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Tech giant Samsung has reported its lowest quarterly profit in eight years this week an indicator to the weakened global economy to hit PC…
Nintendo’s foray into the smartphone world has been a success for the most part, delivering some fun gameplay experiences like Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes.
It seems like 2018 will continue this trend as the company announced that Mario Kart will be coming to smartphones.
“We plan to release a smart-device application from the Mario Kart franchise, Mario Kart Tour, during the next financial year (from April 2018 to March 2019),” the company noted during a conference call.
“We will announce further details at a later date.”
It wouldn’t be the first time that Mario Kart lands on a non-Nintendo machine, having seen arcade entries before.
Nintendo revealed plenty of information during its investor call, including a Mario Kart entry on mobile
But the conference call also had another noteworthy nugget of information, revealing that an animated Mario movie is in the works.
“We have started development of an animated movie featuring ‘Super Mario’ with Illumination, the movie studio that brought films such as Despicable Me and Minions,” the Japanese firm announced.
“For this project Mr. Chris Meledandri, Founder and CEO of Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director, Fellow of Nintendo will co-producing the film. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo, and distributed theatrically worldwide by Universal Pictures.”
There were several other tidbits via the conference call, including a September 2018 launch for the paid online service on Switch, 7.5 million units sold through for Super Mario Odyssey, 6.5 million units sold for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, six million copies of Breath of the Wild sold and 13 million Switch consoles sold.


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With Covid-19 disrupting the Singapore sports and recreation landscape, gyms had to implement alternative business models to stay afloat.
The fitness and boxing studio Boom Singapore started online workouts with free sessions on Instagram Live. Haus Athletics also used Instagram as a platform to publish free 15-minute bodyweight workouts.
Both studios also offer paid virtual workouts on zoom to make things even better.
After restricting themselves to home training and runs in the neighborhood park during the breaker phase, fitness junkies in their favorite gyms had rarely broken a sweat.
Fortunately, the gyms were able to resume classes when Singapore entered the second phase of the reopening. Studios like the popular High Intensity Intermittent Training (HIIT) F45 have been reopened on social media for a lot of fanfare and excitement.
What is the new normal for gyms? Is the storm over or do you face completely new problems as you adapt to the new changes?
Disadvantages of the new normal
The first and easiest adjustments gyms have to make are to comply with the new rules and regulations of Sport Singapore.
Rules that keep the masks on, except during strenuous activities, inevitably have some disadvantages when it comes to the activities of gyms.
The feeling of community
The Garage Community Pre-Circuit Breaker / Image Credits: The garage via Facebook
Each gym has managed to build a unique community around its brand, which is vital for the return of members.
In discussions with fitness course participants, many agreed that the responsibility that comes with part of a community motivates them during training.
According to Jon Seow, a member of the Ritual Gym, group training is “a key aspect” that drives him during training, and training at home would cause him to “wear off” instead.
Interaction is certainly limited due to the rules for social distancing, which could reduce the attractiveness of attending courses in gyms.
Individuals are currently expected to be 2 meters apart. HIIT or group classes are limited to five people per session.
Gyms have also cordoned off areas where people could gather. Participants are also advised to bring a fully filled water bottle to prevent mixing with the water coolers.
F45 guidelines / Photo credit: F45 Holland Village via Facebook
These developments have made it more difficult to regain the sense of team spirit and community that was traditionally found in gyms and group classes.
Lusi Gao, a member of F45, feels that the sense of community has eased slightly during class.
"We used to have many groups of two to three people training and cheering on each other at the same station, but now everyone is limited to their own" box "and doing different workouts."
Nevertheless, fitness coaches and trainers have made additional efforts to ensure that their members are properly looked after, whether during physical education or online.
During the breaker, The Garage continued to engage its members online by keeping in touch with them. The team also provided services such as bulk order weights for home workouts so that members could continue their regimes and "not feel the disruption".
Reduced capacity and business outlook
According to the SportSG guidelines, each facility is limited to a maximum of 50 people. Even if the demand for physical classes continues, studios, especially smaller ones, are unlikely to meet demand.
According to Ruchdi Hajjar, founder of the Ring Boxing Community, the number of students attending courses on-site decreased by 30 percent, mainly due to safe distance measures.
His feeling was confirmed by The Garage's co-founder, Yen Wong: “Revenue was definitely impacted due to class size constraints. Unfortunately, our strategies cannot bring the business back to where we used to be. It can only minimize the impact. "
Is Zoom the Future of Gyms?
The online session of the garage / Image Credits: The garage via Facebook
Most studios now make videos available to members, and members can choose to attend virtual classes versus physical classes.
Wesley de Souza, vice president of Evolve MMA, said that the gym's online offerings will remain "a large part" of its programs even though physical education has resumed.
Despite online developments, Yen believes that online courses are just a "jerky response" to the Covid 19 pandemic.
The garage conducted a survey of over a hundred people. The results showed that people still preferred to go to the gym because of “community and motivation”.
"The future of fitness is about empowering people more effectively using technology, but not within the confines of the walls at home," said Yen.
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Sony and Polyphony’s PlayStation 3 racer was the only significant release in December; Blizzard subs may be up, says Cowen & Co.
Gran Turismo 6 likely sold around 300,000 units in December, according to estimates from analyst firm Cowen & Company.
The PlayStation 3 racer was the only significant release during December, following the November month crammed with new releases and two new home consoles.
In a preview note, Cowen & Co suggested that although December will show decline compared to November, most publishers will be on track to hit their quarterly projections, including Activision which has taken a knock on Call of Duty: Ghost sales but made up for the shortfall with better sales of Skylanders.
The company also expects World of Warcraft subscriptions to be up and “robust” sales of Take-Two’s Grand Theft Auto V.
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RSPCA’s seven tips for pet owners this Halloween
Many pet owners are taking the opportunity to dress up their furry friend as part of Halloween festivities today, but RSPCA WA is urging owners to be mindful of their animals’ welfare when doing so.
While some pets tolerate wearing a costume, others find the experience unpleasant and stressful, according to Community Engagement executive manager Maree Daniels.
“RSPCA WA certainly doesn’t want to come across as party poopers, but whilst humans might find it enjoyable, for most animals, being in a costume can be particularly scary or worrying,” she said.
“Animals communicate through body language, which involves using their ears, eyes, tails and body position to communicate what they are feeling.”
The RSPCA released seven tips in the wake of Halloween for those wishing to dress up their animals”
1. Don’t cover your pet’s nose or mouth, restricting their breathing, eating or drinking
2. Don’t cover their eyes, obscuring vision
3. Avoid costumes that are either too tight (causing overheating or distress) or too loose (causing accidents or tripping)
4. Avoid costumes that prevent them from expressing normal behaviours such as walking, toileting or resting
5. Avoid costumes that have dangling, sparkling or other attachments that pets can pull off and swallow, risking an obstruction or choking
6. Don’t enclose your pet’s head
7. Avoid costumes that contain sharp items such as safety pins that could cause accidental injury
“No animals should be put in danger or made to feel uncomfortable for the sake of a laugh or a cute picture,” Ms Daniels said.
“We’re asking all pet owners to rethink whether dressing up your pet for Halloween is really necessary and if you do choose to do so, by following these simple steps will make it a much happier Halloween for you and your furry friend.”
The RSPCA also warned pet owners of the other potential heal hazard for animals - the sweets and chocolate that abound during Halloween.
Chocolate contains Theobromine – an ingredient that can be toxic to dogs and other pets at certain doses and some sweets and lollies contain an artificial sweetener called Xylitol, which can cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea and sometimes seizures.
The RSPCA advised pet owners to contact their local vet should their animal suffer such symptoms.
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Last Call: A Very Brief Look At Modernist Cuisine At Home (Which Is To Say, Not Very Brief At All)
Scribd: Here’s a 28-page brochure previewing Modernist Cuisine At Home, which seems like a lot of preview material for a cookbook, until you realize it’s a 10 pound cookbook that’s a shorter version of the 40-pound book that came out years ago. Inside is a recipe for the best eggs Nathan Myhrvold’s ever made — and of course, it involves a whipping canister. Obviously.
The Daily Meal: Zombies carved from pumpkins are the best idea ever. First, they’ve got that pulpy, slimy texture that’s still carve-able; second, when they start rotting, they’ll look WAY more realistic; third, it’s harder for neighborhood kids to kick your jack-o-lanterns in the face when they’re running away from them in terror.
NYT: Gov. Andrew Cuomo today held an alcohol summit at the Executive Mansion in Albany, celebrating the “phenomenal” growth of the state’s alcohol industry since he became governor 22 months ago — a bright spot in a state with an 8.9% unemployment rate. No word on where his help-mate Sandra Lee was during this party, though she was likely trying to come up with some sort of offensive cake to celebrate the situation.
The Guardian: Reports from Japan indicate that fish from Fukushima may be inedible for the next decade due to the radioactive fallout from the devastating 2011 earthquake. Um, is there a bright side to this? And no, the fact that the fish glow in the dark doesn’t count as a “bright side.”
Fox News: A study from Consumer Reports Magazine found that energy drink makers often under-report the amount of caffeine that goes into their products, sometimes having 20% more caffeine in their drinks than listed. So wait. They’re lying to us? Does that mean that we can’t have 400 babies? We don’t know what to believe anymore.
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A jersey of the basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a helicopter crash in 2020, was auctioned for $5.8 million. This was revealed by the New York city auction home Sotheby's on Thursday at the end of a one-week online auction.
The previous maximum price of $3.7 million for a Bryant jersey was clearly exceeded, and the seven million dollars thought for possible was missing out on a lot. The world record for a match worn jersey, i.e. a jersey worn in a game, is $10.1 million. This sum was offered last September for a Chicago Bulls jersey by Michael Jordan from 1998. The jersey of the late Argentine football icon Diego Maradona from the 1986 World Cup in 1986 against England (hand of God) achieved $9.3 million. Bryant's jersey with number 24 was sold by a confidential owner. According to Sotheby's, the Lakers icon is stated to have worn it in 25 games of the 2007/08 season.
At the end of the season, Bryant was awarded the only time in his profession as the most valuable player in the North American expert league NBA. Bryant passed away in the helicopter crash 3 years ago at the age of 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people passed away in the tragic mishap. Bryant, who was posthumously consisted of in the Hall of Popularity of the NBA, led the Lakers to a total of five championship titles and won two Olympic gold medals with the US selection.
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Here in the modern age, we’re definitely living in a world that’s permeated by advertising and its taglines. Advertising taglines are the modern company’s way of telling potential customers everything they want them to know about their products and services in a nutshell.
A successful tagline isn’t just informative either.
Have an affair." The company received attention on July 15, 2015, after hackers stole all of its customer data—including emails, names, home addresses, sexual fantasies and credit card information—and threatened to post the data online if Ashley Madison and fellow Avid Life Media site Established were not permanently closed.
By July 22, the first set of customer names were released by hackers, with all of the user data released on August 18, 2015.
In the same month, the company changed its signature tagline from "Life is Short.
Have an Affair." to "Find your moment", and updated its brand imagery to replace the image of a woman wearing a wedding ring with a red gem-shaped symbol as its logo.
This tagline assures the consumer that a Play Station is the best way to do all of those things.How many do This tagline instantly brings to mind concepts like imagination, innovation, and limitless forward progress – exactly the things Sony would like you to associate with its large line of indispensable products.Play Station: Video games at their best are about escaping from reality.More data (including some of the CEO's emails) was released on August 20, 2015.The release included data from customers who had previously paid a fee to Ashley Madison to supposedly have their data deleted.


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General Motors' stable of brands each have an intended target audience but that doesn't always translate into sales.
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It comes as no surprise anymore that automakers slowly leak out photos of their next big thing.
The Buick Enclave and its platform mate, the GMC Acadia, have been on sale since 2007 without much of a refresh.
General Motors has announced pricing for the 2013 Buick Encore will start off at $24,950, including a $750 destination charge.


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The e-commerce site of department store Neiman Marcus was out of commission for extended periods Friday and Saturday, two days this Black Friday weekend that saw healthy online sales.
On Friday, the Neiman Marcus site was down for twelve hours without many signs of life. On Saturday, the issues appeared to be resolved, but the site crashed again by mid-afternoon.
Other retail sites, including Newegg, Jet, Foot Locker, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., saw crashes or significant slowdowns over the weekend, but nothing close to Neiman Marcus’s hours-long blackout.
The disastrous outage comes at a bad time for Neiman Marcus. Investors are generally leery of the department store model and the retailer itself has been preparing for a possible initial public offering.
There were no specifics from the retailer about what caused the problems. But retail websites can suffer slowdowns and outages if traffic is heavier than the capacity allows. Whatever the cause, the upscale department store likely missed out on millions of dollars in sales. The company has extended its Black Friday sales prices now that the site is up and running, but it’s likely that many luxury customers ended up at rival sites like Saks, Nordstrom, or Net-A-Porter, depending on what they were looking for.
Last holiday season, a spike in mobile activity took Best Buy by surprise, causing outages that lasted as long as an hour. While this would seem to serve as a logical warning to retailers, some experts believe that many are underestimating the impact that mobile commerce will have on shopping this year.
Not only that, but the old methods of anticipating sales may need more help from IT experts than many retailers realize, according to experts.
Retailers must have contingency plans in place in the case of an outage, but they must also get better at anticipating traffic and testing their capacity ahead of time, according to application performance management company Dynatrace. Teams must have common tools and knowledge so that expertise isn't limited to just a few. Otherwise, precious time may pass in fixing issues while sales fall through.
"The plan should not just be a reactive disaster recovery plan, that alone would be a bad plan," according to Dynatrace. "The ... plan has to look beyond disaster recovery and make sure that their sites and applications have been thoroughly tested well before any holiday event. The plans have to include ALL parts of the organization, it should not just be limited to operations, it has to include digital business owners, development, test and operations."


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In the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
iPhone 7 May Have Fifth 'Gloss Black' Color Resembling 2013 Mac Pro
The website now believes the new glossy black option will be part of a five-color lineup, including Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, and Space Gray. It previously said the new color will be a "much darker" variant of Space Gray that is "close to black, though not quite black," and mockups of what an iPhone 7 in that color could look like, including the one above, quickly surfaced around the web.
Apple has announced it will be holding a September 7 media event at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, where it is expected to announce the iPhone 7 series, Apple Watch 2, and possibly more. Apple will also likely provide an update on the prospective launch dates of iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10 over the coming weeks.


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Sealed Air Corporation is set to splash US$510m on acquiring Automated Packaging Systems (APS), a leading manufacturer of automated bagging systems, on a cash and debt free basis.
Sealed Air says the acquisition will broaden its portfolio, driving growth in its e-commerce, fulfillment and food packaging markets. It also says it will extend its automation, direct service expertise and total systems approach, as well as propelling incremental growth, and delivering synergies.
It expects a positive contribuition to EBITDA from the acquisition in the current financial year. In 2018 APS generated US$290m in sales, an increase of approximately 10 per cent year-over-year.
APS provides full flexible packaging systems, including industry leading equipment, sustainable materials and technical services. Known for inventing Autobag bagging machines and pre-opened bags on a roll, APS also offers three recycled film solutions under the EarthAware brand.
Founded in 1962 with headquarters in Ohio, APS employs 1,200 people, with customers in 60 countries, including Australia and New Zealand. It operates seven manufacturing sites, located in the US and UK.
Ted Doheny, Sealed Air president and CEO said, “The addition of APS is well aligned with our Reinvent SEE goal of doubling our innovation rate over the next five years. This transaction expands the breadth of our automated solutions and sustainable packaging offerings, giving us access to growth opportunities in the markets we serve.”
Sealed Air will also benefit from cross-selling opportunities enabling additional growth in key markets. The company also expects cost synergies resulting from supply chain efficiencies.
Sealed Air intends to use cash on hand and credit facilities to finance the transaction. The transaction is expected to close early in the third quarter, subject to applicable regulatory reviews and customary closing conditions. Upon the transaction closing, the company plans to update its 2019 full year outlook on the second quarter earnings conference call, which is tentatively scheduled for July 31.


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|Willem Scato van Walt Meijer, general director of Nedspice Processing Việt Nam Ltd., speaks at a meeting in HCM City yesterday to review last year’s production and export of pepper. – VNA/VNS Photo Việt Dũng
HCM CITY – Việt Nam’s output and export of pepper increased sharply last year, but their prices and thus turnover from exports fell, according to the industry association.
The Việt Nam Pepper Association (VPA) and industry-related authorities attended a meeting yesterday in HCM City to review last year’s performance.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Statistic Office, Việt Nam has around 150,000 hectares under pepper and output last year was 240,000 tonnes, or 48 per cent of global production.
According to the VPA there was a decrease in the use of pesticides last year since farmers are more aware these days of better farming techniques.
Prices have been highly volatile: the price of black pepper for instance declined from VNĐ133,000 per kilogramme in January to VNĐ73,000 in December.
The General Department of Vietnam Customs said 215,000 tonnes of the spice were exported for US$1.1 billion, respectively up 20 per cent and down 22 per cent.
The reasons for the falling prices include climate change, a massive spike in the area under pepper, farmers’ inexperience, which have contributed to rising outputs but with poor quality.
In the first quarter of this year prices were around 30 per cent lower than a year ago, the VPA said.
Việt Nam’s exports this year are expected to be comparable to that of last year since the industry will continue to face all the current challenges such as climate change and diseases.
VPA plans to work more closely with farmers and businesses to help them comply with regulations and standards for pepper production and export and provide market information to help them make informed decisions.
The Western Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute said they were researching into better pepper strains capable of withstanding diseases.
Willem Scato van Walt Meijer, general director of Nedspice Processing Việt Nam Ltd., which has been operating in Bình Phước Province for the last five years, said quality control for exports and working closely with farmers were the keys to resolving the problems.
“We have a network of 1,600 farmers and trained them very carefully, and … do 100 per cent tracking and tracing of all our farms, which allows us to help certain farmers improve, monitor the effectiveness of each farmer, and reward outstanding farmers.”
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường had said at a meeting in January that the rapid increase in land under pepper should be addressed quickly and the pepper farming land should be reduced. – VNS


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Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge
The law’s ban on outdoor advertising within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds would effectively outlaw legal advertising in many cities, critics of the prohibition said. And restricting stores and many forms of print advertising to black-and-white text, as the law specifies, would interfere with legitimate communication to adults, tobacco companies and advertising groups said in letters to Congress and interviews over the last week.
Opponents of the new strictures, including the Association of National Advertisers and the American Civil Liberties Union, predict that federal courts will throw out the new marketing restrictions. They say, for example, a 2001 Supreme Court decision struck down a Massachusetts rule that had imposed a similar ban on advertising within 1,000 feet of schools.
Commercial free speech is not an absolute right, legal experts say. There are clear limits, for instance, on false advertising and on promotion of illegal activity. The issue grows more complicated if the advertising is both truthful and concerns a legal activity, like smoking by adults.
The Supreme Court in 1980 said such speech can be restricted only if it would directly advance a “substantial government interest” and the regulation was “narrowly tailored” to fit the interest. In the case of the new tobacco law, Congress specifically defined the government interest as a reduction in youth smoking.


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StarHub reduces price for sports channels from June this year
Cable TV operator, StarHub’s sports channels will be cheaper from June this year.
The sports group channels will cost S$12 a month, more than 50 per cent lower than the S$25 subscribers currently pay.
StarHub lost its bid to screen the prized English Premier League to rival SingTel last year for the 2010 to 2013 seasons.
Since then, sports fans have clamoured for a cut in the price of its sports package and it’s been heard that from June they will pay S$12 a month, much lower than the S$25 they are paying now.
Tan Ting Hai, chief operating officer, StarHub, said: “We believe that this will not only help to retain our existing sports subscribers but also attract those subscribers who’ve left us. In the past, when we increased the price, a large group of sports subscribers left us. So, we welcome them to join us back.”
Revenue will be affected but StarHub said new subscribers will make up for this.
It’s also hoping to attract more subscribers with a range of fresh content and new sports channels.
It will show ‘LIVE’ NBA playoffs and final games on its in-house SuperSports channel and all this is good news for sports fans.
One sports fan said: “It’s very attractive. You’re talking about 50 per cent. Now I’m paying quite a lot for three different groups of channels. But if they come in with S$12 and sports channels like basketball, I will definitely consider.”
Other new sports channels StarHub will introduce are NBA TV, Racquet Channel, Ten Sports and PGA Tour on demand.


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Chrysler Makes a Splash with Bold Building Wrap
i.M. Branded has been helping Chrysler show people driving by their Auburn Hills, MI headquarters building their latest accomplishments with dramatic building wraps for years. With Chrysler posting month after month of sales gains over the last year, the anticipation for their new small car, the Dart, is extremely high and the company wanted to shout out that the wait is finally over.
Utilizing perforated window film that allows building occupants to see out, the 145-foot tall x 120 -foot wide image features a dramatic head-on shot of the new vehicle with a tagline invoking Chrysler’s commitment to the future. This was printed in-house at i.M. Branded’s facility in Madison Heights, MI on their Vutek 3360 machine. It took four days to install after five days to print and trim. Chrysler plans to have the dramatic building treatment displayed for 120 days during the midst of the launch of the new Dart.
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The government will continue to allow second hand CE marked goods to be sold in charity shops if the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal, it has been agreed.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Kelly Tolhurst MP confirmed that CE marked goods – new or second hand – can continue to be sold in the UK in an answer to a parliamentary question tabled by Toby Perkins MP for Chesterfield.
Last month, the Charity Retail Association called on Business Secretary, Greg Clark MP in a letter, to protect the sector in the event of a “no deal” Brexit asking that any CE marked goods held in stock by charity shops would still allowed to be sold.
Responding to the news, the Association said:
“We are delighted by the news that the government will continue to allow second hand CE marked goods to be sold in charity shops if the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal. We will continue to campaign for our members’ ability to trade in future is met with minimum disruption as a result of leaving the European Union.”
Bianca Silva, partner at accounting firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson, welcomed the decision but added that a long-term solution is needed.
“It’s welcome news that charity retailers will still be able to sell on donated products with the CE (Confirmite Europeene) marking, the label that indicates conformity to the health, safety and environmental protection standards for goods sold in the European Economic Area (EEA), in the event of a no-deal Brexit. However, the government has cautioned that this would be for a ‘time limited period’ and the charity sector still needs a long-term solution to this regulatory mess.
“Donated goods in charity shops are not particularly fast moving, so the ‘time limited period’ for acceptance of goods with EU regulated labels still poses a problem for charity retailers, who may become reluctant to risk accepting donations for fear of being stuck with unsellable goods in future.
“With the CE markings being replaced with a new UK equivalent, charity shops need assurances that the UK will continue to recognise EU standards as acceptable in the UK for second-hand goods in the long term. This would avoid the unfeasible cost of making existing stock unsellable, and also the wider environmental impact of removing the ability to donate these goods for resale and reuse. We could be left in the tragic situation of finding hordes of goods that would otherwise find their way into charity shops, being thrown away because their CE marking would render them unsellable.
“With less than a month to go, who even knew that one impact of a no-deal Brexit could be to decimate the charity sector’s ability to accept and sell second-hand goods? The charity sector needs to keep a sharp eye out for any further gremlins lurking in the regulatory upheaval and confusion Brexit may bring.”
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The beginning of this year witnessed the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act. The CCPA – whose impacts go way beyond California – came into effect on the 1st of the month primarily in order to provide Californians with additional rights and privileges vis-à-vis securing their data. Those in the UK (who will also be affected by the CCPA like they were with the GDPR in 2018) are now being trained on how to implement this.
The CCPA has been hailed as potentially a very powerful legislative addition for consumers as well as businesses and will ultimately put the US on the same page as the UK vis-à-vis global privacy. American consumers will get access to exactly what companies know about them; have power over whether they can keep that information and stop them from selling it.
This will have quite the impact on businesses. Many are bemoaning the extra burden it places on them in terms of time and money with a company being forced to pay up to $23.5m (4 percent of global annual revenue) with failure to comply.
For the consumer though, what could be bad? Very little apparently. Such high stakes are forcing companies to go through their cybersecurity practices with a fine tooth comb. For Californians there is even more good news because regional policy makers have already come up with their own plan to protect personal data via the CCPA. And, this will likely have a trickle down effect on other states and even countries given that California has the fifth largest economy in the world.


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4-Digit ENS Domains Continue Soaring
The Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, has recently sparked interest among non-fungible token (NFT) investors, speculators, and enthusiasts with .eth domains ranging from 0000 to 9999.
Despite the fact that three- and four-digit names have been existing for a long time, the number of people registering for ENS domains and purchasing these digit number names on secondary markets has had a substantial impact on the market's trading volume in the last week.
The surge in sales began on April 21, according to a Dune Analytics dashboard for ENS, and the number of .eth name registrations had surged from 2,721 to 21,188 by Thursday. The trade volume of ENS domains on OpenSea increased by 3,333 percent in the last seven days, to 2,613 Ether (ETH), or $7.3 million at the time of writing.
The greatest ENS NFT transactions have occurred in the recent 48 hours, with the most expensive domain to date, "555.eth," sold for 55.5 ETH, or $156,821.91, on Thursday.
Each ENS web address is a non-fungible token (NFT) that may be minted and traded just like any other non-fungible token. Ethereum wallet addresses, cryptographic hashes, and website URLs can all be used with these decentralized domains that finish in .eth.
Web3 users are embracing the value that may be connected to a digital identity because decentralized applications (DApps), wallets, exchanges, and marketplaces are increasingly supporting NFT usernames, whether from ENS or competitors like Unstoppable Domains.
As a result, the app.ens.domains website has been crashing and redirecting users to a 404 error page because the website could not be found on the server this week. The ENS team tweeted many times on Thursday that they are working to resolve the problem.


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Hyderabad, Aug 04 :-
The craze to own a Nano car is going down day by day in the city of Hyderabad. According to reliable sources here on Tuesday, the customers who booked Nano cars well in advance were very much disappointed because the first release of Nano cars were allotted through lottery system.
When Tata Motors opened the booking for Nano cars people expected that they would have the cars atleast in a year. But it is now reliably learnt that the second batch of Nano cars will be on the road only in 2011. The customers do not have that much patience to wait for such a long time. So most of the customers are cancelling their orders.
The Tata dealers are facing a tough time in answering the wild queries from the customers who booked Nano cars. Some of the customers are of the view that they cannot wait for long. ``If you can spend a little more we can have a Maruti right now. Waiting for such a long time is really tedious,’’ said one of the customers.


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No prescription for that 'hurt in your heart'
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, March 15, 2007
Bonnie Deines is addicted to the Covington Pharmacy.
Now 75, she started going to the Covington Pharmacy 27 years ago when she moved from Seattle to Lake Morton, a rural area east of Kent. She has been a customer ever since.
So has her daughter, Ginger Deines.
Never mind that they eventually moved to Kent. Or that in recent years, chain store pharmacies have sprouted like spring bulbs in warm rain along the corridor between Kent and Covington.
Even so, "we probably have a disproportionate share of the pharmacy business. We have people who still come from all over," says Jim Ramseth, the pharmacy's owner.
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Deines and her daughter are among those who have remained true-blue to the family-owned Covington Pharmacy.
"It's more homey," Ginger says.
They go not only for prescriptions, but for greeting cards and gifts. Most of all, they say, they go because the pharmacy, located on Southeast 272nd Street in a once-rural area, now busy with traffic and packed with stores, feels like home.
But then, that's what nearly four decades of dealing with a family-owned and operated business can do.
Ramseth was just 29 when he and a partner opened the pharmacy in 1970. A few years later, he bought his partner out. His wife, Patricia, ran the Covington Post Office out of the store for 20 years until Covington finally got a separate one. His father, retired from the military, worked for him for nearly 15 years. So did his four children and some of his 10 grandchildren. A grandson still works there.
"Back when I first opened, I could hear the roosters crowing when I swept the sidewalk," he says. "The 4-H girls used to tie their horses out in front."
Later on, he says, they built a hitching post near trees in front of where the liquor store now stands.
Over the years, the family served three generations of Covington area families.
"The little girls who used to stick their noses over the counter now have little girls sticking their noses over the counter," Ramseth said.
But April 28, the tradition ends.
"The pressures of today's retail business world, low payments from insurance providers and old Jim running out of family have made it impossible for us to remain independent," Ramseth wrote in a letter to customers.
Three days after he closes his store, Ramseth and other members of the pharmacy's staff will work at the pharmacy at the QFC store, just a short distance away in the same shopping center.
He has promised customers the same kind of service they had at the old store. Yet, it won't be the same, customers say.
"It's sad, but not surprising. It's hard for the little guys to compete anymore. It's like the ma and pa groceries," Ginger Deines said. "There was just a special feel coming in to this store."
Evonne Thiele, who just began her 31st year as an employee, has heard that refrain more than once in recent days.
"We had two customers who started crying," Thiele said.
A short distance from the greeting card department where she got her start, glass display cases hold an assortment of drug store paraphernalia from earlier times, some collected by Ramseth, some donated by customers.
Among the items: an antique blood pressure machine and a collection of old over-the-counter medications ranging from Red Oil Nose Drops and Dewitt's Little Early Risers ("laxative and cathartic pills") to Pabst's Health Water.
"That was beer in the Prohibition era," he says, laughing.
It was all part of the "personal touch" that made the Covington Pharmacy special, Ginger Deines said.
Though transferring the pharmacy service and staff to a nearby store "softens the blow," closing is "bittersweet," Ramseth says.
"You walk through the store at night. You hurt in your heart."


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What will you do on Easter Sunday? The town of Bessières in France will cook a giant omelet made with 15,000 eggs.
Sainte-Lague was among the interested buyers and when she brought them home, she polished the stones and gave them a clean new look which has the flag color of France or a plain gold paint over them. She even customizes the stones according to the wishes of tourists.
The Paris attacks last 2015 greaty affected Paris' tourism. However, there are new plans to solve this problem.


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Research by mySupermarket.co.uk compared the price of a basket of shopping containing 35 popular items in June and July.
The cost in June was £83.04, compared to £84.35 in July, a rise of £1.31 in just one month.
mySupermarket revealed the majority products rose by two - eight per cent, but onions and kitchen towels rose by 16 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
Some items did fall in price, but the drop was minimal at just one per cent on every item except mushrooms, which fell by six per cent after months of consistent rises.
More than ever, customers should do their research before shopping so they can make sure they are getting the best value for money
Overall the cost of 19 products rose, 10 decreased and 6 stayed the same. The total basket is 91p more expensive than July 2016.
mySupermarket’s CEO Gilad Simhony said: “We are not yet seeing a slowdown in the price increases in the supermarkets. Since June there has been a £3 rise in the price of the average shopping basket, which is more than double for the same period last year as it only rose by £1.50 in the same two months last year.
“More than ever, customers should do their research before shopping so they can make sure they are getting the best value for money.
“Shoppers can save up to 30 per cent on their shop by using mySupermarket to compare across supermarkets.”
Supermarket rip-off as grocery prices rose again in June
Many people are turning to discount supermarkets and using money off vouchers to save on their shopping and beat the price rises.
A Sainsbury’s discount voucher being snapped up by bargain hunters is a 30 per cent off groceries deal.
The generous offer can be snapped up by entering a code at the checkout when you shop with the British supermarket chain online.
All you have to do is copy and paste a code after you have finished your shop.
Supermarket grocery rip-off: Prices compared in June and July
Discount supermarket Aldi have seen rocketing popularity in the UK, but they don’t deliver.
However, one savvy shopper has found a way around this problem.
Tom Church, founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, has revealed he managed to do what many other shoppers haven’t managed to - and it all started with him placing an order on his phone.
He then had his groceries delivered to his house before he had even got out of bed.


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Yet another of Europe’s food stuff shipping giants is raising hundreds of hundreds of thousands of lbs to fund its enlargement, underlining the frenzy of world-wide investor interest which has gripped the sector.
Sky News has learnt that Wolt, a Finnish company which operates in about 20 marketplaces like Germany, Greece and Japan, will announce a big funding spherical as soon as Tuesday.
According to non-public equity sources, the financial commitment giants KKR, Tiger Global and DST will all participate in the spherical as new buyers.
The spherical will be led by ICONIQ Capital, the financial commitment team which manages the fortune of Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, one particular of the non-public fairness insiders explained.
Just one trader who held talks with Wolt but did not in the end take component in the most up-to-date fundraising stated it experienced been pitched at a significant quality to its past valuation, possibly making it a single of Europe’s most worthwhile foods shipping and delivery enterprises.
Wolt was started just seven yrs back, and now provides food in 120 cities in 23 international locations.
The megaround highlights the scale of investors’ perseverance to capture a slice of one particular of the sectors benefiting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Doordash lately went community in the US, when Deliveroo, one of Britain’s largest meals shipping players, is drawing up ideas to float in the coming months.
Deliveroo lifted $180m of new capital from current buyers earlier this month, whilst it has strengthened its board by introducing Lord Wolfson, the Up coming main executive, as a non-executive director.
A Wolt spokeswoman declined to comment.


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The exodus of students from northern Colorado universities after final exams means more than empty parking spaces around campuses. Those suitcase students also take with them the cash they spend at area stores.
Most merchants near the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and Colorado State University in Fort Collins know that students leaving will mean fewer customers, so they take pre-emptive action by ordering less merchandise, holding sales to attract those young consumers who do stay and, generally, getting ready to wait it out. And of course, there are always those reliable regulars who get them through the slow times.
“There is going to be a lull, of course” said Dain Horning, manager of Margie’s Java Joint in Greeley. “That is just something that we go through being a business that relies on student traffic.”
The coffee shop will look into more aggressive advertising on campus this summer in the form of coupons and fliers to help bring anyone on campus to the shop, Horning said.
Last fall, 11,380 students registered for classes at the University of Northern Colorado and 3,100 of those students lived on campus during the school year, according to UNC. All but about 100 students living on campus moved out during the summer. About 3,600 students have registered for classes this summer.
While there is a significant drop in enrollment numbers, it’s anyone’s guess as to how many college students remain in town and how many move out, said UNC spokeswoman Gloria Reynolds.
At Colorado State University, there are 25,042 students — 19,633 undergraduates. About 4,500 students live on campus during the school year and less than 100 stay in residence halls during the summer, according to the CSU housing department. Officials estimate that about one-third to one-half of off-campus students leave town.
For one CSU-gear store, the summer slowdown means waiting until students return and start getting ready for football season.
“Really, until the students come back in August, it’s pretty slow,” said Geoff Cowles of DJ’s Sport Shoppe, a CSU apparel store that brings in extra cash over the summer by silk-screening softball jerseys.
The store supplements its sales with people attending youth and sports camps and other conventions held throughout the summer. UNC also hosts summer groups.
Windsor business owner Dennis Pollock works late at night in Fort Collins to make his living. He sets up his gyros cart in Fort Collins’ Old Town Square on Friday and Saturday nights and outside other large bars on their busy nights. Business remains strong in the summer, he said, but guessing what nights are going to be busiest gets trickier.
Pollock, too, has a summer plan. He and his wife, Jen, plan on expanding the hours of their Windsor gyros restaurant at 518 Main St. into dinnertime and saving him from many late nights in the square.
Bears Sports Saloon co-owner Brian Gough sees about a 20 percent drop in business in the summer, but there also is a loyal customer base of students who stay and frequent the sports pub, which is on 8th Avenue in south Greeley.
Changing drink specials and a brand-new air-conditioning system are hooks Bears will use to bring in customers during the lean months.
Sales-tax collections by the city of Fort Collins support what merchants are saying. July collections have been lower than June collections every year dating back to at least 1984. However, the absence of student dollars doesn’t account for every fluctuation of collection figures. Other factors, such as overall economic health of the region, play a role.
But all hope is not lost during the summer months, said Sherry Temple of the Fort Collins sales tax office.
“Fort Collins has a busy tourist season in the summer and that helps to shore revenue up,” she said.
Greeley also gets a supplement of tax revenue from the annual Stampede.


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Game Group yesterday appointed a new chief executive who will have the task of turning around the video games retailer's fortunes. Yet Ian Shepherd's appointment was accompanied by predictions that the group's profits would be lower than expected this year.
Mr Shepherd, pictured, will take over as chief executive on 28 June, joining from the mobile phone giant Vodafone, where he was most recently the company's UK consumer director. He worked for nine years at BSkyB before joining Vodafone.
Game has been searching for a new head since the departure of Lisa Morgan, who quit in April after revealing profits had fallen 28 per cent last year. She had been at the company for 13 years and was chief executive for three. Chris Bell, who has acted as chief executive since her departure, will resume his role as the group's senior non-executive director. Game revealed in an interim management statement that since June trading had been tough.
It said the releases of games including Red Dead Redemption had not offset a decline in sales overall. It anticipates "negative full-year like for likes".Reuse content


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Uber is a service that connects users to drivers through a mobile application. What developers can do with the Uber API is to access data related to available car types, estimated prices, and geo-location services. In this case, the Uber iOS SDK created by tomj uses the Mantle framework for JSON, along with AFNetworking. The project aims to be useful to build applications with iPhone iOS 6. For more information, contact author Tom Jowett @tjrebase
Google today released Flutter 1.2, what it calls the first "feature release" for the software repo. Flutter first made its debut at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2018. Google later released the 1.0 version of Flutter in December 2018, so it's nice to see a feature release so soon.
Google further expanded its potential to become a virtual reality platform with expanded WebVR support to Cardboard. Prior to the announcement, Google limited WebVR support to Daydream-ready phones. Through the use of WebVR, Google encourages developers with cross-platform opportunities.


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EFI Reggiani will take part in the World Textile Information Network (WTiN) Innovate Textile & Apparel Virtual Trade Show from October 15 to 30.
Like many industry groups around the world that have begun re-thinking tradeshows out of concern for public health, WTiN launched the tradeshow as an online event designed to reconnect innovation in the value chain.
EFI Reggiani textile solutions to be featured at the event include a complete range of digital and analogue printers and pre- and post-treatment lines.
“Sustainability, new online business opportunities and smart processes are the key advantages for the ‘new normal’ that we are addressing with the EFI Reggiani portfolio of solutions,” said EFI Reggiani Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni. “In textiles, the longstanding move towards more sustainable solutions that are also productive and efficient has quickened because of COVID-19, accelerating the adoption of digital technologies. Green and sustainability, nearshoring and reshoring, and the growth of online shopping will be the rising trends, and all those trends finding their perfect answer in digital printing and shorter, greener processes.”
One of the solutions to be featured at the WTiN event, EFI Reggiani TERRA, brings the advantages of pigment to digital printing. EFI Reggiani TERRA eliminates the need for steaming or washing on direct-to-textile applications using a polymerisation process that takes place as printed fabric goes through the printer’s on-board dryer. The EFI Reggiani TERRA solution features four different printer models.
Another solution showcased at the event is the EFI Reggiani BOLT printer. The 1.9-metre wide printer, which last month received a 2020 InterTech Technology Award from the leading U.S. printing association, PRINTING United Alliance, is the only digital textile printer capable of reaching speeds up to 90 metres per minute on fabric.
The core of the process is EFI Reggiani IRIS sublimation ink – a dual-use ink suitable for both transfer paper and direct-to-fabric printing.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. - July 23, 2020 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2020 by posting an update on its Investor Relations website. Please visit http://ir.tesla.com to view the update.
As previously announced, Tesla management will host a live question & answer (Q&A) webcast at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the results and outlook.
What: Tesla Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Q&A Webcast
When: Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Time: 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Q2 2020 Update: http://ir.tesla.com
Webcast: http://ir.tesla.com (live and replay)
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The median household income from work grew to S$10,869 in 2023 from S$10,099 in 2022 for resident employed households in Singapore.
Median household income increasing since 2018
This marks an increase of 7.6 per cent in nominal terms or 2.8 per cent in real terms, after adjusting for inflation.
A resident employed household refers to a household where the household reference person is a Singapore citizen or permanent resident (PR), and with at least one employed person.
Meanwhile, accounting for household size, the median monthly household income from work per household member rose from S$3,287 in 2022 to S$3,500 in 2023 — an increase of 6.5 per cent in nominal terms, or 1.7 per cent in real terms.
These were the figures released by the Singapore Department of Statistics (Singstat) on Feb. 7, 2024.
In a press release, Singstat noted that from 2018 to 2023, the median monthly household income from work increased 3.1 per cent cumulatively or 0.6 per cent per annum in real terms.
Per household member, the change over the same period was 10.5 per cent cumulatively or 2 per cent per annum in real terms.
Median income of the lowest, second highest and highest decile declined
Singstat also stated that while most households saw their median income increase by 0.9 to 2.0 per cent in real terms per household member, the lowest, second highest and highest deciles respectively recorded a decline of 1.7, 0.2 and 1.9 per cent instead.
In addition, between 2018 and 2023, the income from work per household member in the first to ninth deciles experienced a growth of between 0.7 and 2.5 per cent per annum in real terms.
On the other hand, households in the top decile experienced a decline of 1.2 per cent per annum in real income over the same period.
Some households in lowest 10 per cent live in private property
Singstat also highlighted that within the lowest 10 per cent, 16 per cent of these households owned a car, 14.7 per cent employed a domestic worker, while 8 per cent lived in private property.
In addition, 36.6 per cent of these households had a household reference person aged 65 or older.
Singstat also pointed out that not all households are consistently in the same decile group from one year to the next.
Singstat explained that a household may move down from a higher decile in a particular year due to the temporary unemployment of a household member, before moving up the deciles when the member resumes employment in the subsequent year.
Household income inequality fell for a third consecutive year
As for household income inequality, Singstat said that the Gini coefficient, based on household income from work per household member before government transfers and taxes, fell from 0.437 in 2022 to 0.433 in 2023.
With the "redistributive effect" of government transfers and taxes accounted for, the Gini coefficient for 2023 is reduced further to 0.371.
A Gini coefficient equal to zero indicates perfect income equality, while a coefficient equal to one means total inequality.
Average amount of government transfers for 2023 was S$6,371 per household member
The average amount of transfers that each member of a household received in 2023 was S$6,371.
This was higher than the average figure of S$5,859 in 2022 due to the enhanced and additional support measures rolled out in 2023 to support households during the period of high inflation and to cushion the impact of the increase in the goods and services tax (GST) rate.
Such measures included the enhanced Assurance Package (AP) Cash, the transitory AP Seniors’ Bonus and AP Medisave, the one-off AP Cash Special Payment, the Cost-of-Living (COL) Seniors’ Bonus, COL U-Save Special Payment, top-ups to children’s development and education accounts, and CDC Vouchers.
Households staying in Housing and Development Board (HDB) one- and two-room flats continued to receive the most government transfers, with each household member receiving an average of S$13,623 in 2023.
This is close to double the transfers received by resident households staying in three-room flats.
Singstat also clarified that the nature of the government transfers received by households are also dependent on their household composition.
For example, households in five-room and executive flats have more children of school-going age on average than households in four-room flats.
Hence, they received more education subsidies on average which resulted in such households having similar level of transfers as those in four-room flats.
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By Emmie V. Abadilla
More millennials shopped online and used cashless payments for their holiday purchases in the last two months of 2017 due to sale events and promos of digital retailers, according to Voyager Innovations data.
The number of unique PayMaya account holders–most of them millennials –who transacted online jumped almost threefold in November to December, 2017 from the same period in 2016.
“While mall shopping is still the norm for most Filipinos, we saw a marked increase in online shopping among our mostly millennial user base during the 2017 holiday season,” confirmed Paolo Azzola, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director at PayMaya Philippines.
PayMaya is the digital financial services arm of Voyager.
Online transactions recorded by PayMaya account holders further rose when different online marketplaces such as Lazada, Zalora and Takatack launched their big online sales in November and December, where PayMaya also gave its account holders an added exclusive 20% discount.
PayMaya data showed that in the last two months of 2017, online transactions via retail merchants like Lazada topped the list for PayMaya account holders.
The growing use of cashless payment methods in online retail sites show a shift of consumers who use alternatives such as PayMaya for their purchases, despite the availability of cash-on-delivery, the CEO pointed out.
“On top of the online promo offerings, convenience and the worsening traffic in major cities compel more individuals to shop online,” he explained. “Online merchants also give customers flexibility in terms of payment options.”
On the digital commerce front, Pinoy shoppers seem to gravitate more toward electronics products, as eight of the top ten products ordered through Takatack (takatack.com), Voyager’s online shopping marketplace, belonged to this category.
In terms of the kinds of items ordered online, power banks, external hard drives, bluetooth speakers, and smart watches dominated the shopping list of consumers.
“More Filipinos shop online, especially during special seasons. This trend has translated to record-high transaction volumes at Takatack particularly during the Singles’ Day event in November and we expect it to continue as we move on to 2018,” explained Marc Concio, Head for Digital Commerce at Voyager Innovations.
Adoption of digital payments and commerce has grown faster over the past two years as prepaid e-wallets regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) such as PayMaya have been introduced.
These digital wallets foster financial inclusion as any mobile phone user in the Philippines can create an account and use it for online transactions up to a certain amount limit.
Latest available data from Better than Cash Alliance as of 2013 show that 99% of all payment transactions in the country are still done via cash. Electronic payments by businesses and individuals account for 1% and 0.3%, respectively.
While this figure has most likely grown over the past year, accelerating digital payments adoption remains a top agenda for the nation.
The National Retail Payment System initiative led by the BSP and supported by banks and e-money issuers like PayMaya aims to increase cashless transactions to 20% of the total volume of payment transactions by 2020.
Tags: account holders, BSP, Cash Alliance, cashless transactions, digital payments, More millennials shopping online, online marketplaces, online shopping, online transactions, Paolo Azzola, PayMaya, PayMaya Philippines, Takatack, Voyager, Zalora


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Chorus shares have jumped as much as 12% as the company welcomed a sweeping review of telecommunications regulation, saying it is a positive step for the industry.
The Government appears to have bowed to pressure by bringing forward the review, which was planned for September this year.
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams announced on Friday the review would start immediately.
The review comes days after the Commerce Commission proposed to cut the price Chorus can charge customers using its copper network, prompting Chorus to call for a review of the legislation, saying it will cost the company $160 million a year.
Chorus is the Government's major broadband partner and network provider.
The company was split from Telecom in 2011 and is taking a leading role in building the $1.5 billion Ultra Fast Broadband network in towns and cities, and the $300 million broadband upgrade in rural areas.
The review will look at all regulation, including the controversial levy which Telecom gets from rival supplying services to unprofitable rural customers.
In a statement, Ms Adams says the review will provide certainty for the industry and consumers.
Chorus chief executive Mark Radcliffe says he hopes the review will shape a new environment which will drive growth, and innovation enabled by a fibre broadband services.


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A number of retailers have fallen in the rankings in The Sunday Times Rich List 2020 as tough market conditions impact their personal fortunes.
The Weston family, owners of retail chains ranging from Primark to Selfridges, were the top-ranking retailers on this year’s Rich List, ranking eighth on the overall list compared with 13th last year, with wealth up £30m year on year to £10.5bn.
However, this ranking does not take into account the estimated £650m in sales the Weston family lose each month their stores are shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A number of other retail tycoons had a less resilient year. Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin crashed out of the Rich List altogether, while River Island owner Bernard Lewis’s fortunes fell £334m during the year to £1.9bn, putting him at 77 on the ranking.
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley came in at 75, with his wealth down £27m on last year to £1.9bn, while Topshop owner Sir Philip Green came in at 154, with his personal fortunes declining £20m year on year to £930m.
Retail entrepreneur Philip Day’s personal wealth declined £60m this year, putting him at 132 on this year’s ranking.
Gymshark founder Ben Francis entered the Rich List for the first time this year.


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Porsefiles has noted that back-end design has been inspired by Panamera and Keane, but 992 is also used to present an eight-speed broadcast PDK in Panamera. On the other hand, 991 and 991.2, seven do with the next gears.
Scheduled for unveiling on 27th November, 992 also confirmed to present Matrix LED Headlights "Much more" According to Porsche's Teasing Campaign Details on 2020 Porsche 911 are still on the lower side of things, but we have heard from Grapewyn that the entry level carrier will do 3.05 liter twin-turbo H6 to 385 ps (380 horsepower).
One of the biggest strangers is Curb Weight, which today is 1,505 kilograms (3,318 pounds) for Carrera's sale. Carrera T is much less than 1,500 kilograms (3,307 pounds), but Porsche should know how to trick through extensive use of smart engineering and aluminum.
Nunepheller will get cabbage treatment in next year, then Porsche will sweeten the deal with them. Based on the spy video of Pre-Production Prototypes on GT3 Neurburging, we know and love and naturally maintain the desired flat-six engine. For the turbo, let's wait and see if the 3.8-liter twin-turbo H6 will be upgraded once or not. Mostly referring to the 911 PHVV, Mid-Cycle is refreshing when it will be presented according to Oliver Bloom, Chief Executive Officer.


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Canada’s provinces have been (generally) failing to open up a legal cannabis industry. The Seed Investor has been shining a spotlight on this.
These failures have cumulatively taken a large toll on the legal cannabis industry. This has resulted in a temporary glut of inventories.
The exception to this general provincial trend? Alberta.
In the nine months since cannabis was fully legalized in Canada, the province has awarded 193 cannabis licenses via the AGLC (Alberta Gaming Liquor & Cannabis). This includes over 100 retail cannabis licenses.
This is for a population base of 4.1 million.
In comparison, Canada’s largest province is Ontario. It has a population of over 14 million people. It took nearly six months for the province to open its first retail cannabis store. There are only 22 retail stores to service this entire population today.
Under considerable pressure for its failure, Ontario’s government has just announced it will award 50 new licenses for retail cannabis stores. Even after those stores eventually open, Ontario will still be way behind Alberta.
An earlier Seed Investor article noted the city of Calgary alone (Canada’s “cannabis capital”) is doing better than that. It has announced that 197 additional development permits have been released for new cannabis retail stores.
(the sharp decor of a Choom Alberta retail cannabis store)
This robust retail footprint is already paying dividends for the province itself. In just the first six months of legalized cannabis, Alberta has collected over CAD$30 million in tax revenues.
The federal excise tax in Canada on cannabis is currently set at 10%. Of this, 75% of the revenues flow to the provinces.
Retail bottlenecks in other provinces have led to an overall build-up of cannabis inventories. In Alberta it has been “full-speed ahead” for cannabis retail. How do investors cash in on Alberta pot stocks?
A number of publicly listed cannabis companies have already carved out significant markets in the province. National Access Cannabis Corp (CAN: META / US: NACNF) is the current retail leader in Alberta, with 18 retail stores opened.
Several other companies offer investors a strong presence in Alberta. Also with multiple stores already open and more on the way are Alcanna Inc (CAN: CLIQ / US: LQSIF), Choom Holdings Inc (CAN: CHOO / US: CHOOF), and Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. (CAN: FAF / US: FFLWF).
Foot-dragging by most other provincial governments in Canada has slowed the growth in cannabis retail to a snail’s pace. Alberta has shown other Canadian provinces how to open up this industry right, much like U.S. leader Colorado has been doing.
This also shows how early it still is in the cannabis industry in both Canada and the United States. Most state/provincial governments have been frustrating rather than facilitating the growth of a legal cannabis industry.
Colorado and Alberta are effectively displacing the black market with a legal cannabis industry. Other states and provinces continue to cede most cannabis revenues to the black market.
Alberta and Colorado already offer investors big retail opportunities in the legal cannabis industry. Other Canadian provinces and even most adult-use cannabis states are still just beginning to get in the game.
Last week, the Seed Investor highlighted the emergence of cannabis as a $1 billion per year industry in Colorado. In that article, we noted that other state governments (literally) can’t afford to fall further behind Colorado.
Between 2013 – 2018, 25% of visitors to the state listed “legal cannabis” as a reason for visiting – cannabis tourism. Neither U.S. states nor Canadian provinces can afford to push their own residents into spending their tourism dollars in more cannabis-friendly jurisdictions.
The cannabis industry has arrived in Alberta. This is good news for cannabis investors. It increases pressure on Canada’s other provinces to get their act together.
DISCLOSURE: Choom Holdings Inc is a client of The Seed Investor.


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New Delhi, Aug 10 : Apple has launched its Apple Pay service in Malaysia and customers can now access Apple Pay with their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac.Many thousands of retailers take Apple Pay, with support from a number of the oldest banks in Malaysia across the major debit and credit networks, Apple Pay announced in an announcement.
“We are thrilled to bring Apple Pay to Malaysia, offering a faster, more secure and more secure method to make payments with iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac.We believe that users will appreciate the ease and security of using Apple Pay,” said Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.
“Our customers in Malaysia will benefit from using Apple Pay with the support of the most well-known merchants, banks and our customers’ most-loved applications,” she added.
Customers with Visa and Mastercard cards from banks like AmBank, Maybank, and Standard Chartered Bank can now make use of Apple Pay, with American Express cards expected to be compatible with Apple Pay later this year.
Merchants like KFC, Maxis, Machines, McDonald’s, Mydin, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, U Mobile, Uniqlo, Village Grocer, and Watsons as well as websites and apps such as Shopee, Sephora, Atome and Adidas are now offering customers the option to pay with Apple Pay.
Presently, Apple Pay is available in more than 60 nations and regions and it works with over 10,000 banks and network partners across the globe.


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According to a recent survey conducted by the Commonwealth Bank, W.A retailers are looking through rose-coloured glasses for the year ahead!
The survey shows that one-third of W.A retailers expect an improved market in the 2017/17 financial year.
It’s been a rocky road for businesses in W.A of late, so this positive outlook is a great approach and an attitude that will hopefully bring success to the state in the near future!
33% of retailers have a positive view of the upcoming financial year, compared with 25% when the survey was conducted earlier this year.
12% of retailers expect conditions to decline, compared with 32% at the beginning of the year.
However, the majority of survey participants expect conditions to remain steady.
We think the 33% with a positive outlook have the right idea, and hope W. A’s market begins to rise in the coming financial year.


text: We’ve seen a couple of “Cool Grey” colorways pop up since kicking off 2015, with crowd-favorite silhouettes such as the Roshe One, Tiempo ‘94 F.C. and Jordan Future already seeing light grey renditions in the past few months. Here Jordan Brand continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary by jumping in on the action, offering up the Air Jordan XX Retro in a “Cool Grey” iteration. This version of the colorway is primarily reliant on patterning, starting with the Jordan career mosaic on the lace strap and continuing through the paisley-like collar print. These features rest underneath a plush black leather layer, with white layers running on the heel. Check out the sneaker above and wait for its release on May 9 to purchase.


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There's welcome news for Irish tourists looking to holiday in France next year as Stena Line has announced that it is introducing a second cruise ferry on its Rosslare to Cherbourg service.
The ferry company is increasing capacity on its Ireland-France route with the addition of an extra vessel with capacity for 1,300 passengers starting in June 2023.
The new ship, Stena Vision, will increase frequency on the Ireland-France route to six departure days a week on the shortest, quickest, and most frequent ferry service to the European Continent.
Stena Vision is due to set sail on its new route in June alongside the existing Stena Horizon and brings with it space for 1,300 passengers in 485 passenger cabins, more than any other ferry current sailing from Ireland. It also has space for 120 freight units (trucks or trailers), 440 cars, or a combination of both.
There’s also good news for dog owners with the ferry boasting 42 pet cabins, so passengers can travel with their furry friends to and from France.
Travel guests can sit back, relax and start their holiday as soon as they board the bigger and more spacious Stena Vision. The new travel experience includes a wide choice of bars and restaurants, as well as an onboard Nordic Spa.
Stena Vision is an addition to a freight only vessel on the route, meaning a 100 per cent increase in passenger sailings for the Swedish company. Stena Line will be the only ferry operator offering departures and arrivals in both directions on the Rosslare – Cherbourg for six days every week.
Starting service in June 2023, with rates starting from €140 for a four-berth inside cabin
As well as standard cabins, there are superior cabins available from €285 and deluxe accommodations starting from €395 each way.
Bookings can be made at stenaline.ie and stenaline.fr.
What has been said?
“Ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer in 2023, we will be doubling our sailing frequency and tripling our passenger capacity for tourists on our Rosslare – Cherbourg service as well significantly increasing freight capacity,” said Paul Grant, Irish Sea Trade Director at Stena Line.
“We’ve seen increased demand for more services and bigger vessels and are pleased to announce that from next June we will have 12 sailings weekly on the shortest and most frequent direct service between Ireland and France.”


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LOS ANGELES – Homayoun Dariyani was training servers and cooks for his soon-to-open gourmet hamburger grill in March when California abruptly shut down dine-in restaurants to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
After a three-month delay, Dariyani held the grand opening for Slater’s 50/50 on June 18 after the state allowed restaurants to operate with limited capacity. It would be a brief reprieve.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday shuttered indoor dining for at least three weeks across much of the nation's most populated state, warning that infections were rapidly climbing.
The sudden reversal, less than two weeks after Dariyani opened the doors of his restaurant in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita, left him stunned and in a financial fix. He had stockpiled fresh beef and produce for a busy Fourth of July weekend, which now could turn into a five-figure loss.
He’s struggling — again — to keep 60 workers on the payroll with nearly 300 seats inside his restaurant empty. He has a takeout window and room for 80 on his patios, where customers are allowed to eat because the threat of virus transmission is much lower outdoors.
The latest order “is a huge step back for all the restaurants,” said Dariyani, who also runs a catering business. “It’s not fair to anybody.”
The coronavirus crisis has left millions unemployed, but few businesses have been hit as hard as California's estimated 90,000 restaurants. Industry experts predict that as many as one-third of them will never reopen, while others are trying to navigate a maze of new sanitation rules and physical-distancing guidelines that have gutted seating charts and boosted in-house costs.
“It’s chaos,” said Jot Condi, who heads the California Restaurant Association.


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An Arizona car chase ended in suicide Friday afternoon, and the whole thing was shown on national live TV.
This version is edited. The suicide is not shown:
Here, Shepard Smith’s reaction after coming back from commercial. He apologizes and explains what happened:
Below, the unedited version that aired:
- Thanks to Paul Ryan, Papa Roach's teen-angst smash "Last Resort" has become the internet's unofficial anthem for the owned 😬🎤
- Markets are saying "Vive la France" after pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron gained the most votes in the 1st round of the French election.
- A Pro-Trump site is showing that with a big Facebook page and catchy headlines, you can have almost zero content and still make money.
- Tim Hortons, Canada's biggest coffee chain, is opening its first UK store next month ahead of a rollout across the country 🍩


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The VR market just got a whole lot more interesting over the last 24 hours, with a new consortium that involves NVIDIA, AMD, Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft introducing the new VirtualLink specification.
VirtualLink is a new open standard for the next generation of VR headsets that will see the entire VR experience powered by a single USB Type-C connector, removing the current need of HDMI and multiple USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports for the HMD, cameras, sensors, and power.
VirtualLink uses a single USB Type-C connector that provide four high-speed HBR3 DisplayPort lanes, something that is future-proof for next-gen VR headsets. There's USB 3.1 data for high-res cameras and sensors, and a huge 27W of power on tap with the new VirtualLink specification.
Blizzard have decided to modernize the granddaddy of MMO-RPG's, players will now be glad to know that they will have the entirety of World of Warcraft at their fingertips for just a $15 subscription.
Before this decision by Blizzard, players would have to pay for the base game of World of Warcraft, then again for the expansions, and finally another reoccurring subscription payment per month. Blizzard have now abolished this payment system and have introduced a simple subscription fee of $15, which will grant players access to all of the previous expansions besides the coming one, Battle for Azeroth.
Battle for Azeroth will still be costing players a pretty penny, coming in at $50 the Horde vs Alliance focussed expansion will be giving players the end game they have been dreaming of, completely manic battles against rivalling forces. Battle for Azeroth is planned for release on August 14th, for further information about the coming expansion or World of Warcraft in general, check out the official World of Warcraft website here.
Phoenix Labs, the developer and publisher for the newly released Dauntless, have announced that they are celebrating their title hitting a massive milestone, Dauntless has reached 2 million players.
Back in May we saw that Dauntless moved onto it's open beta phase, since then the title has taken off with the action-RPG now clocking in a massive 2 million players since its release. Phoenix Labs are celebrating this milestone by announcing that Dauntless will be receiving its first ever expansion next month on August 9, it is titled 'The Coming Storm.'
'The Coming Storm' will be bringing players much more content, new weapons, a new behemoth, location changes and much more. According to Jesse Houston, the CEO and Co-founder of Phoenix Labs, this new expansion has been a combined effort of the developers and the community. The expansion has had the community opinions taken on board and the future of Dauntless has also be considered throughout development. Here is what he had to say "The Dauntless community is one of the most vocal and passionate groups of people in gaming, and they've helped us shape Dauntless into what it is today, and what it will become in the future."
Activision have released a brand new story trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 zombies, the new trailer showcases new enemies, abilities and even time travel.
Yesterday, we saw the teaser Treyarch released onto their Twitter page, the mystery of the glowing red eyes can now be laid to rest. The story trailer reveals the new enemy and it appears gamers will now be going up against undead tigers after being sprinkled with some time travel.
Players will be starting the zombie storyline off completely fresh, as the four new characters Bruno, Diego, Shaw, and Charlotte take on hoards of zombies in completely different periods of time. Players will have access to three different chapters of time.'Voyage of Despair' will take players to the Titanic, where their goal is to steal an artifact. IX will throw players back in time to the Roman era, forcing gamers to take the main stage as Gladiators in the Roman Colosseum. Judging from the trailer, here is where you will be facing off against the undead tigers.
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The battle royale market is expected to rise astronomically throughout 2018 as major publishers like EA and Activision jump into the craze.
Back when PUBG saw its huge meteoric shift in sales I predicted that the game would eventually be knocked off its earnings mantle by billion-dollar publishers once they entered the battle royale arena. Interestingly enough, Epic Games has taken the throne with its free-to-play BR game Fortnite, which has earned a massive $1 billion in revenues across all platforms in less than a year. Now another major shift is on the horizon as the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises ready their respective premium salvos.
According to analyst firm SuperData, revenues gleaned from battle royale games will spike by over six-fold this year to a tremendous $12.6 billion. The firm predicts both Battlefield V's and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's new battle royale modes will cause segment earnings to jump by over 600% year-over-year.
Fortnite has made over $1 billion from in-game purchases in less than a year, according to the latest analyst reports.
Since October 2017, Epic Games' towering battle royale sensation Fortnite has pulled in over $1 billion in revenues across all platforms, analyst firm SuperData reports in its latest brief. On a month-to-month earnings basis the game has seen consistent growth: in April Fortnite earned $296 million, whereas May's spending increased by almost 8% to $318 million.
Fortnite's free-to-play model, which monetizes cosmetic items like skins, drives the game's strong revenue growth. Fortnite's staggering success owes itself to many factors including its accessibility across mobile, consoles and PC, alongside successful engagement monetization strategies including skins, battle passes, and seasonal events to maintain MAUs and DAUs.
At the start of January this year, we saw the gruesome trailer for Call of Duty: WWII zombies The Darkest Shore. Treyarch are now teasing the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 zombies ahead of the reveal at this years Comic-Con.
Chaos awaits. pic.twitter.com/wBop1phRxW— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 16, 2018
The tease comes from the Call of Duty Twitter page and features just two red glowing eyes on what seems to be an enemies skull. Most interesting about this teaser though is that we haven't seen these coloured eyes before, as the Call of Duty Twitter responded to some fans comments saying "Prepare for a different breed." This could be a strong form of evidence to suggest that players will be getting a completely different zombie, perhaps a new stronger mob that will come in high quantities, or just a single high quality boss that will need a lot more fire power to take down.
Treyarch have released this teaser ahead of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies Comic-Con panel, which has been planned for Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (4:00 p.m. EDT). During this panel, everything will be revealed about the upcoming mode, until then we will just have to deal with the teasers that Treyarch keep rolling out. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is scheduled for release on October 12th and will be available on PC, Xbox One and PC.
It appears that the Steam Store has revealed the release date for Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studios' Call of Cthulhu title. H.P. Lovecraft may actually turn in his grave when the game releases this October.
Focus Home Interactive, the publisher for Call of Cthulhu has not officially stated anything regarding a release date, but a date has appeared on the Steam Store's listing for the game. Steam usually doesn't publish release dates for games unless the date has been finalized, so we should expect an official announcement from either the publisher or developer (Cyanide Studios) in the coming weeks.
If the Steam date is correct, this will mean the Lovecraftian horror themed title will be releasing on Halloween, October 31st. Quite a convenient time to release Call of Cthulhu, perhaps the developers are hoping for that little bit more extra immersion Halloween will give, as players jump onto their harrowing title for the first time.
Dark Horse Comics are bringing an amazing art book to The Legend of Zelda: Breathe of the Wild fans, it is titled Creating a Champion and now it also has a deluxe edition.
Announcing THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD--CREATING A CHAMPION Deluxe Edition HC! Continuing our publishing line with @NintendoAmerica, this deluxe edition includes plenty of bonus extras. Details & preorder info: https://t.co/llUE7SzgHj #zelda pic.twitter.com/dj49UDNVnF— Dark Horse Comics (@DarkHorseComics) July 16, 2018
Dark Horse Comics have added a brand new option to their 'Creating a Champion' artbook selection for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The first option comes in at $39.99 and contains "An in-depth history of the Hyrule of Breath of the Wild, insights from the creators on the making of the game" and "three-hundred and fifty pages of illustrations and designs." This package will be released on November 20th, this year.
The newly announced 'Hero's Edition' adds much more onto that original package. Starting off we have an exclusive book cover, a map of Hyrule that is printed onto cloth, an art print of the Champions' photo Link hangs in his Hateno home and a glass replica of a spirit orb. This 'Hero's Edition' comes in at a price of $99.99 and will also be available on November 20th. For those interested in pre-ordering any of these very cool art packs the standard edition can be found here and the 'Hero's Edition' can be found here.


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Share of car sales in the new-vehicle market came in at 28.8 percent in November – the lowest monthly level in U.S. automotive history. The previous low was set in August 2018 at 29.7 percent.
“The market continues to abandon cars, with no end in sight,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher, Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. “Automakers have slowed or stopped production and buyers are mostly looking at trucks and SUVs. A few models have somewhat stabilized in recent months, but generally speaking cars — and brands that depend heavily on cars — don’t have a good story to tell. Every time we think we’ve hit the bottom in car market share another month passes with trucks and SUVs gaining while cars lose. This is the reality that recently drove Ford and GM to announce plans to further reduce car production. Who can blame them?”


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Big bucks for big apps
By Mashable India
Facebook (now Meta) bought the app for $1 billion in 2012. Double whammy for those trying to disembark either of the apps!
Bought by Yahoo for a cool $1.1 billion in 2013. Yet to see Tumblr revive, although it’s pretty popular among youngsters.
Google has eyes for all things running the algo it seems. The company bought the world’s largest repository of visual media in 2006 for $1.5 billion.
Microsoft acquired coders temple of shaolin Github for $7.5 billion in 2018. Nothing much has changed for the app though.
Another Microsoft acquisition for $8.5 billion in 2011. However it was previously acquired by Ebay in 2005 for $2.6 billion.
Retail chain giant Wal-Mart acquired Flipkart for a cool $16 billion in 2018 making it the first desi company to be bought in billions.
Another acquisition by Mark Zuckerberg, Whatsapp was bought by Meta in 2014 for about $19.3 billions.
Yet another acquisition by Microsoft, LinkedIn was bought for $26 billion which also merged content from Lynda.com (if you recall)
Cloud computing behemoth Salesforce acquired the team comms app Slack for about $28 billion in 2021.
You know this one. Tesla boss Elon Musk bought the bird app for $44 billion. The most expensive acquisition ever.


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The Drinks Trust has launched its Industry Survey 2021 to capture the current mood of the drinks industry and understand issues better, including diversity and inclusion.
The results will inform the evolution of the services and support supplied by The Drinks Trust as well as businesses in the drinks and hospitality sectors.
In 2020, The Drinks Trust spent more than £1.2M in supporting the industry, providing direct assistance to over 5,000 individuals with 2,619 people receiving emergency grants.
The survey comprises four sections covering you, your work life, wellbeing, and diversity in our industry.
The survey, which is now live, has been created by We Are Wellbeing in association with Best Bar None, The Burnt Chef Project, NDML, NTIA, SIBA, WSET and WSTA. It runs until 26 November 2021.
The Drinks Trust CEO, Ross Carter said: “We are very keen to continue to understand the needs of the people within our industry so we can ensure we provide the best possible support to them. The 2021 survey is an evolution of our first survey last year. We ask all businesses to share the survey so we can build a comprehensive picture.”
Andy Romero-Birkbeck, founder and director of We Are Wellbeing added: "We are proud to be partnering with The Drinks Trust on their annual survey. It provides us with a valuable insight into an industry we deeply care about and the wonderful people that make it thrive.”
The survey takes approximately 12 minutes and can be accessed here.