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🚨 Big news in the Canadian crypto world! Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, just announced it’s pulling out of Canada. Why? It’s all down to new rules from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on stablecoins and investor limits.
🔒 Back in Feb. 2023, the CSA issued a mandate: all crypto exchanges must register with the regulator and comply with specific investor protection measures. This move aims to bring transparency and safety to the crypto landscape in Canada.
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😬 However, Binance, known for its global presence and extensive services, didn’t see eye-to-eye with these policies. It claimed the cost of compliance was too steep.
❌ In a tweet, Binance stated, “Unfortunately, new guidance related to stablecoins and investor limits provided to crypto exchanges makes the Canada market no longer tenable for Binance at this time.”
💰 The CSA rules also prohibit crypto companies from allowing Canadians to engage in contracts to buy or sell crypto assets defined as a security or a derivative.
👀 Binance is not alone in this move. Other industry big names like OKX, dYdX, and Paxos have also withdrawn from Canada. Regulatory pressure on the cryptocurrency industry is certainly mounting.
🇨🇦 Canada is a pioneer of blockchain development. Dapper Labs, one of the leading NFT companies, is based out of Vancouver. Moreover, the CEO of Binance – Changpeng Zhao is of Canadian origin. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency is a Russian-Canadian.
📊 So, what does Binance’s exit mean for Canada’s blockchain industry? For one, it could limit access to liquidity. Binance’s vast services and huge user base often mean greater liquidity. Its exit could pose challenges for crypto businesses operating in Canada.
📉 Binance has been at the forefront of crypto innovation, driving new products and services. Its departure might slow the pace of innovation in the Canadian blockchain industry.
💼 Lastly, attracting investments could become more difficult for Canadian crypto businesses. Binance’s robust platform and reputation often draw investors and partners. Its exit might make it challenging for other businesses to secure similar backing.
👏 On the flip side, stringent regulation might create a safer environment for crypto investors. It will also allow existing Canadian trading platforms such as Kraken to gain market share and increase their user base significantly.
It’s a fine balance between ensuring user security and encouraging growth in this fast-paced, dynamic industry. Watch this space for more updates!


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NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores is hiring 55,000 seasonal workers and is elevating 70,000 more to part- or full-time positions as the holiday season ramps up.
The world’s largest retailer said Monday that 35,000 temporary workers will become part-time and 35,000 part-time workers will gain full-time jobs.
The shift means that Wal-Mart will be offering more of its workers benefits. That’s significant because Wal-Mart has been a target of attacks by labor groups for what they say are skimpy wages and benefits.
Last season, Wal-Mart hired 50,000 workers and said it would offer more hours in general to its existing employees.
Coming off a slower-than-expected back-to-school season, stores are bracing for a tough holiday shopping period, which accounts for as much as 40 percent of their annual revenue. Analysts study the holiday hiring figures from retailers for clues about employment trends and sales expectations for the holiday season. Stores typically begin to hire for the holidays in mid-September and ramp up hiring in mid-October.
The increase of full-time positions with benefits rather than temporary jobs is a departure from what is going on elsewhere, said Bob Funk, an employment expert and CEO of Express Employment Professionals, which counts Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as one of its largest clients.
“We’re seeing hiring, but not at the magnitude of past years,” he said.
Retailers often look to part-time positions, which typically don’t include benefits, as a way to hold down costs.
Wal-Mart Stores, based in Bentonville, Ark.-based discounter, is the nation’s largest private employer, has 1.3 million full-time and part-time U.S. workers.
Whether or not the newly elevated employees get benefits or not depends on how many hours a week they work and how long they have worked with Wal-Mart Stores. On average, full-time Wal-Mart employees work 37 hours a week and part-time employees work 27 hours. Employees hired before February 2012 get benefits if they work 24 hours a week; employees hired later receive benefits if they work 30 hours or more a week, a Wal-Mart spokesman said.
Belus Capital Advisors analyst Brian Sozzi said that even though Wal-Mart is trying to address negative views of its worker benefits, the move is not likely to make a major difference overall.
“Wal-Mart is continuing to try to match its worker base with peak traffic time in stores,” he said. “If you work at Wal-Mart you are still probably not having a great standard of living.”
Overall holiday hiring is expected to be relatively flat because of cautious consumer spending and uncertainty about the economic environment. Employer consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. estimates that overall seasonal hiring will not change significantly from last year’s total, when hiring rose 14 percent to 751,800 positions between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31.
Other retailers are beginning to unveil holiday hiring plans. Target Corp. said last week that it plans to hire 70,000 workers, a 20 percent drop from a year ago as it tries to be more efficient in its hiring practices. And department-store operator Kohl’s Corp. said last week that it plans to hire about 53,000 seasonal workers for the holiday season, slightly more than last year.
Shares rose 53 cents to $76.36 in afternoon trading. The stock has traded between $67.37 and $79.96 over the past 52 weeks.

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Earlier this month Sky updated its Sky Go App, a move that connects customers with Sky Go on the go, with the addition of catch up TV, box sets and on-demand content on mobile and tablet.
The updates to the Sky Go App allows Sky’s domestic customers to watch entertainment, movies and sport on their devices. Additionally, customers will have continued access to 24 live streaming channels as well as up to three Sky Sport pop-up channels available to watch live on Sky Go. Customers are also able to check Sky’s electronic program guide (EPG) to manage their preferences such as parental controls, video quality and devices, as well as access to FAQs and provide feedback, via the settings tab.
Sky’s chief product and technology officer, Julian Wheeler, says that until now, Sky Go App users haven’t had the same functionality on the go and with the addition of Catch Up TV, full season box sets and additional on-demand content, its mobile customers can access content where they want, when they want.
To show the updates in action Sky released a 30-second spot titled ‘Sky Go, may cause public displays of emotion’. It shows a woman shedding a tear at her hairdresser while watching a film on her tablet.
Wheeler says the decision to update Sky Go is a continuation of its offerings Neon and Fan Pass, and focuses on the live experience by enabling a variety of video on demand offerings to its customers. Additionally, the update prompted a chance to update its functionality with a new user interface hoping for enhanced customer experience.
“Although we have a lot of video content available on demand through the Sky box, the user interface is a lot more menu-driven compared to Sky Go, which is visually enhanced with poster art and is more natural for people to use.”
The updated platform sees Sky playing catch up with its competitors, and according to The New Zealand Herald the new user interface update couldn’t have come sooner with its previous offering being described as ‘a digital fossil, serving as an indication of what the world used to be like’.
Additionally, Sky’s chief executive, John Fellet, conceded to RNZ that its total subscriber count departed because the previous on-demand models didn’t attract enough customers.
Whether or not the new updates will offset Sky’s ailments remain unbeknown – but Wheeler insists that the move away from a solely focused linear model will strengthen its audience.
“I think it adds to it, after talking to customers they really value Sky Go – they watch it at different times, either with their family, in another part of the house or when they are out and about.
“It’s about adding value to customers who get to watch what they want when they want. It’s not about taking customers away from television but adding value to the customer experience.”
So, with Sky pedalling towards a multi-platformed future, what can its customers expect?
According to Wheeler, Sky’s roadmap includes continued enhancements over coming months: more updates, new launches, new platforms and new products alongside the Cisco internet video platform.
Asked whether the focus of on-demand content will isolate people in the regions where the broadband tends to be weaker, Wheeler says Sky remains committed to its satellite delivery system, which is the only way it can guarantee that Sky will reach the whole country.
“While the advancement to Sky Go is a great advancement, it is not the only advancement and we continue to be dedicated to bringing Sky content to the whole country.”
This year has been a bit of a battle for Sky with its latest six-month financial figures showing a net subscriber countdown by 37,359 compared to the same period last year – from 816,135 in December 2016 to 778,776 subscribers in 2017. There’s also been the loss of broadcasting rights to the Rugby World Cup and a number of cost-cutting initiatives to stay in the race with Lightbox and Netflix.
However, Sky still boasts a massive audience and remains a premium television sports broadcaster for New Zealand. Looking down the line, Wheeler is positive about what is in the works for Sky.
“We’re very excited about the times ahead, while there is an increasing amount of competition, we are doing more to bring content to customers in different ways – new technology continues to bring a true customer experience through live sport, movies or TV shows. And we are able to look at customers in much more detail now.
“We are now bringing products to the market that suit a wide range of customers, where we were a little more singularly focused in the past.”


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Alta Equipment Company is now offering SDLG wheel loaders, parts and service to customers in central and northern Illinois. The Livonia, Michigan-based dealer is actively operating out of two Illinois locations and has plans to open more branches in the near future.
Alta’s growth reflects the company’s established track record of meeting and exceeding its customers’ needs.
According to Nick Tullo, sales manager for SDLG North America, that track record is why SDLG chose to partner with Alta more than two years ago.
“SDLG’s expansion into North America wouldn’t be possible without seasoned, expert dealerships that know their markets well,” he says.
“I’d say Alta fits that description. Especially when you consider that this company has facilitated some of our biggest sales in the region to date. We’re confident that our companies’ shared success will continue at Alta’s new Illinois locations, just as it has in Michigan and Indiana.”
Alta Equipment Company first offered SDLG wheel loaders to customers in Michigan back in 2015. Since then, Alta’s customers have come to know SDLG’s loaders as ideal solutions for low-hour applications, such as snow removal, aggregate loading and roadwork.
“We are excited about our expansion into Illinois because it is another opportunity for our company to build on its mission of being a total solution for the industrial market,” said Ryan Greenawalt, president of Alta Equipment Company.
“We are committed to representing only world-class products and backing them with exceptional support. SDLG fits that description, and we are confident that our new customers in Illinois will appreciate the value and intuitive operation that these wheel loaders provide.”


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ALDI Australia’s Lazzio coffee beans, roasted by Melbourne business Black Bag Roasters, was crowned the overall champion of the Large Chain category at the 2024 World Series of the Golden Bean Awards.
While the supermarket coffee has won five times before at the Australian Golden Bean awards, this is the first time it has taken out an international title.
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The Lazzio range includes medium and dark coffee beans, organic ground coffee, single origin Brazil and Colombia beans and a new premium coffee blend called Lazzio Luxe Blend Beans.
Prices start from as low as $4.99.
ALDI Australia’s coffee buying director Daniel Quinlan said the win was a reflection of the company’s close involvement with quality supplier partners.
“As a nation obsessed with its coffee, we’re proud to partner with Black Bag Roasters to bring locally roasted, award-winning, world-class coffee to our customers,” he said.
“Adding to our golden trophies with this World Series is another nod to the quality we work hard to deliver to our customers by working closely with the best supplier partners.”
Black Bag Roasters director Lance Brown said the company was humbled to be recognised on the world stage.
“Our nine-year partnership with ALDI continues to take us to new heights, and we couldn’t be more pleased with this result,” he said.
Florida-based coffee company Haven Coffee Roasters took out the overall champion title for the best coffee at the World Series event.


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Last year, a 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R prototype driven by the legendary Ken Miles surfaced at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction and promptly reset the record books by selling for an eye-watering $3.85 million. That total made this the world’s most valuable Ford Mustang, beating out the original Bullitt Mustang, which sold for $3.75 million just six months prior. Now, roughly a year and a half later, the world’s most valuable Ford Mustang will try to beat its own record when it crosses the block once again at Mecum’s Kissimmee, Florida auction next month.
Mecum calls this 1965 Shelby GT350R prototype “the most historically important Shelby Mustang in the world,” and “also arguably the most important Mustang in the history of the marque, period.” It earns that distinction for a number of reasons. For starters, this car is the very first R-Model Shelby GT350 ever made, as well as the first competition Shelby Mustang, the first to be raced, and the first to win. It was also Shelby American’s factory engineering mule and a rolling testbed that would lead to the development of a second-team car and 34 customer R-Models.
On top of that, a number of legendary drivers had their turn behind the wheel of this very car, including Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, Chuck Cantwell, Peter Brock, and Jerry Titus. Carroll Shelby once claimed that Miles and Cantwell alone put over 50,000 miles on the prototype, which is a pretty lofty number for this type of machine.
Car 5R002 was a also dominant competitive force on the track, winning its first race and securing three straight class wins with Miles behind the wheel. It then racked up four consecutive SCCA B Production class wins before snagging its first second-place finish and then another trio of wins, with many more to follow in the ensuing years. Now, shortly after changing hands for a record price, it will attempt to reset the market one more time.
We’ll have more cool auction finds to share soon, so be sure to subscribe to Ford Authority for more Ford Mustang news and continuous Ford news coverage.
Definitely a very cool machine of historical automotive history, just not sure how anyone pays that kind of money for it.


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Zalando Q1 revenue boosted by its online shopping club
Zalando has reported a 2.3% uplift in revenue to £1.93 billion (€2.2 billion) for the first quarter, with more partners selling more fashion and beauty products on the platform.
The online retailer's gross merchandise volume increased 2.8% to £2.8 billion (€3.2 billion), with number of active customers grew 4.8% to over 51 million.
Lounge by Zalando, an online shopping club that offers customers limited-time offers and discounts on premium brands, contributed a 33% revenue increase to the retailer's Offprice segment.
"The enhanced on-site customer experience and new brand identity introduced in January drew positive reactions from users interacting with the Lounge by Zalando app," said Zalando.
Against a "challenging economic environment with high inflation", the retailer also said its focus on improving profitability is "paying off".
Earlier this year, Zalando began reassessing its brand portfolio to focus on profitable growth and simplifying the organisation to become "more innovative and faster".
At the time, the retailer said it would continue to "invest in strategic areas to entice customers and help partners grow their business through the platform and direct sales outside the platform". It also plans to improve the curation and local relevance of its assortment.
Looking ahead, Zalando expects its full-year revenue to develop in the range of -1% to 4% . It also forecasts adjusted EBIT to be between £246-£308 million (€280-€350 million).
Robert Gentz, Co-CEO of Zalando, said: “The first quarter demonstrated how flexible our business model is, enabling us to perform in a challenging market environment as we saw strong customer demand at our Offprice segment and a strong performance of the partner business.
“Curated product drops with brands such as Adidas and Salomon or teaming up with designer brands to create capsule collections led to increased engagement with our customers. These exclusive and limited-edition products keep our customers coming back more regularly.”


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70 Million Rolling Candy Products Recalled After Child’s Choking Death
Following the death of at least one child, a “rolling candy” recall has been announced, impacting more than 70 million products that pose a serious choking hazard for children.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced two separate rolling candy recalls on October 5, after the agency received at least one report involving the death of a seven-year-old girl, who choked after the rolling ball of candy she was eating loosened from its container and became stuck in her throat.
In addition, at least one manufacturer impacted by the recalls is aware of at least two other incidents involving the liquid candy’s rolling ball applicator detaching from the container and falling into a child’s mouth.
Officials warn that if the rolling balls of hard candy and applicator balls that distribute liquid candy dislodge from their packaging, they can fall into the child’s mouth and block the airways, resulting in a choking death.
Candy Dynamics Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy Recall
The largest of the market withdrawals is a Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy recall, which impacts approximately 70 million sour liquid candy products, including the flavors Blue Razz, Strawberry, Black Cherry, and Sour Apple, and Mega Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy in the flavors Blue Razz and Strawberry.
The products were labeled with “TOXIC WASTE,” “SLIME LICKER,” or “MEGA TOXIC WASTE” printed on the front, and were packaged in plastic two-ounce and three-ounce bottles with a plastic rolling ball that holds and disperses sour liquid candy.
The recalled candy retailed for between $2 and $4, and was distributed nationwide from June 2015 until July 2023 in Walmart and Five Below stores, as well as online at Amazon.com and CandyDynamics.com.
While no injuries have been reported in relation to the recall, the manufacturer has become aware of at least two incidents involving the rolling liquid candy applicator ball detaching from the container.
Consumers are urged to stop using the recalled candies, take them away from their children, and contact Candy Dynamics to receive a full refund for products that are not empty of liquid candy.
For more information, consumers may contact Candy Dynamics by phone at 877-546-0483 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, or online at www.CandyDynamicsRecall.expertinquiry.com or at www.CandyDynamics.com, and click on “Recall Information” at the bottom of the page.
Cocco Candy Rolling Candy Recall
The Cocco Candy Rolling Candy Recall impacts approximately 145,800 Sour Strawberry, Sour Tutti Frutti, and Sour Cola flavored rolling candy ball products sold in two-fluid-ounce containers.
The rolling candies were manufactured by Cocco Candy in Turkey and were then distributed by KGR Distribution Corp. in stores nationwide from May 2022 through March 2023, and online at www.kgrcandies.com. They retailed for about $2.50.
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According to the CPSC, the agency received a report in April 2023 involving the choking death of a seven-year-old girl, after the hard candy ball came out of its holder and became trapped in the her throat.
Consumers are being asked to stop using the rolling candy, take it away from their children, and contact KGR Distribution Corp. to receive a refund through PayPal, Zelle, or check by request.
For more information, consumers may contact KRG by phone toll-free at (888) 802-8823 Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, or email Recall@kgrdistribution.com. They may also visit online at www.kgrcandies.com, and click on “Recall Information” at the top of the page.
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Tesla is a terrible stock but a superb auto brand. To explain, Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) is succeeding as an automaker, but the basic characteristics of its stock are horrendous.
Most importantly, real people in the real world are buying and driving Tesla’s vehicles. In particular, I decided Tesla was for real when I saw a Model 3 sitting in the dollar store parking lot. Hence, a real person drove the car on an everyday errand – namely shopping.
Thus, Elon Musk has won the first and most important battle. Significantly, Elon has gotten the public to accept Tesla as a brand of automobile. In addition, Musk is demonstrating that an electric car company can make money.
Surprise Tesla is a terrible stock, but it is making money
In fact, Tesla records an operating income of $416.76 million; and a net income of $311.52 million, for 3rd Quarter 2018. Those were the first positive income figure Tesla recorded since September 2016.
Impressively, Tesla reports a gross profit of $1.524 billion on revenues of $6.824 billion for 3rd Quarter 2018. Best of all, Tesla records and incredible revenue growth rate of 128.65% for 3rd Quarter 2018.
In detail, Tesla reported revenues of $4.002 billion for 2nd Quarter 2018 and $6.824 billion three months later. Notably, Tesla’s gross profit nearly doubled from $618.34 million in 2nd Quarter 2018 to $1.524 billion in September 2018.
Therefore, Tesla is a strong auto brand that is capable of generating income and impressive revenue growth. Moreover, Tesla is finally generating some serious cash.
Significantly, Tesla records a free cash flow of $831.52 million and an operating cash flow of $1.391 billion for 3rd Quarter 2018. This was far better than the -$129.66 million negative operating cash flow and the -$806.88 million negative free cash flow three months earlier.
Tesla is starting to look like a real Auto Company
Tesla is a terrible stock, but it can generate a lot of cash. Hence, Tesla is displaying similar characteristics to other auto companies like Ford (NYSE: F). For instance, Ford records
Hence, Tesla’s financials are looking like those of a real auto company. To clarify, a real auto company generates a lot of cash but reports a fluctuating income.
Finally, Tesla had cash in the bank in the form of $3.126 billion in cash and equivalent on 30 September 2018. However, Tesla is small potatoes compared to Ford. In fact, the Ford Motor company had $18.562 billion in cash and equivalents and $17.780 billion in short-term investments on 30 September 2018.
Tesla is a Terrible Stock
Tesla is a terrible stock for two basic reasons; Mr. Market grossly overprices Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), and it pays no dividend.
In fact, Tesla shares traded at $346.05 on 16 January 2019. The only figure in Tesla’s financial numbers that justifies that price is the revenue growth.
Significantly, other auto brand stocks like Ford and General Motors (NYSE: GM) are trading at far lower prices. Ford was trading at $8.29 and GM was trading at $37.67 on 16 January 2018.
Moreover, Ford offered a dividend yield of 6.67%, an annualized dividend payout of 60¢ and a payout ratio of 43.5% on 16 January 2018. The last Ford dividend was 15¢ paid on 3 December 2018.
Meanwhile, General Motors offered a 38¢ dividend on 20 December 2018. Additionally, GM provided a dividend yield of 4.04%, an annualized payout of $1.52, and a payout ratio of 25.5% on 16 January 2018.
Under present circumstances, Ford or General Motors will better serve an investor looking for a good American auto stock. Note: I analyzed Ford and GM here because they are the only two large American automakers. They base the other big US auto brand, Fiat-Chrysler (NYSE: FCAU) in Italy.
Elon Musk is the new Henry Ford
Tesla’s greatest attribute is also its greatest liability. That attribute is Elon Musk the eccentric, brilliant, larger than life, and crazy visionary who created the brand.
In fact, it has been a century since the auto industry has seen anybody like Elon Musk. The last auto executive who can be safely compared to Musk is Henry Ford.
Like Musk, Ford was a brilliant, highly independent, eccentric, and stubborn man who broke all the auto industry’s rules. Like Musk, Ford spent years and burned through vast amounts of cash in order to his vehicles to market.
In detail, Ford began building cars in 1896 but did not incorporate the Ford Motor Company until 1903. Additionally, Ford did not unveil his signature creation the Model T until 1908; and did not open his famed moving assembly line until 1913, 17 years after he entered the auto industry.
Likewise, Musk launched Tesla in 2003 and unveiled the first car in 2008. Plus, Tesla unveiled its signature vehicle the Model S in 2009 but did not go into production with the Model S until 2012.
Meanwhile, work on the Gigafactory, which is still far from complete began in 2014, they announced Autopilot in 2014, and the Powerwall unveiled in 2015. Plus, they unveiled the Model 3 prototype in 2016, but deliveries of the affordable Sedan only began in September 2018.
Hence, like Henry Ford, Elon Musk is a stubborn, patient, and dedicated man. Moreover, like Ford Musk is a risk taker and a person willing to burn a lot of cash to achieve his dreams.
Elon Musk and Henry Ford
The similarities between Elon Musk and Henry Ford are vast and unsettling. For instance, both men were larger-than-life celebrities and beloved public figures.
However, both men generated vast amounts of controversy with bizarre behavior. For instance, in 1919, Ford confused the public with claims he was about to start a new company that would sell a $300 car.
Company’s stock price. Most likely, Ford was attempting to keep his son Edsel from taking control of the company with his claims. Hence, Ford like Musk knew the value of media manipulation.
In addition, Ford sometimes displayed bizarre and extremist political rhetoric. In 1920, Ford published vicious anti-Semitic propaganda in his newspaper The Dearborn Independent.
Plus, like Musk Ford loved massive projects including the gigantic River Rouge auto factory and Fordlandia, a failed giant rubber plantation in Brazil.
The Dark Sides of Henry Ford and Elon Musk
Late in life, Ford became one of America’s hated men. They loathed him for violent union busting, and admiration for Adolph Hitler.
In fact, during World War II, the federal government considered seizing the Ford Motor Company from Henry. The plan was to place the Ford Motor Company under the control of other more cooperative auto executives, A.J. Baime reveals in his book The Arsenal of Democracy.
The reason was Ford’s alleged Nazi sympathies, terrible labor relations, and refusal to cooperate with the war effort. Ford eventually gave into federal and United Auto Workers (UAW) demands to prevent nationalization.
Only history will tell if Musk will take such a dark turn. However, Elon has had his share of controversy. Noted Musk controversies include a close relationship with unpopular President Donald J. Trump (R-New York), accusations of racism and union busting at Tesla Motors, a feud with the SEC, and pot smoking on television.
Musk fans and Tesla stockholders should know Ford’s dark history. If Elon Musk takes a similar turn, it could severely damage the Tesla brand. Ford nearly destroyed everything he built with his arrogance, anti-Semitism, and Nazi sympathies.
The cult of Elon Musk makes Tesla a terrible stock
The equally egotistical Elon Musk could end up the same way. Ford’s history should serve as a warning to investors who buy into the cult of a rock-star founder/CEO. When you invest in a CEO, you invest in his or her flaws and the individual’s strengths or genius.
Notably, Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) could lose all its market capitalization because the stock’s primary “value” is Musk’s star power. If Musk quits or gets forced out, Tesla will become just another auto company.
Hence, Tesla’s share price could fall to the same level as Ford’s if Elon leaves. Under those circumstances, Tesla shares could trade for less than $10.
Understanding that rock star CEOs are usually deeply flawed human beings is critical to value investing. Thus investing in companies rather than individuals is always a better strategy.
Henry Ford’s history demonstrates the cult of Elon Musk is one reason Tesla is a terrible stock. The cult of Henry Ford nearly destroyed the Ford Motor Company. Hopefully, the cult of Elon Musk will not destroy Tesla Motors.


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Helpful Information About Google Penalties & Advertising Opportunities
Matt Cutts Provides Information Regarding Google Penalties
It is known that some webmasters have spent months attempting to recuperate their rankings after being penalised by Google. However, there are a select number of websites that have been reintigrated fairly quickly. Interflora re-established their rankings for specific keywords and phrases 11 days after being penalised for the purchase of advertorials and press releases featuring links. Matt Cutts refused to comment on this particular case in a recent video on the topic of Google penalties. However, he did reveal that the penalties were less severe for websites which were being penalised for the first time.
Matt Cutts revealed that the harshest penalties are imposed on those webmasters who repeatedly violate the Google guidelines. He went on to point out that some webmasters do not take the required level of action following penalties. They might remove a few bad links. However, their reconsideration requests may be unsuccessful if Google notice other outstanding issues. Cutts said, ‘I wouldn’t necessarily recommend going the route of everything for last year or everything for the last year and a half, but that’s the sort of large-scale action, if taken, can have an impact whenever we’re assessing a domain within a reconsideration request.
Google Introduce + Post Ads
Google have just announced the launch of + post ads. These advertisements are enhanced through the incorporation of content from the Google + social media network. This gives digital marketeers the opportunity to promote their services and products in via Google hangouts and comments. However, users have to be logged in before they can interact with the advertisements. The marketeers are also restricted to the placement of advertisements on websites within the Google network.
Toyota have already used Google + post ads to promote the brand new Corolla. A representative of the leading Japanese automotive company said ‘ When it came to the 2014 Toyota Corolla launch, we needed a unique approach if we really wanted to reach this consumer … Being able to deliver the right message at the right time to the right person is always the gold standard.’
Google Increase The Availability Of Data Mark-Up Information
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With a strong foothold in the 100cc segment and plans afoot to expand its presence in the 125cc category, Hero is also focusing on building its presence in the premium bike sector in India.
- Four new premium bikes incoming
- One of them will be Harley X440
- Faired bike could be new liquid-cooled Karizma
Currently, there are four models that Hero is developing and these are divided equally into the ‘Core Premium’ and ‘Upper Premium’ categories. In the ‘Core Premium’ category, there are two design sketches, one of a fully faired bike and the other of a naked streetfighter. The fully faired bike could well be the Karizma, while the streetfighter beside it could be a new model based on the same platform.
In the ‘Upper Premium’ category, the Harley-Davidson X440 is clearly visible and there appears to be another naked streetfighter. Whether this model will share its engine with the Harley X440 or whether it is powered by a new, larger liquid-cooled engine remains to be seen.
These premium models will be sold via specific dealerships and the company has plans to set up more than 100 over the next year.


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Bitcoin Press Release: Top eCommerce company MonetaryUnit has recorded substantial value rise in its digital $MUE token. The rise has been attributed to the fast adoption of its growing service, which now allows online buyers to use over 40 cryptocurrencies to purchase good with.
8th November 2018, London, UK – 70 Million household items can now be bought worldwide, as acceptance of over forty cryptocurrencies becomes the flagship payment option on MonetaryUnit’s ($MUE) relaunch of the largest UK independent marketplace.
Since the summer acquisition of the Flubit.com brand, MonetaryUnit’s $MUE coin has shot up 37% in value, making it one of the leading players in the market today.
Importantly for the wider crypto industry, this provides fresh validation for those seeking to make cryptocurrency an everyday payment asset. The company has already seen a surge in demand from communities wishing to have their coins added as payment options.
Bertie Stephens, CEO of Flubit.com, spoke today about the important challenges of enabling a coin to be adopted into everyday life.
“Being part of the Flubit.com shopping ecosystem can create demand for a coin, increase volume of trading, and consequently help grow a coin’s value and future relevance. Any community can apply, and we consider applications of those coins that we believe meet the same ethos as the MonetaryUnit’s own blockchain and crypto technologies”.
The founder of the MonetaryUnit Blockchain project, Byron Barnard emphasised the project’s focus is to create environments that are accessible to all and free from the stigma that the blockchain/crypto space is only for techies.
“Online shoppers expect the ease of checkout that card-payments currently gives them; prior to today that just hasn’t been possible at scale with cryptocurrency. On Flubit.com you can now simply choose any item from multiple sellers, select your preferred coin, and pay within a few clicks. Millions of everyday household items can be bought with crypto and zero fuss”.
Flubit.com (a marketplace similar to Amazon’s offering), connects thousands of suppliers together, allowing users to purchase different items directly from multiple sellers in one basket. A setback to previous use-cases of cryptocurrency has been a slow adoption-rate from traditional businesses, but as Steph Fiala, Chief Operating Officer of Flubit.com explains, that is no longer a pain-point for sellers.
“Sellers won’t know if they’ve received an order paid with a crypto or fiat currency. Where required and prior to an order being sent through to a seller, our technology automatically converts crypto payments into their native-currency. Sellers can now access a $15bn/day industry risk-free, an advantage they cannot get via other marketplaces”.
The coins available at the launch of Flubit.com crypto offering are:
BitCoin, BitCoin Cash, Dash, DogeCoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Komodo, LiteCoin, Ripple XRP, XMR Monero, Beancash, BlackCoin, Bitcoin gold, CloakCoin, Crown, Decred, DigiByte, Game credits, Groestlcoin, Lisk, MaidSafeCoin, NavCoin, Neo, Namecoin, Nxt, Peercoin, Pura, Qtum, SmartCash, Stratis, Syscoin, TokenPay, Tron, Ubiq, Vertcoin, Waves, NEM, Verge, ZCoin, Zcash and Horizen
Contact Name: Ashley Hill
To find out more, visit – https://www.MonetaryUnit.org/
Visit Flubit – http://www.flubit.com
To download the wallet – https://github.com/muecoin/MUE/releases
Get the wallet for Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.muepay.wallet
Follow MonetaryUnit on Twitter – https://twitter.com/monetaryunit
Official Discord Channel – http://discord.gg/5PD3X7G
Monetary Unit is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to consumer protections. This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest.
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Fourteen people have been sentenced to prison for smuggling vaping products into Singapore.
The products were concealed in seven trucks that were transporting live chickens from Malaysia into Singapore.
Customs officials from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority said they intercepted more than 54,000 individual vaping products on June 7, according to Channel News Asia. Authorities say the value of the products is over 700,000 Singapore dollars (S$)—or about $519,000 U.S.
The convicted smugglers, who were all Malaysian truck drivers or employees of the company behind the importing scheme, received sentences ranging from five days to two months. All but one will serve at least five weeks.
Sales of e-cigarettes have been prohibited in the small island country since 2011, and Singapore’s parliament added a ban on possession and use in 2018.
Jim McDonald – Vaping360.com – 2021-07-07.


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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – Zodiac Boats of North America recently announced multiple spring sales promotions on select models.
“We’ve seen an uptick in our recent product sales across the board for both primary boats and tenders, so we felt this was an appropriate time to offer multiple customer incentive packages in an effort to maintain that progress,” Zodiac Boats of North America Vice President Gary Durnan said in a release. “With the weather warming up and customers getting ready for the boating season, this is the perfect time to offer these discounts to current and potential new boaters.”
Two of the latest promotions cover the 2011 SE (Special Edition) Cadet Series 310 Neo Tender and the SE 310 Neo Lite, as well as the new 2011 Cadet 310 Bayrunner Lite model. Introductory pricing is available on the SE 310 models while the Bayrunner Lite is also available for a limited time offer while supplies last.
“With current fuel prices, and where they are projected to further climb, now is the best time for someone to own one of our new Zodiac models. They can still enjoy boating, but at a much more reasonable price,” Durnan said.
All current sales programs are for a limited time only.


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The CEO and founder of Jabong.com, Arun Chandra Mohan said, "We are delighted to collaborate with Burton Menswear London, yet another addition to Jabong.com's offering of trendy international fashion wear for the Indian consumers. The demand for mens' global fashion is increasing in India and the launch of Burton's collection exclusively on Jabong.com is an effort to cater to the same.,
"With this new launch we look forward to offer the latest and best in international fashion. With such brand additions we at Jabong.com will continue to offer a lot of variety to our shoppers,, he added.
The Autumn Winter 2014 collections of Burton, with 175 design options, are now available on Jabong.com. The Burton menswear Autumn 2014 collection covers all bases, from everyday looks to classic tailoring. The formal and casual looks for the winter wardrobe is expected to be the most inspiring, best value fashion brand for Indian customers.
Established in 1904 by Montague Burton, Burton is part of the Arcadia Group owned by Sir Philip Green and a popular retailer for men's clothing, including casual clothing and men's suits, shirts, and jackets for men.
Jabong.com is one of the leading fashion multi-brand e-store in India and caters to the fashion aspirations of modern India, with more than 1500 international, high-street brands, from sports labels to Indian ethnic and designer labels.
In the same time period, the express delivery model, with under 15 minute delivery promise and near perfect fulfilment rates has been getting a lot of traction with customers and expanding rapidly, the company said in the email.


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A 2013 regulation banned what authorities deem to be spreading “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors. The brand new regulation expands that ban to spreading such info to folks aged 18 and older.
The brand new regulation outlaws promoting, media and on-line sources, books, movies and theater productions deemed to comprise such “propaganda.”
It additionally broadens the prevailing restrictions by banning details about gender transitions to be unfold to minors and bans info deemed to be propaganda selling pedophilia.
Violations are punishable by fines and, if dedicated by non-residents, may result in their expulsion from Russia.
The fines vary from 100,000 to 4 million rubles ($1,660-$66,000). For some violations, foreigners may face 15 days’ detention previous to expulsion.
The regulation doesn’t make violations a legal offense — Russian regulation stipulates that the legal code will be amended solely by an impartial invoice. Some lawmakers have urged they favor such a measure.
The Kremlin didn’t instantly announce Putin’s signature, nevertheless it was proven on a replica of the measure printed on the web site of the Duma, the decrease home of parliament.


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YouTube TV now offers close to 50 networks of programming
YouTube TV and Google have recently announced plans to update their streaming services to additional cities in the United States.
Originally, the streaming service connected viewers with live streaming television via YouTube in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.
The company has recently announced ten additional cities including: Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Charlotte, and Dallas-Fort Worth.
YouTube Red is one type of subscription model that offers original programming and Google Play Music for users. This service allows users to skip ads within YouTube content, (not YouTube TV content.) It costs $9.99 a month. YouTube Red does not allow users to skip ads with YouTube TV.
In contrast to original programming, YouTube TV offers syndicated programming from the following networks: CW, USA, FX, FXX, Syfy, FreeForm, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, Disney, Disney Jr., NatGeo, Sprout, and E!. The major networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX will be provided depending on the regional area.
YouTube TV cost $35.00 a month before taxes when users sign up through YouTube or Android. Do not sign up via any IOS platform, (it will end up costing close to $40.00 per month.)
Take a look at YouTube TV, and find out more on the future of YouTube with their upcoming content.


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There’s a slight gap in Dee Warmath’s academic resume.
A 19-year gap, in fact, between the time Warmath finished her master’s program and earned her doctorate.
“I thought I’d go out and see the world maybe for a couple of years and then I’ll come back and finish the Ph.D. and teach,” she said. “A couple of years turned into decades, and those years were wonderful.”
Warmath, an assistant professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, received her master’s degree in sociology from Vanderbilt University in 1991. She then took a job building retail sales forecasting models for Service Merchandise.
That entry into the corporate world led to a variety of high-profile data analysis and market research positions with several companies, including J.C. Penney, Kohl’s and the NPD Group.
Warmath’s background in sociology and psychology gave her a unique insight into consumer behavior that proved valuable in her career in industry, she said.
“I traveled a ton, worked with some very interesting people, met with some really cool companies and people doing very innovative things who were just trying to figure out their business in a better way,” she said.
Despite the success she enjoyed in her career, Warmath also felt a tug back to academia.
“I knew if I didn’t go do what I always wanted to do, I would probably never have that chance,” she said.
While working at NPD, she went back to school, earning her Ph.D. in consumer behavior and family studies with a minor in marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“I finished my Ph.D. in three years while working 80 hours a week and taking about 120 airline flights a year,” she said. “I wrote my entire dissertation on airplanes. I still do my best work on airplanes—it’s the perfect environment to work in.”
Following a four-year career as part of the UW-Madison faculty, Warmath came to UGA in 2018, where she teaches consumer analytics and social entrepreneurship for consumer well-being in the FACS department of financial planning, housing and consumer economics.
Her research focuses on how consumer decision-making, self-efficacy and motivation affect well-being.
“I was always asked why I didn’t go to a business school or marketing or something like that,” she said. “But my entire career was about making sure the consumer was represented in the meetings and discussions. I worked for years to try to find this mutually beneficial space, and that’s where I wanted my research to be.”
The college’s diversity—its four departments cover a wide range of disciplines all focused on advancing the well-being of individuals and communities—appeals to Warmath’s passion for the practical application of research.
“I love research and doing things that have an impact and aren’t just purely theoretical,” she said. “Here, it all kind of fits together because it has this sense of promoting well-being at the center of it, trying to make people’s lives better. I love that.”
In addition to research, Warmath said another perk of a career in academics is the ability to create new opportunities for students by engaging with industry partners.
Warmath’s students regularly perform real-world data analysis for companies looking to capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace.
It’s this melding of all her interests that helps keep Warmath energized about her “new” career.
“I will always approach life and work with the open-mindedness of a kid,” she said. “I like to wake up every morning with that wide-eyed wonder of what’s going to happen today? What new things might I learn?”


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Electronics are getting more expensive due to the U.S.-China trade war. A report commissioned for the Consumer Technology Association details the latest casualties, which include laptops and tablets. Their U.S. prices are going up by 19 percent.
That would mean a $120 increase for the average laptop ($622) and $50 for the average tablet ($264). The overall cost increase is estimated to be $8.2 billion.
The report also mentions that the prices of video game consoles will go up by 19 percent.
U.S. corporations such as Apple and Microsoft are now considering to move production lines to other Asian countries around China, with Vietnam and South Korea being the most viable options, but this will still require steep investment costs and altered manufacturing timelines. Other countries that could be targeted for production shifts include Taiwan and Mexico.


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Not even one year into his presidency, President Donald Trump is already having a direct impact on the Canadian auto industry. His words and actions are sure to be felt in both new and used car markets, now and in the future. Let’s look at some of the ways he’s directly and indirectly causing change.
Trump and His Many Tariffs
President Trump has a lot to say when it comes to doing business with other countries, and he is known for his very nationalistic approach. He has promised to “make America great again,” a slogan he backs by being tough with negotiations on imports and exports.
He has proposed trade tariffs with an assortment of nations, both big and small. Back in April of 2017, President Trump initiated tariffs on Canadian lumber. There’s even a debate over dairy tariffs, and some have speculated that this could turn into a trade war between the U.S. and Canada. That would definitely not be a good thing, and it would be attributed solely to the Trump presidency, as Canada and the U.S. have gotten along fairly well during previous administrations.
Trump and NAFTA
One of President Trump’s campaign promises was to take another look at the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and that will directly affect auto sales in Canada—most likely in a negative way. President Trump believes that previous presidents have been too lax when it comes to making these sort of agreements, and he is on a mission to correct these perceived weaknesses.
After failing to repeal Obamacare and getting into recent trouble for the way he reacted to Charlottesville, look for President Trump to double up on this promise and try to score a win for himself and his base. Trade between Mexico, Canada, and the United States may be in for an overhaul, or he may fall flat on this promise.
Trump and the Canadian Dollar
So far, President Trump has weakened the Canadian dollar through the tariffs he’s imposing. This makes it hard for Canadians to manage their monthly expenses because their dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to. When it comes time to buy a car, this will leave less room for a monthly payment, forcing some to take out long-term car loans to get their payments reduced.
Trump and Oil Prices
Having Donald Trump as the President of the United States has caused a lot of global unrest. It is still unclear how this will affect oil prices in the long term. If oil prices rise, as they’ve done recently, the Canadian dollar will likely weaken more, as it has historically done. A weak Canadian dollar leads to economic woes in the form of delinquent loans of all types, including car loans.
The Bigger Picture
All of this pales in comparison to the overall global effect President Trump has, with some extreme opinionists bracing for a war between the United States and North Korea after recent statements from both sides. Economic uncertainty is running high, and investors are selling off their shares of stock due to these kinds of developments.
These large-scale factors all have a trickle down effect on the Canadian economy in general, and it is unclear what sort of impact it will have over the next three to eight remaining years of a Trump administration.
What Can Be Done?
While there isn’t much that you can do about who is the current president of America, you can still tighten things up in your own world. Be extra careful not to enter into a car loan that only drags you down faster. Look at your monthly budget to see where you can cut any costs. Find a reliable car that you like that doesn’t break the bank, and pay it off as fast as you can.
Keep an eye on worldly events as they unfold, and try to determine how it relates to both the Canadian economy and your own local economy. Follow the Canadian dollar closely, and be aware of any sudden drops or increases.
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ABC sports presenter, Tony Armstrong has called out cricket star Quinton de Kock after he refused to take a knee in support of the Back Lives Matter Movement at the T20 World Cup cricket match.
The Daily Telegraph reported that de Kock walked out of the World Cup event after it was made compulsory by Cricket South Africa that all players take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter protest.
Officially, he withdrew for personal reasons, though rumours are swirling it is because he didn’t want to take a knee.
De Kock’s withdrawal has the cricket world in a buzz, as he is considered an incredible player and most major sporting channels are covering the news.
ABC News Breakfast dug into the story this morning and according to new.com.au, Armstrong said: “So for him to not do that, all that I think and this is my own personal opinion, the question has been bubbling in my mind is how racist do you have to be?
“To not just take a knee and do that in conjunction with your teammates to show support, to even pretend to show support? You’ve got to be pretty strong on your conviction not to.”
American quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the take a knee protest in 2016. Kaepernick would kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial inequality.
Cannes in Cairns, presented by Pinterest, is thrilled to announce that none other than Microsoft will be hosting an offsite networking lunch at Cairns’ stunning Salt House restaurant on Thursday the 3rd of February as part of the event’s packed agenda. As a silver partner to the event, Microsoft (who, we’re sure you’ll agree needs […]
Creative design marketplace, DesignCrowd, has announced reaching the milestone of one million registered designers on its global platform. The Aussie crowdsourcing start-up currently has a 1,004,000-strong freelance designer network, which has grossed over $A62 million since the company’s 2008 launch. The network have completed over 26 million graphic, logo and web designs for both small […]
The Chiefs and Optus today announce a partnership extension that will see the brands continue to collaborate around gaming content in Australia for a further 12 months. The news follows a successful 12-month partnership, including members of The Chiefs featuring in Optus’ Gamer Plan launch supporting the development of Optus’ Streaming Booth. Much of the […]
During the month of October, $A8.5 million was spent in digital travel advertising and digital impressions were up almost 40 per cent from September, according to the Nielsen Ad Intel report. The report found that the top advertisers amongst cruise lines from October in order are Emerald Cruises, Oceania Cruises, and Royal Caribbean. Amongst the […]
Integral Ad Science (IAS) announced the expansion of its context control solution for advertisers and publishers globally to give customers more control over the context of digital ad placements. IAS CEO, Lisa Utzschneider (featured image), gave insight into the enhancement, saying: “We first launched context control to help our customers transform their targeting strategies, and […]
Programmatic video advertising platform Unruly has introduced content level targeting that standardises attributes across genre and rating segments enabling scaled buying on premium video content. Today Unruly announced the introduction of its content level inventory that segments inventory based on publisher bidstream attributes that mirror linear TV buys, such as genre and rating. The solution […]
Golden Circle is bringing a splash of sunshine to the Australian Summer with the launch of an innovative, SmilePay vending machine. The machine was created by 72andSunny, and software development company, Enabled 2 GO Technologies. It uses existing smile recognition software to recognise an Aussie smile and in return release a complimentary ice-gold Golden Circle fruit drink […]
Almost half (49 per cent) of Australia’s marketing, media, and communications employees feel their managers are showing little, if any, concern for their mental wellbeing, a new report has found. The report – conducted on behalf of the Australian College of Applied Professions in October 2021 – surveyed 1000 nationally represented workers and found some […]
Meta has partnered with creative agency, Now We Collide to showcase the strength and resilience of small businesses around Australia. The campaign “Good Ideas Deserve To Be Found,” features the stories of four Australian businesses including Singing Magpie (SA), BoardSox (VIC), D-STILL Drinkware (QLD) and Survival Emergency Solutions (NSW). Each story shows how the business […]
The internet is invaluable but cyber security fears are keeping Australians offline. According to new research released today by the .au Domain Administration (auDA), almost 90 per cent of Australians say the Internet has a positive impact on their lives. Moreover, almost all small businesses (98 per cent) depend on the Internet as an invaluable […]


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GRAMMYS BOOST MUMFORD: Album of the Year winners Mumford & Sons saw their sophomore set Babel enjoy a big sales spike from Sunday’s Grammy Awards, with the album earning a 50 percent boost from the broadcast, selling 54,000 copies and landing it at No. 4 on this week’s chart. The You Oughta Know alumni’s album Babel has sold 1,737,000 copies to date. Sales of the folkies’ 2009 debut album Sigh No More (No. 39) also climbed this week, with a 37 percent uptick, bringing the album’s total to 2.762 million. Also seeing increases from the Grammys were multiple winners the Black Keys, whose El Camino (No. 29) benefited from a 72 percent sales boost; Best Urban Contemporary Album winner Frank Ocean, whose Channel Orange (No. 46) shot up 140 percent from the week prior (with 492,000 sales to date, the album could go gold next week); and Alabama Shakes, who cashed in from lead singer Brittany Howard’s appearance in the show’s Levon Helm tribute and watched their debut set Boys & Girls skyrocket 149 percent from last week, bringing their total sales to 396,000. Miguel (No. 58, up 77 percent), Jack White (No. 90, up 72 percent) and Gotye (No. 127, up 124 percent) also saw sizable Grammy bumps. Next week marks the chart’s first full post-Grammys sales frame.
fun. GOES PLATINUM: Maybe now they can afford some capital letters? Best New Artist and Song of the Year winners fun. have even more to celebrate this week, as their album Some Nights (No. 14) jumped up 87 percent from the week prior and crossed the 1-million sales marker, one week shy of its 1-year anniversary. The album has now sold 1.023 million copies, and its three singles (“We Are Young,” “Some Nights” and “Carry On”) have combined to sell nearly 11 million digital copies. “Carry On,” which was performed during the Grammy broadcast (in the middle of an on-stage rainstorm, no less), jumps from No. 74 to No. 28 on this week’s digital songs chart, and has sold 370,000 copies to date.
FALL OUT BOY FALLS BACK IN: When Fall Out Boy announced its surprise return to music last week, they had a single all prepped and ready to go, and fans responded by (temporarily) turning away from their LiveJournals and snatching up 162,000 copies of “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up),” enough to give it a No. 3 debut on the Digital Songs Chart (behind Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” and will.i.am and Britney Spears’ Scream & Shout). It’s a strong debut, but could have been even higher had they let 2 Chainz who appears in the song’s incendiary video toss a verse on there. Surely, that’s something they should have discussed over dinner, right?
GROBS GRABS #1: Charmingly self-deprecating classical popster Josh Groban debuts at No. 1 this week with All That Echoes, his sixth studio album and his third chart-topper. The set sold 145,000 copies its first week in stores, less than the 190,000 copies 2010’s Illuminations sold its first week, although that album – released in a busy pre-holiday sales frame – was only able to manage a No. 4 start. Helmed by rock producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), All That Echoes includes covers of songs by Stevie Wonder (“I Believe (When I Fall in Love it Will Be Forever)”), Glen Hansard (“Falling Slowly”) and Jimmy Webb (“The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”). And the album’s timing was wise, arriving just in time for Valentine’s Day, because nothing goes with roses and chocolates quite like the Grobes.
BIEBER SLIDES: We can’t feel too bad for Justin Bieber he did host and perform on SNL over the weekend, after all but while many of his contemporaries were basking in their Grammy glory, he watched his Believe Acoustic set tumble five spots from No. 1 to No. 6 and suffer a crushing 79 percent sales blow on this week’s chart. Coupled with his livestream debacle that’s bad karma for trying to counterprogram against the Grammys, we reckon and his cyber dust-up with the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, it hasn’t been the best few days for Biebs. Oh well, there’s always Spring Breakers to look forward to, right?


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Barclaycard and First Bankcard are the first to give their U.S. customers free scores and education through FICO® Score Open Access
FICO (NYSE: FICO) announced that credit card customers of Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, and First Bankcard, the credit card division of First National Bank of Omaha, can now access their FICO® Scores completely free of charge.
Through the new FICO® Score Open Access program, these customers will have access to the same FICO® Scores used by Barclaycard and First Bankcard to manage their accounts. In addition to their FICO® Score — the standard measure of U.S. consumer credit risk — these customers will see the two most important factors affecting their score, as well as FICO educational materials to help them better understand credit scoring and what behaviors impact their FICO Score.
“Consumers today are confused by the various credit scores available for purchase,” said James Wehmann, executive vice president of Scores at FICO. “This new program provides individuals with the specific FICO Score used by lenders to make credit decisions regarding an individual customer. In 2012 approximately 10 billion FICO Scores were bought by lenders for risk management purposes and we are prepared to allow all of them to be shared with bank customers without any additional score fee charged by FICO to lenders.”
The FICO® Score Open Access program is available to all financial services providers in the U.S. that use FICO® Scores to manage consumer credit. Institutions can visit http://subscribe.fico.com/open-access for further information and details.
Source: FICO Press Release


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In a shocking turn of events, the once-sturdy pillars of the financial world, including Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, came crashing down, sending shockwaves through the very core of the crypto industry. But as the dust settled and the crypto enthusiasts braced for impact, a wave of innovation and AI rose changing the game forever.
OpenAI’s game-changing GPT-4 sent shockwaves through the crypto industry, revolutionizing crypto fundraisers and reshaping the landscape. Against all odds, a band of resilient startups emerged, spanning the realms of AI, gaming, metaverse, AR & VR, and beyond. And in a stunning display of tenacity, they managed to raise $8 million in funds during the first quarter of 2023.
In a world eager to reshape the way we connect and transact, the rapid rise of web3-based projects has inspired entrepreneurs and visionaries alike. Powered by state-of-the-art blockchain technology, these projects have harnessed the power of immutability and transparency to revolutionize business operations, data exchange, and human interaction. From decentralized finance to digital art, the demand for this powerful technology has ignited a revolution, racing us into a future where possibilities are limitless. Welcome to the dawn of a new era, where the web is no longer just a tool, but a force that empowers us all.
The rise of web3 has opened new opportunities to use the latest technologies. Despite the crypto winter that started in 2022, several global brands are adopting web3 and are exuberantly implementing the technology to enhance their business. But how and why? Let’s understand what web3 is, and why web3 implementation is essential to scale up your business.
New technological advancements have previously proven to disrupt an organization’s entire ecosystem. The radical evolution of the internet with 5G, has opened opportunities for new businesses with AR, Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse, and Blockchain. Originally, web3 was known as the ‘Semantic Web’ by Tim-Berners Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. It was formulated as a more intelligent, autonomous, and open internet.
Web3 technology is the new age that transforms the way humans interact with machines. It allows organizations to create a decentralized infrastructure that solves the issues of interoperability, data security, and more. There are major elements of web3 technology that empower to change the way businesses operate today.
Also Read: Top Blockchain Development Companies 2023
Here are the key elements of Web3 that make it a vital adoption to scale up businesses.
Any transaction or data stored in the network is stored in te form of blocks in ‘time and date’ format. This immutable nature of the web3 network lacks in most businesses which if adopted, can change the business game.
Metaverse is built on the core technologies such as AR, VR, MR, and XE. several industries including fashion, lifestyle, e-commerce, education, real estate, healthcare, etc are planning to make Metaverse an important piece of their business. With the current adoption rate, Metaverse might be the global mainstream service in the years to come.
Millions of people can watch a video without knowing the original creator of the video. Thus, resulting in the loss of authenticity, and lack of monetization details for the creator. However, with web3 that’s about to change.
Also Read: Top Crypto Payment Processor for Business
Despite the downturn in the cryptocurrency market, several global brands announce initiatives for Web3 development. Last year, Warner Music and Disney announced their expansion of Web3 teams, while Starbucks revealed its NFT loyalty program, Odyssey. Here are some of the big brands investing in web3.
1. NBA 2K in Web3
The gaming industry is rapidly changing, and web3 has a huge part to play in it. As global brands are recognizing the potential of blockchain and web3 technology, sports gaming is about to set on a new journey of interactivity, and excitement.
Despite the unstable situation of the crypto industry, the gaming industry is rapidly developing in the web3 segment. Compared to other sports leagues, NBA is way ahead in terms of web3 adoption. Players such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Spencer Dinwiddie, are already involved in Non-fungible token projects and collectibles.
NBA 2K has signed a contract with NBA to create the world’s first basketball eSports league. According to the agreement, the global community will be allowed to participate in the online hosted NBA 2K tournaments with prizes related to the league all around the year.
While, the blockchain technology implementation in the game is still under speculation, however according to sources there is a high possibility in the future.
2. Nike’s NFT Sneaker Hunt
Nike recently announced a thrilling event called the “Ultimate Sneakerhunt” on June 20th. They have hinted at the potential integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into their Airphoria platform.
This means that Nike might be introducing digital representations of sneakers as collectible items in the form of NFTs. These NFTs could potentially be available within the popular online game Fortnite, created by Epic Games.
With the probability of integrating NFTs in Airphoria, Nike has taken the step towards teh web3 adoption in gaming and merging gaming, and virtual assets, and admires sneaker culture.
Gucci, a famous luxury fashion brand, has partnered with Yuga Labs, a prominent NFT company known for projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks. This collaboration aims to combine fashion and entertainment in the Metaverse, a virtual world.
Gucci will be involved in the ongoing storylines of Otherside and 10KTF, exploring various creative forms. Robert Triefus, the CEO of Gucci Vault & Metaverse Ventures, expressed excitement about this new venture.
The partnership between Gucci and Yuga Labs is an important move toward the future of fashion and entertainment in the metaverse.
Lacoste, a famous French designer brand, has been supporting Web3 technology for some time now. They are now delving further into the world of blockchain by expanding their NFT ecosystem.
In June 2022, they introduced their UNDW3 collection, and now they want to reward the owners of the 11,212 UNDW3 NFTs with a new reward system. Lacoste has a long-term plan to incorporate more Web3 elements into their business and identity.
Lacoste wants to give special privileges to the holders of their ‘Genesis Pass’ UNDW3 NFTs. These privileges include creative sessions, video games, exclusive contests, and interactive conversations with other members of the community. To access these rewards, those interested in Lacoste’s NFTs from last year will need to link their digital wallets to a dedicated website called UNDW3.lacoste.com.
ZED RUN and Budweiser have partnered up to offer a special 20% discount on exclusive merchandise.
Budweiser Pass holders can buy limited edition items like racing jackets, hoodies, t-shirts, beanies, and hats from the ZED RUN merch store. The offer is only available for 72 hours.
This partnership represents the blending of virtual and physical worlds and reflects their shared values of innovation and authenticity. Budweiser Pass holders need to have their pass in their wallet by March 24th to access the collection.
Non-pass holders can buy a pass from the secondary market. This collaboration is an exciting opportunity for fans to own unique merchandise and supports the growth of web3.
Web3 is revolutionary for businesses. It helps to improve data management, understand customer behavior, and improve services and products. With web3 businesses have a better chance of reaching customers, receiving funds, and conducting market research. Major brands have already started implementing and adopting web3. Our research predicts the web3 market will hit $200 billion by 2030 and might soon take over the world.


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In one of Hanoi's streets, a railway track runs just inches past people's homes. The track is flanked by restaurants abuzz with tourists. While visitors devour some Banh Mi and click selfies, residents wash their clothes and carry out other daily routines—on the tracks. Then, a bell goes off. The chairs and tables are cleared off and in a jiffy, the scene clears out. Seconds later, a train rumbles past. This was a regular day at the Train Street, a popular tourist spot in Hanoi's Old Quarter, before authorities decided it was enough.
The site has become such a draw for tourists that on 6 October a train was forced to re-route as the tracks were flooded with visitors. According to a report , the trainmaster had to make an emergency stop on three occasions because visitors refused to move. A week later, on 12 October, local officials shut down dozens of cafes and restaurants here, citing overtourism and mortal danger to life.
The train tracks that connect Vietnam's capital Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city occupy nearly the entire street. They were built by the French who used the railway to transport goods and people across Vietnam in the 20th century. During the Vietnam War, parts of the railway tracks were damaged by American bombs and repaired later. Now it is a regular mode of transport for tourists and locals.
With restaurants located extremely close to the tracks, the site had become a hotspot for visitors seeking the perfect snap on the tracks. Hanoi authorities have now also blocked the area to tourists to avoid any accidents besides clamping down on restaurants.
While you may not be able to visit the street on your holiday to Vietnam, here's a quick peek:


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Amazon’s AI powered assistant, Alexa, has been one of the most widely adopted smart assistant, thanks in part to the company’s early push on smart speakers, and the sheer number of Alexa skills that have been available to users since way back when the first Echo was launched. However, it doesn’t look like Amazon is done trying to get an even stronger hold on the market, and it has now announced that Alexa will soon be able to understand Hindi.
The company is already pushing out a voice model for developers to start building skills that interact in, and understand Hindi. According to the company, getting started with building Hindi skills is incredibly easy, and developers just have to select ‘Hindi (IN)’ as the language of choice when they start building the Skill. What’s even better is that developers who already have Skills available in English can easily add Hindi support to them and reach a much wider audience in the country.
The company is also holding a webinar for developers to help them with building skills in Hindi on July 24. If you’re interested in that, you can register right here.
Moreover, the company has announced that the Alexa Voice Service that enables device manufacturers to integrate Alexa into their devices also has Hindi support now, and device makers interested in building Alexa-powered devices with Hindi support can get early access to AVS through the developer portal.
With the addition of Hindi, Alexa will get a much wider audience that it can potentially reach, and if done properly, this can give Amazon a huge boost when competing against other smart assistants, at least in the Indian market where a majority of the population speaks Hindi.


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Ahead of the official launch, the price of the Samsung Galaxy S23 series smartphones in different regions has been leaked. Compared to the S22, the S23 series costs almost the same in some countries and more in others. But hearing the price of the Samsung Galaxy S23 in Turkey will blow your eyes wide open, it is really shocking.
A tipster @rquandt has shared a screenshot of the Samsung Galaxy S23 listing price comparison site, which embeds the link to the official store in Turkey for the different variants of the Galaxy S23.
The price of the Galaxy S23 series smartphones is really shocking. If you are thinking that the price of this series is quite expensive in your country then you should be happy to see the price in Turkey now.
According to the listing price website, the price of the base model (8GB+128GB) of Galaxy S23 is 50k TL (Turkish Lira) which is approximately equal to 2446 Euros or 2658 USD (INR 216906). In addition to this, Galaxy S23 will be reportedly available in four different colors including Cream, Phantom Black, Green, and Lavender.
and it's 60K for S23+, 65K for S23U base models. My brain hurts. (Turkey has insane taxes on imported elecronics cause Mr. E has a problem in his head)
— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) January 27, 2023
Aside from this, the Plus and Ultra models of Galaxy S23 are listed as 60k TL and 65k TL. If you are living in Turkey then what is your plan regarding Galaxy S23 smartphones?
However, this is not official information so we can take it with a pinch of salt as the official announcement is yet to be made.
Samsung Galaxy A55 with flat edge design revealed in 5K renders
Samsung will unveil several new Galaxy A series phones next year. The next year’s Galaxy devices are said to introduce a new design language, with a flat edge being the most highlighting. Well, folks over at MySmartPrice (in collaboration with Onleaks) managed to reveal Samsung Galaxy A55 design in renders.
Similar to Galaxy S24 flagships, the renders of Samsung Galaxy A55 showcase flat edge design. Notably, the device is likely to bring metal frame rather than the conventional material. In terms of dimensions, the device will roughly measure 161.1 x 77.3 / 77.9 x 8.2mm.
Check renders below:
Galaxy A55 Specs [Rumored]
6.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, Full HD+ resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Exynos 1480 chipset, AMD GPU
Rear Cameras –
50MP primary camera, OIS, 12MP ultra-wide lens,5MP macro sensor
Front Camera –
Battery & Charging –
5,000mAh, 25W fast charging
Flagship phones to get more pricey as Samsung hikes camera sensor prices
Camera-centric flagship smartphones could be expensive as Samsung has increased the price of ISOCELL image sensors. As camera sensors are one of the most expensive parts, it could increase the price of 2024 flagships.
While companies are working hard to improve the smartphone camera experience, flagship models with cameras as their core selling point are likely to become more expensive. The main reason is that Samsung has increased the price of its components.
The smartphone industry has slowed down over the past few years, leaving manufacturers involved in component production with excess inventory. Samsung is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of CMOS sensors, which are used in its own phones and those of other brands.
As the smartphone market slowly grows, Samsung has reportedly sent notices to phone manufacturers to increase the price of its imaging sensors by 25%. The new prices may take effect in early 2024. Samsung’s increase in the price of imaging sensors will mainly affect sensors of 32 million pixels and above.
This could force smartphone manufacturers to increase the cost of high-end smartphones. Meanwhile, Samsung’s rivals in the field, Sony and OmniVision, have yet to announce price increases.
[Download] Samsung Galaxy S24 wallpapers leaked ahead of launch
Samsung Galaxy S24 series is coming in January 2024, which consists of three models including the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. However, before the official launch, some leaks and rumors have already revealed some details about the Galaxy S24 series. Now, some live images of the Galaxy S24 Ultra have appeared online, showing its design and color options.
A well-known tipster named Vetrox360 has shared a set of Galaxy S24 Ultra wallpapers, which are available for download for any Galaxy device. These devices are available in four different colors – Titanium Violet, Black, Grey, and Yellow.
The wallpapers have an amazing and elegant look with a gradient effect, which surely enhances the appearance of your Galaxy device. If you are interested in downloading the Galaxy S24 Ultra wallpapers, you can get it from the link mentioned below.
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Wallpapers – Link
Here you can also check out a glimpse of Samsung Galaxy S24 leaked Wallappers.


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Following the public release of Apple’s controversial App Tracking Transparency feature with iOS 14.5, users have chosen to not allow various apps to track them across third-party platforms. Now, as per recent reports, some iOS apps are forcing users to allow tracking by disabling basic app functionalities.
For those unaware, Apple added a nifty privacy-focused feature dubbed App Tracking Transparency with iOS 14 earlier this year. The said feature essentially allows users to block apps that track them across other third-party apps to deliver targeted ads.
As per reports, more than 96% of users in the US now prohibit apps from tracking their digital activity across other apps and platforms. Due to this, many app developers now cannot access the users’ Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) that lets them track users and deliver targeted ads based on their digital activities.
Now, according to user feedback, some iOS apps such as eBay and Microsoft Outlook are forcing users to allow tracking. These apps are reportedly rejecting third-party logins for users who did not allow tracking.
A screenshot of a pop-up message on iOS gives us a better idea of the enforcement. So, as per a pop-up message seen in eBay, the app will not allow users to log in with their Google accounts unless they enable app tracking. You can check out the screenshot right below.
If you are wondering who’s the culprit here, eBay or Google? Well, Rob Leathern, the VP of Privacy product management at Google, responded to Dieter’s tweet earlier today. He says that “Google Sign-In doesn’t collect data for any tracking/ advertising purposes” in a tweet. So yes, eBay needs to figure out its strategy and not force users into letting the app track their digital activity.
Now, after Apple released the App Tracking Transparency feature, we have seen apps like Facebook and Instagram encourage users to allow tracking. However, the said apps did not force the users to allow tracking by denying basic app functionalities like this.
Today, Ebay locked me out of my Ebay account. initially, (when clicked on my Ebay app, a message came up that I had signed out of my account, which is not the truth.
I went to sign in, and typed in the email, which is connected to my Ebay account, and I received the message pop-up that this article shows exactly.
Now I have googled why the Ebay app, effectively, is locking me out.
Thank you fir enlightening me. I guess after about 17 years, I will no longer be using Ebay.
I am so glad that I had not subscribed to Ebay plus.
These large digital platforms, need to be controlled and legislation needs to be put in place to stop such practices.
Truecaller does this as well.
Blocking app functionalities if I choose do not track


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Industry turnover was decreased by 17.5% in January – June 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, State Statistical Office data shows.
The turnover index in industry dropped by 5.6% in June 2020, in comparison with May 2020, while compared to May 2020 it was increased by 37.7%.
The total turnover by Main Industrial Groupings in June 2020, in comparison with June 2019, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.1%, but lower in Capital goods by 12.1%, Durable consumer goods by 10.3% and Non-durable consumer goods by 4.1%.
According to the State Statistical Office data, the turnover index in industry on domestic market, in June 2020, in comparison with June 2019, was higher by 3.9%.
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Gadgehit writes: "After initially stating that she would be staying on the company’s board in order to reduce abandonment issues with employees (really?), reports are surfacing that Carol Bartz was paid $14 million to step down."
The U.S. technology industry long ago stopped scanning emails for information to sell to advertisers. Except for Yahoo, it seems. In marketing pitches, the Oath unit of Verizon Communications says it analyzes more than 200 million Yahoo Mail inboxes looking for clues on what products those users might buy.


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Whitney Tilson’s email to investors discussing his first predictions on GameStop and his Short Squeeze Bubble Basket have already proven correct; short reports on AgEagle Aerial Systems; latest episode of Enrique’s podcast.
Whitney Tilson's GameStop Prediction
1) In my January 26 e-mail, I stuck my neck out and made a prediction about video game retailer GameStop (GME):
From yesterday's peak, it will be down by two-thirds within a month (less than $53.27 per share) and 90% within a year (less than $15.98 per share).
It turns out that I was too conservative in my first prediction: GameStink hit $53.27 intraday on February 9, only two weeks later!
In addition, in my January 28 e-mail, my analyst Kevin DeCamp and I predicted (while freezing on a chairlift at Big Sky) that my 25-stock "short squeeze bubble basket" would crash 30%, 50%, and 80% over the subsequent one, three, and 12 months, respectively.
Again, I was too conservative: Yesterday, only three weeks later, the basket of turds was down 30% intraday, led by GameStink's 88% collapse.
The lesson here is clear: Kevin and I should do more skiing together – LOL!
Short Reports On AgEagle Aerial Systems
2) Speaking of stocks to avoid, two short sellers published highly critical reports on drone maker AgEagle Aerial Systems (UAVS) yesterday, causing its stock to crash 36% to $8.96.
Problems at AgEagle Aerial Systems
AgEagle Aerial Systems (NYSE: UAVS – $826 million) describes itself as a "pioneer in advanced commercial drone technologies" and has promoted the rumor of an Amazon partnership. In reality, the company owns no patents, currently uses an external part-time Chief Technology Officer, and has spent approximately $40,000 on research and development in the last three years. An Amazon spokesperson has denied any partnership. AgEagle has also taken financing from a Lichtenstein-based hedge fund involved in pump-and-dumps.
The substance of AgEagle as a business is small. According to the company's most recent 10-K, AgEagle employs six full-time employees and owns no patents. On LinkedIn, the company currently has 12 employees. In its most recent 10-Q, AgEagle disclosed having only $7,109 of finished goods and on page 34 of its 2019 10-K the company discloses, "Research and development costs in 2019 were $38,948, compared to $0 in 2018."
AgEagle has not broken out research and development costs in its 10-Qs for 2020. However, on page 31 of its most recent 10-Q, the company did disclose, "The Company contracted external fractional CTO services to a firm whereby one of our board members is currently a shareholder. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company paid $25,000 and $86,000 in fees."
AgEagle's single Glassdoor review also raises concerns about the company: "What unfolded over my short stint at this place was the biggest cluster[mess] I have ever experienced in my life... It was clear that the job I was hired to do did not exist... if you categorize yourself as any sort of geospatial professional, don't come anywhere near this place."
Unsurprisingly, AgEagle's "drone" appears to be a remote-controlled plane hooked up to a GoPro camera:
In addition, research firm Bonitas Research released this report. Summary:
We believe that AgEagle Aerial Systems was a pump & dump scheme orchestrated by Alpha Capital Anstalt, AgEagle founder and former chairman Bret Chilcott and other UAVS insiders to defraud U.S. investors.
In April 2020 rumor of a partnership between Amazon.com & AgEagle was started by a promotional video uploaded to AgEagle's founder and former chairman Bret Chilcott's daughter's personal website and YouTube account (the "Promo Video"). Since then, a 54-page due diligence document has circulated on Reddit which at various times referenced the Promo Video and suggested that the AgEagle's partnership with Amazon was real.
We have found no evidence of any "major e-commerce customer" or any drone technology credited to AgEagle other than reference to the Promo Video leaked by AgEagle's founder and former Chairman Bret Chilcott's daughter.
In 4Q'20 an Amazon spokesperson disclosed to reporter Daniel McCoy of the Wichita Business Journal that Amazon specifically does not have any dealings with AgEagle whatsoever.
UAVS stock skyrocketed on fake Amazon partnership rumors from $0.39 to $16. THE PUMP!
While insider ownership declined from 44% to 0.5%. THE DUMP!
Don't be tempted to bottom-fish this one... Shares are headed below $3, which is where the stock was as recently as December.


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COVID-19 border policies create problems for African trade and economic pain for communities
- Impact Area
Across Africa, countries have imposed emergency border restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. These have delayed a continental free trade agreement, are contributing to fears of a new food crisis, and disrupted cross-border trade. In this post, Antoine Bouët and David Laborde review the border measures and their impacts and provide recommendations on how to make health and trade policies more coherent in a complex environment.—Johan Swinnen, series co-editor and IFPRI Director General.
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a range of border controls in countries around the world to curb the spread of the disease. In Africa, these moves have interrupted progress toward economic integration. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), for example, was supposed to establish a continent-wide free movement of goods starting on July 1. Now, the African Union Commission has proposed postponing the launch until Jan. 1, 2021. In addition, trade restrictions implemented in Africa and elsewhere in response to the pandemic are fueling fears of a new food crisis on the continent (see IFPRI’s tracking of export restrictions).
Across Africa, pandemic-related border controls are having many economic impacts, large and small. Here, we examine these impacts and suggest ways to soften the blow on affected people and communities.
This blog post is part of a special series of analyses on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on national and global food and nutrition security, poverty, and development. The blog series is edited by IFPRI director general Johan Swinnen and A4NH director John McDermott. See the full series here.


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Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition coming to Switch eShop October 20
Posted on 8 months ago by Dawn in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Announced earlier this year, Publisher CFK, along with developer Project Moreum, have announced that Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition will be releasing on Switch eShop on October 20, and have shared a new trailer to showcase the 2D side-scrolling action game.
Here’s some more information about the game, and the trailer:
Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition, side-scrolling action game, set for Switch
Posted on 11 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Publisher CFK, along with developer Project Moreum, today announced that Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition is lined up for Switch. The 2D side-scrolling action game is due out worldwide this October.
Shutter Nyan! previously released on PC, but the Enhanced Edition provides various gameplay improvements and new story content. The game has players becoming a cat and exploring the world unknown with the magical camera that can copy and paste objects.


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Friday's Fast Five: Week of 8.11
Moody’s downgrades 10 regional banks as crisis pressures persist (The Washington Post): Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded 10 regional banks and put six other lenders on notice that they are under review, the latest blow to an industry still reverberating from the March banking crisis that led three firms to collapse.
Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket (The New York Times): The Aquidaban has long attracted colorful characters as the only ferry in one of South America’s most remote stretches. For 44 years, the 130-foot white, wooden vessel has been the only regular ferry service to reach this deep into the Pantanal, traveling 500 miles up and down the Paraguay River Tuesdays to Sundays, delivering everything from dirt bikes to newborns. Its bottom level is a floating supermarket, with 10 vendors hawking produce, meat and sweets from the same benches they sleep on. The ship’s canteen is the only place where many communities can find a cold beer. Now it may disappear.
‘Barbie’ Surpasses $1 Billion Globally After 17 Days of Release (Variety): Greta Gerwig’s pink-coated fantasy comedy has surpassed $1 billion at the global box office, including $459 million in North America and $572 million internationally. This makes Gerwig the first-ever solo female filmmaker with a billion-dollar film. “Barbie” is hitting the coveted milestone after just 17 days of release, becoming the fastest Warner Bros. release (and eighth in the studio’s 100-year history) to join the $1 billion club. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” previously held that record at 19 days.
From Handbags to Classic Cars—the Value of Collectibles Is up 7% Annually (Penta): Novice collectors should focus their investing efforts on what brings them happiness amid wider economic uncertainty and unpredictable returns, according to Knight Frank’s Luxury Investment Index, released Tuesday. The index—which tracks 10 luxury collectibles: art, watches, jewelry, coins, wine, classic cars, colored diamonds, handbags, furniture, and rare whisky—found that as a whole, the value of these collectibles rose 7% in the 12 months to the end of June.
Local Malls, Stuck in ‘Death Spiral,’ Plunge in Value (Wall Street Journal): Valued by an appraiser at $153 million as recently as 2012, Crystal Mall sold in June for just over $9.5 million in a foreclosure auction. Crystal Mall’s cut-rate sales price shows how rapidly the value of America’s regional malls has deteriorated in recent years due to changing shopping habits, competition from other retail and the rise of online shopping.