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NAPLES, Fla. — I Love Curry is a well-known food truck out of Naples that offers authentic Indian dishes across Southwest Florida.
This Food Truck Friday, owner and chef Digambar Sahu is cooking up a storm in Cape Coral outside Big Storm Brewing.
You can catch several customer favorites off their menu featured on Fox 4 Morning News from 7-9 a.m.
Sahu says with all the support their food truck has received across SWFL, they've decided to expand their business in Naples.
The owners plan to open their first I Love Curry restaurant on Bayshore Drive by the end of July.
For more information on the I Love Curry, click here.


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Over 50s travel trends
By Debbie Ward – September 2019 – 5 minute read
The over-50s travel market has a tendency to be overlooked or pigeonholed, yet specialists say it’s more adventurous, diverse and lucrative than many imagine.
Going it alone
Solo travel is trending across escorted travel and is particularly high in the over-50s market. Riviera (rivieratravel.co.uk) has increased its solo tours from 12 to 40. “We’ve really seen growth over the last year to 18 months, since our launch of solo tours. It's not necessarily people who’ve lost a partner, it may be people whose other half doesn’t have an interest in the same destination,” explains National Sales Manager for UK and Australia, Tom Morgan.
Seeing similar demand, Leger Holidays (leger.co.uk) has added six new Single Traveller tours for 2020, with no single supplement and a door-to-door service.
The over-50s sector is increasingly active. “I’ve been thrilled at how much more adventurous the mature market are. Not many will just go and lie on a beach now,” says Clare Dudley, Managing Director of Cambridge-based agent Ponders Travel.
Leger has added more See It Live tours to the Venice and Nice carnivals, Monaco Grand Prix and Brussels Jazz Weekend. Its specialist guided battlefield tours, of which it offers over 80, have been boosted by media coverage. “We had a number of battlefield tours to the 75th anniversary D-Day commemorations,” says Head of Retail Sales Ashley Dellow.
Riviera Travel has added Discover tours, with three levels of walks. “It’s not the same as 10 to 20 years ago when you went on a coach tour… people want to get out and explore,” explains Morgan.
Personalised extras like the ballet in Russia are also new, while its escorted ocean range now features Azamara and excursion-focused Hurtigruten. Saga (saga.co.uk) has added excursions to all its European holidays and new ships, Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of Adventure, are performing ‘exceptionally well because they aid adventure. “We know there’s a real desire to sail ex-UK on a luxury small ship. Their size allows visits to unique ports of call,” says Head of Trade Sales, Iain Powell.
Luxury is another mature market trend. Saga’s door-to-door VIP Travel Service is among its other product tweaks in recent years, while for 2020 its Stay programmes include a Signature Collection of hotels with dedicated lounges and exclusive arrangements for Saga guests. Product differentiation is key, says Powell, and offering a unique, tailored experience “helps to immerse them in the local culture.”
Leger believes the luxury trend is a natural extension of mature clients’ desire for a more comfortable holiday. Its new Luxuria coaches come with extra-wide seats, increased legroom, retractable calf rests and personal touch-screen TVs. The Luxuria Signature Collection, launched last year, is a selection of holidays which “combines state-of-the-art coach travel with some of Europe’s most fascinatingly unique hotels…. from Spanish Paradors to fairy tale German castles,” adds Dellow.
Trips with children and grandchildren, are an important trend and a gateway to lucrative long-haul group bookings.
“Grandparents are ringing and saying ‘I want to take everyone away for Christmas’ and they don’t want to just fly-and-flop, some are taking family from Australia and the UK and meeting in-between,” Dudley from Ponders Travel says. “I’ve done a trip round Burma for one family. They’re often big bookings and interesting to do.”
The Far East, Caribbean and Disney prove popular, she says, as do villas with private pools, though escorted tours are less common with children involved.
Destination hot list
Long haul is booming for Newmarket Holidays (newmarketholidays.co.uk) as continuing Brexit uncertainty prompts clients to look beyond the Eurozone. India, Canada, Vietnam and South Africa are performing particularly well.
“We’ve added further dates to our Indian programme to keep up with demand; the same for Kenya and South Africa. We’ve also added beach extensions to some tours,” says Head of Trade Sales, Richard Forde. “We’ve released 2021 dates earlier than ever and customers are booking further ahead.”
New, longer-haul destinations are also trending for Saga driven, Powell believes, by both a change in client mind-set and the weaker pound against the Euro. Significant demand for India and Uzbekistan has been sparked by TV coverage the last year.
Croatia, Italy and Scandinavia are selling well for Leger and it has over 25 new breaks for 2020. Also doing well are Romania and Greece, perhaps perceived as less pricey than other Eurozone countries, and longer-haul Costa Rica and Peru, fitting the more adventurous mature market trend.
Tricks for the trade
“The main thing we’re always talking to agents about is how exciting this demographic should be for them,” says Saga’s Powell, pointing out that baby boomers typically have greater disposable income and time to travel.
“It’s important agents recognise how the average 60-year-old has changed in the last 20 or 30 years,” he adds. “These guests are willing to research their holidays extensively and they’re comfortable shopping around, but they value service and reliability above everything else - price often isn’t the determining factor.”
With over-55s the second biggest users of Facebook, Powell encourages agents not to overlook social media for marketing. “They are engaged with it and can be influenced heavily by trends online and on television – use this to your advantage!” he says.
Riviera’s Morgan points out escorted tours and river cruises are easy, good value sells, which meet the mature market’s desire for stress-free holidays. He adds: “There’s no hassle for agents and the all-in nature means it’s good for commission.”
Newmarket’s Forde recommends agents keep up with mature travel trends by asking operators what is currently selling well; “it may be something you had not thought of”.
It’s a case of recognising the value of, and embracing, this market.

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South Africa’s top court has ruled in favor of allowing domestic trade in rhino horns, WildAid has learned. Since 2009, a government-backed moratorium had been in place preventing the sale of horns within the country.
A legal challenge was brought against the moratorium by private ranchers who own large populations of the animals, and who are believed to be stockpiling horns in hopes of selling them commercially. WildAid is concerned that legalizing domestic rhino horn trade opens the door to additional illegal horn exports.
“There is no domestic demand for rhino horn products and, as the pro-trade lobby very well knows, the reason why the moratorium was implemented in the first place was to prevent domestic trade from being used as a cover for smuggling," said Susie Watts of WildAid's Africa Program.
29 March 2017 – In a major step toward implementing its pledge to ban the ivory trade, China will close 67 carving factories and retail shops across the country on Friday, WildAid has learned. The first round of closures impacts about a third of all official shops and factories, according to documents released by China’s State Forestry Administration.
Late last year, China announced plans to stop all domestic ivory sales by the end of 2017. The country is currently the world’s largest market for elephant ivory products. Although international trade is prohibited, up to 30,000 elephants are killed illegally each year for their tusks.
“These closures prove that China means business in closing down the ivory trade and helping the African elephant,” said Peter Knights, CEO of WildAid. “The price of ivory has dropped by two-thirds from previous highs, so it is now a very bad investment. We expect further drops as the full closure approaches at the end of the year.
Invasive species pose one of the greatest threats to the conservation of the Galapagos Islands. That’s why together with the Galapagos Conservancy, WildAid helped the Galapagos Biosecurity Agency (ABG) form a specialized canine unit to protect these unique islands from invasive species.
In 2016, we selected and trained two dogs and three handlers, as well as constructed the necessary infrastructure (kennels and offices) for the unit. The canine unit will provide a versatile and low cost method of detecting illegal substances to prevent their entry into the Galapagos archipelago.
SAN FRANCISCO- TOMS is partnering with WildAid to protect the giant panda in Sichuan, China by providing educational opportunities to impoverished students living adjacent to critical panda habitats. Safeguarding giant pandas, which are listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is essential to preserving the biodiversity of their habitats, and with less than 2,000 left in the wild, they need continued protection.


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These are not your grandma’s compression socks!
Michelle Huie’s aching legs sparked an idea that became Vim & Vigr — a business that brings fashion flair to compression socks.
Michelle Huie’s legs launched a business.
After moving to Missoula, Montana, from New York to start her career, the business school graduate found that long hours sitting at the office left her legs achy and sore.
But when a physical therapist recommended compression socks, Michelle found the pickings slim ― a couple of pairs for athletic and medical use but with few color or style options.
“It dawned on me that there was a market and a need for people just like me who don’t want to wear something that’s ultra-tight and not very comfortable or some weird color,” Michelle says.
Michelle’s solution to fulfill the need she saw? Vim & Vigr®, a new line of compression sockwear. In just over a year, the business has grown from an idea to eight employees at its fulfillment center in Missoula. The company has sold more than 40,000 pairs of the socks and established strong relationships with retailers, Michelle says.
The value in a business plan
Michelle credits her early success to a Small Business Administration loan from Wells Fargo and to her written business plan.
According to the January Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey, only 33 percent of business owners reported having a business plan ― which is why Wells Fargo is introducing the new Business Plan Center with business plan and competitive intelligence tools on April 29 at Wells Fargo Works for Small BusinessSM.
The new complimentary online tool allows small business owners to develop a business plan, get detailed financial statements, and run a competitive analysis for marketing products and services. A webinar on business plan basics will go up on the site in May.
“Every business – big or small – needs a plan,” says Lisa Stevens, Wells Fargo’s head of Regional Banking Sales and Marketing and Small Business, and Regional Bank executive for the Pacific Midwest Region. “While many small business owners have a plan, for most, it’s in their heads and not in writing. We know from research and our direct experience working with business owners that a formal, written business plan is an essential guide to help business owners stay focused on company goals and objectives, as well as to track their progress.”
The same Small Business Index survey that showed a dearth of business plans also suggested that those who had created them and used them to guide their businesses are much more optimistic about business prospects in 2015. They report “future expectations” for business growth 14 points higher than businesses without a business plan.
Business plan was priority
Michelle says writing a business plan was what she did first after getting the idea for Vim & Vigr. “It took about a weekend to write the bulk of it, and I kept going back to it as I thought of more ideas,” she says. “After that, there were three main things I needed in order to turn my idea into reality: a textile designer, a manufacturer, and money.”
Jessica Beck of the Wells Fargo SBA Lending team says that Michelle’s plan helped her secure an SBA loan for start-up financing, although a plan isn’t required for all SBA loans.
Michelle says entrepreneurs who haven’t taken the time to create a plan do so at their peril.
“I often hear the excuses: ‘I haven’t had time for it’ or ‘My business is so straightforward that I don’t have a need for it,’ ” she says.
She adds that tools like Wells Fargo’s free business planning tool make the process easier.
“You can figure out relatively quickly if your idea could be an actual business if you put it down on paper,” Michelle says. “Don’t procrastinate — write your plan today!”


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After the House of Representatives voted to exclude auto loans earlier this week, the Congressional committee negotiating a final version of the financial-regulation bill, together with the Senate version that passed last month, agreed on a provision that would exempt auto dealers from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight. The bill goes to the House and Senate for votes next week, where it's expected to pass and be signed into law by President Obama.
The move represents a full victory for auto dealerships and specifically the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), which had been lobbying hard in recent weeks to make sure that dealers aren't overseen by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the new consumer-finance agency that looks after the mortgage, credit-card, and consumer loan industries—including the often-criticized payday loan business that's still given a long leash in some states.
“The goal all along was to keep a new, untested government agency from creating burdensome and unnecessary rules that would make it harder and more expensive for car buyers to access auto credit,” NADA spokesman Bailey Wood said, prior to the final word on the exemption.
Bill could have put the squeeze on sales, dealers argue
Auto dealers have consistently argued that any more regulation in this area would put a sizable dent in their business and potentially reduce the number of people who are qualified (or able) to purchase a vehicle, and that with all the economic difficulties in the industry, this is not the time to do it. Main Street shouldn't be given the same treatment as Wall Street, a number of Senators successfully argued last month.
Up until last night, there was still a chance that the new agency would maintain some limited authority for rulemaking affecting dealers.


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ROTH investor conference is Sunday - Wednesday. Implications of a new tax on some high net-wealth individuals from Moss Adams Capital. "The Legacy of Bing," next up at SHACC. Details on Industry Insight.
Industry customer Sport Chalet continues to show signs of improvement and posted a profit for its second quarter ended Oct. 2.
The retailer said this afternoon that same store sales increased 3.1% in the quarter, while total sales declined 0.9% to $88 million. Sport Chalet said the net sales decline was due to a calendar shift.
Online sales rose 18%.
Net income reached $0.6 million compared with a loss of $0.5 million in the same period last year.
Gross margin improved to 29.2% vs. 28.2% due to a decrease in markdowns.
The company said it had used $43.6 million of its $59.9 million credit facility, leaving Sport Chalet with $16.3 million in availability.
Sport Chalet operates 54 stores.


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Etihad has confirmed it will contact consumers who booked directly with the airline, and Australia-based travel agents, to inform them that affected consumers can elect to receive a refund for a cancelled flight, even if they previously accepted a flight credit.
It’s a move that consumers will welcome but could have knock-on effects for accom providers if booking cancellations flood in rather than requests to reschedule.
From 26 March 2020, Etihad’s published COVID-19 rebooking policy did not provide consumers with the right to refund flights cancelled due to the pandemic. Etihad updated this policy on 3 June 2020 to extend offers of refunds for flights scheduled to depart from Australia; the airline was already offering refunds for flights departing from a number of other regions, including the US and European Union.
Following recent engagement with the ACCC’s COVID-19 Taskforce, Etihad has now further revised its policy by offering refunds to all consumers in Australia who purchased tickets, regardless of where their flight was scheduled to depart from.
ACCC Chair Rod Sims said: “Etihad’s revised policy, and its decision to also offer refunds to consumers who weren’t previously advised of their right to a refund, should serve as a model for other airlines.”
“The protections of the Australian Consumer Law, which extend to all corporations carrying on business in Australia, prohibit making false or misleading representations about a consumer’s right to a refund, including their contractual refund rights,” Mr Sims said.
“Consumers who believe they are entitled to a refund because they booked their fare while in Australia and who are not contacted by Etihad or their Australian travel agent by 7 August 2020, should contact the business that sold them their ticket.”
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The new connected appliance and hardware startups emerging out of Silicon Valley are very different beasts than big software ventures that grew up over the last decade, according to Nest Labs founder and CEO Tony Fadell. While the maker movement and new platforms like Arduino and Raspberry Pi have helped fuel the same creativity in hardware as the iPhone brought to app development, at the end of the day these companies are manufacturing physical products, which require solving a lot more problems, Fadell said.
“To actually ship a product either online or in retail with customer support, with all the design things, all the apps that need to go with it and all the services — it takes really big infrastructure to pull that off,” Fadell said at Gigaom’s RoadMap conference Tuesday. “It’s typically not a small startup that can do it. You need a lot of funding.”
Today, for good or bad, VCs are focused on apps and they evaluate startups by metrics like downloads, page views and subscriber numbers–metrics that don’t necessarily apply to a new internet-of-things startup. “When you do something that is atoms-based, not electrons-based, you need money to do that,” Fadell said. “You need to get things well sorted out before you can ship your first product to a customer.”
It’s not just that a hardware maker can’t go mass market on Kickstarter alone. These companies also don’t just need designers and coders. They need people with understanding of the manufacturing process, shipping and even federal and local regulations, Fadell said.
Since a company is ultimately selling a device, it can’t roll out a mere beta, fixing bugs and adding features as it goes along. It needs to have a complete product with accompanying apps and services, otherwise the product will wind up back at its maker’s doorstep, Fadell said. And a hardware startup has to think far ahead of an app startup, since devices like thermostats and connected lighting won’t be changed out every year like a smartphone. The devices they ship will be in homes for years and have to support the services the company plans to launch over that same timespan, Fadell said.
A lot of companies won’t be able to build that infrastructure and are doomed to fail, but others may build it but fail anyway because they haven’t properly thought out their products, Fadell said. Some internet-of-things companies are slapping connectivity on anything without thinking about how they’re changing the user experience around the objects they’re connecting, he said.
Fadell said Nest mandated an additional level of discipline when it selected the devices it wanted to connect: the thermostat and the smoke detector. Not only do customers interact with those devices in new ways due to their connectivity, but they’re also devices that every home has –- and, in the case of the smoke detector, they are required by law. Bottom line, said Fadell, you won’t see Nest building any connected sprinkler systems anytime soon.
Check out the rest of our Roadmap 2013 live coverage here, and a video embed of the session follows below:
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In today’s day and age, India is among the most polluted countries in the world, with a significant part of its pollution being caused by vehicles. Here, we’ve put together some tips to reduce pollution from vehicles
Vehicular Pollution is a menace that all the countries across the globe are struggling against. The harmful emissions released by the vehicles cause damage not only to the environment but also to the health of people breathing in that air. With Governments becoming more conscious about their respective carbon prints to slow down Global Warming, stringent emission regulations are in place in most countries. Moreover, these regulations keep getting stricter with almost every passing year in order to meet the Zero-Emission from vehicles target in a decade or so, that most countries have set for themselves. India is the world’s 5th largest car manufacturer and plays a crucial role in working towards minimizing the environmental pollution caused by vehicles in the global scenario. Therefore, some active policymaking along with modern technologies become relevant in achieving this. In case you’ve been wondering how to reduce vehicle pollution in India, here are some of the modern policies and technologies that are either in place at moment or planned for the immediate future to ensure a better environment in times to come.
How to Reduce Vehicle Pollution in India – Policies and Technologies
The much talked about, Scrappage Policy took a long time coming but it finally here. There are millions of dysfunctional vehicles that have been dumped on the roads or other public spaces by their owners due to being too old to function properly. Since there was no official way to scrap your old vehicle, they have been getting decayed at various places in the public space. Needless to say, that has caused a ton of environmental pollution in terms of air, land and water pollution. This has, over time, become a major health hazard for a whole lot of people residing in the nearby areas. To tackle this, the Government of India brought in the scrappage policy, wherein the owners of old vehicles will be able to go to their nearest scrappage centre to give away their vehicles. At these centres, the automation process will ensure proper scrapping of the vehicle and the recyclable parts will be collected. The harmful liquids from the vehicles will be disposed of properly.
To make this process accessible and popular, Government will announce a few incentives that will motivate the owners to go through with this process. This includes things like cash discount on the purchase of the next vehicle, reduction in registration or road taxes and things like these. Also, the vehicles which are older than 15 years (for private use) and 20 years (for commercial) use will have to go through regular fitness tests to ensure that their vehicles don’t cross the emission limit. If these vehicles fail this fitness test, they will be deemed illegal for roads. This is a positive step towards tackling the issue of environmental pollution in the long run and the effects might be visible in a couple of years’ time.
Of course, in case you’ve been wondering how to reduce vehicle pollution in India, an obvious answer would be to curb the usage of conventional fuels: Petrol and Diesel. In addition to causing air pollution, these are manufactured from non-renewable resources, which are depleting rapidly. The need to shift to other sustainable forms of energy sources is of utmost importance. The Government is pushing for CNG and Ethanol-blended fuels to ensure a smooth transition from internal combustion engines to electric powertrains. EVs will take a long time to become a mass-market phenomenon due to various challenges at this time. Hence, a transition phase is necessary to reach there which might be achieved through these alternate fuel usage. The most useful features of using such fuels include making almost no changes to the engine, retrofitting the old engines with such mechanical components, ease of production through organic methods.
The prime example apart from CNG usage is the Ethanol-blended fuels. Ethanol can be manufactured relatively easily. Or in the case of Bio-Diesel, it can be produced by corns which could be grown easily. A small blend of Ethanol (for instance, upto 20%) doesn’t require changes to the engine mechanicals. Some parts of India are already selling 8% Ethanol-blended fuel and the Government aims to achieve 20% Ethanol-blended fuel (also known as E20) by 2025. This will reduce the overall requirement of fuel by the country and also contribute towards cleaner emissions.
We, of course, can’t talk about minimizing vehicular pollution without talking about Electrification. Electric Vehicles are the long-term solution to tackle and curb the issue of vehicular emissions. A few of the countries have already taken a giant leap ahead in this field which includes the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland) in general along with the Netherlands. The US and China have high volumes of EVs and the number is growing rapidly. As a matter of fact, the EV segment, although very small in India, is also witnessing steep growth over the past couple of years. The future only seems to go in one direction with the carmakers working hard on improving the infrastructure for EVs in the country. The EV segments in India are also diversifying steadily. We have few options for buying an entry-level EV (Tata Nexon, MG ZS EV, etc). Then we have the ultra-luxury EVs in the form of Mercedes-Benz EQC and Jaguar I-Pace. Now, Tesla is about to come up with its first offering in our market which will most likely sit somewhere in between these segments.
The challenges that the electrification process is facing currently are the lack of infrastructure, range anxiety in customers, substantially high initial costs (almost 1.5 times the price of the same car with an internal combustion engine), charging times, etc. However, it is only a matter of time before technology advances so much that these issues might no longer exist. That is why, in the meanwhile, hybrid powertrains and alternate fuels are gaining popularity and have almost become necessary. Also, many carmakers have completely walked away from diesel engines for good. Many others have set a deadline for themselves to stop manufacturing internal combustion engines completely in the coming years. The government of India also imparts subsidies for buying electric cars in India in a bid to promote the mass adoption of EVs which is a great initiative.
We believe we’ve been helpful with helping you find out how to reduce vehicle pollution in India. For more such posts, do stay tuned to CarBlogIndia!


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BOZEMAN — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen how Montanans have gone above and beyond to help each other out.
That’s exactly what one Bozeman tech company is trying to do, not only for this community, but for small businesses across the country.
“It’s easy to be great when everything’s great. But true greatness, true greatness happens when everything is bad,” said Jerry Nettuno, the Founder and CEO of Schedulicity.
When Nettuno saw a problem, he saw the opportunity for a solution, which led him to create Schedulicity. “It’s an online calendar that allows your clients to very easily schedule a time with you, any time, any place."
Nettuno started Schedulicity from the ground up in Bozeman.
“It was a great place to get out there, talk to these small businesses, find out what their challenges were and then work together to create a solution, which ultimately became Schedulicity,” Nettuno explained.
Now the company is able to give back to small businesses across the country, especially when many businesses are suffering financially.
“We took our Schedulicity Cares grant program and instead of giving away three $5,000 grants every month, we broke it up and we’re giving away 15 $500 grants every other Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We’ve been doing this for the past month just to help as many people as we possibly could,” he said.
The successful entrepreneur has some advice for everyone during this time.
“My daughter’s an esthetician downtown. She lost her job, right? Trying to figure out how to pay her rent, but what now’s the time to learn. Learn something different. What other things do you want to learn in esthetics so that when you go back you’re the best esthetician you could ever be,” Nettuno said.


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Thankfully, stories of striking workers at Wal-Mart and Hostess are making the front pages of newspapers and leading the “A” blocks of cable news shows. These two companies epitomize the war against workers that began over 40 years ago. Wal-Mart is the poster-child for corporate malfeasance and draconian worker policies. Wal-Mart workers on average are paid so little that the American taxpayer is literally subsidizing these workers as tens of thousands of them have no health benefits which forces them to use state Medicaid for healthcare. Wal-Mart made $15 billion dollars last year. Four out of the America’s top ten Billionaires are Wal-Mart heirs.
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Google added an offline viewing mode to its Android Maps app around this time last year, and the addition proved to be a popular one. To activate the feature, all you needed to do was select the offline option from the pull-up menu, define the area, and watch it download. It was very easy, and made traveling with your Android phone a convenient (and cheap) experience.
Now, Google has decided to remove the familiar offline mapping feature from its newly released version of the app, but don’t despair, it hasn’t disappeared entirely. Google has just confused everyone by changed the way it operates.
Here’s how you save maps for offline viewing in version 7 of Google Maps:
- Open Maps: Open the Maps app, and go to the area you’d like to save for offline use.
- Type OK Maps: Tap the search bar at the top of the screen and type, “OK maps.” If typing is a little low-tech, then if you tap the microphone, you can tell it, “OK maps,” instead.
- Let the download begin: After tapping the search key, Maps will start downloading your selected location, and you’ll see an on-screen message saying it has cached the chosen area once it’s done. It seems you can drag the screen around, and zoom in and out to ensure Maps will continue caching until you get tired of it, or the phone runs out of storage space.
- Info stored in a new area: Another key difference is the way Maps stores the cached information. Instead of appearing under the My Places menu, you just scroll back to the area and the information will be ready and waiting.
So, it’s not all bad news. Offline maps are still a part of Google Maps – they’re just a hidden feature. It’s not the only thing Google has removed either. The latest version says goodbye to Latitude check-ins, and the My Maps feature; however, My Maps will be back in the future. Should you feel these are an essential part of Google Maps, then we’d suggest turning off the auto-update and bypassing version 7. Also, if your Android phone doesn’t run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or later, then don’t worry, the app isn’t compatible with earlier versions of the OS, so no update will be forthcoming.
If you’ve discovered anything else about the way the offline caching feature works in Google Maps, feel free to share it with us in the comments.
Updated on 07/11/2013 at 10:00am by Andy: Google has performed a quick about turn regarding the offline mapping feature in Maps, and has added a “Make this map area available offline” option to its search card. The OK Maps option still works too, if for some reason you preferred that method.
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Hyundai Motor announced that it will make an investment of $5 billion in the United States by 2025 to advance mobility technologies like robotics, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence.
The investment follows the automaker’s announcement of a $5.54 billion plan to create its first dedicated EV (electric vehicle) and battery manufacturing plants in the United States, just outside of Savannah, Georgia. That plant is anticipated to open in the first half of 2025, with a manufacturing capacity of 300,000 vehicles per year. Hyundai will invest $10 billion to further its “aim of providing sustainable and smart mobility solutions,” according to the business.
Hyundai aims to be among the top three electric car providers in the United States by 2026 and is among the several global automakers creating new supply chains and manufacturing facilities in the country to take advantage of the category’s predicted decade-long exponential development. By 2030, the business plans to sell 3.23 million completely electric vehicles worldwide.
It also aligns with the Biden administration’s drive for corporations to establish EV supply chains in the United States rather than abroad. Following the president’s use of the Defense Production Act in the month of April to promote local production of minerals needed to create electric vehicle batteries, the administration launched a $3.1 billion program earlier this month to enhance American battery manufacturing. By 2030, the White House hopes to sell 50 percent of electric vehicles.
Hyundai’s new investment would enable it to strengthen its relationship with “U.S. private and public entities to provide innovative products and mobility options to our valued consumers in the United States while helping global carbon neutrality efforts,” according to Euisun Chung, who works as the executive chairperson of Hyundai Motor. The corporation stated that this will encompass robotics, improved artificial intelligence, air mobility, and autonomous driving.
In December 2020, Hyundai Motor purchased an 80 percent ownership in Boston Dynamics from Softbank. The business, best famous for its 4-legged dog-like robot Spot, was assessed at $1.1 billion. In June 2020, Boston Dynamics, which was formerly backed by Google, began selling its first robot commercially.
The manufacturer is also pursuing autonomous technology through Motional, a joint venture with Aptive, a mobile technology firm based in the United States. Motional is now testing its robotaxi service on public roads in the United States and plans to begin commercial service in 2023, as part of a larger campaign to bring autonomous vehicles to American roadways.
Hyundai formed Supernal in November with the goal of developing a series of electric air cars for the booming advanced air mobility market. The business has stated that its first commercial flight will take place in 2028.


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The Scottish government is to go it alone in promoting the country's food and drink to the international market. It follows a decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to withdraw about £5m a year of funding from the Food From Britain (FFB) brand, which was previously used to aid international promotion of UK produce. Instead, Scottish ministers are to step in with increased support for produce marketed under the Saltire.
FFB was launched in 1983 and among its greatest successes were in establishing Quorn, a vegetarian meat alternative, as a household name in North America and helping Tyrrells potato chips sell parsnip crisps to the French, who traditionally viewed the vegetable as pig food.
From next month, however, when the scheme closes down, Scottish companies will be promoted at overseas trade events under the brand "Scotland Food & Drink". The nationalist government wants to enhance the international promotion of Scotland's food and drinks sector, currently worth £7.5bn to the economy, by offering businesses a higher profile.
Support will be provided to more than 100 companies at about 12 events over the coming year and it is estimated the promotional activity will deliver £60m in sales, giving a huge boost to Scotland's food and drink supply chain, which employs about 350,000 people.
"Investing in our food and drink sector and helping it reach into new markets abroad will help strengthen businesses and safeguard jobs," said Richard Lochhead, rural affairs secretary, who will announce the overseas promotion push at the Scotland Food & Drink international conference in South Queensferry on Wednesday.
"Scottish produce already enjoys an enviable reputation abroad and I want to help as many companies as possible tap into that rich seam."
The Scottish government has already invested more than £14m to boost profitability, put more Scottish food on consumers' plates, gain access to new markets and provide general support to Scotland's farmers and producers.
"The food and drink industry is well positioned to capitalise on lucrative, international opportunities," said Allan Burns, the chairman of Scotland Food & Drink.


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Michael Kors is pleased to announce its first ever street style campaign, The Walk. Launching on August 31, the new campaign is led by a diverse group of trendsetters with distinct style personalities: singer/songwriter, founder of Saint Heron and CEO of Saint Records Solange Knowles; models Soo Joo Park and Nina Agdal; and Princess Olympia of Greece.
“Fashion is a celebration of individual style, and I’ve always thought of New York City as the ultimate runway. The Walk was a great opportunity for us to see our favorite new fall
handbags through different filters,” says Michael Kors of the new campaign. “Style is so
subjective. There’s nothing more exciting to me than seeing my designs brought to life by
The influencers were captured by renowned street style photographer Tommy Ton in
downtown New York. Staying true to their unique personal styles, the women showcase the new MICHAEL Michael Kors handbags—the Brooklyn series and the Isadore satchel—as well as Fall 2016 ready-to-wear.
“It was really a fun experience observing how each girl would make the clothes and
accessories their own and while still being true to their everyday style,” says Ton.
The interactive, shoppable experience on MichaelKors.com—concepted and art directed by
Wednesday agency—also includes a dynamic, shoppable, influencer- and user-generated
content component built in collaboration with enterprise social technology platform Sprinklr. Fans can engage with the campaign by posting street style photos of themselves wearing Michael Kors on Instagram and Twitter with #SidewalkSpotted, and a selection of user posts will be featured on the Michael Kors The Walk platform,MichaelKors.com/TheWalk.


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Another Netflix price hike? Here are the reasons it could try again
With its most successful subscriber growth period ever — from October to the end of the year — Netflix could be emboldened to raise prices sooner rather than later, some Wall Street analysts suggest.
During the most recent three-month period, Netflix added more than 8.3 million new members. That's 2 million more than the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company had expected.
"Extraordinary," is how Netflix CEO Reed Hastings described the quarter.
Wall Street loved the success, too, with Netflix (NFLX) shares hitting historical highs Monday before and after the company announced its financials, and again Tuesday before closing at $250.29, up 10%.
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Netflix's exceptional growth during a period in which it increased monthly subscription prices, for the first time in two years, suggests the Internet TV service could increase prices again, without significant membership losses. In 2016, as a price hike eventually kicked in for current members — it was announced in 2014 for new members, but grandfathered in for existing members — the service saw some growth slowdown.
But not this time around. The quarterly gains boosted Netflix to nearly 117.6 million total global members.
"You can make a case actually the product is still relatively underpriced compared to some of the competition," said Tuna Amobi, director and senior equity analyst at CFRA Research, who maintains a Buy rating on Netflix shares. "With all this content they have got, which is a premium product that is offered at less than a premium price, if you think about HBO and CBS and some of these other guys, that is why I think the market might be swallowing that price increase a little bit better."
Netflix versus the alternatives
HBO Now, available for more than two years, is a standalone subscription service, costing $14.99 monthly. Launched three years ago, CBS All Access is a subscription service with on-demand episodes and live TV, which costs $5.99 monthly for viewing with limited commercials or $9.99 for no commercials.
Netflix increased by $1 to $10.99 the cost of its most popular plan — two screens watching simultaneously — and by $2 to $13.99 for its premium plan, which lets you run Netflix on four screens and get 4K video. The $7.99 monthly price of the basic one-screen, standard definition-video plan remained the same.
There obviously is still room for additional price increases, with another one most likely late next year or in early 2020, says Anthony DiClemente, senior managing director for Internet research at investment banking advisory firm Evercore ISI, which has a target price for Netflix shares of $220. "As long as the content still resonates with customers and viewership hours continue to grow, customers will be willing to pay more for Netflix," he said.
Compared to the cost and hours watched on traditional pay-TV services, "Netflix still represents a 40% discount," he said.
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So cord cutters might have to get used to regular price increases — as long as the company keeps rolling out shows and movies people can't watch anywhere else.
In general, Netflix should be expected to increase prices 4% to 5% every year, Michael Nathanson, founding partner at research firm MoffettNathanson, said in an email interview.
Risks for Netflix, he says, include growing competition and the potential for costly original programming to not match “the early success of some of its hit shows.”
Still, Hastings seemed to temper concerns of another price hike Monday.
"Consumers are tolerant as long as something's improving," Hastings said in a publicly broadcast interview. "But we're always cautious on it, and we have no plans to like try to repeat that in any way in the near term."
While some analysts had suggested Netflix's U.S. growth was due to hit a wall, Hastings noted that five years ago the company estimated its U.S. market at 60 million to 90 million subscribers. So the streaming provider has, he said, "a ways to go just to cross into the bottom of our expectation range."
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In 2015, overall mobile application usage grew by 58 per cent says the State of Mobile report by Flurry, Yahoo’s mobile analytics, monetisation and advertising company. The study reveals that application categories such as personalisation, news and magazines, and productivity, led the year-on-year growth with triple digit numbers.
Flurry tracks more than 2.1 billion smartphones across the globe every month and it says that though the growth rate has declined in the last two years; which was 76 per cent in 2014 and 103 per cent in 2013, the majority of the growth has come from the existing mobile users and not new ones. About 40 out of 58 per cent total growth in sessions came from existing users, compared to 20 per cent in 2014 and 10 per cent in 2013.
However, the report cites that there are four major categories that grew faster than average in 2015 from a category perspective, namely; Personalisation applications ranging from android lock screens to Emoji Keyboards that let users share correspondence with their peers; which saw a 332 per cent growth. News and Magazine applications that saw a shift from television and PCs to Smartphones and phablets; grew by 135 per cent. Productivity applications such as email apps, Google Docs, Microsoft productivity suite etc, grew by 125 per cent. And lastly, Lifestyle and Shopping applications grew 81 per cent in 2015 compared to 174 per cent growth in 2014, validating that mobile ecommerce is fast growing and accounts for 33 per cent of online commerce in the US and 40 per cent of online commerce around the globe.
The report also studied the YoY session growth rates of News and Magazine, Sports, and Music, Media, and Entertainment categories on phablets and all devices combined to find that these three categories dramatically over-indexed on phablets compared to the growth rates on all devices combined standing at 4.8, 4.6 and 4 times respectively. Talking about form factor, phablets have grown 2.9 times more than average, recording a growth of 334 per cent YoY in comparison to 117 per cent for all other form factors. Which validates that this has become the primary device for content consumption.
According to the report, phablets will become the dominant form factor by October next year. Interestingly, consumers want their content on a bigger screen as 27 per cent of new devices activated during Christmas and 50 per cent of all android activated around the same time were all phablets.


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Regions' big investment in digital is paying off
Regions Financial is pouring a lot of money into digital banking, and it says the effort is beginning to pay off.
The Birmingham, Ala., company is spending $625 million on technology this year — 42% of that is on investments in new technology, such as digital improvements to speed up credit decisions, vet loan applicants’ identities and simplify online mortgage lending.
Regions says it had 2.7 million digital users at March 31, up 5% from a year earlier. Moreover, it claims big gains in several key metrics over the same period: checking account openings (49%), credit card sales (16%) and mortgage applications (112%). Regions declined to disclose totals in those three categories and has not reported them to investors.
Yet Emmett Higdon, director of digital banking at Javelin Strategy & Research, says the $128 billion-asset Regions seems to be making good progress. The 5% growth in users is on par with the rest of the industry as adoption of mobile banking has slowed along with growth in smartphone users — most people have all this by now, he said. But increases in account opening and credit card sales stem from hard work and creativity at the company, he said.
“They have clearly put a lot of effort and investment behind their digital account opening processes, both for online and for mobile,” Higdon said.
Regions has created a guided experience for consumers who apply for credit cards on its website, and it could appear on its mobile app eventually.
“If you're not really sure which of the 47 credit cards you want, they have a little questionnaire that helps you through the process,” Higdon said. “Unfortunately, they don't have that on the mobile side, but they're thinking carefully about that process.”
The company is launching a digital feature that lets existing customers determine in less than a minute if they qualify for a credit card; only a small amount of information has to be supplied. Customers who qualify can accept an offer in as little as 90 seconds.
Andy Hernandez, chief digital officer at Regions, credits its digital banking growth to a handful of things: agile development methods, an accelerated customer sign-up process, customer research, process re-engineering, and an online mortgage portal that keeps customers updated on the status of loan applications.
“I think as an industry we've underachieved in terms of getting customers to open accounts online,” Hernandez said. “The customer of 30 years ago wanted speed, ease of use and convenience. It's what they want today. But they've raised the bar; they've redefined, as is their right, what those terms mean.”
Regions began adopting agile methods four years ago; the term refers to an approach to software development that relies on collaborative, cross-functional teams to divide a task into small parts and be dedicated to flexibility and continuous improvement. Developers, analysts, product owners, scrum masters, compliance officers, legal experts, risk specialists can all participate.
“The hardest part of agile is, you have to be dedicated,” Hernandez said. “You can't say this is going to be someone's part-time job. You've got to pull top talent and put them on these teams, and have everybody lock arms on the objective.”
The agile teams work side by side, and they dress more casually than traditional bankers. A couple of teams were given the full-time job of picking apart the digital account opening process for checking accounts, mortgages and other loans, and making it faster and simpler.
Their goal was to open new online and mobile accounts within 10 minutes. Currently the process takes five to seven minutes.
“When we started doing this years ago, the industry just took the paper application and said, let's throw it online,” Hernandez said. “And there are a lot of steps, fields and pages that just don't make sense in a digital world and the advent of fully legal e-signatures.”
The agile teams removed steps and data fields from the sign-up process, often “asking questions of our friends in legal compliance that we didn't know were fair to ask,” Hernandez said.
The teams were also tasked with making sure all features available on the online banking site were accessible in the bank’s mobile app.
“Even though our applications have been mobile responsive or mobile optimized, we didn't have certain things accessible directly in our app,” Hernandez said. “Prior to some of these enhancements, you had to go to regions.com. You could go from your smartphone or tablet and it would look clean and nice on the screen, but it wasn't in the app. We have a growing percentage of customers, as all banks do, using the mobile app.”
Regions partnered with an authentication technology provider to automate identity verification and security. Hernandez declined to say which one.
Soon the bank plans to offer useful customer insights about things like upcoming bills that might strain a customer’s cash flow. This will replace the early generations of personal financial management software.
“Those software applications were very difficult to use and in hindsight, it's not surprising that they had low adoption,” Hernandez said. “We’ve finally reached a point where there's no heavy lifting done on the customer's part.”
Hernandez says Regions was one of the first banks in the industry to offer a true end-to-end digital mortgage. Higdon backs this up.
More recently, the bank launched an online Mortgage Status Portal, which gives customers real-time updates on the status of their applications. They can receive these updates through text messages or emails if they prefer. Through the portal, people can upload documents and complete other steps.
Regions brought its mortgage loan officers into the online loan process, too. It created personalized web pages for each mortgage loan officer that can be shared with potential borrowers, so the loan officers can direct people specifically to their site to apply online. Having unique URLs connecting to the online applications ensures the right person gets credit.
“Our mortgage loan officers are very good at what they do,” Hernandez said. “Now they have a digital presence, removing what we used to call channel conflict. They're now speaking digital.”
The ease and speed of the online mortgage application are other reasons for the increase in digital mortgage applications. Regions markets the digital mortgage throughout the regions.com website.
Regions also lets users save any kind of loan application they’ve started on its website or mobile app, so if they get interrupted, they can go back to it later.
According to Higdon, less than 25% of the top 25 banks let customers save an application in the mobile channel.


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YES Bank continues its march towards setting new standards in customer service and excellence in innovation and payment systems. At a glittering award function organized in Mumbai on 5 December, the bank outshone other big banks of the country as it was bestowed multiple awards. The function that was attended by Shri H R Khan, Deputy Governor of the RBI, saw YES Bank bag the Special Award for Innovation. This award was given to the bank for its revolutionary innovations on IMPS. IMPS stands for Interbank Mobile Payment Service and it is provided on a platform developed by National Payments Corporation of India.
Special Award for excellence
YES Bank was chosen for this prestigious award because of its innovative use of the IMPS platform that helps migrant laborers remit money to their families back home. These innovations make it very easy for these laborers who are not technology savvy. The new payment model developed by Yes Bank is so effective that it s being used by most of the banks in the country. The use case of Yes Bank now accounts for 50000 Crore services in the country. Yes Bank had a lion’s share of about 80% of such transactions but after just one year, the bank has a modest share of just 15% as it has been accepted and incorporated by most of the other banks. NPCI played an important role in the spread and acceptance of this model of payments.
National Payments Excellence Award 2014
Another award that Yes Bank bagged at this award function was National Payments Excellence Award 2014 in the category of mid size banks. This award was given to the bank in recognition of its outstanding performance in NFS ATM network. This award took into consideration issuing volumes, declines on account of technical problems, and innovations adopted by the bank in its ATMs. Yes Bank has emerged as a leader in card to card transfers and its innovating feature of issuance of discount coupons on use of its ATMs has been seen as a revolutionary feature in Indian banking system. The bank has at present more than 1150 ATMs operating across the length and breadth of the country.
CEO expresses his satisfaction
The awards were accepted on behalf of Yes Bank by Mr. Rana Kapoor, who is the Managing Director and the CEO of the bank. Speaking on the occasion, Kapoor said, ‘’Technology and Innovation have been key mission critical pillars of Yes Bank’s sustained development over the last 10 plus years, ad being recognized by the National Payments Corporation of India is a true reflection of our uncompromising efforts. Yes Bank’s IMPS innovations have transformed the micro remittance space and greatly bolstered the key agenda of Financial Inclusion. Such prestigious awards reinforce our commitment towards employing industry leading innovation towards realizing our vision of ‘’Building the Best Quality Bank of the World in India by 2020.’’
An overview of Yes Bank
Yes Bank that has become the 4th largest private sector bank in India today is the result of untiring efforts and dedication of Mr. Rana Kapoor and his team of professionals. He has been working on a single point objective of establishing a world class bank with highest quality customer centric services to boost business in India.
Yes Bank has always strived to adopt best and fair trade practices in its quest to provide best quality service to its clients. The bank provides the best and customized banking solutions to its esteemed clients. Yes Bank has always been a technology driven bank ad it has sought to provide the best user experience to its clients whether in retail or the corporate sector. The bank has a dream of becoming the Best Quality Bank of the World in India and it has already acquired the image of being a very professional bank.
About Sanjay Tandon
Sanjay Tandon is a graduate engineer from IIT Varanasi. He has been writing as a freelancer for many years. He loves to write on various niches. He is passionate about politics and economy and spends his free time watching news channels. He is also an expert on relationships.


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Following in the footsteps of 2U/edX, Udacity, and Coursera, FutureLearn has also let go some of its employees. I learned about this via LinkedIn.
It’s unclear how many FutureLearn employees were let go, and there’s been no formal announcement on FutureLearn’s communication channels.
In October, Times Higher Education (THE) reported that FutureLearn was looking to “significantly reduce expenditure” and was searching for a new owner.
FutureLearn was originally wholly owned by the Open University (OU). In 2019,SEEK Group invested £50 million in Futurelearn, becoming joint owners with the OU. According to THE, the OU is looking to sell its 50% share.
Since the investment, FutureLearn’s losses doubled and revenue didn’t grow in line with investment.
According to the filing, FutureLearn’s board and shareholders have come to an agreement to provide this additional £15 million funding in 3 tranches of £5 million in July 2022, October 2022, and January 2023. The last two tranches would be “dependent on meeting agreed milestones.”
Below, you can findClass Central‘s complete analysis of FutureLearn over the years:
Dhawal is the CEO of Class Central, the most popular search engine and review site for online courses and MOOCs. He has completed over a dozen MOOCs and has written over 200 articles about the MOOC space, including contributions to TechCrunch, EdSurge, Quartz, and VentureBeat.


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Novell has been handed the chance to pull back from the brink after two huge deals with British Telecom and rival Red Hat. Sales of Novell's flagship products NetWare and NDS have plummeted in the last...
Apple gets hardware launches out of the way ahead of expected TV and news subscription service launches on 25 March
Tens of people inconvenienced in MySpace blunder
Attacks on Bank of Mexico occurred in April 2018 with cash withdrawn from several banks across Mexico
WorldPay: Sold by RBS for £2bn in 2010; scooped up by Fidelity National Information Services nine years later


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350Green executives are charged with fraud over vehicle-charging networks planned for Chicago.
Contract negotiations between General Motors and the United Auto Workers have led to a tentative agreement on a new labor deal, pending ratification by membership.
GM just ratified an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union, and as soon as it did, Chrysler blasted it for being "weak." Chrysler's complaint was that the CAW didn't offer enough concessions to bring production costs into line with market realities. Now Ford has piped up in Chrysler's corner, saying "We believe the recently negotiated agreement between General Motors Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers will not keep Ford's Canadian operations competitive in today's global economy."
The Big Three automakers' massive pension liabilities are well known. To remove that burden, a fund called a VEBA -- voluntary employee beneficiary association -- has been mooted. Automakers would put an agreed upon sum into the VEBA, after which they would be free from further pension obligations. The UAW would be responsible for administering the fund. Goodyear used that exact setup last year to end a strike with the United Steel Workers.
Just a few months ago, based on its threat to cancel union labor contracts, Tower Automotive appeared on the brink of a work stoppage - an event that would have halted a significant amount of North American vehicle production. Now we can all breath a bit easier, as the bankrupt supplier has reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers.
Adding another layer to the Delphi drama this week, the company's creditors went to court asking that the company be allowed to cancel its established supply contracts with GM, supporting Delphi's request from March. GM responded to the original filing by calling the move "blackmail", and stated that if allowed, the action could cost GM up to $1B each month. The creditors claim that the legacy costs inherited from GM are what drove Delphi to bankruptcy, and therefore the automaker


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When Cingular acquired AT&T in 2004, former AT&T CEO John Zeglis asked in a press conference: “Hey, Verizon–can you hear us now?” Brash and bold. The two companies have since battled hard for subscribers. AT&T won the Apple iPhone contract and then Verizon’s DROID DOES commercial paved the way for Google’s Android. Then they fought over who had the better, faster service and more coverage and AT&T attempted to revive Luke Wilson’s career. With Verizon’s iPhone being released this month, we’ll actually be able to test which is the better service. A few things to consider:
1. I visited an AT&T store on a Saturday in January (post Verizon-iPhone announcement) and there were 12 associates in the store. Three were engaged with clients and the other nine were sitting idly
2. I asked my AT&T salesperson what the company line was for users who asked about the differences between Verizon and AT&T iPhone 4 devices, and he responded with the following: (a) you cannot multi-task on the Verizon iPhone, and (b) our speed is faster.
3. They are right about multi tasking; similar to the original IOS software on AT&T, you can’t make a call and surf the web / use online apps at the same time. Given that our generation lacks any and all attention, this might deter a few users from making the switch as the current AT&T iPhone software has multi-tasking capabilities.
4. But nothing will adversely impact AT&T more than when users have tangible evidence that AT&T has worse coverage. AT&T is correct in saying that they have faster speed. But to access speed, you need signal. And Verizon has more coverage in more areas which means better signal than AT&T’s notoriously awful signal. We now know that in spite of their commercials and their customer service promising to improve, AT&T is inferior to Verizon.
Let the exodus begin.


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Hello everyone! I know we are trying their best to be very careful since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid 19). Yes, businesses are going down by the day, 75% of companies around the world are complaining about how the pandemic is affecting their supply chain as the days go by.
At the end of the awarding-winning movie, Black Panther, a quote given by the lead character captured my mind. It says:
“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers”.
What a powerful quote that is. The world is presently in a time of crisis but beyond the crisis, is light at the end of the tunnel for the wise. In China, the word “Crisis” also means “Opportunity”. Coronavirus is one of such opportunities presented to those who are strong in heart and willing to take giant steps. During the world wars, people lost a lot of things but as much as people lost, others gained. Some of the world’s richest families today, generated their wealth by taking advantage of the world wars. A wise once said:
“One person’s pain is another gain”.
Why to Make Money Out of Coronavirus Outbreak You Never Thought Possible
This content is centered on enlightening you on how to take hold of every opportunity presented to you. Remember, crisis also means opportunity. People all around the globe now are really scared because of the present outbreak of Coronavirus. In this period, companies that do more of buying and selling are really being affected by this pandemic since their supply chains are being threatened. But funny enough, there are ways to make money even more money without having anything affect your stream of income.
Below are some of the ways to make money from the Covid 19 outbreak:
Blogging and Video Monetization – Blogging and video monetization platforms like YouTube and Facebook are really great opportunities for more income. Covid 19 has become a very popular trend on the internet today. Social media platforms are filled with news about this particular trend. The virus has become a thing of concern the world is eager to get any information about. As a blogger or Vlogger, contents about Coronavirus would definitely drive a lot of traffic to your website thereby, make you even more money. Blogs and Vlogs with high domain authorities would really benefit from this.
Affiliate Marketing – You may wonder how this outbreak can fetch you more money in this period. Health is very paramount this period and products which help in improving hygiene are really needed now. Things like sanitizers and nose masks are needed now than ever before. So, marketing health care products can really make you more money.
Create a Community Which Answers People Question About Covid 19 – People are paying for information every day. If you are a medical practitioner, you can create groups on several platforms where people pay to learn about the virus and how to prevent having it. The world is eager for solutions and are willing to pay for them.
Make and Sell Hand Sanitizers, Nose Mask, and Gloves – These products are well needed in the world today up to the point that takes people are running short of them. If you have an idea of how to produce sanitizers yourself, you can become a million overnight just from making and selling them at a cheaper rate.
Trust you got an eye-opener from this content. Stay tuned because more are coming your way.


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The US-China tech war is escalating, raising concerns about the nation’s national security and economic stability. The tit-for-tat trade restrictions and escalating tensions have raised questions about the nation’s interests and potential for a destructive conflict. Policymakers must strike a balance between protecting vital interests and avoiding a destructive conflict. Missteps in this high-stakes game could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy and geopolitics.
As the US-China tech war escalates, it is crucial to recognize that retaliation is not a one-sided affair. The US must tread carefully, considering potential consequences on domestic industries, global supply chains, and diplomatic relations. Striking a balance between protecting national interests and maintaining global stability will be a formidable challenge in the coming years, demanding prudent and strategic decision-making. The tech war’s outcome will shape the future of technology, geopolitics, and global commerce.
The US-China tech war has been simmering for years, marked by disputes over intellectual property theft, trade imbalances, and concerns over national security. The Trump administration laid the groundwork for a more confrontational approach, and the Biden administration has continued to pursue policies aimed at countering China’s technological ambitions.
The core issues driving this conflict include:
- Intellectual Property: Allegations of intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers from US companies operating in China have strained relations.
- Trade Deficit: The massive trade deficit with China has been a persistent point of contention, especially in the technology sector.
- National Security Concerns: The US government is increasingly concerned about Chinese tech companies’ potential involvement in espionage and data security risks.
- Global Technological Dominance: Both nations are vying for supremacy in emerging technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.
While the United States has taken a proactive approach to limit China’s access to American technology, it is not immune to retaliation. Several factors make the US vulnerable:
- Interconnected Supply Chains: Global supply chains are deeply intertwined, and actions that disrupt Chinese access to US technology can have far-reaching consequences. US tech companies often rely on Chinese manufacturing, making them susceptible to production disruptions.
- Market Dependence: China represents a substantial market for US tech companies. Restrictions on access to this market can hurt American businesses’ bottom lines.
- Innovation Competition: The United States and China are in a race to develop cutting-edge technologies. Restrictions on collaboration or knowledge sharing can slow down American innovation.
- Global Diplomatic Isolation: The tech war can alienate US allies and partners who maintain close economic ties with China, potentially diminishing American influence in the global tech arena.
China’s Potential Retaliation
China has several potent tools in its arsenal to retaliate against US actions:
- Export Restrictions: China can tighten export controls on critical materials and components needed by US tech companies, disrupting their supply chains.
- Cyberattacks: Cyberattacks on American infrastructure, corporations, or government entities can be a form of retaliation, raising concerns about data breaches and national security.
- Boycotts: Encouraging domestic consumption and boycotting American products could exert economic pressure on the United States.
- Investment Restrictions: China could limit or prohibit US investments in its tech sector, impacting American tech companies’ access to Chinese innovation and talent.
A Delicate Balance
The United States and China have been locked in fierce competition over technological dominance, with both nations striving to secure their positions as global tech leaders. While the rivalry has existed for years, recent developments, including trade disputes, export controls, and sanctions, have escalated the tensions to a new level.
National Security Concerns
One of the primary concerns is the potential impact on national security. The US heavily relies on Chinese-made components and technology, particularly in the telecommunications and electronics sectors. Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, is a prime example. Despite being banned in the US, its products and technologies are still widely used globally. This dependence raises serious questions about the security of American infrastructure.
The recent supply chain disruptions caused by the semiconductor shortage have exposed the fragility of US tech supply chains. The reliance on Asian suppliers, including Taiwan, further exacerbates the national security risks. Any disruption in the supply chain due to geopolitical tensions could severely impact the US economy and military capabilities.
Beyond national security, the US economy is also vulnerable to retaliation from China in this tech war. China is a major market for American tech companies, and any restrictions on their access to the Chinese market could have a devastating impact on their bottom lines. Moreover, China holds significant US debt, giving it economic leverage in this battle.
The ongoing restrictions on Chinese tech companies, such as TikTok and WeChat, have already strained diplomatic relations and raised concerns of a potential backlash on American companies operating in China. The Biden administration’s recent export controls on advanced technology have further fueled this tech war, leading to fears of a deepening economic standoff.
The Way Forward
Experts suggest that finding a delicate balance between protecting national security interests and maintaining economic stability is crucial. This will require a comprehensive strategy that addresses supply chain vulnerabilities, invests in domestic technology innovation, and engages in diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions with China.
The US government is actively considering legislation to bolster domestic semiconductor production and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. Additionally, fostering international cooperation on cybersecurity and technology standards can help mitigate risks associated with the tech rivalry.
The Global Impact
This tech war has ramifications beyond the US and China. The global tech ecosystem is closely connected, and disruptions can affect international markets, innovation, and economic stability. Other nations are increasingly forced to choose sides, navigating a delicate balance between economic interests and political alliances.


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January 19, 2021
By Bloomberg Live
Weaving climate action into your business plan is more crucial than ever. And yet, according to Deloitte’s 2022 CxO Sustainability Survey, while a majority of business leaders are motivated to take climate action, few are successfully implementing measurable change.
This event brought together executives and leaders in sustainability to hear how they’re making a positive impact on their businesses and the planet. We explored meaningful solutions for closing the gap between ambition and action, with a look at behaviors and characteristics that set climate leaders apart. What are the biggest challenges and opportunities? How are they balancing competing priorities and measuring impact? And how do they balance near-term accountability with long-term carbon-reduction goals?
Click here to view video of today’s event.
- Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo
- Michel Doukeris, CEO, AB InBev
- Rebecca Marmot, Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever
- Punit Renjen, Global CEO, Deloitte
- Francine Lacqua, Editor-At-Large & Anchor, Bloomberg TV
- Carol Massar, Anchor, Bloomberg Businessweek TV and Radio
- Meg Szabo, Senior Editor, Bloomberg Green and Sustainability Events
On turning climate goals from ambition to action: Michel Doukeris, CEO, AB InBev said “We’re now on our third set of goals that are measurable goals, so we don’t have ambitions only, we have science based reduction targets for carbon emissions.” In addition, Doukeris said “We have had water goals for more than 20 years, that not only cover the water usage in our production, but in farmers. We benchmark over 6,000 farmers globally and we know how much they use in water from seeding to harvest. It’s the right thing to do, not just for the business. And when you develop the local economy, everything flows from there.”
Doukeris shared the specific end-to-end example of the U.S. organic beer Michelob ULTRA: Pure Gold. “We started having problems buying the grains, because most of the soil in the U.S. is no longer organic, and in order to do the transition from non-organic to organic takes 2 – 3 years. So the majority of the farmers, even though they want to be organic, they cannot bridge the gap. So Michelob Ultra came up with the idea that for every 6-pack that you buy, we will sign a contract with farmers, where we help them with the bridge period from inorganic to organic. If they can make the bridge, then they become more profitable, they open up a much bigger market, and because they make more money they can further invest and develop their business around that, to become more organic.”
According to Deloitte’s 2022 CxO Sustainability Survey, 97 percent of business leaders indicated their companies have already been negatively impacted by climate change, while about half said their operations have been impacted. Yet the divide between awareness and meaningful progress persists, said Punit Renjen, Global CEO, Deloitte. “The acknowledgement that we have to address the issue is the first step. Most have a strategy in terms of how they are going to get there. I think the real disconnect is between the pace – 2040, 2050 I think is appropriate but I think we need to front load it – the second is around execution. It requires relentless execution and it requires an organizational change from a mindset standpoint but also in terms of how we are implementing it,” Renjen said. “This is not easy. It will require work.”
Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo said the food and beverage company’s sustainability success is fueled by aggressive goal-setting – both in the immediate and the future. “If you don’t set bold long-term goals, you’re never going to make the progress you need in the short term…we’ve got to be making progress every year,” Andrew said. He also highlighted the importance of proper reporting and communication in PepsiCo’s sustainability journey. “It’s really about transparency and it’s about consistency. Every year we report where we are against each of our goals and along the way, if we can, we give interim updates. So it’s that transparency and rigorous methodologies and measurements that’s really going to help build trust but also help build momentum and progress.”
Rebecca Marmot, Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever, said the consumer goods company’s multi stakeholder sustainability approach works to address increasing consumer demand for sustainable products – without sacrifices. “The challenge but also the opportunity for companies like Unilever…is making sure that you’re producing really high-quality products but at the same time affordable products, accessible to everybody, but they’re actually offering the level of performance that people want from their products and they’re able to protect the planet,” Marmot said. Another critical piece of Unilever’s business strategy is linking sustainability to performance: 25 percent of the performance plan for manager level and above is based on measuring sustainability progress. “It isn’t about me and my team delivering this, this is about working across the supply chain, it’s about R&D, thinking about innovation, it’s about marketing and really making sure that it is spread the right way across the business.”
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Carve Designs Joins Second Annual Women-Led Wednesday
The united shopping day designed to create a gender-balanced economy set for November 27th, 2019
November 20th, 2019 (Sausalito, CA) — Fulfilling the needs of busy, style-conscious and active women, beach lifestyle brand Carve Designs is thrilled to announce its participation in the second annual Women-Led Wednesday on November 27, 2019. Women-Led Wednesday is a collective brand campaign designed to spotlight and encourage holiday shoppers to support women-founded and -led brands. Similar to purpose-driven shopping holidays like Small Business Saturday, Women-Led Wednesday is dedicated to supporting a specific business group – women, women-identified, and non-binary/genderqueer brand leaders – in efforts to create a more gender-balanced economy.
Beyond the November 27 Women-Led Wednesday holiday, the initiative is dedicated to promoting and uniting women-led brands year-round. The newly launched Women-Led Wednesday website and directory allow visitors to explore, search for and learn more about women-led brands.
“We are thrilled to be part of Women-Led Wednesday and the movement Cassie has started. We need to help motivate the consumer to shop female-founded whenever there's a choice not dependent on discounts. When one woman succeeds, all women thrive. And when women are supported, it generates so much energy, like a tidal wave rolling across the ocean, nothing can stop it, and that's inspiring. That's why this November 27th, we will be giving 10% of all proceeds to Women-Led Wednesday, for them to grow, and be that tidal wave.”
“There’s no shortage of discussion and a lot of viable paths to get more women in the C-suite and on Fortune 500 executive boards,” said Women-Led Wednesday Creator and Wild Rye Co-Founder Cassie Abel. “I believe that one of the best and fastest paths to create a more gender-balanced economy; however, is to shine a light on and encourage everyone to vote with their dollars for brands that are already led by women. Visible female leadership is so important to the health of our global economy long-term, the collaborative initiative aims to encourage holiday shoppers to shop women-led brands on November 27, 2019, and the other 364 days a year.”
“Participating brands are thinking bigger than themselves and understand that a rising tide lifts all ships,” Abel continued. “After over 100 brands committed to the initiative in a two-week period the first year, I knew the idea resonated with women business leaders. Women are eager to support each other in a way that’s really special. Year two is shaping up to be much bigger with more brands, bigger brands, and a more coordinated effort. I can’t wait to see what we can accomplish—we truly are stronger together.”
WomenLedWednesday.com serves as the campaign’s primary discovery hub and directory of women-led businesses. Established female-led consumer products brands and retailers can join for the 2nd annual through the “join us” tab on the website.
Women-Led Wednesday is a nationwide campaign designed to encourage consumers to support by voting with their dollars for women-led brands during the holiday shopping season and beyond. The second annual Women-Led Wednesday will take place on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. The campaign supports women in leadership and empowers female entrepreneurs in efforts to create a more gender-balanced economic landscape. Our mission is simple: support women. Visit WomenLedWednesday.com for more information.
Headquartered in Sausalito, California, Carve Designs is a pioneering apparel brand founded on the principle of “carving a path, whether in surf or just in life.” From its 2003 launch as a beach apparel company selling rash guards and board shorts, Carve Designs has evolved into a complete outdoor lifestyle brand offering surf, swim, and lifestyle clothing for people who long for that same calm and content feeling that inspire them at the beach where Carve Design was born. Please visit the website at www.carvedesigns.com. Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.


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Minority challenger bank Majority's minority shareholders inject $27m in major Series A
Majority, a challenger bank for immigrants, has raised $27m in a new funding round from tech celebrities such as Klarna founder Victor Jacobsson and PayPal dynamo Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, which has previously backed fintech heavyweights like Wise and N26.
Other backers returning for Majority's Series A raise included buy-now-pay-later quadradecacorn Klarna's co-founder Jacobsson, and iZettle co-founders Jacob de Geer and Magnus Nilsson. Avid Ventures and Heartcore Capital also backed the round.
Monzo valued at $4.5bn after $500m funding round
UK-based digital lender Monzo has achieved a valuation of $4.5bn following a $500m funding round, which was led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund.
The round saw participation from new investors Coatue and Alpha Wave Ventures and existing shareholders Accel and Goodwater, Financial Times has reported.
“This round comes off the back of a fantastic year for Monzo. We’ve seen record revenues, launched new products and tools, and continued to top the charts for our services. We’ve hired some incredible talent,” Monzo chief executive TS Anil was quoted by the publication as saying.
WeLab raises $240m for a shot at the Indonesian market
Hong Kong-based fintech unicorn WeLab has raised $240m to pave the way for its expansion into Indonesia. The startup will use the money to acquire PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), an Indonesian bank, with the aim of growing its digital banking services into the nation. This makes WeLab the latest company attempting to ride the wave of the emerging fintech industry in Indonesia.
WeLab was founded in 2013 as an online credit company. It has since expanded to also provide virtual banking services via its challenger bank WeLab Bank. In those years, it has also raised $471m, according to GlobalData’s Technology Intelligence Centre. WeLab most recently raised $75m in March 2021.
With the new raise, that puts the grand total injected into the company at $711m.basic grocery items ordered via an app within 10 minutes, charging a flat delivery fee of €1.80.
The new Series C round has given it a $2.1bn private valuation just one year after it was founded by CEO Kağan Sümer in May 2020.
BNPL startup Slice becomes unicorn
Fintech startup Slice has become a unicorn after a $220m Series B funding round, demonstrating the growing power of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) companies in India.
Slice was founded in 2016. It’s part of India’s burgeoning BNPL industry. Since the launch, the company has positioned itself as an alternative to traditional Indian banks and credit companies.
Slice provides a number of credit cards predominantly targeting millennials and younger consumers. The cards enable Slice’s five million registered users to split their bills into three interest-free monthly instalments.
The company has boasted that it is growing its users by about 200,000 new customer registrations each month.
Spanish bank Santander backs fintech firm fonYou
Fintech firm fonYou has raised €7m in funding from Spanish banking giant Banco Santander’s Smart Fund to further its technological development and market expansion.
fonYou’s partnership with Banco Santander seeks to support its product development programme and aim to enable the integration of digital finance across global fintech and e-commerce markets.
The fintech seeks to offer new technological solutions to embed finance solutions such as instant payment, buy-now-pay-later and credit modalities through collaboration with mobile operators, e-commerce, and the global banking ecosystem.
fonYou plans to expand its sector focus beyond telecom and across key regions including Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Goldfinch raises $25m to boost DeFi credit protocol
Decentralised credit platform Goldfinch has raised $25m in a Series A extension round led by a16z.
The round saw participation from Bill Ackman, Blocktower, Kingsway Capital, Helicap, YC Alumni Fund, Jinglan Wang, MSA Capital among others.
All of Goldfinch’s existing investors including Kindred Ventures and Stratos Technologies also joined the round. The new funding will be used to expand financial inclusion via an open credit protocol.
Goldfinch operates as an open marketplace for loans without collateral and decentralises the loan underwriting process.
It offers credit lines to lenders, who can get stablecoins from the Goldfinch’s pool and provide the capital to borrowers.
Reddit files for confidential IPO
Social media platform Reddit has announced that it has filed for a confidential initial public offering (IPO), but has remained mum on the date of the float and the number of shares to be issued.
The news comes hot on the heels of Reddit’s recent $700m Series F investment round in August. As Verdict reported at the time, the raise was seen as another step towards the company finally going public. However, Reddit stayed secretive at the time about its plans.
Now, it has made a bare-minimum disclosure by saying that it has filed for a confidential IPO. This means that the company has filed a confidential Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
By doing so, Reddit can ensure that no details about the inner workings of the process will be released to the public until both the company and the SEC are happy for the float to go ahead.
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Yesterday SAFM held a discussion around the issue of African dolls in the marketplace, and how toymakers have been very slow on the uptake when it came to targeting young African girls (and boys). It seems that it was only when local businesswomen started producing their own African-themed dolls that the big brands took notice.
Last year we wrote about Baby Thando, a doll with a built-in voice box that enables her to talk in local African languages, and we’re pleased today to introduce another black African doll, Momppy Mpoppy! While Thando was a modern day equivalent of a black Baby Angel, Momppy Mpoppy can be compared to a doll along the lines of Barbie, with some serious fashion sense! Momppy is kitted out in some great African-themed outfits, which any young girl would be proud to be seen in!
It may seem superficial, but in fact the toys that our children interact with play a major role in their psycho-social development. This rather heartbreaking video shows the importance of young African children having positive black role models, even in the seemingly insignificant form of a something like a black Barbie. The video may be American, but the message is definitely very significant in the context of South Africa.
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Fred Meyer to spend $200M on stores in 2013
Fred Meyer Stores will invest $200 million to expand and remodel stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska in 2013.
Lynn Gust, a Vancouver native who was appointed president of Fred Meyer this month, said the company’s 2013 capital efforts will include $40 million to refresh and remodel three Oregon stores — in Tualatin, Albany and Astoria/Warrenton. It has no plans to open new stores in 2013, but Gust said it is beginning to design a remodel for its Portland store on West Burnside.
Fred Meyer, the Portland-based grocery holding of Cincinnati-based Kroger Corp., operates 133 stores in four western states, including 52 in Oregon.
Gust, who started with Fred Meyer as a teenaged clerk, shared his vision for the company as well as his marching orders in a recent interview with the Portland Business Journal. Subscribers can learn more about the Oregon company in the Jan. 4 edition of the paper.
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Columbus, OH (RestaurantNews.com) Sunny Street Café has released a Limited Time Summer Menu. The all day breakfast and lunch cafés feature four new items. “The goal was to use beautiful avocados and fresh blueberries to create some unique, summer-forward flavors that you can’t get anywhere else,” says Executive Chef, Matt Stasko.
Sunny Street Café stands for creating food that makes your day better in a place that makes you feel comfortable. “We’ve got the word ‘Sunny’ in our name,” says VP of Brand Strategy, Mike Stasko. “And ‘Sunny’ is definitely best friends with Summer. We wanted to create some fresh, summer tastes that would make people smile”.
Here’s an inside peak at the Sunny Street Café Summer Special Menu:
Smashed avocado, crispy pork carnitas and creamy hollandaise.
LEMON BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST
Our new French toast made with artisan sourdough, fresh blueberries and homemade lemon cream.
TURKEY AVOCADO CROISSANT
Oven roasted turkey, smashed avocado, lettuce, tomato and herb mayo.
BLUEBERRY CHIA SMOOTHIE
Made with organic yogurt and honey, blueberries and super-food black chia seeds.
About Sunny Street Café®
Sunny Street Café® operates 24 franchised locations in Ohio, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Alabama, open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Restaurants feature a wide variety of breakfast and lunch fare, including signature dishes such as “big as the plate” buttermilk pancakes, benedicts, Stuffed Biscuits and Gravy, Southwest Turkey Club, Buffalo Chicken Salad, homemade soups, fresh fruit, and from-scratch muffins. Restaurants also offer full service catering, take out and special event hosting. Franchise opportunities are currently available for both first-time owners and existing operators and developers. For more information, visit www.sunnystreetcafe.com.