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The world will never be the same after COVID-19. Social behaviors have permanently changed as have consumer patterns. Trends in international trade have shifted, as have investment priorities. After two months in lockdown, nations must restart their economies in an environment that has changed drastically.
The silver lining is that it revealed the weaknesses in our institutions and our economies. As we rebuild, we must do so with an intent to reinvent, especially for us in the Philippines. We must work to make the nation stronger, more resilient and self-sufficient.
Let’s talk about the obvious first. Our healthcare system has proven to be acutely insufficient to support our 108 million population. As of the latest census of 2016, the country has a total of 1,224 hospitals (public and private) with a capacity of 101,668 beds. This works out to only 1.062 beds for every 1,000 people. International standards call for at least three beds for every 1,000 citizens. This means, government must increase our healthcare capacity three-fold.
Still on medical capacity, the Philippines is dangerously dependent on imports for nearly all its medical requirements. This is true for basic medical equipment, personal protective equipment as well as curative and palliative drugs. Unfortunately, pharmaceutical products and medical supplies manufactured domestically are too few and too narrow in range. This puts us in a dangerous position. During times of scarcity, we are at the mercy of countries that manufacture these products and our needs will always come second to theirs.
Thus, government must attract and liberally incentivize investments in pharmaceutical and medical supplies manufacturing. They are vital to the nation’s survival in times of lack.
The same goes for food production. Local production of rice, vegetables, meats and seafood are insufficient to feed our ever-growing population. We are dependent on imports for the lion’s share of our food requirements.
The recent disruption of the logistic chain, resulting from the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), would have led to a food shortage had government not intervened to quickly release food imports held-up in ports and facilitated their unhampered transport to wholesalers.
For rice, government had to play its diplomatic card to persuade Vietnam to continue selling rice to us. All these underscore how we cannot survive on our own food resources.
What we need is a green revolution to achieve self sufficiency in food production. This will require tremendous political will on the part of government considering the difficulty of the task, the amount of investments required and the temptation to simply import.
Attaining self-sufficiency in food requires the participation of large-scale industrial plantations as well as medium and small scale farmers. Agro-industries must be made into the cornerstone of national development where everybody participates.
Unfortunately, agricultural development is stymied by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL). The five-hectare limitation in land ownership relegates farmers to subsistence farming and low productivity. Economies of scale cannot be achieved with such a small amount of land.
The need to amend CARL cannot be overstated. Another way of going about it, as recommended by economist Calixto Chikiamco, is to condone the debts of the agrarian reform beneficiaries to the Land Bank in exchange for removing the restrictions of CARL. Besides, only 25 percent of beneficiaries are up to date with their payments.
Fostering a green revolution requires a mix of government policies. Among them is to shift to technology-based farming which can be suitable even for urban or small tracks of land. Farmers must be provided with technology, better seeds, effective pesticides and other inputs to production. The state must penalize land owners who keep agricultural land idle beyond three years, especially if the land has access to irrigation and national roads. Conversely, the state must extend incentives to land owners who produce food crops.
Our farmers need to be protected from cheap imports especially during the ramp-up stage. Hence, non-tariff barriers on imported foodstuff must be set up in the same way the US, Japan and China have. This is to be complemented by a national promotions campaign to encourage patronage of local produce.
Small and medium sized enterprises must be incentivized to engage in agriculture and/or post-harvest food production rather than food retail, as they are inclined to do due to lower barriers to entry.
As mentioned earlier, trends in international trade and investments are shifting and we must take advantage of the changing times to boost national wealth.
The most significant change is that most developed economies are moving their factories out of China to decrease their dependence on the communist republic. In fact, Japan has recently announced a $2 billion incentive package for companies who repatriate back to Japan or to Southeast Asia.
Actually, multi-national companies have begun leaving China way back 2016 due to rising wages, expensive rent and more severe environmental and labor regulations. The Philippines missed that boat. Investors chose to move to Vietnam and Thailand over the Philippines due to uncertainty in our tax laws (which persist today with CITIRA law still pending), the absence of a supply chain, a government perceived not to honor contracts, expensive power costs and corruption up to the barangay level.
Now that a second wave of companies are leaving China, the Philippines, unfortunately, is still not a priority destination. It is Mexico and Vietnam poised to benefit most. The former due to its free trade agreement with the US and Canada and the latter due to its favorable tax climate, relative ease in doing business and low labor and power costs.
Government must do all it can to get its fair share of investments. If it does, it will quickly make up for the two million jobs lost due to COVID, give the economy the shot-in-the-arm it badly needs and help transform the country from a consumer led economy to one that is production driven. The long term benefits are enormous.
Last week, I sent a message to DTI Secretary Mon Lopez requesting that we start the conversation on how to get our fair share of investments from China. I could only hope that the DTI, and the entire government, gives this due attention as this opportunity will only knock once.
COVID-19 has rebooted the economy and we are forced to rebuild. Let us hope that government doesn’t squander this opportunity to reinvent the nation to one that is stronger, more resilient and self-sufficient.

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- Meta Platforms introduces #hashtags on Threads.
- Meta started testing #hashtags on Threads with users in Australia last month and is now being rolled out globally.
- So you can categorize your posts on Threads to make it easier for others to find and join.
Meta-owned social media app Threads has started rolling out hashtags. The feature Meta started testing with users in Australia last month is now being rolled out globally.
“The ability to tag a topic on your post is now rolling out globally,” announced Instagram head Adam Mosseri. “So you can categorize your posts and make it easier for others to find and join in on the conversation,” he added.
Post by @mosseriView on Threads
While the purpose of the tags on Threads is the same as on any other platform, they work differently here. Mosseri says they are trying something simple and slightly new: a user can start a tag by tapping the # symbol and typing out the topic. However, they can type out a whole phrase and add special characters instead of being limited to just one word. But there’s still a catch – you can only make one tag per post and the tag view is the search view.
“The hope is this design focuses tags more on communities and less on engagement hacking and does so while keeping threads simple and easy to use.” wrote Mosseri.
In November, Mark Zuckerberg revealed Meta was testing a new tagging feature for its Twitter-like app that’s similar to hashtags.
“Testing a way to categorize your posts with a tag. Starting in Australia with more countries coming soon.”


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India looks for more land ports to exploit potential: Rijiju
India is looking to set up few more land ports after the success of such integrated check posts at Agartala and other places, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said today.
"We are thinking of identifying few more (land ports).
Beyond that we have border huts, custom stations and there are many things," Rijiju said addressing a function here today to celebrate 50 years of ASEAN and 25 years of India-ASEAN Partnership.
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He talked about the success and brisk business being done at land ports at Agartala and other places in the country saying that it is not easy to set up a land port because you have to have an outlet.
Elaborating further, he said, "These borders along the Eastern coast and Northeast must be hugely explored ...
otherwise people think they are far away from Delhi." "The heart of the country may be Delhi. But shape and size of country is defined by its border. The country does not begin with the capital but it begins from the border. So borders are important."
He also said that the obsession with the western education and issues with Pakistan must be done away with.
The minister said that Home Ministry has started opening various channels on the borders to foster relations with neighbours, particularly in Eastern and North-Eastern Region (NER).
The Land Ports Authority of India has taken up expansion of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Moreh in Manipur for expansion of trade with Myanmar, India's gateway to the ASEAN, and it will be inaugurated soon.
He said the ICP in Agartala on Bangladesh border has started and few more ICPs besides Land Customs Stations and Border Haats will be set up.
Echoing the views, Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that under the Northeast BPO (business processing outsourcing) scheme, the BPOs have already started working in Guwahati, Jorhat, Kohima and Imphal.
Elaborating further, he said that in the latest bid the BPOs are going to come in Dipu, Kokrajhar and Silchar in Assam; Dimpapur in Nagaland and Agratala in Tripura.
He also told that Bhubaneswar, Cuttak and Baleshwar in Odisha have become the new centres of BPOs.
"The most moving moment for me was... Kashmir... today BPOs are working in Bhadarwah, Budgam, Jammu, Sopore and Srinagar."
He said, "The latest BPOs have come out in Chittor, Mathura, Deoria, Farukabad, Jahanabad, Gaya, Pathankot, Gwalior and Amritsar. It is new India emerging." Rijiju also said East India and the NER (northeast region) are rich in mineral and natural resources.
He said many of us will be surprised to learn that Dibrugarh contributed more to government s revenues than India s commercial capital, Mumbai.
Myanmar has the third highest Indian diaspora, next only to Nepal and the US, he added.
Rijiju said East Asia and South East Asia stretching from Japan and China and upto India is emerging as the world s next economic powerhouse.
India cannot be delineated from South East Asia and East Asia, he added.
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Look, Resident Evil 6 is coming. Whether the NoHopeLeft.com website is a teaser for that announcement isn’t really known.
The website popped up a few days back, and certainly makes it sound like a walking dead apocalypse is nigh.
TheSixthAxis knew Capcom wouldn’t acknowledge the marketing campaign, so they decided to get clever. The website contacted the advertising agency responsible for the graffiti-like marks appearing in Europe, and was told Capcom is responsible for the ads.
“Panel number is 2375 03 Parry Street,” the ad firm told the site. “The company advertising on it is CAPCOM.”
Evidence of Resident Evil 6 has been mounting for months and months. There have been voice actors with the games on their resume, and allusions made by those involved in the Resident Evil movies. Just announce it already!
We'll know one way or the other pretty soon: the website alludes to a reveal tomorrow.


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China has fined services provider Meituan 3.44 billion yuan or $533 million for monopolistic behavior after months of investigation on the firm, Bloomberg reported.
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation ordered the penalty of the equivalent of 3% of the firm’s domestic revenue in 2022, as well as the return of 1.29 billion yuan of deposits from exclusivity arrangements.
The firm was also ordered to conduct improvements on its commission mechanisms and ensure the legal rights of restaurant partners and step up the protections for its delivery riders.
Analysts believe the sanctions are light in comparison with the expected $700 million in fines and are a “good outcome” for the company considering the country’s crackdown on blue-collar workers.
The company has erased some 40% of its value since hitting the peak in February and has long been facing criticisms for its supposed exclusive arrangements.
Meituan was earlier found guilty of unfair competition in at least two legal cases in 2021 and ordered to pay compensation.


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Give Back to La Comunidad This Season
The holiday season offers many opportunities to give back to la comunidad in meaningful ways. Here’s how tres Latinas are helping in their areas.
Helping the Homeless
As a decades-long New Yorker, shop owner Bianca Moreno has endured many crises, from 9/11 to blackouts to subway strikes. But when Hurricane Sandy flooded the Red Hook neighborhood just blocks from Moreno’s Brooklyn apartment, the catastrophe struck close to home.
"I went shopping at a grocery store to prepare for Sandy," says Moreno. “After the storm hit, there was no grocery store. It’s surreal."
Stirred by seeing neighborhood haunts flooded or closed -- and their owners out of money, jobs and homes -- Moreno cooked meals for the newly homeless and displaced. Then she brought them supplies, such as bottled water, batteries and toiletries.
Moreno still contributes by raising money at her vintage store, A Little Wicked. Fifteen percent of all sales go to help storm victims. "I'm committed to volunteer through the holidays. These people need help long-term, especially after the camera crews are gone. I don't want to forget about them."
Elvia Rodriguez, a government agency worker in D.C., doesn't wait for the holidays to lend a helping hand. "What I love about this season is that I can inspire others to volunteer because they tend to be more generous.”
Rodriguez jumps at the opportunity to educate friends and strangers alike about organizations such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other Latino charities she works with.
Her favorite non-profit? St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. From ice-skating fundraisers to gift giving, the benefits of working with the hospital are a two-way street for Rodriguez. "Helping out helps me, too,” she explains. “Supporting my community makes me feel like I'm part of it."
Comforting Single Moms
Being a single mom is the catalyst for Yvette Castillo's big Christmas spirit. Every year, she volunteers at a battered women’s shelter in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
In addition to a big heart, Yvette brings the kids and moms toys and gifts. "I know what it’s like to want things for your kids and not have the resources to get them,” says the native Tejana. “I promised myself if I was ever in a position to help a mom, I would." And so she does.
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OWASSO — The debut of Tommy Coulter’s Owasso restaurants in late 2018 flowed from a vision of transforming a vacant, rundown lot in the heart of downtown into a burgeoning dining destination.
He opened SMOKE Woodfire Grill and MAD Eats on the heels of Owasso’s storefront expansion and beautification in its Main Street district.
“It just seemed like a good fit,” Coulter said of Tulsa’s northernmost bedroom community. “We thought there was an opportunity to come in and really kind of anchor the downtown area.”
Coulter, who also owns a local glass contracting company, stepped outside the familiar terrain of installing frames for commercial clients a decade earlier when he and executive chef Erik Reynolds opened SMOKE on Cherry Street in Tulsa. By leading a team of 140 employees toward a steady influx of profits and foot traffic across three restaurants, they had paved the way for a promising outlook for 2020.
At least that’s the way it looked in early March.
“We went through a bunch of spreadsheets, sales projections, staff … talked about what our goals were for this year,” said Coulter, 42, who had developed a three-story, 45,000-square-foot building, SEVEN6MAIN, in Owasso’s newly rebranded Redbud District to house SMOKE, and later MAD Eats, serving chef-driven, diner-style food.
“Then five days later, we’re closed,” said Coulter, who made the decision nine days before Gov. Kevin Stitt called for a shutdown of restaurants.
As the COVID-19 pandemic halted Oklahoman’s civic lives, Coulter and Reynolds laid off 130 employees across all three restaurants — around 90 in Owasso and another 40 in Tulsa. They kept 10 workers on reduced pay to provide curbside and pickup orders.
The cuts were drastic. Employees credit Coulter and Reynolds’ decisiveness and quick notification with giving them a jump on filing for unemployment benefits.
“The way everything went, they were doing everything in our interest,” said Anthony Fasano, 33, who works in SMOKE’s Owasso kitchen serving beef and brisket entrees.
The abrupt transition left Coulter and Reynolds with stocked inventories, expanded menus and spreadsheets marked with positive projections, but with locked doors and dining rooms full of empty seats — an unfamiliar scene for the longtime business partners.
“Our sales have increased year over year for the past 10 years in Tulsa,” Coulter said, “so we’ve never laid anybody off, ever.”
Reynolds, 54, added, “I never thought I’d see anything like this in my lifetime.”
Three days after closing SMOKE’s and MAD Eats’ doors, Coulter and Reynolds transitioned to curbside service at Owasso’s SEVEN6MAIN building, eventually shutting down the Tulsa branch. They funneled resources and supplies from the three restaurants to the central location, where they operated under the new restrictions.
Curbside offerings drew consistent traffic for lunch and dinner, though the service yielded about 20 percent of the restaurants’ normal profits.
Said Reynolds, “It was keeping some people working and offering service to Owasso. We weren’t making money off of it.”
Coulter and Reynolds were among the first in the region to be approved for the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program loan. In mid-April they began rehiring a majority of their employees, including all of their kitchen staff.
The staff’s return came shortly before Stitt gave restaurants and other nonessential establishments clearance to reopen on May 1. Coulter delayed the reopening of SMOKE in Owasso by a little more than a week, and then the Tulsa store as well as MAD Eats on May 18, to ensure a smooth transition for his employees.
“Getting open and trying to move forward through a bunch of unknowns, that’s the hard part,” Coulter said. “It’s hard when you have a massively unknown sales number.”
Reynolds added, “We had gotten to the point where we could pretty accurately forecast what we were going to do for the week, so it made it that much easier to plan your scheduling and your ordering. Now I have no clue, I have no idea.”
The major problem Reynolds faces is a shortage in dairy and beef products in the wake of the coronavirus, which has affected supply lines due to COVID-19 infections of workers in processing plants.
“The beef brisket, for instance, just hit the dock from my purveyor at over $6 a pound, which is unheard of (compared to) around $3.20 a pound,” Reynolds said recently. “… The new cost to bring product in has gone up across the board for us.”
Reynolds has been forced to significantly scale back his menu to reflect a limited number of items based on the availability of certain products, which still includes chopped brisket, wood-grilled salmon, beef tenderloin and New York strip.
The shutdown came with a silver lining, Coulter said. He and his staff took the opportunity to complete a small remodel at MAD Eats, and reassess goals and strategies for the three restaurants.
“I think we’ve done a pretty good job of taking advantage of the time we had to go back and really look at just different parts of our business, processes and just pricing and how we do certain things,” he said.
Employees have also turned a potential tragedy into a triumph by allowing the experience to draw them closer, especially following their return to work.
“Everyone has a good connection with each other,” Zack Kittrell, 19, said. “It’s one of my biggest reasons I come into work is because of my coworkers and management. I love where I work, so it’s awesome that I’m back.”
Coulter and Reynolds echoed that sentiment.
“You’ve got people working more hours than they were before for less money, and it just kind of shows you what people are made of,” Coulter said. “They were just behind us, and we’re behind them too.”
Both owners credit residents of their hometown.
“I thank the community in Tulsa and Owasso for supporting us,” Reynolds said. “Support local businesses. They’re the people that live in your community, and it keeps that local economy strong.”
Art Haddaway serves as the news editor for the Owasso Reporter. He is a seasoned writer of over 15 years with an extended background in print journalism. Art lives in Tulsa with his wife, Jennifer, and their fur baby, a 10-pound Brussels Griffon named Marty. Find his work here. Contact him at email@example.com.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, October 25, 2021 / APO Group / –
The World Health Organization (WHO) delivered essential drugs and medical supplies from its logistics center in Dubai to Khartoum, Sudan, to meet the health needs of 1.5 million people, including the protection of over 300,000 frontline health workers.
This operation represents the largest airlift between the United Arab Emirates and Sudan.
“We are very grateful to His Excellency Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for making his Royal Aircraft available to WHO and for Dubai’s continued support in making these flights. The expedited transport and delivery of these drugs will certainly save lives and alleviate suffering and we are grateful for the support of all parties involved in coordinating this historic operation, ”said Dr Nima Abid, representing of the WHO in Sudan.
The supplies will be immediately distributed upon arrival at health facilities in 18 states in Sudan. The WHO logistics center in Dubai is also deploying technical staff with supplies to facilitate the operation.
This year, the WHO logistics center in Dubai delivered a total of 25 shipments to Sudan worth US $ 1.4 million. In 2020, the hub supported eight vital shipments to Sudan worth $ 900,000.
“Sudan continues to suffer from the impact of global supply chain disruptions that affect the transport and delivery of essential medicines. These flights come at a critical time as Sudan faces higher transmission of waterborne diseases due to the rainy season, as well as a growing number of vulnerable populations in need of humanitarian medical assistance ” , added Dr Abid.
Through its logistics hub in Dubai, WHO is able to deliver vital supplies immediately and efficiently to countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hub has shipped more than US $ 90 million worth of medical supplies to more than 120 countries around the world.
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text: Mariner Cove will host Corte Madera's annual multifamily yard sale from 9:00am to 2:00pm Saturday, May 12. "Over 35 families are participating now, with several more expected" said Kathleen Daly of Coldwell Banker, spokeswoman for the group. "There will be maps at all sites. Head East on the Paradise Drive exit in Corte Madera, take Paradise Drive to Seawolf Passage/Golden Hind". Shoppers can expect to find furniture, children's items, jewelery, clothing, toys and more!


text: Oracle recently asked a court to stay or dismiss a Java-related patent infringement case against Google for up to 9 months. In a letter to the court, however, Oracle also revealed how much it believes Google makes per day from Android activations alone. “Each day’s worth of activations likely generates approximately $10 million in annual mobile advertising revenue for Google,” Oracle said. Patent expert Florian Muller of FOSS Patents explained that while Oracle doesn’t state how it came to the conclusion, the figure is likely derived “on the assumption of annual advertising revenues of $14 per Android user.” Oracle also argued that Android helps Google gain users on its Google+ social network and that Android alone is much more than a source for mobile ad revenue. Oracle hopes the stay or dismissal, if approved by the judge, might lead to a near-term copyright trial, Muller explained.


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Its adjusted profit and revenue beat Wall Street's expectations for the quarter, but the Canadian yoga clothing company lowered its full-year earnings forecast Thursday and said that Chief Financial Officer John Currie plans to retire by fiscal year's end.
The company is also starting up a $450 million share repurchase program.
Lululemon (LULU) shares skidded 15 percent lower in afternoon trading.
Lululemon has been working on improving its business since last spring when it pulled one of its popular yoga pants from stores because they were too sheer, which it blamed on a style change and production issues. Fixing the problem cost the company millions and made investors question quality control.
The earnings report came a day after Lululemon founder Chip Wilson said that he voted against the re-election of outside directors Michael Casey and RoAnn Costin. Wilson, who has a 27 percent stake in the Canadian company, said that he believes board changes are needed to help increase shareholder value.
For the period ended May 4, Lululemon earned $19 million, or 13 cents a share. A year earlier it earned $47.3 million, or 32 cents a share.
The company said that the current quarter had a tax expense of $52.5 million, which included a non-recurring adjustment of $30.9 million for the planned repatriation of foreign earnings that will be used to fund a buyback program.
The tax rate for the quarter, including the one-time adjustment, was 73.4 percent. The normalized rate before the adjustment would have been 30.1 percent.
Stripping out the one-time adjustment, earnings were 34 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet predicted earnings of 32 cents a share.
Revenue rose 11 percent to $384.6 million from $345.8 million, beating Wall Street's estimate of $381.7 million.
Sales at stores open at least a year edged up 1 percent. This figure is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes results from stores recently opened or closed.
The retailer also revised its revenue forecast to a range of $1.77 billion to $1.8 billion. Previously it anticipated $1.77 billion to $1.82 billion in revenue.
Analysts expect full-year earnings of $1.89 a share on revenue of $1.8 billion.
Shares of Lululemon declined $6.67, or 15.1 percent, to $37.61 in afternoon trading. Its shares have fallen almost 25 percent so far this year through Wednesday's close.
For the second quarter, the chain foresees earnings of 28 cents to 30 cents a share on revenue of $375 million to $380 million. Wall Street is calling for earnings of 36 cents a share on revenue of $387.1 million.
Jim Duffy of Stifel Nicolaus cut Lululemon to "Hold" from "Buy." The analyst said in a client note that the full-year and second-quarter outlooks suggest traffic at the retailer's stores is "on a slippery slope." Duffy said this makes it hard to plan the business and may lead to inventory exceeding demand.
Long term, the analyst said that he still believes in the franchise's value.
Lululemon said Thursday that it will work with an executive search firm to find a replacement for Currie, who had worked at the company since 2007. Currie will assist with the transition process.
The retailer also announced that its board has approved the repurchase of up to $450 million of its common stock to help boost shareholder value. The buyback program is expected to be completed in two years.


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The term “metaverse” has been coined to depict a digital universe where users can work, socialize, and play. This concept is attracting the notice of influential tech firms, governments, and financial organizations. Analysts predict that the metaverse could be worth as much as $13 trillion by 2030 and transform how people interact and live their lives.
Web3 metaverse ventures like The Sandbox, Decentraland, and Axie Infinity, among others, are taking the lead with decentralized economic and governance elements. However, there are numerous second-gen platforms such as RobotEra that offer even more promise.
Recently, the metaverse has garnered more interest after The Sandbox signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia’s Digital Government Authority (DGA), making the metaverse much more alluring to investors.
RobotEra aims to introduce a more dynamic and immersive experience by incorporating AR and VR, as well as Minecraft-style building tools. Players will have the liberty to build and personalize robots, landscapes, and structures, while also having the possibility of monetizing their gameplay. With these cutting-edge elements, RobotEra has the potential to enliven the metaverse gaming industry and could be one of the top presales in 2023.
Introducing RobotEra’s Innovative Metaverse Project
RobotEra will soon enter the metaverse scene with its user-friendly and engaging gaming environment, fusing virtual and augmented reality with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a Minecraft-like metaverse building game.
Gamers will be able to effortlessly design their own robots, structures, and landscapes, and monetize their gameplay, bringing together the imaginative freedom of Minecraft and the high-tech world of Taro.
Additionally, players will have the opportunity to generate income by selling advertising space on their constructions or hosting events with admission fees.
The game is being crafted for a broad audience, eliminating the need for programming or technical skills. All players can participate in world-building and immerse themselves in the virtual environment as they rebuild Taro together.
NFTs play a crucial role in the game, as they can be utilized to purchase land, construct buildings, and establish a thriving trading community. Gamers can also create their digital games in exclusive regions and connect with other players while earning rewards.
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The Economic Engine Behind RobotEra: TARO Cryptocurrency
The in-game economy of RobotEra is driven by TARO, a cryptocurrency that serves as its fuel. With TARO, players can buy land, robot NFTs, and engage in various economic activities within the game. Additionally, by locking up their tokens, they can earn additional rewards.
TARO generates a play-to-earn (P2E) game economy, akin to that of The Sandbox. However, RobotEra offers a more comprehensive experience and easier asset creation, which could lead to the establishment of a thriving economic ecosystem. The utilization of NFTs gives players the ownership of land and assets such as structures, items, and robots.
Leading the Way in Metaverse Gaming: Meet the RobotEra Team
Behind the success of any outstanding project is a dedicated team of experts. RobotEra is no exception, with a group of experienced professionals at the helm.
Jason Chan, CEO of RobotEra, leads the team with his broad knowledge of blockchain and internet businesses. With a degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, he has a background in cryptocurrencies, fintech, and financial modeling. As the head of strategy, marketing, and growth for the company, he brings his expertise to the forefront.
As COO, Alex Wong oversees global market operations for RobotEra. A brand management and PR professional with a degree from the National University of Singapore in information systems, he is a key player in the team, driven by his passion for blockchain and the metaverse.
As CTO, Slimane Lee brings a wealth of knowledge in decentralized technology and blockchain to the project. An engineering expert from leading internet companies, he is responsible for developing the game engine and establishing the blockchain systems for the game.
RobotEra Platform Ready to Lead the Metaverse Gaming Scene
As the metaverse gaming sector continues to evolve, RobotEra is emerging as a standout player. With its imaginative approach, intuitive interface, and multiple monetization possibilities, it has the potential to attract a broad audience and become a prominent force in the Web3 gaming industry.
Leading the charge for user-friendly metaverse building tools, metaverse projects like RobotEra are charting the course for the future of the internet and gaming. Their groundbreaking metaverse building game and NFT trading platform promise to offer a compelling digital economy at launch, allowing players to build and discover new frontiers in the metaverse.
RobotEra has already raised an impressive $850K in its presale, which will soon transition to stage 2 with an increased price point, making this a great time to grab some TARO tokens. With the presale closing in on the $1 million mark, the project is on track for a successful launch, positioning it as one of the premier presales of 2023.
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As electronic trading went mainstream, it created an explosion of growth in the market. But has this growth run out of steam? Galen Stops takes a look. The Big Bang Theory – in addition to being a popular American sitcom – is a well-known scientific thesis that posits the universe started with a small singularity […]
Dan Torrey, global head of FX e-commerce sales at Northern Trust, explains how technology can help revolutionise regional banks’ e-FX businesses.
Torrey concedes that, prior to joining Northern Trust, he had been uncertain about whether or not claims that the increasing availability of technology is helping to democratise the FX markets were accurate.
However, he says that his own experience in building out Northern Trust’s e-commerce business has convinced him that these claims are not overblown.
“What’s happened is that through the technology, being able to bring in house better e-commerce pricing, being able to reduce a lot of latency, being able to expand the pairs in which we’re competitive and then to provide that downstream to our customers, means that we’re not just another custodial bank offering to them, we can actually competitively go after third-party accounts where we couldn’t’ get them before,” says Torrey.
A new survey released by JP Morgan, which almost 200 institutional FX traders took part in at the end of last year, shows that although just 12% of respondents currently use algorithms for trading, 38% plan to increase algo usage in 2017.
This, in and of itself is not necessarily a surprising statistic. Numerous market commentators have been predicting for a few years now that more institutional FX trades will employ algorithms for a variety of reasons. These include navigating an increasingly fragmented liquidity landscape, helping firms to minimise their market impact, providing a more auditable trading record, and potentially enabling buy side firms to take on more risk themselves as some banks drift towards a more agency-focused business model.


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Nigerian fintech lending company, Renmoney has launched its mobile experience centres across Lagos. This is in line with its commitment to provide improved and more convenient lending and investment solutions for its customers.
Each experience centre is equipped to enable customers complete end-to-end transactions at their convenience. The centres will move across different locations in Lagos to cater to both small business owners and salary earners who need to access credit.
Iyayi Oludapo, Renmoney’s Head of Sales describes the launch of mobile experience centres as a result of the business’ focus on improving service delivery by moving closer to the people. “These mobile centres were built to provide easier access to people who need to reach us, without them having to travel too far,” she added.
According to Renmoney’s CEO, Oluwatobi Boshoro, innovation will continue to be a priority for Renmoney. Oluwatobi affirmed: “As a business, we are continually addressing barriers to financial inclusion in Nigeria and we will continue to find innovative ways to deliver the best service to our customers.”
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Vancouver-based studio Hothead Games (Penny Arcade Adventures, DeathSpank
) and UTV Ignition Entertainment announced that they will co-publish Swarm
, a new comedy action game, next year.
Hothead initially created the project as a submission to Telefilm Canada's Great Canadian Video Game Competition. Picked as one of four finalists in the competition, Hothead used its $300,000 prize money to develop a prototype for Swarm, which won the People's Choice award (voted by audience) in Telefilm's competition.
In the game, players take control of 50 Swarmites, bug-eyed and blue creatures, throwing them in "intense, entertaining, and often suicidal battles for a greater good." The Swarmites run, bash, jump, push, and throw their way through "gauntlets of death and destruction" in an effort to collect DNA that will ensure that at least one Swarmite survives.
Hothead and UTV expect to release Swarm
worldwide across all major digital download platforms in early 2011 -- which will follow up the other title it has in the works, DeathSpank
, an action RPG designed by Monkey Island
creator Ron Gilbert and releasing for Xbox 360/PS3 later this year.
"Swarm is very special to Hothead - it's an idea we've nurtured for a while," says Hothead Games' Game Technology director Joel DeYoung. "We are excited to work with Ignition to make sure everyone hears about and ultimately gets a chance to play Swarm, Hothead's next great game."


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The Holy Grail of e-tail – same-day delivery – is close at hand for Target.
The No. 2 discount chain will begin offering the service early next year to customers living near about half of its 1,834 stores, and plans to extend that to all major markets and most of its stores before the next holiday season.
Products initially available for same-day delivery will include consumer electronics, home goods and groceries, and the program will expand to all major product categories by 2019.
Pricing for the service was not announced.
To make it all happen, Target is acquiring Shipt, an Alabama-based grocery delivery business that employs a network of over 20,000 vetted “personal shoppers” who fulfill customers’ orders from local stores and drop off the merchandise within hours.
Target will pay $550 million cash for the three-year-old company, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary and continue to work with various retail partners.
“With Shipt’s network of local shoppers and their current market penetration, we will move from days to hours, dramatically accelerating our ability to bring affordable same-day delivery to guests across the country,” said Target executive VP/COO John Mulligan.
The acquisition is expected to close this month.
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Amtex Electronics has taken out Nemic Lambda's distributor of the region award at the vendor's annual conference in Indonesia last month.
It is the second year running the Australian-owned distributor and manufacturer Amtex has won the award. According to Nemic officials the award was given in recognition of significant increases in sales for its products in Australia, at a time when other regions are experiencing a slow down in demand.
Peter Mitso, sales and marketing manager for Amtex, attributes the distributor's success to Nemic's own factory support and service, product reliability and overall engineering quality of the vendor's products which have helped Amtex ramp up sales across the country.
Amtex began distributing Nemic's range of PC power supplies three years ago after a relationship with another vendor broke down.
"Having previously thrown our efforts behind the support of another brand, replacing the supplier was going to create certain challenges," said Jim Kuswadi, Amtex managing director. "We were confident that with clever strategies, sound marketing and trusting customer relationships, we would soon demonstrate Nemic Lambda to be an even stronger option, and we were right."


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Metro Nashville police charged a 54-year-old man in connection with a brute attack and attempted robbery of a woman who fought back April 27 in a Donelson grocery store parking lot, police said.
Officers charged Carlos Smith with robbery.
Officers found Smith hiding at a nearby McDonald’s after the attack, according to police. He allegedly forcibly knocked a woman to the ground in a Kroger grocery store parking lot at 143 McGavock Pike at the Lebanon Pike intersection, police said.
According to an arrest warrant, the woman walked to her car in the parking lot at about 10:30 p.m. She appeared to fight back as the suspect tackled her to the ground and tried to take her purse.
The warrant said a witness at the scene told police they observed a man run up to the woman from behind and knock her to the ground. The suspect then tried to grab the woman’s purse, but she refused to give it up, the witness said.
After the scuffle, the suspect gave up and ran to the McDonald’s across the street, where officers found him hiding, according to the warrant. Smith was booked in at Metro jail.
Details did not reveal the condition of the woman or if she was an employee or a customer leaving the grocery store. The Kroger store in Donelson is usually open each day until 11 p.m.
Smith was held on a $25,000 bond.


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LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firth Veterinary Hospital in London, ON is celebrating its 40th anniversary with special pet dental health pricing. The veterinary hospital is combining the anniversary celebration with its February "Pet Dental Month" celebration. Pets receive a free dental checkup in February. Pet owners who take their pets in for a dental checkup will also be entered to win Kindles, iPads and iPods in the sweepstakes with weekly draws. The hospital has deemed its celebration the 40/40/40 Anniversary Sale. If a routine dental cleaning scaling and polishing is necessary it is available for $199 to $299, which is up to half of the regular cost. For an additional $40, pet owners may upgrade the pre-op blood work to include a full wellness blood profile.
London veterinarian Dr. D. Peter Firth announced that his practice, Firth Veterinary Hospital, is celebrating its 40 anniversary in conjunction with a special "Pet Dental Month" celebration throughout the month of February.
The anniversary and pet dental celebration includes special pricing on pet care services. Pets can receive a free dental checkup throughout the month of February. Dental cleaning, scaling and polishing services are also offered at a reduced charge.
"We are excited to celebrate 40 years of service to the London community," said London veterinarian Dr. Firth. "We are proud to have helped thousands of pets live longer, healthier lives. That's why our celebration reflects our commitment to proactive wellness care, including pet dental care."
According to Dr. Firth, many pet owners do not realize how important pet dental care is for a pet's long-term health.
"Many health problems can be traced to poor oral hygiene," said Dr. Firth. "For example, a bacterial infection can start in the gums and then enter the bloodstream, ultimately affecting the heart and other internal organs. A regular dental exam and cleaning is essential to proactive wellness care."
In order to better educate pet owners about the importance of pet dental care, Firth Veterinary Hospital is offering pet dental services for a significant discount, including free dental checkups. These discounted services are part of the animal hospital's "40/40/40 Anniversary Sale."
"A pet dental cleaning does more than just keep a pet's breath from being unpleasant," said Dr. Firth. "Professional dental cleanings are the only way to remove. Without a cleaning, pets can suffer from bleeding gums, tooth loss and other painful oral health problems."
Every dental cleaning, scaling and polishing in February includes a free bag of oral health pet food, specially formulated for canine or feline oral wellness needs. This food typically retails for $20 to $24.
Pet owners who bring their pets in for a dental checkup will also be entered to win a free year of oral health pet food. Other sweepstakes giveaway prizes include an Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad or Apple iPod.
Firth Veterinary Hospital is a family-owned practice providing full-service pet wellness care.
CONTACT: Firth Veterinary Hospital


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Before taking over as chief executive of General Motors [fortune-stock symbol=”GM”], Mary Barra served as the automaker’s executive vice president of global product development, purchasing, and supply chain. The leap to the top job seems logical, but compared to her peers, Barra stands relatively alone. There just aren’t that many women at the top of the supply chain heap to begin with.
Women account for 37% of students enrolled in university supply chain courses, but only 5% of top-level supply chain positions at Fortune 500 companies are filled by women, according to SCM World, a research firm that studies corporate supply chains. In comparison, women hold 15% of all executive officer positions at Fortune 500 companies.
Getting more women atop supply chain management is a major part of getting more women into the C-suite, says Beth Ford, executive vice president and chief supply chain and operations officer at Land O’Lakes…
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Smartphone manufacturers tend to design attractive, thin and light devices, which in many cases, tend to be too fragile, which in turn leads to the need to use covers that end up covering and changing their appearance. Something that Nokia seems willing to remedy, with the advancement of the imminent announcement of the new Nokia XR20, a rugged smartphone capable of surviving without the need for additional protection.
Some very promising statements that, ignoring the latest reversal of the same, they remind us of old devices like the Nokia 3310, known for its enormous resistance.
While the company has not wanted to share anything about the features and specifications of the device, it has already some of its possible specifications have begun to leaksuch as resistance to water resistance.
Nonetheless, it’s worth noting that the new leaked image shows a blue phone that looks quite different from the image Nokia initially shared on its forums, which features a square section for cameras instead of the previous round layout. Some differences that have made speculation jump, raising the possible non-fidelity of the last leaked image, the possibility that the initial image of the Nokia XR20 shared in its forums was an early prototype now changed, and even the possibility of a complete family in instead of a single rugged smartphone.
On the other hand, this leak also includes some first speculations about its internal components, which suggest the presence of a 6.67 inch screen with FHD + resolution, a Snapdragon 480 processor, up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, and support for LTE networks, thus eliminating the possibility of 5G support.
On the other hand, the leaks also speak about the presence of a 48 megapixel main camera and a 13 megapixel ultra-wide camera for its rear, to which two other sensors would be added to be confirmed. As for its front camera, a simple 8-megapixel sensor is expected.
What is not clear is if this could be one of the first phones to abandon the current operating system in pursuit of the adoption of HarmonyOS, given that its nomenclature includes it around the X60 family, indicated as the first to be able to adopt this change. .
Unfortunately, in the absence of any official confirmation, at the moment we have no choice but to wait for the official reveal of the Nokia XR20, dated July 27.


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Welcome to the biggest motor show event on the calendar! It is of course Geneva where just about every manufacturer makes their statement of intent for the rest of the year. All of the big names are here from Fiat to Ferrari, each with something they think will be a real show stopper! This year we are LIVE from the 2017 Geneva Motor Show bringing you the latest as it happens. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@inside_lane) to be the first to see the latest unveilings.
So what is there to look forward in this instalment of the Geneva Motor Show? Well, Lamborghini will be bringing along a new Huracan of which is now the fastest car to lap the Nurburgring. McLaren will be revealing the dramatic successor to the 650S supercar, of which will be packed with tech. We will AT LAST see the finished production Civic Type R that replaces the much loved FK2. All that and more!
You can get all of the latest news from the 2017 Geneva motor show below. This page will be updated as the big stories come to light. Also keep an eye on our YouTube channel for the latest videos.


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MultiChoice has postponed the launch of its standalone streaming service until March 2020.
Unofficially dubbed ‘DStv dishless’, the service is an internet version of its DStv service, but pricing and other package information remain under wraps. DStv dishless was initially supposed to launch before the end of 2019.
The pay tv provider has faced numerous calls inside South Africa and across the continent to adapt or face its death. There have been many calls, particularly when it comes to its sports packages, to have them offered as a standalone online package.
This is from people who only subscribe to it for English Premier League, other European league and local sports.
With DStv prices quite high compared to Netflix and other entertainment streaming services, many across the country and continent have opted to ‘cut the cord’ and just pirate their way to sports viewing.
It remains unclear whether MultiChoice will finally bow to consumer demands and launch a separate sports streaming package.
DStv dishless is currently in the testing phase, and the Randburg-based company say they are ironing out all techincal problems before rolling out to the service.
Right now, details on pricing are uknown. It is also unclear what will be the commercial name for this new service.
What is clear is that it will be launched in South Africa first, with the rest of the continent following later.
DStv other online service, DStv Now, is radically different because it requires users to be existing subscribers of DStv.


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Kawasaki Motors Pvt. Ltd. (IKM) has launched the BS-6 compliant Z650 to its
family. The Z650 will be available in Metallic Spark Black colour. The new
Z650, the only middleweight Supernaked available in its segment is known as one
of the most well balanced motorcycles in the Kawasaki line-up.
Z650 blends easy handling, optimal engine and chassis performance with bold
“Sugomi” styling. Highlights of the all new MY21 Z650 are:
649cc parallel twin engine (Cleaner Emissions)
Z “sugomi” styling (consist of a crouching stance, low-positioned head and
4.3” TFT colour instrumentation
Smartphone connectivity via RIDEOLOGY THE APP
Dunlop Sportsmax Roadsport 2 tyres
new emission norms will increase the price ranging between Rs 6,25,000 –
6,50,000, ex showroom.
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan. IKM
opened its production facility in Chakan – Pune, Maharashtra in July 2017. In
the plant, currently Ninja 300, Ninja 400, Ninja 650, Z650, Versys-X 300,
Versys 650, Vulcan S, Ninja 1000, Versys 1000, Ninja ZX-6R and ZX-10R are
assembled. At present, the company has 30 dealerships across India and offers
28 products which includes super-sports, naked, sports-tourer and off-road
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Paul Stanley Clarifies Their Plans To Create KISS Coins
During a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Jim Norton and Sam Roberts, KISS frontman Paul Stanley shared his ideas about coins and non-fungible tokens and revealed the band’s plans for creating their own cryptocurrency and NFT in the near future.
NFT stands for non-fungible tokens and can be described as digital assets which are the representations of real-world objects like art, music, and videos. NFTs and investment of all kinds of cryptocurrency became very popular, especially during the pandemic so many celebrities both produced and invested in both non-fungible tokens and coins.
Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, and Slipknot’s percussionist Shawn Crahan released various NFT collections and their fans showed great interest in their works. KISS bassist Gene Simmons is widely known for his investments in bitcoin and Ethereum who has been sharing his experiences with his fans on social media.
In his recent interview, the host asked Paul Stanley about KISS’ future plans on NFTs and cyrptocurrency considering his bandmate’s enthusiasm and investments. In his response, Stanley shared his ideas and KISS’ plans for producing digital assets such as KISS coins and NFTs in the future. He stated that there were already too many coins but he described NFTs as being the owner of an experience and a place to create new things. He mentioned that tokens were more unique and important according to him while admitting he was open to the idea of KISS selling NFTs in the near future.
Paul Stanley said in the interview that:
“Well, we certainly are on the edge of the diving board into NFTs. That’s obviously a natural, and we’re flexing our muscles just before we dive in. But that’s in the foreseeable future.
There’s so much cryptocurrency out there. NFT is almost an experience and possessing an experience. But cryptocurrency — there’s enough out there. And clearly, there are a few that are much more important and seem to dictate the direction of crypto. So I don’t know we can be better at that than they are.”
You can watch the interview below.


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(Editor’s note: From time to time, we’ll share a periodic roundup of new car news and notes that our editors think will be of interest to collector car enthusiasts.)
According to the NationalDayArchives.com, July 29 is National Chicken Wing Day, National Chili Dog Day, National Lasagna Day, International Tiger Day, National Lipstick Day and National Challenged Champions and Heroes Awareness Day.
Apparently the folks at Mini USA who went to that website and registered July 24 as the inaugural National Day of Motoring and then contacted Mini owners clubs across the country so they could stage “self-curated motoring adventures” based at more than 100 Mini dealerships across the country.
Reportedly more than 4,000 owners and their cars took part in events under the “Mini Together” banner.
Audi unveils its electric Dakar entry
Calling it “the stage for an electrifying high-tech test laboratory,” Audi has unveiled and begun testing the RS Q e-tron, which is scheduled to make its debut in January 2022 in the Dakar Rally.
“Audi wants to be the first car manufacturer to use an electrified drivetrain in combination with an efficient energy converter to compete for overall victory against conventionally-powered competitors in the world’s toughest rally,” the company said.
Added Julius Seebach, managing directdor of Audi Sport GmbH: “The quattro was a gamechanger for the World Rally Championship. Audi was the first brand to win the Le Mans 24 Hours with an electrified drivetrain. Now, we want to usher in a new era at the Dakar Rally, while testing and further developing our e-tron technology under extreme conditions.”
Because the rally runs for two weeks with daily stages as long as 800 kilometers, “What we are trying to do has never been done before,” said Andrews Roos, head of the Dakar project for Audi Sport. “This is the ultimate challenge for an electric drivetrain.”
The company noted that there are no charging stations in the Arabian desert where the rally will take place, so Audi is equipping the RS Q e-tron with an engine from the German Touring Car racing series to serve as “an energy converter that charges the high-voltage battery while driving.”
However, it adds, the axles are turned by electric motors like those used in Audi’s Formula E racing cars.
Perhaps ‘fires up’ isn’t the right phrase?
I had to laugh when the news release arrived from AC Cars with this headline: “The first of the electric AC Cobra fires up.”
“Fires up” is a fine term when applied to starting a petroleum-fueled vehicle, but it seems to me it has a different connotation when applied to an electric vehicle. Haven’t we all read stories about EVs seeming to catch fire by themselves?
Anyway, the point of the news release was that the first electric-powered Cobra continuation cars are undergoing final development ahead of delivery to their owners. AC says it will build only 58 units. The cars have an MSRP of £138,000 ($189,800).
Mercedes going electric-only
Mercedes-Benz not only has revealed the EQS, its first all-electric luxury car, it has announced that in 2025 it will launch three new and electric-only vehicle architectures, and that all new vehicle programs following will be electric-only.
However, it adds that it will be ready to all electric by 2030 “where market conditions allow.”
“Shifting from electric-first to electric-only, the world’s preeminent luxury car company is accelerating toward an emissions-free and software-driven future,” the company said in its announcement.
“By 2022, Mercedes-Benz will have battery electric vehicles (BEV) in all segments the company serves. From 2025 onwards, all newly launched vehicle architectures will be electric-only and customers will be able to choose an all-electric alternative for every model the company makes. Mercedes-Benz intends to manage this accelerated transformation while sticking to its profitability targets.”
“The EV shift is picking up speed – especially in the luxury segment, where Mercedes-Benz belongs,” added Ola Källenius, chief executive of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG. “The tipping point is getting closer and we will be ready as markets switch to electric-only by the end of this decade.”
The three new vehicle architectures coming in 2025 are those for medium-to-large passenger cars, vans, and an AMG dedicated platform for electric performance vehicles.
The company said it is continuing development of the Vision EQXX electric car with more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of range “at normal highway driving speeds.”
Meanwhile, there is EQS, which Mercedes says will meet the expectations of S Class customers and will offer more than 475 miles of range.
VW unveils Atlas Cross Sport GT concept
To showcase “the sporty potential” for its Chattanooga-built 5-seat midsize sport utility vehicle, Volkswagen of America presents the Atlas Cross Sport GT concept, which went from the assembly line in Tennessee to enthusiast Jimmy Orr.
The SUV is done in Kingfisher Blue, a color available in Europe but not the US. Orr installed ST Suspension XTA Plus 3 coilovers with color-matched and GT Concept-branded springs, Tarox 8-piston front brakes, 22-inch ABT Sport HR Aerowheels wrapped in Yokohama Advan Sport V105 UHP 285/35 rubber, changed chrome exterior trim to gloss black, and added custom GT badging.
The Eisvogelblau exterior color was weaved into the interior, which features Recaro Sportster CS seats, custom blue gearshift and safety belts. The car also got custom floor mats, steering wheel and center console. VW notes that interior materials are “non-animal based.”
Powering the concept is a version of the EA888 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder from the VW Golf R, though with an IS38 turbo and additional radiator. The engine sends more than 300 horsepower to a 7-speed automatic gearbox and 4Motion all-wheel drivetrain.
What grade for Brabus’ latest Smart car?
Smart may have left the new vehicle market in the US, but it’s still in business elsewhere and German tuner Brabus is still souping them up. The latest is the EZ fortwo coupe Racing Green Edition, available in the UK for £25,495 ($35,110).
The modified cars get LED headlamps, 16-inch Brabus Monoblock XI black alloy wheels, some other exclusive exterior features and a hand-finished Brabus-trimmed interior with Cognac Nappa leather seats with diamond stitching. Cars also get special Racing Green Metallic paint and a panoramic glass roof.
The EQ model comes with an electric motor with a range of 70 miles and a top speed of 81 mph.
Stellantis will share its design skills
Stellantis, parent of automakers ranging from Jeep to Peugeot, Dodge to Fiat, says it will launch the “Stellantis Design Studio” not only to share design ideas within its own brands but to offer design services to non-automotive clients.
The studio will be based on the success of the Peugeot Design Lab and will co-headed by Arnault Gournac, director of that lab, and by Klaus Busse, who is head of design in that lab and who also oversees design for Maserati and for Jeep Europe.
The Peugeot lab has done work with Airbus Helicopter, Bombardier, Whirlpool and other companies.


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Late last week, the University of Virginia Health System’s Blue Ridge Poison Center issued a troubling warning.
Over the past six months, “dozens” of people, including at least one toddler, had been hospitalized or sought medical attention after consuming products containing delta-8 THC. Doctors hadn’t seen anything like it, as the News Leader reported: in 2020, the state poison center received exactly zero calls related to Delta-8 THC.
As CBS-19 News’s version of the story pointed out, the timing could not have been worse. On July 1, Virginia will become the first state in the South to legalize cannabis products containing delta-9 THC for adults 21 and over.
This means the good citizens of Virginia will be the next populace subjected to a barrage of poison-control bulletins and breathless news items warning about the scourge of edible cannabis products.
Almost all of this should be ignored, or at least put into a much less-alarming context. However, the emergence of delta-8 THC as a weaker and much more widely available alternative to delta-9 presents a complication.
Most of this hand-wringing follows a very familiar script. Alarm over cannabis edibles—which almost always centers the risk to children, even if the sample size is only a few dozen cases in a state with millions of people, as it is in Virginia—is a rite of passage for the legal marijuana industry that’s played out in every other state to legalize.
But with delta-8 THC, there’s a couple extra wrinkles. As things currently stand, delta-8-—chemically similar but considered weaker than delta-9 THC, and generally produced from federally-legal hemp or CBD via a chemical process—is legal under both federal and Virginia law. Though some states ban or restrict delta-8, it’s nevertheless widely available at smoke shops, gas stations, convenience stores, and online.
That means that delta-8 THC products are almost all unregulated—which means there’s no guarantee of product safety, purity, or integrity. And states are catching on.
Virginia’s delta-8 alert echoes similar bulletins from poison control centers in other states. In April, the Michigan Poison Center at Wayne State University in Detroit—where cannabis dispensaries have operated for years—reported that delta-8 is popping up in products marketed or labeled as CBD.
Delta-8 THC is not poisonous. But, like delta-9 THC, consuming too much can lead to unwelcome side effects: lethargy, low heart rate, and other signs of being uncomfortably high.
In the legal cannabis industry, delta-8 presents a challenge as well as an opportunity. If delta-8 THC is mostly legal coast-to-coast, why would anyone bother paying more in taxes for a legal delta-9 product?
Product safety, for one—and, in a twist, positioning stronger but lab-tested delta-9 THC products as “safer” (or at least more predictable) is one strategy the legal industry is pursuing.
Delta-8 is still a “highly unregulated industry,” as Jeff Gray, the CEO and co-founder of Santa Cruz, California-based cannabis testing company SC Labs told Politico earlier this year.
Gray went even further, suggesting that delta-8 THC products present a risk for another bout of EVALI, the vape-related acute lung illnesses that killed 68 people and sickened about 3,000 more in 2019 and early 2020.
But the problem here isn’t delta-8 THC. It’s product safety, according to Chris Adlakha, a PharmD who owns several compounding pharmacy businesses in Texas—including one, Elevated Wellness, that sells delta-8 products.
Adlakha recommends delta-8 products to patients and customers reporting pain, insomnia, anxiety, and other symptoms for which there is “immense anecdotal evidence” that delta-8 works, he said in a statement provided to Forbes. For people who aren’t interested in a more intense psychoactive experience, delta-8 is a fine alternative to delta-9.
“The bigger issue,” Adlakha said in a statement provided to Forbes, “is that, as a hemp product, the government does not require third party testing, which, like other hemp based products, including CBD, may result in exposing consumers to harmful impurities, which could be 100% avoided with proper manufacturing and testing methods.”
Requiring companies manufacturing and marketing delta-8 products to test their wares and print clear and accurate labels—in the same way that adult-use cannabis companies making oils, edibles, or other products with delta-9 THC must do—is one solution to the problem highlighted by poison-control centers in Virginia, Michigan, and beyond.
However, none of this will stop the most common cause of someone—young or old—consuming too much cannabis product and calling the emergency room in a hazy panic. No law can prevent adults from carelessly leaving their cannabis products out where their children or dogs can eat them—and no law can prevent adults, children, or anyone else from foolishly taking too much and overdoing it, if that’s their wont.
In other words, the problem isn’t delta-8 THC. As usual, it’s people. But since it’s a lot easier to create a moral panic around cannabis than it is personal choices, here we are yet again.


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Motorola today teased the X30 Pro, its next big flagship smartphone. Formerly rumored as the 200-megapixel-equipped Motorola Frontier, the company shared that it will be a camera-focused phone, and it’s expected to launch next month.
Though rumors have focused on the pixel count of the camera, Motorola emphasized the focal lengths — specifically, putting a lot of attention on the zoom capabilities. You’ll find a triple camera layout on this phone with 35mm, a 50mm, and an 85mm telephoto lens forming the basis of its camera system. This means that there won’t be any ultra-wide camera lens as has become common, but you’ll have the best portrait camera on the market (at least on paper). It’s unusual, but also a potential way for the X30 Pro’s cameras to stand out.
Renders of the Motorola Frontier were previously leaked online, showing a premium design that emphasizes the substantial camera. A full-screen design with a centered selfie camera is found on the front, while the inside reportedly features the new Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip.
Motorola’s X30 Pro is expected to come to the U.S. and Europe as well, though the company often strips out and changes features when it goes for external releases. Take the Motorola X30 as an example. It debuted in the U.S. as the Motorola Edge Plus, while it came to the U.K. as the Motorola Edge 30 Pro. The Edge 30 debuted to mixed reviews as a very average phone. It didn’t quite stand out in any way, and it was undercut by Google’s Pixel 6 series in terms of pricing.
As for the camera, while Motorola’s hardware was exciting on paper, the company’s results have been less so. A DXOMark review of last year’s Edge 20 Pro drubs the phone for a “pretty mediocre” performance across the board. We found the phone’s camera similarly unimpressive in our Edge 20 Pro review, largely thanks to its inconsistency and poor low-light performance.
If Motorola continues simply improving on its hardware without a corresponding software upgrade, there’s little chance of it substantially improving its results. It won’t be the only camera phone coming next month. Xiaomi’s 12S, 12S Pro, and 12S Ultra are also launching soon. Motorola will certainly have a fight on its hands if it wants to stand out.
- It’s official — Motorola’s next Razr is the 2023 phone I can’t wait for
- I’m sick of big, ugly phone cameras — and they’re only getting worse
- This is what happens when you compare 4 phones in an 800MP camera test
- A phone you never heard of just beat the Pixel 7 Pro in an unusual camera test
- This bright orange phone has a pop-out camera unlike anything I’ve seen before


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The Galaxy S21 lineup is rumored to go official on January 14 next year, but as expected there’s no confirmation from Samsung about that just yet. And while we are unlikely to see Samsung reveal the unveiling date of the S21 series this year, the vanilla S21 has been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India, which is another indicator that the Korean tech giant will launch its upcoming Galaxy S flagships earlier than previous models.
According to various leaks and rumors, the Galaxy S21 lineup includes three smartphones – Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. And like previous models, these will also have an Exynos or a Snapdragon chipset at the helm depending on the market.
Leaked specs of the S21 trio revealed the vanilla S21 will be the smallest in the lineup with a display of 6.2″, but like the Plus and Ultra models, it will have a refresh rate of 120Hz. You can check out the table below for more details about the trio.
|Specs||Galaxy S21||Galaxy S21+||Galaxy S21 Ultra|
|Display||6.2-inch FHD+ LTPS, 120Hz||6.7-inch FHD+ LTPS, 120Hz||6.8-inch WQHD+ LTPO, 120Hz adaptive|
|CPU||Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100||Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100||Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100|
|Software||One UI 3.1 based on Android 11||One UI 3.1 based on Android 11||One UI 3.1 based on Android 11|
|Rear Camera||12MP primary, 12MP ultrawide, and 64MP telephoto||12MP primary, 12MP ultrawide, and 64MP telephoto||108MP primary (2nd gen), 12MP ultrawide, and two 10MP (3x and 10x optical)|
|Connectivity||5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1||5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1||5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1|
|Battery||4,000 mAh||4,800 mAh||5,000 mAh|


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CALGARY, AB, Dec. 19, 2011/ Troy Media/ – Economists often keep close tabs on the level of retail spending in an economy to get an idea of how consumers are feeling, but in order to gauge how they are feeling about their future sales prospects, you have to look at retail sales’ closest cousin: wholesale trade.
Statistics Canada reported this morning that Alberta wholesale trade rose by 3.9 per cent to $6.4 billion in October, the sixth consecutive month of increase, and one of the largest monthly jumps since the economic downturn in 2008/09.
Nationally, wholesale sales inched higher by 0.9 per cent to $49.2 billion, with the growth concentrated in the western provinces. Removing the impact of price inflation, the volume of wholesale sales in Canada increased 0.5 per cent in October.
Even more impressive than Alberta’s monthly jump in October is the long-term improvement. Over the past 12 months, wholesale activity in Alberta is up 15.7 per cent compared to the previous 12 months. That is a faster pace of increase than retail trade in the province, which has grown by 6.8 per cent over the comparable 12-month period.
The fact that wholesale activity has expanded nearly twice as quickly as retail trade suggests that either shop owners had allowed their inventories to deplete to unsustainable lows, or that retailers were cranking up purchases in the fall ahead of the Christmas season. In either case, the strong wholesale trade figures point to a healthy consumer and business economy in Alberta.
| ATB Financial
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Paytm acquires Nearbuy and Little, to merge both
New Delhi: Paytm on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Nearbuy and Little, two deals platforms that focus on local restaurants as well as commercial establishments.
In a statement, Paytm said it arranged a merger of the two well-funded start-ups and made a “strategic” investment in the resultant entity for a majority stake.
Sequoia Capital India, a large investor in Nearbuy (formerly Groupon India), continues to be a shareholder in the merged entity. Paytm did not say whether Sequoia sold a part of its investment in Nearbuy to Paytm.
Mint was the first to report the potential deal in September.
Nearbuy, which was founded as SoSasta, was acquired by NASDAQ-listed Groupon Inc. in 2011.
The company was later renamed as Groupon India, in 2013.
In 2015, Sequoia Capital India and the current chief executive officer (CEO) Ankur Warikoo bought a majority stake from the US-based parent of the firm and named it Nearbuy.
Little app (Little Internet Pvt. Ltd), on the other hand, was launched in 2015 with initial backing from Paytm, which wanted to test the waters in the hyperlocal deals business.
The app started with a $50 million investment from Paytm, SAIF Partners and Tiger Global Management (SAIF is also a large minority shareholder in Paytm).
Paytm, however, did not comment on whether it bought out SAIF and Tiger’s stake in Little app.
“This combination of Nearbuy and Little marks a great opportunity for us to reinforce our commitment to support small and large retailers in the new age of mobile commerce and payments. I am sure consumers will love the greater selection and reach of everyday deals and discount offers,” said Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of Paytm.
Paytm is set to benefit from the large number of merchant partnerships with both Nearbuy and Little and an even larger pool of potential customers.
The company also plans to cross-sell deals by Paytm merchants on Nearbuy as well as Little.
“Paytm’s strategic holding in Nearbuy-Little will provide Paytm’s merchant partners an opportunity to offer deals to acquire new customers and grow their business. Additionally, Paytm will serve its large consumer base by showcasing a large number of exciting deals on its platforms,” the company said.
Over the past year, Paytm has aggressively expanded those categories in which its digital payments services are being used.
For instance, in July it acquired a majority stake in ticketing platform Insider.in to shore up event listings and have more users book events through Paytm.
Its current ecosystem spans use-cases including peer-to-peer payments, utility bill payments, travel bookings, hotels, movies and events, and e-commerce.
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Announcing a loss of $4.23 million dollars, Wizard World conventions have had a big turnaround from the 2014 fiscal year when they showed a gain of $1 million has had a huge dip in profit . Also, an announced debut of a Wizard World con in Orlando , Florida was cancelled and rescheduled for 2017, with no explanation given .
As per their investors relations page , they have had a drop in worth of 40.89% from 10/19/15 to 04/19/16. Also as reported November 2015, Cinedigm Corp. , now owns 85% of Wizard World's Roku and web based streaming service, ConTV.
Along with the financial troubles of this comic/pop culture/sci fi convention chain, other issues over the the past several years have been cited as problems with these shows. Issues such as making non-profit fan and charity organizations pay for tables, (something other major cons don't do), the high price of con tickets and the treatment of independent and small press artists at the shows. Also, the alleged predatory practices to shut out or shut down small shows or outright buy shows in local areas to control the comic conventions in a given region were also looked at in dismay by some fans
Expressing his dismay of how the conventions have change over the past several years one fan had this to say, " Wizard World used to be a magical place to escape, now it has devolved into a group of Gollum's coveting the dollar."
"Originally the cons in New Orleans and Austin were fun and crazy, impromptu parades, superhero hi-jinks, and all kinds of fan friendly fun. Now you go in and the first thing you run into are vendors for the show, including the one selling Wizard World merchandise, and their stock symbol on every stupid booth they have at the show", said another con-goer, "it's like all of the life was sucked out of it."
Although the company has reported these losses, they have investments in both a podcast service called ConRadio, and a subscription merchandise box service called Comic Con Box, and are planning their first ever Wizard World comic con cruise on December 2-5, 2016.
If Wizard World continues to have issues in a saturated comic con market, then perhaps other convention chains should learn to be aware of what the fans, artists, and guests really want out of their shows.


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Why China can’t fix the global microchip shortage
China's self-sufficiency in semiconductors remains low: It exports about $100 billion worth of chips but imports more than $300 billion. Meanwhile, China makes 28% of the semiconductor production equipment required by chipmakers, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. estimates.
Making chips requires lots of water and, gulp, Taiwan has a drought
Data from TSMC indicates that shipments of wafers — a metric used to meas...
Bharti Airtel partners with chip giant Qualcomm to drive Open-RAN 5G rollout in India
An OpenRAN (O-RAN) board member, Airtel said that it wi...
Chinese blue-chips dip on high valuations, policy tightening fears
China's blue-chip CSI300 index fell 1.47 per cent to 5,693.85 by the end of the morning session. The Shanghai Composite index was down 0.06 per cent at 3,693.88.
Chips are down: The case for making India a semiconductor manufacturing hub
As these chips are now an integral part of almost all gadgets and equipment, the ripple effect has affected electronics, consumer durables and almost every other industry.
Samsung reports profit jump driven by strong chip demand
Like many technology companies, Samsung has gotten a boost from surging demand for its computer chips and devices as the pandemic forces people to work from home.
Tesla dismays Wall Street with first results as a blue chip
The electric-vehicle market leader reported an adjusted fourth-quarter profit of 80 cents a share Wednesday due largely to price cuts, falling short of analysts’ consensus estimate for $1.03 and well below the blowout $2.14 of a year ago -- before the global pandemic set in.
How did we end up with this chip shortage?
Over the past two weeks, automakers across the world have bemoaned the shortage of chips.
With money and waste, China fights for chip independence
Computer chips are the brains and souls of all the electronics the country’s factories crank out. Yet they are mostly designed and produced overseas. China’s government is lavishing money on anyone who can help change that.
China's blue-chip, start-up indexes hit over five-year high on growth hopes
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.4% to 5,113.71 points, its highest close since June, 2015. The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.1% to 3,414.45 points.
Isro eyeing new chip unit as more firms take to skies
The agency looks to build an additional fab at SCL, its Chandigarh chip making facility.
Govt invites proposals for setting up electronic chip plants in India, acquisition abroad
"The Meity invites expression of interest (EoI) from companies/consortia desirous of setting up/expansion of existing Semiconductor wafer/device fabrication (FAB) facilities in India or acquisition of Semiconductor FABs outside India," the EoI document said.
China stocks set for biggest weekly loss in 5 months as Sino-US tensions flare up
The blue-chip CSI300 Index dropped 1.3 per cent to 4,875.26 points, on track to fall more than 3.7 per cent for the week - the biggest weekly decline since July. The Shanghai stock market fell 1 per cent.
China's leaders vow to become self-reliant technology power
Technology is a cornerstone of the ruling party's marathon campaign to promote self-sustaining growth based on domestic consumer spending and to build a “moderately prosperous society."
A chip could soon decide the success of a sportsperson
Firms look to capitalise on the advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality with cloud data