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We’ve learnt that Rocket Internet, a German-based incubator is planning to launch a new e-commerce service in Nigeria, with huge potential to compete in the West African region’s e-commerce market.
In case you don’t know, Rocket Internet is one of Europe’s most powerful internet businesses founded in 2007 by two brothers Oliver Samwer and Alexander Samwer, and have launched over 38 Internet companies across 58 countries, according to GigaOM.
Some of the online ventures on its stable include Wimdu (holiday accommodation, a Airbnb clone), Zalando (fashion, a Zappos clone) and FoodPanda (food delivery). It was recently reported by TheNextWeb that Rocket Internet would soon launch a price comparison site called PricePanda in South-East Asia.
Already, Rocket Internet has a presence in South Africa having launched its hotel accommodation service, Wimdu; its cosmetics site, GlossyBox; its Zappos clone, Zando, a clothing brand; its IKEA-clone, 5rooms.com, offering kitchenware; and Dropgifts, its social gifting tool launching soon.
But Rocket Internet is expanding its footprints beyond South Africa.
According to TechNewsEurope, Rocket Internet “is actively recruiting for the region of “Sub Sahara Africa” and does not stop with South Africa but recruits for Nigeria as well.”
I did a little digging and found that Rocket Internet now has a Managing Director in Nigeria since March 2012: Raphael Afaedor, an MBA from Havard Business School.
Afaedor, a native Ghanaian who lives in Nigeria has had extensive experience in the online services market having worked at one of the world’s largest employment websites, Monster.com where he managed internet product development and marketing across 18 European countries.
He is one of the pioneers in the e-commerce space in Nigeria having launched QluQlu, a daily deals site (now defunct). But it is likely that Afaedor has given up his daily deals startup to head Rocket Internet’s operations in Nigeria. [I’ve reached out to him for his comment and will update this post].
For now, we’re not sure how Rocket Internet would be entering the Nigerian market, but my guess is that it would be launching a fashion/clothing brand in Nigeria soon.
Or perhaps it could be venturing into daily deals in order to compete with Dealdey. After all, the company sold its own daily deals site, City Deals to Groupon, so they might be looking to explore Nigeria’s nascent daily deals market.
But, then, Rocket Internet could be planning a price comparision site. We don’t know yet. But what we do know is that, the company is launching an e-commerce service soon.
That said, with the huge success of its online fashion brand, Zalando — arguably Europe’s biggest e-commerce site — with valuations around half a billion dollars, its strengths in pulling in funding, as well as its expansions across Europe, Asia, South America and Africa, we could just see the company launch an online fashion brand in Nigeria soon.
Besides, there’s really no strong online fashion brand in Nigeria at the moment that caters to the fashion needs of Nigerians. As TechNewsEurope notes: “the most populated country of Africa (+150 Million) is not yet covered with online models.”
While I’m not sure, it could be called Zalando, as already, the domain name zalando.com.ng redirects to its main site, but of course, this could just be a way to rule out domain squatting on the Zalando brand which has since been launched in Germany, the UK, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands.
Or it might just be a local brand name. We’ll see.
Whatever the case, while many still think of Rocket Internet as a European phenomenon, the reality is that its rocket has quietly landed in Nigeria already — and needs to be kept an eye on.


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New smartphone Apple will get OLED-display, wireless charging and will lose Lightning connector in favor of USB-C. In this case, the display device is curved at the edges. According to observers Cnews, the upcoming iPhone 8 will combine the best features of the flagship Samsung smartphones from different generations.
The next Apple smartphone will be remarkably similar to the devices of the South Korean brand. This is the conclusion reached by the publication, after analyzing all that was already known about the iPhone 8.
In particular, the novelty will be equipped with curved display. Samsung first used such a screen for a smartphone in 2014, releasing the Galaxy Note Edge, and then made it more streamlined in the Galaxy S6 a few months later. The next flagship, the Galaxy S8 will also have a curved display.
The OLED display instead of LCD
In addition, the iPhone 8 will be used organic led display (OLED) instead of the liquid crystal matrix (LCD), which uses the Apple since the first iPhone. OLED provides better color reproduction, better energy efficiency and allows you to create screens, curved shape. Samsung specializiruetsya on the production of OLED-screens and uses them in its smartphones for several years. Moreover, according to media reports, Samsung could become a supplier of such screens for the iPhone 8.
The use of OLED in one of the three new iPhone confirmed by the recent statement by analyst firm KGI Securities. According to the analyst firm Ming Chi Kuo, in 2017 Apple will release three smartphones: the jubilee 8 iPhone with OLED screen and two devices S-series with LCD-displays, which will replace the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
The rejection of the Home button
According to KGI Securities, the iPhone 8 will get a 5.8-inch display, while the useful area will have a diagonal of 5.15 inch. The remaining place will be touch buttons that replace the physical home button. Like hell Samsung is going to implement in the Galaxy S8.
The transition with Lightning to USB C
In addition, as stated, the iPhone 8 will not be proprietary Lightning connector, which Apple intends to sacrifice a USB port. USB-C is a new standard port for all types of devices, especially for premium Android smartphones, particularly Samsung.
This is a fairly uncharacteristic move for Apple, who prefer unique connectors which force the user to buy branded accessories to its devices. USB-C in the new iPhone theoretically allows you to use it with third-party accessories. This is the most “shocking” and an interface extension step of everything ever made by Apple.
Some of the media I doubt Apple will abandon the Lightning, which first appeared in the iPhone 5 in 2012, the Japanese resource Mac Otakara gives an alternative suggestion that the next iPhone will retain the Lightning connector, but will come bundled with an adapter for USB-C. Perhaps the company decided therefore to ensure the possibility of charging the smartphone from a MacBook, which uses USB-C. 2016 MacBook Pro lost all USB ports, on change which came USB.
Finally, in media circulated information that the iPhone 8 will support wireless charging technology that Samsung is promoting for several years. The rumors were warmed by the fact that two weeks ago, Apple joined a Consortium of wireless power (WPC) – industrial group, which develops the standard for wireless transmission.
Standard of WPC, which received the working title Qi must ensure the compatibility of wireless charging devices from different manufacturers. Qi technology is implemented, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S7. With this iPhone 7 never received the possibility of wireless charging, but this property is, Apple Watch, and they use a proprietary Apple is not compatible with the Qi standard.
To achieve this incompatibility, Apple had to modify Qi by creating such an option, which is not supported by charging third-party devices. However, participation in WPC suggests that the company may depart from the policies of uniqueness.

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- The IMF said El Salvador should not use bitcoin as legal tender.
- IMF gave this statement in its staff concluding statement of the 2021 Article IV mission.
- The IMF statement came only two days after President Nayib Bukele announced El Salvador was planning to build the world’s first “bitcoin city”.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said El Salvador should not use bitcoin as legal tender, citing El Salvador’s recent decision to make the e-token legal tender as the country prepares to launch a cryptocurrency-funded “Bitcoin City.”.
The IMF said in its staff concluding statement of the 2021 Article IV mission to El Salvador that “Given bitcoin’s high price volatility, its use as a legal tender entails significant risks to consumer protection, financial integrity, and financial stability”. “Its use also gives rise to fiscal contingent liabilities.” The global financial body urged for “strengthening the regulation and supervision of the new payment ecosystem.”
The IMF regularly undertakes Article IV missions to member countries to consult with government officials before they request to use IMF resources. IMF said that “Because of those risks, bitcoin should not be used as a legal tender. Staff recommends narrowing the scope of the bitcoin law and urges strengthening the regulation and supervision of the new payment ecosystem”.
In September, El Salvador passed legislation making bitcoin an official legal tender alongside the US dollar. He made it the first country in the world to do so. Since then, the government has backed Chivo. It is an e-wallet system that allows residents to make bitcoin payments and convert digital coins into US dollars.
The IMF statement came only two days after President Nayib Bukele announced El Salvador was planning to build the world’s first “bitcoin city”, which will be funded initially by bitcoin bonds. Bukele stated that the city would get its energy from a volcano and that it would not levy any taxes other than the VAT.
Bukele has pushed for the adoption of bitcoin, claiming that it will make it easier for millions of Salvadorans living abroad to send money home. It will also bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, and development, according to him. Bukele replied to the IMF stated that “Although we obviously do not agree on some things, such as the adoption of #Bitcoin, the analysis it makes of our country is interesting”.


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Gaymercon Gains EA’s Backing
Gaymercon, an event aimed at the LGBTQ gamer community, has received the official backing of Electronic Arts MCV reports.
Ginger Maseda, EA’s global diversity and inclusion manager said: “EA believes that to be truly innovative, you must be inclusive. We are proud to be a part of this event.”
While the publisher’s industry relations director Jack DeVries said: “EA not only publishes some of the best games in the world, but they’re the most progressive company in the industry. We’re thrilled and honoured to have them involved in Gaymercon.”
Gaymercon smashed its $25,000 Kickstater last month and is scheduled for August 3rd – 4th 2013 in San Francisco.
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Syracuse, NY -- The old saying for corn is “knee high by the Fourth of July.” But this year, Rodgers and Hammerstein lyrics from “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” are more apropos, with Central New York sporting corn as “high as an elephant’s eye, An’ it looks like it’s climbin’ clear up in the sky.”
The warmth of April, June and July and an adequate amount of rain has helped the first harvest of sweet corn crop occur up to two weeks early in many parts of New York state, said Jessica Ziehm of the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
In Central New York, locally grown sweet corn already has arrived at stores such as Wegmans, Price Chopper, P&C and Nichols in Liverpool, and at local farm stands and farmers markets. “We’re about four or so days ahead of schedule,” said Brian Reeves, a Lysander farmer who supplies corn to many local stores and sells at his farm stand on Route 370. “We’re selling 300 to 1,000 cases a day.”
Reeves said he actually picked his first corn July 1 — an early variety that has a much shorter ear. Now he is picking what he called “a medium-sized ear” compared with what will come a bit later in the season.
But that taste? Oh the taste, he said. “It’s great. It’s the sweet bi-color. Great quality,” he said. Prices are about the same as last year, Reeves said.
It could be said that sweet corn is a true indicator of summer. Picnics and barbecues throughout Central New York may differ on the type of meat on the menu, but a big platter of gorgeous yellow ears is a common sight.
In Madison County, Eaton vegetable farmer Terry Mosher began picking sweet corn Saturday. “The quality is excellent,” he said. “I was able to irrigate early, so it came in about five days early.”
“With the heat we’ve been having, more people are going to have sweet corn soon,” said Dan Welch, of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County. “It’s coming along pretty good.”
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Episode 170 of Black Clover was released on the 30th of May and is being called the final episode by many official sources like Crunchyroll and others. So does that mean we are never getting a new episode of black clover in the future?
So just one week ago, we got Jump Festa 2022 where we got tons of news about Animes that are coming out in 2022. We got news about Bleach-Thousand Year Blood War Anime. We got news for My Hero Academia Season 6, Chainsaw Man, Haikyuu, and many more anime and manga series. We got some news for the Black Clover Series too but sadly it was not something that we were really expecting. It has already been nine months since we last got to see a new episode of Black clover anime, we thought we would get some new information in jump festive about the future of the series but sadly that didn’t happen instead what we actually got was an announcement for a mobile game. It’s an open-world game and it will be released in 2022. They have released a promotional trailer for it which is four minutes long. Looking at the trailer it feels kind of like gentian impact even though this game was the main focus of Block clover stage and jump festa.
They did reveal a brand new visual for the upcoming movie it was drawn by the character designer at Suko Takita and it can be paired with the previous visual of Asta but other than this visual no new information was revealed for the anime series. We don’t know if the series will return again or not the only thing we know so far is that we are getting a new mobile game in 2022 and there is a movie coming out in the year 2023. At least now we are excited about the game and it looks fun when you watch the trailer as we didn’t get any major update on jump festa.
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// Victoria Gate in Leeds will soon have an adjacent hotel as part of Hammerson’s City Quarter concept
// Victoria Gate Hotel will be 14 storeys with 205 beds, a gym, conferencing facilities, and a bar & restaurant
// City Quarters scheme will see Hammerson venues transformed into mixed-use neighbourhoods
Hammerson has chosen Leeds as the next location for its new City Quarter concept, with plans for a 14-storey hotel adjacent to Victoria Gate.
The property giant, which owns and manages the Victoria Gate shopping precinct in Leeds’ city centre, said the 205-bed hotel development would sit adjacent to Victoria Gate and see the regeneration of the land between the existing multi-storey car park and St Peter’s Street.
The Victoria Gate Hotel is one of the first schemes introduced as part of Hammerson’s new City Quarters concept, which aims to create vibrant mixed-use neighbourhoods surrounding existing flagship destinations around the UK.
The City Quarters scheme will effectively see Hammerson transform many of its city venues beyond pure retail into neighbourhoods providing homes, workspace, hotel space and accessible public realms.
Hammerson made recent submissions of mixed-use masterplan applications for both Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and the Goodsyard in Shoreditch.
Designed by architecture firm Acme, who delivered Victoria Gate, the façade of the proposed hotel takes inspiration from the surrounding architecture and Leeds’ rich merchandising and textile history.
The hotel will feature an on-site gym, conferencing facilities, and a bar and restaurant on the ground floor open to both guests and the public.
Hammerson said the construction would support up to approximately 980 construction jobs over the life of the project while the hotel will create 50 full-time jobs once open.
The proposed hotel also marks the next step in the continued regeneration of this part Leeds’ city centre, following the development of Victoria Gate which opened in 2016.
Hammerson also owns a 10 acre site just north of Victoria Gate which will be brought forward for development in due course, creating a new mixed-use City Quarters neighbourhood.
“We are pleased to be able to share plans for a new hotel within the Victoria Estate as we continue the roll out of our City Quarters concept in thriving locations around the UK and Ireland,” Hammerson UK development director Robin Dobson said.
“Hammerson has a strong track record of delivery in Leeds city centre and these plans for a new, contemporary hotel represent the next step in our wider regeneration plans, creating a mixed-use destination where people can live, work and relax, centred around our premium flagship destination, Victoria Leeds.”


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HIGER Brand Value Reaches 20.286 Billion RMB
On June 16, the List of China’s 500 Most Valuable Brands of 2015 was officially released in Beijing. Based on the World Brand Lab analysis on finance, consumer behavior and brand influence, HIGER has made its way into the list for eight consecutive years, ranking the 129th place this year, up from last year’s 134th place, with a brand value reaching 20.286 billion RMB.
With the fastest growth rate among its counterparts, HIGER’s total value of sales reaches 10.053 billion RMB, ranking into the 10 billion level companies. With a brand value breaking through 20 billion RMB, HIGER has achieved a new milestone in its development history.


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News today that Foxconn, famous as the assembler of Apple's iPhone, is planning a $10 billion investment in a display production plant in the US. This is a decision driven mostly by transport costs, little else. The cost of capital doesn't vary much around the world these days, the costs of labour are converging, leaving transport costs as really the one big variable. Something small and valuable like an iPhone, transport costs are a minimal consideration. Something large like the current display systems those transport costs could indeed be the thing which swings the location decision:
Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a major Apple Inc (AAPL.O) supplier, plans to invest more than $10 billion in a display-making factory in the United States and will decide on the location of the plant next month.
Americans do buy rather a lot of TV sets, this is true, and there's no domestic manufacture at present. But why decide to open a new plant? What has changed since the industry moved offshore?
Terry Gou gave no new information about where Foxconn will locate a U.S. display panel factory he said in January would cost up to $7 billion to build. That announcement triggered a flurry of lobbying by state leaders hoping to attract the investment, which he said might generate as many as 50,000 jobs.
Foxconn bought into Sharp don't forget, so it has access to the top end technology of the day. But moving electronics manufacture to an expensive country seems an odd thing to do:
“Our investment in the U.S. will focus on these states because they are the heart of the country’s manufacturing sector,” he told investors. “We are bringing the entire industrial chain back to the traditional manufacturing region of the U.S. That may include display making, semiconductor packaging and cloud-related technologies,” Gou told reporters later, without elaborating.
Well, yes, that's lovely, but why? As I said back when this was first mooted in January, transport costs:
The point about displays being that they are getting larger and larger. And transport costs depend upon volume (actually, weight volume but let's not go into that little technicality). Shipping some 60 inch display across the Pacific is not the same thing as bundling a cute little box into an airplane. And this has been trailed back a couple of years. As those displays get ever larger it is going to make ever more sense to construct them nearer to the retail markets they are aimed at.
So, to go back to Ricardo. He told us that we'd all be richer if we exploited comparative advantage. We all did less of what we're bad at, more of what we're good at and so shared out the work and traded the resultant production. Such things as labour costs, technology and so on, obviously contribute to such comparative advantage. But Ricardo also taught us about the law of one price. Things that can be traded should cost the same amount everywhere, after we've added or subtracted, as necessary, transport costs. So, Taiwanese, or Chinese, labour costs aren't all that much divergent from the US today. Sure, wages are higher in the US but so is productivity, as it should be. The costs of capital are about the same wherever a plant is built--and capital, not labour, is the major cost here. Which leaves us just transport costs. And if we've got something bulky like ever larger displays then that could indeed be just the thing which tips the decision.
..... tariff barriers on imports into the US rose significantly after the Civil War. Doubled in fact. And yet trade, imports, continued to grow in leaps and bounds. The answer being that the costs of transport (recall, this is when the trans-oceanic steamship came into play) fell by more than the rise in tariffs. And of course it's the transport plus tariff costs which lead to the size of the trade barrier.
Modern displays are of the sort of size where transport costs becomes one of the deciding issues. Other costs differ little around the world these days, thus Foxconn's decision is largely about such transport costs.


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Colleges around the country are nurturing startup founders with classes and clubs in entrepreneurship. But some parents start even earlier, grooming offspring with the potential to be the next Nicholas Woodman or Sara Blakely (two of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires). Yahoo! Small Business spoke to several young entrepreneurs and their parents to find out if there’s a parenting style that inspires kids to grow up to be business owners.
Matt Lautz was 16 when he started his first a software development business. There have been other startups as well as mergers and acquisitions for the wunderkind over the years since. Today, at 31, he’s a leader of Milwaukee’s emerging startup community and president of CorvisaCloud, which he grew to 100 employees in under three years.
As a kid, Lautz says, “When I wanted things that weren’t necessities, I was told to get a job.” He went to work on the helpdesk for an internet service provider. But after solving the same user problem for theRead More »from Can parents raise kids to be entrepreneurs?


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Ending Platform Monopolies Act
The WSJ has a draft of new legislation in Congress dubbed the Ending Platform Monopolies Act.
Called the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, a draft of the proposed structural separation bill reviewed by the Journal says: “It shall be unlawful for a covered platform operator to own or control a line of business, other than the covered platform, when the covered platform’s ownership or control of that line of business gives rise to an irreconcilable conflict of interest.”
The bulk of the legislation is narrowly focused only on big technology companies. The definitions of companies targeted by the bills state that they must have a market capitalization of $600 billion or more, must have more than 500,000 active monthly users and must be a critical trading partner.
Only four companies—Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google—currently meet the parameters laid out in the bills. Walmart Inc., operates an online marketplace and has private-label products, but only has a $392 billion market valuation, so wouldn’t be subject to any of the bills, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Last year, the Journal reported about Amazon employees using the third-party data of sellers on its website to launch its own private-label lines, violating an internal policy.
When testifying to Congress, Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said “I can’t guarantee you that that policy has never been violated.”
The intent, at least for Amazon, is very clear. The act aims to halt Amazon's practice of offering items for sale then developing competing products at a cheaper price.
Amazon's private label business has 158,000 products. The bill would force Amazon to sell competing assets or split up.
Some Republicans are allegedly on board. But given this is not a budget item, passage needs 10 Republicans or an agreement to not filibuster.
The Ending Platform Monopolies Act is just one of several proposals circulating and details are scant.
I suspect something will pass, pending on the final wording of the bills.


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Deployment of multiple technologies such as EVs, Hybrids, CNG, bio-CNG and ethanol will help to achieve the national goal of lowering emissions and oil consumption.
Maruti Suzuki MD Hisashi Takeuchi says the company has the lowest "fleet carbon dioxide emissions" in the industry.
The company believes the deployment of multiple technologies such as EVs, Hybrids, CNG, bio-CNG and ethanol will help to achieve the national goal of lowering emissions and oil consumption.
"We have powertrain technologies like smart Hybrid, strong Hybrid and natural gas that can cover a large part of our volumes to reduce the total carbon emissions substantially," said Takeuchi in his media address ahead of the unveiling of EVX concept SUV.
Along with its parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation, the market leader says it remains confident and committed to the long-term growth story of India.
"With specific emphasis on Atma Nirbhar Bharat, we have committed ourselves to bring new products, technologies, investments and set up new capacities all in India," assured Takeuchi.
The company's pavilion is built on the theme of ‘IMAGINEXT’, that aims to offer a peep into the future of mobility - i.e - connected, driven by technology, and a future that is safe and sustainable, claimed the company.
"Sustainability is 'a way of life' for Maruti Suzuki since its inception. The company has inculcated the values of 3 Rs- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in all its operating processes. These not only make the operations efficient, but also support resource optimization, leading to conservation of natural resources," added the MD of Maruti Suzuki.
Suzuki Motor to launch six EVs in India by 2030, expects EVs and Hybrids to account for 40 percent of its total sales
The Japanese auto major will be investing Rs 2.82 lakh crore till the end of decade, with 50 percent aimed at carbon neu...
The company declared a consolidated net profit of Rs 2,958 crore for the quarter ended December.


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Consumers are feeling more optimistic because they finally are making more money. It’s as simple as that.
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Economic data confirmed that Friday and the figures adhere to a strengthening narrative in which the Federal Reserve absorbs a slew of recent positive numbers and announces a long-awaited interest rate hike at its next meeting in September.
A gauge of consumer sentiment rose in June to 96.1, according to the University of Michigan, up sharply from May’s reading of 90.7 and well above the Thomson Reuters estimate of 94.6. It marked the highest reading since January.
“Consumers indeed have much to be cheery about, including rising payrolls, accelerating wage growth and lower gasoline prices relative to a few months ago,” Gregory Daco, head of U.S. Macroeconomics at Oxford Economics, said
And the good news is likely to continue, according to Daco, fueled by consumers with more money in their pockets.
“After a soft start to the year, we expect the economy to find its footing in the coming months with stronger consumer spending seen to be a key driver of accelerating GDP growth,” he said. “Stronger wage growth, as most recently indicated in the May personal income and spending report, as well as continuing payroll gains and high confidence will all push consumer spending growth to around 3% in 2015.”
Two key statistics are at the root of rising consumer optimism. First, a 2.3% year-over-year hourly wage increase included the May jobs report, which suggested for the first time in months that employers are starting to address the tightening labor market by raising wages to attract qualified workers.
The 2.3% annual increase is still well below the 3% year-over-year figure the Fed would prefer, but it’s definitely a move in the right direction.
Second, a more obscure report from the labor market earlier this month revealed that the number of job openings at the end of April stood at 5.4 million, the largest number since the government started keeping track in late 2000.
Meanwhile, hiring fell to 5 million in April down from 5.1 million a month earlier, a drop economists said occurred because employers are having difficulty finding the qualified workers they are seeking.
For months, economists have been vexed by two contradictory economic indicators: a rapidly falling unemployment rate and a weak inflation rate. Simple rules of supply and demand suggest one should directly impact the other. To wit, a dwindling supply of qualified workers should push wages up for those workers, which will in turn move prices higher and lift inflation toward the Fed’s 2% target range.
But that wasn’t happening and while it didn’t the Fed was reluctant to raise rates for fear that prematurely raising borrowing costs could push the economy back into recession. The Fed has said it won’t raise rates until unemployment hits a range of 5.2%-.5.6% (unemployment stood at 5.4% in May) and inflation reaches 2%.
Now wages are finally moving higher which should nudge inflation toward that Fed goal, just as central bank economists predicted it would, allowing them to raise rates in September if everything remains on track.


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- A new game was unveiled on Monday that's set in a near-future London where surveillance has taken over.
- The game, "Watch Dogs Legion," is the third entry in the open-world action series "Watch Dogs" from Ubisoft. It's set to launch on February 6, 2020 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Google Stadia.
- The tagline for "Watch Dogs Legion" is "Welcome to the Resistance," and its introductory trailer - below - points to a cultural schism in London that's ripped from the headlines.
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Cloud computing giants Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google rank as the biggest spenders on technology along with telecom firms like AT&T (T). But what these titans actually spend on data center infrastructure for cloud computing remains a guess for Wall Street analysts and their suppliers.
Capital spending on cloud infrastructure is a key industry trend for analysts that follow semiconductor companies like Nvidia (NVDA) and Intel (INTC) as well as makers of computer servers, data storage systems and networking gear. Amazon stock, Microsoft and Google do not break out cloud infrastructure spending, however, in financial reports.
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Friendlier, faster, healthier. That’s the buzz in the fast food market at present. All chains are trying to build their brands based on these parameters. Amid the growing competition to excel, it is quite interesting to see how fast food giant McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is faring. To be honest, the company has so far focused on growth and the result, as they say, is history. But is McDonald’s living up to the expectations of its millions of fans?
As per last year’s results of the annual study made by QSR Magazine, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) ranked second last out of the seven chains surveyed for staff friendliness. Privately held Chick-fil-A topped the charts for very pleasant service in 57.4% of its restaurants surveyed, while Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) came last with 27.4%. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was just one notch above the last spot with 27.6%. What’s worse is that the company also fared poorly when evaluated for lackadaisical or mechanical behavior.
Sensing that things were amiss McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has recently introduced more feedback mechanisms such as e-mail ids on the packets for lodging customer grievances. Recent results compiled from all feedback channels reveal that one in every five customer complaints have to do with staff rudeness.
Within the $200 billion Quick Service Restaurant or QSR space, drive-throughs account for around 50%-70% of total sales. Speed is a key factor for the success of any chain. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has always been quite an under performer on this parameter. But over the last six months, things have become worse as evident from customer complaints reporting “too slow” service.
McDonald’s holds the number five position when it comes to speed of service taking all of 189 seconds to serve its customers.
Eating healthy is the order of the day as the country fights obesity, heart problems, and other perils. Recent studies by researcher GrubHub show that in the first quarter of 2013, requests for healthy takeout orders have gone up 10% over last year and by 50% over 2011.
In another study by YouGov BrandIndex, fast food chains have been measured on the basis of how healthy a fast food chain is perceived by consumers. Here, too, McDonald’s lags peers like Subway, which has the highest score as well as others.
The results are quite shocking as the company lags its peers in terms of courtesy, promptness, and healthier food options. Its U.S. sales have already started waning from last year, a clear indication that immediate action is required.
Rival The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) has been holding the top spot for speed, and is better placed than McDonald’s in terms of friendlier behavior.
The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) has a service time of 130 seconds in its drive thrus. Taco Bells, which occupies the second position, is a good 20 seconds behind. According to the QSR magazine, Wendy’s has retained is leading position for the last 16 years. The company has mastered the art of optimizing its kitchen layout and assembly area to such an extent that it is able to stay much ahead of its competitors, and consistently so.
In terms of staff friendliness, behavior has been found to be very pleasant in 30.5% of its outlets. This is not exemplary for sure, but still better than McDonald’s. McDonald’s should watch out for Wendy’s as it is going great guns in terms of boosting its brand. It is restructuring operations, modernizing store layout, launching new ad campaigns, and also increasing healthier menu options.


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First Legal Adult-Use Marijuana Dispensary Opens In New York State
Finally. FINALLY! The first legal adult-use cannabis retail dispensary has opened in New York State. The first sale occurred at Housing Works Cannabis Co, which is owned by Housing Works, on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Housing Works is the largest minority-controlled HIV/AIDS service organization and the largest community-based HIV/AIDS service organization in the United States. The organization provides services and support for people in New York City who are living with HIV/AIDS, are homeless, formerly incarcerated, and justice-involved individuals.
The honor of making the very first purchase was given to Chris Alexander (pictured above), the Executive Director of New York's Office of Cannabis Management, at 4:20 pm. Alexander is a former advocate who was pivotal in creating the bill that legalized cannabis in New York.
Housing Works Cannabis Co is located at 750 Broadway in Manhattan. It will be open seven days a week from 11 am to 7 pm. More dispensaries should be opening around the state after the Cannabis Control Board issued the first 36 adult-use retail licenses on November 21.
You can take a look at more pictures from the opening event below.
Marijuana Retail Licenses In Buffalo Will Be Delayed Due To Lawsuit
While the opening of Housing Works Cannabis Co is good news for cannabis consumers in the NYC area, there's bad news for consumers in other regions of the state. A lawsuit is preventing certain regions from receiving licenses. On Thursday, November 10, a judge blocked 63 licenses from being awarded in five regions around New York State.
Due to the lawsuit, almost half of the initial 150 dispensary licenses can't be distributed. The lawsuit in question affects 5 other regions - Western New York, Brooklyn, Finger Lakes, Central NY, and Mid-Hudson. The suit was filed by a Michigan man named Kenneth Gay who claims that he should be able to receive a license to open a dispensary in New York State.
Michigan Resident Files Lawsuit To Stop New York State From Giving Cannabis Licenses To New Yorkers
Michigan-based Variscite NY One, Inc. filed the lawsuit to stop the Office of Cannabis Management from issuing Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses in the regions. Variscite claims that the Office of Cannabis Management’s dispensary license application program violates the United States Constitution because it doesn't allow out-of-state operators in the first rounds. The company only recently filed for its New York Domestic Business Corporation on August 31, 2022. Prior to August 31, Variscite has no history of doing any business in the state.


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Microsoft, of course, is already well ensconced in the AR/VR world, having launched a v1 HoloLens a year ago as a $3,000 Developers Edition, and has talked about a HoloLens version 2, with built-in AI processing, but that device apparently won't ship until 2019.
Apple's rumored AR headset might be ready by 2019 and could be released to consumers as soon as 2020.
Sources speaking with Bloomberg say Apple's hardware and software AR projects are being developed under the codename "T288".
The in-house chip would have a similar design to what's now in the Apple Watch, which allows for more components in a smaller area. It will also have its own chipset, and an operating system now known as rOS, according to Bloomberg anonymous sources familiar with the device. Apple is still trying to figure out the best way to interact with the headset, according to the report, and is considering everything from touch panels to voice controls with Siri to head gestures. "I can tell you that the technology itself doesn't exist to do [AR glasses] in a quality way", Cook said to Vogue in October after dismissing "rumours and gossip" about the idea. Apple's standalone AR headset will not require a connection to a computer or a mobile device. It wouldn't say which company it would make AR components for, but given its key relationship with Apple it's hard not to assume it's anyone but the Cupertino company. He didn't outright deny the rumours though, instead explaining there are technological issues preventing AR going mainstream this decade.
Apple has not yet completed a prototype device, so it is now using HTC Vive headsets for testing. Apple is said to be discussing the possibility of launching a new type of App Store for the headset where users can download compatible AR apps.
Apple's growing interest in augmented reality (AR) is well-established at this point, with CEO Tim Cook calling AR "a big idea like the smartphone" earlier this year, and the company making dipping its toes in the field for the first time with the launch of the ARKit framework for iOS 11. "We are high on AR for the long run", he said.
Millions of Netflix users are now being targeted by an updated version of a scam that has been doing the rounds since past year . The well-designed, individualized fake email convinces customers to update their account information to avoid suspension.
In the meantime, Jacoby Brissett will continue to replace Luck in the lineup as the Colts search for another backup. He played in seven games in 2015, fought through injuries to play 15 games in 2016, and will now miss all of 2017.
The technology relies on high-energy cosmic rays, which shoot subatomic particles called muons toward the ground. Scientists do not yet know the role the void played in the Great Pyramid's construction, or its use.
A beta test for Battles for Azeroth will be taking place, and you can opt into it through the official site . Two new systems coming to World of Warcraft with its seventh expansion are Island Expeditions and Warfronts.
The company is also set to sell the HomePod, a Siri-powered speaker to answer both Amazon's Echo line and Google's Home speakers. Cook said he was encouraged by Apple's ability so far to ramp up production of the iPhone X , given its new features.
Starbucks' holiday cups returned to stores on Wednesday, November 1 - and for the first time ever, they aren't red . With all of the empty space, you can DIY the hell out of the cup and make your own adorable creation.
The iPhone X arrived with many firsts including a bezel-less OLED display and a FaceID that replaces the good old TouchID. Production problems and supply constraints with its OLED panels mean they'll be limited to the iPhone through 2018.
Virat soon got to his 18th fifty in T20i's but the scoreboard pressure got the better off him as he got on 65 runs off 42 balls. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson looked pleased with their series-equalling victory.
Florida State is at least the third university this year to suspend Greek life because of alcohol-related tragedies. Another fraternity member, Garrett John Marcy, 20, was charged Monday with the sale and trafficking of cocaine.
But there's something about making robot servants in the near future sympathetic that we can't get enough of. In it, we got a chance to see more of what the developers of Heavy Rain have been working on.
PlayStation trophies can now earn PSN credit in America
With all that said, there's no timetable as to when Xbox would begin to implement a feature like this or even if they will. Silver, Gold and Platinum trophies will all get you points for credit while Bronze trophies aren't included in the program.
Ousted Catalan leader surrenders to police
The Spanish government said on Friday it would have no option but to open talks within the law with those who held a majority. In Brussels, a federal prosecutor said Belgian authorities would study the warrant before handing it to a judge.
Gigi Hadid Goes Off On Alt-Right Blogger
Gigi hit headlines earlier this year when she posed in a heavily-beaded hijab for the front cover of Vogue Arabia . Lyft did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment about whether Loomer was banned from its platform.
Deshaun Watson named AFC Offensive Player of the Month
That performance helped make him become the first rookie quarterback to ever win AFC Offensive Player of the Month honour. Watching anyone go down with a season-ending injury is brutal, but watching Watson get sidelined really stings.
Kelvin Benjamin traded to Buffalo Bills
He was solid last season, finishing the year with 63 catches for 941 yards, and he was on a similar pace this season. Carolina, at 5-3, is a surprising trade-deadline seller, and linebacker Thomas Davis didn't seem thrilled.


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The Co-operative Bank's Whanganui customers are sharing a $82,000 rebate in the bank's annual payout from its profits.
On Monday, June 25, chief executive David Cunningham announced $2.1 million in rebates for more than 115,000 customers around New Zealand.
Whanganui branch manager Jon Palmer said the rebates were part of the bank's profits.
"We're proud of the fact we pay rebates out and that our profits stay in New Zealand," Palmer said.
"This year Whanganui customers will share $82,000 and there has been $416,000 paid to our customers over the last six years. We're really excited about it - it's something else we can do for the community and for our customers.
"We get a lot of positive reaction to the rebate. It gives the customers ownership and makes them proud their bank is giving them something back. It's a sense of belonging.
"The rebate is based on the business they have done with the bank over 12 months. The minimum payout is $10 and the average is about $28."
The bank's total rebate has increased from $1m in 2013 when 93,000 customers were paid a minimum rebate of $5. That year 8000 customers received a rebate of more than $25, compared with 21,000 customers this year.
Palmer said the bank's customers were invited to its annual general meeting in Palmerston North on Thursday, June 28.
"We're different to some other banks because our customers own the bank and they can come to the AGM and vote for the board of directors," Palmer said.


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Phishing email statistics suggest that nearly 1.2% of all emails sent are malicious, which in numbers translated to 3.4 billion phishing emails daily. Extortion of over 33 million records is expected to occur by 2023 with a ransomware or phishing attack occurring every 11 seconds.
The advent of the cyber world came with its risks in the form of cyber-attacks carried out by hackers with malicious intent. This article will give a detailed insight into the phishing attack statistics 2024 for you to gain a better understanding. Let’s dive in!
Top Phishing Attacks Statistics 2024
Here are the top most intriguing recent phishing attacks statistics you should be aware of in 2024.
- 55% of phishing websites use targeted brand names to capture sensitive information with ease according to the F5 Labs Phishing and Fraud Report of 2020.
- 84% of US-based organizations have stated that conducting regular security awareness training has helped reduce the rate at which employees fall prey to phishing attacks.
- 92% of Australian organizations suffered a successful phishing attack, showing a 53% increase from the year 2021.
- Highly impersonated brands for phishing are Amazon and Google at 13%, Facebook and Whatsapp at 9%, and Netflix and Apple at 2%.
- Breaches caused by phishing took the third longest mean time to identify and contain at 295 days according to IBM’s 2022 Data Breach Report.
Phishing Attack Statistics 2024
In 2018 it was estimated that by 2022 a ransomware or phishing attack will occur every 11 seconds. This section will feature the latest online phishing attack statistics 2024 based on the frequency of occurrence, the cost of such breaches, and pandemic-related increases.
What percentage of cyber attacks are phishing?
Phishing scams account for nearly 22 percent of all data breaches that occur thus securing it a position as one of the most prevalent cybercrimes in the FBI’s 2021 IC3 Report. It was also reported that in 2021 nearly 83% of companies experienced phishing attacks.
How common are phishing attacks?
36% of all data breaches involved phishing according to Verizon’s 2022 report. It was estimated that by 2022 a ransomware or phishing attack will occur every 11 seconds.
How many phishing emails are sent daily?
Phishing email statistics suggest that nearly 1.2% of all emails sent are malicious, which in numbers translated to 3.4 billion phishing emails daily. For every 4,200 emails sent, 1 would most definitely be a phishing scam email.
How many businesses are targeted by spear-phishing attacks each day?
Statistics by Norton reveal that around 88% of organizations face spear phishing attacks in a year meaning businesses are targeted almost every day. A 2019 Threat Report by Symantec showed that 65% of cyber-attacks are perpetrated through spear phishing.
How much money is lost to email scams every year?
At 16% phishing was the second most common reason for data breaches and the costliest averaging $ 4.91 million in breach costs. One of the most expensive phishing attacks was through compromised emails with around 19,369 complaints having a loss of $ 1.8 billion.
68% of latest phishing emails are new scams, most have the subject lines left blank
Out of nearly 100 million phishing emails blocked by Gmail filters, 68% belonged to a previously unknown scam. 67% of all phishing emails have the subject line left blank. However, when used, the most common ones are, ‘Fax delivery report’ (9%), and ‘business proposal request’ (6%).
Phishing one of the top attack vectors for cybercrime at 16%
According to IBM, phishing was one of the top attack vectors in cybercrime at 16%. Phishing resulted in an average of $ 4.91 million in breach costs. Cofense’s Q3 2021 phishing review shows that nearly 93% of modern breaches involve phishing attacks.
30% of opened phishing emails increase the chances of malware
Nearly thirty percent of phishing emails are opened increasing the chances of opening or downloading from malicious links that contain ransomware or malware. The most commonly used words for phishing e-mails are important (5.4%), attention (2.3%), urgent (8%), and important updates (8%).
BEC phishing scams from 2020 to 2021
The average BEC attacks requesting wire transfers increased from $71,000 to $106,000 from 2020 to 2021. It was also seen that nearly 24% of all BEC phishing scams in 2021 aimed to try and divert employee payroll deposits.
2021 costly in term phishing attacks at around $4.6 million
2021 was one of the costliest years in data breaches through phishing attacks in the last 17 years. IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report for 2021 found that phishing attacks were the second most expensive type of attack costing around $4.6 million.
The average cost of a data breach during remote work is higher by $1 million
Organizations that did not evolve their IT to cope with the pandemic faced a breach that cost an average of $5.01 million. The average data breach cost during remote working was $1 million higher than the pre-pandemic scenario.
Percentage of Phishing Scams
- Compare to malware sites, phishing sites are 75% higher in presence.
- 50% of phishing websites made use of SSL certificates.
- It was identified that 61% of subjects in a study conducted could not differentiate between a real and a fake Amazon login page.
- The most common reasons mentioned as motivations for phishing are 10% for disruption of site services and 6% for financial gains.
- 62% of attacks that did not stem from a cybersecurity error or misuse usually were carried out through the usage of stolen personal information obtained through phishing and or brute-force attacks.
- Intelligence is gathered using spear-phishing by 96% of threat actors.
- Half the phishing e-mail attachments that are received are in the form of Microsoft documents like Word (39.3%), Executable (19.5%), Rich Text (14%), and Excel (8.7%).
- Phishing websites were generally hosted on .com domains (40%), but threat actors also used other reputable domains like .org (1.8%) and .net (3%).
- Nearly 32 percent of phishing websites made use of HTTPS in 2020 to portray an image of assured security.
- According to AICPA (2018), out of the 60% of Americans that have been exposed to fraud schemes, 26% were through phishing emails.
- The hotel chain Marriot was hacked in 2020 resulting in the leak of over 5.2 million guests’ personal information.
- In 2022, June the hotel chain Marriot was again hacked by a hacker stealing 20 GB worth of guest information.
Cost of Phishing Attacks
The cost of phishing attacks on companies has significantly risen through the years, with the $100 million loss faced by Facebook and Google in 2017 perhaps being one of the most infamous examples. Other such instances include:
- Statistics showed that in 2018 showed the average cost per data breach was around $150 for each compromised record.
- In 2020, IC3 received about 7,91,790 compliant with a recorded loss that exceeded 4.1 billion dollars.
- The difference in cost between largely compliant companies and those that are non-compliant was around $2.3 million.
- USA had the highest rate of costly data breaches in 2021 at $9.05 million according to IBM.
The rampage of COVID-19 saw a shift of many offline communities to online platforms. This in turn gave a larger diaspora for phishing attacks to take place which can be pinpointed through specific episodes:
- More than 450 COVID-19-related financial support scams took place.
- Individuals looking for COVID-19-related facts and other details like testing and treatment were targeted.
- Globally known medical bodies like the CDC (US’s Centre For Disease Control) and the UN’s WHO (World Health Organization) were impersonated to carry out a variety of scams during the pandemic.
- Nearly 43% of all breaches since 2019 have been web application related.
- Scams increased by 400% since March 2020 thus making COVID-19 one of the largest causes of security risks ever.
Industries Commonly Targeted and Their Impact
It is always assumed that technology-related businesses will always have an impeccable security system in place that helps prevent phishing and other scams.
However, resource allocation for tech companies can vary severely depending on their goals. Hence it is always important for tech companies to ensure that their staff and company data are protected with the highest priority.
Phishing statistics for Technology:
- Nearly 82% of CIOs believe that their software supply chain securities are weak.
- Cyber attacks were 50% more per week in 2021 on corporate networks globally.
- 65% increase in global losses between July 2019 to December 2021.
- Nearly 1.7 billion were lost businesses per minute in 2021.
- 80% of reported cyber crimes are generally attributed to phishing attacks in the technology sector.
One of the prime targets of phishing scams, the threats faced by healthcare have significantly increased during the pandemic. Private patient information is some of the most valuable information stored that can be used to commit identity theft, insurance fraud, and more. Since healthcare is one of the oldest fields that has been collecting patient health information even before the advent of digitalization, the transition from paper storage to digital can pave the way for its own security risks.
Healthcare phishing statistics:
- 90% of healthcare institutions have experienced at least one security breach in the previous few years.
- Phishing and other forms of cyber attacks have seen a 75% increase in 2021.
- 30% of most data breaches occur in large hospitals with a record of exposing patients’ private health information.
Rather than targeting big well-established and known companies prone to have high-end security facilities, scammers nowadays find small and medium-sized enterprises to be much easier targets. This is mainly because such companies will have comparatively lesser security measures in place to thwart such attacks effectively thereby making themselves appetizing targets. Such upcoming companies may not have their cybersecurity roles filled or might not have the resources to fully place effective security measures.
Phishing statistics for SMEs:
- Only 14% of SMEs have a cyber security plan in place.
- The next five years are due to see a 15% increase in cybercrime costs reaching 10.5 trillion by 2025.
- Small businesses account for 43% of cyber attacks annually.
- An average of $25,000 is lost by SMEs.
- Besides phishing, other common cyber attacks on SMEs include credential theft and making use of stolen devices.
4. Educational Sector
Yet another hub of personal data storage, the educational sector is a prime target for phishing and scams. From addresses to passwords and identification documents, they are all stored by nearly every educational institution. However, it is important to understand that sensitive information isn’t restricted to student and faculty information alone, rather can also include sensitive information from research institutes as well. Thus making phishing scams more highly prevalent in this sector.
- Educational institutions saw a 75% increase in cyber-attacks.
- Currently, most malware scams affect the educational sector largely making them an at-risk sector.
- In terms of security against such phishing scams, educational institutions rank very last.
Trends In Phishing Scams
The onset of the pandemic saw a slew of phishing attacks aimed at innocents through fake claims of donations and or payments as well as financial support pages all places for accessing sensitive information from users and stealing money.
- The online working scenario had nearly 20% of organizations facing a security breach due to a remote worker.
- 28% of remotely working employees admit they make use of personal devices for work rather than office-issued devices thus creating a huge area for potential cyberattacks.
- Some of the top COVID-19-related phishing keywords in 2020 were: virus, corona, quarantine, and COVID.
- Data stealing malware like Corona anti-locker ultimate and other wide range of threats were observed during the pandemic.
- Nearly 2% of all malware spam was related to the pandemic.
2. War In Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has been a major scope for scammers and other malicious attackers to take advantage of through donation and fundraising scams. Using subject lines such as “ Help save children from Ukraine” are used to target victims via emails. Not only money but cryptocurrency, as well as information, is also stolen as part of this trend.
Ukraine war-related phishing statistics:
- Phishing emails in the Slavic language saw a 7-fold increase since the onset of the war.
- Most of the phishing attempts were made through the impersonation of legitimate domains but by changing some unnoticeable components.
- Malware was placed on Ukrainian systems under the offer of free data decryption but was to wipe out the systems.
- Hacking groups attempted to hack military personnel’s email accounts in a mass phishing attack which if turned successful was used to collect confidential information to send further fake emails.
3. Online Communication Platforms
Recent trends have also seen an increase in phishing attacks aimed at online communication platforms like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and more. Another trend is attacking through social media platforms such as Instagram and more through strangers’ messages leading to account takeover by malicious attackers.
Communication platform cyber attack statistics:
- 50,000 and more Zoom account details were sold on the dark web for as little as $0.0020 per account.
- A large percentage of online fraud (70%) is now accomplished through mobile applications.
- In 2019, Facebook breaches were a major cause of data leakages.
- Nearly 8% of social media cyberattacks are through phishing.
- LinkedIn phishing messages account for 47% of all social media phishing attempts.
What are the types of phishing attacks?
1. Spear Phishing
A general phishing campaign involves a website you’ve never visited or used before. This makes it much easier to recognize. However, with a spear-phishing campaign, the emails received aren’t generalized like these, rather they are targeted to your needs or look like they are from websites you’ve visited before thus making it much more difficult to identify them as phishing scams until it’s too late.
- 65% of attackers have opted for spear phishing as their prime choice method of attack.
- Nearly 71% of all targeted attacks are done through spear phishing.
- In 2012 nearly 90% of cyber attacks were through spear phishing.
2. Extension and Credential Phishing
Popular file extensions like .pdf, .html, and .htm along with Google, and Adobe were made for phishing schemes. The latter is known as credential phishing, where sign-in data is stolen from users.
- The number of malicious PDF files sent saw a dramatic increase in 2020 with it being sent to over 5 million users.
- Phishing using PDF files with fake CAPTCHAs was also used to lure users.
- 52% of companies had their credentials compromised to access confidential and private information in 2021.
- PDF files count for 14% of total malicious file extensions while others like, .zip and . jar account for nearly 37%.
How To Prevent Phishing Attacks?
- Enable Multifactor Authentication
Enabling two or multi-Factor Authentication can drastically help reduce and avoid falling prey to phishing attacks. This is because the data obtained through phishing if successful becomes redundant due to the further authentication steps in place.
- Cybersecurity Software
Opting for a well-established and experienced cyber security software can help in the detection and blocking of such phishing attempts thereby keeping the company and its data secure.
- Employee Training
Giving company employees regular training on secure data handling practices, tips to look out for in recognizing phishing emails, having a top-notch security system in place for their devices, and other similar measures can drastically reduce the chances of being a victim of a phishing scheme.
- Be Cautious About E-mails
Always be cautious about e-mails received. Check for spelling mistakes, immediate requirement subject lines, company details, whether an email has previously been received from the same address, is it trustworthy, these are some of the questions and points that one should take note of when checking emails that look suspicious.
- IPv6 Email Infrastructure
Adopting IPv6 email infrastructure can enhance the security of email systems. IPv6 offers better encryption and a more extensive range of IP addresses, reducing the risk of IP spoofing, a common tactic in phishing attacks. By transitioning to IPv6, organisations can leverage improved security features and more robust authentication mechanisms, making it harder for phishers to exploit vulnerabilities inherent in the older IPv4 systems.
With the cybersecurity landscape changing ever so constantly, knowing the figures and facts related to it, and its risks like phishing and other scams can give a deep insight. This article has focused mainly on the phishing attack statistics of 2024, the major sectors that fall victim to it, and the latest trends in phishing.
What type of phishing attack targets specific users or groups?
Spear-phishing targets specific groups or users with content that is designed specifically lure them in. 65% of attackers have opted for spear phishing as their prime choice method of attack.
How many phishing attacks in 2022?
A report by VentureBeat indicates that 2022 witnessed around 255 millions phishing attacks showing a 61% increase phishing attack percentage from 2021.


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After a month-long campaign and trial period, Ilam Municipality has completely banned the use of plastic bags in the city. People now take a jute bag with them from home when they go shopping. Shopkeepers use either paper or leaves to wrap goods if customers don't have their own bags.
Tea entrepreneurs have agreed to use Nepali paper to package tea. The municipality has planned to maximise the use of paper and ban plastic use, except for readymade goods like noodles and biscuits wrapped in plastic bags.
The municipality recalled polythene bags from all shops and a team led by municipality executive officer Yubaraj Dahal has been monitoring the market. If a shopkeeper sells goods in a polythene bag he will be fined Rs 500, while shoppers will be fined Rs 200 for using them.
Dahal argues that the drastic steps were necessary as plastic was littering an otherwise clean and green Ilam. The municipality has set aside 38 ropanis of land (>19,000 square metres) for processing degradable waste. "Our goal is to develop Ilam as a green city within two years by processing all the waste generated here. The Finnish ambassador has promised support, and has already visited the proposed site."
Ten thousand trees will be planted along either side of the roads within the municipality, and in deforested areas. A park is being constructed in Shera village, ward No. 3, next to the proposed processing site.
Hoarding boards advertising cigarette and liquor brands have already been removed from within the municipality, which has also implemented plans to attract tourists for Nepal Tourism Year 2011.


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Telcos to be paid 2 paise by government for sending alerts
"Considering the significance of alerts/messages sent as per direction issued under the Disaster Management Act,2005 (53 of 2005), the authority has decided that no charges shall be levied for such SMS/cell broadcast - alerts/messages sent either during disaster or prior to notification of disaster or after expiry of disaster," the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in the order on Tuesday.
Trai revises telcos' revenue reporting format to reflect new definition of AGR
Just over a year ago, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had revised the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR), and introduced the concept of ApGR, which is determined by excluding all non-telecom revenue earned by telcos from their gross revenue (GR).
Telcos focus on international roaming plans to retain high-end users
International roaming revenues are estimated at around 3% of the total income, driven mainly by postpaid customers.
Telcos slam app makers, call them ‘free riders’
The comments from Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represent the top telcos, came a day after the Broadband India Forum (BIF), representing tech companies, said that OTT players are not free riders and the platforms are responsible for more than 70% of the telco traffic, failing which the networks of telcos would have remained unutilized.
Telcos lash out at OTTs, call them 'free riders'
Apart from that, telcos invest mammoth amounts towards spectrum acquisition and network infrastructure. "OTTs, on the other hand, have nil or very miniscule contributions to the government despite their robust revenues," COAI said. The industry body stressed that communication OTTs do not contribute to the exchequer in the form of taxes, levies, licence fees, etc as they are not regulated by the ministry of communications, although their services are similar to what telcos are providing.
Telcos' hiring activity getting more aggressive amid 5G roll outsStaffing experts say that while security concerns are prompting telcos to take the technical profiles in house, the trend is reversed when it comes to service-based profiles. The focus on outsourcing a chunk of their service-led functions could also help telcos address the challenge of recruiting new people and/or upskilling the existing workforce to meet 5G rollout needs.
ARPU for India's telcos likely to rise 8.2% in 2023: Fitch“We expect 2023 revenue and EBITDA of Bharti and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd to grow by the low- to mid-teens, driven by subscriber additions and a 7%-10% increase in monthly average revenue per user (ARPU),” analysts from Fitch said.
Data usage and 4G additions set to boost telcos' revenues in Q3"Recent changes in tariffs at the lower end (by Airtel) are unlikely to have meaningful impact on telecom industry revenue growth in Q3 of 2022-23, but if they are extended to other circles and competition follows, it can boost revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022-23," Kunal Vora, head of India equity research at BNP Paribas, told ET
Telcos run up huge costs to retain prepaid subscribersAirtel, Vi and Jio's monthly customer churn - or percentage of users leaving the network - has risen from 2.2%, 2% and 0.46% in the June quarter, FY21, to 3.3%, 4.3% and 2%, respectively in the September quarter, FY23, in the aftermath of tariff hikes taken a year back.
Telcos' AGR grows 18 per cent to Rs 60,530 crore in April-June 2022; govt collection up 19 per centThe adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of telecom service providers was Rs 51,335 crore in June 2021 quarter, according to the performance indicator report for quarter ended June 2022 released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
OTTs should compensate telcos for using infra: COAICellular Operators' Association of India (COAI), Director General, SP Kochhar said that the association, as part of draft telecom bill, has given its suggestions on how OTT communications services should be defined, to ensure there is no ambiguity.
Telcos best suited to run private 5G networks: Jio, Vi executives"We think that telcos are the best suited because we have mastered the art and the science of planning. And it's not just spectrum planning, it's complete radio planning or core planning and the lifecycle management of the device or the subscriber ecosystem," said Rochak Kapur, head, Enterprise Products & Business Operations, Vodafone Idea.
ARPU must rise as Telcos need $10-15 billion to push 5G: Top Bharti executive"Investment is foremost, and a $10-15 billion investment is needed to reach to the masses; that includes $4-5 billion for infrastructure," said Akhil Gupta, vice chairman of Bharti Enterprises, the parent entity of India's second largest telco Bharti Airtel.
DoT asks telcos to bar SMS for 24 hrs on new SIM cardsUnder the guidelines issued by the DoT, once a telco receives a request for a new SIM on an existing number, it is required to send a message conveying the receipt of such a request. It also needs to check the receipt of the new SIM card through an IVRS call to the subscriber on the current SIM card, to authenticate the request, and the receipt of the new SIM.
One-time spectrum fees: Big fight begins in courtThe OTSC issue stems from a government decision to charge telcos OTSC soon after SC cancelled 122 telecom permits in 2012, post2G scam, and said spectrum is best allotted via an auction.
Telcos want OTT communications apps to chip in to develop e-InfraThe Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents India’s top telecom operators, will also suggest a few definitions for OTT communications platforms, according to a draft of the submission it has prepared as part of the consultation process on the proposed Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022.
Must define OTT communication apps in Bill: TelcosThe regulatory conditions and treatment "must be made uniformly applicable for similarly placed players", the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said in a statement. "...there is a need to ensure a level playing field among all technologies, that is Same Service Same Rules with respect to OTT Communication Services, so that fair and healthy competition prevails in the industry," COAI said.
Telcos seen dialling 'steady' second quarter as SUC savings aid margins; 5G updates in key focusWith 5G not just enabling faster internet but also holding the promise of rapid economic progress and boosting job creation, the government has asked companies to get cracking now. And many companies have started falling in line -- last week many smartphone players committed specific timelines for upgrading the software for their 5G-enabled phones.
Telcos to benefit from lower SUC in Q2 of FY23: AnalystsReliance Jio is expected to have stronger customer additions, as compared to a modest estimate for Bharti Airtel, while Vodafone Idea will continue to lose users, say analysts. However, the sequential revenue growth will likely be weaker compared to the previous two quarters as tariff hike benefits are largely behind and subscriber additions likely to be muted, they warned.
Govt to smartphone brands, telcos: Need weekly updates on 5G support, rolloutsAs per officials aware of the matter, the directive on updates was given during a meeting with telecom operators and smartphone manufacturers on Wednesday, which was chaired by electronics & information technology secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma.
DoT to meet smartphone brands, telcos on Oct 12 to push 5G software updatesSmartphone brands and telecom operators have been summoned for a meeting by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to discuss the software update timeline for 5G support, amid concerns over a wide range of models not supporting the next gen networks being rolled out by Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel.
Telco closely working with finance firms to spur smartphone adoption: Airtel's Pratik Joshi"From a base of 350 million feature phone users, organically only about 40 million people move to smartphones every year. By that rate, it will take 7-8 years for everyone to move to a smartphone," Joshi said, speaking at a panel discussion at the India Mobile Congress 2022.
As 5G arrives, so do risks of SIM fraudsTelecom companies will need to ramp up communication warning customers of SIM swap frauds as the rollout of 5G services will require some customers to upgrade SIM cards, which in turn will increase the chances of such frauds, experts say.
Ericsson vows commitment to India's manufacturing prowess for production of 5G infrastructureAccording to Ericsson, consumer 5G readiness is high in India, and a recent survey has shown that over 100 million users in India with 5G-ready smartphones want to upgrade to next generation network in 2023. Many of them are even willing to shell out up to 45 per cent premium for rich experiences and applications.
Telecom minister Vaishnaw calls on telcos, tower cos to boost quality of servicesCommunications minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw has called on telcos and tower companies to boost the quality of telecom services (QoS) by several notches, especially with the government having done its bit to ring in sectoral reforms and improve the financial health of the industry.
In line with Trai directive, all mobile operators offering 30-day plansTrai in January had come out with amendments to Telecommunications Tariff Order, mandating operators to offer 30 days vouchers and monthly renewable prepaid plans. It had issued the order after receiving references from consumers expressing concerns regarding the tariff offers of 28 days' validity by telecom service providers (TSPs), rather than tariff offerings having validity for 30 days or a month.
Telcos seek regulation of OTT services, cut in licence fee & USO levyMost industry associations, including the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI), Assocham, and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), have sought abolition of the universal service obligation (USO) levy, which currently stands at 5% of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of telcos.Load More
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By Andrew Deck
No one owns the Internet. But even the democratized Internet needs people to oversee it. That is the role of the World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C, an organization that sets standards to ensure the Web runs smoothly and continues to evolve with new technologies.
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee founded W3C in 1994 shortly after he created the first Web page specifications for Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Berners-Lee wanted to avoid a monopolization of the Web, but without a single Web provider there was the potential for competing tech infrastructure. By setting standards, he hoped to avoid these contradictions.
As W3C CEO Dr. Jeff Jaffe explains it, the Web uses certain vocabulary, such as HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). W3C’s standardized vocabulary ensures that if you create a website or Web app, it will be rendered on all different browsers and devices. In other words, the fact that you can read Power More on Firefox or Chrome or your tablet or your smartphone is no coincidence.
W3C standards are recommendations, not requirements, and standards mean little if no one is using them. But with more than 400 member organizations in the consortium, including universities, nonprofits and major technology companies such as Facebook, Alibaba and Dell, W3C standards are often adopted industrywide.
Bringing these diverse interests together is not without its challenges.
“It is extremely rare that we will not get comments on a proposed standard,” Jaffe said. W3C has faced controversial issues in the past, including its efforts to standardize “Do Not Track” (DNT) features, which monitor user activity on Web browsers.
In 2011, W3C launched its Tracking Protection Working Group to draft a DNT standard. Privacy groups and some Web browser makers, such as Microsoft and Mozilla, pushed for a default “on” for DNT or the option for first-time users to set their own preferences. Online advertising interests pushed back with a request for a default “off.” Internally, there was also disagreement about what it meant for data collection once DNT was activated. Several years later, after delays and extensions, the W3C finally published its final recommendation, but only after the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) pulled out the process.
But W3C sees its duty to be facing opposition within the industry and building consensus, bringing academia and advertising and social media and entertainment together and “facilitating a dialogue in the community.”
With its policy of “vendor neutrality,” however, W3C draws the line at allowing companies to decide or manipulate the standardization process in their favor. Although, member payments help fund W3C, the diverse 400 member organizations ensure no one company is “footing the bill for the consortium,” Jaffe said.
Beyond simply reflecting existing best practices in the community, such as formalizing commonly used code with a standardized language, W3C pushes the Web forward by incorporating new technologies into their standards. In 2014, W3C released HTML5, the newest iteration of the programming language, which expanded the potential for multimedia on the Web.
“It was a decade in the making and is considerably more advanced,” Jaffe explained. “Video is now native to the browser, meaning you don’t need extensive plug-ins.”
Roger McNamee, a Silicon Valley investor, put his support behind HTML5, telling The Wall Street Journal that its multimedia tools would provide a diversity of content, “[putting] power back in the hands of creative people.”
Ultimately, most of the work W3C does, including its HTML5 standard, is behind closed doors (or, behind Web pages, hidden in lines of code).
But W3C’s work is in action every time you browse on your smartphone or watch a video on social media, because of its central role in developing Web technologies.
“Think about what you could do with the Web 25 years ago,” Jaffe said. “You could browse the static Web on a desktop computer with no multimedia and without laptops or smartphones.”
“Now think about what you can do today. The reason the Web is so much more powerful is because we have evolved the underlying language and the underlying tech infrastructure,” he added.


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The latest round of NAFTA re-negotiation talks between government representatives of the US, Canada and Mexico, held in Montreal, has broken up with significant divisions and disagreements between the participants.
However, one positive sign is that the three countries have agreed another round of talks in Mexico City from February 26 to March 6 (making that the seventh round).
The NAFTA talks are taking place against a background of a strongly anti-NAFTA position from US President Donald Trump who has repeatedly criticised the agreement and said that it has to be re-negotiated or the US will pull out of it. Autos is a high-profile economic sector that has drawn the ire of Trump who has criticised car companies with low-cost manufacturing in Mexico, but who ship in large numbers to the US market.
US negotiators have proposed raising the minimum percentage of parts that must be made in the US, Canada or Mexico — from 62.5% to 85% — in order for manufactured vehicles to circulate freely between NAFTA countries. They also want 50% of parts to come from the US. Mexico and Canada are opposed to the US proposals.
A compromise suggested by Canada could boost NAFTA auto content, but instead of just counting the country of origin for mechanical parts, the Canadian idea would include intellectual property and emerging technologies in rules of origin for automobiles (which would likely inflate the percentage of US content given US dominance in auto industry tech and product development).
Mexico called the Canadian plan “innovative,” but US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the Canadian idea would allow too many parts from China and other low-cost Asian countries to be included in the autos exempt from tariffs under NAFTA.
“The reality is, you’re going to have much, much less regional content, and that’s clearly fewer jobs for us, clearly fewer jobs for the Canadians and I believe, fewer jobs for Mexico,” he told reporters in Montreal, Reuters reported.
The talking – and arguing – resumes at the end of next month.


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Covid-19 Greece – 904 new cases, 98 deaths on Sunday
The Greek authorities announced 904 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, 5 of which were detected following checks at the country’s borders. The total number of cases is 115,471, of which 52.8% are men.
4,986 (4.3%) are related to travel from abroad and 30,594 (26.5%) are related to an already known case.
A total of 600 are intubated. Their median age is 65 years, 169 (28.2%) are women and the rest are men, while 75.3% of them have an underlying condition or are 70 years of age or older.
651 patients have been discharged from ICUs.
Finally, there were 101 more recorded fatalities bringing the death toll to 3,003. Of the fatalities, 1,197 (39.9%) are women and the rest men while their median age was 79 years and 96.2% had an underlying condition and/or age 70 years and over.
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Quebecor and World Color in Massive Deal
GREENWICH, CT—Following weeks of industry speculation, Quebecor Printing and World Color Press signed a definitive merger agreement in which Quebecor will acquire all stock in the US $2.7 billion industry giant based here.
The acquisition is reportedly the largest in the history of the printing industry. Officials say the new combined company, to be known as Quebecor World Inc., will be the largest commercial printer in the world, serving customers in magazines, catalogs, books, retail inserts and circulars, and specialty/direct mail printing.
Quebecor Printing will pay approximately US $840 million in cash, representing US $35.69 per share, and will also assume the debt of World Color in the approximate amount of US $1.3 billion.
The board of directors of World Color, by a unanimous vote, recommended acceptance of the offer. Both the tender offer and the merger are expected to be completed within four months.
"Two of the fastest growing commercial printers have joined to create a new industry leader, committed to continued growth, sensitive to customer needs and positioned to set new highs in shareholder expectations," says Charles Cavell, president and CEO of Quebecor Printing. "The World Color management team enjoys a stellar reputation in our industry. The fit of our two companies couldn't be better from the point of view of customers and shareholders," he says.
Robert G. Burton, chairman and CEO of World Color, adds, "Quebecor Printing, with its global presence, and World Color, with its solid position in the United States, will create a tremendous team." Burton will leave following the completion of the takeover, but will become a member of the Quebecor World board of directors.
Pierre Karl Péladeau, vice chairman of Quebecor Printing and president and CEO of Quebecor Inc., notes, "Quebecor is proud to be at the forefront of bringing together two of the most successful printing companies in the world. No two companies are better suited to merge for the good of improved customer service and increased shareholder value."


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Dubai realty transactions top $326m on Monday
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Dubai’s real estate market recorded total realty transactions worth a whopping AED1.2 billion ($326.71 million) on Monday, according to official figures.
As many as 368 sales transactions worth AED909.66 million and mortgage deals of AED177.3 million were effected on the day, in addition to 70 gift transactions amounting to AED126.81 million, data released by the emirate’s Land Department (DLD) showed, said a Wam news agency report.
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Japan Airlines (JAL) and Marubeni have announced they will be establishing a new business jet company in order to meet the expanding demand of the service in Japan.
Services will include the arrangement of the charter flight, management of the privately owned aircraft, and provide operational and concierge services to business jet operators and to customers flying to Japan, with a target to start the service during the spring of 2019.
The new company, a joint venture between JAL and Marubeni, will contribute to the economic development of Japan by offering services and products that will maximize time spent traveling for customers. It will utilize JAL‘s worldwide network and Marubeni’s business knowledge in the aviation field.
Photo credit: Marubeni