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Earlier this week, LG stated that they were in discussions with Google about manufacturing the newest Nexus device. But it seems they aren't the only ones. HTC's global online communication manager Jeff Gordon claims that Google has yet to make a decision on who will manufacture the device, and that they are still in the running. Previously HTC has made two Google reference devices (G1 and Nexus One), while LG has yet to make a Nexus device. Other possible candidates include Samsung (Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus) and Motorola (XOOM), although no official claims have been made. It will be interesting to see who Google chooses especially with their new acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
Between HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG who would you like to see make the new Android 5.0 Jelly Bean Nexus? Let us know in what you think.

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Almost a year ago, CNBC Fast Money Contributors, Mike Murphy, Founder/CEO of Rosecliff Capital, Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, Pete Najarian, Cofounder of TradeMONSTER and Simon Baker, CEO of Baker Ave Asset Management talked about their forecasts for companies like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), and others.
In a CNBC segment in August, 2013, Mike Murphy said that Netflix might not remain as a stand-alone company and some big names might consider acquiring them within a year. It’s a year now from that prediction, which went in the opposite way. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has established itself as a top online streaming company and even crossed 50 million subscribers mark recently. Since Murphy’s predictions, Netflix stock price has gone up by more than 70%.
“[…] I think Netflix will not be a standalone company within the next 12 months. I think somebody has to buy them. […] Within the next year I believe somebody will buy Netflix,” Murphy said in 2013.
He predicted $20 billion price tag for Netflix, if someone buys them. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) current valuation is more than $24 billion. Josh Brown said that Netflix should expand and sustain the customer traction to succeed. Netflix did exactly that and succeeded as one of the top streaming company worldwide.
Murphy talked about American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) stock. He rated AIG stock as ‘Buy’ and insisted that investors should hold on to it. But in the last one year, AIG stock went up by less than 10% and also settled the Crisis-Era suit with a $960 million payment.
Brown said that Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) stock was not cheaper compared to other companies in the space. So he suggested investors to avoid Anadarko stock. Since Brown’s prediction, Anadarko stock has dropped by more than 10% till January 2014. Anadarko had a very good start to 2014. In the first quarter, their stock price went up by more than 30% and its price targets keep increasing.
Najarian pointed out that MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is a good stock to buy and he predicted that it would cross $20 per share mark by January 2014. As he predicted, the MGM stock price went up to $25 per share in January (increase of around 40% since August 2013). MGM stock price is still hovering around $25 per share.


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(Note: The Lost Adventure’s “Route 66 Live” Tour ran in April 2012 and was incredible. To view a gallery of photos from the trip, check out our Flickr gallery here. If you’re interested in booking a motorcycle tour or bike rental on Route 66, click here.)
Legendary highway Route 66 is at the top of many a motorcyclist’s bucket list. Starting April 4th, fans of “The Mother Road” can follow “Route 66 Live”, a ten day, online journey from Chicago to Los Angeles, hosted by motorcycle travel company The Lost Adventure, Ltd.
Using Facebook, Twitter and their website (https://www.thelostadventure.com), riders Tim Orr and Jim McDermott will post photos, videos, tips and stories as they journey along the famous road. Social media will allow realtime interaction with fans all over the world. “We’re really excited about being able to chat with people online as we journey along Route 66,” said Tim Orr, Managing Director of The Lost Adventure, Ltd. “If someone has a question or wants a photo of a historic site on the road, they can post on our Facebook or Twitter page and we’ll make the stop. It will really enable people to be part of the journey with us,” continued Orr.
In recent years, Route 66 has experienced a revival in popularity, due in part to television programmes such as Billy’s Connolly’s 2011 ITV special. Jim McDermott, Marketing Director of The Lost Adventure, Ltd, explained the idea behind “Route 66 Live”: “We speak to so many motorcyclists whose dream it is to ride Route 66. They have images in their minds from films, books and television, but they want to know what it’s really like. So we’re riding 66 and sharing the experience online, as it happens. We’ll be posting an unprecedented wealth of Route 66 photos, videos and stories both during and after the ride, and some other surprises.”
The Lost Adventure, Ltd is an Official EagleRider Tour Operator, carrying their full line of motorcycle rentals, guided and self-drive motorcycle tours. EagleRider is the world’s largest motorcycle tourism company, and has provided support for “Route 66 Live”. Orr and McDermott will be riding EagleRider hire fleet motorcycles. Orr continued: “We’re hugely excited to be associated with EagleRider, and grateful for their support on “Route 66 Live”. We can’t wait to share this ride with motorcyclists around the world.”
“Route 66 Live” starts on April 4th, 2012. To follow “Route 66 Live”, join The Lost Adventure at:


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Among the dozens of pictures of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT released earlier this week were a collection showing the high tech new gauge cluster with a thin film transistor (TFT) configurable information screen nestled neatly between a large analog tachometer and speedometer. That central screen is awesome – with all sorts of cool options like quarter mile timers, G-force meters, a digital speedometer and lots of other fun performance gauges as part of the SRT Apps. However, the most significant feature is the new speedometer…which ends with a large 200. Will the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat be capable of hitting that lofty limit – or is this new speedometer just adding “wow factor”?
First off, consider the fact that the 2014 Dodge Challenger SRT with the 6.4L Hemi packing 470 horsepower and 40lb-ft of torque has a top speed with the manual transmission of 182 miles per hour. That same current Challenger SRT with the 5-speed automatic transmission has a top speed of 175mph and regardless of the transmission chosen – the current SRT Challenger sports a speedometer that ends at 180. Since the current SRT Challenger with 470 horsepower and 470lb-ft of torque is able to hit 182, it seems possible that the 600+ horsepower and 575+lb-ft of torque could be enough to squeeze out an extra 18 miles per hour. That is a 10% increase in top speed through a 28% increase in power…but there is a great deal more involved with topping 200mph than just big power. Click here for a closer look a at the available powerplants for the 2015 Challenger SRT.
If you consider the other American vehicles that can top 200 miles per hour, you have the current Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang, the SRT Viper and the C6 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.
-The GT500 has 662 horsepower, 631lb-ft of torque, weighs 3,850lbs and can hit a top speed of 202mph.
-The Viper has 640 horsepower, 600lb-ft of torque, weighs 3,354lbs and has a top speed of 206mph.
-The Corvette ZR1 has 638 horsepower, 604lb-ft of torque, weighs 3,353lbs and a top speed of 205.
-The current Dodge Challenger SRT has 470hp, 470lb-ft of torque, weighs 4,160lbs and can hit 182mph.
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT has undergone some weight reduction efforts, but they are relatively minor and any weight savings are likely countered by the added weight of the new supercharger setup. Dodge would have to shave just over 300 pounds to be as light as the GT500 Mustang and even if they were able to do so, the Mustang is still likely to have a substantial power advantage. SRT is promising more than 600 horsepower and more than 575lb-ft of torque, which is a far drop from the 662 and 631 of the Mustang so it is hard to imagine that the heavier, less powerful Challenger SRT Hellcat will be able to hit the same top speed as the smaller, more powerful Shelby Mustang.
Of course, there is the chance that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat could benefit from different gearing than the Mustang GT500 and while the Challenger is a bigger, brawnier muscle car – it might have some advantage over the Mustang during a top speed blast. Since the Challenger SRT Hellcat will almost certainly weigh more than the Mustang, Viper and ZR1 while having less power, Chrysler engineers will have to find a way to make up for that elsewhere. That being said, while it isn’t impossible for the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat to use every bit of that 200 mile per hour speedometer – my money is on a sub-200 top speed for the 600+ horsepower Mopar muscle car.
Hopefully, Chrysler proves me wrong and if they do, the Hellcat powered Challenger will join an incredibly elite group of high performance vehicles once reserved for the likes of the world’s most expensive exotics.


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It is very highly-priced to get shoppers. At any time. For a when, the Immediate-to- Customer (DTC) suppliers applied social media to entice new buyers. Fb, Instagram and, more recently, Tik Tok gave most DTC stores an suitable quantity of new consumers.
Things have changed.
Quite a few of those social media platforms no for a longer period create a adequate number of new consumers in this put up-pandemic period. Ms. Polly Wong, President of the DTC marketing and advertising agency Belardi Wong, advised me that buyers now normally favor to wander into retailers all over again to shop. Their mind-set has improved about picking out items on-line. This is prompting many DTC firms to adjust their attitudes as properly. Listed here are a number of examples of the adjustments she sees at the existing.
1. Allbirds recently introduced that its sneakers are now available in 14 Nordstrom
2. Caraway cookware is now obtainable on Amazon
3. We also talked about Warby Parker its eyeglasses that are now sold in about 160 shops in the US. The enterprise begun in 2010 as a DTC retailer but has added stores since prospects liked its private provider. Probably Warby Parker will include hearing aids to their assortment by employing audiologists. It would once again improve visitors and possible incorporate to small business.
Direct mail has always been a mainstay of DTC firms. Direct mail has been especially powerful in the past couple of yrs with a captive audience at property and as digital channels carry on to battle, I see immediate mail as a channel that extra DTC brands are turning to.
Several buyers have recognized that some of their preferred DTC brand names are now more and more uncovered outside their company’s internet site and, in accordance to Polly Wong, on-line small business rate of growth is slowing as individuals change again to stores. Customer actions has shifted, and a new craze has been set up. Organizations have dropped floor right after experiencing gains all through the pandemic. As a consequence, the advancement of new channels for the acquisition of prospects is essential.
Buyer acquisition and the new income they can make will be tougher to seize as we experience a possible economic downturn later on this calendar year. Shoppers are probable to lower-back again on their paying out in purchase to remain in just their budgets. Although the federal government is hoping to stem a economic downturn, most vendors talk about making ready for these kinds of an celebration. It is very likely to deal with the initial two quarters of 2023 and temporarily disrupt consumer purchasing routines again.
POSTSCRIPT: Several retailers are planning for a hard Xmas promoting year by setting up exclusive sale events for their clients. I believe that we can expect advertising action starting in Oct. Much of the goods that will be on sale was bought figuring out these promotions would choose position. As a lot of of these prepared purchases ended up decided on early in 2022, they ought to not influence revenue margins.


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Niantic put together a special event for Pokémon GO fans in Japan to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the app. Niantic took to the skies to put on a Pokémon GO drone display, all of which were orchestrated to show off various Pokémon designs in the sky. You can see the highlights from the event above.
This special drone showcase was held in Hokkaido and took the work of 700 drones to put together the images. The end result is absolutely stunning!


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Franchise Farms: Champion or Disrupter of Grocery Stores?
Over the past few years, we’ve seen e-commerce aggressively challenge brick and mortar stores across industries. Despite this market trend, the food and grocery industries still heavily rely on in-store experiences, led by big box chains such as Walmart, Target and Costco. This is attributed to the high perishability of produce, two-thirds of which are grown in California which requires an extensive supply chain and energy intensive refrigeration sections to constantly account for losses. In the United States and Canada, around 40 percent of wasted food is thrown out by consumers according to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
But is it too far-fetched to imagine a world where next-gen farming solutions could one day replace brick and mortar grocery stores? As it turns out, with rising obesity rates, dwindling natural resources and a lackluster set of options for fresh produce, we may need to consider the efficacy of indoor agriculture solutions to help feed the world’s population sooner rather than later.
To put this concept into perspective, it makes sense to take look closer at one of the causes of the food production problem. Across mid-America, “small-box” retailers such as Dollar General have moved into communities deemed too small to be profitable by large retailers such as Walmart. This is only possible by carrying a limited stock of prepared foods; in fact, Dollar General is now feeding more people than grocery chains like Whole Foods! Dollar General has now become one of the fastest growing franchises in the United States, but has consequently caused these rural communities to see an increase in obesity, as few options for fresh produce remain.
To exacerbate this problem further, seasonal climates simply do not offer the consistent growing seasons needed to grow vegetables throughout the year due to long winters with harsh conditions. This situation may sound bleak, but we may already be well on our way to a viable long-term solution: indoor agriculture. This is a topic that hasn’t drawn as much attention as buzzwords such as “blockchain” or “automation”. However, the case can be made that indoor agriculture is, indeed, the most viable solution to the food production climate because of an ability to provide Controlled Environment Agriculture in a dynamic climate. According to Maximum Yield, indoor agriculture is a method of growing crops or plants, usually on a large scale, entirely indoors. The primary challenge of indoor farming is that many of these facilities require skilled engineers on staff to maintain these complex operations, and plant scientists to ensure the biological needs of the plants are met. Although the massive vertical farms of the world are cautious to not share information about their margins, it can only be assumed they are around 4–5% at best.
Without the agricultural, reduced energy rates, it is unlikely any of these facilities would be profitable at all with the exception of specialty crops. Many US companies have access to state-level agricultural energy pricing which can be as low as $.015 per KWH. Residential americans pay almost 90% higher rates or $0.12 per KWH. They are directly competing with farm gate pricing in order to maintain positive cash flow in a complex supply chain that must account for the margins of growers, processing/packaging facilities, and ultimately the retailers. The digital revolution has provided transparency by immediately tracking outbreaks of foodborne illnesses to the source. This will result in more costly outdoor growing operations, which will be required to be equipped with sensors to monitor environmental conditions and alert the growers when pathogen outbreaks occur. The implementation of sensors and computer controlled apparatuses is tantamount to a controlled environment farming operation.
Therefore, decentralized, indoor agriculture is the most viable solution to bring fresh produce to the masses! Perhaps the best opportunity for vertical agriculture would be a vertically integrated supply chain, as shown by the headlines made by SweetGreen recently.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is defined by the combination of mechanical systems from the first industrial revolution, powered by electricity from the Second Industrial Revolution, given a rudimentary nervous system of digital sensors in the Third Industrial Revolution, and now a consolidation of complex tasks into a cohesive automation platform that historically required a dedicated team of experts. This is particularly advantageous for indoor agriculture companies that can now eliminate the largest risk factor of any growing operations, which is the human input itself.
The primary value proposition of indoor farming operations is clean produce that does not carry pesticide residues. Despite the benefits of eating clean food, these chemicals are very effective at killing pests. Indoor farmers are required to follow a disciplined pest management protocol with near clean room sanitation standards to prevent a single pest from breaching the operations. Robotics can now eliminate the exposure of the clean plants to the outside world and, more importantly, eliminate the knowledge of operating an indoor farm if coupled with a computer vision system to diagnose nutrient deficiencies or pH imbalances in real-time. Agriculture is now being democratized into a franchise business model.
This is happening now with computer vision companies such as IUNU offering a complete growing platform to provide constant monitoring of plant needs without an extensive background of indoor agriculture required. These machine learning algorithms will only become more efficient as they gather more data to refine the operational output. Another company, 80 Acres, has now secured funding to build what it claims to be the first fully autonomous, indoor farm. The future of agriculture will certainly be less human, and more like kiosk business models. Perhaps there will even be kiosk growing systems that emulate the Redbox business models which can be stationed at these Dollar General store locations or Sweet Green restaurants. History often repeats itself.
Many species of produce will no longer be shipped in its final stage of growth, but instead as a zip file for food or a compostable seed pod like a keurig k cup from an automated production facility that contains all essential macro and micro nutrients with growing media for consistent yields. Our dependence on refrigeration at brick and mortar grocery stores will be greatly reduced by consuming produce directly from the source of a personal farm. They may even have the ability to learn from a user’s feedback to optimize the growing conditions to meet the their taste expectations. Keeping the plants alive until the moment of consumption will maximize the nutritional content and taste for the user which can only be assumed to increase fruit and vegetable consumption for residents across mid-America who were deemed too remote or sparsely populated to keep a constant supply of fresh produce on demand.
The invention of the lightbulb made the need for oil (in the form of kerosene for lanterns) obsolete, but quickly met a new demand for gasoline in automobiles. The internet made paper mail obsolete through email, but revived the need for mail logistical services through e-commerce marketplaces more than ever. For all we know, people may re-adopt the agrarian lifestyles of our ancestors through these automated farming appliances at a consumer level in the new gig economy.
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Bharti Airtel 5G: India finally become the 5G country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G telecom spectrum. Sunil Bharti Mittal the Chairman of Bharti Airtel announced that Airtel is finally launching the 5G telecom services in eight cities Yesterday (Saturday).
Airtel launching 5G telecom services in eight cities including four metros and it will cover the entire Country by March 2024. Today I am explaining to you about Bharti Airtel’s new 5G service rollout for eight Cities. You have to read this post till the end to know more about the new Airtel 5G network connections service.
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Airtel Chairman Mittal said, “It’s an important day. A new era is about to begin. This beginning is taking place in the 75th year of Independence and will begin a new awareness and energy in the country. It will open several new opportunities for people” at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 at Pragati Maidan.
Sunil Bharti Mittal said that the Airtel 5G will go live in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Varanasi, and four other cities including the metros. He has not revealed the name of the four other cities. The Airtel 5G service is rollout for 8 cities but it will cover all Urban areas by March 2023. It will cover the entire Country by March 2024.


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Positive momentum continued during the second session of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale on Tuesday, with results indicating good balance through the first half of the expanded Book 1 in the auction's new format.
The usual session-to-session comparisons to the 2012 sale are impossible because of the format. It looks as though, however – barring an unexpected reversal – when Book 1 ends on Thursday evening, the first four days of the 2013 September Sale will have much more favorable results for sellers than the first four days in 2012.
The format in 2012 began with a small, one-day select Book on Monday, followed by a three-day Book 2 on Tuesday through Thursday. The combined number catalogued in 2012 was 1,047. This year's four-day Book 1 includes 875 yearlings, which is 16.4% fewer than last year's first four days, but gross revenue is likely to be even or slightly higher in 2013. Average price after the initial four days almost certainly will be up double-digits, as will the median. The percentage of yearlings bought back by consignors is on target to be on par or slightly lower than 2012 (28.6% last year) and the clearance rate – the percentage of yearlings sold from the number catalogued – looks to be around the same 62.6% as last year.
The eight million-dollar yearlings sold in 2013 already has exceeded the 2012 total of seven, and the number sold for $500,000 or more will likely top last year's total of 42.
Here's where things stand halfway through Book 1:
—374 entered the ring the first two days, with 269 selling for a total of $69,621,000. That represents an average of $34,810,500 gross receipts, 4.8% higher than the average gross of $33,213,250 from Books 1 and 2 last year.
—Average price per yearling sold for the first two days is $258,814. That's 27.6% higher than the four-day average price of $202,829 last year. The $200,000 cumulative median is 33.3% higher than the $150,000 median in 2012.
—With a slightly lower reserve not attained rate on Tuesday (25.7%, compared with 30.5% on Monday), the cumulative 2013 RNA is 28.0%. It was 28.6% for the first four days last year.
—The clearance rate (percentage sold from those catalogued) through the first two days is 61.4% compared with 62.6% for the first four days in 2012.
The Keeneland Sale continues Wednesday at noon, with Book 1 concluding Thursday at noon. After the traditional Friday off, the sale continues on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Book 2 and continues through the following Saturday.
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It’s a classic cashflow management strategy: wait as long as you can before paying your suppliers.
But with many businesses across the country still struggling, the cumulative effect of these delayed payments is staggering.
Some £75bn is owed to suppliers by their business clients, according to new research.
To give you a feel for the magnitude of that figure, it is equal to the amount the government is hoping to cut the UK economic deficit by in 2015-16.
Total trade credit now stands at £327bn, making it the number one funding source for businesses, according to the research from the Credit Management Research Centre and Taulia. That £327bn is 20% larger than bank credit to businesses.
The main culprits of the enormous debt burden are small and medium-sized companies, the report found.
“Trade credit is being used as a blunt instrument by many companies, with outdated practices poorly adapted to today’s new economic environment,” said Jon Keating, European Managing Director at Taulia.
“We believe this is a serious threat to the UK economy. A business that can demonstrate it is in control of its trade credit will have more options open to it to secure strategic finance for growth.”


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Kirk Kerkorian is showing his first hand in his gamble with General Motors – selling it in pieces, starting first with the Hummer.
The billionaire investor also wants to unload GM’s Saab vehicles, sell its financing operations, slash salaries and wages, and halve a $2-per-share dividend to conserve cash during a drastic makeover.
GM has just 1,000 days left before its $30 billion cash pool runs dry, says Kerkorian’s point man on his GM investment, veteran numbers cruncher Jerry York. York helped Kerkorian a decade ago with his Chrysler takeover play, which earned Kerkorian more than $3 billion.
The restructuring plan outlined by York includes raising $11 billion from selling half of the auto-financing arm, GMAC. If a buyer isn’t found, GM could sell its insurance and mortgage operations for a similar amount, he said.
Warning that GM is heading “into a crisis mode,” York said it “needs every penny of cash it can husband for a vitally important restructuring.”
One quick savings: slash the $2 dividend – which costs GM $1.1 billion a year – to $1.
York said Kerkorian would also “share the sacrifice” since he’d lose big on his 44 million shares, which make him GM’s fourth-largest individual investor.
York said Kerkorian has been planning a secret makeover plan since March that would cut costs and make the world’s largest automaker a smaller company.
As much as $4 billion could be made by selling Hummer, Saab and its joint venture in Isuzu, all of which York called “distractions.”
GM lost more than $4 billion in North America during the first nine months of 2005, a corporate record. It expects to report its fifth-straight losing quarter later this month.
GM’s own numbers cruncher, Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson, applauded York’s public remarks at Detroit’s auto trade show.
“This is one of our largest shareholders who is articulating his vision for what we need to do, and frankly there is a lot that he had to say that I agree with,” Henderson said.
GM’s stock is down more than 50 percent for the past year, but it is up 14 per cent in 2006. It slipped to $21.98, down 43 cents, in after-hours trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.
GM investor Kirk Kerkorian’s top aide says drastic actions are needed to revive the world’s largest automaker. The proposed measures include:
* Cut in half the $1.1B annual dividend
* Slash exec salaries
* Unload Saab division
* Consider selling Hummer unit


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DuckDuckGo users were recently unable to find links to The Pirate Bay (opens in new tab) and other popular torrenting sites (opens in new tab) in the company’s search engine.
While initially it seemed that the company deindexed a number of domains (opens in new tab) used for illegally downloading movies, TV shows and even YouTube videos (opens in new tab), it turns out that technical issues led to the glitch instead.
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First launched in 2008, DuckDuckGo (opens in new tab) is an alternative search engine that aims to better cater to the needs of privacy-conscious internet users that don’t want their search data ending up in the hands of Google or other large tech giants. The company has since expanded its operations and it now offers its own browser (opens in new tab) in addition to a search engine.
This isn’t the first time that DuckDuckGo has dealt with the issue of pirating as back in 2018, the company removed around 2,000 search shortcuts for pirate sites called “bangs” for The Pirate Bay, 1337x and RARBG. Although these bangs were removed, DuckDuckGo stressed that the sites themselves still showed up in its search results.
Not a DuckDuckGo issue
After TorrentFreak (opens in new tab) published its initial report on the matter, a DuckDuckGo spokesperson reached out to the news outlet to inform them that no pirate domains were removed from its search engine according to the company’s records.
This appears to be true as you can now search for The Pirate Bay, 1337x, RARBG and other popular torrenting sites and they show up in DuckDuckGo’s search results.
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> DuckDuckGo founder says privacy needs to be as simple as a single button press
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In a tweet (opens in new tab), DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg (opens in new tab) explained that the issue was caused by the company’s site operator and not be it delisting pirate domains in its search results, saying:
“We are not "purging" YouTube-dl or The Pirate Bay and they both have actually been continuously available in our results if you search for them by name (which most people do). Our site: operator (which hardly anyone uses) is having issues which we are looking into.”
While DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine, it actually uses data from Bing (opens in new tab) for its search results. A DuckDuckGo spokesperson confirmed to TorrentFreak that the issues its search engine recently experienced were related to Bing data.
Although you can now once again search for popular torrenting sites on DuckDuckGo, downloading movies, TV shows, games and other software isn’t just illegal but you also run the risk of having your system infected with malware (opens in new tab) and other viruses.
- Protect your privacy online on any search engine with one of the best VPN services (opens in new tab)
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The folk at 2K have been pretty busy recently and have announced details of the NBA 2K21 demo and gameplay details. Director Mike Wang put together a blog post that goes into some finer detail about the new gameplay.
There are bigger changes coming to NBA 2K21 though which are:
- Major changes to the Pro Stick to allow for new dribbling mechanics
- Shot meter changes from a timing bar to a targeting system
- New shot types, new signature defensive motion styles, stronger presence from bigs in the paint and more
- Thanks to current-gen cover athlete Damian Lillard, players will now be able to make oversized point guards (6’8)
Onto the really good news for you NBA 2K fans. The NBA 2K21 demo I mentioned earlier will release on August 24 on PS4, Switch and Xbox One. Just under two weeks to go until you can get to grips with a new way to dribble.
That’s not all that’s being announced though. 2K will be announcing details on MyTEAM, MyCAREER and more for NBA 2K21 on the current-gen.
Until then you can mark your calendars and count down the days until the NBA 2K21 demo!


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Legere says that the industry is just taking off and predicts that in 2015 T-Mobile will 'go toe-to-toe with Verizon’s network almost everywhere … and win', 'the competition will continue to bumble along', 'wearables and phablets will be the big device stories of 2015', he'll have 1.5 million to 2.0 million Twitter followers, DC will be busy on regulatory issues, MetroPCS will pull further ahead of the prepaid pack, and T-Mobile will 'bring Un-carrier to whole new groups of people.'
Amongst his many predictions there are a few notable points. First, Legere believes that the Apple Watch will take wearables mainstream.
Wearables and phablets will be the big device stories of 2015 (and maybe some connected cars!)
I love what Jawbone, Fitbit, Samsung, LG, Microsoft and others are doing in the wearables space. But we haven’t begun to see the potential of this category. It’s going to go from $1 to $20 billion in the next few years. And though we won’t see its full impact in 2015, I believe that the Apple Watch will mark the tipping point when wearables go from niche to mainstream
Second, Legere predicts that T-Mobile overtake Sprint to become the third largest wireless company in America by next year.
T-Mobile will - officially - become the No. 3 wireless company in America in 2015. This summer, I said we’d blow by Sprint by the end of 2014 to become the No. 3 wireless company in the US. They have been swinging the bat since I made that statement, so we won’t know where things stand until we get the final score after we both report Q4 earnings, but whether it is now – or soon – I’m telling you, it’s a done deal!
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For the first time in two years, American household net worth has increased. This is an interesting — and encouraging — sign of the current times. According to the Federal Reserve, U.S. households saw an increase of $2 trillion from the first quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2009. Some of the items that contributed to this increase in net worth include:
- Rise in home prices.
- Upward trend in the stock market.
- Paying down debt.
- Debt write-offs.
Most of this is good news. Indeed, the fact that Americans have been reducing their debt and relying less on credit is quite encouraging. The fact that we are likely to have a long recovery from this recession is also a good thing, in my opinion.
Americans are just now re-evaluating the spending practices of the last couple of decades and are working to get their personal finances in better shape. Some of the habits being developed are good for individual financial situations. A gradual economic recovery will help Americans cement some of their frugal practices into true lifestyle adjustments. A fast recovery would not give us time to make a true shift in mindset.
Hopefully, many Americans will see their increase in household wealth and net worth and realize that this is a good way to take steps toward financial freedom.
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The madness has now officially hit Europe. Thats right, now that we have been addicted here in the States, now the rage has hit Europe. Today the word comes down that Pokemon Go Has Now Launched in Europe, letting European fans now get in on the action and capture their favorite Pokemon along the way.
The launch will likely be a slow spread campaign, as developers want to make sure the servers don’t crash in the process. Interesting. Check it out now and speak your mind on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more on Pokemon Go coming very soon!


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Petit Navire products. MW Brands is one of the European leaders in tuna. (Photo: MW Brands )
Thai Union becomes one of the world's largest seafood companies
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 01:20 (GMT + 9)
The Board of Directors of Thai Union Frozen Products PCL. (TUF), Thailand's biggest processor and exporter of canned and frozen seafood, approved on Tuesday the resolution to acquire 100 per cent of MW Brands (MWB) from Trilantic Capital Partners, a private equity firm, for EUR 680 million.
MW Brands holds the brands brands John West
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, Hyacinthe Parmentier
, with leading market positions in France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Italy. The acquisition of these brands would make TUF one of the world's largest seafood companies, reports Reuters
Trilantic acquired MWB through from the US food producer HJ Heinz in 2006. For the latest fiscal year that ended 31 March, 2010, MWB generated sales of EUR 448 million. At this time, the book value of its total assets was EUR 559 million. Among the assets are four processing plants in France, Portugal, Seychelles and Ghana and five fishing vessels, which will more than double Thai Union's fleet.
After the completion of the transaction, pending shareholder approval, TUF’s tuna processing capacity will total half a million tonnes of whole round fish. Based on sales, TUF will also be among the largest seafood companies in the world. In addition, TUF will become one of the few truly global seafood players with leading brands spanning three continents, the company said.
"MW Brands represents a transformational opportunity for TUF to consolidate its strength in the global ambient seafood market. In addition to diversification of our end-market and production bases, MWB’s strong European footprint will also provide us with further business opportunities in the future through a strong customer base, distribution, and brand leadership,” said Thiraphong Chansiri, president of TUF.
In 2009, Thai Union Frozen Products, which owns the Chicken of the Sea
brand, achieved sales of THB 68.9 billion (USD 2.1 billion) with net profit of THB 3.3 billion (USD 103 million) and an EBITDA of nearly THB 6.0 billion (USD 185.6 million). Tuna products accounted for the largest share of production, standing at at 44 per cent, followed by frozen shrimp at 20 per cent.
TUF shares closed on Tuesday at THB 47.75 (USD 1.48), up 2.69 per cent from on 23 July, in trade worth THB 264.4 million (USD 8.18 million).
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Xbox Unveils the Future of Gaming at E3 2016
This morning, at the Xbox E3 2016 Briefing, Team Xbox unveiled a new family of Xbox One devices, a host of new Xbox Live Features and the biggest lineup of games in Xbox history. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer underscored the Xbox team’s commitment to building a future of gaming beyond console generations and inviting gamers to play without boundaries.
Xbox is working to unite gaming communities by bringing Xbox Live to all devices and all networks — Windows 10 PC, console, virtual reality and mobile — to create a unified experience where all gamers are welcome, respected and supported. The new Xbox Play Anywhere program lets gamers buy a game once and play it on both their Windows 10 PC and Xbox One consoles with shared progress, game saves and achievements. Every new Microsoft Studios title shown at the Xbox E3 2016 Briefing will support Xbox Play Anywhere, with more titles on the way.
“Gamers have never had more choice in how and where they play,” said Spencer. “We are bringing our biggest games lineup ever to Xbox One and Windows 10, uniting gamers across networks on Xbox Live and expanding the Xbox One family of devices with the addition of Xbox One S and Project Scorpio to give gamers more choice in how and where they play. There’s never been a better time to be an Xbox gamer.”
In addition to these exciting announcements, the team shared the latest on new games, Gamers on Xbox One and Windows 10 can now play select multiplayer games together. Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Sea of Thieves and Scalebound all support cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. In addition, Mojang and Microsoft showcased cross-device multiplayer between iOS, Android, Samsung Gear VR and Windows 10 devices, made possible with Monday’s launch of the “Friendly Update” for Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta and Minecraft: Pocket Edition. With Xbox Live and the Minecraft Realms service, Windows 10 and mobile Minecraft players can host their own multiplayer worlds on private, cloud-based servers and play with friends 24/7, even when the original world creator is offline. Starting today, players with Xbox Live accounts can try Minecraft Realms on mobile and Windows 10 free for one month through the Minecraft app.
For more on all of Team Xbox’s announcements during this morning’s Xbox E3 2016 Briefing, click on through to Xbox Wire.


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Latest update, November 27, 2019 (02:10 AM ET): The One UI 2.0 beta is now rolling out to Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus in India, reports SamMobile. Users can sign-up for the Android 10 beta through the Samsung Members app.
With the addition of India, the One UI 2.0 update for the S9 series is now available in two markets, Korea being the first. It’s expected that the same would rollout to the US market soon.
A roadmap released by Samsung Israel also points to an April release for the Galaxy S9 stable Android 10 update. While the update schedule can vary in different countries, this could be a good indicator of when to expect Android 10 on the S9 and S9 Plus.
Keep an eye out for updates for your S9 or S9 Plus device, and we’ll update this article as soon as the beta is available worldwide.
Welcome to the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus Android update hub. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the latest Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus updates, including their current versions, and when future updates are likely to arrive. (Note: the S9 and S9 Plus generally receive their updates at the same time.)
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- When will the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus get Android 10? March 2020 – April 2020 (estimated)
The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus launched with Android Oreo, before being updated to Android Pie earlier in 2019. Like most Android flagships, these are expected to receive two major updates in their lifetime.
On November 20, the One UI 2.0 beta officially started rolling out to Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus devices in Korea. Before the S9 series, the Android 10-based beta had been available on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 devices.
One UI 2.0 brings the Galaxy S9 series up to Android 10, with a number of enhancements to Samsung’s skin of the Android OS. New additions include an expanded dark mode, less obtrusive notifications, and and Digital Wellbeing.
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Samsung is showing off its latest home technology at the Samsung Bespoke Life 2023 event, and that includes the Samsung Less Microfiber filter designed to reduce plastic waste from the washing machine, and more.
Samsung’s Bespoke Life concept was born out of the belief that home appliances are the key to creating a more sustainable tomorrow. Accordingly, this year’s Bespoke event will highlight Samsung’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions across the entire product lifecycle. It will also announce the launch of the new Less Microfiber™ filter: a simple solution to reduce microplastic emissions during wash cycles.
From sourcing and production to distribution, use and recycling, Samsung is re-engineering every stage of the product life cycle to help reduce energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Examples of the company’s efforts to recycle more resources include operating a closed-loop recycling center, incorporating bioplastic material from waste oil into custom-made refrigerator storage baskets, and expanding its use of recycled fishing nets. Once the products are manufactured, they are shipped to users in eco-friendly packaging from Samsung, which began replacing plastic tape and paper wrap earlier this year.
Samsung continues to expand services that make saving energy easy. That’s why five new bespoke appliances this year, including refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers and air conditioners, as well as Samsung’s eco-friendly heating system, will feature an upgraded version of SmartThings AI Energy Mode that will soon be available in 65 countries..
You can find out more details about the 2023 Samsung Bespoke Life 2023 event on the Samsung website at the link below, Samsung has a bunch of interesting new technologies at this year’s event.
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FCA has set out its plans to expand Project Innovate by implementing a “regulatory sandbox”. The sandbox will allow businesses to test out new, innovative financial products, services or business models without incurring all the normal regulatory consequences of engaging in those activities. FCA has published this plan in response to a request from Treasury. The report sets out FCA plans for implementing the sandbox (including FCA working with PRA in relation to dual-regulated firms) and proposals for how FCA can work with industry and the government to further support businesses. FCA Director of Strategy and Competition, Christopher Woolard, discussed the range of options the sandbox should contain, including:
- firms can experiment with new products and services if they have the consent of consumers;
- private partners could create a virtual sandbox with FCA encouragement, designed to allow firms to test their business models without being in the real market; and
- FCA could authorise one or more not-for-profit umbrella companies that could allow innovative firms to be their appointed representatives for a period of time.
FCA plans to discuss the sandbox plans at an event in December ahead of testing the proposals in spring 2016. (Source: FCA Expands Project Innovate to Include Regulatory Sandbox)


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At a time when many transport operators say prices are being beaten down, less-than-truckload freight haulers in the U.S. are winning rate increases in annual contract bids.
Marine highways, or container transport via inland and coastal waterways, have had a rough go in the United States, but the U.S. Maritime Administration says it has learned from missteps.
The fluid state of affairs involving ocean carrier alliances is making the intermodal exchange of containers at marine terminals more complex.
Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine have confirmed they are in discussions with other container lines on forming alliances.
The diverging fortunes of two container terminals in Itajai, Brazil, open a window into how carrier consolidation and the merger of joint services can impact port terminals worldwide.
CEVA Logistics posted a positive performance in the first quarter despite tough market conditions.
Hanjin Shipping has reached out to ship charterers to request their patience and understanding as it tries to restructure its debt.
U.S. shippers expect to ramp up their conversion of freight from truck to intermodal rail to the highest level in a year and a half, according to a new survey.
Ports will have to compete for business as never before over the next decade, Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup said.
After three straight weeks of decline, the spot rate for shipping a 40-foot-equivalent unit container from Shanghai to the West Coast shot up this week.
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Microsoft's Kinect hasn't had many good video game titles come out and even then, only a handful are interesting to hardcore gamers. Make that less than a handful if you hate dancing. But it's interesting tech nonetheless, and Microsoft is pushing to have it have a life outside of gaming.
According to an article in the Financial Times, "Hundreds of commercial applications are under development for the $150 motion-sensing camera, ranging from aiding surgeons in operating theatres to selling cars....Microsoft has been working on a pilot programme with more than 200 companies for use of the Kinect across 25 industries, from healthcare to education, advertising and the automotive industry." The article points out that Toyota has already created a "virtual showroom," and a separate program allows doctors to explore patients' records on PC by just waving their hands.
According to Microsoft's CFO, the widespread interest comes from the device's relatively low price point, $150 -- two years ago, the in-development project still cost between $30,000 to $40,000.
But I guess this means you shouldn't find it strange if, the next time you're standing in a grocery checkout line you have to wave your arms around to scroll through menus, and talk to the screen to try and process your payment.


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South Africa holds a major part in tourist economy and a clear reason behind Africa’s continent in collecting a major part of economy from tourism is the extensive set of opportunities available demographically.
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South Africa continues to be home to the African continent’s leading tourist economy.
New data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that the industry is the source of 1.5 million jobs in South Africa and generates 425.8 billion ZAR for the country’s economy. That figure represents 8.6 percent of all economic activity in South Africa.
The country’s tourism economy is driven primarily by leisure travelers who make up 64 percent of visitors. Business travelers, by contrast, amount to about 36 percent of inbound arrivals.
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“Travel and tourism contributes more to the South Africa economy than in any other African country,” said Gloria Guevara, WTTC president and CEO, who described the industry as a “formidable part” of the South African economy.
“South Africa has long grasped the potential of travel and tourism to drive economic growth, create jobs and promote social development,” Guevara added.
The industry continues to thrive despite widespread panic last year that Cape Town, one of the most popular destinations in the country, might run out of water due to climate change and prolonged drought. The crisis has since eased somewhat. At the beginning of December, the city relaxed restrictions on water use by residents and businesses, according to Quartz Africa.
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Meanwhile, South African Tourism, the country’s national tourism marketing body, has said that the drought-related water challenges might actually help position the country as a global leader in sustainable tourism practices, including the judicious use of water, Africa Renewal Online reported.
In its new data release, the WTTC praised the leadership of South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, H.E. Derek Hanekom and applauded President Ramaphosa’s ambition to double the number of people directly employed in the South African travel and tourism industry.
“Looking to the future, I believe that travel and tourism is South Africa’s greatest resource and the country’s strategy for expansion, which priorities regional integration, environment sustainability and putting the community at the heart of decisions will make for a successful combination,” said Guevara.
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September 21, 2014 at 8:42pm
The Clinton Global Citizen Awards recognizes business, non-profit and philanthropic leaders who are tackling some of the world’s most pressing social problems. These are some of this year’s winners.
September 21, 2014 at 2:36pm
As much as entrepreneurs may try, we can’t plan and schedule everything. Fortunately, the television and cable networks are more reliable and as the fall shows start to air soon, there are a few entrepreneurs should be watching.
September 20, 2014 at 8:25am
No flying cars. No robot maids. No cure for cancer. Are we getting anything right? The famed investor sounds off during a debate with an anarchist.
September 19, 2014 at 6:55pm
There is a lot said outside the boss’ office and not all of it pleasant. Find out if this is the chatter at your company.
September 19, 2014 at 6:29pm
Alibaba just pulled off the largest IPO in history. But in a recent talk, executive chairman Jack Ma said that the company still doesn’t have everything right.
September 19, 2014 at 5:00pm
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How the right kind of healthcare stock can boost your portfolio
The healthcare sector has dominated the news cycle thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But while most everyone have the big drug conglomerates such as Pfizer etched in their minds, Intermede CEO Barry Dargan steers clear of them.
"We tend not to own big drug companies... because they have some drugs that do well and some that not doing so well, and they get picked off by generics."
Intermede instead opt for companies with more focused, niche areas of expertise.
Watch or read below to find out more about some of these niche healthcare stocks. Dargan also gives us his two cents on a sector investors should think twice about buying into, and why company cashflows are so important.
What do you like about the healthcare sector?
Barry Dargan: We own quite a lot of differentiated, innovative growth businesses within the healthcare space. And I would say also we're not as overweight as we were because some of these companies have done incredibly well and have met price target and we've actually sold some of these companies because they've just gotten too expensive for us.
So our overweight now is not as much as it was. But the sort of companies that we own are things like Danaher in the biologic space. So these are the companies that are coming up with the new types of drug discovery and production of these drugs. They enable drug companies to put these new drugs into production.
Companies like West, which is the global leader in manufacturing syringe plungers, which it is one of those things that it doesn't cost very much, but it's a critical element to prefilled syringe drugs and syringes because if a drug gets contaminated with anything that's in the plunger, the whole thing gets ruined. And so it's actually a fantastic long term growth company, which we own. And we own a major contact lens manufacturer called Cooper, which has done extremely well. And maybe one other Zoetis, which is the leading animal health drug manufacturer.
So we are in certain niches. We tend not to own big drug companies as such because they tend to be conglomerates. They have some drugs doing well, some not doing so well. And of course they also get picked off by generics. And so that we don't see them as particularly great business whereas the sort of ones we own, as I say, are quite differentiated and long term growth situation.
So we still have quite a decent position in healthcare. We're not as overweight as we were. But we still think it is a good area to be. There's a lot of innovation in that sector. And we want to be there.
Will retailers shut their wallets this year?
The move to online led by company like Amazon has really been quite detrimental to the physical retail sector. And if you think about consumer discretionary, it's dominated by that space, by retailers. And so we've not wanted to be in that area because we can see it being heavily disrupted.
However, we like the online space. eCommerce is an area that we are exposed to. Obviously Amazon is the big player there and we have exposure there. But also a differentiated player like LVMH, which is one of the globally dominant luxury goods manufacturers, dominates, has its own brand that's a longstanding brand, been around for over a 100 years. It's loved by women everywhere. These leather bags sold at very high margins, I might add. Very popular, particularly in Asia and some other emerging markets. But they also dominate the champagne region. They have by value about 80% of the output of all champagne that comes from LVMH. So it has a great franchise.
So, we have exposure there. But we're underweight simply because we're not in the retail space so much.
What do healthy cashflows look like?
Dargan: The sort of companies we own are going to be companies that require very little capital to grow their business. More like the software style businesses. In other words, they don't require having to build big plants or create mines or whatever it is. Some people get together, they come up with some great innovative, new ideas and they're able to sell these ideas through the internet or whatever it is.
Those kind of businesses do tend to be extremely cash generative. And so this is something we look for in our businesses. One of the things we look for in our valuation metrics is a free cash flow yield on a perspective unlevered basis within our short forecast period of around 4% or so, which is a pretty healthy cash flow yield. And it equates quite nicely to the free cash yield on the S and P for instance, 500, which currently is around just under 4%.
So we think we are owning the best elite businesses in the top 5% globally, but at a free cash yield of not that different to the market average.
Barry and the Intermede team apply laser-like focus to just one thing – high quality global companies that they expect to consistently deliver double digit percentage earnings growth, year in, year out. Hit the follow button on his profile to be the first to read his Livewire content.
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Promoting the Giro d’Italia ‘Big Start’ overseas
Tourism Ireland teams in GB, Italy, US, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, the Nordics and Australia have been busy promoting the Giro d’Italia 2014 Grande Partenza on the island of Ireland since last year.
Giro 2013 Promotional Roadshow
The Tourism Ireland team in Italy had a specially-branded promotional “caravan”, travelling through Italy with the Giro d’Italia 2013. This included a presence at the start and finish villages of each of the 21 stages of the race, where the team distributed brochures and lots of information about holidays on the island of Ireland.
Top Trade & Consumer Promotions
The Giro d’Italia in Ireland message is being widely promoted at all Tourism Ireland trade and consumer promotions. Almost 2.5 million potential holidaymakers and key influencers have been targeted through consumer shows such as Vakantiebeurs (the Netherlands), ITB and CMT in Germany and at BOBI and the Telegraph Activities and Outdoors Show in Britain.
The Giro was also highlighted at a trade and media launch before a Racing Metro rugby game in Paris, and at our ‘Jump into Ireland’ events in the US.
Promotion at The Tour of Britain
A comprehensive programme of promotions took place during The Tour of Britain 2013 cycle race. This included highly visible advertising along the race route, island of Ireland footage on the official race website, and an appearance by a stunt bike team at one of the final stages of the race to highlight the 2014 Grande Partenza.
Tourism Ireland partnered with The Guardian newspaper and online in GB, to promote the Giro 'Big Start' in Northern Ireland in a special double page spread which ran over the May bank holiday weekend. Journalist Andrew Pietrasik travelled to Northern Ireland in April 2014 as a guest of Tourism Ireland and the NITB to cycle some of the Giro d’Italia route from Belfast to the Antrim coast.
Click here to read the article online on theguardian.com
A full page feature also ran in The Telegraph on April 12 in GB, reaching more than 715,000 potential holidaymakers. The feature also ran online on telegraph.co.uk.
Click here to read the article online.
Tourism Ireland are also promoting the Giro 'Big Start' stages on the island of Ireland through joint competitions with key partners - for example, a competition and email with Bike Radar in Australia and cycling news via Europort will be seen by up to 2 million Australians.
Joint promotions with P&O Ferries, Expedia and Flybe also promote the Giro 'Big Start' message and access to the island of Ireland.
Advertising and Direct Mail in specialist media
More than 1 million Giro and sports enthusiasts saw Tourism Ireland’s online ads on the website of La Gazzetta dello Sport (largest sports newspaper in Italy) during the Giro d’Italia 2013. Full page ads also ran in a range of specialist cycling publications such as Bici Sport and Cicloturismo in Italy and RIDE Cycling in Australia. In addition, Cycling Clubs in Britain were encouraged to travel to the event itself as well as to consider the island of Ireland for cycling and other holidays.
A full page ad ran in the Metro on May 7th with a circulation of 1.35 million in London, Midlands, North West, Scotland, North East, Leeds, Sheffield, East Midlands, South West, Merseyside and South Wales.
Niche online display ads ran throughout April on popular cycling sites targeting potential holidaymakers in Great Britain.
An outdoor campaign runs across 100 prime locations in London from 7th - 11th May reaching 1.2 million potential holidaymakers.
Tourism Ireland has produced special local language consumer brochures on the Grande Partenza for distribution at consumer events across the world. These included the Gran Fondo in Italy (3 amateur cycling events) and the Telegraph Outdoor and Leisure Show in Britain, amongst others.
Channel 4 stable in Great Britain
In Great Britain, Tourism Ireland’s ‘Giro’ television ad airs on the UKTV network (including stations like Channel 4, Good Food and Dave). This is supported through a busy programme of social media, with posts on Facebook (almost 315,000 fans in GB alone) and Twitter (almost 19,000 followers in GB) and by email marketing with Giro messages to 370,000 people across GB.
Media – Official Route Launch
Tourism Ireland promoted the island of Ireland message to a mix of 800 media, sponsors, cycling teams and organisers at the launch of Giro d'Italia 2014 in Italy last year.
Briefings for international Media
Media briefings took place in markets across the world since the Giro D'Italia launch in Italy last year. Tourism Ireland publicity teams have briefed hundreds of media since the start of 2014 alone.
More than 96 top sports, lifestyle and travel media from a range of markets visited the island of Ireland this year in advance of the Giro ‘Big Start’ - to check out the route and the key sites along it.
Publicity remains a key part of our Giro D'Italia promotional activities, generating an estimated €2.7/£2.2 million worth of positive coverage to date, on cycling and the 'Big Start' on the island of Ireland.
In Spain, 1.4 million have seen two full page articles on the Giro in Northern Ireland in prestigious sports title AS. Click here
to see the online versions.
Over 22,000 media have received regular updates on the Giro since it was announced. Tourism Ireland developed a dedicated print and digital media kit which was distributed to journalists at the launch event in Milan and subsequently. Regular updates are presented on www.media.ireland.com and through direct contact with sports and lifestyle media.
Dedicated section on Ireland.com
With more than 13 million visitors in 2013, Tourism Ireland's consumer website www.ireland.com
features a dedicated multi-media Giro Grande Partenza section which incorporates video footage, imagery, itineraries and practical information. Pages are built to support the Giro legacy and to promote great road trips and cycling holidays. A homepage takeover on Ireland.com is planned from Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th to highlight the Giro.
Building on the major social media buzz around Giro d’Italia, Tourism Ireland will be targeting consumers who are already talking about the event with messages about holidays here.
Multiple social media posts have been targeted at Tourism Ireland’s 2.1 million fans on Facebook and 120,000 Twitter followers. In Italy, GB, Germany, US, The Netherlands and Spain, Tourism Ireland leveraged the huge interest in cycling and the massive media coverage around the Giro d’Italia through social media; targeting almost 500,000 Facebook fans, with a competition to raise awareness of the Grande Partenza route, offering the chance to win a fantastic trip to cycle along the route. The GB Facebook page was "pinked" from the 1st of May and this will continue throughout the race stages in Ireland.
Tourism Ireland’s consumer ezines have a reach of 2 million potential holidaymakers worldwide, and the Giro message is being promoted highlighting the range of excellent cycling and activitity options available on the island.
Promotion at the Taste of Texas
As part of Tourism Ireland's "Jump into Ireland" promotional roadshow in Texas in April, the Giro message was promoted to trade partners in Fort Worth, Houston and Austin. The 'Social Energiser' segment were targeted at the popular 'Taste of Texas' food show, with an event in the famous 'Mellow Johnny's' bike shop promoting the Giro "Big Start", and Northern Ireland.
Promotion with cycle clubs across Great Britain
Attractive posters were sent to more than 900 cycling clubs and cycle shops across GB promoting NI cycling routes and the Giro 'Big Start'.


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Telecommunications Commissioner Tristan Gilbertson has said that the country’s telcos need to “lift their game” as the Commerce Commission calls for feedback on ways providers could be doing better.
According to the competition watchdog, the number of consumer complaints about New Zealand’s telecommunications providers over the past year have increased.
“The increase in complaints indicates that telecommunications providers need to lift their game to improve outcomes for consumers,” Gilbertson said.
Now, the Commerce Commission is asking the public for its views on what telecommunications providers could do to address the increasing complaints about the sector.
The Commission is asking for views on the key pain points being experienced by consumers and what needs to be done to address them, across all dimensions of the customer experience.
These elements include selecting and buying telecommunications services, the day-to-day performance of the service and provider, changing to another provider and the complaints process.
“We’re asking for specific examples of the problems consumers are running into and views on how things could be done better. This will help us to understand what needs to change to make a meaningful difference for New Zealand consumers,” Gilbertson said.
The Commission is also calling for views on how the Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Scheme could be improved for consumers as part of a formal review of these arrangements.
ComCom will continue to accept feedback on consumer pain points and how they could be remedied until 26 February 2021, while feedback on the TDRS is due by 18 December 2020.
The Commission then aims to consult on proposed solutions to specific consumer pain points early next year.
The move comes after Parliament’s decision in 2018 to give the Commerce Commission new powers and a clear direction to improve consumer outcomes in retail telecommunications markets.
As such, the Commission's new powers cover the improvement of retail service quality (RSQ) across all relevant dimensions including customer service, faults, installation, contracts, product disclosure, billing, switching, service performance, speed and availability.


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A look at the industry numbers shows that 2022 has been quite an interesting year for startups in Africa. Since the beginning of the year, a huge flow of venture capital investment has found its way into the African tech ecosystem, with many startups on the continent raising unprecedented amounts to expand their services.
According to The Big Deal, a newsletter that tracks fundraising in Africa, over $4 billion have already been raised by startups in Africa in 2022. This figure, however, represents some sort of decline due to Q3 numbers which were said to be “slightly disappointing”.
Unlike the first and second quarters of the year, Q3 “registered a fall of -53% YoY in the amount raised and -25% YoY in a number of deals ($100k+, excluding grants),” the newsletter said.
The reason for this may not be unconnected to a slow down in ‘mega deals’ of $100m and above. But of course, better days are ahead if one considers the impressive numbers recorded in the past.
For instance, in 2021, 604 African startups raised a record high figure of $5.2 billion, according to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), an industry group.
Read also: Constant Ventures is offering up to $15m venture fund for West African startups.
Edging towards a ‘magic figure’
In its 2022 H1 African Venture Capital Activity Report released last month, AVCA projects that the amount of venture capital investment in Africa will hit an all-time high of $7 billion by the end of the year.
According to the report, the first half of 2022 saw 445 VC deals involving 300 unique companies take place in Africa’s venture ecosystem, which corresponds to YoY growth of 72% from 2021 H1.
“Assuming all else remains unchanged and a similar compound annual growth rate carries forward into 2022 H2, we can expect the total volume of VC deals to reach approximately 900 deals by the close of 20225 – a 38% YoY increase from the 650 deals that took place in 2021,” the report said.
Related news: Home cleaning startup, SweepSouth raises $11m pre-seed funding.
An impressive run
So far, VC funding in Africa has witnessed impressive growth in 2022. While startups in nearly other regions of the world struggled to replicate the venture capital funding they raised last year in the second quarter of 2022, their African counterparts were an exception to this global trend.
According to data by Crunchbase, global venture funding fell to $39 billion in May 2022, marking the first month in more than a year when it dropped below $40 billion.
However, according to the AVCA report, the cumulative value of VC deals reported in Africa reached US$3.5 billion in 2022 H1, representing a 133% YoY increase from 2021 H1.
This impressive run is hardly surprising. For AVCA, the growth in startup funding, beyond the depth of the potential the continent has to offer, is all thanks to the “concerted effort by
African governments” who in recent years have nurtured “vibrant and supportive ecosystems, enabling entrepreneurship and investment to thrive”.
Just recently, the Zambian government kick-started a bid to transform the country into Africa’s tech hub, a move backed by Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin. In August, Zanzibar launched its “Silicon Zanzibar”, aimed at attracting tech companies from across Africa to the island. A month earlier, the Nigerian legislature passed a startup bill to create a friendly environment for tech-based startups in the country.
The report added that if all indices remain unchanged and a similar compound annual growth rate carries forward into 2022 H2, the value of capital generated by African startups is expected to reach US$7.0 billion by the close of 2022, representing a 35% YoY increase from the US$5.2 billion raised in 2021.
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iPhone enthusiasts have been keeping an eye on the iPhone 8’s innovation as rumors are beginning to emerge. Many have reported that this new cell phone will have notable features like OLED and LCD flavors. Still, there is a bit of confusion when it comes to sizes. Many people have claimed that the iPhone 8 will have same sizes which are 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches. This is Apple’s signature sizes that they have been using for the past three years.
But what’s the big hype about the iPhone’s size? One insider has finally dished their opinion about it, and here is what they had to say:
Analyst named Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities said that Apple would release three versions: 4.7-inch LCD, 5.5-inch LCD and, OLED. With its innovation, the iPhone 8 will probably be around 5.8-inches in size, but it will be smaller on active display. This means that you only see 5.1-5.2-inches.
The possibility of OLED is rooted from its curved screen. Diagonally, it might be 5.8 inches in length, but the flat cover will display 5.2 at most.
Many rumors have said that it may be as small as 5 inches as they vary in speculations. Still, we have months to go as September 2017 unravels. For now, we’ll continue to see what’s been happening in the tech world as we’re continuously ‘wowed’ over the years.
If you’re an Apple user, what are your thoughts on the new iPhone 7? Happy? Disappointed? Indifferent? Many have shared their woes, but many have shared their interest! Still, we think that Apple has a lot of plans for user-friendly experiences, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with for their 20th anniversary!


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Venezuela launches crypto-pegged forex rate, effectively devaluating by 96 percent
Walmart asks some beauty suppliers to consider sourcing outside of China
Ex-lawyer of pharma executive Shkreli gets 18 months prison for fraud scheme
Thyssenkrupp's interim chairman says structure is not sacrosanct - Focus
Turkey's lira falls 3 percent, Trump won't take pastor's detention 'sitting down'


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Uzbekistan – USA: businessmen conducted negotiations via videoconferencingOn February 23, an online dialogue was held between business people of Uzbekistan and the United States in the videoconference format, in Tashkent.
Representatives of ministries, agencies, and companies responsible for such spheres as trade, investments, economy, agriculture, textile, pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, production of electronics and building materials took part in the negotiations organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and the American – Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan A.Ikramov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to the USA J.Vakhobov and others noted that trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries is consistently developing, the activity of the American – Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce serves as an important mechanism for supporting and implementing joint projects.
Executive director of the American – Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce E.Son and American businessmen emphasized that the meeting with the group of heads of the leading companies of this country, held during the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the US on September 18-20, 2017, served as an important factor in filling the business cooperation with new content, wider involvement of the existing capabilities of the sides.
The economic, socio-political, cultural, humanitarian, spiritual and educational reforms taking place in Uzbekistan are of great interest in the international community. International analysts particularly appreciate the large-scale measures being implemented in the economy. Changes in the sphere of further liberalization of business environment, supporting small business and private entrepreneurship contribute to further growth of investment attractiveness of Uzbekistan. More than 160 enterprises with participation of American entrepreneurs are operating in Uzbekistan, which is the result of the ongoing activity on granting preferences and privileges to investors, liberalization of foreign exchange policy.
During the videoconference, American businessmen were told about a number of tax and customs benefits, preferences created for foreign investors and partners in various sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan, in particular, in the agricultural sector.
At the event, representatives of the American company “WCC International” held presentations on opportunities of promoting products of Uzbekistan in the US market, international marketing, e-commerce and other issues. Representatives of business circles of the USA noted the interest in further expansion and strengthening of cooperation with entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan.


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Thank you to the good folks at http://www.nycosh.org for keeping us apprised.
Former EPA administrator Christie Whitman should be held personally liable for misleading statements that led downtown residents to return to their homes after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center when the entire area was contaminated with toxic dust, a federal judicial panel was told this week.
Lawyers in a class-action suit brought by area residents against Whitman and the EPA told the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals that an earlier lower court ruling which denied Whitman’s claim to immunity from liability should be upheld. The government is appealing that decision and arguments on the appeal were heard on Monday.
Five days after 9/11, Whitman stated, “The good news continues to be that air samples we have taken have all been at levels that cause no concern.” A damning report issued in 2003 by the EPA’s Inspector General detailed false and misleading statements the EPA made to the press about the air quality following 9/11 and noted that the White House had instructed the EPA to downplay air quality issues.
In a ruling last year U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Batts refused to dismiss Whitman as a defendant in the class-action suit and said, “Whitman’s deliberate and misleading statements made to the press, where she reassured the public that the air was safe to breathe around Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, and that there would be no health risk presented to those returning to those areas, shock the conscience.”
This week the government argued that if Whitman is held liable for her statements, it would silence government officials in the future for fear of being subject to personal liability, “Then the clear message for government officials is to say nothing,” Justice Department attorney Alisa Klein told the appeals panel.
“We don’t need silence and we don’t need lies. We need credible information,” said NYCOSH Industrial Hygienist David Newman, who has provided expert testimony in multiple Congressional hearings on the environmental impact and toxic contamination that resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
“When Christie Whitman said the air was safe, we know it was a lie. EPA’s own tests showed elevated concentrations of a variety of contaminants, at a variety of points, at a variety of distances from Ground Zero. The EPA operated on political imperatives, rather than public health imperatives. That’s what happened here,” Newman said.
Just in time for the holiday season, the newest report from the National Labor Committee may keep shoppers from hanging Wal-Mart ornaments on their Christmas tree.
Entitled “A Wal-Mart Christmas Brought to You from a Sweatshop in China,” the report exposes conditions for the 8,000 workers inside the Guangzhou Huanya Gift Company in Guangdong, “where every single labor law, not to mention internationally recognized worker rights standards, are being grossly violated on a daily basis.” The company, with $60 million in annual sales, is one of Wal-Mart 4,800 supplier factories in China.
The ornament workers, who include children as young as 12 years old, work from 10 to 15 hours a day, seven days a week, and may go for months without a day off. Many workers earn as little as 26 cents an hour–just half of China’s legal minimum wage, according to the report.
Workers in the spray paint department “lack even the most rudimentary protective gear–going without gloves or the cheapest disposable respiratory masks–while handling potentially dangerous paints, ‘gold’ dust, thinners and solvents,” the report says. It cites the example of “a young man, working without gloves or a mask, who sprays rack after rack of 32 Christmas balls each, completing between 64,000 and 76,800 ornaments a day.”
Video footage smuggled out of the factory shows workers sitting on low stools and plastic crates, without backrests or cushions, racing to complete one operation every three seconds. Some workers will complete 12,000 to 14,400 such operations in a day, the report says.
“With its expensive PR campaign, and masquerading as Tiny Tim, Wal-Mart is glorifying the virtue of buying cheap goods in its stores, claiming this is the real holiday spirit,” said Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the National Labor Committee. “But, especially at this time of year, no American would knowingly purchase a product in Wal-Mart if they knew that bargain was based on the exploitation of children and teenagers forced to work grueling hours, seven days a week, who are stripped of their rights and paid pennies an hour.”
The report is available at the NLC website at www.nlcnet.org.


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Another set of Nexus 6 pictures appear from nowhere
As more and more images pour in, it’s now becoming realistic that the 2014 Google Nexus will turn out to be a very large smartphone as all the leaks are pointing to a similar design.
The alleged two pictures of the phone popped out of nowhere from a user who asked not to be named and it matches previous purported renders of the Nexus 6/Nexus X. The pictures show a device that looks like a larger Moto X (2nd Gen) with on-screen capacitive buttons.
Not more could be deciphered from the latest pictures as the unannounced Nexus appears to be in some sort of casing. The Nexus 6 is expected to pack a 5.92″ QHD display, 3GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 805 processor.


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Nintendo’s newest console, its delightful hybrid handheld home console, is proving to be a success so far. The company had, by the end of March, shipped 2.74 million units of the thing, outpacing their own internal estimates of 2 million. That’s not bad for less than a month at retail.
Emboldened by that success, Nintendo expects to sell 10 million units within the next financial year.
“We are planning to ship 10 million units this fiscal year, and this figure takes into account the fantastic response we have received from consumers”, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima says in an investor Q&A.
The company now believes it has a hit on its hands and can raise the Switch’s install base to similar levels that the Wii reached. That is a very, very bold goal, given that the Wii going on to sell over 100 million units in its lifetime.
Even reaching that 10 million goal for the financial year will be tricky, given that Nintendo’s struggling to meet demand.
”Planning to ship 10 million units means that we actually plan to produce more than that including units in our warehouse and in-transit product. We are not currently producing this full amount all at once. We expect that the number of consumers who want to buy the hardware will increase as we release titles such as ARMS, Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Odyssey, so our current production model takes that into account.”
Still, it’s something that could happen. The Switch seems to be scratching a few itches, and the recent release of Mario Kart 8 has seen sales of the console double in Japan.
“Nintendo Switch in America had the fastest start of any Nintendo hardware, despite launching in March”, Kimishima says. “In the video game business, it’s important for consumers to feel that a sales momentum is going to grow, and we are setting a standard with Nintendo Switch to release a continuous string of major software titles from now on. And if our sales go according to our plan this fiscal year, we will be able to see Nintendo Switch gaining the momentum in which it can approach relative parity with Wii afterwards.”
What do you think? Can Nintendo meet the Wii’s install base with its shiny new system? With the right games and some decent third party support, I think they could come close to the 3DS’ lifetime sales – which now stand at 66 million units sold.
Last Updated: May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017 at 09:38
Is that one ‘console’ bought for each controller that breaks?
May 4, 2017 at 09:58
Switch…or PS5. Switch…or PS5.
Wish I had oodles of money so that I didn’t have to choose, but hey.
Craig "CrAiGiSh" Dodd
May 4, 2017 at 11:43
The Switch is tempting 🙁
May 4, 2017 at 14:05
Second-hand sellers for these things all over the internet.
May 4, 2017 at 14:53
Well that’s +1 for them after today xD


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The third week of preseason games in the NFL typically provides starting players and those on the fringe of starting the biggest chance to show what they can do before the season officially kicks off weeks
With the teaser image of the concept car above and the announcement that Lexus will be premiering it to the world at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday, September 10, you know pretty much what we know.
Welcome to Day 2 of the Motor Trend Best Driver's Car competition, where we wring out the best of the year's newest cars to determine the champion that most inspires driver confidence and makes driving
Jacket-required dining. Whether you view it as a vestige of a time we're glad has passed, or the last bastion of propriety in a world gone mad, there's no getting around the fact that it's dying out. there


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Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of its VoLTE services in Gujarat, allowing its customers in the city to enjoy HD voice calls over data. Airtel VoLTE services were first rolled out in Mumbai, and then the company expanded the coverage to Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Airtel VoLTE is currently supported only for few smartphones, but the company is actively adding new devices. When compared to last time, the company has now added few more devices to the supported list.
Take a look at the Airtel VoLTE supported smartphones:
- Apple iPhones- Apple iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus
- Samsung- Samsung Galaxy A5 2017, Galaxy A7 2017, Galaxy A8, Galaxy A9 Pro, Galaxy J2 2016, Galaxy J2 Pro, Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J7 2016, Galaxy J7 Prime, Galaxy J7 Nxt, Galaxy On 8, Galaxy On Nxt, Galaxy Tab A, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 Edge
- Oppo- Oppo F3, F3 Plus, and Oppo A71
- Gionee - Gionee A1, Gionee X1, Gionee X1S, Gionee A1 Lite, and Gionee S3 Pro
- Lava- Lava Z25, Z80, Z90, and Era 2V
- Vivo- Vivo Y55L, V5, V5S, and Y66
Airtel has stated the above-mentioned devices in a press statement, and the company is yet to update its website. With the help of VoLTE, Airtel users can enjoy HD voice calls because it uses data to make voice calls. Furthermore, there will be no additional data charges for VoLTE and calls will be billed as per existing plan or packs benefits.
Reliance Jio is offering VoLTE services on a pan-India basis and that too on an LTE-only network. When it comes to Airtel, it offers VoLTE on 4G LTE, and whenever there's no 4G coverage, Airtel VoLTE calls will automatically fall back on the 3G/2G network to ensure that customers continue to stay connected at all times.
Airtel VoLTE will also allow customers to continue with their data sessions at 4G speeds while the call is in progress.
Murthy Chaganti, Chief Executive Officer – Gujarat, Bharti Airtel said, “It is our constant endeavour to offer world-class services to our customers with an aim to enhance their mobile experience. In line with this, we are delighted to launch our VoLTE services across the State enabling customers to enjoy superior quality voice calls. In conjunction with our robust 4G network in Gujarat, VoLTE will enable customers to make the most of their mobile devices and experience advanced technologies.”
You can head over to this post to activate Airtel VoLTE on the supported smartphone. Customers with dual-SIM handsets have to ensure that the Airtel 4G SIM has been inserted in the data SIM slot/slot 1 and network mode has been set as “4G/3G/2G (Auto)”.


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Vaccinated travelers entering England need not require pre-departure Covid virus testing if they have been vaccinated. These travelers would now require lighter testing methods as the UK government seeks simplified travel restrictions in the country.
Because of the major downfall of international travelers in the UK, the administration is seeking remedies to modify the restrictions model. With more, it is expected to be announced that people who have had two jabs will no longer need to take a Covid-19 test before entering England, according to a government insider.
Under the upcoming proposals, the government is expected to reclassify the previous Red, Green, and Amber categories for travelers entering England and merge the green and amber groups to form one category of countries deemed safe to travel to.
Additionally, to categorize the red list, countries (places where the pandemic has hit hard) would now be tagged under a separate "no go" list of countries that will require travelers to enter hotel quarantine upon arrival.
The new announcement, which is expected to be announced later in the week, has been checked off, seeing the rising rage of the UK tourism industry. The months and year-long lockdowns and complicated travel arrangements have altogether put potential holidaymakers away from the country.
Furthermore, many UK travel companies have warned that there is an immediate need to exercise a pre-departure lateral flow test before returning to the UK as many of the positive individuals are required to pay additional accommodation costs for a mandatory 14-days quarantine period.
Sajid Javid, secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom, indicated earlier this week that the PCR test, which costs up to £75 per person, is required on the 2nd and 8th day after arrival in the UK, could also be scrapped. Instead, the government is planning to choose cheaper rapid tests for double-jabbed passengers.
Besides, all unvaccinated travelers will still be required to self-isolate themselves on their return and need to be tested with PCR tests once the self-quarantine ends. These individuals would now also be required to take two PCR tests'' after arriving in the country.
Paul Charles, who is an adviser to several travel companies, explained that most ministers wanted to restore confidence in travel in the country. In addition, the panel aims to bring back life into the travel system before the government's support scheme winds up at the end of this month.
The board also plans to remove up to 20 more nations from the 62 "Red List" countries, seeing the lowering number of cases and seeing fewer separate variants.
"We need [the current system] to be toned to revive confidence in booking travel. People have been most worried about the pre-departure test," Charles concluded.


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The pandemic has had a major impact on all industries across the globe, and with the food industry being one of the most crucial, any weakness in the supply chain may cause a collapse, endangering the lives of billions.
Join us for our 3-part webinar series focused on the impact the COVID-19 outbreak has had on food supply, consumer trends and food fraud live on May 26th, at 14:00 GMT, 09:00 EDT.
This first webinar will focus on providing essential information on how to implement more effective contingency plans and assist with greater supply chain management efficiency going forward.
We will cover the following points:
As COVID-19 is spreading across the globe, working modules within the food industry require urgent reassessment in order to safeguard production. From ingredients supply, logistics, to safety of the workers, what are the biggest challenges and threats highlighted due to the novel coronavirus outbreak? How are companies coping with these obstacles to ensure food supply remains steady?
Even though research on the threat of virus transmission via food yielded negligible results, food safety may have been impacted in unexpected ways and has remained a top priority for the food industry. This webinar will explore the potential risks that have been highlighted in terms of food safety, key learnings across the food supply chain as a result, as well as where the opportunities lie going forward. We will:
- Provide a regional overview of the food safety risks highlighted by the COVID-19 outbreak
- Cover some of the key learnings when it comes to the food supply chain, considering:
- Crisis management
- Employee health and safety
- Supply chain management
- Regional perspective on the impact COVID-19 has had on the industry
- Key learnings that could depict what the future of food supply chain will look like
- Panel Q & A
Total duration: 60 minutes. For more visit Fi Global Insights