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Chances are you have DeFeet socks, did you know that your socks are made from recycled water bottles? 80% of plastic bottles end up in landfills. When you buy DeFeet socks you are helping the environment. Also when speaking to DeFeet founder Shane Cooper at CABDA 2019, he told me that DeFeet is working on new clothing fibers that will be completely bio-degradable.
German Bike Highway connects 10 Cities. Germany’s bicycle Highway will to provide over 100km miles of car-free bike travel when it is completed. The route will connect 10 western cities including Duisburg, Bochum, and Hamm as well as four universities.
UPS has partnered with the Seattle Department of Transportation and University of Washington to make deliveries using electric-assist cargo bikes in downtown Seattle. During the year-long pilot, UPS will deliver packages in Pike Place Market and the surrounding neighborhood using the bikes. If the pilot is successful, UPS will expand its cargo e-bike delivery service to other parts of Seattle.
Ontario is making it safer and more convenient for people to get around by bike, by more than doubling its investment in local cycling to build bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure in towns and cities across the province. This investment is part of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan and is funded by proceeds from the province’s cap on pollution and carbon market.
UPS has announced the launch of an eBike that will deliver packages along Las Olas Boulevard and in surrounding neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The electrically-assisted tricycle supports Fort Lauderdale’s Green Your Routine program, geared toward achieving the city’s sustainability goals, and, Vision Zero Fort Lauderdale, a citywide initiative to create safer streets for everyone. UPS’s Cycle Solutions will help reduce carbon emissions and noise, as well as improve traffic congestion and air quality in the city’s downtown corridor.
Could Bamboo be the future of cycling? Bamboo bicycle frames are very stiff, transferring power efficiently; are durable, resisting damage from stress and impacts; are comfortable, surpassing aluminum, steel, titanium and most carbon frames in smoothness. Bamboo is also very friendly to the environment and has an extremely low carbon footprint when compared to typical materials used to build bikes.
Recycled materials artist Blake McFarland uses recycled rubber tires to create amazing life-like sculptures of tire animals. Each Sculpture uses strategically placed tires which are woven and secured, creating amazing muscle-like definition of the animals. Each recycled tire sculpture takes around one month to complete and has amazingly detailed features. Blake McFarland loves being able to be eco-friendly by using 100% recycled tires to make his distinctive tire sculpture art. To see the animals in person is a true visual experience but until then check them out on his tire sculptures page.
United Parcel Service (UPS) recently launched their first e-bike delivery program in the United States in November of 2016.
The EcoHelmet is a recyclable and collapsible helmet that could one day be at bike-share stations in cities across the world.
A group of Latvian cyclists who are part of the let’s bike it community staged a creative cycling protest.
There are over one million Chicago residents that live within one mile of the Chicago river or one of its branches. The aim would be to create elevated bike paths that follow the Chicago river and connect the North and South neighborhoods of Chicago to the lakefront trail and to other existing trail networks in the…
“Making cycling safe and easier can provide huge benefits for us all” said Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.


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Procurement is a complex field that requires professionals to think responsibly yet inventively about internal structures and external relationships. In order to have strong external relationships with vendors and stakeholders, companies must first prioritize sourcing and retaining quality personnel.
Last month, ProcurementIQ revealed the top five procurement trends of 2018, which highlighted several changes in the procurement space and what those in the role can do to prepare. For example, as new technology, such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, enters the playing field, companies will need to consider how to improve current processes and implement new innovations. As the procurement landscape changes at an accelerated pace, it’s in companies’ best interests to ensure that the next generation of procurement professionals is able to take these challenges head-on.
Millennials, those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, will be that next generation. As more Baby Boomers leave the procurement workforce, taking their experience and expertise with them, companies are increasingly being called to replenish their teams with fresh talent. The millennial generation, just like the procurement profession, is undergoing an important shift. They’re no longer the youngest, least experienced generation; in fact, millennials are increasingly moving into higher-ranking roles.
These higher-ranking roles require millennials to exercise their strengths. Though their leadership skills and work ethic may be different than their predecessors’, research suggests this change may be exactly what the new frontier of procurement needs to thrive in the years ahead.
An Entrepreneurial Spirit
“The biggest strengths of millennials for the supply chain profession is their ability to think outside of the box, be entrepreneurial, and be passionate,” says Tobias Schoenherr, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. “For instance, the number of students that have already had entrepreneurial experience … while in college has increased significantly, just based on my observations from the students I teach.”
Because of this entrepreneurial spirit, millennials know how to think innovatively and wear many hats. As the procurement field becomes exceedingly challenged by disruptive technology, as well as a call for updated procedures and greater efficiency, the ability to think innovatively and from multiple perspectives is perhaps one of the most vital skills for the procurement professional of the future.
Ethical Business Practices
Another top trend in 2018 will be consumers’ continued search for more ethical products from companies seeking to be more conscious of their corporate responsibility and impact. As a result, procurement departments will be expected to support the move toward ethical and transparent business practices when sourcing goods and services.
According to Cone Communications, 70% of millennials are willing to spend more on brands that support causes they care about. While this statistic is based on the average millennial consumer, it also highlights the kind of efforts that are important to the average millennial professional. Such efforts support a positive brand image, which is becoming a top priority for many businesses.
Other characteristics that will undoubtedly benefit procurement departments are millennials’ tech savviness and resourcefulness. Most millennials grew up with a well-rounded understanding of technology, which is becoming increasingly important as procurement becomes more digitized. Furthermore, growing up alongside the rise of technology has taught millennials how to collaborate, build networks and stay connected. In the world of procurement, these skills allow millennials to explore opportunities and build strong, if not global, professional relationships.
Lastly, millennials are already proving how equipped they are to succeed in and contribute to procurement processes. According to a report by Merit Inc., 73% of millennial workers are already involved in the process of purchasing products or services on behalf of the companies they work for or for their own businesses, while 34% are the sole decision-makers regarding purchases.
In 2014, ThomasNet and Institute for Supply Management began a 30-under-30 competition to find the best young supply chain management professionals in the industry. The 30-under-30 competition aims to acknowledge young purchasing and supply chain management professionals who deserve to be applauded for their passion, creativity and contributions. Though millennials have a lot to offer in procurement, those that are just entering the workforce usually don’t know that the field even exists. However, during its first year, the competition received over 200 nominations, proving that millennials are already performing exceptionally well in procurement roles. Since 2014, the competition has continued annually as a way to celebrate new achievements, encourage loyalty to the field and bring the prospect of procurement as a career to the attention of other potential candidates.
Better business strategies are not only a goal, but an endless quest. To move forward, businesses need those who are willing to make the necessary changes that will set the groundwork for success. Based on their entrepreneurial nature, forward-thinking mentality and technological know-how, procurement departments should strongly consider hiring millennials to be a part of their next generation of procurement professionals.
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Move over, Belcher family! 'Bob's Burgers' creator Loren Bouchard has a new show under his belt.
The animated musical series "Central Park" was recently ordered by Apple.
Already greenlit for two seasons, the series will follow a family of caretakers that work and live in the famous New York landmark.
Leslie Odom Jr., Titus Burgess and Kristen Bell are just a few of the names in the credits. The animated comedy will have two 13-episode seasons.
This is Apple's first deal for an animated series. The company has a growing list of original content it's been developing since announcing a.
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A espresso store in Charlottetown is attempting its finest to maintain its costs the identical regardless of rising prices.
The Shed has had no points sourcing its ready-to-drink merchandise and occasional beans from throughout Canada and the U.S. since opening its doorways in July final yr.
However in January, proprietor Hai Nguyen was notified by her distributors about a rise between 10 and 15 per cent in delivery charges — the identical month Canada’s inflation fee hit a 30-year excessive at 5.1 per cent.
“Now I want to seek out extra native, extra Atlantic distributors so then it might cut back the price,” she mentioned.
Provide chain points as a consequence of COVID-19 and rising transportation and gas costs are a part of the issue.
Nguyen refuses to go the additional cost on to her prospects, main her to check some made-in-P.E.I. merchandise at her store to see if they will substitute dearer shipped gadgets.
“As a result of it can value you much less … when it comes to working value, then I am proud to make use of our native product right here,” she mentioned.
‘Costs are going loopy’
CBC Information spoke to a number of prospects at Maid Marian’s Diner in Charlottetown in regards to the change in value they’re seeing on the menu.
Managers of Maid Marians say they’ve needed to elevate costs a number of instances since COVID started, together with a giant improve simply final month.
Their day by day specials at the moment are $13.50, up a buck and a half from a month in the past.
Beth Whittaker mentioned she understood the rise.
“I’ve observed within the shops too, various things, costs are going loopy,” she mentioned.
Bob Tait mentioned he hasn’t been consuming out a lot.
“Possibly as soon as every week or one thing. However if you’d like a meal, you must pay for it.”


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Live casino operator, Authentic Gaming has signed a new partnership deal to live stream its Authentic Roulette product from the gaming floor of online and land-based casino operator, Royal Casino Group, in Denmark.
The deal marks the first time that live gaming will be streamed from a Danish land based casino, with standard and auto-roulette footage being streamed from two tables.
Authentic Roulette allows land-based operators to live stream games from roulette tables located on its casino floors to an unlimited number of online players via the supplier’s network of B2B clients, including Mr Green, LeoVegas, Unibet and RoyalCasino.dk.
The footage is captured via HD cameras located above the wheel and around the table. Authentic Roulette is not realistic, it’s real; the tables are real, the croupiers are real, the cards and the chips are real and, most importantly, the other players are real.
Jonas Delin, CEO of Authentic Gaming, said: “We are delighted to have signed this deal with Royal Casino Group in Denmark. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious casinos in the world, and provides a beautiful backdrop for online players.
“Our strategy is to expand our presence in regulated markets where we provide local players with local live games. At the moment, we have partnerships in place with Italian, Romanian and now Danish casinos.”
Mads Richard Pedersen, the owner of Royal Casino Group, commented: “With more than 26 years of experience and having become an online operator, we’re always looking to innovate and push the industry forward. Authentic Roulette is a cutting-edge live casino product, and we are thrilled that online players from all over the world can access tables located on our gaming floor in Denmark for the first time.
“It is a huge opportunity to introduce new players to the Royal Casino Group and our exclusive online and land-based casinos, while also providing our Danish and international patrons with the opportunity to continue to play while away from the land based property online.”


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Pet company invests £1.5m in campaign
Lily’s Kitchen is set to invest in media worth £1.5 million in its first ever above the line campaign, to further drive brand awareness and brand love, from September 2017.
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Moss Bros well suited to £22m private deal
Moss Bros is being taken private in a £22 million deal by a consortium of private investors after pressure from an activist.
The 169-year-old menswear retailer is being bought for 22p a share by Menoshi “Michael” Shina, 59, who owns Crew Clothing, and a trio of entrepreneurs — Anna Kentros, Grace Hutcher and David Shalleck-Klein.
The bid price is a 60 per cent premium to the previous day’s closing share price, after the big market sell-off on the back of coronavirus fears, and a 10 per cent premium to the average six-month closing price. In the late 1990s Moss Bros was valued at more than £250 million.
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Potato pizza for all.
Rejoice! Geelong’s Pizza Bar has bestowed their latest gift to Geelong’s punters, opening a second location in Belmont.
Announcing the news via their socials last month, the venue revealed that they’ll be opening a new venue on High Street, indicating they were only a few weeks out from the opening. And the time has now come, with the venue announcing their grand opening for Thursday night, August 19. They will be roaring the pizza oven up from 5pm, and at this stage will only be offering takeaway Thursday through to Saturday, with dining to commence very soon!
A staple of the Geelong West food scene, Pizza Bar has been dishing out amazing Italian-style pizzas for many years on the popular Pakington Street strip and promise to be a welcomed addition to this side of town.
Old school and unique, here the pizzas have a thin, light base with crisp edges and authentic toppings such as mozzarella, bocconcini, chilli, shaved prosciutto, San Marzano tomato, Sopressa salami, olives and fior de latte.
Made in an authentic pizza oven, revered pizzas include their three-cheese with garlic and olive oil; the Pizza Bar Margherita; Smoked Beef Brisket; and Nonna’s Meatball pizza. Of course, it’s the potato pizza that’s won the heart of many locals, topped with sliced spuds, parmesan, rosemary and sea salt. *chef’s kiss*
Gluten-free bases are available too, as is vegan alterations. Pasta includes fettuccini carbonara, Nonna’s meatball pasta, a rich lamb ragu, and a local mussel linguini. For kids, there are mini pizzas and chicken tenders too.
Desserts lean toward the traditional, too. There are Spanish churros, chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream and a dessert pizza topped with Nutella, marshmallows, strawberries and ice cream.
A visit here is the cheapest ticket to Italy you can get. Pickup and delivery will be available through their app, “Pizza Bar Pizza”.
Pizza Bar is set to open on High Street in Belmont on Thursday, August 19. You can still visit them in Geelong West at 195 Pakington Street.


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Good news for small business owners who want to learn more about
advertising on Facebook. In September of this year, Facebook will
roll out their Business Boost programme in Ireland. The primary
initiative of this programme is to provide business owners with the
opportunity to learn about advertising on the social network.
Launched in May 2012 in Britain, the company teamed up with
Chambers of Commerce to deliver these workshops across the UK.
Led by Director of User Operations, Sonia Flynn, Facebook will
also incentivise business by crediting their ad campaigns on the
platform. Roisin Burke of the Independent.ie writes
"Local businesses that have 50 'likes' on their page at sign-up
stage get €25 of ad credit to spend on Facebook advertising. Those
that garner another 100 'likes' during the promo period get a
further €75-worth of free ads". Seems like a good deal, right?
As a rule of thumb, Facebook execs are inclined to encourage
businesses to keep users within the "Facebook experience" when
advertising, by directing them back to the company profile, rather
than an external page. Will the Business Boost programme be
restricted to advertising within the "Facebook experience", or will
it support outbound links from Facebook? We'll have to wait and
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Renault Duster Automatic rolled out in Brazil
Since the time Renault India launched Renault Duster in the Indian car market, the car has turned to be a cracker. The sales are rising with a supersonic speed beating the car brands like Skoda, Nissan, Volkswagen and Chevrolet in October 2012. It has been quite some time now that the car maker has rolled out the automatic variant of Duster in Brazil. There, it has been powered by a robust 2.0 Litre Flex fuel mill that has been coupled with a four-speed automatic transmission. This one is the front wheel drive and manages to give out a power-packed performance on road. So there are chances that Renault Duster could be launched in an automatic avatar in India as well.
Apparently, the company is flooded with request for the automatic Duster variant. It would definitely be a very smart decision for Renault to roll out the Renault Duster Automatic in the Indian car market. So far, the firm hasn’t spoken about this out in the open, but the recent success of the firm might just push the car maker to launch automatic Duster.
On the other hand, the competition for Renault Duster is ready already. Ford India is very close to launching Ford EcoSport
. According to the rumors in the market, EcoSport is expected to be launched in the beginning of 2013. Also, Ford is apparently testing the powershift variant. This powershift is actually the most inexpensive double clutch automatic gearbox that was seen in the new Ford Fiesta
. So if Renault launches Duster Automatic variant in the country, this could definitely make Renault a better and strong contender in the SUV segment. We are surely excited to see the battle between the titans. It would be a sight to see for sure!


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Lessons in building a language industry startup
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Posted by: Dana Walker
Conventional wisdom shows that two-thirds of startups will stall at some point within the VC
investment process and fail to secure follow up funding or exit. Less than 1% will ever become unicorns with valuations exceeding USD 1bn.
At SlatorCon San Francisco 2018, Slator Co-Founder Andrew Smart talked to a panel of startup founders and leaders within the industry to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of building a startup in the language services and tech market.


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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has acquired the businesses of Kishore Biyani’s Future Group for Rs 24,713 crore to add to its retail business.
“Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd will acquire the retail and wholesale business and the logistics and warehousing business from the Future Group as going concerns on a slump sale basis for lumpsum aggregate consideration of INR 24,713 crore,” Reliance said in a statement.
According to a report, Reliance Retail will now have access to nearly 1,800 stores of Future Group’s Big Bazaar, FBB, Easyday, Central, Foodhall formats.
These stores are spread in over 420 cities across India.
Reliance Retail director Isha Ambani said: “Pleased to provide a home to the renowned formats and brands of Future Group.”
“With this transaction, we are pleased to provide a home to the renowned formats and brands of Future Group as well as preserve its business ecosystem, which have played an important role in the evolution of modern retail in India,” said Isha Ambani.
“We hope to continue the growth momentum of the retail industry with our unique model of active collaboration with small merchants and kiranas as well as large consumer brands.
“We are committed to continue providing value to our consumers across the country,” she added.
Future Group is merging certain companies carrying on the businesses into Future Enterprises Limited (FEL), said the report.
The retail and wholesale undertaking of Future Group will be transferred to Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited (RRFLL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RRVL.
“As a result of this reorganisation and transaction, Future Group will achieve a holistic solution to the challenges that have been caused by Covid and the macro-economic environment,” said Kishore Biyani, Group CEO, Future Group.


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Coming soon to Fountain Square: Frisch's Big Boy
Frisch’s Big Boy is set to open in Cincinnati’s Fountain Square in the spring of 2018.
Frisch's Big Boy will open a location in Carew Tower. Signs were placed on the windows of its new location this week.
The 4,000-square-foot eatery will be on the first floor of the tower, facing Fifth Street, next to Boi Na Braza Brazilian Steakhouse.
Frisch's has not had a Central Business District location since 2004, when its Sixth Street restaurant closed. There is one on Gest Street in Queensgate.
Frisch’s will operate the restaurant seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The company anticipates hiring 70 to 85 employees.


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The roller skates were created by a fourth generation family business in Red Wing.
RED WING, Minn. — On a typical Monday, nearly a hundred employees are hard at work at Riedell Skates in Red Wing, but a day after the Super Bowl, the production floor is unusually quiet.
“Yesterday we gave everyone the day off for the Super Bowl,” said Chairman and CEO Bob Riegelman.
Many employees stayed up late to watch the game on television, and nearly a dozen employees had the opportunity to watch the game in person.
“A few of our employees were invited to a party after the game,” Riegelman says.
The afterparty was hosted by a company called “Flippers,” which collaborated with Riedell to create custom roller skates for the Super Bowl halftime show.
“They contacted us in October. They were like, “Hey, do you want to collaborate on a project?” I can’t tell you what it is yet,” Riegelman says.
A week later, the company found out who the skates were for.
“He called back and said, ‘Hey, we landed the halftime performance with Usher and he’s going to incorporate roller skating into it,’” Riegelman said.
The team had three short months to design and manufacture the skates by hand.
Riegelman says their design team worked with Usher’s team to create the perfect style, fit and color for the roller skates.
“There was a lot of back and forth to get it right,” Riegelman says.
The skates also had to be functional and easy to put on and take off.
“One of the key features of this product is that we developed and integrated a zipper so that Usher can change quickly,” says Riegelman.
“He was off stage and 30 seconds later he was back with a pair of skates. This was all due to the zipper.
This wasn’t the first time a famous person wore a pair of roller skates.
Riegelman says the company’s roller skates were worn by Margot Robbie in the DC Comics film “Birds of Prey” and by actor Elliot Page in the film “Whip It.”
Riedell has also created custom ice skates for Olympians like Michelle Kwan and for movies like the film “Castaway” starring Tom Hanks. Hanks’ character uses it in the film to remove a tooth.
Each of these appearances has helped Riedell grow its image, but Riegelman says this year’s Super Bowl halftime show was the brand’s biggest appearance to date.
“It always helps to have someone with the sales power of Usher to support him and help promote him,” Riegelman says.
Over the company’s 79-year history, Riegelman says ice skating and roller skating have had many ups and downs.
The popularity of skating ebbs and flows with each passing generation.
“It’s constantly changing. It seems like when the economy is in trouble, skating picks up,” says Riegelman.
With Usher and “Flipper’s”, they are trying to make roller skating cool again.
To learn more about Riedell Skates and the company’s 79-year history, click here.
To learn more about the new “Flipper’s Quadz by Usher,” click here.
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Starbucks' Caramel Macchiato -- with its crosshatch of caramel sauce, signature "mark" of espresso on top, and subtle vanilla flavors -- has long been among the coffee giant's most popular drinks. Now, Starbucks is launching two fresh takes on the classic beverage to match the changing weather of spring: the Iced Cinnamon Almondmilk Macchiato and the Coconutmilk Mocha Macchiato.
Starbucks revealed the new macchiato drinks on Monday, saying one is designed to complement the season's warm and sunny days while the other is meant to warm you up when the forecast calls for cold and misery (take a wild guess at which is which). Both will hit Starbucks locations across the US and Canada on February 28, but will be available for only a limited time.
The Iced Cinnamon Almondmilk Macchiato is made by pouring shots of espresso over almond milk and cinnamon dolce syrup, then it's topped with a crosshatch of caramel sauce and a dusting of cinnamon dolce sprinkles. Starbucks said the beverage was inspired by horchata drinks that popular in Spain and Latin America and recommends it for sunny spring days.


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Bad apple arrested for kickbacks
A mid level manager at Apple has been arrested and charged in a joint IRS and FBI investigation. The manager is Paul Shin Devine and he and a partner based in Singapore named Andrew Ang allegedly took kickbacks from Apple providers totaling a million dollars.
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The scheme allegedly had Devine providing insider information to suppliers of iPod and iPhone accessories that the providers used to prepare their bids. In exchange for the information, the suppliers paid the pair money.
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The money was laundered through multiple bank accounts and a shell company. Devine is being held by the US Marshals Service and is facing a 23-count federal grand jury. Apple is also suing Devine in a separate civil suit.


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The 5G boom, as fate would have it, coincided with the pandemic in early 2020. The onrush of a new technology enlivened the tech industry. The stage was set for yet another success story when things seemingly turned for the worst. The global economy sank, and it looked like the grandeur needed to be stalled. However, things were not to be as initially feared.
People soon got used to online sessions and zoom calls, which set the stage for virtual releases. Soon, manufacturers started launching their 5G handsets over virtual launch events, which were a grand success, telling from the sales that followed. What could be a more fitting ambience for products like the Mi phone? The virtual mode has become a serious need that needs to be sustained, and Mi 5G mobiles can prove beneficial for your lifestyle in 2021. The Bajaj Finserv EMI Store offers a host of 5G mobile phones
at a discount, so if you are planning to buy a new phone, you know where to look.
Let us now look at some of the ways in which 5G smartphones can affect or enhance your lifestyle this year.
COVID Testing Made Easy
The pandemic has been harsh on everyone, and we have seen doctors avoiding physical consultation. Patients, too, have been wary of visiting clinics owing to the fear of contracting the virus. There had been no other way to deal with the situation other than to stay on a video call with the doctors and make do with an online consultation.
This ragtag arrangement is sure to change this year, because the market is sure to fill in the gaps. Surprisingly, online consultations are not new, rather it was prevalent even before the pandemic. The high demand for such services in the current scenario might sophisticate consultations and diagnostic procedures. Anything is possible; maybe you won’t have to stand in queues to get yourself tested. There is a possibility that digital testing will make life easier for us, and one needn’t stand in long lines, or run the risk of contracting viruses through physical contact whilst getting tested.
The Strength of 5G
It will not be surprising to see corporations building their business models centred around the 5G technology. This is not as far-fetched an idea as it sounds at the outset. Taking a cue from the previous discussion, we should not forget that big players like Morgan Stanley have already invested in digital healthcare.
With the advent of more and more 5G devices, the prices of phones will surely come down. The positive consequences to this factor are manifold. The education sector, especially, would get a lot of room to grow. You will be empowered with smooth access to digital classrooms and workplaces with the help of high-speed internet. Therefore, devices like the Mi 5G mobiles can power a generation of young minds and alleviate the unemployment problem in the long run.
The pandemic has given people the chance to pursue alternative professions, and many have taken to entrepreneurship. The internet has empowered these new enterprises like never before. This feature can be a future opportunity for superior marketing with the seamless inclusion of high-quality videos to social media ads. The 5G-enabled Mi phones would make high-quality advertising affordable and accessible for everyone. If you are a shopper, this shift in the shopping experience can be smooth and convenient.
The Gaming Boom
The gaming boom will be a natural consequence of the 5G proliferation. Faster internet speed is not a whim but a necessity to fuel gaming ideas that have already been on the incubator. Therefore, there will be a little technological handicap in building phones that are customized for 5G gaming. The Mi mobile
range is ready with long-lasting batteries and massive RAM sizes. This essentially means that the market is ready for the graphically demanding games that are yet to be launched. So, you can count on these 5G phones to support a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, and provide a richer video experience.
Focus on Health
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that tracking the movement of infected individuals can be a terrific idea. Healthy people could be warned against frequenting places that have too many infected people. With the emergence of the new 5G technology, the administration will have better control over public data. Data on health issues related to co-morbidity can be effectively collated to calculate the risk rates of specific areas.
The fear of the invisible virus has taken root in every one of us. This factor might incentivize innovation that can detect infection on the go. Anti-microbial fashion is already on the rise, instilling confidence in the traveller in you.
Thus, 5G technology can have a positive effect on our lifestyle. If you are already impressed, you can buy your new 5G device from any of the leading brands at the Bajaj Finserv EMI Store at no-cost EMIs. You can also avail exciting discounts and offers, while taking advantage of the zero down payment provision on select models at the EMI Store.


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By Marc Ansell, Director of Europe at Firebrand Talent Search.
2010 has been an interesting year. Whilst on the one hand it’s been a very optimistic time with the official end of the recession, it’s also at times looked bleak with the public sector cuts and fears of a double dip recession. So when it comes to marketing and creative jobs, it can feel like a bit of a minefield – is it a good time to move jobs, or not?
The good news is that the market for jobs in this industry is currently doing well – more employers are now looking to hire as the economy improves and as marketing activity is ramped up again. There are some great roles available but there aren’t enough good people to fill them.
Although some of those people that kept their jobs in the recession are now considering moving positions, there is still a lot of reticence amongst marketers who are still concerned about the stability of the economy, which means less people actively seeking new positions. This is good news for job seekers though, as it means that strong candidates are snapped up quickly.
Although there is a shortage of good candidates, it’s not exactly an easy ride for job seekers. With the economy still recovering, employers are remaining cautious when it comes to hiring and only want the very best people.
The recruitment process has become longer and more thorough to ensure that the person finally selected is the best for that position. For job seekers, this means more interviews and more tests, which could be anything from copywriting tasks to numeracy assessments. It also means that it’s those candidates that go the extra mile and prove they are of the highest calibre that will be successful.
Although more marketing talent is needed across the board, there is a particular shortage of marketers with two to three years of experience, who began their careers at the onset of the recession.
At this time many employers cut back on marketing recruitment and training due to financial difficulties, but this has now lead to an ‘experience gap’ for these mid level positions. Roles focused on research, competitor analysis and customer journeys have also risen as organisations assess the areas in which they need to concentrate their marketing efforts.
There has also been more demand for talent in the digital / online marketing arena, which was to be expected with the huge boom in social media. However the influx of digital jobs hasn’t been as big as was perhaps anticipated – there is still very much a demand for traditional marketing skills and experience from employers.
Other specific skills sought after are information architects with UX experience and front end web designers with an agency background as many agencies now look to increase headcounts after downsizing last year.
As we approach 2011 the future seems bright for marketing jobs – it’s an exciting area with huge potential. We expect the digital sector to continue growing and anticipate even more companies being keen to invest in talent over the next year as economic conditions improve further.
The London Olympics are also fast approaching which will create a number of marketing and creative projects that need input from new people. So if you were thinking of a new job for the new year, why not start looking?
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The PGA Tour is in Los Angeles for the 2023 Genesis Invitational this week for one of the glitziest stops of the season, one of seven this year in the Golden State.
So it makes sense that a steady diet of palm trees, flowers and California style would be on display at the tournament’s merchandise tent.
This week’s tournament marks the second straight designated event, meaning 23 of the world’s top 25 golfers made the trek to Riviera Country Club. The biggest name in the field to start the week was Tiger Woods, who is playing in his first Tour event since the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews last July. In 13 starts at the Genesis, Tiger is winless.
Here’s a look at some of the offerings in the Genesis Invitational merchandise tent this week.


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It just keeps getting better and better to be a member of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The ever-popular NFT project and brand is now coming to the silver screen. Today (April 11, 2022), crypto-exchange giant Coinbase announced plans to create an interactive film series featuring the Bored Ape Yacht Club and ApeCoin communities.
The three-part film series is titled “The Degen Trilogy,” and the first of the films is set to feature only the inaugural Bored Ape collection originally launched in April of 2021. A casting call went out today for any BAYC holders interested in submitting their unique NFTs for consideration to be included in the first of three films.
After the initial announcement, the official BAYC Twitter account shared the news. They added that collectors of the Mutant Ape NFTs should not apply, as they will be getting their own casting call once production on the second film begins. It remains to be seen if (and how) ApeCoin holders will be able to participate in the films.
While we’ve previously seen projects like the Boring Ape Chronicles and NFT production studio Interleave create narratives surrounding the greater BAYC ecosystem, Coinbase’s forthcoming feature trilogy is undoubtedly the most high-profile endeavor to be directly endorsed by the Yuga Labs — the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club.
And although little information is currently available about the forthcoming three-part series, an official website for the project has already been erected, complete with Coinbase wallet connect capabilities.
It’s clear that this latest fanfare surrounding the announcement of “The Degen Trilogy” has only served to elevate the continuously growing BAYC mania spurred by the recent launch of the $APE token. Similarly, as Yuga Labs has now made clear their intentions to build out a web3 MMORPG called Otherside, Coinbnbase’s cosign will surely serve as another testament towards BAYC as the premiere metaverse company as they take on the kingdom currently being built by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta.
This story was developing and was updated.


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Award-Winning, Personal Finance Education Program to Help Empower Athletes
Visa Inc. today announced a global financial education program at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games that will help Olympic athletes take control of their financial futures.
The program, developed in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will help current athletes, and those nearing sports retirement, to access resources that can build their financial skills and allow them to better manage their financial lives both during their athletic careers and after.
“As a 30-year sponsor of the Olympic Games and a champion of financial education for over two decades, Visa is committed to helping provide athletes with the tools, resources and support they need to reach their highest potential in sport and in life,” said Eduardo Coello, Visa Group Executive, Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. “With this new program, we are deepening our commitment to the Olympic Movement and leveraging our global expertise in financial education in response to a clear need expressed by many athletes.”
The new program, Practical Money Skills for Athletes, will utilize Visa’s award-winning financial education program and curriculum focused on key personal finance topics including financial planning and decision making, goal-setting, budgeting and saving, understanding banking services, and basic money management. Financial education workshops for athletes will initially be available in English, French, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese, and will feature presentations, skill-building activities and multi-media components.
“I’m excited to be an advisor and ambassador for this new initiative,” said four-time U.S. ice hockey Olympian and newly elected chair of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission, Angela Ruggiero, who serves as an ambassador for the Practical Money Skills for Athletes program. “By making their personal finance education resources relatable to the unique needs and challenges athletes face, Visa is helping to ensure that athletes are better prepared for success in life.”
“We are greatly appreciative of Visa’s commitment to financial education and bringing that commitment to the Olympic family,” said Kit McConnell, Sports Director, International Olympic Committee. “Greater personal finance knowledge and skills are important in building a sound financial future. We encourage National Olympic Committees and all athletes to take advantage of this exciting new program.”
Rubens Pessanha, CBBB director of marketing research and insights. “Seniors may be the one group that does not suffer from optimism bias when it comes to scams. They’ve heard, loud and clear, that they are at risk. Seniors may very well be more scam savvy than others. They are also less impulsive buyers than younger consumers, and less likely to be making purchases online where so many scams take place.”
Scams affect one in four North American households each year at an estimated loss to individuals and families of $50 billion, yet most consumers believe they are invulnerable.
Millennials more likely to get scammed than seniors, a newly released survey by the Better Business Bureau reports.
The age group most likely to fall for scams and lose money are people aged 18 to 24, according to the BBB Institute for Marketplace. The stereotype of seniors as scam victims is actually wrong — it’s millennials who are less likely to recognize a scam.
The BBB surveyed more than 2,000 adults in the U.S. and Canada. It found 34 per cent of people in the 18 to 24 age group reported losing money in a scam, compared to 11 per cent of seniors.
“We’ve bought into stereotypes about scam victims — they’re usually seen as vulnerable and elderly, or gullible and poorly educated,” said the paper’s co-author, Emma Fletcher. “We are all at risk, but younger and more educated individuals are actually the most likely to be scammed.”
More about the study: http://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/news-releases/2016/07/invulnerability-illusion-means-millennials-more-likely-to-get-scammed-than-boomers/
Amazon shattered expectations when it reported second quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.78, when Wall Street was forecasting $1.11. Amazon also beat revenue predictions, posting $30.4 billion for the quarter when analysts were expecting $29.55 billion. Amazon tends to make a lot of experimental bets. They’ve…
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text: U.S. stocks opened fairly flat Tuesday amid a slow day for economic data. In retail news, Dicks Sporting Goods was up nicely this morning after beating fourth-quarter sales expectations and reporting in-line earnings per share. J.C. Penney is up smartly after a Citigroup analyst recommended buying the shares because of its nascent turnaround. And Urban Outfitters topped Wall Street estimates by 4 cents with in-line revenue. Outside the mall, DuPont said the quarter would be challenged by weather.


text: Evleaks has revealed the pictures of upcoming Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 520 which are going to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2013. These smartphones will be powered by Windows Phone 8 OS, more specs will be revealed upon their announcement. They are considered to be the slim & smart Windows Smartphones from Nokia Lumia Series. However a slim Nokia Lumia codenamed as Catwalk has also to appear at MWC 2013. It is also expected to have a Lumia PureView device having a camera module which is as good as Nokia 808 PureView. Let us know your thoughts and your excitement level regarding new Lumia smartphones coming up from Nokia in the comments section.


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Xiaomi enthusiasts slow down Flipkart; Mi 3 stock sold outWednesday, July 23, 2014 l Source: PTI
E-commerce portal Flipkart slowed down today after online shoppers logged on the site to check out Xiaomi's Mi 3 smartphone that went out of stock within first 30 minutes of sale at the homegrown online marketplace.
Known as the 'Apple' of China, Xiaomi has entered the Indian market with an exclusive sales tie-up with Flipkart for Mi 3. The Chinese handset maker has priced Mi 3 at Rs 13,999.
Declining to comment on the number of units sold, a Flipkart spokesperson said: "We sold out within the first 30 minutes. We will be getting the phone back in stock next week."
Flipkart said it received about 1,00,000 registrations for the Mi3 between July 15 and July 21.
The Bangalore-based e-commerce firm said it had anticipated a huge response from online shoppers after looking at the registration numbers.
"Based on the phenomenal response we saw during the registration phase, we had anticipated a traffic spike and had scaled up our web services accordingly. But the number of customers who logged in immediately after the phone went live on our site caused the process to slow down for a while," the spokesperson said.
Flipkart is expanding its capacity in order to provide a smoother shopping experience, she added.
Indian smartphone market is witnessing strong competition between local and international players, all vying to grab a share of the multi-billion dollar market.
Commenting on the response to Xiaomi's Mi 3, Flipkart's VP Retail and Head of Brand Alliances Michael Adnani said: "We were confident of the success of Mi3 in India. It has done extremely well internationally. We are working with Xiaomi to ensure that the purchase experience lives up to our Flipkart promise of excellence".


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This week has been particularly happening for the tech industry, with Apple’s iPhone X catching all the limelight across the globe. While initially it was the technology used and the pricing of the device which fed the news channels – now, it’s the Face ID feature which has kept techies on the hook.
iPhone X – the first handset from Apple to employ the Face ID feature, which is touted to be more secure than the fingerprint sensor, is apparently facing some major technical glitches. The Face ID system works with the help of TrueDepth camera by projecting out 30,000 invisible dots that pinpoint the curves of the head and other facial features. But problem arises when anyone apart from the owner of the device, whose Face ID is fed in the system, tries to use it. Once the device fails to authenticate the face, it automatically goes back to the old-fashioned ‘password’ route.
Way back in 2011, it was Google which had introduced the facial recognition technology on its Android 4.0 OS. Apple’s Face ID system is way evolved than the technology used by Google six years back. Yet, technical problems like these raise questions on how user-friendly the facial recognition technology really is.
Another major news this week has been the launch of top-notch security in next-gen Linux mainframe. Known as LinuxOne Emperor II, the model is powered by the secure service container technology that protects data from external as well as internal threats, even if hackers gain access to an insider’s credentials. Rightly named as Emperor II, the framework provides heightened scalability and performance in the most optimized manner. The framework liberates the developers from the need to create code dependencies. Rather, now they can easily manage the various applications through Kubernetes and Docker tools, which are already present in the secure service container feature.
Lastly, the news that again brought criminal data breach into focus is the crack down on credit agency Equifax. Seen as a “historic data disaster”, the personal information of around 143 million consumers have been exposed till date. One of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies, the incident with Equifax not only exposes the flaws in its security system; but also raises the need for highly improved cybersecurity solutions.
News that matters. Watch this space for more weekly roundup from various global markets and specialist business verticals. Technavio is a renowned market research company that caters to a global audience of enterprising businesses and can be readily reached here.


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This, I suppose, is the future. Children who know nothing about design, nothing about machines, can build the toys of their dreams out of nothing. And that's just the start; It only gets more exciting from here.
And it'll come courtesy of a precocious girl with robotic hand, launching a major salvo of 3D-printing buzz by lobbing the first pitch.
An Israeli startup competing for Google's $30 million Lunar XPrize is planning to land a vehicle on the moon that has crucial parts made using 3D printing technology.


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In these challenging times, reducing the cost of delivery operations — one of the Postal Service’s largest expenses — could save millions. One option the Postal Service is considering is to discontinue Saturday city and rural delivery and collection services.
It might not surprise you that dog bites are among the top accidents involving postal workers. After all, dog bites get a lot of media attention and even have a week dedicated to their prevention.
But that’s just one type of accident. Others include accidents involving motor vehicles,...Read More


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Building industry is facing a double dip
Alarm bells will ring this week over fears that the construction industry, the cornerstone of the economy, is heading into its own double dip recession.
Double-dip: The construction industry is looking at tough times ahead
The sector has barely dragged itself back from last year's slump in output – the worst since the 1974 property crash – before the Government's austerity squeeze looks set to push it back down again.
The chief executive of one of Britain's biggest private building companies this weekend described the state of the economy as 'pitiful' and warned that the industry faced the most challenging downturn in two decades.
And on Friday, official figures are expected to underline the storm clouds ahead. Building accounts for nearly ten per cent of the economy and with more than 2m workers, it employs nearly 7% of the workforce.
Figures last week showed a powerful rebound in output in the second quarter that helped lift national growth to 1.2%. But that related to existing contracts.
Friday's figures – for new orders placed during the second quarter – are expected to paint a less rosy picture. With public spending accounting for 40% of construction orders by value, autumn's fiscal squeeze cannot fail to hit the industry hard.
Noble Francis, economics director of the Construction Products Association, said: 'We have already seen school building programmes cut and we were coming to the end anyway of major new hospital building activity.
'With regard to public housing, a lot of Labour's stimulus went into this sector. The money is running out.'
While infrastructure spending is expected to hold up for the rest of the year, there are almost certain to be cuts in the spending review.
There is not much cheer in the private sector, either, with sluggish orders for offices, retail premises, factories and warehouses, while a stagnating property market may curb private house building.
Julia Evans, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders, said: 'The environment continues to look challenging, with uncertain demand because of public spending cuts and lending conditions remaining tough.'
Despite celebrating profits up 50% last year to £18.2m, Rick Willmott, chief executive of private building firm Willmott Dixon, predicted tough times to come.
'We are preparing to enter the most challenging economic downturn in the past two decades,' he said.
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Spoon Me in downtown Redding will close
After five years of anchoring Cascade Square in downtown Redding, Spoon Me is closing.
But the owner of the art deco center said the high-profile corner that Spoon Me occupies won't be vacant for long.
A sign on the door of the frozen yogurt shop thanks customers for their business and announces it will close June 27.
Spoon Me opened in May 2011. It was a new concept for Redding restaurateur Joe Wong, whose J&A Foods has franchises in California and Oregon. He also owns Cicada Cantina and View 202, both in Redding.
Wong said his Cascade Square lease is up and he has decided not renew it.
'We have too much other stuff going on and we are going to close it,' Wong said. 'The yogurt business overall is just not that strong nationwide.'
Business at Spoon Me was 'OK,' Wong said. 'It just doesn't fit our profile management. We wanted to concentrate on other things.'
Wong also is closing his Spoon Me locations in Marysville and Woodland.
Cascade Square owner Craig Kraffert, a Redding dermatologist, said there is another business opening soon after Spoon Me closes. But he declined to name it.
'I think there is a time and a season for every business and every renting and retail purpose,' Kraffert said of Spoon Me closing. 'It's (Cascade Square) a wonderful space . . . and it demands something that is top notch and ideally something that is home-grown.'
Spoon Me has had the longest tenure anchoring Cascade Square's corner space at California and Placer streets. Prior to Spoon Me, Code Red, a pizza-by-the-slice restaurant, and Starbucks occupied the space, each staying open for about a year.
Wong once had big plans for Spoon Me, signing a franchise agreement that allowed him to open stores in California, Oregon and Washington. He operated as Spoon Me West.
But he believes the self-serve frozen yogurt craze is waning, though Wong doesn't think the local frozen yogurt market is saturated.
The Spoon Me in Redding had about 10 employees. Wong said he will try to relocate those workers to his other restaurants.


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You'll now be able to access more than just Google's own products when you pop a shortcut into the address bar of your browser. On Tuesday, Google revealed several new .new domain shortcuts, which open up the features to outside companies including Spotify and Medium.
Google's first three shortcuts -- docs.new, sheets.new, slides.new -- arrived in 2018, letting you quickly create new documents, spreadsheets and presentations by typing the short address directly into the URL bar of your web browser. With the latest additions, you're able to type playlist.new into an address bar to create a new Spotify playlist, story.new to create a post on Medium or link.new to shorten a link with Bitly. There are also new shortcuts from RunKit, Cisco Webex and OVO Sound.
"Similar to .app, .page, and .dev, .new will be secure because all domains will be served over HTTPS connections," said Google's Ben Fried in a blog post Tuesday.
Google is opening its .new domains to an even wider audience. Anyone can apply for a .new domain starting Dec. 2. Trademark owners can register now through Jan. 14. Users can visit whats.new for registration requirements.


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LONDON (FNS) -- Tesco here plans to open at least 20 stores in Hungary over the next five years.
The expansion strategy is tied to Tesco's $24.3 million purchase of a majority stake in Hungarian food retailer Global last June.
A Tesco spokesman said the company also plans to convert the Global stores it acquired to Tescos. There are 45 Global stores in northwest Hungary covering a total of more than 100,000 square feet of selling space. Tesco said the Global investment re


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SALISBURY, MD. – Handy Seafood Incorporated celebrates a milestone achievement this year. Handy, the oldest seafood processing company in the United States, is also the first to reach 125-years-old. “Handy Seafood continues to be the innovator in the crab and seafood industry, and is recognized worldwide for its trusted seafood, which has remained constant for its entire 125 years,” said Todd Conway, CEO at Handy Seafood. “We couldn’t be happier to celebrate our family tradition of great tasting, unique and convenient seafood with our friends and customers who have made this outstanding achievement possible,” said Conway.
Handy, headquartered in Salisbury, Md., first opened in 1894 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a bountiful and beautiful 170-mile-long peninsula nestled between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean—the center of some of the world’s most authentic seafood. Over the last century and a quarter, it has grown to become the accepted worldwide leader.
Today, there are 14 Handy operations in six nations, including the original plant in Crisfield, Maryland, processing soft shell crabs, pasteurized crab meat, crab cakes, oysters, and specialty seafood products. The company focuses on ease of preparation, quality, great flavor and the use of all natural, preservative free ingredients.
Handy is also proud to be a 2009 founding member of the NFI Crab Council, which works with members of the blue swimming crab industry to instill sustainable practices through education, policy and advocacy. The company is also a staunch supporter of restoring vital habitat for crab and oyster populations.
Handy plans to officially celebrate its 125th anniversary in September. This event will be open to Handy employees, watermen, and customers. In May, Handy will launch a 125th Anniversary Crisfield Collection that features domestic crab cakes, oysters and soft shell crabs available for purchase on handyseafoodstore.com.
When asked for their company’s secret, the Conway family will tell you there is none. “It’s easy to develop the highest degree of trust with your friends and customers when you deliver on a Handy history of consistently doing it right or not at all. Simply staying true to our roots has worked incredibly well for us for 125 years now,” said Todd Conway. “We’ve been trusted since 1894. Our seafood is fresh, delicious, authentic and good for you, and that’s what keeps bringing people back.”
Anyone interested in learning more about the exciting seafood innovations happening at Handy Seafood or to learn more about the company’s celebration of 125 years, may visit their website at http://www.handyseafood.com or call them at 410-912-2000 or 800-426-3977.
Handy Seafood is a family-owned company with 125 years of quality seafood processing. Products include soft shell crabs, crab meat, crab cakes, seafood specialty items, oysters and artisanal fish. http://www.handyseafood.com


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We are always excited to hear about a Topshop collaboration and today is no different! Kate Bosworth is back with another super-mod collection for Topshop that is completely different from her previous summer-festival-inspired romp she did earlier in the summer with the UK brand.
This time around, Kate has curated a 46-piece collection that effortlessly provokes minimalism with androgynous overtones. As reported by Refinery 29, Kate wanted to stay true to the masculine/feminine aspects that have come to define her style, “The collection is tailored and classic,” she said. “Slim silhouettes are cloaked in a masculine shape, staying true to the mix of masculine/feminine balance that exists in my personal aesthetic.”
The collections is currently available at Topshop with prices ranging from $32-$995.
Check out Kate Bosworth working her stuff (greasy, wet hair and all) in her latest collection for Topshop.


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Microsoft has started teasing its next major hardware release.
On Monday afternoon, the company’s official @Surface Twitter account tweeted out the image below.
The photo features the company’s current Surface lineup. Each pictured device displays tomorrow’s date, July 10th, alongside the time of 6am PT. Additionally, to the far right side of the frame is the shadow of the company’s newest device. Putting all of those hints together, we’ll likely learn about a new Surface device tomorrow at 9am ET.
Where will Surface go next? pic.twitter.com/9lz3MJmBAT
— Microsoft Surface (@surface) July 9, 2018
As for the device itself, the text accompanying the image, “Where will Surface go next?” provides a good hint.
According to multiple reports, including one that comes from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Microsoft will announce a new low-cost Surface tablet aimed at students. One rumour has said Microsoft will call the device “Surface Go”. Whatever the case, we’ll likely learn a lot more tomorrow.


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BBM sees more users following porting to Android and iOS
The last time BlackBerry reported about BBM users, they said they had 80 million active monthly users. Today, in their quarterly reports, they made mention of 85 million monthly users with 115 million registered, thanks to new Android and iOS users.
Things seem to be going pretty well with BlackBerry Messenger anyway, as the reason why BB sent it to other platforms is to get more users and make money; the later not being effected yet.
BlackBerry is alleged to be wanting to sell off the BBM arm alongside some other departments of the Canadian company, just like it’s USA headquarters was sold.
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What happened on 'Wheel of Fortune'?
In December 2021, Charlene Rubush of Nevada earned a total of $16,500 solving puzzles on “Wheel of Fortune.” Her efforts beat out the other contestants and earned her the chance to solve the final puzzle.
“You know, this one’s tough because you said all the right words, including the word ‘word’'' said “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak after the incident. “But, as you know, it’s got to be more or less continuous.”
The prize for solving the final puzzle correctly was a brand new 2021 Q3 Audi, which start at a price point around $34,000.
As it turns out, Audi agreed with Alex and other “Wheel of Fortune” fans. The official Audi Twitter account responded to Alex’s tweet stating, “You’re a winner in our eyes, Charlene. Now, let’s get you a prize. Time to #GiveHerTheQ3.”
Shortly after Audi’s original tweet, Audi tweeted again stating, “There’s no community like the Audi community. With your help, we tracked down Charlene! More to come as we help #GiveHerTheQ3.”
An Audi representative confirmed to Newsweek, in the spirit of the holidays, Audi will be awarding Charlene the brand new 2021 Audi Q3 she missed out on.
Due to Audi’s generosity, Charlene scored a pretty sweet car. The 2021 Audi Q3 has a sleek design, fast engine, and a comfortable interior.


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AUSTIN (KXAN) — For decades, the Windsor Village Shopping Center in east Austin drew in neighbors such as Rick Krivoniak and Larry Abraham.
“Windsor Village has been the commercial heart of the Windsor Park neighborhood since 1960,” Krivoniak said.
“This was the shopping place, and it was nice that you didn’t have to get on the freeway and you could walk or bike here,” Abraham added.
Now it’s become a ghost town since Houston-based commercial real estate firm Transwestern Development purchased the 12-acre property in 2020.
“There are people all over this neighborhood who are missing the various businesses that were here,” Krivoniak said.
The City of Austin has approved the site plan to build a 650,000-square-foot, mixed-use development, which would replace the old shopping center.
Split across two phases of construction, the big building would combine residential units on top and commercial space below.
A group of neighbors — including Krivoniak and Abraham — have joined forces with their District 4 city council member Jose “Chito” Vela to push back against the current development plans.
They believe that Transwestern has subdivided the property in order to work around the city’s Vertical Mixed-Use standards.
“The proposed development will demolish about 50,000 square feet of existing retail space,” Krivoniak said. “It’s only putting back about 3,000 square feet divided between two spaces.”
KXAN reached out to Transwestern Development, who responded with the following statement.
“Commercial retail space planned for Phase 1 of the redevelopment totals 34,679 [square feet]. The initial phase of the Windsor Village project will maintain almost the same level of active retail space while adding an additional 405 residential units of which 41 are affordable.”
Transwestern Development statement
Although the neighbors aren’t opposed to the new apartment complex, they say that there aren’t enough restaurants and shopping spots in the approved plan.
“When you take that away from a neighborhood you lose a lot of the neighborliness,” council member Vela said. “You lose a lot of the interaction and a lot of the places where people get to meet up.”
“The company that’s building this should be required to come back with a different plan that does meet the rules,” Abraham said.
This week, the neighborhood group plans to file an appeal of the site plan to the city’s board of adjustment.
Before beginning construction on the project, Transwestern Development must still have its building permits accepted through the city.


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2020 has brought many challenges to the economy. With lockdowns and restrictions, businesses suffered a sudden chokehold on demand. Major players continued to thrive unaffected, with already functional digital platforms. But for small and medium business, the on-going pandemic seemed like curtains down.
, an online store creator that sets up shops in just 30 seconds, saving many businesses from COVID's economic extinction.
Founder Suumit Shah was hit with inspiration when he saw a PDF catalogue from Jockey pop-up on his phone with an 'order on Whatsapp
Shocked at how even well-known brands were struggling to suddenly push their business online for accessibility, he came up with a tech-based solution.
Dukaan took just 48 hours to be built by Shah's team - Anuraag Meena, Subhash Choudhary and Kaustub Pandey and has fruitfully impacted more than 150000+ businesses in only 20 days! Praised by users all over India, this app has saved declining businesses by helping them transfer their shop online. It takes just three steps; Enter business details, add in products and share the store link via WhatsApp.
For Kashi, a neighbourhood grocery store owner who earlier handled her business on WhatsApp, a significant challenge was keeping track of customer orders. This was easily solved with Dukaan, as she could see pending, accepted and shipped orders, along with an overview of other vital stats in one app.
Being an errand boy for his uncle's small shop made Shah aware of the complexities of a shop's survivability. From handling store credit to keeping up with trends, he observed what worked best for customers.
He continued his big-city dreams with an engineering degree from Sangli, while learning web design and development from his room-mate alongside online marketing courses. Then, armed with tech and entrepreneurial knowledge, he launched Risemetric with Shubash Choudhry.
Subhash Choudry, his current CTO has an interesting journey as well, having dropped out of college and helping brands like Sony, McDonald’s and VU TV to hack the growth on the internet.
The truly remarkable feat of Dukaan is its adaptability with an easy-to-use interface. Manoj, a small shopkeeper, stated 'Even for a Kirana store owner, the app was possible for me to use without my son's help.' This reduced reliability on others has encouraged even budding businesses to launch from the comfort of their homes.
From handcrafted soaps to restaurants, Dukaan has given people a chance to digitise their business without having to lose out to the middle man or big corporations.
For many years, the idea of taking their business online seemed unappealing to people. A survey in 2015 found that around 60% of recorded companies did not have an online presence. They stated reasons varying from cost, technicalities and even size.
Being the world's second-largest ground to Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs), the hesitance in adopting online platforms has dramatically stunted India's growth over the years. But now, due to COVID-19, being online is no more an option; it is a necessity.
Shah and his team have ensured that the shift to online platforms is not as intimidating as it seems. Apprehensions of the virtual world, which have become more relevant after apps like TikTok, are squashed as Dukaan is an all Indian platform. Reviewers have also commended the app for having a functional customer care number and service, a rarity for such apps.
Having renewed people's hopes in digital India, Dukaan's team is now focusing on improvements based on customer suggestions. It makes one optimistic about where we're headed with such feats of Indian technology enriching people's lives.
With around 500 million internet users expected by 2023, ventures like Suumit Shah's are just what the economy needs; homegrown and people-oriented.
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Engineered biology conglomerate Intrexon (PGEN -7.21%) has become a darling stock among biotech investors in the last year. A portfolio of products obtained in numerous acquisitions have either been launched or are nearing commercialization. While not contributing significantly to the top or bottom line today, investors are right to be excited about their potential to provide tremendous long-term growth. That's especially true considering that all of the company's product revenue -- which made up $41.9 million of $173 million in total revenue in 2015 -- has historically been derived from just one product portfolio.
There are many acquisitions to choose from, but three in particular promise to have an outsized impact on the company's shares in the next few years. Here's why genetically engineered mosquitoes, high-protein insect fish feed, and non-browning apples could cause Intrexon's stock to rise.
The deadliest non-human animal the in the world doesn't lurk in the oceans or beneath your feet on a forest trail; it flies freely in your backyard. Mosquitoes are responsible for more human death and suffering than any other animal because they're a vector for diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, and Zika virus, among others. We go to great lengths to control their populations, which usually comprises labor-intensive door-to-door efforts to dispel sitting water and spraying chemical insecticides. The problem is that insecticides can also affect other organisms including amphibians, fish, other insects, and even humans, and need to be applied constantly to effectively control mosquito populations. Intrexon has a better tool in mind.
The company's self-limiting mosquito platform, acquired from Oxitec in 2015, releases into the environment genetically modified mosquitoes that contain a lethal gene. They mate with wild mosquitoes and produce offspring that don't reach adulthood. The company's field trials have shown greater than 90% reductions in wild mosquito populations -- making it a dramatically effective tool for vector control. That has piqued the excitement of public health officials and investors.
While the platform could eventually be deployed globally, investors should initially track two regions: Brazil and the southeastern United States. Intrexon has run a pilot program (not to be confused with a one-and-done field trial) with the city of Piracicaba, Brazil, for several years now. The latest expansion will see up to 60,000 individuals covered by the self-limiting mosquito platform, up from 5,000 individuals in the previous phase. A newly commissioned mosquito factory in Piracicaba will easily cover the expansion and, eventually, the 1.4 million people in the city's metropolitan area. That's a sizable revenue stream at the contracted price of $8 to $10 per person.
Deployment in the United States will take a little more time. Intrexon has been working with officials and the public in the Florida Keys, and a non-binding referendum on Nov. 8 favored releasing the mosquitos in Monroe County, though residents of nearby Key Haven County opposed the measure. Nationwide, the mosquitoes are looking at a potential approval no earlier than mid-2017: The data still needs to be reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, stacked against claims in the application, and factored into a regulatory decision.
Fish feed commercialization
In February 2016, Intrexon announced the acquisition of Enviroflight and a new commercial partnership with Darling Ingredients. The acquisition gave the company control of a novel fish and animal feed platform powered by black soldier fly larvae, which are grown, harvested, and milled into high protein products. It was significant for several reasons.
First, protein is quickly becoming a major opportunity for food and feed investments. The winners will be those that can provide more sustainable sources more quickly to relieve pain points in specific industries. Fish and animal feed, which consume large amounts of high-protein feeds with no signs of slowing, are good places to start. Insects have the potential to provide high-protein feeds with smaller footprints compared to their animal meat counterparts (although some comparisons may not be apples-to-apples).
Second, the technology is ready for commercial scale launch. That saves investors from long, risky development timelines usually associated with R&D programs. While there were several regulatory hurdles remaining at the time of acquisition, there aren't any obvious reasons investors should think Enviroflight's products won't be registered and approved -- it's more a matter of paperwork.
Third, the simultaneous announcement of a joint venture with Darling Ingredients provides serious firepower for commercial launch. That will include obvious steps, such as building a large production facility, as well as not-so-obvious steps that can be easy to overlook, such as distributing and marketing an entirely new product. Darling Ingredients has a formidable network and industry-specific expertise that help to de-risk the opportunity.
Given the potential of Enviroflight's platform to find market success immediately after launch, and the fact that many investors aren't paying much attention to this portfolio, any positive news could lift Intrexon shares higher.
Arctic apples coming to a store near you
In February 2015, Intrexon acquired Okanagan Specialty Fruits, which has a deep pipeline of genetically engineered fruits including cherries, peaches, and -- the first to launch -- apples. The company's Arctic apples have been edited to produce less of an enzyme that causes bruised and cut fruit to turn brown in contact with air. While simple, the market opportunity could be huge. Food preparation could change for the better (more sliced apples in supermarkets, restaurants, and school cafeterias), entirely new foods could emerge (apple juice that is actually green), and farmers could cut back on food waste (apples bruised during transportation are usually discarded).
After receiving regulatory approvals in Canada and the United States, several varieties of Arctic apples are now being grown by orchards across North America. It will take several years for trees to mature and bear fruit, but non-browning apples will be hitting supermarket stores sooner than most people think. That's good news for Intrexon, which could generate between $75 million and $150 million in annual revenue by converting 20% of North American acreage. If the value provided to farmers is as high as anticipated, then significantly higher market share could be possible.
What does it mean for investors?
Each of the three technology and product platforms discussed above -- GM mosquitoes, insect fish feed, and Arctic apples -- could propel Intrexon higher in 2017 and establish growth for years into the future. Better yet, there are other exciting acquired products in Intrexon's pipeline not mentioned here that could further contribute to a rising stock price. The engineered biology conglomerate's future could be very bright.
Of course, each product launch and market being entered faces unique obstacles and risks, too. With balance in mind, I plan on discussing soon three reasons that Intrexon's stock could fall.


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Now the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has announced the top five trends shaping industries around the globe.
“The mission to combine traditional production with 'go digital strategies' puts robots in a pole position,” said Dr Susanne Bieller, general secretary of the IFR.
New generations of robots are easier to install and program and they are connectable. Advances in communication protocols integrate robots seamlessly into automation and Industry 4.0 strategies.
The future belongs to networked interaction of robots and autonomous guided vehicles, or rather autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Equipped with the latest navigation technology, these mobile robots are much more flexible compared to traditional production lines.
Car bodies are conveyed on driverless transport systems. They can be decoupled from the assembly line flow and redirected to assembly stations where individually equipped variants can be assembled. When models are changed completely, it is only necessary to reprogram the robots and AMRs rather than to dismantle the entire production line.
With the integration of human-robot collaboration workstations picking up momentum, robot suppliers report robots working hand-in-hand with humans without fencing.
In the smart factory, different products are assembled subsequently by the same equipment; the traditional production line no longer exists.
Through higher precision, they also produce fewer rejections and substandard goods, which has a positive impact on the ratio of resource input over output. In addition, robots help in the cost-efficient production of renewable energy equipment, such as photovoltaics or hydrogen fuel cells.
When productivity is levelled through automation, manufacturers have increased flexibility that may not have been available in high-wage countries like most of the European Union, North America, Japan or the Republic of Korea. Robotic automation offers productivity, flexibility and security.
“Advances in robot technologies are contributing to increased robot adoption,” said Dr Bieller. “The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t started any new trends but it accelerated the use of robotics beyond established practice. In this respect, the pandemic has proven to be the biggest single driver for change in industry.”


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Consumers in the United Kingdom are more confident that tech firms Google and Apple will deliver innovative car safety technologies than the actual automakers themselves, according to a study conducted by CarSafetyRules.com.
Although survey participants perceive smartphones as a hazard for drivers and pedestrians, they expect technology firms to contribute the most to improving road safety in the future, according to a survey conducted the car safety review website. The survey sought the opinions of 1,000 people who purchased a vehicle in the last three years. They were asked to share their attitudes toward vehicle safety, technology and trends.
“Consumers expect future cars to be more intelligent and to offer more electronic support to improve safety, but they mainly see brands like Google and Apple delivering these kinds of advances,” said Tristan Honeywell, editor of CarSafetyRules.com.
More than 21 percent of survey takers named Apple as the brand most likely to develop technologies that will improve road safety, while 19.8 percent put their faith in Google. Volvo, an automaker with a history of staying on the cutting edge of safety technology, came in third place with 19.7 percent, according to the survey.
The majority of survey participants chose crash-prevention braking and pre-crash alerts as the most attractive car safety technologies.
Appleand Google are among the companies involved in developing technologies for autonomous vehicles. Apple patented an application in April that allows mobile devices to talk to cars through a Bluetooth connection to confirm that vehicles are parked nearby. Another app patented by Apple allows users to unlock their car doors using their mobile device.
Google’s vision for self-driving cars also includes providing connectivity between cars to improve road safety. However, apps to help cars warn each other of dangers ranked fifth in a list of the most desired car safety technologies in the survey, while an auto-pilot system ranked sixth.
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Trends & Tides – India CPI October 2023
In October 2023, India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation eased to 4.87% YoY, primarily due to a steady decline in core inflation. Core inflation decreased to 4.25% YoY in October from 4.56% in the previous month. Refined measures of core inflation, which exclude transportation fuel and valuables, also continued to ease, reflecting a moderation in underlying inflationary pressures.
Fuel remains in deflation for the second consecutive month on account of the reduction in LPG prices in September 2023.
Cereals were the largest contributors to headline inflation in October, followed by spices. Cereals and spices together contribute one-third to the headline inflation.
Onion prices witnessed a sharp increase since mid-October, while cereal and pulses prices rose at a more moderate pace. Food inflation remains broad-based, with 39% of items within the food basket experiencing inflation rates exceeding 6%.
We anticipate that inflation will average around 5.5% in FY24. Volatile vegetable prices, geopolitical conflicts, and the rise in crude oil prices pose risks to the inflation outlook. The RBI MPC is expected to maintain a prolonged pause until there is visibility of inflation sustainably reaching the 4% target.


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Cybercriminals are piggybacking off Coronavirus concerns to distribute malware to unsuspecting users. Various security researchers have observed various attacks in the past few weeks, from email campaigns to spear phishing and now live map tools.
KrebsonSecurity reports that a member of Russian hacking forums began selling a malicious version of John Hopkins University's Coronavirus dashboard. The $700 kit features a Java-based malware deployment scheme that leaves the user unaware.
“It loads [a] fully working online map of Corona Virus infected areas and other data,” said the seller, according to Krebs. “Map is resizable, interactive, and has real time data from World Health Organization and other sources. Users will think that PreLoader is actually a map, so they will open it and will spread it to their friends and it goes viral!”
Numerous dangerous Coronavirus domains have cropped up in the past week, including coronavirus-map.com and coronavirus.zone. One application download for a map app has been founding using AZORult, a dangerous credential stealer that steals login data.
“To be clear, the online map posted by Johns Hopkins University at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html does NOT contain any malware (and NEVER contained malware). This popular dashboard web application is hosted by Esri as part of our ArcGIS Online offering,” said John Hopkins in response. “The confusion comes from an issue where a malicious person created a downloadable Windows-based application containing malware whose display is practically identical to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus browser-based dashboard.”
We'll undoubtedly see more of these as the pandemic spreads, and they're likely to be even more effective. As a result, users should make sure they trust the website they're clicking on, even while caught up in all the drama.


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First it was the UK, then the US, then China, and now it appears that Android has its all-seeing eye on India next on the road to OS global domination…
The latest figures in from industry analysts at Convergence Catalyst state sales of Android devices are now beating iPhone hands-down, with the open app operating system drawing in ever more low- and mid-budget smartphone users amongst the country’s booming business and youth markets.
Currently Android device sales account for 28.2% of the market in India (figures for the last 12 months), but experts at Convergence Catalyst expect this figure to rocket as India continues its personal technology revolution and demand for reasonably priced smartphones doubles with, of course, Android leading the charge.
Said a spokesperson from the Bangalore-based technology analysts of the Android up-surge, “In India, there are 17 global and Indian brands that offer about 125 Android phones between them, so essentially the price range and the choice of models make it attractive… especially to college-goers and corporate users.”
Based on this on-going trend and anticipated exponential rise in demand, it seems that Android’s success in India is every bit as secure as Convergence Catalysts forecast. And the good news for Android fans that can’t handle anticipation, with only ailing Nokia’s Symbian smartphone options outpacing the Google OS in 2011 at 46.6% market share, sealing that OS success is slated for this very year.


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Before you can mirror your iPad to a Roku, you need to enable screen mirroring on the Roku, and download the Roku app on your iPad.
Roku Plus Series QLED 4K TV review: Roku's first TV shows promise, but other displays deliver better picture at the same price
Roku's Plus Series is one of the first 4K TVs manufactured by Roku itself. If you can find it on sale, it's a solid midrange QLED TV.
Fortnite maker Epic Games is laying off 16% of its workforce. Here's the full list of major US companies slashing staff this year.
The wave of layoffs hitting tech companies and beyond shows no signs of slowing. The latest: Fortnite maker Epic Games is cutting 16% of its staff.
Sweta Patel, Roku's VP of growth marketing and merchandising, spoke to Insider at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, about how AI will drive personalization, scale and impact
The best streaming devices offer quick access to popular apps and services. These are the top streaming sticks and boxes you can buy in 2023.
Instacart, Walmart, and others are rushing to power streaming TV ads to capture a $5.6 billion opportunity for retail media
Retailers and streamers are teaming up to sell targeted TV ads and prove to advertisers that streaming ads are more effective than linear TV ads.
SVB depositors including Roku and Roblox are under scrutiny from Elizabeth Warren and AOC for their 'unusually cozy' relationships with the failed bank
"The American people deserve to know how these mutual backscratching arrangements developed," Warren told Bloomberg about letters to SVB depositors.
Roku discloses it has $487 million in deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank. That’s 26% of its cash.
Streaming company Roku said in an SEC filing that it held nearly a half-billion dollars at failed bank SVB, highlighting the worries across tech.
Cathie Wood's flagship Ark ETF just logged its best month in history as its stock darling Tesla makes a comeback
Famed money manager Cathie Wood's Ark Innovation ETF scored a 28% gain for January as tech stocks like Tesla rebounded from a hellish 2022.
You can add the YouTube or YouTube TV app to your Roku device through the search function on your Roku remote.
During CES 2023, Roku announced its first in-house smart TVs. The 4K and HD displays will launch in spring, with prices ranging from $119 to $999.
More than a year's worth of salary data shows what media companies including Spotify, Snap, TikTok, and more pay US staffers for tech and other jobs.
It's easy to reset your Roku enhanced remote if it's not working by accessing the remote's reset button.
When you don't have a remote to connect your Roku device to Wi-Fi with, you can use the Roku app or browser extension as a virtual remote.
Streaming TV ad spend is expected to surge to $19 billion in 2023 — but that growth could cause some TV networks to lose a huge part of their revenue, a Wells Fargo analyst says
Warner Bros. Discovery was one media company impacted by a softening scatter market this year. Ad budgets shifting to streaming TV will further drain those dollars.
The ad industry is bracing for a recession. Here are 3 ways it could play out for Roku, Google, and Meta.
Wall Street firm William Blair polled 150 marketers on their ad spending plans and broke down how the top ad sellers could be impacted.
Walmart is bolstering its $2 billion ad biz by selling ads on TikTok and Roku, as rivals like Kroger are also pushing to sell ads in other platforms
Walmart is the newest retailer to sell ads beyond its own e-commerce site.
CHART: Companies like Roku and Zoom are giving way more stock to woo talent, which could dilute shareholders
Roku and Zoom have each issued more than 10 times the number of RSUs in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021.
Cathie Wood went on a stock-buying spree on the same day the Nasdaq saw its worst day since March 2020 on fears on a jumbo Fed rate hike.
You can change your Roku device's name using a menu on the Roku website, which is great if you have more than one Roku you need to tell apart.


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MetLife (MET) can finally leave the banking business.
The global life insurer said Wednesday that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has conditionally approved the company's deal to sell $6.5 billion in deposits from MetLife Bank to GE Capital Retail Bank (GE), GE's consumer-lending arm.
The deal, which the companies announced a year ago, took on added urgency in March after MetLife became one of four deposit-taking institutions to fail a Federal Reserve stress test. The setback prevented the insurer from raising its dividend or buying back shares until it could demonstrate to the Fed's satisfaction how the company would handle such conditions as U.S. unemployment in excess of 13% or a contraction in gross domestic product to minus 8%.
The companies "do not have an estimate" when they expect the deal to close, MetLife spokesman John Calagna said in an email.
The depository business represented about 2% of MetLife's operating earnings in the first quarter of last year, according to the company. MetLife had previously decided to unload its bank charter because of the increased costs and demands of complying with federal regulations. MetLife will be able to de-register as a bank holding company following the sale.
In September, the companies amended the deal by substituting GE Capital Retail Bank for GE Capital Bank as the proposed buyer. The shift moved review of the proposed sale to the OCC from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which met in September without taking action on the deal.