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3 Startups and AEON Donate 1,000 Food Packages for Residents in Bogor
Startups Meyer Food, HappyFresh, and Ceva Animal Health, as well as AEON Indonesia, donated 1,000 packages of basic necessities. This will be given to residents affected by the corona pandemic in Bogor.
Meyer Food and HappyFresh are engaged in providing basic necessities. Meanwhile, Ceva Animal Health provides animal health services.
The trio and AEON collaborated on a program titled ‘Together Against Covid #Pastibisa’. The assistance provided includes chicken pieces, eggs, honey, powdered milk, hand sanitizer, disinfectant soap, masks, and instant noodles.
The four companies also provided sanitation assistance to 1,000 families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Meyer Food Co-Founder and COO Athalia Permatasari said the aid was aimed at reducing the burden on people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“There are still many people who are even more afraid of starvation than Covid-19,” he said in a press release, Thursday (5/8).
HappyFresh Co-Founder and CTO Fajar Budiprasetyo added that people need decent and quality food during the corona pandemic.
In addition, “it is necessary to ensure distribution that prioritizes health protocols,” he said. The goods that are most in-demand in HappyFresh are basic necessities, fruit, and herbal products.
Distribution of Donations Involves Communities and Volunteers
The aid was symbolically handed over to the Bogor City Government (Pemkot) and the Bogor City of West Java Mobile at the East Bogor District Office. After being handed over, the aid was directly distributed to each sub-district.
“With this assistance, of course, the people who are currently unable to carry out their activities can at least be dealt with first with the food items that are sent,” said Deputy Mayor of Bogor, Dedie A. Rachim after releasing the aid distribution.
Dedie A Rachim continued, there have been a total of around 25 thousand aid packages that have been distributed. This assistance also involves the community and volunteers.
So, in mutual cooperation, the people of Bogor City help each other to ease the burden of those in need. At the same location, the Chair of the West Java Mobile City of Bogor, Yantie Rachim added, collaboration and synergy are indeed needed at this time.
Other Startups Also Distribute Donations to Communities Affected by the Pandemic
East Ventures’ venture capital through the Indonesia PASTI BISA (IDPB) movement raised US$ 1.2 million or around IDR 17.3 billion to donate at least 1,450 oxygen concentrators to hospitals in Indonesia.
Several institutions that also donated to IDPB Jaga Oxygen, include Emtek, Bukalapak, BEENEXT Capital Management, GGV Capital, and Sasa Inti.
An oxygen concentrator is a machine that processes air into pure oxygen and has the ability to flow more than 90% of pure oxygen at 10 liters per minute.
Logistics startup Waresix is involved in the storage and delivery of oxygen concentrators to hospitals. While the start-up provider of supply chain management software (Software as a Service/SaaS), Advotics helps in terms of the tracking system.
Advotics implements a Quick Response (QR Code) code system. Each oxygen concentrator is labeled with a QR code for easy tracking of shipments from the Waresix warehouse to the destination hospital. The public can also monitor.
The joint company of Gojek and Tokopedia, GoTo, has helped to overcome the problem of oxygen demand in the country. GoTo, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), and Aneka Gas Industri (Samator Group) initiated a facility called the ‘Rumah Oksigen Gotong Royong’.
The ‘Rumah Oksigen’ is a semi-permanent health facility equipped with oxygen supply equipment and beds for residents exposed to COVID-19 with moderate symptoms.
This facility was established next to the Samator Group factory area in Pulogadung, East Jakarta. Technology companies from Singapore, Shopee and Grab are also providing assistance in handling the corona pandemic in Indonesia.


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Edinburg produce company implicated in listeria lawsuits
Edinburg-based distributor linked to outbreak.
Updated 9:03 pm, Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Frontera Produce, an Edinburg-based produce grower and distributor, has been linked in at least three lawsuits to the listeria outbreak that health officials have called the deadliest food contamination incident in more than a decade.
One lawsuit was filed Monday in a state District Court in Hidalgo County on behalf of Cheryle Ferda, a registered nurse from Blackwell, Okla., who was hospitalized for more than two weeks with a listeria infection and is still recovering.
A Seattle law firm has filed two other lawsuits — one in Oklahoma and the other in federal court in Maryland — on behalf of relatives of men who died after being infected by one of the listeria strains.
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In all three cases, Frontera is named as a defendant, along with Jensen Farms, the Colorado-based grower of the cantaloupe that's the target of the contamination investigation. Attorneys say Frontera distributed the produce, but the Seattle attorney believes its role could be broader.
The lawsuits accuse the two companies of negligence and other wrongs that introduced an unsafe food product into the marketplace.
“They're both liable for damages,” Seattle attorney Dave Babcock
Officials with Frontera, which grows fruits and vegetables in Texas, California, Colorado and Honduras, did not return calls for comment Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for Jensen Farms would not comment on pending legal issues but said Frontera is Jensen's “marketing arm” that helps find buyers.
An update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 100 people from 20 states have been infected with the listeria strains implicated in the outbreak and that 18 people, including two from Texas, have died as a result.
Jensen's involvement in the incident has been widely recognized. In a Sept. 14 news release, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers not to eat Rocky Ford cantaloupes shipped by Jensen Farms, which had voluntarily recalled its Rocky Ford shipments from July 29 through Sept. 10 over potential links to the contamination.
Frontera Produce: www.fronteraproduce.com
Jensen Farms: http://jensenfarms.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

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India’s largest e-commerce company Flipkart Ltd is in talks to acquire a large minority stake in Mumbai-based online ticketing platform BookMyShow, in which Reliance Industries-controlled Network18 holds a sizeable stake.
Citing people familiar with the development, the Mint reported that Flipkart is looking to infuse fresh capital into BookMyShow through the purchase of shares from some of its existing investors.
According to the report, the startup will be valued at $500-700 million for the proposed transaction.
Owned and operated by Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, BookMyShow was launched in 2007. Today, it is the largest online entertainment ticketing platform in India with a presence across 650 towns and cities. The company offers tickets for movies, plays, sports and live events on its website and mobile app.
The company has been trying to fortify its dominance further with four acquisitions this year, in a segment where Alibaba-backed Paytm is making ambitious bets.
In August, it had acquired video-on-demand platform Nfusion for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal. The acquisition is expected to help its foray into audio entertainment. The Sharjah-based Nfusion is an HD video-on-demand platform that allows users stream videos online. BookMyShow will integrate Nfusion’s tech infrastructure to power its recently-launched audio entertainment offering ‘Jukebox’.
In July, the company had acquired Network18-owned restaurant-discovery platform Burrp. It had also bought a 75% stake in Pune-based do-it-yourself event registration and ticketing platform Townscript for an undisclosed amount in February.
In January, BookMyShow had acquired Hyderabad-based ticket-booking platform MastiTickets for an undisclosed amount.
In 2015, the company had bought a majority stake in Bengaluru-based social media analytics startup Eventifier and, in the following year, picked up a stake in Chennai-based fan-relationship management solutions provider Fantain Sports Pvt. Ltd. It had also acquired Chennai-based online ticketing firm TicketGreen in 2013.
According to VCC Edge, the data and analytics platform of News Corp VCCircle, BookMyShow reported total income of Rs 249 crore and profit after tax of Rs 2.5 crore for 2015-16.
Ever since the most recent fundraising round, which saw a slew of heavyweight investors, including SoftBank, Tencent, eBay and Microsoft, infusing close to $4 billion into the company, Flipkart has been working on creating an integrated ecommerce platform offering ecommerce, payments, logistics and ticketing solutions.
A potential deal with BookMyShow will allow Flipkart to enter the online ticketing and entertainment market, which has so far evaded the homegrown e-commerce major at a time when its rivals Amazon and Paytm are aggressively pushing for growth with a slew of products.
In March 2016, Patym had introduced its movie and events ticket booking platform, while Amazon has grown into a major player in the online entertainment space in India with Amazon Prime Video.
Flipkart has allocated Rs 3,000 crore ($460.7 million) for investments, acquisitions and inter-corporate loans after the fundraising. Recently, it had committed to infuse $500 million into its payments arm PhonePe and had infused Rs 961.4 crore into its logistics arm eKart.
BookMyShow had raised Rs 550 crore ($81.5 million) from investors led by New York-based investment firm Stripes Group, with a valuation of $445 million. Existing investors Network 18, Accel Partners and SAIF Partners also took part in the round.
So far the company has raised $128 million, making it one of the most heavily funded entities in the media and entertainment sector. In 2014, the company had raised $25 million from SAIF Partners, Accel Partners and Network18.
Following a $1.4-billion infusion by Japan’s SoftBank, Paytm has been on a multi-pronged expansion drive, foraying into travel booking and movie-ticketing, among others, to align with its core competence of payments.
In July, it had acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based curated events platform Insider.in, which is operated by OML (Only Much Louder) Entertainment Pvt. Ltd that runs the annual, multi-city music festival Bacardi NH7 Weekender and TV series The Dewarists. It is a curated lifestyle platform that gives users access to select events and products.
According to Paytm, India’s organised events industry currently stands at Rs 4,000 crore, with online ticketing accounting for a mere 10% of the overall volume. Paytm’s online movie ticketing service spans 3,500 screens across 550 cities.


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Attention Walmart shoppers: Drones are swarming around more of the retailer’s stores across the U.S.
Customers near the Walmart Supercenter in Winter Haven, Florida, are among the latest to have the option of grocery items delivered by drone in 30 minutes or less.
The store just east of Lakeland was among 36 Walmart stores in seven states that have drone delivery hubs recently launched by DroneUp, Flytrex and Zipline.
Walmart and other big businesses including Amazon have dived into drone delivery in recent years. Walmart began testing drone delivery in 2020 and in 2021 announced an investment in drone company DroneUp. Since then, the retailer has continued to offer drone deliveries to more markets and customers.
Where in the U.S. is Walmart offering drone deliveries?
- Neighborhood Market #2975
3959 Broadway Blvd, Garland, Texas
- Walmart Supercenter #3224
555 W Interstate 30, Garland, Texas
- Walmart Supercenter #1800
1801 Marketplace Dr, Garland, Texas
- Walmart Supercenter #2973
115 West Fm 544, Murphy, Texas
- Neighborhood Market #5657
3100 Custer Rd, Plano, Texas
- Neighborhood Market #2974
1501 Buckingham Rd, Richardson, Texas
- Neighborhood Market #2976
915 N Town East Blvd, Mesquite, Texas
- Neighborhood Market #3015
2827 S Buckner Blvd, Dallas, Texas
- Neighborhood Market #5021
2275 Gus Thomasson Rd, Dallas, Texas
- Walmart Supercenter #3225
2501 Lakeview Pkwy, Rowlett, Texas
- Walmart Supercenter #426
4691 State Highway 121, Colony, Texas
- Walmart Supercenter #2695
1450 Johns Lake Rd, Clermont, Florida
- Walmart Supercenter #994
8745 State Road 54, New Port Richey, Florida
- Walmart Supercenter #941
2140 Bloomingdale Avenue, Valrico, Florida
- Walmart Supercenter #5299
550 Us Highway 27, Clermont, Florida
- Walmart Supercenter #3347
7450 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, Florida
- Walmart Supercenter #2740
19910 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, Florida
- Walmart Supercenter #3463
1208 E Brandon Blvd, Brandon, Florida
- Neighborhood Market #5622
10863 Bloomingdale Ave, Riverview, Florida
- Walmart #925
11720 E Dr. Martin Luther King, Seffner, Florida
- Neighborhood Market #4293
2435 E Baseline Rd, Phoenix, Arizona
- Neighborhood Market #3314
7450 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, Arizona
- Walmart Supercenter #3896
21655 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria, Arizona
- Walmart Supercenter #1533
7975 W Peoria Ave, Peoria, Arizona
- Walmart Supercenter #3241
18551 N 83rd Ave, Glendale, Arizona
- Walmart Supercenter #1532
5845 W Bell Rd, Glendale, Arizona
- Neighborhood Market #7242
367 W Main St, Farmington, Arkansas
- Walmart Supercenter #100
406 S Walton Blvd, Bentonville, Arkansas
- Neighborhood Market #5837
5000 W Pauline Whitaker Pkwy, Rogers, Arkansas
- Neighborhood Market #6971
240 Slack St, Pea Ridge, Arkansas
- Neighborhood Market #6226
1832 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Walmart Supercenter #3216
1149 Nimmo Pkwy, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Walmart Supercenter #2529
- 2021 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Walmart Supercenter #5270
585 N State St, Lindon, Utah
- Neighborhood Market #7168
- 5056 W 13400 S, Herriman, Utah
- Walmart Supercenter #5787
4545 Fayetteville Road, Raeford, North Carolina
How far can you get Walmart groceries delivered?
So far, drone deliveries are only permitted within a 0.8-mile radius but as soon as the Federal Aviation Administration allows it, the aerial drop-offs could expand to a 2-mile radius of the store, as some locations on the West Coast are already being studied.
How many groceries can you get delivered?
The service comes in a box with a 10-pound capacity that fits about two loaves of bread.
More than 10,000 eligible items are available for delivery, there is no minimum order amount and the delivery fee is $3.99.
So far, prescription drugs are not being flown but that is in the works for later this year. Some drone delivery hubs have been in operation for a year, including one in Walmart’s corporate hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas.
Last year, according to Walmart, the drone hubs completed 6,000 deliveries.
The top five customer orders:
- Ice cream
- Rotisserie chicken
- Red Bull
- Paper towels
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How does it work?
Keith Christensen, hub leader at DroneUp, told The Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network, customers near the Winter Haven Walmart can order via the website (droneupdelivery.com) between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily.
The drone hub employee then takes their smart phone with them inside the Walmart store and picks out the order for the customer, Christensen said. The hub employee enters each item they shop for on their phone and the customers can see in real time how their order is coming together.
“Once the aircraft is airborne another update will go out to the customer saying that the drone is in the air and on its way to your house,” he said.
The drones reach a cruising altitude of around 223 feet after takeoff from the Winter Haven hub and hover over the delivery location at 80 feet after arrival. A winch lowers the box containing the items to the ground and it detaches once the box makes a soft landing on the ground. The winch system then releases from the box and recoils to the drone before the aircraft returns to the hub at 223 feet.
Walmart customers can expect more stores to get drone delivery. The retailer said on its corporate website, 4,700 of Walmart stores are located within 90% of the U.S. population, making the multinational retailer “uniquely positioned to offer drone delivery at scale.”
Contributing: Paul Nutcher, The Ledger
Natalie Neysa Alund covers trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at email@example.com and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.
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Last Friday, the board of French carmaker Renault insisted it would pay chief executive Carlos Ghosn a package of 7.2 million euros for his services in 2015, despite a revolt by shareholders who disapproved of the deal which economy minister Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday denounced as “excessive”. In this opinion article, Mediapart’s economic affairs correspondent Martine Orange argues that Ghosn, who is also paid a yearly 8 million euros as head of Nissan, is typical of a new caste of cynical oligarchs who are unaccountable to anyone, even to the very shareholders who first launched them on a path of greed.
Economy minister Emmanuel Macron unhappy at plans to dilute French government's shareholding in favour of Renault's partner Nissan.
The French government has reportedly irked Nissan and caught Renault board by surprise in move to double its stake and clout in the carmaker.
French car group will build partner company Nissan's next-generation Micra car at its Flins plant in an effort to utilise excess capacity.
The rumour mill is working overtime in the French business world and at Renault, where the carmaker's CEO Carlos Ghosn is fighting to keep his job after the fiasco of false espionage allegations against three top executives which saw them fired on false pretences, and led to the resignation of the company's N°2, Patrick Pelata. Officially all is well again, but Ghosn now faces a fierce battle against those determined to have his head for other reasons, not least French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Martine Orange and Laurent Mauduit report on the malaise surrounding the man at the wheel of one of France's industrial giants.


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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 with Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and Senator Collins as original cosponsors.
This legislation establishes a single, national standard for the humane treatment of egg-laying hens.
The bill text represents a historic compromise between the United Egg Producers, who represent about 90 percent of the eggs produced in the United States, and the Humane Society, the Nation's largest animal-welfare organization.
The bill is supported by 14 agriculture and egg producer groups, the four major veterinary groups involved in avian medicine, five consumer organizations, and hundreds more groups nationwide.
Nearly 10 years ago, voters started taking an interest in insuring that their eggs were being produced humanely. This resulted in State level legislation and a number of initiatives, including Proposition 2 in California, to reform the agriculture industry.
Many of these efforts were successful. State laws governing egg production were enacted in 6 states, and a patchwork of differing state-based regulation has emerged.
Compounding the problem is the lack of a standard for egg labeling. This makes it difficult for consumers to know exactly what they are purchasing and understand what the labels mean.
This situation has two principal effects.
First, the uncertainty stifles economic growth in this important industry. Egg producers now face difficult choices when it comes to investing in their businesses. Why expand facilities and invest in new technologies when rules may change and invalidate your investment? Why expand into new markets when those new markets may be closed to you in just a few short years?
Second, consumers are limited in their ability to make choices. At the supermarket, consumers are bombarded with different labels, ``humanely-raised,'' ``cage-free,'' and ``all-natural.'' But the definitions of these labels vary, and even when they are consistent the terms are vague. One person's ``all-natural'' may not be another person's ``all-natural.'' One company's ``cage-free'' may not be another company's ``cage-free.''
This legislation addresses both problems.
It increases the size of hen cages over the next 18 years and adds enrichments like perches and nests so chickens can engage in natural ``chicken'' behaviors, like scratching and nesting.
It outlaws the practice of depriving hens of food and water, a once-common practice to increase egg production.
It sets minimum air quality standards for hen houses, protecting workers and birds.
It establishes clear requirements for egg labeling so consumers know whether the eggs they buy come from hens that are caged, cage-free, free-range, or housed in enriched cages.
Farmers with 3,000 birds or fewer are exempted from the provisions of this legislation.
Also, organic, cage-free and free-range egg producers will be unaffected by the housing provisions of the bill. However, they may see increased sales, as consumers are able to more clearly tell what is available on store shelves as a result of the labeling provisions.
The legislation offers significant phase-in time to allow producers to make the necessary changes in the regular course of replacing their equipment. It is my understanding that hen cages generally last 10 to 15 years. So the 18-year phase-in included in the bill should offer sufficient time to implement changes to enriched cages.
This legislation is important in part because it represents a compromise between old adversaries.
In this agreement, egg producers and the Humane Society have joined forces to meet consumer demand, address concerns of the animal welfare community and resolve a decade-old struggle. The result is a bill widely supported by the industry, animal welfare advocates and consumers.
It is an example of commonsense cooperation in what has historically been a contentious space.
This bill also reflects changes already being made because of consumer demand. McDonalds, Burger King, Costco, Safeway and other companies are already phasing in new humane handling requirements for the production of the food that they sell.
Further, a survey by an independent research company, the Bantam Group, found that consumers support the industry transitioning to larger cages with enrichments by a ratio of 12 to 1.
Importantly, the Congressional Budget Office scores this legislation as having no cost, and a study by Agralytica, a consulting firm, found that this legislation would not have a substantial price effect on consumers. That means we can achieve these goals at little to no cost to taxpayers and consumers.
This legislation has been endorsed by leading scientists in the egg industry, the American Veterinary Medical Association and the two leading avian veterinary groups. Studies show these new cages can result in lower mortality and higher productivity for hens, making them more efficient for egg producers.
As many of my colleagues know, the legislation was the subject of a June 2012 Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. The hearing was attended by egg farmers from around the country--Georgia, Michigan, California, Mississippi, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio--all united in their support for uniform regulations.
The Secretary of Agriculture himself suggested that the legislation is a good example of ``thinking differently,'' and possibly even a way to get more Americans to support the farm bill and other rural issues. As he pointed out, egg producers deserve to know the rules of the road
The agreement in this bill is just the sort of reasonable thinking and compromise that we need more of in Washington.
I urge you to join me in supporting this legislation.
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TUROMAS-TECNOCAT assisted as an exhibitor for the first time together with their well-known distributor in Ukraine GMT (Glass Machinery Technology). where both had the honor to perform the opening speech of the event for all attendees.During the fair, TUROMAS-TECNOCAT had the opportunity to strengthen their relationship with those companies previously interested in their solutions for glass cutting, storing, handling and loading, aside from settling their first customers in the country and introducing their latest developments. In the words of Josep Maria Fort, Sales Manager of the company, "Primus Glass has imprinted a very positive impression of an active and responsive market, demanding the latest technologies to optimize production processes but, especially, ensure reliability, robustness and flexibility.TUROMAS-TECNOCAT is in a privileged position to offer the Ukrainian market the most appropriate product to meet their needs."
From 21st to 23rd January 2014, the 11th edition of Primus Glass took place in Kiev, the Ukrainian fair or reference in the Architectural Glass sector.
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Domio was part of a wave of short-term rental startups drafting behind the Airbnb juggernaut. But an investigation shows it has engaged in efforts to flout local rental laws with misleading online identities and other questionable business practices.
a follow up: Rental Startup Domio Faces Likely Shut Down After Failing to Raise Funds
A new leasing program for Amazon-branded trucks. An in-house training program for drivers. Amazon is muscling its way into the middle-mile trucking business, just as it challenged UPS and FedEx in last-mile delivery.
It's not that one of our systems is broken; it's not even that all of our systems are broken. It's that all of our systems are working toward the spread of polluted information and the undermining of democratic participation.
Submit a project. Rack up points by completing quests. Post weekly updates. This is tech culture distilled into a game—with real consequences.
Instagram, YouTube—you name it. Influencers are being paid handsome sums to pitch you products in natural settings. That video you just watched? $50,000.


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Right before the Coronavirus took over the US, International outerwear and accessory brand Nobis hosted their Spring 2020 launch with Grey’s Anatomy star Giacomo Gianniotti at The Standard, High Line.
The Canadian-Italian actor/philanthropist was introduced as the new face of the brand in a multi-year partnership. This is the actors first fashion partnership. Garrett Neff (Model), Alex Lundqvist (Model), and Robin Yates (Co-Founder and Vice President) were also in attendance for the fête.
The new collection decorated the walls in accessible styles for men and women. Light bites and signature cocktails were served while guests reveled in the branded GIF photo booth. Yates addressed the crowd halfway through the event and screened Gianniotti’s promo video. According to Yates, “Giacomo’s philanthropic spirit is inspiring and is a natural fit with Nobis’ brand values. We’re incredibly excited to have him at the forefront of our team of global ambassadors.”
Gianniotti then spoke fondly about the partnership and revealed it was something that was years in the making. “I am thrilled to be partnering with Nobis as their Global Brand Ambassador,” says Gianniotti. “Their passion to create beautiful outerwear and commitment to giving back to their community is truly inspiring. I could not be prouder of our collaboration.”
Nobis has supported Gianniotti’s philanthropic endeavors by outfitting the actor for his trek to Mount Everest with non-profit disaster relief organization All Hands and Hearts, to help earthquake victims in Nepal. The actor also has an ongoing partnership with Los Angeles–based organization My Friend’s Place, which aims to end homelessness among youth. Given the current situation, for the remainder of the month Nobis will also be donating 100% of it’s online sales to COVID-19 relief efforts.
Nobis is available in over 35 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Japan, South Korea, and their home base, Canada. For more information on the collaboration, please visit https://us.nobis.com/pages/giacomo-gianniotti.
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(RTTNews) – Significant financial debt, mounting inflation as very well as ongoing offer chain problems led cosmetics big Revlon, Inc. to file for reorganization of its funds structure less than Chapter 11 bankruptcy security.
The 90-yr old firm and selected of its units submitted petitions for reorganization in the U.S. Personal bankruptcy Court docket for the Southern District of New York. Revlon, owned by billionaire Ron Perelman, reportedly stated belongings and liabilities involving $1 billion and $10 billion in the filing.
Meanwhile, none of the firm’s global running subsidiaries are bundled in the filing, apart from Canada and the U.K.
In accordance to the firm, the bankruptcy shift would allow it to continue to run seamlessly in all markets and target on driving potential development, irrespective of ongoing impacts of world-wide source chain worries and rising inflation.
On receipt of court acceptance, Revlon expects to acquire $575 million in debtor-in-possession or DIP funding from its present lender base, delivering liquidity to guidance working day-to-working day functions.
The maker of nail polish and lipstick is stated to have had long-phrase personal debt of $3.31 billion. The Wall Street Journal described earlier that Revlon experienced begun talks with lenders hoping to stay away from individual bankruptcy.
In addition, Revlon, the company of shade cosmetics, hair coloration and care, skincare, natural beauty treatment and fragrances, has been reporting loss for the previous a number of quarters.
The business, with functions in more than 150 international locations, has been struggling to find shelf space in the U.S. shops of late, amid rigid competitors from on the internet shops and a lot of startups backed by celebs. The mounting inflation subsequent the pandemic struggles added to the woes.
As of March 31, 2022, the business experienced all-around $132.1 million of offered liquidity, consisting of $70 million of unrestricted cash and money equivalents, as well as $65.1 million in available borrowing potential.
In a statement, Debra Perelman, Revlon’s President and Chief Govt Officer, mentioned, “Buyer demand for our solutions stays strong .. But our hard capital construction has constrained our ability to navigate macro-financial troubles in get to satisfy this demand. By addressing these complicated legacy personal debt constraints, we assume to be able to simplify our money framework and drastically reduce our debt, enabling us to unlock the complete opportunity of our globally acknowledged brand names.”
Adhering to the filing, Revlon will go on to run the enterprise. As part of the reorganization process, the organization will file customary “Very first Working day” motions to make it possible for it to manage functions in the ordinary study course.
Revlon intends to spend vendors and associates for items and products and services obtained on or soon after the filing day, and to spend its employee.
The organization expects to obtain court acceptance for all of these schedule requests.
The sights and views expressed herein are the views and views of the writer and do not automatically mirror people of Nasdaq, Inc.


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HP's New Strategy: 10 Things You Should Know
HP is embarking on what could be a seismic shift in corporate strategy. The company's CEO Leo Apotheker outlined his vision for the future of his tech giant recently, saying that the cloud and software will become central to HP's future identity. Apotheker's changes to HP's vision have taken some by surprise. For years, HP has been the company delivering computers to enterprise customers and consumers. It also has delivered a slew of outstanding enterprise-focused services to companies looking to do more with their operations at a much lower cost. That focus has helped define HP. But Apotheker has designs on changing all that. He believes that it's time to bring HP back to old form. And he wants to achieve it by instituting what could turn out to be the most drastic change to his company's operation ever. Here's a look at the 10 most important things that everyone should know about HP's new strategy for the future.This article was originally published on 2011-03-22
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Last month, we had reported that Lamborghini was working on a Sian Roadster. Well, the time has now come for the car to be revealed. Lamborghini recently shared an invitation for an “official unveiling” on its media site. As it turns out, the automaker will be taking the wraps off the Sian Roadster on July […]
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United States government employees got a taste of how hackers affected Home Depot and Target customers when it came to light Friday that personal information of about four million current and former federal workers had been stolen in a cyber-attack.
The information security company collected data from 574 data breaches across 15 countries last year, including the U.S., and found that retail made up a mammoth 43 percent of investigations. Of those instances, 64 percent of breaches affected e-commerce operations, while 27 percent had their point-of-sale systems compromised.
How did these hackers gain access? Weak passwords opened the door in 28 percent of all cases.
And in news that’s surprising to no one, payment card information was the most sought-after asset, comprising 31 percent of cases last year compared to 12 percent in 2013. A further 20 percent of hackers went after either financial credentials or trade secrets.
The report also pointed out that 81 percent of victims did not detect data breaches themselves and it took around 154 days for an intrusion to be detected, giving hackers plenty of time to steal whatever they desired.
But while retailers have ramped up security plans in the wake of high profile attacks on big-box businesses, Gartner Inc. reports they’re still spending a measly 4 percent of their IT budgets on cyber security.


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The Reserve Bank's decision to cut the Official Cash Rate to 3 per cent shows there is no encore for the so-called 'rock star' economy, says Labour's Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson.
"Today's interest rate cut comes off the back of record lows in dairy prices, plunging business, consumer and employment confidence, dropping exports, a decrease in advertised jobs and stagnant wage growth. That the Governor has chosen to cut rates despite the risk of pouring petrol on an inflamed Auckland housing market shows just how serious New Zealand's worsening economic outlook is.
"Some economists have speculated that the OCR could soon be cut to as low as 2 per cent. That is 50 basis points lower than what the Official Cash Rate was at the height of the Global Financial Crisis. That wouldn't be happening if the New Zealand economy was in good shape.
“The Reserve Bank Governor highlights the vulnerability of the New Zealand economy with the Canterbury rebuild peaking and plunging dairy prices.
"New Zealand is as reliant on dairy exports as Australia is on iron ore. The recent drop in iron ore prices and the economic calamity that resulted in Australia should serve as a warning to our government of the consequence the dairy price collapse will have in New Zealand. Yet the current Government is content to sit on its hands and let the economy drift into recession.
“This is not good enough. New Zealanders deserve better than that. There needs to be an economic plan to diversify our economy and protect jobs, businesses and incomes.
"The time for spin and sophistry is over. National needs to snap out of its reckless complacency, step up and provide an economic vision that backs New Zealanders. That's what a responsible government would be doing at a time like this,” says Grant Robertson.


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Women in Industry is back for 2018!
This is your opportunity to celebrate the women who are driving change in your industry and in doing so, breaking down barriers and creating new possibilities for the next generation. The Women in Industry Conference and Awards are returning from a successful 2017 edition. Join us on Thursday 14 June 2018 in Sydney, for this … Continue reading Women in Industry is back for 2018!
Australian milk featured at Alibaba’s Smart Milk Station in China
In line with Chinese internet giant Alibaba’s ongoing efforts at innovation in new retail technologies, college students enjoyed an unprecedented and new experience in how to add Australian-imported milk to one’s diet at a university in Hangzhou earlier this month. Alibaba has not only been instrumental in creating Hangzhou’s now highly developed internet economy, but has … Continue reading Australian milk featured at Alibaba’s Smart Milk Station in China
Philter snags two awards at the AIBAs
Sydney craft beer makers Philter Brewing entered the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBAs) for the first time this year and won two awards in Melbourne, last week. The night started with a bang for the young team when Philter XPA, the brand’s crowd-pleasing first release to market, won Best Australian Pale Ale. Head Brewer Samara … Continue reading Philter snags two awards at the AIBAs
More protein doesn’t mean healthier diet: CSIRO survey
Our favourite burger, pizza and meat pie may need a re-think after new research by CSIRO shows Australians are not eating the right types, or the right quantity of protein for healthy weight loss. The analysis from the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score survey, Australia’s largest nutrition study of almost 200,000 adults, showed people with low-quality … Continue reading More protein doesn’t mean healthier diet: CSIRO survey
Minister moves on live sheep exports
David Littleproud plans to introduce a Bill increasing penalties and creating a new offence of profiting from poor animal welfare outcomes.
Dry weather ahead cries out for ‘aggressive’ NSW dairy management
In the face of climate change and dry weather ahead, the NSW Government needs to strengthen its resolve to deliver dairy farmers an aggressive long-term strategy to underpin the sustainability of the industry and farm businesses. We need to urgently build climate resilience amongst the farming sector. This was the view today of Dairy Connect … Continue reading Dry weather ahead cries out for ‘aggressive’ NSW dairy management
Rabobank appoints new horticulture and wine analyst
Agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank has announced the appointment of Hayden Higgins to head up its horticulture and wine sector research. Higgins joins the bank’s food and agribusiness research team from his role as major agribusiness manager with Rabobank New Zealand. General manager of RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Tim Hunt said the new appointment was an … Continue reading Rabobank appoints new horticulture and wine analyst
New wine platform aims to forge bonds between consumers and winemakers
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Australian food makers heading to Foodservice Australia 2018
Haines Consulting Group and Rocket Seeder have partnered to bring together five Australian food companies to the Foodservice Australia 2018 event. With Australia leading the way in food trends, this is the fastest growing food trade show in the nation. They’ll be showcasing some delectable tasters of new products launching soon. The local brands offering … Continue reading Australian food makers heading to Foodservice Australia 2018
International focus for Australian cider
A $500,000 plan to market Australian craft cider overseas will be the hot topic of conversation at today’s Cider Australia AGM.
Drives for pallet conveyor technology
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WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids worldwide
The World Health Organisation has released ‘Replace’, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply.
AIP to discuss consumer & environmental trends in plastics
The AIP New South Wales Division will hold a technical seminar entitled “Consumer & Environmental Trends in Plastics: Reuse. Recycle” on 4 July in Parramatta.
Ishida and Heat and Control announce enhanced co-operation
Ishida and Heat and Control are establishing a stronger collaborative alliance to provide food industry customers with full “end to end” processing and packaging solutions.
Growing trade and investment at Beef Australia 2018
An international delegation is exploring trade and investment opportunities at Beef Australia 2018.
Mandatory labelling for lupin starts soon
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is reminding food businesses that mandatory allergen labelling requirements for lupin begin on 26 May 2018.
Keytone Dairy launches Prospectus to raise $15m & list on ASX
Keytone Dairy is a New Zealand-based manufacturer, packer and exporter of dairy and nutrition blended products, with a current focus on powdered dairy products.
SMC merges its digital pressure switch range under the same design
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ARBS 2018 Industry Awards – winners announced
ARBS 2018, Australia’s only international air conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition, last night announced the ARBS Industry Awards winners for 2018.
SunPork Group future-proof Swickers Kingaroy bacon factory
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018 3:00pm
Apple and Amazon have strongly denied they have been subject to a Chinese cyber-attack, following a report by Bloomberg Businessweek. BBC Technology Correspondent Mark Ward tells Click more and if such a spy chip attack could even be possible.
Scientists at Drexel University in the US have created spray on antennas that perform as well as current antennas found in phones, routers and other gadgets. They have used a 2D metallic material called MXene which they say can be painted onto everyday objects, widening the scope of the Internet of things considerably.
Would you like to have a top of the range sound system in your living room without the hefty price tag? A new project by a number of UK universities and the BBC allows our mobiles, laptops and tablets to enhance our listening experience.
The UK’s first ever interactive film will be broadcast live in cinemas and online across Europe this weekend. Reporter Madeleine Finlay has had a sneak preview.
(Photo caption: Workers prepare for the opening of an Apple store in Hangzhou – credit: Reuters)
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 3:00pm
Could a complex prototype system of sensors and cables on the sea floor in Indonesia warn scientists of future tsunamis? Professor Louise Comfort from the University of Pittsburgh explains how this might work.
What could be the consequences of hidden messages encoded into audio that voice recognition systems can hear, but we can’t? Professor Dorothea Kolossa from the University of Bochum has been hacking into these systems to find out.
Is the age of tech fibre really upon us? Professor Yoel Fink from MIT says his team is on the verge of developing true tech clothes that will be able to warn us that a car is approaching.
The power and the value of water is explored in a new art installation in Liverpool in the UK. Housed in the Toxteth Reservoir – a huge and empty space which was at the cutting edge of design and engineering in Victorian times – the exhibition uses sensors and hydrophones to track visitors and enhance their experience.
(Photo credit: A bridge sits destroyed after being hit by an earthquake and tsunami – credit: Getty Images)
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 3:00pm
The digital era gives us everything to own, but nothing to touch. At the same time there is an increasing craving for tactile, physical analogue experiences.
In recent years there has been a return to vinyl with record shops opening up across the world; in Berlin alone there are more than 100. It is not just nostalgia. Many new sales are coming from young people who have been brought up in a digital age. Perhaps for a heathy life we need an analogue ying to our digital yang.
In the BBC Radio Theatre, London, Click brings together innovators and musicians to perform and to explore how we balance out analogue and digital lives. Rachel Chinouriri is a young performer of Zimbabwean origin in London, and a recent graduate of BRIT School famed for such alumni as Adele. Chinouriri has embraced new technological tools to produce an EP in a day. She is joined by the artist/musician, Stephen Mallinder from Cabaret Voltaire, who has specialised in working in both digital and analogue. And from Finland, Gemma Paintin from Oh Europa: Action Hero, proxies in from her mobile home which doubles as a DIY recording studio.
Producer: Colin Grant
(Photo: Video cassettes, audio cassettes, and USB, flash drive. Credit: Getty Images)
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:00pm
Using a laser to detect the effect of radio waves on certain atoms is the basis for a new kind of antenna that resists interference and can receive a wider range of signals. Click talks to David Anderson who has reinvented the antenna from scratch.
4D printing allows 3D objects to can change shape reacting to external inputs such as pressure, temperature, light or other environmental stimuli, making 4D printed creations interactive. Researchers in Wellington, New Zealand are using biology as inspiration for their 4D designs. Click’s Simon Morton reports.
Dan Hett’s “The Loss Levels” appears as part of the Alternate Realities tour at the Brighton Digital Festival. “The Loss Levels” is a deeply personal and experimental arcade game that narrates the artist’s experience in 2017 when he lost his brother in the Manchester Arena terror attack. Click talks to Dan Hett.
The digital era gives us everything to own, but nothing to touch. In recent years there has been a return to vinyl with record shops opening up across the world: in Berlin alone there are more than 100. As a preview to Click’s special Radio Theatre programme next week, Snezana Curcic examines the relationship between analogue and digital.
(Image caption: Vacuum tube, radio – credit: Getty Images)
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Recycling user databases isn't an uncommon practice in the United States, which is still hammering out online privacy standards and laws.
In other words, what happens to the personal information you leave behind on social networking sites is largely up to the site owners.
Rolling over user profiles can also help jumpstart a new or rebranded network.
"The new site might even use the data to automatically create accounts for users on the site as means to attract these users to the new site," said Craig Wills, a computer science professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and online privacy expert.
These examples of profile "afterlife" underscore the importance of users paying attention to privacy policies and what they're agreeing to when signing up for social media accounts, the report said."Once uploaded to the Internet, your data never dies - it just reincarnates in other forms," Acquisti added.


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Our stores are copying the U.S. in dubbing today Black Friday, slashing online prices by up to 70 per cent. Yes, it's hype, but we've found some great Christmas bargains
- Black Friday is the biggest day in America's festive shopping calendar
- Britain has decided to join in the frenzy to kick off the pre-Christmas rush
- Huge discounts are expected to get shoppers in the mood to spend
Britain will go Christmas shopping crazy today when hundreds of thousands of gifts are slashed in price by as much as 70 per cent.
Black Friday — the biggest day in America’s festive shopping calendar — has arrived in the UK to kick off the pre-Christmas rush.
With huge discounts on everything from flatscreen TVs to party shoes, it’s expected to get shoppers in the mood to spend.
Black Friday has crept across the Atlantic over the past few years as U.S. giants such as Amazon and Apple have sought to include the UK in the shopping frenzy.
Indeed, Apple is having a Black Friday Extravaganza, where top-secret shopping savings will be unveiled, and Amazon is offering fixed-time ‘lightning deals’ throughout the event.
But this year, British stores such as John Lewis and Debenhams have joined in, slashing their prices for one day only.
Of course, cynics would say Black Friday is simply a marketing ploy to make us part with even more cash.
But if you’re sensible and stick to your shopping list, there’s no better time to snap up some bargain Christmas presents.
Here, ELIZA SCARBOROUGH picks the best of Britain’s Black Friday deals . . .
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Just like Black Friday on steroids
The first Costco store in China opened Tuesday in Shanghai, and the enthusiasm from customers was so great that the store had to shut down by the afternoon due to out-of-control crowds, according to the South China Morning Post.
Anticipation was so intense for the store's opening that traffic leading into the store blocked streets and led to a three-hour wait — just to park. Customers who managed to get in were also subjected to two-hour wait times to check out when they were done shopping.
By noon, the store was begging customers not to come to the store via text message.
"The store has been clogged up with crowds. To provide you with a better shopping experience, Costco will suspend business in the afternoon," a text message to members read. "Please don't come."
Shoppers reported that altercations broke out between customers fighting over items as upscale as Hermes Birkin bags and as simple as rotisserie chicken.
Customer chaos as China's first Costco shop opensyoutu.be
Shanghai police asked citizens to behave in a civilized manner, and to avoid rush hour.
"For your safety, we hope citizens who want to go to Costco can maintain a rational attitude about consumption and avoid going out during rush hours," a police statement read. "Those who have already gone there, you must follow orders."
In the future, the store will limit the number of customers allowed in to 2,000.
"We'd like to apologize for the inconvenience caused to our members on our warehouse opening day in Shanghai," a Costco statement read. "Due to security concerns, we decided to close the warehouse early. Our most important concern is the safety and good experience of our members."
The overwhelming success of the Costco opening comes in the midst of a trade war between China and the United States, during which President Donald Trump called for U.S. companies to begin exploring ways to pull out of China.
"Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA," Trump wrote on Twitter last week.
The scene at Costco on Tuesday may serve as an illustration of why many U.S. companies may not want to do that.
"This is a great example that shows how hard it will be for U.S. companies to dump the China market," financial columnist Xiao Lei said. "The Chinese market still has great consumption power, particularly for high-end goods. It will be hard for U.S. corporates to give up this."
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Netflix’s (NFLX) controversial password sharing crackdown hit US consumers on Tuesday, and analysts continue being bullish on the initiative’s capability to incorporate incremental income growth for the corporation.
CFRA analyst Ken Leon told Yahoo Finance the password sharing crackdown will transition Netflix into “a much better company,” including, “it is an chance to genuinely make the enterprise to a extra faithful subscriber base.”
Netflix inventory rose instantly following Tuesday’s announcement prior to sinking 2%. Shares recovered on Wednesday with the inventory closing the day up about 2.5%. Shares had been down a modest 1% on Thursday.
Leon, who has a Strong Obtain rating on the inventory and a $390 price concentrate on, claimed it truly is possible traders will see a number of choppy quarters ahead but that Netflix ought to be in a more robust position by Q4 and set alone up “very very well for 2024.”
When requested if he is worried about churn, Leon reported, “You are not able to really have churn for a person who’s not spending a membership.”
In its quarterly shareholder letter very last month, Netflix claimed the organization anticipated brief-term churn in advance of users signed up for their have accounts: “In Canada, which we think is a trusted predictor for the US, our paid out membership foundation is now larger than prior to the launch of paid out sharing and income progress has accelerated and is now growing more quickly than in the U.S.”
Soon adhering to the announcement, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform ranking and raised its price target on the inventory to $450 a share, up from the prior $415.
The transfer represents approximately 25% upside compared to present-day degrees with the firm citing “a number of tailwinds, like reduced opposition, lengthy phrase unwind of linear Tv set, and the start of promotion & password sharing.”
Oppenheimer, which carried out a study of practically 2,000 US Netflix people, wrote in its be aware to shoppers that the survey’s success suggest the potential for the streamer to add about 36 million new subscribers.
Approximately 50 percent of the respondents indicated they’d be prepared to pay back the $7.99 cost for distant end users whilst 70% stated they’d be open to signing up for the $6.99 ad-tier program.
“With pricing previously mentioned advertisement-tier, our study suggests a considerable portion of these people will be pushed to promoting,” Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein wrote. “We think genuine gains from password sharing & advertising and marketing tier is not effectively factored into estimates.”
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The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), UAE Banks Federation (UBF), Abu Dhabi Police, and Dubai Police have joined forces to launch the first national fraud awareness campaign to educate and protect consumers from financial cybercrime and fraud, particularly in light of the increased use of digital banking services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Abdulhamid Saeed, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, said the fraud awareness campaign, underscored by a series of interactive and educational materials, is aimed at "informing consumers about the proliferation of phishing activities" while enabling them to stay alert.
AbdulAziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of UAE Banks Federation, said the banking sector's digital transformation and widespread implementation of online solutions has increased both the complexity and magnitude of financial fraud and cybercrime across the globe. "This is a serious threat to society that must be addressed, particularly under these challenging circumstances where fraudsters are taking advantage of the fear and uncertainty created by the Covid-19 outbreak."
Al Ghurair said with the launch of this joint campaign UBF seeks not only to equip the public with the knowledge and resources they need to protect themselves from fraud, but also disrupt the criminal networks that are targeting UAE residents.
In the UAE, there was a year-on-year increase of 18.2 per cent in fraud cases in 2018 in line with a similar surge in cases of fraud worldwide as digital solutions continue to disrupt the banking industry and fraudsters becoming increasingly sophisticated. In 2019, fraud cases in the UAE increased.
According to a study, the damages caused by cybercrime are poised to double amid the Coronavirus outbreak. The Official Cybercrime Report published by Cybersecurity Ventures says cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015. The trend also represents one of the biggest transfers of economic wealth in history.
Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Lieutenant General of Dubai Police, encouraged all UAE residents to remain vigilant during these uncertain times, and exercise extra caution when sharing any confidential information. "These include account numbers, bank card numbers, passwords, personal identification codes and security codes behind cards, with the need not to be deceived by fraudulent phone calls and messages that may target customers via SMS or social media."
Major General Maktoum Ali Al Sharifi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Police, said during 2019 to February this year, Abu Dhabi Police arrested 13 criminal gangs made up of 142 fraudsters involved in cyber attacks. "The fraudsters were posing as bank employees and asking customers to disclose their bank details and personal information to steal their money."
"Globally, fraud and cybercrime are expected to rise further. And with hundreds of millions of people mandated to stay at home to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Covid-19 related fraud is also expected to climb as fraudsters exploit people's fear and anxiety during these difficult times. Common scams are targeting victims via email, SMS, phone and social media, with fraudsters posing as genuine organizations including government entities, banks, and healthcare providers to trick victims into disclosing personal or financial information. In the UAE, the CBUAE has urged the public to be wary of potential fraudulent activities using its name, and warns that there will be a rise in these types of scams during the coronavirus outbreak," UBF said.
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A family member of a lost iPhone might be asking themselves: When my iPhone was lost, where did it go?
And that is a question that is getting a lot of answers.
It turns out there is no easy answer for lost iPhone owners.
Many of the devices that people lose, whether in the course of a theft, or in a car accident, are lost at a pretty significant point in time, said Matthew A. Shrout, vice president of research for the Mobile Application Research Center (MARC) at the University of Pennsylvania.
“It’s not an instantaneous loss, it can happen in the first year, it’s not a quick loss,” Shroutine said.
“A lot of it is just the loss of communication.
And it’s something you have to get past.”
AppleInsider spoke with Shrouted, an app that helps users find lost or stolen iPhone apps.
In a nutshell, it is an online platform for iPhone users to report lost apps, which are usually apps that they have installed, or have been downloaded from the internet.
AppleInsiders reached out to the MARC for more information, but didn’t receive a response by the time of publication.
What is the purpose of the app?
The purpose of Shropped is to help users report lost iPhone apps and track down lost data.
Users report lost or missing apps to the app.
Users can view the app history, locate lost apps and locate the app’s location.
Shrang also offers users an easy way to notify Apple if the app is missing.
Users have the option to set a reminder to notify the app when it is updated.
How does Shrouting work?
Shrouts a set of actions, which includes: Clicking the “Lose” button on the app icon on the home screen.


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A rundown of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. About Google's Smart Home Virtual Summit and a glimpse of the future. The current and future state of Quibi. The future of Thunderbolt and cryptocurrency.
The chief health officer at Google explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing COVID-19 and discusses a contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple. Good? Not?
Curt Franklin, Lou Maresca, and Brian Chee of the TWIT Network talk about what the "new normal" will be for companies securing the workforce when there may be a mix of working at home vs. at the office.
Elgato already has a lineup of products designed specifically for streamers, and now it’s expanding into audio with its Wave line of microphones. Now that we’re all meeting online, could you use a better mic?
The top 5 future technology Inventions will change the world, from transportation, homes and more. Starting at #5, the hyperloop in 2030 promoted by Elon Musk, and “smart” things as #4, what are the top 3?
CNET takes a first look at some of the new features coming to Android 11 while running the public beta, including Android's new bubble messages, changes to notifications, a built-in screen recorder and more.
Twitter's new audio tweet feature might be ripe for abuse, we get a preview of Apple's WWDC, there's a new prescription for ADHD: a video game, a Google team has created Pinterest but automated and more.
Sony unveiled the new PlayStation 5 and debuted a bunch of PS5 game trailers, including Resident Evil 8, Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and more for holiday release.
In a conversation with Nell Watson, futurist and technology philosopher and bestselling author and technologist Pete Trainor, they share views on the current situation we find ourselves in and what's next.


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We're fans of Asus' Zenbook Prime, which combines a slick metal chassis and fast innards with a 13", 1080p display. It looks like that system's days are numbered, though. At Computex today, the folks at PC World came across a new Zenbook system with even more impressive specs.
According to PC World, the upcoming Zenbook Infinity crams a 2560x1600 display resolution into a 13.3" panel—just like Apple's 13" MacBook Pro with Retina display. There's a 28W Haswell processor under the hood, too. Yet somehow, Asus has managed to make this thing thinner than previous Zenbooks. It's only 15.5 mm (0.61") thick, down from 18 mm (0.7") for the Zenbook Infinity.
Other features include the presence of Gorilla Glass, which covers the display lid and palm rest. Touch-screen functionality is also on the menu.
PC World says the Zenbook Infinity isn't due out until the third quarter of this year, and sadly, it doesn't quote a price tag. Considering the $1,499 asking price on the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, though, I wouldn't expect this thing to be cheap.
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School leaders say they hope the ideas spread from the classrooms into the community.
Students start each day with African drumming and self-affirming chants.
School leaders instill principles like cooperate economics and self-determination, along with recycling and organic eating.
Chief education officer and Supt. Elaine Mosley says the 'green' movement is finally catching up with the practices of their ancestors.
"They're learning in textbooks, and they're able to actually connect what we know [to what] our ancestors did historically, in terms of using everything. They used everything. There was no waste. So, recycling existed thousands of years ago," Mosley said.
ABC7 Chicago first caught up with Mosley and her staff last summer at Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Living in Pembroke, Ill. while they were visiting the eco-campus to take classes on how to live more sustainably, cultivate agriculture and change personal behavior.
The idea was to bring what they learned back home to their students. They are now incorporating lessons about farming and sustainability into the classrooms.
"Last year, we had baby chicks here, and we grew them from babies. And now they're at the farm in Black Oaks," seventh grader Ghana Horton said.
And the school's vegetarian lunch menu is including more organically grown produce.
"We serve fresh salad daily. We serve fresh fruit daily. We do that so the children will get used to eating healthy foods instead of fast food and everything like that," said Ejeama Martin, foodservice manager.
"I say, why do we always eat vegetarian? Then I found out, it's because it keeps our bodies healthy and the environment," sixth grader Marshawn Hatcher said.
Two Saturdays a month, students set up a farmers market, selling fresh produce, including some grown at Black Oaks. The goal is to make the school a 'healthy food hub.' School officials and staff members want to encourage the community to also eat healthier and live more independently.
"Sustainable living, it means that you can plant your own vegetables, have your own market, all that. You're practically self-sufficient," said Teya Hamilton, who is in the sixth grade.
The students will be selling food from their own garden this summer, and they say they try to keep their prices low so the produce is affordable.


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A German court ruling has gone against Nestlé, but the Swiss giant is fighting on many fronts to protect its coffee cashcow
Nespresso is to coffee what apple is to electronics. It has even joined Apple on London’s glamorous Regent Street, opening a 5,000 sq ft flagship store in July that acts as a paean to its pods.
But behind the uber-chic facade, an epic legal battle is brewing, as Nestlé attempts to protect the ageing intellectual property rights on its cafe-quality coffee capsules.
Developed in the 1970s, Nespresso eschewed the traditional grocery route to market developing an ‘exclusive’ mail-order club that has grown into the fourth-biggest global coffee brand [Euromonitor], with operating profit margins that are estimated to be more than double the Nestlé average of 15%. And Nespresso isn’t just a cashcow. It grew by 20% last year to CHF3bn (£1.97bn).
But challengers are coming thick and fast. Last week, a court in Germany rejected an attempt by Nestlé to stop ex-Nespresso-head-turned-rival Jean-Paul Gaillard selling cheaper capsules for the Nespresso coffee machine. And Nestle is fighting similar cases in France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain and even the UK, where last month, Nestle filed a patent infringement case in the High Court against Dualit, which sells Nespresso-compatible pods in Harrods.
Meanwhile, new rivals keep popping up, not least in the UK, where Café Pod last week launched its new range of three Nespresso-compliant capsules at a promotional price of £2.64, immediately undercutting Nespresso’s capsules, which are priced from £3 to £3.50.
Café Pod and the prospect of other cheaper capsules turning up on supermarket shelves pose a significant threat to Nestle.
“If rivals can legally come in at a lower price in the supermarket - where Nespresso has no presence - prices are likely to come down,” says Nick Bolter, a partner at law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer.
But while these new rivals have used subtle design tweaks, as well as expiring patents (another major one expires later this year) to open up the market, they will also need deep pockets to defend themselves, as they are operating in a minefield of some 1,700 Nespresso patents, a “pharma-style situation that is almost unheard of in fmcg,” according to Bolter.
The German verdict sets an encouraging precedent for Dualit, especially as it follows a similar one last year in Switzerland, which allowed the discounter Denner to sell own-label capsules for the machine.
And in 2010 the Swiss food giant also tried - and failed - to establish a shape trademark for the Nespresso capsule. However, rules and patents vary from country to country and lawyers do not expect Nestlé to throw in the towel because of a couple of negative verdicts.
“The German case is likely to be only one chapter in continuing European litigation,” says Addleshaw Goddard legal director Rona Bar-Isaac.
Indeed, Nespresso claims it has plenty of ammunition to fight patent infringements. “New patents continue to be filed each year. So while some will expire in 2012, most will be valid for many years,” says Nespresso UK & Ireland MD Brema Drohan.
Legal battles around the brand are likely to run and run, with only one certain winner - the lawyers. But with the possibility of cheaper capsules, via the grocery channel, supermarkets and indeed consumers will also be playing close attention, too.


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CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Facebook is doing all its can to retain its users and make them stay on for longer periods of time.
Facebook’s new addition, that was reportedly rolled out to select users now lets them order food through the social network - without having to leave the safe confines of social media.
The new addition showcases a hamburger-styled light blue "Order Food" icon in the Facebook app's menu area on mobile phones, while a more realistic looking hamburger appears on the sidebar on the Facebook website.
The addition lets users order their favourite takeout from the restaurant up the street without leaving their desk.
The system is reportedly powered with Delivery.com and Slice, which is an enhancement of an earlier feature that allowed users to order directly from a restaurant's Facebook page.
When a user taps through to the new food ordering icon on Facebook, a list of restaurants in their area that use the service show up.
Then, when a user taps on the restaurant's image - they are taken to its Facebook page, or they can just hit Start Order to get directly to the menu.
Users are then allowed to enter their address to ensure the place can deliver to their location or inform the restaurant that they would pick up their order.
In what seemed like a straightforward interface for ordering - Facebook is hoping that ordering food directly from within the social network could make it more convenient for users that don't want to figure out which restaurants in their local area have online ordering.
Users would also not have to navigate to an eatery's Facebook page anymore, either.


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These days when faded vinyl siding comes down, homeowners looking to re-side have far more choices than they did when it went up. Not only materials choices — vinyl, steel, fiber cement, wood, or composite boards — but far more profiles and accessories as well. There’s also the option of adding insulated vinyl siding, which looks long, straight, and sturdy, and therefore shows well to homeowners compared with those old non-reinforced panels.
1993: Progressive Foam Technologies builds first machine to start laminating insulated vinyl siding
1997: Progressive Foam officially files a patent for insulated vinyl siding
1998: Other manufacturers enter the market
We love it,” says Ken Moeslein, CEO of <a href=">Legacy Remodeling, in Pittsburgh. “That’s the only vinyl we sell.” But the biggest selling point now may be the product’s ability to help reduce heating or cooling costs by adding an extra layer of insulation to the envelope.
In the last two years the Vinyl Siding Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based industry group, has won recognition from code groups for the product’s energy-saving properties. That recognition includes securing International ASTM specifications for insulated vinyl siding as an energy-saving product with a minimum R-2.0 value that contributes to reduced energy use in the home.
VSI’s senior director of code and regulatory Matt Dobson says that those specifications enable siding contractors to say that whatever product they use has a minimum of R-2.0. “It has to meet the same standards as insulated sheathing,” Dobson says.
Green building expert and educator, and REMODELING columnist, Carl Seville — who claims he is “not a huge fan” of vinyl siding — cautions that to get the value of the insulation, it must be fixed tightly against the wall but that this can reduce the siding’s rain-screen properties and increase the potential for moisture intrusion.
“To avoid liability,” he adds, “you need to make sure the wall has a complete weather barrier, which may require removing all existing siding from the floor to the roof before re-siding.” —Jim Cory is a contributing editor to REMODELING who is based in Philadephia.


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The investor community & industry leaders said the success of 'Mangalyaan' goes on to prove India's growth story based on 'frugal innovations'.
"Considering that the world is yet to turn the corner, organizations will need CEOs who can instil a culture of frugality and cost control."
World's largest chip maker Intel Corporation has unveiled a new sensing platform for enabling mobile-based healthcare delivery to masses.
Jayant Sinha today said the country has potential to become a $5 trillion economy and its stock market can generate $3 trillion of wealth in the next ten years.
Both the countries are expected to ink an agreement on launching a joint radar satellite mission among other initiatives to strenghthen ties.
As he basked in the afterglow of a proud national moment, he also offered a peek into what would have happened if the mission failed.
One way of looking at this is to shrug and say it is a part of the game. Isro’s achievement is historic, there can be no doubt about that.
Amazon, McDonald’s and others are set to hire a large number of people and the trend is seen extending to smaller towns as well.


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The Food & Wine Festival at Epcot this year will feature culinary demonstrations at the Festival Welcome Center. Signature dishes from Downtown Disney, Walt Disney World Resorts, and other restaurants will be prepared during 45 minute demonstrations.
These demonstrations give viewers a chance to learn how some of their favorite dishes are created. Chefs from Raglan Road, Fulton’s Crab House, Magic Kingdom, Grand Floridian, Yacht and Beach Club, Boardwalk and Fort Wilderness will all host demonstrations.
Chef Brent from Fulton’s Crab House will prepare pan-seared Wild Alaska King Salmon at 1 p.m. on Oct. 6. The restaurant also host a signature dinner at the Downtown Disney location at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 that will cost $150 per guest.
At 5 p.m. on Oct. 19 Chef Chris Albano will be preparing a Pumpkin Ravioli dish from Wolfgang Puck Café. Guests interested in a signature dinner can attended the 6:30 p.m. dinner at Downtown Disney on Oct. 12 which costs $135 per guest.
Portobello will showcase chefs Steven Richard and Tony Montuano at Epcot and their location in Downtown Disney. Steven Richard’s Epcot demonstration will take place at 1 p.m. on Oct. 7. The demonstration with Chef Tony Montuano will be held at 1 p.m. on Oct. 20. Portobello’s signature dinner will feature both chefs at a cost of $150 per guest at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20.
In addition to Disney chefs there are a variety of chefs from around the U.S. to learn from. Jamie Deen from The Lady and Sons in Savannah, Greg Richie from Emeril’s Tchoup Chop in Orlando,and Todd Winer from MET Back Bay in Boston are just some of the chefs from around the U.S. that will be teaching.
Signature dinner events will be offered at a number of Disney hotels and Downtown Disney locations for a full list of events and pricing Click Here.
The cooking demonstrations are a separate fee of $15 or less. Reservations can be made by calling (407) WDW-FEST or online at disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/culinary-demonstrations/


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The U.F.C. 190 is a supercar that was recently unveiled by the United States team at the 2014 Formula One World Championship. It is the first of the cars to feature a fully functional carbon fiber body, which made the car even more powerful.
A lot of people keep seeing the U.F.C. 190 as an entry-level competition. It’s only a bit of a surprise that it was actually designed by a team that started the entire project with a little bit of a twist.
The U.F.C. 190 was designed to be a road racing car, but it also came with a bit of a twist. The body was made out of carbon fiber, which is quite hard to find in the U.S. and hard to even get. Instead of being built out of sheets of carbon, the entire thing was made entirely out of carbon fiber, meaning that it’s lighter, stronger, and stronger over time.
In fact, the team that did the design also designed the ufc 190’s paint scheme. It features a wide array of green, yellow, and red paint options. The whole thing is covered in a green carpet, which is a nice touch.
We’re looking to build a new ufc in the U.S. and it’s being funded by a Kickstarter where all the money goes to the team who made it. They’re also using the money to launch a new website that will be called ufc.com. The main difference between this new ufc 190 and its predecessors is that it is a carbon fiber car, but the company that is funding it also made the ufc 190 a carbon fiber boat.
The ufc 190 is a car, and it’s great to see the company putting its money where its mouth is. It’s a great look for the company, and really shows what a great car the ufc 190 is. It looks great in person and has a lot of potential for being a truly revolutionary car that will change the way people drive cars.
The ufc 190 was a great concept for the company and its future plans for the car are certainly promising, but what really sets this car apart is its look and how it interacts with the environment. The ufc 190 was conceived in an effort to make a car that could drive itself while keeping the roadways clear. Of course, the ufc 190 has a lot of potential to become a truly revolutionary car.
The ufc 190 is an American-made car, but the car is built in Germany, so the idea of a car that can drive itself while maintaining the environment is intriguing. It’s not like a car that can drive itself, but a car that can make it. It’s a very interesting concept, but it’s not as futuristic as it looks. It’s not as simple as it looks, but it’s not impossible to have it on the road.
If you are looking for a new car, then this is the car for you. But for now, its still a new car, and it doesn’t have the technology of a modern car (such as the ufc 190) to be driving it around. It’s basically a semi-electric car that looks a lot like a Prius, but with a lot more range.
This type of car is the ultimate in what a sports car can look like, but it also makes it a bit more complicated than a Prius. Priuses have a much shorter range, can only go about a quarter of a mile in a straight line, and can only go about a tenth of a mile in a circle, in case you are wondering which is more complicated.


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...Visa, Discover, PayPal, especially Mastercard – which have taken to using financial blacklisting as a way of enforcing progressive ideology.Read more here.
There isn’t space here to discuss why they are doing it. It is simply an observable fact that, as Breitbart writer Allum Bokhari puts it, ‘it has become increasingly difficult for individuals engaged in controversial yet lawful speech to fund their activities online.’ Even liberals are starting to worry. Banks and credit card companies, says the left-leaning Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), have become ‘de facto internet censors.’
...So the battle lines for free speech in 2019 have been drawn: on the one side Silicon Valley and its authoritarian ‘progressive’ sympathizers everywhere from academe to the card payment processing industry; on the other, all those people who’d prefer the internet to be a place where they are free to make whatever jokes they like, express whatever viewpoint they like and fund whichever creatives they like, uncensored by the tech and finance worlds’ self-appointed Witchfinders General.
Friday, January 11, 2019
In Spectator USA, James Delingpole writes about the rise of financial blacklisting


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NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacob Javits Convention Center -- BlogWorld & New Media Expo has partnered with the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) to present a cutting edge Web TV conference track this June 5-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Web TV is one of the newest arenas within the new media and content creation landscape and BlogWorld has dedicated 24 sessions to this rapidly growing industry that focus on topics from web series development to production to marketing.
The IAWTV, an independent nonprofit organization founded to promote and recognize excellence in original online programming, has assembled some of the top Web TV experts in the industry to share tips for creating, distributing, and monetizing content, including Tim Street, Vice President of Mobile Video at mDialog, Rob Barnett, Founder and CEO of MyDamnChannel.com, Art Chang, Founder and CEO of the Tipping Point Partners, and many more.
"IAWTV is at the center of the web television revolution and they are a great partner in helping us reach this community and provide quality content for Web TV and traditional TV producers crossing over to new media," said Rick Calvert, CEO and co-founder of BlogWorld & New Media Expo.
The keynote speaker for the Web TV track is the chairman and founding member of the IAWTV, Paul Kontonis. Paul has recently become the chief media evangelist of Outrigger Media, which represents some of the top brands and talent in online video. He has executive produced over 25 Web series and successful online branded entertainment for major outlets including Warner Bros, Armor All and IZOD.
IAWTV board member, Tim Street was instrumental in creating the Web TV track and will be on hand as a presenter and panel moderator. Tim is speaking on six panels, including one entitled Producing: Pitching Your Web Series on June 7th at 10:15 a.m. that will give attendees an insider's view of how a show pitch works.
As the media landscape evolves, BlogWorld recognizes that it's critical for entertainment professionals to stay informed. The Web TV track is designed to help attendees succeed in this fast-changing industry. The panels and talent for the Web TV track at BlogWorld represent some of the brightest minds in our industry.
"Web TV is just beginning to impact traditional television the same way blogs disrupted the traditional print industries of newspapers, magazines and books. Being the industry event for all new media, our community asked for more educational content focused on Web TV and more exhibitors providing products and services for Web TV producers," Calvert continued. "The explosive growth of Web TV producers coming to BlogWorld certainly contributed to our decision to change the name of the event making it inclusive to all digital content creators. The new name announcement will come during the keynote presentation at BlogWorld on Wednesday, June 6th at 5 p.m. EDT."
BlogWorld & New Media Expo is sponsored by .ME, Stitcher Radio, Social Chorus, WordPress, Overblog, Stickam, Simul TV, Social Moms, SEOMoz, Engagio, Mobile Roadie, SAG/AFTRA, Mobile Libris, Social Radius, YouSayToo, GeekBeatTV, MyDamnChannel, PR Newswire, NewTek, TechZulu and more.
About The International Academy of Web Television
The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) is a nonprofit organization comprised of leaders in the field of web television, web video, and the digital entertainment industries. Founded in 2009, the IAWTV is helping to shape the rapidly evolving web television industry while providing a venue for the acknowledgment of artistic and technological achievement in original entertainment distributed on the open Internet. IAWTV members include actors, composers, content developers, directors, editors, producers, technology innovators, writers, and other industry professionals all of whom joined the organization based on their passion and dedication to advance the craft of web television. For more information please visit http://iawtv.org.
About BlogWorld & New Media Expo
BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media. Thousands of attendees representing 50 countries learn about Content Creation, Distribution, Monetization and Social Media Marketing strategies, including step-by-step techniques and leading-edge tools from the most successful and influential Bloggers, Podcasters, Web TV content creators, Social Influencers, New Media Pros and Online Journalists. In the New Media Expo, attendees converge on the only comprehensive new media tradeshow to network, find solutions and make important new media strategy, service and product purchase decisions.
Social Media Business Summit, presented exclusively at BlogWorld, is the world's premier social media business conference for business owners, marketing executives and online entrepreneurs. Attendees will learn how to effectively use social media to reach new customers, build communities around their brands and grow their businesses online with best strategies and social media practices.


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M. Holland’s latest logistics outlook examines current challenges and industry trends that are impacting shipping, trucking and rail. Although the plastics industry is faring a little better than earlier this year, M. Holland’s experts predict disruption to continue well into 2023. Click here to read the full outlook for the remainder of 2022.
Market Expertise: M. Holland offers a host of resources to clients, prospects and suppliers across nine strategic markets.
Oil prices surged 4% Tuesday on news of tighter supply in the U.S. and possibly Saudi Arabia.
Crude prices continued rising Wednesday morning on fears that OPEC could cut production, with WTI up 0.4% at $94.18/bbl and Brent up 0.4% at $100.60/bbl. U.S. natural gas futures were up 0.9% at $9.28/MMBtu.
The American Petroleum Institute reported a larger-than-expected crude draw of 5.63 million barrels last week, putting upward pressure on prices. U.S. government data will be released today.
Freeport LNG pushed back the timeline for partially resuming operations at its fire-damaged Texas export facility from October to November.
With two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, Europe appears to be in its worst drought in at least 500 years, causing widespread disruption to inland shipping, electricity generation and crop yields.
Global airfreight rates are down nearly 50% from last year’s peak, according to freight booking platform Freightos.
In the highly squeezed U.S. warehouse market, vacancy rates have dipped into the low single digits in some areas, turning more companies to ad hoc arrangements that include storing goods in parking lots and on truck trailers as they cope with excess inventories.
U.S. imports from China totaled $271.7 billion in the first half of the year, nearly 19% higher than a year ago.
Emirati port operator DP World posted a 60% gain in first-half revenue but expects shipping growth to slow later this year.
Directors at two of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional branches — St. Louis and Minneapolis — voted for a full 100 basis-point interest-rate hike at the central bank’s last meeting in July, signaling internal pressure for a bigger move than policy makers delivered.
Some 20 million American households — about 1 in 6 homes — are behind on their energy bills, the largest share on record.
Citigroup predicts British inflation could rise to more than 18% next year, a 50-year high due primarily to soaring energy prices.
Argentina plans to launch new measures in the coming days aimed at restricting imports and preserving the central bank’s foreign currency reserves. Latin America’s third-largest economy is just one of many with dwindling foreign currency reserves that could lead to default.
Births in China are poised to hit record lows this year as fallout from the pandemic raises costs for education and child-rearing, posing long-term problems for the nation’s economic growth.
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The breakfast and post-dinner dayparts have proved to be successful business extensions for many quick serves the last few years.
Now, some operators are testing another daypart: brunch.
Florida-based fast casual Salsa Fiesta added a brunch offering to its fresh, made-to-order Mexican menu to open the door for additional weekend sales. The brunch menu, served from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends, includes items like an enchilada omelet, gluten-free waffles, huevos rancheros, and “hangover tortilla soup,” complete with a fried egg on top.
“It’s something a little different and unique,” says owner and cofounder Cesar Olivo. “In South Florida, there’s nobody doing a brunch menu.”
So far, the brunch addition has been a big success at the concept’s two stores. Olivo says weekend sales are up about 5 percent since adding brunch three months ago, and sales continue to climb each Saturday and Sunday.
The new menu is playing well with Salsa Fiesta’s regulars, as well as pulling in new customers and families who enjoy a post-church brunch on Sundays.
“It’s an experience for the whole family,” Olivo says. “For that time, they have the possibility of enjoying and sharing a little bit with their family members.”
Consumer demand for breakfast and brunch is a key driver for First Watch, a multistate chain of 103 restaurants. First Watch stores are open from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily and always offer a menu with breakfast, brunch, and lunch options. Breakfast is king, accounting for about 50 percent of weekday dining. Restaurants also do about half of their business on Saturday and Sunday.
First Watch has filled a unique niche, says CMO Chris Tomasso. Its menu offers something for everyone, with heavy traditional breakfast and brunch items alongside several lighter dishes. That, along with the overall growth in the morning daypart and the rise of the value-minded consumer, has given the brand a distinct positioning, he says.
Tomasso says the brunch market is getting more crowded. But for now, First Watch sees chef-driven neighborhood restaurants as its biggest competition—not quick-service or fast-casual chains.
“We have seen more and more restaurants start offering brunch,” he says. “Basically, what they’re trying to do is utilize their physical space during more hours, and brunch or late-night seem to be the two areas they’re focusing on. And I think there will be more restaurants continue to open for that daypart.”
But while breakfast has become an increasingly popular offering at quick-service and fast-casual restaurants, not everyone is convinced brunch will be as successful.
“I think brunch becomes a difficult occasion for [quick-service] operators to effectively address because this is typically a sit-down event for consumers,” says Maeve Webster, director of food industry market research firm Datassential. “It’s almost exclusively a weekend event, which wouldn’t be very effective for a [quick serve] to offer. As a result, we see [operators] going the more traditional breakfast daypart route and offering it throughout the week.”
Webster says the penetration of fast feeders offering breakfast has risen steadily since 2006, while the growth of brunch menu items hasn’t moved at all in the segment.
Salsa Fiesta leaders noted some difficulties when first adding brunch items.
“At the beginning, it was a little challenging because all our line cooks and everybody needed to adapt to a completely new menu,” Olivo says. “But after a while—three or four weeks—they felt more comfortable.”
So comfortable, in fact, that owners are now considering adding a weekday breakfast menu aimed at drumming up more sales with the business crowd.
Tomasso says established operators will face a range of other challenges when looking to add a new daypart like brunch. Chief among them, he says, is that brands will have to build recognition of the new daypart among their consumer base.
“It’s a brand thing and trying to get your customers to look at you as something other than [how] they’ve known you,” Tomasso says. “Sometimes a consumer has a hard time comprehending that and understanding that. It takes a while for that offering to take hold.”
But Tomasso views the growing battle over breakfast and brunch dollars as good for business.
“If the awareness of breakfast and other concepts coming into it gets more people thinking about [the morning daypart] and going out for breakfast, that will also help us,” he says.


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In what may be a small boost to automakers, car battery prices fell 14 percent in the first quarter of this year from just a year ago.
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Like a well-manicured lawn (or Alec Baldwin's hair), a meticulously-maintained ride is a thing of beauty.
The latest rise in gas prices is once again impacting both driving habits and vehicle purchase decisions.
Toyota has released pricing details on several vehicles for luxury brand Lexus.


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Legal Weed in Canada is Now 80% More Expensive Than the Black Market
Canada’s legal cannabis retailers continue to face challenges in competing with the illicit market, as the price gap between legal and black market weed grows.
Statistics Canada has released their latest report on the state of cannabis prices in Canada, and things aren’t looking too hot for the legal market. While buying weed from a licensed dispensary has always been more expensive on average than purchasing from the black market, it seems that disparity is growing.
Using data crowdsourced between April 1 and June 30, StatsCan found that the average price of a gram of legal pot rose from C$10.21 in the previous quarter to C$10.65 now. Simultaneously, the price of illicit weed dropped from the already significantly lower C$6.23 a gram to C$5.93. That means that legal marijuana is around 80 percent more expensive than the illegal stuff. Ouch!
And with this growing price disparity came a shift in consumer buying habits as well.
“The share of respondents who reported purchasing illegally due to ‘legal cannabis being too expensive’ rose from 27 percent in the first quarter of 2019, to 34 percent in the second quarter,” reads a StatsCan release obtained by The GrowthOp.
In total, 59 percent of Canadian cannabis consumers are now buying from the illicit market. Last quarter that number was 55 percent.
The StatsCan report comes as legal cannabis retailers in Canada continue to face challenges meeting consumer demand. On top of the country’s ongoing cannabis supply issues, some provinces still have a very limited number of legal retail pot shops making purchasing from legitimate streams unnecessarily difficult.
And with the upcoming legalization of cannabis-infused food and drinks in Canada, it’s not clear if the new product categories will increase legal sales or put more strain on supply — potentially pushing legal cannabis prices even higher.