at stores in several states. It cited a murder-suicide shooting in Marietta, Ga., in June and a shooting at a Lawrenceville, Ga., Kroger store that resulted in two people being shot.
Kroger, the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets with 2,640 stores, has a long-time policy of following state and local laws regarding the carrying of guns at its stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia,
It put that policy up on its website Friday in response to news that Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was about to launch the campaign, Kroger spokesman Keith Dailey said.
Kroger’s statement said: “The safety of our customers and associates is one of our most important company values. Millions of customers are present in our busy grocery stores every day and we don’t want to put our associates in a position of having to confront a customer who is legally carrying a gun. That is why our long-standing policy on this issue is to follow state and local laws and to ask customers to be respectful of others while shopping. We know that our customers are passionate on both sides of this issue and we trust them to be responsible in our stores.”
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Apple's iPad now generates 25% of U.S. mobile web traffic
Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad now yields 1.03 percent of all Internet traffic worldwide, growing to 2.1 percent of web browsing in the U.S. market, according to analytics firm NetApplications' latest NetMarketShare report. The iPad generates 53 times the web usage share of its closest tablet competitor, the Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab, and 76 times the usage of the third-place Motorola Xoom--in addition, web browsing on the iPad yields over 306 times the traffic of Research In Motion's (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry PlayBook.
Mobile and tablet platforms together now make up 5.02 percent of worldwide web traffic and 8.2 percent of U.S. traffic. The iPad generates 25.5 percent of mobile web browsing in the U.S., while Apple's iPhone generates 35.2 percent--at 60.7 percent of U.S. mobile web browsing, iOS nearly doubles Android at 31.6 percent. BlackBerry trails far behind at 6.9 percent of U.S. mobile web traffic, with Symbian at 0.03 percent and Windows Mobile at 0.02 percent.
Apple released the first iPad in April 2010, selling 3 million units in 80 days. Total iPad sales now exceed 25 million.
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Earlier this week, Nintendo of America announced a digital Nintendo Switch sale for five Super Mario titles as part of the Mario Day celebrations in 2019.
The sale has kicked off on Amazon US with each title priced at USD39.99 from March 10 to March 16, 2019. This means you’re saving 20 dollars a pop. Purchase the games through the links below:
If you’re living outside the US, you can take part in this sale by temporarily changing your default address to an address based in the United States. This could be any address, such as the White House.


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A statement from Kroll said that the stores will continue to trade as normal, while it considers all the options for the chain. Selling the retailer as a going concern has still not been ruled out..
Property group Minerva put the chain up for sale last month, and Debenhams and House of Fraser are among rival retailers understood to be interested. However, no front-runner was forthcoming as the deadline passed on Tuesday.
Kroll will now try to find buyers for the chain in an effort to recoup money owed to creditors of more than£60 million. Kroll partner Andrew Pepper said: 'Several parties have already expressed interest in the business and this level of interest so early makes us hopeful that a going concern sale can be achieved.'
The collapse of the business will come as a severe blow to Allders chief executive Terry Green, who was brought in to turn the retailer around following its acquisition by Scarlett Retail, the consortium headed by Minerva and financial group Lehman Brothers in 2003.
The group operates 45 stores and employs 7,000 staff, many of whom will be anxious to find out whether anyone can be found to underwrite the company's pension scheme.


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For the first time in over 30 years, the UK inflation has reached an all-new high. The last inflation rate that was this significant was recorded 30 years ago at a rate of 6.2%. The UK inflation rate has risen to 7% this year. Although the rates are increasing, the wages aren’t, resulting in panic and concern across the UK.
In this article, we will discuss why the prices are rising so quickly, how it’s affecting people and what you can do to reduce your expenditure.
Why are prices rising so quickly?
The main reason why prices have increased so dramatically is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
With Russia being one of the leading oil distributors and with the demand of oil being so high because of the invasion, the prices of oil have increased significantly. Even though the UK only imports 6% of its crude oil from Russia, the global impact that the invasion has had has forced prices to increase for everyone.
How it’s affecting people
The prices have hit everyone hard; however, it has hit some people harder than others.
Poorer families are in debates of whether they should put petrol/diesel in their car or put food on the table. This worrying time for families has put immense pressure on the government to help those in need. Rishi Sunak claims that “we are taking action to ease the burdens by providing support worth around £22bn in this financial year, including for the most vulnerable through our Household Support Fund”.
What you can do
Instead of driving a car that burns petrol, many will start switching to an electric car or even biking. This will not only help with ridding the cost of fuel, but it is also much better for the environment. If buying or exchanging your current car is too much of a drastic change, you can always try to drive as smoothly as possible, use higher gears and stick to the speed limit. This way, you’ll burn less fuel, saving you money.


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You folks must really love your morning brew, from Starbuck’s at least. Consumers have reportedly paid $3 billion dollars’ worth on Starbucks gift cards. According to the coffee giant, consumers have spent that much and possibly more in gift cards for the upcoming holiday season, thus far.
North America (USA & Canada) 2020 figures; show that over $46 billion dollars’ worth of gift cards were purchased for the holiday season. Starbucks reloadable gift cards have been an instant success as well, with many buyers reloading their gift cards often.
Starbuck’s new designs on their gift cards, adds holiday appeal to the consumer and quite a joyous effect to the entire holiday season. That’s a whole lot of gifting. -SB
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Tesla raises prices across lineup
Tesla Inc. raised prices on all its vehicles after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said costs were increasing at the companies he runs.
The cheapest Model 3 in the U.S. is now $46,990, according to Tesla’s website. The company raised prices by 3% to 5% in both the U.S. and China, Dan Levy, a Credit Suisse analyst, said in a note to clients.
Musk tweeted earlier this week that both Tesla and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. were seeing “significant” inflation in raw materials and logistics. The electric car and rocket-making companies aren’t alone. The S&P GSCI Index — a commodity market benchmark — surged 20% the first five days of the month, the biggest weekly gain going back to 1970.


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LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - British clothing chain Next reported a 8.1 percent fall in annual profit on Friday, meeting its latest guidance, and said it expected another decline in 2018-19.
The clothing retailer said it made a pretax profit for the year to end-Jan. 2018 of 726.1 million pounds ($1.03 billion), a touch above its central guidance of 725 million pounds but down from the 790.2 million pounds made in 2016-17.
It was a second straight decline in annual profit.
Next maintained the guidance for the 2018-19 issued in January - full price sales growth of about 1 percent, a 2.9 percent fall in pretax profit to 705 million pounds, but a 1.4 percent rise in earnings per share, reflecting its share buyback programme. ($1 = 0.7084 pounds) (Reporting by James Davey)


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When we brought you news about Nokia’s upcoming tablet, the rumors were still swirling about its existence. Of course, the fact that the device had cleared the FCC was a pretty good sign that it was coming out, and now we’ve got another image to show off. On the information front, nothing has changed. The RX-51 is still the N900 Rover when it comes to code names, and it’s still running Maemo, Nokia’s open-source platform. So if you want to see some color on this upcoming piece of tech, head on over the break.
The N900 Rover is still covered by a 3.5″ 800 x 480 touchscreen, and has a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. It comes capable of HSPA, WiFi, a 5-megapixel camera, and 32 GB of internal storage. There hasn’t been any official word as of yet, but the tablet is still rumored to be released some time later this year. As for candidates to get the Rover, T-Mobile USA is number one on the list. The FCC cleared the device with AWS 3G with integrated 3G WWAN.
We’re expecting to hear more from Nokia officially about the RX-51 in September, at Nokia World. Until then, keep those rumor-mills spinning. SlashGear will be at the Nokia event to bring you full coverage of the event, so as soon as this tablet makes an official appearance, we’ll pass the news along. If you’re a fan of Nokia, want a tablet, and a T-Mobile customer, it looks like your dreams are pretty close to being fulfilled. Excited yet?


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© Financial Eye. A sign with the logo is on display outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Omsk, Russia May 18, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
By Praveen Paramasivam
(Financial Eye) -McDonald’s Corp is selling its Russia business to its current licensee Alexander Govor and the restaurants would operate under a new brand, ending more than three decades of presence in the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
The world’s largest burger chain owns about 84% of its nearly 850 restaurants in Russia and became one of the biggest global brands to exit the country earlier this week, while saying it would retain its trademark.
Govor, who runs the franchise operation through his firm GiD LLC, has been a McDonald’s (NYSE:) licensee since 2015 and had helped the burger chain expand into remote Siberia, where he operates 25 restaurants.
McDonald’s and GiD declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal. The burger chain had said it would take a non-cash charge of up to $1.4 billion following a sale.
The deal with Govor provides for employees to be retained for at least two years on equivalent terms, McDonald’s said on Thursday.
He would pay the salaries of corporate employees in 45 regions of the country until the closure of the sale, which is expected in the coming weeks.
Russia’s Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said the deal was the result of a “long and difficult” negotiation process and the government would provide Govor all the necessary assistance to set up operations.
Earlier in the day, a local media report said one of the U.S. fast food chain’s largest franchisee operators in Russia, SPP, was a potential buyer. Its owner Kairat Boranbayev runs a McDonald’s franchise in Kazakhstan and Belarus.
SPP did not immediately respond to a Financial Eye request for comment.
McDonald’s had in March decided to close its restaurants in the country, including the iconic Pushkin Square location in central Moscow – a symbol of flourishing American capitalism in the dying embers of the Soviet Union.
Several other Western brands, including Imperial Brands (OTC:) and Shell (LON:), have also agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers.


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Why United Parcel Service (UPS) Stock Is Trading Down By 10%
UPS stock is trading down by around 10% on Friday, following the release of expectations of disappointing fourth-quarter financial results
Published: Jan 23, 2015 at 10:57 am EST
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) released its preliminary fourth-quarter financial results before the market opened on Friday. The company warned investors of lower-than-consensus profits for the quarter, following which the stock is trading down by around 9.58% as of 9:45 AM EST.
The company said in its press release that it was looking for 4Q earnings per share (EPS) of around $1.25, compared to analysts’ estimates of $1.466. The EPS guided by the company is flat over that reported in the same quarter last year. The company added that although EPS fell due to increasing costs, but the package volume as in line with what the company had expected.
David Abney, the CEO at UPS said in the press release: “UPS invested heavily to ensure we would provide excellent service during peak when deliveries more than double.” Mr. Abney said that the high quality service provided to customers during the year’s holiday season “came at a cost to UPS.”
The company claimed that even though the initiatives taken by it were able to meet the heightened demand for deliveries on peak days such as Cyber Monday and December 22, the demand for deliveries remained low on other days. The company said that during the peak season it experienced a “decline in productivity, increased contract carrier rates, as well as costs associated with overtime and training hours contributed to the excess cost.”
The company believes that the boom in the e-commerce market has changed the dynamics for delivery companies such as UPS. However, the company also said that it is adapting to this changing environment, through a plan which would take the next couple of years.
UPS said that all business segments would show growth during 2015. However, a pension payment of $180 million is expected in 2015, due to lower discount rates, and $50 million in currency headwinds, following which the company now expects 2015 EPS to grow by “slightly less” than the earlier target of 9-13%.
Following the release, the largest competitor for UPS, FedEx, is also trading in the red; the stock, as of 9:45 AM EST, is trading down by around 1.38%.
The company is scheduled to release its earnings report on February 3, 2015. The press release warning the investors of disappointing results can be viewed here.
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The Office of Council Member Gale Brewer and civic technology organization BetaNYC have partnered to create an interactive map that identifies and pinpoints “dark stores” proliferating across New York City. The microfulfillment centers, associated with venture capital-backed rapid-delivery grocery apps, have been springing up in commercial corridors of major cities across the globe, flouting local rules and regulations.
All businesses operating in New York City should be accountable to the same rules and this project aims to increase transparency around the rapidly expanding industry.
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Delusional Man Buys Medium Sized T-shirt
DESPITE repeated purchases online resulting in dozens of ill-fitting clothes now lying in the bottom clothes drawer, Darren Mackey has once again chosen the ‘M’ option for his €49 T-shirt choice, reassuring himself that this time the top will fit perfectly.
“If it’s too small it can go in the drawer with the rest of the new tops I bought until I lose some of this weight,” he told himself, for the 11th year in a row, unaware his wife Julie has already given away most of the previous new t-shirts to charity.
Denying the fact that he may be now more a large size than a medium, the 33-year-old decided to also add a 34-inch waist pair of skinny jeans to the online cart, knowing full well he was more a 38 now, and sometimes 40.
“The great thing about jeans is that they can stretch,” the now delusional son-of-two convinced himself, compartmentalising a previous encounter with a new pair of 34″ Tommy Hilfiger jeans in a store last year when he met with a loud laugh from Julie when he exited the fitting room.
“Sure, God love him, he still thinks he’s in his mid-twenties, the big eejit,” his wife explains, “he’s been wearing the same three t-shirts now for the last five years because he continually buys clothes that are too small for him”.
Experts believe that ageing men reach a stage of denial in their 30s and 40s when it comes to how Dad-bod afflicted they really are, before moving on and succumbing to tucking their t-shirts into their jeans in a misguided attempt to appear slimmer.


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India, Russia: Further collaboration in IT likely
The latest restrictions put by the Trump administration on H-1B visa holders from India have created problems for the Indian information technology companies for maintaining their business operations in the USA, and many of the companies are exploring immediate possibilities to diversify into other countries including Russia and Japan.
Russia has emerged as the major destination in IT collaboration with the Indian companies as there is a vast market in Russian Federation and there are many businesses in Russia with strong hardware capability. Indian companies were earlier too much occupied with the western markets, especially of the US and only now after the Trump administration's protectionist policies and steps against outsourcing, the leading Indian IT companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech are focusing on other countries, especially Russia.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian government is interested in expanding ties with Russia in IT as also in other technological areas. The feeling in the External Affairs Ministry circles is that the Indian companies should take every possible step to look for other markets for their software products since the Trump administration is determined to impose restrictions on outsourcing and there is not much scope for bargaining from the Indian side on behalf of the Indian industry. So, in the present situation, it is better to keep the options open and to organise other big markets to sell Indian software products.
Recently, the Indian Cabinet approved an MoU to promote joint scientific and research activities with the Russian Federation. Under this MoU valid for five years, India and Russia will exchange information, establish direct connections between specialists, scientists and scientific organisations, form projects aimed at joint research and aim at the development of interdisciplinary and multi-institutional projects with the participation of industry. Indian officials are looking at the vast possibilities of India-Russia collaboration under this MoU.
Indian sources say that the upcoming international conference in St. Petersburg and the subsequent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might witness a big expansion of the IT partnership between the two countries. President Putin is interested in making use of Indian software talent in the modernisation programme of the Russian industry. Indian IT companies will be represented at the St. Petersburg international conference where the Indian Prime Minister is the guest of honour.
Indications so far suggest that the Russian officials have already discussed the possible areas of collaboration with the Indian IT companies and Skolkovo, the leading Russian technology hub with partnerships with leading US companies like Boeing and IBM, is interested in partnering with Indian IT firms. This tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow comprises about 1,000 companies including start-ups, and Indian oil companies have expressed interest in software for oil exploration developed by Rock Flow Dynamics, a Skolkovo based company.
The Russian sources point out that Skolkovo has already developed technologies for smart cities and the company is very much keen to take part in the ambitious, smart cities programme currently on in India. Russian companies feel that Indian IT giants have world recognition and brand value and it will be beneficial for both to collaborate in the IT sector. In fact, India is setting up an IT cluster in Moscow, and this can be the beginning of significant efforts for collaboration between both the countries in IT.
Ironically the weakest link in Indo-Russian cooperation remains trade and economic ties. Trade between the two countries is extremely small. India and Russia are already trying to boost the economic partnership through Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Russia's move to encourage the promotion of groupings like RIC (Russia-India-China), BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), as well as SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) is intended to create a forum outside the Western block where India and Russia along with other countries can discuss issues without western pressure.
The "Strategic Partnership" between Russia and India was upgraded to the "Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership" in December 2010 during the visit of Vladimir Putin to India. The "Druzhba-Dosti" Vision was signed in December 2014 for strengthening the Indian-Russian Partnership over the next decade. However, despite these the Indian-Russian trade and economic linkages remain weak. Total bilateral trade is about $6.7 billion (2015), which is extremely low. While Russia makes up just 1 per cent of India's total trade, India accounts for only 1.2 per cent of Russia's overall trade (2015-2016).
In order to address these challenges and realise the trade and investment targets that have been mutually set, India and Russia should take the lead in finalising the India-Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), encompassing trade in goods, trade in services and investment, which would serve as a catalyst for enhancing the levels of economic linkages - not just between India and Russia, but also in a wider context of the Eurasian region. The June summit may act as a breakthrough in India-Russia economic relations.
(The views expressed are strictly personal.)
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Three years after opening acclaimed Middle Eastern restaurant Miss Ada, chef and owner Tomer Blechman is headed in a more casual direction. His second act, a corner cafe and coffee shop called Nili, is set to open its doors at 360 Smith Street, at Second Place, in Carroll Gardens on Monday.
Nili is the “coffee nerd” sibling to Miss Ada, says Blechman, a place where residents in the neighborhood can pick up a coffee on their way into the subway, or grab a loaf of bread on the way home from work. “I missed having something quick and healthy to take on the subway with me,” Blechman says. “There isn’t a lot of that here.”
Blechman would know. The acclaimed Israeli chef has lived in Carroll Gardens for more than a decade — most recently in an apartment above Nili — before moving closer to Miss Ada in Fort Greene earlier this year. The corner cafe space was previously home to an outpost of Milk Bar, which closed in August 2019. Following the closure, some residents in the neighborhood reported they hoped to see a neighborhood coffee shop or newsstand open in its place. “Not a chain store,” as one person put it.
At the new coffee shop, the focus is on handheld dishes, like tuna salad and whitefish sandwiches and bacon, egg, and cheeses. Sandwiches filled with chicken shawarma and short rib join the menu in the afternoon, as well.
In addition to entrances on Smith Street and Second Place, Nili has a window inside of the Carroll Street subway station, where customers can order coffee or pastries sourced from local bakeries, like Runner and Stone in Gowanus and Balthazar Bakery in Englewood, New Jersey. Loaves of sourdough and rye bread come from the Dekalb Market location of Pain d’Avignon, while Blechman has tapped Breads Bakery for the cafe’s bureka and rugelach.
Fans of Miss Ada might recognize similar dishes on the menu at Nili, though Blechman warns against comparing the two restaurants. The cafe’s hummus and tabbouleh, though similar to the versions at Miss Ada, head in new directions, the former topped with shifka peppers, onion, and parsley, while the latter is made using ginger aioli tahini. The sweet potato hummus and labne here follow the same recipes as Miss Ada, but they may taste a bit different as they are made ahead of time.
Absent from the opening menu at Nili is the popular whipped ricotta at Miss Ada, but Blechman says a version of the dish is currently in the works.
Nili is a step in a more casual direction for Blechman, a chef who’s best known for his work at pioneering Middle Eastern restaurant Miss Ada. There, his bowls of labne and lamb shawarma hummus have been well-received by the city’s critics, while the restaurant has found a longtime home on Eater’s list of essential New York City restaurants.
Opening another restaurant of Miss Ada-sized proportions is still a distant dream for Blechman, but when the Nili cafe space went on the market ahead of the pandemic, he decided to take the opportunity and start small. Nili will be open for takeout from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily starting on December 21.


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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition proved to have a strong launch that doubled the launch sales of the original game when it released on the Wii.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon has topped all other releases in its first week of availability in the UK.
FIFA 20 remains a juggernaut in the UK once again coming in on top this past week.
Link's Awakening has sent Borderlands 3 to second place this week after the Switch-exclusive had a very strong start.
Borderlands 3 has proved to be the powerhouse many expected it to be and has jumped to the top of the weekly UK chart.
For the second straight week, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has come out on top in the UK.
With no new releases last week, Super Mario Maker 2 once again reigned supreme.
These opening week sales for CTR would even make Crash himself say, "Woah!"
Capcom indeed looks to be back as Devil May Cry 5 debuts atop the UK sales chart.
The year's first major release in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has found its way atop the UK sales chart.
Two at One for Three, Red Dead Redemption 2 still has the top spot in UK sales for three weeks now, beating out Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 yet again.


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GE to open micro-factory in Louisville
GE will open its first micro-factory, FirstBuild, at the University of Louisville this summer, drawing on the ideas from outside the company that are developed alongside GE designers and engineers.
The new GE factory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus will seek to accelerate bringing consumer products to marketplace, according to a news release from U of L.
It’s part of a broader GE initiative to crowd source ideas and solutions through the Internet and social networks, rather than rely solely on its staff of engineers.
“This new model will enable us to be more creative in the design and delivery of the products and do so with lower risk and cost while drastically reducing the time from mind to market,” Kevin Nolan, GE Appliances vice president of technology, said in the release.
The new FirstBuild micro-factory on East Brandeis Avenue will focus on the future of cooking as its first set of projects. It will provide a platform for innovators to prototype and refine existing GE products, as well as create new designs, according to the release.
U of L and GE Appliances also have plans to create an Advanced Manufacturing hub where students can conduct research while getting practical training on the latest manufacturing technologies in the micro-factory setting, according to the release.
“The University of Louisville is excited to be expanding our collaboration with GE,” said U of L President James Ramsey. “Together, we’re finding new ways to grow technologies and our economy while giving our students real-world engineering experiences.”
GE is collaborating with Local Motors, which draws on crowd-sourced ideas to design vehicles.
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Coca-Cola India yesterday announced a reduction in the retail prices of its carbonated soft drinks (CSD) in the Mumbai market. Accordingly, the CSDs would be priced at Rs 5 for 200-ML and Rs 8 for 300-ML bottles from their existing levels. The new prices come into effect from today.
According to the company sources the prices have been cut by over 15 per cent. This is in keeping with company’s policy to dramatically enhance the affordability factor and increase availability of its products and to bring them within an arm reach of consumers. The lower prices will provide an opportunity to a larger section of consumer to experience our world-class products on a regular basis.
According to the company, it’s pricing and distribution policy with focus on affordability and availability proved to be a big success this year. Further extension of this policy for the Mumbai market will make the CSD products more affordable and attractive to consumers in the city.
The per capita consumption of soft drinks in India is very low even if compared to many third world countries. According to the company the new price is expected to expand the consumer base and the market size of the soft drinks industry.


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Resident Evil 7 will have resolution and framerate parity on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The game’s producer, Masachika Kawata, said as much during a recent interview with Gamingbolt. When asked about resolution and framerate on both PS4 and Xbox One, Kawata confirmed that Resident Evil 7 will run in 1080p at 60 frames per second on both consoles. In addition, the producer again confirmed that the upcoming horror game will support HDR on Xbox One S, PS4, and PS4 Pro.
Kawata also shared his take on the recently released PS4 Pro and Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Scorpio. According to the producer, mutual interest from publishers, consumers, and manufacturers is needed if they are to be successful.
“When it comes to new hardware, I think that the biggest takeaway is just making sure that it’s not just one party that is excited about this product,” Kawata said.
“It really has to be a mutual interest on both the manufacturer side, publisher side, [and] consumer side. And only when everyone is on board and everyone’s excited for the product does it allow the opportunity to expand the game industry and the user base. Because otherwise it’s just a lot of extra effort on our side.”
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was officially announced earlier this year.
Resident Evil 7 sets a new course for the Resident Evil series as it leverages its roots and opens the door to a truly terrifying horror experience. A dramatic new shift for the series to first person view in a photorealistic style powered by Capcom’s new RE Engine, Resident Evil 7 delivers an unprecedented level of immersion that brings the thrilling horror up close and personal.
Resident Evil 7 will release for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on January 24. The game's demo, "Beginning Hour", is now available on all platforms. In the teaser demo, the player awakens inside a dilapidated cottage on an ominous plantation mansion. Can they make it out alive?


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This week, my family ate lettuce. And the little one liked it – because she helped to plant it, water it, grow it and pick it. This might not seem monumental, but growing something in my backyard has been a profound, humbling, frustrating and rewarding experience. This is a step towards educating my kids and myself about our food and our food system.
The more I delve into and learn about the food system, local food, where our food comes from, the more convinced I become that real estate – my chosen path – is a huge component to the food system. Real estate is about community, food, family … it’s local.
Update 7 May 2010 – I’m really happy now that we are growing our own lettuce:
A couple of interesting stories this week, both from Charlottesville Tomorrow.
A pair of zoning amendments adopted Wednesday by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will make it easier for farms and wineries to sell their products.
â€œThe best way to preserve the rural character of Albemarle County is to make agriculture profitable,â€ said Matt Conrad of the Virginia Wine Council during a public hearing.
One of the amendments allows farmers to sell products at stands operated on land they do not own, something that had previously not been permitted.
The new language also allows farmers’ markets to be operated in more zoning districts throughout the county. Farms with their own stores can now be expanded to as much as 4,000 square feet, and owners are allowed to sell accessory products and non-local produce.
The other amendment gives wineries more opportunities to hold special events to attract customers. Previously, Albemarle restricted the amount of people allowed to attend events held at wineries to no more than 150 people, and restricted such events to no more than 12 a year.
For each of the past five years, students in Tanya Denckla Cobb and Timothy Beatley’s class have examined different aspects of how this community obtains its food. This year the class analyzed the policies of Charlottesville and five surrounding counties to determine how they might be changed to promote the cultivation and distribution of local food.
â€œA resilient community is one that produces more food locally,â€ said Beatley. â€œWe like to think that this is something that every community ought to be doing. Taking stock of how much we’re producing [and] how well we’re doing it.
Students in this planning course study everything involved in getting food from the farm to the dinner plate, according to Cobb. She said a community’s agriculture sector can grow if efforts are made to better plan how people eat. If major institutions can be encouraged to buy from local producers, the local economy can grow.
â€œWe know that dollars spent in our community have a multiplier effect,â€ Cobb said.
â€œChildren [in Nelson County] used to actually take two weeks off from school to harvest apples,â€ said student Sara Teaster. â€œThe challenges of losing that food heritage is very difficult.â€
Additionally, many of the groups said the Virginia Cooperative Extension should expand opportunities to assist local farmers connect with consumers. Convenience stores should be encouraged to carry fresh produce.
There are at least nine Farmers’ Markets in Charlottesville and Albemarle:
- Charlottesville City Market (CharlottesvilleCityMarket.com)
- Charlottesville Holiday Market
- Crozet Farmers Market
- Earlysville Farmers Market
- Farmers in the Park
- Forest Lakes Farmers Market
- Scottsville Farmers Market
- The Market at Pen Park
- Whole Foods Farmers Market


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Nintendo has announced exciting details for fun, adorable trio of Pokemon games that the Japanese gaming giant is set to remake and release starting late this year.
Remakes of the 2006 title Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, "Pokemon Brilliant Diamond" and "Pokemon Shining Pearl" are set to be released on November 19. "Pokemon Legends: Arceus" is also scheduled to be launched on January 28, 2022, Nintendo said in a press release.
'Pokemon Brilliant Diamond,' 'Pokemon Shining Pearl': How to Pre-Order
All these Nintendo Switch titles are available for pre-order. In the U.S., you can pre-order your "Pokemon Brilliant Diamond" and "Pokemon Shining Pearl" at these retailers with their respective prices, as per VG247.com:
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond from Amazon US for $59.99
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond from GameStop for $59.99
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond from Best Buy for $59.99
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond from Walmart for $59.88
- Pokémon Shining Pearl from Amazon US for $59.99
- Pokémon Shining Pearl from GameStop for $59.99
- Pokémon Shining Pearl from Best Buy for $59.99
- Pokémon Shining Pearl from Walmart for $59.88
You can also pre-order "Pokemon Legends: Arceus" in these US sites:
No Change in Gameplay for 'Pokemon Brilliant Diamond,' 'Pokemon Shining Pearl'
In the "Pokemon Brilliant Diamond" and "Shining Pearl" games, players will be brought back to explore the familiar Sinnoh region and its lineup of 107 "native" Pokemons. The story, Nintendo said, would be exactly as it was in the original 2006 release on the Nintendo DS, except for the fact that it has been "colorfully revitalized."
Trainers, Nintendo said, will also have an adventure in the Sinnoh region that "feels both nostalgic and fresh."
Diamond and Pearl have featured eight gym leaders players must beat before taking on the Elite Champions of the Sinnoh region, Collider noted. Players faced a crime syndicate named Team Galactic, which uses Pokemon to create their own new universe, thus destroying the reality in the game that players knew.
These two remade titles were actually announced last February, as Pokemon marked its 25th anniversary. No gameplay change is expected, but only with better image and sound quality.
'Pokemon Legends: Arceus,' a Step Above Other Pokemon Games
"Pokemon Legends: Arceus," on the other hand, takes players to the Sinnoh region but in a different era, and it serves as a prequel to "Brilliant Diamond" and "Shining Pearl."
The Pokemon Company added that "Pokemon Legends: Arceus" is a refreshing twist on the game that mixes role-playing with action.
Arceus is a step above any existing Pokemon game, having advanced graphics in its open RPG setup, showing the game's evolution fans had been eagerly anticipating.
In the game, the player will seek to create and complete the Sinnoh region's first Pokedex by catching, surveying and researching the native Pokemon. Its cover art shows Mount Coronet at the backdrop of a bygone Sinnoh region, which is the Arceus setting.
'Pokemon Snap' Release, Katy Perry's Pokemon song
As fans celebrate the franchise's 25th year, a new "Pokemon Snap" came out on the Nintendo Switch last April, with pop star Katy Perry releasing her own Pokemon-themed song "Electric"--with a music video alongside Pikachu and Pichu to mark the milestone, NME.com reported
Nintendo likewise announced a new update for "Pokemon HOME," wherein users will be introduced to the Catch Calendar. This will allow players to view their Pokemon by the dates they were caught. With this feature, trainers can reminisce their past Pokemon adventures, such as having to recall the days they caught a particular Pokemon or when they received a Pokemon as a gift.
It also allows the user to view the registered Pokemon in the Pokedex in different angles, and this gives trainers a better perspective of the Pokemons in their possession.


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Amazon’s Alexa was so popular that sales increased by 900%. In fact, the product was so well-liked among holiday shoppers that the e-commerce giant had trouble successfully filling orders. But, new Amazon Alexa users may need to pay closer attention to their new toy.
Earlier this week, San Diego station CW6 aired a broadcast about a child ordering a doll house through her family’s Amazon Echo. However, CW6 reported many people complained that their Alexa device ordered dollhouses following the news report.
How did this happen? Well, the CW6 TV anchor said, “I love the little girl, saying ‘Alexa ordered me a dollhouse.'”
This resulted in Alexas in the San Diego area listening to the news report and ordering dollhouses without their owner’s permission.
Amazon responded by warning users to turn off the ability to purchase items via voice or requiring a specific code to confirm purchases. In addition, Amazon explains that accidental orders can also be returned for free.
What is Alexa?
Amazon’s Alexa is expanding in the tech industry. Amazon’s Echo and Dot are voice-controlled devices that can respond to user’s voice commands. Some of the commands allow for Alexa to answer questions, control lights, and other actions. But, since the release of the Internet of Things device, more and more companies are partnering with Amazon.
Last week, Amazon partnered with ADT to deliver home security. The company explained that a new ADT Pulse update will allow for Alexa-enabled devices such as the Echo and Dot to use voice commands to secure their home.
It’s clear that the Internet of Things product is growing rapidly. The company explained that there were so many Amazon Echo and Dot sales that the company could not maintain inventory as sales increased nine-fold during the holidays.


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Supply Chain & Logistics Arabia
Fives took part at the Supply Chain Logistics Arabia event on 23 & 24 October 2018 in Dubai, UAE.
Approximately 200 delegates attended the invite-only conference and exhibition at The Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, among which key strategic & decision makers as well as operational heads from the local Government, airports, retail, food & beverage industry and courier market.
Fives’ representatives Massimiliano Fochetti & Umer Saleem introduced the company and presented the industry trends in the Middle East region, focusing on how Fives’ automated technology can make intralogistics operations flexible and efficient.
The public has shown interest in the Group as well as in our automated sorting solutions. Fives’ purpose to raise awareness in the region has been achieved.


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Cryck, the developer, has announced the launch of a dedicated website for CS 2. On this site, users have the opportunity to generate nicknames using stickers from the shooter game to replicate them within the game environment.
To achieve this, users simply input the alias in English, and the system will automatically select the necessary stickers. Cryck has indicated their intention to continually introduce new variations of nicknames to their web portal.
As of February 7, 2024, Valve has introduced the capability to freely place stickers on weapons, even in locations that were previously restricted. Players can also layer cosmetic items on top of each other.
In a matter of hours, the prices of Nemiga Gaming and "Good Game" stickers experienced a significant surge in Counter-Strike 2. This surge occurred due to players using these stickers to create offensive expressions within the game.


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Even though China and India are now the largest Internet markets on the planet, they are also among the six countries that together account for 55 per cent of the global ‘offline’ population, according to a new report of a United Nations commission.
Furthermore, 20 countries including United States, China and India make up almost three-fourths of the world population not using the Internet.
“These findings suggest that targeted efforts in just a few key markets could help enormously in redressing the gaping ‘digital divide’ between those who are online and those still offline,” said the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized UN agency, in a news release today.
Released just ahead of the 14th meeting of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, to be held on 18 September, in New York, the report The State of Broadband 2016 also highlighted the potential of mobile broadband, with 165 countries now having deployed the 4th generation or ‘4G’ high-speed mobile networks.
“As smartphone penetration reaches near-saturation in the US, Europe and mature markets in Asia like Japan and [Democratic Republic of] Korea, India and Indonesia in particular are expected to drive future growth,” ITU added.
Findings from the report also revealed that that India, which overtook the US to become the world’s second largest Internet market (333 million users), also overtook that country to become the world’s second-largest smartphone market, with an estimated 260 million mobile broadband subscriptions.


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The steep rise in the prices of vegetables and fruits prices has affected the residents belonging to Chennai. It might not be possible for the Chennai residents to buy all the vegetables they desire. In this scenario, nutrition has taken a back seat now. It is now said that the residents are now rethinking using even staple vegetables and they are changing menus to manage the cost overruns.
As per a resident from Nungambakkam it was clear that she had no other option except to cut down the purchase of vegetables and fruits. By this, she would be able to manage other expenses like transport, rent and medicals etc. She added that she cooked side dishes for a few days in a week.
The Covid-19 infection pandemic has been very severe on many families in Chennai and many have lost their jobs etc. The Chennai residents have been trying many ways to make both ends meet. The residents now buy lesser amounts of vegetables and save money. Not only vegetables, fruits have also become costly now and the residents select those fruits that are of low cost.
A Mogappair resident expressed his thoughts and spoke about how he plans menus according to the money that has been available with him. He threw light on how the shop that sells vegetables at a cheap rate was preferred. The summer fruit drink lemonade has become out of reach for many residents due to its high cost.
In the wholesale market, this lemon is priced at Rs 120/ kg and at retail stores it is priced at Rs 160/kg. The traders have mentioned inflation and high fuel cost plus heavy unseasonal rains and a mismatch between high demand and supply as various factors responsible for the rise in the cost.
It was later brought out by Mr. P. Sukumaran, vegetable wholesaler at Koyambedu market that as the price of some vegetables goes up other alternative vegetables too have become expensive. He cited the example of the price of beans that have increased and how this has also led to increase in the price of broad beans and brinjals etc. It must be noted that the transporters have increased the charges by Rs 5 to Rs 10 per bag.
Point is that there might be slight variation in the prices of vegetables in cities like Trichy, Madurai etc depending on the proximity to the crop production areas. The good news is that the prices would come down in another 2 weeks and this was according to some traders. Some nutritionists are unhappy regarding poor nutrition now as the residents opt for cheap priced vegetables and fruits. A famous dietician pointed out how dietary diversity is very important now.


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Major revisions for Peugeot 508 revealed
The new Peugeot 508 gets revised styling, improved engines, and new equipment
Peugeot has revealed a refreshed Peugeot 508 in London today that gives the big family car a look closer to the firm's latest models, including the new Peugeot 308. The revised 508 gets updated engines and an improved interior, with a seven-inch touchscreen.
The revised model gets a more imposing grille than the car it replaces, giving it a classier appearance to rival the Volkswagen Passat and the next Ford Mondeo which will go on sale later this year. The 508 also gets bright LED daytime running lights fitted as standard and at the rear there’s a new bumper and altered taillights.
Inside, the most obvious change is the addition of a new seven-inch touchscreen – it is used to control most of the car’s systems and has allowed Peugeot to cut down on buttons. That means the new car has a cleaner look inside and plastic quality has also been improved upon.
It also means the 508 can now be offered with Peugeot Connect Apps that can do everything from find a free parking space in the area to forecasting the weather and relaying fuel prices from local petrol stations.
The new model also gets a lidded storage space on the centre console. As before, the 508 can be had with a fighter jet-style head-up display and sat-nav. New equipment includes Blind Spot Sensors and a reversing camera.
Mechanically, the Peugeot remains largely unchanged, but gets a revised 150bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine that emits just 105g/km of CO2, for a £20 annual road tax bill. The car can also be had with a more powerful 180bhp 2.0-litre diesel that produces 111g/km, for tax of £30 per annum.
Petrol engines include a 165bhp 1.6-litre, which replaces the old 156bhp engine and reduces emissions from 144g/km to 133g/km of CO2. That translates into road tax of £130 per year.
As before, the 508 can be had as a diesel-electric hybrid that allows it to return emissions of 85g/km, to get free road tax and combined fuel consumption of 85.6 mpg. MPG figures for the rest of the range have yet to be confirmed.
Peugeot sold 407,000 vehicles in 2014, which represents an increase of almost 14 per cent year on year and twice the market’s average growth. The 508’s biggest market is in China, which accounts for 30 per cent of sales.
Although prices have yet to be confirmed, we can expect the new model to closely match the current line-up, which starts at £19,545. The model will go on sale in September, after its formal (simultaneous) unveil at the Moscow and Chengdu Motor Shows in August.
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*15:19JST exchange rates weekly Outlook: the dollar is higher in the transition from the safety of the flight to yen selling to continue even
■In Japan the virus spread in yen selling strong
Last week the dollar・yen is rising. 2 on 17 November published in Japan 10-12 September period gross domestic product [GDP]primary preliminary estimates, the year-year rate of 6.3%and market expectations significantly lower, and in Japan the new coronavirus infection of the growing safety of flight and buy USD・JPY sell Active was. Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda is”新型肺炎 impact on the Japanese economy large spread, it is monetary policy, we must also consider,”he said and also dollars to buy material and was. Dollar・yen is 20 days of the Western market in the 112 yen 23 sen rose.
21 days of New York in the market this day, was announced 2 November U.S. manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index [PMI] preliminary and 2 month U.S. service sector Purchasing Managers ‘ Index [PMI] preliminary estimates are both below market expectations, and concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy is strong, the position adjustment by selling dollars, but the dominance was. Us long-term interest rates decline and the leader is also the price the material was. Dollar・yen is temporary 111 yen 47 sen in the fall, and 111 yen 57 sen in this week’s trading finished. Dollar・yen trading range:109 yen 66 sen−112 yen 23 sen.[Thisweek’sOutlook】
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This week the dollar・yen is high steady. In Japan, a new type of coronavirus infection is expanding, and the future of the Japanese economy is concerned, the”safety of the flight to yen selling”continues, the dollar index is weaker in the direction being. The dollar increase of the pace is quick and the view out, even though the U.S. economic indicators improve in the favorable for the dollar I observed, the dollar・yen is the higher of the market deployment potential.
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2 on 27 November announcement of the 10-12 year on year gross domestic product [GDP]revised value is the same as the initial estimate of annualized+2.1%from+2.2% and the upward revision is expected. The major economies of the U.S. economy is relatively strong and that the Chinese government funding support of the company by other economic stimulus to the expectation but also the risk appetite of dollar buying and yen selling which may encourage the.
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The Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services would like to thank all innovators, stakeholders and partners who joined the Ministry together with POTRAZ and the entire postal and telecommunications sector at the just ended successful ICT Innovators showcases in Bulawayo and Harare.
Many young innovators had the opportunity to showcase their brilliant and revolutionizing innovations that marvelled a number of attendees and stakeholders. This led to industry and corporates responding extremely positive and expressing interest in harnessing and tapping into these innovations that can enhance their products, services. market distribution and processes.
It was amazing to see the enthusiasm and excitement from both the ICT Innovators and industry at how much talent and solutions were on offer at both showcases.
The ultimate goal of the Zimbabwe ICT Innovation Fund set up by the Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services in partnership with POTRAZ and the entire postal and telecommunications sector is to create an environment that motivates young Zimbabweans to innovate to their fullest potential and commercialize their innovations to offer real solutions for all sectors of the country’s economy.
The Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services would like to express its sincere gratitude to the mobile telecommunications service providers, Internet Access Providers and the Postal & Courier service providers who have already contributed a significant amount into the fund this far and continue to do so. We would also like to thank industry for its embrace and positive response towards this initiative, we hope that this relationship will continue to benefit the economy.
The Ministry of ICT through POTRAZ will be hosting an industry and innovators breakfast on Wednesday, 12th October, 2016 at Crowne Plaza Monomotapa from 0730hrs to create a platform and conversation between the Innovators and industry for possible partnership and collaboration.
Corporates are invited to register by email on [email protected] Call/Whatsapp: 0773 003 911/0772 364 398
Thank You, Siyabonga, Tatennda
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I’ve never been a Starbucks fan.
You’re overcharged. Your name is oftentimes misspelled on your cup. You stand in line–forever–and overhear orders like, “iced, half caff, ristretto, venti, 4-pump, sugar free, cinnamon, dolce soy skinny latte” or “grande chai tea latte, 3 pump, skim milk, no foam, extra hot”.
But all orders–from a tall blonde roast to the most ridiculous–have received a big, fat blob of politics on top.
And, I guess no one wants to order that…
According to Hot Air:
Given the youthful, next-generation persona which they try to project in all of their marketing it will come as no surprise that this has taken the form of a decidedly liberal initiative. So how’s that working out for them these days? According to Yahoo Finance, the company’s popularity as measured by the YouGov Brand Index rankings has completely tanked.
Starbucks’ brand has taken a beating since the company announced plans to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide in the next five years in response to Donald Trump’s executive order intended to prevent refugees from entering the US.
The coffee giant’s consumer perception levels have fallen by two-thirds since late January, according to YouGov BrandIndex.
The perception tracker measures if respondents have “heard anything about the brand in the last two weeks, through advertising, news or word of mouth, was it positive or negative.” In Starbucks’ case, perception is still overall positive, but significantly lower than it was prior to CEO Howard Schultz published a public letter outlining the company’s plans to give refugees jobs.
Why? Why? Why? Why do people make their jobs so difficult?
Starbucks! Yeah, you! Make coffee, overcharge for said coffee, make money. Good job.
Meryl Streep! Make movies. Win awards. Nice work.
Why must EVERYTHING include a political platform on this, that, and the other?
It’s exhausting, and it certainly doesn’t increase profits.
“When you run a business which relies on maximizing market share across a large and diverse nation, of what possible benefit is it to your shareholders to do things which would immediately tend to drive as much as half of your potential audience away?”
So I’ll stick to my a-political k-cups, drink my coffee in my pajamas, and save hundreds of dollars a year.
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