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IT’S been more than a month since Johor sprung back to life following the reopening of Malaysia’s international borders.
HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): As the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in 2021, students had to study and take exams online. However, cheating on online exams has caused headaches for schools.
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank has introduced its first-ever contactless automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal service in Malaysia.
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state media outlet KCNA said on Tuesday.
SHANGHAI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually reopening commercial outlets such as shopping malls, convenience stores and pharmacies from Monday after weeks of closed management to ward off COVID-19.
SHANGHAI has set out plans for the return of more normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful Covid-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks.
Scanning a quick response (QR) code to view a menu is no longer an uncommon sight these days as more eateries turn to technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.


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Hypernetes is a Kubernetes fork that utilizes multiple open source projects to run containers on a minimalist Linux kernel inside a virtual machine, removing the overhead of running a complete guest OS.
Thanks to Apple open sourcing Swift compiler and libraries earlier this month, JetBrains added support for Swift to its cross-platform IDE, CLion, running both on Linux and OS X.
Flutter is a new open-source framework built by Google that aims to enable cross-platform development using a single Dart codebase on iOS and Android. It aims to provide high performance and 60fps, jitter-free experiences on both platforms.
On December 3rd, 2015 Amazon announced a new service that allows customers to provision a Microsoft Active Directory managed service in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The service, also referred to as Microsoft AD, uses directory capabilities found in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2.
Device fragmentation can be a serious hindrance to providing great mobile user experiences. A review of the most common issues faced by developers.
Facebook engineer Natansh Verma explained how they managed to reduce the launch time of the Facebook app for iOS and shave a few seconds off by streamlining their dependencies and using UDP priming.
IBM has committed itself to the Swift platform, with a newly launched Swift Engineering blog and a web-based Swift sandbox environment to allow users to test out Swift code remotely.
Apple has open-sourced Swift under a permissive Apache license, following up from a promise made at WWDC 2015 that it would be available before the end of the year. The release includes information about Swift 3.0, a package manager, and a binary package for Linux systems. InfoQ looks into what it means and what effects it will have for future iOS and OSX development.
At #Pragma Conference 2015, Marcus Zarra, author of Pragmatic Bookshelf Core Data, described three approaches to using Core Data in a multithreaded environment and tried to clear up how Core Data should be used in 2015.
The Raspberry Pi foundation has launched their latest device, a five dollar computer smaller than a playing card. Based on the model A, it won't win speed records, but it is cheap enough to publish on the cover of a magazine. InfoQ investigates.
Android Studio 2.0 has hit the canary channel, and the focus of the improvements in this release is to make the development as streamlined as possible, including hot code swapping, faster builds, faster emulator, GPU Profiler and Debugger, and running multiple types of tests in the same time.
Visual Studio 2015 continues to expand its reach into non-Windows development scenarios. A new extension enables Visual Studio to be used to debug C++ code being run on Linux-based systems.
Xamarin has announced version 4 of their platform for building cross-platform native mobile apps for iOS and Android in C#. New in this version are the GA of Insights, a Recorder for the Test Cloud and several enhancements to the Platform: Xamarin.Forms 2.0, better support for iOS in VS, support for Android Material Design and more .NET code.
Google has announced that they will drop support for Chrome on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 in April 2016.

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(JTA) — A French government anti-fraud agency is requiring vendors specify whether goods originate in Israeli settlements.
The demand, which an Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson said gives “tail wind to radical actors and the boycott movement against Israel,” was published Thursday in the French government’s Official Journal.
The circular by the French Economy Ministry’s General Directorate for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Prevention, requires the use of the word “colonies,” French for “settlements,” to specify goods originating in Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights, the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, which Israel captured in 1967.
“Labeling a product only as originating from the Golan Heights is unacceptable” and “amounts to misleading” customers, read the circular, whose authors said it was based on binding regulations adopted last year by the European Commission on labeling settlement goods. “It is necessary to add between brackets the expression ‘Israeli settlement.’”
Several European countries apply the regulations, including Britain, Denmark and Belgium, but many others are ignoring them. The European Commission has no recourse against countries that don’t apply the regulations and no lawsuit has been brought to date against a vendor who declined to apply them.
The European Union has issued no regulations on labeling of goods from other disputed areas, including Western Sahara, which is under Moroccan control even though the United Nations has called the kingdom’s presence there an occupation. It is currently fighting a ruling from December by an EU appeals court that designates Western Sahara as occupied. It applies a different set of trade restrictions to Northern Cyprus, where Turkish Cypriots run a sovereign entity unrecognized by the European Union and backed by Turkey. E.U. officials argue that disputes between Israelis and the Palestinians, Greek and Turkish Cypriots and Morocco and indigenous Saharans vastly differ and require varied approaches.
Emannual Nahshon, the Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson, was quoted by the Russian news agency RT as calling the circular an expression of a double standard that risked encouraging boycott actions, which are illegal in France.
“It’s astounding and disturbing that France chose to apply a double standard only to Israel, while ignoring more than 200 territorial conflicts worldwide, including at its own doorstep,” he said.
Separately, the municipality of the Norwegian city of Trondheim, which is located 250 miles north of Oslo, last week adopted a resolution endorsing a boycott of Israeli settlement goods, the Adresseavisen newspaper reporter.
Aldermen for the ruling Labor Party, the Socialist Party, the Green Party and the Red Party supported the motion, which was opposed by the Conservatives, Progress Party, Pensioner’s Party, Christian Democratic Party and Centre Party.
The resolution was brought to a vote after a local transport worker and activist, Ole Roger Berg, gathered 340 signatures endorsing it and condemning “the Israeli occupation of Palestine” and policies that the co-signatories said harm the sovereignty and livelihood of Palestinians.


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Nikon has released a teaser video for their new Z 9 full-frame mirrorless camera. The video was posted on the Nikon USA website with the banner headline “Get Ready. Experience image-making like never before.” The webpage title describes the Z 9 as their flagship 8K full-frame mirrorless camera. It also allows you to sign up for updates on the Z 9 from Nikon.
You can watch the teaser here:
Tilting screen tease
The 31-second advert only has a few brief glimpses of the camera in use by a still photographer. It doesn’t list any features. However, it clearly shows the rear screen tilting up and down when shooting landscape images. It also shows the screen tilting up when held in a portrait position. This is an exciting development and would be a great benefit to filmmakers.
New CMOS sensor
The only details we know so far come from a press release Nikon put out in March earlier this year. From that press release, we know the camera will use the Nikon Z mount. The Z 9 will also utilize a newly developed full-frame FX-format stacked CMOS sensor. In addition, the camera benefits from a new image-processing engine. As a result, the Z 9 supports up to 8K video recording and various other video specifications.
In the press release, Nikon boldly claimed, “The Z 9 brings together Nikon’s groundbreaking technologies to deliver the best still and video performance in Nikon history, meeting the advanced needs of professionals across a wide range of genres. The Z 9 embodies ultimate usability as a tool offering users an unprecedented imaging experience, from capture to workflow, exceeding that of previous digital-SLR and mirrorless cameras.”
So, while we know very little about the camera, Nikon’s promising the Z 9 will be a camera for various professionals working in many fields.
2021 release date
Online searches show that camera dealers are still listing the camera for a 2021 release. Hopefully, this means it won’t be long before we can put those claims to the test.


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New York, NY -- June 6, 2019 -- MadHive, the leading advanced TV advertising solutions company powered by blockchain and cryptography, today announced that former Omnicom Media Group CEO Barry Cupples has joined the board of directors.
“Barry has been a strong partner and supporter for our efforts at MadHive for some time,” said Adam Helfgott, CEO at MadHive. “Our belief in bringing greater accountability and transparency to bear in programmatic for advertisers and agencies alike has been an agreed objective since we first met."
Barry Cupples brings more than 30 years of experience to MadHive. During his time at OMG, Cupples was instrumental in the success of Omnicom's award winning media brands OMD, PHD and M2M. Most recently Barry spent six years asin the Global Role of CEO of Investment Aat OMG. Prior to that, he oversaw 40 offices in 15 countries across Asia Pacific with more than 3,100 staff, 15 country heads, 2 regional CEOs for PHD and OMD, and 6 regional category champions. Earlier in his career, Barry was CEO across the strategically critical Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Region having set up and lived in several of the markets during the foundation of both OMD and PHD. Under his tenure OMG APAC brands were 5 times winners of agency of the year and in CEE OMG were awarded serial accolades by market.
“My goal has always been to innovate within the media industry on all fronts,” said Cupples. “And with the media industry currently suffering from issues of fraud, transparency, privacy, and a litany of other problems, MadHive is leveraging blockchain and cryptography to build a brighter future for the entire ecosystem. Where there is actual fire surrounding legitimate blockchain solutions in advertising, MadHive is almost always connected.”
MadHive also founded AdLedger -- a consortium of the biggest publishers, brands, agencies, and forward thinking-technology companies building rules and standards for how blockchains and cryptography should be applied to media and advertising. The non-profit is behind the most meaningful blockchain implementations to date, and recently launched a Blockchain Education Working Group with IPG Reprise Digital, Omnicom Media Group, IBM, GroupM, and Publicis Media. The group just released their first output; the Blockchain & Advertising Special Report [download here].
“AdLedger is providing a critical forum for collaboration between key industry players, while sharing knowledge and findings across the industry,” said Christiana Cacciapuoti, Executive Director at AdLedger. “Barry Cupples is an integral part of our consortium, and will be influential in the future direction.”
The AdLedger consortium consists of advertisers, agencies, publishers and technology providers such as Publicis, Omnicom, IPG Reprise Digital, GroupM, The Hershey Company, Coindesk, Meredith, TEGNA, Beachfront Media, IBM and more than 50 other influential companies in the advertising industry.
MadHive is an end-to-end advanced advertising solution for digital video that leverages cryptography, blockchain, and AI to optimize business outcomes and deliver evidence-based accountability. MadHive’s next-generation advertising suite provides precision targeting, audience verification, as well as the first OTT-first device graph and cross-device attribution, while addressing the biggest threats to the advertising industry -- the issues of trust, transparency, fraud and brand safety.
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Currently electric and hybrid vehicles make up about 2% of the auto market in the United States. Vehicle registration prices are always increasing. Gas prices are not decreasing. Hawaii is a challenging place to live financially and additional living expenses are always relevant.
One of the greatest advantages of living in Hawaii is the continued access to sunlight. Sunlight can be harnessed as solar power. Solar power is more prevalent in Hawai than most states. It’s reasonable for Hawaii residents to have the highest rates of electric car ownership.
The Difficulties with Technological Advances in Electric Cars
Because of the prominence of electric cars, a new problem has arisen over the last decade. From county to federal, the government is trying to find a way to create a fair equilibrium between electric and non-electric cars. The conversation has two sides. One side postulates the need for renewable energy. The other side says, we all use roads and all should pay for them. To highlight the above discussion, Maui based moped owners are also required to pay registration fees as of this year.
New Fees in the Different States
As of the first day of 2020, in Hawaii, the charge is $50. In Kansas, $100. In Alabama and Ohio, $200.
Federal Perspective on the Issue
“I think states are still trying to determine what is a fair or equitable fee on these electric vehicle owners,” said Kristy Hartman, energy program director at the National Conference of State Legislatures.
“It’s kind of a blanket penalty for anyone who chooses to go electric,” said Neda Deylami, a Tesla owner who founded Chicago for EVs, a group that advocates for electric vehicles.
The fee is designed to bring “more than just a fairness relative to maintenance and construction of infrastructure,” said Alabama state Rep. Bill Poole, a Republican, who sponsored the legislation. “I think it went further in terms of planning for the future.”
Other states with new or higher electric vehicle fees taking effect in 2020 include Iowa, Oregon, and Utah. California, which accounts for nearly half of all-electric vehicle sales in the U.S., is to collect a $100 fee on new “zero-emission” vehicles starting July 1.
Why Is This Relevant?
This is the issue is so amorphous. Choices will be made from a perspective of values. Our last post was about Tesla’s Cybertruck. If you are considering purchasing an electric vehicle, make sure to check what current incentives and fees will affect your purchase. Perhaps a combustion engine may be the best financial choice. Perhaps not. Let us know what you think! Aloha.


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Each year, Amazon comes out with its highly anticipated "Toys We Love" list, and the 2022 lineup has just been revealed. After 365 days of research, testing, and endless debate, the online retailer's toys team has finally narrowed it down to 2022's must-have holiday gifts for all the toy lovers in your life.
Anne Carrihill, Amazon's director of toys and games, lists learning toys, arts and crafts projects, action characters, and products from small businesses as some of 2022's hot ticket items.
Video of the Day
The entire list includes a mix of over 200 epic new releases and longtime favorites. Prices start at under $10, with over 100 picks under $50. Keep scrolling for a few of our personal faves that we may just need to buy for ourselves.


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Xiaomi has released another firmware update for the hit Mi Band 7 fitness bracelet – it is numbered 184.108.40.206. The update fixes a number of previously detected errors, and also expands the functionality of the device somewhat.
So, fresh firmware brings the world time function to the device. Also, for some training modes, the function of interval training has been added. It should be noted that the firmware has only been released in China so far.
Recall that Mi Band 7 is equipped with a large AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 1.62 inches, supports 120 training modes, is equipped with heart rate and SpO2 sensors and lasts up to 14 days on a single charge.


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A favored supplier of DTC darlings like Stitch Fix and Everlane, Lever Style this week announced that it acquired technical outerwear maker Liwaco Overseas Marketing Limited. The company is known for making men’s and women’s high-performance gear for brands like Mammut, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Helly Hansen and Black Diamond.
The development represents Lever Style’s first step into the world of technical apparel, as the company is hoping to leverage Liwaco’s fashion and performance expertise to support its athleisure clients. While the category has become a consumer mainstay over the course of the past decade, the pandemic continues to drive up sales on leggings and casual, work-from-home staples. Lever Style executive chairman Stanley Szeto told Sourcing Journal he expects the news to be well received by clients interested in delivering fashionable wares with “technical attributes.”
“Imagine Burberry making a trench coat that looks fashionable, yet is seam-sealed using Goretex fabric for complete water-proofing,” he added.
Earlier this month, Szeto highlighted the uptick in interest in casual fashion styles throughout the Covid crisis. He said he was closely monitoring consumer sentiment to gauge if the trend toward athleisure would endure even after consumers grow more comfortable returning to work and taking part in social outings.
Szeto described the Liwaco deal as a “beachhead” offering further expansion into the desirable sportswear market. “Sportswear and athleisure are the only apparel categories that have shown strong growth over the past 15 years, and we expect that to continue as workplaces get increasingly casual,” he told Sourcing Journal Friday. “Even though we make suits, I myself have not worn a suit in years. An unconstructed blazer paired with jeans is probably as formal as I look nowadays. Even when I attended a funeral and had to look formal, I was just wearing a black blazer with stretchy black golf pants.” It should come as little surprise, he added, that “our tailoring business has absolutely plummeted.”
The acquisition will ensure Lever Style is prepared to support whatever future growth the market for athleisure delivers. “With both fashion and technical apparel expertise, the company is well-placed to support its customers in the growing athleisure segment—at the intersection of sportswear and fashion,” the company said of Liwaco’s core competency.
Since its IPO last November, Lever Style has made good on its promise to augment its capabilities through acquisitions of suppliers with varied expertise. In late July, the garment maker acquired Vista Apparels, a Dongguan, China-based manufacturer that specializes in knitwear, like sweaters, and counts James Perse, Ministry of Supply and Paul Smith among its clients.
“We will enhance Liwaco’s operations for efficiency, speed and flexibility and integrate them into Lever Style,” Szeto said of the latest acquisition. “The ability to offer our expanded customer base technical outwear in addition to our existing wide product range provides cross-selling opportunities as well as economies of scale.”
Lever Style has agreed to purchase certain assets from Liwaco for around $4.4 million, and will take on the company’s employees.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to lay waste to economies around the world, businesses with well-padded bottom lines are pouncing on opportunities to augment their assets. While the retail sector is expected to witness considerable M&A activity in the pandemic’s aftermath, sourcing could see similar synergistic deals, too.


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SEAT is the mend and some senior officials are apparently dreaming of a roadster.
SEAT is the mend and some senior officials are apparently pushing for a roadster.
In an interview with Top Gear, Bentley Chief Designer Luc Donckerwolke said "We all believe this car [a two-seat roadster] will bring the image that SEAT needs, and it would be a fitting car [for the brand]." Donckerwolke acknowledged the company would have to build a business case for the model but said the company's designers are "all thinking about it."
Walter de Silva also expressed his support for a roadster as he told the publication "The question about a SEAT Spider in our Group is always open." He went on to say the model wouldn't face too much competition as the only competitor would be the Mazda MX-5.


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House OKs Internet sales taxes bill
LITTLE ROCK — A bill to require out-of-state sellers like Amazon to notify customers in Arkansas that they owe state sales taxes on their purchases cleared the House on Tuesday with three votes to spare.
In a 54-26 vote, the House approved House Bill 1388 by Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville.
The vote came a day after the Senate voted 23-9 to approve a bill to require large out-of-state sellers to collect state sales taxes on Arkansas customers’ purchases. The House bill goes next to the Senate and the Senate bill goes to the House.
Under Douglas’ bill, a seller that is based out of state and has no physical presence in Arkansas would not have to collect sales taxes in Arkansas, but the seller would be required to notify every Arkansas customer at the time of a purchase that under existing Arkansas law, the customer is required to file a tax return and pay sales taxes on purchases from the seller.
Failing to provide the notification at the time of a purchase could be punished with a fine of $5 for each failure to provide notice.
Also, by Jan. 31 of each year, the seller would have to provide each Arkansas customer with notice of the total amount the customer spent on purchases from the seller in the previous calendar year or face a fine of $10 for each failure to provide notice.
The seller also would have to provide to the state Department of Finance of Administration an annual report of sales to each Arkansas customer, listing the customer’s name, the amount spent and the delivery address or addresses. Failing to comply could be punished with a fine of $10 for each customer whose information is not reported.
Douglas told House members that Arkansas law has required residents to pay sales and use taxes on purchases made in the state since the 1940s and said his bill would not create a new tax
He said a person in Arkansas who buys an item in a store in the state or online from a company with a presence in the state pays an Arkansas sales tax, but a person who buys the same item from Amazon, which does not have a physical presence in the state, is not charged a sales tax at the point of sale.
“Is that fair? Is that equitable?” he said.
Rep. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, said the constituents who have contacted him about the bill do not support it.
“Nobody’s asked for the bill,” he said.
Speaking in support of the bill, Rep. Fred Allen, D-Little Rock, said it should not be seen as raising Arkansans’ taxes.
“This is not a tax increase. Any time you buy something in the state of Arkansas, you pay taxes on it,” he said.
Rep. Bob Ballinger, R-Hindsville, said that although a sales tax on Internet purchases is on the books, Arkansans largely are not paying it now, so it would feel like a tax increase.
“When you put this on their back, they are going to feel it,” he said, adding that the bill would provide the state with evidence of Arkansans’ non-payment of taxes, effectively turning them into criminals.
Douglas said his bill would help Arkansas businesses.
“Main Street in Arkansas is bleeding, and they are bleeding because they are at a disadvantage to the online retailers who have chosen to do business in this state,” he said.
On Monday, the Senate approved Senate Bill 140 by Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, which would require an out-of-state seller that sells more than $100,000 worth of products or makes at least 200 transactions in Arkansas in a calendar year to begin collecting sales taxes in the state. The measure also would allow the state to take a seller to court to recover sales tax revenue.
Files has said that collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases could generate tens of millions of dollars a year for the state. He has said that if his bill does not become law, by the end of the year Arkansas will be one of six states in the nation where Amazon does not collect sales taxes.


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It seems that just as quickly as tastes change in food fads, so too do we see changes -- often total turnarounds -- in what health experts say is good and not good for us to eat. The latest turnaround was documented in The Wall Street Journal a few days ago, under the headline "America Renews Its Love Affair with Butter."
We've gone from a nation virtually swearing off butter a few decades ago (Paula Deen notwithstanding) to now loving it to the point that every American is expected to consume 5.6 pounds of butter this year. That's 22.5 sticks of butter a year for each of us.
I remember when the health experts told us to avoid too much butter, and margarine became a popular -- a big-selling -- substitute. We learned, through ads by the likes of Blue Bonnet and, later, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter that saturated fats are not good for us; they clog arteries and can lead to heart attacks. Vegetable oil-based spreads were promoted as healthy alternatives, with their polyunsaturates. I'm not sure I ever understood the chemistry of it, but the ads told us they were better for us than the saturated fats.
Now we've learned that the butter substitutes actually have something called transfats, which turn out to be just as unhealthy for us as the stuff we've been trying to avoid in real butter. That news, coupled with the popularity of cooking shows on TV, where butter is often the ingredient of choice, has brought real butter sales up to a level that hasn't been seen since the late 1940s, when the health concerns first began to surface.
The margarine makers are trying to hold onto market share by using words like "simple" to try to make consumers think their products are chemical- or fat-free and, thus, healthy.
Think of some other food trends that seem to flip back and forth. Coffee is bad for you -- causes cancer, etc. Oh wait, no it doesn't. Health experts now say it can promote memory retention as we age and it may also help with heart health.
Sugar is bad, so let's use sugar substitutes. Oops, does aspartame used in diet sodas cause cancer? And isn't saccarine (for many years, the main ingredient in Sweet & Low) a carcinagen?
And whatever hapenned to the anti-oxidants craze? For a while, it did wonders for sales of red grapes and blueberries.
Well, at least most of us no longer use lard and Crisco for cooking, and we try to limit red meat, some seafoods (mercury) and calves liver (who knows what?). Until the next report comes out, telling us what else will kill us.


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Intel stays atop with Optane SSD DC P4800X series
Intel has made waves in the server SSD market with the reveal of its Optane SSD DC P4800X Series this March. Based the company’s in-house 3D XPoint memory, the DC P4800X Series is scheduled for shipments in the second half of 2017.
“3D XPoint greatly outperforms NAND Flash and will help Intel reinforce its leading position in the high-end segment of the SSD market that has become increasingly competitive,” said Alan Chen, senior research manager of DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. “In the future, the product roadmap of 3D XPoint could include client-grade SSDs and storage-class memory (SCM) devices. Intel naturally wants to expand the adoption of this technology in other areas as to create flexibility in pricing and consumption of in-house production capacity.” DRAMeXchange’s data show that Intel was the top brand in the global server SSD market for 2016 with more than 30 percent of the market share. Rival Samsung closely followed Intel with a roughly similar market share. So far, Intel’s leadership in the server SSD market comes from leveraging the company’s dominance in the CPU market. However, Samsung and later entrants to this field are gaining experience and have adopted aggressive pricing to erode Intel’s market shares for mid-range and low-end server SSDs. Chen added: “Intel lags behind Samsung and Toshiba in the production capacity for NAND Flash. Putting forward a new premium SSD line that uses a proprietary memory technology is a way for Intel to maintain high profit margin for its server business with limited NAND Flash capacity. Furthermore, the introduction of 3D XPoint will help Intel reduce the risk of being overly reliant on the high-end server SSD market. Intel later on will likely use 3D XPoint for client-grade SSDs and SCM devices. By introducing this memory technology to other application markets, Intel can have more flexibility in terms of pricing and capacity consumption.” Comparatively speaking, the price per gigabyte (USD/GB) of a 375GB SSD from the DC P4800X Series is about four times as much as that of a NAND Flash-based SSD with similar specifications and PCIe interface. Whether 3D XPoint can penetrate into the mid-range and low-end product segments will be determined mainly by pricing. This new type of memory chips have to become more attractive cost-wise for OEMs in the client-grade SSD and SCM device markets. From the design perspective, SSDs from the DC P4800X Series use 128Gb 3D XPoint chips that are stacked together. The interface is PCIe and the controller chip is developed in house. In terms of capacity options, Intel will first release 375GB products and then roll out 750GB and 1.5TB models. According to the listed specifications, SSDs of this series is capable of reaching 2,400MB/s for sequential reading, 2,200MB/s for sequential writing and over 500,000 in IOPS. Furthermore, they have a typical latency of less than 10 microseconds and score 30 on the major endurance indicator DWPD (drive writes per day). “The DC 4800X Series is presented as a SSD solution that will fully take advantage of PCIe G3x4 while having a high level of endurance,” said Chen. Based on the official recommended price, a 375GB SSD of the DC P4800X Series is set at around USD4/GB. Meanwhile, a NAND Flash-based SSD with similar specifications and PCIe interface can cost as low as USD1/GB. This four-fold difference means that the DC P4800X Series is probably targeting the high-end segment of the server SSD market during the initial release period. Intel’s new 3D XPoint-based SSDs can expand the capacity of server DRAM via the company’s proprietary virtualization software known as Intel Memory Drive Technology, which is a separate product and costs extra. The bundle price for the 375GB SSD of the DC P4800X Series and the virtualization software together comes to around USD5/GB. Considering the average sales price of server DRAM DIMMs (currently at about USD7/GB), the bundle price is actually competitive in this respect. “Intel’s new SSD line is between server DRAM DIMMs and NAND Flash server SSDs in terms of efficiency and pricing,” noted Chen. “3D XPoint-based SSDs lack the performance capability to fully substitute server DRAM DIMMs. However, products from the DC P4800X Series can take on the role of SCM devices and work with server DRAM DIMMs to improve the operation of the entire server system.” Moreover, SSDs using 3D XPoint have several advantages over NAND Flash-based counterparts. The random reading and random writing speeds of the former are faster and more consistent. DC P4800X products also vastly outperform conventional NAND Flash-based SSDs on the latency and endurance indicators. Disregarding the price difference, 3D XPoint-based SSDs are superior to NAND Flash-based SSDs in every aspect. ----- More can be found at Trendforce.
Valoe is on schedule with both production and expected deliveries Valoe says it will start manufacturing IBC test modules in Juva, Finland in June and cell deliveries from Lithuania to customers is scheduled to start according to plan.
AMTE Power and Britishvolt sign MoU for GigaFactory AMTE Power and Britishvolt plans to investigate collaborating to build the UK’s first full cycle battery cell GigaPlant, servicing the automotive and energy storage markets.
ALLPCB’s new SMT factory has launched production On May 10 2020, ALLPCB’s new – self-operated – SMT factory in Guangde, Anhui Province, China was officially put into production.
Schweizer starts production at its new location in China Following a construction period of one and a half years, production has now started at the company’s new high-tech printed circuit board plant in Jiangsu, China.
Jenoptik supplies generators to a US customer Through its Vincorion investment, Jenoptik received a long-term order for generators that an unnamed US customer is integrating into military vehicles.
Rolls-Royce takes heavy hit from COVID-19 – reduces workforce by 9000 The impact of COVID-19 on Rolls-Royce and the whole of the aviation industry is unprecedented. RR has already taken action to strengthen the financial resilience of its business and to reduce cash expenditure in 2020. However, this will not be enough.
Data Link Solutions to provide MIDS cabinet terminals to US Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded a USD 3.2 million production contract to Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace, for new Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) cabinet terminals.
Incap restarts production in India In a move to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of India instructed all state governments to introduce a lockdown in March. As a consequence, Incap had to close its factory in Karnataka, India on 23 March.
NAND Flash Revenue Undergoes 8.3% QoQ Growth in 1Q20 NAND Flash bit shipment in 1Q20 was relatively on par with 4Q19, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce. The overall ASP of NAND Flash products also climbed during the period. As a result, the global NAND Flash revenue for the quarter went up by 8.3% QoQ to USD 13.6 billion.
Gorenje reduces the number of layoffs At the end of April, due to a sharp drop in orders and revenues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hisense Europe Group launched a redundancy program in four companies in Slovenia.
NA semiconductor equipment industry posts April 2020 billings North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted USD 2.26 billion in billings worldwide in April 2020 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI.
AWS Electronics to wear the Incap name Following the acquisition of AWS Electronics Group by Incap Corporation in January 2020, the company's units in the UK and Slovakia will now be trading as Incap Electronics UK Ltd. and Incap Electronics Slovakia s.r.o.
PCB manufacturer SQP invests in new plasma treatment system As part of the continuous upgrade of the PCB manufacturing processes the Slovakian PCB manufacturer SQP International has invested in a new plasma treatment system.
Nordson delivers solid quarter considering COVID-19's impact on global end markets Nordson Corporation reported second quarter sales of USD 529 million, a 4% decrease compared to the prior year’s second quarter sales of USD 551 million.
Cicor expands its clean room set up in Bronschhofen Swiss EMS provider Cicor Group is currently expanding its site in Bronschhofen with a 60 square metre ISO Class 6 clean room.
Senate Dems to Trump: Release details of TSMC plant deal Democratic lawmakers are pressuring the Trump administration to respond to serious questions about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd’s (TSMC) plans to build a USD 12 billion plant in Arizona, which the company announced last week.
SOS LAB completes series A+, inks MOU with ON Semi LiDAR sensor maker SOS LAB has secured series A+ investment funding of USD 8 million as of April.
Expanded US rules sanctioning Huawei to have little impact on memory industry TrendForce believes that the latest updates to the sanctions will have a relatively low impact, in the short term, on Huawei’s shipment of smartphones, notebook computers, and servers – products for which Huawei is relatively well stocked on components.
PCB Connect expands with new office Due to the PCB suppliers’ successful growth in Denmark, the company has now decided to invest further in the Danish Market.
Panasonic, Tesla discuss beefing up Nevada battery plant Panasonic Corporation this week said strong demand for battery cells from its U.S. partner, Tesla, has led to negotiations on the expansion of their joint plant in Storey County, Nevada.
Flex taps new leadership for automotive business Flex has named Mike Thoeny, president, Automotive Business Group, effective June 1, 2020.
Current pandemic slows down business development in German component distribution German distribution of electronic components (according to FBDi e.V.) continues to decline in the first quarter of 2020. The order situation improves slightly, at a low level. The FBDi calls for future-oriented course-setting and investments in infrastructure.Load more news


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Nedbank has launched a “lite” version of its smartphone banking application. Called Money App Lite, it’s a streamlined version for Android devices.
The bank said it developed the app, which has a smaller footprint and uses less data, to cater for those with limited data plans or on-device memory. The app is a 1.8MB download.
In a statement, Stelios Vakis, digital executive for Nedbank Retail and Business Banking, said Money App Lite is less data intensive as it is smaller to download and it doesn’t need to be updated as often. Also, a smaller installation means it uses less space on mobile phones.
The app can also be downloaded directly from the Nedbank website by clients that don’t have access to the Google Play store. It uses “very little” battery, too.
“It has many of the essential features of the full app but is simple enough to work well on all types of smartphones,” the bank said.
It includes the same security features found in the more powerful version, including secondary authentication during registration, Sim-swap protection and fraud reporting. — (c) 2019 NewsCentral Media


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Amazon.com Inc. confirmed plans to lay off workers in its devices and services business Wednesday, becoming the latest large technology company to eliminate jobs amid a shaky economic climate.
Dave Limp, senior vice president for the e-commerce giant’s devices and services business, announced in a Wednesday post to its corporate site that Amazon
would “consolidate some teams and programs,” meaning that “some roles will no longer be required.” He didn’t specify in the post how many roles would be affected.
“We notified impacted employees yesterday, and will continue to work closely with each individual to provide support, including assisting in finding new roles,” Limp said. “In cases where employees cannot find a new role within the company, we will support the transition with a package that includes a separation payment, transitional benefits, and external job placement support.”
The cuts follow a “deep set of reviews” into the company’s priorities, according to the post. The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon could ultimately cut 10,000 jobs. Amazon reported employing 1.54 million employees in its most recent quarterly earnings report last month.
See also: Venture capital investors see an ‘R’ word coming for tech — and it isn’t just recession
Amazon’s move to eliminate jobs is the latest sign that Big Tech isn’t immune to the economic storm threatening the broader economy. The company’s powerhouse cloud-computing business showed disappointing growth in the latest quarter, and Amazon executives delivered an underwhelming overall forecast for the holiday quarter alongside that report.
Amazon was valued as high as $1.88 trillion in July 2021, but its market capitalization has declined below $1 trillion.
The retail giant joins a host of other technology companies that have announced layoffs in recent months. The most notable example other than Amazon has been Meta Platforms Inc.
the Facebook parent company that opted to lay off more than 11,000 employees, or about 13% of its workforce, earlier in November. Like Amazon, Meta has seen a precipitous decline in its valuation, which stood at roughly $300 billion recently, down from a peak of over $1 trillion last September.
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a blog post detailing his layoff plans that he was too upbeat about the ways that e-commerce tailwinds would sustain after an initial pandemic-driven surge, and he noted that Meta ramped investments in way that doesn’t align with the current reality of e-commerce growth.
That was a refrain from other companies as well. Executives at Shopify Inc.
and privately held Stripe pointed to overly optimistic projections for online commerce as they announced their own layoff intentions.
Other companies that have moved to trim their staffing include Peloton Interactive Inc.
Robinhood Markets Inc.
and Lyft Inc.
Additionally, Twitter laid off about half of its staff after Tesla Inc.
Chief Executive Elon Musk took over the social-media company.
For more: As layoffs hit big tech companies, lots of stock options are on the table. Here’s what one adviser tells her clients.


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Benetti boasts a double success at the “Design and Innovation Awards”, a prestigious competition organized by the magazine Boat International: 107.6-meter Luminosity and 107-meter Lana each win an award, recognizing the leading role these Giga yachts play on the international stage.
A peculiar year for everyone. For us, though, it marks the first decade of our presence and action in publishing.
Baglietto announces the sale of hull no.10243, too.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Greece, ERMA FIRST is a global leader in Ballast Water Technology Solutions.
A leading tourist destination, Greece is renowned for its stunning mountain landscapes, its natural wonders, its infinite coastline and its large and small islands, famous around the world for their unequalled beauty.
Another signiﬁcant recognition for Istion Yachting, this time concerning the prestigious Tourism Awards 2021.
Another success has been added to the long list of integrated bridges for mega and superyachts that TEAM Italia has produced in 20 years of activity.
Supreme Yachting Services is a newly launched full-services yachting company based in Athens.
Less than two months after the launch of this new line, Columbus Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, announces the sale to a European Client of the first 43-meter Atlantique unit that will be delivered in 2023.
The first unit of the Mangusta 104 REV, the innovative model representing the new era of Mangusta Maxi Open yachts, was launched this morning.
As part of its broader decarbonization program, RINA hosted the first Hellenic Decarbonization Committee (HDC) on May 6th, 2021.
With octoport, a new player is entering the superyacht market.
Ocean Independence is delighted to announce their appointment as Central Agents for the sale of PROJECT PHOENIX.
When the Palma International Boat Show takes place from 3 to 6 June YYachts will also be part of one of the first boat shows in many months.
Wooden Boats is no stranger to challenges.
Founded by Laura and Francesco Ceccarelli, Tuxedo Yachting House launches its first boat: the Tuxedo 13.88, a walk-around by Italian designer Luca Dini.
During Easter time in Greece, travelers are likely to hear typical phrases used in greetings.


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The 'We Found Love' singer has recruited a team of a-list stars to help out each week on her Styled to Rock reality show.
Rihanna's upcoming new fashion show will feature celebrity appearances from the likes of Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry.
The 'Only Girl (In The World)' star has also recruited the likes of The Scissor Sisters, Pixie Lott, Little Mix and Little Boots to help out each week on the show.
The Bajan star has also enlisted the help of Scottish star Calvin Harris to provide the theme tune to the show which will be aired on Sky Living from 14th August.
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts, designer Henry Holland and stylist Lysa Cooper are all mentors on the show, which will run for ten weeks in view to find the next big thing in the world of fashion.
It is also reported that the winner of the show will help design an outfit which Rihanna will wear at an upcoming huge London show.


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The long-term future of the BI-LO Supermarket location in Batesburg-Leesville is in doubt as it is not on a list of 62 stores that Southeastern Grocers Inc. is selling to Food Lion.
BI-LO’s parent company, based in Jacksonville, Fla., announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to divest itself of 46 BI-LO stores and 16 Harveys Supermarkets. These assets will be sold to Ahold Delhaize USA, which owns the Food Lion chain.
Food Lion, headquartered in Salisbury, N.C., operates more than 1,000 supermarkets in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.
“The successful execution of our long-term transformation strategy may at times require difficult decisions,” said Anthony Hucker, President and CEO of Southeastern Grocers Inc., in a corporate release. “Today’s transactions are a critical strategic move and an important next step for our continued growth and broader evolution as a business. These actions will facilitate greater investment in our remaining footprint so we can continue to provide an exceptional shopping experience our customers can always count on.”
According to the announcement, Southeastern Grocers Inc. is planning to concentrate on its Winn Dixie and Fresco y Mas brands, while retaining a select group of Harveys stores. Selling off its BI-LO brand is “part of its business transformation strategy to strengthen its overall performance in an increasingly competitive sector,” the company release stated.
The sale of 46 BI-LO locations to Food Lion includes the Travis Avenue store in Saluda and two locations in Columbia (Devine Street and St. Andrews Road), according to a list published Tuesday by Food Lion.
“These stores will not begin their staggered transition from the BI-LO and Harveys Supermarket banners to Food Lion until early 2021,” the release from Southeastern Grocers stated. “The transaction with Food Lion is anticipated to be complete by April 2021, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.”
The BI-LO store on Highway 378 in Lexington, its two locations in Aiken and one in North Augusta also are not on the list of acquisitions announced by Food Lion. Southeastern Grocers has not responded to a request from The Twin-City News for information on the specific future plans for the Batesburg-Leesville BI-LO storefront.
The company’s original announcement did say that Southeastern Grocers “is actively exploring strategic options for the remaining BI-LO stores, including other potential transactions.”
Though Batesburg-Leesville is not among the towns Food Lion has chosen to serve during this acquisition, in its announcement the company boasted of its expanding footprint in South Carolina and Georgia.
“We are so excited to add these new locations to our more than 630 stores across Georgia and the Carolinas,” Food Lion president Meg Ham said in its company statement. “We’ve been serving customers in these larger regions for almost 60 years. We’re thrilled to add these locations and serve even more towns and cities across these three states with fresh, quality products at affordable prices every day with the caring, friendly service customers expect from their local Food Lion.”
Currently, Food Lion operates three supermarkets in Lexington with other stores in Chapin, South Congaree, and West Columbia.


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In a not so surprising move, Karnataka’s transport department has banned Uber from resorting to surge pricing, an automatic rise in fares when demand for taxis overtakes the number of cabbies in the vicinity.
For all those looking for economical last-mile personal transportation, two-wheeler taxis by several start-ups like Ola, Uber, M-Taxi and Bikxie Pink are a ride straight from heaven. But the authorities don’t think so.
Ola and Uber stepped in with the Bike taxis in the Southern state. Ola, Uber, the smartphone app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides; has announced the pilot launch of its ne
French taxi drivers extended anti-Uber protests into a second day on Wednesday as news emerged that a Paris court had fined the alternative car ride service for skirting rules prohibiting its drivers from touting directly for
Payment system has been a big factor that made Uber Technologies change the way it handled transactions in the country, company founder Travis Kalanick said at a conference of start up businesses on Saturday.
Transportation technology company TransLoc announced on Monday a partnership with Uber, marking a significant advancement in the ride-hailing company's effort to ally itself with public transit agencies...
The allegation by the city government and an association representing radio cab operators was made before Justice Manmohan, who directed the government to file an affidavit on whether the app-based taxi services were overchar


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Facebook is at it again! This time, the are taking their platform play to mobile. Facebook recently relaunched their mobile experience as an HTML5 based rich functionality website.
Why this matters?
For the first time (ok not first, but its more dramatic), a major web player is transferring the deep functionality one expects from the desktop web to mobile. This means apps on Facebook will now work on mobile. (at least in theory) This means the way you navigate via mobile will begin to mimic the full browser. We are moving towards more unified experience.
Anything that is on the web helps the established web companies.and supports existing infrastructure. The Googles and Amazons of the world love when things stay on the web. Anything open, hurts Apple. Web native apps allow anyone to avoid Apples app store and tax (Apple gets 30% of all app store purchases) and draconian app store approval process.
A new user land grab
Mobile game developers are likely going to flock to the new platform. Any HTML5 game that jumps on board will likely have free, new eyeballs to check out their game. Facebook is using the same playbook it used on the web to grow its mobile experience – open platforms and free viral marketing.
Get ready folks, we’re in for another wild ride, not for a run to Facebook or Apple but for a run from the desktop web, to the mobile web.
Originally appeared http://laurent-courtines.com/the-next-run-on-the-web-is-about-to-begin from http://laurent-courtines.com


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Electric vehicle maker Tesla has been actively growing its business on a global level. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has recently received invites from political figures from several Indian states, pleading with him to build factories in their areas.
Regarding the possible ramifications for Tesla’s future and the Indian auto sector, this development has aroused a great deal of interest and speculation.
In this article,.rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states: political leaders invited Elon Musk to set up Tesla plants in their states,we will examine the factors that led states to extend invitations to Tesla for the development of a plant and examine what could happen for India’s future of electric automobiles.
Elon Musk was invited by politicians to build Tesla plants in their states
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, was presented with invitations from politicians from lots of American states begging him to allow them to build Tesla facilities in their areas.
This is not surprising given the major effect Tesla has left on the automotive sector and its role in promoting the development of electric vehicles.
rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states, recent campaigns by leaders from various Indian states have urged Elon Musk to construct Tesla factories in their areas.
This move might completely alter the financial environment by encouraging steady expansion and luring in much-needed foreign capital.
Even if capitalism might have its limitations, bold leaders like Elon Musk can assist efforts to overcome them. Musk tweeted that he was having trouble dealing with the administration. In response, Navjot Sidhu,
Why States Are Inviting Tesla to Build Plants?
States worldwide are actively competing to attract Tesla and secure the establishment of Tesla plants within their respective regions.
The rationale behind this competition is quite simple -rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states,Tesla is a revolutionary force in the automobile industry, completely transforming our perception of electric vehicles.
By investing in Tesla, states not only have the opportunity to stimulate their economies but also to generate new employment opportunities. With Tesla’s cars gaining immense popularity over the years, the demand for them has soared.
By establishing plants in various states, Tesla can effectively meet this surging demand while simultaneously reducing transportation costs.
Furthermore, states that extend invitations to Tesla for plant construction can reap the benefits of increased tax revenues and other economic advantages associated with large-scale manufacturing.
Moreover, the invitation of Tesla to build plants within their regions is a clear indication of states’ commitment to promoting clean energy and rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states sustainable development.
This aligns with , curtails carbon emissions and addresses climate change. Ultimately, it proves to be a mutually advantageous scenario for both Tesla and the states that eagerly welcome the opportunity to house Tesla plants.
What This Means for the Future of Tesla?
New invites from Indian politicians to establish Tesla factories in several states are making plainly visible that the company’s future is promising. These invitations highlight the potential for Tesla to reach new markets along with highlighting the rising demand in electric automobiles.
Tesla’s capacity for production and sales might significantly rise if rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states and chose to accept these proposals and construct operations in India. This would be advantageous for Tesla as well as help to advance the adoption of electric automobiles globally.
In addition, the demand for electric vehicles is projected to rise as more governments around the world establish ambitious goals for cutting carbon emissions.
Potential investments and government support of rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states
Tesla will heavily rely on potential funding and federal backing as it examines the potential of establishing plants in various states.
Tesla is more likely to be fascinated by states that provide assistance in the form of subsidies, tax deductions, and other financial aid. rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states Moreover, a business will be more interested in states with an economic boom and a skilled employment population.
It is crucial to recognise that while governmental assisting might help businesses like Tesla, it shouldn’t unduly charge the taxpayers. The government must make sure that any rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states incentives or subsidies provided are suitable and do not provide Tesla an unfair edge over other businesses in the same sector.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is being sought by a variety of states as India tries to establish itself as a leading centre for electric vehicles. Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra are establishing ourselves .rajkotupdates-news-political-leaders-invited-elon-musk-to-set-up-tesla-plants-in-their-states as the competition’s top contenders. Each state has specific advantages that make it an attractive choice for Tesla’s investment.
Rajasthan establishes itself as a leader in sustainable development owing to its amazing solar energy potential and supportive renewable energy regulations.
To support the expansion of electric vehicles, the state government has made public plans to erect charging stations along major roads and in urban areas.
Maharashtra is one of India’s most developed states; it is home to Rajkotupdates.news: political leaders invited Elon Musk to set up Tesla plants in their states Mumbai and has a booming car industry.
The state government has constantly pushed the use of electric vehicles by creating incentives for manufacturing electric cars and a charging infrastructure.
Because these three states are leading the competition, it remains unclear who will get Tesla’s investment in the end. But all of their efforts demonstrate India’s tireless commitment to being a world leader in environmentally conscious transportation.
Potential investments and government support
Recent incidents imply that Tesla could be thinking about making large investments and opening an office in India for the purpose to maintain a significant presence there.
Politicians have actively encouraged Elon Musk to establish Tesla plants in their states by offering advantages including free land and special tax breaks.
For the country, this opens up a number ofprospects Rajkotupdates.news: political leaders invited Elon Musk to set up Tesla plants in their states, including the creation of fresh positions and developments in technology.
The development of battery technology and charging infrastructure also got financing from the government. Increased government-sponsored research and development in electric vehicle technology may result from Tesla’s entry into the market.
By reducing pollution, providing jobs, and reducing depend on fossil fuels, these efforts have the potential to help India move towards a more environmentally friendly future. Political if
It represents a huge opportunity for Rajkot, India, and the world as a whole if Tesla decides to develop there. Using Rajkot’s industrial courage, trained employees, and open business environment, Tesla may successfully join the Indian market.
Tesla’s presence in Rajkot will significantly help India’s efforts to create a greener, cleaner, and more prosperous future by encouraging economic growth, creating jobs, advancing technology, and boosting the adoption of sustainable mobility.
What will the future prospects this scenario?
Tesla may boost initiatives to develop infrastructure and create electric vehicles. There would be greater employment opportunities, reduced air pollution, and less reliance on foreign energy as a result.
What are the results of Autonomous Vehicle Technology?
Given these potential results, it is simple to see how delivering Tesla’s technologies to India could be a big influence on what the future of sustainable development will appear like.


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Shares of retailers jumped Tuesday after the United States Trade Representative announced it was delaying proposed tariffs on clothing, footwear and a number of other items until Dec. 15.
Additional tariffs were expected to impact a range of consumer goods effective Sept. 1. President Donald Trump announced last month that he would ratchet up the trade war with China and impose 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods.
The S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was up more than 3%, putting it on pace for its best day of the year.
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Dubai: With petrol prices touching a new high this month, motorists in the UAE are beginning to get cost-conscious when they hit the road.
This month the price of a litre of Super 98 has gone up to Dh2.63, from Dh2.49 in May and Dh2.33 in April, while Special 95 comes for Dh2.51, up from Dh2.37 in May and Dh2.22 in April.
The price of E-plus 91 is Dh2.44, as against Dh2.30 in May and Dh2.14 in April, according to the Ministry of Energy.
“The prices are still low compared to most other parts of the world. But I am now paying nearly double what I used to when I came to Dubai in 2006. I can’t say I am feeling the pinch at the pumps, but yes, I most certainly have to factor the price rise,” said Karl who drives a mid-segment car.
“All these years, we were spoilt by the generous subsidy. But not anymore. I pay around Dh180 for a tank full of Super, which is a good 30-40 per cent higher than what I did even last year,” said P. Singh, the owner of a luxury saloon car.
Some say the rising fuel costs would change the way people buy cars in the UAE. “The UAE is all about driving dream cars on fantastic roads. It’s a place where motorists fulfill their aspirations, big or small. Traditionally, petrol has been so cheap here that no one ever gave a vehicle’s mileage any thought while buying a car. But now, mileage will be a key consideration for me when I change my car,” said Shivani Sharma, a PR professional who drives a RAV 4.
According to official figures, Dubai’s vehicle density of 540 per 1,000 people is one of the highest in the world. It is also common for families to have more than one car. Even they are beginning to take note of the rising petrol prices. “Each of us in our three-member family owns a car and we pride ourselves at being independent. But last week, I had some work in Jumeirah and didn’t take my car out. I rode with my daughter as she was going in the same direction. I wanted to save gas,” said a 54-year-old father who lives in International City.
Another resident from Sharjah said he can no longer save on Salik because the fuel cost he incurs by taking the longer route to evade the toll makes up for it.
“Add to this the traffic delays and fuel consumption is becoming a concern.”


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- Selfridges launches Christmas shop, 149 days before Christmas Day
- It is once again the first retailer to begin selling Christmas merchandise
- Selfridges said its tradition of launching Christmas early helps to boost annual sales
Selfridges has once again partaken in the tradition of being the first retailer to begin selling Christmas merchandise with the launch of its Christmas shop, 149 days before the big day.
The luxury department store said the theme of its new Christmas Shop is Future Fantasy, which aims to celebrate the enduring magic of Christmas by rethinking traditional, beloved festive stories and retelling them through a modern lens.
Even Santa has undergone a sleek makeover by becoming Future Fantasy Santa, and both and he and a “traditional” Santa will roam Selfridges during the Christmas season to delight children and grown-ups alike.
As in previous years, Selfridges will launch its Christmas Shop in two phases, with phase two set to launch on September 2, 2019 with the complete, full-scale product offer.
The first phase launched today with 100 more product lines than in 2018, bringing the total choice to well over 600 lines.
Selfridges said that when the full scale Christmas shop opens in September, the selection will increase to 3500 lines.
The department store said the ongoing success of the summer launch of its Christmas shop boosts year-on-year sales, driven by both domestic early Christmas shoppers and souvenir-hunting overseas customers keen on bringing back home mementos of a London Christmas.
“We’ve been opening the doors to our Christmas shop during the summer for many years and our customers consider Selfridges a real destination for fans of Christmas and festive decorations within and outside the UK,” Selfridges Christmas and home buyer Eleanor Gregory said.
“Some customers return to us year after year, excited at the prospect of discovering the new ranges and adding to their collections.
“We have so many customers visiting from all over the world, eager to snap up festive decorations and souvenirs on their London summer holidays which they can’t buy at home.”
She added: “Our summer Christmas shop launch simply addresses the growing demand for convenience Christmas shopping outside the traditional Christmas season from many of our customers – they include a large number of domestic customers who love to Christmas shop very early in the year to get it wrapped and taken off their to-do list.
“They also tell us that they like to be able to take their pick of the very best selection available, whilst the range we offer is at its most comprehensive.”


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AN APPEAL to build a children’s hospice has been given a £200 cash boost.
West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust was handed the cheque to mark the opening of a new Brighouse shop.
The One Stop convenience store on Granny Hall Lane donated the cash. Store manager Sam Romani said: “It was great to see the community celebrate the launch of their new One Stop convenience store.
“We’re delighted that the West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust could join us to celebrate the opening and that we were able to support such a wonderful cause.”


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North Hollywood residents have seen The Ross Dress for Less sign and “now hiring” banner go up in recent weeks on the storefront sandwiched between Sears and the recently opened Burlington store.
The company says doors are set to open in less than a month, on Oct. 12.
The store’s arrival will fill out the remaining space left in the Sears building on the northwest corner of the “Valley Plaza” lot on Victory and Laurel Canyon. Part of the building was vacated in recent years when Sears downsized from 140,000 square feet to 69,000 square feet.
The Sears lot is down the street from the conspicuously vacant storefronts in another section of the once expansive, mid-century era Valley Plaza shopping district. Those parcels, which include a Regency Theatres discount movie palace and the Wells Fargo skyscraper, are also being eyed by developers, but remains languishing for the moment as the NoHo West project rises up quickly for an anticipated opening of its retail spaces in the spring of 2020 (while the full project approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2016 includes more than 600 residential units, construction on them is part of a later phase).
Valley Plaza, and the Laurel Plaza center that is now becoming NoHo West, had fallen victim in the past couple decades to a series of setbacks that include ambitious redevelopment plans fizzling out, and most prominently, the 1994 Northridge earthquake that forced some businesses to close up shop temporarily, if not permanently.


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What you need to know
- Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that gives you access to over 200 games.
- Games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC in October were just revealed.
- Titles like F1 2018 and Stellaris are probably the highlights.
- You can purchase a subscription through Amazon.
A few days ago, Microsoft revealed a number of ID@Xbox and AAA games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October. However, the reveals mostly focused on Xbox One and Xbox Game Pass for PC subscribers felt left out. Luckily, the team revealed the titles joining that service this month. You can take a look at the games below.
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Retail trends for Western brands in China
It is well known that the dead live longer. In China, too, the brick and mortar retail was predicted to collapse. The speed with which consumers adapted to digital and mobile shopping offers and the resulting e-commerce growth rates of over 30 percent annually were both quite impressive. China has been the world’s largest online market since 2013.
A bet between Wang Jianlin, chairman of the real estate group Wanda, and Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, is revealing. When Ma boasted during a joint TV appearance in 2012 that e-commerce would almost replace traditional retail, Wang bet that the online trade would not succeed in exceeding the 50 percent mark of total retail sales within the next ten years. The loser ought to pay 100 Million Yuan. While market researchers at eMarketer expect China to replace the USA as the world’s largest consumer market in 2019 with consumer spending of 5.6 trillion US dollars, the share of online trading in physical goods was 18 percent according to the National Statistics Office in 2018.
Instead of an either-or, the future of retailing lies in integration. Analogous to developments in the West, where online merchants such as Amazon are advancing into stationary retail through takeovers and the opening of their own stores, the online world is also merging with stationary retail in China. Since 2016, the catchword has been Jack Ma’s coined term “New Retail”, which encompasses the integration of online, offline, technology, data analysis and logistics in a single value chain. The focus is always on the customer and his experience along all points of contact and on all devices. The integration concept has itself developed into a market for the digitalization of the retail trade.
Anyone who wants to experience the implementation of New Retail can do so in the Beijing flagship store of the European sporting goods retailer Intersport. The store is co-branded with Tmall, Alibaba’s online marketplace, and the latest technological trends have been integrated. Sensors at the entrance recognize the sex and age of the customer and give initial recommendations from the range of products. Linked mirrors detect a garment being tried on and provide product information. An AI assistant gives advice on complementary products. An interface to Intersports Online store is ensured via QR code. Once logged in, data is automatically shared between the personal account and the store. Should a product not be available in the desired size, it is ordered online and delivered within 24 hours. Through an augmented reality game, vouchers can be won and a cartoon created can be shared in social media. Intersport is planning to open further stores according to the same pattern. Evaluated customer data will help in the choice of location.
Focus on customer experience
The integration of retail and online trading requires the formulation of an Omnichannel strategy. This will be different depending on the retail segment. What they all have in common, however, is that the use of technologies will ensure that the customer experience is not interrupted by the switch from online to offline, but that they complement each other barrier-free.
The development is driven by the customers. Chinese consumers, for example, stated in the PwC Global Consumer Insight Survey 2018 that 67 percent expect retailers to be able to keep customer data and information up-to-date and personalize their shopping experience. This is usually done using the WeChat all-purpose weapon. The app allows brands and retailers to interact with their customers, answer questions, inform about promotions and events, provide geolocation services, sell products through a WeChat mini-program, or set up and manage loyalty programs.
Create unique selling points
The British House department store in Beijing, for example, makes use of these possibilities. More than 100 British fashion and lifestyle brands use the sales area to present their products and sell online through its WeChat mini-program. Those who want to enjoy a special experience of British culture can do so in the Harrods Tearoom. While the well-known British department store, in contrast to its French counterpart Galeries Lafayette, has decided against opening its own department store in China, it wants to use the tearoom in the British House to increase its customer relations in China, says Harrod’s managing director Michael Ward. The British House also organizes UK-related cultural events to appeal to lovers of British culture.
The Danish toy manufacturer Lego has decided to individualize the design of its stores when designing its latest flagship stores in Shanghai and Beijing. Oversized 3-D models of local sights made of Lego bricks provide unique selling points. So-called Mosaic Makers allow the use of face scanners to create instructions for the construction of individualized customer portraits from Lego bricks. Different photo motifs invite to share figures created at the game and construction tables on social media.
Finding the right strategy
The Chinese consumer market seduces with its size and growth rate, but Western companies usually find it difficult to understand the market and classify developments correctly. Chinese consumer groups are too heterogeneous and regionally different. High-priced rents, maintaining relationships with landlords of retail space and local competition pose major challenges. Companies should consider the following points in their retail strategy in China:
– The Chinese market devours high financial and management resources. Anyone who wants to work with China at a low cost has already lost before he starts.
– Depending on the willingness to invest and the desire to control, the right structure has to be chosen: Own stores (Zara, Aldi), joint venture (Galeries Lafayette), franchising (Adidas), licensing (Disney), trading partner (Pandora) or a mixed form (Lego).
– Create customer experiences. The merging of online and offline offers numerous possibilities to create unique barrier-free customer experiences that are in line with the brand image. Openness to new technologies is a must.
– Marketing mix. If you want to address consumers effectively, you need a localized (digital) marketing and communication strategy.
– The needs and habits of Chinese consumers are changing rapidly. The local staff should be listened to and the China strategy should be regularly adapted.
For companies, it is important to keep an eye on the integrative retail world and to identify growth opportunities. Local partners can make a decisive contribution to success based on their market knowledge and experience.
About the author
Mike Hofmann, MBA is the Managing Director of Melchers in Beijing, a retail partner and service provider focused on premium brands in China. He can be reached at [email protected]. More information on Melchers: www.melchers-china.com
This article was published in the German business magazine China Contact 07/08 2019 edition.


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Just after Sheila Katz’s partner died of a degenerative nervous procedure problem in April, she realized she had to get absent. But her partner had been her vacation associate, and without having him, she was hesitant to travel by itself. The pandemic’s at any time-shifting journey polices had been intimidating as nicely. So Ms. Katz, 45, did anything she’d by no means carried out ahead of: She joined a group tour.
“I desired to not be completely alone, but also to be in a position to do my individual matter when I needed,” she stated. So in July, she joined a team of 17 entirely vaccinated travelers heading to Belize with EF Go In advance Tours, producing pals as she snorkeled, visited Mayan ruins and took chocolate- and tortilla-generating courses.
Solo travelers like Ms. Katz are joining guided tours at unparalleled prices, say tour organizers, with some corporations reporting one bookings up 300 % over people from partners, people or clusters of buddies. The majority of these lone tourists have hardly ever taken a group excursion prior to. Following decades of planning their very own trips and touring solo or with a lover, the pandemic — with its months of isolation and its Byzantine vacation regulations for screening, masks and vaccination — has pushed them to improve their strategies.
Ms. Katz, a sociology professor at the College of Houston, experienced just endured the tenure-review method although also navigating her grief. She was exhausted, and experienced no fascination in parsing border restrictions or stressing out about opportunity publicity to the coronavirus. For her excursion to Belize, all people in the team had to be vaccinated, which lifted a proverbial fat from her shoulders.
“Had it not been a pandemic, I almost certainly would have just absent to lie on a Caribbean beach front for 7 times,” she mentioned.
‘Even solo tourists want to vacation with folks sometimes’
The National Tour Affiliation, a experienced corporation for tour operators, explained the team travel industry as a complete has nonetheless to recuperate from the pandemic’s blow to its organization. “Half of our tour operators really do not hope their business to outperform 2019 metrics till 2023,” mentioned Bob Rouse, N.T.A.’s vice president of interaction.
But even right before the pandemic, group journey was attaining a foothold among the two vital demographics: women and millennials. Travel firms catering exclusively to girls have greater by 230 % above the past six a long time, whilst a flurry of new journey start out-ups, including AvantStay and Trips by the Lifestyle Journey, have grown by marketing and advertising toward people born just after 1980.
Women’s fascination in group travel is maybe most noteworthy. Katalina Mayorga, the main govt of El Camino Vacation, which delivers small group excursions for women of all ages, states that profits for the fourth quarter of 2021 are 200 percent larger than the exact same interval in 2019, and 65 per cent of these scheduling are doing so as solo vacationers. Contiki’s clients skew 60 % feminine. Allison Scola, founder of Working experience Sicily, claims solo ladies on her tours now make up 66 % of friends, while at Indus Travels, 80 p.c of customers booking places on excursions for solo tourists are now gals. Ninety percent of Indus’s prospects this 12 months are reserving for the very first time.
“Even solo tourists want to vacation with individuals often, especially folks who they have one thing in typical with,” explained Amanda Black, the founder of The Solo Woman Traveler Network, wherever ladies can e book individual tickets for team excursions throughout the world. Ms. Black, 35, restarted her tours in May well following shutting down at the get started of the pandemic, and claimed bookings have been steadily climbing.
Right after months of isolation, it seems, lots of females pass up socializing.
“I stay on your own, so, it is been a good deal of by itself time,” said Jes Maxfield, 34, a client assistance supervisor in Boston who booked a vacation to Greece with FTLO Vacation in August. The group included 8 gals and one male, and the man broke his foot on the next day and experienced to fly residence. By the stop of the vacation, a sisterhood had emerged. “It was really good to meet up with so numerous similar, like-minded women, and to share a lovely area with them,” she reported.
The concept of basic safety in quantities also plays a component. “To hike via the woods by myself isn’t exactly the most secure detail to do,” said Emily Cardona, 36, a New Yorker who took out of doors group visits in excess of the previous 18 months with Outer There, a New York Metropolis-based tour company. The trips ended up a refuge, she mentioned, from the worry of her two careers as a senior care manager and psychological wellness therapist.
The millennial link
“It’s pretty much as if the challenges of touring during the pandemic have aided millennials get in excess of the concept that team excursions aren’t cool,” explained Tara Cappel, the founder and chief government of FTLO Vacation, where bookings for 2022 are up 225 per cent above 2019. FTLO caters to 20- and 30-somethings, and 1st-time buyers — numerous of them signing up for solo — now comprise 82 % of these bookings 75 per cent of travelers booking for 2022 are girls.
In many circumstances, the shift to millennial-targeted advertising is redefining the concept of what it implies to vacation on an structured tour in the very first spot.
“It was seriously intimate, and we form of just appeared like some buddies who ended up traveling,” explained Autumn Lewis, an attorney in Los Angeles who took her 1st-at any time team tour, a vacation to Greece run by Tripsha, in July. “It’s not like you are possessing an working experience the place you just comply with the man with the umbrella.”
The pandemic’s solo journey development is not limited to tour teams. Solo air bookings are up in general, with Orbitz reporting that one spherical-vacation tickets climbed 200 p.c over previous yr this past Labor Working day weekend. In several years past, it was challenging to parse no matter if all those tickets indicated single leisure travelers or those people traveling on your own on business enterprise, but with small business travel however sluggish, 2021 is an exception, claimed Mel Dohmen, senior model manager for Orbitz.
And though there is no definitive way to keep track of how a lot of of those people solo tourists join up with teams at their places, tour operators are reporting key advancement in their abroad locations.
At Devour Tours, which runs culinary strolling excursions throughout Europe, 22 per cent of bookings this summer months were for just 1 man or woman, which is far more than double what it was during the exact time period in 2019.
Overseas Experience Vacation (O.A.T.), which gives modest team tours for tourists age 50 and previously mentioned, has viewed an uptick of 7 % in the share of solo bookings since the starting of the pandemic. Eighty-5 per cent of their solo vacationers are females.
The new allure of arranged journey
“If there’s 1 detail the pandemic has proven us, it is that the price of tour operators has greater tenfold,” claimed Terry Dale, president and chief government of the United States Tour Operators Association.
Like journey agents, who are also taking pleasure in a resurgence in attractiveness, substantially of that price arrives when a traveler can delegate the pandemic mental load: Which vaccine card is legitimate? On which day do I want to get my P.C.R. take a look at?
But following months of isolation, the group tour’s strongest draw may be its most evident: It arrives with a constructed-in group.
“Women who have been booking tours with us have certainly been doing so for the reason that they want another person who can navigate the Covid limits. But there are a quantity of other motivations,” claimed Meg Jerrard, co-founder of Solo Female Vacationers, which operates modest team excursions for gals. Protection is a key issue, she mentioned, and “the stigma of getting by yourself is yet another vital motivator.”
Ms. Katz, the widow in Texas, had anticipated that for some foods on her tour, people would go off and do their individual point. She was erroneous.
“Our tour guides experienced to go out of their way since we all required to have all of our meals together,” she said. “I assume we ended up all just so thankful to not be in our residing rooms, staring at the wall.”
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The mega fashion and education event IFFTI, hosted by Pearl Academy of Fashion, in Jaipur concluded with PAF graduates showcasing their collection to the international delegates including acclaimed international experts in fields across fashion and design.
In tune with the theme of the Conference ‘Fashion Beyond Borders’, the fresh graduates from the three Pearl Academy of Fashion campuses presented design collections using the new range of fabric by Birla Cellulose, portraying the cultural diversity of India for contemporary urban consumers from across the globe. The preview of the collection was appreciated by the Chief Guest, acclaimed Italian designer- Ms. Angela Missoni.
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Austria's Wienerberger confirmed its full-year outlook as an early start of the construction period this year, price adjustments and efficiency gains helped it to swing back to a net profit in the first quarter, it said on Thursday. Net profit in the three months through March increased to 26.8 million euros (23.4 million pounds) after a loss of 19.6 million euros in last year's period, the brickmaker said. Wienerberger sees ongoing stable or slightly increasing demand for the business year as a whole and confirmed its 2019 target of adjusted earnings before interest, tax, amortisation and depreciation of 560 to 580 million euros after 470 million in 2018.
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