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Hackers exploit a 0-day vulnerability in the open-source e-commerce platform PrestaShop and introduce web skimmers to websites designed to steal sensitive information.
Last Friday, the PrestaShop team issued an urgent warning, urging the administrators of the approximately 300,000 stores using the software to be more vigilant about security as attacks were discovered targeting the platform.
Let me remind you that we also wrote that New web skimmer found in Shopify, BigCommerce, Woocommerce and Zencart stores, and also that Dutch shops run out of cheese due to a ransomware attack.
Apparently, the attacks affected PrestaShop version 126.96.36.199 or later, as well as version 188.8.131.52 or later, but only when running a module vulnerable to SQL injection, for example, Wishlist 2.0.0-2.1.0.
Typically, such attacks start with the hackers sending a POST request to the vulnerable endpoint, followed by a parameterless GET request to the home page, which creates a blm.php file in the root directory. This file is a web shell and allows attackers to remotely execute commands on the server.
In many cases, attackers have been known to use this web shell to inject a fake payment form into the checkout page (web skimmer) and steal customer payment card details. After the attack, the hackers covered their tracks so that the site owner would not realize that the resource had been hacked.
PrestaShop developers say that traces of a compromise can still be found if hackers are not too zealous in destroying evidence. For example, traces of criminals can be found in the web server access logs, file modifications to add malicious code can be seen, as well as the activation of the MySQL Smarty cache, which is part of the attack chain. This feature is disabled by default, but the researchers say the hackers turned it on themselves and recommend removing it altogether if it’s not needed.
All store administrators are advised to install the latest security update (PrestaShop version 184.108.40.206) as soon as possible, as well as they should update all modules used to the latest versions.
At the same time, PrestaShop maintainers emphasize that they discovered and fixed a zero-day vulnerability in the new version, but they “cannot be sure that this is the only way to carry out attacks.” The discovered vulnerability received the identifier CVE-2022-36408.


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Early this year Bethesda confirmed that they would be hosting their own showcase at E3 2015, making it a first in a long time which also seems to suggest that the company has something to announce. Recently they also released a teaser image which you can see above in which the company seems to be dropping some hints as to what might come.
Basically for those who are unfamiliar with Bethesda’s franchises, the various placards you see sitting in the seats are characters from Bethesda’s games. We are seeing characters from the likes of The Evil Within, Wolfenstein, The Elder Scrolls, Dishonored, and more, so safe to say that this will definitely be a game announcement of sorts, but what exactly remains to be seen.
Many are speculating that we might finally hear from Bethesda regarding Fallout 4. There has been a lot of Fallout 4 speculation in the past and gamers were disappointed that in E3 2014, there was no announcement made. Gamers have also been teased and duped by fake Fallout 4 websites, so could 2015 be it?
Given how many fans the Fallout franchise has, we’re sure many gamers are hoping that this could be it, but either way we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for a Bethesda announcement, so remember to check back with us during E3 2015 for the details!

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AMD's latest and greatest Ryzen 7000 Series processors are not the cheapest modern CPUs you can buy, but they are now significantly more affordable thanks to discounts of up to 17%.
Online benchmarking website UserBenchmark is known for hating on AMD, often openly bashing the company and its products. Rather ironically, the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7900X has managed to top its charts.
AMD's all-new Ryzen 7000 series processors are here. The company has launched four new SKUs and the flagship 7950X is up to 57% and 62% faster than the previous 5950X and Intel i9-12900K respectively.


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RSA Conference follows other associations in writing new dress codes for its exhibitors. And that means no more tube tops, minidresses or bodysuits for women -- or men -- staffing their booths.
World Cup 2014 begins on Thursday, June 12.
The search giant pulls an about-face and the wireless carrier puts on a dog-and-pony show for April Fools' Day. Also: Microsoft's MS-DOS Mobile, Motorola's premium selfie stick and Samsung's smart knife.
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Automakers now have to contend with increasing fuel economy standards and government regulations and as a response, more and more hybrids and electric cars have been showcased in the latest Detroit Auto Show currently underway.
Despite analysts’ expectations that the hybrid market would grow significantly in 2012, the main drawbacks continue to be the lower pump prices for gasoline and higher purchase cost for these kinds of vehicles. The automakers such as Toyota, Honda, Ford Motor, and others, continue to build and market hybrids and other plug-in vehicles.
Electric and hybrid cars cost several thousand more than internal combustion engines. BMW said that the ActiveHybrid 5 would be priced at $8,700 above the gas-fueled 535i. For GM, the Volt costs double compared to the Cruze, after the federal tax credit application.
While consumers are able to recover their costs for purchasing alternative fuel vehicles within a year, the lower gas prices has extended that recovery to more years. Another drawback is that the shortages in batteries and other important parts held back sales last year.
According to Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Nissan said, “We have a bottleneck with the batteries.” He added that he is expecting supplies to increase as their flagship Leaf goes online in markets in the United States. The electric car and battery arrays would start to be built in Tennessee, United States.
Ghosn further adds, “A lot of consumers are thrilled that they have the option of buying an electric car. We sold 9,700 the first year. We can double that. I am much more optimistic on the prospects for electric cars than many people. We are very, very far from our potential.”
As for GM, the carmaker is planning to sell 45,000 Volts in 2012 even if they fell short of their 10,000-unit target for the previous year. GM’s CEO, Daniel F. Akerson said that the company would build as many Volts as the demanded by the market. He said, “We’re going to match production with demand. There are new variables in the equation, so we’ll see.”
Toyota for its part would unveil its Prius C, a smaller version of the most popular hybrid in history, the Prius. The original Prius sales dipped 3.2 percent last year mainly due to the disasters in Japan. The company is also making available the Prius V this fall and the plug-in Prius this spring season with unveiling of a hybrid plug-in concept named the NS4 while Lexus, the company’s premium brand would be unveiling a hybrid sports coupe concept.
Other carmakers also had their own versions. For Honda, its upscale Acura brand unveiled two hybrid versions, namely the ILX and the NSX. These vehicles would be built in its new Ohio plant. For Volkswagen, the Jetta model would unveil its hybrid version while Mercedes would also unveil two E-class hybrids. These German hybrids would not be available in the United States. Volvo would also have its very own hybrid plug-in concept.


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Boost Insurance, a NYC-based B2B digital insurance platform, completed a $20m Series B financing.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to $37m, was led by RRE Ventures with participation from new investors Fin VC, Gaingels, Hack VC and a global publicly traded reinsurance company along with existing investors Greycroft, Coatue, and Conversion Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth of its platform new product development and partner marketing, double its team over the next 12-18 months to support growth across its insurtech and embedded partner channels while continuing to expand its API platform features, and roll out a number of additional insurance products in 2021 in collaboration with its partners in the insurtech and broader technology industries.
Founded in 2017 by Alex Maffeo, CEO, Boost provides an integrated insurance-as-a-service platform which allows innovative companies from any industry to build, embed, and manage insurance programs for their customers. Its API integration packages the necessary operational, compliance, and capital components to allow companies to deliver configurable insurance products directly to consumers through an embedded experience within their own front-end environments.
Boost powers dozens of digital distribution clients across all industries and stages, including notable insurtechs Hippo, Aon’s CoverWallet, Cowbell Cyber, and Wagmo, and leaders in diverse fintech, proptech, and other B2B and consumer segments.
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This week, a deep dive into the rise of better-than-basics. Scroll down to use Glossy+ Comments, giving the Glossy+ community the opportunity to join discussions around industry topics.
Since 2020, brand executives have been vocal in discussions with Glossy about the value that a strong community brought their business at the height of the pandemic. Though many consumers were pinching their pennies, their lifestyles were also changing. And people turned to brands they knew and loved to buy styles, however uninspired (i.e., sweatpants, leggings), that suited their new reality.
There are similarities in consumer buying habits today, amid a declining economy, according to Rebecca Vallance, the Australian designer and founder of her 12-year-old namesake fashion brand. “Consumers are still buying from and supporting brands they love,” she told Glossy. “But the items they spend their money on must be well worth the investment.”
With that in mind, Vallance, best known for event dresses, is expanding her brand’s offerings to include a dedicated line of timeless, versatile pieces. Dubbed the Essentials Collection, it will launch on Monday with 15 black-, ivory- or “oatmeal”-colored styles, including suiting, underpinnings and outerwear. They’ll make up 30% of the brand’s total ready-to-wear assortment out of the gate, with Vallance planning to grow that slice of the pie with new styles twice a year.
Vallance said her customers informed the launch. For example, the best-seller in the fall 2022 collection was a little black dress. “And we’ve seen the market shift to ‘quiet luxury,’” she said, calling out the Essentials Collection’s use of elevated materials including merino wool and cashmere. She also noted the brand’s ability to adjust production and “be reactive” based on shopping behavior.
Most people reading the room would agree that wearing a trend flaunting one’s wealth — logomania, for one — would be in poor taste considering the state of the economy. Plus, as consumers get more thoughtful about their discretionary spending — leading more with cost-per-wear than #OOTD, for example — fashion styles offering great versatility are seeing renewed interest. Across pricing tiers, this is playing out in a few trends, ranging from American classics to “quiet luxury.” And brands and retailers alike are signing on. Some are calling it a sustainability play.
Depending on who you ask, prioritizing timeless styles is a smart move for brands counting on a significant portion of their sales to come from wholesale channels.
On the company’s earnings call on Monday, Stefan Larson, CEO of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein owner PVH Corp., said wholesale accounts are being “cautious.” As such, PVH brands are increasingly prioritizing global best-sellers and “core” products to continue working closely with those partners.
For its part, e-tailer Net-a-Porter included “Plain Luxury” among the five key trends highlighted in its spring 2023 trends presentation, declaring that pared-back elegance is the current “height of luxury.” As such, for the season, it bought almost 500 units across eight styles of a new, simple tote handbag by Loewe and nearly 600 minimalist bags by New York-based Savette.
Rebecca Vallance is, indeed, working with wholesale partners to grow the business internationally, specifically in Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East. So far in 2023, the brand’s wholesale revenue has grown 108% year-over-year to now make up 52% of the business. Vallance plans to roll out brand stores internationally starting in 2024.
That retailers are playing it safe will bode well for them if “quiet” styles remain popular. However, if the assortment bores consumers, it will instead work to the advantage of brands’ direct businesses. That’s according to brands’ oft-reported Amazon strategy of selling basics on the marketplace as bait to lure shoppers to a fuller, comparatively elevated DTC assortment.
Meanwhile, a February 2023 Spring Market Report by digital wholesale marketplace Joor showed that, for spring, retail buyers most wanted to focus their buys on offering something new (75% of buyers surveyed) and keeping up with trends (52%). Investing in sustainability (27%) and affordability (25%) were far lower on the list, while “versatility” wasn’t offered as an option.
It’s worth noting that leaning into essentials contradicts one big behavior of fashion fans: peacocking on social media.
Vallance said that, “more than ever,” her brand’s customers are coming into stores knowing what they want after having seen it on social media.
In September, Everlane CEO Andrea O’Donnell spoke to Glossy about the challenge of using channels like Instagram to the brand’s advantage: “Timeless styles don’t show off,” she said. “We can put something on an expensive influencer, but we won’t get the credit; the extent to which something is identifiable as Everlane is quite limited. So we’re working to figure that out.”
In a March interview for a Glossy Podcast that goes live on Wednesday, O’Donnell said that 70% of Everlane’s product carries over from season to season, while 30% is now seasonal, style-driven “newness” that’s also “purposeful” thanks to an attached story. This summer, the brand will celebrate American fashion’s “icon” styles by rolling out “the perfect T-shirt” and “the perfect denim,” for example.
“The more we can prove that [a brand] can offer sustainable style that also excites customers, and be healthy and profitable without oversupplying the market, the more influential we’ll be,” she said. (Many brands are expected to announce related goals over the next 30 days, timed to Earth Month.)
According to Connie Chan, a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, “trend” does not always equate to “waste.” She described the “amount of technology behind the curtain” of fast-fashion marketplaces including Shein and Cider as “underappreciated.”
“These are tech companies with strong engineering teams that use tech everywhere: in the fashion design process, in predicting sales with a lower margin of error and in managing supply chain so they don’t need to place large orders months in advance,” she said. “It’s through technology that these companies are able to sell timely, fashionable pieces without traditional risk.” It’s worth noting that Andreessen Horowitz invested in Cider in 2021.
The capabilities and potential of artificial intelligence have been top of mind for people far beyond industry insiders in recent months. Many fashion brand executives are particularly interested in its ability to help right-track production volume, using predictive analytics to match the right supply of the right product to the right customer at the right time.
Especially considering the accelerated trend cycle and drastic trend shifts — from athleisure one month to “night luxe” the next — Sonal Gandhi, chief content officer at research-driven retail media company The Lead, said that, “ultimately, AI is going to increase efficiencies and help [brands] be less wasteful.” However, she noted that most companies are “not even close” to going there.
With retail layoffs now rolling out regularly, many brands are in survival mode. But large conglomerates are actively playing in this space, hinting that the AI opportunity — at this point, anyway — is another opportunity for the big guys to get bigger. Kering’s Sustainability Progress Report for 2020-2023, released on March 22, showed in a section titled “circulating through optimizing” that the company is using AI to model sales. The goal is to perfect predictions around sales and production, as part of a Kering-wide ban on destroying excess inventory.
On a related note, along with upping the attention on “core” products, Larson said PVH is working to improve its “read-and-react” model, to enable shorter lead times with higher in-season buying.”
“Quiet luxury” is nothing new; the long list of brands that have built successful businesses on the concept is long, starting with Eileen Fisher, Lafayette 148, Nili Lotan, The Row, Brunello Cucinelli, Zegna and Loro Piana. Since 2020, more brands have entered the category, including Another Tomorrow and 60-year-old St. John, the latter with a Foundation Collection of wardrobe “building blocks.” It sells a white T-shirt for $700.
Karolina Zmarlak, creative director of KZ_K Studio, built her 14-year-old business around the notion of quiet luxury. She co-founded the fashion brand in the middle of the Great Recession and, as such, has always prioritized value and sustainability in her designs, she said. That includes ensuring their local production, versatility and longevity. “Luxury” details include innovative fabrics sourced from textile partners in Japan and tanneries in France. A sheer black button-down blouse by the brand retails for $1,200.
According to Zmarlak, physical retail is the best sales channel for minimalist luxury styles, as associates can point out and describe the special design elements. Of course, they can also offer styling tips. Zmarlak noted that versatile “quiet” pieces are ideal for travel, which has benefitted the brand post-lockdowns.
“The ‘quiet’ we see now, is the quiet we’ve always aimed to infuse into our design discipline,” she said, regarding the trend. In fact, she pointed to libraries as a longtime point of reference for the brand.
“What’s more appealing than reading a book, seated in a perfectly sculpted chair, surrounded by clerestory windows looking onto a verdant garden, within a peaceful, cleanly designed library?” she said. The brand’s NYC design studio, which offers 1-on-1 shopping appointments, features a Library Bar stocked with books meant to inspire.


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The owner of an independent BlackBerry reseller has been taken to court by the smartphone vendor for allegedly importing knock-off products for sale.
It is claimed that BlackBerrystore.com.au caused a number of products to be imported into Australia, including 29 smartphones and four phone screens which were seized by Australian Border Force on 11 September, according to court documents.
BlackBerry alleged the products were “substantially identical with or deceptively similar” to BlackBerry’s own devices, including trademarks, but were made without licence or authority by the vendor.
BlackBerry claimed it had requested BlackBerrystore.com.au to cease the conduct, but the owner allegedly “neglected, refused or failed to do so”.
The vendor has asked the court to restrain BlackBerrystore.com.au from continuing to infringe its trademark, claiming it will sustain loss and damage if the reseller is allowed to continue.
BlackBerrystore.com.au is an online retail store based in New South Wales that specialises in selling BlackBerry smartphones, accessories and repairs in Australia and New Zealand.
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Nassau Cruise Port Welcomes Over 20,000 Passengers on Homeporting Anniversary
On Sunday, June 12, Nassau Cruise Port welcomed 20,210 passengers and celebrated one year since the restart of cruising to Nassau began.
Adventure of the Seas, a Voyager-class vessel operated by Royal Caribbean International, was the first cruise ship to call on Nassau after the major cruise lines voluntary shut down the industry in March 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19. The highly anticipated visit, which took place on June 12, 2021, was the second cruise ship call made in North America and the Caribbean since the shutdown.
This year, Nassau Cruise Port welcomed six ships on the same date as the 2021 restart – Norwegian Sky, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Magic, Carnival Freedom, and two Royal Caribbean vessels – Freedom of the Seas and Independence of the Seas.
Mike Maura, Jr., CEO of Nassau Cruise Port Ltd., described his team’s excitement in achieving this milestone. “We could not have asked for a better way to commemorate the restart of cruising than a six-ship day with over 20,000 passengers in port. We have welcomed 553 calls so far this year, which is 145 calls more than we received from June to December 2021. This puts us on a healthy track to finish the year with over 1,100 calls. As of last Sunday, more than 1.8 million passengers have visited Nassau since June 2021 and the numbers continue to climb.”
In 2023, Nassau Cruise Port aims to welcome over four million passengers – 200,000 more than the 3.8 million who visited the port in 2019. “We are extremely grateful to our employees, cruise line partners, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and other government supporters, port stakeholders, and of course, the guests who have helped us get to this point. We have come a long way since March 2020, and we have much to celebrate as we complete the reimagining of the waterfront and bring even more passengers to little Nassau.”
“As those who live and work in the area can see, we are making excellent progress on the construction with the Arrivals Terminal and Junkanoo Museum steadily rising above the port. Our general contractor has already laid the foundations for the new Authentically Bahamian Market boutiques for fifty local small retailers and other parts of the Port Plaza that will feature uniquely Bahamian businesses.
“Downtown Nassau is still recovering from the COVID shut down, but most of the stores have reopened,” he continued. “Hundreds of people are back at work, and on a six-ship day like last Sunday, the downtown core is as busy and vibrant as ever. With the promise of our project and other potential activities for downtown on the horizon, our future remains extremely bright in Nassau.”


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The butterfly effect is taking shape within Instacart’s operations. As one leader departs, another steps in, creating a chain reaction of leadership moves sure to drive growth long-term. Co-Founder Apoorva Mehta stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer just over a year ago, and now the current CEO, Fidji Simo, will step up as Chairman as Mehta officially transitions off of the Board.
“Instacart has been my life’s work for more than a decade. Since I transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman a year ago, I realized that I want to pursue a new mission and I want to do it with the same singular focus that I had while building Instacart. Stepping off the Board will allow me to do just that,” said Mehta. “We have a high-caliber leadership team with Fidji at the helm, and I’m excited about her vision for the company and the expanded role Instacart can play for retailers for years to come. I remain confident in the enormous opportunity ahead and will always be a supporter of the team and company.”
Simo joined Instacart as CEO in August 2021, a press release noted, and since then, has charted a new chapter for the company as a retail enablement platform.
Mehta revealed he will be transitioning off of the Board of Directors once Instacart becomes a public company.
“Apoorva realized more than a decade ago that grocery delivery was a core consumer need. He worked tirelessly with the team to create and build a successful model that allows consumers to access same-day delivery from their favorite grocers. We’re incredibly grateful to Apoorva for his commitment to growing Instacart and building something revolutionary,” said Simo. “As CEO and future Chair, I look forward to working alongside our retail partners to shape the next decade of grocery’s evolution. We’ll do this by building on Instacart’s already strong foundation and putting our technology in the hands of our partners, so we can invent the future of grocery together.”
As Chair, Simo will assume leadership of Instacart’s esteemed Board of Directors.
“Apoorva created a company that is transforming the grocery industry. His hard work and dedication brought Instacart into the homes of millions of customers. He poured his heart and soul into Instacart, and we thank him enormously for everything he has done for the company,” added Board Member Jeff Jordan. “Since Fidji joined last year as CEO, she has ushered in a new chapter for Instacart. Fidji’s role as CEO and future Chair is a testament to the Board’s unwavering confidence in her strategic vision for Instacart. I am extremely optimistic about the company’s future.”
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Peter Max staring down $1M lawsuit over Corvette collection sale
The men allege that Max hired them to broker the sale of the 36 Corvettes in exchange for a 10-percent commission, according to the New York Post. They claim to have emails and text messages proving the existence of the deal, and are taking Max to court for $1 million over the squabble.
The collection of Corvettes was amassed in 1989 as part of a prize package from the television network VH1, and Max bought the cars from the winner intending on using them for an art project. He never got around to it, though, and parked the sports cars around New York, until he finally sold them over the summer.
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Miami — MicroStrategy Technically, you may be in the business of enterprise software and cloud-based services, but CEO Michael Saylor says listed companies are also the first and only companies. Bitcoin US Spot Exchange Traded Fund
“We’re like your non-existent spot ETF,” Sailor told CNBC as a bystander at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami.
So far, the Securities and Exchange Commission has only approved ETFs that track contracts that estimate the future price of Bitcoin, not the cryptocurrency itself.The committee Rejected green light One of the official applications of pure Bitcoin-based ETF — a financial product bit that gives investors the opportunity to invest in Bitcoin without signing up for an exchange, opening a cryptocurrency wallet or trading. Any of the other logistics related to buying and holding coins.
“If you have a Spot ETF, you’ll pay a 1% commission and it won’t be leveraged. MicroStrategy has a software company that generates cash flow, so it converts cash flow to Bitcoin.” continue. Saylor says the de facto MicroStrategy Bitcoin Spot ETF will generate a tax deferred yield of 4% to 5%.
Launched by Sailor in 1989, MicroStrategy has been adding Bitcoin to corporate balance sheets for the past two years.The company now has Spent nearly $ 4 billion Get Bitcoin for an average price of $ 30,700.
Saylor has no plans to stop buying Bitcoin. Bitcoin only further expands MicroStrategy’s exposure to digital assets.
“Why did you quit?” He said.
“When we generate cash flow, I think it’s our responsibility for our shareholders to convert the depreciating currencies into valuing assets,” MicroStrategy feels the company. He said it was not diversified because it was there. Shareholders have a consistent strategy.
“If you want to be exposed to 2% of Bitcoin, you can put 2% of your portfolio into MicroStrategy and the remaining 98% into your portfolio and you can invest in whatever you like. They are unpredictable and random for listed companies. Is. “
When MicroStrategy first added Bitcoin to its balance sheet in August 2020, it was pretty unpopular.
It went back to the end of the cryptocurrency winter when there were coins Trading in the low price range of $ 11,000And many institutional investors and major Wall Street banks remained bearish on digital assets.
However, Sailor’s move was immediately foresighted.
With the rise of Bitcoin in full swing in October 2020, old-fashioned billionaire hedge fund managers like Stanley Druckenmiller turned the course around and started buying Bitcoin.Major companies like Tesla, block (Formerly Square), and insurance company MassMutual, followed suit with hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin.
Adopting this kind of mainstream is very important. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not backed by assets and are not fully trusted or backed by the government. They are partly worth it because people believe they are worth it. So if Bitcoin gets the approval of a Wall Street celebrity, it will be of great help.
Sailor’s Bitcoin mission helped make him an A-lister in the community. During the Bitcoin 2022 meeting, Sailor was chased by a fan aide to cross the Miami Beach Convention Center and compete with him for a selfie.
The CEO of a good company also wants the CEO of MicroStrategy to have a how-to about hiring in the enterprise.
MicroStrategy used company debt to buy BitcoinAnd in March, Sailor decided to take a new step towards the normalization of Bitcoin-backed finance. Borrowed $ 205 million with his Bitcoin as collateral — Then buy more cryptocurrencies.
“We have $ 5 billion in collateral. We borrowed $ 200 million. So I’m not telling people to go out and borrow a highly leveraged loan. Backed by Bitcoin. The financial industry was mortgage. ” Marathon Digital Also I took a credit line with Silvergate Bank..
“People realize they can borrow for something, they don’t have to sell it, and then they have their period-from’it’s 36 months of speculation’-it’s 36 years. Possessed,'” Sailor told CNBC.


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If HotelTonight is really attracting incremental demand -- travelers who otherwise would have gone home or slept on the street for the night -- then that's testament to the staying power of same-day hotel apps -- and disposable income.
With Travelocity becoming best friends with Expedia, and travelers booking apartment rentals and taxi rides on their smartphones, does the travel industry need a little more disruption?
Sam Shank, the CEO of HotelTonight, the mobile-only same-day hotel-booking app (three taps, eight seconds after you register), thinks a little more shaking up is required.
“I think it always does (need shaking up),” Shank told Press: Here on NBC . “This is an enormous market. Hotels are the largest category of e-commerce. They are the most profitable category of e-commerce. And it always needs innovation so people can get the best deal or the best value, or the most convenient access to hotel inventory.
“And the opportunity we saw was in mobile,” Shank adds. “In mobile there needs to be a new way to book a hotel and we jumped on it.”
Shank claims three-year-old HotelTonight is growing 300% year over year, and that surveys show that half its demand comes from travelers who otherwise wouldn’t have booked a hotel that night.
“We are replacing the couch, we are replacing the drive home,” Shank says. “We are replacing the ‘Can I crash at a friend’s place.'”
Of course, large companies like Priceline, its Booking.com affiliate, and startups in Europe are also looking to replace HotelTonight.
Other tidbits from the interview include:
- HotelTonight receives roughly a 20% commission from participating hotels, and
- Although the initial audience was travelers 25-35 years old, the user base has become more of a mainstream audience.
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Signorino Tiles celebrates 50 years! The company’s Church Street showroom was reopened after an extensive refurbishment.
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Uganda introduces new controls to save exports of Hot Pepper to EU
Uganda has imposed a four-month restriction on exports of Hot Pepper (Capsicum Annum) plant products, to preclude a possible ban of its horticulture exports by the European Union.
A November 22, statutory Instrument signed by outgoing minister for Animal Industry Ms Joy Kabatsi who was also acting as the minister for Agriculture says exports of the products would be restricted for four months from the date of signature.
Ms. Kabatsi does not give any reasons for the decision but industry sources and ministry officials said the restriction, which does not mean a complete ban on exports of Hot Pepper, was intended to streamline the trade and put in place control measures agreed earlier with the European Union. The EU gave Uganda a six- month reprieve that ended in November to institute strict pest control and sanitary measures across its horticulture value chain of face exclusion from the European market.
The compromise followed an EU audit of after repeated incidents in which larvae of the False Codling Moth were intercepted in consignments from Uganda. Another EU audit team was in Uganda between October and November to review progress.
According to Ugandan plant protection experts, the EU is particularly concerned about the False Codling Moth because it is a very versatile pest.
“It can feed on between 80 and 120 plant species and can survive a wide temperature range from the tropics to the temperate belt. So it is potentially destructive to agriculture in the EU and that is why you see them spending money on these missions,” said one expert.
Mr. James Kanyije, the proprietor of horticulture exporter KK Foods told 256BN that only exporters found to be conforming to a strict code would be allowed to export. Among the measures introduced is a requirement for each exporter to have registered growers that are supervised for compliance.
Besides chemical intervention, farmers are expected to install fly traps that scented with pheromone baits to attract them away from the plants. Targeting the male, the traps would disrupt the reproductive cycle of the pest, reducing its numbers. Meanwhile chemical spraying at recommended intervals would complement the traps to starve survivors of nutrition.
Equally farmers with less than one acre will not be allowed to grow the crop. Kanyije says that it has been found that farmers with smaller holdings were the source of contamination because their earnings were too little to support recommended agricultural practices. Small holders for instance, would find hard to afford the recommended agricultural pesticides and handling practices and were therefore the main source of contamination.
“We shall allow them to grow only if they consolidate their parcels and participate in the value chain as groups rather than individuals,” Kanyije said adding that this would ease trace-ability.
An aphid, the False Codling Moth lays its eggs at the flowering stage and embeds itself within the fruit as it forms, without leaving any visible signs on the exterior.
A ministry of agricultural official who spoke to 256BN off record because he is not authorized to speak for the ministry said given the inadequate number of agricultural inspectors, it would be near impossible to supervise scattered farmers growing the crop on miniature parcels.
“Ultimately we want to see the kind of transformation that has been achieved by Kenya. When they introduced these measures two years ago and stopped open-field production, the number of exporters dropped from more than 100 to just 3. But the industry has since recovered and that is where we want to go,” he said.
Uganda has more than 100 food exporters but only 40 are engaged in export of fruits and vegetables.
The official added: “Under the International Plant Protection Convention, every country has an obligation not to trade in products with pests. If we don’t play our part in instituting measures that stop the migration of pests, then we risk exclusion from international trade in those products.”


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Wal-Mart supercenter comes to Outer Loop
A Wal-Mart supercenter will open Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 4840 Outer Loop in Okolona, a store that will employ about 300 people and be open 24-7.
The grand opening event will include a ribbon-cutting at 7:30 a.m. that day.
The store is on the south side of Outer Loop across from Jefferson Mall, and the store manager is Sondra Blair.
Wal-Mart said the store will offer "a broad assortment of fresh groceries and general merchandise at everyday low prices. Customers will also enjoy convenient on-site services such as a full pharmacy and a free store-pickup service."
The Outer Loop site has about 178,000 square feet of space and willl be well stocked with electronics, furniture, automotive, sporting goods, home improvement, apparel, toys and top brands.
The opening of the Okolona store comes soon after the huge Arkansas-based retail chain squelched long-held plans to build a supercenter at Broadway and Dixie Highway in westernLouisville after plans for the project became bogged down in litigation.
Here are some details of the Okolona store:
* It will have a full line of fresh produce, meat, and pantry staples, along with organics, a full-service deli, and an in-store bakery offering custom cakes and fresh baked bread.
* A pharmacy will offer a full range of products and services, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, and health monitors. Pharmacists can administer most commonly requested immunizations, including flu shots, and the pharmacy features a drive-through window.
* A vision center offers eyewear – including glasses and contacts – optical products for all ages, and on-site eye exams.
* The Walmart mobile app for iPhone and Android is available, allowing customers to refill prescription medications, create shopping lists, search the location of items in the store, check weekly ads and prices, save eReceipts and shop Walmart.com through the app.
The grand-opening event will include the presentation of $8,000 in grants from the Wal-Mart Foundation to local community groups including Youth Ethics and Skills Center, Cabbage Patch Settlement House, Moore Traditional School, Simmons College of Kentucky, Blessings in a Backpack, and the Okolona Fire Department.
On Saturday, Nov. 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 20, from noon to 4 p.m. local residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome celebration. There will be various family activities and some free food samples.
Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart6931
Reporter Sheldon S. Shafer can be reached at (502) 582-7089, or via email at email@example.com.


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The company has grown to 579 employees under Park, acting chief executive, and Friedman, the chief technology officer, as of March 31. Over the course of five rounds of investment, Fitbit has taken in $83.5 million in funding from SoftTech VC, Foundry Group, Felicis Ventures, True Ventures, SoftBank Capital, Sapphire Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures. Fitbit's devices include the Charge HR wristband and the Surge smartwatch, which began shipping in January, and a slew of other, cheaper gadgets from as low as $60. The company said it sold almost 11 million devices last year, a 142 percent increase from 2013, and rung up $745.4 million in sales, a 175 percent increase from the year prior. According to industry tracker the NPD Group, Fitbit sold the most activity trackers through retail channels in the US last year, capturing a 68 percent share of the market by dollars, up from 58 percent in 2013.
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Yet Fitbit will only face more pressure in the future, he added, "The market has become much more competitive in terms of the number of products and innovation," Henderek said, "It has become much harder dangers in the forest iii-ii iphone case for Fitbit to maintain an innovative product edge in this market, even though it does have a wider product range today than six months ago."Smartwatches pose the biggest risk to Fitbit, say industry analysts, The global fitness wearable market, which includes fitness wristbands, sport watches and smart garments, is expected to shrink next year from 70 million units sold to 68 million, according to a November 2104 report from analyst firm Gartner, Smart-wristband shipments are expected to fall by 15 percent to 17 million units, while smartwatches are expected to jump 17 percent to 21 million shipments, eclipsing the former as the most successful wearable design to date..
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With the trade war entering its second year, the US and China are wrestling with a long list of hot-button issues. Most analysts agree Beijing stands to lose more than Washington if the bilateral.
US-China trade war escalates as markets take another hit. Additional US tariffs on Chinese goods came into effect on Sunday, prompting China to retaliate, sending markets lower.
China plans to halve tariffs on 1,717 goods it imports from the US as the country faces the fresh challenge of the coronavirus. The two countries have been stuck in a long-running trade war with.
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Since the trade war began, China had imposed higher tariffs on agricultural products from the U.S., with the tariff on pork rising from 12 to 62 percent. China hoped that causing pain to U.S.
China, US trade. China, US trade war intensifies. REUTERS, Added 07 May 2019 Print. A Chinese delegation was still preparing to go to the United States for trade talks, Chinese Foreign.
China is expected to report on Friday that economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly three decades in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with. Toggle share menu. China cautiously welcomes.
Breakthrough in US-China trade war US President Donald Trump’s “America first” policy was the precursor to the trade war, which led to both sides imposing tariffs worth hundreds of billions.
Average increase of new house values softens amid slowing consumer demand and the Sino-US trade war.
While it is not clear yet whether the matter would go to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), data show that the US generally wins trade disputes, particularly against China, before the global trade arbitrator. According to the Peterson Institute for International Economies, in the last 16 years, the US has challenged Chinese practices 23 times in the WTO, with a win-loss record of 19-0.
As US President Donald Trump continued to stoke the trade war fire by ramping up tariffs on Chinese goods, China responded by devaluing the yuan as a means to limit the losses of its own currency.


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When I dug into the sector of eco-labels, I was amazed to locate that some people who recognize those labels as great are ambivalent about them.
Take Rebecca Thistlethwaite as an example. She has spent most of her existence trying to build a higher meals gadget that is appropriate for the surroundings and humane for animals. Right now, she directs the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network, which allows young farmers to determine how to make a living.
“I might in no way dispose of labels. I suppose farmers need to be able to tell their tale,” she says. The words “organic” or “pasture-raised” can assist in telling that story.
Yet, lots of those labels additionally frustrate her. There’s often an opening between what they seem to vow and what they supply. Marketing fills that hole.
(For a list of a few labels and what they imply, you may soar to the lowest of this tale.)
For example, “loose-range” eggs generally came from hens that spent most or all of their lives interior. And then there may be “non-GMO.”
When I point out this label, Thistlethwaite shall we out a sigh. “I’m going to mention, offhand, that is probably my least favored label,” she says.
Non-GMO manner of the route that this food wasn’t made from genetically modified crops. In conjunction with other plants, there are GMO variations of corn, soybeans, canola, and sugar beets.
But businesses now print non-GMO labels on strawberries or mangoes, which are never genetically modified. “They’re doing it to distinguish themselves, even though their product is precisely similar to the whole thing else at the shelf,” Thistlethwaite says. “It’s primarily a marketplace-pushed label that massive enterprise truly loves.”
Food businesses like it because humans suppose that non-GMO is, by hook or crook, excellent for the surroundings; perhaps it means much less pesticide spraying.
But that’s now not what it means.
“Non-GMO plants are still conventionally grown, with artificial pesticides and fertilizers. There’s no sizable environmental gain,” Thistlethwaite says.
“Organic,” however, in reality, does suggest that the meals were grown without synthetic insecticides and fertilizer. Matthew Dillon, director of agriculture coverage and packages for Clif Bar’s organization, thinks it’s the most sincere eco-label. “It’s transparent. It’s enforced using regulation. It’s got enamel to it,” he says.
But the organic industry also once in a while overpromises, he says. It markets organic produce as more healthy for you, the customer. The evidence for that, even though, is weak. There’s a lot stronger proof that it is better for the surroundings. “It makes a distinction commonly to farmers, rural communities, soil fitness, animal welfare,” Dillon says.
Even deeper trouble with labels got here as I was speakme with Kim Elena Ionescu, leader sustainability officer for the Specialty Coffee Association.
We had been speaking about the advantages of fair change espresso. Ionescu defined that maximum truthful alternate products come from small farmers organized into cooperatives and that the certification ensures a minimal fee for their products.
“And chances are you are making somebody’s existence higher?” I ask.
Ionescu pauses for a few seconds. “I hope so,” she says.
“You do not sound exceptional-convinced,” I say.
“Well, it is where I feel just like the marketing piece receives elaborate,” Ionescu says and explains that a minimal price, even if it’s 30 percent above the marketplace price, as it’s far these days, might not be enough to lift a small espresso manufacturer out of poverty.
“I suggest it’s feasible that that producer has a minimal amount of land, and there may be no rate excessive sufficient to make that tiny plot of land a feasible financial guide system for that family,” she says.
Or, as Thistlethwaite positioned it, “Labels are like Band-Aids. They’re a superficial form of experience-precise solutions to systemic problems.”
Buying food with labels like organic or “grass-fed” won’t do a good deal to hold flora and fauna habitat or sluggish down international warming.
This might also seem depressing. But Matthew Dillon, at Clif Bar, says it shouldn’t be. Consumers, without a doubt, need to feel relieved, he says. “They must, to begin with, remember the fact that enhancing the food machine isn’t always all on them. They should not feel guilt and shame about the purchases they make.”
He says our personal shopping decisions aren’t remedy these massive troubles. But political decisions, like higher environmental regulations, indeed could. That’s what people truly need to be aware of, he says.


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Typewriter enthusiasts gather at an Albuquerque restaurant to experiment with vintage Smith Coronas. Fans in Boston kneel in a city square and type stories about their lives during a pro-immigration demonstration. A documentary on typewriters featuring Tom Hanks and musician John Mayer is set for release this summer.
In the age of smartphones, social media and hacking fears, vintage typewriters that once gathered dust in attics and basements are attracting a new generation of fans across the U.S.
From public “type-ins” at bars to street poets selling personalized, typewritten poems on the spot, typewriters have emerged as popular items with aficionados hunting for them in thrift stores, online auction sites and antique shops. Some buy antique Underwoods to add to a growing collection. Others search for a midcentury Royal Quiet De Luxe — like a model author Ernest Hemingway used — to work on that simmering novel.
The rescued machines often need servicing, leading fans to seek out the few remaining typewriter repair shops.
“I haven’t seen business like this in years,” said John Lewis, a typewriter repairman who has operated out of his Albuquerque shop for four decades. “There’s definitely a new interest, and it’s keeping me very busy.”
Renewed interest began around 10 years ago when small pockets of typewriter enthusiasts came together online, said Richard Polt, a philosophy professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati and author of The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist’s Companion for the 21st Century. Since then, the fan base has grown dramatically, and various public events have been organized around the typewriter.
“It’s beyond the phase where this is just a fad,” Polt said.
It’s almost impossible to gauge recent typewriter sales. Almost all of the original manufacturers are out of business or have been bought out and become different companies. Moonachie, New Jersey-based Swintec appears to be one of the last typewriter makers, selling translucent electronic machines largely to jails and prisons.
But operators of thrift stores and estate sales say typewriters are some of the quickest items to go.
“That’s part of the fun: the hunt,” said Joe Van Cleave, an Albuquerque resident who owns more than a dozen typewriters and runs a popular YouTube channel on restoring the machines. “Sometimes, like a little luck, you might find something from the 1920s in great condition.”
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Doug Nichol, director of the upcoming documentary California Typewriter, said the interest stems from “digital burnout” and people wanting a connection to the past. That interest seems to transcend age, he said.
“Kids who grew up knowing only mobile phones and the computer are excited to see a letter typed with your own hand,” Nichol said. “It’s a one-on-one interaction that doesn’t get interrupted by Twitter alerts.”
In his film, set for release in August, Nichol interviews Hanks, who said he uses a typewriter almost every day to send memos and letters.
“I hate getting email thank-yous from folks,” Hanks says in the film. “Now, if they take 70 seconds to type me out something on a piece of paper and send to me, well, I’ll keep that forever. I’ll just delete that email.”
Hanks owns about 270 typewriters but often gives them to people who show an interest.
One way the typewriter craze is growing is through organized “type-ins” — meet-ups in public places where typewriter fans try different vintage machines. Such events have been held in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Seattle, Los Angeles and Cincinnati.
During a recent type-in at Albuquerque soul food restaurant Nexus Brewery, around three dozen fans took turns clicking the keys of an Italian-made 1964 Olivetti Lettera 32 and a 1947 Royal KMM, among others.
Rich Boucher spent most of his time on a 1960s-era Hermes 3000 crafting poetry.
“I haven’t used a typewriter in forever,” he said. “This is a real refreshing way to spend a summer afternoon.”
After finishing his work, Boucher grabbed his phone and sent a Facebook status update about the experience. He then started looking online for a Hermes 3000.
“That’s the typewriter I want,” he said. “I’m going to find one.”


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Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer
Art Dubai closed its 15th edition on March 13, with strong sales reported across all four sections of the fair: Modern, Contemporary, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital. Marking a return to full scale at Madinat Jumeirah, Art Dubai’s 2022 edition was the fair’s largest to date, with a record attendance of more than 30,000 visitors across five days. The success of the fair reinforced the importance of Dubai as an international hub for art and culture and for innovation and technology, and Art Dubai as the marketplace for art and artists from the Global South. The fair featured more than 120 presentations by 104 galleries and platforms from 44 countries. The gallery programme was complemented by newly commissioned works from leading international artists and an innovative talks programme, that brought together some of the world’s brightest minds through the Global Art Forum and new Bybit Talks Series.
Art Dubai also featured the debut edition of Art Dubai Digital, a new physical gallery section presenting a curated selection of 17 of cutting-edge digital platforms. For many platforms, it was their first experience exhibiting in a traditional fair context; in person and online sales were widely reported.
Art Dubai’s Artistic Director Pablo del Val said that “this was without doubt one of the most successful editions of Art Dubai, in terms of both visitors and sales reported, fully reflecting Dubai’s position as an engine of global growth and a city no longer of the future, but of the here and now.”
Kristin Hjellegjerde, Founder, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery said: “We had a very successful week; there was a lot of positive energy, and we sold multiple works to both new and returning clients. Dubai is a city in transition, and there is undoubtedly a growing collector scene here, at all levels.” Victoria Cooke, Director, Gallery 1957 noted that “this is our third time at Art Dubai and our most successful edition yet — it’s great to be back.
On the opening day we sold works to African-American, South Asian, and regional collectors. Dubai is a truly international place, and it’s been an incredibly positive experience.” Priyanka Raja, Founder, Experimenter said: “We had a very successful week, selling almost all the works we brought, mostly to institutions. It’s been one of the strongest editions in Art Dubai’s history, in terms of the quality of the galleries and the art they are showing, and in the conversations we have had. “There has been a constant buzz, on all days of the fair, and as well as the sales we make, Art Dubai is a facilitator or longer-term conversations and feels like a moment of celebration for our artists.”
Asmaa Al-Shabibi, Founder, Lawrie Shabibi Gallery said that “we had a good fair this year, with strong sales across our booth and gallery — overall the energy, interest and excitement was back to levels not seen for many years even before the pandemic.” Joe Kennedy, Founder, Institut.co commented: “We were thrilled to be invited to participate in Art Dubai’s inaugural Digital section which brought together an impeccably curated cross-section of platforms, galleries and DAOs from this innovative and rapidly expanding space.”
Henry Brand, Fingerprints DAO said: “We chose to do a hybrid booth including both online and IRL elements and we sold very well, with lots of NFTs being minted in person here at the booth - by collectors of all ages, and a really wide demographic. “It was our first time participating in an art fair and we chose a particularly challenging presentation that expands the use of the blockchain as a medium for artists.”
Dima Abdul Kader, co-founder, Emergeast said that “Art Dubai has been absolutely fantastic for us — the feedback and the traffic has been hugely positive and inspiring. Sales have been great and we almost sold out the booth.” Thomas Brambilla, Founder, Thomas Brambilla said: “It was our first time here at Art Dubai and we sold extremely well. It was a beautiful week and we really enjoyed it, in what is a completely new part of the world for us, and one where we plan to do more. Dubai is becoming ever more important, it’s a gateway to the region, and we met a lot of new, serious collectors this week.”
Matteo Consonni, Founder, Madragoa said that “this is our first experience of Art Dubai and it has been an extremely positive one. We are a young European gallery and this week we feel like we have been in the centre of the melting pot that is Dubai. Sales were consistent across the week and we were pleased to sell out the booth.” Founded in 2007, Art Dubai is one of the premier platforms to see and buy modern and contemporary art from the Global South. Featuring Contemporary, Modern and Digital gallery sections, annual artist commissions and year-round collector and education programmes, it champions art and artists from across the Global South, providing a relevant and increasingly important alternative to mainstream, largely Western-led narratives.
Art Dubai is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and in partnership with A.R.M. Holding. The lead partner of the fair is Swiss Wealth Management Group Julius Baer. Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is the fair’s strategic partner. Bybit is the lead partner of Art Dubai Digital.
The theme focused on the future of Dubai, following Expo 2020 Dubai and its success in bringing the world together for the largest global gathering since the pandemic.
A founding member of the Guevarra and Blumentritt Group of artists, Rubio was born in 1970 in Paete, Laguna, a Lakeshore town famous for its woodcarving traditions.
With a Masters in Business Economics, the Dubai based artist has worked in the banking, insurance, and micro finance sectors in India and UAE for over 15 years.
Pictures and videos flooded social media on Sunday night, confirming nuptials of the Humsafar actor Mahira Khan with entrepreneur Salim Karim.
The pop star and the actress were seen in a suite together during the Chiefs' 23-20 victory over the Jets.
The rumours of her being pregnant with her second child started over the weekend. So far, the ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ actress has not responded to the rumours and has maintained a silence.


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Chipotle ad among year’s 5 best, says Wall Street Journal
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s first-ever national television commercial has garnered yet another honor: It's in a Wall Street Journal piece today recognizing the five best ads of 2012.
The two-minute animated spot, titled "Back to the Start," promotes the Denver-based burrito chain's use of environmentally-friendly foods.
The spot made its broadcast debut on CBS's presentation of the Grammy Awards for recordings Feb. 12.
"'Back to the Start' tells the story of a farmer’s journey from traditional farming to an industrial food production model, then back to his roots of traditional farming again — a story that tracks closely with some of our suppliers and that demonstrates why we think it is so important to serve food made with ingredients from more sustainable sources," Steve Ells, founder and co-CEO of Chipotle, said in a statement earlier this year.
The ad — originally released last year as an online video and in movie theaters — also was viewed 7 million times on Google Inc.’s YouTube video website, the Journal notes.
Other, previous honors for the spot:
• In April, the commercial won the top prize at the International ANDY Awards, presented by the Advertising Club of New York to recognize the year’s most creative advertising efforts.
• In June, the spot was singled out as the best in the world at the Cannes international festival of creativity, chosen from among 3,475 entries from 66 countries.
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Nike facing stiff competition from Adidas
By Oregon Small Business Association
When Nike’s shirt deal with the London club Arsenal expires in 2013-4, the German manufacturer Adidas is hoping to lure Arsenal away with a kit-supply bid that will at least double Arsenal’s $21 million annual profits. According to the Telegraph, Arsenal fans buy 800,000 shirts every year, which makes them Nike’s third-largest European soccer customer after Manchester United and Barcelona.
Arsenal has worn Nike kits since 1994. Before that, they had an 8-year contract with Adidas.
Nike also has a 13-year contract with Manchester United that will expire in 2015. Last month, United announced that when its contract expires, it will seek a more favorable contract or take its business elsewhere. Last year, United reported retail sales of $54.7 million.
“We continue to believe that there will be an opportunity to reset our existing deal with Nike to market rates,” United’s executive vice chairman Ed Woodward said on a conference call with analysts, according to Bloomberg. “There have been many changes to the world of football since this deal was negotiated in 2001.”
One of those changes is the emergence of new soccer-apparel manufacturing companies such as Kitbag Ltd., Warrior, and Under Armour. “The clubs now have more options and can drive up the sports marketing fee they are getting from the brands,” Andy Anson, United’s former commercial director, told Bloomberg.
In June, Nike announced that for the first time, its soccer-related sales hit $2 billion.
Though Arsenal and United are expected to look for better deals with Nike, the Portland Business Journal says, “The chance of Nike losing either is still remote.”
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OpenSea Creator Fees Surpass $1 Billion in 2022
OpenSea creators made more than $1 billion in 2022 directly from creator fees, according to a recent announcement on OpenSea's Twitter.
"2022 has been a wild ride, and we want to close it out with a stat that makes us really excited for the future," the team wrote. "This year, creators earned over $1 billion from creator fees using OpenSea."
Creator fees do not include sponsorship revenue, engagement incentives, or grants. These fees are paid directly to creators and come from the resale of NFTs in a creator's collection.
"To us, this demonstrates that the creator economy is evolving," said OpenSea. "NFT technology is proving that effective and sustainable business models exist for creators in web3."
To use web2 comparisons, Facebook invested $1 billion for creators on Facebook and Instagram through 2022, TikTok aims to pay out $1 billion by the end of 2023, Patron paid out $3.5 billion in nine years from 2012 to 2021, and Snapchat paid out $1 million per day to its top creators.
OpenSea is paying out more, faster.
"We see a future where creators have more ownership of their projects, more control of their long-term business, more direct connection with their fans, and a more dynamic canvas to bring their most creative ideas to life than they do today," the company said on Twitter. "We are excited to continue our work both with and for creators, including perfecting our Drops product and making it more widely available to creators very soon."
Web3 creators welcome this development after debate raged over eliminating creator fees on certain secondary marketplaces.


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Blizzard has announced that the new Overwatch hero Doomfist will be releasing on July 27th for the PS4, Xbox One and PC. Presently he is available for testing for players on the PC test server. To mark the release annoucement, they’ve released the following Doomfist hero preview:
Overwatch New Hero Doomfist
Doomfist’s cybernetics make him a highly-mobile, powerful frontline fighter. In addition to dealing ranged damage with his Hand Cannon, he can slam the ground, knock enemies into the air and off balance, or charge into the fray with his Rocket Punch. When facing a tightly packed group, he leaps out of view, then crashes down to earth with a spectacular Meteor Strike.
The wait is almost over for dedicated players. In other recent news, Blizzard announced the first 7 cities of the upcoming Overwatch League which is set to begin its inaugural season sometime this year.
Thoughts on Doomfist’s imminent release? Have you been testing him out on the test server? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Disney CEO defends 'flexibility' of releasing movies both in theaters and on streaming following Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit
Disneyis doubling down on its decision to simultaneously release its movies in theaters and on Disney+.
- Disney CEO Bob Chapek said in an
earningscall Thursday that Disney values having "flexibility." Black Widowstar Scarlett Johanssonfiled a lawsuit against the firm for the duel release.
Disney doubled down on its decision to simultaneously release some movies in theaters and on
"As you probably recognize, we live in a very uncertain world in terms of the recovery of some of our markets in the theatrical exhibition world is certainly part of that," Bob Chapek, CEO of Disney said in an earnings call. "We've said from the very beginning that we value flexibility in being able to make as last-minute calls as we can given what we see in the marketplace."
His comments come less than two weeks after "Black Widow" star Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney, accusing the company of breaching its contract with her contract by releasing the movie on its Disney+ streaming platform and in theaters at the same time. Her compensation, the lawsuit says, is based largely on box office revenue, some of which will be foregone by streaming.
Johansson's lawsuit was not immediately addressed in the call.
The star's attorney told Insider that Disney ignored the contract it had with the actress and violated her rights.
"It's no secret that Disney is releasing films like Black Widow directly onto Disney+ to increase subscribers and thereby boost the company's stock price - and that it's hiding behind Covid-19 as a pretext to do so," John Berlinksi, Johansson's attorney, said at the time. "But ignoring the contracts of the artists responsible for the success of its films in furtherance of this short-sighted strategy violates their rights and we look forward to proving as much in court."
Disney defended the release, telling Insider that"there is no merit whatsoever to this filing. The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic." The release on Disney+'s "premiere access" subscription level also "significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20M she has received to date."
Overall, contracts with talent during the pandemic's strange era of movie releases have "by and large, they've gone very, very smoothly," Chapek said Thursday.
"Just to reiterate, distribution decisions are made on a film-by-film basis….based on global marketplace conditions and consumer behavior," Chapek added. "We will continue to utilize all available options going forward, learn from insights gained with each release, and innovate accordingly…. while always doing what we believe is in the best interest of the film and the best interest of our constituents."
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The Scottish Government has created a comprehensive package of business support measures to sustain business at this critical time. It’s worth £2.2 billion and is aimed at helping to maintain businesses and also assist them in paying and providing fair treatment of their staff. Some of the Scottish Government measures include:
- 100% rates relief for properties in retail, hospitality and leisure as well as the airport sector – a major employer in the Edinburgh area.
- 1.6% rates relief in Scotland for all non-domestic properties
- a Business Support Fund with grants to help protect jobs, prevent closures and assist in economic recovery, provided through local authorities.
- a £100 million support fund to help newly self-employed people and SME businesses facing difficulties due to COVID-19


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Why California declared coffee carcinogenic and why some scientists advise to avoid coffee?
In the next few months, California will officially declare coffee to be carcinogenic, and public areas and office buildings will have a warning about it. Various studies on coffee have shown different results – from the fact that it is the most beloved drink for many, it has a lot of health benefits to completely opposite conclusions. As far back as 1986, California introduced a law that every year must publish a list of newly discovered chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or damage to reproductive health. In the last 30 years, that list has expanded to as many as 900 chemicals, including acrylamide.
It is released by heat treatment
Acrylamide is a byproduct of some foods that are cooked using methods that require rapid high heat such as frying or baking, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Studies have shown very high levels of acrylamide in fried potato products, including French fries and potato chips.
The chemical is also released by roasting coffee beans, which is why the American Cancer Society advises people to reduce their intake of coffee, as well as grains and potato by-products. Acrylamide contributed to WHO’s classification of coffee as carcinogenic more than 25 years ago. But in 2016 the international agency relaxed its warnings against the drink, suggesting instead that all “very strong” drinks are carcinogenic.
Now the California court, not the health organization, has determined to determine the risks of coffee. Otherwise, acrylamide turns into a compound that can damage and cause mutations in DNA, increasing the risk of cancer in animal experiments, the National Cancer Research Institute said. Lack of Evidence However, “numerous epidemiological studies in humans have found no consistent evidence that exposure to acrylamide in food is associated with any type of cancer,” the institute says. However, that did not stop the authorities in California from declaring coffee carcinogenic anyway, to the disappointment of many people.
It is necessary to conduct additional research so that this assumption of the Californian experts could possibly be proven, writes Daily mail.


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Currency must have value to ensure stability. The most common way for a person to judge a currency’s value is what they can use it on; Bitcoin is no different, and a host of vendors and merchants now accept it alongside, or in place of, fiat money.
One early adopter of Bitcoin was the computer retailer Dell. In fact, when Dell started accepting Bitcoin, it became one of the largest companies to do so internationally. While the digital currency may total for just a fraction of the retailer’s total transaction volume, there are other key reasons why the growth of Bitcoin could be aboon for the retailer.
Dell reported earnings of $59 billion during 2015. Traditional transaction fees range from 2 to 3 percent of the purchase price - with Bitcoin, it’s much, much lower, nearing non-existent - saving the retailer a lot of money in the future.
There are several possible ways Bitcoin can go at this point, all of which point to a legitimate, widespread adoption by large institutions through tighter regulation. Recently, New York’s BitLicense became the world’s first digital currency-specific regulatory regime. It has been through a couple of rounds of consultations and is expected to come into force in a couple of weeks.
According to TheNextweb.com The European Central Bank and European Banking authority have both released detailed reports on digital currencies, and suggested regulation of the industry by the EU to further control price fluctuations. The Winklevoss brothers, they of Facebook fame, are on the verge of launching their own exchange-traded fund holding Bitcoins.
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The Ministry of Industrialization, Enterprise and Commerce is in search of Sh978 million from the Korea Commerce Funding Promotion Company (KOTRA) and the exchequer to facilitate the implementation of an built-in nationwide export growth and promotion technique (INEDPS).
The technique, which was launched in 2018 is pegged on the liberal commerce insurance policies geared in the direction of stimulating financial growth by means of optimization of key sectors in Kenya’s economic system.
Talking throughout a proposal presentation to Korea Commerce-Funding Promotion company (KOTRA) in Nairobi on Tuesday, Ministry of Commerce’s assistant director of commerce Musa Okwemba stated worldwide commerce has been recognized as a key financial pillar in the direction of reaching Imaginative and prescient 2030 whose short- and medium-term plans are key to spurring Kenya’s GDP development as much as 10 per cent, each year.
“The worldwide share of providers in whole output and employment has been growing over time. Presently, commerce in providers performs a pivotal function in most international locations’ economic system because of advances in ICT and transport. Environment friendly providers are essential for financial growth as a result of they’re determinants of the productiveness of capital and labour,” stated Okwemba.
By way of its worth chain strategy, the INEDPS technique hyperlinks all goal export services and products from their productive stage to their recognized markets. It assigns export aims and targets to related nationwide and County authorities ministries, departments and businesses.
The technique additionally gives a framework for coordinating Growth Companions’ assist to export growth and improve financial development.
In keeping with forecasts, the technique will improve the identification and growth processes of markets for about 60 per cent of manufactured merchandise. Whereas confirming their willingness to collaborate with Kenya, Deputy Korean Ambassador to Kenya GO Jae-Myeong emphasised the necessity for stronger partnerships in creating vibrant economies.
“We hope that is just the start, and we are going to discover many areas of collaboration beginning with such Official Growth Help (ODA), and we hope it can evolve and deepen industrial cooperations,” he stated.
The sectors which were prioritized for export growth below this technique embrace manufacturing, Info and Communication Expertise, amongst others.
KOTRA is a South Korean authorities funded company eager on enhancing development of latest export establishments and markets, and creation of future markets to strengthen world competitiveness of entrepreneurs.
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The funds will be from the Harris Jewelry settlement before the April 15th deadline.
In July 2022, Attorney General James and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recovered $34.2 million for servicemembers and veterans who were scammed by the jewelry retailer.
The agreement required Harris Jewelry to provide more than $12 million in refunds for more than 46,000 servicemembers who paid for lifetime protection plans.
Eligible servicemembers and veterans should file a claim online for a refund before April 15, 2023.
“I encourage active-duty servicemembers and veterans who were misled by Harris Jewelry to apply for a refund from our settlement,” said Attorney General James. “This is an opportunity for servicemembers and veterans to get the justice they deserve after being defrauded. Our military members put our protection above their own and my office will continue to protect them from predatory businesses.”
Harris Jewelry used deceptive marketing tactics to lure active-duty servicemembers to their financing program, falsely claiming that investing in this program would improve servicemembers’ credit scores.
Instead, servicemembers were tricked into obtaining high-interest loans on overpriced, poor-quality jewelry that saddled them with thousands of dollars of debt and worsened their credit.
Attorney General James and FTC co-led an 18-state agreement that requires Harris Jewelry to refund tens of thousands of servicemembers for warranties they were tricked into purchasing, stop collecting millions of dollars of debt, correct bad credit scores, and dissolve all its businesses.
Through the agreement, Harris Jewelry has stopped collecting $21,307,229 in outstanding debt held by 13,426 servicemembers.
The agreement required the jewelry retailer to provide $12,872,493 in refunds to 46,204 servicemembers who paid for lifetime protection plans.
Eligible individuals can file a claim online on Harris Jewelry’s website to obtain a refund.
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Facebook, the social media giant that’s found itself caught in a web of scandals over recent years, is gearing up to release details of its much-hyped potential rival to the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, with a white paper detailing plans for Facebook Libra expected later today.
The bitcoin price has surged over the last few months as interest in payments from the likes of Facebook, other major social media platforms, and some of Silicon Valley’s most valuable companies sparks a fresh wave of crypto mania after the bitcoin price slumped sharply throughout 2018.
Facebook Libra, a potential rival to bitcoin, has reportedly secured backing from the likes of ride-hailing app Uber, music streaming service Spotify, and payments giant Visa. While Facebook Libra, which has also been linked to the name GlobalCoin, might compete directly with bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies, many have taken it as an endorsement of bitcoin’s core technology and value.
Elsewhere, Facebook’s social media rival Twitter is looking to bitcoin itself as the potential “future of internet money,” with chief executive Jack Dorsey last week reiterating his faith in bitcoin and beginning to make cryptocurrency hires at his payments company Square.
Facebook’s bitcoin rival will likely be a so-called stablecoin, pegged to the U.S. dollar and other major currencies, and is expected to be integrated as a payment tool on Facebook’s popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger, and photo-sharing app Instagram.
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SafetyCulture unveils updated platform aiming to serve 100 million users by 2032
SafetyCulture introduces an updated operations platform with ambitious plans to serve 100 million users by 2032.
London-based AI firm RETAILIGENCE targets global expansion
London-based AI firm, RETAILIGENCE, plans significant global expansion since a 2500% revenue surge post-launch.
New report explores digital agendas of tax compliance leaders
A Thomson Reuters report examines the digital strategies of tax compliance leaders, exploring investment in new technology.
Datacom joins ServiceNow Partner Program to boost NZ digitisation efforts
Datacom has joined the ServiceNow Partner Program, aimed at fuelling New Zealand's digital transformation efforts.
Zero Trust security goes mainstream, reveals Okta's 2023 report
Zero Trust security has now become mainstream, with 61% of organizations adopting the contemporary framework, according to the latest report by Okta.
AVEVA and Microsoft tighten collaboration for AI data integration
AVEVA and Microsoft bolster their strategic alliance to deepen data integration services, facilitating broader AI assimilation across global industries.
Forrester predicts genAI-powered growth for APAC businesses in 2024
Forrester predicts GenAI will drive growth for APAC businesses in 2024; 30% of firms set to benefit from the technology's 'transformative' impact.
KAWO strengthens ties with Hootsuite for better access to Chinese market
KAWO bolsters its partnership with Hootsuite to provide global brands improved access and insights into the Chinese market.
Workday recognised again as Leader in Cloud HCM for 8th year
Workday, Inc. holds its position as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM for the eighth year in a row.
Manolo Blahnik taps Oracle NetSuite for supply chain management upgrade
Manolo Blahnik partners with Oracle NetSuite to boost supply chain efficiency and visibility across global operations.
Avanade launches AI-ready platform to aid enterprises in cloud journey
Avanade has launched Avanade Cloud Impact, a platform that helps businesses establish an AI-ready digital core and save on cloud spend.
Konica Minolta Australia launches Insight Hub for enhanced IT services
Konica Minolta Australia launches the Insight Hub, a platform aimed at improving managed IT services and augmenting customer experiences.
Milieu Insight unveils Canvas 2.0 for agile, collaborative market research
UK-based research and analytics firm Milieu Insight has launched Canvas 2.0, a platform that enables real-time collaboration for market research teams.
42% of macOS users use AI-based apps daily: Report
Setapp unveils annual Mac Apps Report, offering insights into app usage and trends among over 1,000 US Mac users.
Thomson Reuters unveils ONESOURCE eInvoicing for global compliance
Thomson Reuters launches ONESOURCE eInvoicing platform to aid multinational businesses in navigating global eInvoicing regulations.
Google Cloud forms strategic partnerships with Vietnam's top game devs
Google Cloud partners with top Vietnamese game developers VNGGames, Amanotes and Wolffun Game to enhance gaming services.
High phishing rates among remote workers across Australia
85% of remote workers have experienced a phishing attempt, with 67% receiving multiple attempts, according to a study commissioned by GetApp.
Bendigo & Adelaide bank leverages Google Cloud in digital move
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank enhances their digital banking system using Google Cloud technology for better customer experience.
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The new SaaS platform aims to fight application downtime with real-time insights and improved cross-team collaboration.
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New researcher tool boosts accuracy of academic GenAI summaries
Iris.ai launches RW 1.0 to tackle inaccuracies in AI-generated research summaries, marking a significant step forward for the AI industry.
Yotpo appoints Adam Ioakim as General Manager for Asia-Pacific
Yotpo appoints Adam Ioakim as GM for APAC, aiming to strengthen growth in the region and expand the Yotpo team.
Alteryx unveils AiDIN innovations to boost enterprise use of GenAI
Alteryx unveils new innovations, including AI Studio, to advance the adoption of generative AI in enterprises. #AI #analytics.
Dynatrace unveils innovations to boost Azure: Collaborative functions will help productivity
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The Google Nexus S device has been plagued with the voice search bug since April, but little to nothing has been done to address the issue, leaving Nexus S owners frustrated, but it appears that Google has finally got around to fixing the issue and will be releasing the fix some time this week.
For those unfamiliar with the issue, the voice search bug basically caused the application to pop up and disappear at seemingly random intervals. It would not be such a huge issue if users could click the “cancel” button, but sometimes the app would open and disappear so fast that sometimes when a user is doing something halfway, i.e. typing out an email or sending a text message, it would interrupt their workflow.
Naturally this is really annoying but it’s good to know that Google has finally gotten around to it. Nexus S owners should keep an eye out for the fix this week.RELATED
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Just 90 days ago, the McDonald’s at Central and Tyler was waiting for its meeting with a wrecking ball.
On Tuesday, a new version of the restaurant will reopen on the site with a state-of-the-art kitchen design and a modern dining room with wood and stone decor.
And it will greet its most eager customers that day with a reward: The first 100 customers in the drive through and the first 100 customers in the restaurant to use the kiosk or counter will receive a punch card good for one free extra value meal once a week for a year. The prize will be redeemable only at the Central and Tyler McDonald’s, and no one can be on the property or in the parking lot until 5 a.m. that morning.
The restaurant was torn down on March 18, and Lane Enterprises, which owns 40 McDonald’s in the area, was able to completely rebuild it in 98 days.
Lane Enterprises will also celebrate the opening with a family fun day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 29, and activities will include balloon twisters, face painters, free puppy kisses and a caricature artist.
Read more here: https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/dining-with-denise-neil/article231791193.html#storylink=cpy


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No GST cut on cars even as the FM brings in measure to boost demand
The govt announced a slew of measures to kick start the auto sector, which has been going through a slump.
Maruti Suzuki to recall 40,618 WagonR cars
The recall exercise will cover WagonR (1 litre) vehicles manufactured between 15th November 2018 a...
Inventory correction a respite passenger vehicles dealers even as sales continue to fall
The unsustainable cost of holding high inventory had...
Japan bullet train runs with door open at 280 kph, 340 passengers on board
The incident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the Japanese "Shinkansen" bullet train which has a world-famous safety and punctuality record.
Planning to buy a car? Now may be the best time as SBI, auto cos offer big deals
Ahead of festive season, almost all car companies including Maruti, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Mahindra are giving huge discounts on several models.
Car registration fee hike put on hold
A draft notification issued last month proposed to increase the registration charges for new internal combustion engine.
Passenger car sales headed towards a steep fall in July
According to SIAM, in the first seven months of 2019, PV sales dropped 13.2% to about 1.76 million units
Car market to end up in the red in 2019: Hyundai India
If sales dont pick up in the remaining four months, Hyundai Motor India Managing Director SS Kim said India's vehicle market will suffer
A case of mistaken identity: Rolls-Royce Cars suffer due to CBI probe on aircraft engine-makers
CBI recently started an investigation on Rolls-Royce PLC.
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3GB RAM on budget phones? Yes, this is already starting to happen! Joining the newly launched Coolpad is the Bluboo X9, a phone with better availability but higher price tag.
The Bluboo X9 costs $149.99, that’s $50 more than the India only Coolpad Note Lite launched today, but still a decent deal considering the specifications.
Bluboo have built their budget smartphone around a metal chassis with 2.5D curved 5-inch FHD display on the front and an obligatory fingerprint scanner on the year below a 13 mega-pixel camera. An octacore Mediatek chipset is about right for this price and considering the specifications, plus it gives the X9 LTE support for bands 800/1800/2100/2600MHz.
While we haven’t tried the Bluboo X9 yet, Bluboo have made this unboxing video to show the phone and some of the features. The phone is already on sale through reseller sites for $149.99.


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According to this year’s Traveler’s Risk Index, a majority of business owners have a somewhat fatalistic view of hacking and data breaches. The index reveals 52% of survey respondents believe a cyber attack is inevitable.
The other statistics in the report paint a grim picture. Here’s a quick overview:
- 55% of business owners say that they have not completed a cyber risk assessment
- 63% say that they have not yet completed a cyber risk assessment on vendors who have access to their data
- 62% indicate that they have not yet developed any kind of business continuity plan. This means they don’t even have the basic outline of steps needed to be taken when faced with a successful attack
- The number of cyber attack victims has doubled from 10% in 2015 to 20% in this year’s survey
Yet in spite of this staggering lack of preparation, fully half of all survey respondents say they have cyber insurance.
Tim Francis, the Enterprise Cyber-Lead at Travelers, had this to say about the report:
“Cyber risks carry serious consequences for any business, threatening everything from revenue to operations. These findings reveal some surprising things about how companies view their cyber exposure, their relative confidence in dealing with them and the clear opportunity that exists for them to be better prepared for a cyber-attack.”
It’s a thorny problem, for sure. Most small to medium sized business are strapped for cash. They simply can’t dedicate the level of resources they’d like to toward data security.
The good news is that this most recent survey reveals a few simple, low-cost things you could do starting today that would dramatically improve your chances of dealing with a cyber-attack.
What is your company doing to not only protect against cyber attacks, but remediate them when they inevitably occur? Do you have a plan in place? Hiring a managed security service provider will create a seamless and effective way to protect from threats, detect them, and react to them quickly. Ultimately, it will save your business 20 – 50% in IT Services. Request a quote today.