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When almost unknown Chinese manufacturer Royole and her FlexPai, another smartphone will come on the market. This time however, a well-known manufacturer's logo, just a few days away. At the Samsung Developer Conference, the manufacturer introduced the expected model with a flexible piece.
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But Samsung's novelty is not real. It is a concept that uses the so-called "Infinity Flex" display, which is a completely new type of display made of flexible layers.
Unfortunately, unlike Royole, Samsung did not say anything about the new smartphone. Of what the manufacturer has made, it is clear that the display is not yet mounted on any serial port. Justin Denison, SVP Mobile Product Marketing, Samsunug showed only a box with a small front screen and an Intinic Flex screen. It should be 7.8 ".
As the display is almost square, applications do not appear on the entire desktop, but also side by side across the entire workstation. But for developers, Samsung has produced complete documentation of the potential development of applications for new displays.
This smartphone works with the latest Android device with the new One UI, which Samsung also introduced in the SDC 2018 demonstration session. One UI interface is considerably easier, several items are bigger and more user-friendly.
The folding screen after the new one also supports Google and its Android operating system.
And now it starts … Thanks to Samsung and LG, who are also working with a full-fledged display, such displays are growing and competing manufacturers are beginning to produce fully flexible smartphones. I just recently wrote that the slice on the smartphone screen is not a future. This is the future. scrolling display.


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February 26, 2020 (PORTLAND, ME) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement today as the Maine legislature held a hearing on a bill designed to improve recycling in cities and towns. The legislation would be the first in the country to remove the sole burden of dealing with packaging waste from communities by requiring packaging manufacturers to reimburse towns and cities for their recycling costs.
“Plastic producers have been given a free pass to pollute our communities for far too long at taxpayer expense,” said John Hite, Zero Waste Policy Analyst at CLF. “Single-use packaging has upended recycling and filled our oceans, communities, and landfills with plastic pollution. LD2104 will require packaging companies to deal with the mess they’ve made and create products that don’t wreak havoc on our recycling systems and environment.”
CLF testified at today’s hearing.
The legislation would enact an extended producer responsibility program for packaging. Maine towns and cities – which currently spend around $17 million each year to recycle or dispose of packaging – would have those costs covered by the packaging producers. The program would also fund education and recycling infrastructure development and provide incentives to boost the use of materials that are non-toxic, easily recyclable or refillable, and have a high recycled content.
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A recent Bosch dishwasher advert has been taken off the TV because it implied their machine always used less water than washing up by hand.
A voiceover said: ‘Did you know that washing up by hand uses up to three times more water than if you used a fully loaded Bosch dishwasher?’
The advert was not entirely accurate and Bosch was forced to stop the TV advert being shown in it’s current form.
The commercial did not make clear that in some cases washing up by hand could be more water-efficient than using a dishwasher, said the Advertising Standards Authority.
So it seems Bosch did not do their research properly, the research that was done, only used small samples and wasn’t enough to back up Bosch’s claims.
Watchdog said that in general, AAA-rated electric dishwashers used less water than washing up by hand, when the tap was left running.
But Bosch had not made this clear in the commercial and it’s implication was that it’s fully loaded dishwashers, always used less water than washing up manually.


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ISLAMABAD: The process of registration of several shopkeepers across the country has started today under the federal government’s ‘Tajir Dost’ Scheme, which aims to increase revenue by bringing wholesalers, dealers, and retailers into the tax net.
According to the details, initially, the action started to bring the shopkeepers into the tax net in 6 major cities of the country including Rawalpindi, and Islamabad. The registration process under the Trader Friendly Scheme will continue from today till April 30.
According to the decision of the government, tax collection from traders will start in July. Under the trader-friendly scheme, there will be the registration of vegetable, fruit, meat, medical, grocery, cosmetics, medical, hardware, jewelers, and furniture besides renovation of showrooms.
The scheme will not apply to international or national businesses operating in more than one city. The scheme aims to bring shopkeepers, dealers, wholesalers, and retailers into the tax net, which is expected to generate billions in tax revenue.
It should be noted that the government is desirous of getting a long-term program from the IMF, for which the vendors will be brought into the tax net under the proposed reforms of the IMF, while the increase in the prices of essential commodities is also a link in the same chain.


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IBM has announced a family of supercomputing products designed to give companies access to large amounts of processing power within their private cloud.The high-performance computing (HPC) products, announced by IBM on Thursday, include the IBM HPC Management Suite, the HPC cloud implementation service, and the IBM Intelligent Cluster integrated hardware appliances.
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Nvidia has released the latest in its range of Tesla GPUs, which are general purpose graphical processors designed to handle supercomputing calculations.The Tesla M2090 GPU, announced by the company on Tuesday, contains 512 Cuda cores that are designed to work in parallel on typical high-performance computing (HPC) tasks, such as the simulation of microscopic biological interactions.
The Welsh HPC project will set up supercomputing infrastructure, networks and training facilities in Wales to boost commercially-focused research by businesses and universities
Microsoft made available on November 16 a code-complete beta of Windows HPC (High Performance Computing) Server 2008 R2 to selected testers. The company made the announcement at the Supercomputing 2009 show in Portland, Oreg.
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You may think you know what 'HPC' stands for — but conflicting views on what that 'P' really stands for reflect important changes taking place within the field of supercomputing, says expert Andrew Jones
Supercomputers are like muscle cars for IT: Few of us have one, but boy they are fun to look at.IBM on Tuesday touted that its supercomputer built for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Lab is the most powerful system in the world.
The SC07 supercomputing conference was a very interesting show for me this year and it was my first time attending this conference. Here are some more interesting products that I haven't covered yet all the way from the very high-end to entry-level HPC computers.
Updated 5:00PM - Intel extended its lead in microprocessors today by launching the world's first 45nm microprocessors. Along with the new "Penryn" 45nm processors being launched today, Intel is also launching the "Seaburg" chipset designed for the HPC (High Performance Computing) chipset which is timed perfectly with this week's supercomputing conference.
The term supercomputing typically conjures daunting images of large and expensive computer systems, coupled with complicated technology for scientific and engineering "number crunching". This article provides the first steps towards helping the rest of us in understanding what HPC involves, and what it means to us.
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Docker had an existential crisis last year when, in a matter of months, CEO Steve Singh stepped down, the company sold its enterprise business to Mirantis and long-time executive Scott Johnston took over as CEO. It was a lot to process.
The organization that remained decided to regroup as a developer tools company, and today the new entity officially begins its journey.
Johnston recounted what happened at the end of last year as Docker moved on from the enterprise business and returned to its developer roots.
“In November, we separated the enterprise business, which was very much focused on operations, CXOs and a direct sales model, and we sold that business to Mirantis,” Johnston told TechCrunch. “At that point, we decided to focus the remaining business back on developers, which was really Docker’s purpose back in 2013 and 2014.”
What Docker has in its favor is that it’s the company that popularized the idea of containerizing software. It is hoping to build on that expertise and brand recognition with the newly configured company. To that end, it’s aiming to reduce some of the growing complexity around building, shipping and running cloud native applications.
Docker has decided to focus on three areas in particular. The first is to deal with the growing volume of containers. Johnston says that, in the early days, the container was almost magical. But today, applications consist of dozens or even hundreds of containers, creating a layer of complexity that Johnston believes tools like Docker App, Docker Compose and third-party partner integration can help solve.
The next piece is managing the tool chain itself as companies move through a continuous delivery cycle and work with Git repositories like GitHub and BitBucket. He sees a market that has fragmented and created tool silos around the different pieces of the chain as developers move the application from source to the cloud. Docker offers Docker Desktop and Docker Hub along with partnerships with the Git repositories to help developers manage their tool chain.
Finally, Docker wants to help companies better manage open source, including licensing, updates and patches.
While the company has taken its focus off of enterprise in favor of aiming squarely at developers and developer teams, Johnston says that the company may find its way back to the enterprise again at some point—but with a SaaS approach this time. For now, the company will cater to the developer community and hope to build from there.
Docker had problems commercializing its technology prior to this as the container technology moved away from the container itself, which became a commodity of sorts, and moved towards management with Kubernetes.
Now the company is hoping to reinvent itself once again and rise from the chaos of last year to become a go-to, cloud-native developer tool vendor. Whether this approach can work is still unclear, but Johnston sees this as the way forward. Time will tell if the strategy is successful or not.


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A French company is buying a Bridgewater integrated technology solutions firm for $4 billion, the two announced Monday.Capgemini, which is headquartered in Paris, will pay $48 per share for IGATE, which had 2014 revenue of $1.3 billion, according to a news release.
“I am very pleased to announce a very important transaction in Capgemini’s history,” Paul Hermelin, chairman and CEO, said in a statement. “IGATE is a leading company that perfectly fits our strategic ambition. It will give us a new status on the American market, and take further our industrialization journey to offer ever more competitive services to our clients. This will also give to the group’s Indian operations a new scale, allowing us to compete on par with the best U.S.-based and Indian-based companies.”
Both boards of directors have approved the merger unanimously, and a majority of IGATE’s shareholders has also signed on, the companies said.
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“We are pleased to have found a great partner for the business and are confident that our employees and customers will benefit from the enhanced service offerings and resources available to them at Capgemini,” Ashok Trivedi, co-founder and co-chairman of IGATE, said in a prepared statement.
The combined company will have an estimated revenue of 12.5 billion euros — approximately $13.6 billion — in 2015, and will employ about 190,000 people worldwide. The North American region will become Capgemini’s largest after the acquisition, with approximately 30 percent of the combined company’s revenue.
“We are gratified that the company we founded over 25 years ago has developed into a global enterprise with over 30,000 employees, a trusted partner to over 250 clients, a market value of over $4 billion and one of the most respected brands in the IT industry,” Sunil Wadhwani, the other co-founder and co-chairman of IGATE, said in a statement.
Capgemini indicated that the acquisition of IGATE will strengthen key businesses, including application and infrastructure services; add new flagship clients such as General Electric and Royal Bank of Canada; and expand its presence in the North American market.
“In Capgemini, we have found a partner that will advance our ability to innovate and build industry solutions that will enhance the value proposition we bring to our clients,” Ashok Vemuri, IGATE’s CEO, said in a statement. “In addition, this powerful combination will provide exciting opportunities for our employees to expand their capabilities.”
The merger is expected to close in the second half of the year, subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.
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There are fewer travelers who fear contracting or spreading COVID-19. Most restrictions at the border have been lifted. However, there is one reason why people may not travel in 2023: they can’t afford it. According to the annual State of Travel report by Going, an alert website that offers flight deals, “lack of cash” is […]
There are fewer travelers who fear contracting or spreading COVID-19. Most restrictions at the border have been lifted. However, there is one reason why people may not travel in 2023: they can’t afford it.
According to the annual State of Travel report by Going, an alert website that offers flight deals, “lack of cash” is America’s biggest barrier to traveling in 2023. Going conducted an email survey of thousands of its members and found that 27% of those who responded cited money as their main reason not to travel.
The complete breakdown of the responses to the survey about top travel barriers in 2023 is
26% of the time is lost at school or work.
Family and Other Commitments: 13%
I went as far as I wanted: 12,000.
Concerns regarding COVID-19:
COVID-19 travel restrictions – 7%
Travel prices are particularly high, which makes matters even more complicated. Inflation, surging demand for travel, and shortages in the industry caused both U.S. airfares and hotel rates to rise steadily through 2022. They reached record levels by May 2022. Although the average cost of these travel expenses has decreased in recent years, they are still much higher than before the pandemic.
NerdWallet’s analysis of data from Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index shows that January 2023 airfares are up 25.6% over the same month 2021 and up 3.7% over the same month 2019. Hotel prices in January 2023 are 16.3% higher than January 2020.
Perhaps the most striking aspect is the rise in rental car costs. The rise in rental car prices was one of the most significant stories of pandemic-era travel. People opted to travel by road instead of flying (and there was a concurrent shortage of semiconductors). In January 2023, the average car rental cost was 36.7% more than in 2020.
Some destinations are experiencing record levels of tourism
Over 25% of respondents consider lack of funds the main barrier to traveling. However, many other travelers aren’t deterred from their travels by costs. Some destinations have already seen record numbers of tourists, or they plan to set new records in 2023.
The not-for-profit marketing group Discover Puerto Rico reported that Puerto Rico tourism and travel generated $8.9 billion in revenue in 2022. This is 39% more than the 2019 record. In 2022, approximately 5.1 million people arrived at Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. Employment in the country’s leisure- and hospitality sectors has increased 12.8% compared with pre-pandemic levels.
According to the Hawaii Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism, the number of tourists who visited Hawaii in November 2022 was nearly 11% higher than the same month in 2019.
The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board (a tourism board for Bahamas) sent an email to journalists stating that the number of passengers who arrived by air in December 2022 was 90% higher than pre-pandemic. It expects to break the record, particularly as more airlines offer nonstop service from Lynden Pindling International airport.
How to save money for travelers in 2023
Some travelers are adjusting their money-saving strategies in a few notable ways, especially for 2023 bookings. If you are looking to save money, one strategy that could cause more problems is choosing less convenient travel itineraries.
According to Deloitte’s Global State of the Consumer Tracker (based on a survey of 1000 adults), the number of travelers who say they favor the cheapest flights (rather than the most convenient) increased from 21% to 35% in October 2022.
Planning shorter trips might be a way for travelers to save money. It was not uncommon for people to travel long distances to escape the pandemic. This was largely because of the generous policies that allowed them to work from home. However, this trend is likely to be declining.
Key Data, which analyzes data on vacation rental data, looked at U.S. bookings on Airbnb and Vrbo in the first three weeks January 2023. It discovered that reservations increased by 27% over the same period of 2022. However, the overall number of nights booked declined by 4 %.
Melanie Brown, executive director for data insights at Key Data, stated via email that the drop in stay length could be due to recession. Consumers are still traveling, but they have cut back on trips to save money.
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The Marlboro Man and those iconic Marlboro cigarettes could be a thing of the past if the CEO of Philip Morris succeeds in creating what he calls a “smoke free future”.
“I will be extremely happy if we don’t sell cigarettes one day,” says Andre Calantzpoulos. “That’s what we’re trying to do. So I think success for us is, the faster the better to get there.”
You may be surprised to hear that from the CEO who runs the one of largest tobacco companies in the world. But Calantzpoulos, a former smoker, wants to convince adult smokers to switch to alternative smoke-free products because he believes there are fewer health risks versus conventional cigarettes. Reaching that goal will take time. As of September of 2019, smoke-free products accounted for only 18 percent of Philip Morris’s revenues. Cigarette sales still make up for the bulk of the company’s revenues of $29 billion.
Calantzpoulos is betting that PMI’s electronic cigarette device that is now on sale in the United States will pave the way to a future without cigarettes. It’s called IQOS (pronounced Eye-kose). The battery-operated, pen-like device isn’t a vaping e-cigarette. It heats tobacco rather than burns it and releases a vapor with the taste of tobacco. Calantzopoulos claims that IQOS has significantly lower levels of harmful chemicals compared to vaping products. He says the device is aimed for adults and he insists it is not for teen use. “There is a very big increase in youth use of nicotine products,” he acknowledges, “and that has to be stopped.”
PMI made IQOS available in the U.S. last October under a licensing agreement with Altria, its former parent company. Currently, the e-cigarette is available for purchase only in Atlanta, Georgia and Richmond, Virginia. Since its launch in 2014, IQOS has been sold in more than 50 markets outside of the U.S. Calantzpoulos says there are more than 12 million IQOS users worldwide.
The marketing pitch from PMI is that IQOS helps smokers quit. But until the Food and Drug Administration makes an official ruling on the health dangers of e-cigarettes, including IQOS, Calantzpoulos is cautious.
“The product is neither risk free and it is addictive,” he says. “It’s much better than cigarettes. But it’s not risk free.”
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Bakkt Holdings Inc., the cryptocurrencies company that spun off from Intercontinental Exchange previously this year, tripled after it revealed contracts with Mastercard Inc. and fintech company Fiserv Inc.
Gains in the stock sped up after Bakkt stated it has actually partnered with Fiserv, which uses monetary services that enable organizations to move funds into and out of mobile wallets, to name a few things. The brand-new collaboration will now likewise enable Fiserv ― through a program called Carat ― to provide B2B and B2C payments and various commitment programs and deals utilizing crypto properties, according to a news release.
Mastercard Inc. stated previously in the day that it had actually tattooed a handle Bakkt to make it simpler for banks to provide cryptocurrency benefits on their credit and debit cards. For numerous in the crypto neighborhood, the relocation recommends that a higher number of individuals might be exposed ― and end up being more thinking about ― digital properties.
Bakkt was initially formed in 2018 as an endeavor that consisted of Starbucks Corp. and Microsoft Corp. as financiers to more securely incorporate digital currencies into international commerce. Despite Bitcoin’s huge rise, it’s still not commonly utilized to purchase and offer real products in the majority of nations.
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Burke Cos. buys more Wolf Road land to lure another retailer
With a Chipotle already built and Texas Roadhouse on the way, the owners of prime real estate at Wolf and Sand Creek roads in Colonie, NY, are prepared to bring another retail tenant to the busy corner.
The Burke Cos., owned by brothers Tom and Jerry Burke, paid $500,000 for a parcel just shy of an acre at 105 Wolf Road/455 and 449 Sand Creek Road.
Tom Burke told me the purchase provides enough space to accommodate another tenant, likely a chain that sells food.
“I am now able to have another area for future development,” he said. “We’re talking to people now.”
The seller of the land was Golden Gate Associates.
All told, the Burkes now control nearly four acres at the corner, with access to both Wolf and Sand Creek roads.
The Tex-Mex chain Chipotle opened in 2011.
Construction of a 7,000-square-foot Texas Roadhouse will start soon. This will be the first Capital Region location for the steak-and-ribs chain.
In addition to buying the land, Burke Cos. merged the corner parcels into one lot and consolidated debt. Trustco Bank holds the $1.7 million mortgage.
Based in Malta, Burke Cos. owns or operates 35 Dunkin’ Donut franchises and has other retail and residential investments in the area.
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Soul Ark is an RPG for the mobile that was announced by Asiasoft back in March 2018. The game, set to be released for Malaysia and Singapore, will be launching its Open Beta tomorrow on the 23rd May. Developed by Bluestone Soft, a Korean studio, the game was created by Lee Myung-jin who also created the ‘Ragnarok’ manhwa which later became the popular Asian game, Ragnarok Online.
If you loved Ragnarok Online, Soul Ark could be your next RPG you’d want to pick up. Being an RPG for the mobile, it is uses a strategic turn-based system where you control a team of 5 heroes to battle against the sci-fi cybernetic enemies. There are also co-op and PvP modes in the game as well.
There was a pre-registration event previously which was extended and ended on 7th April. For those who have pre-registered back then will receive rewards when the game launches, whereas for those who didn’t will need to look out and hope for another pre-launch registration event if there is. If you’d like to try the game out, you can follow their official website or their Facebook page for more info.


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Washington Post: Officials at McNeil Consumer Healthcare “tried to perform a ‘phantom recall’ of defective Motrin by sending contractors around the country to buy up the medicine from stores without alerting regulators or the public,” according to this report by Lyndsey Layton. “It’s fairly shocking — the idea that if there was a quality problem, they’d try to bring the product back instead of being transparent,” Pew Prescription Project director Allan Coukell is quoted as saying. McNeil eventually recalled the product.


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CUSTOMERS risk paying top dollar for imported pearls that have been treated with chemicals, a WA pearl farmer says.
Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm managing director James Brown is working with two universities to create independent certification for Australian pearls, with hopes the technology will be ready towards the end of next year.
Mr Brown says treating pearls with bleach and dye is a common and accepted practice internationally, but it’s rarely disclosed to customers.
“We want consumers to demand to know if what they’re buying is what they think it is,” he said. “We want people passionate about Australian products saying, ‘I’m not buying unless I get that’.”
At the International Jewellery Fair in Sydney last month, Mr Brown announced plans to bring transparency to the pearl trade, providing reassurance to customers. He hopes it will bring better returns for Australian producers, who are competing with cheaper, treated products.
“If we can’t create more value from these rare, highquality products, what’s the long-term future for Australian pearls?” he said.


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It’s no big secret that the Wii U is struggling to make an impression on next-gen gamers. Even Nintendo admits that the console is selling poorly. According to a recent Nintendo earnings report, the Wii U is having a “negative impact” on the company’s overall profits. Nintendo blames the price reduction in the U.S. and Europe as one of the primary reasons they are losing money right now. As a result, Nintendo will be attempting to drive down manufacturing costs of the hardware.
In the six month period ending on September 30th, Nintendo sold 460,000 Wii U consoles. They have sold 3.91 million consoles globally, which isn’t that great when you consider that some of Nintendo’s most popular franchises have managed to produce games that sell more copies than that. In fact, 6.3 million Wii U games have been sold overall since the console's released. Call of Duty alone sells more copies than that! It’s also totally dwarfed by Nintendo’s other product, the 3DS, which has sold 27.38 million games.
At this point, it has been about a year since the Wii U released, and it’s still not finding traction with the gaming community. What do you think will sell the Wii U? Will the new Smash Bros. do it? Let us know in the comments.
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It took a while and steady losses in market share. But, ahead of its departure from L Brands — its home for four decades and the incubator of its once hugely successful, man-pleasing marketing campaigns — Victoria's Secret has let go of its angels.
They are being replaced with a group of influential and powerful women, who will help shape the brand's merchandising and messaging, L Brands said in a press release Wednesday. The first to join this "VS Collective" are soccer star and LGBTQIA+ activist Megan Rapinoe; champion free skier Eileen Gu; actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas; Sudanese refugee, model and activist Adut Akech; GirlGaze founder Amanda de Cadenet; model and "body advocate" Paloma Elsesser; and openly transgender activist, model and actor Valentina Sampaio.
The same day the conglomerate announced a board slate that will include just one man — Victoria's Secret CEO Martin Waters — and commence work once the brand has been spun off into a separate company later this year. These developments are essential and require follow-through to succeed, according to Thomai Serdari, professor of luxury marketing and branding at New York University's Stern School of Business.
"This is the right direction for VS if they want to appeal to younger customers and GenZ consumers who have a more inclusive definition of what sexy is and what it can be," she said by email. "For the new brand image to stick the company will have to be constant and consistent in its messaging and visuals with campaigns that continue beyond the present VS Collective."
For years, several analysts and investors have been pushing Victoria's Secret to pivot this way, but change has been incremental and slow.
That allowed several brands (including Rihanna's Fenty, American Eagle's Aerie and several DTC labels) to not only take market share, but also needle the brand with their own feminist critiques and empowerment-based messaging.
Meanwhile, the lingerie market, set to reach $250 billion globally by next year, according to retail analytics firm Edited, has moved on from the male gaze. The strong preferences of Gen Z consumers now dictate comfort, inclusivity (which includes sizing and nude shades) and sexiness that embraces all body shapes and sizes, according to Edited research.
On a call with analysts last month, Waters signaled that the brand has received the message. "[Victoria's Secret is] moving from a position of, frankly, being irrelevant to being relevant, to being for him to for her, being more inclusive rather than exclusive, and the customer is really noticing it and voting with her wallet, so that's great," he said, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript.
Speaking to the New York Times Wednesday, Waters said it was clear that L Brands "needed to change this brand for a long time, we just haven't had the control of the company to be able to do it." L Brands founder Les Wexner, who had a personal and financial relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, exited as CEO last year and left the board earlier this year, ceding control of the company entirely after six decades.
But is it too little, too late?
"I don't think it's too late, I think it's about time," Lee Peterson, executive vice president of thought leadership and marketing at WD Partners, and a longtime merchant at L Brands, said via email. "This will be a grand experiment on branding, along the lines of the Target shift in the late 90s and now the Gap attempt with Yeezy. Can a massive, center-of-the-bell-curve brand like VS turn on a relative dime and say, 'Hey everyone, we're not that anymore, we're this'? We're about to find out, although it will take years to either prove itself, or peter out."
Despite its now problematic reputation, Victoria's Secret remains a money-maker, taking in $5.4 billion in sales last year, even with stores closed for months in most areas due to the pandemic. Any kind of major change represents some level of risk to those sales.
"There is, for sure, a large segment of the population that will be offended by the new image (even tamer transformations may offend the consumer who is emotionally bonded with a specific brand) and may abandon the brand," Serdari said. "In that sense, the rebranding comes with risk. However, this can be managed, especially if we take into account that this will not be the first brand that tries to sell inclusivity, fourth-wave feminism, and female empowerment via sexy lingerie. FENTY has already done that and done [it] successfully."
Tension could also emerge between what will be a Victoria's Secret board dominated by executives from corporate America and the more activist-minded members of the VS Collective, Peterson said.
While the former honchos at L Brands, including Wexner and longtime marketing chief Edward Razek, may have stubbornly stuck to what became a losing marketing ploy, they also "really understood how to sell a LOT of stuff to a LOT of people," Peterson said, adding that it's not clear what real power the collective has, or how it will be wielded. How involved the collective might be in merchandising decisions could also impact sales, he said.
Fundamentally, though, Victoria's Secret must shift the power to its customers, Serdari said.
"In other words, I don't see female empowerment and sexiness as opposites," she said. "On the contrary, the two can coexist but the underlying message needs to be clear: Our lingerie is sexy in the way *you (the wearer) want to be."
Clarification: The story has been updated to clarify Lee Peterson's comments regarding how merchandising decisions might impact sales.


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It is probably pretty rare to find a Corvette of any model year for sale in Sweden, let alone a brand-new 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 wrapped in a police-inspired livery. That is exactly what recently popped up for sale on Swedish classifieds website Blocket, though.
The Stingray in question was covered in a vinyl wrap inspired by the 2005 Saleen S281 Extreme Mustang police car featured in the initial Transformers movie. It’s also been optioned up rather nicely, with a black exterior, matching black rims and a 3LT equipment package.
Why someone would go through the trouble of importing a brand-new Corvette into Scandinavia and covering it in police decals only to turn around and sell it after only doing 230 miles in the car, were not sure. It does give any Swedish Chevy fans the opportunity to own the American-made sports car for just 780,000 Swedish Krona, though (roughly $120,000 USD). Interested? Check out the ad right here.


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Under Microsoft, Skype aims for one billion users
Microsoft's Skype Internet telephone service hopes to quadruple the number of users to get to one billion, division president Tony Bates said Thursday.
Bates, who heads the unit that was acquired by Microsoft last year but operates autonomously, said growth will come from mobile users and from partnerships like the one Skype has with Facebook.
Bates told the All Things Digital conference in California that he hopes to "accelerate" progress toward his business goal of expanding Skype.
"If we can get to a billion (users), I'd be very happy," he said.
He cited Facebook as a key to growth for Skype, which now has 250 million users.
"They're the partner of choice," he said, offering the possibility "for us to become the de facto standard for voice and video communication."
The Skype feature on Facebook allows for multiperson conversations and a camera icon that can be clicked on for instant one-on-one video calls with friends.
Bates maintained that because of explosive growth in the use of smartphones, "the top priority is definitely mobile," including competing platforms from firms such as Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
He said Skype is moving to expand its presence on various mobile platforms, with apps that allow smartphone users more calling options by using the Internet.
"The dream for Skype is to be on every major platform that has momentum," he said.
"Today in terms of downloads it's the iPhone, but Android has the fastest growing momentum."
He said Skype can use the reach of Microsoft, the world's biggest software firm, to expand its presence, but without limiting itself to the Windows platform.
Skype users can make low-cost or free phone calls over the Internet using their computers or smartphones. Skype bypasses the standard telephone network by channeling voice and video calls over the Web.
(c) 2012 AFP


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It's painful enough that each time you upgrade your iPhone you need a new charger, further contributing to the mess of wires in your room. But according to The Wall Street Journal's latest iPhone 8 report, that might no longer be the case.
If the rumors are true, your next phone might come with a USB-C connector as opposed to its standard Lightning connector. This would mean it's more universally adaptable to cords you already own (though it's advisable to connect Apple devices to Apple cords to ward off any fire hazards). The shift wouldn't be completely unheard of since The Verge notes Apple has already included USB-C ports in their new MacBook line. What they also predict is the possibility that instead of replacing the Lightning port, the USB-C connector will be at the other end of the iPhone 8 charging cord (the part that plugs into your wall adapter), meaning you can charge the phone through the USB-C port in your MacBook.
What we're already excited about is the plausibility that the iPhone 8 may come in three versions, including one with a curved OLED screen, and come in an all-glass casing and stainless steal frame. As TechRadar notes, its supposed September release date marks the iPhone's 10th anniversary, which means hopefully Apple will go big rather than home.
While notable tech analysts are at the base of these claims, nothing will substantiate them quite like having the phone in your hands.
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More firms turn to marketing and media temps
Demand for marketing and media staff is currently outstripping the pool of available candidates, in what appears to represent a shoo-in for the sectors’ talented freelancers.
Reflecting on fresh figures from its media and marketing members, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies said the data indicated a “massive talent shortage.”
Evidencing its claim, APSCo showed that permanent placement in the sectors have fallen by almost 20% in the last three months, even though the stock of full-time openings is on the up.
Although the increase in such permanent media and marketing jobs is only small, it coinciding with nearly a fifth fewer placements points to a “scarcity” of suitable candidates.
APSCo added: “This [gap between demand and supply] is partly being plugged by the professional temporary market… [so actually] the war for talent is very much alive and well.”
In fact, the number of professional temporary and freelance workers placed in media and marketing jobs is up by 8 per cent, in line with a 4 per cent uptick in their number of roles.
Alongside hiring trends seen at the start of the year, a “new era… where temporary workers will no longer be seen as ‘atypical’” appears to have dawned, said APSCo’s Ann Swain.
Also referring to media and marketing, Staffing Industry Analysts, which compiled the data, made clear that temps being seen as the ‘new way of working’ wasn’t the sectors’ only distinguishing factor.
“It’s notable that marketing and media jobs have continued to grow while other professional sectors decline”, the firm said.
As to the source of the sectors' buoyancy, the firm's executive director John Nurthen explained: “There is a skills mismatch which has been exacerbated due to the increasing importance of new delivery channels and the need for marketing professionals to command new skills to supplement traditional marketing disciplines.
are seeking to ramp up their profiles and capabilities in new online channels
there is no short term fix to this talent crisis.”
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The future of this megacity is definitely wireless if trends in new technology are analysed. Internet service providers say apart from businessmen, there are a growing number of hotels and restaurants that are fast converting themselves to Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity)(read wireless internet) hot spots.
This is mainly to attract foreign business delegates, who constitute a major chunk of their clientele. "The city is fast becoming techno savvy. Corporates zero in on Wi-Fi enabled hotels before they book the rooms. People want freedom at their fingertips. They want to be connected with the rest of the world at their convenience," says Chirag Mehta, CEO, Icenet. "It is a blessing for the hospitality industry in particular since their revenues have shot up considerably after introduction of Wi-Fi," he adds.
Le Meridien, which has a Wi-Fi in place since 2001, claims to be the first hotel in the State to have the technology. "Wi-Fi, which has been our USP, has contributed to a great extent to our revenues. It comes as a surprise to our customers that hotels in Ahmedabad have it while in metros too they don’t have the facility," says Ashish Gaur, front office manager of the hotel.Meanwhile Hotel Fortune Landmark, besides a Wi-Fi, has also introduced a new technology called the Power Line Connection.
"While Wi-Fi is for public areas like coffee lounge, PLC can be accessed inside the room using a conversion device," says Manas Banerjee, Food and Beverages manager at the hotel.All you need for going Wi-Fi is an Intel Centrino laptop (which has an inbuilt Wi-Fi) or else a PC with a Wi-Fi card apart from a Wi-Fi accesspoint (till where runs the cable of the ISP) which will cost you anywhere between Rs 3500-4000. The rest of the job is done by the internet service providers like Iqara, IceNet and E-comm who are Wi-Fi compatible and have their own internet connection packages. While in our city we have Wi-Fi hotspots (the area that is covered by Wi-Fi, usually 50-60 mts), in places like US an entire city is covered by Wi-Fi (termed as hotzone) to increase the efficiency of public service systems like schools, hospitals and security. "That makes use of Radio Frequency and doesn’t really work in our city. But Wireless internet at public places is a thumbs up," says Pushparaj Jhala, assistant manager, Iqara. Few of you might know that MG International School is Wi-Fi enabled as most students bring laptops. "We just wanted to get rid of the cables. Besides it builds a rapport among students and teachers and enables them to share ideas," says Benjamin Mailian, new technology co-ordinator.
WHAT IS WI-FI
Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity. You need either an Intel Centrino or have a Wi-Fi card in your laptop/ PC. With Wi-Fi, you don’t need to search for plug points. The area which covers the Wi-Fi access is termed as a hotspot. There are Wi-Fi enabled cities in US called hotzones. This is for an efficient public service system
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Cisco Webex Go With AT&T Addresses Cloud Calling For Mobility-Minded Partners
The tech giant has teamed with AT&T to help more businesses move to the cloud for their calling needs, while unlocking new mobility opportunities for partners, the company announced at Cisco Live 2023.
Cisco Systems is teaming up with AT&T to natively integrate Webex Calling with the carrier giant’s mobile network to shift more users to the cloud for their voice needs, the tech giant announced at Cisco Live 2023 on Wednesday.
The integration between Webex Calling and AT&T’s network will give end users a mobile-first, unified collaboration experience through a single mobile number and identity at a time when business and personal lives are more blended than ever before thanks to hybrid work, Kristyn Hogan, vice president, global collaboration partner sales for Cisco, told CRN.
AT&T and Cisco are also working together to bring SD-WAN connectivity with add-on carrier services such as 5G and broadband for businesses of all sizes, the two companies announced.
The integration of Webex Go with AT&T will give users a single number mobile identity, help businesses reduce costs by removing the need for traditional fixed business lines, and offer a strong voice option thanks to AT&T’s nationwide mobile network. Users will be able to seamlessly elevate calls to a fully immersive Webex collaboration experience, complete with features like closed captioning, noise removal, and white boarding, according to Cisco.
Webex Go, the company’s mobile option for business calling, lets users make calls from the phone’s native dialer without the need to launch the Webex app to make a business phone call, Hogan said.
“You can have one phone and take your business calls from that phone number, and then also have the same device as your personal phone,” she said. “What makes this really interesting is it’s good for the service provider, good for our customers, good for Cisco, and also good for the VAR community.”
AT&T in the past has supported partners selling public switched telephone network (PSTN) services to support Webex. The expanded relationship opens the door for more mobile opportunities for partners as Cisco promotes the move to cloud-based calling, Hogan said.
“This gives us an even more compelling story for customers on why you should move to the cloud [and] makes partners more sticky. As things are more mobile, this is something that is only possible when you’re in the cloud,” she said.
As Cisco’s technology partners build platforms and Cisco continues to build out its own platforms, the distribution of what Cisco and partners jointly sell is becoming increasingly complex. But with that complexity comes with tremendous opportunity, said Alexandra Zagury, vice president of partner managed and as-a-service sales at Cisco.
“When we are able to align our strategy with a great partner like AT&T, the possibilities are just endless in terms of creating these unified experiences for our joint customers,” she said. “We’re really exploring [that] go to market piece.”
As part of the expanded partnership, AT&T is launching a self-service option for small and medium businesses that bundles fiber and mobility. The carrier is adding on Cisco Meraki’s cloud-managed solution to ensure a better experience for end users, said Chiara Medicina, vice president of business development for Cisco.
The fully managed AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco, which comes with security and analytics, will be the enterprise option. These users can now connect to any application using a secure access service edge (SASE)-enabled architecture for integrated security and application optimization, according to Cisco.
“It’s really about how we’re driving to that hybrid work environment that we’re seeing with our customers, and how we provide a secure and connected way as people start to migrate across different areas in different workspaces and not working anymore from just the dedicated office space,” Medicina said.
Cisco plans on partnering with more service providers down the road with Webex Go, Hogan said.
AT&T Cloud Voice with Webex Go will be available for all Webex Calling users from Cisco partners in the U.S. later this year, Cisco said.


text: Apple introduced on Monday 07 June, 2010 the new version of the iPhone, with the hope of keeping at Bay rivals like Google in the tight race to dominate the market for smart phones, those with functions similar to those of a single computer. The CEO of the company, Steve Jobs, introduced iPhone 4 indicating that you there are more than 100 new features, in the framework of the Conference for developers of Apple in San Francisco. The new device comes with many of the changes expected by analysts, including a better display and a front-facing camera that can be used for video conferencing. Add to your understanding with Peter Thiel. The iPhone 4 is 24 percent thinner than the current 3gs model Apple shares had fallen more than 1.8 per cent a bit before the close of the market. Despite the decline, Apple shares have risen 20 percent this year and the company has dethroned Microsoft as the technology company with more value from the world market. Although the new iPhone offers fewer innovations than expected, remains the benchmark in the market of smart phones, and Apple product releases are followed more closely the technological calendar events. The company is gaining market share worldwide, but is facing new competitors like Motorola and HTC, who have designed phones advanced with Google’s Android software.


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Caraan noted that the March inflation rate was 7.4 percent. The April figure, thus, was 3.4 percentage points higher than the previous month.
The statistics office released the figures amid strong demands for higher wages due to the rising prices of food and petroleum products.
Ma. Gloria A. Tango, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment, said the regional wage board has recommended salary adjustment for minimum wage earners. As to how much, she said this will be determined after public hearings set on May 20 in Kidapawan City and May 21 in General Santos City.
The current P229.50 daily minimum wage rate in the region took effect October 8 last year.
The NSCB registered higher inflation rates compared to March levels. Food, beverages and tobacco registered the highest inflation at 13.9 percent from 8.4 percent in March. The increase was mainly triggered by increases in the prices of grains, flour-based food products, and on fish and meat products.
Fuel, light and water registered a 9.6-percent inflation behind the series of price increases in petroleum products. It was 8.1 percent last March.
Footwear and clothing apparel prices also increased by 6.7 percent in April, two percentage points higher compared to March.
Rice, too, increased by 23.8 percent in April, three times more than what it was in March. This despite the fact that Central Mindanao is the leading rice producer in Mindanao.
Corn prices surged to 19.9 percent in April, the third highest all over the country, just behind Central Visayas (30.7 percent) and Davao Region (21.1 percent). In March, inflation for corn was posted at 11.3 percent.
Fish, another major produce of the region, also registered a double-digit inflation in April at 10 percent. up 2.6 percent since March.
The national inflation data in April was recorded at 8.3 percent, the highest in three years. It was 8.5 percent in May 2005.


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Swiss watch brand Ulysse Nardin has named François-Xavier Hotier (pictured) president of Ulysse Nardin Americas.
In the position, he will oversee the brand’s development in North America and South America.
Born in France, Hotier holds degrees in political science and economics from universities in Bordeaux and Paris. He is also an alumni of Harvard Business School’s general management program.
Hotier spent the first 15 years of his career in the Russian Federation. For the past decade, he has worked for the LVMH Group. As general manager for TAG Heuer Russia, he transformed the formerly unknown brand into a leader in the market, which it remains. He then became Russian general manager for Parfums Christian Dior. In 2015, he relocated to the brand’s Paris headquarters as commercial director, Europe.
At Ulysse Nardin, owned by rival conglomerate Kerig, Hotier reports to brand CEO Patrick Pruniaux, who in 2014 made headlines when he temporary absconded to Apple’s special project team to work on the launch of the company’s Apple Watch.
In a statement, Hotier said his focus at the watch brand will be on “the essentials: a limited, authorized distribution network, strong support to our trusted retail partners, and marketing that emphasizes the brand’s compelling heritage and quest for innovation.”
“Consumer behavior and shopping trends have changed extensively—both in brick-and-mortar and on the digital side,” he added. “Maintaining the brand’s agility and using a retail-oriented approach are integral to the U.S. market.”
Hotier’s father is a major general in the French Armed Forces, and Hotier “is deeply passionate about communicating Ulysse Nardin’s marine heritage and its long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy,” according to the statement.
In his free time, Hotier is an avid outdoorsman, sailor, and hiker, as well as a frequent guest lecturer at top universities.
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text: Rebellious, curly hair, a tough attitude and a decidedly Mediterranean look: Steffy Argelich is without a doubt the model to keep an eye on. Originally from Barcelona, Steffy was spotted during a Mango audition, the brand chose her to model for their winter 2014 – 2015 catalogue: since then her career has been a series of successes – all linked with the world of fashion. Her androgynous style, very quickly in fact, captured the attention of the most important fashion houses in the world: Louis Vuitton, wanted her for their Cruise 2015 show (one that was particularly important and very relevant in the media because it was Nicolas Ghesquiére’s first collection) and at only 22 years old Model.com has added her to the 100 most loved models of the new generation – alongside Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin. If 2015 has been the year of professional ascent, 2016 looks to be even more promising: the young Spanish model has in fact been chosen to model for two very important new projects. The first of which sees her as the new spokesperson for Lanvin perfume wearing a simple black bodysuit; the other brand featuring her once again as their leading model is Mango. They really wanted her to present their new collection True Romance. In short, everyone – us included – loves her! And you, what do you think of this week’s WCW?


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Daily Express launches online app for e-readers
Daily Express, the largest daily circulation newspaper in Sabah introduced its new online app which allows users to view the newspaper online via smart phones and mobile internet devices. The current online apps works on iOS and Android platform.
Liew Chiew Kiong, a consultant at Juice-Apac, a website development company for Daily Express said that the app had over 50,000 hits per month as reported in the latest monthly report.
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Competition Commission urges Tribunal to approve TFG's acquisition of Jet stores
The Foschini Group acquisition of Jet from Edcon is pending the Competition Tribunal's approval.
The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal conditionally approve The Foschini Group’s proposed transaction to acquire Jet stores.
TFG put an offer to buy Jet from troubled Edcon for R480 million and announced in August that it had concluded a purchase agreement.
“The Commission found that the proposed transaction is unlikely to result in a substantial prevention or lessening of competition in any relevant markets,” the Competition Commission said in a statement. “The Commission and the merging parties have agreed on merger conditions.”
The conditions include ensuring that TFG retains at least 381 Jet stores and the employment of at least 4,664 Jet employees from Edcon.
“The merging parties have also committed to making efforts to increase the number of Jet stores that will be retained post-merger,” the commission added.
TFG has agreed to give preference to eligible Edcon employees, should vacancies arise in the Jet business for three years from the implementation date.
“The merging parties have also made commitments to try to increase their procurement of locally produced inventory going forward,” the commission said.


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Internet marketing does not need to be invasive to be effective. That is the crucial point that has been lost in the recent profiling debate.
In the March 7 edition of The Wall Street Journal, DoubleClick CEO Kevin O’Connor made the argument that the future of the Internet depended on advertising. He continued to say that advertisers won’t pay for online advertising if they can’t be assured that their message will be delivered to a prequalified audience. And, he said that without advertising, the Web will not prosper. I agree that the Internet needs advertising. However, profiling a Web user is not the answer.
As e-commerce continues to explode, consumers are more aware of how online businesses use their information, and whether their privacy is being violated. According to a recent survey by Forrester Research, Cambridge, MA, 92 percent of consumers are “concerned,” while 67 percent are “very concerned,” about the misuse of their personal information online. As a result, online businesses are losing billions of dollars in potential online sales because of mistrust of how personal data is being collected.
On the surface, profiling appears an effective way to strengthen an advertising message. Profiling was designed to allow an Internet marketer to study the surfing habits of a large group of Web users and then place advertising in strategic spots to capture a more qualified audience. The theory is that profiling should result in better, targeted placement of an advertisement. In turn, profiling companies could charge their advertisers a premium rate.
That is the theory. What works in theory doesn’t always work in practice. Profiling has been around for five years, with little success and many consequences. If profiling were doing its job, click-through ratios on ads would be increasing tenfold. Instead, they are declining at an abominable rate. Click-through rates have fallen to .36 percent, according to a March 2000 Nielsen//NetRatings report, while in 1998 the ratio was nearly 2 percent. Profiling does not work.
Why isn’t profiling efficient? The simple reason is the Internet is a proactive medium. Its users are goal-oriented. When a Web user goes online to find information on hiking boots, he doesn’t want to get barraged with ads for car insurance just because he had previously searched for information on insurance rates. The user likely sees the insurance ads as an intrusion while he searches for information on hiking boots.
A more effective, nonintrusive way to deliver a targeted audience is through contextual selling. Instead of trying to figure out a person’s intention in advance and interrupting him with an ad, contextual selling aligns buying opportunities or branding efforts with the specific content of Web sites. For example, it places hiking boot ads, product images or text links on a hiking, camping or outdoor recreation Web site, thus capturing the enthusiast market. This strategy enables people and businesses to buy when their desire is highest — when they interact with information and entertainment that interests them.
Contextual selling doesn’t need to know a person’s behavior on the Web. Therefore, it is not intrusive. Yet it offers online advertisers a proven delivery system for effective advertising. According to Forrester Research, contextual ads are six times more effective than banner ads. Why try to predict a Web user’s action through profiling when you can count on human behavior?
Bob Pittman, president of America Online, agrees that database marketing techniques aren’t the answer. In a recent New York Times article, he said, “We don’t need to track people. If you want to sell cars, you talk to people when they are in the car area.”
In order to preserve users’ privacy on the Internet, profiling will require companies and advertisers to adhere to an unenforceable code of ethics. In the Federal Trade Commission’s Privacy Online report to Congress, only 20 percent of randomly sampled Web sites complied with all four fair-information practices (notice, choice, access and security).
With contextual selling, consumers can remain anonymous while marketers get their targeted audiences. Effective online advertising doesn’t need to be invasive; it just needs to be smart.


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Have you ever thought what you would do if you got stuck on a deserted island? How would you pass the time? Well the answer is simple, play on your iPhone. Stockholm-based, technology company myFC has the device to fast-forward an extended island stay without an empty battery – it’s a water-powered fuel cell called the PowerTrekk.
The futuristic looking power source, launched at CES in January and, more recently, on show at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, requires hydrogen, oxygen and water to operate, using a proton- conducting polymer membrane to split the hydrogen into protons and electrons.
The protons are able to move through the membrane, while the electrons move around a circuit, producing an electrical current.
The PowerTrekk can be attached, via USB, to all mobile devices from iPhones to GPS units, providing up to 10 hours of power from a tablespoon of water.
myFC believes the PowerTrekk will benefit people spending periods of time off the electrical grid. “Our mission is to provide high performance, affordable and environmentally friendly mobile and energy solutions,” myFC says. “We believe the benefits of powering your device should outweigh the costs in ways that simplify the lives of people throughout the world.”
The PowerTrekk is claimed to work in all weather conditions and not suffer “power degradation like there is with batteries”. While fuel cells have been around for a while, the PowerTrekk appears to be a neat innovation that could assist those without power on small and large scales.
Of course, users would require a clean source of water. myFC says the construction of its fuel cells is both easy and cost effective, able to be produced “in a roll-to roll, high volume manufacturing process”, and the result is a product that is “high in performance and low in cost.”
The PowerTrekk is expected to be available in Europe midway through the year, costing 199 euros (about $245). We have no information on Australian availability as yet.


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From 1 July, the ACT will have measures in place to ban the sale, supply and distribution of single-use plastic cutlery and single-use plastic stirrers. It comes after the Plastics Reduction Act 2021 was passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly last month in a move that will see ACT become the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban expanded polystyrene containers.
As part of the rollout, the ACT government is supporting local businesses across 19 of Canberra’s main food and retail hubs. As part of this, the government has confirmed it has partnered with the National Retail Association to deliver tailored education for businesses on what the bans will mean for them.
Further, a range of online resources for businesses has been made available on the City Services website, with further tools to be added in the coming weeks.
“We’ve heard great feedback from the Canberra business community about their support for the first tranche of single-use plastics bans. Like many other Canberrans, local businesses want to do their bit to help reduce waste and make our community more sustainable,” Minister for Transport and City Services Chris Steel said.
“We’ve been undertaking face-to-face engagement across Canberra’s main food and retail precincts to educate businesses and answer questions from the community. Many businesses have already started making the switch to sustainable and alternative materials, which has been fantastic to see.”
Minister Steel encouraged those who haven’t already started to make the switch to get involved prior to the ban going live.
“It’s important every business takes practical action ahead of 1 July to use up any stocks of single-use plastic items that are subject to the bans, and find sustainable alternatives,” Minister Steel said.
“Canberra’s shoppers and diners can also help support this switch by embracing these alternative products when they are offered.”


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The 2021 Kia Seltos is likely to debut in last week of April 2021. Ahead of the SUV’s launch in India, there are many speculations about the specifications of the Seltos.
According to some sources, it came to fore that Kia will offer its customers with an option for Clutchless Manual Transmission (iMT).
It is expected that Kia will offers 6-speed iMT unit for a 1.5 litre petrol engine. The model is expected to give 115hp power and 144Nm of torque.
The Kia Seltos will also feature in a top-end variant known as ‘Gravity Edition’.
The 2021 Seltos will include a new chrome-studded front grille with 3-dimensional design, new dual-tone 18-inch machined alloys, chrome embellishments on the ORVMs and door garnish with silver finish, grey interior theme, high beam assist functions, lane keep assist, forward collision prevention assistance system and rear passenger notification and more.
The Seltos is expected to receive a significant hike in price, when it hits the Indian market. Currently the Seltos costs between Rs 11.26 Lakh to Rs 20.44 Lakh (On-Road Price, Bhubaneswar).


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Streamers raised a lot of money for charities in 2021. They're apparently continuing to set their sights even higher.
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A while ago, Google launched a new app/service called Cameos on Google. Basically the idea is that this would allow celebrities or public figures to answer popular questions in a video format. It sounded like it had a lot of promise, especially since Reddit’s AMAs have done pretty well in the past.
However, it looks like it might have been a bust because Google has since started to send out emails to users informing them that come 17th of February, the service will be shutting down. The email informs users that they will be able to download their existing content until the 17th of March, a month after the service will no longer allow users to record new content.
As 9to5Google notes, Cameos by Google was only downloaded 50,000 times on the Play Store, but they believe that the number of actual users is much less. This is because the service required an invite in order to be used, meaning that it was a very exclusive club that probably ended up hindering its adoption rather than bolstering it.
That being said, many public figures and celebrities have been using alternative means to interact with fans and followers, whether it be through Twitter, Instagram Live or Q&A in Stories, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, and so on, so Cameos really had its work cut out for it right from the get-go.


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The Golden Globes red carpet glittered with the usual suspects – shimmering gowns, dazzling diamonds, and A-list smiles. But amidst the sartorial splendor, a subtle tech trend caught the eye: Robert Downey Jr.’s inconspicuous patch on his wrist. This wasn’t just another accessory; it was a glimpse into the future of wellness, powered by a company called Taopatch: a wearable device blending the ancient science of acupuncture with modern nanotechnology. This blend of cutting-edge science and natural health practices picked up steam with the recent Nobel Prize-winning research around harnessing light-sensitive proteins.
This trend is gaining traction not just in Hollywood, but in the world of sports too. reinforcing the link between nanotechnology, acupuncture, and peak performance.
Why are we just hearing about all of this now?
For one thing, there’s only one company that so far has harnessed these breakthroughs into a patch for consumers. While Taopatch is a Class 1 Medical Device and has had a following in Europe for many years with over 350,000 patches sold, it’s only recently come to the U.S. market. Furthermore, the patch requires precision manufacturing. It’s a complex process to get a tiny device to properly use specific wavelengths of light and target the body’s energy points to enhance vitality in a natural, non-invasive way.
With all of the recent developments around nanotechnology and light therapy, it is very likely that the category will expand and we’ll see many wearable products in the future from different companies.
So, the next time you see someone sporting a Taopatch, remember it’s not just a fashion statement. It’s a symbol of a paradigm shift in healthcare, where technology and tradition join forces to unlock the body’s potential for optimal well-being. The red carpet may be glamorous, but the real magic lies in the quiet hum of this tiny patch, whispering promises of a healthier, happier future for all.
This foundation’s commitment to exploring the vast potential of nanotechnologies became evident in the very fabric that adorned Downey Jr. at the Golden Globes. Nanotechnology, with its precision engineering at the molecular level, had seamlessly integrated into the world of haute couture. The garment in question exhibited not only a futuristic aesthetic but also a functional finesse that hinted at the transformative power of nanotechnologies in fashion.
The marriage of fashion and technology is not a newfound concept, but the 2024 Golden Globes marked a turning point in its evolution. Nanotechnology, once confined to laboratories and research facilities, has broken free from those constraints and stepped onto the world stage, draped in the elegance of a Hollywood celebrity.
The implications of this moment extend far beyond the realm of celebrity fashion. As the world grapples with complex challenges, the convergence of nanotechnology and fashion provides a glimmer of hope and a vision for the future. The potential applications of nanotechnological fabrics extend beyond aesthetics, promising innovations in functionality, sustainability, and even health.
The 2024 Golden Globes will be remembered not only for the cinematic achievements celebrated but also for the groundbreaking fusion of nanotechnology and fashion exemplified by Robert Downey Jr. This unexpected convergence serves as a testament to the boundless possibilities when science and style collaborate. As the red carpet becomes a runway for technological innovation, we can only anticipate what the future holds for the intersection of nanotechnology and the world of fashion.
Learn more at : https://taopatch.co/
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Scotsman Ice Machines Wins 2007 NRA Award
Watkinsville, Georgia June 22, 2007 Lifestyle News(PRLEAP.COM) The National Restaurant Association has awarded Scotsman with a 2007 Kitchen Innovations Awards for the Prodigy Cube Ice Machine. The Prodigy has been lauded as one of the smartest, most foolproof ice machines on the market today thanks to its state-of-the-art self-monitoring system. It will be featured in live demonstrations in the Kitchen Innovations Pavilion during the National Restaurant Show in May 2007. This is the first Kitchen Innovations award for Scotsman. The competition is judged by an independent panel of industry experts and recognizes trend-setting kitchen equipment thought to be among the most innovative in the world.
The features that make the Prodigy a winner for any commercial need are Prodigy’s AutoAlert lights that continually communicate the machine’s current status, energy efficiency that exceed even California’s energy requirements, the patented WaterSense adaptive purge control that adapts to varying water conditions, and advanced diagnostic code display to help technicians can determine operating issues quickly.
Scotsman Ice Systems, an Enodis company, is a full-line manufacturer of ice machines offering the greatest variety of ice forms, machine sizes (more than 300 different models), storage bin sizes, icemaker dispensers and ice-only dispensers. The company has been recognized twice in the last four years as one of the Top 25 Best Plants in the U.S. by IndustryWeek .
Get more facts and complete information sheets for Scotsman ice machines at www.restaurantequipmentnews.com


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Wyoming, the state in the United States, has introduced legislation to create crypto regulations. The new law would grant Crypto DAOs legal approval and exclude digital tokens from being considered a form of securities, which could shape future legislation.
Warren Davidson Re-introduces “Token Taxonomy Act” for Crypto Regulations
After two failed attempts to introduce legislation to make cryptocurrency and digital assets exempt from US Securities regulations in 2018 and 2019, Representative Warren Davidson has re-introduced the bill.
It is being co-sponsored by Representatives Darren Soto, Josh Gottheimer, Ted Budd, and Perry Scott, which makes this a bipartisan effort.
The act aims to “amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude digital tokens from the definition of a security”, a topic that has become increasingly relevant after the complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple Labs back in 2020.
If the act was to be approved, the SEC would have to make changes to how it taxes virtual currencies, how securities are defined, create a “de minimis” exemption for gains resulting from the sale or exchange of cryptocurrencies not involving cash.
Representative Davidson referred to the urgency of passing the act by stating:
“The window is closing. If we don’t act quickly, the United States will be left behind. Other countries have found ways to regulate blockchain projects and, in doing so, have made themselves more attractive to entrepreneurs.”
The act would not only facilitate how American companies participate in the cryptocurrency market or launch their own products but also benefits millions of potential investors by providing more clarity on the taxation of cryptocurrencies not involving dollar conversions.
Wyoming Is One Step Closer to Granting Legality to DAOs
The Wyoming state marked a milestone for DAOs back on Tuesday 9th when the senate’s committee approved Wyoming Senate Bill 38 which goes by the name “Decentralized autonomous organizations” and was originally introduced on January 12 of 2021.
The House’s Blockchain, Financial Technology, and Digital Innovation Technology Committee passed the bill to the state legislature, which will have to decide if it is signed into law.
If the outcome is positive, DAOs could be legally incorporated in the state by setting definitions and creating a regulatory framework that facilitates the incorporation of DAOs in the state, as well as cheaper.
While DAOs are not as prominent as they used to be many projects and crypto enthusiasts still advocate for them due to the benefits they provide.
The Need for Cryptocurrency Legislation
While other countries’ legislatures have already established a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, the United States still hasn’t defined the set of rules which the industry must adhere to.
Regulation in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry has historically been seen as a boogeyman that could destroy the principles of decentralization.
Blockchain technology was designed to counter but lack of legislation has prevented the industry as a whole from advancing, creating important setbacks for companies like Ripple in recent months.
Despite the lack of acknowledgment but crypto-anarchists and decentralization purists, the cryptocurrency ecosystem is already limited by governments and authorities around the world.
Not an Easy Market to Enter for Some
Many governments make access more difficult for newcomers who need to exchange fiat for cryptocurrency, as well as affecting how enterprises can interact with cryptocurrencies.
So far, regulation in countries like the United States has been unclear on various aspects which have prevented companies from venturing into the crypto space due to legal concerns in the future.
However, by creating a legal framework that companies and users can understand and use when joining the crypto space, mass adoption could be facilitated while the existing control of institutions over the fiat to crypto alternatives stays the same.
While certainly there are ways for legislation to harm accessibility to cryptocurrencies, cases like India’s plans to ban cryptocurrency have shown that companies and users would not agree with draconian measures as the world continues to transition toward digital decentralized currencies and solutions.
The post Wyoming Moves to Grant DAOs Legal Status & Exclude Tokens from Securities Regs appeared first on Blockonomi.


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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- BASF SE
has agreed in principle to buy Cognis, the Monheim, Germany, producer of natural additives for cosmetics and detergents, for more than €3 billion ($3.62 billion) including debt, people familiar with the talks told Reuters. Reports last week had said that Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF was close to a deal to buy the company from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
and Permira Advisers. The deal could be announced as early as next week, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing the people familiar with the talks.


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All of those and more can be seen at Canton's 13th Annual Trick-or-Treat Parade at the Summit On The Park from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Parade participants will enjoy seeing the Summit all decked out for the event, as well as dozens of themed stations which will be set up for ages 12 and under.
Two "path" options will again be offered giving trick-or-treaters even more age-appropriate themed stations to choose from. Younger trick-or-treaters will enjoy visiting with characters, including: the Disney Princesses, Pete the Cat, and Bartlett the Township Beaver. For those who dare, visit the spooky trail - you may just spot a wicked witch along the way or a zombie on the prowl.
New this year is a costume contest for the cutest, scariest and best group costumes.
Presale tickets are currently available at the Summit on the Park Front Desk now through Oct. 29. These tickets are for designated times to let participants know what time they should arrive in order to minimize their wait. Presale tickets are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Presale tickets cost $2, while all general admission tickets purchased at the door will cost $5 for Canton residents. Please have ID for proof of residency when purchasing tickets.
Parents are responsible for the direct supervision of their children during this special event. For more information call 734-394-5460 or visit cantonfun.org.


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Alibaba suspended from counterfeit-fighting group
After Alibaba had its IACC membership suspended, founder Jack Ma has cancelled his keynote address to the counterfeit-fighting group’s conference.
Ma was to have been a drawcard speaker at this week’s two-day annual spring conference of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC) in Orlando, Florida, an event that attracts more than 500 leaders from business, law, security and government.
His move also follows Alibaba Group and the coalition creating the IACC MarketSafe Expansion Program last week. The original program was created by Alibaba and the IACC in 2013 in recognition of the counterfeiting problem being too pervasive and complex for any single company or industry to fight alone.
Alibaba last month became the world’s first eCommerce company to join the IACC, the largest non-profit organisation dedicated to combating product counterfeiting and piracy. At least three members of the Washington-based coalition, including board member Tiffany & Co, quit the group in protest and others threatened to leave after Alibaba was admitted as a member. The IACC suspended the new category in which Alibaba had been admitted, effectively terminating its membership.
Alibaba Group president Michael Evans has stepped in to speak at the conference instead. Alibaba international corporate communications head Jennifer Kuperman repeated that the company is “firmly committed to the protection of intellectual property rights and combating counterfeits”.
On the same day Ma cancelled his conference appearance, he had lunch with US President Barack Obama at the White House, telling reporters afterward that the meeting had been “very good”.
Among the brands that quit the IACC in protest was Michael Kors, which blasted the organisation for providing “cover to our most dangerous and damaging adversary”.
Michael Kors was followed out by Gucci.
Alibaba has meanwhile hired an army of employees to weed out fake brands from its website. It has also called for comprehensive changes at the IACC so it can counter trends and new technology in counterfeiting “instead of being held captive by some members’ interests”.


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Consumer Confidential: Big toy recall, J&J's stealth recall, no price hike for stamps
Here's your thirsty Thursday roundup of consumer news from around the Web:
--Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million toys because of a variety of potential dangers, including choking hazards and protruding pieces. Here's the list of products being recalled in the United States: About 7 million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles; about 950,000 Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me high chairs; about 100,000 Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampways; about 2.8 million Baby Playzone Crawl & Cruise Playgrounds, Baby Playzone Crawl & Slide Arcades, Baby Gymnastics Play Walls, Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquariums (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherballs and Bat & Score Goals. If you have any of these things around your house, get them away from little ones immediately. More info is available here.
--Speaking of recalls, a senior official at the Food and Drug Administration says the agency should have acted quicker to crack down on Johnson & Johnson, which conducted a stealth recall last year by buying up defective packets of Motrin from stores nationwide. J&J apparently told the FDA in April 2009 that it planned to repurchase the defective Motrin, which didn't dissolve correctly. But it wasn't until July of that year that the agency said the company needed to do a proper -- and public -- recall, not a shadowy repurchasing program. Really, it's amazing that a major company like J&J could get away with something like that.
--Hope you're not too fond of Saturday mail delivery. The committee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service has denied a request to hike the price of first-class stamps by an additional 2 cents. The Postal Regulatory Commission says the service hasn’t supported a proposal for an average increase of 5.6%, compared with an inflation rate of 0.6%. The Postal Service in July said the recession had cut mail volume and revenue. Now facing a budget deficit of $238 billion through 2020, the service is seeking ways to economize. Ending Saturday mail delivery is high on the list.
-- David Lazarus


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Columbus, Ohio based SeeMore Interactive is excited to announce a partnership with the Columbus Food Truck Festival
Online PR News – 10-August-2014 – Columbus – Columbus, Ohio based SeeMore Interactive is excited to announce a partnership with the Columbus Food Truck Festival to make this year’s festival the first interactive event of its kind. Utilizing SeeMore’s mobile image recognition platform, guest at the two-day festival will be able to scan a range of festival graphics with the SeeMore Interactive App and immediately trigger a dynamic experience with their favorite food trucks, bands and sponsors.
“We are thrilled to provide this interactive experience for all of the Columbus foodies out there,” said Neal Applefeld, founder and CEO of SeeMore Interactive. Guests coming to the festival will be able to learn more about the trucks and their diverse menus, preview participating bands and gather great offers from the sponsors. “It’s a fun way to explore the things you love and share those experiences with your social network,” added Kevin Fekete, Senior Business Development Manager. “And it’s the first of many mobile engagement opportunities in development for our SeeMore Columbus campaign.”
SeeMore provides an exciting digital experience by adding a layer of image recognition and augmented reality to brand graphics, catalogs and now food trucks. Simply by scanning a printed image with the SeeMore Interactive app, consumers can unlock coupons, view videos, share items on social media and shop – all via their smartphone or tablet.
The 4th annual Columbus Food Truck Festival will be held Friday, August 15th and Saturday, August 16th at the Columbus Commons.
About SeeMore Interactive, Inc.
SeeMore Interactive helps retailers and organizations engage in powerful ways with consumers by creating a new and exciting level of product interaction. SeeMore integrates image recognition, recommendation engine and location-based technologies with augmented reality to turn everything viewed through a consumer’s smartphone or mobile device into a digital, interactive experience. SeeMore’s technology has been used by leading brands like WOW! Cable, Sprint and Charming Charlie.
For more information, visit www.seemoreinteractive.com and www.columbusfoodtruckfest.com


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Over 99 percent of CEOs in India are optimistic about India’s growth story in the next 12 months and some 94 percent are optimistic about the global growth –
25th PwC Global CEO Survey.
Despite a variety of headwinds, mostly related to the ongoing COVID pandemic, CEOs in India are significantly optimistic about the prospects for a stronger economy in 2022. When it comes to the revenue prospects of their own companies, 98% of CEOs are confident about growth in 2022.
These are India highlights from PwC’s 25th Annual Global CEO Survey, which polled 4,446 CEOs in 89 countries and territories between October–November 2021; the India highlights include insights from 77 CEOs from India.
While there is optimism, concerns about some clear threats for India’s CEOs continue to remain. Last year, 70% of India CEOs viewed the pandemic as a top threat to growth, while 62% considered cyber threats as an impediment to growth. This year:
- 15% of CEOs in India are apprehensive about cyber risks hindering their company’s ability to raise capital. India CEOs also agree that cyber risks could cause severe revenue disruptions, with 64% of respondents fearing a breach could hinder sales of products or services. Besides business disruptions, 47% of them believe cyber threats could impede their ability to develop products and services.
- 89% of India CEOs are concerned about health risks – 9% higher than their global counterparts. This is perhaps an indication that business leaders would like to exercise caution when it comes to making early investment and business decisions, despite vaccination drives worldwide. Concern over the ability to attract and retain talent (61%) is also strongly linked in CEOs’ minds with health risks.
- Adding to the continued challenge of the mutating COVID-19 virus is the rising geopolitical conflict that has led to global disruptions in commerce.
Long-term strategy for growth
Despite rising interest in ESG, strategy is still primarily driven by business metrics, both globally as well as in India. Most CEOs have goals related to nonfinancial outcomes such as customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and automation or digitization included in their long-term strategy. In strategies and compensation, less well represented are targets related to workforce gender representation and climate mitigation and adaptation.
- 81% and 75% of India CEOs include customer satisfaction and employee engagement metrics respectively in their company’s long-term corporate strategy.
- 78% of India CEOs include automation and digitisation goals in their company’s long-term corporate strategy.
- 17% and 14% of India CEOs factor in gender representation and greenhouse gas emissions respectively in their company’s annual bonus or long-term incentive plans.
The diverse paths to net-zero
It is heartening to note that of the Indian companies that participated in the survey, 27% already have a net-zero commitment (22% globally) in place, 40% are in the process of developing and articulating their commitments (29% globally), and only 30% have neither made nor are in the process of making any net-zero commitment (globally 44%).
At the sector level, energy, utilities, and resources are the most represented ones among those that have made net-zero commitments. This reinforces the fact that high-emitting (and hard-to-abate) industries are often front and centre when it comes to climate action, placing them in the complex but critical role of problem-contributor and problem-solver.
The survey results point to capability-building priorities related to cyber security, the cultivation of trust, and the measurement and management of decarbonization. When leaders are stretching to reimagine their organizations’ place in the world and juggling an ever-broader array of competing priorities, growth mindsets, empathy, and a willingness to embrace, debate and dissent become more important than ever. This is interlinked with the need to adopt a democratic yet firm approach to drive reskilling and upskilling as priority programmes to ensure stronger corporate culture, effective governance, transparent and integral disclosure, greater innovation, and higher workforce productivity.
Looking forward – priorities for the CEO
The opportunity – and the challenge – is clear: Progress on society’s toughest problems will be limited without bold action from CEOs stewarding critical corporate resources. Near-term financial imperatives remain mission-critical, even as broader societal needs demand more mindshare. Moreover, to drive the growth agenda, build trust and deliver sustained outcomes driven by human-led tech enablement, organizations have to substantially strengthen the following supply chain capabilities to ensure the availability of products for evolving consumer needs:
- Build segmented supply chains to service the shift in consumer expectations across new channel models such as direct to consumer and e-commerce.
- Build digital supply chains that would enable organizations to prioritize differential service expectations of consumers and across channels. This would also build visibility across supply chains and help design supply chains that are more responsive to volatile demands.
- Work on strong digital collaboration models with ecosystem players leveraging emerging technologies to counter disruptions through visibility, transparency, and simulation capabilities at scale and speed.
- Diversify supply chain risks by a calibrated shift from global to diversified global to localized models for strategic requirements.
- Reimagine supply chains for ESG considerations across value chains, including ecosystem players (suppliers, distributors, technology players) – to realize net-zero targets by reducing, reusing, recycling, and removing carbon, thereby enhancing the positive environmental and societal impacts through effective collaborations.


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Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY), the No. 1 candy producer in the United States, said it would increase prices of its instant consumable, multi-pack, packaged candy and grocery lines by about 8 percent to tackle rising commodity costs.
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The maker of Reese's, Kit Kat and Ice Breakers also said it now expects 2014 sales and adjusted profit to be at the lower end of its previous estimate, and forecast a slight dip in adjusted margins.
Hershey said most of the benefit of the price increase, effective Tuesday, would reflect next year. Direct buying customers would be offered prior prices until Aug. 12.
The company said it expects higher commodity costs to eat into margins. It had earlier expected full-year adjusted margins to expand by 50 basis points.
Hershey had also forecast net sales to grow 5-7 percent and adjusted profit per share to rise 9-11 percent.
"Commodity spot prices for ingredients such as cocoa, dairy and nuts have increased meaningfully since the beginning of the year," Hershey's North America head Michele Buck said in a statement on Tuesday.
Cocoa futures jumped to a near-three-year high earlier this month.
Hershey estimated adjusted profit between 75 and 77 cents per share on sales growth of 4.5 percent for the quarter ended June 29. This translates to sales of $1.58 billion.
Analysts on average were expecting earnings of 76 cents per share on revenue of $1.60 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
(Reporting by Mridhula Raghavan and Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das)