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India, March 25 -- For all those who thought that Durex, the world's largest condom maker was launching denims will be disappointed. The company has launched a variant of condom, with a new packet that fits well in your body-hugging denim pocket.
Durex wants to target the upwardly mobile, digital savvy population who swipe left and right on Tinder for dating, and have an active sexual life. "The packet, which is the slimmest the company has come... Read More
India, March 24 -- For the second time Mukesh Ambani has changed the rule of the game in Indian telecom, and has made the superfast 4G networks his new battle ground, after he launched his telecom venture Reliance Jio in September.
The first time he did it was when the Ambani brothers - Mukesh and Anil - were still together. Their telecom company Reliance Communication, a part Reliance Group founded by late Dhirubhai Ambani, launched the Monsoon... Read More
India, March 23 -- Bharti Airtel, the telecom behemoth run by Sunil Bharti Mittal will be the biggest beneficiary of the Idea Cellular-Vodafone merger, according to analysts.
While the merger would create the largest telecom company in the country, with a market share of 42%, both Idea and Vodafone will have to let go some of its customers as regulations do not allow a telecom company to have more than 50% revenue market share in any circle.
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India, March 21 -- After months of desperate attempts to raise capital to fuel growth, India's largest e-commerce company, Flipkart has raised $1 billion from China's Tencents and Microsoft. The company is also in talks to raise another $1 billion, said reports.
Flipkart's fresh capital infusion can change the course of the e-commerce battle in India, where Amazon has been making strides.
Last year has been difficult for Flipkart - in many mont... Read More
India, March 21 -- Hours after Sunil Mittal-promoted Airtel issued a public statement that its network speeds are the fastest according to Ookla, a Seattle-based internet testing firm, rival Reliance Jio said "the public should not be misled by false claims based on Ookla results".
Reliance Jio is owned by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, and has disrupted the telecom sector with its free internet services over high-speed the 4G network.
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India, March 21 -- Towards the end of 2016, Manu Jain, the India head of Xiaomi, realised that it would need a lot more manufacturing in this country than it already does.
The Chinese mobile handset maker, which has built a strong presence in India, was struggling to meet demand, even with a third-party manufacturing agreement with Foxconn, which has a factory in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.
"That was the most frustrating part, the supply constrai... Read More
India, March 21 -- Cognizant, the New Jersey-headquartered software services company with most of its operations in Chennai, may fire 6,000-10,000 people, to reduce redundant and non-performing employees.
The reduction in employee base will be a part of the appraisal process, according to reports, as digitisation and automation are becoming the new normal with Indian IT firms, and Cognizant is not different from Infosys, Wipro and TCS.
The comp... Read More
India, March 20 -- While Vodafone and Idea Cellular will merge to become India's largest telecom operator, its customers will also benefit from better infrastructure, better services and better tariffs of the combined entity. All this perhaps wouldn't have happened if Reliance Jio had not come into the fray with its free telecom services - to begin with, the Welcome Offer, and then its Happy New Year offer - and the company has promised to offer ... Read More
India, March 16 -- Lalit Agarwal has no qualms in admitting that at V-Mart, the company copies designs from international high street, and makes subtle changes that suit the taste of people living in tier-II, III and IV Indian cities. "We do not want to create fashion. We are not in that space, but we copy fashion from Milan and Paris, and improvise on them," said Agarwal, chairman and managing director of V-Mart, the retail chain that he founded... Read More
India, March 16 -- For some it might be a state of fear, for others it signals the future of the Indian startup ecosystem, which continues to witness companies collapsing one after another. Yogendra Vasupal was arrested by the Chennai police on charges of fraud, and inability to pay dues after his company Stayzilla, a homestay and hotel aggregating startup, ran out of money. Vasupal's story is not very different from many startups who raised mone... Read More


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Oh criminals. Stupid stupid criminals. Why would you post a shoplifting selfie? You do know that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites are public, right?
A woman in Illinois was arrested this week after she posted a shoplifting selfie to her Facebook account. The woman, 27-year-old Danielle Saxton, reportedly stole a dress from Mortie’s Botique.
Saxton was able to leave the store without being caught but then she decided to post photos of the dress on Facebook.
Kert Williams, co-owner of Mortie’s Boutique, also posted photos of the incident to Facebook. Williams used the store’s security camera to get an image of Saxton and then posted it to the store’s Facebook page.
Soon, people reported seeing the dress in one of Saxton’s photos. The police were alerted and Saxton was arrested for stealing a dress, a few shirts, and some jewelry.
Police Chief Shawn Talluto said: “We just had a description and a direction of travel, but when the social media aspect played into it, we were able to identify who it was. And by looking at the background of the photograph we were able to pinpoint where she was at.”

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Final wave of new badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade added, last message and credits
It’s the end of an era for Nintendo Badge Arcade as the final wave of new badges were added in today. The app will still continue, but the age of new content is over. Old badges will be recycled going forward.
As someone who has been covering Nintendo Badge Arcade since the beginning, it’s a bit bad. But on the bright side, Nintendo went out with a bang. A last message was shared – posted in the video below – that showcases the different staff who contributed to the app.
To mark the end of Nintendo Badge Arcade, two free plays will be given out next week each day.


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WASHINGTON — It was the fried chicken sandwich that caused a poultry showdown.
And after an emotional roller coaster for fans, which played out online, the beloved menu item is back in Popeyes restaurants.
A Twitter feud between Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Chick-fil-A over which restaurant had the better chicken sandwich seemed to be a done deal for the "EAT MOR CHIKIN" fans.
Wendy's even chimed in from the background, in her red pig tails.
But when Popeyes took only two weeks to sell out of their key ingredient -the bird- they seemingly claimed the win, but were out of what the customers craved.
For weeks, restaurants around the country posted signs apologizing to customers for letting them down.
In late August, Popeyes pinned a tweet to their Twitter account saying, "You ate 'em ALL. (Legit proud of you.)"..."Y’all. We love that you love The Sandwich. Unfortunately we’re sold out (for now)."
Popeyes said it will hire hundreds of workers to assist with the anticipated high demand of the come back. In an August report on Business Insider, Popeyes employees were reportedly working long hours without breaks and experiencing exhaustion trying to handle the spike in demand, before the company said it sold out of chicken for the sandwiches.
One Popeye's restaurant employee, according to Business Insider, said, "Everyone wanted to quit so bad because it was that bad," going on to say, "We have never seen it get this insanely busy."
It was unclear if Popeyes would be able to hire enough new team members at the time of the announcement, presumably those who will make up the front lines of the company - crew who work in the stores dealing directly with customers. And it was unclear if the demand for the popular chicken sandwich would be even larger than previously expected.
The Popeyes employee who spoke to Business Insider back in August said, "My experience at Popeyes has been fine till this sandwich has come."
Popeyes promised customers in a Twitter video that they wouldn't run out of chicken sandwiches again.
In Popeyes' words, "They'll be back soon. For. Good. Pinky swear."
And for now, Popeye's has held onto their word. So eat up folks.


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August 04, 2021
Franklin & Whitman is a local skincare and haircare brand that's vegan and cruelty-free. As part of the company's social mission, they donate a percentage of all sales to dog rescue organizations.
This August, they're also hosting an event to raise more money for dogs, with proceeds going to the Pennsylvania SPCA.
There will be a boxing class on the roof of Bok in South Philly on Sunday, Aug. 29. Instructor Reid Eichelberger will lead the cardio workout.
After, there will be lunch featuring salads from Miles Table, vegan desserts from Crust Vegan Bakery and draft lattes from La Colombe.
There will be door prizes, too, and a swag bag with Franklin & Whitman products.
Tickets to Fightin' for the Pups are $40. Rescue pups from the PSPCA also will be on-site. If you start the adoption process at the event, the adoption fees will be covered.
Sunday, Aug. 29
9 a.m. to noon
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Twenty years after he began working there, Erik Pueschner and his wife, Randi, have bought and renamed a downtown La Crosse bicyle shop.
They bought Smith’s Cycling and Fitness at 125 N. Seventh St. from Carl and Lisa Johnson on April 15 and renamed it Smith’s Bike Shop.
The store has been phasing out fitness equipment over the past year, but can still order it upon request, Erik said.
“We’ll have more focus on bikes,” Randi said. And the store will increase its inventory of women’s bicycling apparel and accessories, she said, as those items are an “up and coming part of the bicycle market.”
The bike shop will continue to sell several brands of bicycles, with Trek as its main brand.
Randi said the store also will continue to be known for its service. “We’re huge with service,” she said. “We have one of the best (bicycle) service departments around.”
The Pueschners have about 10 employees, including four full-time mechanics and a few part-time mechanics. Their store services and repairs all brands of bicycles.
“We’re also looking to increase our community involvement” in such things as trail maintenance, group rides by bicyclists, and events held by outdoor organizations, Randi said.
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Erik, 42, began working at the La Crosse bike shop in 1996 as a mechanic and has been store manager since 1998.
The Marshfield, Wis., native got his start in the industry around 1992, when he began working at a bike shop in that community. He moved to La Crosse in 1995 and received an associate degree in marketing in 1998 from what is today Western Technical College.
“I started working on my bikes in my garage when I was a kid,” Erik said. “I was working on them with my dad’s tools when I was in middle school.” As a youth, he began entering BMX bicycle races. He moved on to racing mountain bicycles (which he still does) when he was in his 20s.
When he was in high school, Erik began thinking and talking about owning a bicycle shop someday. “This is doing what I and a few friends thought would be cool, owning our own bike shop,” he said of buying the bicycle shop.
Erik and Randi married in 2014.
She is 36 and a lifelong La Crosse resident. Randi graduated from Logan High School in 1998 and received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2002. She has held marketing jobs since then, and is active in the bike shop business.
“He’s passionate about bikes,” Randi said of her husband. “Customers can tell that.”
“It’s fun,” Erik said of owning a bike shop. “Doing something that’s fun helps keep you young.”
The bicycle shop has been in business for more than a century, and has been in its current location since 2002.
It draws customers from as far away as Prairie du Chien, Tomah and Winona, Erik said.
According to the La Crosse Public Library’s Archives Department, Joseph Smith started Smith’s Bicycle Shop in 1913 in the 500 block of South Eighth Street, although there had been a bicycle shop at that location since about 1896.
Carl and Lisa Johnson, who sold the business to the Pueschners, had purchased it in 1994. They moved it in 2002 from 520 S. Eighth St. to the current location at 125 N. Seventh St., which at one time was a Studebaker car dealership.
Carl Johnson said last week that he and his wife will continue to own and grow their Coalition Drum Shop and Coalition Boardshop and Indoor Skatepark businesses in downtown La Crosse.
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Posted on September 14, 2021
Argentina’s government has agreed a short-term deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul to dredge the Parana River, a government source said on Friday, a move that should ease industry concerns in the near-term over navigability of the critical grains waterway.
Exporters had grown worried about a lack of clarity over who would keep the river clear for cargo ships at a time when record low water levels have hit shipments while the state has a divisive plan to take a more direct role managing the Parana.
Argentina is a key global wheat supplier, the world’s No.2 corn exporter and top exporter of soy oil and meal, used to fatten hogs and poultry from Europe to Southeast Asia. Some 80% of farm exports travel along the Parana to the ocean.
The Parana has been managed for decades by Jan de Nul, but the government this year handed management of the river to the National Ports Administration, which plans a new tender.
“Regarding the dredging, a short-term contract will be made for Jan de Nul to continue for a while, as the tender will be launched at the same time,” the government source said. “It is already agreed that it will continue with Jan de Nul.”
A spokesman for Jan de Nul declined to comment.
Navigability of the Parana is key to Argentina’s ability to transport grains, the main source of export dollars needed to replenish central bank reserves strained by a long economic recession exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Parana has made Argentina one of the world’s most efficient food exporters. Cargo ships loaded directly at Rosario avoid using inefficient barges and trucking that bog down shipping in Brazil and the United States.


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On my wish list today is a print by British artist Adam McEwen. This work is part of charity ACRIA’s Unframed auction, which aims to raise funds for HIV research. Starting today, you can log on to Paddle8.com and bid on a selection of artworks curated by Ales Ortuzar. The auction, which includes items from artists like Ryan McGinley, KAWS, and Mark Flood will close at ACRIA’s benefit on April 9. Will you help support the cause?
Adam McEwen’s Untitled, 2014, inkjet printed sponge mounted on an aluminum panel, 38 1/4 x 28 3/8 inches (97 x 72 cm). Bid now at Paddle8.com.
“Not many retailers are willing to disrupt their business,” said Nordstrom’s director of creative projects, Olivia Kim. “But Nordstrom is, and to me, that’s what makes this job so fun and exciting.”
Kim, the former VP of creative at Opening Ceremony, has now graduated to her second full-fledged pop-in installation at the behemoth department store, where she injects equal parts cuteness, quirk, and novelty. Aptly titled 4U: Brite Lites_Gift City, the pop-in, as Kim put it, is “Santa’s Workshop for the twenty-second century.”
“I wanted the design to be cold, austere, and metallic, but referential to holiday,” she said. To help bring her vision to life, Kim solicited the help of her dear friend Rafael de Cárdenas of Rafael de Cárdenas Ltd. / Architecture at Large. “He and I have this incredibly in-tune sense of environment,” she proclaimed. It’s a creative partnership that goes back to her time in New York.
As for the concept behind the staggering high-low product selection, Kim considered, “What do you get someone who has everything?” She wanted to offer those hard-to-find discoveries—and she’s succeeded. The democratically priced range of gifts includes Keith Haring skis by Bomber Ski, charity RxArt’s collaborative gifts designed by notable artists like Ryan McGinley, Vanessa Arizaga jewelry, tomes from Abrams Books, Illesteva eyewear, black-out Bamford Rolexes, Chinti and Parker knits, and much more.
Brite Lites_Gift City is the next step in an overarching plan for Nordstrom, where Kim has worked since early 2013. She aims to educate, engage, and inspire Nordstrom’s large customer base by introducing plenty of buzz-worthy merchandise. “I want to be able to create something sexy, and I want people to get excited about shopping again,” she explained.
But are customers responding in kind? “Yes,” Kim confirmed with confidence. “It’s exciting for us as a brand to be able to say we’ve got a customer who is interested in niche products and young designers. I’m here to take risks. I’m here to push something new and adventurous in front of the company, and in front of our customers.”
4U: Brite Lites_Gift City will be open at twelve Nordstrom locations nationwide beginning November 15. Merchandise will also be available online at www.nordstrom.com.
Everyone knows that if you want to up your “cool” factor, you bring in Olivier Zahm. This strategy was not lost on UNIQLO, who appointed the Purple Diary editor as visual director for its newest campaign. Lensed by art-world darling Ryan McGinley, the ads spotlight the brand’s significantly broadened silk and cashmere range (think 330 colorways and patterns for him and her), which is available from today in stores and online. Chloë Sevigny, Lily Donaldson, and McGinley himself don UNIQLO’s latest wares while posing against simple pastel backgrounds—a visual approach that Zahm felt would convey both the simplicity and sensuality of the materials. Catch the ads’ debut here, exclusively on Style.com.
Style.com contributing editor and party reporter Darrell Hartman circles the city and, occasionally, the globe in the line of duty. In a regular column, he reports on the topics—whatever they may be at whatever given moment—that are stirring the social set.
“Yes, the lad was premature,” goes a line from The Picture of Dorian Gray. “He was gathering his harvest while it was yet spring.”
I doubt I’m the first person who has, upon meeting Dorian Grinspan, thought of Oscar Wilde’s fable about precious youth. This Dorian is real. The 20-year-old founder and editor Out of Order magazine, he’s been sowing his seeds early—and some of the fashion world’s biggest influencers are taking notice.
Grinspan was born in Paris and came to the U.S. to study at Yale. But while an earlier generation might’ve chosen to wait for a diploma before launching into the world, Grinspan didn’t see the point. “I didn’t come [to the U.S.] wanting to do a magazine. I arrived at Yale and I was really, really bored,” he told Women’s Wear Daily. [Full disclosure: this reporter spent four years at Yale, and did not find it boring.] Grinspan will start his senior year in the Fall, majoring in American Studies, but he recently took an apartment in New York, and says that thanks to some Franco-esque schedule jiggering will be spending just three days a week in New Haven.
Youth these days! Grinspan is already a darling of the industry. WWD is only one of several publications to anoint him an up-and-comer, and his biannual is already carried by the likes of Opening Ceremony and Colette, and the second issue, which Grinspan launched last week, boasts the sort of top-shelf contributors of which many start-up outlets dream. Among the photo credits and profile subjects are Larry Clark, Ryan McGinley, and Olivier Theyskens. These are gets worth bragging about, even if Grinspan is modest, or at least PR-savvy, enough not to. “It’s actually funny to see how accessible these people are and how much they want to help,” he told me at last week’s launch party at Fivestory, an uptown boutique. (His fashion-model looks—literally, as in repped by DNA—aren’t the reason, but surely they can’t hurt.) Gus Van Sant, he added, had been “really interested, and we almost shot something,” but the scheduling hadn’t worked out.
Grinspan has plenty more influential supporters, including fellow editors. “Stephen Gan has been amazing to me,” he said. And after meeting Stefano Tonchi at a party in Cannes last year, Grinspan appeared in W this spring. Starting in the fall, he said, he’ll be writing for the magazine’s website. Quick work. For a moment, Grinspan did pay some dues—as an intern for Carine Roitfeld. Among the people met while working there was photographer Michael Avedon, who shot a story for the new issue. (Avedon is just a year older than Grinspan, and the great-grandson of Richard.)
Grinspan holds himself well—and tends to do so in the right company. Cynthia Rowley, who hosted an after-party of sorts for the magazine at her boutique-cum-sweet-shop, Curious, couldn’t exactly remember how she’d first met him. She was pretty sure his boyfriend had interned at her husband’s gallery. In any case, Rowley said, she’d gotten to know him through “the Brant kids.”
How has Grinspan done it, in an industry with fewer and fewer footholds for young talent? “I don’t think there’s a secret. I feel like everything is so circumstantial,” he explained. When pressed, he added, “Both my mom and my dad have a lot of connections in fashion, I guess.” His mother, a graphic designer, got him interested in clothes and style early on. His father, a lawyer, worked “for a long time” with BCBG. And there’s his godmother, Numéro editor–in-chief Babette Djian. “She’s been great,” Grinspan admits. “We go to fashion shows together if we both have an invite. But I would never call her up and say, ‘Please take me to Jean Paul Gaultier!’ That’s not what I want our relationship to be.”
If things keep going the way they’re going, the occasional missing invite won’t be an issue. And why shouldn’t they? Grinspan has a way about him, evident in the manner in which he politely escorted Clark up the stairs at Rowley’s party and posed with him for photos. Clark, like Rowley, couldn’t recall how he and Grinspan had first started talking, but he did remember meeting Grinspan face to face. “He’s very enthusiastic, but not overbearing at all—just a nice young man,” he said. And one more likely to make a splash than all the others.
“The first time I worked with animals was a large brown bear that stood up on its back legs and ate a gummy bear out of my mouth, giving me a big sloppy kiss,” photographer Ryan McGinley tells Style.com. “I’ve loved working with animals ever since.”
His latest animal fixation? Birds. After his Animals exhibition closed at New York’s Team Gallery just last month, McGinley’s got another pet project out—this time, it’s the Fall 2012 “Birds of Prey” ad campaign for Bono and Ali Hewson’s Edun clothing line. To play up the collection’s graphic knits and jungle-inspired prints, the photographer enlisted a cast of five birds to star in the images alongside models Zen Sevastyanova, Grace Bol, and Miles McMillan (pictured, left). “I love the mix of taking something wild and unpredictable into this very controlled studio environment,” McGinley, who recently took a trip to Africa with Bono and Hewson to meet the people contributing to the Edun designs, says. “The organized chaos is a general theme I’m interested in.” As for whether it was more organized or chaos, he adds, “The birds on this shoot always had a little sense of danger, because they are much larger and more powerful than you might think. Occasionally, they would fly away from the set and we would all just have to be patient and wait for them to return to work.” It wouldn’t be the first fashion shoot where feathers were flying. Here, Style.com has a look at the campaign (pictured, above) and an exclusive behind-the-scenes shot (pictured, below) from the set.


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AMD’s 12nm Ryzen ‘Pinnacle’ processors may arrive in February 2018
A DigiTimes report says that AMD has informed its board partners about the launch of new Ryzen processors based on GlobalFoundries’ 12nm process, which will roll out alongside new 400-series chipsets.
The same article also claims that X470- or B450-based boards, designed by ASMedia, should be the first to hit store shelves in March.
High-end chips – codenamed Pinnacle 7 – will reportedly be the first to launch, with mid-range Pinnacle 5 and entry-level Pinnacle 3 processors coming later in March.
In April 2018, AMD will next release low-power versions of its Pinnacle processors, according to DigiTimes, followed by a line of Pinnacle Pro enterprise chips in May.
This is in line with what came out of the GlobalFoundries Technology Conference last week, where AMD CTO Mark Papermaster confirmed that the company would be transitioning both Ryzen and Vega products to the 12nm LP FinFET process next year.
Looking even further afield, Papermaster also pointed toward 7nm LP risk production beginning in the first half of 2018, yet another die shrink that has been associated with the Zen 2 architecture and Navi GPUs, according to previous AMD roadmaps.


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18 Jul 2023 BC Innovators Hall of Fame
VANCOUVER, B.C. July 18, 2023 – To mark BC Tech’s 30th anniversary year the Tech industry association has established the BC Innovators Hall of Fame, in partnership with the Government of British Columbia. The eight inductees for 2023 are:
The native Ontarian moved to Vancouver in the 1980s to study biochemistry at UBC. A co-founder of the BC Technology Association, Judy Bishop had a hand in creating several local start-ups, such as customer relations management specialist Galeforce Solutions, where she was president and chief marketing officer. Relocating to Kelowna in 2015, she consulted and invested in tech industry companies, and currently applies her expertise as a corporate director to a range of businesses.
Kathy Butler is the managing director and head of BC Capital Markets at CIBC where she has spent the last 27 years. Though the UBC and University of Toronto graduate studied finance and business rather than technology, she often works with clients in the sector admiring their passion, drive and commitment to building innovative businesses. Since 2003, Butler has been a partner with Social Venture Partners, which engages in socially driven venture philanthropy.
Co-founding Sierra Wireless in 1993, Andrew Harries grew the multinational wireless communications equipment designer from inception through TSX and Nasdaq public listings to more than $200 million USD in annual revenues. Currently, he is the Tom Foord Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, at his alma mater the Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business, passing on expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation, product management and resourcing new venture programs to students.
Starting out as an independent video game developer, Don Mattrick and Jeff Sember co-founded Distinctive Software in their parents’ basements making racing and sports titles for the Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64 and PC DOS. Electronic Arts bought them out in 1991 and Mattrick eventually went on to be become president of EA Worldwide Studios. In subsequent years he also worked on Xbox Kinect wireless controller at Microsoft and served as CEO of mobile gaming giant Zynga.
In 2021 Firoz Rasul stepped down as the president of Aga Khan University after growing the footprint of the school to six countries on three continents with 2,500-plus students. Prior to the position he was CEO and chairman of Ballard Power Systems, a world leader in clean energy hydrogen fuel cell solutions. No stranger to start-ups, in 1981 he assumed the role of president of sales and marketing for mobile data products manufacturer MDI until a takeover by Motorola in 1988.
Shannon Rogers Roy (1968-2023)
Shannon Rogers Roy was the president and general counsel of Global Relay, which delivers cloud communications archiving, messaging, supervision and eDiscovery solutions to the financial and other regulated sectors. A lawyer by trade, she partnered with Warren Roy to build the technology company from the ground up, eventually scaling it to 1,300 employees and $200 million in annual revenue. Rogers Roy has been named to the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada list three times. She still holds the record at Global Relay for the most deals closed in one day.
Geordie Rose has an impressive resume, just some of the more notable entries being as founder of both D-Wave Systems, which produced the first-ever commercially-viable quantum computer, Kindred, a robotics and AI company that makes intelligent robots to enhance the industrial workforce and Sanctuary AI that makes humanoid general purpose robots. A two-time Canadian national wrestling champion, he holds a PhD in theoretical physics from UBC as well as, for a short time, the Guinness Book of World Records honour of most yogurt eaten in one minute.
William (Bill) H. Thompson (1922-1986)
In the 1960s and 70s, Bill Thompson owned the largest electronics parts distribution company in western Canada. He founded Eldevco, a personal holding company investing in early-stage B.C. tech companies and made a point to build relationships with everyone in the then-fledgling industry, including those providing support services behind the scenes. The eponymous lifetime achievement award was established by the BC Electronic Manufacturers Association to recognize individuals who went out of their way to help young companies and entrepreneurs to succeed.
BC Tech Board Chair said:
“The BC Innovators Hall of Fame recognizes the key role of innovation to BC’s economy and the leaders that have left a legacy on this province. BC Tech is thrilled to recognize these eight leaders who span the full history of BC’s tech sector from its early beginnings through its growth into the major economic sector it is today.” Dan Box, VP Strategy Electronic Arts
BC Government said:
Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation –
“Innovation is the key driver of our StrongerBC Economic Plan’s goals of clean and inclusive growth. We are taking big steps to support our entrepreneurs and part of that work is recognizing the innovators who are moving our province forward. That’s why we are so proud to support the creation of the Innovators Hall of Fame. I would like to extend a huge congratulations to all of this year’s inductees, who are inspiring the next wave of tech entrepreneurs in B.C. We will be especially thinking of Bill Thompson and Shannon Rogers Roy, who have sadly passed, but will forever be remembered with their rightful place in the Hall of Fame as amazing leaders of tech and innovation in B.C.”
BC Tech CEO said:
“BC’s technology and innovation ecosystem was built company by company, leader by leader and these eight leaders leave a rich legacy. We were thrilled to partner with the BC Government to establish the BC Innovators Hall of Fame and thank Minister Bailey for her leadership in highlighting innovation as key to a thriving BC economy.” Jill Tipping, BC Tech Association
Past winners of the Bill Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award and BC Tech Person of the Year Award were inducted into the BC Innovators Hall of fame earlier this year. Link
About the BC Tech Association
BC Tech is the largest member-led tech non-profit in BC, and we’re dedicated to turning startups to scaleups. Our work supports members to grow and diversify their talent pool, acquire new customers, access capital and accelerate their scaleup journey. Technology is a key industry for BC’s future and builds resiliency in every industry. Today, every company is a tech company.


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Gestamp profits and sales grow
Car parts manufacturer Gestamp, which has opened a major new factory at Four Ashes, near Wolverhampton, is celebrating strong growth in sales and profits during last year.
Spanish group Gestamp saw revenue grow 4.2 per cent to £7.33 billion.
Earnings before tax were up 7.9 per cent to £824.5 million.
Gestamp opened six new production facilities in 2018 including the new Staffordshire site which is replacing the old factory in Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, which will be demolished to make way for 180 homes and 30,000 sq ft of employment space. The new factory has state-of-the-art stamping facilities and involved an investment of £50m.
The group specialises in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry and its global workforce has continued to grow to more than 43,000 at its 108 manufacturing plants across 22 countries where the company has industrial presence.
Gestamp experienced solid growth during the last three months of 2018 mainly as a result of the ramp up of new projects.
Chief executive Francisco Lopez Pena said Gestamp had achieved its 2018 full year targets for revenue and earnings despite having experienced a more challenging than expected second half of the year as a result of market conditions due to shifts in production volumes particularly in Western Europe and Asia.
Western Europe experienced a 2.2 per cent growth rate to reach revenue of £3.51bn.
Gestamp currently has four plants under construction that are expected to open during 2019 in Mexico, Slovakia, USA and Morocco..
“We are involved in strong investments as a result of the increasing outsourcing trend. Lightweight solutions continue to be key to reduce carbon dioxide emission and with the increase of penetration of electric vehicles," said Mr Lopez Pena.
Gestamp is a multinational specialized in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for top vehicle manufacturers. It develops products with an innovative design to produce lighter and safer vehicles, which offer improved energy consumption and a reduced environmental impact. Its products cover the areas of body-in-white, chassis and mechanisms.


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March 2011 marks the publication of a 50th anniversary Special Edition of the Journal of Advertising Research. We took this occasion to catch up with one of advertising’s greatest minds, comScore Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Gian Fulgoni. We spoke with Fulgoni about the biggest moments in research history and the challenges ahead.
ARF: What do you see as the most important changes and breakthroughs the advertising industry has undergone in the last 50 years?
Gian Fulgoni: Technology has been the catalyst for many of the major breakthroughs we’ve seen in the advertising industry over the past 50 years. The introduction of new technologies has not only dramatically changed the way advertising messages can be communicated but also how marketers can measure the impact of their advertising campaigns.


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Mohawk Industries (NYSE:MHK): Closing price $102.77
Mohawk has reached an agreement to buy the Belgian panel board maker Spano Invest in a cash transaction for $168 million. Spano’s 2012 revenues are calcutated at$231 million. This acquisition should close in the second half of 2013, and is expected to be slightly accretive in the first full year. Shares closed up 0.29 percent at $102.77, and have been traded in a 52-week range of $59.69 to $102.52.


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The feature–heavy model will now cost £1,719, down from £2,029, thanks to a drop in the cost of SSDs. Some would say you can’t say no to a £310 price cut, but when the lower specced model, with an 80GB hard drive, remains at £1,199, we still think Apple can do better.
Just to refresh your memory, the more expensive Air comes rocking a 64GB solid state drive, 2GB of memory, Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Bluetooth. And, of course, only one USB port.
We’re chasing up Apple’s UK people to find out of there are any more planned price cuts, so keep it locked to Stuff.tv for more news as we get it.
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With cyberattacks rising in both volume and complexity, and critical network infrastructure now a vulnerable target, filling the gaps in government cyberdefence has never been more important
The potential impact of cyberattacks on company value continues to be misunderstood by many business leaders and finance professionals. So, while financial audits are regulated, why is cyber-risk still largely ignored and underplayed?
In the age of social media and public relations crises snowballing out of control, the ensuing hours after a data breach can make or break a company’s reputation
Organisations are now required by law to guard against cyberattacks in a bid to protect essential services
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is precedent-setting legislation which extends EU jurisdiction beyond Europe
Targeting audiences and improving customer experience are based on using personal data with its inherent risks to privacy
New European Union regulation, aimed at restoring online data privacy, will impose safeguards which will challenge some company business models


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Text messages direct to your contact lens
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London Telegraph
Dec 8, 2012
Ghent University’s centre of microsystems technology has developed a spherical curved LCD display which can be embedded in contact lenses and handle projected images using wireless technology.
“Now that we have established the basic technology, we can start working towards real applications, possibly available in only a few years,” said Professor Herbert De Smet.
Unlike previous contact lens displays, which are limited to a few small pixels to make up an image, the new technology allows the whole curved surface of the lens to be used.
One application suggested by the researchers is a “one pixel, fully covered contact lens acting as adaptable sunglasses”.
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The Tea Association of Malawi (TAML) with support from its partners Trust Africa and Solidaridad conducted a series of events from the period 18th June to the 27th June as part of the commemorations of the Malawi Tea Day. The main objective of the commemoration was to raise awareness of the day and promote Malawi tea and the tea industry.
Banner for the Commemoration
On the 18th June, TAML in collaboration with Fitness Revival Brigade hosted a two-hour aerobic session at Kamuzu Stadium to promote Tea as a healthy beverage and raise awareness on the Malawi Tea Day, the event attracted about 303 participants including TAML members and staff. In his speech TAML Board Chairperson Mr. Sangwani Hara highlighted the history of Tea; it’s contribution to the economy of Malawi and its health benefits, he further urged participants to adopt a healthy life style through exercising regularly and increasing their tea consumption.
Fitness Instructors and participants during TAML Aerobics
Following the aerobics session, Tea Association of Malawi (TAML) proceeded to make a donation of black tea and other products at Thyolo district hospital maternity ward. In his welcoming remarks the DMO for Thyolo District Hospital Dr. Solomon commended the Tea Industry for their support to the sector, he also highlighted some of the challenges the hospital is currently facing which include absence of a waiting shelter for pregnant women, lack of equipment for the rehabilitation center among others. Speaking at the event, TAML Board Chairperson indicated that the Tea Industry cherishes the relationship it has with the health sector in districts they operate and indicated to have noted the challenges faced by the hospital.
Symbolic handover of items to Thyolo District Hospital by TAML Board Chairperson
As part of the events leading to the Malawi Tea day, on the 27th of June the Tea Association of Malawi (TAML) engaged the Minister of Trade and Industry. The engagement was aimed at advocating for a favorable policy environment for the Tea industry. The Minister toured Naming’omba and Satemwa Tea Estates in Thyolo District and Lujeri Tea Estate in Mulanje, he also had a discussion with National Smallholder Tea Growers Association and TAML board on the key policy issues affecting the industry. Following the discussion, the Honorable Minister requested TAML to develop a brief paper highlighting the key policy challenges faced by the Tea Industry that would be submitted to the Principal Secretary responsible for Trade.
Honourable Minister of Trade and Industry with members of TAML and TrustAfrica Representative
Following a series of events conducted from the 18th of June to the 27th of June, the Tea Association commemorated the Malawi Tea Day on 28th of June at Mulanje Park Stadium in Mulanje district with the Minister of Trade and Industry as the Guest of Honor. The Malawi Tea day was commemorated under the theme ‘Tea and Fair Trade”, the event attracted over 400 participants including individuals from tea estates, PAWU, Government and TAML social partners.
The event commenced with a solidarity walk from Chitakale trading center to Mulanje park stadium. Following the welcoming remarks by TAML Chief Executive Officer, the Honorable Minister toured the pavilions mounted by the members of the Tea Association of Malawi and other partners.
Solidarity walk from Chitakale Trading Center to Mulanje Park Stadium
Honourable Minister touring United Purpose Pavilion
Honourable Minister touring Chombe Tea Pavilion
Honourable Minister touring a Zoona Trading Pavilion
This was followed by remarks from Trust Africa, National Smallholder Tea Growers Association President, a representative of Tea and Coffee Merchants, TAML board chair and Director of Trade from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
TrustAfrica Representative Ms. Beatrice Makwenda
NSTGA President Princewell Pendame
Tea and Coffee Merchants Representative
TAML Board Chairperson Mr. Sangwani Hara
Director of Trade from the Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Minister of Trade and Industry gave his remarks recognizing the various CSR initiatives by members of the Tea Association of Malawi and retaliated government support towards these initiatives.
Honourable Minister Mark Katsonga delivering his remarks during the commemoration
He urged the industry to continue with its innovative drive and requested players to tap on other market niches such as green tea, chamomile tea etc. Honorable Mark Katsonga Phiri concluded by encouraging the tea industry to continuously engage with his Ministry on issues affecting the industry.


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Twitter is still no entirely sure how to best attract advertisers. The decline in ad revenue from $641 million in 2015 to $638 million in 2016, reported last week is just one sign of an ad business in despair.
According to sources close to the company, TechCrunch reports that the company is now shuffling to refocus its business and align it more closely with its strengths. In recent months, Twitter has become a place to discover the latest news content before it even breaks on a publisher’s site. That’s why the company wants to make some change to its direct response activities, Promoted Tweets as well as its TellApart business, which it acquired for $532 million in 2015.
As part of a wider plan to reshuffle its advertising business, the firm will be concentrating on products that drive revenue and stop support for those that do not. 2017 is all about simplification for Twitter.
One problem Twitter faces is speed. It’s built to discover things faster and hence users have largely become accustomed to skipping ads. One of the sources said:
“People would ask internally, ‘what is Twitter good for?’ and you would get 1,000 answers. The approach was to let 1,000 flowers bloom, but if products are hard to use I don’t even know where to start with what to use it for. Picking news and talk, that simplification has driven some clarity. Now they are trying to drive the same kind of clarity with the monetization products.”
However, live videos have been performing well across the app. Potentially, these could be expanded to include adverts and discussions.
Anthony Noto, COO, Twitter, previously said that the company’s direct response products had performed to scale and Twitter was continuing investment in these products.
“[But] in the shareholder letter we talked about some of the direct response products that are challenged. We’re going to reevaluate whether we can be competitive in those products, or if we’re better off reallocating those resources to products that are doing really well or new areas of innovation that are more organic and more unique and differentiated to Twitter and that drive really strong engagement. And so that’s the philosophy.”
Meanwhile, TellApart appears to be a business in decline. Though not confirmed, the company may take a step back from the customer data platform.
It seems that Twitter has finally reached a point where it can confidently sift through its products and keep ad features that are profitable – only. In turn, this should help the social media company to streamline its monetisation for improved advertising functions.


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Quote of the Week
“Making New Year resolutions is one thing.
Remaining resolute and seeing them through is quite another” .
Tweet of the Week
A brutally brilliant Happy New Year tweet
Recalling Germany’s famous 7-1 thrashing of Brazil in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup – in which Kroos scored two of the goals – he very cleverly used the flags of both nations to represent the numbers one and seven.
Also going the extra mile by using the Portuguese word for happy – “Feliz” – Kroos’s tweet quickly went viral.
News of the Week
Quest for UK’s top Chefs begins at the end of the month.
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts is to launch
8th Master of Culinary Arts (MCA)
Inaugurated in 1987, The Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) is held every four years and is seen to be the ultimate accolade, awarded in recognition of outstanding craftsmanship for Chefs, Pastry Chefs and Restaurant Managers in the UK.
The MCA was based on the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF) and was originally known as the Meilleur Ouvrier de Grande Bretagne. It recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry through continuing efforts to improve the standards of food, cooking and service in the UK.
Read more here
Story of the Week
Lowther Hotel in Yorkshire named as oldest in England after Royal Clarence burnt down
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A 200-year-old hotel has claimed the prestigious accolade of becoming Britain’s oldest hotel by default – after its predecessor burnt down.
VisitEngland have handed the crown to a dock worker’s refuge which dates back to 1824 after a fire destroyed the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter.
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Iran broadcasts it’s tourism potential: The television news pictures of centrifuges, nuclear power plants and deadlocked negotiations, have given way to visions of beautiful beaches on the Caspian Sea riviera, sun-drenched islands in the Persian Gulf and cultural sites second to none – Iran is back on the tourist map, according to the region’s leading observers.
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Trivago goes public: Trivago, a global hotel search platform backed by Expedia, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 26,110,118 American depositary shares (ADSs) representing Class A shares of its affiliate, travel B.V.* (the Company) at $11.00 per ADS.
Morocco to join Emirates. A380 network Emirates, voted the World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced today that it will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Morocco and North Africa, when it takes the iconic double decker aircraft to Casablanca on 26 March 2017.
Find out more
Global Hospitality News
Introducing new hospitality group – Pulse Hotels & Resorts: The resorts will use the latest technologies that will make guests pre, post and during-stay experience seamless and interactive. Find out more
2016 see sharp rise in buyers using sharing economy suppliers: More than a quarter (28 per cent) of travel managers now include sharing economy providers (aka interrupters) in their travel policy, compared to 8 per cent last year – a rise of 250%. Learn more
Workers reveal plans to land new jobs in 2017, according to CareerBuilder Survey: According to a new CareerBuilder survey, more than one in five workers (22 percent) are planning to change jobs in 2017, similar to last year (21 percent). Among younger workers, the numbers are even higher. Read more
2017 is the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development: The International Year aims to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior towards a more sustainable tourism sector than can contribute effectively to the Sustainable Development Goals – a set of seventeen aspirational “Global Goals” with 169 targets between them. Spearheaded by the United Nations. Find out more
Corners of the World
Airbnb is taking away hotel chains’ most valuable customers. Popular home-sharing site Airbnb is eating away at hotel chains’ market share, and the company is even stealing their core customers by converting loyalty program members to Airbnb users, reports Quartz. Read more
Rotana to build 12 new hotels in the UAE by 2020. Abu Dhabi headquartered Rotana announced plans to open seven new hotels in Dubai, four hotels in Abu Dhabi, and one in Ras Al Khaimah by the end of 2020. Read more
Emaar Hospitality Group: The world’s safest hotel chain?: Emaar Hospitality Group has won the ISO 28000: 2007 certification from British Standards Institute (BSI) for its Security Management System, the first hotel chain in the world to win such an accolade. Read more


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US Microsoft 'to sell phone on Verizon by summer'
Friday 05 March 2010
Microsoft is aiming to launch two phones that will be sold by top US mobile operator Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer, a person briefed on the matter said yesterday.
The phones would be targeted at heavy users of social network sites, according to the person who asked not to be identified as the devices have not yet been announced.
The phones are being developed by Microsoft under the code name Project Pink, the person said. Representatives for Microsoft and Verizon Wireless declined comment.
Microsoft primarily competes in the wireless industry by selling its Windows mobile software to multiple handset makers, but it has been losing market share to Apple Inc, Google Inc and others.
The software company also sells the Sidekick phone, which is manufactured by Sharp Corp. The Sidekick came from its acquisition of start-up Danger Inc.
Microsoft has long denied rumors that it is developing new cellphones beyond the Sidekick, but talk about Project Pink has persisted.
Technology blog Gizmodo on Thursday posted photographs of a black phone with rounded edges that slides open and includes a mini-keyboard.
Gizmodo said the photographs, which show Microsoft branding and the Verizon Wireless logo, were part of marketing materials that a tipster had sent to the blog.
Midsummer swimwear season is well and truly upon us – but diving in at the deep end is no excuse for shirking the style stakes
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Socialist Worker called to apologise over ‘vile’ article saying Eton schoolboy Horatio Chapple's death is ‘reason to save the polar bears’
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3M, Reshine Enter Into NMC Cathode Patent License Agreement
MAPLEWOOD (dpa-AFX) - 3M Co. (MMM) said Tuesday that it and China-based Hunan Reshine New Material Company, Ltd have entered into a patent license agreement to expand the use of nickel, manganese and cobalt used in lithium ion batteries.
The batteries provide energy to a host of diverse applications ranging from the consumer electronics market to the automotive market.
Under the agreement, 3M grants Reshine a license to U.S. Patents 6,660,432, 6,964,828, 7,028,128, and 8,241,791 and all global equivalents including in Taiwan, Japan, China and Europe.
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We are pleased to announce the collaboration agreement between BAELTEC Automatisierung and Robotray Automation Systems
- Both companies, with more than two decades of experience in the bakery sector to have decided to open a way of collaboration to expand the services of their customers in Europe.
BAELTEC Automatisierung GmbH was founded by Ingo Muetzel and Markus Weissenberger, they were working 29 years in the baking industry, both can look back to a wide experience as a Senior Service Engineer and Senior Executive in the baking and automation industry, and Robotray Automation, located in Miami with more than 20 years in the sector is specialized in the design and manufacture of automation systems for bakery production processes.
Both companies signed a collaboration agreement at the beginning of last March 2021 to benefit their clients from the combination of their know-how. This union will bring both companies closer to their clients in Europe, offering commercial presence and technical assistance of Robotray in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It also allows BAELTEC to improve the offer of automation solutions to its customers, thus completing the catalog.
Both companies intend to improve their offer and services in order to offer the best to their customers.
More offers of solutions and faster and more efficient service. A perfect tandem!


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Iceland Flouts Global Ban to Slaughter First Protected Fin Whale of New Hunting Season
Iceland’s multi-millionaire rogue whaler Kristján Loftsson and his company Hvalur hf have resumed their slaughter of endangered fin whales in blunt defiance of the international ban on commercial whaling.
The hunt is Iceland’s first in three years and marks the start of a whaling season that could see as many as 239 of these majestic creatures killed.
A 67-foot fin whale—landed overnight at the whaling station in Hvalfjörður, Iceland—became the first kill of the new season.
Hvalur CEO Loftsson recently sparked outrage when he announced plans to resume his hunt of the second largest animal on the planet and to market fin whale meat, blubber and bones for iron supplements and other medicinal or food products.
For the first time since it resumed commercial whaling in 2006, Iceland’s self-allocated fin whaling quota allows whalers to expand their hunt to waters east of the country.
Fin whale meat is not popular in Iceland; the major market is Japan. Since 2008, more than 8,800 tonnes of whale meat and blubber have been shipped to Japan, despite the ban on international trade in whale meat under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
“It is unfathomable in this day and age that a country so well known for its nature tourism is tarnishing its image by allowing commercial whaling to continue in the face of growing domestic and international opposition,” said ocean campaigns leader Clare Perry.
“We are urging the Icelandic Government to recognize that this unnecessary and unsustainable industry brings no real benefits to Iceland’s economy and to refuse further whaling quotas.”
According to recent tax filings, Hvalur’s whaling has not made a profit for some time. It is the company’s indirect shareholdings in other corporations that allow whaling to continue. Hvalur draws profits from well-known Icelandic corporations, such as IT firm Origo hf. and fishing gear giant, Hampiðjan.
At the same time, public support for fin whaling is plummeting. A 2018 survey by Icelandic polling company MMR found only 34 percent of Icelanders support whaling, a 26 percent drop from 2013; 34 percent of the population actively oppose whaling, compared to 18 percent in 2013.
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Cathay Cargo announces new co-development project with Rotate
Rotate is a team of former Seabury Cargo consultants and airline cargo experts, mixed with data engineers, data scientists and software developers.
The international cargo carrier Cathay Cargo announced a new co-development project with air cargo data intelligence firm Rotate.
The Netherlands-based Rotate helps airlines turn data into action and improve day-to-day commercial decision-making. The firm combines market data, cloud-based tools and analytics with strategy consulting.
Founded on June 1, 2022 by Gert-Jan Jansen, the former head of Seabury Cargo and co-founder of WorldACD, Rotate is a team of former Seabury Cargo consultants and airline cargo experts, mixed with data engineers, data scientists and software developers. They are working with cargo airlines to build commercial decision-making tools and solutions.
“Our commitment to delivering the best customer experience is underpinned by constant innovation. That's why we're excited to commence our new co-development project with Rotate,” reads the Cathay Cathay Cargo LinkedIn post.
“Combining our cargo knowledge with their industry insight and strategic consulting capabilities, we are working together to develop tools that will drive better decision-making, optimise our network, and ultimately take our customer experience to the next level,” it also reads.
In a recent conversation with The STAT Trade Times, George Edmunds, general manager of cargo commercial at Cathay Pacific Airways noted that the most innovative way to respond to the current challenges in the global economy is by understanding the data and the ability to respond to them quickly.
Edmunds mentioned the efforts that Cathay Cargo took to move its data sources to the cloud.
“This allows us to access data much more clearly and then use business insight techniques to produce dashboards and understand the data much more quickly. Therefore, we're able to respond immediately,” he said.
Meanwhile, Cathay Cargo has also very recently enhanced Cathay Mail, the digital mail solution that re-envisages the mail-shipment process, generating greater transparency for post offices and providing the track-and-trace visibility their customers expect.
Edmunds informed The STAT Trade Times that the relaunch of its mail product is an attempt to help post offices to play a role in the growing e-commerce segment by having greater visibility, bookings and shipment tracking.


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It started with online shopping, and the ability to find goods and in many cases, sizes, that you may not find in your local stores. It seemed it was enough to be tempted by the endless bounty of beautiful things, amazing gadgets and more books than you could ever read. That was when most of us were intentionally shopping for what we need or desire. Today, retailers have new methods to show us what we're missing. There's Pintrest, where we can see all the lovely things everyone else is buying or hopes to buy. And flash sale sites, like Joss & Main, Wayfair, which present curated collections and a limited time to purchase. Now shopping applications like Keep and Wanelo (short for Want, Need, Love) host a steady stream of goodies that you never knew existed and didn't know you wanted.
What's more, retailers want to get in on the action by streaming images of all this consumer driven drivel in front of your face while you're shopping!
According to Business Insider, Nordstrom recently announced that they'll install video screens throughout more than one hundred stores, to allow customers to see which of the retailer's products are being featured on Wanelo. They believe it will help promote a good customer experience.
Other retailers, like Lululemon and Sephora use those shopping apps to keep track of what their customers are buying.
So it has come to this. Social media is influencing sales. But we knew that already, once mommy bloggers started getting kickbacks for recommending their favorite stroller or baby carrier. It takes "keeping up with the Jones'" to a new level where we have to keep up with not just our friends, but everyone on the internet. And there's no question that women are influenced most by social media when it comes to what they intend to purchase.
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Giving an environmentally-friendly car a 'sexy' image might seem a contradiction in terms, but the Eden Project in Cornwall is determined to host a car show which achieves just that.
The April event will showcase eco-friendly cars courtesy of Co-operative Insurance, which is committed to environmentally sustainable insurance practices.
Attractive motor models on display will include hybrids, electric cars and biofuel-compatible vehicles from manufacturers including Saab, Smart and Ford.
And green schemes which can seem complicated at first glance, like efficiency labelling for cars, varying tax bands according to the harmful emissions a motor gives out and variable congestion charging will be clearly explained, helping visitors to make informed eco-friendly choices.
Co-operative Insurance launched the first ecologically-aware motor insurance product in the UK in 2006, and is positioned as the leading provider in a growing market.
Its green policy is 'interactive', allowing customers to feed their ideas into its 'ethical engagement' policy.To learn more about car insurance, click here.
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In this Placer Bytes we dove into the Q4 data surrounding the Yum! Brands’s portfolio, Chipotle and how 2021 has kicked off for these QSR leaders.
Back when we checked in on Yum! Brands’s most popular chains, Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, monthly visits were still significantly down for all three brands, with Taco Bell showing the most severe year-over-year declines in traffic. And while visits are still down, the Yum! Brands’s portfolio is showing strong signs of recovery, even after the resurgence of COVID cases drove an increase in the year-over-year visit gap across the retail and restaurant landscape.
Visits for KFC were down 34.5% in December, a 5.0% improvement in the visit gap compared to November. Taco Bell also showed positive momentum with the visit gap shrinking by 3.9% during the same timeframe with Pizza Hut showing 2.7% improvement. And this is without considering the strength all three brands have in drive thru, takeaway and delivery. In fact, Pizza Hut, the brand with the most significant year-over-year declines, may be the best positioned as its orientation to delivery and high value meals is perfectly suited for the current environment.
And when looking at weekly data from January 2021 we see visits continuing to move closer to normalcy. All three brands saw average weekly visits on par or ahead of the December visit gap with average weekly visits down just 29.2% for Taco Bell the weeks beginning December 28th, January 4th and January 11th. The in-store progress in this current environment alongside the obvious strength in other channels like delivery, should be seen as a tremendous step forward. And the fact that these brands are also so well aligned with key trends, like providing high value offerings during a period of extended economic uncertainty, could portend even bigger things in the coming year.
Chipotle started Q4 on a very strong note. Visits to the popular Mexican chain were down just 27.8% year over year in October, a near 4.0% jump closer to 2019 levels compared to the month prior. But, November and December didn’t prove to be as strong. Traffic in November was down 33.7% and fell even further off pace in December, when visits were 34.0% down year over year, marking the worst month the brand has seen since June 2020. However, this was clearly impacted by the resurgence of COVID cases potentially and may have potential indicated strength as the visit gap didn’t increase even more.
And this idea is further strengthened when looking at the kickoff to 2021. The weeks beginning December 28th, January 4th and January 11th all marked strong steps forward for the brand with the visit gap down to just 36.8%, 30.7% and 31.6% year over year, respectively for those weeks. Should this trend continue, Chipotle could be in store for a very rapid rebound.
Chipotle also seems to be committed to enhancing its user-experience to drive additional traffic with its addition of its “Chipotlanes,” its newly added drive-thru lanes. So, it will be interesting to watch this brand move through the new year with new opportunities and digital enhancements.
How will these brands perform throughout 2021? Be sure to check back in with Placer.ai to find out.


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N.Y.’S TAX-FREE WEEK DRAWS RETAIL RAVES, SOME RESERVATIONS
NEW YORK — The stores were jammed, the mayor was all smiles, and while retailers agreed it gave sales a lift, some added last week’s sales tax abatement could have been more powerful.
Last Jan. 18-24, New York retailers had a windfall, when the sales tax was lifted on a wide range of apparel, accessories and shoes priced up to $500.
Last week, only apparel items priced up to $100 — and no shoes and fewer accessories — were exempt. The changes left many retailers with reservations, saying shoppers were confused about what items were exempt. But in some instances, they were granted breaks anyway because store owners didn’t want to lose sales.
Retailers also complained about the timing, coming after the heart of back-to-school selling, and some saw slowdowns in the week preceding the exemption.
Generally, lower-priced stores seemed to cash in the most, while more upscale chains were less than overwhelmed by the response.
“I think it was good, but nowhere near as good as January,” said Michael Gould, chairman and chief executive of Bloomingdale’s. “It wasn’t as encompassing.”
Last January’s experiment was “a huge success,” Gould said. “It’s a staggering amount of business we’re up against for next January.”
“We didn’t see a marked improvement,” said Selma Koch, owner of The Town Shop, on Broadway between 81st and 82nd Streets, which specializes in lingerie, innerwear and swimwear. “The timing was bad,” Koch said. “It started over Labor Day weekend where a lot of people were away or just coming back from vacation.” And it was after the swim season, she added.
Others were more ecstatic, particularly Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who campaigned vigorously for tax-break week.
He said initial reports on the September tax-free week were so encouraging that he would try to push Albany legislators to increase the threshold on tax-free apparel to $500 articles, hopefully going into effect by December 1998. Legislation included in the current state budget will repeal the tax year-round on apparel costing less than $100 on Dec. 1, 1999.
“The increase in sales was quite dramatic,” Giuliani said Monday at a City Hall press conference where he announced that the 1998 Grammy Awards will be at Radio City Music Hall, but he also discussed the sales tax.
He said preliminary estimates by the Economic Development Corp. indicate sales of apparel rose by 40 to 70 percent during the tax-free week. Giuliani said a precise figure will be available in about one month.
“[On Sunday,] the stores were filled with people trying to take advantage of the tax-free week at the last minute,” Giuliani said. “Now we’re going to try to urge legislators to do it faster. I’d like to see a $500-or-less exemption taking effect toward the end of next year. That would move it up by a year.”
Giuliani maintained his position that revenues from other taxes will increase due to more store traffic and said 16,000 to 17,000 new jobs could be created for store managers, sales assistants and stock persons in response to increased sales volumes.
In Albany, Ted Potrikus, executive director of the Retail Council of New York State, the state’s key retail lobbying group, said, “As for the $100 threshold, we have to take a look and see what the state can afford. Our role is to be responsible about it.”
Potrikus said the lobbying group will also urge legislators to include footwear in future tax exemptions.
During the latest abatement, Potrikus said some stores outside of New York City reported sales increases in the 20 to 30 percent range.
“What retailers really need to do is find out if everyone front-loaded their shopping in one week or if people will still be coming in over the next few weeks,” Potrikus said. “It does take awhile; we really need to look at the bigger picture, but there was a lot of traffic.”
“There is no question that this was an impetus for people to shop,” said Edward Goldberg, Macy’s East vice president for government and consumer affairs, “We obviously think it was a very big success. Sales volume was greatly increased,” particularly in such categories as belts, children’s wear, shirts, ties, socks and underwear, he said.
“The 8 1/4 percent is a very regressive tax,” he added. In New York City, the sales tax includes a 4 percent state charge, a 4 percent city charge, and 0.25 percent levied by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Elsewhere in the state, taxes on apparel range from 6 percent to 8 1/2 percent, depending on local levies.
He also noted that retailers could have done a better job promoting tax-exempt items if they had more notice from the government. There was probably less than three weeks’ notice, he said, adding it was enough time to use the press for advertising, but not enough to produce advertising booklets featuring a wide range of items that qualified for the break.
“I think it had an impact, but, surprisingly, some people did not know that the sales tax was off,” said consultant Isaac Lagnado, publisher of Tactical Retail Monitor. “There was much less hoopla than last time. “In terms of the time period and the categories covered, it was a little problematic,” Lagnado said.
“There were some small specialty stores basically extending to it to items well over $100 price points when they didn’t want to lose a sale,” he said. “They ate the difference.”
“We found it to be better than the first one,” said Ethan Shapiro, ceo of Conway Stores, a 15-unit discount chain. “The timing was okay for back-to-school. Everybody was concerned it was a week too late, but it capped it off.”
Moreover, Shapiro said he believed consumers didn’t delay their purchasing for the tax breaks. “It did not take away from the week before.”
“Obviously, in New York it had positive impact,” said Doug Meyer, senior vice president of marketing at Sym’s, the off-price chain. “The last time there was a tax amnesty all the retailers ended up feeling they gave money back in the weeks that ensued. Over the long run, it’s not going to be any better for the retailers. People still shop primarily where it’s convenient. This won’t change their shopping habits that much.”
The tax abatement also had a negative effect on sales prior to the test week.
“I’m sure there was a certain amount of holding off during the weeks prior,” Meyer said. “Department stores are running 50 percent to 60 percent off sales every day, but then consumers get 8 1/2 percent off, and they’re busting down the doors. They perceive the 8 1/2 percent off as a real value.”
Giuliani has contended that $700 million in apparel sales in New York City are lost to New Jersey stores, where is no sales tax on apparel. However, New Jersey retailers said they did not lose sales last week.
Miles Johns, general manager of Kmart on West 34th Street, said the tax abatement “sure did help.” He added, “We were real happy with our sales.”
“Fabulous, fabulous,” is how Mark Costanzo, area manager for Strawberry, described the tax-abatement week. “I almost doubled my business. It was an excellent, excellent week. You name it, they bought it.”
At the store in the Empire State building, Strawberry offered an extra incentive during the week — a 12 percent discount.
“The week before the tax abatement there was a very deep lull,” he said. “But we have a large tourist trade, so they’re always buying.”
Strawberry’s New Jersey stores had a normal sales week, said Costanza, but in the New York stores, “You would think it was Christmas,” he said. “You would not believe the lines.”
“The customer really responded to the tax-free week,” said Ken Dall, district manager of J.C. Penney for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. “We could see a softening of sales during the last 10 days of August prior to the tax-free week kicking off. But the sales we got during the seven days of the event exceeded our expectations.” Dall said stores showed gains in the high single digits.
“Most of our wear-now back-to-school merchandise is under $100,” Dall said. “Pretty much all of our assortments fell into the tax-free zone. The traditional back-to-school departments exceeded our expectations, including women’s juniors, young men’s, boys and girls.”
A Sears spokeswoman said children’s, men’s and women’s and footwear — even though it was not exempt — saw a lift during the week.
“Why not make it anything?” said Bloomingdale’s Gould. “Why not do it in a more meaningful way? Why not do it with shoes, so women can buy shoes to match their outfits?”


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That little blurb seems to point to it being game-based, but is it, really? Many people believe that the newest Nexus device, one being produced for Google by LG, is going to be introduced this month, so the Oct. 29 event could be a launch vehicle for the device.
What's interesting is earlier this month the French site Le Figaro said that the LG Nexus 4, as most believe the device to be called, would launch on that day.
It's unclear, though, how that would tie into the blurb "The playground is open."
The LG Nexus 4 is believed to be based on LG's Optimus G device. It is expected to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, 2 gigabytes of RAM, a 1,280 x 768 True-High Definition IPS display, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a non-user removable battery.
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A European trademark holder has filed a lawsuit against Apple over the name ‘iWatch‘, despite the fact that the company’s own product was ultimately named Apple Watch. The issue it seems is paid promotion on Google search ads when the term “iWatch” is searched. Since Apple’s smartwatch was long rumored to be called the iWatch, and many regulars (including Tim Cook) still refer to it as such, Cupertino figured people would search for ‘iWatch’ when looking for its new device and took out some Google ads for the keyword to take advantage. Search for ‘iWatch’ yourself and you’ll almost certainly see a link to Apple Watch as the top result… expand full story
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Precision. That’s the word that immediately came to mind the minute I picked up my Apple Watch for the first time. Something about this device felt different, on an almost subconscious level, from any other Apple product I’ve used before. Perhaps I was just caught up in the moment. After all, the Watch is the first totally new product to come out of Apple since the introduction of the iPad, which feels like so many years ago. On the other hand, I knew from the onset that I planned on buying the Apple Watch mostly for its design. I wasn’t so much interested in all of the software features it could offer me, I just couldn’t imagine not having this shiny little box on my wrist. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the Apple Watch strictly as a design piece.
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Apple has already previewed the Apple Watch at this month’s iPhone event and the unreleased wearable is currently on display in Paris’s Collette, but Apple hasn’t shared specific availability details for the Apple Watch beyond saying ‘early 2015’. A rumor from the Asian supply chain shared by Apple Daily (via GforGames) claims Quanta Computer out of Taiwan will kick off mass production for the Watch for Apple in January 2015… expand full story
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Apple has now named new Marketing and Medical VPs for its Apple Watch team following the product’s official unveiling earlier this month. The company has also today posted its first job listing seeking software engineers for the Apple Watch team on its website. expand full story
If you’re the CEO of a watch company, you likely watched the announcement of the Apple Watch with a mixture of optimism and fear. Optimism because Apple just made watches cool again in a market where many people haven’t worn one for years. Fear because most of those who now have a renewed interest in watches aren’t going to buy yours.
Guess Watches CEO Cindy Livingston put a brave face on it with a letter welcoming Tim Cook to the watch industry (full version below) as she announced the company plans to make a smartwatch of its own … expand full story


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The first line of Porg merchandise is already available.
The sale of toys like teddy bears marks a return to normality for Mosul's children after nearly three years under ISIS.
Twitter is a powerhouse in Japan, where linguistic differences mean a 140-character limit is more than enough space to express yourself.
With Barbie's new diverse and body-positive expansion, consumers are wondering when toys marketed toward boys will see something similar.
"Star Wars" toys brought in more in 2015 than "Jurassic World," "Avengers" and "Minions" toys combined.
There's more than cybersecurity at risk when a doll records a kid's playtime.
This year, Christmas comes early for the mega-studio.
Maia Weinstock's Supreme Court Lego figures of the women justices were an Internet hit. What else is she up to?
The doll, critics say, could be used as a surveillance tool, among other things.
The latest version of the iconic toy can connect to the Internet, raising privacy concerns.
The first edition of 34,000 pieces of the 'Little Luthers' sold out in less than 72 hours, the company says.


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B&T’s inaugural Women Leading Tech Awards, presented by Google, is now less than three months away (you can get your tickets here). To celebrate, we are profiling some of the industry’s brightest leaders to give you a taste of the conversations and stories you might hear on the day.
First up, we have Canva’s head of performance marketing Bernise Alviar.
Alviar has previously worked as a marketer at HSBC and Uber and has seen technology transform the advertising industry. But she has now taken this experience and is using it to help grow one of Australia’s most exciting technology platforms.
With the goal of making design tools that are easy to use and accessible, Canva has grown from an idea into a $US3.2bn company in a little over seven years.
And as Alviar points out, this evolution couldn’t have happened without a diversity-led approach to design.
“We have over 20 million monthly active users from all over the world, all with different backgrounds and unique design needs,” she tells B&T.
“So from a product perspective, we’re constantly striving to empathise with all the different types of Canva users and provide design templates and tools which cater to their needs.
“For example – we have design templates created with different religious and cultural holidays in mind – Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Dia Del Muertos.”
If you go onto Canva’s website, you will find the company’s list of mission statements. At the top of this list is “being a force for good”.
Alviar explains that diversity and inclusion take a lead role when it comes to making this mission a reality.
“Design used to be difficult and quite inaccessible to the everyday person. Before Canva, you’d have to go through professionals to create a design, or you’d have to learn complex software to DIY,” she says.
“Hence the whole reason Canva was built in the first place was to enable design to be more inclusive and accessible to more people from different backgrounds.
“As individuals and as a company, we are constantly trying to not only make logically good business decisions, but also decisions that are good for our users and broader global community.”
Diverse teams = creative concepts
There is a focus within Canva on seeking a wide range of opinions to ensure the best results on any given project.
“We know that proactively welcoming a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds is key to ensuring everyone feels valued and motivated to build the best product for our equally diverse community,” says Alviar.
“One example is our meeting culture. We’re really mindful about running open and transparent meetings – ie. recognising that having the right people in the room is more important than their title and tenure.”
This approached is matched by Canva providing training for everyone actively involved in the recruitment process, says Alviar.
When asked how this approach has manifested into real-world outcomes, Alviar points to Canva’s recent Christmas campaign in the Philippines.
“We have a really talented team based in Manila. They’ve created ads for countries all over the world but never before for their own home country of the Philippines,” she says.
“However, this Christmas – the Canva Manila team developed their very first national brand campaign for Christmas called ‘Canva Pasko’ (Pasko meaning Christmas in Tagalog) where we encouraged the public to design festive greetings on Canva for a chance to see it displayed in a huge digital billboard along one of Manila’s most traffic-congested highways.
“The successful execution and ideation of this campaign truly required local insight and knowledge and is a great example of diversity fuelling one of our most innovative campaigns yet.”
The inaugural Women Leading Tech event will take place on 8 April 2020 at Linseed House, The Grounds of Alexandria, 7a/2 Huntley St, Alexandria.
The categories for the awards are:
- Executive Leader
- Data Science
Nominations close on February 5 and late entries on February 12.
Find out more here.
Twitter has just experienced its fastest growth in revenue since 2014, with the social media platform benefiting from increased interest from advertisers. Revenue was up 74 per cent YoY, according to the company’s Q2 results, reaching $US1.19 billion ($1.6 billion) from $US683.4 million ($925 million) 12 months ago. The strong results came in the same […]
Wild Turkey has announced the launch of its new global creative campaign and platform, ‘Trust Your Spirit’, featuring the brand’s creative director and spokesperson, Matthew McConaughey. The global campaign and platform ‘Trust Your Spirit’ is to encourage people to be bold, unapologetically themselves, and stay true to who they are. The global tagline and ethos […]
Telecommunications company Optus has announced it will launch the world’s first TikTok sign-language activated filter. Featuring Optus ambassador Ian Thorpe, Optus will unveil a branded effect that shows TikTok users how to say key phrases in Auslan sign language, including ‘How are you?’ and ‘It starts with Yes’, through the hashtag challenge #SignYes. Optus will […]
Podsights has revealed new insights into the effectiveness of advertising in podcasts, tracking global and Australian podcast advertising trends. This is the first Australian report to be published since ARN partnered with Podsights to set the standard for best-in-class podcast advertising measurement. The report includes additional analysis and follows a series of Measurement Masterclasses held for […]
NGEN’s 2021 charity cup has raised over $175,000 for UnLtd charity partner Gotcha4Life. Gotcha4Life is a not-for-profit foundation raising awareness and funding to provide educational workshops and innovative programs that build mental fitness in individuals and communities. While Sydney and Brisbane completed the Charity Cup in June, before Covid restrictions hit, the final leg in […]
Australian tech incubator Cicada Innovations and Biennale of Sydney are launching the ‘New & Sustainable Materials Challenge,’ in an effort to create a more sustainable future. The works of chosen material-makers will be showcased to millions of Biennale audiences, exhibition partners, and exhibition makers globally. The Challenge is open to any Australian and UK startups, […]


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On September 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom of California announced that the state will phase out gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The executive order directs that all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California be zero-emission vehicles. Existing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles would be allowed to keep operating. According to the official press release, the change to electric vehicles (EV) would achieve more than a 35 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and an 80 percent improvement in oxides of nitrogen emissions from cars statewide. In a recent press release, GM also aligned with this initiative, announcing its plans to be carbon neutral by 2040.
Carm Capriotto, podcast host of the Automotive Aftermarket Town Hall Academy, invited California shop owners and ASCCA leaders to weigh in on the new California EV mandate: John Eppstein, President; Carolyn Coquillette, Secretary; Dave Kusa, Past President and Board Member; and Rory Balmer, Vice President.
The goal of the call was to get the audience, especially the traditionalists, to start thinking about the future. There is now an opportunity to be prepared and to learn how to shift your automotive service mix. This includes getting shops tooled up with current connected trends, such as transitional technology for vehicle management, ADAS sensor calibrations, and autonomous cars.
Check out the call below to see how the 2035 California EV mandate will impact the aftermarket shop business model. Important discussion points include:
Tips on how to learn how to service and repair hybrids and EVs
Education and automotive tech talent
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If you’d like to learn more about implementing Shop-Ware as the solution in your shop, request a demo.


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Paytm and other Indian startups have started to voice against the tech giant Google. The Indian startups has decided to take a stand by following a particular strategy, as reported. This will include lodging complaints with the Government and court. Google has already been facing the antitrust issues and now the allegation of using unfair practices will be a blow to the giant. The issue was highlighted after the Google removed Paytm app from it’s app store a few days back alleging the concern of policy violations. Moreover, later the issue was sparked after Google took the decision of enforcing 30% commission on payments made within apps on its platform.
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Over the weekend in NYC, the Roitfeld clan came out to toast the launch of CR Fashion Book at the Frick Collection, Busta Rhymes had a surprise performance for Alexander Wang's after party, Purple Magazine brought their annual Fashion Week frenzy to the Boom Boom Room, Prabal Gurung hosted an all out karaoke party at the new pop-up, Chez Andre, Opening Ceremony celebrated their 10 year anniversary with a live performance by Lil Kim at Webster Hall, and so much more!
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Committing to sustainability, Epson has launched its new WorkForce Enterprise AM-Series of 40-60ppm products leveraging its Piezo Heat-Free inkjet technology and closing a previous gap in its A3 business product portfolio. The new products bring static line-head technology to the middle market and for Epson’s channel partners will simplify the
Logitech G announced the launch of the Logitech G413 SE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard and the G413 TKL (Tenkeyless) SE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. Engineered for precision and performance, these affordable new keyboards offer gaming-grade mechanical switches with extremely durable PBT keycaps that are wear, fade and shine resistant.
Mathew Thomas, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey and East Africa, HP elaborates on the importance of partnering with the relevant authorities in the fight for counterfeit print products, which has become a growing problem for print markets in the region. He emphasizes that consumers must stay vigilant and avoid counterfeits by
Channel Post speaks to Nadeem Khanzadah, the Head of OmniChannel Retail at Jumbo Group, about the company’s plans for GITEX. Are you participating at GITEX Shopper this year? Since the inception of GITEX Shopper, Jumbo is among the biggest retail exhibitors over the years. As the largest and most influential consumer


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Apple opened preorders for the new iPad Pro
models on April 30 and the tablets were expected to arrive on May 21
. Delivery time estimates for the 12.9-inch model started to slip shortly after pre-orders went live, Bloomberg
The 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro
were unveiled quite recently
. They are powered by the home-brewed M1 chip and offer optional 5G connectivity, Thunderbolt ports, and an upgraded camera system. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro features a mini-LED screen, which Apple has branded Liquid Retina XDR Display.
Longer delivery times could be indicative of mini-LED supply issues and strong demand
Mini-LED displays are reportedly more difficult to manufacture and this was already expected to cause supply issues initially
Delivery times for almost all 12.9-inch iPad Pro variants have slipped to June 24 - July 8 in the US. The slate is available in two colors, five storage configurations, and Wi-Fi and Cellular options. It appears that the non-5G 2TB models will be the first ones to arrive.
The increase in delivery times could also be indicative of strong demand for the mini-LED iPad. Per an earlier report
, Apple has asked its chip supplier to ramp up production of the M1 processor in anticipation of high demand.
The 11-inch models are still shipping by May. Pricing starts at $799 for the smaller model and $1,099 for the new 12.9-inch slate. On paper, the M1 iPad looks quite promising, and sure sounds like one of the best tablets around
During a conference call with investors this week, Apple warned that a microprocessor shortage
may affect the supply of iPads and Macs during the current quarter.


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Paris, France, Jan 17 – Pop idol Rihanna is preparing to launch her own luxury brand with the world’s biggest fashion conglomerate, according to reports Thursday.
The Barbados-born superstar, who already has her own highly successful Fenty sportswear label, is in secret talks with the French giant LVMH, according to Women’s Wear Daily (WWD).
The industry bible said the group, which owns such iconic brands as Dior, Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Givenchy, is assembling a gang of top designers for the project.
LVMH, which is owned by the fashion titan Bernard Arnault, said they could not comment.
With her huge fan base and tens of millions of social media followers, Rihanna is one of the most powerful style influencers on the planet.
A regular on the front row of fashion shows, and particularly at Dior in Paris, the singer has also proved herself to be a canny creator.
As well as her Fenty line she upped sales at Puma when she became its creative director, and has also dipped her toe into lingerie.
Her Fenty Beauty operation — which involved a hook-up with LVMH — racked up sales of more than $100 dollars (88 million euros) within weeks of its 2016 launch.
WWD said that her planned luxury brand, which will take in ready-to-wear as well as leather goods and accessories, could be launched alongside her ninth album later this year.
A new large-scale luxury label — especially one led by a black woman — would be huge development in the fashion world.
The top end of the market has been traditionally hogged by historic French and Italian houses.
Despite its dominance, LVMH have not started a luxury brand from scratch since Christian Lacroix in 1987.
Black American designers have, however, been making dramatic inroads of late, with Virgil Abloh the most talked about designer at Paris men’s fashion week.
The creator, whose parents come from Ghana, now heads LVMH’s treasured Louis Vuitton menswear line as well as his own hugely cool Off-White Label.
Rihanna, 30, who shot to fame with her “Music of the Sun” and “Good Girl Gone Bad” albums, is locked in a legal battle with her father over the use of the Fenty name.
She is suing her father Ronald Fenty over the use of the family name in his company, Fenty Entertainment, according to reports on Wednesday.


text: Today Microsoft has announced that they have ended production for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 has been one of the best gaming systems and has withstood the test of time having had a successful run for over a decade. The Xbox 360 was a vital part to those at Microsoft as well as gamers across the world. The system saw some incredible franchises including Gears of War, Halo, and Call of Duty which really shaped and solidified it’s place on the market. The Xbox 360 in total has over 78 billion gaming hours played, nearly 486 billion Gamerscore, 27 billion achievements and more than 25 billion hours spent on apps in its lifetime. While the system will no longer be made, Microsoft does plan to continue support for the system. Microsoft has outlined the ways the Xbox 360 will live on: Xbox 360 owners will continue to receive Xbox Live services for their console, such as online multiplayer gaming and parties, access to the apps they use today, and Games with Gold and Deals with Gold. Xbox Live servers that support Xbox 360 services will also remain online and active. Our Xbox 360 fans can continue to play their favorite games with the full support of Xbox Live. Gamers will also be able to continue to buy over 4,000 Xbox 360 games or Xbox 360 accessories at retail and through our Xbox 360 store online, while supplies last. Any Xbox 360 hardware will still be supported at xbox.com/support. And Xbox One owners will be able to continue to enjoy available Xbox 360 games through Xbox One Backward Compatibility – at no additional cost. Games are still being produced for the Xbox 360, and old titles for the Xbox 360 will still be able to be played via Xbox One Backward Compatibility. In a post to the official Xbox news site, Xbox head Phil Spencer said, I want to personally thank the Xbox community – that includes the vast and diverse audience of gamers, developers and publishers who brought so much passion and creativity to the Xbox 360. You are the heart of what we do at TEAM XBOX, and you have been critical to the success of Xbox 360. Over the next few weeks and months, we’ll be sharing more of our plans for gaming on Xbox One, Windows 10 and beyond. And as always, keep the feedback coming. Let us know what your favorite Xbox 360 game is in the comments below.