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The Gauteng Liquor Traders Association (GLTA) has given the proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill (Tobacco Bill) the middle finger.
The body, which represents around 35,000 liquor traders in the province, said it believes the bill should be rejected because it was not designed for the township economy.
Public hearings were held in Gauteng last week where a majority of those in attendance rejected the bill.
According to the South African Medical Research Council, the bill seeks to do five things:
– Institute a 100% smoke-free indoor and certain outdoor places.
– -Ban the sale of cigarettes through vending machines.
– Ban the display of tobacco and electronic delivery systems at the point of sale.
– Regulate and control electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes).
– Change the current textual warnings on tobacco products packages to plain packages with graphic health warnings.
However, the GLTA said the bill was unworkable in the township economy, and would cause great harm to small businesses. It said that the affected parties have not been properly consulted.
GLTA's Thabo Thlobelo, said Parliament had a responsibility to take into consideration the views of the public, especially those who will be most affected by the proposed legislation.
He said many people were either turned away from the hearings by security guards or police, or were not afforded the opportunity to be heard.
“Only after some protests, were a handful of people allowed to go into the venue to have their say, but by this stage, many had already left. The committee (Portfolio Committee on Health) also considerably shortened the hearings, which was very concerning. This is unacceptable in a democracy,” he said.
Thlobelo explained that the bill will cause harm to small business owners that are working hard to stay in business and make enough money to feed their families.
“Millions of people in our country sell single cigarettes to help put food on the table. When people visit taverns, they buy a drink and a cigarette. The display ban means that if a taverner leaves a packet or even a single cigarette on the counter, the bill says they will face a 10 year prison sentence, which is also very unfair,” he added.
The GLTA is also concerned that the bill will boost an already massive illicit market.
GLTA spokesperson, Jongikhaya Kraai, said the tobacco ban imposed during the Covid-19 lockdown opened the market to illegal brands flooding our suburbs and townships.
The many bans in the bill, including its proposal that all packets of cigarettes be in exactly the same packaging, with the only difference being the small name of the brand, all in the same font, is going to make it very easy for illegal products to grow their market share.
He said there could be further regulations dictating distance from a door or window where a person will be allowed to smoke.
“This may work in the leafy suburbs of Sandton or Cape Town, but it cannot work in any township in our country, where doors and windows are a couple of metres away from each other,” he said.
“We always have to consider the safety of our patrons, and asking them to walk for long distances at night to find a legal place to smoke is very unsafe.”
The Portfolio Committee on Health will resume hearings on the bill in KwaZulu-Natal in January next year.


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Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2012
Another Revenue Stream For Flurry As It Works With Activision To Publish Mobile Games
So very much data. And what to do with all of it? San Francisco's Flurry has its mobile analytics in 190,000 apps on Android and iOS. And as the mobile app ecosystem has matured with Apple now paying a cumulative $5 billion to developers, Flurry has used its data to power everything from mobile video ads to pay-per-install. Now the company is dipping its toes into game publishing. The company is partnering with an arm of Activision, which is behind the Call of Duty franchise, to publish mobile games. Activision, which is better known for its visceral console and PC games, has yet to make a big move into mobile gaming. But this looks like it could be part of it.

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In yet another ecommerce debacle, Vogue Magnet, one of the luxury and exclusive sales websites selling latest fashion and lifestyle products in the country has decided to cease its ecommerce operations with immediate effect. According to the Vogue Magnet message posted on its website “the current ecommerce market conditions have many ecommerce players selling products at below cost price to lure users. The only way to sustain the business at this time is to get into a price war and burn a lot of investor money and try to outdo competition in a Last Man Standing game. This practice goes against our philosophy of building a sustainable and profitable company. Hence, we’ve decided to go back to the drawing board to figure out the best way forward”. However, on the condition of anonymity, one of the sources inside the company said some differences within the founding team have led the casualty. Interestingly vogue magnet’s message for their users displayed on the website resembles that of taggle.com’s message at the time of their shut down.
Prior to its official closure, iamwire has been tracking Vogue Magnet activities and found the company has not been adding any new sales in last three weeks and repeating some leftover inventory from a handful of past sales over and over again. Their daily emails about the sales have also stopped. In past few weeks, some of the regular visitors of Vogue Magnet have informed iamwire that they are not able to use their credits while checking out the website.
Though, as of now, the official Facebook and Twitter page of Vogue Magnet do not have any updates/posts about the closure. Iamwire has traced the last update on its Facebook and Twitter on November 25. Even the LinkedIn profile of the company is not visible. Following the shut down Vogue Magnet declares to refund Vogue Magnet Cash balance to the customers where any cash is due to customers, but VogueMagnet credits are not redeemable in cash.
Meanwhile, in last few months Indian ecommerce industry has been witnessing closure of some ecommerce websites like taggle.com and Vamoose.in followed by Vogue Magnet.


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Snapchat is giving in: the platform has started providing insights to its most popular creators, hoping they will help them strike better deals with advertisers.
Snapchat has always been reluctant to share data and insights. This has notoriously made advertisers wary about the platform, but it also causes many top influencers to reconsider their efforts on the app. Influencers need data in order to convince brands to work with them on paid partnership deals. After all, all other platforms already provide them with insights.
Until now, top creators could only to see the same data and insights for their posts that we all did: how many people view our Stories while they are still live. I think we can all agree that this was not much to go on.
This is changing. After pushing to verify its most popular users back in the summer of 2017, Snapchat is now going to give them a lot more information on how their content performs, including:
- Total views
- Unique viewers
- Completion rates
- Time spent watching
- Audience demographics for their followers, including gender data and popular age groups
- Topics their followers care about (travel, food, fashion, sports)
- Popular geographic regions where their followers live
When you think about how the influencer market works, this is a lot of valuable data. Snapchat influencers will now be able to strike better deals with advertisers who are always keen to understand which audiences and locations they will reach through the partnerships.
Now that we know that Snap can do it, when can we all expect to have access to insights about our posts?
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While the traditional domestic market such as TV, fridge and washing machine are mature and kept to a certain level, the market will grow mainly with new living devices such as clothes dryers, clothing manager, expected. TV & # 39; s are expected to open the 8K premium product market as high-definition and large-screen trends continue.
The growth of the new home appliance market, which LG Electronics pioneered and added to Samsung Electronics, continues to grow.
Given the sales volume of 100,000 units in 2016, the market size has increased more than ten times over two years.
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, which split the domestic dryer market, are increasing product mix in response to diverse consumer demand. Samsung Electronics launched a large capacity dryer last year, the Grande, followed by 14kg, followed by a capacity of 16kg. Large drive dryers can immediately be dried in large sizes, which are very popular with consumers.
The clothing management market, which attracts attention as a new household appliance for domestic appliances with dryers, is also growing rapidly. LG Electronics is the world's first stylist to be released as a monopoly on the market. Indeed, Samsung Electronics `Air Dresser` has been launched in serious competition. Domestic sales of clothing managers increased to 300,000 units last year, doubling from a year earlier.
Dryer and clothing manager will continue this year. New demand is still being generated, not replacement demand, such as fridges and washing machines.
Dryer sales this year are likely to exceed annual sales of 1.5 million units. "Consumers are increasing their living standards as a whole, and the demand for home appliances that help their lives comfortably is on the rise." New home appliances, including wireless cleaners and air purifiers, will lead the growth of the domestic industry this year. .
In the TV market dominated by Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, the high-definition premium TV market is expected to grow this year. Samsung QLED TV and LGE OLED TV with 4K image quality were significantly reduced in the early stages of the market. The 55-inch model, which is most sold under LG Electronics' OLED televisions, is starting at a selling price of W209,000. The global market size of QLED TV and OLED TV will be 4.17 million and 3.4 million respectively
QLED TV sales volume was estimated at 2.6 million units last year, with Samsung Electronics representing more than 90% of the market.
According to the financial investment industry, LG Electronics' OLED TV sales volume in 2017 will rise from 680,000 units to 1.6 million units in 2018. This year, the 8K ultra-high definition TV market, which is four times brighter than 4K is expected to be seriously launched. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will host 8K televisions at CES 2019, the world's largest information technology (IT) and consumer electronics exhibition in Las Vegas this month.
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Nicole Alvino had a heart-to-heart talk with herself after her career at Enron Corp. went to the dogs. She was working 15 to 18 hours a day in finance when her job tanked with the rest of the company. Fortunately, she had already made plans to go to business school, so she took the time in the interim to mentally chart out a new path.
“I went backpacking in Australia and New Zealand and I took some time away to think about what I really want to be doing,” recalled Alvino. “I knew that I always wanted to start a business but I never knew how it would manifest itself or when it would happen.”
Alvino was accepted to Stanford University’s MBA program and decided to use the experience to soak up as much information as she could and let her business come to her.
“When I went back to business school I thought, ‘I’m not going to let this unfortunate [Enron] experience tarnish me,’” she said. “I went back with the mindset of starting a business. I had no idea how that would come about but I had all of these phenomenal mentors and the most valuable thing that I learned is that you just have to go out there and do it.”
Alvino’s opportunity came before she even graduated from business school. A husband and wife who had started Nourish, a spa in Noe Valley, asked Alvino to write a business plan to revitalize the business, focusing on education and personalized attention in skincare. Being a spa buff, Alvino willingly accepted.
“There’s been amazing advances in skin health technology,” said Alvino. “But from the consumer side, there is not something for people who want the medical side unless they go to a stuffy doctor’s office. So that’s how the concept was born.”
After writing the plan, Alvino was asked to find the funding, which she admits was not as easy as she thought it would be. People who had expressed interest when the idea was just a seedling turned out not to be that interested when it came time to put up their money. But Alvino persisted and raised enough money to open the spa, Dermalounge, at the former Nourish location at 1301 Church St.
“That was one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done in my life,” she said. “I’m such a passionate person but convincing people that I could actually do it was just a different thing. I was a little naïve in approaching it but I talked to some very smart people who gave me very good advice.”
Dermalounge opened in December and Alvino said that so far it is doing quite well. Her vision is for Dermalounge to be an all-inclusive spa, offering everything from Botox to hair removal.
“My plan is to have five to seven Dermalounges in the Bay Area and then start expanding from there,” she said. “The goal is to build a consumer brand and be known as the expert in skin health and be the place where everyone goes to take care of their skin and hair removal needs. I firmly believe we could have one in every neighborhood in the Bay Area.”
Alvino said running a spa is not quite as different as her Enron life except that she no longer works for “the man.”
“Always in corporate America, I felt like a cog in the wheel even if I felt like I was working on what I thought was a really cool deal,” she said. “But at the end of the day I felt like one of the little people making rich people richer. Now everything I do has direct impact not only on the business but on my clients.”


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BACK TOGETHER AGAIN! SUNMI JOINED NRF 2022: RETAIL’S BIG SHOW IN NYC
NRF's annual Big Show just wrapped this week at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Despite the inclement weather and tough situation concerning the omicron variant of COVID-19, the biggest event of retail industry was held as scheduled from January 16th-18th, which could be seen as the signal of how the industry as a whole is ready to step forward and spur economic recovery from the pandemic. According to National Retail Federation President and CEO Matt Shay, this year’s trade show managed to draw about 20,000 attendees and 800 participating companies, along with a full list of keynote session panelists.
SUNMI, together with IBM, Walmart and other retail tech giants, presented at the NRF 2022. With the booth categorized within the Innovation Zone, SUNMI showcased its full edge IoT product/service lines, from handheld terminals, desktop, kiosks, to facial recognition terminals, and cloud-terminal integrated services.
4 scenarios, restaurant&kitchen, self checkout, warehouse, and specialty store, were set up to demonstrate how SUNMI IoT technologies drive retailers’ digitization with industry tailored solutions. The on-site showcase also highlighted the SUNMI Digital Store, one-stop digitalized store platform for our merchants together with ecosystem partners. It consists of store management, device management, operational statistics and various solutions, to bring digital store operations for merchants.
The whole retail industry has been through the most turbulent two years with ups and downs of pandemic, and the following one is also predicted to be challenging with substantial uncertainty. The blend of virtual and physical world is the ongoing tendency that retailers and tech companies should all take note of. The nature of pandemic boosts the e-commerce sales, and pushes technologies to play a more and more important role in improving retail experience. Together with partners worldwide, SUNMI will continue to upgrade and provide IoT-empowered solutions for businesses across retail industry to strive for a booming future in the fast-paced environment.
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We are committed to bringing businesses smart IoT devices and supporting integrated cloud services, to build an interconnected world and finally achieve Business 4.0.
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“From the new NSRF as well as the Recovery Fund, we secured over 200 million euros for the upgrade of the port infrastructures”, emphasized the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis.
Funds for the upgrading of the country’s port infrastructures and their interconnection with the cruise industry through the development of sustainable and energy-green land support infrastructures, announced the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis during his participation in the “experience tourism” conference – RouteLab in Pyrgos.
“From the new NSRF as well as the Recovery Fund, we secured over 200 million euros for the upgrade of the port infrastructure”, Mr. Plakiotakis emphasized, adding that the ministry has already started the project of digital transformation of the provided port services with the aim of strengthening of the cruise industry.
“The strategic choice of the government to utilize the regional port infrastructures and to create suitable terrain for the cruise proved to be correct in practice,” said Mr. Plakiotakis. Based on the data provided by the Minister of Shipping, the cruise this year will exceed in arrivals in 2019, reaching 4,500, attributing this number to the correct strategic manipulations during the pandemic period.
“The outlook already shows 10% more cruise ship arrivals for 2023,” noted Mr. Plakiotakis. Speaking about “tomorrow”, the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy announced the creation of green infrastructure in the ports, in order to reduce the carbon “footprint” of the sector’s activity, stressing that he is proud that Greece is leading the way on a global level.
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Gold rate today: Gold, silver up in morning trade
Nirmal Bang Commodities expects prices to trade range bound to lower for the day, as the dollar firmed amid expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September and fears of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China.
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SPDR Gold Trust GLD, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange traded fund, said its latest holdings stood at 746.92 tonnes down 8.24 tonnes, from previous business day. Latest holdings of the largest silver-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV, stood at 10348.67 tonnes, remain unchanged from previous business day.
SMC Global Securities said, “Gold can take support near Rs 30350 per 10 gram and can face resistance near Rs 30,700 in MCX. While Silver can take support near Rs 36,900 and it has resistance near Rs 37,450.


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(Reuters) – U.S. medical device maker Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has offered concessions in a bid to secure European Union regulatory approval for its $43 billion acquisition of Covidien (NYSE:COV), the European Commission said.
The takeover will put Medtronic on about the same footing as global leader Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and reduce its overall global tax burden, although it has said the takeover is not an "inversion" deal for tax reasons.
Medtronic submitted concessions last Friday, the EU antitrust authority said. The Commission, which did not provide details in line with its policy, will decide by Nov. 28 whether to clear the deal.
Earlier this month, Covidien said it would sell its Stellarex drug-eluting balloon platform in order to win U.S. approval for the deal.
Medtronic, which makes heart devices, spinal implants, insulin pumps and other products, expects to close the deal in early 2015.


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Five Industry Leaders to be Inducted into the American Gaming Association’s Gaming Hall of Fame at G2E 2016
Las Vegas, NV – The American Gaming Association (AGA) announced today the induction of five honorees into the Gaming Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. The inductees are: John Acres, a gaming-technology pioneer; Lyle Berman, an instrumental catalyst in the development of casinos, now commonplace in 40 states nationwide; Don Brinkerhoff, the architect who designed many of Las Vegas’ iconic landmarks; Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, the first African-American casino vice president in Atlantic City; and Richard A. “Skip” Hayward, a visionary for Tribal gaming.
The inductees will be honored at an invitation-only ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, September 28 at The Venetian as part of the annual Global Gaming Expo (G2E), presented by AGA.
G2E registration for attendees and media is open. Follow the links below for more details:
· Click here for Media Registration
· Click here for AGA Member Attendee Registration
· Click here for Attendee Registration
“Each inductee shaped today’s gaming industry in a distinct way, from paving the way for opportunities for employees of all backgrounds, revolutionizing the player experience and pushing the boundaries of what casinos look like and where they exist,” said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the AGA. “We’re proud to recognize their lifelong achievements by inducting them into the Gaming Hall of Fame.”
The Gaming Hall of Fame, since its inception in 1989, recognizes leaders with gaming’s highest honor who have distinguished themselves through significant contributions to the industry. This year, a diverse, five-person selection committee comprised of industry stakeholders reviewed a number of nominations and chose the most qualified, accomplished professionals in the gaming industry. Induction into the Gaming Hall of Fame is an honor bestowed upon those who have made sizable contributions to gaming.
Below is more information about each of the 2016 inductees:
· John Acres, Gaming-Technology Pioneer: Acres began his career in gaming in 1972, where he worked at Mr. Sy’s casino as a slot technician. Throughout his career, he invented key innovations integral to the future of slot machines such as progressive jackpots, the first electronic loyalty system, and bonusing, the idea of providing system-based rewards to deserving players. He also created the concept of free play. Today, Acres is the CEO of Acres 4.0, a company that combines mobile technology with his previous inventions to further enhance the player experience. Click here for a photo for publication.
· Lyle Berman, Champion from Both Sides of the Table: Berman has been instrumental in the development of casino gaming outside of Las Vegas and Atlantic City, now commonplace in 40 states across the nation. In 1990, Berman co-founded Grand Casinos Inc., which set the model for building resorts in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and beyond, rather than confining gaming to boats. Fortune Magazine named Grand Casinos Inc. the fastest growing company in America in 1995, and under Berman’s leadership, the company grew from a three-person startup to an organization employing 20,000 people with a market capitalization of $1 billion. While building one of the most formidable gaming enterprises of its time, Lyle also became a world-class poker player as a three-time champion of the World Series of Poker. Click here for a photo for publication.
· Don Brinkerhoff, Artist of the Las Vegas Landmark: Brinkerhoff changed Las Vegas forever when he designed for Steve Wynn a massive volcano to regularly erupt in front of The Mirage. His influence can be found throughout the Las Vegas Strip designing a number of iconic casino landmarks, including Bellagio’s conservatory and the 140-foot mountain in front of The Wynn Resort. Brinkerhoff contributed significantly to the field of landscape architecture by shaping unique environments for more than 15 properties in Las Vegas, as well as an additional 80 casino-resorts across the United States, Asia and Europe. Click here for a photo for publication.
· Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, Trailblazer for Diversity in Gaming: Mosee was a trailblazer as Atlantic City’s first African-American, female vice president in the casino industry. In her executive role, Gilliam-Mosee championed the development of the gaming industry’s first diversity program. She served as a role model and mentor to hundreds of women in the gaming industry, including Isle of Capri’s former CEO Virginia McDowell. Click here for a photo for publication.
· Richard A. “Skip” Hayward, Visionary for Indian Gaming: Hayward is the visionary behind the development of Indian gaming that has evolved into a $30 billion industry. Hayward led the effort to gain federal recognition for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in 1983, which paved the way for economic development on an Indian reservation. That bill made possible the opening of Foxwoods Resort Casino, which became one of the most profitable gaming operations in the world. To date, Hayward’s effort for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has resulted in $4 billion contributed to the State of Connecticut through a first-of-its-kind slot revenue sharing agreement, which became the model for similar agreements nationwide. Click here for a photo for publication.
Last year, AGA inducted three honorees into the Gaming Hall of Fame: Victor Salerno of William Hill US, Lynn Valbuena of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and Navegante Group founder Larry J. Woolf. Click here to see all previous Hall of Fame inductees.
About Global Gaming Expo 2016
Global Gaming Expo 2016, the world’s premier event for the casino gaming industry, showcases the latest developments in gaming technology and features featured speakers by high-profile leaders from within and outside of the gaming industry. In 2015, the annual event debuted the “Integrated Resort Experience at G2E,” an innovative effort to deliver a complete “end-to-end” solution to help casinos attract more guests, encourage them to stay and play longer, and increase revenue per visitor. G2E offers the most comprehensive look at the international gaming and hospitality industries to date with days of exclusive gaming product launches, trend forecasting, and cutting-edge discussions.
The Global Gaming Expo takes place September 27 – September 29 in Las Vegas at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. For more information about the Global Gaming Expo 2016, please visit www.globalgamingexpo.com.


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Palm phone has just launched as an ultra mobile companion for Android smartphones. Here's everything you need to know about it.
It has been an interesting few weeks and months for webOS, the mobile operating system that technology giant HP picked up as part of its acquisition of Palm.
Things just got real folks! At their big event today, HP finally announced its swanky new tablet to the world, and it's a beauty! Called the HP TouchPad, the tablet is the result of Palm being absorbed into the world of HP with webOS beating at the heart of the device. With more sliding and swiping than you can throw a stick at, this new version of Palm's webOS brings the software up to version 3.0 and it's never looked so good.


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Cloud accounting software provider, Reckon, is partnering with Australian-listed global international payments company, OzForex, to allow its customers to make easier international payments.
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A British grocery store has started selling weird-looking, pitless avocados — and we blame the millennials and their love of avocado toast.
Back in May, U.K. surgeons suggested putting warning labels on the fruit because too many people were cutting themselves while attempting to cut them open. The injury was dubbed “avocado hand.”
According to The Guardian, the cocktail avocado is much slimmer than typical avocados. Sadly, at this point it is only available during the month of December and only in Britain at Marks & Spencer.
“We’ve had the mini, the giant, ready sliced and we’re now launching the holy grail of avocados — stoneless. This amazing fruit has been on our radar for a couple of years and we’re very excited to have finally been able to get hold of some for our customers to try,” said Charlotte Curtis, a food technology specialist with the store.
The pitless fruit is the result of an unpollinated blossom and is grown in Spain or California.
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Facebook stock plummets after warning of slower revenue growth
Facebook stock was down double digits after hours Wednesday after the company reported that it missed revenue and user growth estimates for the second quarter and predicted it will continue to see slowed revenue growth in future quarters.
Why it matters: For months the tech giant seemed unstoppable, posting record earnings continually despite months of public relations fallout and product changes. Today's earnings show that product changes to address user privacy and engagement are starting to affect the company's bottom line.
"We expect our revenue growth rates to decline by high single digit percentages from prior quarters sequentially in both Q3 and Q4"— Facebook CFO David Wehner
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that big investments in security will begin to affect the company's profitability. COO Sheryl Sandberg said that GDPR, the sweeping European privacy law that went into effect in May, didn't have a big impact on revenue.
By the numbers (missed):
- Revenue: $13.23 billion vs. $13.3 billion expected
- Monthly Active Users (MAUs): 2.23 billion vs. 2.25 billion expected
- Daily Active Users (DAUs): 1.47 billion vs. 1.49 billion expected
By the numbers (hit/up):
- EPS: $1.74 vs. $1.71 expected
- Advertising: $13.04 billion, up 42% from $9,164 billion last year.
- Mobile Advertising: ~91% of advertising revenue for the second quarter of 2018, up from ~87% of advertising revenue in the second quarter of 2017.
The news was surprising, given that the company's stock hit an all-time high just minutes before reporting earnings. Analysts were bullish earlier this week for two reasons:
- Google hit earnings Monday, despite some of the same problems also plaguing Facebook, like Europe's sweeping data privacy law that went into effect in late May and user privacy backlash this quarter around data-based advertising.
- The company has continued to meet investor expectations for the past year, despite many controversies, like a Russian meddling hearing on Capitol Hill.


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USDA puts Aurora “Organic” Dairy back in business
October 8, 2007
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any hotter (or any more mind-boggling), the “organic” dairy factory farm controversy reached a new level of intensity over the past week. The USDA announced, to the disappointment of the organic community, that they were not going to take further disciplinary measures against Aurora Organic Dairy, a company that just a few weeks ago had a portion of its organic certification suspended by the USDA for “willfully” violating National Organic Standards since 2003 by failing to pasture its animals and by bringing conventional calves onto its feedlots and then declaring them organic. But caving in to pressure from Aurora and other big corporate players in the organic sector, the USDA now says the #1 organic private label dairy processor in the U.S. can continue selling milk produced on its factory farms as “organic” to its longstanding customers including Target, Wal-Mart, Costco, Safeway, and Woodstock Farms.
In a mind-twisting manipulation of logic, the new acting Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Connors, a notorious cheerleader for biotech and corporate agribusiness, announced last week that this issue, regarding Aurora’s violation of the USDA National Organic Standards, falls outside the scope of the USDA National Organic Standards. “I know there is controversy out there on a number of issues that really fall outside the bounds, if you will, of what constitutes that organic standard that is necessary in order for the product to have our seal,” said Connors.
Now that they have the USDA in their pocket, Aurora is threatening to sue the Organic Consumers Association and Cornucopia Institute for educating and mobilizing consumers to oppose Aurora’s blatant violations of organic integrity. In related news, the recent issue of Fortune Magazine reports Aurora’s factory farms generated a record 100 million dollars in “organic” dairy sales to consumers this year. In other words, when it comes to suing the OCA, Aurora has plenty of money, from selling its cheap “organic” factory farm milk to Wal-Mart, Target, Costco, and Safeway.
Release No. 0228.07
Billy Cox (202) 720-8998
Angela Harless (202) 720-4623
AURORA ORGANIC DAIRY SIGNS CONSENT AGREEMENT WITH USDA’s AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2007 – The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has entered into a consent agreement with Aurora Organic Dairy (Aurora) in response to a Notice of Proposed Revocation issued earlier this year alleging violations of National Organic Program (NOP) regulations. Under the consent agreement, Aurora’s Platteville, Colo., facility must meet several conditions in order to continue to operate as a certified organic dairy operation. These conditions include removing certain animals from the organic herd and ceasing to apply the organic label to certain milk. Additionally, AMS will exercise increased scrutiny over Aurora’s operations during a one-year probationary review period. If Aurora does not abide by the agreement during that time, AMS may withdraw from the agreement and could revoke the organic certification for Aurora’s Platteville, Colo., plant.
“The organic industry is booming and the National Organic Program is a high priority for USDA,” said Bruce I. Knight, under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs, “and through this consent agreement consumers can be assured that milk labeled as organic in the supermarket is indeed organic.”
Under terms of the consent agreement Aurora also must file new organic systems plans for its Platteville, Colo., and Dublin, TX, facilities. These new plans will address all of the inconsistencies between its operations and the NOP regulations identified in the Notice of Proposed Revocation.
Major adjustments required at Aurora’s Platteville, Colo., facility include:
1) providing daily access to pasture during the growing season, acknowledging that lactation is not a reason to deny access to pasture;
2) reducing the number of cows to a level consistent with available pasture with agreed maximum stocking densities;
3) eliminating improperly transitioned cows from its herd and not marketing those cows’ milk as organic; and
4) agreeing to use the more stringent transition process in the NOP regulations for animals added to its dairy herd.
Aurora also agreed not to renew the organic certification for its Woodward, Colo., facility. Additionally, Aurora agreed to enter into written agreements with suppliers of animals for its Dublin, Texas facility that verify the certification of those suppliers and the proper transitioning to the organic status of those animals.
AMS initiated its investigation of Aurora based upon a complaint alleging insufficient pasture for its animals. In investigating this complaint, AMS investigators also uncovered the improper transitioning of animals and a failure to maintain adequate records .
Aurora’s Platteville, Colo. and Dublin, Texas plants will be closely monitored for compliance with the provisions of the agreement. If AMS finds the terms of the consent agreement are not being met, then the agreement will be withdrawn and AMS could revoke the organic certification for Aurora’s Platteville, Colo., plant.
As a result of the investigation, Aurora’s certifying agent, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), agreed earlier this year to make several changes in its operation, including attending increased NOP training and hiring additional personnel.
Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) of 1990. The OFPA required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop national standards for organically produced agricultural products to assure consumers that agricultural products marketed as organic meet consistent, uniform standards. The OFPA and the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations require that agricultural products labeled as organic originate from farms or handling operations certified by a State or private entity that has been accredited by USDA.
The NOP is a marketing program housed within the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. Neither the OFPA nor the NOP regulations address food safety or nutrition. Additional information about this program is available on the National Organic Program Web site at http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop .


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Apple Card has been available for just over a year now and looking back over the last 13 months, a new report highlights several aspects Apple and Goldman Sachs have nailed. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some areas ripe for improvement.
An Apple Card analysis from creditcards.com by Ted Rossman dives into what has made it successful over the first year, and notably, some ways the pandemic has helped the appeal of Apple Card.
Apple Pay focus
First, Apple using a digital first strategy with Apple Pay has proved successful, particularly as consumers have been using contactless payment more amid COVID-19:
The pandemic has greatly accelerated consumers’ appetites for contactless payments, mostly because many are afraid to touch bills, cards and payment terminals due to potential germs. Visa said contactless usage jumped 150% from March to July 2020.
Apple Pay is not the only mobile payment method, of course, but it’s the most popular. It’s also possible to pay by tapping a card itself, although the vast majority of American contactless users prefer to use their phones.
Rossman suggests with Apple Card holders getting 2% Daily Cash when using Apple Pay and the increase of contactless payment use in the pandemic, the behaviors could become long-term habits.
Simple cash back formula
While Apple Card has seen some criticism for having middle of the road rewards, the straightforward Daily Cash feature is paying off.
Can you imagine if Apple Card focused on travel and then the pandemic hit? Fortunately for Apple, it didn’t make a big bet on any specific industry (especially one that ended up getting devastated by COVID-19).
The card promotes simplicity and awards daily cash back on all purchases. Those are features that resonate with customers right now. Who couldn’t use more cash, right? Particularly when almost half of U.S. households have lost income due to the virus, according to our sister site Bankrate.com.
Simplicity is nice, too. A 2019 CreditCards.com survey found 72% of cardholders would rather use the same card or two for everything rather than mixing several different cards to maximize benefits.
Differentiating Apple Card
Apple Card was promoted as a simpler and kinder credit card and Apple has followed through with that. Rossman notes Apple Card users getting pandemic relief from monthly payments without interest, something that has set it apart from the competition. There’s also super easy access to customer service directly from iPhone, no fees, and tools to help customers pay less interest.
From the beginning, Apple Card proclaimed that it would be a kinder, gentler credit card with no fees. Its financial management tools would actively encourage customers to pay less in interest, and it would be easy to contact customer service via text messages and phone calls.
During the pandemic, Apple Card’s customer assistance program has excelled. Upon request, cardholders have been able to skip payments without interest, potentially for many months in a row – a perk that has stood out in the industry for its generosity and longevity.
Greater security is also an important aspect of Apple Card with no numbers on the optional Titanium card and the natural security that comes with Apple Pay.
The report mentions Apple has done a decent job of expanding its 3% Daily Cash partners. The latest was Panera Bread in August this year. There are now 7 retailers that offer the 3% cash back in addition to Apple. However, Rossman argues Apple’s average rewards rate is still lagging behind its competiors.
Still, while Apple’s expanded list of merchants offering 3% cash back is a start, I don’t personally spend a significant amount of money at any of them, and I’d be willing to bet most people would say the same.
Blending the 3% merchants, the 2% Apple Pay rewards and the 1% physical card return, I suspect most Apple Card users end up below 2% on average. That lags the following cards which extend 2% cash back on all purchases: Citi® Double Cash Card (technically 1% when you buy something and 1% when you pay it off), the PayPal Cash Back Mastercard and the Fidelity Rewards Visa Signature card.
This past summer Apple also expanded its 0% interest offer from just iPhone to now include iPad, Mac, and more.
Meanwhile, the report points at Apple Card’s $50 sign up bonuses it ran this summer as weak. We could chalk this one up as both a modest success in the first year and also a major opportunity going forward.
Joint accounts and additional cards
The report from Rossman didn’t dive into these next two opportunities, but they’re important to mention. First, there’s still no joint account support or ability to request additional cards.
There is certainly an untapped market for Apple Card users who share finances. Part of the issue is likely that Apple Card is tied to an Apple ID. Maybe Apple could figure out how to roll Apple Card joint accounts and additional cards into its iCloud Family Sharing. That would make it easy for not only partners to use but also allow parents to give their kids access.
Integration with budgeting software
While Apple Card has definitely made progress over the last year by launching the ability to export transaction data as CSV and OFX files, it’s still behind the times. For example, you can pull in Apple Card to budgeting software like Mint, but it doesn’t include transaction data for now. So you just see things like balance, available credit, and your interest rate.
Hopefully, we’ll see Apple improve integration with Mint and other budgeting software to be as feature-rich as competing credit cards in the coming months.
Shortly after Apple Card launched last fall, Goldman Sachs’ CEO called it the “most successful credit card launch ever.” While it’s hard to say for sure if that’s the case (and by what metrics) Apple Card has certainly had a solid debut with a lot of potential going forward.
And in the short term with Apple’s September event expected to bring a new Apple Watch and iPad Air and the iPhone 12 around the corner, a new wave of customers may pick up Apple Card thanks to the enticing 0% interest offer.
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The UAE launch of mobile wallet Apple Pay has been welcomed as a much-needed next step to jump-start the Arabian Gulf's e-payments industry, even as experts warn the service could face barriers in a society where cash remains king.
Banking experts said the success of Apple Pay depends on impeccable customer service and the roll-out of reward schemes and other incentives.
“Using cash is not so cumbersome that customers will automatically look for a direct substitute,” said Charles Habak, vice president and head of banking and fintech at consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton.
"Any new option, therefore, has to bring additional value-adds – such as reward points, loyalty programmes and a killer user experience. Apple Pay is not going to revolutionise the payments industry, but it will provide a nice, complementary option for customers."
The Middle East is among the world's most cash favouring economy due to lack of trust in the security of online transactions among customers.
"Cash still holds a large sway in the region, over 80 per cent of all transactions, especially with personal payments or payments with smaller merchants," said Suvo Sarkar, senior executive vice president at Emirates NBD.
However, that is changing. Online payment gateway Payfort this month reported that in the Middle East and North Africa there was an overall 22 per cent increase in online transactions last year, led by growth in Saudi Arabia (27 per cent), Egypt (22 per cent) and the UAE (21 per cent).
Launching Apple Pay in the UAE Tuesday, the US-based technology firm claimed the new digital platform "transforms mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay".
Six UAE banks – Emirates NBD, Mashreq, RAKBank, Emirates Islamic, HSBC and Standard Chartered – have already committed to the service, supported by Visa and MasterCard. Telecoms provider du is also on board along with retailers including Sharaf DG, Home Centre and Etihad Airways.
Rajeev Patel, director of transaction services at Deloitte, said the launch of Apple Pay was “greatly needed in a region that has been craving product innovation in banking”.
In April, Samsung launched its own digital wallet, Samsung Pay, in the UAE, while banks including Emirates NBD and Mashreq have implemented their own contactless and e-payments services.
But there remains plenty of “white space”, said Mr Patel.
Apple's launch is also likely to boost the UAE's profile as an emerging fintech hub. "We are seeing more international blue chips like Apple and Samsung partnering with UAE banks, which should encourage more technology-related investment here," he said.
Pankaj Kundra, head of payments at Mashreq, said that with high per capita income, high smartphone penetration rates and a digital-ready payments infrastructure, the UAE was a "good place to launch
Apple Pay" .
However, he added: “Displacing a cash-based economy will always be a challenge. Apple, with its stakeholders, will have to devise additional benefits to encourage take-up.”
Removing cash from the economy is viewed as a key goal for emerging markets as the cash-carrying process is costly and time-consuming, and digital payments can be safer and more transparent.
A spokesperson for Emirates Digital Wallet, which recently launched a mobile payments service for the estimated half a million UAE workers whose incomes are too low to have a bank account, said Apple Pay’s impact would be limited because “it only caters to a minority of the market”.


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This landmark gathering is organised by The Bank of China, together with the Financial Services Working Group of the Brics Business Council (China). It will start today and continue tomorrow.
The Brics Business Council was established during the 5th Brics Summit held in Durban in March 2013.
Among the major objectives of the “Cross-border Matchmaking” is to leverage the role of financial institutions as vehicles for small business development. All this, while providing cutting-edge financial services, products and support for Brics small and medium size businesses and community enterprises.
For South Africa, the conference could not have come at a better time than when government has renewed its commitment towards driving SMME growth as a powerful lever for radical economic transformation and inclusive development.
When delivering the Department’s 20-17/18 financial year budget vote debate recently, Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu, said they were moving with renewed vigour to ensure an enabling environment for new and established SMMEs and co-operatives, whilst unlocking their full potential as envisaged by the National Development Plan.
She outlined policies, legislation and regulations that create such an environment for small businesses to grow and thrive in the economy.
Zulu also stated that informal businesses, start-ups, existing SMMEs and co-operatives have, in different fora, raised the issue of lack of access to finance as a big challenge. She indicated that her department had a wide range of instruments, grants and loans available to mitigate this challenge.
She also outlined non-financial support like training and upscaling of infrastructure through the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility programme, as another positive intervention to strengthen SMME support.
The minister stated that opportunities arising out of the R600billion government procurement spend will assist SMMEs and co-operatives with respect to access to markets.
The minister also announced that in February 2017, the department launched Peek – South Africa’s first digital portal and e-commerce platform for small businesses in the crafts sector. Peek links crafters and designers into the ever-expanding national and international networks of market opportunities. It highlights the very best of what South Africa offers in the crafts sector.
The department has established an international relations function aimed at taking advantage of opportunities offered by South Africa’s relationship with countries like Denmark and organisations such as the Global Entrepreneurship Congress.
Coupled with these interventions is South Africa’s participation in the “B20 Cross-thematic group on Small and Medium Enterprises” and “Brics’s FSWG SMME” programmes.
Worth noting is that the G20 and the B20 SME cross-thematic group has developed three highly relevant recommendations to the G20:
Facilitating SMME participation in cross-border trade – G20 members should facilitate SMME access to cross-border trade and global value chains by systematically including their voice and needs in trade agreements, by capacity building, and by easing business travel.
Building digital capacities and capabilities – G20 members should facilitate SMME access to the digital economy by strengthening digital infrastructure outside industrial centres.
Advancing Financial Inclusion – G20 members should ensure the implementation of the G20/OECD High Level Principles on SME Financing, the G20 Action Plan on SMME financing and the G20 high level principles on digital financial inclusion, in particular by strengthening financial market infrastructure, enhancing access to diversified financial instruments, and advancing digital financial technologies.
It is clear to see that the “2017 Brics High-tech SME Cross-border Investment and Trade Co-operation Conference in Tianjin, China” and related business-to-business sessions mark an important step for “building up” SMME financial service platforms among Brics countries.
Another important element of the conference is to promote trade co-operation between domestic and foreign customers by seizing the opportunities brought by the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration initiative, the “Belt and Road” initiative, the China (Tianjin) Pilot Free Trade Zone and national innovation demonstration zones.
It also brings into the spotlight assistance to SMMEs of the Brics countries to expand international market presence, introduce advanced experiences and technologies, promote the transformation and upgrading of industries, and improve international competitiveness.
This is based on the commitment towards building the “China-Europe Advanced Manufacturing Industrial Park” and other high-end advanced manufacturing bases.
The conference will also advance efforts of meeting the equity and bond financing needs of SMMEs and sharing the policy advantages of Tianjin’s “Investment-Loan Linkage” policy.
The gathering will also focus on such hi-tech industries as new energy, new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, electronic information technology and petrochemicals as well as traditional industries such as fishery, agriculture and light textiles.
Overseas enterprises in the Brics countries, “Belt and Road” countries as well as Europe, Asia-Pacific and Americas are all invited to attend the conference.
Meanwhile, it is crucial for Zulu’s Department to take advantage of the opportunities arising out of the Presidential Chief Executive Initiative comprising about 100 chief executives and business leaders working with trade unions and national treasury.
The Chief Executive Initiative has embarked on a number of projects that include finding investment opportunities in eight high-potential sectors, including agriculture, tourism and small- and medium enterprises. The Initiative has also set up the South African SMME fund to stimulate entrepreneurship and drive economic growth in the country, in order to create jobs.
Conversely, SMMEs in South Africa must therefore take advantage of these initiatives including the Brics FSWG cross-border investment cooperation among SMMEs in China, India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa to find global opportunities and realise competitive advantage.
The FSWG is also establishing working mechanisms and enterprise information database with Brics governments, industry associations, banks, and intermediaries.
It is important to note that the “2017 Tianjin China and Brics High-tech SME Cross-border Investment and Trade Co-operation Conference” is organised by the Brics FAWG with the support of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and other ministries and institutions and support from business organisations of Brics countries and the African Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other international organisations.
Rasethaba is chairperson of the Black Business Council and chairperson of the Financial Services Working Group of the Brics Business Council (South Africa).


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According to the legal person, the situation of MLCC being out of stock for the next year is quite established from the moment when the giant giant shouted up, and the selling price of MLCC products has risen steadily, driving the revenue growth of the relevant supply chain. However, for the downstream customers The cost pressure cooker heats up.
Under the guidance of Guoyu State under its guidance to its clients, due to the continuous increase of many raw materials and labor costs, as well as the continuous strong demand of NPO MLCC and the widening gap between supply and demand, a total of 15% of the total demand will be started from December 1 Series NPMLCC to extend delivery, and adjust the price.
According to the notification of price increases issued by China, the delivery will be extended from one to three months to six months and the price will be raised by 20% to 30% or even higher, depending on the actual items. Macro group this year issued the fourth price increase notice.
It is understood that NPO MLCC prices have been poor, resulting in Japan and South Korea out of most markets, the main supplier for the Taiwan factory and land factory.
However, NPO MLCC continued to rise in costs this year and is now ten times higher than the beginning of this year. As MLCCs continue to be out of stock, factories have shifted their production capacity to high-priced, high-margin products, resulting in a more serious shortage of NPO MLCCs.
Giant giant announced in April this year raised the price of 0603 size MLCCs and chip resistors, MLCC amplitude of about 8% to 10%, chip resistance rose about 5%; the second announced the end of June jump; September is the first Three times the amount of mobile phone MLCC more shout up.


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Australian businesses have lost more than $14 million to payment redirection scams in one year, with one victim losing $16,500 in one transaction.
In payment redirection scams, scammers pose as a business or employee in an email and ask that money is sent to a fraudulent account, normally by claiming that their payment details have changed.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sounded the alarm on the scams on Tuesday, warning that the losses in 2021 are more than 500 per cent higher than the same period in 2020.
In one scam, the victim lost $16,500 after the scammer used another staff member’s email address to issue an ‘invoice’ with ‘updated’ bank details.
“Payment redirection scams impact businesses across many industries, including real estate, construction, law, recruitment, and universities,” ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said.
“Scammers tend to target new or junior employees, or even volunteers, as they are less likely to be familiar with their employer’s finance processes or the types of requests to expect from their supervisors.”
In other instances, scammers pretend to be CEOs or senior managers. They use email addresses that appear to be genuine and request staff transfer funds across to either them or a third party.
“An increasing number of reports are coming from sports and community clubs which reported more than $55,000 in losses to payment redirection scams last year. It is likely we will see similar figures this year, with $18,000 already reported lost so far in 2021,” Rickard added.
Money lost to payment redirections cams is difficult to recover. “Prevention is really important,” she said.
“Don’t deviate from your organisation’s payment procedure, even if the request you have received appears to come from your CEO or a senior manager.”
She said it’s critical that even if the request appears urgent to still take the time to consider the legitimacy of the email and the request, before moving any money.
“Whenever there is a request to change payment details, always check with the organisation using stored contact details, rather than those in the requesting communication.”
Australians who believe they have become a victim of a scam are urged to contact their bank immediately and to report the cyber crime at cyber.gov.au.


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WITH NEW DAILY FLYING TO BENGALURU (BANGALORE)
Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce its expansion in India, offering customers more options to the region than ever before with new daily flying from London Heathrow to Bengaluru (Bangalore). Since 2019, Virgin Atlantic has increased capacity to India by 250%, the airlines’ largest area of growth outside the US. With the launch of Bengaluru in summer 2024, the airline will offer almost 500,000 seats each year between the UK and India, signalling its commitment to the country.
Launching on 31st March, the new service will boost the airline’s international network and will be the airline’s fourth daily service to India. As Virgin Atlantic returns to growth post pandemic, Bengaluru will complement its long-established double daily services between London Heathrow and Delhi, daily flying to Mumbai as well as its growing codeshare with IndiGo, India’s leading airline, which covers 34 destinations across India.
Bengaluru, also known as the Silicon Valley of India, is a rapidly growing tech hub and one of the largest corporate markets in India, whilst intrepid travellers will enjoy the city’s rich culture and beautiful parks and gardens. This new service will enhance connections between this fast-growing city and the UK, as well offering seamless connectivity and a consistent long-haul experience for those customers connecting via London Heathrow to destinations throughout North America including Seattle, San Francisco and New York JFK, with Virgin Atlantic and its transatlantic joint venture partner Delta Air Lines.
The Bengaluru flights will operate on Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium and 192 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats as well as the airline’s signature Upper Class social space.
Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer, Virgin Atlantic, commented, “We couldn’t be happier to be expanding our offering in India, it’s a destination our people and customers love to fly to.
“Known as India’s Silicon Valley, the rapidly growing city of Bengaluru represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for us as we continue to expand our India offering, offering increased connectivity for customers not only between the city and the UK but to key tech hubs in the US including Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Whether travelling for business or leisure, we look forward to welcoming customers onboard offering them our signature personalised experience, delivered by our amazing people.”
As well as flying customers, Virgin Atlantic will offer a fast, efficient cargo service with 20 tonnes available on each flight. Bengaluru and the surrounding region is an industrial powerhouse, so demand for cargo is expected to be strong for companies looking to export and import goods such as fashion, pharmaceuticals and tech between prime markets in the UK, US and India.
Virgin Atlantic is also delighted to announce that it will be launching a seasonal winter service from London Heathrow to Dubai starting from 28th October 2023, a seasonal summer service from Manchester to Las Vegas beginning 3rd June 2024 and daily services to Sao Paulo from 13th May 2022.
Service operates: London Heathrow (LHR) – Bengaluru (BLR)
Frequency: Daily, year-round, launching 31st March 2024
On sale date: 14th June 2023
Flight number: VS316 / VS317
Schedule*: LHR – BLR: 11:45 -02:15
BLR – LHR: 04:05-10:15
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
Configuration: 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium, 192 Economy
What’s included: A full service onboard offering including complimentary food and drink and. over 300 hours of entertainment (movies, TV and music). All aircraft are WiFi enabled.
*Subject to regulatory approvals


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While GDC is held in February so it’s too early to say, current booth floorplans for the 2017 show appear to show Nintendo won’t have a booth this year. That’s not to say the news is surprising, as Nintendo has skipped booths for the past two years of the show, instead opting for three meeting room spots.
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TOUR operators are reporting an upswing in enquiries for travel to Sri Lanka, with particular interest for high end product and family holidays.
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has had a mixed past, with the civil war casting a blanket over the country’s economic prosperity since the 1980s. But tourism has strongly rebounded since the government declared the end to the 25-year conflict in 2009.
A&K managing director Sujata Raman says Sri Lanka has “re-emerged” on the radar of Australian travellers in recent years as more people realise that the civil unrest has been resolved. Speaking to travelBulletin in more detail, she said A&K’s Sri Lankan bookings had increased from zero to several hundred in the last two years, with the rate of growth now outstripping other popular destinations.
“The civil war really put travellers off, but now that it has been resolved, Sri Lanka is certainly back open for business again,” she said. While Sri Lanka was once regarded as a “tourist mecca”, Raman said the destination still had some way to go to reclaim its position on the tourist map.
Work is currently underway to upgrade properties and services, but with new services and attractions now emerging, Raman said that tourism numbers would likely follow.
“There is a lot of development going on and upgrades are now happening in an ongoing fashion. Services tend to struggle when things are tough, but accommodation is now quite acceptable and there are some lovely options available,” she said.
A&K has reported particular interest in family holidays and luxury holidays to Sri Lanka – a trend that has also been noted by niche operator India Unbound.
India Unbound director Lincoln Harris told travelBulletin that demand for luxury product has steadily increased among Australian travellers, particularly clients who have already visited the main sites in India.
“Sri Lanka is a natural progression for travellers who have already visited India, and Sri Lanka does luxury product very well compared to India,” he said. “Demand is growing so quickly now that visitors are viewing Sri Lanka as safe.”
Bunnik Tours MD Dennis Bunnik echoed the same sentiment, claiming that Sri Lanka has “really taken off” after peace was declared. While the operator was operating just one group a year in the early 2000s, Bunnik Tours is now facilitating around 20 groups per year to cater for pent up demand.


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WAWA, Pa. — Wawa Inc. launched its first hiring campaign of 2022 with a focus on Florida.
From Jan. 3 through the end of March, the convenience store operator seeks to add 2,000 new associates at more than 230 stores within the state.
The open positions are the result of seasonal and store growth across Wawa's Florida operations. The company plans to fill store-level customer-service, supervisory and management-level roles.
"We are excited to continue growing our Florida presence as we approach our 10th anniversary of serving our friends and neighbors in the Sunshine State later this year. As we expand our stores, services and product offer, we are thrilled to provide new jobs and advancement opportunities for our associates," said Stephanie Capaccio, director of people team operations. "Anyone who visits Wawa knows that it's our incredible associates who drive our business and make Wawa so special. Beyond adding more than 20 new stores in Florida this year, we expect to reach a total of 10,000 associates as part of our Wawa family in Florida. It's a great time to join Wawa and experience our unique culture!"
Wawa offers competitive salaries, which include a starting wage of $15 per hour for hourly store associates, as well as a comprehensive package of financial and personal benefits that include flexible schedules, health and wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, an annual 401(k) match, a free Wawa Shorti hoagie per shift and a discounted associate menu.
Longer-term Wawa employees share directly in the company's success through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Today, Wawa is almost 40 percent owned by associates through the ESOP.
Pennsylvania-based Wawa operates c-stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington, D.C.


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Murdoch Allan moved its shop from the town's Broad Street to nearby Chapel Street a year ago while giving its popular range of baked and sweet treats an overhaul. Since then, footfall has risen by more than 3000 customers every month, with 1500 more butteries, 450 more yum yums and at least 1000 more Aberdeen pies sold each week.
The Hatton-based firm has seen turnover increase by 20 per cent across its six north-east shops, online shop and sales to supermarkets. The recent expansion drive has also seen its workforce expand from 145 to 160 people in the last 12 months.
Managing director Paul Allan said: “Peterhead is such an important part of our heritage, that closing the café and moving the bakery wasn’t a decision that we made lightly.
"The new premises has been completely refitted with state-of-the-art facilities and a modern experience for our customers and staff alike. The response from our customers has been fantastic and everyone at the Chapel Street shop is delighted to see more and more people coming through our doors.”
In the last year, the firm has secured new deals to expand its product listings in all 57 Asda stores across Scotland. The bakery already supplied the supermarket chain with Aberdeen butteries and morning rolls, but the latest deal sees the addition of 11 more bakery lines including tattie scones, strawberry tarts, and all-butter shortbread rounds.
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Murdoch Allan also supplies its famous Aberdeen Pie to football fans at Aberdeen Football Club’s Pittodrie Stadium. The company won steak pie of the year at the 2022 World Scotch Pie Championship and, at the same event in 2023, its Pittodrie pie took home prizes.
Owners Paul and Katrina Allan have also recently launched their own premium vodka and gin brand, Still Spirited. Their single malt vodka and gin are produced within the Murdoch Allan bakery headquarters in Hatton.
The product is currently stocked in independent retailers and bars in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and the couple are currently in talks with a major supermarket about supplying them with the new product.
Paul added: “Between Murdoch Allan and Still Spirited, it’s an extremely busy but exciting time for the company.
"We plan to strengthen our partnerships with local independent retailers and national supermarkets, while also focusing on the continued success of our stores. I’m looking forward to continuing to grow both businesses and creating even more job opportunities.”


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Farming co-op's record rise in revenue
Updated: 2012-06-12 14:02
By Li Woke (chinadaily.com.cn)
Revenue for the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, an organization that supports farmers in rural areas, increased by a record 30 percent in the first five months this year, showing the huge opportunities that exist in the Chinese countryside.
Sales revenue of the federation reached 888.1 billion yuan ($139.4 billion) from January to May this year, an increase of 30 percent compared with the same period in 2011, while sales on consumer goods jumped to 278.8 billion yuan ($43.72 billion) in the first five months, a year-on-year surge of 33 percent, said the federation on Monday.
In 2011, the federation's revenue from sales reached an historic high of 2.02 trillion yuan, increasing by 29.5 percent above the amount for the year earlier. Its profits reached 21.55 billion yuan, 25.3 percent higher than the year before, according to the federation.
"In recent years, the federation has established more production-to-sales channels for farmers, promoted agricultural modernization and implemented all-round services," said Yang Chuantang, board director of the federation. Yang said the federation will enhance cooperation with international counterparts in the future.
The All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, established in the 1950s under a planned economy and under the governance of the State Council, is the biggest federation to consolidate various means of distribution and retail selling in rural China.
Wang Bin, deputy director of the ministry's department of market operation and consumption promotion, said retail sales in the countryside and other places will increase by 14 percent in 2012.
The Ministry of Commerce said the value of retail sales will increase by about 15 percent each year during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) and reach 32 trillion yuan by 2015.


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Apple launched its latest iteration of the MacBook Pro rather quietly, with no media event or even a press release. Instead, they quietly bumped up the specs in their flagship laptops. If you’ve recently bought a MacBook Pro, you’re not missing much. But if you’ve been mulling over a purchase, now might be the time. The improvements are modest, to be sure, but Apple has also brought back an option that we’ve been chomping at the bit to have for quite some time.
Hey hey, it’s Tuesday! Other than being the second day of the week, that doesn’t mean all that much, particularly for those looking forward to next week’s Thanksgiving holiday (at least here in the USA). But turn that frown upside down, because we’ve got some juicy MacBook rumors, a swanky new update to the Comic Zeal Comic Reader app, whispers of a new Apple TV on the way and a preview of what the Netflix app will look like on the iPad in a few weeks for this Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
You know the symptoms: applications don’t open as fast as they used to, and you always seem to be running out of space on your hard drive. It’s painful to admit, but your MacBook Pro that was so shiny a year ago may finally be showing its age. But you don’t have to put your faithful companion out to pasture––or make another $2,000 trip to the Apple Store––just yet. Save those pennies while you work (and play) more productively by upgrading your MacBook Pro yourself.
Following updates on Apple’s retail store operations, CEO Tim Cook got down to business, sharing news on the company’s launch of OS X Lion and steep growth across every product category Cupertino has to offer.
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New reports indicate that, according to analysts, Apple may be removing the (now) classic white MacBook from its lineup as early as this fall. The white, polycarbonate, unibody MacBook, currently starting at $999, has served as the entry level Mac notebook computer since it was launched in 2006.
If this rumor is true, could the MacBook Air, also starting at $999, hold its own as the entry level Mac notebook?
Word of an imminent MacBook refresh of some sort appear every day. Whether it be a new MacBook Air or the revamping of Apple's most popular laptop, it's interesting to take a look at how the design of the portable Mac has evolved over time. Follow the gallery after the cut to take a walk down memory lane with us.
Who needs the rumored “Find My Mac” feature in the upcoming Mac OS X Lion? In the case of a stolen MacBook, all that was required to catch the thief who nabbed it was the built-in iSight camera and a blog outlining what the suspect was up to.


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By Hiroyuki Kachi
TOKYO--Panasonic Corp. said Monday it will provide Toyota Motor Corp. with lithium-ion batteries for the Japanese auto maker's new eQ electric vehicle.
Panasonic has a track record in the area of batteries for use in eco-friendly vehicles, whose demand is growing amid environmental concerns and higher oil prices.
Panasonic has already supplied lithium-ion batteries for Toyota's Prius Plug-in and Prius Alpha hybrids.
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An Indiana woman's annual trip to the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival left her in disbelief after she spotted a vendor selling slave shackles and other racially insensitive items.
Linda Wann wrote on a Facebook post that she had stopped by the festival in Mansfield to check out different items being sold. One booth, Wann said, had rusted, metal slave shackles on display. The price tag was $250.
"While going from booth to booth I came across a booth that was selling actual SLAVE SHAKLES (sic) for $250.00, I was disgusted, in disbelief, hurt, offended and angry," Wann wrote. "I'm not looking at these chains at a history museum they are displayed on a table and for SALE."
One chain said "NEGRO WOMAN OR CHILD ONLY." The other had the words "property of Georgetown County Plantation Police" engraved on it.
"This is unethical, disrespectful, degrading, deplorable, and unacceptable," she continued. "The hatred for African Americans is REAL! RACISM is real! Stop telling people to get over it when you can't relate! People are still trying to profit off our ancestors back!
Wann said the same vendor was also selling a cookie jar with the Slave-era caricature "Mammy" on it.
The booth didn't have a name, she told local news outlet Indy Star, and the vendors selling the items said they didn't own the table.
According to the outlet, the festival has been a popular event in the area for 60 years.
Kinsley Norman, with the Parke County's Tourist Information Center, said vendors have to submit an application detailing what they will sell but not all of them do.
"We try to keep track of it as much as possible," she told Indy Star. "Sometimes, some of the vendors fall through the cracks. Sadly, some of these vendors that come in, the owners don't always know what they sell, so that gives the festival a bad name."


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In 14 years’ time, no fossil fuel-powered autos will probably be bought in New York anymore. The state has handed a brand new legislation that bans the sale of fuel autos beginning in 2035, requiring all new automobiles to be zero emission. New York’s Senate and Meeting handed the invoice and Governor Kathy Hochul signed it into legislation final week. The transfer will assist scale back the state’s greenhouse fuel emissions by 35 % and assist it obtain its local weather targets, together with an 85 discount in GHG emissions by 2050.
As Ars Technica notes, although, the state has loads of work forward of it, contemplating solely round one % of latest autos bought in New York in the mean time is totally electrical. That is why, below the brand new legislation, a number of state companies are required to work collectively to conjure a zero-emissions car market growth technique by the top of subsequent yr. They’re going to should discover a possible approach to ensure that even off-road autos and tools bought within the state are emissions-free by 2035. The legislation additionally requires all medium- and heavy-duty autos bought in New York to be emissions-free by 2045.
Along with having to persuade folks to purchase electrical inside the subsequent 14 years, New York may also have set up an in depth charging community throughout the state. That features putting in charging stations at flats, groceries, malls and parking heaps.
California additionally banned the gross sales of latest gas-powered automobiles by 2035 final yr, and Massachusetts adopted go well with earlier this yr. In the meantime, Washington lawmakers tried to cross a legislation that prohibits gross sales of gas-powered automobiles by 2030, nevertheless it was in the end vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee.
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Blog: Radio Wine
Olly Wehring | 26 March 2013
Last week, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a panel discussion on the current state of the wine industry in the UK. It makes for pretty interesting listening.
My favourite quote: "Wine is a complicated, difficult business with a relatively low level of proven profitability."
That's the spirit!
Click here to listen to the 30-minute programme.
Today is SABMiller's final day. Some time this evening, Brussel's time, the second-biggest brewer in the world will be subsumed into the biggest, creating a beer behemoth of unprecedented proportions....
No, this is not PepsiCo's new ad slogan for its Mountain Dew brand....
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John Goreham Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com 11-23-2016 GM will not be bullied by NHTSA over the never-ending Takata airbag debacle. GM-Trucks.com readers may remember that back on June 9th we reported that GM was reluctant to recall some of its vehicles because it thought the recall on the airbags was too broad. Well, guess what? GM has just been granted an extension on a 2.5-million vehicle airbag recall by NHTSA. This recall affects the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon from 2007-2011 model years. Zane here at GM trucks saw the recall coming back in 2014, but nobody saw NHTSA letting GM take time to build an argument that the recall is too wide in scope. The Detroit News reported this week that "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that it is granting “a short deferral of GM’s obligation” to recall the vehicles with Takata air bags after the Detroit automaker filed a petition with the agency in September that requested additional time for the company and a third-party research firm to complete a long-term study to better understand the service life expectancy of the parts." GM will have until August of 2017 to build its case that the parts last longer than NHTSA and others have deduced. GM will also have to update NHTSA regularly. This kind of cooperation by NHTSA with an automaker over what is often called a life or death defect is unheard of. If you are one of the many skeptics about the Takata airbag recall, take note. Maybe you are right! Related Story - Every Full Sized GM Truck & SUV Model Recalled- Driver Killed Takata Airbag Recall Info From GM can be found here.
John Goreham Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com 6/9/2016 Just as our own Zane Merva predicted in 2014, General Motors announced a recall today and it will affect many of the vehicles near and dear to the GM-trucks.com readership. Part of the on-going Takata airbag recall debacle that has impacted most major automakers, this one includes the trucks and SUVs that make up the core of GM's business. Below is the recalled vehicles list. 2007-2011 Models of the following: - Chevrolet Silverado 1500 & Avalanche - Tahoe & Suburban - GMC Sierra 1500 - Yukon and Yukon XL - Cadillac Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV - Silverado and Sierra 2500 and 3500 pickups (2009-2011) Not every single vehicle on the above list will be recalled. GM says "Because the Takata DIRs are based on both vehicle age and the state in which the vehicle is or has been registered, the specific vehicles and total number of vehicles covered by this preliminary recall will be determined following an analysis of vehicle registration data." As always, owners can check to see if thier vehicle has a recall at this website. The GM press release on this recall was unlike any this writer has ever seen. GM spends full paragraphs explaining why, although it will comply with the NHTSA recall request, it thinks the recall is unnecessary. GM says in part: "GM believes that its 2007-2011 trucks and SUVs do not pose an unreasonable safety risk at this time. This is based on no inflator ruptures during an estimated 44,000 crash deployments as well as analysis of parts returned from the field, and can be explained by the unique Takata inflator made for GM’s vehicles and features unique to GM trucks and SUVs." So on the bright side, it looks like a recall that is overly cautious. The negative view would be that this is another of many recall hassles owners will have to schedule time to deal with. Image of 2009 Silverado airbag deployment courtesy of IIHS.
Is the Silverado/Sierra about to be recalled for bad Takata airbags?Takata is a global airbag manufacturer who supplies parts to many automakers, including Honda, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, and General Motors. 7.8-million vehicles have been recalled so far for airbags that partially disintegrate, sending shrapnel flying when triggered. For comparison, General Motor produced over 6.5-million of the last generation pickups and SUVs from 2006 until 2013. It is unknown if the redesigned 2014+ models share similar versions of the potentially faulty airbag. GM-Trucks.com has contacted General Motors for clarification. General Motors said plans include forcing Takata to share the design of the airbag with its direct competitors to allow more production capacity. Stay with GM-Trucks.com for updates. As drivers of a 2011 GMC Sierra, we will be following this news closely. Source: Yahoo Finance
By Zane Merva Executive Editor, GM-Trucks.com 12/20/2014 The answer is looking like "yes". General Motors is actively preparing "contingency plans" in case the automaker has to issue another round of recalls related to the Takata Airbag scandal. According to Reuters and Yahoo, a spokesman for the company acknowledged yesterday that the GMT-900 based Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra, Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade would be among the next vehicles recalled if the issue widened. Takata is a global airbag manufacturer who supplies parts to many automakers, including Honda, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, and General Motors. 7.8-million 21-million vehicles have been recalled globally so far for airbags that partially disintegrate, sending shrapnel flying when triggered. For comparison, General Motor produced over 6.5-million of the last generation pickups and SUVs from 2006 until 2013. It is unknown if the redesigned 2014+ models share similar versions of the potentially faulty airbag. GM-Trucks.com has contacted General Motors for clarification. General Motors said plans include forcing Takata to share the design of the airbag with its direct competitors to allow more production capacity. Stay with GM-Trucks.com for updates. As drivers of a 2011 GMC Sierra, we will be following this news closely. Update: General Motor's representative Alan Adler tells us "There are no known air bag issues with the GMT900 full-size trucks. There is no recall planned. GM uses multiple air bag suppliers, sometimes more than one on a vehicle. All air bags are tested as components, in systems and finally on vehicles before production begins." Update 2: 12/23/14 - GM would not clarify any additional statement and would not explain why the Reuters/Yahoo article mentioned the GMT-900 trucks if there was no concern. Source: Yahoo Finance


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Rock NFT valued at 444 ether (ETH), or $1.2 million, sold for 444 Wei ($0.0012) to a bot as the seller, DinoDealer confused WEI and ETH.
It’s a hard rock life for one crypto user. A clumsy keystroke and the actions of a sniper bot caused a million-dollar mistake on March 10.
iexclusivenews reports that the seller stated in a tweet, “in one click, my entire net worth of $1 million dollars has vanished.”
How's your week?
Mine? I just erroneously listed @etherrock #44 for 444 wei instead of 444 eth🤦♂
Bot sniped it in the same block and trying to flip for 234 eth
In one click my entire net worth of ~$1 million dollars, gone
Is there any hope?
Am I GMI?
Can snipers show mercy? pic.twitter.com/yq9Itb2Ukb
— Rock dust 😭 (@dino_dealer) March 10, 2022
The term “bot sniped” refers to bot snipers, which first appeared on the auction site eBay.
Buyers who want to time their bids to the last second would use the tools, which are now common on NFT listings.
Bot sniping tools for the NFT platform OpenSea are now available for as little as $200 on the popular freelance website Upwork.
iexclusive News Nigeria reports that there is no turning back once the bot snaps up the NFT or digital receipt.
Because blockchains are designed to be immutable, simple errors, such as mixing up ETH and WEI, can be extremely costly.
In the crypto world, human error abounds.
What You Need To Know
A Bitcoin (BTC) user recently lost $10,000 (0.25 BTC) due to an error that could have been avoided had they double-checked the receiver wallet address.
DinoDealer, the seller, appears to have accepted the loss, publicly sharing the address of the rock’s bot snipe.
They made light of the situation by changing their Twitter profile picture and adding a crying emoji after their handle.
Their avatar is crossed out in red and stands next to the precious rock.
DinoDealer’s futile attempt to contact “crypto customer service” prompted more jokes.
When they attempted to contact members of the crypto community, they received responses from suspicious users claiming to help and offering email addresses and WhatsApp numbers.
Warning! Do not reach out to these numbers or email addresses.
The last month has been a whirlwind of seemingly minor errors with potentially disastrous consequences.
In some cases, a simple mistake can wipe out millions of dollars in market value, which is becoming more common.
A Coinbase white hacker discovered a bug in the Coinbase Pro code that could have wiped out the market.
While frantic bot trading behaviors drained 58 ETH from the WTF token launch. “Poor liquidity pool management” exposed the launch.
Other crypto rock enthusiasts have come to DinoDealer’s aid in better times, with one user sending the geologist salesman a picture of the rock with glasses and headphones, signed “mfer rocks.”


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Alphabet has consolidated Android Pay and Google Wallet, rebranding the merged entity into Google Pay. Google Pay is a new payment service that was just announced in a blog post by the Vice President of the Product Management for Payments division of Google. The goal is to make it easier for consumers to use the payment information saved to their Google Account to speed through checkouts.
Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa
Of course, Trump's shocking comments are rather consistent with his past statements on immigrants, particularly from Haiti. Bob Goodlatte, Kevin McCarthy and Mario Diaz-Balart were also at the Trump meeting on Thursday.
Recently, Google rolled out its "Pay With Google" feature that upgrades the traditional checkout process to make online purchases faster across services such as Google Play, YouTube, and Chrome. Not only does it have to compete with Samsung in South Korea, but its market penetration in the U.S. is meager compared to Samsung and Google. During the coming weeks, consumers will begin to see Google Pay online, in store, and across Google products. Android Pay was supposed to launch here at some point of time but then Google chose to launch a market-specific app called Tez here instead. Much like "Pay With Google", developer information for Google Pay has also been released. The NFC component is used for more modern payment terminals, while the magnetic part is used for older cash registers, according to Phone Arena. Google also wants a more seamless transition for people so that they will be more likely to use mobile payments. Since apps that are Google-branded already have support for Google Pay, the hope is that other apps will soon begin supporting this payment option. We'll update this article when and if we hear back from the company. While CES was ongoing half a world away, over at Korea LG revealed its plans to bring its existing LG Pay system to the United States by the middle of 2018 but with a confusing name change. So tell us in the comments if you are happy that Wallet and Android Pay are now consolidated into one payment tool?
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What an idea Sirji! Idea rekindles tagline for new campaign
Developed by BBDO India, the campaign titled NOT working? Try NETworking! will be promoted through TV, Radio and digital media
Brand Idea is back with What an idea Sirji!, a tagline that had gripped the imagination of the nation, becoming a part of daily conversations, across India’s geographies. The popular series is now back to rekindle brand engagement and affinity amongst audience.
Idea has launched a new campaign under the ‘What an idea’ theme to address the issues of unemployment and underemployment. Titled ‘NOT working? Try NETworking!’, the campaign showcases the myriad opportunities that internet, through Idea 4G network, throws open to people from different age groups and socio-economic backgrounds, across India.
Key to creating this campaign are real-life insights on unemployment and underemployment amongst educated, qualified youth.
Explaining the rationale behind the new brand campaign with one of Idea’s most loved taglines, Kavita Nair, Chief Digital Transformation & Brand Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited said: “Idea was the first telecom brand in India to take a step beyond the transactional plane to showcase how mobile telephony can transform people’s lives in a positive manner. Each Idea campaign, over the years, has focused on social issues prevalent at that time and championed causes which are relevant and appeal to urban and rural audiences alike.”
The latest NETworking series of three TVCs carry the brand’s signature tune and creative treatment and went live on Tuesday. Developed by BBDO India, the campaign will be promoted through TV, Radio and Digital media.
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