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Apple CEO Tim Cook Wednesday promised "great things" to come as the company moves to answer once and for all critics’ claims that Apple has hit an innovation plateau.
"We are not ready yet to pull the string on the curtain but we have got some great things that we are working on that I am very, very proud of and I am very, very excited about," said Cook in a question-and-answer session with Wall Street analysts after the company posted better-than-expected second-quarter results.
Cook’s comments came in response to a question on how Silicon Valley behemoths Google, Amazon and Facebook have diversified in sharp contrast to Apple, which has remain sharply focused on the smartphone and tablet markets.
“We currently feel comfortable in expanding the number of things we are working on,” responded Cook. “So we have been doing that in the background.”
Cook’s comments strike at the heart of critics' claims that Apple has failed to innovate and create a new product category since the death two and a half years ago of legendary Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs.
Cook stressed that what distinguishes Apple is its laserlike focus on delivering breakthrough high-quality products. Apple customers, he said, want “great, insanely great, and that’s what we want to deliver."
“When you care about every detail and getting it right, it takes longer to do that,” said Cook. “That has always been the case. That is not something that just occurred.”
Cook’s comments came after the company handily beat Wall Street expectations by delivering earnings of $10.62 billion, or $11.62 per diluted share, on sales of $45.6 billion for the second quarter ended March 29. The Wall Street consensus was $10.18 per share on sales of $45.3 billion, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters.
In the year-ago quarter, Apple earned $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share, on sales of $43.6 billion.
Apple’s $45.6 billion in sales for the quarter represented a “new March quarter record” with the strongest nonholiday sales ever for the company, said Cook.
Apple sold 44 million new iPhones in the quarter, compared with 37.4 million in the year-ago quarter in what Cook described as strong broad-based performance for Apple’s three iPhone offerings.
Apple sold 16.4 million iPad tablets in the quarter, compared with 19.5 million in the year-ago quarter. But Apple maintained that the drop-off was exacerbated by channel inventory and that the decline was just 3 percent.
Cook, in fact, said iPad sales came in at the high end of the company’s expectations even though they were below analyst estimates because the company “significantly reduced” iPad inventory in the channel. What’s more, he said, Apple iPad comparisons were hurt by an iPad Mini sales backlog that was fulfilled in the year-ago quarter.
“The iPad has a great future,” said Cook. “And of course the thing that drives us more than any of this are the next iPads -- the things that are in the pipeline, the things that we can do to make the product even better. There is no shortage of work going in on that nor any shortage of ideas.”
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LONDON--Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) on Thursday reported a 4.8% rise in total sales for the second quarter and said sales across all its major businesses had been good.
Like-for-like sales, for stores that have been open for more than a year, increased 3.5% in constant currencies for the 10 weeks to July 11.
The home-improvement retail group, which owns B&Q, Screwfix and other DIY stores, said B&Q like-for-like sales of outdoor and seasonal products rose 1.3%. Showroom sales rose 2.6% with sales of indoor products, excluding showroom, up 5.1%.
Screwfix opened 11 outlets during the second quarter, taking the total to 412.
Like-for-like sales of seasonal products at French DIY chain Castorama rose 8.3%, with sales of non-seasonal products broadly flat, while Brico Depot continued to be affected by a weak house-building market.
Like-for-like sales of seasonal products in Poland increased 16.5% with sales of non-seasonal products up 2.9%.
Shares closed Wednesday at 367 pence.
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Google wants to make it easier for fitness-related Android apps to talk to one another, so the company is introducing a new series of APIs for developers. The platform is called Google Fit, and it’ll be available to the public when Android L is released this fall.
But developers don’t have to wait until then to start using the Google Fit platform to create new apps that can share data about your health, fitness, and activities with one another. A preview version of the Google Fit SDK is now available.
- Google Fit preview SDK now available
Don’t like the idea of Google or third-party developers sharing your personal fitness data? Google Fit is an opt-in service. [Google Developers Blog]
- Google released updated Android L preview builds for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7
Don’t expect any major new features, but it looks like Google isn’t waiting until this fall to offer developers a newer version of Android L. Update: The only difference is support for the Google Fit preview SDK in the latest Google Play Services APK. [Android Police]
- Moto X bootloader unlocked through newly discovered vulnerability
The vulnerability affects most devices with ARM TrustZone and Qualcomm Snapdragon processors… but don’t expect a root tool based on this exploit to hit the streets anytime soon. The security researcher who discovered it has published details about the vulnerability, but device makers will probably push security updates to fix the security hole. [Droid Life]
- ASRock releases two new motherboards with Pentium J2900 Bay Trail chips
The J2900 processor is one of the most powerful Intel Bay Trail processors, but the 2.41 GHz quad-core chip uses just 10W which makes it a good choice for low-power, fanless computers. These motherboards both come with fanless heat sinks for passive cooling. [AnandTech]
- History of the development of a Firefox web browser for Firefox OS
It’s a web browser… in a browser-based operating system. [Mozilla Hacks]
- Building a laptop from scratch (video presentation)
Wonder what went into creating the Novena open laptop? Developer Sean “xobs” Cross walks you through the process in this video from Fedora’s Flock Conference for developers. [YouTube]


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BEDFORD STUYVESANT — This Valentine's Day you can show your honey you care by getting them a free place to hide their condoms.
If you call 311 now, you can find a nearby place to get the city's new #playsafe kit - a tiny black compact where you can stash condoms, medication and a tiny refillable bottle for the lubricant of your choice.
By this weekend find out where to get a #playsafe kit by using the city's condom app.
"It's a little piece of swag that tells a whole story," said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the assistant commissioner of the Department of Health's bureau of HIV/AIDS prevention and control said, who said a patient of his inspired the kit.
Daskalakis's former patient had re-purposed a small, headphone carrying case headphones into a place he put condoms, lube and his HIV medication, he said.
In December, the Health Department gave out the first #playsafe kits at a house and tiki ball — a dance off and party that feature mostly LGBTQ men of color — thrown on World Aids Day.
The #playsafe kit is another piece a new "sex positive" ad campaign targeting transgender New Yorkers and other at risk populations, encouraging them to use protection and PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis, to decrease chance of catching HIV.


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A bloody clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on June 15 that left 20 Indian soldiers dead has triggered the worst crisis between the two countries since they went to war in 1962.
The deadly faceoff led to protests and Chinese goods were burnt in some parts of the country. As calls for boycott of Made-in-China goods got louder, Gurugram-based Micromax said it will soon launch three new phones, giving Indian consumers a choice.
Imposing economic costs on China, one of India’s biggest trading partners, will not be easy and is perhaps best illustrated by India’s smartphone market.
Chinese firms like Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO, and Realme, with their tech and cost advantages, have reduced home-grown companies like Micromax, Intex and Karbonn to bit players.
According to Counterpoint Research, the four Chinese companies control more than 70 percent of India's smartphone market, which is the second-largest in the world.
China is the world’s top smartphone maker. India is second but largely depends on the neighbouring country for components such as chips, batteries, display panels and printed circuit boards.
It remains to be seen then how “Indian” will Micormax’s phones be. Not just Indian phone makers, companies around the world rely heavily on China or Taiwan for components.
So, why doesn’t India, which exported 36 million smartphones in FY20, have its own Apple or Samsung?
ALSO READ: The absolute dominance of China in India’s smartphone market
A processor, or the chip, is the most vital component of a smartphone or any other computing device. It's an incredibly complex piece of technology that performs billions of mathematical calculations within a second to execute a command.
These semiconductor chips are the brains of computing devices. The process of making them is time-intensive, requires precision and cutting-edge industrial capabilities.
Taiwan and China lead the world in making these processors, which are packed with billions of electronic components, through a procedure called semiconductor wafer fabrication.
It is a multi-step process that involves making circuits on a wafer made of silicon. The measure of a manufacturer’s skill is how small the transistors can be. Transistors are like switches that turn a signal on or off.
A smaller transistor means more efficiency since it can do more calculations without getting too hot. It also allows for smaller dye sizes that reduce costs and translates into more cores per chip.
A microchip can have multiple processing units that can work simultaneously. Each processing unit is called a “core”. Most phones these days have an octa-core or an eight-core chip.
For instance, a 10 nanometer chip -- a human hair is about 60,000-100,000 nm wide -- is twice as dense as the earlier 14nm one.
The smaller we go, the more expensive and sophisticated it gets.
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A plant where these chips are made is called a fab. The business is highly competitive and cyclical. It has been around for over five decades and is dominated by established players.
The iPhone 11 series is built on a 7 nanometer chip.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is Apple's primary contractor which produces these chips in China. It's the world's most valuable semiconductor company. Qualcomm leads the chipset segment in the Android world and uses TSMC's facilities to make its processors.
While India has emerged as a leading space for companies to design these chipsets, manufacturing is outsourced or contracted to companies like TSMC.
Texas Instruments, a leading global semiconductor design and manufacturer, was the first company to set up a design bureau in the country in 1985 in Bengaluru, then known as Bangalore. The Indian Space Research Organisation has a semiconductor facility in Punjab’s Mohali but it is for internal use and relies on imports for components and spares. Moreover, the lab makes 180nm wafers and the world has moved on to 7nm.
It is a pricey business
The primary reason India doesn't have a commercial fab is that it is very expensive.
TSMC spent almost $10 billion in 2010 on a manufacturing facility that can produce 28nm chips. The facility in Taiwan can produce 100,000 wafers a month. In the fast-changing technology industry 28nm is already ancient--companies are now eyeing 3nm.
A fab has to be retooled every couple of years, at enormous costs, to stay competitive.
South Korean giant Samsung spent $14.3 billion in 2014 to set up a new fab. The 3nm process is expected to cost TSMC more than $20 billion. These huge sums are the reason why even a trillion-dollar company like Apple relies on TSMC.
TSMC has led the market for decades but China is catching up. The Chinese government set up SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) in 2000. It's China's largest chip-maker and can produce up to 14nm process.
ALSO READ: Boycotting Chinese goods: A bridge too far
There is more
Whether it's an iPhone or OnePlus, TSMC has made processors for both Apple and Qualcomm.
If it's an AMOLED or OLED display screen, Samsung leads the market followed by LG. Camera lenses for phones are usually designed by Samsung or the Japanese Sony.
Batteries make or break a phone. There are several players in the market, most of them based in China, which has huge lithium reserves.
Lithium-ion batteries charge faster and last long as they store lots of energy but still stay light, making them idle for electronics and even electric vehicles.
ALSO READ: From Paytm, Flipkart to Swiggy, big Indian startups are stuffed with Chinese money
Bridging the software gap
Most smartphones run on Google's Android operating system. The package released every year is known as stock Android or vanilla Android in tech circles.
But most phones sold in India run on a custom “skin” that sits on top of stock Android. Smartphone makers change user interface (UI) to alter the way the home screen looks, the way apps are arranged and introduce other features to stamp their brand.
Xiaomi calls it MIUI, Realme has Realme UI, OPPO ships with colorOS, while Vivo's got FuntouchOS. Even OnePlus relies on OxygenOS.
Phone makers have spent years developing these skins to allow customisation and it has worked. The current market share proves stock Android phones are a tiny minority.
The software has to be well optimised with the hardware. Xiaomi reuses a particular chipset--Snapdragon 625-- in several of its phones.
It buys them in bulk and software optimisation is easier as the core remains the same across phones and updates are faster to push. And this is where phone makers like Micromax, Intex, and Karbonn lost out.
They relied on units assembled in China that were often stamped Indian. Software-hardware integration was terrible, with no software updates and a poor lifespan.
When companies like Xiaomi and Samsung started assembling phones in India, they didn’t have to pay an import duty which allowed them to price their offerings aggressively.
Indian tech giants have shied away from hardware for a long time. HCL had a brief stint with ME lineup of laptops but it couldn't take on Lenovo, Compaq, Dell or HP.
India has a thriving software ecosystem that has delivered cutting-edge product but we're yet to see physical product-based companies or business models take-off.
The government did take a shot at manufacturing semiconductors. It brought together private players and foreign investors but it didn’t work.
A consortium led by Hindustan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (HSMC), which had ST Microelectronics and Silterra Malaysia, was asked to set up a Rs 30,000-crore fab in Gujarat. The permit to set up the country’s first chip unit was cancelled in 2019 as the consortium couldn’t submit the required documents.
In a globalised economy, 100 percent indigenisation is impossible, at least in the foreseeable future. We depend not just on China, but also the US, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and many other countries for components.
For India to be "Atma Nirbhar" (self-reliant), investments, increased spending on R&D and attention to skilling labour will be a good start.
(The author writes on technology, aviation, and mobility.)
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Finland tried, recently, to rebrand itself and used 100 marketing experts to come up with ideas that will make the brand Finland have more buzz, as it was known as a rather quiet country.
A few months later, the marketing gurus issued a slick “Country Brand Report.” It highlighted a host of marketable themes, including Finland’s renowned educational system and school of functional design. One key theme was brand new: silence. As the report explained, modern society often seems intolerably loud and busy. “Silence is a resource,” it said. It could be marketed just like clean water or wild mushrooms. “In the future, people will be prepared to pay for the experience of silence.”
In a loud world, silence sells.
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It didn’t take long for Amazon US to sell out of PS4 launch editions, with launch bundles selling out soon after. If you were too late to get a launch edition, but were fast enough to pre-order a standard edition (which are also sold out) through Amazon, you probably thought that you would miss out on the chance to play PS4 this November. Luckily, you may be wrong.
Amazon has upgraded numerous standard edition PS4 orders to launch ones, after they presumably received more stock – something likely helped by the fact that PS4 “production yields have been phenomenal”, according to Jack Tretton. If your order was upgraded, you should have been notified by email.
Of course, if you haven’t pre-ordered anywhere, you may still have a chance to get a PS4 on November 15th. Tretton also revealed that Sony is “holding back some inventory to make sure that people have an opportunity to buy one that comes in on launch day”.
Will you be getting the PS4 on launch day? Let us know in the comments below.
Essential PS4 Reading:
- The PlayStation 4 Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Paid PS+ Online, Hardware, Games, News and More
- Sony Confirms all 32 Countries the PS4 Will be Available in on November 15th/November 29th
- PS4′s 15 Retail 2013 Launch Titles & 18 Digital Launch Titles Confirmed, All Arrive Before December 31st, 2013, Includes Flower


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National CFO Survey: Increased Optimism On U.S. Economy, Hiring
CHICAGO-There is growing optimism about the U.S. economy, as 48% say it will improve over the next six months (up from 30% six months earlier).s
That is one finding of a national survey of U.S. chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior comptrollers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd.
However, concern is growing regarding inflation, as 50% say their company intends to raise prices for its goods, up from 31% six months earlier and 24% one year ago.
While still tepid, 39% intend to increase head count (up from 28% six months earlier), and 54% are optimistic about their own company over the next six months (up from 46%).
Grant Thornton LLP conducted the biannual national survey from March 22 through April 6, 2011, with 318 U.S. CFOs and senior comptrollers participating.
For info: www.grantthorton.com
Auto Dealer Financing Markups Cost Buyers Extra $25.8 Billion In Interest
DURHAM, N.C.-Consumers who financed a car through a dealership in 2009 will pay more than $25.8 billion in extra interest over the lives of their loans because of dealer interest rate markups, according to new research by the Center for Responsible Lending.
The dealer interest rate markup is an increase of 24% from 2007, the firm said. CRL also found that undisclosed markups increase the odds that a subprime borrower will default by 12% and odds that he or she will end up having their car repossessed by 33%.
The report, "Under the Hood: Auto Loan Interest Rate Hikes Inflate Consumer Costs and Loan Losses," examines the opaque world of hidden rate markups, the interest rate car dealers can add to car loans beyond the rate consumers qualify for based on their credit history. Auto dealers claim that markups are compensation for their work in arranging financing, but this suggests they are billing car buyers $952 to $1,587 per hour for this service.
CRL's report also finds that dealers are more likely to charge higher markups to consumers with weaker credit compared to those with better credit. Loans made in connection with finance companies that focus on subprime borrowers may have an additional undisclosed 5% kickback included by the dealer.
"Even for consumers who financed a vehicle through a dealer with a self-imposed cap of 2.5% on hidden markups," said CRL research analyst Devlin Davis. "The added interest on that loan can be nearly $1,700 for a new vehicle and over $1,200 for a used one."
For info: www.responsiblelending.org
TMG Releases White Paper On Future Of Card Rewards Programs
DES MOINES, Iowa-Community-based financial institutions are cautioned against making rewards "a sacrifice to the interchange gods" in a new white paper authored by TMG's card rewards expert, Ivy Sprague.
Instead, Sprague suggests, rewards should be considered among the few card program components untouched by legislation.
"The Credit CARD Act and proposed debit interchange regulations may be making the job [of card portfolio management] more difficult, but methods for program optimization still exist," writes Sprague. "Among these methods, rewards programs can have one of the most dramatic impacts on performance."
Sprague said TMG's rewards-issuing clients have realized benefits, including the conversion of inactive cardholders into fully engaged ones. She also discusses new types of reward programs like mobile and merchant-funded rewards.
"An effective rewards program can't be created in a vacuum," warns Sprague, emphasizing the importance of first understanding what cardholders want from a rewards program.
For info: The white paper, "Still in Control-Look Past Regulations to See the Optimizing Power of Rewards," can be downloaded at www.themembersgroup.com/PRrewards
Javelin: Study Suggests Opportunity Can Be Found In Prepaid Cards
SAN FRANCISCO-Recent economic upheaval and new banking regulations have created increasing opportunities for the growth of prepaid cards, according to Javelin Strategy Research.
A report issued by the consultancy, "2011 Prepaid Cards and Products: Expanding and Innovating for Mass Market Appeal" said this confluence of regulatory and economic factors has caused many consumers to no longer be eligible for some forms of payment. Further, regulations such as the Durbin Amendment, the CARD Act of 2009, and Regulation E are limiting or have the potential to limit the revenue collected from traditional payment options, encouraging a shift in direct deposit account (DDA) economics and making conventional bank accounts more expensive for consumers.
Javelin analyzed the underbanked, currently estimated as one out of six people, to create successful outreach to this expanding segment that will benefit from the growing number of reloadable and multi-functional prepaid products in the market as access to conventional DDAs is curtailed.
Both FIs and non-banks can supplement their traditional account services, using prepaid as a tool to help consumers establish financial services access and move toward more mainstream financial relationships.
Javelin said underbanked consumers are active prepaid transactors, making nearly twice as many monthly payments using a prepaid card as do other consumers.
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Automation, artificial intelligence, real-world sensor development and the Internet of Things (IoT) are changing the entire business landscape as technology evolves at a rapid pace. The core technological innovation that has made these changes possible are a result of tremendous progress by electrical and mechanical engineers in the area of microelectronics and semiconductor development. A function that used to cost millions to implement now can be performed by a $10 chip. Practitioners in this space benefit from these massive innovations.
I recently caught up with the leadership team at E::SPACE Labs LLC., a technology incubator working to fill the gap for electronic hardware development in Central Oregon.
“In the first instance, we are an electronic and electromechanical design and prototyping laboratory,” explains co-founder, Rick Silver. “We provide services to companies and entrepreneurs who are looking to create a prototype or enhance a product they already have.
Established almost three-years ago, E::SPACE Labs has 15 team members, made up of high tech design engineers, an outstanding strategic board of advisors, many of which have advanced degrees and extensive product development experience.
Within product development, co-founders Rick Silver and David Robson and their ”dream team” of designers focus on Internet of Things (IoT), microprocessor design, all of which require hardware and software, so the company has to be adept to both. In addition, E::SPACE Labs has excellent mechanical designers in its group. Clients are both local and regional and operate across a wide range of industries.
E::SPACE Labs works with individual inventors who have their design and product idea clarified but need help with electronics. Today, almost any product has an embedded microcontroller and requires firmware to run it. “We have local companies that need design assistance. Our largest client is a $2 billion multinational in Washington State,” explains Silver.
The educational component is also an important part of its mission, and the Technology Training courses that E::SPACE Labs offers students throughout Central Oregon encourages them to build new innovative prototypes and products. “Our team created a partnership with COCC/Community Learning, where we provide a teaching site for non-accredited technology related courses,” notes Robson. “Filling the gap of what the students’ needs are is a big challenge. Automation and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the business model of many types of industries so there is a huge need for qualified engineers and technicians to support the automation that is sweeping across industry.”
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While the business environment is changing fast, Silver notes that schools and universities struggle to create course curricula that is current due to lengthy approval and implementation processes. As an independent institution, E::SPACE Labs creates new courses regularly based on what it sees to be the market needs. “We think too many who work in high-tech don’t understand enough about the fundamentals of electricity and electronics,” says Robson. “Our classes have been developed to fill such gaps.
As key advisor Les Mace explains, there are several jobs where practitioners just need to become proficient in a few fundamental subjects. “Some people will go on to get engineering degrees, but overall, I think we’re providing opportunity for people wanting to enhance their innovation skills.”
“We started out with just a couple of classes two and a half years ago and we’re almost up to fifteen,” explains Silver. “From a practical standpoint, we can pivot very quickly and create classes that are relevant today. 15% of E::SPACE Labs’ students are of middle school age looking to get a jump start on their career and/or prep for college. Technological knowledge is crucial to economic survival for today’s job opportunities. We believe everyone needs some understanding of the pervasive technology that surrounds us.”
The Bend for-profit business also participates in a Capstone program with OSU Cascades where corporate entities sponsor engineering students and complete a twenty-six-week project based on the interest of the sponsor, developing a solution to a real-world problem. For the second year in a row E::SPACE Labs has an OSU Cascades intern from the Computer Science program. “We are very active with EDCO, Opportunity Knocks and the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO)” says Mace.
One of E::SPACE Labs’ current initiatives consists of building out the IoT prototype component of the business. Robson believes all companies will be compelled to adapt to the technological revolution sweeping across the business world.
“Businesses, schools and government entities are facing an entirely new paradigm of operation. The IoT environment is growing tremendously and almost every business will be compelled to adapt to the IoT revolution in order to remain competitive,” exclaims Robson. “Even more pervasive than the computer revolution that totally changed business in the last 30 years, IoT is changing business models. We are leveraging our capability to provide design and prototyping to companies that will help them to survive. E:SPACE’s forte is hardware and software development utilizing microcontrollers and microprocessors that can talk to each other, called machine-to-machine (M2M) and perform functions automatically that are traditionally done under human control.
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Mumbai: Car Automaker Ford Motors has announced that it will spend Rs 1,300 crore ($195 million) in a technology coming next five years. It will also invest money at business centers of Chennai to build up new products and design mobility solutions.
The company claimed, “Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford has already invested over $2 billion in India till date, will hire 3,000 people and bring in 9,000 from other centres in Chennai to staff the facility which will be operational by early 2019.”
Currently, Ford is emphasizing on rising markets of India where Ford cars are famous and deal with competitor brands including Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Hyundai Motor Co.
This initiative by Ford is the second-largest technology setup outside India. For testing the products in India, the company has setup several laboratories and testing facilities for vehicles.
“India is not only a vibrant market for cars and new mobility ideas, it also is rich with talent, technical expertise and ingenuity,” Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford, said in the statement.
Moreover, the new laboratories will contain specialized team workers to test financial analysis and future data analytics.


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Samsung going to fix the Exynos kernel security-hole ‘as quick as possible’
Samsung recently faces slip in the sales of the company’s popular Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II and other high-end devices as a vulnerable security-hole found in the Exynos 4 based kernel. And now Samsung comes up to serve their consumers and going to fix the hole ‘as quick as possible’ to retain high sales and excellence in customer support.
According to Alex Dobie at Android Central, one of the Samsung spokesperson conceded the issue with Exynos kernel and states;
Samsung is aware of the potential security issue related to the Exynos processor and plans to provide a software update to address it as quickly as possible.
The issue may arise only when a malicious application is operated on the affected devices; however, this does not affect most devices operating credible and authenticated applications.
Samsung will continue to closely monitor the situation until the software fix has been made available to all affected mobile devices.
It clearly shows that the Korean giant was unaware of the issue before it was notified by the member at XDA forum, however, Samsung promised that soon the issue will be fixed by the official channel.
Several users already opted for patches developed by third-party developers, though by using some patches on the devices might arise some issues as well because these are not designed for all firmware versions. We have already suggested to avoid uncommon app downloads even from the Play Store to get rid of such security issues.
In case you are not aware of the security-hole, Samsung manufactured Exynos 4210 and Exynos 4412 chip based kernels are vulnerable to attacks and developers can easily modifies core components of the devices without even notifying the end-user. The devices which are in concern with such vulnerable issue are Samsung’s Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Note 10.1 and some devices by Lenovo.
We suggests all the users to have patience as the Korean giant is soon going to fix the security-hole and till then do not install any uncommon apps on any of the above stated devices as your device could face any malware attack by such uncommon suspected apps.


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Tesla has started delivering Model 3 electric cars built at its Shanghai factory in just under a year since it began work on the $2 billion plant, a record for global automakers in China, and said it would ramp up deliveries from next month.
The U.S. electric vehicle maker marked the start with an event on Monday where 15 Tesla employees received cars they had purchased, one of whom took the opportunity to propose marriage to his girlfriend after getting his new set of wheels.
The China-made Model 3 sedans are priced at 355,800 yuan ($50,000) before subsidies. Imported Model 3 vehicles start at 439,000 yuan for the longer-range version, while the standard range plus model costs under $40,000 in the United States.
The Shanghai plant, up and running in just 357 days, is part of Tesla’s plans to bolster its presence in the world’s biggest car market and minimize the impact of the U.S.-China trade war.
The automaker, which previously imported all the cars it sold in China, had said it wanted to start deliveries from the Shanghai plant before the Lunar New Year beginning on Jan. 25.
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|BMW picks insider Zipse as CEO to catch up with rivals|
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BMW has named Oliver Zipse as its new CEO, hoping the "decisive" company lifer will help the automaker regain its edge in electric cars and win back the premium market lead lost to Mercedes-Benz under his consensus-seeking predecessor.
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BMW named Oliver Zipse as its new chief executive late on Thursday, praising his "decisive" qualities after the luxury carmaker lost its edge in electric cars and ceded the premium sales crown to Mercedes under his consensus-seeking predecessor.
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BMW said Oliver Zipse will become chief executive on Aug. 16, picking the 55-year-old manufacturing expert to help the German automaker make the shift to electric and self-driving cars and tackle new competition from technology giants.
|BMW promotes Oliver Zipse to CEO|
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German luxury carmaker BMW on Thursday named 55-year-old Oliver Zipse as its new chief executive, continuing a tradition of promoting a manufacturing expert to the top job.
|Hyundai promotes former BMW exec to randd chief in management shake-up|
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Hyundai Motor appointed Albert Biermann, a former BMW executive, as its first foreign head of research and development, raising expectations of a smooth transition of power at the family-run business empire.
|BMW names new head of autonomous driving development|
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Alejandro Vukotich will replace Elmar Frickenstein, who has been in charge of the department since it was created in May 2016 and who will retire after a three-month handover phase in March.
|BMW to pick new CEO, Zipse emerges as favorite|
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BMW is set to name Oliver Zipse as its new chief executive, picking the manufacturing expert to help the German automaker make the shift to electric and self-driving cars and tackle new competition from technology giants.
|2020 BMW Alpina B7 is the king of Bavarian roads - Roadshow|
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BMW's redesigned 7 Series sedan gets a powerful makeover from the folks at Alpina.
|Young father's kidnap in BMW from London street now a murder inquiry, say police|
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The kidnap of a young father who disappeared without trace three months ago is now being treated as murder, police confirmed today.
|Finland rejects call to end sponsorship of EU presidency|
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Appalled over Coca-Cola sponsoring the recent Romanian EU presidency, MEPs have asked Finland, the new holders of the rotating post, to put an end to such practices. But Helsinki, whose presidency is sponsored by BMW, has no such plan.


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Pando Ventures Rebrands as Frame VC
Pando Ventures has changed its name to Frame VC. TechBuzz published a profile of Salt Lake City-based Pando in 2020 not long after it opened its doors and sat down with Frame's founders, Scott Carman and Rob Hennefer, to find out the thinking behind the rebrand.
"We found that “pando” was a surprisingly crowded brand space across multiple companies and firms," said Carman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Frame VC. "More importantly, we wanted something that better communicated the most important part of our strategy, which is absolute focus on the entrepreneur."
Rob Hennefer, Co-Founder and Partner, explained that they chose the name "Frame" because it evokes a sense of structure and helpfulness that exists at the periphery. "We are to the entrepreneur what a frame is to a work of art—helpful but not the point of focus. We don’t want to take focus away from the people doing the building.”
Frame's team consists of Scott Carman and Rob Hennefer. Prior to Frame, Carman spent eight years as Head of Private Equity at Ensign Peak Advisors, where he observed funding gaps in Utah and adjacent states: Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada. Carman and Hennefer (previously at Podium and Ensign Peak) founded Frame VC to serve entrepreneurs by addressing these gaps.
Carman said that the firm's investment thesis remains the same. They invest in tech companies in the Western United States, minus the hubs—Bay Area and Seattle—that are doing between $1 and 10 million in revenue.
In 2022 the company made five new investments and one follow-on investment. So far this year the company has made two new investments and three follow-on investments. Recent investments include Lera Investment Technologies, Inc., Tempo Platform, Inc., and Holdings, Inc.
In 2020 TechBuzz published a profile on one of Frame's early investments, Fetch, an Austin-based package delivery that focuses on last-mile delivery of consumer ecommerce orders in multi-family housing where package delivery is often problematic. As expected, Fetch did particularly well during the pandemic when much of the population came to increasingly rely on package deliveries to their homes. Since the end of the pandemic Fetch has continued to thrive. Its revenues have grown tenfold since Carman and Hennefer first invested in the company in 2020.
Frame continues to be active and upbeat about the current investment landscape. "We know it’s harder to raise money for most companies right now, but great entrepreneurs are still building and we’re excited to invest in them," said Carman.


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Apple's total production target for the lower priced models (iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and 7) is expected to stay at 30M units.
Following "disappointing holiday season sales", Nikkei reports that Apple has informed suppliers that as of March the company will be cutting iPhone X orders from 40 million units to around 20 million, a multi-billion dollar blow to Apple's supply chain who are seeing iPhone orders slashed in half.
The iPhone X features facial recognition and wireless charging, but it is widely regarded as lacking in groundbreaking new technologies compared with previous models.
While sales of the iPhone X have been strong in the US, the device has reportedly failed to catch on as much globally. It will start slowing production soon. It will also be a setback for Samsung's display business, which has enjoyed strong performance so far.
Kuo added that the refreshed iPhone X and iPhone X Plus will be nothing more than a tentative upgrade to the existing iPhone X, with the main exception being that the Plus variant will ship with 4GB of RAM - instead of 3GB - and either a 3,300mAh or 3,400mAh battery.
The iPhone X is unlike anything Apple has ever made in the product line's 10-year history. Apple India halved distributor margins to 1.7-2.5 per cent and gave distributors specific areas of responsibility to protect those margins, says the report. The shares sank $3.11 to $168.40 in Monday's late afternoon trading, translating into a almost $60 billion loss in the company's market value since the stock last peaked. The iPhone X may have been the best-selling smartphone of the Christmas quarter, but sales momentum was apparently lost after that. With the home button gone, this essentially signals the end of the era of the design that Apple kept throughout all the models of the iPhone from the first one back in 2007 till the iPhone 8 released in 2017. The quarterly results will be announced Thursday, U.S. time.


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Kaleyra, Inc. a rapidly growing cloud communications software provider delivering a secure system of application programming interfaces (APIs) and connectivity solutions in the API/Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire mGage, a leading global mobile messaging provider for $215 million in cash and Kaleyra common stock.
mGage, a Vivial company, is a best-of-breed mobile messaging solution allowing enterprise clients across a diverse range of end-markets to effectively engage with their customers through all mobile channels for a variety of use cases. mGage serves its customers through its cloud-based enterprise mobile messaging platform Communicate Pro, their API solution Connect, as well as Omnichannel mobile messaging offering such as SMS, MMS and RCS.
“We are thrilled to welcome mGage, its customers, and the entire mGage team to the Kaleyra family. Kaleyra and mGage together are uniting two world class enterprise cloud communications companies to create a top-5 global CPaaS platform with a diversified and balanced product portfolio and geographical representation. On a proforma basis, in 2021 Kaleyra and mGage will process over 50 billion transactions worldwide, with approximately 31% of revenue coming from North America, over 30% coming from Europe and the remainder evenly split between APAC and Latin America. This transaction makes Kaleyra one of the most prominent and geographically diverse CPaaS companies in the world, combining the Omnichannel Kaleyra platform with the complementary mGage footprint and top class customer portfolio,” commented Dario Calogero, Kaleyra’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
Swedish mobile consumer engagement company Sinch has acquired US independent voice communications provider Inteliquent for $1.14bn; the company’s fifth acquisition in a year.
The definitive agreement is subject to approval from regulatory authorities and is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
Inteliquent’s cloud platform is used by businesses across the US to power voice communications. Its software is directly connected to telecom carries and gives it coverage of 94% of the US population.
“Becoming a leader in the US voice market is key to establish Sinch as the leading global cloud communications platform,” said Sinch CEO Oscar Werner in a statement.
“Inteliquent serves the largest and most demanding voice customers in America with superior quality backed by a fully-owned network across the entire US. Our joint strengths in voice and messaging provide a unique position to grow our business and power a superior customer experience for our customers.”
Despite some of the challenges in 2020, there were certainly some positives. We found new ways to stay connected and discovered the ways in which technology can simplify our lives. What we have witnessed is that the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the digital transformation. Many companies turned to mobile messaging to embrace these changes, and we believe messaging will continue to support market trends in 2021.
Consumer Preferences for Convenience Will Continue
2020 gave many consumers a taste of the convenience of completing tasks without changing out of your pajamas, and we don’t see that changing any time soon. From curbside pickup to same-day delivery, many companies leveraged the power of SMS messaging to enable socially distanced services without requiring consumers to download an app.
A growing consumer preference for shopping, eating, and enjoying entertainment from home will continue impacting many industries. According to our own research, as of August 2020, 43.7 per cent of 245 retailers surveyed offered curbside pickup, a sharp increase from 6.9 per cent of the same group surveyed at the end of 2019. Restaurants like Chipotle and Red Lobster believe the elevated usage of home delivery will persist and are investing in operations such as “ghost kitchens,” which offer pickup and delivery only. In the entertainment sector, Warner Bros announced that all 2021 releases would stream on HBO Max in addition to showing in theaters.
While the pandemic initially slowed growth in mobile ad spending, eMarketer’s latest predictions in its eMarkter Mobile Advertising Outlook 2021 report anticipate that it will surpass pre-pandemic figures in 2021 due to the increased popularity of mobile browsing. In fact, according to Statista’s ‘Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on in-home data usage in the US 2020, by Device’ report, in-home mobile data usage grew 30 per cent from March 2019 to March 2020. And according to Adobe, mobile spending grew more than 25 per cent on Black Friday this year compared to 2019.
Identity fraud has risen significantly over recent years, with scammers exploiting the growing amount of personal information available on digital platforms in order to obtain goods or services in the name of their victim. The relevant information can be gathered in a variety of ways, ranging from breaches of customer databases to simply analyzing social media profiles.
A particularly sophisticated method that has emerged is known as SIM swapping, whereby criminals trick their way into gaining access to the victim’s SIM card, enabling them to receive their calls and SMS messages, leading to devastating consequences such as account takeovers. Just last week it was revealed that British law enforcers arrested eight men on suspicion of running a SIM swapping ring targeting US celebrities and sports stars.
There are plenty of reasons why you would swap your SIM. Say you’ve lost your phone or bought a new one – but your old SIM card doesn’t fit. Or maybe your SIM card was damaged, or you found a better deal with a new operator. It’s a perfectly legitimate process, but one which sadly many fraudsters are looking to exploit.
A SIM swap criminal uses confidence tricks and online stalking to impersonate someone like me or you to an operator to gain access to a brand new SIM card controlled by them. Through this, they can intercept phone calls, SMS messages, social network accounts and banking passwords, all the information they need to build a profile of a victim.
Cisco announced the completion of the acquisition of IMImobile PLC IMImobile is a leading global provider of cloud communications software and services that manage business-critical interactions at scale.
Businesses need to make richer connections with their customers through the channel of their choice. Which means going beyond email, voice and chat to enable communications on the most popular digital channels like SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Business Chat, Facebook Messenger and in-app communications. Due to rising customer expectations, the quality of those interactive experiences is more important than ever before.
“Customer expectations are rising, proving every interaction matters for the brand and the end-user experience. Customers want delightful experiences where they can have two-way interactions with a business exactly when they need to, on the channel they prefer, without having to wait or jump through hoops to prove who they are, and without having to repeat themselves. With the right technology, world class brands can and must provide this level of easy and effortless interaction. The addition of IMImobile to Cisco will be integral to delivering on the promise of delightful and engaging customer experiences,” said Jeetu Patel, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Security and Application business. “I’m incredibly excited to welcome the talented IMImobile team to Cisco.”
Kantara Approves Neustar Caller Authentication, Identity Verification and Digital Identity Risk as a Component Service
Neustar Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, today announced its Caller Authentication, Identity Verification and Digital Identity Risk service has been approved by Kantara Initiative as a Component – Partial Service, conformant with NIST SP 800-63 rev.3 (Technical) Class of Approval at Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2) and Authenticator Assurance Level 2 (AAL2).
Kantara is the leading global consortium improving trustworthy use of identity and personal data through innovation, standardization and good practice. As the provider of a Credential Service, approved by Kantara Initiative, Neustar can more effectively serve the federal market and address digital identity proofing and authentication service requirements with accurate, frictionless identity verification.
“From coordinating complex federal initiatives, like contact tracing, to fielding daily service calls involving the transfer of personal and financial information, it is critical that governments have the proper tools in place to verify the identity of the person on the other end of the interaction with confidence, speed and accuracy,” said Tom McNeal, vice president of partner channel and public sector for Neustar. “These solutions have been reducing customer friction and fraud across multiple private sector industries, like finance and healthcare, for years. This approval gives an essential third-party validation to our exceptional identity authentication and resolution solutions and signals the unique value our solutions bring to improving government and customer experience in the phone and digital channels. These solutions will enable an omni-channel customer experience for governments akin to those provided in the private sector, at the moments that matter most.”


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AUDUBON, Pa., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Globus Medical, Inc., the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, today announced record revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2007. The company recorded revenues of $30.2 million for the second quarter -- an increase of 52% over the $19.9 million it achieved in the same quarter a year ago. The announcement follows on the heels of $110 million in series E financing to fund Globus' continued rapid growth.
"The record results were driven by a major expansion of the company's sales and distribution footprint, and the introduction of several new products across its fusion, MIS and biomaterials portfolio," said Rick Kienzle, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Globus Medical. "In addition, strong market acceptance of our Revere(TM) pedicle screw system continues to fuel significant conversions in our established and new markets."
During the second quarter, Globus Medical added several highly-experienced sales professionals in key U.S. markets, bringing the total number of people added to its sales and distribution infrastructure in 2007 to 25.
So far in 2007, Globus has introduced six new systems that represent significant technological advancements in fusion, MIS and biomaterials. Additionally, in the area of motion preservation, the company announced two "world's first" surgeries using its transforaminal and posterior disc replacement systems.
Globus Medical also entered the biomaterial segment during the second
quarter with the introduction of the NuBone(TM) Osteoinductive Bone Graft
Product Line, the first of several new biomaterial initiatives planned for
the next 12 months. The launch of Globus Medical's MARS(TM) Minimally
Invasive Retractor System filled out its MIS product portfolio, further
securing the company's leadership position in MIS technology and products.
Both MIS and biomaterials are key initiatives in Globus Medical's strategy
to innovate acros
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January 25, 2014, by Tony Hong
Another economic milestone but does it actually mean anything?
By Dr. David O’Brien,
Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
In a matter of weeks China is very likely to surpass the United States and officially become the world’s leading trading nation.
According to official figures the value of China’s imports and exports in 2013 reached $4.16 trillion. The American figures will not be released until next month but there is strong speculation that we are about to witness a seismic shift and China will roar into first place.
As U.S. goods traded from January to November 2013 amounted to just $3.57 trillion, there is little likelihood it will be higher than China’s.
Zheng Yuesheng, a spokesman for China’s customs administration, said: “It is very likely that China overtook the US to become the world’s largest trading country in goods in 2013 for the first time. This is a landmark milestone for our nation’s foreign trade development”.
China had already become the world’s largest exporter of goods in 2009.
Yet the news comes against the backdrop of other figures which show that Chinese GDP actually slumped to a 14-year low in 2013, although it still grew at a steady 7.7 per cent.
While the Chinese government want to turn their economy from investment dependant, to one powered by domestic demand, the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show that China’s 56.9 trillion yuan ($9.4 trillion) economy is still very much relying on investment for growth.
Capital formation accounted for 54 per cent of China’s economic growth in 2013, exceeding the 50 per cent share taken up by consumption.
While the news that China may be about to regain the position of world’s leading trading nation for the first time since the mid Qing dynasty, there are growing indications that the Middle Country is still quite some way from succeeding the US as the world’s overall largest economy.
According to the economic consultancy Cebr’s World Economic League Table (WELT), China’s GDP will overtake the US only in 2028 to become the world’s largest economy – much later than some analysts have suggested.
This reflects the continuing recovery of American and European economies and the slowing down of the Chinese economy.
As political and economic big wigs gather for their annual shindig in the luxury Swiss sky resort of Davos, confidence that the corner has been turned is growing.
In a survey of world corporate leaders carried out by accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, the majority said they were “gradually switching from survival mode to growth mode,” while those forecasting a recovery in the world economy jumped to 44 per cent.
In the survey of 1,344 chief executives, only 7 per cent of corporate bosses thought a recession was looming in 2014, a significant plunge from the 28 per cent expecting a contraction last year.
But is there really any great difference between being first and second?
Absolutely there is!
Throughout the 64 year history of the PRC so much of the political discourse has been about ‘catching up’ with western countries in almost every economic way possible, from steel production to construction to trade.
For America, to lose the position as world’s largest economy will also have implications for a country which until very recently took enormous pride in the being the world’s only superpower.
China now stands on the brink of not just catching up but taking over. This will be of huge psychological importance in both the US and China and it remains to be seen how each country will adjust to a new balance of power. Further economic milestones are on the way.
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|By Business Wire||
|June 27, 2014 02:25 PM EDT||
C Spire unveiled its new 3,458 square foot, customer-inspired store in Batesville today – promising to transform and redefine the retail shopping experience with a new, fresh approach that captures the imagination, discovery and excitement associated with shopping.
The new store, located at 191 Covenant Crossing, is the result of more than a year of exploration and research by C Spire - all designed to deliver on the company’s customer inspiration promise and bring to life a shopping experience like no other by creating a more interactive and inviting store environment.
“Like all of our markets, Batesville is unique - so we designed our new retail experience around the people who matter the most to us – our customers,” said David Hayes, vice president of Marketing for C Spire. “We looked at how consumers use technology and built our store from the ground up to reflect that reality.”
Hayes said the Batesville store, which was previously located at 167 Lakewood Drive, delivers an interactive shopping experience that mirrors how customers live, work and play and will help the company move closer to its goal of becoming known as one of the nation’s premiere retailers.
No detail escaped the focus of the team responsible for bringing the company’s vision of a reinvented retail experience to life. Colors, store layout, designs, materials and service delivery all were scrutinized with the goal of appealing to a multi-generational cross section of consumers. The store is highlighted with reclaimed hardwood, Hayes said.
C Spire even commissioned Oxford artist Bradley Gordon, a Mississippi Delta native, to complete a special oil on canvas painting of the company’s iconic brand logo that is prominently displayed on an inside wall visible to shoppers when they enter the store.
The store, which officially opened on June 18, held a grand opening today with a ribbon-cutting, reception and celebration featuring C Spire executives, city officials and local business and community leaders. Food, prizes and giveaways were part of the party atmosphere and program along with entertainment by classical guitarist Franck Dayan.
Modular, Flexible Design
Everything inside the store is modular, scalable and designed for ultimate flexibility, according to Hayes. The store highlights C Spire’s consumer and business telecommunications and technology products and services, devices and accessories across four unique areas – explore, live, work and play.
- A new Live area features a smart tech display wall with devices, accessories and other applications that consumers can discover, explore and learn how they can be used in everyday life. The section focuses on topics like health, home security and entertainment.
- A Work section highlights products and services offered by C Spire Business Solutions, including demonstrations of “Find-me-follow-me,” IP Voice device features, Push-to-Talk service, wireless phones, hosted Exchange email services and customer testimonials on touchscreen video displays.
- A Play area that encourages customers to shop and play in an open and interactive space. The area helps consumers understand and learn how apps, accessories and devices can work together.
- An Explore area has walls that highlight C Spire’s diverse music accessories line up complimented by digital monitors with product information.
“C Spire is customer inspired and we want customers to feel that from the moment they walk through our doors,” Hayes said. “Our new retail design makes it easy for customers to learn more and fully immerse themselves in a personalized and relevant shopping experience.”
Enhanced Service Experience
What consumers won’t see in the new Batesville store is the traditional retail “cash register” counters. Instead, those have been replaced with round “learning tables” that allow for natural conversations with C Spire CREW members, who are equipped with tablets supported by a point-of-sale system that offers flexibility for helping consumers anywhere in the store.
Customers also won’t see printed product information common in most stores. That’s been replaced by digital signage, e-brochures and interactive video monitors, offering consumers the information they want and need literally at their fingertips while giving C Spire the flexibility of updating messaging faster and more efficiently.
The Batesville store’s hands-on design aims to engage shoppers and provide a “try before you buy” customer inspired service experience, according to Nick Williams, market manager for C Spire in Batesville. Williams and his 12-member staff are trained to assist consumer and business customers with individual purchasing decisions, customer-inspired service and technical support. Regular store hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“We’re proud of our new store, but we’re even more excited about continuing to contribute to the economic development of this region,” Williams said. The new retail location builds on C Spire’s significant capital and network investments in Batesville and Panola County, including availability of 4G LTE services and plans to provide ultra-fast 1 Gbps consumer broadband Internet service that’s 100 times faster than the national average.
For more information on C Spire’s retail operations, network expansion and overall community investment, visit www.cspire.com.
About C Spire
C Spire is a diversified telecommunications and technology services company that provides world-class service and a superior, comprehensive suite of customer-inspired wireless communications, high-speed Internet access and a range of other telecommunications products and services to consumers and businesses. This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter at www.twitter.com/cspire.
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Grocery workers ‘hero’ pay for coronavirus pandemic may end this month
Essential workers earned more pay during the COVID-19 pandemic but it may not continue according to a union representing store employees
They say heroes don’t always wear capes. Sometimes, they wear grocery store uniforms. But as important as those essential workers have turned out to be and as much risk as they take coming to work every day, it appears there are limits on what heroes can be paid.
Grocery store chains like Kroger, the largest supermarket in terms of revenue in the U.S. with $121B in 2019, offered its workers a $2 an hour pay upgrade during the coronavirus pandemic. But according to The Huffington Post, that increase is coming to an end.
The United Food and Commercial Workers announced that Kroger informed them that the increase would end on May 17.
“Taking away this hero pay from these essential workers disregards their continued heroism as they serve their communities in crisis,” UFCW Local 7 president Kim Cordova said in a statement.
Amazon, who owns Whole Foods, upgraded both their warehouse and grocery stores workers with a $2 an hour raise to incentive their workers to come to work despite the risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have only committed to the raise through May 16th. A press release from the Southern California UFCW confirms that grocery retailers Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions also committed to the raises with through May 16th.
What happens after that is unclear. With states like Georgia, Texas, and parts of Pennsylvania, among other states, opening up, it’s possible that stores will see more foot traffic than before. That could potentially put workers at even more risk.
Costco, the membership-only big-box retailer that sells its products in bulk, trended on Twitter today as some customers threatened to boycott. Why? Because Costco has now mandated that customers wear masks in their stores to protect their workers and others.
There are others who believe the essential services that grocery store workers and other essential employees provide means they should be paid to assume more risk than those who can do their jobs working from home.
There has been a proposal in Congress championed by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, called the Heroes Fund to give essential workers up to $25,000 more a year, Forbes reports.
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And this week, Sen. Mitt Romney forwarded a plan called Patriot Pay to give those workers hazard pay up to $12 an hour for May, June, and July. This would be for essential workers making up to $90,000 who work at least 100 hours a month.
Will it happen? As Schumer and Romney are on opposite sides of the political aisle, it appears offering essential workers some additional pay has bipartisan support.
“Patriot Pay is a way for us to reward our essential workers as they continue to keep Americans safe, healthy, and fed,” Romney has said.
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China's edition of Nvidia Shield, which costs 1,499 yuan (US$226), is a completely localised device, according to Nvidia. We're not jealous at all. It also marks the first time these games will have been supported in China, ever.
During Nintendo's latest earnings briefing, President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that the company knows China is a big gaming market, but they are not selling Switch in that market now. Your agony will be over soon as the gaming and media device is arriving in Mainland China. It'll remain to be seen how the version of Twilight Princess holds up next to the Wii U HD remaster.
OMG: Pizza Hut Will Soon Be Delivering Wine With Your Pie
During the summer, the pizza chain announced that it would be hiring 14,000 more drivers around the country by the end of 2017. This content is published through a licensing agreement with Acquire Media using its NewsEdge technology.
Nvidia has put together multiple partnerships to bring games like Borderlands and Doom 3 to the Shield, but the Chinese launch is all about Nintendo. This is not the first crossover between Nvidia and Nintendo, where Nvidia's Tegra actually powers the somewhat recently launched Nintendo Switch, one of their more successful consoles in recent years. Just look at Kellogg's Super Mario Cereal. The games in question include Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros.
"The deal allows Nintendo to test its older content on the Chinese consumer and to accrue useful data on usage of those games".
Historically, Nintendo has rarely licensed its original games and characters to rival consolemakers. Games like Super Mario Galaxy are listed as "coming soon" too. Bloomberg spoke with analyst Hideki Yasuda, of the Ace Research Institute, who suspects it's a ploy by Nintendo to increase brand awareness in China.
These are the best companies to work for in the UK
In August jobs website Glassdoor announced the UK's best firms for interviews , based on feedback from applicants themselves. Other companies rated in the top 10, are yoga retailer Lululemon, marketing startup HubSpot, World Wide Tech, St.


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The world of football is not just about scoring goals; it’s about championing ideals and creating a lasting impact in society. When two iconic brands come together with such a noble vision, it’s worth standing up and taking notice. Everton, in partnership with Hummel and Stake, has unveiled a limited edition shirt that stands for more than just the game – it’s a testament to the values of equality and inclusion in football.
Everton and hummel’s decision to collaborate is rooted deeply in their shared passion for inclusivity in football. The limited edition shirt is not just a piece of merchandise; it signifies a century-long commitment by hummel to address social concerns and inspire change through the medium of sports.
Hummel, established in 1923, has consistently shown its dedication towards raising awareness about social issues. Their 100-year commitment is now celebrated with the launch of the ‘Equality Jerseys’ for seven prominent clubs across Europe, with Everton being one of them.
The design pays homage to the memorable Denmark ’86 shirt. This very template has been widely showcased across numerous hummel kits for the 2023/24 season, including Everton’s recently unveiled third strip.
A product stands out when it is launched with flair, and the Everton-hummel equality shirt is no exception. The launch saw players from various teams and supporters, reflecting the diverse fanbase of the Blues.
The photoshoot for the shirt launch had players from Everton’s men’s, women’s, Under-21s, and amputee football teams. Alongside them were fans who represented the vast diversity of Everton’s followers.
An upcoming mini-series by the Club and hummel called ‘My Everton’ will focus on fans who participated in the photoshoot. Through this series, airing on Club’s online and social media platforms, fans can learn more about the ‘All Together Now’ campaign of Everton.
When the leaders share their thoughts, it emphasizes the importance of the cause.
Allan Vad Nielsen, the CEO of hummel, remarked on the significance of the jersey. He stated that the jersey is more than just sportswear; it represents the brand’s dedication to unity and equality.
Richard Kenyon, Everton’s Chief Commercial and Communications Officer, expressed pride in supporting this campaign. The collaboration with hummel allows the club to emphasize its commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion in football and society.
Given the importance and uniqueness of this limited edition shirt, they are expected to fly off the shelves quickly. For those looking to be a part of this cause, and perhaps even trying their luck, the shirts are available online at evertondirect.com. Or if you prefer, visit Everton One or Everton Two from Friday, 29 September to make a purchase.
Football is not just about the players on the field; it’s about the values they stand for. The Everton-hummel limited edition shirt is a shining example of how the game can be used as a platform to champion equality and inclusivity. Whether you’re looking to satisfy your curiosity or test your luck, owning this shirt is a testament to standing up for a noble cause.


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Competing $1.5B Bid Emerges For Bankrupt Yellow's Truck Terminals
Old Dominion Freight Line has made a $1.5B bid for the bankrupt shipping company Yellow’s truck terminals, topping the $1.3B stalking horse bid made last week by Estes Express Lines.
The quick new bid signals interest in this rarely traded asset type and could spark a vigorous auction for Yellow's real estate, which includes more than 160 truck terminals. The auction will be supervised by the bankruptcy court.
The truck terminals represent sought-after sites close to major metros, which would be useful assets for trucking or logistics companies looking to facilitate quick deliveries, The Wall Street Journal reports. Other trucking companies and investors are reportedly interested in Yellow's assets as well.
Old Dominion is known as a “less-than-truckload” carrier, meaning it handles shipments for more than one customer in the same truck. Yellow was also an LTL carrier. Such companies consolidate smaller shipments from different customers into single loads, using a network of facilities to do so.
Yellow moved roughly $5B of freight each year, and its closure could have a rippling impact on freight capacity and costs nationwide ahead of the holiday season, when logistics demand will be high, Forbes reports.
After nearly 100 years in business, Yellow collapsed this summer, in part because of an unsustainable debt load, including a $700M pandemic-era loan from the federal government that the shipping company hasn't paid back.
The sale of assets will pay down much of the company's debt, including the funds owed directly to the federal government, but it isn't clear whether taxpayers will ever see anything for the 30% stake in the company that the government received as a condition of its $700M bailout loan. Share prices in Yellow collapsed to penny-stock territory ahead of its bankruptcy, and since then trading has been suspended.
Yellow's problems predated the pandemic, however, as it faced stiff competition and testy relations with its union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which had called for a strike earlier this summer. That strike was narrowly averted just before the bankruptcy. After the bankruptcy, management and the union blamed each other for the debacle.
"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Yellow was a financially struggling company that had a long-term non-investment grade [i.e., junk] rating and previous close calls with bankruptcy over the years,” a June Congressional Oversight Commission report said. “The pandemic did not cause Yellow's longstanding problems, nor is the Treasury's loan to the company likely to solve those problems.”


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The ASUS Zenfone Max Plus M1 has launched a few weeks ago and it’s the first smartphone in the Zenfone M1 series and today, ASUS has also launched ASUS Zenfone Max M1. I know, it’s a little bit confusing but this one has a smaller display and it runs on a different processor.
The ASUS Zenfone Max M1 will still come with a dual-lens rear camera and the smartphone will come with a large 4000mAh battery which is already expected since this smartphone belongs in the Zenfone Ma Line.
ASUS Zenfone Max (M1) Specs
- 5.5-inch HD+ Display with 18:9 aspect ratio
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Processor
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB Internal Storage expandable via MicroSD
- 13-megapixel + 8MP wide-angle rear camera
- 8-megapixel front camera
- Fingerprint Scanner
- GPS, A-GPS, Wifi, Bluetooth
- Dual SIM
- 4000mAh Battery
- Android 8 Oreo
The ASUS Zenfone Max M1 is priced at Php8,995


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Automobile production only drops 1.4% in November despite the second lockdown as bosses finally ask for a Brexit deal
- 106,250 cars were built in the UK last month – fewer than 1,500 in 2019
- The SMMT said a slight year-over-year decline in production was aided by a slow November 2019 for the automotive sector
- In the eleven months to November, total automobile production fell by almost a third
- This equates to a loss of 380,809 models at a cost of around £ 10.5 billion for the sector
- SMMT bosses said the industry is facing a “nightmare New Year” without a Brexit deal
The UK car factories produced 106,243 units last month, despite a second national lockdown for most of November.
The numbers fell by only 1.4 percent compared to the previous year, as the numbers show. Automakers were allowed to stay open during the increased restrictions – even though the showrooms were closed to customers.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders released the numbers this morning, saying the minor drop in production had been masked by an “especially weak November 2019” as precautionary factory shutdowns in anticipation of a possible no-deal Brexit squeezed production on October 31.
The trade organization used the November report to make one more final plea for the UK government to reach an agreement on trade-free access to the EU market from January 1st.
The SMMT has again urged the government to reach a Brexit trade deal
The SMMT said: “There were 1,501 fewer cars manufactured in November than the same month last year as many of the factors that occurred during much of 2020 dampened domestic orders, not least a second national lockdown in England and subsequent economic and political Turbulence. ‘
The export volume remained unchanged, increasing by only 0.3 percent and corresponding to an increase of 310 units, which was supported by deliveries to key markets in the EU, Asia and the USA.
The trade organization said more than eight in ten cars built in November were made for export, at 85.3 percent, highlighting the “critical importance” of free and fair trade in global markets for UK automakers.
In the eleven months to November, total UK automobile production fell by almost a third (31 percent) compared to the same period last year. This equates to a loss of 380,809 models at a cost of around £ 10.5 billion to the sector.
This means that the industry is on the right track, producing fewer than a million cars this year for the second time since the early 1980s.
It faces a difficult future with potential further £ 55.4bn production losses over the next five years if the sector is forced to act in a no-deal Brexit under WTO terms.
An aerial view shows lines of new Honda cars parked at Royal Portbury Dock in Avonmouth near Bristol in south west England. According to SMMT, more than 8 in 10 new cars built in the UK are exported to overseas markets
Mike Hawes, Managing Director of SMMT, said: “Another decline in UK auto production is worrying, of course, but nowhere near as worrying as the New Years nightmare in the auto industry if we don’t get a Brexit deal that works for the industry.
“In just nine days, the threat of a ‘no deal’ is being felt and the sector, now hit by the recent coronavirus revival, lockdowns to Tier 4 showrooms and disruptions in critical UK ports, needs it more than ever duty-free trade. ” Agreements on which our competitiveness is based. “
Mr Hawes made one last desperate offer for the ministers to reach an agreement with Brussels on a duty-free agreement with the EU for the automotive sector.
It comes after Honda halted production of cars earlier this month at its Swindon plant, which is responsible for producing the Civic model for Europe, as parts are difficult to source.
The plant will be closed for good in July next year and 3,500 jobs will be lost.
“It is finally time for a break as it would be a hammer blow for many automotive companies, workers and their families to have to act on WTO terms. So we have to get a deal – and one that avoids destroying punitive tariffs for all automotive products from day one, “warned Hawes.
“There is simply no other option for the long-term survival of UK Automotive,” he added.


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Drone Delivery Canada has been awarded its first U.S. patent for its proprietary drone delivery technology.
The Vaughan-based company is furthering drone technology for a number of industries, including health care, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, mining, agriculture, forestry, construction, and with courier companies.
The patent protection, awarded by the United States Patent Office, covers a number of areas, including DDC’s proprietary FLYTE management software system; its drone delivery technology; and its ‘railway in the sky’ concept, which establishes and monitors drone flight route networks.
“This patent win again demonstrates our industry lead in this very disruptive industry,” said Paul Di Benedetto, Drone Delivery Canada’s chief technology officer, in a July 17 news release.
The company said it’s currently seeking patent protection for other aspects of its technology in the U.S. and other countries.
Since 2014, DDC has been steadily evolving its drone delivery technology.
In February, it unveiled the Condor, its most recent drone design, which is capable of carrying 400 pounds of payload and travelling 200 kilometres.
The following month, the company noted it had raised $10 million in development funding through a bought-deal financing agreement with a group of investors.
DDC signed a $2.5-million deal with Moose Cree First Nation in December, 2018, to deliver letters, general parcels, medical supplies and other necessities via its Sparrow model drone, which is capable of carrying 11 pounds of payload.


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DDoS Invasion Disturbs Lottery Sales upon UK Nationalized Lottery’s Website
England National Lotto has confirmed that a DDoS attack bumped out it is official web page on Saturday celestial. There are online casino slots real money Quantit? draws on Sunday and the workout on the lottery operator’s webpage is usually increased that day.
Lottery entry can be purchased by authorized suppliers around the BRITISH or on the internet via the National Lottery’s official internet site or cellular app. Nevertheless , lottery participants were not be capable to use the much faster online play casino games online for real money option on Saturday.
Typically the lottery rider confirmed in the next day this its website had truly been obtained offline because of DDoS (or distributed denial of service) attack. Generally, such disorders prevent web pages from working properly through flooding them with an amount of traffic they cannot endure .
Unfortunately casino for real money online , as experienced by businesses, The NL website seemed to be subject to a new DDoS (Distributed Denial for Service) ^Nat
— The main National Lotto (@TNLUK) one www real vegas online casino October 2017
The National Lotto apologized by Twitter to the inconvenience triggered to all it’s customers after facing a send of claims from irritated lottery online players.
This has never been initially that the National Lottery’s website has been themed by violators. Another occasion of on your guard activity within real cash online casino the lottery operator’s website transpired late not too long ago . The National Lotto, which is handled by the Camelot Group, admitted back in December 2016 the online accounts regarding around 19, 500 people had been dreadful to have happen to be compromised after their log-in details have been allegedly climbed to by an unknown third party.
Nevertheless no cash had been settled or taken from the infected accounts no activity were definitily registered following alleged real money online casino australia compromise. The Country wide Lottery at present has beyond 9 thousand registered members on the online program.
William Hl Was, Too, Target connected with DDoS Attack
Cybercrime has got seen their power increase exponentially during the last several years and this also has made them an important moneymaker for individuals together with criminal groups best online casino apps real money . And the bingo industry has turned into a favorite aim for for cybercriminals.
Gambling businesses and their online operations, in particular, store massive volumes of important information of their total customers live online casino real money . Additionally , it is important to bring up that poker is an sector that involves the actual daily action of huge variety of money, therefore the big likelihood of it falling victim to be able to cyber wrongdoers.
The Nationwide Lottery is the only UK gambling provider to see the ordinary course of her operations disrupted by a DDoS attack in the last year.
Last year, bookmaker William Hill’s web site was themed with a DDoS attack on a Monday night at a time anytime UEFA online casino real money no deposit bonus Champs League game were played out. Luckily for those operator, the smartphone software remained unaffected, which stopped it through further loss during that rather busy time with the week. The exact William casino online games real money Hl attack occured shortly after additional popular, non-gambling, websites such as Spotify, Forums, and SoundCloud were, far too, disturbed just by cyber wrongdoers.


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New Harley-Davidson Dealer Principal Is At Age 25 The Youngest Female Owner In U.S. A woman who grew up in the family Harley-Davidson business has just become the youngest female dealer in the Motor Co.’s American network. Dia Matteson is the new president and director of Motorcycle Times Inc., which owns and operates the Harley-Davidson dealerships in Anchorage, Soldotna and Wasilla. At 25 years old, she is now Harley’s youngest female dealer.Her father, Barry Matteson, retired June 14 after holding the region’s Harley franchise for 37 years, passing the torch to his daughter. “This is all I’ve ever really known. I never really worked anywhere else,” she said. “Even in high school I know this is what I wanted to get into,” Dia Matteson told the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Since her teen years she’s worked most jobs in the dealership, and she became GM In 2008. Of about 650 franchise dealers in America, there are probably fewer than 20 sole franchises with a woman at the helm.
Harley’s wholly-owned subsidiary in India Has So Far Sold Around 2,000 Motorcycles. One-third Were financed By Bank Loans. Harley-Davidson Managing Director for India said that banks offer interest rates of 11 to 12%, the same it offers for luxury passenger cars. “Before we entered the market, the rates were 18-19 per cent but for our customers it is 11 per cent, Prakash pointed out. He said that in India those buying Harley-Davidson motorcycles are in the age group of 35-40 years while the product itself is positioned as a leisure bike to be indulged during the weekends. The price of Harleys is much lower now in Indian as the company has started assembling them in the country through the CKD route. Because of this, the company has been able to reduce the price of their models between 15 per cent and 20 per cent. A completely built unit (CBU) attracts a tax of 75 per cent but a CKD (completely knocked down) unit attracts a mere 10 per cent import duty. A total of nine out of 11 bikes are assembled in India.
Dominican Republic Ranks Number One For Car And Motorcycle Related Traffic Deaths. Traffic accidents, especially those involving a motorcycle, are the top killers of men in the Dominican Republic. The problem is so bad that the U.S. State Department dedicates 10 paragraphs on its travel website to warning visitors about the hazards of driving in the country. U.S. officials recommend that tourists hire a professional driver when visiting, but if that’s not an option: “Be aware that the utmost caution and defensive driving are necessary. The Dominican Republic is effectively the deadliest nation anywhere second only to the tiny South Pacific island of Niue, where each death among its roughly 1,400 inhabitants spikes the fatality average. For every 100,000 inhabitants in the Dominican Republic, 42 die every year from traffic accidents. Motorcycles are also a major danger in Venezuela, the country with the second highest traffic death rate in the Western Hemisphere, with 37 fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants. The United States saw 11 traffic deaths per 100,000 people, while Mexico saw 15, according to the World Health Organization.
A Proposed Law In Western Kenta Could Force Wommen To Sit Sidesaddle While Riding Mtorcycles And Bicycles. Why? Legislators state that straddling a motorcycle is “really demeaning to our women!” And men complain that it is distracting them… One man interviewed about the proposed law said he was so distracted by women motorists that he found it hard to drive safely. The sitting position in which the women sit with their legs apart holding the motorcycle rider from behind, is termed as bad taste and un-cultural…


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Microsoft is patching Windows XP on this month's Patch Tuesday, shoring up a vulnerability that can lead to computers being taken over entirely by attackers.
Renewing contracts for bulk licensing of Microsoft products may be costing businesses millions of dollars for products and services they likely won't need before the contracts run out, says an expert who helps customers negotiate the agreements.
Windows 8/8.1 has topped 10% market share for the first time, apparently picking up a few users from among those who are finally leaving Windows XP behind.
Like a juggler walking away with dozens of objects suspended in the air, Steve Ballmer is leaving his successor at Microsoft not only a tough act to follow but an even tougher act to continue.
Nobody bats a thousand, and Microsoft is no different. Here's a quick look at five things Microsoft did right in 2013 and five it did wrong.
Sensors tucked inside a bra can detect emotional states that lead to overeating in time to head off binges, according to studies assisted by a team from Microsoft Research.
Many say Windows turned 30 this year, but it was actually 28 years ago this week that the first commercial version of Microsoft's signature operating system shipped.
Microsoft’s 2nd generation products mean more responsive devices and more time unplugged.
At Microsoft periodic reshufflings of the players and the executive hierarchy are a way of life.
Gartner is giving the thumbs up to Windows 8.1, crediting the operating system refresh with overcoming the major downsides of Windows 8.
The enterprise version of Windows 8 will include a list of exclusive features, among them a desktop that is bootable from a USB stick, a standby VPN, a caching tool to boost branch-office download performance and upgraded virtual desktop client.
Early reviews of Windows 8 range from describing it as speedy and elegant to unintuitive, but those who have given the operating system a test drive seem to enjoy the experience.
The latest social engineering trick to get victims to open malicious email attachments accuses them of being spammers and threatens to sue them if they don't stop.
Spam - particularly the kind with malicious attachments - is exploding, reaching a two-year high overall, which includes the spike last fall just before the SpamIt operation folded its doors, a security firm says.


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Given the number of local/artisanal/seasonal Brooklyn businesses that have sprouted over the past few years (to say nothing of the past few months), it was only a matter of time before someone noticed that a) there were a lot of them and b) barring Twitter, attempting to keep up with their product and sales updates is a cumbersome and time-consuming task for the average locavore. And so we now have Nona Brooklyn, a brand new website that likens itself to “the sidewalk chalkboards that restaurants, shops and bars use to promote daily specials, but better!”
The website is basically like a news aggregator, hyper-specific version of Tasting Table, and Twitter feed, all smooshed into one. It’s currently in soft-launch mode, and includes restaurants and businesses like Saul, Sweet Melissa, Caputo’s, Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies, Crop to Cup, Liddabit Sweets, SCRATCHbread, and Red Hook Lobster Pound. Shockingly enough, chains aren’t represented. Gastropubs make up the smallest category (there are two, Henry Public and Building on Bond), and shops, the largest with 15. And somewhat unsurprisingly, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens are the most heavily represented neighborhoods, suggesting that what Smith Street makes, the world’s strenuously curated general stores take.