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SoftBank Group Corp has shelved its blockbuster sale of Arm Ltd to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp valued at up to $80 billion citing regulatory hurdles and will instead seek to list the company. Britain’s Arm, which named a new CEO on Tuesday, said it would go public before March 2023 and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son indicated that would be in the United States, most likely the Nasdaq. As everyone already expected.
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Someone or multiple people are blasting “antiwork” manifestos to receipt printers at businesses around the world, according to people who claim to have seen the printed manifesto, dozens of posts on Reddit, and a cybersecurity company that is analyzing network traffic to insecure printers. An intersection between technology and social issues – and an inventive and effectively harmless one, too. Especially the United States, but a lot of other countries too, desperately needs a lot more strong unions, and if this plays even a small role in getting there, it’s worth it.
Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware. To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices. I wonder if this means Apple will sue itself next, because what the NSO Group does is not that different from what Apple itself does in, for instance, China. Apple has given the Chinese government full access to the iCloud data of all Chinese Apple users, so much so that even Apple itself cannot enter the date centres where Chinese iCloud data is stored. If Apple is suing the NSO Group for the “surveillance and targeting of Apple users”, why isn’t Apple saying anything about how it is aiding China to do the exact same thing? Don’t get me wrong – the NSO Group is terrible and if they get sued out of existence that’s a major win, but the blatant hypocrisy here is so obvious I almost feel like Apple is doing this just to see how far its supporters are willing to go to defend them. It’s easy to stick to your morals in countries with fair and open judicial systems. It’s how you act in those that don’t that show who you really are.
On the CPU side, doubling up on the performance cores is an evident way to increase performance – the competition also does so with some of their designs. How Apple does it differently, is that it not only scaled the CPU cores, but everything surrounding them. It’s not just 4 additional performance cores, it’s a whole new performance cluster with its own L2. On the memory side, Apple has scaled its memory subsystem to never before seen dimensions, and this allows the M1 Pro & Max to achieve performance figures that simply weren’t even considered possible in a laptop chip. The chips here aren’t only able to outclass any competitor laptop design, but also competes against the best desktop systems out there, you’d have to bring out server-class hardware to get ahead of the M1 Max – it’s just generally absurd. On the GPU side of things, Apple’s gains are also straightforward. The M1 Pro is essentially 2x the M1, and the M1 Max is 4x the M1 in terms of performance. Games are still in a very weird place for macOS and the ecosystem, maybe it’s a chicken-and-egg situation, maybe gaming is still something of a niche that will take a long time to see make use of the performance the new chips are able to provide in terms of GPU. What’s clearer, is that the new GPU does allow immense leaps in performance for content creation and productivity workloads which rely on GPU acceleration. These are excellent processors and GPUs, especially when taking their power consumption into account. Sure, a lot of it is optimised only for Apple’s approved frameworks and applications, but if you’re deep into the Apple ecosystem, these are simply no-brainer machines for any creator.
More than a century after the artists of the Vienna Secession declared “to every age its art; to art its freedom”, the Austrian capital has found a new site for artistic expression free from censorship: the adults-only platform OnlyFans. Vienna’s tourism board has started an account on OnlyFans – the only social network that permits depictions of nudity – in protest against platforms’ ongoing censorship of its art museums and galleries. Censoring nude paintings from some of the greatest painters in human history is peak pearl-clutching.
Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor and entrepreneur who was instrumental in bringing home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. His daughter, Belinda, said he died at home in London on Thursday morning after a long illness. Sinclair invented the pocket calculator but was best known for popularising the home computer, bringing it to British high-street stores at relatively affordable prices. One of the greatest.
Google can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to Chrome OS 91. First we saw many users reporting their devices using an egregious amount of CPU after upgrading to 91.0.4472.147. While Google pulled the update shortly thereafter and rolled everyone back to 91.0.4472.114, that managed to lock out Linux apps. Now we’re seeing the arrival of 91.0.4772.165, and this update introduces an awful bug that’s breaking Chromebooks left and right. So what happened? Thanks to the work of an eagle-eyed user on Reddit, we now know that a single typo appears responsible for locking so many users out of their Chromebooks. By looking at the diff in this file, we can see that Google forgot to add a second “&” to the conditional statement, preventing Chrome OS from decrypting your login information (required to log you in). This kind of sloppiness is what you get in an industry where there really aren’t any consequences to speak of for screwing things up. It’s not like software development is a real industry with strict product safety laws or anything.
Every old video game console dies eventually. Moving parts seize-up, circuit boards fail, cables wear out. If a user needs a replacement connector, chip, ribbon, gear, shell—or any of the thousands of other parts that, in time, can break, melt, discolor, delaminate, or explode—they’re usually out of luck, unless they have a spare system to scavenge. But there is an exception to this depressing law of nature. In San Jose, on a side street next to a highway off-ramp, inside an unmarked warehouse building, is part of the world’s largest remaining collection of factory-original replacement Atari parts — a veritable fountain of youth for aging equipment from the dawn of the home computing and video gaming era. This is the home of Best Electronics, a mail-order business that has been selling Atari goods continuously for almost four decades. But if you’d like to share in Best’s bounty, as many die-hard Atari fans desperately do, there’s a very important piece of advice you need to keep in mind: whatever you do, don’t piss off Bradley. I love this story. There’s a lot you can say about having one person dictate nebulous terms like this, but we’re not talking a primary, secondary, or even tertiary life need here. It’s his way, or the high way, and I like that, in a romantic, old-timey kind of way. His website is glorious, the outdated catalog that is entirely outdated unless you combine it with decades of online updates – it’s almost mythical, a modern fairy tale.
I don’t know why I found this account so delightful. I guess it’s just the can-do spirit. I’ve had an iPhone 12 Pro for a while, and I’m a fan of the new MagSafe feature. I find it convenient for daily charging, and it eliminates the danger of failing to line up the phone just right on a Qi charger. I also have a handy 3rd party car mount that’s great for cars without CarPlay. The magnet on the iPhone is pretty strong, and now I know that if I ever drop my phone into a canal, I may be able to retrieve it by “magnet fishing.” When an unlucky Berliner dropped his phone into a mucky canal, his friend suggested using the MagSafe magnet to fish it out. After several hours of experimentation, they succeeded!
In June, Apple introduced Swift System, a new library for Apple platforms that provides idiomatic interfaces to system calls and low-level currency types. Today, I’m excited to announce that we’re open-sourcing System and adding Linux support! Our vision is for System to eventually act as the single home for low-level system interfaces for all supported Swift platforms. Never a bad thing to see potentially useful code enter the open source world.
The Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday as the Trump administration’s executive orders against the two apps are set to take effect. The Department said Friday that as of Sunday, any moves to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok on an app store will be prohibited. Apple and Google didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. While users who have already downloaded the apps may be able to continue using the software, the restrictions mean updated versions of the apps cannot be downloaded. This will hit American companies doing business in China hard, since virtually all consumer purchases there take place via WeChat.
Facebook ignored or was slow to act on evidence that fake accounts on its platform have been undermining elections and political affairs around the world, according to an explosive memo sent by a recently fired Facebook employee and obtained by BuzzFeed News. The 6,600-word memo, written by former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang, is filled with concrete examples of heads of government and political parties in Azerbaijan and Honduras using fake accounts or misrepresenting themselves to sway public opinion. In countries including India, Ukraine, Spain, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador, she found evidence of coordinated campaigns of varying sizes to boost or hinder political candidates or outcomes, though she did not always conclude who was behind them. Facebook needs to be investigated, broken up, and its executives prosecuted. I don’t care who does it – the United States, the European Union – but it’s clear this company is one of the very worst excesses of the tech industry’s arrogance and dominance, and it needs to be held accountable.
One of the interesting capabilities of Solaris zones was the ability to run older versions of Solaris than that in the global zone. Marketing managed to mangle this into Containers, and it was supported for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9. I used this extensively on one project, to lift a whole datacenter of ancient (yes, really ancient) Sun servers into zones on a couple of T5240s. Worked great. Ah yes, Solaris. One of Larry Ellison’s many, many casualties. Tribblix is a Solaris distribution that should feel familiar to longtime Solaris users, but with a set of modern packages on top.
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued executive orders to ban any U.S. transactions with WeChat, the messaging app owned by Tencent Holdings, and ByteDance, owner of TikTok, within 45 days, describing the Chinese-owned companies as threats to national security. “The spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China . . . continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,” said Trump in the two executive orders signed on Thursday. I definitely think the world should impose severe sanctions on China and western companies working with them for the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Uyghurs and other minority groups, as well as the forced labour used to make Apple computers and Nike shoes. There’s also something intuitively wrong with China blocking and censoring western applications, platforms, and media – something many western companies comply with all too eagerly – all the while expecting Chinese state-owned or state-controlled companies to have complete freedom to collect and possibly spy everywhere else. That being said, the Trump regime is not exactly known for coherent, consistent, and well thought-out policies, and these executive orders probably have more to do with diverting attention away from the complete and utter failure of the regime’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis and the upcoming election than anything else. These orders will probably be watered down over the coming weeks, so their value in putting pressure on China will be minimal. Two things always happen when you point out atrocities committed by China. First, people point to problems in the US in a massive case of whataboutism, as if the problems in the US excuse a genocide in China. On top of that, if you think the admittedly big problems in the US means the US is a genocidal totalitarian fascist dictatorship, your false equivalency is so false it can shatter glass for kilometres around. Second, apologists will say something along the lines of “okay, so you have nothing made in China?” This is a silly point to make. As individual consumers, it is literally impossible to avoid products made in China or other murderous regimes – just think of where your oil comes from. No, it’s governments and large corporations that have the power to put pressure on China, and so far, they have failed hard. They’ve been letting a genocide happen under their very noses, and once again, they choose to look away, because they value money more than human lives. It’s always a struggle to go into politics on a tech website and it almost certainly makes me impopular, but since virtually all our technology is almost entirely or partly made in China, it’s impossible to ignore it and look away. Awareness is the first step, and covering your ears and eyes won’t make the problems go away. By letting our governments and the corporations we buy from get away with choosing money over human lives – money that we ordinary people do not benefit from anyway, since most of it ends up in the pockets of the ultra-wealthy anyway – none of this will ever change.
Due to draft and development work in the area of branding and product naming, some speculation, in particular related to the “Personal Edition” tag shown in a LibreOffice 7.0 RC (Release Candidate), has started on several communication channels. So let us, as The Document Foundation’s Board of Directors, please provide further clarifications: 1. None of the changes being evaluated will affect the license, the availability, the permitted uses and/or the functionality. LibreOffice will always be free software and nothing is changing for end users, developers and Community members. Basically, The Document Foundation intends to offer – through partners – professional paid-for support for LibreOffice to enterprise customers, and hence the tentative name to differentiate the LibreOffice we all know from the supported one.
The U.S. video-conferencing company Zoom closed the account of a group of prominent U.S.-based Chinese activists after they held a Zoom event commemorating the 31st anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre, Axios has learned. Big or small, Apple or Zoom, everyone bows to China.
Since the UK entered lockdown in March, engineers like Qureshi had unwillingly found themselves on the front line of a strange global crusade. Conspiracy theorists had linked the spread of the novel coronavirus to the installation of new 5G mobile networks, with some claiming the cellular network weakened the immune system and allowed the virus to thrive, while others said 5G masts were broadcasting the virus through the ether (all “crackpot” claims, to quote the UK government). The thing these theories have in common is that they give people someone to blame. And though some of that paranoia comes from a reasonable mistrust of large corporations and institutions, the end target was always workers like Qureshi, out on the street in high-visibility vests, just trying to do their job. These people are what the facepalm was invented for.
Bill Gates is now the favorite target for coronavirus misinformation according to data compiled by the New York Times and Zignal Labs, a company that analyzes media sources. Conspiracy theories conflating Gates with the virus were mentioned 1.2 million times on TV and social media from February to April, 33 percent more often than the 2nd most popular conspiracy theory linking 5G with COVID-19, according to Zignal Labs, peaking at 18,000 mentions a day in April. It’s cheaper to be an idiot than to be responsible.
The Verge reports: Apple and Google announced a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing users to share data through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions and approved apps from health organizations. The new system, which is laid out in a series of documents and white papers, would use short-range Bluetooth communications to establish a voluntary contact-tracing network, keeping extensive data on phones that have been in close proximity with each other. Official apps from public health authorities will get access to this data, and users who download them can report if they’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. The system will also alert people who download them to whether they were in close contact with an infected person. This is a clever use of technology, but as always, what can be used for good, can also be used for evil. A technology like this certainly seems useful in our current worldwide predicament, but it’s not hard to imagine what can be done with it that might be more nefarious. That being said, it’s refreshing to see these companies working together for the good of their users for once, instead of the constant hostility towards users to create platform lock-in and shareholder value. In any event, the APIs for this new system will arrive in iOS and Android over the coming months – through a regular OS update on iOS, and through Google Play on Android.
Honda has done what no other car maker is doing, and returned to analogue controls for some functions on the new Honda Jazz. While most manufacturers are moving to touchscreen controls, identifying smartphone use as their inspiration – most recently seen in Audi’s latest A3 – Honda has decided to reintroduce heating and air conditioning controls via a dial rather than touchscreen, as in the previous-generation Jazz. Unlike what the introduction states, Honda joins fellow Japanese car maker Mazda in not just blindly using touchscreens for everything inside cars. This is a good move, and definitely takes some guts, since I’ve seen countless car reviewers – including my standout favourite, Doug DeMuro – kind of blindly assuming that any car without 100% touchscreen control is outdated, without questioning the safety consequences. Good on Honda.


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On Thursday, Karlie Kloss surprised the world when she posted a photo of herself in a wedding dress and veil, holding a simple bouquet of white flowers in one hand and her new husband Joshua Kushner's hand in her other. This is how the supermodel announced she was married in an intimate ceremony in upstate New York late last week. As shocked as we were to find out that this extremely famous couple had pulled off the private nuptials three months after becoming engaged without anyone finding out until the marriage license was signed, there is one element of the Kushner-Kloss wedding that came as less of a surprise. According to Instagram stories shared by Kloss over the weekend, she and her new hubby got their wedding cake from Momofuku Milk Bar.
One of the photos Karlie shared on Instagram over the weekend features her sitting on the floor in her gorgeous Dior wedding gown, holding what looks like a piece of Milk Bar's Best Freaking Cookie. In the top left corner of the picture, the model wrote, "Finally got to eat my @milkbarstore wedding cake at 2 a.m." The following photo shows a massive version of one of the bakery's most iconic offerings, Birthday Cake, being picked at with a fork.
The Milk Bar wedding cake seems like a natural fit for Karlie Kloss' big day since she has worked closely with the brand in the past and is good friends with the bakery's owner Christina Tosi. In 2012, with help from Tosi, Kloss created her very own Milk Bar cookie called Karlie's Perfect 10 Kookie. At the time, all the proceeds earned from the treats benefited FEED Project. The newlywed's special creation is still available at Milk Bar and may have also been served at her recent wedding reception.
Though we're not sure Tosi made the guest list for Kloss's recent 80-person wedding, we're guessing her famous pastry chef friend will be at the bigger celebration the couple is reportedly throwing next spring, and perhaps, the two will collaborate on the dessert lineup for that party as well.

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Benchmark share indices recovered all intraday losses to end with gains led by banks and financial stocks. Sensex ended at 40,795 while Nifty closed at 11,971
Welcome to the Mint live blog. Track this space for latest stock market updates.
14 Oct 2020, 03:35:10 PM IST
Markets end higher
Benchmark share indices recovered all intraday losses in the last hour of trade to end with gains led by banks and financial stocks. Sensex ended 169 points higher at 40,794, while Nifty ended 0.3% higher at 11,971.
Benchmark indices slipped early in the day following global markets.
On the Sensex, 17 stocks advanced and 13 declined. Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were the biggest gainers, while ONGC and NTPC were the prominent laggards.
On the Nifty, 26 stocks advanced and 24 declined. Nifty Bank closed 1.6% higher.
14 Oct 2020, 03:24:23 PM IST
Loans where overdues repaid after 1 March ineligible under new recast window: RBI
Loans that were in default for more than 30 days as on 1 March but where the overdue amount was subsequently repaid will not be eligible for debt recast under the new debt recast window, the Reserve Bank of India has clarified.
The central bank released a set of frequently asked questions along with its responses late on Tuesday night, clarifying its stand of a number of issues. RBI has set 1 March as a reference date for deciding the eligibility of borrowers under the new resolution framework.
14 Oct 2020, 03:22:13 PM IST
Gross NPAs of banks may jump to 11.5% by end of FY21: Care Rating
The gross non-performing assets ratio of Indian banks is likely to be 11-11.5% by end of current fiscal and they are likely to restructure 4-5% of the overall bank credit outstanding, according to Care Rating.
14 Oct 2020, 03:14:41 PM IST
Future Group lost ₹7,000 cr revenue in first 3-4 months of covid pandemic: Biyani
Future Group founder Kishore Biyani on Wednesday said the homegrown retail major lost nearly ₹7,000 crore revenue in first three-four months of the covid-19 pandemic due to closing of stores, which led him to sell his business to Reliance Industries.
In August this year, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries announced acquisition of retail and wholesale business and the logistics and warehousing business from the Future Group as going concerns on a slump sale basis for ₹24,713 crore.
14 Oct 2020, 03:06:56 PM IST
Nifty Banks recover intraday losses to rise 1.2%
14 Oct 2020, 03:01:02 PM IST
Asian markets end mixed
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.11%, while Shanghai Composite lost 0.56%. Hang Seng rose 0.07%, while Australia's ASX ended 0.2% lower.
14 Oct 2020, 02:54:43 PM IST
JM Financial Institutional Securities on cement sector
As per feedback from dealers in North, the labour has started coming back (40%+ as per our rural channel checks in September ’20) and hence they are seeing uptick in the volumes. Checks with large project companies suggest availability of labour at project sites has improved to around 80% of the normal levels. Some dealers felt the uptick in demand is also on account of renovation work being done before the festive season begins.
14 Oct 2020, 02:41:54 PM IST
Rupee ends higher
The Indian Rupee settled 4 paise higher at 73.31 against the US dollar. On Tuesday, the local unit settled at 73.35 against the greenback.
14 Oct 2020, 02:33:00 PM IST
Sensex recovers from day's low
14 Oct 2020, 02:24:32 PM IST
Europe markets up
European shares held steady on Wednesday, underpinned by gains for Wall Street futures. France's CAC 40 was up 0.7%, while London's FTSE 100 gained 0.6% and Germany's DAX rose 0.3%.
14 Oct 2020, 02:16:02 PM IST
IEA says oil producers may struggle to gauge demand amid second wave
Global oil stocks which rose during the height of the pandemic are being steadily reduced, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, but a second wave is slowing demand and will complicate efforts by producers to balance the market.
OPEC producers plan to boost supply by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) from January and the IEA predicts a ceasefire in Libya will raise output there to 700,000 bpd in December from 300,000 bpd currently.
OPEC producers are currently cutting output by 7.7 million bpd.
14 Oct 2020, 02:04:15 PM IST
Sensex at this hour
14 Oct 2020, 01:56:32 PM IST
Public expenditure not vaccine for covid-affected economy: Expenditure Secretary
A day after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a fresh set of measures to stimulate demand in the economy by incentivising spending by the central government employees and through additional capital expenditure, expenditure secretary in the finance ministry T.V. Somanathan explains the rationale behind the package. Read edited excerpts of the interview here.
14 Oct 2020, 01:47:19 PM IST
US apparel watchdog probes Jockey's Indian partner Page Industries: Reuters
A US apparel industry watchdog has launched an investigation into underwear maker Jockey International's Indian partner Page Industries following allegations of human rights abuses at one of its factories, Reuters reported.
The investigation by Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production comes after Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund dropped Page from its investment portfolio due to concerns of human rights violations at "Unit-III" - one of Page's Jockey manufacturing sites in Bengaluru.
14 Oct 2020, 01:39:47 PM IST
Tata looks to Big Basket deal for online groceries push
Tata Group is in talks to tie up with Indian online groceries unicorn Big Basket, as the conglomerate attempts to catch up with rivals including Amazon and Mukesh Ambani’s rapidly expanding retail empire. A partnership with Big Basket, which was this year valued at $1.3bn and is backed by Chinese internet group Alibaba, could help Tata to bolster its digital arsenal as coronavirus lockdowns propel growth in India’s online shopping market, the Financial Times reported.
14 Oct 2020, 01:32:15 PM IST
14 Oct 2020, 01:29:55 PM IST
Retailers to see sequentially recovery in Q2 but pace remains slow
With incomes hit and the need for dressing-up reduced due to the pandemic, the retail sector has been bruised. That said, after a painful June quarter, the September quarter should bring some respite, albeit not much.
When Avenue Supermarts Ltd had announced its June quarter results, it had reported a nearly 34% year-on-year drop in its revenues. The company, which runs the DMart chain of retail stores, is set to announce its results on Saturday and revenue performance is expected show a reasonable sequential improvement. (Full report)
14 Oct 2020, 01:17:16 PM IST
Gold shines in global markets
Gold firmed up in overseas markets as uncertainties over a global economic recovery and the U.S. presidential election prompted investors to exploit the previous session's sharp pullback to buy bullion.
Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,895.84 per ounce by 0618 GMT, after shedding as much as 1.9% on Tuesday on the dollar's jump. U.S. gold futures gained 0.3% to $1,899.70.
14 Oct 2020, 01:08:34 PM IST
Bank Nifty in the red
14 Oct 2020, 01:02:22 PM IST
Nearly half of the global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods due to covid: WHO
Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year, due to the covid-induced economic and social disruptions, UN agencies have warned.
14 Oct 2020, 12:51:39 PM IST
Bajaj Finserv and Britannia are the top gainers, while Wipro and NTPC top laggards
14 Oct 2020, 12:41:05 PM IST
AAI to seek airport contracts in International Solar Alliance member nations
State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to leverage International Solar Alliance (ISA) to help land airport contracts in member countries, by showcasing Kerala’s Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which is the first airport in the world to run fully on solar power.
India has been trying to land solar power project contracts in ISA member countries against the backdrop of China’s attempt to co-opt countries into its ambitious One Belt One Road initiative. (Read here)
14 Oct 2020, 12:31:10 PM IST
Dhanlaxmi Bank invites applications for new chief executive
Dhanlaxmi Bank is looking for a new managing director and chief executive officer after Sunil Gurbaxani’s appointment was not ratified by shareholders last month.
“The candidate bank is looking for should have all-round banking experience of at least 25 years as a commercial banker, preferably in areas such as branch operations, administration, credit, retail, small and medium enterprise (SME), treasury, risk management and planning," it said in a public notice on Wednesday.
14 Oct 2020, 12:22:17 PM IST
Nifty broad market indices weak
14 Oct 2020, 12:13:05 PM IST
India's September wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation at 1.32% against 0.16% in August
14 Oct 2020, 12:04:08 PM IST
Sensex at noon
14 Oct 2020, 12:00:43 PM IST
Cement demand recovers across India, barring south, in September quarter
After a washout June quarter, cement demand in the September quarter revived in most regions. Latest dealers channel checks by various brokerages show that barring the South and some markets of West, cement demand improved in North, Central and East India. Improving labour availability and pent-up festive demand from the individual home building segment are aiding demand growth. The demand scenario in semi-rural and rural regions was better than urban areas. (Read here)
14 Oct 2020, 11:48:36 AM IST
All sectoral indices in the red
14 Oct 2020, 11:36:43 AM IST
Future Retail down 3% at ₹74
The group has engaged senior advocate Harish Salve for its potential legal battle with Amazon which has challenged the Kishore Biyani group over its deal to sell retail assets to Retail Industries without the US firm's approval, The Economic Times reported.
14 Oct 2020, 11:26:47 AM IST
Vedanta slips 3% to ₹97
After a plan to delist its Indian unit failed, Anil Agarwal’s commodities group will repay $1.4 billion raised via bonds and another $1.1 billion in loans, with a small amount of interest, to banks and bondholders as early as this week, media reports said. The company also said it is committed to investing in the country that offers unparalleled opportunities and growth.
14 Oct 2020, 11:17:25 AM IST
Sensex contributors at a glance
14 Oct 2020, 11:08:14 AM IST
Yash Gupta - Equity Research Associate, Angel Broking on Glenmark
Glenmark introduces nindanib (Nintedanib) and is amongst the first to launch the branded generic version at an affordable cost for the treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis in India . Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a respiratory condition characterized by thickening and/or scarring of the lungs, making breathing difficult and reducing patient life spans Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis affects as many as 120 Indians per million Patients with IPF are at higher risk of developing severe respiratory conditions if affected by COVID-19 Glenmark’s NINDANIB priced at Rs. 4500 (100 mg) and Rs. 5400 (150 mg) PER MONTH is just available at 5 % of the cost as compared to the innovator brand in India. This is a very positive development for the company.
14 Oct 2020, 11:03:39 AM IST
Apple’s iPhone 12 series will sell in India from 30 October, starting at ₹69,900
The iPhone 12 series will be sold in India from 30 October onwards and will start at ₹69,900. The devices will be available in 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB storage variants. While the iPhone 12 will start at ₹76,900, the 12 Mini will be sold at a starting price of ₹69,900.
14 Oct 2020, 10:57:58 AM IST
Bajaj Finserv up; applies for mutual fund licence
14 Oct 2020, 10:50:27 AM IST
For India’s recovery, IMF advises a better fiscal stimulus
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF's) latest economic outlook report paints a grim picture for emerging markets, and especially for India.
The IMF expects India’s economy to shrink by 10.3% in FY21, the most among emerging market economies. True, the multilateral agency is not the only one predicting a sharp contraction for India. In fact, it is not even the most pessimistic in its forecasts. (Full report)
14 Oct 2020, 10:43:55 AM IST
Nifty IT down 1%; Wipro slips 6%
14 Oct 2020, 10:36:43 AM IST
BSE Midcap flat
14 Oct 2020, 10:28:52 AM IST
Rupee slips at open
Rupee fell 5 paise to open at 73.40 against US dollar in early trade. The domestic currency closed at 73.35 on Tuesday.
14 Oct 2020, 10:21:53 AM IST
Centre weighs Voda tax row outcome
The government is examining the decision of an arbitration panel last month favouring Vodafone Group Plc in a tax dispute, given its implications for India’s sovereign rights of taxation, a government official told Mint.
Reducing tax litigation is a policy priority for the Narendra Modi administration but the dispute with Vodafone Group Plc on its $11 billion offshore deal acquiring Hutchison Essar Ltd—later renamed Vodafone India Ltd—has implications beyond the legality of retrospective taxes.
14 Oct 2020, 10:13:48 AM IST
Market breadth weak
14 Oct 2020, 10:06:16 AM IST
Infosys Q2 earnings today: Five things to watch out for
Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest IT services exporter by revenue, will announce its second quarter earnings on Wednesday. Peers Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd and Wipro Ltd have performed reasonably well compared to the last two pandemic-hit quarters.
For the quarter ended June, Infosys’s net profit rose 11.5% y-o-y but declined
Mint highlights five things to watch for in Infosys’ second quarter results that will be declared after market hours today.
14 Oct 2020, 09:58:45 AM IST
Yes Bank tags Cox & Kings, group cos wilful defaulters
Yes Bank Ltd has classified Cox & Kings, its non-bank lending unit Cox & Kings Financial Services, and related entity Ezeego One Travel and Tours, which have total loans of ₹1,862 crore, as wilful defaulters.
14 Oct 2020, 09:50:40 AM IST
Nifty bank weak
14 Oct 2020, 09:43:52 AM IST
Gold prices a tad up
Gold price in India struggled today after a sharp fall in the previous session while silver edged higher. On MCX, December gold futures were up 0.19% to ₹50,343 per 10 gram while silver futures moved 0.3% higher to ₹60,738 per kg.
14 Oct 2020, 09:35:57 AM IST
Wipro slips 6%
14 Oct 2020, 09:30:10 AM IST
Nifty losers/gainers at open
14 Oct 2020, 09:17:54 AM IST
14 Oct 2020, 09:09:58 AM IST
Govt suggests more boosters on the anvil
The government is not ruling out the possibility of another set of economic stimulus measures to steady the economy, a senior government official said, a day after the finance ministry announced steps to boost consumer spending and capital expenditure. (Full report)
14 Oct 2020, 09:04:30 AM IST
Markets flat at pre-opening session
14 Oct 2020, 08:58:49 AM IST
Curbs on China skew bulk drugs market
The government’s move to reduce India’s dependence on China for crucial raw materials used in medicines has led to the creation of local monopolies in a growing number of product categories. This, experts said, may lead to supply constraints and price increases if left unchecked. While the situation is not alarming yet, it does warrant the need to expand domestic capacities, they told Mint.
14 Oct 2020, 08:49:59 AM IST
Oil prices were steady on concerns that fuel demand will continue to falter as rising coronavirus cases across Europe and in the US, the world's biggest oil consumer, could impede economic growth. Brent crude futures for December fell 8 cents to $42.37 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate futures were down 9 cents to $40.11.
14 Oct 2020, 08:46:09 AM IST
Markets seen under pressure
Indian markets are likely to be under pressure on Wednesday. Trends in SGX Nifty indicate a weak opening of Indian benchmark indices. On Tuesday, The BSE Sensex ended at 40,625, adding 32 points or 0.08%. The Nifty ended at 11,934.50, up 3.55 points.
14 Oct 2020, 08:42:15 AM IST
Trump, Republicans divided on stimulus as Pelosi demands revamp
Prospects for US fiscal stimulus before election dimmed on Tuesday, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding the White House revamp its latest offer and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell pushing a smaller-scale strategy that Pelosi quickly rejected.
14 Oct 2020, 08:36:44 AM IST
Stocks to Watch: Wipro, Infosys, Vedanta, banks
Wipro, Infosys, Vedanta, Future Retail are among stocks that will be in focus today. Besides Infosys, Aditya Birla Money, Den Networks, Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, Tata Elxsi, Tata Steel Bsl and Titagarh Wagons will announce their results today.
14 Oct 2020, 08:23:55 AM IST
Asian equities weak
Asian indices slipped on Wednesday tracking US markets as halted covid vaccine trials and uncertainty over US stimulus agreement dented risk appetite. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan fell 0.2%. Japan's Nikkei dipped 0.2% while Australia's benchmark index was flat and South Korea stumbled 0.7%. Shanghai SE Composite Index was down 0.42%.
14 Oct 2020, 08:15:38 AM IST
US markets end lower
Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday with halted covid vaccine trials and an elusive US stimulus agreement weighing on sentiment.
The Dow Jones fell 0.6%, S&P 500 lost 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.1%.


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Chevrolet has officially announced that they will showcase the Corvette Stingray Convertible at next month’s Geneva Auto Show. According to Susan Docherty, the managing director and president of Chevrolet and Cadillac Europe, it makes sense to unveil the Convertible at Geneva since the Stingray will be the face of Chevy world over. She further elaborated that the Corvette has been admired world over and even in countries where it was never on sale. With her comments and GM’s inclination of building the Chevy brand across Europe, it makes sense to unveil the car in Geneva.
Other than the Convertible’s unveiling, Chevrolet will also debut the Spark EV for the first time in Europe.
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Lincoln released four short spots that will appear on Lincoln and Williams' social channels. In one, the longest at 41 seconds, Williams recalls buying her first Navigator as a teen and says she's come full circle as a mother. She dubbed the vehicle "Ginger." "Ginger was all white, she had 22s and she had rims," she says in the spot. "I felt like, you know, I was kind of balling in a way. It was like my first huge purchase." Another shows Williams talking on a tennis court about being a mother and how the vehicle functions as a kind of bedroom for her daughter, Olympia, who was born last September. "For me that's what's most important."
Like the McConaughey spots before them, the new spots hew to the Lincoln script of mostly not focusing on the vehicle but rather on experiences. (Williams' experiences seem a lot less ethereal than McConaughey's.)
Williams is known for her tennis exploits, having won a record 23 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals. She has fashion deals with Puma and Home Shopping Network and launched her own fashion brand called Aneres. And she operates the Serena Williams Fund to emphasize education and help victims of gun and domestic violence, plus the Williams Sisters Fund, which she launched in 2016 with her sister, Venus. Serena Williams is also a member of the Oath Board of Advisors. Oath is the parent company of Autoblog.
"Serena is an amazing athlete who has won 23 Grand Slams, but she also has a family, she has her own clothing line, she sits on major boards, she's philanthropic — she has all these competing demands on her time," Lincoln Group Marketing Manager John Emmert said in a statement. "We know that time is our Navigator client's ultimate luxury as they balance everything in their busy lives, and Serena exemplifies that balance with poise and grace."
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What happens when you announce a phone that’s only slightly better than its predecessor and a phone that’s miles ahead of it, but comes out months later, at the same time? Well, the price of the predecessor drops and people buy that while they wait for the newer, better phone.
According to a new report from KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst John Vinh via Reuters, that’s exactly what’s happening with Apple and its new iPhone 8. Phone upgrades at AT&T were nearly a million units fewer during the same period last year, and analysts attribute much of it to weak demand for the iPhone 8.
Like was mentioned before, there isn’t a lot of reason to upgrade to the iPhone 8 if you have the 7, as many of the new phone features are either not worth the extra price, or just aren’t that much of an upgrade to begin with. And now that the iPhone 8 is out, the iPhone 7 has gone down in price, making it more appealing to new customers, as well.
And then we have the fact that pre-orders for the iPhone X open on October 27, and there really isn’t much reason to buy an iPhone 8, at all.
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Organic meat has enjoyed strong sales in the past couple of years, with category-leading sales growth.
“Overall, the organic meat category is up,” said North Country Smokehouse CEO Aaron Corbett. “People value it enough to pay a premium.”
Claremont, N.H.-based North Country Smokehouse entered the organic category 16 years ago, he said, with that business escalating in the past five years.
Corbett said there has been a dramatic shift by consumers toward seeking out humanely raised and organic meat products. He said that consumers interested in healthy lifestyles help power demand for organic meat products, adding that the trend is not going away and also spurs demand for other more healthful options such as sugar-free meat products.
“We have a lot of sugar-free,” he said.
All North Country Smokehouse products are handcrafted, smoked low and slow in small batches without artificial flavors, fillers or dyes, and they are the only marketer of a 6-ounce maple-cured organic ham steak.
“It has our signature smoke all over it,” Corbett said.
Corbett credits North Country Smokehouse’s vertical integration for the company’s success in the face of challenging economic conditions due to rising prices from production all the way to the grocery store.
North Country Smokehouse exclusively sources Certified Humane and organic meat from duBreton, whose network of 400 family farms in Ontario and Quebec supply humanely raised, sustainable meat. The farms are routinely audited by third-party certifiers such as USDA Organic and Certified Humane to ensure animal welfare standards.
“We’re able to have regenerative ag,” Corbett said, which for North Country Smokehouse means taking sustainability beyond production considerations to also include employing a cost-plus formula to ensure their farmers are paid what they deserve. The company’s commitment to sustainability also extends to packaging, marketing products in smaller packs to help reduce food waste.
“Everything we do has sustainability in mind,” he said.
North Country Smokehouse products (including deli meat, bacon, sausage and chicken sausage) are available nationwide, Corbett said, and in the past 18 months North Country Smokehouse has pushed into California. Their meat products are now available at Gelson’s in California and retailers elsewhere in the United States such as Whole Foods, Big Y, Hannaford and Stop N Shop.
“We’re fully national,” Corbett said, adding that their products are sold at around 4,000 locations across the country.
He said that as recently as seven or eight years ago the majority of North Country Smokehouse’s business came from foodservice customers but now sits at around a 50-50 split between foodservice and retail.
North Country Smokehouse started selling meat in 1912, Corbett said, supplying foodservice customers in the hotel and restaurant industries, focusing on products such as bacon, ham and sausage. The company has been in its present form since 1979, when the operation transitioned from producing fresh meat products to being exclusively a smokehouse.


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Feb. 14, 2012 – The Consumer Protection Working Group of the president’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force held its first meeting Friday to discuss efforts to address consumer-related fraud, including schemes targeting vulnerable populations.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, in an announcement, said the working group will address, among other things, payday lending and other high-pressure telemarketing or Internet scams, business opportunity schemes, for-profit schools that engage in fraud or misrepresentation and fraudulent third party payment processors that facilitate payments on behalf of other fraudsters without customers’ permission.
At Friday’s meeting, the group set priorities, discussed collaborative steps to further identify and prosecute consumer fraud and fraud prevention through outreach and education. The new working group plans to establish a best-practices tool kit, legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives and an information sharing structure, Holder said.
The working group includes representatives of more than a dozen federal law enforcement and financial regulatory agencies – the Justice Department, FBI, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Education Department, NCUA, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau among them. The group is co-chaired by state attorneys general are also represented on the panel. It has five co-chairs, including a representative of the CFPB.


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If you have missed the latest Google I/O 2016 conference that happened yesterday, there is a lot to hear. And although we were prepared to see some new novelties by Google, the end result was even better. Google has announced so many new things this year and left us with our mouths open.
So, what’s there to expect from Google this year?
The Groundbreaking News From Google I/O 2016
Let’s go over them one by one.
Google Assistant is a lot advanced version from the existing ‘Ok Google’ auto-responder. However, the bottom line remains the same – making it a natural extension of search. Packed with amazing ‘conversational understanding’ features, it can answer more complicated question, for example “At what time does the first game of the NBA finals start?” etc.
Google Home is a speaker that everyone can implement in their own homes. It will serve as a portal into the Google Assistant experience – but also let you control every device in your home. For example, you can just say “play Deadpool on my TV”, and it will immediately start it.
Google has a new messaging app – and it’s called Allo. It seems that Google wants to dominate every single niche. Inspired by its pitfalls in the messaging space, it has launched a brand new messaging app named Allo.
The app has some neat features. The whisper/shout feature is one of the coolest ones. It simply lets you whisper or shout and changes the size of the letters as you speak. So, if you yell – it messages your friends in CAPS LOCK.
Duo is Google Allo’s sister app meant for video calling. Also announced at the Google I/O 2016, it is meant to revolutionize video calls. A new feature it is packed with is Knock Knock – letting the users see the incoming video call feed even before answering the call.
Google has its fingers in the VR world as well. Its new VR platform is called Google Daydream. It is meant to standardize the mobile-based VR experience and innovate it with a special VR headset and controller.
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Vodafone will launch its next evolution of mobile broadband next week when the carrier flicks the switch on Australia's first commercial High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) service in Sydney and Melbourne.
HSPDA, which will be officially launched on October 20, 2006, will provide customers with data download speeds of up to 1.8MBps, which is around four times faster than its current 3G service
The new service increases upload speeds from 128kbps on 3G to a peak speed of 384kbps on HSDPA.
To access the new mobile broadband service, customers will need to purchase a Vodafone Mobile Connect (VMC) with HSDPA/3G data card (PCMCIA format), which went on sale this week.
Mobile broadband connectivity is also available as a built-in option on Lenovo ThinkPad R60, T60, X60 and Z61 notebooks.
Vodafone will release its HSDPA/3G USB modem next month, and expects HSDPA mobile handsets to be available for retail sale in the first half of 2007.
For mobile workers the HSDPA/3G data card can be used with the Linksys Wireless-G Router (WRT54G3G).
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Many of these smaller stores also feature extensive prepared food selections – home meal replacements, or HMR, in industry-speak – that have long heralded an equally transformative effect. The promise of HMR is substantially higher gross margins than the usual grocery categories: Where produce often garners a 15 per cent or 20 per cent gross margin, retail analysts say, HMR can easily grab 45 per cent. McEwan, for his part, says he hopes his prepared food department will contribute fully 40 per cent to his store's bottom line. But even though grocers across North America have spent more than a decade trying to crack the home meal replacement formula – Loblaws, in particular, has flailed at HMR with little success – the reality of the category almost never lives up to the hype.
“It's the holy grail, but it isn't,” says one grocery analyst. “It's easy to have cooked chickens: You can keep them on that rotisserie forever and then fire-sale them at the end of the week. But the minute you move out of that high-volume, high-demand stuff, you've got problems.” Caicco wrote in an e-mail, “Margins always start out looking like 45-50 per cent, but once labour, shrink and packaging are considered, it's usually not profitable.”
The upshot: Instead of grocers stealing customers from take-out restaurants, as they had hoped to do, the traffic is going the other way, says Robert Carter, a manager at the NPD Group, which tracks consumer behaviour. Canadian HMR purchases in grocery stores contracted by 6 per cent in the past year, Carter says, while takeout purchases at casual dining restaurants grew by 14 per cent. Shoppers don't want soggy fries and rotisserie chicken any more, Carter says. They want true restaurant quality and restaurant taste. “For McEwan to open now, the timing is great.”
McEwan is betting that he's immune to many of the HMR problems that have plagued so many storekeepers before him. “Most grocers want to buy salads in buckets so they can scoop them into bowls and put them out. They've not been able to bridge that, nor do I think they ever will,” he says.
This is overstatement to some extent. While many of the bigger grocers outsource their HMR lines and repackage them on site, plenty of others have begun to do better than that. Longo's has hired chefs and installed open kitchens in its new Toronto stores, while Sobeys, too, has moved far beyond stale roasted chicken and prepackaged salads. Toronto's Summerhill Market has a highly respected prepared-food program, as does Whole Foods Market. Pusateri's, meanwhile, has also invested heavily in HMR products, and prepares them in open kitchens at its two locations. But of all of these, only Summerhill Market can truly claim to offer actual “restaurant quality,” whatever that is. Pusateri's premium-priced prepared dishes are, in many cases, only slightly better than airline food.
McEwan has brand loyalty, proven business acumen, talented staff – his empire now counts 540 employees – and, thanks to his restaurant and catering businesses, intimate knowledge of what it takes to produce and serve, and profit from, massive quantities of high-end food. And so he's leveraging all that with McEwan. “For us it's a slam dunk to make this product,” he says. “I'm a chef. That's what I do.”
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The store's grocery lines are impressive: McEwan boasts an exclusive line of (excellent) Belgian chocolates, and gets its macaroons delivered fresh three times a week. You could eat a different imported, bronze-dye-extruded Italian pasta every night for a month from McEwan's grocery shelves. But everybody carries groceries and produce, McEwan says; many retailers around the city do it very well.Report Typo/Error


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‘Collective uncertainty is part of plan’: what’s the deal with Nike Tiffany tie-up?
The sports giant and the luxury jewelry brand announced a brand collaboration this week. And reaction has been mixed.
For what has been lauded by some commentators as the brand collaboration of the year, the announcement of Nike’s tie-up with Tiffany & Co didn’t quite go to plan.
Marketing assets for a co-branded shoe were leaked to the press, generating confused buzz on social media as people tried to work out if it was legit. Nike’s PR team sprung into action and responded by sharing an image of a shoebox in the iconic Tiffany blue hue alongside the words ‘A Legendary Pair’ across its social media accounts. Nothing more has been said on what’s to come.
This frenzied reveal left many wondering what the thinking was behind the unlikely pairing of two brands, polarizing opinion on whether this is a genius move or a money-grabbing stunt motivated by headlines rather than strategic insight.
On social media, people’s views ranged from “clumsy” and “more about convenience and cash than culture and authenticity” to (perhaps more worryingly for both brands) “boring” in the execution, based on leaked images of a simple blue swoosh on a black Nike Air Force 1.
For analysts, the gains for Tiffany are clear. When LVMH acquired Tiffany & Co in 2021, CEO Bernard Arnault made clear he would accelerate its positioning from tired heritage brand to ultra-modern luxury giant. He spearheaded the brand’s partnership with Beyoncé and Jay-Z, launched a custom jewelry program for holders of CryptoPunks NFTs, signed off on the equally controversial ‘Not Your Mother’s Tiffany’ ad campaign and pushed through a collaboration with Supreme.
The strategy has helped deliver what LVMH called a “record year” for Tiffany in its recent trading update, driven by its “increasing desirability”. This Nike collaboration will undoubtedly supercharge this.
Oliver Lloyd, strategy director at culture and entertainment agency Attachment, says of the LVMH strategy: “It’s these daring culture-focused partnerships that are waking Tiffany & Co – and other brands within the portfolio, like Rimowa – up from its sleepy position in the luxury category and driving relevance again. It’s safe to say they know exactly what they’re doing.”
What it brings to the table for Nike, though, is less easy to understand. John Malozzi, group creative director for the US at Coley Porter Bell, agrees that, for Tiffany, the strategy behind the collaboration makes sense: “It has an aging audience and is trying to attract younger consumers, using Nike’s platform to reach the target demographic.” For Nike, though, he says “the benefit of this partnership is less clear”.
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Nike is no stranger to collaborating with luxury brands. Its tie-up with Dior, Jaquemus and Louis Vuitton delivered exceptional one-off products and gave Nike (one of the most accessible brands in the world) an air of exclusivity. But, as Malozzi points out, the leaked images of the Tiffany shoe suggest the brand has “played it safe”.
He says: “The most effective brand stretch strategies often go beyond a brand’s comfort zone and enter a new product area or category, but still hold on to a core truth that can resonate in new spaces. And for Nike, that core truth is athletics. The partnership doesn’t seem to affect either brand individually, but it says something about the creative relationship between the two. The outcome of the design feels unresolved and fearful – possibly the result of excessive decision-making at the senior level that forced too many creative compromises.”
While it might have caused a stir on social media, it won’t be enough to create the kind of shockwaves Nike has always managed to achieve with its luxury collabs in the past. The “lukewarm” reaction is exactly what Nike and Tiffany would have expected, however, according to James Kirkham, the founder of Iconic, an agency that helps brands tap into pop culture moments. In fact, leaving the consumer with more questions than answers is all part of the marketing strategy for brands struggling to cut through the sheer volume of collabs on the market right now, Kirkham tells us.
He says: “This initial collective uncertainty is almost certainly part of the intention for brands when they strike a partnership of this sort in 2023. Partnerships are potent right now. Smart audiences do much of the work themselves, spreading assets through their own social streams and further fueling interest. But as collabs increase in their numbers, cutting through now relies on surprise. It is better to bewilder now than be expected, as this will push jaded audiences to respond, creating the conversation that makes the marketing matter.”
The real win for Nike will be further down the line, he concludes. “It will enjoy limited edition impact by being associated with a premium fashion brand. If these products cost $400, sneakerheads are suggesting they’ll resell for $4,000. This is key too, as it merely adds more octane to the hype engine.”


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Weekend Olympics ticket sales a brisk business
More than 1,000 remaining tickets for the men’s gold-medal hockey gamesold out in “mere minutes” during this weekend’s second phase ofOlympic tickets sales, VANOC announced.
More than 1,000 remaining tickets for the men’s gold-medal hockey game sold out in “mere minutes” during this weekend’s second phase of Olympic tickets sales, VANOC announced.
About 200,000 tickets were made available to the public on Saturday at 10 a.m. with men’s gold-medal hockey, along with Opening Ceremony, speed skating and figure skating among the first tickets to be purchased.
Demand remained strong throughout the first part of the day, as more than 22,000 orders for 130,000 tickets where placed from Canadians across the country.
"We anticipated demand would be high for tickets, and the level of interest we saw today was very exciting and, once again, a testament to the pride and support Canadians continue to show in being part of Canada's Games in 2010," said Caley Denton, VANOC vice president, ticketing and consumer marketing.
During the rush for tickets on Saturday morning, the vancouver2010.com website experienced traffic of more than 1,300 hits per second and by noon had set a record for page views at more than 5 million.
For those still looking for tickets, or disappointed that an event is sold out, VANOC is launching an authorized ticket resale program later this year that would ensure resold tickets are legitimate.
A third, smaller phase of ticket sales is also planned for this fall.


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A week after Microsoft held their Windows 11 event, new screenshots have emerged which purport to show what system-wide Dark Mode might look like on the company’s next-gen desktop OS. While there’s no way to know with 100% certainty if these photos are accurate to a tee, there’s a good chance they’re an accurate representation.
The photos in question were first posted to Twitter and were allegedly relayed by a “Microsoft employee who leaks internal stuff for fun.” They look legit as far as I can tell and, on top of it all, Windows 11 as a whole looks incredibly sleek and a compelling upgrade the likes of which we haven’t seen from Microsoft in a while.
Windows 11 Dark Mode
A few of the Windows 11 Dark Mode photos can be viewed below:
And one more for good measure:
Even though these photos seem legitimate, a lot can change between now and when Windows 11 finally launches. In other words, the photos above may be representative of the current Windows 11 build, but we’re still a few months away from seeing what the shipping version looks like.
On a related note, the Windows 11 design has the Start Menu and taskbar positioned on the bottom-center of the screen, a design shift that has predictably angered some longtime Windows users. There’s no reason to fret, though, because Microsoft has made it easy for users to revert back to the familiar layout if they so choose.
That aside, when Windows 11 does eventually arrive, the update will be free for all Windows users. Still, some users with relatively current machines may be forced to upgrade if they want to take advantage of Windows 11. For reasons that still remain unclear, the CPU requirements for Windows 11 are a bit stringent and even preclude some relatively powerful PCs from 2016 from taking advantage of the update.
To this point, Noa Bailey wrote the following over the weekend:
Alas, the truly problematic requirement for Windows 11 is that it will create an unbelievable amount of electronic waste because of its arbitrary CPU specs.
A modest Intel Skylake laptop from 2016 meets all the core requirements. It is 64 bit, supports UEFI, and even contains a hardware TPM 2.0 module on board. Practically nothing has changed in five years when it comes to PCs and laptops, aside from power consumption and battery life. And if Microsoft gets their way, that machine is going straight in the trash.
Even a Haswell system from late 2013 meets most of the requirements. A high end system from that era is comparable to most mid-range systems sold today.
As to when Windows 11 might arrive, Microsoft has been a bit coy on the matter. The company hasn’t provided a definitive date but there have been a few clues that seemingly point towards an October 2021 launch. Regardless, a massive Windows update is certainly long overdue given that Windows 10 launched all the way back during the summer of 2015.


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Vitamin D is also known as sunshine vitamin and it is an essential nutrient for our body. It helps us to stay fit and healthy. Not only this, it reduces the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, heart diseases and other major diseases. Vitamin D production in the body happens when the ultraviolet rays of the sun come in direct contact with the skin. It is very beneficial for bones, teeth and muscles. Deficiency of Vitamin D can cause joint problems and your body may also suffer from lack of calcium.
And according to a recent report by express.co.uk, vitamin D deficiency can increase the risk of dementia. Almost 47 million people across the world are suffering from dementia and in India 4.1 million suffering from the particular disease.
Earlier in a study by Austrian researchers, it is claimed that people had a lower risk of dementia those who were more exposed to sunlight, a major source of vitamin D.
The research also found that around 1600 people developed Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia due to lack of vitamin D.
Though none of the studies has verified the link between vitamin D deficiency and dementia. But more studies related to this can help us to get some answer about this condition.
According to the ANI reports, Dr Simon Ridley, Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Research said, “Vitamin D plays an important role in keeping our bodies healthy and there are a number of studies that suggest a link between vitamin D deficiency and memory and thinking difficulties. While this new research suggests an association between low vitamin D levels and faster rates of memory loss, we don’t yet know whether taking supplements could stave off dementia or slow down a decline in those who are already living with the condition.”
But as of now to keep all these diseases at bay one should get all the natural sources of vitamin D. The natural sources of vitamin D are soy milk, fatty fish, eggs and mushrooms.


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Gordon joins Professional Builders Supply
Bob Gordon has joined Professional Builders Supply as Charlotte market president, the company announced.
Gordon has more than 30 years of experience in building material sales and distribution.
Professional Builders Supply operates in three North Carolina locations: Morrisville, Wilmington and Charlotte.
Study: Homes are getting smarter, by a lot
According to a new ABI Research study, there will be over half a billion wireless smart home monitoring devices installed in homes worldwide by 2018.
“Combined, over 84 million contact and motion sensors will ship annually by 2018; however, it is smart plugs, smart door locks and connected smoke & CO detectors that will see the greatest shipment growth,” said senior analyst Adarsh Krishnan.
According to ABI, sales of wireless embedded smart home monitoring devices — which includes contact and motion sensors, smart thermostats and smart plugs — reached 17.23 million in 2013, nearly double that of shipments in 2012. Of these, contact sensors that can determine whether windows and doors are closed were the most popular last year, with motion sensors coming in second place.
ABI noted that there will be sustained competition between wireless protocols, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Smart and Zigbee.
Klein Tools rolls out punchdown tool
Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Klein Tools introduced a new Cushion-Grip Impact Punchdown Tool and Blade.
Marking an expansion of the company’s Voice/Data/Vido punchdown tool line, the Dura-Blade is a newly designed metal injection molded punchdown blade designed to deliver long-lasting cutting performance.
“Most current punchdown tools follow the same traditional, square-based pyramid style that is difficult to maneuver and requires additional accessories to reach into tight spaces,” said Sean O’Flaherty, senior product manager. “Klein Tools’ new punchdown tool naturally overcomes these hurtles with its comfortable screwdriver-shape design that includes a long, narrow shaft that eliminates these limitations and provides easy, precise access to panels and blocks.”


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The Gen Z bosses of an Aussie app developer once hailed as the next Apple say they are absolutely devastated after the company collapsed into liquidation on Friday.
Appster, founded by Melbourne teens Josiah Humphrey and Mark McDonald in 2011 using just $3000 in savings, made headlines over the years for its rapid growth and fairytale story of two childhood mates making it big in Silicon Valley.
The duo, now 26 and 27, were named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Rich List in 2017 with an estimated net worth of $US43 million. At its peak Appster employed 350 staff across four international offices and was pulling in more than $US19 million in revenue.
Things came crashing down last week, however, with the company placed into voluntary liquidation f…
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Dining and entertainment establishments welcomed the government's decision Thursday to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Tokyo region on Sunday, but many remain skeptical about whether it will immediately cause customers to return.
"I feel too embarrassed to even say how few customers we've had," said 67-year-old Isao Sakurai, the manager of a yakitori grilled skewered chicken restaurant in Tokyo's Shimbashi district.
The current situation is the toughest in the 55 years since the restaurant opened, he said, adding, "If the situation doesn't change, I probably won't be able to continue running this place."
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga formally announced the government will end the state of emergency in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures, the last areas of the country under the measure, on Sunday as planned. The emergency was initially declared in early January.
But the governors of Tokyo and the other affected areas affirmed in a virtual meeting that they will continue asking restaurants and bars to close early until the end of March, while pushing back the time by an hour to 9 p.m.
"Business has been terrible so far this year due to obeying requests to shorten hours. Even if we can open until 9 p.m., it will take a long time for performances to return to normal," said Umezo Kato, president of Loft Project, a company operating live music venues in Shinjuku and other areas.
Masato Hojo, the manager of movie theater Euro Space in Tokyo's Shibuya district, expressed doubts about the government issuing the same request to different businesses. But he also said, "We have no choice but to cooperate with any requests."
Still, a movie industry official welcomed the latest development. "With cinemas closing at 8 p.m., we could not expect any moviegoers on their way home from work. Extending by an hour makes all the difference."
Dining establishments have inevitably been hit particularly hard by measures to contain the pandemic.
According to Tokyo Shoko Research, which gathers and analyzes corporate data, the number of izakaya pub chain stores across the country fell 12.5% in 2020 from the previous year. Twelve out of the 13 operators surveyed were found to have closed some of their outlets, particularly in urban areas.
Royal Holdings Co., which operates a number of restaurant chains including Royal Host, said it will revise its business hours by region based on requests from each prefectural government.
Saizeriya, operator of a low-priced Italian restaurant chain, said it will also obey any requests.
Among retailers, responses varied.
Department store chain Takashimaya said its Shinjuku branch will continue to close at 7:30 p.m., half an hour earlier than its usual closing time. It has yet to decide on whether to extend hours at other stores.
Among other major department store operators, Sogo and Seibu Co. and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. said they will return to normal business hours at their branches in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
There are concerns that coronavirus infections could once again surge as the country enters the season for cherry blossom viewing parties, as well as graduation and school entrance celebrations.
Many people visited Tokyo's Ueno Park, one of the most popular locations for such parties before the pandemic, on Thursday despite an abundance of signs prohibiting picnic parties and other measures to prevent congestion.
"People have already grown complacent even before the emergency is lifted. It's likely we'll see another emergency declaration by summer," said Mari Fujino, a 33-year-old resident of Tokyo who was strolling in the park that day.
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Benetton India & Timex India debut watch line 'Benetton Timewear' - PR Newswire
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Oceania Cruises reveals new 2023 itineraries
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UAE is growing as a popular cryptocurrency hub of the world. There is a rise of the cryptocurrency business in Dubai and more companies are looking at the new technology for adoption. It is expected that the cryptocurrency business in Dubai will witness a boom in the coming years in the Middle East region.
The market capitalization for Crypto Currency in UAE for 2020 was Approx. USD 265 Billion. The Cryptocurrency market is in a growth phase with the rise in Bitcoin transactions worldwide and new Cryptocurrencies entering the market.
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Etherum, Tether, Polkadot, etc, are becoming actively popular in UAE. Also, online Cryptocurrency trading exchanges enable Bitcoin trading for individuals.
What is a Cryptocurrency License?
To legalize the cryptocurrency business in the UAE, the investor must obtain a commercial license. All the Crypto trading, monitoring, buying, etc., will be regulated by the Crypto license in UAE.
Currently, the cryptocurrency license in UAE is issued by the Following Free Trade Zones:
- DMCC – Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre
- DAFZA – Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority
- ADGM – Abu Dhabi Global Market
- Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation
Operation of Crypto exchanges in UAE
To operate a crypto exchange in UAE there is a set of regulation and compliance requirements. Also in most cases, the application for a crypto exchange goes through strict scrutiny from the Securities & Commodities Authority, ADGM, and the respective Free Zone authorities.
Opening and operating a Crypto exchange in Dubai is a new thing. It is expected to be a game-changer for the crypto license companies and investors in the UAE.
Taxation of Cryptocurrency Trading Companies
There is no income tax or corporate tax in UAE. Hence there is no tax for crypto trading Companies in Dubai. UAE has Value Added Tax at a very low rate (5%.)
Entrepreneurs can easily set up a crypto trading company in UAE that is not taxable. However, the regular transactions using cryptocurrency in UAE will be subject to the 5 % VAT.
Procedures to Follow for Obtaining a Crypto Currency License in Dubai
The following steps are to be followed to obtain the Cryptocurrency license in Dubai:
- Submit the cryptocurrency license application form to the respective Free Zones
- Submit the required documents of the shareholders – passport copy, photographs
- A brief business plan and share capital to successfully run the company
- Choose the suitable office space based on the requirement and prepare the tenancy agreement
- Make the required payment for the Crypto License and Office Rent
Post the approval by the respective Free Zone authorities, the Crypto trading license will be issued for the company. The investor can then apply for a UAE residence visa and proceed to the opening of the corporate bank account in the UAE.
Crypto License Governing Bodies in UAE
UAE aims to provide an integrated ecosystem for the cryptocurrency trading and blockchain sector and adapt to the latest technology trend driving economic growth.
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) along with DMCC has worked out a regulatory framework for businesses in the line of cryptocurrency trading, listing, management, etc.
The Dubai Airport Free Zone also will follow similar guidelines and register cryptocurrency trading licenses for the investors.
Crypto License Guidelines from Abu Dhabi Global Market Free Zone
Similarly, the FSRA (Financial Services Regulatory Authority) and ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market Free Zone) publish certain guidelines on cryptocurrency trading and business licenses.
The regulations of Crypto Assets Activities in ADGM is the most extensive regulatory framework available in UAE and there is no other law governing cryptocurrency in UAE currently.
However, with the prominence of cryptocurrency trading, the UAE Government is all set to introduce a detailed regulatory framework for cryptocurrency license issuance and Crypto trading.
DMCC Launches New Crypto Centre in Dubai
DMCC has launched a Crypto Centre, a comprehensive ecosystem for businesses operating in the crypto trading and blockchain sectors.
It is aimed to be a hub for the development and application of crypto and blockchain technologies. The center will provide support to all types of companies to develop solutions related to blockchain and crypto technology.
DMCC Crypto Center – The Crypto and Blockchain Hub of UAE
The new center will provide co-working spaces to crypto entrepreneurs and SMEs to test and develop their blockchain and crypto solutions.
The Centre also has a crypto advisory practice led by CV labs, the entity behind the Switzerland Government-backed Crypto Valley. Also, a series of incubators and accelerator programs are lined up for the start-ups who intend to receive funding for their crypto projects.
The DMCC’s new Crypto Centre will be center stage for Dubai’s future blockchain initiatives. Dubai has emerged as a global hotspot and technology leader in the blockchain and related applications. With the addition of the DMCC Crypto Center, the blockchain and crypto ecosystem in the UAE is expanding to new heights.
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An Ashland couple accused of peddling over the Internet a diluted version of industrial bleach as an elixir for everything from earaches to cancer claims the federal government has no jurisdiction over their operation because it is a private health "association."Read the rest here.
Federal prosecutors labeled their claim "misguided."
In federal court filings, defendants Louis Daniel Smith and Karis Delong claim they have constitutional protections to make and sell "Miracle Mineral Supplement" through their online company, Project GreenLife, because their products are offered only to members of a "First Amendment Private Health Care Association."
Smith, 42, and Delong, 38, claim the First and 14th Amendments protect these associations because they are private and not part of the public domain over which agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration have power, so federal health laws don't apply, according to court filings seeking to get their case dismissed.
Project GreenLife shipped Miracle Mineral Supplement and other products only to members of the association, a distinction that frees them from the scrutiny of the FDA, which is mandated to protect public health, Smith and Delong argue.


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You can extend your love further than your own dinner table this Valentine's Day.
By ordering a heart-shaped pizza from Boston Pizza, Canadians can help children and youth across the country benefit from positive role models and mentoring. Exclusively on Sunday, Feb. 14, Boston Pizza guests can enjoy a heart-shaped pizza in Tillsonburg, and $1 from the sale of each pizza will go to Boson Pizza Foundation Future Prospects.
"Come out and enjoy a hear-shaped gourmet pizza on February 14th," said Tillsonburg Boston Pizza manager Carl Heutinck. "This type of opportunity only comes once a year. You get to eat delicious pizza and help charities all at the same time."
Heart-shaped pizzas are available in small and medium sizes, with classic or multigrain dough, and can be ordered for dine-in, take-out or delivery in any of Boston Pizza's gourmet and create-your-own pizza varieties. Boston Pizza expects to make more than 65,000 heart-shaped pizzas across Canada this Valentine's Day.
Also, until February 14, guests can also purchase a Boston Pizza 'Peel and Win' Heart for a minimum donation of $2. Everyone is a winner. Prizes include a free Panookie, a free Starter, $2 off a dessert and more. All proceeds raised will support Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects, which provides role models for kids through organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kids Help Phone, and the Rick Hansen Foundation.
"Boston Pizza believes that mentorship programs and strong role models can help children reach their full potential," said Cheryl Treliving, Executive Director of Boston Pizza Foundation, in a media release. "That's why Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects helps support organizations that inspire kids to be great. Our annual Valentine's Day promotion has helped us raise awareness and more than $5 million since 1993, to benefit numerous charities across Canada. We are grateful to all of our guests across Canada for their ongoing support and donations."
Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects was established in 2014 to raise funds and awareness for organizations that provide kids in Canada with role models and mentoring programs. Partners include Live Different and JDRF. Since its inception in 1990, the Boston Pizza Foundation has raised and donated more than $18 million to directly improve the health and well-being of children and families.


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Facet-loading and various app shops will not have an effect on Apple’s backside line by a lot, and in reality, might enhance its inventory due to regulatory backoff — at the least in accordance with Morgan Stanley.
Apple is allegedly planning on permitting third-party app shops and side-loading to adjust to European Union regulation by 2024. The modifications might solely have an effect on customers within the EU, however could be a significant shift in Apple’s coverage.
In accordance with a observe from Morgan Stanley seen by YourNextApp, the investing agency does not imagine Apple’s modifications to the App Retailer could have a cloth impact on companies income. Even within the worst-case state of affairs, Apple would solely lose 2% of its whole income globally in FY24.
Principally, Morgan Stanley estimates that if Apple misplaced all of its App Retailer income from the EU, the corporate would take a 4% hit to companies income and a 1% hit to whole income in FY24. If Apple allowed side-loading and various app shops globally, it might lead to a 9% hit in companies income and a 2% hit to whole income in FY24.
These situations are based mostly on a worse-case and extremely unlikely set of occasions. This might require round 30% of iPhone homeowners to desert the Apple App Retailer.
That is seen as unlikely, due to survey work carried out by Morgan Stanley. Lower than 30% of contributors within the survey indicated they’d be extraordinarily prone to buy an app instantly from a developer’s web site versus the App Retailer. Even then, customers would need the app to be priced as much as 35% much less to make the transaction worthwhile.
Clients indicated that they are not looking for their cost info unfold to too many locations on the web. Apple’s App Retailer offers a centralized platform to entry apps, pay for digital content material, and use companies with a single cost platform.
Apple seemingly has two selections to make, and it has chosen the lesser of two evils. It might enable side-loading and various app shops, or be compelled by regulators to decrease App Retailer commissions to cut back value burden on builders.
Regulators would possible again off Apple and cut back antitrust strain by giving builders the choice to go to various app shops. Nonetheless, prospects could be unlikely to observe these builders, so apps would possible stay on the official Apple App Retailer.
Morgan Stanley has information that means solely about 1% of Android customers reap the benefits of alternate app shops and side-loading. The price of doing enterprise outdoors of the Apple App Retailer would fall on builders, that are primarily small companies. These points would compound right into a high-risk, low-reward enterprise mannequin that builders would keep away from.
Apple hasn’t launched any official assertion about the way it intends to deal with third-party app shops or side-loading. The EU regulation provides companies roughly till the tip of 2023 to conform, so anticipate extra info from Apple no later than WWDC in June.


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At today’s hearing with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, Sen. John Hickenlooper chose not to ask the witness about the substance of her revelations or policy recommendations, but how it all could affect the company’s profits.
“What impact on Facebook’s bottom line would it have if the algorithm was changed to promote safety and to save the lives of young women rather than putting them at risk?,” said Hickenlooper.
After Haugen answered that Facebook could still be profitable while doing more to protect women, the senator went on to speculate that perhaps the company could be more profitable if fewer people believed it was bad for their mental health. After this line of questioning, which never veered from a focus on Facebook’s bottom line, Hickenlooper yielded the floor.
While the profit models of monopolistic tech corporations is an important topic, it’s also one that hits especially close to home for Sen. Hickenlooper. According to a review of his financial disclosures, Hickenlooper currently owns Facebook stock worth $250,001 to $500,000, a fact first noted by congressional information service Legistorm. The senator previously indicated in his candidate filing that his Facebook shares were worth between $100,001 and $250,000 as of May 2020.
Hickenlooper, who is worth at least $7.8 million, owns stock in several other tech companies including Microsoft, Automatic Data Processing, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Intel, and NVIDIA.
The senator is not a co-sponsor of the major Democratic antitrust bill, the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act, introduced in February by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). The only bill Hickenlooper is co-sponsoring in the “science, technology, communications” policy area, according to Congress.gov, is a bill from Republican Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.) that according to a summary from Sen. Hickenlooper and Wicker would “require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish a testbed to develop and demonstrate innovative supply chain technologies and applications, and establish a grant program to promote the participation of U.S. companies in international standards-setting bodies.” The bill is intended to help U.S. companies develop new products to compete with Chinese competitors.
Following her testimony to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security, Haugen was questioned by a second Facebook shareholder. Sen. Jerry Moran’s most recent financial disclosure shows he and his spouse each own up to $15,000 worth of the company’s stock. News coverage of Sen. Moran’s questioning, on instances where Facebook had knowledge it was harming users like teenage girls, did not mention his household’s investment in the platform.


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NYC is officially the #1 best U.S. city for pizza addicts!
According to a newly released study by LawnStarter, New York was placed at number 1 for best U.S. cities for pizza addicts! They also concluded Americans consume around 3 billion pizzas per year! New York was also recorded to have the most Instagram posts of pizza more than anywhere in the U.S.!
How was this study done? The results came from the amount of pizzerias in each city per 100,000 residents, the average cost of pizza, the searching metrics for "pizza delivery," Instagram popularity of pizza places and search interest for "pizza delivery" compared to "food delivery" across 100 of America's largest cities!
What other cities made the list? Here's the ranking below:
- New York
- St. Louis
- Las Vegas