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>> Google announced its new smartphone and a slate of other hardware today in San Francisco. I'm Paresh Dave, a Reuters correspondent who covers Google and the rest of Alphabet. The Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL are the new smartphones from Google. Last year, Google debuted the Pixel as a big competition point with Apple and its iPhone.
The Pixel 2 isn't a big departure from the first Pixel, but it does pack a few new features and it has one notable removal. There's no headphone jack. Google is switching to USB-C headphone adapters or wireless headphones. Google also released two new home devices. Those are smart speakers that come with Google's virtual assistant.
So you can speak to it by voice and it replies answers to you over the speakers. One of them is a $399 dual woofer big speaker that's meant to be much more powerful than the original Home that launched last year. The second is the $49 Home Mini, which is meant to compete with Amazon's Echo Dot.
Another semi surprise from Google was Clips. That's a GoPro-like portable camera that can take pictures hands free. Google says Clips can take what they call clips, short video snippets that can be chopped down into photos in high resolution. It's clear Google is trying to compete with Apple and Amazon more head on.
The question is how much are they going to commit to marketing and really pushing this out and reaching a broader base of customers?

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Recently, eBay released a news that it will return to Poland, and hopes to become the top three e-commerce platform in Poland .
It is understood that eBay entered the Polish market in 2005 and competed with Polish local e-commerce giant Allegro and other companies, but it ended in failure, and it gradually closed its Polish business and only retained its international website.
Currently, the e-commerce platform with the largest market share in Poland is Allegro , followed by Amazon. Shares in Allegro fell nearly 7% after the news release , and have continued to drop in the past few days.
Affected by the epidemic, many people now choose to shop online, and Poland is the same. There are currently more than 22 million online consumers in Poland, and about 92% of Polish households have access to the Internet. Therefore, the reopening of the eBay Polish market can be said to be an opportunity not to be missed .
eBay will restart its previous Polish site , ebay.pl , and this time it is well-prepared. eBay has advanced technology and tools, such as machine translation and artificial intelligence , to provide Polish buyers with quality buying services. eBay has also introduced a new feature for buyers that automatically translates listings into Polish . This new feature will make it easier for Poles to buy products from foreign countries such as Spain and Germany, strengthening the cross-border purchasing power of local consumers.
eBay Poland will have 1.4 billion listings and more than 520 categories , and eBay will continue to add new features based on consumer buying behavior.
Since the opening of the site in Poland, Amazon announced on January 27 , 2021 that the Polish site is open to global sellers for registration . Amazon entered Poland in 2014. So far, it has set up 9 fulfillment centers in Poland, with a complete Fulfillment by Amazon ( FBA ) service, and also supports self-fulfillment.
eBay and Amazon are two of the largest and oldest giants in e-commerce. And Amazon and eBay have many similarities. Their main business is to attract consumers to their websites and provide consumers with the function of browsing products and purchasing. For a long time in the past, the choice between Amazon and eBay was hardly considered, because eBay had too much advantage over Amazon. However, after so many years of development, this answer has changed a lot. After 2021 , eBay has ushered in a turnaround after seizing its own opportunities. For the full fiscal year 2021 , eBay 's net revenue was $ 10.420 billion, an increase of 17% compared with $ 8.894 billion in fiscal 2020 , or a 15% year-over-year increase excluding the impact of currency changes , beating analyst expectations.
Since eBay announced the restart of the Polish site, Allegro 's stock price has fallen by nearly 7% , and it has continued to fall in the past few days. It has also suffered a lot for Amazon. eBay 's decision, for Amazon, will be in the future. face greater challenges.


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China’s manufacturing activity picked up pace in June, an initial survey by HSBC showed, a sign that its economy is benefiting from recent stimulus moves.
The bank’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a gauge of the sector’s health, rose to 50.8 in June, from 49.4 in May.
A reading above 50 shows expansion. It is the first time since December that HSBC’s PMI has been above that level.
China has taken various steps in recent months, including cutting taxes for small firms, to help boost its economy.
Analysts said the latest HSBC PMI reading – which measures activity in smaller factories – showed the measures were starting to have an impact on growth.
“This month’s improvement is consistent with data suggesting that the authorities’ mini-stimulus are filtering through to the real economy,” said Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC.
Earlier this month, China reported that its official PMI reading – which measures activity in big factories – rose to a five-month high of 50.8 in May.
China’s official PMI for June will be released early next month.


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Australia’s latest electric vehicle offering is finally on its way, with appealing pricing attached.
UPDATE, November 10 2020: The new 2021 MG ZS EV will be offered in Australia from a lower-than-expected $40,990 before on-road costs, with a national drive-away price of $43,990.
That price marks a $3000 saving on the pre-order drive-away price offered in November last year, and those earlier buyers will be offered the same new price.
Interestingly, the ZS EV will be offered only with a five-year (but still unlimited-kilometre) warranty, falling short of the seven years offered on other MG models.
An eight-year / 160,000km warranty is standard on the battery pack, however – and, according to SAIC Motor Australia boss CEO Peter Ciao, that is the bigger point for EV buyers.
Speaking with CarAdvice managing editor Trent Nikolic at today’s national media launch for the ZS EV, Ciao said the company “would like” to sell around 3000 examples of the electric SUV in 2021 – and the company believes its pricing is sharp enough to make that happen.
As an additional incentive, the company is also working to introduce free charging – which would likely come through a partnership with a supplier like ChargeFox – although details for that program are still to be finalised.
MG Australia Product Development Director, Danny Lenartic added: “We launched this (electric ZS project) five years ago, collaborated with retailers, energy providers, and undertook many kilometres of testing to get to where we are today. Business partners will help us go forward, bring more EVs and more PHEVs (plug-in hybrid EVs) to Australia. EVs for everyone, boldly and proudly.”
Catch the rest of our story below for more details, and watch for CarAdvice’s Australian launch review to come this week.
October 8, 2020: The all-electric 2021 MG ZS EV will make its Australian debut in either November or December – a full year since pre-order pricing was announced and two years since its global unveiling.
A limited run of 100 pre-order slots were made available in November last year, with drive-away pricing set at $46,990. MG says it has now sold its initial allotment, although it is not clear how quickly those places were taken.
At this stage, it’s also unclear what price the Chinese-made MG ZS EV SUV will carry when it arrives, although the company says it will reveal those details in November.
Whatever the case, the ZS EV’s arrival will be encouraging for electric vehicle fans, debuting here as only the second small electric SUV on the local market – but with a price point well below the $65,290 (before on-roads) sticker worn by the Hyundai Kona Electric.
Power in the ZS EV is provided by a 105kW/353Nm electric motor and a 44.5kWh lithium-ion battery pack, with a WLTP-certified driving range of up to 263 kilometres.
In terms of acceleration, MG’s Australian release quotes only a 0-60km/h time, listed at 3.1 seconds. Overseas sources list a 0-100km/h time of 8.2 seconds.
That range falls well short of the 64kWh Kona Electric’s 450km range, but for buyers keen on an electric vehicle – and with a reasonable awareness of their most likely travel needs – the dramatically more affordable ZS EV could hit the sweet spot. (And, for at least 100 buyers, it clearly has.)
It could also, depending on the ZS EV’s success, motivate Hyundai to bring Europe’s 39kWh variant of the Kona Electric to Australia – if such an option is available to the local arm.
If the SUV body style isn’t a must-have, the ZS EV is just slightly outdone on range by the 38.3kWh Hyundai Ioniq Electric and 40kWh Nissan Leaf – offering driving ranges of 311km and 270km respectively. But, pricing of $48,970 and $49,990 – both before on-road costs – means the Hyundai and Nissan rivals remain a pricier alternative to the ZS EV.
MG says the ZS EV will charge to 80 per cent capacity in 40 minutes on a 50kW fast charger, or full capacity in seven hours with the 7kW home charge unit. (The Kona Electric gets an 11kW home charger.)
Standard features for the MG ZS EV include an 8.0-inch main display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, six-speaker surround sound audio, and satellite navigation. There’s also keyless entry and a ‘Panoramic Stargazer Sunroof’ covering 90 per cent of the roof.
With the rear seats folded flat, cargo space is listed at 1166 litres, matching the regular ZS.
A local figure for the seats-up space has not yet been offered, but overseas sources list it at 470 litres – although this figure is well beyond the 359 litres listed for the regular ZS, so we are seeking clarification. (The difference may simply be in regional measurement practices, such as VDA (up to the cargo cover) and SAE (up to the roof) standards.)
Standard safety features include Adaptive Cruise Control, Front Collision Warning, Emergency Braking, Speed Assist and Lane Departure warnings – all forming part of the MG Pilot suite.
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Index Exchange, a Toronto-based advertising tech company with over 100 employees in the U.S., is opening a Boston office to tap into the local tech talent pool.
The space, located 1 Lincoln Street near South Station, is open as of Wednesday, according to the company’s spokesperson. The company is looking this year to fill nine Boston-based roles in product and engineering, which will be Index Exchange’s first engineering hires outside of Canada.
“At Index, we’ve traditionally scouted for this talent in Canada, where we started the company, but as our business continues to expand globally, we’ve wanted to ensure we had the technical muscle across the border,” Andrew Casale, president and CEO of Index Exchange, said in an emailed statement. “Boston is no stranger to tech, with a rich history to draw from, which made it incredibly attractive to us. It’s no surprise that it is also one of the fastest growing tech hubs in the US, and we’re thrilled to tap into this rapidly scaling tech scene in 2020.”
As of Wednesday, the company lists on its site three Boston-based positions for senior roles in engineering and product management.


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Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde’s new startup Flattr has received a boost via a big-name endorsement. Wikileaks, one of the most talked-about sites on the web over the past week, has set up a page on the Flattr website allowing users to show their financial support.
In case it’s passed you by to date, Flattr allows users to top their accounts up with an amount of money every month. Whenever they see a Flattr button on a website they like, they can click it. On the first day of every month, each user’s payment is divided up between all the sites they ‘Flattr-ed’ over the past four weeks. It’s a model similar to Sprinklepenny, a startup we covered last year.
As Flattr is currently in private beta, it remains to be seen how many users will be prepared to sign up and voluntarily ‘tip a dime’ to websites they appreciate. Still, having well-known websites on board certainly help the service’s cause. Aside from Wikileaks, popular German news sites taz.de and Freitag.de already carry Flattr buttons.
The Flattr team is based in Malmö, Sweden and has angel investment from London’s White Bear Yard. White Bear Yard’s Eileen Burbridge told me “We’re very excited to see the continued growth and use of Flattr – by both people and groups online.” Burbridge says the need for invite codes will soon be removed, opening Flattr up to a wider potential audience.


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Several Chinese trading web sites announced Monday that they will stop sending packages to the Palestinian Authority starting in early 2022.
The company sent a text message to buyers on Monday informing them of the decision, citing the Palestinian Authority mail services’ refusal to handle packages that are addressed to Israel, which many Palestinians write as the destination country when making online orders. According to Alibaba, the amount made in Palestinian cities does not offset the cost of dealing with problems delivering packages to those cities.
According to sources involved in the matter, a solution that will be acceptable to both the Chinese sites and the PA Postal Authority may be found by the beginning of next week, and shipments to "Palestine" will not be canceled.
The Israel Post responded to the reports with a statement saying, "This is an announcement that is intended for residents of the Palestinian Authority and is related to package delivery arrangements between online trading companies abroad and the Palestinian Authority."
Palestine Post Director Muaz Daraghmeh denied that the mail service would refuse to handle packages addressed to Israel, telling the Anadolu Agency that "any Palestinian package will arrive in the Palestinian territories without problems."
He also said that any packages being delivered to Palestinian territories must include the Palestinian postal code along with the name of the city.
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Mukesh Ambani Buys Rs 13 Crore SUV! Top 5 Features You Should Know
The richest Indian and the head of Reliance Industries (RIL), Mukesh Ambani has recently bought an ultra-luxury Rolls Royce hatchback that costs a whopping ? 13.14 crore.
It is one of the most expensive car purchases ever in the country, according to Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials.
Officials said that the petrol model of Rolls Royce Cullinan was registered on January 31 by RIL at the Tardeo Regional Transport Office in South Mumbai.
The Whopping Cost Is Due To The Customized Modifications
When the car was first launched in 2018, its base price was ? 6.95 crore. However the substantial increase in the price is due to the customized modifications, said the auto industry experts.
For the 12-cylinder car weighing over 2.5 tonnes and producing 564 BHP power, the “Tuscan Sun” colour has been opted. Also, according to the RTO officials, a special number plate has also been obtained.
The registration of the car is valid till January 30, 2037 and a one-time tax of ? 20 lakh has been paid by RIL. An amount of ? 40,000 has been paid towards road safety tax.
The number plate that ends with “0001” cost almost ? 12 lakh to the chairman and managing director.
Generally, a VIP number costs ? 4 lakh. However, the chosen number in the current series was already taken and hence a new series had to be started for which ? 12 lakh was accrued.
They added that post the permission of the Transport Commissioner, RTO offices can start a new series, however the applicant has to shell out three times the fee specified for a regular number.
Features of Rolls Royce Cullinan
Being the third Cullinan model in the Ambani/RIL garage, the Rolls Royce Cullinan which was launched in India in 2018. This hatchback is capable of taking both paved and rough roads.
As per the British manufacturer’s website, Cullinan is the first all-terrain SUV from Rolls-Royce’s stable. The same model, is also driven by some other industrialists and Bollywood celebrities.
There are several high-end luxury cars in the RIL garage. A few years ago, it had procured one of the most sophisticated armoured vehicles for Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani. Besides the latest high-end Morris Garage cars of the Gloster model, the company has also given a BMW for the police personnel deployed for the security of the Ambani family.
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San Francisco – Video encoding services firm Encoding.com on
Monday announced the private beta launch of Vid.ly, a new universal URL
shortening service for online video.
The Vid.ly service pre-transcodes video to
all popular Web and mobile video formats, then detects the device from which a
user requests a video, and delivers an optimized video file.
embed the HTML5 code provided by Vid.ly directly into Web pages or Flash
players, or share the provided short URL via SMS, Facebook, Twitter or other
social media outlets.
San Francisco-based Encoding.com said the Vid.ly service
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Australian accessories company Toffee is planning to open its first office in the UK to build upon its recent international expansion.
The business makes accessories for Apple products including MacBooks, the iPhone and iPad. It started trading directly in the UK through the distributor Computers Unlimited last year after its website had strong sales from the UK.
Natasha Sullivan, founder and CEO of Toffee, said: ‘The UK accessories market has experienced huge growth as consumer appetite for the latest technology increases. There is an oversupply of cases on the market, but I think there will be people looking for accessories that are high quality and that last the life of the device, which is encouraging for a brand like Toffee looking to offer something a bit different from what is currently out there.’
Sullivan (pictured) said Toffee’s products were being aimed broadly. ‘Toffee focuses on complementing and protecting the stylish technology we all use on a daily basis. Our design philosophy is to create slimline, stylish, thoughtful cases that we would be proud to own, that can be used every day, and that don’t look like the typical computer bag or phone case.’
The company sells its products in Apple Premium Resellers, Dixons Travel airport stores, Currys and PC World’s websites – and from next month, Stormfront Retail and Selfridges. Sullivan said the UK office would help it widen the number of retailers it sells its products through. She said: ‘Technology is an integral part of our life nowadays, so we aim to broaden the reach of Toffee into the different retail channels.’
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General Motors has sold its Hummer brand of SUVs to Chinese heavy industrial machinery builder Sichuan Tengzhon. No details have been released but the sale was reportedly made for a sum of just $150 million.
GM CEO Fritz Henderson had estimated in documents filed during GM’s bankruptcy proceedings that the brand could be worth as much as $500 million.
The once glamorous brand of massive and massively expensive SUVs began to suffer when the price of fuel spiked last year, but the recession hurt the company far more as it has recorded a 64 percent decline in sales so far in 2009. That drop is the largest sales decline recorded by any automobile brand this year.
Tengzhong will take over Hummer’s brand network as well as it’s manufacturing processes, however, GM will continue to build the H2, H3 and H3T on contract until June 2011. Brand CEO Jim Taylor will remain on with the company.
The sale of Hummer is actually the first successful one in GM’s brand elimination process. The company announced it would eliminate Pontiac, while selling off Saturn, Saab and Hummer and keeping four core brands: GMC, Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet. The sale of Saturn to Penske recently fell through while GM has yet to sign a contract with Koenigsegg group, which is interested in Saab.
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Research from veterinary charity PDSA has revealed that for the first time house rabbits are more popular than outdoor rabbits in the UK.
Fifty-one per cent of the pet rabbit population (an estimated 560,000 rabbits) are now kept predominantly inside their owner’s house, a large rise from August 2020, when only 39 per cent of rabbits lived inside.
However, inadequate housing is still an issue, with 22 per cent of all pet rabbits living in small hutches with minimal or no run space.
PDSA veterinary nurse Shauna Walsh said: “If you have rabbits that live predominantly inside your home, they will still need regular access to the outdoors, so they get enough daylight and vitamin D, as well as the opportunity to spend time grazing.
“It is also important to ensure you ‘bunny-proof’ your home, as it is natural for rabbits to chew. Rabbits are likely to nibble anything they have access to – including wires and cables. Give them toys that they can chew on safely, and make sure wires aren’t easily accessible.”


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The pres >wants the FAA to ban e-cigarettes from planes because their lithium-ion batteries could possibly be a fire hazard. Lithium-ion batteries power just about any smart phone we have actually — nevertheless the concern about vaping products is due to the simple fact they often times utilize cheaper batteries to power them, increasing fears they truly are prone to fail and produce a fire .
In February, free lithium-ion batteries sparked a fire aboard a Delta journey although it sat during the gate. Those batteries have been in e-cigarettes – just like the the one that caught fire within the TSA line in Charleston, western Virginia. Plus in Savannah, Georgia, the battery pack for the vape pen ended up being blamed after having a case began smoking at safety.
At the least 265 incidents involving batteries have actually been reported to your FAA since 1991, and FAA information shows at least 48 e-cigarette associated smoke or fire incidents at airports or on planes. That is more incidents than laptops and pills, mobile phones, battery https://www.cbdoilglobal.net/cbd-gummies/ pack chargers or free batteries.
An FAA test video clip shows why lithium-ion batteries have now been prohibited in checked baggage. If your battery fails and goes into what exactly is called thermal runaway, it may burn off therefore hot that the air plane’s fire suppression system can not place it out. In 2016, the FAA banned the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone due to its lithium batteries beginning fires.
“A lithium ion battery fire on a plane could be catastrophic,” Sara Nelson, president associated with Association of Flight Attendants, told CBS Information transport correspondent Kris Van Cleave. Nelson added that trip attendants are becoming firefighters on planes, together with FAA needs to do more.
Journey attendants are taught to manage battery pack fires. That will involve placing the smoldering or flaming device in fire-resistant bags, that are now carried up to speed numerous planes.
“think about we not have these e-cigarettes in the air plane after all?” Nelson stated.
But Mark Millam associated with the Flight Safety Foundation said while batteries from e-cigarettes are a definite concern that is great planes, additional information is required before an outright ban is practical.
“A ban might happen if you find just the right information that is recognized about any of it,” he stated.
The FAA told “CBS This Morning” in a declaration so it has “clear laws” from the safe transportation of lithium-ion batteries. Legislation requires that e-cigarettes, vape pens, and batteries that are spare be transported in carry-on bags.
The administration added that “because regarding the wide selection of battery pack conditions that can happen, it’s important that air companies have actually the flexibility to evaluate and deal with the potential risks associated with every individual situation.”


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Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg speaks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 22, 2019.
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Verizon remembers 2.5 million hotspot devices after discovering that the lithium-ion battery could overheat, creating fire and burning hazards.
The recall affects the Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots imported by Franklin Wireless Corp and sold between April 201
A Verizon spokesman said just over 1 million of the recalled devices are currently in use, meaning currently or recently used by customers.
According to the CPSC recall notice, Verizon had received 15 reports of hotspot overheating. Six of these reports included incidents of fire damage to bedding or floors and two involving minor burns.
The recall comes at a time when several consumers have relied on hotspots to get past during home bookings as a result of the pandemic. Some of the hotspots were provided to students by their schools to continue distance learning, according to the recall notice. Parents who received hotspots from their children’s schools are advised to contact the schools for a refund.
Other customers can request a replacement by going to ellipsisjetpackrecall.expertinquiry.com or calling 855-205-2627.
The company has already sent a software update to hotspots that are turned on, which it said will help reduce the risk of overheating. The update prevents the hotspot from charging while it is turned on. Verizon also offered tips to avoid overheating, including turning off devices when not in use, laying them on a flat, solid surface, and ensuring that nothing covers them and not exposing them to extreme temperatures for extended periods of time.
“The safety of our customers is our top priority,” Verizon said in a statement. “We take the situation very seriously and we work diligently to find the cause of the problems with the supplier and to supply replacement units to all our customers for free.”
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Tesla Inc. is taking advantage of its surging shares by going back to the capital markets for the third time in ten months and raising as much as $5 billion of common stock.
The sale through an “at-the-market” offering program, according to a regulatory filing, meaning the stock will be sold over time at prevailing market prices. After soaring almost 670% this year, Tesla shares dipped as much as 4.2% before the start of regular trading Tuesday.
The raise could lead Tesla’s cash balance to approach $20 billion, Joel Levington, a Bloomberg Intelligence credit analyst, said in a report. The company’s credit quality is now “well in excess” of its ratings even after three upgrades during the global pandemic, he wrote.
Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is again seizing on a rally that started as the maker of the Model 3 began to post quarterly profits in the second half of last year. The opening of a plant near Shanghai, addition of the Model Y crossover to the lineup, advances in battery technology and anticipation of inclusion into the S&P 500 Index has led investors to assign Tesla a much richer valuation than any other auto manufacturer in the world.
It’s apparently led Musk, 49, to worry about employees taking their eye off the ball. He urged staff on Dec. 1 to be mindful about spending and play a “Game of Pennies” even after Tesla reported its fifth consecutive quarter of profit in October. The automaker had $14.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of September.
The latest capital raise follows an issue of $5 billion shares in September and a $2 billion offering in February. That has helped Tesla more than double planned spending on plants and equipment this year. The new money will support plans announced in October to double the carmaker’s capital-expenditures budget during the next two years to a range of $4.5 billion to $6 billion.
Tesla is currently building two new factories -- one in Austin, Texas, and its first European plant, near Berlin -- and expanding output at its existing vehicle-assembly facilities in Fremont, Shanghai, and California.
The automotive sector is one of the largest industries contributing about 7.1% to India’s GDP and generating huge direct and indirect employment. In the Union Budget FY24, the industry has got major boost towards electric vehicle manufacturing, hydrogen fuel adoption and the changing technology mix. However, there were certain misses with regards to the GST reduction.
Satinder Bajwa, senior vice president and Head of Sales and customer care, and Harish Lalchandani, VP, Marketing, Mahindra Automotive, have quit the organisation, three people aware of the matter informed ETAuto on condition of anonymity.


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April 29, 2017
Iron Range explores an expansion of its rail network
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April 14, 2017
Delta may now offer up to $9,950 to passengers willing to give up seats
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March 19, 2017
Intermodal terminal in the works for Duluth port
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February 25, 2017
Dunham Express abruptly shuts down operations
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January 12, 2017
Ford expands Takata air bag recall, now affects 3 million vehicles
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EPA accuses Fiat Chrysler of excess diesel emissions
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December 11, 2016
Iran seals $17 billion Boeing deal, close to Airbus order
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October 30, 2016
US airlines lose bid to dismiss price-fixing lawsuit
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October 13, 2016
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Investing in Electric Autos: Focusing on Enablers, Not Unicorns
The electrified automobile and its implications have captured the imagination of thematic investors, ranging from those interested primarily in automakers, to those interested in clean energy or autonomous driving technology.
By our estimates, the total global electric passenger vehicle fleet reached nearly 10 million vehicles at the end of 2020 with new sales in 2020 being about 2.8m vehicles, a growth of around 25% versus sales of 2.2m in 2019. This growth compares very favorably to overall global light vehicle sales of around 75m vehicles in 2020, down 16% on 2019 levels.
The recent growth trends for electric vehicles (EV) will continue through 2021 supported by clear commitments from governments towards the electrification of transportation. We expect new EV sales to be in excess of 4m vehicles in 2021, up over 50% versus 2020 sales and representing around 5% of global total light vehicle sales of 83m units (up 11% in 2020 levels). Looking longer term, we expect that predominantly all passenger vehicle sales will be EVs by 2040.
In such an environment the desire to pick “the winner” is something we often observe among new thematic investors in the space. Unfortunately, this instinct of seeking “the next Tesla” can lead investors down the wrong path and towards companies that are more marketing-oriented than those with proven operational excellence. A number of the “next Teslas,” US-based SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) companies, have lost as much as 70% year to date when their marketing efforts failed to match the reality on the ground.
In our case, rather than trying to identify “the next Tesla” in the EV space, we prefer to ask: “How can we invest in the enablers of the electrification of the auto?” These companies are ones that potentially supply both the current Tesla and many of “the next Teslas,” whether those come from legacy automakers or startups.
Below is one such idea of an “enabler” in the EV space that may lead investors to ask better questions than where they can hunt for the next unicorn EV company.


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When a collection of charities in New York had the idea of launching a day of giving at the start of the festive shopping season a couple of years ago, it looked like an idea that would play brilliantly on some uniquely American traditions, but no more.
Today, thanks to the amazing power of the web to bring people together, the simple idea of a day to give your time, money or your voice for a cause you care about - a contrast to the start of the festive spending spree - has spread across the globe.
What started out aiming to bring 50 organisations together, now has more than 13,000 partners around the world - in Canada, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Latin America, Israel, Singapore, New Zealand and now in the UK. Here, more than 500 charities and businesses are joining this global movement this year - a movement which on December 3 2013 reached 2 billion people on Twitter, trended for 10 hours straight and caused a measureable spike in donations to charities in the US.
Last December we witnessed British retailers starting to join the Americans in pushing Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales - giving people good deals and a pre-Christmas bargain. John Lewis, Debenhams and Asda all did deals. Amazon broke their day record sales on Cyber Monday, selling more than 4 million items in just one day. Suddenly, a day to give back after these days of consumerism makes perfect sense.
#Giving Tuesday is a fantastically simple concept, which goes to the heart of the generous nature of people both in the UK and in many countries around the world. It is not a simple appeal for money, nor a day to do one thing and forget it for the rest of the year. It is an opportunity to bring communities together and do something different to celebrate and put a huge global spotlight on giving and thinking of others.
Just do one thing for a good cause. Whether that is talking to your friends and family about something you have close to your heart, making a commitment to support a charity regularly, pledging to volunteer a bit of time or going on Twitter, Facebook - or here on the Huffington Post - to talk about ways we can all help to create positive change.
When respected organisations like BT, Facebook, PWC, Cancer Research UK, the NSPCC, Water Aid, Alzheimer's Research UK, the RSPCA and many more come together with smaller local charities to make a difference, you can see the power of this idea.
People are coming together on social media, encouraging volunteering among staff, providing match funding or simply talking about their favourite causes. Organisations are being brilliantly creative with the concept and using the day and the movement to meet their own aims. So we have tiny local groups and big businesses connecting to create online and offline campaigns, like the Lothian Autistic Society's Treasure Hunt in Edinburgh and BT's offer for partners to auction seats at the Dining Club at the Top of BT Tower to raise money for great causes.
Britain is undoubtedly one of the most generous countries on earth. CAF's World Giving Index, the only international study of it's kind, consistently ranks this country as among the ten most generous in the world. Studies on giving show the amazing ability of the British people to keep on supporting charitable causes through good times and bad with their time and goodwill as well as their money. The will to help others, to support family and friends, to raise money and have a bit of fun, is everywhere to see.
Should we celebrate that legacy? Of course. Should we try new ways to bring people together and do more? Absolutely.
This December 2nd, think about making a small commitment to give your time, your voice, or even your money to give a little back.


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The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is now available in shops and the Cupertino firm is expecting a number of Android users to switch from Android to iOS. Apple has launched a support page on its website to make the transition easier for customers who have made the switch.
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The sixth generation of the BMW luxury sedan has been unveiled and is slated to be launched in the early part of 2018. This upgrade features most of the groundbreaking technologies and mechanism in its segment and will be a very hard nut to crack for its competitors.
The new generation of the BMW M5 will come with switchable drive modes, which includes an all wheel drive as well as a rear wheel drive mechanism. Moreover, the engine performance can be changed with various mode selection. Once the default Efficient mode is switched to Sport or SportPlus, the response of the turbo motors get a notch higher and noticeable. While on the Sport mode, the throttle response kicks off and ensures power like never before.
This 2018 BMW M5 is powered by a big 4.4-litre V8 engine that is also given the TwinPower Turbo. The engine is highly torque-friendly and delivers up to a huge 750 Nm torque along with 600 bhp of maximum power. As for the transmission, there is an 8-speed Steptronic transmission that assists quicker gearshifts.
While on the all wheel drive mode, the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) is switched on. However, you can even choose the track-friendly rear wheel drive without the DSC as driving dynamics. On full throttle, the M5 can hit an acceleration of 0-100kms per hour in just 3.4 seconds, which makes it the fastest M5 ever.
The latest generation of the BMW M5 has seen a weight reduction of 25 kgs over the previous generation, thanks to the carbon fibre roof, lightweight exhaust system and the aluminium bonnet. However, this luxury saloon has increased in its dimensions by 55 mm, 12 mm and 16 mm respectively in length, width and height.
New BMW M5 will go on sale in the UK in February next year. However, the company has not revealed any details about the India launch.


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I think it’s worth reading the tax reform panel’s description as well as the factcheck.org summary below.
FactCheck.org: Unspinning the FairTax
In our recent article on the second GOP debate, we called out Gov. Mike Huckabee as well as Reps. Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter for their support of the FairTax. We wrote that the bipartisan Advisory Panel on Tax Reform had “calculated that a sales tax would have to be set at 34 percent of retail sales prices to bring in the same revenue as the taxes it would replace, meaning that an automobile with a retail price of $10,000 would cost $13,400 including the new sales tax.” A number of readers pointed out that H.R. 25, the specific bill mentioned by Gov. Huckabee, calls for a 23 percent retail sales tax and not the 34 percent used by the Advisory Panel on Tax Reform. That 23 percent number, however, is misleading and based on some extremely optimistic assumptions. We found that while there are several good economic arguments for the FairTax, unless you earn more than $200,000 per year, fairness is not one of them.


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The average family is now a fiver a week better off than last year thanks to falling petrol prices, figures from supermarket Asda have shown.
Asda’s income tracker showed the average UK household had £169 a week of discretionary income left over in February, after paying essentials like rent and bills.
The extra £5 a week marks the fastest growth in family spending power since November 2012.
The news come as the UK’s official inflation benchmark, the Consumer Price Index, slid to 1.7 percent in February – the lowest for more than four years.
Shoppers have so far been dipping into savings, but the prospect of wages overtaking inflation means a more sustainable recovery comes into view.
The cost of petrol, 5.1 percent lower than a year earlier, was the main factor in improving household finances. But Asda’s chief executive, Andy Clarke, said “it’s still tough out there” for the chains 18 million customers.
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Between 2017 and 2020, thousands of crypto licenses have been issued in Estonia for the operation of exchanges and wallet (payment) services. Estonia has become the mecca of the crypto payment industry in the EU. Many of the new entrants have positioned themselves primarily as facilitators of illegal transactions and scams. In the last 12 months, hundreds of these new crypto providers have disappeared. The FIU revoked their licenses or did not renew them in some cases. However, Zichain OÜ still has and active FIU license but has disappeared anyway.
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In the fading cryptohype between 2018 and 2019, Zichain conducted an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), reportedly raising around $3.3 million from investors through the issuance of its ZCN token. At the time, Russian Khachatur Gukasyan (pictured left) did massive marketing for Zichain as its founder and CEO. Most of the people linked to Zichain on LinkedIn are based in Russia; the vanished Zichain was a Russian venture with close ties into the Israeli scam scene. Zichain director Viktor Aadler is likely to be only a nominee for the beneficial owners.
In October 2020, the Estonian FIU granted Zichain OÜ a crypto license (FVT000270) that is still valid today. The company was the operator of the websites Zichain.eu, CryptoEye.com. Rashbe.com and AirPalas.com. Only the latter is still online but neither login nor registration are possible.
In Jan 2021, we exposed that Zichain is massively involved in broker scam operations. In March 2021, we discovered Zichain as a payment facilitator in the Insta Trading scam. Sometime after that, the websites disappeared.
If you have any information about Zichain, its operators and partners, please let us know via our whistleblower system, Whistle42.


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Japan’s NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories has demonstrated a new dual-stream Hybridcast process for transmitting full-resolution (1080p) 3-D video data via terrestrial broadcast and a separate broadband Internet connection to home television sets.
Using commercially available active-shutter 3-D glasses, the Japanese broadcaster conducted the Hybridcast demo in late May. The new technology was developed in collaboration with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT).
Video for one of the right and left eyes was transmitted to a home television by broadcast airwaves, and video for the other eye is transmitted by a broadband connection. As a result, it became possible to transmit full HD-equivalent video for each of the right and left eyes.
Currently, the most common methods used for most 3-D broadcasts are the side-by-side and top-and-bottom schemes. Both compress the dual images by about 50 percent (in terms of the amount of visual data) and stores both of them in one frame of full HD video. Then, they are decompressed at the 3-D compatible TV.
In such cases, most people would agree that the 3-D video resolution is lower than full HD (1080 horizontal lines). The new NHK Hybridcast method does not reduce resolution, according to NHK, allowing the full resolution to be seen.
This new 3-D video transmission method that streams two signals to the television had to overcome a synchronization problem, according to engineers at NHK. Normally, signals transmitted via an Internet connection lag behind the airwaves. This required the timing to be precisely aligned.
The company exhibited the new technology as one of the applications of the Hybridcast, a service that combines broadcast and broadband. It transmits metadata to tablet computers such as the iPad based on content being broadcast for televisions. The core technology of the service uses presentation time stamp (PTS) for synchronization synthesis of data being transmitted via different channels.
The demonstration used Panasonic’s model TH-P54VT2 54in 3-D TV as a display, but it’s not clear whether NHK had to reconfigure the television in any way.
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Crises inevitably lead to great changes and opportunities. Today's supply chain crisis may be no different. Since the beginning of COVID-19, companies and countries have struggled to ensure steady supply of key inputs to the normal functioning of our economies. This year, key commodities and other products from Russia and Ukraine have been disrupted amid the war. And the increasing prevalence of natural disasters driven by climate change in recent years has also interfered with supply chains.
Car factories lie dormant because a missing microchip has thwarted production. Pharmaceutical providers rely on overseas supply for active ingredients in many medicines. Food producers that depend on wheat exports from Ukraine, a country known as “the breadbasket of Europe,” are at risk because the spring planting season is in jeopardy. Companies facing challenges like these in a variety of industries may find innovative ways to redesign supply chains by turning to synthetic biology.
Synthetic biology is a revolutionary technology that could make a profound impact on the way a vast array of products are manufactured. In our recent white paper, we explained how the science works and is rapidly expanding into new applications (See The Synthetic Biology Revolution: Investing in the Science of Sustainability). It all happens in a brewery-like environment. Production organism cells (yeast, for instance) are typically grown and fed in a fermenter, and the downstream output (purified protein, for example) is harvested. Beyond the biotech industry, where synthetic biology was first adopted, falling costs are promoting its use to create materials that improve the quality of products such as pet food, watch straps and cement. Now, the retreat of globalization may be a catalyst for broader adoption.


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US researchers have developed a new lithium-air battery with solid electrolyte and the potential to reach a record energy density that is nearly four times that of lithium-ion batteries. The test cell demonstrated stability over 1,000 charge and discharge cycles.
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a polymer-based solid electrolyte. They claim it offers superior safety and performance.
The solid electrolyte is composed of a ceramic polymer material made from relatively inexpensive elements in nanoparticle form. Specifically, the new composite electrolyte is based on Li10GeP2S12 nanoparticles embedded in a modified polyethylene oxide polymer matrix, which enables chemical reactions that produce lithium oxide (Li2O) on discharge.
In past lithium-air designs, the lithium in a lithium metal anode moves through a liquid electrolyte to combine with oxygen during the discharge, yielding lithium peroxide (Li2O2) or superoxide (LiO2) at the cathode. The lithium peroxide or superoxide is then broken back down into its lithium and oxygen components during the charge. This chemical sequence stores and releases energy on demand.
“The chemical reaction for lithium superoxide or peroxide only involves one or two electrons stored per oxygen molecule, whereas that for lithium oxide involves four electrons,” said Argonne chemist Rachid Amine.
In the new design, the four-electron reaction is enabled by a mixed ion-electron-conducting discharge product and its interface with the air.
More electrons stored means higher energy density. Theoretically, a lithium-air battery based on Li2O formation can deliver an energy density that is comparable to that of gasoline. It has the highest projected energy density of any battery technology being considered for the next generation of batteries beyond lithium-ion.
“With further development, we expect our new design for the lithium-air battery to also reach a record energy density of 1,200 watt-hours per kilogram,” said Larry Curtiss, an Argonne Distinguished Fellow. “That is nearly four times better than lithium-ion batteries.”
The team’s new design is also the first lithium-air battery to achieve a four-electron reaction at room temperature. In addition, it operates with oxygen supplied by air from the surrounding environment, thus eliminating the need for oxygen tanks, which was a problem with earlier designs.
Past lithium-air test cells have suffered from very short cycle lives. But the US researchers say that this is not the case with their new battery design, as their test cell demonstrated stability over 1,000 charge and discharge cycles.
They discussed their research findings in “A room temperature rechargeable Li2O-based lithium-air battery enabled by a solid electrolyte” which was published in a recent issue of Science.
This post appeared first on PV Magazine.


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VMob [NZAX: VML] Group said McDonald's will use its mobile voucher platform for its 3,200 restaurants in Japan, adding to sales to the fast-food giant in the Netherlands and Sweden.
Shares of the NZAX-listed company jumped 25 percent to 1.5 cents, valuing the company at $18.9 million, having shed about 53 percent this year.
Auckland-based VMob completed a backdoor listing on to the stock exchange's small-cap NZAX in 2012 using the shell company Velo Capital. Since then it has regularly raised capital by issuing shares, and currently has about 1.26 billion on issue. The company is about one-third owned by the family of chief executive Scott Bradley.
VMob, formerly VoucherMob, was set up in 2010 by Bradley. Other customers include Esso Norway, Spark, Vodafone and 2Degrees, and it has a partnership with Loyalty New Zealand for its Fly Buys mobile programme.
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A Mexican restaurant chain based in Australia is planning to open its first U.S. location early next year in Naperville. It’s one of several new businesses coming soon or already open in Naperville.
Guzman y Gomez
Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen is scheduled to open its first U.S. location in early 2020 at 1519 N. Naper Blvd., next door to the under-construction Culver’s restaurant.
The chain restaurant will offer fast food with drive-thru and dine-in options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to the company’s website.
“Think jam-packed bacon and egg Breakfast Burritos and barista-made espresso coffee to start the day,” the website says.
“For lunch and dinner, our burritos and burrito bowls have the choicest cuts of beef, pork and chicken with black beans, rice and fresh vegetables such as chilies, tomatoes, capsicums, onions and avocados.”
Guzman y Gomez has locations Australia, Singapore and Japan. Although this is their first venture into North America, published reports say they have plans to make a large expansion into the U.S.
High-end outerwear and clothing company Filson will open its doors at 41 W. Jefferson Ave. at the end of September.
The Naperville store marks Filson’s first Illinois location. The company has stores on the East and West coasts as well as four in the Midwest and two in Texas. They also have locations in London, Tokyo and Canada.
“More workshop-like than a traditional store, the space features nods to Filson’s late 19th century founding — boasting 95 feet of hand-painted glass windows, railroad trestle inspired fixtures and vintage canvas tents repurposed as window and ceiling drapery,” according to a news release from the company. “Wooden ducks, chainsaw-carved wildlife and canoes will add to the Pacific Northwest feel of the store.”
Grand opening weekend events are scheduled for 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29 and will include DIY leather keychain making, a Filson product raffle and beer.
A grand opening party is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 3 and will feature live music, beer from Solemn Oath Brewery, burgers from Empire Burger Bar, customized Filson gear from chainstitch artist Jessi Woska and a Filson product raffle.
A boutique rowing studio is scheduled to open in November at 1275 S. Naper Blvd. in the Market Meadows Shopping Center.
The fitness studio will offer low-impact, high-energy workouts on the rowing machines or ergometers, according to a news release from the company.
“Long recognized by the rowing community as one of the most effective forms of full-body exercise, Row House will provide Naperville residents an alternative fitness regimen that focuses on the safety and longevity of their bodies,” he release said. “The modern studio welcomes members into an atmosphere centered on comradery and drive, where participants row in-sync on state-of-the-art Concept2 rowing machines.”
The Naperville rowing studio is the first of three scheduled to open in the area. It will have six class offerings.
Anthem Ale House
Anthem Ale House opened at the end of August at 2775 Showplace Drive in Naperville Crossings.
In addition to a menu that includes wings, burgers, tacos, wraps, craft beer, wine and spirits, Anthem Ale House boasts 20 large flat-screen TVs for sports fans to watch their favorite teams.
The restaurant also has an outdoor patio with three large flat-screen TVs.
Anthem is open 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Anytime Fitness opened a location at 1550 N. Route 59 at the end of August.
Pivot Room is “coming fall 2019," according to the website.
In addition to a food menu, the restaurant will offer a “beverage program that will pair perfectly with the food offerings,” the site said. “The craft beer program will feature a wide selection of over 24 rotating drafts with an emphasis on local and regional breweries.”


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for any tax, accounting or legal related questions you have. The anonymity of bitcoin, though each bitcoin transaction is recorded in a public log, names of buyers and sellers are never revealed only their wallet IDs. Dragonchain, a crytpocurrency startup originally backed by Disney (. But while some see a bubble about to burst, others see opportunity. Aapl ) and Citigroup c told cnbc before he was arrested in a sweeping anti-corruption probe that he thought bitcoin was an "Enron in the making" that will implode. Email me at or DM me @lamonicabuzz on Twitter and you may be included in a future story. Pagliery gave a speech a few days ago at The Bitcoin Center in New York City about his experiences writing his new book.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart plans to open more small stores than Supercenters in the coming year, company officials told analysts this month.
That marks a first for the quintessential big-box retailer, which believes that it can wring more growth out of mature markets by taking more sales away from drug stores, dollar stores and supermarkets.
In the current fiscal year that begins on February 1, 2014, Walmart is planning to open 120 to 150 Walmart Neighborhood Markets and Walmart Express stores, and only about 115 Supercenters.
“We will accelerate growth of our Neighborhood Markets because of their strong returns, consistent comp-sales performance and double-digit net sales increases,” said Walmart U.S. president and chief executive officer Bill Simon.
“We will continue to build and leverage the Supercenter format, which remains our primary format for growth. We plan to open approximately 115 Supercenters next year, including relocations and expansions.
“The combination of large and small store formats will allow us to strengthen our market share position and give customers convenient access to shop for food and general merchandise, as well as access to our e-commerce offerings.”
Simon described how Walmart’s growth strategy would play out, using an actual (unnamed) market as an example. Walmart currently has three Supercenters in that market, and they are very profitable, with each averaging more than $100 million in annual sales.
Walmart opened the last of those stores in 2003, reckoning that the market could not support another Supercenter. But since then more than 30 drug, grocery and dollar stores have opened in the market, many of which are located closer to where Walmart’s customers actually live.
“We’ve been pleased with the performance of these [Supercenters], but we’re clearly not capturing all the growth we should be able to capture in this market.”
In markets like this, which Simon described as typical in the United States, Walmart intends to open Neighborhood Markets and Walmart Express stores to try to capture some of those sales that are being lost to other channels, including drug stores.
Simon pointed out that Walmart introduced the Neighborhood Market stores in 1999, and it took 10 years for the format to generate $1 billion in sales. Walmart currently has about 300 of these stores — which average approximately 40,000 square feet — in operation.
“Over the next three years we’ll grow this format to over $12 billion, and we have plans to add more than 400 units, bringing the total count to well over 700 units. And we’re adding convenience to the format. Increasingly you’ll see us use fuel as a major piece from a convenience perspective for the stores as we add them to the pipeline.
“We’re also very excited about the possibilities with Walmart Express. The customer response has been very, very good,” he said.
Simon added that customers visiting its smaller stores will be able to pick up merchandise delivered from local Supercenters or ordered online. That should allow a Walmart Express to have the sales of a much larger store, he said.


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In an quest to reboot literally every TV show, comic book, and movie from our childhood, it is now being announced that Will Smith has signed on to Produce a reboot of the show that made him a household name, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
The show doesn’t currently have a home, though the show’s original network, NBC has said they’d be open to talking about it. There’s also no news as to whether this will be a complete reboot or if it will be more along the lines of of the Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World and the upcoming Netflix series Fuller House, in which story lines are picked up 15-20 years down the road.
Personally, I’d love to see Carlton in a new Uncle Phil role. All you’d have to do is swap out the fat jokes for short jokes. That or maybe have a grown up Will Smith (I know that would never happen) who has become a respectable grown up, taking in Jazz’s son after he goes to prison for something very stupid.


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Jessica Alba Teams Up With Your Favorite Athletes to Endorse FNV Campaign
NEW YORK, NY - "PREPARE TO BE MARKETED TO." This is how celebrities Jessica Alba, 49ers Quarterback Colin Kapernick, and Golden State Warriors Point Stephen Curry are teasing their new fruit and vegetable campaign, FNV.
Aiming to give produce the star treatment, the campaign will be marketing produce more like its big-brand counterparts, such as Nike and Apple.
The campaign, announced by the Partnership for a Healthier America, was created in conjunction with First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to get families to eat better and exercise. The push is being called "FNV," as a new, cool way to refer to "fruits and vegetables."
"We were inspired by the big brands and, can we do what they're able to do?" said Lawrence Soler, CEO of the Partnership for a Healthier America in an Associated Press article.
The campaign will start primarily on social media networks like Twitter, posting short videos featuring Jessica Alba and NFL quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton. Additional videos will be released in coming days starring Curry, New York Giant Victor Cruz, actress Kristen Bell, and others.
A teaser video for the broader campaign is also being posted on FNV's website Thursday. The spot features stars with fruits and vegetables and is set to catchy music, with the words "PREPARE TO BE MARKETED TO" flashing on the screen near the end. According to the Associated Press, come spring, a full marketing push including TV and print ads is slated to hit both the Fresno, California, and Hampton Roads, Virginia markets.
To see the teaser, watch the video below...
The campaign for FNV was created by the Boulder, Colorado-based ad agency Victors & Spoils, which lists clients including Coca-Cola and General Mills on its website. Andrew Nathan, Chief Marketing Officer for Victors & Spoils, noted that fruits and vegetables are already attractive subjects due to their vibrant colors and interesting flavors. The only thing they lack is the "marketing pixie dust" that makes packaged foods so irresistible, he said in a press release.
"Obviously, our inspiration for all this was behaving like a big, iconic brand," Nathan continued, citing Nike and Apple as examples.
Organizations providing support for FNV include Produce Marketing Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
and Jessica Alba’s own Honest Company, which makes baby and home products.
Without providing details, the Partnership for a Healthier America said FNV is already a "multimillion-dollar" campaign and will continue raising funds. Still, it's up against the considerable resources of big food marketers, according to a press release.
Michael Jacobson, Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, D.C., said an advertising campaign for fruits and vegetables could be powerful in influencing eating decisions, but that its effectiveness would depend on how much support it gets and how persistent it is.
"A lot of money for one day won't do anything," Jacobson said.
Will Jessica Alba be powerful enough to change the eating tides in favor of fresh produce? Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for continued updates on this star-filled campaign.


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Mysterious deer spotted on Top End cattle station
Judith and Joe Tapp speak about a deer which mysteriously turned up on their cattle station
Source: ABC Rural | Duration: 3min 56sec
Some farmers are finding growing demand for fruit and vegetables supermarkets deem too ugly to sell.
A record 415,000 head of cattle were exported from Darwin during the 2013/14 financial year.
More and more vegetable growers are finding selling directly to locals is good for business.


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Marketers Experimenting with Emerging Channels
According to a new report from Forrester Research most marketers are relying less on new forms of interactive media than they are the tried and true.
They are continuing to bank on methods such as e-mail and search, while slowly experimenting in RSS, blogs, social networking, mobile and in-game ads. Some stats from the report:
* 50 percent use or plan to use blogs or social networks
* 47 percent use or plan to use RSS
* 43 percent go or have gone mobile
* 28 percent are doing or plan on doing advergaming or in-game ads
In the conversational economy, brands that are talked about positively are going to outperform those that aren’t. Marketers are going to have to shift from pushing messages out to guiding/facilitating peer-to-peer conversations. The way I see it, the 50% that are dabbling will have a considerable competitive advantage over those that don’t. Don’t blink. Go for it before your competitors gain share of mind and voice.
Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.
He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.


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In its 2015 announcement about the Futurecraft 3D printed shoe experience prototype, athletic shoe company adidas predicted that it would begin selling 3D printed shoes in the near future. Then came a limited release of its UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley, a conceptual 3D printed shoe made of recycled ocean trash, and its limited edition 3D Runner.
Not long after the German sportswear manufacturer launched a smart factory featuring robots and 3D printers in its home country, the announcement that everyone had been waiting for finally came – adidas introduced its first partially 3D printed athletic shoe to be produced at scale.
adidas partnered with Carbon for production of its high-performance running shoes, taking advantage of the company’s innovative Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology to 3D print the midsole for the shoes, which have graced the feet of Carbon employees at events from RAPID to the TCT Show. Earlier this month, the partially 3D printed adidas Futurecraft 4D shoes were launched commercially in New York. But, lest you think adidas and Carbon are taking a break, we are excited to tell you that this is not the case.
Today, adidas announced the upcoming release of the AlphaEDGE 4D LTD, its latest running shoe created with Carbon technology. This limited high-performance shoe is a marriage between streetwear and performance, accomplished through athletic data-driven design and DLS 3D printing.
“Together with CARBON—and the firm’s Digital Light Synthesis technology—adidas uniquely crafts the midsole of each 4D shoe, harnessing light and oxygen to pioneering results. Using this breakthrough technique, adidas is able to create midsoles that are specifically tuned to provide superior, controlled energy return. This innovative process signals the future of manufacturing, through which, at some point, adidas footwear will be able to be produced, bespoke to the individual needs of each athlete’s foot,” adidas said in today’s announcement.
The AlphaEDGE 4D LTD comes out this coming Saturday, February 17, in Los Angeles, and will be available in core black, ash green, aero, and grey. In order to make sure that interested consumers in the LA area have fair, and safe, access to the shoes, the AlphaEDGE 4D LTD will first be available to reserve for $300 with the adidas App.
Starting today, and running through February 15th at noon PT, Los Angeles-area running shoe enthusiasts can sign up to reserve a pair of the shoes ahead of time via the app .
Those who manage to reserve a pair of AlphaEDGE 4D LTD shoes can pick them up on February 17th at the company’s Culver City and Santa Monica stores, and reservations will be confirmed on a first come, first served basis later this week. The adidas App will also send out push notifications, so users know exactly when the reservations window is open.
Additionally, a limited amount of AlphaEDGE 4D LTD shoes will be available on the adidas website, along with three retail locations in the LA area – Bait, Nice Kicks, and Undefeated – starting on February 17th.
What do you think of this announcement? Let us know your thoughts; join the discussion of this and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com.[Images: adidas]
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In the March quarter, when China’s Wuhan was under strict lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, its revenue rose 22 percent to 114.31 billion renminbi, or $16.14 billion, year-on-year, thanks to surging demand from stay-at-home consumers.
But income from operations dropped 19 percent to 7.12 billion renminbi, or $1.01 billion, and net income was down 99 percent to 384 million renminbi, or $49 million.
Alibaba said the decrease was primarily due to “a net loss in investment income, mainly reflecting decreases in the market prices of our equity investments in publicly traded companies, compared to a net gain recorded in the same quarter of 2019.”
Revenue for the full fiscal year 2020 was up 35 percent to 509.71 billion renminbi, or $71.97 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased 29 percent to 157.65 billion renminbi, or $22.26 billion, and non-GAAP net income grew 42 percent to 132.47 billion renminbi, or $18.71 billion, year-on-year.
Annual gross merchandise volume in the Alibaba digital economy was 7.05 trillion renminbi, or $1 trillion, and its core commerce revenue grew 19 percent to 93.9 billion renminbi, or $13.3 billion.
Daniel Zhang, chairman and chief executive officer at Alibaba Group, cited passing the $1 trillion mark as a “milestone.”
“The pandemic has fundamentally altered consumer behavior and enterprise operations, making digital adoption and transformation a necessity. We are well-positioned and prepared to help large and small businesses across a wide spectrum of industries achieve the digital transformation they need to survive this difficult period and eventually prevail in the new normal,” Zhang said in a statement.
Maggie Wu, chief financial officer of the company, said Alibaba Group expects to generate more than 650 billion renminbi in revenue in the fiscal year 2021, indicating that the speed of growth will decelerate from the previous year’s 35 percent to 27.5 percent.
“Despite a challenging quarter due to reduced economic activities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, we achieved our annual revenue guidance,” Wu said in a statement. “Although the pandemic negatively impacted most of our domestic core commerce businesses starting in late January, we have seen a steady recovery since March.”
Alibaba’s share price was down 4.7 percent to $202.17 in the New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning.


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The Mobile and Wireless Industry is considered one of the most promising, up and coming industries today. Companies such as Apple, RIM, Microsoft, Google, Nokia, Palm and Samsumg are growing and benefiting greatly from the high demand of mobile devices and the wide array of mobile applications that follow. In the past, mobile phones were used solely for the purposes of conducting phone calls, but in present day mobile phones are now used for a wide variety of functionalities ranging from phone calls to surfing the web or watching television.
With so much attention and growth seen in the mobile industry, many Investors and Venture Capitalists are starting to invest heavily into mobile application start-up companies and small-mid size social networking companies in hopes of getting their feet into the next Facebook or Twitter before it is too late. The emergence of the iPhone, Andriod, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7 Mobile Markets gives investors’ optimism that they will be able to create the next mobile application that will emerge as the top selling app in specific mobile marketplaces.
As promising and appealing as these ventures may initially seem, Venture Capitalists and Investors should remember that a similar trend happened about a decade ago during the “dotcom” boom and the ball eventually fell back to the ground. It must be realized that although there is room for tremendous growth and success in the mobile industry, there will also be fierce competition from all corners of the globe which will make it extremely difficult to differentiate and gain a competitive advantage in the mobile market.
For that reason, it may be wise for Venture Capitalists to invest in established mobile application development companies who have already proven their expertise in the market rather than jumping on the unproven inexperienced start-up companies. Remember to ride this new wave in technology cautiously because even though the wave may be big to begin with; very rarely does it maintain its power before crashing down.


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Speaking after the evaporation of OnLive last month, Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks, warns that cloud gaming has another 3-5 years to wait before truly hitting its stride.
As I’ve stated before, “OnLive may be the future, but the future is not here today.”
I love developing products to help invent the future; this is probably the most exciting part about being a technology entrepreneur. For 30 years I’ve been privileged to build new businesses and work with new technologies. So naturally, I’m a fan of what OnLive and Gaikai set out to accomplish. I am confident their vision of streaming games will happen – I’m just not sure when.
Almost a year ago in a blogpost on Gamasutra I discussed the challenges of scaling game streaming. I specifically noted the costs involved, as well as usability concerns (such as latency). The very recent news of OnLive burning through millions of dollars a month and being put into ABC has illustrated these issues weren’t (as some of the commenters suggested) easy to overcome.
Furthermore, the news of Gaikai’s sale to Sony in July also proves that there’s more work to be done to make this industry viable. Gaikai streaming has initially proved useful for demos and trailers, but there is still a long way to go to make it cost-effective to deliver a high quality, uninterrupted gaming experience. I can imagine some of the reasons why Sony decided to purchase the company – but Sony will have to invest several years and many millions of dollars to further develop Gaikai’s technology into a viable business unit.
Read the rest of the article at http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/17/storm-cloud-the-future-is-not-here-yet/


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Could Oracle end up purchasing AMD? Nothing's been announced, but Oracle certainly seems to be putting the option on the table. According to Bloomberg, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison stated last week, "You're going to see us buying chip companies." The CEO went on to reveal his intention to, in Bloomberg's words, "follow the approach of Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs by owning more of the intellectual property that underpins computer chips."
While Ellison didn't name any potential acquisition targets, Oracle's focus on enterprise solutions doesn't leave too many choices. Bloomberg reckons candidates include IBM's chip division, which still produces Power chips; Nvidia, which has made headway in the enterprise market with its GPU computing efforts; and of course, AMD, whose Opteron chips are already available inside Oracle's Sun servers.
Ellison certainly has no qualms about being an industry sugar daddy. Bloomberg says Oracle has bought out more than 65 firms since 2005, and it still has almost $24 billion in cash. Just eight months ago, Oracle completed its acquisition of Sun.
I don't know how good a match AMD would be for Oracle, though. The chipmaker has a very tiny slice of the server and workstation CPU market (about 6.5%, by IDC's count), but it commands a healthy 27% of the desktop CPU market and, let's not forget, half of the discrete graphics market. Purchasing AMD for its server business would be a bit like casting Jessica Alba as a voice talent in an Avatar sequel. Of course, if you were James Cameron, who could stop you?


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Lever Foundation applauds illy for global cage-free egg commitment
TRIESTE, Italy, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Iconic global coffee company illy won praise today for its updated commitment to source only cage-free eggs and egg ingredients globally by 2025. The Italy-based brand, which specializes in espresso, sells products in over 140 countries and operates a network of several hundred cafe locations across Europe, Asia and North America.
“As of 2021, all directly managed illy stores use cage-free eggs only, and illycaffè has placed the same obligation concerning all products available from the illy purchasing platform also on illy franchisees,” the company noted in an updated statement posted on its website today. “In 2022, illycaffè has extended this obligation to its entire global franchising network, requiring its franchisees to commit to using cage-free eggs only for all food products by 2025.”
In 2019 illy became the first Italian coffee company to obtain B Corp certification, a recognition for companies operating under the highest and strictest social and environmental standards.
“We applaud illy’s commitment on this important issue, which will improve the welfare of animals in its global supply chain and will also benefit the company’s international customers,” said Kirsty Tuxford, Corporate Engagement Manager at Lever Foundation, which worked with illy on its commitment. “Nearly all of the largest café and coffee chains based in North America and Europe have now committed to using only cage-free egg ingredients in all stores globally.”
Over the past two years coffee chains including Dunkin Donuts, Costa Coffee, Tim Hortons, Caribou Coffee, Krispy Kreme, Au Bon Pain and Peet’s have set timelines for removing caged eggs from their worldwide supply chains, with top-ten coffee brand Caffe Nero issuing a similar pledge last week. Restaurant chains such as KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Baskin Robbins, Tim Hortons, Sonic, Popeye’s, Papa John’s and Arby’s have made similar pledges.
ABOUT LEVER FOUNDATION
Lever Foundation is a global NGO with staff operating across Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America. Lever Foundation works with leading companies to help them upgrade their protein sourcing for a more humane, safe and sustainable supply chain, with a focus on cage-free eggs and alternative protein.
[email protected] +1 717-584-1805
Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. Agrigate Global takes no editorial responsibility for the same.


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Issuance Of Chile’s Electronic Peso Postponed
The launch of Chile’s electronic Peso, which was originally scheduled to begin in the early months of 2022, has now been delayed so that the country’s central bank can complete further research and compile it into a report.
The Bank of Chile has decided to postpone its plans to issue a CBDC, stating that the electronic Peso needs a more in-depth review of its advantages and hazards, and they have promised a fresh report before 2023.
A preliminary analysis of a CBDC was included in a report that was issued by the bank and published on the 11th of May. It investigated the present payment method in use in the nation, as well as the advantages, disadvantages, and fundamentals of introducing a virtual peso.
The bank noted that although the existing payment system “functions effectively” and has adapted successfully to recent obstacles,” a CBDC would improve and prevent any risks associated with the digital revolution.
Chile’s Central Cites Issue Of Fraud And Inadequate Information
The bank believes there is not enough info to make a definitive judgment about the issuance of a virtual Peso. As a result, it will “carry a series of presentations, meetings, and seminars with various counterparts. This will help the central bank to make a more informed choice.
In September last year, the Chilean central bank stated that it would produce a plan with suggestions and choices for deploying a CBDC in 2022. At the same time, it established a group to investigate the possibility of an electronic Peso.
The bank expressed its concerns regarding the widespread use of cryptocurrencies in the nation. It cited the possibility of cryptocurrencies being used in illegal activities such as money laundering. Also, it stated that cryptocurrencies might even impede access of banks to funds if they are substituted for banks.
According to the data presented by Statista, Chile ranked 18th worldwide for crypto adoption in 2021. In addition, fourteen percent of respondents from Chile noted that they used or owned cryptocurrency during the same year. This places the country as the fourth highest user of cryptocurrency in South America.
Although Chile does not restrict the use or trading of crypto, the country shares the concerns of most South American nations over crypto. In May, Argentina’s central bank, Chile’s neighbor, intervened to prevent two commercial banks from offering cryptocurrency services, citing the need to “mitigate the dangers that crypto presents.”
Brazil is another country that is considering regulating the cryptocurrency industry. A law pending in Brazil from 2015 to establish a regulatory body to monitor the cryptocurrency market is yet to be approved.


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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 With WebKit Security Fix
Apple today released macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, the fifth update to the macOS Big Sur operating system that launched in November. macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 comes two weeks after the release of macOS 11.2.2, a bug fix update.
The new macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences.
Apple says that macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 introduces important security updates and should be installed by all users, with an additional support document clarifying that the software addresses WebKit vulnerability that could allow maliciously crafted web content to execute code.
Apple has also released a new version of Safari (14.0.3) for macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users.


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Amidst the growing popularity of Bitcoin ATMs, Coinhub Bitcoin ATMs is emerging as a leading player in the field, with ambitious plans to expand its network nationwide across major cities in the United States.
According to a press release, the company aims to provide a convenient and secure platform for individuals to buy and sell BTC, catering to the increasing demand for accessible cryptocurrency services.
Coinhub Bitcoin ATMs strategically position their machines in various public places, including convenience stores, gas stations, and other high-traffic areas. This widespread placement ensures that individuals can easily access ATMs and engage in BTC transactions regardless of their proximity to traditional banking institutions.
The company’s expansion efforts aim to democratize access to Bitcoin by making it more readily available to a wider audience across the United States.
Despite the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies, many individuals remain hesitant to invest due to concerns about the complexity of the technology and the safe storage and management of digital assets.
Coinhub Bitcoin ATMs directly address these apprehensions by offering a secure and user-friendly platform for buying and selling BTC.
Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs Under Scrutiny: The Bitcoin of America Case
In contrast to Coinhub’s efforts, a recent incident involving another BTC ATM provider, Bitcoin of America, has raised concerns about unlicensed operations in the cryptocurrency space.
The Connecticut Department of Banking took action against Bitcoin of America because it failed to obtain the necessary licenses to operate BTC ATMs within the state.
The consent order was enforced after several consumers fell victim to a scam involving unlicensed kiosks, resulting in financial losses totaling $86,000. Following a criminal indictment, Bitcoin of America is winding down its operations in Connecticut.
The incident prompted a warning from the state’s banking commissioner, urging investors to exercise caution when using unlicensed crypto kiosks. Connecticut is also implementing legislation to regulate and protect consumers, demanding that digital currency kiosks obtain licenses as money transmitters.
The negative effects of geopolitical instability and increased scrutiny on unlicensed operations have overshadowed the overall BTC ATM network.
However, the expansion of Coinhub’s BTC ATM network and its focus on competitive rates and exceptional customer service aims to counter these challenges and facilitate a seamless and secure experience for individuals interested in investing in BTC.
As the demand for cryptocurrencies grows, companies like Coinhub are at the forefront, offering innovative solutions that bridge the gap between traditional finance and the digital currency revolution.


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JDE Peet’s soon becomes 100% responsibly sourced coffee
May 25 - 2022
Coffee Geography Magazine
JDE Peet’s, the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company by revenue, announced it will increase its responsibly sourced coffee target from 30% to 80% by the end of 2022. The company also announced it will invest EUR150 million into its responsible sourcing program to directly support more than one million smallholder coffee farmers by 2025. According to its statement, these initiatives will position JDE Peet’s as a leader in sustainable coffee sourcing within the FMCG sector.
In 2021, Peet’s Coffee, the U.S. subsidiary of JDE Peet’s, reached 100% responsibly sourced coffee through its partnership with Enveritas, a non-government organization that has developed a new, data-driven approach to sustainability assurance. Enveritas offers a different way of addressing sustainability - an approach where producers access free verification of their practices, while encouraging a deeper understanding and commitment to solving the most challenging sustainability issues. To date, Enveritas has verified more than 200,000 coffee farms around the world against a complete set of sustainability standards. JDE Peet’s will now leverage the partnership with Enveritas across its broader coffee supply chain, allowing it to reach its ambition of 100% responsibly sourced coffee by 2025.
“JDE Peet’s is deeply committed to creating a sustainable future for the customers and consumers we serve while creating long-term value for the business and our stakeholders,” said Fabien Simon, CEO of JDE Peet’s. “Being the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company comes with great responsibility to ensure the resilience of the global coffee supply, in an authentic, inclusive and regenerative way. With this partnership and increased investments, we are elevating industry standards, and are committed to play our part to create a better future for our farmers, their families and the entire coffee ecosystem.”
Fabien Simon, CEO of JDE Peet’s
JDE Peet’s sustainability program aims to partner with suppliers, NGOs, and others to address key sustainability challenges in the countries from which JDE Peet’s sources its coffee, tea and other agricultural ingredients. Through this program, the company has already reached over 470,000 smallholder farmers with more than 50 collaborative projects across 18 countries since 2015.
We touch all stages of the coffee and tea ecosystem, from farmers to consumers, and therefore have an obligation to develop both near- and long-term solutions to protect the world we live in,” said Laurent Sagarra, Global Quality & Sustainability Director of JDE Peet’s. "Setting this ambitious target is part of our journey to lead the way in creating a more sustainable future.”
In 2021, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 7 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 19,000 employees.