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Leading retailer Sir Stuart Rose will discuss the role that business can play in protecting the environment at a major lecture at the University of York.
The former chairman of Marks & Spencer and newly appointed chairman of online grocer Ocado will deliver the Cantor Business Lecture. Sir Stuart has worked in retail for 40 years, starting at Marks & Spencer in 1972. He joined the Burton Group in 1989.
Following the group’s demerger in 1997, he became chief executive of Argos, then chief executive of Booker and Arcadia Group. He returned to Marks & Spencer in 2004 as chief executive, becoming chairman in 2008.
After standing down in 2011, he was appointed chairman of Blue Inc in June 2012. He will join Ocado in March as non-executive director, and take up the chairmanship in May.
The 2013 Cantor Business Lecture, will take place at the Ron Cooke Hub Auditorium at the University of York on January 29 at 6.45pm. Admission is by free ticket only. Register at www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/tickets/


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California’s Proposition 12, which sets animal-welfare standards for meat sold within the state, has been upheld by the Supreme Court. It’s a ruling that should have been expected, and appellants’ claim that the California law violates the Commerce Clause notwithstanding, the ruling is proper. What a State requires of products sold entirely within it is not interstate commerce—which is the province, and the only aspect that is the province, of the clause.
All Prop 12’s law does is place requirements on the meat sold within the State; it imposes no requirements on how other States comport themselves, including how they raise their food animals. Nothing in the law forces other States to incur the costs of complying with it.
It is true enough that
Californians account for about 13% of the country’s pork consumption but raise hardly any pigs. That means that the costs of complying with Proposition 12 fall mostly in states like Iowa, which raises a third of the country’s pigs.
The Prop 12 law often is viewed as an attempt by California to dictate regulate what other States do regarding their own production requirements. The decision to accede to California’s “regulatory” efforts, though, is a purely business one and not at all a legal one. In fact, the ruling also makes it easier, from a legal standpoint, for states like Iowa to not sell their pork products in or into California at all.
And that’s what I recommend. There are a lot of markets other than California, including export markets, that would easily absorb those 13%. It’s long past time producers in the other 49 States, and our several territories, start ignoring California and its foolishnesses.

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The UAE Economy in 2022: Halfway Through
As we check in halfway through the year, 2022 has been an important year for the United Arab Emirates. Dubai hosted Expo 2020 which ended in March 2022 and is already planning to reuse the grounds and facilities to introduce the world’s first smart city. And if that’s not enough, the UAE economy is predicted to grow 5.4% in 2022, followed by 4.2% in 2023.
In this article, we’ll preview the UAE economy for the rest of 2022 and explain why now is the best time to invest in the region.
UAE Economy Review 2022
It goes without saying that many countries and regions have struggled due to recent global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. However, the UAE specifically boasts a number of advantages that made it able to withstand outside pressures over the last few years:
Expo 2020 Dubai
Unlike many countries, the UAE doesn’t rely on just one sector for income. With a solid base in the tourism, real estate, oil and transportation industries, the UAE is able to maintain a strong economy. The IMF itself has stressed the connection between diversified economies and sustainable economic growth; countries that are strong in different sectors are less susceptible to drastic economic shocks.
Many people think of the MENA region as entirely oil-dependent, but that is precisely what sets the UAE apart. Recent government policies are looking to increase investment in new, non-energy industries like technology and manufacturing.
Expo 2020 Dubai
While many countries tightened foreigner entry requirements or even discouraged tourism, the UAE used the world-renowned Expo 2020 Dubai to bring more tourists to the area, welcoming more than 22 million visitors in just 6 months.
But the development doesn’t end there. Instead of destroying the site and buildings from Expo 2020 Dubai, it will soon become home to the world’s first smart city, hosting start-ups and large, multinational corporations alike.
With a vibrant expat community and policies that encourage business development in the region, the UAE has worked to ensure that foreigners see the UAE as a solid choice for investment. The country has implemented measures supporting small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that make up a significant part of the country’s economy, making it easier for them to access funding.
They’ve also implemented fiscal measures such as a new 100% foreign direct investment law and have continuously implemented measures to make it even easier for companies to do business.
Your Next Opportunity in the UAE
Our team of UAE business experts at Europe Emirates Group has the expertise you need to take advantage of everything that awaits in this exciting time for the Emirati economy. Get started with us today.


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Xiaomi has now released the MIUI 126.96.36.199 stable internal beta update to Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro users. The update package size is about 576MB. The updated content only means optimization. Improve system fluency and system stability.
It is worth mentioning that Xiaomi officially stated that the development version internal test and development version public test version has been temporarily suspended for updates, but the development version internal test will resume release updates on January 4.
In addition, Xiaomi launched MIUI 12.5 at the Xiaomi Mi 11 press conference this Monday. The application for the new version of the internal test has begun to sign up. Friends who have successfully passed the review can now receive the new version of Early Fresh experience push. At present, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has also pushed the MIUI 12.5 internal beta. The updated content is unknown, but there seem to be many bugs.


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Provides Strategic Advice to Hybrid on Its Investment Alongside Altamont Capital Partners and the Fox family in Fox Head, Inc.
Intrepid today announced that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Hybrid Apparel (Hybrid), a leading supplier of branded, licensed and private label apparel, in one of the largest and most strategic transactions in recent action sports and apparel industry history.
Hybrid engaged Intrepid’s Apparel & Retail team to secure the best capital partner to pursue the acquisition of Fox Head, Inc. (Fox Head). Intrepid drew on its deep relationships in the sector to conduct a thoughtful selection process that resulted in the selection of Altamont Capital Partners (Altamont). By combining Hybrid’s world class sourcing capabilities and supply chain management with Altamont’s capital and sector knowledge, Intrepid helped form an acquisition team that brought unique and compelling strengths in a highly strategic structure to acquire Fox Head, the iconic brand in the motocross apparel and accessories industry. In a complex three-way recapitalization transaction, Hybrid, Altamont and the Fox family teamed up to invest in a newly formed entity that owns the operations of Fox Head and Hybrid.
Altamont helped lead the majority recapitalization of Fox Head, a leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic motocross apparel and equipment. The founding Fox family will continue to own a significant minority interest in the company alongside the shareholder group participating in the deal, which includes Hybrid, Ricky Carmichael (the most successful motocross rider of all time and Fox athlete since 1988), and Carey Hart (freestyle motocross legend and Fox athlete since 1997).
Founded in 1997, Hybrid has built a complete vertical operation that includes a world-class sourcing and global supply chain infrastructure. Hybrid’s partnership with Altamont will allow Fox Head to benefit from Hybrid’s product development and supply chain expertise.
Jarrod Dogan, Founder and CEO of Hybrid commented: “Intrepid’s team of seasoned apparel industry bankers was instrumental in telling the Hybrid story to the market and crafting a truly complex transaction. Part of our core values as a company has been to embrace change and the partnership with Altamont and Fox is the change Hybrid needs in order to move our brand development capabilities forward.”
“Jarrod and the Hybrid team have built a best-in-class business with an impressive history, experienced management team, and company culture that breeds innovation and excellence in customer service,” said Keoni Schwartz, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Altamont. Scott Olivet, Operating Partner at Altamont who is now serving as Executive Chairman and interim CEO at Fox Head, further commented: “We’re thrilled for the opportunity to help Hybrid reach its full potential and to apply their expertise in helping Fox Head to accelerate product innovation, optimize the supply chain and take Fox Head customer service to a new level of performance.” Mr. Olivet has extensive experience in the action sports sector, having served as CEO of Oakley; Vice President of Nike subsidiaries, where he led the acquisitions of Hurley and Converse; and current Director of Skullcandy.
Fox Head will continue to operate as a private, independent company out of its headquarters in Irvine, Calif.
Intrepid’s Apparel & Retail practice has experience across a broad range of subsectors, including apparel, retail, denim, footwear, action sports and luxury goods.
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About Intrepid Investment Bankers
Intrepid Investment Bankers provides M&A, capital raising and strategic advisory services to entrepreneurs and middle-market companies in various industry sectors. Our heritage, rooted in our founders’ successful 35-year history, breeds a culture that embraces teamwork, tenacity and creativity to win big for our clients. We believe that every company has an entrepreneurial passion that drives it and a story that defines it. Our team delivers results through skillful positioning of the client’s story and relentless execution. Based in Los Angeles, Intrepid augments its international capabilities through active membership in M&A International, an exclusive global alliance of M&A advisory firms.


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Maharashtra’s sugar industry is eagerly awaiting the Centre’s proposed package for sugarcane farmers. The buzz about a Rs 8,000 crore package for the industry has created hope among farmers as well as sugar mill owners.
The state sugar body has been demanding government intervention in the sugar industry to help farmers and sugar mills tide over the current situation. The sugar industry across the country has been facing an unprecedented crisis, with the sugar production about to touch nearly 300 lakh tonnes even as demand for the produce has dipped. The international sugar market, too, has fallen, further impacting the domestic market, and putting the burden of clearing payments of sugarcane farmers on the sugar mills. The Asian Age had earlier reported that in Maharashtra alone, sugar mills owe an eye-popping Rs 1919 crore of this season to cane growers.
Former state cooperative minister and sugar mill director Harshwardhan Patil said, “We hope that our demands concerning export of sugar to neighbouring countries, subsidy to sugar mills and creating buffer stocks of sugar will be accepted in this package. It is true that the sugar industry is facing an emergency and needs the government’s help. We will see what the government clears through this package and then react.”
According to observers, BJP’s defeat in the Kairana byelection has given a push to the package proposal. However, state cooperative minister Subhash Deshmukh denied linking the package decision to the party’s defeat in Kairana.


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The Stockmann Group’s sales in April were down by 23.5 percent on the previous year at comparable exchange rates.
The change of the days of the Crazy days campaign is the main reason, as sales fell by 46.3 percent in Finland.
Lindex had its best performance in eastern Europe.
Euro-denominated sales were down by 26.1 percent. his year the Crazy days campaign was held in March, instead of April as in the previous year. In March 2015, the Group’s sales were up 17.0 percent at comparable exchange rates due to the timing of the campaign.
Withdrawing from the own electronics product category also affected the sales negatively.
Stockmann Retail’s sales were down by 30.1 per cent at comparable exchange rates. Euro-denominated sales were down by 32.5 per cent. In March, Stockmann Retail’s sales increased by 41.6 per cent in Finland due to the Crazy Days campaign.
In international operations, sales were up 2.5 percent at comparable exchange rates. Euro-denominated sales were down by 7.5 percent due to the weak rouble.
Lindex’s sales were up 1.1 percent at comparable exchange rates with the best performance in the eastern Central Europe. But due to currency effects, euro-denominated sales were down by 2.6 per cent.
From April onwards, the Fashion Chains division includes only Lindex, since Seppälä was divested on 1 April 2015.
Sales (exclusive of VAT) in April
|Stockmann Retail, Finland||43.8||-46.3||216.0||-8.6|
|Stockmann Retail, total||85.5||-32.5||312.9||-12.0|
|Operations in Finland, total||49.1||-46.0||247.6*||-9.7|
|International operations, total||87.8||-7.0||258.2*||-11.9|
* Includes Seppälä until 31 March 2015.
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Software giant Microsoft is no longer in the running to acquire popular online video streaming service Hulu.
A person familiar with the situation told Bloomberg (opens in new tab) that Microsoft has informed Hulu executives that it won’t take part in the second round of bidding.
The source, however, didn’t rule out the possibility of Microsoft re-entering the bid at a later stage. Microsoft, along with Google, Yahoo and AT&T was approached by Hulu to make a bid for the company a while ago.
Microsoft already offers video streaming services on its Xbox 360 console and would have benefited from acquiring Hulu as it plans to turn the console into an all-out consumer entertainment unit.
One Business Insider source revealed that Yahoo is willing to pay as much as $2 billion for the acquisition.
The company plans to offer its suitors access to its content for the next five years. Hulu is a joint venture between Disney, News Corp. and NBC Universal, a part of the Comcast group. Online retail giant Amazon has not decided to participate in the bid until it gets a guaranteed access to Hulu content.


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HP's PC business and software sales from its Mercury Interactive acquisition helped produce net profit of $1.8bn, for a 29 percent increase, with a 16 percent boost in revenue in the fiscal third quarter, according to financial results released yesterday.
HP's profit was $0.66 per share, on revenue of $25.4bn in the three months that ended July 31, up from $0.48 a share, on revenue of $21.9bn in the same quarter last year. Profit in that quarter was $1.4bn.
Revenue from its Personal Systems Group, primarily desktop and notebook computers sold to consumers, grew 29 percent to $8.9bn. Revenue from the HP Software group boosted revenue 74 percent to $554 million, driven by sales from its $4.5 billion acquisition of Mercury Interactive in 2006. Mercury was not yet part of HP in last year's third quarter.
The third quarter results matched HP's second quarter performance of net income of US$1.8bn, or $0.65 a share, on revenue of $25.5bn. The results also matched the consensus of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial, who forecast $0.66 a share profit on revenue of $24.09bn.


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There might be a new chip on women’s collective shoulder.
The chief executive of PepsiCo, which makes Doritos and other snacks, announced last week that the company was looking into a female version of chips: a product with less flavor dust, a quieter crunch, in a bag that is purse-friendly.
Why? Because women, unlike men, “don’t like to crunch too loudly in public. And they don’t lick their fingers generously and they don’t like to pour the little broken pieces and the flavor into their mouth,” said executive Indra Nooyi in a podcast series with Freakonomics.
Men, in contrast, “lick their fingers with great glee,” Nooyi noted, something she thinks women would love to do, but don’t.
The idea of selling a feminine version of chips brought on an onslaught of criticism all over social media.
Nooyi, who worked as a strategy consultant with Boston Consulting Group and has a masters from the Yale School of Management, was interviewed as part of a special Freakonomics series on “ The Secret Life of C.E.O’s.” The interview extensively explores her path to becoming an executive at the global megabrand.
Users on social media, however, seemed to have more of an appetite — a “hangry” one at that — for her female-friendly chip comments.
This isn’t the first time a company has faced a backlash for making female versions of products.
When Bic released “Bic For Her”, a line of pink and purple pens marketed for their sleek design, social media blew up with anger over what some called another pointlessly gendered product.
Ellen DeGeneres responded to the Bic controversy with snark and humor. She told her audience during one of her shows: “Can you believe this? We’ve been using man pens all this time!”
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SAP's 10-year HANA gamble: A life without the big boys and girls
So long IBM, Microsoft and Oracle...
SAP was gung-ho about its HANA-or-nothing database play for the next version of its software crown jewels earlier this month.
The enterprise and software giant rolled out what it claimed was its biggest launch in decades – SAP S/4HANA. The system is built to run on one single database – SAP’s HANA.
Previously, SAP has relied upon Oracle, Microsoft and IBM to store data held in its ERP, CRM, supplier and product management suite.
But take a step back from February’s launch and you realise SAP has given itself 10 years to get more than 200,000 customers on its in-memory system.
Last year, the German multinational promised to continue to support its suite on such databases until 2025 – extending the existing deadline by five years. That is, existing versions, not the one launched this month.
SAP needs the slack. Released in 2010, SAP today claims 6,000 customers on HANA with 1,800 using it underneath their installation of the Business Suite. The company has a total of 253,500 customers.
SAP is gambling, but it’s not throwing traditional relational databases from its worldview. It can’t afford to: sales of its software and support and maintenance of existing versions of SAP continue to account for the vast majority of the giant’s income.
Customers have years of technology legacy and established preferences and loyalties in place when it comes to database suppliers.
To that end, SAP’s chief technology officer for its global customer operations, Irfan Khan, the pointman on HANA and formerly with Sybase, claims a pragmatic stance.
“I’m not suggesting traditional RDBMs are going to be removed from the face of the earth,” he told The Reg. “We will remain hybrid for some time ... relational technologies have significant value.”
He promised SAP would continue to work with its relational partners but claimed a performance and capability gulf exists between Oracle 12c and Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014 (the most up-to-date versions of their relational databases) and HANA. “We do not want to be held back,” he said.
However, a question remains – won’t restricting SAP to HANA limit its uptake? We know of customers using HANA for anything but their ERP suite – it’s seen as having niche applicability, not a cornerstone of their enterprise’s IT. It’ll stay that way for some time.
“I don’t believe it [SAP only on HANA] will limit our growth,” Khan told us.
SAP’s approach will therefore be to persuade customers they need HANA to transform the business, not as a rip-and-replace to established suppliers.
It’s a wise approach: the enterprise database market is a graveyard littered with the bones of dead companies and deceased claims about unseating Oracle.
Therefore, don’t expect SAP to try to persuade you of its relational database credentials, as it did in 2012. Rather, SAP will try to convert the argument into one of business transformation based on access to real-time data instead.
It remains high risk. If this soap doesn’t wash and SAP doesn't recognise this fact soon enough during the next 10 years, the world's biggest maker of business software will be left high and dry: lumbered with a core product that doesn’t work. ®


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Utah-based Ally Bank expanded its use of Fiserv's Popmoney person-to-person payments service, allowing consumers to send and receive funds from the bank's mobile banking app.
Ally Bank, the direct banking unit of Ally Financial Inc., has offered Popmoney since 2011. In addition to using their smartphones for regular Popmoney transactions, users will now be able to view scheduled payments and payment history, as well as set up and manage Popmoney contacts in the Ally Mobile Banking app.
"One of the recurring themes in the feedback we receive from consumers is how much they like the convenience of a direct bank, and these latest offerings are the result of our commitment to deliver customer-friendly products and features," Diane Morais, Ally Bank deposits and line of business integration executive, states in a Nov. 25 press release.
In addition to the new Popmoney mobile capabilities, another new feature lets consumers use Ally's mobile banking app to set up recurring electronic fund transfers between Ally and non-Ally bank accounts. Previously, the mobile app only let customers set up one-time transfers between Ally Bank accounts.
With Popmoney, users can send funds by providing the recipient's e-mail address, mobile number or bank account information. The recipient will get a text or e-mail directing them to go to popmoney.com/ally and follow the steps to deposit the money online.
Popmoney can be used for one-time payments and gifts, or can be scheduled for recurring payments. Ally Bank does not charge a fee for Popmoney transactions. If a bank account is provided by the sender, the money is sent directly to the recipient's account, Ally says.
Fiserv has linked its Popmoney service with myriad large and regional banks since taking over the service as part of its acquisition of CashEdge more than two years ago. Consumers whose banks offer Popmoney can send money to anyone in the U.S. with a domestic bank account, even if the recipient's bank doesn't offer the service. Fiserv also offers a consumer-direct mobile app and desktop version of the service.
As more consumers demand P2P from their banks, the race to offer instant payments on desktops, as well as on mobile, has heated up among vendors, with Fiserv, FIS and others acquiring mobile app development companies. Meanwhile, banks like PNC and Citi are becoming more comfortable with P2P payments and embracing new features of the technologies. In September, Fiserv said it would expand Instant Payments to the mobile version of Popmoney in November.


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Canary's Flex is a small, weatherproof security camera
The company also launched a pretty cool new membership service.
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A weatherproof Nest Cam for outside your home could be on the way.
Sony's 4K security camera can spot intruders in the dark
Finally, your surveillance video will have great bokeh.
Tokyo police are taking 3D mugshots of suspects
They'll help catch crooks spotted on camera at odd angles.


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Each week, here at Osaka.com, we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news here in Japan. Sometimes it’s serious, sometimes it’s funny, but it’s always direct to you, from Osaka.
Here’s a look at some of the stories hitting the headlines in Osaka this week.
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Franchise Holder’s Case Against Convenience Store Chain Rejected
There was anger and controversy at Osaka District Court this week. In what could be a landmark case, 7-Eleven Japan Corporation won against a disgruntled former franchise owner. The plaintiff in this case, Mitoshi Matsumoto, held the franchise on a branch of 7-Eleven in Higashiosaka City. Matsumoto, 60, first assumed ownership of the franchise in 2012. He was then stripped of the franchise, and the store closed, in December 2019. This week’s court case revolved around the reasons behind 7-Eleven Japan’s decision to terminate Matsumoto’s franchise agreement. In papers from December 31st 2019, the corporation cited the 320 complaints it had received about Matsumoto. The complaints largely centered around his conduct and attitude toward customers. These complaints spanned almost the entirety of his 7 year franchise holding.
Franchise Case “About Operating Hours, not Conduct”
Matsumoto’s legal team however emphatically rejected this rationale. They claimed that 7-Eleven was acting against Matsumoto in retaliation. He had been in dispute with the company since early 2019, when he ceased 24 hour operations.
Citing the lack of available staff, Matsumoto started closing the store between 1am and 6am. He also made clear his intention to close the store on New Year’s Day. However, a core requirement of operating a convenience store franchise in Japan is that it opens 24 hours per day, every day. Matsumoto was one of the leaders of a growing movement amongst franchise owners in more rural or less frequented stores calling for a limit on operating hours.
However, the court accepted 7-Eleven’s arguments that the 320 complaints against Matsumoto over a 7 year period showed a pattern of incompetence and an unwillingness to learn from his previous mistakes.
Matsumoto announced plans to appeal the decision to the high court. He said shortly after the ruling: “I can’t believe it. The court just parroted the company’s line and didn’t challenge anything they said.
“Of course I will appeal. This isn’t just about me, it’s about showing these companies that they need to treat franchise holders better. They need to listen to our concerns.”
Government Worker Gets Pay Penalty for Covid Deception
An employee at the Osaka Prefectural Government landed in hot water this week, after submitting a falsified Covid-19 test sample on behalf of a child under their supervision. The 47 year old is the head of a unit at the prefecture’s welfare department. According to reports published this week, she ordered one of the staff under her to submit a sample of their own saliva, after the child in question didn’t produce enough for a viable sample. The incident occurred in December 2021, as the child prepared to move from a child consultation center to a private welfare facility. However, the full extent of the incident did not come to light until February this year. The subordinate informed another colleague of what happened, and it was then reported to senior management. An investigation launched soon after, and concluded last week.
The section chief received a 10 percent pay cut for the next 6 months and a warning about their future conduct. Management accepted the subordinate’s argument that they were pushed into supply the false sample by the manager. However, they too received a warning.
Luckily, the child was not carrying Covid-19, despite showing symptoms. There were no subsequent infections at the facility where they eventually moved to.
In the latest of a series of moves to modernize the company, Osaka’s Sharp Corporation announced this week that English will become the company’s official language.
The announcement came from Chief Executive Wu Po-Hsuan in a shareholders briefing. In adopting English as their official language, Sharp follows in the footsteps of online retail giants Rakuten, and Fast Retailing Co, the parent company of Uniqlo. Wu hopes that this will help Sharp to ultimately transition from a Japan-centric company to one with a more international focus.
Economists and industry insiders often cite Japan’s relatively low levels of English as a major stumbling block to attracting foreign talent. Sharp already holds the distinct honor of being the first major Japanese company acquired by foreign owners. Taiwan-based Hon Hai took control of Sharp in 2016. The firm is perhaps best known for manufacturing components for Apple devices under the Foxconn brand.
Most experts agree the intervention of the Taiwanese giant in 2016 saved Sharp from bankruptcy.
That’s all for now but be sure to check back again same time next week for another round of This Week in Osaka!


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TikTok is testing a brand new characteristic that enables customers to boost funds for causes and charities they care about straight from their TikTok profiles. Those that are within the take a look at group will discover a new possibility once they click on “Edit Profile” directing them to decide on a nonprofit from a listing of vetted organizations and charities just like the American Most cancers Society, American Coronary heart Affiliation, Pink Cross, ASPCA, Black Women Code, CDC Basis, and lots of others.
As soon as chosen, the person’s profile will characteristic the charity slightly below their bio in purple textual content. When a customer then clicks on the title of the group, they’re taken to a display that enables them to make a donation.
The characteristic itself is powered by charitable fundraising platform, Tiltify, which handles the fee processing for the donation transactions.
The brand new possibility was found by social media advisor Matt Navarra (crediting a Twitter person @Sphinx). He tweeted screenshots of the characteristic on Tuesday, which present how customers can add a charity and the way guests would make donations.
This new possibility follows the April launch of one other fundraising characteristic that which allowed TikTok creators to boost cash for coronavirus aid efforts.
At the moment, fundraising was solely accessible by the use of interactive “Donation Stickers” which customers might add to their TikTok movies and reside streams.
When the donation sticker is tapped, it takes you to a display to make donations, additionally powered by Tiltify.
Along with well being organizations and different well-known nonprofits, the record of charities to select from for the stickers included many who had been hardest hit by coronavirus shutdowns — like these for actors, musicians, educators, and restaurant staff, for instance.
TikTok confirmed the identical charities and non-profits taking part within the donation stickers program are additionally accessible by way of the brand new profile characteristic.
In TikTok’s case, it pledged $250 million to help front-line staff, educators and native communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic across a variety of relief funds. And it offered an extra $125 million in promoting credit to public well being organizations and companies trying to rebuild.
TikTok confirmed to TechCrunch the brand new characteristic so as to add nonprofits to the bio remains to be thought of a take a look at, and represents “one other manner for the TikTok neighborhood to help the causes and charities they care about.”
The characteristic was made accessible on to testers in its TestFlight program, and was not primarily based on whether or not or not they had been already utilizing donation stickers.
The corporate didn’t say when the characteristic would roll out to the broader public.


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NEW YORK — The Fight for $15 campaign to win higher pay and a union for fast-food workers is expanding to represent a variety of low-wage workers and become more of a social justice movement.
In New York City on Wednesday, more than 100 chanting protesters gathered outside a McDonald's around noon, prompting the store to lock its doors to prevent the crowd from streaming in.
Demonstrators laid on the sidewalk outside to stage a "die-in," which became popular during the "Black Lives Matter" protests after recent police shootings of black men. Several wore sweatshirts that said "I Can't Breathe," a nod to the last words of a black man in New York City who died after he was put in a police chokehold.
Timothy Roach, a 21-year-old Wendy's worker from Milwaukee, said the police brutality black men face is linked to the lack of economic opportunity they're given. He said the protests were necessary to send a message to companies.
"If they don't see that it matters to us, then it won't matter to them," Roach said.
Organizers said demonstrations were planned for more than 230 U.S. cities and college campuses, as well as dozens of cities overseas. Among those who joined the latest day of protests were airport workers, Walmart workers and adjunct professors.
In Jackson, Mississippi, around 30 people protested in a McDonald's before being kicked out, with one of the demonstrators being arrested for trespassing. Protesters also gathered outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Denver, Los Angeles and Albany.
In the meantime, McDonald's said this month it would raise its starting salary to $1 above the local minimum wage, and give workers the ability to accrue paid time off. It marked the company's first national pay policy, and indicates McDonald's wants to take control of its image as an employer. But the move only applies to workers at company-owned stores, which account for about 10 percent of more than 14,300 locations.
McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's say they don't control the employment decisions at franchised restaurants. The Service Employees International Union, which represents low-wage workers, is working to upend that position and hold McDonald's responsible for labor conditions at franchised restaurants in multiple ways, including lawsuits.ng employers over wages.


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I wholeheartedly welcome the announcement that Nissan has decided to build the new Qashqai and X-Trail models at their Sunderland plant. The hard work of the thousands of people working at Nissan and in the supply chain has once again been rewarded.
Let us celebrate this news.
We must not, however, lose sight of the fact that tens of thousands of jobs in manufacturing are still at risk in our region because of the Government’s failure to give clarity regarding the future of our trading relationship with the EU.
The Prime Minister needs to act now to secure the future of UK manufacturing.


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MLHUILLIER Financial Services, Inc. (MFSI) now accepts payment for Air You Go Travels Philippines.
That after the two Cebuano-based companies inked a partnership Friday to facilitate a seamless and convenient payment option for customers who buy travel and accommodation packages for local and international destinations.
Air You Go Travels Philippines operations manager Rhamric Simpron said they decided to tap the services of MLhuillier to take advantage of the firm’s 1,910 branches spread all over the country.
He noted that growth in travels within the country and overseas has picked up and they needed a reliable financial service company to provide convenient and fast payment services to their customers when paying for booked packages.
Banks have limited operating hours, some closed during weekends. With the partnership customers have an alternative payment option with longer operating hours and branches almost everywhere, said Simpron.
A P20 service fee will be charged per P50,000 transaction at MLhuillier branches.
Air You Go Travels Philippines Co. is a travel and tours company that offers travel and accommodation packages for both local and international destinations.
It started out as an online travel agency, founded on Dec. 20, 2011 in Basak, Mandaue City by former call-center agents.
As the business grew, the team set up a physical office on Feb, 12, 2013 at Unit 8, Benley Bldg. J de Veyra St. North Reclamation Area, Cebu City. It currently has 29 contact center agents that take care of travel and accommodation bookings and a booking outlet in SM City Cebu Traveller’s Lounge. The firm receives over 2,000 inquiries everyday of which about 10 to 15 translate to actual bookings.
Air You Go’s saleable domestic packages are Boracay, Puerto Princesa and Cebu while their top international package is Hong Kong.
With the increased growth in travel and tourism, Simpron disclosed the company is opening an office in Manila this year and is planning to add at least 18 contact center agents to cater to the growing number of inquiries they get in a day.
MSFI president Michel Lhuillier sees the partnership as beneficial for both companies, especially that he is eyeing investments in tourism.
Lhuillier said he will be converting his 2,000 hectare properties in Sogod and Borbon into a resort. He is currently looking for potential business partners who will help him develop the project requiring an initial investment of P200 million.
At present, the business magnate is developing his 100 hectare property in Carmen into a safari, with completion slated in the next two years.
“I want Air You Go Travels to include my future tourism projects—the resort and safari —in their future packages,” he said.
Lhuillier also announced they are expanding the presence of MSFI in Mindanao this year.
“We will be closing 2015 with at least 2,050 branches nationwide,” he said.


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AN EXPLOSION in new van launches is sparking more intense brand rivalry than even that seen in the car market.
Press Releases - August 2014
REDUCTIONS in average trade values for all used car sectors will range from zero to between one and two percentage points by October, according to the latest short term forecast from CAP Black Book Plus.
NO IMPACT on diesel residual values would follow London’s adoption of a proposed £10 penalty charge for non-Euro 6 diesel cars.
TRADE PRICES in the used car market are more stable than at this point last year, according to CAP.


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In a keynote address to kick off its iExpo event in Tokyo, president and chie executive of NEC Corporation, Takashi Niino, outlined his vision for his company’s push into the IoT market leading up to 2020 and beyond.
According to Takashi, in the two decades leading up to 2020, the pervasiveness of IoT would have grown 6500-fold.
“By 2020, there will be 53 billion things connected to the Internet and 7.7 billion people – that’s seven devices per person,” he said.
Artificial Intelligence will be a strong focus for NEC going forward, according to Takashi, embodied in the company’s new flagship AI brand, NEC the WISE.
“We launched our new AI brand ‘NEC the WISE’ this year and we would like to be number one in the world through our AI technology,” he said, announcing the launch of the company’s latest product, NeoFace Image Data Mining.
“NEC the WISE products are hitting the market and today we are launching NeoFace Image Data Mining which combines two technologies – face recognition and profiling across spatio-temporal data.
“This enables people who have not been pre-registered to be identified almost immediately by their face from a large database of photographs.
“We have the number one technology in this area.”
Takashi said that NEC, which started as a communications company, intended to focus on optimising the connectivity of customers in the era of IoT, using 5G and other wireless communications protocols.
In the area of security, the NEC offering will be particularly focused on operational technologies for detecting unknown threats in advance, using lightweight monitoring software and real-time error detection.
“NEC has technology that recognises if a system is different in any way than normal. If so, it automatically isolates affected terminals only,” said Takashi.
He wrapped up his presentation with case studies of real-time security monitoring in the Argentine city of Tigre and the Wellington smart city project.


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April 30, 2014
Released April 30, 2014
An updated USTelecom analysis of residential voice competition data reaffirms previous research showing that an overwhelming majority of consumers are dropping traditional switched telephone landlines from incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) in favor of modern mobile and Internet Protocol (IP) options. This analysis provides historical estimates and straight line projections through 2015 for both household-level voice service and total voice connections. By the end of 2012, U.S. households using wireless-only phone service had surpassed households using traditional ILEC switched landlines. By the end of 2013, an estimated 42 percent of households were wireless only while 30 percent were using non-switched services and less than 28 percent were using traditional landlines (see Chart 1). Based on current trends, wireless only households will be approaching 50 percent over the next couple of years and traditional landlines will fall below 20 percent of households. Based on trends, from 2000 to 2015 ILECs will have lost a projected 70 percent of switched access lines and 79 percent of switched retail residential access lines (see Chart 2) due to facilities-based competition from wireless and cable.


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I’m very excited to move into this blended role which allows us to grow in a manner that will be beneficial to our customers past, present, and future.
Ann Arbor, Mich. (PRWEB) March 01, 2018
Handeholder Products, Inc., an industry leader in tablet and mPOS (mobile point-of-sale) device mobility solutions, has named Neal Glazebrook as their Vice President of Operations and Product Development.
This move continues the company’s renewed focus on a long-term commitment to growth and advancement within the mobility industry. In his new role, Glazebrook is responsible for day to day operations of the company, vendor relations, and will spearhead the development of all new products.
“We have seen unprecedented growth over the last two years, and Neal has been at the forefront of that growth,” said Mike Burns, President, Handeholder Products, Inc. “Under Neal’s continued and enhanced leadership role, we foresee an escalation of that growth as we expand not only our processes, but also our scope of products.”
Glazebrook joined the Handeholder team in 2015 and became Director in 2016. His 20+ years of operations management and his role in product development at his past positions made him a natural fit for this promotion and gives the brand insight into other industries and developmental opportunities.
“We are at a pivotal point in this industry where mobility enhancements are changing the landscape of retail, hospitality, financial and most consumer facing industries. I’m very excited to move into this blended role which allows us to grow in a manner that will be beneficial to our customers past, present, and future.” said Glazebrook. “My focus will be on developing new ways and products to simplify the mobility challenge for the front and back end of businesses.”
About Handeholder Products, Inc.
Handeholder Products, Inc. is a Michigan-based company that provides their signature Handeholder™ tablet hand strap device and various associated accessories for both consumer and business customers. In addition, the company specializes in providing mobility solutions for mobile point-of-sale payment devices to small and large companies through their Mozee™ line of products. For more information visit http://www.handeholder.com.


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FCA research reveals increase in cryptoasset ownership
On 17 June 2021, the FCA published research estimating that 2.3 million adults now hold cryptoassets (up from 1.9 million last year). 78% of adults have now heard of cryptoassets, up from 73% in a year.
The consumer research shows that as holding cryptoassets has become more common, attitudes to them have changed. 38% of crypto users regard them as a gamble (down from 47% last year), while increasing numbers see them as either a complement or alternative to mainstream investments.
By contrast, the level of overall understanding of cryptocurrencies is declining, suggesting that some people who have heard of crypto may not fully understand what they are buying, with only 71% correctly identifying the definition of cryptocurrency from a list of statements.
Enthusiasm for cryptoassets is growing with over half of crypto users saying they have had a positive experience so far and are likely to buy more (rising from 41% to 53%). Fewer people also regret having bought cryptocurrencies, down from 15% to 11%.
1 in 10 who had heard of cryptocurrency said they are aware of consumer warnings on the FCA website. Of these, 43% said they were discouraged from buying crypto. Most consumers recognise that crypto investments are not protected, although 12% of crypto users believe otherwise.
The research is the FCA’s fourth consumer research publication on cryptoassets ownership. It is part of the FCA’s strategy to develop its thinking on the potential harms and benefits to consumers from cryptoassets and help better understand consumers’ attitudes and patterns of use.
During that period the FCA issued further consumer warnings, stating that investing in cryptoassets is high risk and that investors should be prepared to lose all their money. The FCA will continue working closely with HM Treasury and other regulators, including through the UK Cryptoasset Taskforce.


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Scooter and motorcycle maker Piaggio SpA, known best in the U.S for its Vespa scooters, has been pushing helmets for riders here. Today the company said it is launching a new consumer helmet promotional campaign that includes a photo contest on Facebook.
People who buy a new Piaggio or Vespa brand scooter will get a Vespa Soft Touch or Piaggio Copter helmet free of charge. The program is called “Vespa Helmets are for Everything,” and runs from January 27 through April 30 at dealerships and on Vespa USA’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/VespaUSA.
For the photo contest the company asks riders to upload images showing their ideas for how to use their helmets creatively when they aren’t riding. Piaggio Group says it isn’t encouraging people to harm their helmets or render them unfit for use on the road. Instead it is “merely offering a humorous spin to gain awareness of a very serious topic,” the company says.
Ideas so far include using a helmet as a decorative fruit bowl and as protection during snowball fights.


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New Yorkers are trying to take their economic fate into their own hands by seeking overtime and getting second jobs, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Siena Research Institute.
In the last six months, 34% of the states residents have started a second job or added overtime to their schedules to make ends meet. Of the respondents, 13% of retirees said theyve taken on extra work, as did 43% of lower-income residents.
Researchers said that residents are partly trying to save up for their winter energy bills.
Gas and food prices have most peoples attention, and many are driving less, juggling spending or rewriting the family shopping list to include more store brands and fewer cookies, but everyone is bracing for the heating bills this winter, said Don Levy, founder of the Siena Research Institute, in a statement. Upstate, downstate; all incomes, nearly 80% of New Yorkers are concerned about the bite energy will take when the weather turns.
The poll, which queried 513 households and comes with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points, showed that many residents are simply accepting todays economic turmoil as a new way of life. About 52% of respondents said they believe the countrys best economic days are behind us and that the next generation will have to accept a lower standard of living. Nearly 75% of voters said food prices are seriously affecting their financial condition, and 67% continue to feel the pinch of gasoline prices.
In May, fiscal analysts for Gov. David Paterson said a recession was beginning in New York and should continue into early 2009.
Still, some optimism remains, Siena researchers said.
Even though more New Yorkers expect the economy to decline than to improve over the next twelve months, by a margin of 49% to 32%, residents think their personal situation will improve, Mr. Levy said.
Residents who take a second job or work more overtime are trying to make that happen for themselves. Its a natural reaction to economic insecurity, said Jim Brown, an economist at the state Department of Labor.


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Source: Retailers are the scapegoats — Mutashu | The Financial Gazette October 12, 2017
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s government recently threatened to crack down on “errant retailers” after a spike in prices of basic goods triggered fears of widespread shortages. Mugabe promised tough action against alleged saboteurs he said were behind the price increases. The Financial Gazette’s Markets Editor, John Kachembere (JK), spoke to the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers president, Denford Mutashu (DM) to understand the reasons behind the pricing hikes and other challenges affecting the retail sector. Below are excerpts of the interview.
JK: What is the current status of the country’s retail sector?
DM: The retail sector currently is facing a lot of challenges ranging from the seemingly never-ending liquidity issues, inability to keep pace with price increases from certain suppliers and manufacturers, dissatisfied customers and a lack of access to capital to recapitalise businesses. Vending is also rearing its ugly head and spreading like veld fire, while authorities are sleeping on duty. Licences are too many. Cooking oil supply is improving but not at the rate the sector anticipates. There is a sharp rise in the number of unregistered businesses in the country that have to compete with formal retailers and the wholesale sector. Cash barons have captured the financial services sector and cash premiums skyrocketed a few weeks ago. Multi-tier pricing is rampant.
JK: The retail sector has been accused of taking advantage of the currency crisis by wantonly and illegally increasing prices of basic goods. What is your comment on this?
DM: The retail sector has been conveniently blamed whenever there are challenges that require attention in the economy. It’s like shooting the messenger because the manufacturers and consumers meet in the retail and wholesale sector. There is usually this tendency of ignoring the real challenges in the economy by focusing on the symptoms like price increases. A price increase is normally a sign of rising cost of production or indicates challenges on the supply side. When the market floods with goods and services, prices stabilise and in most cases take a downward spiral.
JK: How have the current foreign currency shortages affected operations in the retail sector?
DM: The foreign currency shortages affect not only the retail and wholesale sector but the general smooth flow of business. Manufacturers are also grappling with the issue hence shortages of selected goods and subsequent price increases. The economy is unbalanced. Government should ensure it doesn’t resort to price controls. Production, efficiency and the cost of doing business in the country requires further attention and a political will.
JK: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has repeatedly accused your members of not banking their daily takings, thereby fuelling the informal foreign currency market. What do you say about this?
DM: For those that are doing it, it’s bad. Let’s bank our money. But the sector prays for a corresponding efficient policing of the whole financial services sector and investment in confidence building for people and business at large to place their trust with local banks. The cost of banking is a deterrent. You can’t leave your money in the bank account for a long time and expect it to grow; it will be wiped off by bank charges. So it is also prudent for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to start asking itself hard questions like, why are people not banking? Is there anything we can do to improve the environment? Are banks acting responsibly to those that bank? If it finds answers to those questions, surely the apex bank can also find the solutions. The black market itself is a symptom of shortage of foreign currency in the formal financial services sector. It is a symptom of a mismatch on supply and demand for foreign currency. The country needs a targeted export drive strategy.
JK: From where you stand, how do you think these challenges in the retail sector can be solved?
DM: The country has to increase support for production and exports. If we are sitting on over 13 tonnes of gold in the country yet we continue to face such challenges like foreign currency, it shows that something is not right with our preferences. We are endowed with natural resources, good agricultural soils, hardworking people (human capital), infrastructure base that requires revamping and many other possibilities.
Have we failed to deal with parastatals’ inefficiencies? Can we not reduce government expenditure surely and increase support to the productive sectors? It is quite achievable if there is will. The challenges in this economy are structural. We may blame the RBZ all day, but without addressing the fiscal side of the economy we will remain in a crisis.
JK: There are sentiments that the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers has gone to bed with the government and no longer represents the interests of its members as well as the people. What do you say concerning these allegations?
DM: Not all indications are indicators. CZR has done a tremendous job behind the scenes and our approach to issues will remain the same, dialogue. We are doing more work now than ever. Our work speaks volumes and the good results are out there to see. We have not gone to bed with the government because the bed hasn’t even been bought in the first place. So those allegations are simply what they are, malicious and with the intention of causing harm. We are not perturbed and will continue to represent the sector and the people without fear or favour.
JK: Where do you see the country’s retail sector in the next five years?
DM: The retail sector is growing in form, size and impact to the economy. The sector will increase its contribution to the GDP from the current average of 56 percent to at least 60 percent in the next five years. Plastic and mobile money will dominate transactions and contribute an average 95 percent from the current 75 percent. Consumers will have embraced alternative methods of payments and move away from cash transacting.
The sector will increase its contribution to the fiscus and by 2020, all businesses in the country will be registered. Vending will have been organised through construction of vending malls that house all informal players by trade. China is a good example on that regard. The retail sector in Zimbabwe can grow exponentially whenever the business environment is stable and confidence issues are addressed.
JK: What else would you want to say to your various stakeholders?
DM: The CZR will continue to advocate and lobby for the improvement of the retail/wholesale environment. We appeal to the sector players to adopt best practices. Speculative behaviour and profiteering should not dictate our business decisions. Let’s do the best we can to protect our customers and not short change them. The government is called upon to help address multi-tier pricing through double efforts on confidence restoration on the market. We are happy about the move on cash barons though a lot can be done as we have only witnessed arrests of seemingly small fish. As the country gear itself for a watershed election in 2018, we appeal to politicians to ensure peace and love prevails in the country. We say ‘no to violence’.


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Belize City and San Pedro Police seize over 80 pounds of cannabis
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016. 3:12 p.m. CST
By BBN Staff: Over the weekend, police in San Pedro and Belize City conducted operations which netted a total of 84.85 pounds of cannabis that was all deposited as “found property”.
On Friday morning around 6:15 in an area behind Belize City’s Supreme Court building, police were given a black plastic bag that was found by a fisheries officer floating in the Belize River. Inside the bag was 3709 grams of cannabis (8.2 pounds).
The following day in San Pedro at around 8:00 a.m., police were called to a beach front in the DFC Area of that municipality where they were shown a black plastic bag containing four parcels of cannabis which amounted to a total weight of 74.85 pounds.
Later that same day at Belize Express Terminal’s Cargo Section in San Pedro, officers found a pink gift box containing 28 small transparent bags of cannabis amounting to 833.8 grams (1.8 pounds).
No arrests were made since no owners could be linked to any of the finds.
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In an interesting scoop sneaking in, Ford is slated to creat a sub-brand in China which would be called as ‘Jia Yue‘.
Jia Yue, when translated to English means Good Leap. Ford operates in China under a joint venture as Chang’an-Ford. Chinese website Auto.Sohu has revealed the name and the logo of the new brand. The logo has two wings and the car which has been scooped is the Ford Focus Classic.
In all probability, this new brand ‘Jia Yue’ is expected to be a budget brand under which Ford would price and launch cheaper cars. This is generally the strategy which companies follow to penetrate into markets at the same time not diluting their original brand image.
How far would Ford want to take it is best known to the company yet, but this seems to be an interesting move by the American Auto giant.


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Apple loves to share its statistics to prove how hugely successful it and its products are, but with no major event that we know of on the horizon, it has chosen to announce the latest figures with a press release. The achievement this time relates to iTunes, where the 25 billionth song has been downloaded.
Never one to miss an opportunity to throw another big number our way, Apple’s VP of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue, adds that iTunes is averaging 15,000 song sales each minute, which he says is a, “Scale we never imagined possible.” Apple shared a few more facts and figures related to the store in the press release. There are more than 26 million songs available to download, and iTunes is accessible from 119 countries around the world. Apple has previously said there are 500 million active accounts ready to buy content from iTunes and the App Store, and at the beginning of last month, it was revealed the App Store had reached 40 billion downloads, with 20 billion downloaded in 2012 alone, all from a library of 775,000 apps.
The iTunes Music Store opened for business on April 28, 2003 with a library of 200,000 songs, meaning it has reached this impressive milestone just a few weeks from its tenth anniversary.
The 25 billionth song was purchased by Philip Lupke from Germany, who is the lucky recipient of a 10,000 euro iTunes gift card, which should see him set up for a while. The song was a remix of Monkey Drums by Chase Buch. The last time Apple gave out one of the coveted 10-grand gift cards was March last year, when Chunli Fu from China grabbed Where’s My Water? Free, which became the 25 billionth app to be downloaded from the App Store.
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Maruti Suzuki Creates 'New Mobility Division' To Steer Ahead In Electric Vehicles Competition
Maruti Suzuki has restructured its organisation by making a dedicated team for electric and connected vehicles. Known as the ‘New Mobility Division’, the team will be expediting efforts towards digitalisation.
“The project is at an implementation stage. Things have to be coordinated in a proper structure to execute the plan; hence teams are being put in place,” a source in the know of developments was quoted in a report by the Economic Times (ET).
Suzuki Motor has already declared plans to invest in a full-fledged factory including lithium ion cell localisation in Gujarat.
The new vertical division is expected to help the carmaker make a new pool of resource base with specialised skills.
They will be getting domain experts to work on emerging technologies, which will help make the company’s response to competition swifter.
Suzuki’s market share has been reportedly receding in recent years owing to its limited offerings in the SUV segment.
Yet, the carmaker battled supply chain bottlenecks to sell 1,652,653 units in FY22. As its overall sales grew by 13.2 per cent as compared to the previous year, the market leader augmented its exports irrespective of shortage of chips.
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August 31, 2007
The new 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8® sports a completely redesigned hood with a new functional performance hood scoop, grille, front fascia and headlamps, making it look more menacing than ever. With the Dodge Magnum SRT8, Chrysler Group’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT®) organization delivers its “Race inspired, street legal” mantra to the Dodge Magnum’s unique blend of utility and performance.
January 8, 2007
The newly restyled 2008 Dodge Magnum lineup — including SRT8, R/T, SXT and SE models — continues the boldly-styled theme of American muscle, with its unique profile, exceptional versatility, HEMI® power, fuel-saving cylinder deactivation and rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive performance.
August 31, 2006
Powered by a 425-horsepower (317-kW), 6.1-liter HEMI® V-8 and possessing 71.6 cubic feet of cargo space, the 2007 Dodge Magnum SRT8 provides plenty of utility as well as incredible Street and Racing Technology (SRT) performance. That performance includes a 0-60-mph time in the low 5-second range, 0-100-0 mph in under 17 seconds and a 60-0-mph stopping distance of approximately 110 feet.
August 31, 2005
Until now, the terms "cargo capacity" and "high-performance" were almost mutually exclusive. Until the debut of the all-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8, that is.
May 22, 2005
Dodge continues its sustained assault on the car market with the introduction of the all-new 2006 Dodge Charger, Charger SRT8, Magnum, Magnum SRT8 and Viper SRT10 Coupe.
March 22, 2005
Beginning in April, Chrysler Group will offer a unique opportunity for owners of Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep® SRT vehicles – a day at the track.
January 4, 2005
There is no rule that says you have to give up utility for high performance. But if there were such a rule, the all-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 would break it.
March 8, 2004
SRT has developed 10 vehicles, each of which is the performance leader in its class - the Dodge Charger SRT8, Dodge Viper SRT10, Dodge SRT4, Dodge Ram SRT10, Dodge Ram SRT10 Quad CabTM, Dodge Magnum SRT8, Chrysler 300C SRT8, Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT8 and Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 Coupe and Roadster.
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Commissioned by PR agency Ingredient Communications and conducted by market researcher Asia Opinions, approximately 1,300 consumers from Asia and the Western hemisphere (including Australia and New Zealand) were surveyed on their views on a range of nutrition issues.
About seven in 10 of the Asian consumers surveyed (68 percent) said they were ‘very interested’ in nutrition and healthy eating, compared with just 38 percent of the westerners.
Levels of interest in nutrition were highest in India, where 82 percent said they were very interested in healthy eating, followed by the Philippines (71 percent). But in some western countries interest in a healthy diet was very low. Only 36 percent of respondents in the UK and 26 percent in Australia said they were very interested in nutrition and healthy eating, although in the US the figure was as high as 71 percent.
The findings highlight the extent to which views about diet and health differ between East and West. For example, two in five (39 percent) respondents in Asia considered eating less meat to be important to achieving a healthy diet. But only 25 percent of westerners felt the same way.
Accordingly, a vegetarian or vegan health claim is nearly three times more likely to influence a consumer to buy a product in Asia than it is a consumer in the west (28 percent vs 10 percent, respectively).
Richard Clarke, director of Ingredient Communications, said: “When it comes to healthy eating, East and West are worlds apart, even in this era of globalisation. This emphasises the importance of ‘glocalisation’.”
The term refers to a combination of ‘globalisation’ and ‘localisation’, where products and services are developed and distributed globally, but also fashioned to accommodate the needs of the specific local consumers.
“Nutrition businesses need a clear strategy that taps into worldwide mega-trends, but must remain agile enough to adapt their approach in individual markets as required,” reasoned Mr Clarke.
Neil Cary, founder of Asia Opinions, said: “Asian consumers are well known for their knowledge of and passion for food, and this research shows just how much they care about nutrition and healthy eating. Food tends to play a more central role in Asian culture than in the west, and this is reflected in attitudes to diet and nutrition.”


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New Leopardstown Golf Centre website going live on 7th June 2018!
The brand new Leopardstown Golf website will be launched on Thursday 7th June. The new look website will have all the information you need to know about the golf course, driving range and everything else that goes on in our unique golf centre!
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In October I passed through the geek department at Amsterdam airport and witnessed that the first wave of mass consumer 3D printers had hit the shelves at a price point of around 1500 euros. A quick glance at Google showed multiple companies shipping a 3D printer to your own home for approximately the same price, 1 kg of raw material included.
3D factories are popping up in China using the machinery of the company AFS, sintering plastics, wax, sand – and even metals. China’s commercial-aircraft program will use a 12-meter long 3D printer to print titanium fuselage frames and even the landing-gear of a plane. Printing them directly out of metal will make them free of flaws that the older precast metal designs still suffer from.
The company Shapeways has created a successful marketplace hooking up designers, printing facilities and consumers to provide an endless catalogue of unique design objects ranging from art to jewelry to interior design.
The innovation opportunity is huge
The innovation opportunity is huge, both in B2B and B2C markets. In business, 3D prototypes will shorten production cycles and 3D made parts could actually be better alternatives as our Chinese example shows. In the consumer market, customized high quality 3D design items could kill half of the kitsch IKEA is selling in both price and looks.
The true innovation is not in building the best printer – there will be newer and better ones hitting the world markets every month. Much more critical is the identified value for each customer group; choice for the consumer, speediness and low cost for the enterprise, and the right type of a business model to tickle their respective sweet spots.
Meanwhile back in Finland, politicians and academics are humming to the tune that 3D printing will save the nation. Aside from the headlines, very little is happening. Some printing service here, an old-fashioned printer there. We are haunted by the ghost of our traditional innovation machine, one that’s good at producing hardcore grinders and widgets, but seldom new business models, services or fun things.
Who will be the first to build the iTunes or the Amazon of 3D-printing?
We are not sure yet, but stay tuned for the biggest industrial revolution since the spinning jenny!


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London restaurant chain becomes first in the UK and Europe to hire a Robotic Waitress
The robot has been named Theresa in nod to the nickname “The Maybot” given by the UK media to the former Prime Minister Theresa May
A British chain of restaurants and tea rooms based in London has become the first in the UK and Europe to introduce a robotic waitress to serve its customers, in what it says will be a pilot for the introduction of more robots in its work force in the future in the face of rising labour costs.
Ehab Shouly, Managing Director of The Tea Terrace, which owns and operates four restaurants and tea rooms in Cobham, Central London and Guildford, today announced the launch of Theresa the robotic waitress at The Tea Terrace’s newest branch on Oakdene Parade in Cobham, Surrey.
“We’ve christened the robot Theresa in a nod to the media’s nickname for former Prime Minister Theresa May. But our robot is far more intelligent than the vast majority of our British politicians, and she would easily juggle her job as a waitress at our restaurant and running the country,” Shouly joked.
The Tea Terrace, which was recently in the news after it became the first restaurant to introduce the Selfieccino – a cappuccino with your selfie printed on it using edible food colouring – is the first restaurant in Europe and the UK to introduce the highly-advanced robot which can communicate with customers.
Shouly said: “Theresa represents the 6th Generation of robotic waitresses which were first launched in Japan a few years ago. The robot comes with autonomous navigation; automatic obstacle avoidance, voice conversation, and automatic dish delivery. It integrates core technologies in automatic control, multi-sensor perceptual collision avoidance and route planning.
Theresa comes with a double-tray which greatly reduces waiters’ repeat work such as food and drink delivery and carrying heavy trays of drinks such as teapots. “We don’t plan to replace our staff with robots entirely. But the idea is to help them and to make their job easier,” said Shouly, the founder and co-owner of The Tea Terrace.
He pointed out that the idea came from his wife, co-owner and fellow founder Rowena Shouly, who suggested that there must be an easier way for the staff to deliver the heavy one-litre teapots and teacups to the tables, after she noticed new staff having to make several trips to the tables to serve these.
“Rowena told me remember the robot we saw at that restaurant we visited in Tokyo a few years ago. Why don’t we get one of those. And immediately I thought that it would be a brilliant idea for the UK where costs for restaurants are spiralling out of control due to onerous business rates and taxes,” he said.
Staff at The Tea Terrace in Cobham, which opened last December, don’t have to do any of the heavy lifting any more because Theresa will take the food and drinks to the tables and then the waiters and waitresses simply take it from Theresa and serve it to the customer. The robot then asks the customers to tap its arm so that it can go back to its base.
The robot not only delivers the dish or the drink to the table, but also speaks to the customers and tells them what she is serving, i.e. the name of the dish or the drink being served. She then asks them to tap its arms so that she can go back to her base to serve other customers.
“If Theresa senses a person in its route, it will stop and then frown and ask the person to move out of its way before she continues on her way. This is part of the safety mechanism we developed for her with the robotics laboratory that manufactured Theresa for us in Japan,” Shouly said, adding that Theresa uses laser-guided trackless navigation and ultra-sonic obstacle avoidance.
The robot’s face comes with LED Dot Matrix which allows it to show diverse facial expressions by flashing its eyes and either smiling or frowning. “When someone is in its way, her eyes narrow and she frowns and asks them to move out of the way. When she is singing happy birthday, she is smiling and her eyes are happy,” Shouly noted.
Theresa the robot runs 365 days a year and its battery requires charging over-night every other day. “This is one staff member who we know will never call in sick, will never complain, never request a holiday, and always show up to work on time. It really is the ideal employee,” Shouly said.
Asked whether his staff were worried about the introduction of the GBP 18,000 robot and concerned that Theresa and other new robots will take over their jobs, Shouly said there were some concerns expressed as jokes by the waiting staff at The Tea Terrace in Cobham.
“They were joking about losing their jobs to robots, but we reassured them that all robots who join the team are there to assist and not replace the staff. The human interaction and customer service has been key to our success since we launched The Tea Terrace 10 years ago. This will never change,” he stressed.
Theresa has been a hit with customers who are surprised to see a robot working as a waiter. “It’s a great conversation starter, especially that we put a Theresa May wig on her for fun. And we programmed her to say “Breakfast Means Breakfast” to poke fun at the former Prime Minister’s repeated Brexit Means Brexit statement,” Shouly said.
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Nissan to debut 2017 GT-R NISMO at JCCS
“Nissan to debut 2017 GT-R NISMO; display vintage Datsun and Nissan models at 12th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach, California”
“First U.S. showing of limited edition GT-R supercar, to be joined by Nissan GT-R GT3 race cars, 2017 Armada and Nissan heritage vehicles – including legendary #46 BRE Datsun 510.
Matchbox to debut 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-X die-cast replica with special opportunity for show attendees to win model cars.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 9.2.2016 – Nissan returns to southern California – the site of many racing victories and its first home in the U.S. – for the 12th annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS). Fans and enthusiasts alike will be able to see the legendary championship-winning Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) No. 46 Datsun 510, as well as the latest race-winner, the No. 05 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, and the newest race-inspired street machine, the 2017 GT-R NISMO – which has never been seen before on U.S. soil. …… ”


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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV launched a second attempt to spin off its Asian business in Hong Kong with the launch of an IPO on Wednesday worth up to $6.6 billion (£5.32 billion) in what is poised to be the world’s second largest IPO this year.
The Belgium-based brewing giant, which in July tried to raise up to $9.8 billion through an initial public offering of Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, said on Tuesday that it would re-launch its deal on Wednesday offering 1.3 billion shares at between HK$27-$30 (£2.78-£3.09) apiece.
The new offering includes a rare „upsize” option that will enable the company to sell up to 40% more shares. Assuming it exercises the option in full at the top end of the range, the sale could raise up to $6.6 billion before any regular overallotment option is included.
The company would raise up to $4.8 billion without the upsize option.
Proceeds will help AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, reduce with a debt burden of over $100 billion, accumulated following the purchase of rival SABMiller in late 2016.


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Chinese social media company Weibo Corporation has been approved by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's listing committee to sell shares in the city, according to regulatory filings, giving it a secondary listing alongside New York. Weibo not specify how much China's largest microblogging platform is looking to raise in the secondary listing, nor specify a timetable for the sale. The filings were part of a post-committee hearing information pack published on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's website, indicating Weibo had been given approval to press on with the listing.
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Weibo (WB) has been struggling lately, but the selling pressure may be coming to an end soon.


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The trade ban on Huawei by the United States finally took full effect in September, forcing Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, LG, and other hardware suppliers to stop selling to Huawei. Qualcomm has been pushing for an exemption to sell chips to Huawei, and now the company has been granted a limited license to do just that.
Google Pay continues to expand its support to additional international banks. To help you keep track of which financial institutions have added their credit and debit cards to the service, we've compiled a list of recent additions. Since we last looked in July, Google's added 24 new banks in 23 countries.
Google Pay support is ever expanding among financial institutions, and that's both the case in the US and the rest of the world. As such, we've compiled a list of the latest international banks that have added their credit and debit cards to Google's contactless payment service, coming in at a total of 25 institutions across 14 (mostly European) countries.
Huawei has had its share of rough times recently. From navigating through the turmoil of the US banning trade, to figuring out how to sell phones without Google's suite of Play services and apps, it's been a period of adjustment for China's largest telecom. And now it appears that the company is facing renewed scrutiny about the use of its technology in the United Kingdom.
Even though Huawei has been blocked from working with Google, the company is continuing to push forward with its Android smartphones. The P40 series was announced earlier this year, but at the time, only the P40 and P40+ models were available to purchase outside of China. Now the camera powerhouse that is the P40 Pro+ is coming to the rest of the world, but there's still no sign of the Play Store.
Huawei has been in hot water for over a year now, with the United States blocking most trade with the company and various countries ripping out Huawei-made equipment from its 5G networks. The United Kingdom is still buying hardware from Huawei to build its telecom networks, but that could soon change.
Google's Pixel Update and Software Repair tool is a mouthful, but it's an easy way to update or reinstall the software loaded on recent Pixel phones, and sometime recently it got a small tweak: Now the tool is available to people in more countries, with individual support for tons of specific carriers in each.
Google Pay is compatible with a wide range of cards from various institutions around the world. Sadly, there are still a bunch of them that don't work with the contactless payment service. Thankfully, it is constantly gaining support for new banks and financial institutions, including the below 29, spread across 22 countries.
Some cars and head units are capable of displaying Android Auto from your phone wirelessly, but there are additional restrictions to the functionality — other than owning a compatible handset, you also need to live in one of the regions where the wireless connection is available. Luckily, the list of supported countries is expanding, and now you can use wireless Android Auto in almost all locations where the wired version is available, with only two exceptions: Japan and Russia.
Just when you think the post-Brexit situation can't get any worse for us poor sods in the UK, another depressing tidbit rears its ugly head. This time, it's news that Google users in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will no longer be protected by GDPR and will instead be at the mercy of the privacy regulations of the United States.


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Backpacker tax resolved
After a delay of 16 months, the Federal Government has resolved the political issue of the Backpacker Tax.
Working holiday making visa holders, or backpackers, are a key source of seasonal labour in Australia – backpackers comprise up to 25 per cent of the farm workforce each year.
Since the Labor government raised the tax threshold some years ago most backpackers have paid no income tax in Australia.
But in the wake of a ruling by the tax commission that backpackers should not be eligible for the tax-free threshold, the Abbott government announced a 32.5 per cent tax on backpackers in its 2015-16 budget which was expected to raise AUD $500 million each year.
The plan received a chorus of protest from employers in the agriculture, horticulture, tourism and hospitality sectors who depend on backpacker labour.
Yesterday, the Federal Treasurer announced that from 1 January 2017, backpackers will pay 19 per cent on earnings up to AUD $37,000 and at ordinary marginal rates above that amount.
The government is also providing AUD $10 million to Tourism Australia to support a global youth-targeted advertising campaign to promote Australia to potential backpackers.
The government has also reduced by AUD $50 the cost of working holiday maker visas (subclass 417 and 462) and increased the passenger departure tax by AUD $5 to AUD $60.
Its decision to increase the passenger departure tax was yesterday labelled as a “blatant cash grab” by the Tourism & Transport Forum Australia.
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A new Sara Lee Bavarian range has hit Australian supermarkets.
Two Australian women on a mission to reduce food waste have launched a new vodka made using carrots.
Domino’s customers can now use a virtual voice-activated assistant to order their pizzas for them.
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Fed holds interest rates steady, postponing rate cuts amid stubborn inflation
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would maintain its current interest rates, opting against a much-anticipated rate cut. This decision comes as the central bank remains concerned about persistently high inflation rates, postponing any potential monetary policy changes to combat the issue. The news sent shockwaves through the financial markets, dampening investor hopes of an imminent rate cut.
Why did the Fed decide to maintain interest rates?
The Federal Reserve cited stubborn inflation as the primary reason for its decision to keep interest rates steady. Despite widespread speculation about an impending rate cut, the central bank is cautious about fueling inflation even further. The latest data shows that consumer prices rose significantly again last month, further heightening concerns. By maintaining interest rates, the Fed hopes to strike a balance between supporting economic growth and controlling inflationary pressures.
Unrelenting inflation poses challenges for the Fed
Inflation has been a persistent concern for the Federal Reserve in recent months. The central bank’s target inflation rate of 2% has been consistently surpassed, and this trend has raised worries among policymakers. The unexpected surge in inflation is primarily driven by rising energy prices, supply chain disruptions, and cost increases across various sectors. These inflationary pressures have made the Federal Reserve wary of cutting interest rates, as it could exacerbate the problem.
Market reactions to the news
The announcement from the Federal Reserve had an immediate impact on financial markets. Stock prices experienced a sharp decline as investors had been hopeful for a rate cut, which could have stimulated economic growth. Bonds, on the other hand, saw an increase in yields as inflation concerns persisted. The decision by the Fed underscores the uncertainties present in the economy as it navigates the delicate balance between promoting growth and tackling inflation.
The Fed’s future course of action
Despite the decision to hold interest rates steady, the Federal Reserve assured that it remains committed to achieving a sustained growth trajectory while keeping inflation in check. The central bank will closely monitor economic indicators, such as employment data and GDP growth, to guide future policy decisions. If inflation continues to surge, the Fed might consider implementing targeted measures to address specific sectors driving price increases, rather than adopting a broad rate cut approach.
The global impact of the Fed’s decision
The Federal Reserve’s decision reverberated beyond the borders of the United States. Many countries were eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Fed’s meeting, as it could have implications for their own monetary policies. Generally, central banks worldwide have been grappling with similar inflationary pressures, and the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady sends a signal that others may need to adopt similar measures to tackle rising prices.
What does this mean for consumers and borrowers?
For consumers and borrowers, the Fed’s decision to maintain interest rates means borrowing costs will likely remain unchanged for the time being. This can be beneficial for individuals seeking to make big-ticket purchases or take out loans. However, if inflation continues to persist and the Fed implements targeted measures to address specific sectors, it could lead to price increases in certain areas, potentially impacting consumers’ purchasing power.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady reflects its concern regarding stubborn inflation, which has been challenging in recent months. The central bank aims to strike a delicate balance between encouraging economic growth and controlling rising prices. The market’s reaction to this news highlights the delicate nature of this balance, with stocks experiencing a decline and bonds reacting to inflation fears. Going forward, the Fed will closely monitor economic indicators and may implement targeted measures if inflation remains high. This decision also has international implications, signaling that other central banks may need to adopt similar strategies to tackle their own inflationary pressures. Overall, the Fed’s cautious approach underscores the challenges faced in addressing inflation while supporting economic well-being.


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A massive part of Amazon’s South Lake Union campus just sold for $740 million, real estate firm Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) confirmed Tuesday. The news was first reported by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The sale is Seattle’s biggest real estate deal in total dollars—the price rag was higher than even Columbia Center, the tallest building in Seattle, for $711 million in 2015.
HFF purchased the Troy Block, completed less than two years ago, from USAA Real Estate and Touchstone. The firm said the buyer was a “private high net worth family office,” although PSBJ reports it’s Ponte Gadea, the real estate company of Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, co-founder of Zara’s parent company Inditex.
Amazon has leased the building’s 817,000 square feet of office space since its opening day. The first ground-floor retail tenants were a collection of restaurants by Farestart, a nonprofit that provides job training to people struggling with homelessness, addiction, poverty, or a criminal record. Currently, the Seattle Times notes, the ground-floor retail is occupied by just one Farestart restaurant, plus an Amazon Go store and a coffee shop.,” although
Located between Boren and Fairview avenues and Harrison and Thomas streets, the complex includes two towers, one 12-story and the other 13-story, connected by a lower-rise building. The design by architecture firm Perkins+Will incorporates two historic buildings. The first is the project’s namesake, the 1927 Troy Laundry Building, a two-story Beaux Arts structure declared a Seattle landmark in 1996. The second, the Boren Investment Building, is a 1938 warehouse declared a landmark in 2011, just as plans solidified for the Troy Block.
The original buildings are clear from a distance, with the original rooflines and ornamentation preserved. Up close, the brickwork and original window style add a historic touch.
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China’s smartphone owners installed 56 apps on average in the second quarter this year as the number of people using the mobile Internet reached 1.134 billion by the end of June, according to a report by Aurora Mobile, a leading mobile developer service provider in China.
China plans to build an efficient and environmentally friendly freight system in its western region by 2025 through expanding railway networks and sea ports, according to the latest plan by the National Development and Reform Commission.
More than 4,500 professional contestants from around the world will compete at the 2019 World Robot Conference scheduled for Aug. 20 to 25, according to organizers.
China's high-speed railway lines had extended to 30,000 kilometers by the end of 2018, accounting for two-thirds of the global total, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics.
China Unicom plans to offer new phone numbers for 5G mobile network starting September in Beijing, about a month earlier than the previously anticipated date.
Southwest China's Yunnan Province has further strengthened efforts to provide smart tourism services, Governor Ruan Chengfa said at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
Guangzhou Customs has launched a mini program on the popular social networking app WeChat, supported by Tencent, to facilitate customs declarations, the first measure of its kind in China.
A Hong Kong policeman received multiple injuries on Sunday when protestors turned violent, hurling hard objects and even gasoline bombs.
Passengers can now book air trips through Beijing Daxing International Airport, which will become operational on Sept. 30, at a cheaper cost than flights through Beijing Capital International Airport, according to Qunar, an online travel-booking platform.
China’s airports and railways that suspended services during Typhoon Lekima gradually resumed services on Sunday after the tropical storm had killed dozens in eastern China.
The new high-speed railway linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou, co-hosts of the 2022 Winter Olympics, will make full application of 5G technology, according to the information office for the Hebei government.
China’s first nocturnal wildlife park opened in Shanghai Wild Animal Park on Thursday.
A delegation from China’s Hong Kong received a standing ovation when they appeared at the opening ceremony of the 2019 World Police and Fire Games in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Thursday night.
The Ministry of Public Security of China has warned the public to stay alert about fraud that claims to unfreeze assets of Chinese nationals and reward individuals.
An awe-inspiring airport in rugged Wushan County of Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality will open in mid August after passing inspection on Wednesday.
Chinese online payment platform Alipay started issuing electronic certificates to couples who initially registered their marriages in Fujian, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Chongqing.
Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) aims to receive an airworthiness certificate for the C919, China's first home-built narrow-body passenger jet, in 2021, said Wu Guanghui, chief designer for the C919 program.
Two more metro lines in Beijing are offering varied temperatures inside their train cars amid efforts to improve commuter experience during summer.
The average monthly salary of middle and high-level talent in the online game industry reached 17,594 yuan ($2,500) in the first half of 2019, according to a report by job site Liepin.
China’s two leading e-commerce marketplaces, JD.com and Suning.com, are both claiming to have sold the first domestically produced 5G smartphone on Monday.