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The cryptocurrency sector never used to be this vibrant or stable. It used to be viewed with lots of suspicion and distrust due to its nature. From political leaders fearing what its popularity portends for the larger economy, to economists dismissing it with a wave of the hand, cryptocurrencies have come a long way.
It is not too early to say that cryptocurrencies have come to stay. Apart from being a major FinTech revolution, it is also a powerful potential game-changer in established centralised economies where it has been touted as a major disruptor.
At the heart of cryptocurrencies is cryptography, an encryption technique that helps secure digital assets. These assets are then used to make transactions, further widening the FinTech solutions options.
Although cryptocurrencies are not legal tender and are not issued by a central authority, they are digital currencies.
It was Bitcoin that led the breakthrough in 2009. As of March 2021, there were over 18.6 million bitcoins in circulation with a total value of around $927 billion. That gives you an idea of how far the crypto market has come.
At the engine room of the global cryptocurrency market, are some thought leaders who are driving this digital revolution. Let’s look at some of them:
1. Michael Pearl, COO, Kirobo
Kirobo, an Israeli blockchain technology company in Tel-Aviv, attracted Michael Pearl, who had spent over a decade in the tech industry, after its revolutionary products in the cryptocurrency ecosystem became noticeable. Before joining Kirobo, Pearl was Head of Content at Natural Intelligence where he managed the company’s Fintech issues.
Weeks after Kirobo raised $5M from Artificial intelligence company DigiMax, Pearl was picked for the role of Chief Operating Officer at Kirobo.
Michael Pearl has deep insider knowledge of the workings of the FinTech sector and was once Head of Intelligence at Finance Magnates.
Pearl’s wide range of experience is being brought to bear at Kirobo, where he is helping consolidate the groundbreaking products of the startup, which had already taken the industry by storm.
Michael is also an attorney, with an LL.B. and M.A. in International Relations.
2. Cathie Wood, Founder, ARK Invest
Cathie Wood is the founder of ARK Invest, which invests in revolutionary ideas like self-driving cars, genomics, and other disruptive innovations.
Created in 2014, ARK Invest solely focuses on Innovations and offers investment solutions to investors seeking long-term growth in the public markets.
The idea behind ARK is to package active stock portfolios in an ETF format.
Cathie Wood has over 40 years of experience in economics, portfolio management, and analysis.
In 2014, Cathie Wood left AllianceBernstein, a firm she joined in 2001, to found ARK-Invest after her idea of disruptive innovation-based management of funds was considered too risky. Disruptive innovation, which creates a new market and value network that eventually displaces established market-leading firms, was considered unsafe at a time when the global economy was still reeling from the effects of a meltdown.
Wood, bold in making predictions, forecasted that Bitcoin could hit a value of $500,000. Considered wild at that time, the steep rise of Bitcoin over the years has drawn a lot of attention to her predictions. She earlier predicted that Tesla shares could rise to a value of over $4,000. It looked unbelievable at that time, but her prediction did come true in January 2021.
3. Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer of CoinShares
Meltem Demirors, a cryptocurrency investor, advisor, and advocate is an expert in both traditional and blockchain-based finance as well as for cryptocurrencies.
Before settling in the cryptocurrencies sector, Ms. Demirors has worked with multinational finance corporations focusing mainly on financial risk management and capital efficiency.
Being one of the earliest professional entrants into the cryptocurrency ecosystem, her main focus at the beginning was portfolio management and network development.
With a BA in Mathematical Economics from Rice University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School, Meltem Demirors served as Vice President of Development at Digital Currency Group.
In her role as VP, she managed an investment portfolio of 110 cryptocurrency companies and blockchain companies across 30 countries and advised some of the world’s largest financial institutions and corporations.
4. Gavin Wood, Founder, Parity Technologies, Web3 Foundation,
By market capitalization, Ethereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency. Gavin Wood co-founded it.
When Bitcoin was launched in 2009, Gavin was already aware of the prospects of cryptocurrencies but was uninterested. That changed in 2013 when he met Vitalik Buterin.
His expertise in coding was all Buterin needed to help transform Ethereum from a white paper to a fully functional blockchain. By June 2014, Ethereum had been founded.
Gavin Wood had always been passionate about a decentralized web. As a developer of Blockchain technology, he founded Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation. While Parity builds open-source for the Ethereum network, addressing issues including usability, performance, and privacy; Web3 advocates for a decentralized internet where users have more control over their identity and data.
In 2019, he launched Polkadot, which would create technology that would make web decentralization a reality, including allowing for a framework for individual blockchains.
Dr. Wood’s aims are to merge all these to actualize his vision of a world with a consensual Internet devoid of censorship and control by giant tech companies.
5. Sergey Nazarov, CEO, Chainlink
Sergey Nazarov is CEO of Chainlink, a blockchain middleware program used by leading technology firms like SWIFT, Google, Oracle. Sergey is also Co-Founder and CEO at SmartContract, and sits on the Board of Bring Me That.
Chainlink is one of the fastest-growing crypto projects, helping to bridge the digital and physical worlds through data.
Over the past years, Chainlink’s underlying oracle technology, which innovates a way of feeding external data into programmable smart contracts, has been integrated into over 300 projects.
Sergey Nazarov began his career at FirstMark Capital, building peer-to-peer marketplaces.
In 2011, he joined the cryptocurrency revolution and believes it can change society in the way it distributes wealth, enforce contracts, and the way critical information is shared. Chainlink’s native token, LINK, has grown to become one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
The Chainlink network is unique in that it provides reliable tamper-proof inputs and outputs for complex smart contracts on any blockchain.


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LESS than a year since he took to the position at the helm of Tanzania's leading mobile phone services provider, VODACOM, Mr RENE MEZA, has changed the way the firm operates.For instance, the level of women in senior positions has gone to over 39 per cent of the 485 strong staff force.
The Business Standard ABDUEL ELINAZA interviewed the Managing Director on other issues that impact on the company and the telecoms industry since he took over the office last September.
QUESTION: How do you perceive the mobile phone business market since you were appointed as the Vodacom Tanzania Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
A: The business has been good with a lot of opportunities for growth.At the moment we are talking of a penetration of about 40 per cent, individuals' usage. The industry is growing with huge potential of expansion in the rural areas than in urban centres.
While the mobile penetration in urban areas is over 80 per cent, the mobile penetration in rural areas is estimated to be only 25 per cent. This means the future growth of the industry will eventually come from the rural areas. Therefore, mobile operators who have the required infrastructure in rural areas will leverage on such opportunities for growth.
I believe the regulator (TCRA) has played a key role in creating a level playing field for all operators for them to invest and expand the industry.
It has been so far a great journey for us at Vodacom and we are still committed to continue investing and expanding our services and footprint across the country - driving M-Pesa, driving internet, and still making the basic services - voice and sms available and affordable to all Tanzanians.
Q: Some industry analysts believe that currently data business is paying more than voice in this country, do you agree with them?
A: If I have to look at what we see, I will have to disagree with them. We still see good business coming from voice. The voice business in the country today contributes over 80 per cent of the total industry revenue of 1.7tr/- a year.
In more mature markets like in American or European, yes, but in emerging markets like Tanzania, voice has opportunity to grow. And if one goes back to mobile penetration in the rural areas at no more than 25 per cent, clearly the growth will start with voice and text messages before the rural area become matured enough to migrate to the internet and high speed broadband banner. We don't see voice being dead.
Q: What is in the drawing board for Vodacom Tanzania to maintain its number one position in the next six months to one year considering that being number one is one thing but maintaining it is another thing all together?
A: Correct, you are right. We have few strategic areas to focus. One of them is clearly the area of investment where we have a very aggressive expansion plan.
This year, over 120bn/- will be committed to further expand our coverage and increase capacity to provide better services to our consumers.
On the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), through Vodacom Foundation, we will continue to play a key and active role engaging with the community to address social and welfare needs in the area of education and health to continue position ourselves as a brand that engages with the community.
On M-Pesa, we will continue to expand our footprint and visibility and the idea is to double the number of agents across the country in the next six months especially in the rural areas. At the moment we have 25,000 active agents countrywide.
On the internet, we will continue to expand our coverage to increase capacity, in areas where we already cover with 3G, the idea is to further increase capacity to carry more traffic and more internet users. We plan to continue strengthening our leadership on the internet arena of about 50 per cent of the total market share. So these are the main strategic focus areas which will allow us to continue leading the market.
Q: Vodacom is perceived as the most expensive mobile phone service provider in terms of tariffs. Is that true?
A: If I look at all operators and regionally focusing on the EAC (East African Community) and West, North Africa zones, Tanzania has the lowest data and voice tariffs in Africa. So, yes, prices are competitive. Yes, I have to recognize the fact that we are perceived to be more expensive than other players, but that is not probably the reality today.
Probably it took us sometime to decide to reverse our tariffs which gave us the reputation of being a premium brand or brand for only financially healthy people. That has changed in reality; today we have tariff schemes which are almost the same with other operators.
We have embarked on educating consumers on tariffs. You must have heard about 'Wajanja' campaign, focusing on free airtime when you send money on M-pesa, focusing 25/- for SMS and so forth. We are trying to move away from that perception that we are more expensive than the others, because we are not. But this is something that will probably take time to rebuild because it took us a very long period of time to decide to join the industry in lowering the rates.
Q: Did the global financial crisis affect Vodacom's business in Tanzania in one way or another?
A: It does not probably have a direct impact on what is happening in Europe to developing markets. But it does have indirect impact. The fact that we are part of the Vodacom and Vodafone Group of companies, which operate heavily in Europe, where a big portion of revenue comes from, obviously we suffer indirectly because at the end of the day we rely on our shareholders for funding investments.
The indirect impact is on the inflation side. Food prices have gone up over the last one year, putting pressure on the cost of running our business.
Depreciation of the shilling has also affected our business as well. This is because 99 per cent of our investments are done in hard currency US dollar and Euro, due to the fact that we bring technology from Europe and have to pay suppliers overseas, while we are charging our customers in Tanzania shillings. So when the shilling depreciates, it puts pressure on our business. Otherwise the global financial crisis has no direct impact on the industry.
Q: Vodacom Tanzania boasts as the market leader in the country. Unfortunately, the firm appears nowhere in the country's major tax payers ranking. What a puzzle?
A: That is my favourable topic. What is important and good is to put things in a wider context. And the government has to have a wider view when it comes to taxation.
When you look at corporate tax as one line item in your income statement that is probably a very narrow view because you're not looking at everything else that are affecting corporate tax and one of them being investments in this country.
I can assure you there are not many companies that have invested over one trillion shillings in the last 10 years in infrastructure. We have built 1,300 towers across the country. Not many operators have built the transmission network that we have built over the years.
Not many operators have covered the footprint than we have done across the country. So when you look at the broader picture, related to the corporate tax, which hasn't been our key contributions in the market; in terms of VAT, excise duty we generated via offering these services to customers and the 5bn/- in CSR to support the community, that is other aspect we have to look at. And if compared to our level of investment in CSR to all the companies you obviously cannot compare the contribution.
When you have such heavy level of investment - of more than one trillion shilling in our case - the effect is that you pay a lot of money in VAT, excise duty and to Local Government Authorities to provide the services.We could reduce the money channeled towards investments and pay more in corporate tax but I don't think that's the right approach and therefore it is important to look at taxation in a broader way.
We are a reputable company listed in London and Johannesburg and cannot play with books on taxation.
Q: What was your pre-tax profit in the last year?
A: We are private and not a listed [public] company in Tanzania, therefore I cannot disclose nor talk about our profitability.
Q: Any plan to list or cross-list in Tanzania in the near future there is a law coming on that aspect?
A: I don't think there is the need of listing at Dar es Salaam. We are listed in Johannesburg and London stock exchanges by our parent companies.
As it is, 35 per cent of Vodacom Tanzania is in local hands and we employ over 460 employees directly. However, if the law compelling us comes we will comply but strategically we don't see the need for listing at the moment.

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On Thursday, McDonald’s announced former CEO Steve Easterbrook has returned $105 million in cash and stock to the company to settle a complicated termination lawsuit.
“This settlement holds Steve Easterbrook accountable for his clear misconduct, including the way in which he exploited his position as CEO,” says Enrique Hernandez Jr., chairman of McDonald’s board of directors.
Easterbrook was removed from the company in 2019 for having an inappropriate relationship with an employee. The executive came away from the company with a severance package worth more than $100 million, under the assumption that his only company violation was his “non-physical” relationship.
Related: Viral Hack to Get Unlimited French Fry Refills at McDonald’s Has Internet Going Wild: ‘Turns Out They Have to Do This’
In July 2020, a tip-off revealed Easterbrook had other sexual relationships with employees during his tenure, which re-opened the investigation into the ex-CEO. The company subsequently found evidence of relationships with three other employees in the form of sexually explicit photographs, which Easterbrook allegedly sent from his work to his personal account. McDonald’s also discovered that Easterbrook granted hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of stock to one of the employees while the two were intimately involved.
Last August, McDonald’s decided to take legal action against Easterbrook. According to the lawsuit filed in November, the company would not have agreed to the terms of Easterbrook’s 2019 separation agreement “had Easterbrook not covered up the full extent of his indiscretions with lies and deceit,” and would have left Easterbrook without severance compensation.
With the former CEO giving back his severance in a settlement, it seems that this messy lawsuit has reached a conclusion.
Easterbrook apologized in the company statement, saying, “McDonald’s and its board of directors value doing the right thing and putting customers and people first. During my tenure as CEO, I failed at times to uphold McDonald’s values and fulfill certain of my responsibilities as a leader of the company. I apologize to my former co-workers, the board, and the company’s franchisees and suppliers for doing so.”
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The upcoming 2017 Opel Meriva is one of the few remaining pieces of the nearly dissolved partnership between Peugeot-Citroën and General Motors. Despite the agreement’s downfalls, the Meriva looks to be shaping up nicely with its new crossover proportions.
Auto Evolution has the latest spy shots of the 2017 Meriva, and it looks like the 2016 Opel Astra has had its fair share of influence. The traditional gauge setup and center stack controls look lifted from the Astra, which isn’t a bad thing from a design standpoint. Camouflage covers most of the interior design, however, so we’ll be in the dark until we approach the CUV’s reveal, likely at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
Despite its efforts to ditch the MPV looks, it’s easy to tell where the vehicle’s lineage comes from. But, the 2017 Meriva will likely appeal to the masses with more rugged looks.


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Amazon, in a bid to conquer every market in every country on Earth, is reportedly nearing a deal to adapt the wildly popular Three Body Problem book series into a TV show. This is in addition to their huge, already-announced Lord of the Rings reboot.
There's a race on at the moment among the major networks ("major network" now being a somewhat fluid term that includes the likes of streaming platform Hulu and what was once the home-goods shopping website Amazon) to find the next Game of Thrones. And Amazon seems to be betting big money that The Three-Body Problem is it. The two series share one similarity: While the Remembrance of Earth's Past books are hugely popular, everyone generally just calls the whole thing by the first book's name still.
Word has it Amazon is looking to adapt all three books into three seasons of TV. The story follows a Chinese astrophysicist who manages to contact an alien race and, infuriated by the people around her, invites them to come destroy the earth. A power move if ever there was one.
YooZoo Pictures, a Chinese production company, is said to hold the rights to all three Remembrance books, but if Amazon's bid for the rights is anywhere near the reported sum (one billion dollars—nearly four Avengers: Infinity Wars), it seems a foregone conclusion this will be a done deal in the not-too-distant future.


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Oh My Girl To Charm Fans With New Single In March
By James Buhain | February 09, 2016 12:42 PM EST
Get ready to be charmed by Oh My Girl.
According to industry insiders, K-pop girl group Oh My Girl are gearing up for a comeback and working on their third EP, expected for release sometime in March.
One representative from Oh My Girl's agency, WM Entertainment, revealed that the members are going to release an album that their fans will love.
"We are working hard to present a high quality album," said the representative, as reported by Soompi.
Oh My Girl made their debut on April 20, 2015, with first single titled "Cupid." Then they released their second single titled "Closer" on October 1, 2015.
The group quickly received praise for their great visual effects, concepts, and sharp execution of choreography. Known as the new sister group of label mates B1A4, Oh My Girl consist of eight members - Hyojung, JinE, YooA, Mimi, Jiho, Seunghee, Arin, and Binnie.
Oh My Girl won Best New Female Artist during the 2015 SBS Power FM's .
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has validated Samsung’s 14-nanometer (nm) based 16-gigabit (Gb) Low Power Double Data Rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM for use on Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon mobile platforms.
Since developing the industry’s first 14nm-based LPDDR5X DRAM last November, Samsung has worked closely with Qualcomm Technologies to optimize its 7.5 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) LPDDR5X for use with Snapdragon mobile platforms. Delivering about 1.2 times faster speed than the 6.4Gbps LPDDR5 deployed in today’s premium smartphones, Samsung’s LPDDR5X is expected to boost the performance of ultra-high-resolution video recording as well as AI features such as voice recognition, image recognition and natural language processing in next-generation smartphones. Furthermore, by adopting advanced circuit designs as well as dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), LPDDR5X power consumption can be reduced by approximately 20%.
“The successful validation of our LPDDR5X solution for Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon mobile platforms is a testament to our leadership in DRAM technology,” said Jinman Han, corporate executive vice president and head of Memory Global Sales & Marketing at Samsung Electronics. “We expect applications for this high-performance, low-power memory to extend beyond smartphones into data center, PC and automotive, enabling more devices and systems to run with greater efficiency.”
“Qualcomm Technologies is an industry leader in enabling and adopting the latest LPDDR DRAM specifications. Enablement of LPDDR5X on Snapdragon platforms will enhance user experiences with new features and improved performance for gaming, camera, and applications using our latest AI Engine across various Qualcomm Technologies’ product lines,” said Ziad Asghar, Vice President of Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
To better accommodate the increasing demand for premium DRAM solutions, Samsung will continually pursue the development of low-power DRAM products that deliver greater performance and even higher capacities in support of a growing array of next-generation systems.


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SEATTLE — Starbucks plans to introduce instant coffees in its shops next week.
Starbucks has spent 20 years developing an instant product that replicates the taste of its brewed coffee, Vivek Varma, senior vice president for public affairs, told employees in a memo Thursday. The coffee giant plans to unveil the drink at events in New York and other cities next week.
The instant-coffee packets, marketed under the name Via, will be available in stores for $2.95 for a pack of three or $9.95 for 12, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company aims to tap into the $17 billion instant-coffee market as sales of its premium espresso-based drinks fall.


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Social Media trainingNovember 14, 2019
Social media is one branch of digitalization that is growing rapidly day by day which makes it extremely important for the marketers to keep up with the pace. IO Digital held an in-house training for the employees to make sure that they are well aware of ins and outs of social media world.
Google Digital DaySeptember 13, 2017
IO digital organized Digital Day, in partnership with Google in Karachi, to deeply understand the Google eco system to help drive relevant business outcomes for our prestigious clients.


text: By Dipo Olowookere No fewer than 125 entrepreneurs in Lagos and Abuja have again been empowered by the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc in its second capacity building training workshop. In the first training scheme held in 2019, a total of 100 small business owners from the 6 geographical zones of the country were empowered in Abuja and Lagos. This year, the number was increased to 125 participants to accommodate more participants with the focus on impacting Nigerian MSMEs with the resilience needed for survival and sustenance especially, in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The training programme was put in place to improve the skills of entrepreneurs in developing and defending a viable business plan, improve their capacity to access funding, as well as imbibe in them the discipline required for efficient utilization of their funds. At the event, participants were lectured on digital marketing strategies and basic promotional tools by business experts with lectures on accessing business opportunities and improving selling skills as well as presentation skills and development of a business plan. To help these small business owners with book-keeping which is crucial to accessing loans, DBN partnered with financial experts who lectured participants with explanatory videos on entrepreneurial finance and accounting; how to develop financial records; financial analysis, and how to prepare a balance sheet of their business activities. The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Tony Okpanachi, stated that, \u201cWhile funding is a major problem for MSMEs in Nigeria, there\u2019s also the need to equip our entrepreneurs with critical management skills required to ensure they are better structured and able to effectively manage their respective businesses,\u201d He further explained that being a development financial institution, DBN tends to view problems militating against SMEs from a holistic perspective. \u201cAs a Development Financial Institution established to bridge the financial gap through our participating financial institutions, our strategic focus is providing liquidity, credit guarantee, and capacity building for MSMEs to be more productive. \u201cThe capacity building initiative is an integral part of the bank\u2019s mandate to drive economic growth by empowering MSMEs with the skills required to improve their capacity and productivity. \u201cSo, our objective, in a nutshell, is to equip entrepreneurs across sectors of the Nigerian economy with requisite management skills to develop viable business plans, access funds, and effectively manage their business growth. \u201cThrough this training, we will enhance their entrepreneurial and managerial competencies,\u201d he said.


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REBEL City Distillery, the makers of the multi-award-winning Maharani gin have launched their distillery tour in a historic docklands location in Cork City.
The distillery, in the repurposed Ford car factory, which was dormant for decades, is offering tours to the public each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Founders Robert and Bhagya Barrett combine long-standing craft with a splash of cultural creativity as part of the long-term plans for the first new distillery in Cork City in 50 years.
The tour gives visitors an insight into the distilling and blending processes that created the brand’s first offering, Maharani gin, and the soon-to-be-released absinthe.
Speaking to The Echo ahead of the launch of the tours last Thursday, master distiller and co-founder of Rebel City Distillery, Robert Barrett, who has worked in spirits production for years, including in multiple distilleries and as a consultant on projects in Ireland and the Caribbean, said: “We decided that our first product would be a gin, Maharani gin. Bhagya is from Kerala in southern India, which is known as the land of spices, so it was a good fit for a gin and we sourced signature botanicals from the women’s collective in Kerala, so we get them directly from them.
“That’s been well-received since launching in June 2020. We entered five competitions and got five awards and we have about 100 Supervalus and really good off-licences, such as Bradley’s in Cork and O’Donovan’s.
“We’ve since been working hard on the launch of the tours. We hired an excellent tour guide and mixologist, Aisling Barrett, who will be leading the tours,” he said.
Speaking about the launch of the distillery’s new product, Ireland’s first absinthe, Mr Barrett said: “This will be our first product since Maharani, so this is absinthe, but in the future we could be doing other spirits and if the absinthe does well, maybe it’ll get its own brand, but we’re dipping our toe in the water with the release.”
Launching a brand in a pandemic was “not easy”, but production of Maharani has gone up relative to last year and is about to launch in the US and Sweden.
The founders were joined by Damian Boylan, the deputy lord mayor, on the night, who said he was “delighted” to open the Rebel City Distillery tours.
On duty making G&T’s was bartender Izzy Morgan and giving tours was Aisling Barrett.
Speaking to The Echo, co-founder of Rebel Distillery, Bhagya Barrett, said that bringing both her and her husband’s culture together on their distilling venture makes it “more exciting”.
Reflecting on her childhood in India, she said that she was particularly excited to use nutmeg mace as botanical in the Maharani gin, because it reminds her of her mother cooking at home and of the tree in the backyard, which she said made it “very nostalgic”.
The name, Maharani, made sense because they wanted to tell the story of the women of Kerala, who were known for their strength and importance in society, and to women everywhere, with Maharani symbolising revolutionary Kerala rebel spirits and figures of female empowerment.
Tours will run each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Rebel City Distillery, Unit P6, at the Marina Commercial Park and tickets are available to book at www.rebelcitydistillery.com.


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Artsweek Goes on a Santa Barbara Record Crawl in Search of the Quality Music Retailer.
Isla Vista’s 32-year old Morninglory Music closed its doors for good this week.
Opened by Stan Bernstein as a student at UCSB, Morninglory survived tough competition from rival record stores but closed Monday due to a severe decline in patronage – a 70- percent drop-off in the last two years. Bernstein thanks his remaining customers in an epitaph attached to the storefront, and credits the store’s demise to the college demographic’s appetite for downloaded music.
“[Morninglory] was like the canary in the coal mine,” he said in a phone interview with Artsweek. “We were there longer than any other store in I.V., but I don’t know how to compete against free music.”
Artsweek will continue coverage of Morninglory and file-sharing next week, but for the four people who still buy recorded music, Artsweek made an emergency call to Mr. Bell and DJ Fatkid. They hit the streets together and assembled this communiqu


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TOKYO -- Despite orders for machine tools in Japan hitting a 10-year high in 2017, machine tool makers are far from sanguine as the effects of a linear guide shortage begin to be felt.
The guides allow machine tools to perform precise positioning operations, and are found in medical equipment, industrial robots, and manufacturing systems for semiconductors and liquid crystal displays, among other devices.
Machine tools themselves -- often dubbed the "mothers of machines" -- are used to produce manufacturing equipment for a broad range of industries. "A shortage of parts and materials [for machine tools] could negatively impact the global economy," says Yukio Iimura, chairman of Toshiba Machine and head of an industry body.
Citizen Machinery, based in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, is a machine tool maker that produces lathes for manufacturers of auto components. The company has a large backlog of orders due to a shortage of linear guides. "If we don't receive the [guides] as scheduled, it will affect the planned man hours for production," said company president Keiichi Nakajima. "We already had a nightmare in April."
Supplies of linear guides began to tighten toward the end of 2017. Now, rising demand far exceeds the capacity to produce them, and stocks are running out. "At present, the procurement lead time is about one year," said an executive at another machine tool maker.
This has a knock-on effect through other sectors, as machine parts makers -- buyers of machine tools -- will also have to wait. "A [machine tool] supplier told us we have to wait at least one year until delivery," said a source at a machine parts maker.
Orders for machine tools in 2017 soared 31.6% on the year to 1.64 trillion yen ($14.8 billion), a 10-year high, and far above the initial forecast by the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association of an 8% increase to 1.35 trillion yen.
The association's forecast of 1.7 trillion yen for 2018 will also likely be eclipsed, as orders for the first five months of the year have already risen 30% year-on-year.
Reasons for the guide shortage are unclear. Some say that Chinese companies have ramped up capital spending thereby increasing demand, while others point to large investments in automobile transmission systems, or to Japanese companies that are retooling aging facilities.
The robust demand for machine tools is benefiting makers of linear guides, most of which are Japanese. THK, which first commercialized the technology in 1972, is the world's No. 1 maker with more than half of global market share, followed by Nippon Thompson and NSK.
THK's net profit totaled 25.7 billion yen in 2017, with the figure for 2018 expected to top 34.1 billion yen -- up 28-fold over the decade.
Outstanding orders at THK hovered at around 10 billion yen for years, but suddenly climbed to over 70 billion yen during the first three months this year. Production is unable to catch up with the surge in demand, resulting in increased competition between machine tool makers to obtain the guides.
Furthermore, because there are no substitutes for linear guides, makers are raising prices, with some rumored to be charging 50% over normal prices to "shorten delivery times."
Still, guide makers are trying to boost production. Nippon Thompson plans to increase output at two of its three Vietnamese factories, while NSK is investing about 5 billion yen to upgrade facilities at factories in Japan and China to raise output. THK plans to construct new buildings at existing factories in Japan and Vietnam, and build a new guide production factory in India.
But these efforts will have no immediate impact on the shortage. THK's production lines will not start operating until this autumn at the earliest, with its India plant not going online until 2020. Nippon Thompson's efforts in Vietnam will not bear fruit until next year, while NSK will have to wait until the latter half of the fiscal year ending March 2019 to see production increase.
Meanwhile, companies continue to feel the heat from the shortage. Toshiba Machine's machine tool business posted an operating loss of 1.1 billion yen for the year through March. In the latest financial report, management repeatedly referred to extended lead times in procurement of guides and other key components, delaying production and causing missed sales targets.
Japanese guide makers have a solid reputation for reliability, but the shortage appears to be shaking this trust, sending established machine tool makers in search of foreign suppliers, like Hiwin Technologies. The Taiwan-based company is constructing a guide manufacturing factory in the Japanese city of Kobe, with operations expected to kick off in 2020.
Hiwin provides a wide range of products, from guides and ball-screws to servo and linear motors. "It is our strength that there is literally nothing we cannot produce," said the Taiwanese maker, as it attempts to carve out a niche in the lucrative linear guide sector.
Whether the linear guide shortage ends soon is unknown. An employee at a major machinery maker says the worst is over. But an executive from Citizen Machinery sees the shortage continuing as long as demand for semiconductor manufacturing systems remains robust, a sentiment that also applies to industrial robots, another sector experiencing explosive growth.


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The Tulsa World recently reported that electric car maker Tesla is choosing between Austin, TX and Tulsa as the home for its new truck factory. Here are the details:
Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant, a person briefed on the matter said Friday.
The person says company officials visited Tulsa in the past week and were shown two sites.
It wasn’t clear if any other finalists were in the mix. The person didn’t want to be identified because the site selection process is secret.
That’s cool. Although the news was probably leaked by Tesla in an effort to get both cities and states to toss more public subsidies their way, it’s cool that Tulsa is even being considered for this honor. Oklahoma could use all the non-oil patch related jobs it can get! Plus, it would be awesome, in a poetic irony sense, to have the world’s premier electric auto car company manufacture its trucks in the former oil capital of the world.
The Tulsa Ruling Class must be aware of this, too. In a shameless, desperate attempt to woo – or possibly even creep out – the company, they have doctored up one of the town’s most famous monuments – the 75-foot tall Golden Driller – to make it resemble Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Check it out:
Once again, I think it’s great that Tesla is using Tulsa to get a better bid from Austin. Who knows? Maybe this haymaker will actually work and we’ll see Hipster Boo Boo and Grimes racing concept vehicles up and down the Turner Turnpike, but doesn’t this feel a tiny bit desperate? It seems like all the time and energy spent to deface this statue would have been better spent making Tulsa look like it has a larger airport, or doctoring statistics so Tesla will think Oklahoma has en educated enough workforce to staff the factory.
It also sets a bad precedent. Let’s pray to Oral Roberts giants hands (I can’t wait to see what Tulsa does with that one) that Facebook doesn’t consider moving any of its operations to Oklahoma City, or Mayor Holt may stick Zuckerbird’s paper mache head on the Milk Bottle Building, and then tweet selfies from it every day.
That being said, we wish Tulsa the best of luck in getting Tesla, and can’t see what desperate thing they do next. I’d suggest just renaming the town Tesla. You just need to swap the “s” and “l” and replace the “e” with a “u.” It wouldn’t be that difficult.


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Deloitte at Apsara Conference
Discussion on Enterprise Digitization and Alliance with AntChain
From 19 October to 22 October, Hangzhou hosted the 2021 Apsara Conference. As a global strategic partner of Alibaba Cloud, Deloitte China attended the Digital Ecosystem Innovation Forum of the 2021 Apsara Conference, where the present and future of enterprise digitization was discussed, and also announced the strategic cooperation with AntChain.
Four trends in enterprise digitization
More than just a hot topic at this year's Apsara Conference, enterprise digital transformation undoubtedly is an important trend over the next decade. More and more business executives regard digital transformation as the top priority, and governments of mainstream countries around the world also strongly support enterprises in various industries in promoting traditional industries to optimize resource allocation, adjust industrial structure and achieve transformation and upgrading through technology.
At the 2021 Apsara Conference, Deloitte China shared its insights and observations about enterprise digitization.
National Managing Partner of Deloitte China Consulting Stanley Dai said, based on a series of digital transformation projects where Deloitte assisted global leading enterprises, diversified groups and innovative companies with implementation over the past decade, Deloitte China believes that enterprise digital transformation is increasingly focused on the following four major areas:
National Managing Partner of Deloitte China Consulting Stanley Dai delivered a keynote speech (Source: Alibaba Cloud)
The first is technology-driven strategy.
With the deepening of digital construction for enterprises, digital technology is not just limited to an enabling or supporting role, but rather is now an important part of enterprise strategy. Therefore, enterprises should strengthen the integration of strategy, technology and business.
Deloitte Consulting's "Tech Trends 2021" report predicts that visionary enterprises are taking the lead in strategy engineered, that is, to better develop and execute corporate strategy by introducing technologies and platforms such as automation and artificial intelligence.
The second is disintermediation.
"It's time for digital transformation of enterprise channels and value chains by using digital technology to simplify intermediate links and serve downstream customers directly for higher value. This trend is already happening in consumer and retail, and we think we will see increasing industry-disruptive changes from disintermediation in traditional industries and To B enterprises in the future," Stanley Dai said.
The third is capacity and operation model.
Traditional enterprises' resources and capabilities are generally arranged according to functions and value chains, while the establishment of digitization in enterprises is not only to enable various emerging technologies, but also to implement supporting measures for mechanism, organization, and talent, create digital capabilities and cultivate digital talent, in order to truly realize new organizational structures and operation models.
The fourth is industrial chain and ecosystem.
Industrial networks are linked and trust mechanisms are built to enhance the efficiency of transactions in the supply-demand relationship throughout the industrial chain and improve ecosystem cooperation.
Cloud computing brought disruptive value to enterprises while giving birth to a new digital ecosystem. During the roundtable session of "Digital Ecosystem Innovation Forum", Woolf Huang, Deloitte Consulting China Clients, Industries and Markets Leader, said that the winner-takes-all era is gone. Openness, cooperation and innovation have become the main theme.
Deloitte Consulting China Clients, Industries and Markets Leader Woolf Huang (left 1) at the roundtable session (Source: Alibaba Cloud)
"The most important thing for the digital ecosystem construction in the cloud era is to build an open platform. Every player should also have an open mind, so that we can find our own positioning on the open platform and maximize our value in order to jointly serve the digital transformation of all industries," Woolf Huang said.
Deepen Cooperation and Establish Alliance with AntChain
Deloitte and Alibaba Cloud started cooperating in the first large central enterprise cloud transformation project in 2016, formed a global strategic partnership in 2018, and established Deloitte-Alibaba Cloud Global Practice in 2020. To date, both parties have completed digital transformation projects for many large enterprises. Now, Deloitte and Alibaba Cloud are once again expanding and deepening their cooperation.
On the afternoon of 20 October, Deloitte and AntChain announced strategic cooperation at Alibaba Cloud's Digital Ecosystem Innovation Forum to provide cutting-edge digital transformation solutions for enterprises and promote digital upgrading in industry collaboration.
Deloitte and AntChain Announced Strategic Cooperation (National Managing Partner of Deloitte China Consulting Stanley Dai (left) and Ant Group Vice President and President of the Intelligent Technology Business Group Guofei Jiang (right)) (Source: Alibaba Cloud)
AntChain is the technology brand of Ant Group. According to the cooperation agreement, both parties will integrate their respective advantages and jointly explore realization of innovative application scenarios (including development of joint industry solutions, joint market and customer expansion, and innovative industry service models) based on technologies such as blockchain, privacy computing, AIOT, artificial intelligence, and big data.
"AntChain is committed to using technology to build a trusted digital network for industrial collaboration. We are very pleased to cooperate with Deloitte. Both sides will explore more innovative application scenarios and industry digitization solutions to jointly promote the digital upgrading of industrial collaboration so that more enterprises could enjoy the dividends of the digital wave," Guofei Jiang, Ant Group Vice President and President of the Intelligent Technology Business Group, said.
Sam Balaji, Deloitte Global Consulting Leader, expressed his anticipation for Deloitte's cooperation with AntChain, saying, "As a leading technology company, Alibaba Cloud is commended for its ability to serve clients on multiple fronts, including intelligence, innovation, and automation. Deloitte's leading capabilities in complex and large-scale cloud-enabled transformation design and delivery are recognized by clients, ecosystem partners and industry analysts. Today we broaden our eco-relationship by entering into strategic cooperation with AntChain, and look forward to working with Alibaba Cloud and AntChain to help our customers on their digital journey."


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Private Healthcare Australia has called for increased transparency across the medical device supply chain in response to Senate Inquiry report into the “number of women in Australia who have had transvaginal mesh implants and related matters”.
PHA Chief Executive, Dr Rachel David, said the report highlighted the need for a more rigorous evidence base to ensure that medical devices are safe for patients, including effective post‐marketing surveillance on all implants and formal registry data for new implants.
“Better post-marketing surveillance will help to avoid these adverse events in future, ensure they can be quickly identified and addressed in the interests of patient safety,” Dr David said.
The report identifies hundreds of women who have been adversely affected by transvaginal mesh devices that were on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and the Prostheses List over a period of many years.
“Private Healthcare Australia supports the reforms the Federal Government has already made to the Prostheses List, including bringing down the cost of medical devices from grossly inflated levels, but more needs to be done to shine a light on practices across the medical device supply chain,” she said.
“Health funds want stricter controls on the support and other benefits provided by manufacturers and suppliers to providers, and controls on the use of sales representatives, particularly their presence in operating theatres without patient consent, and their use in training surgeons and staff.
“The attendance of sales reps during surgical procedures escalated dramatically since the Prostheses List appeared in its current form in 2006. The seriousness of this issue has been highlighted by this inquiry. The unregulated use of reps in routine cases is at best a costly waste of money and at worse, unsafe. When additional services are clinically relevant they should be costed separately in the interests of transparency.
“Health funds are of course willing to pay for additional services when they are clinically relevant to the patient, however funds are concerned that their members are being charged more so some medical device company sales reps can attend surgical procedures to promote the device. Under no circumstances should health fund benefits be used to support sales activities of manufacturers where there is no patient benefit.
“Introducing a reporting system, not unlike that operating in relation to pharmaceuticals where Medicines Australia discloses support, incentives and other benefits provided to prescribing doctors, is essential to both price the support given by manufacturers to providers annually and better understand the nature of the support and benefits provided.
“It makes no sense that Australia has a rigorous system for disclosure of benefits paid to providers by multinational pharmaceutical companies, but not medical device companies. A patient can stop taking a medicine that is harming them, but once a medical device is implanted in the body it can be difficult or impossible to remove.
“Mesh products have irreversibly harmed hundreds of women, so it is clear industry self-regulation is not working. This is not the first large-scale scandal involving implantable devices and it will not be the last unless the government acts now to require full disclosure of inducements and benefits supplied to doctors and hospitals.
“Such controls will bring the transparency of the medical device supply chain into line with what is expected of similar industries. It is also critical that devices found to be unsafe are removed from the Prostheses List at the same time they are removed from the ARTG, so that patients are not harmed,” said Dr David.
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Larsson boxed set to be released Nov. 26
NEW YORK - Arriving in time for Christmas: the Stieg Larsson boxed set.
The late Swedish author's multimillion-selling Millennium trilogy will be released in a cased set Nov. 26.
It will feature hardcovers of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and its two successors, a collection of essays about Larsson and e-mails between Larsson and his editor in Sweden.
The release was announced recently by publisher Alfred A. Knopf. The set has a list price of $99.
The trilogy stars a tattooed computer hacker and journalist who get entangled in murder mysteries, sex trafficking scandals and secret government units. More than 30 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide, including 50,000 copies a day in the United States.
'Smart Angel' Kate Jackson writing memoir
NEW YORK - The "Smart Angel" is writing a memoir.
Gallery Books said Tuesday that "Charlie's Angels" star Kate Jackson will look back on her acting career and her personal crises and triumphs, from surviving breast cancer to adopting a boy.
The book, currently untitled, is scheduled for June 2011. Gallery is an imprint of Simon & Schuster.


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Sometimes it’s a good business insight to read between the lines of the job ads that you see prominently displayed on the Internet.
This morning, Marie Huillet at Cointelegraph is reporting on some job listings posted August 2 from the MasterCard company.
A look at the internal website shows the company is looking for, among other things, a Director of Product Management of cryptocurrency wallets, and a VP of Product Management for blockchain/crypto, as well is a Senior Engineer (blockchain), a Software Engineering Lead (blockchain) and a Director of payments platform and networks.
What does all of this hiring say about the traditional credit card company?
According to analysts, it’s one of two tracks – either MasterCard is going to continue to participate in other’s stablecoins, or it’s going to make a play for its own.
Early news on Facebook’s Libra stablecoin shows that MasterCard is one of several companies pumping $10 million into the project to become a founding member or node holder that will help administrate that stablecoin.
That in itself could be driving the talent acquisition at MasterCard, but others suggest the company may be wanting to develop its own version of a digital asset a la JPM coin.
“(The hiring news) leaves open the question of whether or not Mastercard plans to embark on a roadmap as a crypto wallet solutions provider to partner projects such as Libra, or potential other entrants into the crypto space,” Huillet writes.
Here’s what the job ad says for the Senior Engineer job advertised for Dublin, Ireland:
“Our team is built on a foundation of research and development, mining innovation internally, innovating new product lines with emerging technology, managing new products from inception to market validation and engaging strategically with startups to shape the future of commerce with and for our customers.”
In some ways, there’s no more concrete tell-tale sign than job advertisements that show the company is sourcing talent. These are rarely false flags, as they require significant investment and are fairly targeted. When you see a big company like this hiring a battalion of blockchain related professionals, you know that something is in the works.


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The TBC Power Users Group planned for April in Colorado has been postponed until further notice due to the Corona Virus pandemic issues and in line with CDC and WHO guidelines to help “flatten the curve” on the outbreak.
We apologize for the inconvenience that this may cause, but it is in the interests of all concerned to stay and remain healthy through this testing period.
We have a PUG event planned for October this year, depending on how the potential health issues pan out, we will open up bookings for that in the summer time.
We will be offering Online Training classes covering the same subjects that we will notify you of in the next few weeks as we pull those together.
Please stay healthy and we look forward to seeing you later in the year.
Thanks for your continued support


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Thor (THO) and Navistar (NAV) deliver earnings beat in their latest quarterly results. Meanwhile, Ford (F) reveals a new compact truck, Maverick, which is set to go on sale this fall.
Goodyear's (GT) acquisition of Cooper unites two complementary brand portfolios, thus providing an enhanced offering across the value spectrum.
Malaysia's Industrial Court has ruled in favor of dozens of migrant workers in a labor dispute against American tire manufacturer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, court documents showed on Thursday, amid accusations of unpaid wages and employee mistreatment at the firm's Malaysian factory. A total of 184 migrant workers had filed five complaints against Goodyear Malaysia in 2019 and 2020 over non-compliance with a collective labor agreement, and are claiming about 5 million ringgit ($1.21 million) in unpaid wages. The workers allege that Goodyear, one of the world's largest tire makers, did not give them shift allowances, annual bonuses and pay increases even though these benefits were available to local staff, who are represented by a labour union.


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Altech ISIS grows in Africa
COMPUTING| Aug. 16, 2012, 11:05 a.m.
A division of the Altech Group, Altech ISIS, says it is seeing substantial growth across Africa, thanks to its unique value proposition and approach to African business.
The company says the key to its success is its ability to provide African software solutions to African IT issues. With a client base that includes many of the continent’s biggest mobile operators and other industry leading organisations, Altech has established branches in Nigeria and Kenya in addition to South Africa so as to provide even better service.
Altech ISIS’s growth into Africa initially came off its relationships with South African-based customers such as Multichoice Africa, but since 2011 the company’s ability to create tailored solutions has resulted in log-term contracts with Kenyan, Nigerian, Tanzania, the DRC and – most recently – Mozambiquan organisations. Altech ISIS solutions currently manage over 60 million customer service portals throughout Africa, and the company has delivered bespoke software products for the telecommunications and financial services sectors, as well as large-scale customer-focused market organisations.
“Apart from delivering IT solutions, Altech ISIS has been actively involved in customer resource management (CRM), consulting, business analysis and outsource management and bespoke software development for a variety of African customers. While our core experience lies in the telecommunications sector – specifically with regards to an intimate understanding of how large transactional businesses work – we have proven our ability to provide solutions that are tailored for other industries,” says Anton van Heerden, General Manager at Altech ISIS.
“Our focus is on a customised offering that enables our clients to run their businesses better through the more effective use of technology, and we will therefore continue to take our value proposition to customers throughout Africa – whichever country they are based in. Our ability to adapt to local conditions and requirements has been proven in many of the innovative projects we have participated in across the continent.”
One of these was the recent Virtual City-Altech ISIS partnered M-Pesa initiative for Kenyan tea farmers. Taking the established and successful mobile payment platform and adapting it for this particular industry, Altech ISIS developed a solution that has transformed the Kenyan tea industry, allowing wholesalers to pay their suppliers upfront using cashless transactions via M-Pesa. This simple and easy-to-use system accurately captures and delivers the weights of tea from the buying centre up until delivery to the factory.
“These types of successes are establishing usy as the go-to African telco support specialist. This is evident in our continued expansion, with a constantly growing client base,” van Heerden points out. Most recently, Altech ISIS embarked upon its first customer engagement in Mozambique for Telecommincaçốes de Moçambique (TDM).
According to van Heerden, Altech ISIS will continue to invest in African clients, particularly in countries like Kenya and Nigeria where economic growth is leading to increased uptake of technology solutions like those offered by the company. “Many African governments, like in Rwanda, are prioritising ICT, and businesses are following suit. Our custom-developed solutions are filling the needs of these growing companies.”
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Consistent rumors about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 retaining the design elements of the iPhone 6S might have disappointed some Apple fans. But don’t forget that the company will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the iPhone in 2017, and Apple will celebrate it in style! The 2017 iPhone 7S will bring some radical design changes that will blow your mind. Perhaps that’s what Tim Cook was talking about earlier this month when he said the future iPhones will have features that will make you wonder “how did I live without this?”
Front camera, speaker will be embedded into the display
John Gruber of Daring Fireball said in the latest episode of his podcast The Talk Show that the 2017 iPhone model will be “completely getting rid of the chin and forehead.” It means the phone will have no side, top and bottom bezels at all. All the sensors, front-facing camera, speaker, and home button will somehow be embedded into the display itself.
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It’s not something Gruber read on the Internet or heard in the rumor mill. He heard it directly from the Apple community. John Gruber is well-connected within the Apple community and his track record shows that he has reliable intel on what the tech giant is working on. And recent supply chain leaks lend further credibility to his statement.
Will it be called iPhone 7S or iPhone 8?
Going by Apple’s tradition, the 2017 iPhone should be called iPhone 7S. But Barclays analysts say that it will be such a huge upgrade that Apple will ditch the ‘S’ moniker and jump to name it iPhone 8. Past reports suggest that Apple was working to introduce a flexible OLED display in 2017 that would allow for an edge-to-edge display design. In fact, Apple has awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to Samsung for the supply of 100 million OLED displays beginning 2017.
Other rumors indicate that the iPhone 7S would ditch the aluminum body in favor of a glass shell. The device is also said to feature long-range wireless charging. Apple has been working on the touch and display driver integration (TDDI) chip since last year. It would allow the company to embed the Touch ID sensor directly into the display, allowing it to get rid of the home button.


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Domino’s Pizza, the world’s largest pizza company, is the only restaurant stock that is trading positively this year as investors bet that more consumers will stay in and order pizza delivery during the COVID-19 outbreak. While shares of Starbucks and McDonald’s have fallen in the double digits, Domino’s stock is up nearly eight percent in 2020 so far.
The pizza chain has been investing in its delivery business for the last few years by adding stores to existing markets to be closer to customers, making deliveries faster. Given the current public health environment, this could be advantageous. Even if one location temporarily closes due to the virus, customers will likely still be able to order delivery from another nearby location.
Domino’s, which has a market value of $12.3 billion, saw its shares surge by 25 percent on February 20, 2020, after the company’s Q4 earnings and same-store US sales beat Wall Street’s estimates.
This success, however, has come under threat due to the emergence of third party delivery aggregators such as Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats that are presenting consumers with the ability to get food delivered from just about any restaurant. A concept that was once unique and provided a competitive edge to Domino’s has now been commoditized.
The chain’s stock could also start to feel the pinch as sporting events continue to be canceled. On March 13, 2020, shares were trading down about 4 percent before the market’s open. Last year, Domino’s offered half-off pizzas during March Madness, a promotion that helped the chain weather competition from third-party delivery providers. The annual NCAA basketball tournament has been canceled this year due to the pandemic.
Despite competitive pressures posed by COVID-19 and third-party aggregators, Domino’s is still in the best position relative to its peers to face the changing dynamics of the industry.


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The electric vehicle (EV) wave is gathering unprecedented momentum in Europe, with new data revealing a significant market share of over 20% for electric cars. According to recent registration data by JATO across 28 European markets, nearly 196,000 out of 900,000 new vehicles registered in August were battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), marking a staggering 102% increase from August 2022. This surge has propelled the total car market in Europe up by 20%, redefining the landscape of automotive sales on the continent.
The Leaders of the Pack
While the European market has traditionally been dominated by homegrown brands, the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 have emerged as the two best-selling electric vehicles in Europe. In August alone, 21,549 units of the Model Y and 11,943 units of the Model 3 were registered, representing gains of 208% and 307% respectively. “It’s likely that the Model Y will become Europe’s most popular new passenger car by the end of the year,” notes Felipe Munoz, JATO Dynamics global analyst. “As a non-European model leading in Europe, it will be a remarkable and historic moment.”
The Rising Stars
Tesla isn’t the only brand benefiting from Europe’s increasing appetite for electric vehicles. MG, a Chinese-owned British brand, broke into the top 20 brands in Europe this August. Not only did it outsell traditional players like Jeep, Mazda, Mini, and Suzuki, but it also registered more EVs than Audi, Opel/Vauxhall, Peugeot, Renault, and Skoda. Furthermore, MG accounted for a notable 69% of all Chinese vehicles sold in Europe, totaling 197,800 sales.
The rise in demand for electric vehicles is not uniform across Europe but is significantly high in several key markets. Belgium witnessed a 224% growth in EV adoption, followed closely by Greece at 183%, and Luxembourg and Portugal both at 164%. Germany stands out with a 171% rise in EV registrations, contributing to 44% of all BEV demand in Europe.
Traditional Players Still in the Game
While the EV segment is booming, traditional automakers are also seeing growth, albeit at a slower pace. VW continues to lead the overall car market, selling 99,266 vehicles in August, a 10% increase from the same month last year. They are followed by Toyota with 59,132 sales, BMW with 52,334, Audi with 51,132, and Skoda with 49,996 sales. Rounding out the top 10 are Mercedes, Peugeot, Renault, Kia, and Hyundai.
What This Means for the Future
The soaring interest in electric vehicles is reshaping the automotive market in Europe. It’s clear that consumers are increasingly gravitating towards sustainable and eco-friendly transportation options. This surge is also pushing traditional automakers to accelerate their electric vehicle programs to keep pace with changing consumer preferences and stringent emission norms.
In summary, the integration of electric vehicles into the mainstream is no longer a distant vision but a reality manifesting in real-time. As automakers, both old and new, adapt to this changing landscape, the market share for electric vehicles is likely to climb even higher, marking a pivotal moment in the history of European automotive sales.


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South Korean automaker Hyundai and subsidiary Kia Motors have yet to confirm the companies chosen to plan and manufacture Apple’s electric and possibly autonomous car. Conversely, conversations now may not even bring a concrete result. The information was confirmed by the Reuters news agency and sources linked to Bloomberg.
Reports from the past few weeks said Hyundai was the favorite to close the deal. The brand’s modular platform, the E-GMP, would be the basis used for the design, with Kia being responsible for the assembly line.
However, the talks were paused between the parties “a few weeks ago”, without further details on the obstacles in the negotiation. This does not mean that Hyundai is totally ruled out, but that the agreement is not as advanced as imagined.
Apple has consulted with other companies in the industry, such as Mercedes-Benz, and may turn to one of those competitors. According to Reuters, Hyundai and Kia’s shares fell 8.4% and 13.3% after news that they are no longer involved in the project.
Apple’s electric car does not have any prediction for launch.


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Now imagine that your favorite product went away -- and you’re upset. Maybe you wish your food were produced in a healthier manner, or your coffee-like beverage could be served using the non-dairy milk of your choice.
Well, never fear, because the internet has ushered in the democratization of complaining. For customers who don’t like a change or wish something was different about a product, it’s easier than ever to grab a virtual megaphone and make some noise. It’s likely to reach someone involved with the brand, and maybe it will get results, as in the recent cases of these big brands changed by the desires of little people.
Earlier this month, Starbucks added almond milk to its non-dairy alternatives at 4,600 stores, answering hundreds of requests from customers submitted through the My Starbucks Idea crowdsourcing platform since 2011 -- including one that was up-voted by nearly 10,000 participants. The Starbucks-created blend will stand alongside soy milk and coconut milk as an option for hot and iced coffees, Frappuccino drinks and others, for an extra charge of $.60.
Yoke Wong, a manager of the beverage R&D team, said, “It was designed so that when steamed, it creates a rich foam for hot beverages and is delicious and creamy when served in cold beverages.”
During the Rio Olympics, Virgin Atlantic began offering live TV on its Boeing 787s for UK long-hauls. The change was prompted by passenger demand for current affairs and sporting events coverage, according to Virgin Atlantic EVP Jill Brady.
Passengers can now watch BBC World News, CNN International and Sport 24. The real-time programming is accessible on all passengers’ seat-back screens and on customers’ own devices via free wi-fi.
Bringing back cult favorite limited-time or retired menu items is a tried and true practice in fast food (see: Chicken Fries). And while the once-mighty fast food chain McDonald’s has struggled for relevance in recent years, it found that introducing all-day breakfast last fall boosted sales.
So starting this month, McDonald’s is upping the ante by adding McGriddles -- a breakfast sandwich with maple-flavored pancakes as the bun -- to that all-day breakfast menu. Melissa Layton, a spokeswoman for McDonald’s, told USA Today the sandwich was the most requested item that wasn’t on the national market.
In August, Cargill announced it had stopped using a disease-preventing antibiotic, gentamicin, in its turkey flocks, part of an overall promise to reduce antibiotic use in its protein lines. (While not used as a prophylactic capacity, it’s still used in an antiviral capacity).
Jan Hood, head of Cargill’s turkey marketing, said the reduction of antibiotics use was brought by consumer demand for greater transparency in the meat-processing supply chain. Cargill also developed the antibiotic-free Honest Turkey line to address these consumer demands.
While the changes are very au courant -- consumers demanding healthier and more humane meat production -- they will not arrive in time for Thanksgiving. But the new meat products will be out by early 2017. A day before Cargill’s announcement, Tyson Foods announced that all of its chicken products would be antibiotic-free by the end of 2017.
No one went to Hostess, makers of Twinkies cakes, with the demand for deep fried Twinkies, but that’s because they were already buying them at state fairs, street fairs, at restaurants as desserts, and making them at home.
“We realize our customers have deep fried their Twinkies for a number of years now,” Hostess VP of marketing Ellen Copaken said. And so, Hostess took the hint and created a packaged Deep Fried Twinkies product, available beginning in August at Wal-Mart in two flavors, Original Golden and Double Chocolate.
The Twinkies cakes are covered in funnel cake batter and partially fried, then frozen, ready for heating by microwave.
Of course, traditional Twinkies were at one point gone from the market following Hostess Brands’ bankruptcy, followed by a triumphant return in 2013.
John Frieda Beach Blonde Ocean Waves Spray unceremoniously disappeared from shelves in 2007, but it was not forgotten.
Bottles of old product were changing hands on eBay for over $100. Internet mourning for the discontinued hair product coalesced in a January 2014 post on xoVain, then gained momentum with a May 2014 post on Jezebel, “Why Won’t They Bring Back John Frieda Beach Blonde Spray?” -- and soon topped Allure’s list of most-missed beauty products.
As the movement gained steam, a petition to product owners Kao Brands collected 1300+ signatures to bring back the much-loved salt spray. As of January 2015, Beach Blonde returned to store shelves, and is now called Sea Waves.


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After pouring money and love into the downtown, another area closer to the big malls farther west is popping up in Maple Ridge.
A handful of businesses are either relocating or renovating near the corner of 207th Street and Lougheed Highway.
“Everything is going according to plan,” said Christine Carter, planning director with the District of Maple Ridge.
“The street is starting to look nicer and that’s the gateway to our community.”
Carter recently briefed council on the future of Lougheed Highway between the downtown and the border with Pitt Meadows.
The development of 207th Street as a thriving retail corner was predicted and encouraged in Maple Ridge’s 2006 official community plan because when people were giving input to the plan, they wanted to protect the downtown and prevent commercial growth from gobbling up the residential areas on Lougheed.
In return for preserving the homes and apartments along Lougheed Highway, the plan did allow for a wider variety of auto-oriented shops and services in the more concentrated commercial zones at 207th St., as well as at Laity and 216th streets.
The result is the appearance of Brown’s Social House, under construction, a new $7-million Mark’s clothing store, the new Mageta Medical Centre, an expanded Kal Tire operation, a Royal Bank (planned for 203rd Street), a new Carline Muffler shop, a renovated and expanded Marv Jones Honda and a new mall, now the location of Wings Restaurant.
Carter said a key part to creating the zone is requiring building guidelines that create an ambience. Buildings are to be built close to the street with parking at the back. Brick, stone and wood exteriors are encouraged while canopies, awnings and overhangs make it easier for people to get around in bad weather.
Landscaping and screening guidelines further add to the attraction of new developments.
The changes aren’t happening at downtown’s expense, but foster growth of auto-oriented businesses.
Carter added the focus on the downtown is encourage smaller, boutique-style shopping.
“I think the downtown is doing really well,” she said.
The opening of one of the new shops on 207th St., though, means the closing of a major store in the downtown.
Jeremy Bekar, with Mark’s, wants the new 20,000-sq.-foot building open by next March.
“We’ve been looking for new space in the downtown for 10 years and we just couldn’t find it,” he said Tuesday.
The new store is almost three times that of its present location on Lougheed Hwy. at 228th Street, where its been for 22 years.
The new spot, just east of 207th St., will have easier access and double the amount of parking. Interior design elements have been borrowed from Maple Ridge’s past to make it unique, Bekar said.
He added that the downtown needs to be marketed better and needs anchors, either major stores or attractions, to attract more people.
“Show people what your plan is. It’s pretty simple,” he said.
Ineke Boekhorst, executive-director of the Maple Ridge Downtown Business Improvement Association, agreed another anchor would be nice, but noted there are three of those in the downtown – Thrifty Foods, Target and London Drugs. The new Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness centre downtown is another attraction, as is the new Chances Maple Ridge community gaming centre.
With the environment in mind, people are starting to return to old habits of parking their cars and walking around to do their shopping.
“They are now thinking about the environment. They are thinking about shopping closer to home,” she said.
“You go to any mall and the stores are all the same.”
With the price of gasoline rising, more people could start cycling to do their shopping.
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce president Terry Becker said the trend for motorists seems to be to head west once they reach Lougheed Highway. That’s drawing businesses in the same direction.
As a commuter and motorist, “I’m going to go where it’s easy to park,” she said. “Everybody is busy.”
Meanwhile, the Haney Bypass, diverts any eastbound shoppers from downtown.


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Customers who purchase a Chicken Sandwich Combo — Classic or Spicy — can get a classic or spicy chicken sandwich for free at participating U.S. locations, the chain said.
The deal, which is available through the Popeyes mobile app or on Popeyes.com, began on Nov. 3 (National Sandwich Day) and lasts through Nov. 9 (National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day).
Popeyes debuted its first fried chicken sandwich in August 2019 as a competitor to Chick-fil-A’s famous sandwich, which escalated into a Twitter battle and ultimately led to the Popeyes sandwich becoming wildly popular and even selling out for a period of time.
Popeyes first opened in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally called "Chicken on the Run," it was later reopened as Popeyes — selling spicy, New Orleans-style chicken. Its first franchise restaurant opened in 1976 and today, there are over 2,800 locations across the U.S., alone.
Popeyes, which is now headquartered in Miami, Florida, has since become a subsidiary of the Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International that also owns Tim Horton’s, Burger King, and Firehouse Subs.
Last month, the fried chicken chain said its annual Cajun-Style Turkey is available for delivery for the first time ever ahead of Thanksgiving 2022.
This story was reported from Cincinnati.


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Promise Gluten-Free co-sponsors national sandwich contest
May 5, 2020
By Bakers Journal
The Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) wants to know what Canadians put between their buns. Today, it is launching How Do You Sandwich? – a month-long social media contest in partnership with Promise Gluten Free that’s designed to celebrate the delicious sandwich possibilities you can make with gluten-free breads!
How the Contest Works
Contest participants can vote via the CCA’s Instagram and Facebook pages for their favourite sandwich, created by three key influencers from the celiac and gluten-free community – Nourhane Mahmoud, Michelle Brazeau, and Catherine Valois.
Each week, the CCA will randomly choose winners who will score $50 in Promise Gluten Free coupons (on May 8, 15 and 22). For the last week of the contest, the two top-voted sandwiches will go head-to-head and followers will vote for their favourite. A winner for the grand prize (valued at $800 CAD) will be randomly selected on May 27!
For full contest rules, visit https://ccasandwichcontest.wnthis.com/VGwN2X
About Celiac Disease
Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by the consumption of foods containing gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley), affects 1 in every 100 Canadians, but currently about 80 percent of individuals with celiac disease remain undiagnosed.1
“We think this contest offers a fun and delicious way to raise awareness about celiac disease and also shows how far gluten-free products have come,” says CCA Executive Director Melissa Secord in a press release. “Companies like Promise Gluten Free have mastered gluten-free bakery items, making products that everyone in your house will enjoy. They also carry our Gluten-free Certification Program mark, giving families the added confidence that their food is safe for people who must eat gluten free.”
“We greatly appreciate Promise Gluten Free’s support of this initiative,” she added, “and hope it can bring some joy to Canadians, who are continuing to stay at home during these trying times.”
To learn more about living with celiac disease and for full contest details, visit www.celiac.ca
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Two sun-filled months were enough for Primark to show of some nice numbers in its third quarter. Sales went up by no less than 20 percent, despite a disappointing (because very dreary) April.
Cold and wet spring compensated
Since the start of the year the rise is even bigger at 22%, thanks to an excellent first half of the financial year, when sales of Primark rose 24% due to an immense rise in the number of shops going up to the holiday period. The third quarter of Primark (which ends 22 June) first suffered from the cold and wet month of April, but the better weather in May and June have caused a turnaround.
Parent company ABF does not release growth numbers on a comparable basis, but according to an analyst of Investec Securities the comparable sales should be 2 to 3% higher than in the third quarter of the previous year. That is clearly not as much as the 7 percent for the first six months, but is still considerably more than British competitor Marks & Spencer. They recently announced a drop in comparable sales for the eight quarter running.
On 22 June Primark had 257 locations. The company wants to speed up its expansion in the next fiscal year and it will open its first French shop in Marseille.
“Deeply saddened” by Rana Plaza
In its statement management also looked back on the disaster in Bangladesh, which cost the lives of 1.100 textile workers. One of Primark’s suppliers had a workshop on the second storey of the building.
Primark claims it has donated food to some 1,300 families shortly after the event and has paid short-term financial compensation to more than 3,300 workers in the building irrespective of their employer. It also repeated its intent to help all people affected and who worked for their supplier on the long term.


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YAMAHA CAFÉ, a Motorcycle Rider Support Event for the 2017 Season, Was Started in Taiwan
YMT started YAMAHA CAFÉ, an event to support YAMAHA users in motorcycle rides, for the 2017 season in northern Taiwan on March 19.
YAMAHA CAFÉ was organized for the first time in 2014 to offer to Yamaha users different ways of enjoying motorcycles, ranging from scooters to large motorcycles, other than normal daily use.
In the activities of the event, mobile cafés are installed in popular motorcycle riding courses and tourist spots on holidays, and Y Café Girls offer freshly ground coffee in a cordial manner.
Receiving a total of more than 30,000 visitors in the past, YAMAHA CAFÉ has become a popular event among motorcycle riders in Taiwan.
In the first event for the 2017 season, we also displayed new models (XMAX and TMAX) while offering the regular services, and organized a ceremony to donate the money raised in various events in previous years.
We plan to hold the event 50 times this year, including special events, to provide the users with opportunities to enjoy motorcycle rides.
Sun, Yamaha Motor Taiwan (YMT)


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News-bobicu.cc is a dubious website that propagates a popular online tactic. Its goal is to trick visitors into subscribing to its push notification services. Afterward, the site can abuse the new-acquired browser permissions to run an intrusive advertising campaign, and generate monetary gains for its creators. It should be noted that News-bobicu.cc isn't an isolated occurrence. There are countless deceiving websites already put on the Internet that operate in a nearly identical manner to carry out the same tactic.
When landing on News-bobicu.cc, users will be presented with a video window but they will not be able to play it. Those curious to access the content might decide to follow the instructions provided by the page:
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This is just a clickbait technique, though. If News-bobicu.cc is successful, it will begin to deliver equally as untrustworthy advertisements to the screen of the affected device. Closing the browser will have no impact at this point, as the advertisements will continue to appear. To stop the activity of the con page, users will have to revoke the permissions they granted it unwittingly. Usually, this can be achieved via the 'Permissions' or 'Notifications' menu, depending on your browser.


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Uber Releases Interesting List
Uber released its sixth annual "Lost and found index," revealing some of the most common and unusualitems left behind in drivers' vehicles. The most common items; are phones, wallets, and keys. Some of the most "Unique" items; tater tots, "my grandma's teeth," 500 grams of caviar, a pizza costume, an employee of the month plaque. Austin raked as the top city with passengers that leave things behind. For more trending stories, watch the full clip!


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Microsoft has announced the next major stand-alone version of its popular non-subscription-based Office suite. Bringing with it true dark mode support in Excel and Word, Office 2021 is now officially set to hit PCs and Macs later this year.
Though Microsoft isn’t getting into the full details or availability of Office 2021 at the moment, it did promise two versions of the suite for those who can’t (or are not ready) to subscribe to Microsoft 365, which includes the cloud versions of Office apps like Word for a monthly or yearly price. There’s both a consumer version, as well as a Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) version for businesses, Both versions are set to become available on Windows and MacOS in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors.
As for features, Microsoft teased that Office 2021 will include highly requested upgrades like accessibility improvements, capabilities like Dynamic Arrays and XLOOKUP in Excel, and dark mode support across multiple apps.
The company recently started testing a similar improved dark mode in the Microsoft 365 subscription-based version of Word, which cuts out a lot of the white space on the page when typing. It’s likely this is what could come to Office 2021, too.
With Teams experiencing a boom, Office 2021 is also set to ship with the Microsoft Teams app, in place of Skype for Business. It will also come with the desktop version of the popular OneNote app, which Microsoft recently recommitted its support to despite MacOS and Microsoft Store versions of the app also being available for free download.
“We have built Office LTSC for a limited set of specific situations: Regulated devices that cannot accept feature updates for years at a time, process control devices on the manufacturing floor that are not connected to the internet, and specialty systems that must stay locked in time and require a long-term servicing channel,” said Microsoft.
Office 2021 is going to be supported for five years, and Microsoft is even planning another release after it. “Because we are always asked at release if there will be another one, I’m happy to confirm our commitment to another release in the future,” said Jared Spataro, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365.
More details on pricing will be coming soon, but Microsoft promises it will not change the price of these products at the time of release. Microsoft also urges people to try the “power of the cloud,” as that is where it invests and innovates with the cloud-based Microsoft 365 subscription.
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The largest Chinese trade fair for the water industry, the Water China / PVP China in Canton (Guangzhou), will be held March 4 to 6, 2009. It is organized by the China Foreign Trade Centre Group in association with MEREBO Messe Marketing based in Hamburg/Germany, in charge for overseas participants.The fair comprises the 10th International Water, Wastewater & Water Treatment Trade Show (Water China 2009) and the 9th International Pump, Valve & Pipe Trade Show (PVP China 2009) and will take place in Asia’s biggest venue, the Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
386 exhibitors, including 91 international participants from 17 countries and 8,590 trade visitors joined the event in 2008. Since the launch in 2000 Water China has become the largest and most important exhibition of its kind in China. MEREBO will again organize the International Pavilion dedicated to companies, associations, chambers and trade press from all over the world.