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Hulshoff launches fully electric lorry
Hulshoff has long since driven with electric vehicles and recently launched their first fully electric lorry, the DuraTruck E 2114.
Hulshoff has long since driven with electric vehicles and recently launched their first fully electric lorry, the DuraTruck E 2114. This was done to realise their ambition for CO2 neutral transportation for several trusted partners. This was also an important objective for the organisation itself, which prioritises sustainability. “It’s a wish of a growing number of clients, but also for us personally”, Gerry Hulshoff. After commissioning GINAF, a commercial lorry manufacturer in Veenendaal, to provide the greenest mode of transportation, they chose to work with the Mercedes-Benz chassis.
About the DuraTruck E 2114
According to GINAF, the E2114 lorry meets the transportation needs of inner city transport. It is an electrically powered lorry with a loading capacity of 800 to 27,000 kilograms and for lorries with a maximum of 44 tonnes GVW. Additionally, because the powertrains were developed under the management of GINAF, it is possible to customise these according to the client’s wishes, and also for Hulshoff.
Following several adjustments, the lorry is not only ready for the road, it is also silent thanks to a compact loading platform with an electrically powered loading lift. The motor was also adjusted to that speeds up to 85km/h can be reached on non-urban roads. The gentlemen at Hulshoff: “This allows us to enter the city centre earlier in the day because residents aren’t subjected to noise disturbance. The loading platform and compact design make this a manoeuvrable and ideal solution. We are looking forward to taking it for a spin and are curious how our clients will react”.


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Pretty soon, your fitness band won’t just track your steps, it could also help you log in to your Windows 10 PC. Microsoft recently announced it would soon extend Windows Hello capabilities to third parties. During Computex on Wednesday, Microsoft showed off using the Microsoft Band and other wearables to unlock a Windows 10 computer, as first reported by The Verge.
The new feature is part of an addition to the Windows Hello Companion Device Framework. We got our first look at the new framework in early April when Microsoft posted some developer documentation online. The basic idea is that when you are near your computer, a companion device like a fitness band or smartwatch can pair up with your PC and authenticate your presence. This can happen any number of ways, including over USB, Bluetooth, NFC, or by performing a special gesture—hardware permitting.
The new wearable-based authentication can also do more than just let you log in. Via Windows Hello, the wearable could also authenticate a purchase at the Windows Store or be used to log in to a website using the upcoming Hello integration with Microsoft Edge.
Why this matters: Figuring out authentication that goes beyond passwords and PINs is a current focus of many technology companies, including Microsoft. Windows Hello already supports biometric authentication via fingerprint readers and retina scans, but not all PCs are equipped with this technology. That’s where the new Hello companion framework comes in as it allows another “password-less” method of authentication for users. It may not stop at just wearables either. Smartphones could also offer Hello compatibility via an app for phone-based authentication.
It’s not clear when the new Windows Hello compatibility for wearables will roll out, but it’s a good bet this will show up with the Anniversary Update when many other new features are expected to land on Windows 10.

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Mazda Australia has increased the fourth-generation Mazda3 small hatchback and sedan’s pricing for the third time since their staggered launch started almost two years ago.
While the entry-level Pure grade has held steady for 2021, the next-up Evolve is now $100 dearer, while the mid-range Touring and range-topping GT and Astina have become $200 more expensive.
As a result, the Mazda3 range still starts from $25,590 plus on-road costs for the manual G20 Pure, but it now reaches $41,790 for the automatic X20 Astina (see full pricing table below).
For reference, pricing for variants available at the time went up $250 during MY19 and $350 for MY20. The G20 Pure (+$600), G20/G25 Evolve (+$700), G20 Touring (+$800), G25 GT (+$800), G25 Astina (+$800) and X20 Astina (+$200) have therefore slowly crept up in cost.
Speaking to CarsGuide, a Mazda Australia spokesperson confirmed no changes have been to the Toyota Corolla, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato rival’s standard specification, with external factors instead at play once more.
As before, G20 variants are powered by a 114kW/200Nm 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine, while their G25 counterparts are motivated by a 139kW/252Nm 2.5-litre unit.
Meanwhile, X20 versions get a 132kW/224Nm 2.0-litre ‘supercharged’ four-cylinder petrol engine with Mazda’s innovative SkyActiv-X compression-ignition technology and a 24V mild-hybrid system.
All three engines have two transmission options: a six-speed manual or a six-speed torque-converter automatic. Either way, drive is sent to the front wheels.
As reported, the current Mazda3 is set to get its first update in the second half of this year, although local details are yet to be confirmed.
2021 Mazda3 hatchback and sedan pricing before on-road costs
|G20 Pure||manual||$25,590 (N/A)|
|G20 Pure||automatic||$26,590 (N/A)|
|G20 Evolve||manual||$27,390 (+$100)|
|G20 Evolve||automatic||$28,390 (+$100)|
|G20 Touring||manual||$29,790 (+$200)|
|G20 Touring||automatic||$30,790 (+$200)|
|G25 Evolve||manual||$30,190 (+$100)|
|G25 Evolve||automatic||$31,190 (+$100)|
|G25 GT||manual||$34,290 (+$200)|
|G25 GT||automatic||$35,290 (+$200)|
|G25 Astina||manual||$37,790 (+$200)|
|G25 Astina||automatic||$38,790 (+$200)|
|X20 Astina||manual||$40,790 (+$200)|
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The cost of bitcoin escalated in the year 2017. Coinbase, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, remained in the ideal place at the right time to capitalize on the spike in rate of interest. Nevertheless, Coinbase isn’t interested in taking its crypto gains for provided. To remain in advance in a much bigger cryptocurrency market, the company is raking refund into their master plan. Up up until 2017, the company’s revenue was reported at $1 billion as well as over $150 billion of properties were traded throughout 20 million customers.
Coinbase, a San Francisco based firm, is called the leading cryptocurrency trading system in the United States and with its ongoing success, landed at the No. 10 spot on the CNBC Disruptor list in 2018 after stopping working to make the list the previous two years.On their course to success, Coinbase has actually left no stone unturned in poaching vital execs from New York Supply Exchange, Twitter, Facebook, and also LinkedIn. In the present year, the dimension of its full time engineering team has nearly doubled.
Earn.com was purchased by Coinbase this April for $100 million. This platform allows the users to send out and also obtain electronic currency while replying to mass market emails as well as completing mini jobs. Currently, the business is preparing to bring a former Andreessen Horowitz investor, Earns owner as well as CEO as its first-ever principal technology officer.According to existing evaluation, Coinbase valued itself at about $8 billion when it set out to purchase Earn.Com. This value is a lot more than the assessment of $1.6 billion which was approximated at the last round of equity capital financing in the summer of 2017.
Coinbase decreases to discuss its assessment despite the fact that it has greater than $225 million in funding from leading VC’s consisting of Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and also from the New York Supply Exchange.To meet the needs of institutional investors, the New York Supply Exchange is intending to start its own cryptocurrency exchange. Nasdaq, an opponent of NYSE is also pondering a similar step.
As completing companies look to take a bite out of the Coinbase’s company, Coinbase is looking to various other equity capital possibilities in an attempt to construct a moat around the company.Dan Dolev, a Nomura split second expert, stated that Square, a business run by Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey might consume right into Coinbase’s exchange organisation since it began trading cryptocurrency on its Square Cash money app in January.
According to the price quotes by Dolev, Coinbase’s average trading charges were approximately 1.8 percent in 2017. Charges this high might drive the customers to other cheaper exchanges.
Coinbase is wanting to end up being a one-stop look for the institutional financiers while hedging its exchange business. To tempt in that white glove capitalist class, the company announced a fleet of brand-new items. This class of investors has actually been particularly mindful to study the unstable cryptocurrency market.Coinbase Prime, The Coinbase Institutional Insurance Coverage Group, Coinbase Custodianship as well as Coinbase Markets are the products launched by the firm.
Coinbase really feels that there are billions of dollars in institutional money which can be invested in the electronic currency. It currently has the protection of $9 billion in customer assets.Institutional capitalists are concerned about protection despite knowing Coinbase has never experienced a hack like a few other international cryptocurrency exchanges. Coinbase president and COO stated that the inspiration of launching the Coinbase wardship last November was the lack of relied on custodian to guard their crypto assets.
According to most current information offered from Autonomous Next Wall surface Road’s, interest in cryptocurrency seems to be enhancing. Currently, there are 287 crypto hedge funds, while in 2016, there were only 20 cryptocurrency bush funds that existed. Goldman Sachs has even opened a cryptocurrency trading workdesk.
Coinbase has actually likewise introduced Coinbase Ventures, which is an incubator fund for early-stage startups working in the cryptocurrency and blockchain area. Coinbase Ventures has actually currently collected $15 billion for more financial investments. Its very first financial investment was announced in a startup called Compound which enables one to obtain or lend cryptocurrency while making a rates of interest.
At the start of 2018, the company launched Coinbase Commerce, which allows vendors to accept major cryptocurrencies for payment. Another bitcoin start-up was BitPlay, which recently increased $40 million in endeavor cash. In 2014 BitPlay refined more than $1 billion in bitcoin payments.The supporters of blockchain innovation believe that in the future, cryptocurrency will be able to get rid of the need for main financial authorities. While doing so, it will certainly reduce expenses as well as develop a decentralized monetary service.Learn more about Crypto Market Cap here.


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Canberra opens consultation on Digital Platforms Review
The federal government has launched a public consultation into the government's response to the ACCC's latest Digital Platforms Review.
The joint consultation by the Department of Communications and the Treasury is inviting submissions on the ACCC's recommendations in the review.
The ACCC's recommendations include a wide range of reforms aimed at addressing the market dominance of the major digital platforms — particularly Google and Facebook. These recommendations cover competition law, consumer protection, media regulation and privacy law.
Examples include requiring digital platforms to notify regulators when a planned acquisition is likely to have the effect of lessening market competition, requiring digital platforms to adhere to an enforceable code of practice covering areas including privacy and establishing a specialist digital platforms branch within the ACCC to monitor and investigate potentially anti-competitive conduct by digital platforms.
"The recommended reforms that will be consulted on aim to better protect consumers, improve transparency, recognise power imbalances and ensure that substantial market power is not used to lessen competition in media and advertising services markets," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a joint statement.
"The precise form of the reforms and a Government response to the report's 23 recommendations will be informed by this consultation process, led by Treasury and involving the Department of Communications and the Arts as well as the Attorney-General's Department."
The public consultation will run until 24 October.
Meanwhile, consumer advocate body CHOICE has welcomed the passage of the new Consumer Data Right, aimed at giving consumers more control over the data held on them by companies. The new legislation was passed by parliament last week.
“The Consumer Data Right has the potential to be one of the strongest competition reforms we've seen in years. It will help people navigate complex markets where traditionally it is difficult to shop around for a better deal. This law provides a framework to help people access better and more tailored products across services like banking, energy and more in the future," CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland said.
"Right now, it's hard for people to switch in a lot of markets because it's very difficult to figure out what products offer greater value. Because it's hard, most people don't switch providers. When businesses don't need to compete to keep loyal customers, the result is bad service and poor value products.
Kirkland noted that the new legislation also grants stronger privacy protections and powers for the ACCC.
It will be vitally important for the ACCC to use its new powers to ensure that data is used responsibly and that the Consumer Data Right system is delivering strong outcomes for all Australians, including the more disadvantaged members of our community," he said.
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'Mixed picture' for Scottish exports
An increase in sales to the rest of the UK helped to boost overall exports from Scotland in 2014, according to official estimates.
Total exports, excluding oil and gas, rose by 0.8% to £76bn.
Sales to the rest of the UK climbed by 3.2% to £48.5bn, lifted by increases in the service sector (+£1.8bn) and manufacturing (+£20m).
However, overseas exports dropped by 3.2% to £27.5bn, following a sharp fall in sales from manufacturing businesses.
Food and drink exports were also estimated to have fallen by £250m to £4.8bn, with whisky exports alone dropping by 7% over the year to £4bn.
Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the figures showed a "mixed picture".
According to Export Statistics Scotland estimates, the USA continued to be Scotland's top export destination, with an estimated £4bn worth of goods and services sold.
This was followed by Netherlands (£1.9bn), France (£1.9bn) and Germany (£1.8bn).
The top 10 export destinations accounted for 54% of total international exports.
The largest overseas exporting industry was food and drink, which accounted for £4.8bn, or 17.3%, of all exports.
In 2014 services accounted for 56% of all rest of UK exports, compared with 38% of international exports.
Top five industry groups for exports to rest of the UK in 2014:
* Financial and insurance activities (£7.4bn)
* Wholesale, retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (£6.6bn)
* Utilities (£4.8bn)
* Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco (£4bn)
* Legal, accounting, management, architecture, engineering, technical testing and analysis activities (£3.5bn).
Reacting to the figures, Mr Swinney said: "There was a fall in exports to Europe in 2014, with both a weak pace of recovery across the EU and the relatively strong value of sterling combining to make it more challenging for Scottish firms.
"The EU is still our largest international export region, with exports of £11.6bn from Scotland in 2014, 42% of all our international export sales.
"Manufacture of food and drink continues to be our top export sector, accounting for £4.8bn of exports. Excluding whisky, exports from the manufacture of food and drink sector increased by 8% to £815m in 2014.
"International exports from Scotland have now increased by 17.3% since 2010, more than the 15.9% increase for the UK as a whole."
He added: "Our new Trade and Investment Strategy, which will be published shortly, will set out a clear approach to boosting exports further, increasing the number of exporting companies and attracting new investment to Scotland."


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It is a fast growing brand which offers fantastic entertainment to its players. There is no doubt that Mansion.com is establishing itself as one of the leading names in the online gaming industry and I am very proud to promote their brands in my racing activities.
Gibraltar (PRWEB) June 24, 2008
Mansion.com (http://www.mansion.com/) is pleased to announce their sponsorship of Superbike rider, Yaron Salinger. Salinger has been riding for over six years and raced last year in the Virgin Media Cup as part of the British Superbike Championship.
This year Mansion.com will be his main sponsor for the Henderson R1 category of the same Championship, which will include the sponsorship of a series of five races which take place across the UK. These races begin on June 29 2008 at Mallory Park, Leicestershire and finish on October 12 2008 at Brands Hatch, Kent.
Sponsored rider Yaron Salinger said "I am extremely happy to take part in the Henderson R1 cup. This category is definitely one of the most interesting and challenging categories in the British Superbike. I see it as a great opportunity to challenge, develop and improve my riding skills."
Salinger said about Mansion.com: "It is a fast growing brand which offers fantastic entertainment to its players. There is no doubt that Mansion.com is establishing itself as one of the leading names in the online gaming industry and I am very proud to promote their brands in my racing activities."
Faye Morse, Communications Manager said "Mansion.com is delighted to support Yaron Salinger and his team DART in the Henderson R1 category within the British Superbike Championships. Apart from being a determined talented rider, Yaron is also a member of the Mansion.com family and we are happy to support him in such a difficult and challenging arena. We wish him the best of luck."


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The review, which pulls together fourteen cross-sectional studies from 11 countries in three continents, reports that the most common reason for usage of such supplements was to strengthen immunity, with healthcare providers and social media among the most utilised sources for related information.
“This is the first article to review the extent of preventative behaviour through use and knowledge of dietary supplements.” the researchers highlight in their report.
“Future studies and interventions should aim to provide more adequate and accurate evidence for the use of dietary supplements in COVID-19 to the public”, they urge.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a widespread global threat to health, with an initial lack of cure driving a significant increase in awareness of the importance of health and immunity. Research progressively highlighted the importance of lifestyle factors such as nutrition, for enhancing immunity and thus, reducing the severity of infection as well as the likelihood of transmission.
It is widely understood that sub-optimal status of vitamins and minerals can reduce immunity, with research noting the potential power of such nutrients as pharmaceuticals to prevent and treat the COVID-19 virus, including vitamin C and D.
Whilst such research is still limited, the sales of supplements claiming to boost immunity have grown rapidly in recent years, with a market estimated to be worth $43.5 billion by 2031 and a compound annual growth rate of 7.7%.
Following these observations, the researchers from Mississippi State University, conducted a literature review to collate information available from 2020-2021 literature, describing the use of supplements by consumers during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The scientists screened 956 results from the databases of PubMed, ERIC, and Scopus databases to reach 14 eligible studies scoping the continents of the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, utilising specific inclusion criteria and keywords.
It was established that the most common types of dietary supplements taken were vitamin C, D, multivitamins, probiotics, omega-3, zinc, and B-vitamins. From these reported supplements, the most frequently used were vitamins C (15-94%), D (18-34%), multivitamins (19-31%), and zinc (3-18%).
The review observed that the most reported reason for usage was to strengthen immunity against COVID-19. Factors influencing usage included gender, with usage more reported in females, as well as in those with a higher level of educational, presence of chronic disease, and prior use of supplements.
The most used herbal/natural supplements including ginger (32-56%), honey (30-46%), and curcumin (16-19%).
The study highlights the increase in consumer awareness surrounding the potential efficacy of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements in improving immunity and preventing viral transmission, supporting existing research and recent scientific discussions following the pandemic.
However, the lack of evidence concluding on their beneficial effects has limited their usage, for example, zinc has been observed to prevent viral entry and block replication, yet the evidence remains inadequate.
Despite this, the researchers draw attention to a recent advancement in this area: “In January 2021, 76 French experts released a united statement on their recognition of the role of vitamin D to decrease the severity of disease. They stated that the use of vitamin D by health care providers as a supplementary tool along with other methods is a promising and supported treatment.”
“To our knowledge there are no other government or expert reports recommending use of dietary supplements. For example, the regulatory institutions of governments assure the registration of safe products but do not endorse the claims on health.
“The position from the US FDA and health care guidance states that supplements are meant to help populations meet adequate nutrition but are not to be used as medicines. The positions of European Union, Middle East, Spain and Bangladesh provide similar guidance as the US”, they add, highlighting the need for further studies and RCTs to strengthen the evidence for the use of supplements.
“Global Dietary and Herbal Supplement Use during COVID-19—A Scoping Review”
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It’s official: Saab Automobile AB filed for bankruptcy today with the district court in Vaenersborg, Sweden. Earlier today, we told you that GM will not support the latest investment and loan proposals from China's Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile in order to keep Saab alive. Apparently, GM said that the proposals to save Saab were not "meaningfully different from what was originally proposed to General Motors and rejected,".
"Each proposal results either directly or indirectly in the transfer of control and/or ownership of the company in a manner that would be detrimental to GM and its shareholders," said GM spokesman Jim Cain.
“After having received the recent position of GM on the contemplated transaction with Saab Automobile, Youngman informed Saab Automobile that the funding to continue and complete the reorganization of Saab Automobile could not be concluded. The Board of Saab Automobile subsequently decided that the company without further funding will be insolvent and that filing bankruptcy is in the best interests of its creditors. It is expected that the Court will approve of the filing and appoint receivers for Saab Automobile very shortly.” said Saab’s official statement. Moreover, Saab Automobile Tools AB and Saab Powertrain AB also have filed for bankruptcy.


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The BubbleTone blockchain platform will show its solutions at the exhibition area of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague.
BubbleTone is the first decentralized platform for the telecommunication industry. The ecosystem allows mobile operators, customers and service providers to work without intermediaries.
Advantages of the service include:
- calls around the world at favorable local rates;
- smart contracts instead of roaming;
- possibility to keep a permanent SIM card and phone number while staying abroad;
- functional application for messaging;
- mobile operators get direct access to the international telecommunication market with new customers.
The BubbleTone blockchain was developed by the Allo Inkognito team, which has been staying on the market for more than 20 years.


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>>>Uh, wasn't Palin's quote: "everyone who ever goes out shopping for groceries knows that prices have risen significantly over the past year or so..."
>>>The response by the WSJ reporter was that the increase was not actually significant. Who is misquoting?
The article Palin cites to back her up actually states that last year was "the tamest year of food pricing in nearly two decades."
If you pick a single snapshot say, Septembers year-over-year increase in prices that was just 1.4%, far better than the 6% annual increase for food prices recorded in September 2008.
The run up in commodity prices is not the result of too much money chasing too few goods (quantitative easing), but is instead a result of fundamentals. Supplies of many commodities are down due to increased demand globally as a result of the global economic recovery and output issues in key producing countries (eg wheat in Russia). This is what is driving food prices higher.
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You shouldn’t waste your time reading the economics comics; the real world is a better guide.
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Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh has busted an interstate two-wheeler robbery gang and seized 107 two-wheelers and one tractor amounting to worth Rs 1 crore.
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 2 (ANI): A social activist in Chennai on Monday started a nationwide tour on his two-wheeler to raise awareness about COVID-19 vaccination.
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): TVS Motor Company, a leading global two-wheeler, and three-wheeler manufacturer announced the launch of the TVS iQube Electric scooter in Kochi by Antony Raju, Minister for Road Transport, Government of Kerala, and Sudarshan Venu, Joi
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New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): eWheelers - The leading EV Retail and Mobility Solutions Startup, on the occasion of 75th Indian Independence Day, to come up with 75 eBike Experience studios in Delhi/NCR by next month.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India's third-largest two-wheeler maker, TVS Motor Company, has plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to manufacture electric vehicles.
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Vega City Mall, South Bangalore's most happening mall has reported a dramatic recovery in footfalls in Week 15 of this financial year. It was not only footfalls that Vega City witnessed but the number of four wheelers and two w
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Hosur (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): TVS Motor Company, a reputed manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the world, today announced the launch of TVS NTORQ 125 Race XP.
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): As electric mobility becomes a viable option across the country, EV rental start-up VA-YU has achieved significant milestones since its launch last year.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Shimla Police on Saturday launched the "Veerangana on Wheels" initiative to check crime against women in the city. As part of the effort, women cops will patrol the city on two-wheelers to help women in distress.
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Hosur (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): TVS Motor Company, a reputed manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the world has welcomed the increase in subsidy under FAME II Scheme as it will help increase EV two-wheeler penetration in the country.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 12 (ANI): Protesting against the growing fuel prices in Telangana, the activist of the Youth Congress on Friday threw a bike into Hussain Sagar Lake.


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How automated customer service robots are controlling conversations
HOUSTON - If you've found yourself frustrated by less-and-less 'human interaction' when you shop, get used to it as more companies are turning to automated artificial intelligence services for their customer service.
What started with self-checkout at the grocery has given way to automated ordering and delivery at restaurants, and fewer humans to help when you've got a question or complaint about a product.
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Frontier Airlines was the latest company to make the switch, with a November announcement that it was getting rid of human customer service.
On its website, there's no phone number to call and just an automated chatbot to, hopefully, solve any problems customers may have. In an investor presentation, the carrier said voice calls are, "inefficient and expensive" and leave an "avenue for customer negotiation."
Houston digital marketing expert Beth Guide says email, text, and social media have weaned many from the actual conversation.
"We're training people not to pick the phone up," she said.
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An industry study shows more than 70% of customer interactions are digital and growing. Guide's own business uses an artificial intelligence 'chatbot' to help customers looking for answers. She thinks it's useful and less aggravating than waiting on hold.
"This gives an immediate answer and an immediate set of information," Guide said. "It can get you to a human who can help you much faster, rather than sitting on hold, waiting for someone to pick up the phone."
University of Houston marketing expert Paul Galvani says companies have a narrow window to make customers happy.
"The easier they make it, the more loyalty that company can gain," he said.
Galvani adds that very few unhappy customers will contact a company, while the rest will just shop elsewhere. Though customer calls can cost a company $5 to $10 a piece, it may be an important investment.
"Yes it's going to cost you money, but if you have a product that is causing a customer to call, then you better listen," he continued.
While a Statista survey found two-thirds of customers prefer dealing with human customer service, those chatbots are still going to be used. To better navigate them, simple details and common-language terms are most likely to get an answer from an artificial intelligence service.
More complicated conversations might leave you waiting for any humans who are still available to take your call.


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Sony launches smaller, less-expensive 4K Ultra HD TVs
Sony will begin selling smaller, less-expensive versions of its new XBR 4K Ultra HD TVs.
The Japanese tech company was one of the first to roll out 4K Ultra HD sets late last year. That technology is supposed to offer quadruple the resolution of current HD TVs and an even more crystal-clear image than before.
Sony’s first foray with the new TV technology was an 84-inch set it began selling in November for $25,000. But starting Thursday evening the company’s new 55-inch and 65-inch models will go on sale at Santa Monica’s Video & Audio Center. The two models cost $4,999 and $6,999, respectively, and will be available at other retail stores this weekend.
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Although the 55-inch and 65-inch 4K Ultra HD TV models are much more expensive than regular HD TVs, Sony’s model marks a significant price drop for the 4K Ultra HD technology. Sony’s rivals, Samsung and LG, also sell sets, but theirs are only available in models larger than 80 inches with price tags of nearly $40,000 and $17,000, respectively.
Sony officially unveiled the two sets this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but Thursday marks the U.S. launch of the two TVs. The company’s U.S. launch of its latest tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, also will take place Thursday.
The new tablet is an extremely thin and waterproof device that runs on Android and features a 10.1-inch screen. The tablet comes with 16 GB of storage and costs $499. It also can be purchased for $599 with 32 GB of storage.
The tablet will go on sale at the Video & Audio Center Thursday evening. It will be available at other retailers later this month.
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by Brendon Nafziger
, DOTmed News Associate Editor | July 12, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration once again expanded its recall of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl packages, potentially tainted by a smelly, nausea-inducing fungicide, adding further woes to drug-maker McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of Johnson and Johnson.
The FDA added 21 lots of the over-the-counter medicines to its recall as a precaution, as a McNeil internal review discovered the products appeared to have shipped in or been stored on the wooden pallets treated with the fungicide that sparked a massive recall earlier this year.
All products were made before the original Jan. 15 recall, the FDA said, when some customers complained of smelling a musty odor on some packages of McNeil products.
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The odor was linked to trace amounts of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole, or TBA, a fungicide used to treat the wooden pallets that the products shipped on.
At the time, some customers reported nausea, diarrhea and vomiting linked with the recalled packages, McNeil said. Similar cases were linked to the current recall, the New Brunswick, N.J.-based company said.
"We have a few reports of non-serious, gastrointestinal-related adverse medical events such as stomach discomfort, associated with these lots. It is not known whether these adverse event reports are related to the presence of TBA," McNeil said on its website.
The recall has continued to expand since the original January announcement, to date affecting more than 60 million packages. Another batch of some Tylenol and Benadryl products was recalled in June 15 following continued reviews, the company said. Children's and infant's liquid products were recalled in April for failing to meet quality control guidelines, the company said.
The recalls have injured the bottom line of the company, causing it lose millions of dollars in sales, according to reports. Market research group SymphonyIRI Group estimated that sales of pain reliever pills fell 56 percent in four weeks, ending June 13 compared with this time last year, The Associated Press said, while sales of liquid pain relievers, like Children's Tylenol, were even harder hit, falling almost 96 percent.
Johnson and Johnson's stocks dipped 1.5 percent to reach $60.50 in recent trading Friday.
The products in the current recall were shipped to United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica, the FDA said.
McNeil did not return calls for comment.
For a complete list of products affected, visit: http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/


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The 3G iPhone has a lot of (very passionate) fans, but for business purposes the Blackberry has always been on top thanks to its QWERTY keyboard. HSBC, however, have decided that their workers really need multitouch and are considering transitioning their staff over to iPhones.
If they approve the decision then it’ll mean a huge order of iPhones – up to 200,000. Considering that there’s still a shortage of iPhones in some places, your best hope if you’re still trying to find one might be to get a job at HSBC!
It’s a powerful statement of faith in the new enterprise features that the iPhone 2.0 firmware has enabled, but I wonder if they’ve been listening to what Steve Jobs had to say about MobileMe. They might also consider taking a serious look at the Blackberry Bold, which will be out in a few days time.
Staff reaction to the news hasn’t been reported yet, but I imagine that at least some users will be annoyed by the lack of a proper keyboard on the iPhone 3G, once they get past the “oooh… shiny” factor that the iPhone seems to inspire in everyone.
Which side of the fence do you sit on in the Blackberry/iPhone debate? If you work at HSBC, what do you think of the plans? Let us know in the comments.
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HR Fred Heritage · 15 September 2016
Startup growth stalled by founders? DIY attitude? to admin
Small and micro business owners are increasingly sacrificing time for creative thinking at their firm by taking a “do it yourself” approach to administration, new research has found. According to online bookkeeping platform Geniac, 61 per cent of smaller UK business owners conduct administrative tasks themselves, filling up their working day dealing with issues including legal matters, account handling and basic HR. As such, startup founders struggle to make time to think creatively and strategically about how to grow their business. Brainstorming a method often used by small teams to think critically about how to tackle specific tasks was found to have been neglected by a third of founders, while 28 per cent failed to spend time working on new business proposals or developing new products. A similar proportion failed to spend time with their customers. Overall business growth amongst startups is suffering as a result. As many as 73 per cent of small and micro company owners surveyed said they thought their venture would grow at a faster rate if they spent less time on administrative tasks. Commenting on the findings, Geniac co-founder Mike Galvin said: What can seem like a cost-cutting exercise on paper can quickly become an expensive mistake. A business owner should be doing what they do best, solving core business issues and not being distracted by admin overload. This administrative burden could be contributing to the overall health of business owners themselves. Last year, a study from Worldpay revealed that 70 per cent of business owners in the UK didnt believed their work-life balance was unhealthy, with one in five claiming not to have taken a week’s holiday in ten years.
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Rumours have been flying for the last few days that Peter Moore, the tattooed Vice President of Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft, may well be resigning from his position as one of Bill Gates' most trusted generals and will be taking his burly biceps
Well, those rumours are now officially true.
Moore and Microsoft have announced that Moore will be leaving to take up a position in charge of EA Sports, citing personal reasons for relocation as an explanation for the move:
"Peter Moore, who currently serves as corporate vice president of IEB, has decided to move his family back to the Bay Area for personal reasons and has secured another opportunity in the video games industry."
Reads the press release.
Moore will ironically be replaced by the rather bland looking Dan Mattrick, who previously worked as President of EA and now functions as an external advisor for Microsoft.
So, EA and Microsoft are doing the ol' switcherooney on us then. Looks like Microsoft is going to be sad to see Moore, who had become something of a figurehead for console gamers, make the move to EA Sports:
"Peter has contributed enormously to the games business since joining Microsoft in 2003 and we are sad to see him go,"
said Robbie Bach, president of Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft.
Not everyone is sad about the move though, with Jack Tretton of SCEA offering congratulations
and saying he is looking forward to working with his old rival on PlayStation 3 titles in the future.
Moore himself will likely be more than chuffed with the move too, as EA has reportedly
paid him $1.5 million on top of an annual $550,000 salary for the move. EA is also providing Moore and his family with $333,000 in relocation expenses, just in case he needs to rent a really
big truck or something.
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In the National Venture Capital Association's 2013 prediction survey, VCs and CEOs see modest growth for startups, according to this story from Inc.com. “Both sides of the startup world expect small, but notable growth for small businesses and investors alike,” according to the survey, which is the association's seventh annual compilation of predictions. The survey polled more than 600 CEOs of venture-funded startups and venture capitalists between Nov. 26 and Dec. 7. Inc.com looks at five highlights of the results:
Rise of the acquisitions: More than half of the venture capitalists and CEOs polled thought that there would be more startup acquisitions next year, with the majority of each group seeing the most acquisitions in the tech industry. On top of that, 35% of CEOs and 40% of venture capitalists thought that the quality of acquisitions would improve.
2013 will be the year of the venture capitalist: Asked who would have a better year — CEOs or venture capitalists—both parties agreed that venture capitalists would fare better in 2013. Specifically, 65% of the venture capitalists polled thought they would have a better year, while 56% of the CEOs felt the same way.
Not a lot of faith in the U.S. economy: The only discernible pessimism that the groups shared was for the U.S. economy. Only 49% of CEOs and 42% of venture capitalists predicted that the U.S. economy would improve in 2013, showing slightly less hope than they did when polled last year.
Hiring will be up: In one question, 83% of CEOs said that they expect to hire more employees next year, while 46% of CEOs said in another question that hiring would be “achievable” based on their company's needs.
IT startups take the spotlight: Venture capitalists predicted that IT startups would receive more funding than necessary next year, with 62% saying that the sector would be "over-funded."
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Capital spending: One of our sister publications, Plastics News, reports that custom injection molder Laszeray Technologies Inc. of North Royalton has been recapitalized by company management and an undisclosed investor. The recapitalization will allow the company to continue to grow and provide customers with the “high-quality products and exceptional customer service they have come to expect,” said Raymond Sueffert, founder and CEO of Laszeray, in a news release. Details of the recapitalization were not disclosed. Western Reserve Partners LLC, Laszeray's exclusive investment banker for the transaction, announced the recapitalization this week. Laszeray offers tooling, design, prototyping and printing capabilities. Plastics News reports that the company underwent its latest expansion in 2010, adding warehouse space and more than $1.3 million in new equipment to its approximately 39,000-square-foot facility. The right direction: Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for an eighth consecutive month in December, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released this week. The two-point gain in the index, to 47, means home builder confidence now is at its highest level since April 2006. “Builders across the country are reporting some of the best sales conditions they've seen in more than five years, with more serious buyers coming forward and a shrinking number of vacant and foreclosed properties on the market,” said NAHB chairman Barry Rutenberg, a home builder from Gainesville, Fla., in a statement. The main drag now, though, is “the difficulty that many families are encountering in getting qualified for a mortgage due to today's overly stringent lending standards,” he said. Their work is done: In case you missed this one from Wednesday's HR/Staffing blog … A testy fight between ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and a Cleveland company has ended. ICANN has withdrawn its February 2011 breach notice against Cleveland-based Employ Media, the registry operator of the .jobs domain and confirmed that Employ Media is in good standing. As a result, Employ Media has dismissed arbitration proceedings with ICANN. This settlement “brings to a close the dispute between the two parties regarding how non-company names (such as geographic, occupation, and dictionary terms) in .jobs are registered and used,” according to a statement from Employ Media. In 2011, Employ Media accepted proposals from various parties to launch websites using geographic and occupation names under .jobs. DomainIncite reports that ICANN “will not seek to impose restrictions on new or existing policy initiatives within .jobs as long as such conduct is consistent with the .jobs charter and terms of the registry agreement.” The original breach notice alleged that the registry had gone too far when it sold thousands of generic domain names to the DirectEmployers Association to use for jobs listings sites, according to DomainIncite.com. The project “was criticized harshly by the .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition, an ad hoc group of jobs sites including Monster.com, which lobbied ICANN to enforce the .jobs contract,” the website reports. (.jobs was originally supposed to be for companies to advertise only their own job openings.) The reasoning behind ICANN's change of heart now “is a little fuzzy,” DomainIncite.com reports. “Ostensibly, it's because it received a letter December 3 from the Society for Human Resources Management, Employ Media's policy-setting 'sponsoring organization,'” according to the website. “The letter states that all of DirectEmployers' domain names are perfectly okay registrations — being used consistently with the terms of the .JOBS Charter” — and have been since the .Jobs Universe project started.” In a statement, Tom Embrescia, chairman and CEO of Employ Media, said, “I am particularly pleased that ICANN has agreed that we are in full compliance as the registry operator of .jobs. Resolution of this dispute with ICANN gives us, the .jobs universe and those registering existing and future .jobs domains the ability to move forward with business certainty.” You also can follow me on Twitter for more news about business and Northeast Ohio.


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As the headline says, there's an incredible Qatar Airways fare on offer for travel between New York JFK and Kyiv (Kiev) right now and with the flights between New York and Doha offering the famous Qsuites you're unlikely to find a cheaper way to try out one of the world's best Business Class products on a route originating in the US.
Qatar Airways has launched a new Business Class sale for departures worldwide but, as usual, the best deals are to be found for travel from select European cities to destinations in Africa, Oceania and Asia. With long-haul roundtrip Business Class fares starting as low as $1,150 this is a sale worthy of some attention.
Qatar Airways offers passengers who check-in online the option to purchase its “Super Wi-Fi” service in advance of travel and, by doing so, they can save up to 20% on the price they would be asked to pay onboard. This post shows you how to lock-in that saving.
Right now Qatar Airways is offering a number of good Business Class fares for travel between US cities and Asia and, as Qatar Airways offers the Qsuite cabin on at least 2 of the 4 segments that all of these fares cover, this could be a very good opportunity to try the Qsuites out while raking in a lot of miles and elite credits towards American Airlines status.
Thanks to the introduction of new aircraft and the increased speed with which Qatar Airways is refitting its older aircraft, the Qsuite Business Class cabin is not nearly as hard to find and book as it once was...but it's still exciting to see it being rolled out to more and more new cities.
Qatar Airways is undoubtedly one of the best airlines in the world (especially if you're flying in Business Class) and thanks to some of the amazing premium cabin fares that it offers between Europe and Asia it's also one of the more popular airlines too. That's why the news that the airline is launching 8 new routes between March and November 2020 will bring a smile to quite a few people's faces...and to mine in particular thanks to one specific route coming later this year.
The Qatar Airways Qsuites are considered by many to be one of the very best Business Class products around so it was with great interest that I booked myself on a Qatar Airways A350-1000 (flying between Doha and London Heathrow) to see just exactly how great the world's first Business Class suite really is.
Qatar Airways has gradually been increasing the number of aircraft and number of routes on which it offers its highly acclaimed Qsuites Business Class cabin and 2020 will be the year in which all of the airline's US routes will finally offer passengers Qatar's premium Business Class cabin.
It has been a while since I've posted a review of the Qatar Airways A380 aircraft and that's probably because, despite the fact that I fly with Qatar Airways reasonably frequently, I rarely seem to find myself traveling on routes where the airline offers its largest aircraft. On a recent trip to Australia that all changed and I found myself booked on the Qatar Airways whale-jet for the 11+ hour flight between Perth and Doha.
The Qatar Airways Qsuites are one of the very best Business Class products in the world and here in the US we're lucky to have the product on offer out of multiple cities around the country. Sadly, it's usually pretty expensive to book Qatar Airways Business Class out of the US so when the cabin is bookable at a notable discount it's definitely newsworthy. Right now is one of those times.


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Parking spot for husbands? Mall cave opens at Garden State Plaza in Paramus
Man caves — modern rec rooms where guys retreat to watch sports and drink beer — are the hot decorating trend. Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus is giving the trend a new twist by opening its first mall cave.
The State Room, a 2,000-square-foot lounge with leather chairs, extra-large screen televisions, pool table, putting green, video games and a bar along one wall, opened at 5 p.m. Monday.
While about half the people who pass through the doors of New Jersey's largest and busiest mall are men, the Plaza is acknowledging with its man cave that not all of them are thrilled to be there. The new space is intended to be a place where the non-shopping enthusiast can relax and have fun while his - or her, since this will be an equal opportunity mall cave - significant other spends.
The Plaza is also planning to use the space for Super Bowl-related promotions and events in the weeks leading up to the big game, being held this year at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
"This complimentary service and space is something we created with sports enthusiasts in mind, especially given that our timing coincides with the Super Bowl only a few miles away," said Loren Miller, vice president, of Westfield Media, a marketing division of the mall's Australian parent company. Westfield representatives said this is the first man-cave inspired lounge Westfield has created at one of its malls.
Lisa Herrmann, the mall's marketing director, said the idea for the lounge was born as the mall management team was brainstorming ideas for events tied to the Super Bowl.
Tuesday, New York Giants Terrell Thomas and Justin Pugh will help launch the cave by signing autographs and jerseys there.
Other malls in the past have converted empty store spaces into lounges, or rest areas, but most have been geared to female shoppers, offering water bottles, energy bars, or hand massages to recharge visitors for more shopping.
"Those have been more tranquility-themed," said Elizabeth Napoli, president of MC&M Ltd., a shopping center management and marketing consulting firm based in Rockland County, and the former manager of The Shops at Riverside.
The Plaza's mall cave is designed more as an escape from shopping, and Napoli called it a smart way to get males to like the mall. "If you give them something like this, maybe they'll stay there longer," she said. And the longer a man, and his shopping partner, stays at the mall, the more they'll buy, Napoli said.


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Tilray (TLRY) announced its fourth-quarter results after the market closed on Monday. As expected, the Canadian marijuana producer reported strong sales growth. Also as expected, Tilray posted a substantial net loss.
Investors seemed to like what they saw in Tilray's results. The stock jumped in after-hours trading on Monday and rose in early trading on Tuesday. But what about the numbers that investors didn't see? Here are four things that Tilray should have revealed in its Q4 update but didn't.
1. Actual net revenue
Tilray reported fourth-quarter revenue of $15.5 million. But it wasn't clear from the company's press release announcing its results exactly what that revenue included.
Most of Tilray's peers provide gross revenue and net revenue figures in their quarterly updates. Gross revenue includes excise taxes while net revenue equals gross revenue less excise taxes. Other companies typically highlight their net revenue numbers. For example, Canopy Growth (CGC -2.26%) included its net revenue in the headline of its press release. Aurora Cannabis (ACB -0.67%) listed net revenue as the first bullet point in its press release.
During Tilray's Q4 conference call, Brendan Kennedy was asked to clarify if the company's revenue figure was on a gross or a net basis. He responded, "Yeah, that's net revenues, but it does include taxes." In other words, Tilray's "net revenue" corresponded to its peers' gross revenue. Including excise taxes in the figure, of course, makes the number higher.
Check out the latest earnings call transcript for Tilray.
2. Recreational marijuana sales vs. medical marijuana sales
Aurora Cannabis and Canopy Growth also clearly noted how much of their total revenue in the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2018, came from medical marijuana sales and how much came from the adult-use recreational marijuana market. Tilray didn't.
The only information that Tilray revealed on this is that some of its year-over-year revenue growth of 203.8% was driven by "the inaugural sales for the Canadian adult-use market." It's obvious that a lot of the company's growth was fueled by the recreational marijuana market, but investors have no hard number from either Tilray's press release or its Q4 conference call.
3. International sales
You'd think that Tilray would focus on its international sales, especially considering that Brendan Kennedy stated in the Q4 conference call that "the United States and European markets are orders of magnitude larger than Canada." The company's fourth-quarter press release referenced higher spending on "expansion of international teams." But were there any international sales numbers? Nope.
Again, Tilray's major peers clearly stated their international sales results from the last quarter. International sales are still small for Aurora and Canopy Growth, but the numbers are important enough to include in their quarterly updates. Tilray was the first Canadian marijuana producer to market both cannabis flower and cannabis oils in Germany -- the biggest international marijuana market outside of North America. It's somewhat surprising that the company didn't at least provide a few details on its international operations.
4. Third-party supply vs. internal production
Tilray CFO Mark Castaneda said in the company's conference call that "the procurement of third-party supply" was a key reason behind gross margins falling to 20% in the fourth quarter from 57% in the prior-year period. Brendan Kennedy stated later that "the third-party supply is primarily because we have significant demand for our products and we're just not able to produce enough to demand."
However, investors didn't receive any information about just how much Tilray had to rely on third-party sources. Granted, other companies don't typically provide such details, either. But it would have been very interesting to know just how much Tilray had to lean on other suppliers to generate its revenue growth in the fourth quarter.
Does it matter?
There's no question that Tilray wasn't as transparent in its quarterly update as Aurora Cannabis and Canopy Growth were. But does it matter? Yes and no.
On one hand, some of the omitted details can be estimated to some extent. It's not too difficult to calculate a ballpark figure for Tilray's actual net revenue, for example. We could also probably come pretty close to guessing how much of Tilray's Q4 sales came from the medical market versus the recreational market.
However, it is at least a little concerning that Tilray apparently doesn't feel that shareholders and the investment community deserve to know the details that other major marijuana producers readily share. With the increasing importance of international markets, investors will definitely want to know how the company is performing in those markets compared to its domestic results. For some, the lack of transparency raises another question: If Tilray doesn't reveal these things, what else is the company not telling us?
Of course, none of this matters much at all for investors who aren't considering buying Tilray stock. My hunch is that most investors fall into this category. There are simply too many other marijuana stocks that are better buys.


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By Larissa Zimberoff/Bloomberg News
Given the current obsession with plant-based cooking, cheese might seem like a food in decline.
But curd consumption has risen 19% in the past decade, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. It’s the main catalyst of per capita dairy consumption. Last year was great for the dairy case, as sales increased $7 billion from a year earlier to $61 billion, according to Madison, Wisconsin-based International Dairy Deli Bakery Association.
At Kroger Co., the second-bestselling overall product of 2020 was four-cheese Mexican blend. (Zero-calorie soft drinks were No. 1.)


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Satya Nadella knows Microsoft in the abstract. But can he expand his knowledge of the cloud and server businesses into consumer and retail?
Dell's pocket PC is powered by Android, but plays nice with desktop virtualization services from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMWare.
Lenovo last week announced a deal to buy IBM's x86 server business
Google Glass "Explorers" are finding many ways to use the device to work smarter and faster, integrating it into the workflow.
Microsoft easily blew away analyst estimates, thanks to its consumer businesses and Surface tablet. But Windows revenues decreased.
Windows Phone sales dropped despite the holiday shopping season.
This business laptop’s price tag fails to match up to its blah feature set and mediocre performance.
A survey shows Internet shopping can be more eco-friendly if its procedures are accompanied by smart delivery logistics.
The chipmaker announced in 2011 plans to spend $5 billion on Fab 42
Universal Wi-Fi service offers coverage in 110 countries using more than 1.3 million hotspots


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Since its debut in 2005, Amazon’s two-day shipping service has forced competitors to spend billions updating their infrastructures to keep up. It also trained a generation of consumers to treat any shipment that takes longer than a few days as an interminable wait.
Fashion is no different. Faster shipping times have increasingly become the norm, pushed by fast fashion companies like Asos, even as supply chain disruptions have caused massive delays. Now, several fashion brands are taking the race toward faster shipping to its logical endpoint: same-day delivery.
In the last four months, Skims, Todd Snyder, Untuckit and Abercrombie & Fitch have launched same-day delivery services, mostly in partnership with third parties like Shippit and Uber. And that number will likely continue to grow. According to a survey from retail fulfillment company Bringg of 500 retailers from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Germany, France and Italy, 99% of respondents said they will have same-day delivery by 2025.
Barely more than a third of companies surveyed by Bringg, however, said they have the technology to do same-day delivery themselves, with the rest citing the lack of technological or financial resources necessary. Companies like Amazon and Walmart have the resources needed to set up expensive same-day delivery infrastructure internally, and with more DTC brands trying to tap into the market, third-party fulfillment services will be even more important.
Skims, for example, is working with Uber and a company called RandemRetail for its two-hour delivery service. For now, the service is limited to only a 10-mile radius in the Los Angeles area and a 500-SKU subsection of the brand’s product catalog. Skims co-founder Jens Grede said that micro-warehousing, using small storage units of inventory around the city and having Uber drivers pick the packages up from there, was the only way to get something like this off the ground.
“Two-hour delivery will allow us to bridge the convenience of e-commerce with the instant gratification of in-person retail,” Grede said.
Other brands have similarly started same-day services in a limited capacity. Todd Snyder, which began offering same-day shipping in January, keeps it limited to New York City.
Nick Blanchet, CTO and co-founder of Ohi, which provides same-day delivery to DTC brands like Untuckit, said that same-day delivery capabilities have radically evolved in the last few years.
“It’s quickly becoming a necessity,” Blanchet said. “Even smaller brands are expected to have a premium post-purchase experience, whether that’s same-day delivery or elevated packaging.”
According to Blanchet, the ecosystem of services for DTC brands through places like Shopify has evolved in recent years. Brands that use Shopify, which has grown to include tens of thousands of partners like Ohi and RandemRetail, have easy access to the technology and services that make same-day delivery possible. Additionally, the rise of gig economy jobs including driving for Uber and delivering for DoorDash has helped solve last-minute problems for same-day delivery. Ten years ago, a same-day delivery would have cost $40-$50 in shipping. Now, thanks to the infrastructure of companies like Uber, costs have come down to around $10, much more manageable for smaller brands.
“The retail industry is reinventing itself and adjusting its fulfillment operations to the current market eruptions which are paving the way for cost-effective fast fulfillment,” said Guy Bloch, CEO of Bringg, which works with companies such as Walmart and Uber on fulfilling same-day orders.
Blanchet said there is still a minimum size DTC brands need to be to make same-day work. If you’re selling a few hundred products a month, it probably doesn’t make sense to invest in the amount of inventory required for same-day shipping. Blanchet said a minimum of around 3,000 orders a month — but ideally, 5,000 – -is needed for same-day to become viable. Brands should have at least 1,000 pieces of inventory for each micro-fulfillment center wherever they’re offering same-day, he said, which precludes the smallest brands until they grow their audience and inventory.
If brands can meet those minimum requirements, Blanchet said same-day shipping can cost less than typical shipping through UPS or FedEx. But it also leads to the biggest challenge with same-day shipping right now: meeting those inventory minimums in the first place.
A DTC brand like Skims, which made $275 million last year, can easily meet those minimums. But with ongoing supply chain disruptions around the world, smaller brands can find their inventory stretched thin between allocating enough to same-day shipping, supplying any brick-and-mortar stores they own with products and filling wholesale orders, if they have any.
“Things like port congestion in L.A. mostly affects brands’ ability to get inventory and has less impact on the last mile, which is where most of the same-day shipping infrastructure is focused,” Blanchet said. “But the rise in gas prices is having an impact on same-day because it’s reliant on drivers.”


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The Federation of Small Businesses in London supports TFL's efforts to address future congestion which costs micro firms time and money.
However, TFL must ensure small businesses are not excessively burdened at a time of increasing economic pressures, especially when micro firms are dependent on their vehicle for essential business journeys.
72 per cent of small firms said their car/van is crucial to their business.
The congestion charge and emission related discount schemes have already resulted in a disproportionate financial burden on small businesses that have had to spend time and money on compliance.
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Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a burglary at the home of pensioner Richard Osborn-Brooks.
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Owning to a dispute between Japan and South Korea, the number of beer exports hit rock bottom last month and intensified the trade tensions between the Asian neighbours.
Food exports of Japan were down in October by 58.1%, according to a broadcaster NHK. The Sake shipments dropped more than 90% along with the sale of instant noodles.
Reports allege, the dispute began with a feud over wartime labour compensation and later emerged into a trade row between the two countries.
The feud between the two countries has affected various other industries along with the two in question. These include the auto industry and the industry of electronic suppliers.
It is however the beer market which has been worst affected. According to figures released by news agency Kyodo, Japan shipped 800.34m yen worth of beer to South Korea in October last year.
South Korea provides the largest market for Japanese beer and included 60% of total overseas shipments in the last year.
The tensions between the two countries aggravated in July when Japan imposed strict controls over South Korean exports, targeting materials used in display screens and memory chips which play a significant role in local companies such as Samsung.
The two countries later cancelled each other from their list of trusted partners. This is one of the major attributors for 49% cut down of exports of Japanese equipment which are used in the manufacture of semiconductors.
Furthermore, South Korea agreed to continue the sharing pact of a military intelligence report with Japan last week. The move was welcomed by the US which wants the two countries to put an end to their differences.


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As a rapper and hip-hop producer, Mark Sutton went by the name Diezzle Don. In his kitchen life, he took classic culinary training, worked in Atlantic City casino restaurants and later made TV shows as “The Original Hip-Hop Chef Chardon.” But as a coffee entrepreneur, he just uses the name he grew up with in Atlantic City.
Sutton brought his old name back to his hometown almost 18 months ago, when he cooked up his first batch of coffee with a brand-new name — Atlantic City Salt Water Roast Coffee. He made that maiden batch of beans right on the Boardwalk, in front of a saltwater taffy shop.
And his origin story for his Salt Water Roast — one of a few brands in his Lucky 7 Coffee family — shares a lot with the candy famously created in Atlantic City. By legend, saltwater taffy was born when a stormy ocean swamped a Boardwalk candy shop, soaking some of the store’s sweets. The owner tasted the results, sold them and made candy history.
Sutton roasts his Salt Water beans in sand — locally sourced sand, he emphasizes, although he traces this little-known roasting method back to a beach in Cameroon, the African nation that grows the beans he uses.
Even when he heats that sand enough to bake all the moisture out, it retains a bit of sea salt, Sutton says.
But don’t worry, you don’t get any sand — or salt — in your cup. Sutton says that by the time the sand “gets to 400 or 500 degrees, it’s like glass, it won’t stick to anything.” Plus, he uses kitchen strainers to shake the sand out and leave the beans behind.
You can see a video of that sand-roasting process on his website, lucky7brand.com.
Sutton documented the birthing of that first batch in a public ceremony that drew dignitaries from Atlantic City to Cameroon.
But by this summer, he plans to do regular roasting in public on the Boardwalk beside Celebrity Corner Beach Bar & Grill, on the ground floor at the Ocean Club condo towers. Domenico Gaggiano, Celebrity Corner’s owner, was happy to show a visitor where Sutton will create his coffee — because it’s on a freshly expanded Boardwalk street end that Gaggiano has lobbied for years to get.
The bar owner is so excited about the addition because along with a place for Sutton to do his roasting, it also gives Celebrity Corner a place to add outside seating.
Gaggiano sees it as a sign of transformation in the city because of the cooperation he finally got for his outdoor expansion — although that follows a big jolt of pain. He figures he lost 45 percent of his business in 2014 to the closing of the nearby Atlantic Club casino.
“We worked very hard to get this for years,” he said. “The city gives support to the little guy. ... But it took a while to get to this stage.”
In his 25 years on the Boardwalk, he didn’t always have as much faith in Atlantic City’s treatment of small operators like him and his friendly coffee maker. But after seeing how things have gone lately, he’s starting to see the coffee cups as half full.
“In this city, I’ve seen things go upstairs, downstairs, sideways. I’ve seen it all,” Gaggiano says. “This time, I see a lot of promise.”
Sutton also sees promise in showing off his Salt Water roasting to Boardwalk crowds.
“We want to create like a destination situation here,” says Sutton, who has used his music-business connections to draw DJs, jazz groups and more entertainers to Celebrity Corner — or “Bourbon Street, Atlantic City,” as he calls it.
It’s nice when people show up to see music, but he wants the crowds to get to know his product, too.
“This definitely will be the freshest coffee in Atlantic City — roasted daily,” he promises.
He has more plans as a coffee entrepreneur, including helping out the source of his Salt Water Roast beans, Cameroon. Production has suffered in the country in recent years, Cameroon’s National Cocoa and Coffee Board reported last November. The latest 17,000-ton crop was up a bit from the previous year, but down sharply from a 38,000-ton harvest just two years earlier, the agency said.
Still, Sutton believes in his Cameroonian Boyo beans, which are labeled “More Than Fair” trade and which spring from the same seeds as Jamaica’s legendary Blue Mountain coffee. And regardless of any other coffee trends in Cameroon, Sutton’s brand has grown in the country: He started dealing with 20 farmers but now says he works with 200.
He gets beans from other sources, too, and has them roasted in bulk at a commercial plant in Millville where he produces blends for customers from New York to Baltimore to California. Still, he acknowledges that he’s a fairly new and definitely small player in the coffee business, although he didn’t disclose how much coffee he’s producing.
His only other current commercial customer isn’t open yet. It’s a cafe in the Noyes Arts Garage in Atlantic City, and he will supply the coffee when they’re up and running — but not yet.
He has believers of his own around Atlantic City. Dominic Alcaro, who has owned Barbera Fish Market in Atlantic City for 30 years, plans to carry Salt Water Roast at his place, too. He remembers Sutton as a neighborhood kid and is happy to see him come back to do something good in his hometown.
“I’m going to sell his stuff. ... I want to see him do well in life,” Alcaro said. “There’s nothing wrong with helping each other out — especially when times are tough.”
Willie Lewis, the board chairman of the Professional Chefs Association of South Jersey, is Sutton’s former boss in the kitchens at Atlantic City’s Claridge Hotel.
“Mark is very talented and he did a good job for me,” said Lewis, now a chef-consultant at Kelsey’s in Atlantic City. “I think he’ll be very successful with this business.”
Even after a lifetime in food, Lewis had never heard of roasting coffee in sand. But he knows coffee-roasting has a rich history in Sutton’s hometown.
“I remember years ago when Ireland Coffee was in Atlantic City,” Lewis said — Ireland had a busy roasting plant on Albany Avenue until 1989. “You could smell that coffee for miles and miles, but when they left, that odor left too.”
Now, Sutton is trying to bring that coffee aroma back home — one batch of beans at a time. His goal, he says, is to make Salt Water Roast as famous as saltwater taffy.
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In its maiden earnings announcement as a public company, Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) reported 41% growth in revenues to $25.9 million, higher than $24.09 million expected by the Wall Street.
Meanwhile, net loss for the second quarter of 2019 narrowed to 19 cents per share from 25 cents per share a year ago, even as analysts were expecting a wider net loss of 42 cents per share.
Fiverr shares jumped 2.4% post the earnings announcement.
The number of active buyers increased 14% in Q2, while spend per buyer was $157, up 16% year-over-year.
The Israeli company added that its revenues for the full year are expected to grow 34%-37% and adjusted EBITDA loss is anticipated in the range of $20.5 million to $21.5 million.
For the third quarter, the online freelancing platform expects 30-35% growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA loss between $5 million and $6 million.
Almost two months back, Fiverr witnessed a spectacular initial public offering. The company had issued 5.3 million shares for $21 apiece, and at the end of its first trading day, the stock price had climbed almost 90%.
However, the stock failed to hold investor interest post this. Currently, it is trading 17% above its trading price.
To Fiverr critics, lack of profitability is the biggest turn-off factor. And the company has been trying to overcome this through a number of innovative ways – including a “studio” feature that allows freelancers to come together as teams to work on bigger projects, as well as the introduction of gaming services to benefit from the rising popularity of this industry.
Recently the company had announced that PUBG and Fortnite experts who will be available to coach players on the platform. These new additions are expected to boost overall results in Q2.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported first quarter 2023 earnings results today. Consolidated net revenues increased 8% year-over-year to $8.7 billion, in line with projections. Global comparable store sales increased
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Al-Muhannadi leads the inauguration ceremony of the bank’s new branch and head office.
The inauguration ceremony was led by branch manager Mariam al-Muhannadi in the presence of prominent Qatari customers and senior management of Mashreq.
Mashreq’s e-Cube retail concept offers customers smart banking services using interactive electronic devices.
Upon entering the branch, customers are greeted by an interactive 75” exterior attractor screen, which clients can use to explore Mashreq’s wide range of products and services using motion detection technology.
Head of Retail Banking Niranjan Mendonca said, “For the first time in Qatar, our award winning e-Cube branch provides customers with new age banking. We continue to explore new ways to delight our customers with innovative banking solutions coupled with an atmosphere that provides the latest technology to keep our customers engaged.”
He added, “In addition to regular branch transactions, customers can use the e-kiosk to video chat with a customer service representative anytime. This is also our first disabled-friendly branch location, with a dedicated wheelchair access ramp and suitably configured ATMs and electronic interfaces.”
The e-Cube branch is also environmental-friendly, offering customers a paperless processing experience. Clients will no longer have to fill out forms to conduct day-to-day branch banking transactions.
Dedicated Mashreq Gold and Business Banking Relationship Managers are also available in the branch. C-Ring Road is also Mashreq’s new head office, which houses the retail banking team, business banking, corporate banking team, and the country head office.
The new branch continues to offer the same working hours, offering services during the morning, evening and even on weekends: Sunday to Thursday from 7:30am to 1:00pm and then from 6pm to 8:30pm. During Saturdays, banking hours are from 8am to 12:30pm.
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Apple has confirmed that it’s doubling down on the iPhone X in a big way. The company will release three new phones this year, all of which will retain iPhone X’s edge-to-edge screen design. The devices will also come in a wide range of prices, sizes, and features. The aim here is to increase the appeal of each device after the iPhone X failed to capture the imagination of most people when it was launched and to also reduce their cost.
Despite these changes, none of the three new phones will come in new designs. Apple is labeling the launch an “S year,” an indication that the smartphone giant will be offering devices that retain the same design already present on previous models. However, the company is planning to make more significant changes to its flagship devices in 2019.
The iPhone X was billed by Apple and even Wall Street as the next-gen phone that would revolutionize the smartphone industry. Its futuristic features did capture the headlines for a while but this didn’t translate into the expected sales figures. A number of things were blamed for this including the price. However, Apple still sold a good number.
The proposed launch of the three new phones this year could indicate that perhaps Apple is changing its strategy a little bit. The smartphone market hasn’t been growing much lately as people are holding on to their devices longer than before. This means that the number of people going to the store for a new phone has gone down significantly. In order to diversify, Apple is focusing on retaining its active customer base and is trying to support sales through accessories. The company is also banking on digital services like video and music streaming to support declining smartphone sales.
Apple still holds a huge chunk of the smartphone market. In 2016, the company revealed that the number of its active users had hit 1 billion. This number is expected to hit 1.3 billion this year and the three new devices coming out soon may not have any effect on it. After all, there aren’t a lot of new things about them.
We also know that Apple will launch a brand new high-end iPhone soon. The phone has been codenamed D33 internally. The device is expected to measure about 6.5 inches diagonally making it one of the largest smartphones in the market. Apple will also retain a glass back as well as its popular stainless steel edges. Analysts believe that a bigger screen will be very important in generating demand.
Apple is also expected to develop a cheaper version to replace the iPhone 8 codenamed N84 which will look exactly like the iPhone X but the screen will be relatively larger. It will come in multiple colors with aluminum edges instead of the stainless steel we saw on the iPhone X. The cheaper version of the iPhone X will feature an LCD screen as opposed to the OLED one to save on the cost.