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2018 Peugeot 508 Design Changes
2018 Peugeot 508 Design Changes – Peugeot manager Maxime Picat has confirmed that the 508 will certainly proceed past 2018, when the current design results from be changed by a brand-new generation, according to a new record. UK internet site Autocar reports that while the brand name’s huge car will survive on, it will be changed in an attempt to expand the 508’s charm past its core markets in France, Spain and also Belgium.
Talking with Autocar, Picat confirmed that the car would be changed when it reaches the end of its existing lifecycle around 2018, insisting that “the question is not ‘will we replace it?’
Significant changes from the existing model are likely to focus on design and technology, with Picat suggesting that, to remain competitive in the section, the 508 have to be rejuvenated and also have its capabilities changed.
The concern is whether we duplicate the same 4.8-metre watering hole (car) style or otherwise. [The segment] the auto is in is losing customers as well as we additionally see that it isn’t a segment that customers imagine moving up to, so the opportunities available are going to decline detailed if we stall,” he claimed.
We will not take a large risk, because we don’t have a big car park of consumers we could risk losing, however we can removal the lines of where the course is and also we can be a little vibrant. We have a remedy which, we believe, is a good surprise– however I will certainly not tell you extra,” he included.
Back in 2014, Picat hinted that the next-generation 508 range could be reinforced by a ‘four-door sports car’ body design, together with the extra traditional sedan variant, in comparable blood vessel to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class as well as CLS-Class brother or sisters.
In 2014, a report by Automotive Information quoted PSA Peugeot Citroen’s Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Tavares, stating that the next-generation 508 will certainly be geared up with a larger choice of driver aid functions, including partial self-governing driving technology.
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Executive of Android manufacturer tweets first look at a Dynamic Island feature, then deletes it
Last September, Apple stunned those watching the introduction of the 2022 iPhone 14 series by revealing a new feature for the iPhone 14 Pro models. There already had been rumors that the notch would be gone from the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max but no one was expecting the multitasking feature that Apple unveiled that day to replace it, the Dynamic Island. While many hate the shape-shifting notification system, there are many others who like it and it will reportedly be offered on all four iPhone 15 models when unveiled later this year.
The Dynamic Island not only shows notifications from your apps, it also displays any timers or alarms that are in progress, an AirDrop connection, music that is playing, and directions from the Maps app. The Island is active whenever your iPhone is unlocked and appears on your home screen or any app.
When first announced by Apple, Android manufacturers scrambled to develop their own versions of the Dynamic Island for future handsets. But Android app developers actually were pretty quick to give users the option of having a Dynamic Island on their current phones via the Google Play Store.
One of the first apps to deliver a similar feature to Android phones was the dynamicSpot which not only has many of the same features as Apple's Dynamic Island, it can be set to automatically expand notifications from some apps. This way, you don't always have to tap on an app's icon (or swipe from the center to the left or right) to read the notification like you have to do with the Dynamic Island. The dynamicSpot can be found, as noted, in the Google Play Store.
Live image of a Realme C-series phone with the Mini Capsule
But there will be an upcoming Android phone with a native version of the Dynamic Island. Realme, one of the Chinese Android phone manufacturers under the BBK Electronics umbrella (along with Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, and iQOO) has a feature called the Mini Capsule that looks very much like Apple's Dynamic Island. Realme VP Madhav Sheth posted on Twitter a picture of a Realme phone with the Mini Capsule and wrote "Loving the really cool #realmeMiniCapsule on our upcoming C-series smartphone." The tweet was later deleted.
Xiaomi is another Android phone manufacturer planning to add a Dynamic Island-like feature to its phones. And recently speculation surfaced about Huawei adding the feature to its upcoming Huawei Nova 11 series.
The big question is whether we will see Samsung or even Google add a Dynamic Island feature to upcoming phones. Remember how many Android manufacturers, even Google, added a notch to their devices after Apple (even though the Essential Phone technically had one first). Considering that such a feature can easily be added to an Android phone by simply installing an app, we wouldn't expect a Dynamic Island-type system to be found as a native feature on many new Android models.

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Lufthansa cuts fares for season
Lufthansa has announced the launch of its winter sale, with fares reduced by as much as 30 per cent to some of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe flying from Dubai and Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt.
The festive holidays are now just around the corner, and UAE passengers can look forward to a more affordable break with return fares starting from as little as Dh2,190 ($596). Lufthansa passengers can avail of the lower fares even for travel on the popular dates including Eid Al Adha, Christmas, New Year and Easter, but must be booked in advance to secure seats.
The top travel destinations on offer include Barcelona ($677), Berlin ($705), Dublin ($596), Frankfurt ($639), London ($743), Munich ($626) and Paris ($669). Prices quoted are for Economy Class returns including all taxes and fees and must be booked via www.lufthansa.com. Travel period starts any date before March 31, 2013 with the return flights on or before June 30, 2013.
'Planning for holidays can be a daunting task especially when prices become prohibitive. We trust that with Lufthansa’s winter fares, our passengers will be able to afford the holiday they have been dreaming of. Flying with Lufthansa is also made more enjoyable with our product upgrades such as FlyNet’, the most advanced onboard broadband internet hotspot worldwide,' said Peter Pollak, general manager, UAE and Director Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq for Lufthansa.


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Connecting kids to help develop their social skills, female-led startup Play:Date has secured $250,000 from Modus Capital.
UAE-based startup Play:Date has announced that they’ve secured $250,000 in funding from hybrid venture capital firm Modus Capital. The female-led startup is an interactive platform where parents can start to build a social circle for their little ones, as well as receive discounts and deals on children’s products.
As well as helping parents set up playdates for their kids, the app also helps families find discount deals, complimentary events and new products, in addition to allowing them to engage with one another based on the shared interests of their children. Play:Date also hosts regular playdate tours in play areas, which have been held virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The raised funds will go towards expanding Play:Date’s presence in the Middle East, but Modus Capital will also be helping the platform in tech support, management, investor relations, and leadership support.
“We decided to work with Modus Capital as they are not your typical venture capitalists that are solely focused on investing, instead they actively assist entrepreneurs by supporting strategies and high-growth prospects. Additionally, we required a firm that had a presence not only in the region but also in the US, as it is currently our biggest market outside the UAE,” Shamim Kassibawi, Founder and CEO of Play:Date says.
The app is available on iOS and Android, and has been undergoing testing and development for three years in the UAE and USA
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First launched in September 2020, the Motorola Razr 5G foldable phone has made its way to Malaysia and has been listed on the official stores of Motorola’s parent company, Lenovo. The model is the successor to the first modernised Razr that was released in early 2020 and the lineage of both models can be traced back to the original Razr V3 that was launched in 2004.
Just as a refresher for those who aren’t familiar with the second generation Razr foldable phone, it has a 6.2-inch foldable OLED panel as its main display alongside a 2.7-inch external screen that Motorola called Quick View display. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, the 5G-capable phone also features an 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage but the phone does not come with expandable storage option though.
The Razr 5G also comes with a 48MP camera on its back as well as 20MP selfie camera as its photography tools. Completing its general specifications is a 2800mAh battery which sounds rather tiny for 2021 although it does support 15W fast chargers.
In terms of pricing, the Razr 5G can be obtained for RM 5,999 via Lenovo Malaysia’s official store on Lazada and Shopee. According to the listing on both stores, customers will also receive a free Lenovo M7 tablet and a leather case for their new foldable phone.


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Since October 10, 14 cities joined the C40 Declaration of Cities for Good Food to promote better nutrition for health and the planet. C40, also known as the Climate Leadership Group, connects 94 of the world’s largest cities to take action for a more sustainable world. The cities that have signed the Declaration are Barcelona, Copenhagen, Guadalajara, Lima, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Oslo, Paris, Quezon City, Seoul, Stockholm, Tokyo and Toronto. In order to meet their objectives, the mayors of each of these cities will work to put into practice food policies that allow their citizens to try the “Planetaryand thus be able to increase the consumption of healthy, delicious and sustainable foods that are they shop in cities and make these more affordable for everyone.
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UN suggests opting for vegan diets in the face of climate change In Mexico, Guadalajara has been the city that has taken a step forward to support a plant-based diet that takes animals and the planet into account. Its Sweden Phone Number List mayor, Ismael Del Toro Castro, said: “In Mexico, more than 20 million tons of food are wasted every year, which generates greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the planet’s environmental catastrophe; Therefore, in Guadalajara we are aligned with actions to strengthen a sustainable culture with the creation of urban gardens in the city and the promotion of sustainable food systems that favor new, healthier consumption habits.
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The planet since industrial livestock farming is responsible for emitting 14.5% of global greenhouse gases , in addition to an impressive waste of resources such as water and land and polluting both. According to research by C40, this figure will rise to 40% by 2050. Also UAE Phone Number List according to C40, eating a sustainable diet as indicated by the Planetary Diet would reduce gas emissions by 60% , provide a balanced diet for 10 billion people and save 11 million lives each year by preventing diseases associated with unhealthy diets . The proposed Planetary Plate consists of half vegetables and fruits and the other half should contain grains, whole grains, vegetable proteins, unsaturated oils and, optionally, small portions of animal protein.


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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has responded to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, which show a 1.7% increase in prices.
The BRC revealed that retailers will have to pay out an extra £137 million in business rates come April.
“Already, while retail accounts for 5% of the economy, its pays a massive 25% of all business rates,” the BRC’s Property Policy Advisor Dominic Curran said: “This £137 million increase will reduce the ability of retailers to invest in their business, their staff and their shops. The Chancellor must take action on rates in the forthcoming Budget and scrap ‘downwards transition’, which takes £1.3 billion from retailers and uses most of it to subsidise rates in other industries.
“Meanwhile, with the retail industry facing store closures and jobs losses, the Government should freeze the impending business rates increase.”
Downwards transition refers to when the revaluation of the annual rental value of a property results in a business needing to pay less tax, but is not automatically change to the correct level. Instead, they will be slowly ‘downwards transitioned’ and the money generated used to stagger the rate of increase for businesses that need to pay more.
According to the BRC, the effect of this is to essentially take £1.3 billion from retailers who are overpaying, and give back only £.06 billion to those who are ‘underpaying’.
The consortium went on to explain business rates are paid regardless of the profitability of a business or its ability to pay a tax and the rate has risen over time to be ‘unsustainable’.


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As we grow closer to October, the anticipated month for the release of the iPhone 5, rumors of the new iPhone have been running wild.
Today, 9to5Mac reported that the new iPhone will have 16:9 aspect ratio instead of the current 3:2. The width of the screen will stay the same at 1.9632 inches, but 176 pixels will be added to the display– making it 640 x 1136 resolution. The glass is said to measure 3.484 inches tall and 3.9999 inches diagonally, much larger than the iPhone 4S’s 3.5-inch screen. The extra pixels will make the bigger display just as sharp as its current Retina display.
The taller screen will also create different software possibilities for Apple’s iOS6, and it is rumored that Apple is planning on taking full advantage of that with talks of a fifth row of icons. Of course, many believe that Apple will not go with a 16:9 screen because it would create fragmentation for developers who would have to design their apps for both the old and new aspect ratios.


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Apple has reportedly started production for its September product launch event for the next iPhone and Apple Watch
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Cloudflare fixes ‘critical’ issues that caused outages on several websites on Tuesday
Cloudflare confirmed it encountered "critical" issues on early Tuesday, June 21, that lasted for nearly a couple of hours. It led to outages and server issues for various websites and platforms, including Discord and Coinbase.
On early Tuesday, Cloudflare said on Twitter that it became aware of service issues. On the status page where updates to the problem can be found, the company categorized the issue as a "critical P0 incident" around 6:34 a.m. UTC / 2:34 a.m. EDT.
"Connectivity in Cloudflare's network has been disrupted in broad regions," Cloudflare noted while investigating the issues. "Customers attempting to reach Cloudflare sites in impacted regions will observe 500 errors. The incident impacts all data plane services in our network."
Cloudflare provides content delivery network and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation services to a wide range of websites and online platforms worldwide. ZDNet says the term is often used to characterize a "first-priority problem," which goes to show how pressing the issues were. But the latest incident update, as of this writing, indicates Cloudflare was able to resolve the problem around 8 a.m. UTC / 4 a.m. EDT.
The server issues and online outages quickly became a trending topic on social media after it affected various websites, such as Discord, Shopify, Grindr, and Coinbase. This also explains why many users may have encountered "500 Internal Server Error" messages when attempting to use affected services on Tuesday.
The 500 error is a general status code that indicates a website's server is facing issues. But the Cloudflare status page indicates that the company managed to identify what was causing the problem less than 30 minutes after it initiated an investigation.
Discord recognized it has been affected by the server issues and confirmed that around half of its users were experiencing connectivity issues. Meanwhile, Coinbase wrote on Twitter, "We're experiencing connectivity issues across Coinbase and Coinbase Pro. This may cause failed trades, delayed transactions, and unexpected behavior on the webpage and mobile apps." Peloton, on the other hand, confirmed that the issues affected its live and on-demand classes on early Tuesday.


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Wall Street Tells Investors to Chill Out Over Chinese ContagionSimon Kennedy
The slowdown in China that took financial markets on a wild ride the past month won’t be enough to hobble the world’s biggest developed economies.
That’s the consensus from economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co., with forecasts that could help quell investor concerns over a deceleration in the world’s No. 2 economy.
Number-crunching by JPMorgan Chase economists Joseph Lupton and David Hensley suggests that if China’s expansion slows by 1 percentage point, the spillover to industrial nations is just 0.2 point of gross domestic product.
“It doesn’t mean there isn’t a negative effect, it just means that some of the positive supports are there,” said Lupton in a webcast.
The supports include lower commodity prices thanks to weaker Chinese demand, and increased capital flows to other destinations. That gives a boost to purchasing power, and puts a cap on borrowing costs in financial markets outside China. Also, just 2.5 percent of global GDP is exported to China, and much of that is composed of goods still in the production process, which are then shipped back out.
There will still be some victims from China’s weakening, namely the emerging markets including Brazil and Russia that churn out raw materials, or rely on exports for economic strength. JPMorgan Chase estimates that a slowdown in China has a one-for-one hit on such economies, meaning the biggest global threat may be an emerging-market slump.
At Deutsche Bank, economists led by Peter Hooper suggest that such concerns are overblown. They reckon China’s stock market, which has tumbled since June, is divorced from the overall economy and that the yuan’s slide will be contained.
As for Europe, Deutsche Bank is sticking by its forecast for the euro-area economy to grow 1.4 percent this year.
Also relaxed are Goldman Sachs economists Sven Jari Stehn and Jan Hatzius, who concluded that the drag on the U.S. will be minimal. With only about 7 percent of exports headed to China, they estimate the total spillover from the recent Chinese downdraft and devaluation on the U.S. to be around 0.2 percentage point.
“But the uncertainty is significant in light of the difficulty of disentangling financial spillovers and the continued downside risks to the Chinese economy,” the Goldman Sachs economists said.
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Fans of the Sounds of Southlands series have criticized just one thing about the southeast Aurora mall’s free, summer concerts over the years: the inability to sit and sip.
Although people sitting on the patios at Old Chicago or McCabe’s Bistro & Pub could hear the music while sipping a drink, it wasn’t the same as joining family or friends in front of the stage while enjoying a cold beer.
“We’ve come several times in past years, and you couldn’t always get a spot on one of the patio areas when it’s packed,” said Kathy Swanstrom, who has lived in Saddle Rock for eight years. “So sometimes you had to choose” whether to watch and listen to the musicians or have a drink and listen from a distance.
The Southlands Shopping Center, between E-470 and South Aurora Parkway, recently received permission from the city to operate a common consumption area in the mall’s Town Square in front of the movie theaters. The common consumption area is the first initiative of its kind by a shopping center in Colorado and will enable concertgoers to buy an alcoholic drink and carry it with them when they wander over to hear a band.
“This is something that we’ve been trying to do here at the shopping center for many years,” said Southlands spokewoman Joyce Rocha. “We want people to be able to safely and responsibly enjoy alcohol while they’re enjoying our events.”
To create what essentially is a large and temporary beer, wine and spirits garden, Southlands first had to get its central Main Street designated as an entertainment district. Main Street runs through the heart of the mall from Barnes and Noble to the Town Square in front of the AMC Dine-in Theatres Southlands 16 on Plaza Avenue. The common consumption area is a guarded area inside the larger entertainment district.
Initially, Southlands will open the designated drinking zone only during Sounds of Southlands shows, which run from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 17.
The area will be roped off around the stage and the front doors of restaurants that agreed to sell alcoholic beverages to roaming patrons. There are rules for the special zone. Alcoholic drinks must be consumed in the roped area. And, only people with a security-checked wristband may purchase and consume an alcoholic drink. Finally, no outside alcohol is allowed.
“There is a long list of precautions and security measures that both we and the restaurateurs had to do to get permission to run a common consumption area,” Rocha said. “We wanted our restaurant partners to know that we take this very seriously because their liquor licenses are up on the line. This is a big honor for us to have this and we want to make sure that we can keep doing it.”
Nine restaurants that surround the town square have agreed to sell beer, wine and liquor. Patrons get special transparent cups and a wrist band after personnel have checked their legal ID. Once they’ve purchased drinks, customers can walk outside to the stage area and enjoy the show and their beverage.
Platea Latin Eatery & Cantina, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings, Mt. Fuji Sushi & Hibachi, Old Chicago, Pho 97, Ted’s Montana Grill, Tokyo Joe’s and McCabe’s Irish Bistro & Pub have all agreed to participate.
“We were all over it,” said Ingrid Del-Giorino, general manager at McCabe’s Irish Bistro & Pub. “We were actually the only ones who were putting a beer garden out there during the concert series for the longest time. We knew people wanted to be outside, drinking and listening to the music all at once, so we set it up three or four years ago.”
She said, “Now that the mall made everything common consumption, it’s working even better. There’s already a lot more people coming through the doors.”
Luis Moreno, manager of Platea Latin Eatery & Cantina, said he thinks the new patio area has helped to spike the new business’ visibility as well.
“It’s definitely generating traffic and getting more people through the door or looking in,” Moreno said. “We were a little (apprehensive) at first, but the mall is managing everything extremely well, and we’re very glad that we did it.”
Shirley Sanderson and her sister snapped up a couple sangrias from Platea before heading over to a spot on the right side of the stage and reclining for a recent show by local chanteuse Sheryl Renee.
“We come to this all the time, every year, and I’d say it’s definitely better now that you can leave the section set up by McCabe’s and sit in front of the stage,” Sanderson said. “You can go to the different restaurants around here and get different drinks and try different foods and just walk around enjoying everything.”
Since the area opened June 22, people have been pouring in.
“From just week one to week two was a big jump,” Rocha said. “We heard that just in talking to our restaurants. We believe it will be a large driver of business to the businesses that are participating.”
Rocha said the mall is working with restaurants to create drink and food specials for the rest of the summer series.
Southlands will explore ways to use its new entertainment district designation after the concert series has ended, Rocha said. For example a wine walk along Main Street could benefit shops all over the mall
“We would take the same idea with what we’re doing in Town Square and bring it to the whole Main Street area,” Rocha said. “This is just another way we enhance the experience for our visitors and set ourselves apart.”


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(WTAJ) — COVID-19 has caused the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to cancel their annual holiday tour. BUT DON’T WORRY! They are hosting a live virtual event that will bring the awesome concert to your home!
On Friday, December 18 the high-energy, super powered orchestra will be playing your favorites from their show “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” through a live stream. General tickets cost $30 and you can even get merchandise on their website.


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John Daly’s ProStroke Golf features the unique and critically-acclaimed ProStroke control that allows players to shape and control real golf shots like never before in a golf videogame.
John Daly’s ProStroke Golf will feature fully licensed courses which John has played on, bringing the real PGA experience into your home. John Daly’s ProStroke Golf will also include many different game modes, realistic golf physics and commentary by the famous voices of golf, delivering the complete golfing experience to golf fans, sports fans and gamers alike.
John Daly’s ProStroke Golf: delivers an authentic golf videogame experience that will bring the competition and excitement of golf to every home.
“E3 is the first chance for journalists and gamers alike to experience John Daly’s ProStroke Golf, one of the first playable titles to feature PlayStation®Move,” said Jim Scott, CEO of O-Games. “We’re excited about this game and its ProStroke and Move capabilities, and who better to be at E3 unveiling the product for the first time than John Daly himself!”
John will be on hand at E3 in Los Angeles, all day Tuesday, June 16, challenging players to “Grip it and Rip it” and showing off the game’s innovative ProStroke™ control scheme that will take advantage of PlayStation Move.
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- SoftBank’s Misra joins Paytm board
SoftBank Group International MD Kabir Misra has been appointed as an additional director to the board of One97 Communications, which runs Paytm. Soft-Bank had infused $1.4 billion into Paytm earlier this year and is also in talks to back Paytm Mall, the company’s online marketplace, as we reported earlier.


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Yahoo’s State of Native report suggests that native advertising continues to reign supreme, with the brand seeing exponential growth of native ad consumption in all regions and across all devices.
Data from more than 74.5bn native ad impressions show that publishers have seen a 446.7% lift in eCPMs (effective cost per thousand ad impressions) on native video ad placements compared to display.
The report also highlights how consumer engagement for specific apps and devices vary by time of day and location. For example, in the US, users spend the late afternoons and evenings on their smartphones, while their nights are spent on desktop. This is compared to other parts of the world, where nights are typically spent on smartphones.


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SINGAPORE (Dec 17): After a lacklustre 2018, Asean markets stand a chance of seeing higher levels of initial public offering (IPO) activity next year – but only if there is a turnaround in economic fundamentals which lead to greater geopolitical certainty, better trade relations, and an increase in liquidity.
Should fundamentals remain as they are, it may be until only 2H19 that Asia-Pacific IPO markets see a sustained improvement in activity.
This is according to the latest quarterly IPO trends report by EY, which found that Asean IPO volumes and proceeds fell by 27% and 56% to 36 IPOs and US$2.3 billion ($3.2 billion), respectively, in 4Q18.
The latest quarterly data highlights conclude 2018 Asean IPO volume and proceeds at 115 IPOs and US$7.1 billion, down by 7% and 34% compared to the previous year.
Accounting for the largest proportion (45%) of the full year’s deal volume is the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with 53 IPOs, which contributed to 16% of regional deal volume with US$1.2 billion.
Vietnam and Thailand stock exchanges notably led by proceeds with 36% of market share each, with both countries hosting two sizeable IPOs, especially Thailand Future Fund IPO, being the largest IPO within Asean this year.
In its report, EY also notes that IPO activity over many parts of Asean, including Singapore, have predominantly been small-cap listings for YTD 2018.
Singapore has seen 13 IPOs totaling US0.5 billion in proceeds in the YTD, representing a 35% and 85% decline in deal volume and proceeds, respectively.
Going forward, EY is expecting sectors such as technology, media and entertainment issuers to continue driving Asia Pacific IPO markets in 2019 – but nonetheless sees investor appetite trending toward more traditional IPOs in the near-term as investors look to limit their risk.
“On the whole, 2018 was relatively quiet in the Southeast Asia IPO markets, as economic uncertainty, trade tensions and emerging market issues persist,” says Max Loh, Southeast Asia and Singapore IPO Leader, EY Asean and Singapore Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.
“Looking ahead to 2019, with Asean exchanges innovating to build their IPO pipeline, and if geopolitical and economic volatility subsides, we may see more sustained IPO activity in the second half of 2019,” he adds.
Globally, IPO proceeds rose 6% to US$204.8 billion despite a 21% decline in volume to 1,359 IPOs.
EY attributes the growth in global proceeds beyond 2017 levels to the rise of unicorn-related IPO activity as well as mega IPOs, and expects this trend to continue well into 2019 with an increasing backlog of IPO candidates and more widely-available capital.
The firm also underscores a likelihood of global proceeds meeting or even exceeding 2018 levels – particularly if a greater number of unicorn firms as well as tech, industrials, consumer products and healthcare-linked companies come to the public capital markets in the year ahead.
Hong Kong, London and the US are expected to remain top destinations for IPO activity as EY anticipates the momentum of cross-border activity to continue into 2019.


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Why did Canada eliminate dairy from their National Food Guide?
Canada's national food guide was updated and one product was noticeably "missing": dairy! The new guide, released by the Canadian Ministry of Health, eliminated the "one daily dose of dairy" recommended before and, instead, suggested that people should drink more water, eat a variety of unprocessed foods and choose proteins that come from plants — not animals — more often.
It took specialists three years of consultations to create the new guide. The last time it was updated was in 2007. Since the food guide was first published in 1942, Canadians have been encouraged to eat or drink several servings of dairy a day.
Now, instead of the previous four food groups (vegetables and fruit, grain products, milk and meat), Canada classifies food into three groups: vegetables and fruits, whole grains and protein foods. Substituting meat and dairy as a group, "protein foods" open space for people to start seeing pulses such as lentils and beans, plant-based milk, nuts, seeds and tofu as good and healthy sources of proteins.
Canada doesn't mind the animal producers lobby — it's people's health that matter
Of course, the changes over time have not pleased the animal farmers' lobby — but the government is doing what's right for people's health, the environment and the animals, and just don’t care about the pressure.
"We were very clear that when we were looking at the evidence that we were not going to be using reports that have been funded by the animal industry as well," says Dr Hasan Hutchinson, general director of Health Canada's office of nutrition policy and promotion.
Dr David Jenkins, the Canada research chair in nutrition and metabolism and a professor at the University of Toronto, who created the Glycaemic Index in the 1980s, said Health Canada is doing the right thing. "I think [the guide] is moving in a plant-based direction, which will ruffle some feathers, but I think that's the direction it needs to go," he commented. Jenkins himself now follows a plant-based diet for environmental reasons.
Dairy consumption is decreasing in the whole world
Milk consumption has declined since 2009, according to Statistics Canada, while the popularity of plant-based milk-alternatives has grown. In 2009, each Canadian consumed an average of 81.79 liters of milk. In 2018, this number decreased to 65.85 liters per person.
This is a global trend! We recently talked about a new study that showed that a quarter of British people are choosing plant-based milk over dairy. 23% of people in the UK used plant-based milk alternatives in the three months up to February 2019 — in 2018 it was just 19%. Women and young people are the ones leading this change for the better.
37% of people between 16 and 24 years old said the reduction was due to health reasons. And they are totally right. As many scientific studies are coming to light, it's becoming harder to hide the truth: dairy products are not only unhealthy, but they're also linked to many serious diseases and even to elevated mortality rates.
The environment is also a legitimate reason. 36% of the participants in the study agreed that dairy farming has a negative impact on the environment.
A University of Oxford study analyzed the environmental impact of dairy, rice, soy, oat, and almond milk, measuring emissions and land and water use. The results show that greenhouse gas emissions from dairy were three times higher than from the plant-based alternatives, and that soy and oat milk require drastically less water use. Any of the vegan milks would require at least 10 times less land use than cow' s milk.
Drinking one glass of milk a day over an entire year is the equivalent of driving a regular petrol car for 941 km and taking 703 showers lasting eight minutes. The same numbers for oat milk would be like riding the car for 270 km and taking 54 showers!
Like Canadians, are you also concerned about your health, the environment and how animals are treated in animal farming as well? Thanks to lots of information and plant-based options, each day is easier to ditch meat, milk and eggs.


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The following article is courtesy of AETOS analyst Ryan Chen.
Why the shift in monetary policy
Prior to the beginning of 2019, America saw a quarter threatened by a growing crisis. On October 3, 2018, starting with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Powell’s statement that “It is still a long way before the neutral interest rate,” the collapse of the U.S. stock market led many stock indexes into technical bear market, and the assets such as Treasury inflation-protected securities and credit bonds in the U.S. were greatly depreciated. It was the same with global assets, including energy.
Meanwhile, the U.S. and global economies suffered a rapid downturn in the fourth quarter, as evidenced by the stalled industrial expansion, the cooling of inflation and a new low in business confidence. The Citigroup’s global economic surprise index (CESI), which reflects the difference between the actual economic data released and the market expectation, turned downward, and the CESI dropped below the zero axis with respect to the United States, the Eurozone and Japan.
Given such a backdrop, the decision makers of the Fed began to gradually change the tone. By the end of December 2018, the U.S. government was in the midst of its longest shutdown in its history, delaying the release of several key aspects of data. The Fed was caught in a dilemma, while the policy makers were becoming increasingly dovish in their belief that the economy was weakening.
In the statement after the first FOMC in 2019, the Fed deleted “gradual increase in interest rates” and “roughly balanced risks facing the economic prospect,” admitting that “market-based expectations of inflation fell,” downgraded its judgment of the U.S. economy from “robust growth” to “steady growth,” and rarely added three sections of words about shrinkage.
The postponement of key data offered the strongest endorsement of the Fed’s dovish shift:
- Retail sales data, which reflect the strength and weakness of consumer spending, which accounts for more than 70% of U.S. economic output, suffered a historical weakening. In December of 2018, the U.S. saw its retail sales fall 1.6% month-on-month, the biggest drop since September 2009. Moreover, core retail sales fell 1.8%, the biggest drop since September 2001.
- The U.S. saw its trade deficit reach $59.8 billion in December, a figure that outstripped the expectations. Given inflation, this level of deficit represented the biggest drag on GDP over the same period since the founding of the United States. The IMF expected the U.S. current account deficit to expand 26.4% year-on-year in 2019, with annual growth hitting its post-2000 peak.
- The U.S. government’s 1.5 trillion tax reform policy has shown an increasingly clear marginal diminishing effect. The 2.2% annualized quarter-on-quarter growth rate of its GDP in the fourth quarter of 2018 was significantly slower than that in the third quarter.
Trade and retail sales data represent a low trajectory for the U.S. economy in the first quarter of 2019, some agencies said. Forecasts for U.S. growth in the first quarter of 2019 were pessimistic, according to prediction models such as Atlanta Fed’s GDPNowcast model based on Bridge-equation integration source data and corresponding GDP subcomponents, the GDPNowcast model of the New York Fed based on Kalman filter technology and dynamic factor modeling, and the “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea” prediction model of investment banking institutions. As of March 22, the median forecast from the leading investment banks was 1.5%, and the two Fed models were even gloomier (1.29% for the New York Fed and 1.2% for the Atlanta Fed).
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Anonymous company review site Glassdoor Wednesday released its Best Places to Work in 2016 list on Wednesday.
The company has published the 25 highest rated companies in the UK based on reviews on its site. Glassdoor lets people anonymously rate companies they’ve worked for, so the list is a likely a pretty honest assessment of which companies in Britain have the happiest staff.
Glassdoor used a special algorithm to calculate its list, taking into account the quantity, quality and consistency of company reviews. Companies had to get at least 25 ratings from British employees in the year to November 1 to read more >>>
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Mozambique’s three mobile network operators have jointly announced that they have disconnected one million accounts for which users have failed to register the correct details. According to a report from APA, the disconnection affects SIM cards which were acquired before 20 November 2015; cards bought after that date can now only be activated once the customer submits the required information, which includes user’s name, identity card number, date, place of issue and validity, phone number, serial number of the pre-paid SIM card, address and signature.
The government has been trying since 2010 to force cellcos to register all SIM details, but operators mCel, Movitel and Vodacom repeatedly called for more time to complete what they say has been an enormous task. Mozambique was home to an estimated 18 million mobile subscribers at the end of September 2015, according to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, with users fairly evenly split between the three providers. New regulations mean that SIM cards can now only be bought from authorised dealers, which could seriously affect future take-up in rural areas, where users previously relied on itinerant vendors.


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The demand for face masks in the UK has risen amid fears about the coronavirus, despite expert advice casting doubt on their effectiveness.
There has been a “considerable increase” in demand at some pharmacies, with cases of Chinese tourists buying masks for their return to China, according to the National Pharmacy Association.
But experts warn there is “very little evidence” of the benefits of wearing face masks outside a clinical setting, and say that people concerned about the transmission of infectious diseases “would do better to prioritise good personal, respiratory and hand hygiene”.
On the Boots website, a six-pack of “safe & sound” surgical face masks is sold out, with a note saying they will not be receiving any further stock.
Another product on the Boots website, a box of 50 masks, is also sold out and carries the same message about not being restocked.
Boots said surgical face masks were available to order in stores as a special line from the pharmacy counter, adding that it understood some customers may want them and so could speak to pharmacists who had the latest public health advice on coronavirus, and could look to order them.
The company said it had experienced intermittent supply of face masks and planned to restock them when possible.
“However, there is very little evidence of widespread benefit from their use outside of these clinical settings.
“Face masks must be worn correctly, changed frequently, removed properly, disposed of safely and used in combination with good universal hygiene behaviour in order for them to be effective.
“Research also shows that compliance with these recommended behaviours reduces over time when wearing face masks for prolonged periods.
“People concerned about the transmission of infectious diseases would do better to prioritise good personal, respiratory and hand hygiene.”
A spokesman for the National Pharmacy Association said: “A growing number of people are asking pharmacists for general advice about coronavirus, and preventative measures.
“Some pharmacies have seen a considerable increase in demand for face masks, including masks bought by Chinese tourists for use upon their return to China.
“However, the World Health Organisation and Public Health England guidance is focused on good hygiene and safe food practices, not masks.
“Therefore, pharmacists are reinforcing the message, to people wishing to purchase masks, that they should take the precautions advised by public health agencies.”
The coronavirus death toll, which has risen to 170, is currently lower than the 348 people who died in China from Sars.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) – which said the “whole world needs to be on alert” over the outbreak – is expected to reconvene its emergency committee on Thursday to decide whether to declare an international public health emergency.
The WHO’s advice for the public on coronavirus includes hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food practices.
On face masks, a poster on the WHO website, under the heading Stay Healthy While Travelling, says: “If you choose to wear a face mask, be sure to cover mouth and nose – avoid touching mask once it’s on.
“Immediately discard single-use mask after each use and wash hands after removing masks.”
Meanwhile, a branch of B&Q in London appeared to be low on stocks of face masks, with racks empty on Wednesday evening.
B&Q has been contacted for comment.
And on amazon.co.uk, a pack of 12 “anti-virus” flu surgical face masks is sold out, with the online retailer saying they did not know when, or if, the item would be back in stock, although there were other masks available on the site.
An Amazon spokesman declined to comment.


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Dinesh Arora was involved in family’s garment business for 14 years before realizing the scope F&B industry holds. “Grossing revenue figures from booming F&B industry globally gave me an idea about restaurant business,” Arora explains. He started as a novice with a very little idea about the industry. “Only thing I knew was I had to think different,” he says. Unaware about the industry rules, he put in a lot of research for the first six months. He focused on creating a brand and how to put that brand in the market. “I think this strategy has helped in overcoming most obstacles and making a name in the market,” he adds. And, the only source of training he had was the friends and few family members who were already in the industry.
Riding on Success
The brand currently owns four properties which include pubs, clubs, bars and lounges namely Unplugged Courtyard, an open courtyard serving modern Indian cuisine, Bombay Bar, a throwback to the charm of Mumbai’s retro era, in Connaught Place, Tourist Janpath, a food bar for the free-spirited, laid back, edgy travellers at Janpath, and Lights Camera Action, a roof top terrace restaurant with a Bollywood inspired theme in Rajouri Garden. “Since then there have been many wow moments. The best would be getting Unplugged Courtyard inaugurated by Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon” he adds.
Innovation is the Key
To keep up with the pace, the group keeps innovating its menu, creating festive ambiance and celebrations every few weeks. Moreover, they keep on taking feedback from the guests about food, interiors, services and even the music. Arora says apart from owning one, he always wanted to design a restaurant and with Bombay Bar he got the chance to take care of each tiny detail. “Starting right from the type of furniture, the kind of curtains, the lighting, the décor, I designed and curated everything with my team of chefs and designers,” Arora smiles. He has two new restaurants coming in next few months in Delhi. Swad Desh Videsh ka, a pure-veg fast casual restaurant, will be opened in Nehru Place and Bombay Bar in Rajouri Garden. Adding to this, the group wants to take Unplugged Courtyard brand to all major Indian cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad in the coming months.


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SN is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 9th annual Technology Excellence Awards program.
The program is designed to recognize food retailers and wholesalers that have demonstrated exceptional innovation and industry leadership in the use of information technology to support their operations.
An award will be presented in each of three categories: chain, wholesaler and independent retailer (wholesaler supported).
Nominations may be submitted by any company operating in or serving the food distribution industry, including retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, brokers, consultants and technology providers; retailers and wholesalers may nominate their own companies.
Winners will be selected by SN editors based on the content of nominations and coverage by SN over the past year. The deadline for submission of nominations is April 8. Winning companies will be profiled in the May 16th issue of SN. Click here to nominate a company.


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DJI Air 2S rumors have been growing steadily in the past few weeks, with evidence mounting that DJI is working on a successor to the mid-range DJI Mavic Air 2 – and now fresh speculation has suggested it could with an unexpected feature.
We recently saw the arrival of the DJI FPV, which comes with DJI’s FPV Goggles V2 – this headset receives a latency-free video feed from the drone, so you can get a bird’s eye view from the sky for a pretty thrilling flying experience.
According to a DroneDJ source, it now seems the rumored DJI Air 2S will benefit from the same trick and “be capable of connecting with the V2 Goggles for First Person View flight”.
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Cherryland Electric Co-op has launched a new website to help their members stay updated and take advantage of all the co-op’s programs and services.
Included is information about energy efficiency rebates, online account management and history, scholarships, board meeting minutes, and co-op news and events.
“Our goal was to create an easy-to-use web experience, and members can access the website from anywhere. The site uses a responsive design to make sure members have an equally awesome web experience on a smartphone or tablet as they do on a PC,” explains Rachel Johnson, the co-op’s grassroots advocate and members services manager.
Members first need to set up a SmartHub® account with the co-op, and then they can log-in anytime and pay their bill or view their most recent electric usage.
Other new features include highlights of pertinent co-op news and events right on the homepage, an interactive “get to know your bill” feature that helps members manage and understand their monthly bill, and a new space for blogging. Since its launch earlier this month, Cherryland’s blog has already received more than 140 comments from member-owners.
Visit CherrylandElectric.coop to see the new site.


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Xbox Chief States Frame Rate ‘Significantly More Important’ Than Resolution
In an interview with CVG, Head of Microsoft’s Xbox division Phil Spencer talked about the Xbox One’s performance, and stated that a smooth frame rate is more important to a game than resolution.
When asked about the performance gap between the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, Spencer responded, "We have done a lot of work with our partners and we constantly evolve our development tools.” He then mentioned that many games are pretty much identical on both systems, stating, "We announced that Destiny will have the same resolution and frame rate on Xbox One as PS4. There are (sic) a long list of games. Reaching parity with our partners has been important."
Spencer then spoke about his feelings on resolution and frame rates. "But in the end I don't want it to be about a number, because 1080p isn't some mythical, perfect resolution," Spencer said. "Frame rate to me is significantly more important to gameplay than resolution and the mix of those two which brings the right art style and freedom, whether it's on PlayStation or our platform." The Xbox chief even gave an example from the competition to drive home his point; "I look at games like The Order: 1886 on Sony's platform and they picked a different resolution - I like the resolution that they picked, I think it's interesting."
Spencer does recognize the importance of a game’s resolution, however, as he stated, "Clearly some genres like with racing sims like Forza, hitting 1080p/60fps is important. So there are certain genres where there's an expectation, but there are also other genres where I'd rather use the cycles to put more effects on screen or better lighting. I've got to put the tools in the hands of developers."


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The General Motors Renaissance Center headquarters will be undergoing some big changes starting this summer, as the automaker announced a massive renovation project for the Detroit landmark.
The 120,000-square-foot renovation will extend the front complex, which houses the Detroit People Mover station, to Jefferson Avenue, and an 8,000-square-foot addition will include a 70-foot-wide by 80-foot-long exterior video screen. The current GM World vehicle display area will be reconfigured into the expansion, which will also host interactive exhibits and potential areas for new vehicle debuts.
“One of the things about brands and marketing is … storytelling … (and) one of the platforms for telling our story is our headquarters,” Tim Mahoney, chief marketing officer for Chevrolet, said.
“We really believe when it’s finished, this will one of those destinations you want to come see when you’re in Detroit.”
The 8,000-square-foot expansion will include five tiered levels for guests to explore, and be home to a new GM retail store, too.
The project has an estimated completion date of 2018, and GM is currently finalizing negotiations for a contractor. The renovations will be the most major additions to the headquarters since 2001.


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Correcting Credit Report Errors a Major Challenge
Feb. 2, 2015
A recent study by the FTC found that correcting errors on credit reports is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers. According to the report, 12% of U.S. consumers dispute erroneous credit reports without any resolution. Every year, millions of consumers contact credit reporting agencies, such as TransUnion, Experian and Equifax, to correct errors on their reports. The errors are most commonly due to debt that consumers claim they never owed in the first place.
Very often, such companies will insist the reports are correct, even after consumers provide court records and other proof that indicate otherwise. Incorrect credit reports can deny consumers of a mortgage or loan, which can have a ripple effect on their financial wellbeing.
Consumer protection advocates believe erroneous credit reports are created when debt buyers purchase old, often incorrect debt. Many debt collectors fail to fact check the debt they purchase from lenders and creditors, which in turn, leads to incorrect information on credit reports.
Credit reporting companies are also to blame for their laziness in properly dealing with credit report disputes. The FTC and other consumer protection advocates believe many credit reporting firms fail to follow up with such disputes because they require more time and resources than what the companies are willing to invest.
Similarly, other experts hold that credit bureaus refrain from following up on disputes because doing so lacks a profit or positive outcome for the big firms. Individual consumers do not pay the bills for larger credit bureaus, while creditors and lenders do, which simply leads to the bureaus not giving consumers the time of day.
The FTC is looking into possible solutions with regards to correcting erroneous credit reports and holding big credit bureaus responsible.


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- Pokemon Go is officially canceling Nidorino and Gengar Raid Day in select countries.
- Japan, South Korea, and Italy are the only countries listed so far.
- Players are asked to stay tuned for updates.
As precautions around COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus grows, events like Facebook's F8 are being canceled and companies are pulling out of the upcoming Game Developers Conference in San Fransico. Now, Pokemon Go developer Niantic is also putting safety concerns first.
Although Niantic doesn't reference COVID-19 specifically, the company took to its Support Twitter Account to announce cancellations in Japan, South Korea, and Italy.
The tweet also instructed players to stay tuned for further updates. Whether those updates will be to announce further cancelations or to announce rescheduled dates, we do not yet know.
As soon as there is any further news, we will be the first to update you.
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Transport Deputy Minister Colonel Panji Kaunda has announced that all public service vehicles will be required to be painted with an orange strap once a new law changing the colour code is put in place.
Colonel Kaunda said the Orange strap should be 10 centimeters across the body of the bus.
Colonel Kaunda disclosed that a new law is pending clearance to change the color code of passenger public service vehicles.
“Operators who own a fleet of more than 30 vehicles will be at liberty to seek exemptions from the Minister of Transport and adopt their own colour of choice,” Colonel Kaunda said.
He said this during a news briefing this morning that the move was agreed after consultative meetings with various stakeholders.
Colonel Kaunda noted that the move was prompted by the high levels of pirate taxis, and tipper trucks on hire for ferrying goods being used by owners to evade the payment of government needed revenue.
He said luxury buses will be exempted from the requirements.
Colonel Kaunda said taxis should be fitted with a taxi illuminating lump and a display of a taxi fleet code.


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Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading global consulting and IT services provider, announced today that it has signed a MoU with Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Hyderabad, an autonomous Plastics Training & Application Research Institute, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, for developing new engineering plastic materials through an Industry-Institute collaborative approach. The collaboration is part of Satyam’s strategic initiative of developing a global innovative ecosystem of alliances to provide total engineering solutions to its global customers.
“CIPET – Satyam relations will strengthen the research base in innovative plastic material development which will benefit the industry and community. This is one of the initiatives taken up by CIPET Hyderabad in the field of applied research to work closely with the demands of the industry,” said Mr. Poomalai, Head & Deputy Director, CIPET, Hyderabad.
The proposed alliance is aimed at synergizing the product design and development expertise of Satyam Engineering Solutions and application research of CIPET, Hyderabad to develop innovative materials for new products being developed for customers worldwide. This relationship will establish CIPET & Satyam together as a provider of applied research services to meet the needs of the global customers thereby successfully establishing an Industry-Institute partnership.
“This partnership would help Satyam Engineering Solutions to be a leading product design service provider with an innovation ecosystem of alliance partners,” said Dr. T.S.K Murthy, Global Head – Integrated Engineering Solutions, Satyam.
Engineering plastic materials are used widely in various industries and they have evolved many innovative products and have become an integral part of our lives. In a typical industry, constantly shrinking product development lifecycles and the desire to bring new products to the market faster are the key factors contributing towards higher demand for new plastic products with better characteristics for application and manufacturability.
Satyam (NYSE: SAY), a leading global business and information technology services company, delivers consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing solutions to clients in 20* industries and 61* countries.
Satyam leverages deep industry and functional expertise, leading technology practices, and an advanced, global delivery model to help clients transform their highest-value business processes and improve their business performance. The company’s 49,199* professionals excel in engineering and product development, supply chain management, client relationship management, business process quality, business intelligence, enterprise integration, and infrastructure management, among other key capabilities.
Satyam development and delivery centers in the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Egypt, UAE, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia serve 630* clients, including more than one third of the Fortune 500. For more information, visit satyam computer website.
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Macky Franklin and Syd Schulz like to mountain bike – professionally that is.
But right now, during the coronavirus pandemic, their races have been canceled and they have been staying in Taos, the place they call home when they aren't living on the road out of their van.
They've been spending time creating a "dream mountain bike workshop" – which was recently finished and shown on their YouTube channel "Syd and Macky" – and hanging out with the family whom they live with. But they are also newly minted game creators, as they released their new board game "Send It!" which is, of course, about riding mountain bikes.
The board game's final prototype was finished in May and Franklin and Schulz had a live launch party for it, where they explained the game to fans and where they gave them a timetable of when the physical game will be ready. The game is expected to be released during the "holiday season," Schulz said.
During the live launch party, Schulz and Franklin created a Kickstarter to help raise money to create the physical copies – and within eight hours, their goal of $25,000 was surpassed. Not long after, their stretch goal of $40,000 was surpassed. They made a total of more than $50,000 in less than a month's time.
The game, Franklin said, was inspired by a crash he endured more than a year ago. Schulz and Franklin had visited friends in Arkansas to ride a trail they made, and Franklin "really, really screwed up and crashed off the drop," he said. Franklin dislocated his shoulder, got stitches and was off the bike for a couple of months.
That crash led to Franklin playing tons of board games, which then led to conversations with Schulz about creating a mountain bike board game – which resulted in the creation of Send It!
They went through a few versions with the help of feedback before landing on the current version – the one that will be sent out to those who purchased it as part of the Kickstarter campaign.
"Our original idea isn't the latest version of the board game, but we used feedback to get it to where it is now," Franklin said.
Creating a board game required illustrations, and Franklin and Schulz didn't have a background in that. So they contacted Kristina Wayte, whom Schulz and Franklin found through the help of their YouTube subscribers. Wayte, on a video posted to YouTube, was a big fan of the game and quickly took to helping design the game for its final version.
In the process of creating Send It! Franklin and Schulz were unsure of how people would respond to the creation of a new board game – and a mountain biking one at that. Quickly, though, those doubts subsided.
"We didn't know how many mountain bikers were out there that play board games," Franklin said. "We don't know if people are willing to play it. So it's really cool to see people come together and support an idea."
The game itself has multiple scenarios that can play out, but in essence, the end goal is to join the "Mountain Bike Hall of Fame" which can be achieved by "sending it" on the final feature and reaching the "Golden Burrito."
"Send It! is a fast-paced mountain bike game where you ride, train, prepare and 'send' progressively harder features," reads a portion of the Kickstarter on how the board game is played. "Players race from the trailhead through three levels (green, blue, black) to be the first to be inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and collect the coveted winner's trophy, the Golden Burrito."
Franklin, who was raised in Taos most of his childhood, went to Taos High School and Moreno Valley before attending school in Vermont, where he met Schulz. He was part of FITaos, and he credits Susan Fiore and Sean Cassily as some of the biggest factors in his current mountain biking career.
The couple's YouTube channel, where they chronicle their everyday lives and their mountain bike races, is a vlog channel through the lens of professional mountain bikers. Franklin and Schulz are closing in on 50,000 subscribers.
"That's sort of exactly what it is," Franklin said when asked if their YouTube channel centers around chronicling their mountain biking lives, on the track and off.
The couple's goal for the game Send It! is to eventually get physical copies into stores such as REI, Franklin said. He mentioned that some sports outfitters stores locally in Taos, like Taos Mountain Outfitters, would be a suitable fit, too.
Right now, however, Franklin and Schulz are just happy with the outcome of the game itself, and with all the support they have received for it.
Franklin said that for fans who weren't able to preorder a copy during the Kickstarter, that late pledges can be made through a "pledge manager," on the website senditboardgames.com.
You can follow the couple's adventures on Instagram (instagram.com/sydandmacky) and on YouTube.


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General Motors is proposing that the US adopt a single nationwide standard for the adoption of zero-emissions cars. In a press release today, GM said it would comment on the proposed with a call for a National Zero Emissions Vehicle (NZEV) program that would cover all 50 states.
GM's proposed NZEV program would require automakers to sell seven percent zero-emissions vehicles by 2021, with that level increasing by two percentage points each year to 15 percent by 2025. Then by 2030, that figure would need to jump to 25 percent. The system for measuring the percentage of ZEVs sold would be based on "credits" that would relate to an electric car's range; automakers would also be able to use "averaging, banking and trading" to meet the criteria.
GM says that the rules, if fully adopted, could put 7 million "long-range" electric cars on American roads by 2030, saving 375 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions from 2021 to 2030.
Currently, California has a so-called ZEV mandate that requires automakers sell a certain percentage of zero-emissions (generally electric) vehicles within the state. Several other states follow those rules, too. The federal government, however, has proposedwith the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
However, GM says that having one national rule would not only accelerate the introduction of more electric cars, but also would reduce uncertainty for automakers as they develop future models. Building one set of vehicles for ZEV states and different ones for other states would be, "very costly, and frankly unnecessary," Mark Reuss, GM's executive vice president of global product development, told Bloomberg.
"I believe it [the rule] will facilitate more makers to be able to really focus on development of electric vehicles more efficiently and take the guesswork out of what we think may or not happen," he said.
Other tenets of GM's proposed policy encourage automakers to work toward "commercially viable" pricing for electric-car batteries, targeting a cost of $70 per kilowatt-hour of capacity. (For reference, the Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that the battery in the costs about $205 per kWh.) Automakers could also receive "additional consideration" for launching electric cars in autonomous ride-sharing programs. GM stands to benefit, for instance, as it is working on a co-developed with Honda.
For now, GM's proposal is just that: a proposal. The federal government is accepting comments on the SAFE Vehicles rule, which aims tofor new cars in the coming years. GM's proposal is likely only to continue the feud over this rule; California and 17 other states have already .


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WEATHER EXPERTS PREDICT HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE COMING MONTHSIS YOUR SKIN PREPARED?
The combination of colder temperatures and reduced humidity in winters atmosphere naturally extracts hydration from the skins top layer, making skin tighter and drier than during any other season. But the answer is not simply slathering on more of your every day moisturizer.
What should you do? According to dermatologists you should start with a lotion, then as conditions become colder and drier, move to a cream. When skincare conditions are their harshest, youll need to turn to an ointment. In fact, for years, dermatologists and pharmacists have adhered to this pyramid approach to winter skincare.
And, finding the right approach for your skin has never been more important, as the weather experts at Weather 2000, Inc., a long term weather prediction service, anticipate a harsher winter season this year, and for years to come, that could have people encountering a new realm of dry skin problems. According to chief meteorologist Michael Schlacter, temperatures in the northeast for the end of 2003 are expected to be cooler than in years past a sign that a good winter skincare regimen will be more important than ever.
"As June 2003 was the 9th consecutive cool month for the Northeast, the region could easily eclipse a full year of consecutive cool months, with our research pointing toward chilly and stormy weather closing out 2003," said Schlacter.
In the entire eastern half of the United States, Schlacter also predicts that during the next two decades, harsh winters and consecutive cold seasons will be more active than usual, indicating that skin will need serious winter protection in the coming years. And the wild, wild west? Schlacter states: For the western part of the nation, we can expect and increase in weather volatility for upcoming years.
Enter Eucerin and Aquaphor, two well-known skincare brands who have worked hard to become winter skincare experts. Along with Weather 2000, they have created the Winter Skindex Map, which utilizes monthly skin moisture requirement predictions to provide recommendations on the type of moisturizing products skin will require. Based on such factors as cold temperatures, relative humidity, wind and frozen precipitation, these skin moisture requirements help predict skin care moisturization needs across all regions of the U.S:
Updated monthly, the Eucerin and Aquaphor Winter Skindex Map is designed to coordinate with the dermatologist pyramid approach. A quick glance at the November December 2003 map, and its easy to find the right dermatologist-recommended Eucerin and Aquaphor moisturizer for each respective region. Now, everyone can be prepared to keep skin looking great, no matter what their weather prediction:
· Lightest blue areas:
In these areas that experience warmer temperatures and higher levels of humidity, moisturizing lotions, like Eucerins Daily Replenishing Lotion provide replenishing hydration for the skin.
· Medium blue areas:
As temperatures and humidity levels plummet, thicker, moisturizing creams such as Eucerins Original Moisturizing Creme, provide longer lasting moisturization and repair damaged, dry skin more effectively.
· Darkest blue areas:
For cracked and raw skin caused by the most severe winter conditions, Aquaphor Healing Ointment provides soothing relief, as it works to protect and heal skin.
Regardless of the weather, Eucerin and Aquaphor offer the best in moisture therapy to help every skin type survive the harsh winter, and every other season, the right way. To find the doctor approved moisturizing products that will best work for you this winter, visit www.eucerin.com and www.aquaphorhealing.com.
About Weather 2000, Inc.
Weather 2000 was the first long-range consulting firm to provide the Energy and Re/Insurance Industries with research and meteorological forecasts for Weather Derivatives, Weather Insurance and Weather Risk Management. Since the Weather Risk Market's origins in early 1997, Weather 2000 has conducted hundreds of Site-Specific Long Range Forecasts and research reports for our clients, providing invaluable assistance and insight, saving them millions of dollars to date. For more information, go to www.weather2000.com.
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April 21, 2011 BY Aaron Hope
One of the best parts about 2011’s Air Jordan III Retro ‘White Cement’ was the inclusion of an OG-style Elephant print box. And from the looks of these new photos of the ‘True Blue’ Air Jordan 3s, it’s a safe bet that this holiday’s ‘Black Cement’ joints will come with the same packaging. But while those are over eight months off, the True Blues are set to light the summer on fire with their classic, subtly patriotic colorway. Unlike the 2009 international-only release, these joints will be available at US retailers too, but there’s still an advantage to being elsewhere this time around, as Japanese retailers like Kinetics will see theirs drop next Saturday, April 23rd. Click through to see more images and let us know if you’ll try to grab yours early, or complete the deed by copping a pair now on eBay.
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The Co-operative Bank will this month complete its multi-million pound project to automate its branches and improve customer service. The project was originally set up to deal with the millennium bug,...
Companies are challenging Amazon in retail and cloud
Cosmetics firm is undergoing a top-to-toe tech refresh with GDPR compliance thrown in
DFS resorts to cloud to help handle spikes in online demand
Economy and business performance not a problem, reckon small firms
Charity engages Braintree to move away from previous payment system which was in danger of failing and losing millions of pounds of donations, admits CTO


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For the second time in the past few months, the Oracle of Omaha's Berkshire Hathaway is helping to finance a big deal. That's an encouraging sign.
By Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com editor at large
Last Updated: July 10, 2008: 10:24 AM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- American consumers aren't the only ones going shopping. So is Warren Buffett.
Stocks initially rose Thursday morning thanks to better-than-expected sales reports from Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) and other top retail chains.
But the other big corporate event of the day was the news that Dow Chemical (DOW, Fortune 500) agreed to buy rival specialty chemical maker Rohm & Haas (ROH, Fortune 500) for $78 a share, a whopping 74% premium to yesterday's closing price.
Dow is getting some help to finance the deal, including money from a Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund and none other than Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500), the investment arm of Buffett.
This is interesting since it marks the second time in the past few months that Berkshire has taken part in a high-profile deal.
In April, Berkshire agreed to help privately held Mars finance its $23 billion takeover of The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the gum and candy maker. Berkshire also said it was taking a $2.1 billion stake in Wrigley (WWY, Fortune 500).
It all just goes to show that Buffett is not panicking in this rocky market and is instead searching for opportunities.
To be sure, Buffett is not ignoring the obvious bad news about the economy. He's said in numerous interviews this year that he believes the economy is already in a recession and that it could be worse than some fear.
But Buffett is putting things in perspective. Recession does not equal the second Great Depression or economic Armageddon. Rather, Buffett seems to be following the tried and true investing axiom that the best time to make long-term bets is when fear is at its peak.
And make no mistake, this is a market ruled by fear right now. Investors are scared that oil prices are going to head even higher due to the uncertainties in Iran. They are afraid that mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae (FNM, Fortune 500) and Freddie Mac (FRE, Fortune 500) may need a government bailout.
Keep in mind, Buffett isn't making trading calls here. So his recent activity doesn't necessarily mean that the markets can't still head lower in the next few months.
What Buffett is doing though, is signaling that this is not a time for investors to be overly cautious. Stocks are still a good bet for the long haul.
For example, he told Fortune's Carol Loomis earlier this year that he has a bet with New York investment firm Protege Partners about where the market is going to head in the next 10 years. Buffett is betting that the S&P 500 will post a bigger return than a group of top hedge funds over the next decade.
In addition, Berkshire has also made some very contrarian bets in financial services this year that only can be justified by a belief that the market turmoil has created some deep values in that beaten-down sector.
In the first quarter of this year, Berkshire increased its stake in regional banks Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500), U.S. Bancorp (USB, Fortune 500) and M&T Bank (MTB). Berkshire also boosted its exposure to some consumer stocks in the quarter, most notably food giant Kraft (KFT, Fortune 500) and used car retailer CarMax (KMX, Fortune 500).
At the end of the day, investors should be reassured that the Oracle of Omaha is staying busy. Yes, it certainly seems like a frightening time right now to invest. But if Buffett's not hiding under the bed, why should you?


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30 Oct 2019
Farmers took to Europe’s streets last week to protest plans for higher environmental and animal welfare standards, whilst ethanol fuelled heated debate in the US.
After 20 years of negotiations, the EU and Mercosur have reached an agreement on a trade deal. The agreement, which will eliminate around €4 billion in duties each year and will see farmers in the Mercosur group gain considerable access to beef, sugar and ethanol markets, much to the despair of various EU farmer groups.
At the same time, EU exporters will benefit from the slashing of high tariffs on products such as chocolates, wines, spirits and soft drinks, and there will be tariff-rate quotas for dairy products, notably cheese.
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Tarpon Springs, FL– The Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomes today’s unanimous determination by the International Trade Commission (ITC) that the U.S. shrimp industry would continue to be injured by dumped imports of shrimp from India and Thailand if antidumping duties were removed. The ITC spent ten months investigating the ability of Thai and Indian companies to produce and export shrimp after the December 2004 tsunami and the effects of these exports on U.S. shrimpers. The determination confirms that antidumping duties will remain in effect until companies in India and Thailand and four other countries engage in fair trade and stop harmful pricing practices.
“The ITC properly concluded that the tsunami did not significantly impact the ability of the shrimp industries in India or Thailand to produce and export to this market,” stated Joey Rodriguez, President of the Southern Shrimp Alliance. “While the Southern Shrimp Alliance sympathizes with the tsunami survivors, U.S. trade laws must be enforced until violators play by the rules of free trade.”
In January 2005, the U.S. shrimp industry won its antidumping cases, confirming that the industry has been injured by illegally dumped shrimp imports from six countries: Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. The year long investigation resulted in trade- weighted antidumping duties of 17.22 percent on shrimp imports from the six countries found to be in violation of U.S. trade laws.
Between 2000 and 2003, the Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp industry and related businesses lost $4.4 billion as the wholesale price of dumped shrimp imports dropped 31 percent. The U.S. shrimp industry lost thousands of jobs and hundreds of business as it was forced to compete against the unfair pricing of six countries. Since antidumping duties have been assessed on dumped shrimp imports, U.S. shrimpers have seen modest price increases. Imports from non-target countries have also increased supply to meet U.S. demand for shrimp.
“U.S. shrimpers thank the ITC for recognizing that unfair trade is the biggest obstacle facing our industry,” said Rodriguez. “The shrimp industry is currently recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and facing the same high fuel prices as the rest of America. We could not survive these short-term problems if dumped shrimp was allowed to flood our markets again.”
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected the majority of U.S. shrimp industry, costing billions of dollars in lost inventory, damaged equipment, and downtime. Yet, after weeks of rebuilding, the vast majority of shrimp processing facilities in the affected states have reopened their doors for business to varying degrees. Shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico are reporting plentiful catches of high quality shrimp after the storms.
Consumers can help support the shrimp industry’s heritage and communities by asking for wild-caught, American shrimp in restaurants and grocery stores.
SSA is an alliance of the U.S. warmwater wild shrimp fishery from eight states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. For more information on the SSA or the recent rulings and studies on shrimp imports, please visit shrimpalliance.com.


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Drawing on our industry and media connections, we recently managed the UK communications for the inaugural Food Sustainability Index.
The Barilla Foundation, in collaboration with The Economist Intelligence Unit, introduced the new Index at the Barilla Forum in Milan, Italy. The Index measures the sustainability of a country’s food system in three key areas; nutrition, agriculture and food waste.
The brainchild of two research heavyweights, the evaluation maps out 25 key countries, listing Saudi Arabia (427kg) as the worst offender for food waste, whilst France and Japan top the list as the best all-rounders.
The UK is applauded in the evaluation for its efforts in raising awareness about diet and reducing food waste, but ultimately it falls short and is noted as the worst country in the EU. In fact, Britons each throw away the food equivalent to twice the weight of the average adult every year (131.5kg). That’s around 30kg more per person than some of its European counterparts.
A report accompanying the Index says 1.3 billion tonnes of edible food is wasted globally every year. With these figures climbing, the Index shows the appetite for change and makes an important statement that the flaws of a country’s food system can no longer be ignored.
With messages relevant for healthcare, food and trade communications, we took a strategic and targeted approach, resulting in major national and trade media coverage. Although a London PR Agency, we were also asked to use our global connections, working closely with a team in the US to ensure top quality media coverage was achieved across the pond.
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On May 10, Kantar and Google released their 2021 BrandZ
This is the fifth year that Kantar and Google have jointly released the “BrandZ
Unlike in previous years, the report added four new emerging markets, including India, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico, covering a total of 11 markets with great export potential for Chinese brands, and 15 in industries where Chinese brands are more active in overseas markets. The report committee selected the top 50 Chinese global brands by assigning scores to each company in one of three categories meant to represent “major elements of brand power” – the companies have to be meaningful, differentiated, and prominent.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global economy, Chinese businesses continue to invest in brand communication and innovation, and have demonstrated their determination to promote brand building and secure growth overseas.
SEE ALSO: BrandZ Includes 15 Chinese Companies in its Global Top 100 Most Valuable Brands
Since 2014, when Xiaomi went global, the company has entered more than 100 countries and regions around the world, and has become one of the world’s top three businesses in the smartphone industry, establishing a dominant position in a number of important markets. In 2020, overseas markets accounted for half of Xiaomi’s revenue, making it a truly global enterprise.
OPPO’s brand power has also grown, especially in developed markets, surging at a compounded growth rate of over 30% per year since 2018. In emerging markets, OPPO was ranked 2nd with outstanding brand power.


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- Is Facebook losing users 2020?
- Why did MySpace die?
- How much is Facebook worth now?
- Will Facebook die out like Myspace?
- Can I have 2 Facebook accounts?
- How long Facebook will last?
- Is Myspace making a comeback?
- Does anyone use Facebook anymore?
- Is Facebook still popular 2020?
- Is Facebook losing its popularity?
- Is Myspace still around 2020?
- Is Facebook growing or shrinking?
- Is social media on the decline?
- Which is the biggest social media in the world?
- Is Facebook on the decline?
- What is replacing Facebook?
- Does Justin Timberlake still own myspace?
- Who is Facebook’s biggest competitor?
- Who owns Facebook now?
Is Facebook losing users 2020?
“As expected, in the third quarter of 2020, we saw Facebook DAUs and MAUs in the US & Canada decline slightly from the second quarter 2020 levels which were elevated due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Facebook wrote in a press release.
Why did MySpace die?
There are several reasons why it’s thought that MySpace lost to Facebook. Starting from its poorly organized interface to the often-faulty technology and applications on the site, it was clear that although MySpace had a superb marketing strategy, from the technical side they were way behind other platforms.
How much is Facebook worth now?
Facebook Net Worth: $279.95B.
Will Facebook die out like Myspace?
While Facebook’s deflation may take longer than others due to its massive size — and, like Myspace, it will certainly continue to exist for decades in some form — it’s safe to say that its best days are in the past. Because it’s only a matter of time before the network effect breaks down.
Can I have 2 Facebook accounts?
Most people have just one Facebook accounts. In fact, Facebook doesn’t like it when you have two accounts, it prefers people to keep just one account. … The company actually offers two Facebook apps — no, we are not talking about the Messenger app — that you can use to log into two different Facebook accounts.
How long Facebook will last?
In 10 years, much of Facebook’s operation will likely look similar to what it is right now. But the services available through one of the company’s social apps should be far more diverse.
Is Myspace making a comeback?
The site is making its comeback as a social music sharing service. In the U.S., Myspace now has more monthly users than Snapchat and Vine, according to comScore, an Internet analytics company. … “Myspace helps individuals and artists manage their presence, find their audience, collaborate with like minds, and grow.”
Does anyone use Facebook anymore?
Facebook isn’t dead as much as it’s slowly dying. While user counts are still high, engagement is at an all-time low. Instagram is your king now, with the most daily active users and a large 20 to 40-year-old demographic.
Is Facebook still popular 2020?
In 2020, Facebook continues to grow, despite the continually rising popularity of TikTok and Instagram. In fact, over 2.45 BIllion people still log on to Facebook each month in 2020. … Midway through 2020, the average reach for posts to followers on a Facebook page was down to 5.5% of their Page’s followers.
Is Facebook losing its popularity?
The behemoth of social media saw a decline in usage, from 67 percent of Americans ages 12 and older to 62 percent of that same audience, according to Edison and Triton’s survey of 2,000 randomly selected persons. This drop is seen in every age and gender demographic as well.
Is Myspace still around 2020?
Yes, Myspace still exists and it is far from dead. It still has its Myspace domain up and running. Myspace was purchased and currently owned by Time Inc. since February 2016 and numerous redesigns and relaunches have occurred since then.
Is Facebook growing or shrinking?
Share All sharing options for: Facebook’s US user base declined by 15 million since 2017, according to survey. Facebook’s user base is shrinking, particularly in the coveted 12- to 34-year-old demographic, according to new survey data compiled by market research firm Edison Research.
Is social media on the decline?
For example, 2019 findings from Edison Research and Triton Digital show social media usage overall among Americans 12 to 34 years old across several platforms has either leveled off or is waning, while 2019 research from Global Web Index suggests that the amount of time millennial and Gen Z audiences spend on many …
Which is the biggest social media in the world?
With nearly 2.5 billion monthly users, Facebook is hands down the largest social media site in the world.
Is Facebook on the decline?
Facebook’s daily active users decline for a second quarter in the United States and Canada, caused by user fatigue and growing competition. Despite robust topline numbers, Facebook’s fourth-quarter earnings show a significant slow in growth and a second in a row decline for DAUs in its main markets.
What is replacing Facebook?
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network. When it launched it was presented as an open source Twitter competitor, but as people are leaving Facebook its being used the same way you would Facebook, which makes it a really good alternative to Facebook.
Does Justin Timberlake still own myspace?
In June 2009, Myspace employed approximately 1,600 employees. In June 2011, Specific Media Group and Justin Timberlake jointly purchased the company for approximately $35 million. On February 11, 2016, it was announced that Myspace and its parent company had been purchased by Time Inc. for $87 million.
Who is Facebook’s biggest competitor?
SnapchatWhen regular user’s video engagement is considered, Snapchat might be the number 1 in Facebook competition. It is one of the fastest growing social platforms recording global revenue of $404.48 million in 2016.
Who owns Facebook now?
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook, Inc.Logo since 2019TypePublicOwnerMark Zuckerberg (controlling shareholder)Number of employees60,654 (March 31, 2021)DivisionsFacebook Financial Facebook Technologies15 more rows