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Every four minutes, an Indian woman is diagnosed with breast cancer according to data from Breast Cancer India. In 2012, there were approximately 70,218 deaths from breast cancer in India, making it the highest anywhere in the world that year.
In a significant stride to tackle this menace, a Kerala scientist and her team have come up with come with a bra that detects breast cancer. A six-member team, headed by Dr A Seema of the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-Met) from Thrissur has developed a bra embedded with sensors which measures the skin temperature and creates thermal imaging to detect cancerous cells.
On a telephonic conversation with InUth, Dr Seema stressed that it was not a substitute to mammography, but the bra can work as an initial screening or test for breast cancer. One of the main reasons that prevents many women from going for mammography are the radiations emitted during the test. Affordability is another factor that hinders as a mammography may cost anywhere between Rs 1,500 to 8,000.
“This device would put a full stop to such worries as it does not emit radiations,” says Seema, adding, “This device is made of three units: the wearable unit, data acquisition system, and the software. All together it will cost around Rs 25,000 to 50,000. But once it has been made available to the hospital, tests will be very cheap, say around Rs 50”.
Explaining why they chose to design a cancer-detecting bra, she said, “Women are utmost concerned about their privacy. Therefore this device can be worn as an innerwear and they can wear any clothing above it.”
The device has been the result of hard work of four years. Starting their work in 2014, Dr Seema and her team tested the device on 117 patients at Malabar Cancer Centre, and 200 volunteers. The results were later verified with all standard tools like sonogram and mammogram, says Dr Seema. It has now been sent for commercialisation purposes. Once commercialised, the device will be available to the public at an affordable cost.
Lack of awareness is another impediment in this issue. “Not every clinic can afford a mammogram machine, and therefore many are not even aware of it.This portable device however can be carried by any ASHA worker to the community level, and thereby will increase awareness about breast cancer,” says Dr Seema.
Recognising her contributions, Seema was conferred with Nari Shakti Puraskar, the highest civilian honour for a woman. She received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind on March 8, International’s Women’s Day.
“The urge to do something positive for the society led us to develop this device. We are glad that the country is recognising our effort,” she says.
Seema’s team members include Dr M N Muralidharan, Ranjith KR, Arathi, Eva Ignatius, Haseena, Sreelakshmi, and Sunny.


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London close: Stocks firmly weaker after 'brutal' start to week Mon 24 January 2022 15:36
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed well below the waterline on Monday, after a survey showed that business growth in the UK slid to an 11-month low in January, while growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine also weighed on sentiment.
London midday: Stocks slide as UK business growth hits 11-month low Mon 24 January 2022 11:12
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Monday after a survey showed that business growth in the UK slid to an 11-month low in January, while growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine also weighed on sentiment.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors look to Fed Mon 24 January 2022 10:38
(Sharecast News) - Stock markets in Asia closed in a mixed state on Monday, as investors kept a hold on their wallets ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week.
Monday newspaper round-up: Gambling industry, rate hikes, Unilever Mon 24 January 2022 07:32
(Sharecast News) - Britain's biggest cities have lost almost a year's worth of sales during the coronavirus pandemic as lockdowns and a lack of office workers and tourists caused a collapse in consumer spending. As offices have started to reopen following
Sunday newspaper round-up: Unilever, Morrisons, Aston Martin Sun 23 January 2022 18:12
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Netflix may potentially lose 750,000 UK subscribers to Disney Mon 24 January 2022 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Streaming giant Netflix could lose as many as 750,000 UK subscribers as rival Disney takes back exclusive control of titles like Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, and Sons of Anarchy as part of an effort to bolster its own platform.
Kohl's shares rally on takeover interest Mon 24 January 2022 12:48
(Sharecast News) - Kohl's share price soared in early morning trading on Monday after a private equity firm was reported to be lining up a rival bid for the in-demand US department store chain.
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(Sharecast News) - Activist hedge fund Trian Partners is understood to have built up a stake in Unilever, it was reported on Monday, pushing shares in the under-pressure blue chip higher.
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(Sharecast News) - Clinical-stage biotechnology company Destiny Pharma announced the successful outcome of its cooperative research and development agreement with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Monday.
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(Sharecast News) - In-content advertising technology company Mirriad said in a trading update on Monday that total revenue for 2021 was expected to be about £2m.

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Produced in Turkey Samsung on signed entry-level smartphones 1.000 TL‘% discount was made. Due to taxes 3.000 TLThe prices of the models with the starting segment are up to 3. 1.300 TLIt fell until the ‘s. But the situation started production in Turkey and what Oppo case for Xiaomi?
Android phones will be cheaper!
Turkey’s smartphones domestic production initiatives It started to bear fruit. According to the news of Hanife Baş from Milliyet Newspaper, prices 2.500 TL to 3.000 TL varying entry-level Samsung models offered to consumers with a discount. When Xiaomi As of today, Turkey is considered to begin production testing at the factory, the future awaits us shape how a phone pricing?
Samsung’s domestic production move Mustafa Kemal Turnacı evaluated the reflections of this in our country as he started the attack:
“A01 series Samsung phones, previously 2.500 – 3.000 TL was at the level. who is currently produced in Turkey From 1,300 – 1,500 TL started to be sold. The domestic production move brought the entry level in mobile phones to the price band that should be. “
Production of telephone calls made in the case in Turkey Made in Turkey While it is learned that the phrase (Turkish Made) is included; these unique discounts middle and advanced segment devices whether to apply or not was a question mark. However, Mustafa Kemal Turnacı answered this question negatively. Samsung in our country only beginner phones It was reported that the upper segments do not include these discounts because it produces.


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Co-operative Bank of Kenya has enlisted 400,000 farmers on its online marketplace called Co-op Bank Soko.
The platform brings together agricultural sector players to help producers get better prices, among other objectives.
“We onboarded 400,000 farmers on the digital platform ‘Co-op Bank Soko’, an online marketplace that enables farmers to receive a higher price for their produce, buy better quality inputs and get access to Co-op Bank’s financial services,” the bank says.
The platform was formed in February 2021 in a partnership with MasterCard and Rabobank –a Dutch multinational banking and financial services provider.
“It brings together farmers across various value chains, input providers and buyers of produce.”
The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed lender has strong connections in the agricultural sector, which has many savings and credit co-operative societies catering to farmers producing tea, coffee and milk, among other commodities.
The bank says the platform is aimed at leveraging technology to promote the financial and economic inclusion of small-scale farmers while generating revenue for them.


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Trading on cryptocurrencies is fast becoming a popular way to make money. From being an academic concept with the creation of Bitcoin in 2009, it has grown by leaps and bounds. It, however, gained media attention in April 2013 after reaching a record $266 per Bitcoin. A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that was developed and managed using an advanced encryption technique called cryptography. In this article, we shall look at what the future holds as far as cryptocurrency is concerned.
Bitcoin – the Current Standard
Bitcoin is a decentralized currency utilizing peer-to-peer technology allowing functions such as currency issuance, processing and verifying transactions for collective implementation by the network. According to Robert Peter Janitzek, Bitcoin is free from manipulation or interference by the government. The disadvantage of this is that there will be no central authority that will make sure that everything runs smoothly or will back the value of Bitcoin.
This is one of the fundamental differences between Bitcoin and fiat currency, which has the backing and credit of its government. The issuance of fiat currencies are highly centralized according to the government’s monetary policy objectives.
Due to its highly decentralized nature, Bitcoins have also been a platform for doing various illegal activities such as money laundering, drug peddling, smuggling, and weapons procurement. Robert Janitzek reveals that cryptocurrency has been the focus of powerful regulatory and other government agencies such as Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), SEC, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Recently, DHS froze the account of Mt. Gox, the largest Bitcoin exchange.
Despite some issues, the Bitcoin continues to grow in terms of popularity and as a money making platform. A number of companies have released alternative cryptocurrencies, which includes the following:
• Litecoin – At the moment, Litecoin is considered as Bitcoin’s main rival. Founded in 2011, it is designed for processing smaller transactions faster. Litecoin can be mined through a normal desktop computer. It has a maximum limit for cryptocurrency trading at 84 million, four times that of Bitcoin’s. It also has a quicker processing time at 2.5 minutes.
• Ripple –Founded in 2012 by tech entrepreneur Chris Larsen, Ripple is both a currency and payment system. The currency component is XRP, which also has a mathematical foundation. The system of Ripple allows the transfer of funds in any currency to another Ripple user in a span of seconds.
• MintChip – What makes MintChip different from other cryptocurrencies is that it was created by a government institution, the Royal Canadian Mint. It is a smartcard that has electronic value and can securely transfer it from one chip to another. It is also backed by a physical currency, the Canadian dollar.


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Kia Motors America is recalling 10,212 2016- and 2017-model year Sorento vehicles and 2017-MY Sportage vehicles equipped with accessory trailer hitch wiring harnesses, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
Because of a malfunction of the tow hitch module, the trailer brake lights for these SUVs may constantly illuminate, NHTSA said. This condition may confuse other drivers and increase the risk of a crash.
The Sorento SUVs at issue were manufactured from Oct. 27, 2014 to Aug. 25, 2016. The Sportage vehicles were manufactured from Dec. 10, 2015 to Aug. 26, 2016. These vehicles fail to comply with all federal safety standards for vehicle lighting, according to NHTSA.
Kia dealers will replace the trailer tow hitch harness, free of charge, to fix the problem. The recall is expected to begin Jan. 18.
Vehicle owners can reach Kia customer service at (800) 333-4542. Kia’s number for this recall is SC142.


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Cyber War “Brightest Flashlight” is Malware, Spies on Mobile Banking, etc.
Take “Brightest Flashlight” & Everything Else Off Your Phone and Get it Reset to Factory Presets
Sometimes, the mainstream news makes good use of its airtime. This is such an instance. FOXNEWS’ Bret Baier kicks off his network’s “Cybersecurity Month,” in his talk with cybersecurity Expert, Gary Miliefsky, where we learn that one of the world’s most popular, free SmartPhone apps, “Brightest Flashlight,” which activates the LED on your phone’s built-in camera to work as a flashlight – is actually powerful malware.
It’s so popular that it’s been downloaded by half a billion people so far – and once installed, it’s in the background, spying on everything that you do, such as your mobile banking – even when you’re not running the app – making your data accessible to cybercriminals.
“Brightest Flashlight” recently settled a two-year case with the FTC, in which they had to disclose all of this, in their 25-page Terms of Service Agreement that everybody ignores. The most messed-up part of this story is that it’s kinda of old and that it’s been relegated to the tech media till now.
Miliefsky suggests that any Flashlight app in the range of 2-5 megabytes is probably Trojan Horse-laden malware and that you should look for a flashlight app that uses a lot less code and with terms of service that you would actually agree to.
Unfortunately, for the many who have already downloaded this malware onto their phones, such as myself, he advises us to take our phones to our service providers’ stores and remove all apps from our phones and to have them returned to their factory presets before downloading the apps we like to use – more carefully, this time.
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Tech Care for All (tc4a.com) is enhancing our healthcare environment with sustainable digital solutions in India and Africa, and we are honoured to have been named one of the '10 Most Promising Digital Health Solution Providers - 2022' by CIO Tech Outlook
Our main product, Medical Learning Hub, is an e-Learning platform and #CME marketplace that is democratising #healthcare training in Asia and Africa by establishing trustworthy relationships throughout the healthcare continuum.
With the emergence of digital health solutions today, the healthcare business has developed significantly. In addition, as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic igniting a wave of digital transformation throughout the healthcare sector, the Indian digital health industry is expanding and creating potential prospects. – CIO Tech Outlook.
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Healium, a Columbia, MO-based virtual and augmented reality biofeedback company, closed a $3.6m seed funding round.
Participating funds included Impact Venture Capital, Ambition Fund II, Captain Partners & Astronaut Holdings, Citrine Angels, Coact Capital, Gaingels, KCRise Fund, Mayo Clinic, Missouri Technology Corporation, QRM Capital, Stadia Ventures, Tidewater Capital, and Underdog Ventures.
The company is using the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Led by Sarah Hill, CEO, who developed the technology with Dr. Jeff Tarrant in 2016, Healium is advancing patented technology that connects bio-data from hardware-agnostic consumer wearables to modify and recommend 3D objects in the metaverse. Its products including Sleepium allow users to learn to self-regulate their anxiety by giving them the ability to see their EEG brain patterns or heart rate personified in real-time. Healium’s products and patented technologies bring biometric data from fitness trackers to life inside virtual, augmented, or mixed reality stories so the user can see and interact with their own EEG brain patterns, heart rate, skin conductance, blood pressure or other biomarkers. The products including Sleepium are used worldwide in schools, with frontline healthcare workers, elite athletes, and the US military to self-manage anxiety, burnout, and downshift the nervous system before sleep or stressful events.
Healium’s IOS and Android mobile apps are currently compatible with Apple Watch (iphone) and consumer grade EEG headbands with more fitness trackers coming soon.
The company also entered into a know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic, which will provide subject matter experts to assist in the development of immersive mental health and fitness capabilities utilizing virtual and augmented reality.


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Gold bars, luxury watches and rare coins will be auctioned off to recover public money stolen in a VAT fraud.
Anthony Bond, 66, from Great Missenden, Bucks, was jailed for seven and a half years in April 2019 for a ‘missing trader’ VAT fraud.
He lived a luxury lifestyle after stealing millions of pounds and some of his assets will now be sold to recover money for the public purse.
he auction follows a court order that requires Bond to pay back more than £1.8 million or face an extra eight years in jail.
Bond’s companies, which were based in Chesham, Bucks, dealt mainly in scrap silver and platinum but he used the business to steal VAT through a ‘missing trader’ fraud.
Bond used stolen money to fund a lifestyle that included regular overseas travel, a Spanish holiday home, high-value cars, and jewellery worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Seized items including gold bars, luxury watches and rare coins will now be auctioned to recover the stolen money.
Debbie Porter, Operational Lead, Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC, said: “Bond stole vast amounts of money to fund a lavish lifestyle he had neither earned nor deserved.
“Our work does not stop when a fraudster is jailed, which is something Bond has discovered with the loss of his luxury assets.
“We will continue to pursue criminals until they repay the money, they stole from honest taxpayers which should be used to fund vital public services.
“We urge anyone with information about tax fraud to report it to HMRC via the online form. Search ‘Report Fraud HMRC’ on GOV.UK.”
Bond claimed to have paid millions of pounds in VAT to suppliers over a six-year period.
He used missing traders – companies he knew would disappear and default on VAT payments – to evade paying £17 million.
If Bond does not pay back £1.839,317 by 18 April 2024, he will serve an extra eight years in prison and will still owe the money when he is eventually released.


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MKR duo plan restaurant expansion, cookbooks and more
MY KITCHEN Rules may be finished for another season but last year's winners, Dan and Steph Mulheron are keeping busy on the back of their success with plans to expand their popular Hervey Bay restaurant, write a cookbook or two - and their line of sausages is hitting supermarket shelves as well.
"We have plans of extending the place microbrewery style," Steph said.
"Basically it would be brewing like ciders and beers and stuff, we want to go down that track."
"We're also working on a sausage range to be introduced in Australian supermarkets."
"We've invested in logos and packaging and recipes and trialling them in 20-ton lots. As soon as they say yes, we're ready to go."
All such plans however are still in the works with upstairs extensions set for later in the year.
"We don't want to give too much away," said Steph.
If that wasn't enough, the celebrity chef couple are also busy preparing the first of two cookbooks which will hit the shelves in October.
"It's going to be called Eat at Home with Dan and Steph." Steph said.
"It's very home-style recipes that my mum used to cook that have been handed down, as well as things that Dan's mum and nan used to cook."
"We just want to bring all that back, everything from silversides to date loafs, all nice traditional recipes with our little twist on it."
One of the best parts of the book, Steph says, is that it is a collaborative effort from people in the local community.
"Instead of going to Sydney to do it we've got a great team of local talent including local photographers and stylists to make this happen."
The book will be released on October 1 and for now it is at the stage of photographing 45 of the 85 recipes that will be included in the book.


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MS lashes-out at economist's testimony
Judging by the response, Fisher may have touched a few nerves...
Microsoft's fear of the testimony of economist Franklin Fisher is seen in its extraordinary response to his testimony it has posted on its web site. It is far longer than any other Microsoft response to testimony, and it seems that Fisher's summary of Microsoft's anticompetitive actions has indeed touched a painful nerve. Microsoft's document was released a day before Fisher's testimony became available, so keen was Fort Redmond to have its PR say. Fisher is criticised for directly contradicting the view he expressed in a book in 1983 after the dismissal of the IBM antitrust case, in which Fisher was chief economic witness for IBM. Microsoft quotes Fisher as saying: "Monopoly profits are earned through high prices and inferior products." Some might say this is an extremely good description of Microsoft's situation. Microsoft claims a "dramatic ideological reversal" by Fisher such that readers of his testimony reading his 1983 book would get whiplash. Fisher is accused by Microsoft of arguing for fewer choices for consumers – but in fact he does not. What Fisher did say was that because of network effects, there are many Windows applications and that this creates a barrier to a new operating system that could not use this applications base. "It is not possible to remove Microsoft's Internet Explorer technologies from Windows 98 without breaking the operating system," Microsoft trumpets. But Felten did this, and it worked. Nor does Microsoft admit that it specifically allowed its chum Dell to sell Windows 98 PCs without IE. Microsoft still makes the argument that Windows 95 with IE is a "single, integrated product," and quotes Netscape saying that it was Netscape's understanding that no portion of IE could be deleted from Windows 98; but this is what Microsoft told Netscape. Microsoft also claims that Fisher's testimony does not establish that the integration of "free browser technology into Windows amounts to a ‘predatory anti-competitive act'. " The response suggests that Netscape can distribute Navigator through PC manufacturers, but Microsoft has essentially precluded this by making it compulsory for Windows 98 licensors to take IE as well, whether or not it is required. Curiously, Microsoft quotes an article in which it is said that Netscape's browser is used by 40 per cent of Windows 98 users and nearly half of Windows 95 users. Microsoft is therefore saying that many users do not want IE. It is also untrue for Microsoft to claim that all ISPs can enter into business relationships with Netscape, while it will no doubt amuse Intel to read that the disagreement with Microsoft about NSP was the result of "nothing more than two companies disagreeing about how best to deliver new technologies to consumers". ® Complete Register trial coverage
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These 6 Grocery Items Probably Won't Face Shortages, Experts Say
It can be daunting to hear about all the supply chain disruptions stores are still facing in 2022, leading to shortages, shipping delays, and price increases that impact the way you shop for your everyday needs. There are ways to rework your grocery list to stay on budget—buying the store brand or finding cost-effective substitutes—but constantly re-strategizing your shopping trips takes time and creates hassle. That's why it's good to have some staples in your back pocket that you can be certain to find.
Experts are weighing in—CEO and founder Bindiya Vakil of Resilinc, a company that uses predictive analytics to help build and sustain effective supply chains, and Phil Lempert, the consumer behavior analyst and founder behind Supermarket Guru—on the six types of products you can likely expect to be a little more "shelf-stable" through the next supermarket ups and downs.
Produce at the Farmer's Market
There are 8,600 farmers markets registered with the USDA, and it's becoming a well-known way to support local growers and shop sustainably. But browsing one is a great way to circumvent the shortages affecting supermarkets.
"Shopping at a local, specialty store that sources from local farms are a good option," says Vakil. "You can find locally grown fruits and vegetables much more easily from your neighborhood farmer's market."
Going this route takes a little more due diligence to get exactly what you want, however. Lempert says to check the boxes behind the table. "Look at where the product is coming from. You'd be surprised that it might be coming from Mexico or Peru. Not everything at a market is local, so you have to be careful."
If you're trying to buy organic, Lempert also warns you to check for the USDA Certified Organic seal to guarantee you're getting a thoroughly inspected product. "If there's [only] a handwritten sign, it's not necessarily organic," he says.
You can find nearby farmers markets by searching the National Farmers Market Directory.
Meat from a Local Butcher
Amidst all of the production issues with meat, including shortages of raw materials and workers, weather disruptions, and costly pandemic-related sanitation measures, you'd be better off finding your cuts of chicken and beef from a local butcher.
"Foods requiring packaging and long-distance transport will have a harder time making it to store shelves," notes Vakil. "The items most likely to withstand these kinks are those that are regionally sourced: the shorter the transport…the less packaging required, the less likelihood of a disruption."
According to Lempert, due to transportation issues, many cattle ranchers have started using in-house or independent slaughterhouses, fast-tracking the meat to the customer directly. "You might well be able to find a farmer or rancher that is selling direct-to-consumer—you'll have a fresher product, and often it's less expensive."
Groceries at the Dollar Store
You may not have expected to find low-cost fresh foods at the dollar store, but discount stores like Dollar General have started selling produce and other perishables through the pandemic to make groceries more accessible.
"There are about 35,000 dollar stores in the US, and they operate on opportunistic buying," Lempert says. This means consumer goods suppliers come to them with products that wouldn't be accepted by bigger retailers. "The products are up-to-code but may be discontinued or incorrectly packaged, so they sell them at a deep discount."
The only issue with going to your local dollar store for all your kitchen and household needs is consistency. Though stock is generally available, stores rotate through items and brands frequently. "You might find a product that you like, go back the next week, and it might be gone. But it's more of an adventure," Lempert says. "You might not find the same items every time, but you will find products on the shelves."
Apples have avoided making headlines among all of the shortages. FreshPlaza reported a healthy supply of Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious, and more for the upcoming year. According to Lempert, apples are harvested and then go into cold storage for the next year, so consumers are unlikely to see shortages in the next few months.
However, due to climate change and labor shortages, there may be changes in the upcoming yield that could lead to lower supply. "We don't know how the weather from the past two to three months will affect next year," Lempert notes.
To help you put your basket of apples to good use, we have a handful of delicious, healthy recipes so you can satisfy your sugar craving with this crisp, juicy fruit instead.
Greenhouses allow a variety of fruits and leafy greens to grow in a controlled environment, eliminating any temperature or water-related factors that could impede production, which allows them to flourish all year round.
"Anything grown in a greenhouse is more likely to be plentiful," Lempert says. Some of these products include tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, herbs, and strawberries.
In 2021, CNN reported that the largest U.S. greenhouse facility could grow up to 45 million pounds of tomatoes—30 times more per acre than traditional open fields—while using 90% less water. The artificial intelligence company that owns the greenhouse, AppHarvest, aims to use technology to create more sustainable growing practices.
Josh Lessing, AppHarvest's chief technology officer said to CNN, "We're creating a new framework for how to restructure the food supply, lower carbon emissions, and create stability."
If you're already familiar with the numerous health benefits of incorporating more Omega-3 rich foods in your diet, you'll be glad to hear that seafood, when sold frozen, is likely to remain a staple you can find in most stores.
The production process for frozen seafood ensures freshness, and it's usually stockpiled for three to six months, so it's more likely to be available, according to Lempert.
"Most of the large fishing boats have the cleaning, freezing, and packaging of the fish right on board. That's one of the reasons that frozen fish can be better than fresh fish," he says.
The Wild Alaskan Company website explains the "flash frozen" process they use, which helps the fish retain more of its nutritional value and reduce the risk of contamination as it makes its way into your grocery cart.
The best part? Frozen fish is usually less expensive than fresh. "You can get a better product and save probably around 40% by buying from the frozen fish case," Lempert says.


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2019 Trends in eating behaviour – what can we expect?
As we say goodbye to 2018, it’s time for us foodies to look ahead at 3 of the coming year’s food trends.
Global buyers and experts have looked into the possible food trends that will take precedence in 2019. They have studied past trends such as plant-based foods in 2018, coconut and wellness tonics in 2017, and 2016’s fermented foods and wine in cans. So, in which direction will food trends head in 2019? Well, they are all versatile, exciting and most importantly, healthy.
Protein on the Go
On-the-go protein drinks are becoming popular. They are ideal for busy people who don’t have the time to have a sit-down meal but want to make sure they don’t fall into the trap of eating foods high in carbohydrates and sugar. There’s a growing selection of protein breakfasts and drinks like protein-packed coffee and water. Snacks like protein cookies containing gluten-free ingredients like banana, apple and peanut butter are also set to become firm favourites on the go-to market.
Fruit and vegetables such as Avocado, Broccoli, yellow sweet corn, Potato’s and Edamame are high protein foods. They can easily replace meat without upsetting a balanced diet. Similarly, there is an emerging trend of desserts taking a vegan turn. Hence dairy products and eggs will no longer be essential ingredients if you want something delicious after your main meal. It is now common to see desserts with protein from vegetables such as chickpeas and black beans. So in 2019 expect to see more protein vegetable replacing conventional meat protein foods.
Just like the anti-fat and anti-sugar trends that dominated the 1980s, protein continues to be the healthy alternative to sugars. Since it reduces hunger between meals and improves body mass, consumers are increasingly looking for more protein in beverages and foods.
Flexitarianism is a trend that reared its head in 2018 and is being widely gaining traction with those concerned about carbon footprint mitigation. Scientists and researchers at Oxfords’ Future of Food program have advised people to undertake dietary changes in order to mitigate climate change. They have particularly promoted the flexitarian diet because it could help to cut food-related emissions.
This is a wider pattern in society and we expect its continued growth in 2019. Social media hasn’t been left behind in encouraging Flexitarianism. Notably, there is a #meatfreemonday hashtag which might be a trending topic in 2019.
‘The Flexitarian Diet is a style of eating that encourages mostly plant-based foods while allowing meat and other animal products in moderation. It’s more flexible than fully vegetarian or vegan diets. The Flexitarian Diet has no clear-cut rules or recommended numbers of calories and macronutrients. In fact, it’s more a lifestyle than a diet’ (Lizzie Streit Healthline).
The ketogenic diet is another behaviour that is taking the food market by a storm. We can only expect the trend to grow tremendously in 2019. Thanks to social media awareness and campaigns, the demand for keto products has exponentially risen. In fact, searches for the term keto on search engines has superseded “intermittent, “paleo” and “Whole 30” searches.
We spoke to nutritionist Gavin Allinson who explained it further;
‘The Keto Diet is a High Fat Low Carb approach that is the most popular diet in the US at the moment. It is a High Fat Low Carb approach. The major benefits are that when your body breaks down fat it produces ketones as an alternative fuel to glucose. Ketones have numerous advantages over glucose as a fuel, they help suppress appetite and reduce inflammation, helping with less aches and pains and overall improvement with degenerative diseases. In addition, it can improve brain function and mental cognition; its shown great results with Alzheimer’s patients and busy executives love the mental focus it gives! One potential downside is that it is quite strict in restricting carbohydrate to 20g per day otherwise your body won't produce ketones. However drinkable ketones are now available and are the fastest growing supplement category in the world right now.’
Gavin Allinson www.ExogenousKetones.net
Conclusively, people are increasingly becoming concerned about their food and health. As a result, the emergence of healthy and effective dietary trends has dominated major discussions and 2019 will see the trend continue. The Keto diet is playing a bigger role in the states already, where on recent visits we saw fixtures in retailers and health food shops dedicated to this area.
We look forward to the emergence of more food trends. However, as for now protein on the go, flexitarian and Keto diets are some of the key behavioural trends which we expect to leave a footprint in the food market in the coming year and transition into the NPD we see hitting the shelves.


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When it comes to shopping, most of us still visit a store to get the clothes we need. Yes, online shopping is trendy these days, but its timescales are not ideal – there are many occasions we need or just want to go out and get something the same day.
Uniqlo is a company that realizes the limited options the consumer has when shopping for clothes, and as such, the company wants to change this with vending machines. This is not a unique idea since several companies are now using vending machines to sell their wares, but it’s a first for clothes shopping.
Hey look, Uniqlo vending machines everywhere
The company wants to make it big in the United States, which is why it plans to have up to 10 of its vending machines across the country in the next two months. The idea is to have these devices situated at shopping malls and airports in New York, Houston, and Oakland, along with other cities.
Here’s the thing, folks, Uniqlo is not new to the U.S. market. The company, based in Japan, decided to launch several clothing stores across the country with the simple plan of selling inexpensive wears. Such schemes did not work since U.S. consumers have a strong recognition for brand, and that’s not something Uniqlo has on offer in the country.
This is the primary reason the company has come up with the business to plan to have vending machines placed in several areas across the States. Despite that, Uniqlo will still operate its brick and mortar stores, but there’s no plan to construct 200 stores by the year 2020.
“The brand penetration in big cities such as New York, San Francisco and Chicago—where we will open a new store—is good, but not in the suburbs,” according to Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing’s chief executive.
Innovation is needed to keep up with market pressures
At the moment, 44 stores are enough, but there’s always the possibility for more in the future should business fare well.
As for the type of clothes Uniqlo is planning to sell through its vending machines, well, it’s mainly jackets for now.
Uniqlo’s inability to make it big in the United States comes at a time when big retail businesses are closing stores on a regular basis. The latest report claims over 6,000 retail stores have been closed or closing this year. That’s a massive blow the brick and mortar business as consumers swiftly adopt online shopping.
Employees will also be affected, and with companies slowly choosing artificial intelligence over real workers, folks losing their jobs might find it difficult to land new ones.
Furthermore, with Amazon expanding into the brick and mortar market with smart stores that don’t have human workers, well, you get the drift.
Whatever the case, the consumer market is changing rapidly, and Uniqlo, among others, are trying new innovations to keep ahead of the pack.


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Consumers will pay more for American-made products, but inflation takes a toll: poll
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Much as consumers may want to see that “Made in the USA” tag on a t-shirt, inflation can make that tag feel kind of itchy.
- Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans who have shopped for US-made goods say that inflation has a negative impact on them doing so.
- Among them more than a quarter (26%) say inflation has a lot of negative impact on their likelihood of buying American-made.
So finds an exclusive poll about buy-American shopping preferences from Retail Brew and The Harris Poll. It was conducted among a nationally representative sample of 1,986 US adults from July 22–24.
American splendor. As challenging as inflation is, nearly three-quarters (72%) of respondents say they seek out American-made products very often or somewhat often.
As for not just seeking out but also intentionally purchasing American-made products, 71% said they did so a lot or a little bit. And many are willing to pay a premium for domestically made goods.
- Nearly half (48%) say they’d be willing to pay around 10–20% more.
- 17% say they’d be willing to pay ~30% more for an American-made product over an imported one.
Made in America, the 1993 comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, has a rating of just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes. But when it comes to the impact of labels on domestically made products, the verbiage gets a thumbs up from respondents.
They say they’d be most likely to buy a product labeled “Made in America” (91%), more than “Manufactured in America” (89%), “American-made” (89%), or “Product of the US” (88%).
Reshore thing. Tennessee-based office chair-maker All33 recently moved manufacturing from China to its home state, and that’s the sort of thing that makes more than just chair buyers sit up and notice.
- Three in four respondents (75%) say it’s very or somewhat important for brands to make its products in the US.
- About the same portion (74%) say it’s very or somewhat important for brands to be based in the US.
Old money. The prospect of paying a bit more for American-made products goes over easier with people who’ve been socking it away long enough to know what a bank passbook is—especially when compared to more price-conscious Gen Z and millennials.
- Only 9% of Boomers (and older) strongly agreed with the sentiment that American-made products are too expensive, compared to Gen X (13%), Millennials (23%), and Gen Z (16%).
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V8.0 software will now make the doors open and close faster than before.
Tesla has made significant changes in the autopilot software of its vehicles. The update has made the autopilot mode much better than ever and it has brought some significant changes in other functions of cars as well.
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The improvements in the auto-pilot system include better radar sensors coverage which will result in improved identification of obstacles and enhanced steering too.
Along with these, this update has given a cool new feature to the Tesla Model X which was actually unveiled by an enthusiastic owner of the car.
Bjorn Nyland who is an owner of Tesla Model X shared a video as an evidence to showcase the fact that the recent upgrade has improved the speed of opening and closing of Falcon Wing doors of car too.
He compared the opening and closing time of both software versions v7.1 and v8.0. It was discovered by him that the new update made the doors open 1.5 seconds faster as compared to previous one.
He posted this video on Electrek where one can clearly see the doors closing and opening in both software versions. It was also found that closing speed of doors has increased by 2.2 seconds as well.
This looks like a small improvement, but this kind of improvement can be a big deal for the Model X owners. Tesla has earlier sued the Swiss suppliers of these Falcon doors earlier.
The law suit was filed due to the fact that these doors tend to overheat and get sagged while they were opened or closed. The case is now settled though and it looks like the update of software has made a great change as well.


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From farm-to-table we've moved to farm-to-closet.
One-year-old startup, Zady.com is rethinking the way clothes are produced, spending more time on the farm, less time in the shop.
“We want to make products where they are made most beautifully,” says Maxine Bedat, co-founder of Zady, referring to the latest addition to the online boutique- a hand-knit woolen sweater from Oregon.
It marks the beginning of a private label for the Zady brand, which to date has curated pieces from artisans and small businesses around the US and Europe. It’s fair to say that Zady isn’t just selling you a piece of clothing, but a story - a growing trend in e-commerce businesses.
This fall, Bedat and Darabi will fly to Oregon to meet the sheep for their new sweater. The wool is sourced from Imperial Stock Ranch in Shaniko, Oregon, a town of just 37 people. They picked the ranch not only for its wool but also its conservation techniques. According to Bedat, commercial wool farmers, such as those in Australia, raise their sheep in arid weather. To keep grazing pastures fertile and green, farmers need a constant supply of water - a massive strain given the local climate.
At Imperial Stock, rainwater is harvested and repurposed for irrigation (Shaniko only gets about 13 inches of rainfall a year). Aside from recycled water, the ranch relies on grazing animals, which invigorate root development by constantly munching on the plants.
Though New York City residents today, Bedat, 32, and Darabi, 31, grew up outside the city. As a child, Darabi recalls driving to Amish country to get clothes. The two, actually, met in Minnesota in high school. Darabi's mother was the dean of extension, which worked directly with the state's farms. (Minnesota is dairy country.)
Thus, launching a private label that uses a natural fiber, and has a strong connection to the farm, was an extension of her values.
In fact, Darabi jokes that she’s not even that fashionable. She's more of a techie. Her career began in digital media, helping big brands such as Conde Nast and The New York Times figure out the then-emerging social media landscape. Bedat, on the other hand, understands the supply side of fashion and having visited artisans in Zambia, Tajikistan, and Nepal, she’s as interested in the social impact of a business as its ROI.
Zady, she says, is not merely another tech venture or just an online storefront. It’s about a grander vision of ethical fashion and a timely effort to tap into the growing movement of conscious consumerism, having customers rethink what they’re wearing.
“We're starting from a totally different start point -- the production side,” Darabi says. “Normally you're starting with the fashion.”
To fulfill their lofty mission of a sustainably-sourced brand, the two have laid down some basics of the business: notably, the company will not source from countries that have failed to enforce fair labor standards. “Shadow factories,” Bedat says, pose a threat to even well-meaning businesses. She’s referring to factories that present themselves as ethical and law-abiding during client visits, but in reality, they fail to uphold fair labor guidelines in their absence. That’s why the bulk of Zady’s offerings come from the United States or Europe, she says, where it's easier to keep tabs on suppliers.
Zady is not a free-for-all, like Etsy.com, another artisan-centric site where anyone can sell an item. Rather, Zady is part of the next wave of e-commerce businesses. It's a curated boutique online. Or as Bedat says, “We want to be a service. It’s a destination. We offer you a few pieces that you really want.”
They follow the “less is more” motto. Hence, the prices may seem high to the average shopping mall customer. The Milano leather bags, one of their hottest items, costs nearly $500 - in the same league as a designer luxury brand. Yet, the two stand by the price tag, pointing to the craftsmanship that went into creating the leather totes. They call it "price per wear." Or "bang for your buck," but in long-run.
Darabi met with the mother-daughter (Donatella and Alice) team behind the aptly named leather brand, Alice.d in Italy. “We actually know the family that makes the bags,” she says.


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Americans were shocked when Target, the retail giant, said in December 2013 that hackers had stolen the credit card numbers of tens of millions of customers. People in much of the rest of the world might have been shocked, too, but for a different reason: The extent to which U.S. credit and debit cards still rely on outdated security technology. How long will the country that invented credit cards lag behind? Target’s debacle helped hasten the timetable for a switch to a more effective system that’s already widely used in Europe and parts of Africa, Latin America and Asia. However, the changeover hasn’t been simple in the highly competitive U.S. payments marketplace, where an array of banks, payment networks and retailers are engaged in a continual struggle for advantage. And as the Target theft showed, no system is more secure than its weakest link.
In the U.S., the big transition to the new technology, known as EMV, which adds a computer chip for verification, started in October 2015. That's when the burden of liability for credit card fraud shifted to banks or retailers that hadn’t switched to the new technology. The changeover was more than a little bumpy. Some retailers hesitated to switch because of the cost, while others wanted to spare customers what was initially an extra 15 seconds per transaction. But analysts predict more than 80 percent of credit cards and nearly 60 percent of debit cards will be EMV-capable by the end of this year. All the while, a fight has been brewing between payment networks and retailers over whether chip cards should require customers to enter a PIN or their signature. And in the aftermath of the transition to EMV, retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Kroger Co. have sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., saying the fees they’re charged for debit-card payments have climbed. After spending $30 billion to $35 billion on the switch to EMV, retailers are in no mood to pay credit-card companies more than they have to.
Credit cards were cardboard when Diners Club introduced them in 1950. Cards moved over to plastic in the 1960s. In the 70s magnetic stripes were added once standards were set for the customer and security data, which was embedded on the stripes the way music was encoded on eight-track tape. In 1999, three networks — EuroPay International, MasterCard and Visa — established the EMV standards for global use that included the option of chip technology. The chips communicate with a retail terminal to verify the card’s authenticity when it’s used, adding another layer of security. But since the chip generates a unique security code for each transaction, even if bad guys get your card, they wouldn’t be able to clone the data to sell it — removing much of the incentive for theft or hacking. The chips caught on in Europe with the help of regulators who pushed for the new technology. The shift produced clear reductions in fraud involving the use of lost, stolen or counterfeit cards in stores. But in the U.S., for years companies considered it cheaper to deal with fraud on a case-by-case basis than to spend billions overhauling the system.
The payments industry in the U.S. has relied far more on self-regulation than in Europe. That seemed like a good thing when American companies were pioneering the credit-card economy. But in the wake of well-publicized breaches, President Barack Obama and some lawmakers have called for national standards for database security and requirements for notifying customers when breaches occur. Obama also ordered that government cards used for a variety of benefits including Social Security use chip cards — with pins. Mandates like that and fear of government regulation is part of the reason banks and merchants are speeding up adoption of chip technology. Yet even as chip cards have become common in U.S. stores, the battle with hackers has continued on a new front – e-commerce.
The Reference Shelf
- Bloomberg Businessweek reconstructed the hack that led to the theft of credit card numbers from millions of customers of the U.S. retailer Target.
- The SmartCard Alliance put together this FAQ on the conversion to EMV.
- A report by the Aite Group on EMV conversion in the U.S.
- Roadmaps on EMV from Mastercard, Visa and American Express.
- The Nilson Report follows news in the payments industry.
First published June 11, 2014
To contact the editor responsible for this QuickTake:
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The product is already available in Austria, Belgium, France, Portugal, Uruguay, Chile, Spain and Italy.
Eristoff has placed a £1million marketing campaign behind the two alaunches.
Eristoff Black and Eristoff vodka will launch in the UK and Eristoff Red and Eristoff vodka are to be introduced in Germany.
Black is wild berry flavour and red is sloe berry flavour.
According to Eristoff, the UK and Germany are two of the top five international vodka markets.


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Brisbane’s triennial food and beverage manufacturing exhibition, FoodTech Qld, will focus on the best conferences and innovations trending in Australia.
FOODTECH Qld, a triennial trade exhibition, was launched in 2016 to support the burgeoning food and beverage manufacturing industry in the northern state. For the second time, the event will bring about 140 exhibitors and hundreds of visitors together across three days from July 28.
Event director, Jonathan Wilczek, said the event will feature exhibitors’ best range of processing and packaging machinery, science and technology applications, ingredients, industrial services, the latest equipment, and trending developments in advanced manufacturing.
This year, FoodTech Qld will also host several workshops and seminars on topics ranging from food industry supply chain, sustainability, and health and safety. The event is being managed by the organisers of Foodpro, a successful show that has been running since the 1960s.
Exhibitors range from large manufacturers to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Multivac, SMC Pneumatics, Nord Drivesystems and Sick Australia will all be displaying their latest in technology and innovation. Chocolate connoisseurs and biscuit lovers will also have a chance to chat to Mondelez International and Nestle Australia employees as these companies are also expected to return.
The event will not only allow visitors to see new products and innovative technologies, but it will also help them keep up-to-date with market trends.
In between discovering the best on offer from exhibitors, visitors can also take a seat and relax while listening to engaging speakers who are covering topics such as a business health check, succeeding on an international scale, and infrastructure and planning.
Wilczek said speakers will provide valuable insights into key topics affecting the food and beverage manufacturing industry. Queensland Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, Cameron Dick, will feature as a keynote speaker and the Australian Institute of Packaging will offer a sustainable packaging training course.
The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) is also holding two workshops on food regulations and food recalls. AIFST managing director, Fiona Fleming, said the institute will run a comprehensive workshop to help food and beverage manufacturers develop the skills necessary to implement a program to evaluate and test the recall policies and procedures in place in their business.
“The workshop will help them understand how even the simplest oversights can derail an otherwise sound procedure. They will learn to evaluate the who, what, where, when and why of recalls and how a properly handled recall not only effectively protects the consumer, but also allows for the public image of a company to improve,” said Fleming.
Attendees can also participate in a mock recall scenario at the workshop where they will get to work through an example and role-play on how they will respond.
As for the food regulation workshop, it will help manufacturers understand how to find out if the ingredients they are using in their products are approved and safe. Visitors can also learn more about the regulations that can protect their products and consumers, Fleming explained.
Keeping it green
Sustainability, waste management and keeping a clean, green image are key topics at FoodTech Qld. Wilczek said one of the highlights around sustainability will be a panel discussion on the issues food and beverage manufacturers face in this space. “We will try to bring in exhibitors and speakers who can provide new wisdom around the sustainability issues in the food and beverage industry and also shed light on best practices in the market,” he said.
Realising that sustainability and other key topics are relevant to all manufacturers, small and large, the expo is catering to companies that employ one person or even thousands. The event will not only host big names in the food industry, but it will also bring several SMEs into the mix.
Hydro Innovations’ Garry Grant said these types of events allow delegates to see a whole range of products they may use for their businesses, all at the same time and under one roof.
Benefits for exhibitors
Grant said the event allows exhibitors to demonstrate the effectiveness of their various products and technologies.
“Our reason for attending is to introduce technologies to the sector that may have been overlooked. We would like to find users that value operator safety and convenience, and those looking for products with the lowest life cycle costs,” he said.
Hydro Innovations will showcase self-priming wastewater pumps and Venturi-Aerators that are safer to use than other technologies and have a low maintenance cost.
Wilczek said the event in 2016 generated high value and large volume sales for exhibitors. He said more than 90 per cent of the exhibitors indicated they were satisfied with the FoodTech Qld expo and on average, each exhibitor was able to generate $430,468 in sales.
Wilczek expects this year’s expo to be just as satisfying for exhibitors and visitors. FoodTech Qld 2019 will be held at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.


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The Shops at Brickell City Centre in Miami is bringing in a fresh group of brands, restaurants and experiences, and moving past pandemic declines and some tenant turnover.
A 5,000-square-foot Nike Live concept store launches toward the end of the summer. Sunglass Hut and Warby Parker are expected to open before the end of this year. Psycho Bunny men’s fashion is opening within a few weeks, and last week, Azulu, a fashion brand from Colombia, opened shop.
Also coming to Miami’s downtown mixed-used complex: Puttshack, billed as “the world’s only upscale tech-infused” mini-golf course, and on the food and beverage side, New York’s Black Tap Burger; The Henry restaurant; Miu’s Tea for Taiwanese bubble tea, and Café Americano.
Marciano, Intimissimi, Solid and Striped, and Rebag, as well as a San Francisco-based preventative health care start-up called Forward Health, are among recent additions to the Brickell City Centre mall.
Officials at Swire Properties, developer of the $1.05 billion, 4.9-million-square-foot Brickell City Centre, told WWD that its 500,000-square-foot mall component is now 98 percent leased and on solid footing, after the five-year-old mixed-use complex experienced some growth pains and pandemic-related challenges.
“Retail turnover is part of a natural evolution any mall goes through,” David Martin, vice president of Swire Properties, said in an interview. “Very rarely does anyone get it completely right from Day One. When you put a mall out there you see who it attracts and you get to know your customers. We have a great mix of customers, and a strong local market. There is new condo development, thousands of units have been going up, and that density is only going to increase. We are two blocks from Brickell Avenue, the CBD (central business district) of Miami. And we have a captive office crowd. Occupancy rates are back up, but not quite all the way yet,” to pre-COVID-19 levels.
The three-level Shops at Brickell City Centre also draws international customers, particularly from Latin and South America, though the numbers vary with currency fluctuations and were brought down by the pandemic.
“We have a young customer, 40 percent are between 20 and 35,” Martin said. A lot of the new stores, such as Psycho Bunny, target younger audiences, he added.
Overall, the mix of fashion offerings and prices is eclectic and includes Saks Fifth Avenue, the anchor tenant; a Chanel fragrance and beauty shop; Kiton; Lafayette 148 New York; Lululemon; Victoria’s Secret, and Zara, to name a few tenants.
According to Martin, whose primary responsibility is leasing the project, Miami fared better than other major U.S. cities during the pandemic, in terms of visitors. “Domestic tourists who weren’t able to travel to New York or California opted to visit Florida and Miami. The big advantage was after the lockdown period in 2020, Miami’s reopening was progressive and didn’t reverse. Markets like New York and California flip flopped,” with changing and sometimes confusing protocols, mandates and restrictions designed to curtail COVID-19 infection rates. “Florida and Miami never reversed opening up. That helped businesses enormously,” Martin said.
Tourists, he said, could book trips with confidence that they wouldn’t have to cancel, and businesses regarded Miami as a “consistent and improving market.” That helped Martin find retail tenants and arrange leases.
Still, Florida at times during 2020 and 2021 was a hot spot for new COVID-19 cases and regarded by some as being lax on implementing health protocols. That seems behind Florida and most of the rest of the U.S. this spring, with the rate of COVID-19 cases falling way down with the exception of a few areas where upticks have been reported. A new variant of the Omicron variant is causing concern among officials, however, that a renewed outbreak could happen soon, as is being seen in some European countries.
As an open-air shopping center, The Shops at Brickell City Centre would be regarded as less risky to visit during the pandemic than enclosed malls because of the difference in air circulation, which could limit the spread of COVID-19. Generally, open-air, strip and outlet centers drew greater shopper traffic than enclosed malls during the pandemic.
“I was in Miami the whole time of the pandemic. People have the impression Florida never locked down, but there was a strict and well-observed lockdown in March, April and May of 2020. It was quiet for three months. People were not out. I don’t think Miami necessarily opened up earlier than anywhere else, though the difference was the reopening in Miami was progressive,” without fits and starts, Martin added.
With Brickell City Centre’s influx of new stores and restaurants, the mall is 98 percent leased, according to Swire.
“Having closed out 2021 with The Shops at Brickell City Centre 98 percent leased, this new and improved mix of tenants will be an exciting point of difference,” Teri Hernandez, general manager of The Shops at BCC, said in a statement.
Nike Live, the brand’s new concept based on providing locally relevant experiences and personal service and leveraging technology and digital capabilities, is moving into space previously occupied by Emporio Armani; Psycho Bunny replaces a Nest high-end home store; Warby Parker is filling the former Stuart Weitzman space, while Sunglass Hut fills the former Alex and Ani jewelry shop.
Among Brickell City Centre’s most unique feature is its $30 million, three-block long, elevated glass and steel trellis called the Climate Ribbon, which protects visitors from sun and rain. It cools the environment and collects rain water that gets recycled for irrigation and other uses. Due to the construction, the light in the center changes constantly as the day progresses and the position of the sun, in relation to Earth, shifts.
Another unique element is the Metromover station right at Brickell City Centre. Metromover is a free train service that operates seven days a week in the downtown Miami and Brickell area, taking people to the FTX Arena, where the Miami Heat basketball team plays, Bayside Marketplace and Miami Dade College. Also, the Metro Rail line stops two blocks away.
“The biggest thing is really how we are fitting into the neighborhood. Above the mall, there are two office buildings, two condo towers and the East, Miami Hotel. It’s all linked and sitting above the retail and parking. This is a true mixed-use development. It’s become very much the center for the Brickell neighborhood. Brickell was missing a significant retail presence. We really filled that gap,” Martin said.
Last year, sales were up 121 percent compared to 2019, and foot traffic was up 11 percent, he said. “We’re celebrating Brickell City Centre’s fifth anniversary by becoming better suited to serve longtime locals, newer Miami residents and our national and international visitors alike — all under the same umbrella.” Gains would be attributed to finessing the mix of retail tenants, the waning of the pandemic, people anxious to get out and shop and refresh their wardrobes after living a stay-at-home lifestyle for too long, and others just discovering the mall for the first time.


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Ford today confirmed plans to put CarPlay and Android Auto into all of its 2017 cars, SUVs, electric vehicles, and light trucks. The platforms will become part of the company’s own Sync 3 system, allowing drivers to connect their iPhone or Android device.
Apple Watch is getting a ton of new features this fall for fitness freaks, giving wearers the ability to not only track their own fitness better than ever, but also go head-to-head with other Apple Watch-loving friends.
With iOS 10 and watchOS 3, Apple Watch owners can share their Activity rings to view each other’s progress and compete to be fittest person in the clique. Here’s how to get started:
Cult of Mac’s David Pierini traveled to KansasFest to meet Apple fans intensely devoted to the Apple II computer line. The machine turns 40 next year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – They say they travel to KansasFest to feel like kids again. Fest attendees stay up all night laughing, arguing and eating pizza. They program and play games on their Apple II machines and call each other nerd or geek.
Bullied and closeted as a boy, Martin Haye describes KansasFest as the childhood he wished he’d had.
“If I had this when I was 13, I would’ve been fine,” says Haye, 48, a programmer for the California Digital Library who lives in Santa Cruz. “I didn’t try to fit in but I was little, I carried a briefcase to school, I was a target. I have a good life now, but this week is the most intense, sustained, predictable happiness I’ve ever had.”
The Lightning cables we use to charge and back up our mobile devices are like lifelines, but they’re also prone to fraying and breaking. That’s why Titan has made their line of steel-sheathed MFi-Certified cables like tanks. They’re reliable and tough and pretty cool looking, too.


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At the 39th annual economic forecast event, Outlook 2016, presented by the National Post and the Canadian Club of Toronto, analysts and pundits discussed topics ranging from the future price of oil to the value of the Canadian dollar and the health of the stock market. If there was any consensus, it was one in which participants painted a picture that combined cautious optimism overlaid with an air of uncertainty.
But according to event sponsor and newly minted luxury automobile brand Genesis Motors, the potential challenges of 2016 can be overcome.
“Some of the best years in our history occurred during the most challenging economic times,” says Don Romano, president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. “Companies that are going to succeed are going to stand up and they’re going to fight and they’re going to take risks. For us, that risk will come in terms of building Genesis as a completely distinct and separate luxury brand.”
Genesis will pursue an aggressive launch schedule ramping up to a robust offering of six models by 2020, Romano says. He notes that while the overall auto industry is stagnant, the luxury market remains strong.
“We see continued growth in the luxury segment, so this is the best time to launch with luxury as a very strong segment in Canada,” he says. “Consumers are capable of spending more to get more in Canada than they were 10 or 20 years ago.”
While some automakers offer rebadged non-luxury vehicles in their luxury line-ups, the standalone Genesis will be engineered from the ground up.


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Trio of public Chinese companies form a new photovoltaics-focused investment consortium with access to a $10 billion credit facility.
The infrared optics company remains optimistic about future business, despite worries over US military spending.
Cull of 1200 staff in company's Space Systems division to be felt at site that built the solar wings that power the International Space Station.
Industrial equipment company is aiming to build a $500 million photonics business, amid a desire for consolidation among the major players.
Korean manufacturer responds to Osram's US patent infringement lawsuit with a request for an injunction and damages.
UK-headquartered firm reports surging demand from all commercial sectors as it posts strong half-yearly results.
Manufacturer of high-performance cameras reports a 42% increase in revenue, and is further boosted by a record order for its 'Neo' product in DNA sequencing equipment.
German LED manufacturer takes on the Korean electronics giants over technology including the phosphor conversion of blue light into white.
The UK-based manufacturer of imaging sensors used in aerospace and defense applications reports a 14% sales increase.
Industrial laser systems company aims to ramp fiber laser production close to its Corelase subsidiary in Tampere.
History repeats itself as the German market responds to price declines, but European installations will fall this year anyway.
With double-digit growth this year, the global market for laser materials processing systems is set to reach a new high.


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SIDNEY — The 32nd annual Sidney Daily News Harvest Holiday Cookbook will be inserted in Saturday’s newspaper.
The 104-page cookbook includes more than 400 recipes submitted by Daily News readers, staff members and best-of-the-best winners from the Shelby County Fair.
The newspaper office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, for people to pick up their pre-ordered cookbooks. The books will not be for sale Saturday. Only those who pre-ordered the cookbook can obtain copies that day.
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News just came out today that Kellogg’s Advertising firms are pulling all of its advertising from the site Breitbart.com.
The site has recently come under stronger fire from groups condemning it as sexist, racist and promoting hate-speech. A big push for this has been on social media, particularly on Twitter and Facebook.
The reasoning for Kellogg’s decision to pull their advertising is that Breitbart’s recent articles and rhetoric “aren’t aligned with our values as a company,”
(And for the record, I’m staying out of the debate about Breitbart’s content, I’m questioning the brand move from advertising and PR perspective)
But with a country as divided as it is right now, is this a smart move? After all, Donald Trump’s top aide and future White House Adviser, Steve Bannon, used to actually run the site.
Is this decision to pull their online advertising from it likely to get it caught into a new firestorm with people who are regular readers of the site, or Donald Trump supporters? Or do you think it was a decision mostly to just get out of the crosshairs of any kind of public backlash?
My last question – the one I’m really pondering, is this: If journalism (let’s just call Bretibart journalism, for the sake of this argument) is reliant on advertising to survive, and groups can rise up online against speech or reporting they don’t like, are we risking a censored journalistic environment?
As much as there are plenty of things out there that are reported on and opinions I don’t agree with, I fear that we risk setting a precedent where we stamp out speech we don’t like by threatening boycotts of the companies who are just trying to get in front of potential customer eyeballs.
So what do you think of Kellogg’s advertising pull from Breitbart? Leave your thoughts below.


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If you woke up alarmed this morning reading the latest news about the FaceTime bug, don’t worry: you will just find that the company has disabled FaceTime group calling, the source of the vulnerability, for a few days until the next update, and you can keep going safely. Accidents like this can happen in any product, but all factors considered, Apple and its products are still the best place to go if you value your privacy.
In fact, privacy is becoming a fundamental part in Apple’s future. The company’s share price has recovered since December, at the same time as the company has focused increasingly on services, highlighted by the apparently upcoming launch of a new games subscription platform and another for health management, in addition to the steady growth of Apple Pay and other categories it has already explored such as content on Apple TV, insurance for its devices, storage and apps.
Services is set to become the second source of income for the company after the iPhone, and offers an interesting analysis: its commitment to privacy sets it apart from other technology companies and could be the ideal complement for its services strategy.
Few things are more important for a successful services strategy than the public’s perception of privacy, especially for health and financial data, but such an analysis can be extended to anything, be it gaming, payment or social networks: heightened perceptions about privacy mean it is more than possible to design services in a viable way based on the premise of respect for users’ data, with a renewed perspective that emphasizes that the information we share with a platform will not be collected, analyzed and sold to the highest bidder.
Such a strategy could allow Apple to increase its competitiveness not just from a purely technological angle, but from one of customer preferences: Google, Amazon or any other company can design similar information management platforms to Apple’s, but it would be much more difficult to convince users that their information is not going to be shared with anyone and is not an implicit part of the business model that the user accepted when signing terms of service without understanding them. In this sense, Apple’s approach is much clearer, simpler and direct, as shown by the emphasis the company has been making about it for some time.
Anyone can offer services, but not necessarily with a cast-iron guarantee of privacy. This approach makes it very clear that users have choices: to hand their data over to companies that will monetize it as a form of payment for a service, or simply pay Apple and get a guarantee of privacy in return.
At a time when we are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of privacy, Apple’s strategy of linking services with confidentiality could give it a serious competitive advantage, especially as we look toward a more regulated future. Services and privacy are the ideal ingredients for a value proposition that stands out from the competition and point to a more optimistic future.


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September 04, 2018 at 07:30 pm
Julito G. Rada
The Bureau of Internal Revenue said Tuesday it formed a task force to monitor sugar stocks and shipments to ensure that correct taxes are paid.
BIR commissioner Caesar Dulay said in a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III the task force would monitor not only importers, but also millers, planters, traders and dealers of refined sugar.
Dulay said he already wrote the Sugar Regulatory Administration in July asking for data on sugar importers.
BIR deputy commissioner Arnel Guballa said the bureau has already collated an initial list of millers and planters who sold their rights to import sugar.
“The Task Force on Sugar is undertaking inventory stock-taking, validate the volume of imports based on allocations, and ascertain the payment of correct taxes by importers, local planters, and millers,” Guballa said during the DoF’s executive committee meeting.
Dominguez said aside from ordering the BIR to ensure that importers were paying the correct taxes, he also directed the bureau and Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran to review the current policy of the SRA allowing farmers and planters’ associations that were awarded import allocations to sell their rights to traders.
Dominguez said local sugar millers and planters who sell their importation rights should also be taxed as they were making a profit from such a privilege.
Preliminary data gathered by the BIR showed that traders were paying local millers and planters who sold their rights for around P500 per bag.
“There is import duty and tax for that, and the one who received that payment for the right to import, he should also be taxed. [We will] talk to the SRA about this and raise all these issues,” Dominguez told BIR officials during the meeting.
Dominguez said that as a result of the current system of traders buying rights to import sugar, the price of the commodity remained high in the retail market.
“They [traders] are able to bring down the landed cost of sugar here by only a very small amount because there’s this fee that is paid” to be able to buy rights to import sugar, Dominguez said.


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The race to become digital for banks and insurers isn’t just about using the latest technologies to streamline operations and cut costs. Smart banks and insurance companies must also ensure their workforces are empowered and properly trained to use the technologies that are already on our doorstep.
In Accenture’s BANKING TECHNOLOGY VISION 2017 report, we reveal nearly 90 percent of the banking executives say their organization must innovate at an increasingly rapid pace just to remain competitive. Yet, paradoxically, less than 50 percent of bankers say they are investing comprehensively in digital as part of their overall strategy.
Where does that leave banking customers? While customers want seamless digital transaction experiences on the platforms of their choice, 87 percent of U.S. consumers still see themselves using branches in the future, and they want human interaction when they go there. And that means banks must embrace what’s known as “phygital”—the integration of digital innovations into physical channels—the wave of the future to deliver products and services that meet customer needs.
The fact is there are similar challenges at play for both banks and insurers in the digital era.
New business models on the horizon
While banking transactions continue to migrate from physical to digital channels, new business models are developing. For instance, RBC®, BBVA and mBank want to compete as Digital Relationship Managers, creating and relying on customer- and advice-centric, integrated ecosystems to meet a broad range of everyday financial and non-financial needs. Others, like Square® and Quicken Loans®, have decided to play in the Digital Category Killers market by offering one line of business that serves a narrow set of customer needs.
Insurers are also being forced to consider new business models as technology innovations continue to unfold. For example, insurance adjusters use Tractable’s deep learning systems to simplify the triage process after a car accident. Instead of manually scanning pictures, they use machine-trained estimates for repair costs, enabling agents to accelerate a claim past triage and into repair, salvage, or appraisal. While Haven Life2 has begun offering basic insurance products online, with fast and simple underwriting.
As we discovered in our TECHNOLOGY VISION FOR INSURANCE 2017 report, a whopping 86 percent of insurers say their organization must innovate at an increasingly rapid pace just to keep a competitive edge. Partners are the future of success for insurers—customers, agents and employees are all needed to ensure the efficient execution of tasks using a variety of digital ecosystems. For example, auto insurers can work with technology, companies and vehicle manufacturers to help make autonomous cars a reality by managing and reducing the new risks they introduce. Home insurers can collaborate with security companies and home automation specialists to help create safer living spaces for their customers.
The top must-watch-and-adopt trends for banks and insurers
In both of our latest thought leadership reports on banking and insurance, we reveal the top 5 trends that are driving these industries right now. These include:
- AI is the new UI
- Ecosystem Power Plays
- Workforce Marketplace
- Design for Humans
- The Uncharted
The concepts and processes outlined in each area are essential to consider implementing sooner rather than later. Learning to understand the technologies that are a best fit to a company’s organization is as essential as the workforce it retains to leverage those technologies in the new tech-human era. In short, banks and insurers have unprecedented opportunities to capitalize on the technology-human equation to not only drive innovation and change, but to lead the charge.
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Dish TV Q3 FY13 growth remains sluggish
The DTH operator has recorded a net loss in Q3 at Rs 449 mn; EBITDA declined 12 per cent QoQ to Rs 1.38 bn
Dish TV has recorded a net loss in Q3 FY13 at Rs 449 million. Meanwhile, subscription revenues were up 16.2 per cent YOY at Rs 4,943 million. The DTH operator added 829,000 new subscribers during the quarter ended December 31, 2012 achieving a total of 14.7 million gross and 10.5 million net subscribers at the end of the period.
According to analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities, Dish TV’s Q3 FY13 results are below estimates. EBITDA declined 12 per cent QoQ to Rs 1.38 billion, while revenue growth remained sluggish at 4.5 per cent QoQ (considering festive and digitisation demand). Negative surprise at EBITDA level is largely due to lower-than-expected average revenue per user (ARPU).
Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Dish TV India remarked, “The Indian media industry is witnessing a sea change as it moves towards a fully digitised environment. With the government remaining committed to the cause, stakeholders across the value chain are working overtime to make the best of the opportunity.”
“As digitisation sweeps the pay-TV households in India, platforms with evolved business systems and processes having last mile reach are likely to have an upper edge,” he added.
Commenting on the third quarter performance, Jawahar Goel, Managing Director, Dish TV said, “A larger base did create pressure on the average revenue per user (ARPU) which, primarily supported by price hike in the second quarter, increased marginally to Rs 160. In the third quarter, apart from the usual additional spends typically experienced due to the festive season, additionally this year the company’s investments to capitalise on the digitisation opportunity are also reflected in higher costs during the quarter. A seasonally higher marketing expense was as per budget. Content cost for the year is expected to be within the guided range of 12 per cent increase over the previous fiscal.”For more updates, be socially connected with us on
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In May 2018 the new Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is harmonized across the EU, will come fully into force. Is your company prepared?
Many companies imagine themselves to be safely compliant in terms of the GDPR, but falsely so according to a study commissioned by Veritas. The survey shows that many companies believe that they are already covering the requirements of the EU’S GDPR. Almost a third of those surveyed around the globe (31 percent) declared that their own organizations have long fulfilled the key provisions in the regulation. Yet when questioned more closely on specific requirements in the GDPR, these same companies identified areas needing improvement. In the final analysis, only 2 percent of the companies were in fact prepared for the GDPR.
Previously data protection in Europe was the business of each individual country – apart from the EU “Directive 95/46/EC”, which defined minimum requirements. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU member states have now agreed on a uniform regulation for the protection of data.
The GDPR bolsters the basic right of all EU citizens to data protection and privacy. Accordingly, the requirements set for the handling of personal data by companies are formidable, and the penalties for violating them are substantial. Violations of the GDPR are penalized with fines of up to 20 million Euros or 4 percent of the company’s global annual turnover – depending on which amount is higher.
The new regulation applies to every company which administrates, gathers, stores, deletes, uses or processes personal data – no matter whether it’s a firm of craftsmen, an international corporation or an authority, and irrespective of whether they are based in Berlin, Istanbul or Shanghai. The applicability of GDPR is not determined based on the registered headquarters of the company, but rather the markets in which it operates.
The processing of data at Retarus is always carried out in accordance with the locally applicable data protection regulations and moreover fulfills sector-specific requirements such HIPAA or PCI-DSS. Retarus’ data centers are operated with the highest level of security and are subject to a strict system of internal controls. In addition, Retarus offers its customers the opportunity to contractually specify the region where their data is processed and the company is open to being audited at any time.


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Phone may be GSM only
Verizon may have given up an opportunity to sell Google's HTC Nexus One, yet another leak hints tonight. While echoing what Electronista has heard about T-Mobile as the primary carrier, MediaMemo adds that Verizon has supposedly turned down the Android phone and led to Google's decision to drop plans of its own for a CDMA version. It's not known if this precludes a carrier-attached CDMA version versus the unlocked model suggested so far.
Enlight's low cost ringlight reviewed
A ringlight offers even, soft light to a variety of subjects. Originally installed and used to light up items in medical photography (think dentists and plastic surgeons) as well as macro photography subjects, photographers started to experiment and sought out larger and more powerful ringlight devices that ended up costing in the range of several thousand dollars. Outfits like Alien Bees developed the earliest affordably priced totally complete ringlights; and now we have Enlight Photo's new Orbis ring flash, which promises a full ring flash for as low as $199. It promises to greatly expand the use of light by hobbyists, but we'll see in our review if it works well.
LCDs, graphics delay large iMac shipments
(Updated with Apple apology) Apple has quietly pushed back the shipping time for all 27-inch iMacs to two weeks. Having already delayed them by five to seven days earlier, the delay is believed to stem from a quality measure addressing cracked screens on delivery as well as systems that exhibit periodic flickering or simply lose their video signal altogether. Neither Apple nor resellers have had an official explanation for the delay.
Samsung Win Mo 6.5 QWERTY inspected
In a world full of BlackBerries and iPhones -- not to mention Android and webOS -- it's easy to forget that Microsoft has a smartphone OS to offer the world. The Samsung Jack is a friendly reminder and one of the showcases for Windows Mobile 6.5. But with a post-rebate price only $20 less than an iPhone 3G, does the Samsung Jack deserve attention from would-be smartphone owners? We hope to learn the truth in our review.
HTC Passion confirmed at Google campus
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We don’t like price increases but sometimes they are inevitable. On March 1, exactly 19 years to the day from the first issue (March 1, 1995) of The Kaweah Commonwealth, the local annual subscription price will increase from $35 to $40.
It is the first subscription rate hike in more than a decade. In the Commonwealth’s early days (1990s) the subscription mail rate was $30.
The out-of-town rates will remain at $40 for the time being as those loyal followers must often wait several days for delivery. Local subscribers will continue to receive the Commonwealth in their mailboxes the same day it hits the streets — every Friday.
An increase is necessary to offset rising postal costs.
The Kaweah Commonwealth is the last independently owned weekly operating in an unincorporated area from Mariposa to Kernville.
When you support your local paper, what’s in it for our paid subscribers? Besides the obvious of having the Commonwealth delivered with each Friday’s mail, subscribers will have free online access when the new TKC website is unveiled later this year. Also in the works is a complete digital archive of the Commonwealth that will be searchable with a click or two from any desktop or mobile device and PDF page-turners of specialty publications.
We are taking the next step in social media so our followers can share articles, comment online, share posts, comment on Facebook and Twitter, and much more.
There is currently a window of opportunity for savings until the end of the month.
Renew or subscribe today and still pay the $35 for another year. Thinking of sending the Commonwealth as a gift? Buy that subscription now and save.
The ownership of the Commonwealth won’t sugar coat the future — you know what’s happened to the newspapers in so many other towns. With your continued support of the newspaper and its advertisers, we can keep abreast of this corner of the world we live in and continue to publish a journal for those who labor and who think.


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VERIZON is expanding its 5G network in the US on January 19.
If you are one of the 20 million customers in the Greater Basin area, you may experience faster home internet speeds.
Verizon’s home internet service converts the network signal to WiFi.
This means you can get the same fast speeds as the smartphone experience on your home computers, TVs and more.
The massive rollout will give millions of people an extra broadband service option.
Verizon and T-Mobile are the only networks to offer 5G-based home internet services on such a large scale.
Connecting to Verizon 5G Home will give you 300 Mbps download speeds.
This can be up to 1 gigabit per second.
That’s the same speed as Verizon’s wired fiber service.
The new service starts at $50 per month with unlimited data for home internet.
Taxes and fees are included in that price.
Verizon is offering a few deals at the moment in the hopes of attracting more subscribers.
This includes the use of Google Nest devices and the price lock guarantee.
The January 19 extension will bring Verizon’s services to many of the country’s largest cities and partial economic regions.
The full list can be found below.
Verizon plans to expand its coverage to more areas in the future.
All Verizon plans can be viewed on its website.
Verizon Home’s 5G coverage expansion
Verizon Home’s 5G coverage will extend to many of the 900 cities in the following regions:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- Orlando Florida
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- City of San Diego
- Portland, Oregon
- Tampa, Florida
- Sacramento, California
- City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State
- St. Louis
- Las Vegas
- Salt Lake City
- San Antonio
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Fresno, California
- Austin, Texas
- New Orleans
- Columbus, Ohio
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Syracuse, New York
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Rochester, New York
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Brownsville, Texas
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Albany, New York
- Greenville, South Carolina
In other news, Mercedes-Benz has finally revealed Vision EQXX electric car.
It’s time to say Bye bye BlackBerry phone as the company pulled the plug on its once wildly popular handsets.
And a Android Urgent Alert reached millions of users after malicious apps were discovered in the Samsung app store.
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/4401589/verizon-huge-5g-rollout-cities/ Verizon unveils BIG 5G rollout for 20 million Americans – will you get it?


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Weedmaps, an online directory and sales platform for cannabis retailers, announced in a recent press release, “Beginning later this year, US retail advertisers on Weedmaps will be required to provide a state license number on their listing.” It continued, “The company is also restricting the use of its point of sale, online orders, delivery logistics, and wholesale exchange software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms to licensed operators exclusively. In addition, Weedmaps will explore ways to make it easier for patients and adult-use consumers to identify the license number on advertised listings.”
Although the announcement was situated near the end of a lengthy press release touting Weedmaps’ initiatives to support businesses that qualify as social equity and minority-run, it is a significant shift in California’s cannabis market. Since the opening of the Golden State’s licensed system, at the beginning of 2018, businesses that have gone through the processes of obtaining local and state permits have complained that unlicensed retailers and delivery services were allowed to advertise on Weedmaps. As a result, consumers could easily find illegal storefronts, which can frequently undercut licensed ones on price due to not paying taxes, fees, and other compliance costs.
California cannabis regulators responded positively to the news. According to a press release from the state Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), “Yesterday’s announcement by Weedmaps is a step forward for the legal California cannabis industry, which will aid consumers in identifying licensed cannabis businesses when looking to purchase safe cannabis. The Bureau is continuing enforcement activities against businesses not complying with cannabis advertising laws.”
When Weedmaps will actually cease to post advertisements for unlicensed businesses, in addition to delisting ones currently advertising on the site, remains unspecified. A report from the Los Angeles Times describes the reaction from operators in California’s legal industry as cautiously optimistic.
Presuming that Weedmaps does follow through with its recent announcement, however, cannabis consumers in California will likely have a significantly more difficult time locating illegal outlets. Such a development should push more of the state’s latent demand into the regulated market, especially in Los Angeles, where the issue of unlicensed sellers competing with licensed ones has been particularly acute.