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The soda industry has been suffering over the course of the past decade, with sales steadily decreasing.
In the past year alone, the sales of soda products in the United States have dropped 1.2%. This denotes the 12th year in a row that the sales have fallen.
This hit can be attributed by sugar taxes that were formed to try and curb obesity and diabetes in the general population.
The consumption of soda fell to its lowest level since 1985. In order to compensate for this loss, the companies are trying out many techniques to boost their sales.
There has been a push in the market for soft drinks in smaller containers that cost the consumer more per ounce.
At the same time, large discount packs have been made less available to the consumers. An emphasis has been placed on low-sugar drinks, sugar-free versions of soda and non-carbonated drinks.
Sales of soda drinks decreased about 1.2 percent in the United States in 2016, falling for the 12th year in a row, a report by trade publication Beverage Digest showed, as demand was hit by consumer choosing healthier options and a slew of sugar taxes aimed at stemming obesity and diabetes. The per capita consumption of soda drinks, including energy drinks, fell to about 642 8-ounce servings last year, the lowest level since 1985, when the Beverage Digest began tracking consumption trends, the publication said on Wednesday. However, total sales dollars increased 2 percent to $80.6 billion as soft drink makers aggressively pushed smaller packs at higher prices per ounce, while lowering emphasis on large discounts packs, the Beverage Digest said. These measures come amid a wave of sugar tax approvals in the United States and Europe.
The consumption of added sugar in foods and beverages has been linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes. The World Health Organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the American Heart Association have all recommended reducing consumption of soda as a way to cut down on added sugars.


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Amazon buys mesh WiFi startup Eero to connect smart homes
Mesh networking will help your Alexa devices stay online.
Eero lets you test new Mesh WiFi features in its app
Band steering and DNS caching will arrive soon.
Mesh WiFi startup Eero lays off a fifth of its workforce
The company says it wants to 'focus on its core business'.
The best Wi-Fi mesh networking kits for most people
Netgear wins, but you actually have a few good choices.
Eero's new mesh WiFi system packs more power in a pretty package
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Eero upgrades its mesh WiFi system with more power
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Retail inflation hits 6-month high of 6.3 pc in May on costlier food, fuel
Wholesale price-based inflation too accelerated to a record 12.94 per cent in May
WPI inflation rises to eight-month high in October
As per the data, this is the highest level of Wholesale price index-based or WPI inflation since February
Wholesale inflation in July falls to multi-year low of 1.08 per cent
Inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was at 2.02 per cent in June this year and 5.27 per cent in July 2018.
Inflation dips to 18-month low
While the retail inflation dipped to an 18-month low of 2.19 per cent, the wholesale inflation fell to an eight-month low of 3.80 per cent.
Inflation hits 5.13 per cent on hardening of food price
The Reserve Bank uses retail inflation data to set the monetary policy in the country.
Wholesale inflation rises to 5.13 pc in Sept on rising fuel, food prices
The WPI inflation was 4.53 per cent in August.
Wholesale inflation at 4-month low
The retail inflation too in August had fallen to 10 months low of 3.69 per cent, as per data released earlier.
Wholesale inflation eases to 5.09 per cent in July: Govt data
Retail inflation rate eased to 4.17 per cent in July.
High wholesale vegetable prices increase burden on common man
India's wholesale inflation grew 5.77 per cent in June, breaking the record of four-and-a-half-year.
Wholesale inflation rises to 5.77 pc in June on costlier vegetables, fuel
The retail inflation rate accelerated to a five-month high of 5.0 per cent in June.


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CEO Doug McMillon points to a “new era of trust and transparency” for customers and communities
PHILADELPHIA, November 4, 2016/3BL Media/ – At today’s Net Impact Conference, Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon will outline a roadmap that will guide the company’s role in society on critical issues over the next several years, pointing to a “new era of trust and transparency.” The roadmap adds fresh detail to Walmart’s sustainability agenda and contains new commitments that reflect a wider recognition of the company’s impact on communities and the planet.
Seth and Kata DeLoach had no way of knowing that a trip to the pediatrician for their daughter would turn their world upside down.
After noting some concerns about the development of then 2-month-old Reagan’s head, the pediatrician directed Seth and Kata to a neurosurgeon at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis – a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. It was there that a neurosurgeon was able to diagnose Reagan with craniosynostosis, a condition where joints in the brain begin to close prematurely before fully formed.
Across America, kids are settling back into school routines. They are making new friends, trying new activities, and taking on new subjects to learn. But there’s something else that happens this time of year: many children also return to depend on the availability of a healthy meal at a school breakfast, lunch or afterschool program. In the United States, hunger is a critical issue in the lives of far too many families.
When forecasting warned that record rainfall could be coming to Louisiana, a team at Walmart’s home office did what they always do when severe weather is imminent: Pull together the right people to prepare for help.
Because there are about 30 Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations in the Baton Rouge area where the flooding eventually hit, the company’s Emergency Operations Center had a responsibility to local associates and communities. Logistics, operations, and merchandising teams assembled quickly, first mapping alternate routes for trucks delivering to stores in and around Louisiana and ramping up shipments of diapers, bottled water and other essentials.
China becoming bigger focus as U.S. retailer conducts overhaul
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its foundation are investing $25 million over five years in food safety research in China, as the world’s largest retailer seeks to strengthen its foothold in the country more than two years after it was hit by high-profile product scandals.
Donations and needed supplies to assist organizations leading the hurricane relief and includes $500 thousand for recovery efforts in Haiti.
BENTONVILLE, Ark., October 12, 2016/3BL Media/ – Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have made a commitment to provide support through cash and product donations of $2 million to organizations helping with relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Funding to 10 Workforce Development Boards are part of $10.9 million grant awarded to The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
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As a next step in an effort to increase economic mobility of workers in retail and adjacent sectors in the U.S., the Walmart Foundation announced 10 Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) across the country will receive funding from The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership). The Partnership selected 10 WDBs to collectively form and implement new models of career services specific to retail—models that will serve as best practices for the approximately 550 WDBs in the U.S.
More and more companies are adopting a shared value approach—pursuing financial success in a way that also benefits society—as they look for new economic opportunities, seek to regain the public’s trust, and work to solve some of the world’s most pressing social problems. But these companies don’t operate in isolation. Each exists in an ecosystem where factors beyond their control limit their ability to create shared value.
Kathleen McLaughlin, President of the Walmart Foundation shares how the Foundation is helping create economic opportunity through providing funding to workforce development boards in ten communities across the U.S. to develop and test new innovative ways to help workers in the retail sector advance in their career.


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Erik Bast (Bee Intelligence CEO) was recently featured in the New Zealand Beekeeper July 2020 Issue.
As a new and emerging technology there has been a lot of discussion about using blockchain in various industries. Erik explains exactly what is blockchain technology and examines if it is something the honey industry can benefit from. The article covers the following key questions:
- What is blockchain?
- How can this technology be used in the honey industry?
- Is this technology useful for NZ honey producers?
- What are the downsides to distributed ledger technology?
- What is the future of distributed ledger technology in New Zealand?


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Bhubaneswar, Apr 25:
East-India focused consumer dairy company Milk Mantra has launched two new fruit –dairy product innovations Milky Moo Litchi Lassi and Milky Moo Aam Dahi. Made from ethically sourced low fat milk, premium yogurt cultures and real fruit pulp these products extend the popular Milky Moo range in to the trending and evolving fruit yogurt category.
Srikumar Misra, the company’s founder, MD & CEO commented, “In line with our thinking of doing real functional innovation in product development, I believe these are the tastiest yogurt/lassi products in the market. The taste profile of real fruit pulp and yogurt that has been created by our in house New Product Development team is remarkable. »
Apart from fresh milk, the company produces a range of premium and innovative dairy products including pro-biotic dahi, increased shelf-life of paneer, curcumin-based milk-shakes, among others under its challenger “Milky Moo” brand. These products will be made available across Odisha, Kolkata, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.
Milk Mantra Dairy was founded in August 2009 by Srikumar Misra with a conscious capitalist approach of building an innovative dairy product brand by leveraging on the latest technology. It recently raised Series D funding from Neev Fund and existing investors Eight Road Ventures and Aavishkar. Milk Mantra has been witness to many firsts to its credit – it has engineered an innovative TRIPAK packaging technology to keep milk fresh for longer periods of time, it has launched the world’s first curcumin-fortified milk-shake and has built a dairy business as an engaging brand driven setup rather than just a staples-supplying entity, amongst others.


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Emani Richardson has been quite the mini do-gooder of late. Earlier this month, she and her dad Lil Scrappy were snapped at the ‘Breast Party Ever’ event and just last week, the little cutie was spotted out with her mom Erica Dixon at the “Women of Atlanta” charity fashion show presented by designer Rafael Cox on October 24, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Reality star Erica was one of many Atlanta celebrities who walked the runway show in an effort to bring awareness to breast cancer. Other celebrities who strutted the runway included Mimi Faust(Love & Hip Hop Atlanta), Quad Webb-Lunceford (Married 2 Medicine), and Dondria (singer). Proceeds from the show benefited the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Erica and her family are featured on the reality show, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.


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PORTLAND, ME — Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company announced today that its highly popular Vacationland Summer Ale will feature new labels and packaging when it arrives in stores this month. Vacationland Summer Ale is the brewer’s third beer to feature a new look — following Gritty’s Original Pub Style and Gritty’s Scottish Ale – since the company began a year-long effort to implement new packaging for its full line of seasonal and year round ales.
“The release of Vacationland means that summer is coming,” said Gritty’s Vice President and Master Brewer Ed Stebbins. “And the new labels add a little extra excitement for us this year.”
Gritty’s introduced new packaging for Original Pub Style and Scottish Ale in December 2010. The new packaging is a nod to Gritty’s three brew pubs, their customers, and incorporates subtle details that fans of Gritty’s will recognize and appreciate. The new Vacationland Summer Ale packages continues that theme, featuring brighter colors, a beer-thieving bear and summer campers traveling through Maine.
“Once summer arrives, campers, summer renters and day trippers come to Maine,” said Stebbins. “They’re part of Maine’s summer landscape, and we wanted to incorporate these folks into Vacationland packaging.”
Vacationland Summer Ale is a full-bodied ale made with generous portions of pale malt and a touch of wheat malt, along with Cascade wheat hops for a delicate and forward hop character. This seasonal ale will be available in 6- and 12- packs of 12- ounce bottles, 22-ounce bottles, 5-liter mini kegs and on draft in bars and restaurants throughout New England.


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SWATCH STANDS OUT in InternetRetailing research for the speedy mobile experience that it offers its customers. This fits with the Swiss watch brand’s focus on multichannel customer service. During 2016, the brand introduced online ‘e-reservation’ as well as click and collect, and these, it said in its annual report, “enhanced opportunities to build loyalty”. It’s also a highly international retailer, making its website available in 17 European Economic Area (EEA) countries, plus its home market of Switzerland, and in nine EEA languages. Its focus on the international is part of a strategy that includes both ecommerce and stores.
In Europe, it opened new format stores in locations including Amsterdam, Zermatt and Glasgow during 2016, as well as opening new or refurbished stores in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Albania. Bulgaria also saw the opening of a dedicated website.
While making it easier to buy through digital channels, the brand has also introduced a watch that shoppers can use to make payments. Its contactless payment watch, the Swatch Bellamy, was launched in 2016 in Switzerland, as well as beyond Europe in Brazil and China.
Marketing and communication strategy, said the brand, focused more on the digital world, with social media understandably being key to that. Swatch worked with digitally influential artists RJ Puno and Zach King on its #POPitUP campaign over the last year.
InternetRetailing research shows that Swatch engages with its customers via ten channels. Swatch said in its 2016 annual report that it enjoyed growth across all social media channels during its latest financial year. Its Instagram followers nearly doubled in 18 months, from 350,000 in April 2015 to 643,000 in November 2016. It also launched its own Snapchat account to provide “exclusive inside views and highlights of events”, the retailer said in its annual report.
Swatch enjoys a sizeable following among its customers – the Swatch Club has more than 210,000 members in 175 countries. Members are able to attend exclusive events and buy watch designs including one created in 2016 through a collaboration between Swatch Club and Ed Banger Records that resulted in the Ed Banger Time watch. This was launched in Germany, France, Switzerland and the US, and sold out quickly. The Swatch Club also collaborated on a second watch with two Argentinian artists during the same year.


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TUI knocks Thomas Cook in press ads
TUI Travel, the UK's largest tour operator, is running a knocking press ad campaign against ailing rival Thomas Cook, highlighting that its competitor is "experiencing turbulence".
TUI: Thomson Holidays owner's press ad knocks rival Thomas Cook
TUI Travel, which owns Thomson Holidays and First Choice, has placed press ads in today's national press (25 November), talking up the Thomson brand against its rival's financial woes.
The ad, which runs under the brand's "Your holiday to a T" strapline, states: "You can smile with Thomson because you’re in safe hands.
"Another holiday company may be experiencing turbulence, but we're in really great shape."
The ad details the benefits of Thomson Holidays, adding: "You can trust us to deliver."
Thomas Cook this week said it was pushing back the announcement of its financial results, expected yesterday (24 November), and that it was seeking a £100m cash injection from its banks, due to a deterioration of trading.
The tour operator was also due to announce the results of its review of the UK business, but has delayed this, and only last month received £100m from its network of banks.
Thomas Cook said that the company was operating "business as usual" and that consumers "should not worry".
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A new survey conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Radius has shown that the majority of B2B marketers are currently integrating or expanding predictive analytics efforts within their overall strategies.
About 61 percent said they had already implemented them or were in the process of doing so. Thirty-seven percent stated that they were interested in integrating predictive analytics. Nearly 83 percent said they see “considerable” or “very high” business impact by using them.
Furthermore, 86 percent claimed that predictive analytics helps them evaluate opportunities to enter new markets. Researchers had previously found that this was a top challenge for B2B marketers.
Ninety-seven percent stated that with predictive analytics, they now understand how and why their target customers buy their products and services. Eighty-nine percent claimed that they have been able to identify new opportunities, and 92 percent have optimized their marketing approach to reach the right audience.
Merging Marketing Automation and Predictive Analytics
A white paper released by the Digital Marketing Depot in March 2015 showed that many marketers utilize marketing automation software for features, such as predictive analytics. Furthermore, research indicated that software manufacturers are becoming more aware of the need for these features. Nearly half of B2B marketing automation vendors made upgrades related to analytics in 2014.
Other features that marketing automation software buyers look for include PPC/SEO management, CRM integration, video marketing, social media and web publishing. The authors of the white paper note that B2B continues to adopt predictive analytics specifically for lead scoring.


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Lucid Air sedans are due to start this year.
South Korean company LG Chem today announced that it will be the exclusive supplier of batteries for electric vehicles of the American company Lucid Motors, which plans to begin production of Lucid Air sedans at the end of this year.
“The agreement with LG Chem gives Lucid the best possible way to produce Lucid Air, providing the energy density and cell availability needed to fulfill our promise of best-in-class mileage on a single charge,” said Peter Rawlinson, Lucid Motors CEO and Technical Director ( Peter Rawlinson), commenting on the agreement.
The South Korean battery manufacturer, with General Motors and Volkswagen among its customers, will supply cylindrical batteries for Lucid Air from the second half of this year until 2023.
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Plan Includes Prevention and Intervention Efforts, Enhanced Enforcement to Stem Increase in Shoplifting
Report Follows December Summit with NYPD, Attorney General, Five DAs, Small Businesses, National Retailers, Union Leaders, Local BIDs, Chambers of Commerce, and More
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the release a comprehensive plan to combat retail theft across New York City’s five boroughs. With the exception of 2020, the total number of citywide shoplifting complaints has increased year over year since 2018, with the largest increase — 44 percent — taking place from 2021 to 2022. The increase in retail theft has had a particularly significant impact on retailers that are still recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Retail Theft Report — created through a collaborative effort between retailers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders that came together through a summit hosted by Mayor Adams at Gracie Mansion — includes both upstream, program-oriented solutions and enhanced enforcement efforts, as well as information on existing efforts across New York City agencies to combat retail theft.
“Shoplifters and organized crime rings prey on businesses that have already taken a hit due to COVID-19, but, with this comprehensive plan, we’re going to beat back on retail theft through a combination of law enforcement, prevention, and intervention,” said Mayor Adams. “Last year alone, 327 repeat offenders were responsible for 30 percent of the more than 22,000 retail thefts across our city. This hurt our businesses, our workers, our customers, and our city. This plan will help us invest in diversion programs and in underlying factors leading to retail theft, works upstream to stop some of the factors leading to a crime before one takes place, trains retail workers in de-escalation tactics and security best practices, and takes numerous actions to increase necessary enforcement against repeat shoplifters and deter organized crime rings perpetrating these thefts. Most importantly, this plan aims to reassure our store owners that we know they are essential to our city, and we have their backs. I want to thank the nearly 100 stakeholders from the public and private sectors who participated in our summit last year and who contributed to drafting this report for bringing forward their innovative solutions to tackle this critical issue.”
“Retail theft doesn’t just strike at the heart of our economy; it strikes at the hearts and livelihoods of New Yorkers themselves,” said Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III. “It affects every one of us, and it is going to take all of us to solve it — law enforcement, government, retailers, and the public. This plan is our roadmap forward, and we will continue to work together to protect our stores.”
“Rising retail theft has been a principal concern among many small businesses and a hindrance to our continued economic growth,” said Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer. “The plan we’re announcing today is balanced, clear-eyed, impactful, and will provide real support to our small business owners and commercial corridors, making our city safer and stronger.”
“As with everything we do in our city, our efforts to combat retail theft require the continued, unwavering commitment and partnership of everyone — every single stakeholder,” said New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “Collectively, we have identified a problem and we’re working together to prevent it from enduring. This is how the NYPD is making New York City safer for all: By working in close collaboration with all of our law enforcement partners and, most importantly, alongside the people we serve.”
“Public safety and prosperity go hand-in-hand, and this administration is protecting both,” said New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim. “This plan sends a clear signal that small businesses must continue to be allowed to lead our city’s economic recovery. SBS is eager to work with our partners in the business and public safety community, respectively, to ensure that the recommendations from this report are implemented.”
“Across the country, cities are struggling to address the challenge of rising retail theft,” said Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice Director Deanna Logan. “Today, Mayor Adams leads New York in meeting this challenge with a plan that strikes the right balance between enforcement that promotes accountability and the interventions needed to support healthy neighborhoods resulting in safety, rehabilitation, and continued economic prosperity for all New Yorkers.”
Last December, Mayor Adams convened a summit comprised of more than 70 stakeholders to collaborate on policy and find creative solutions to address retail theft across New York City. The summit brought together law enforcement officials, government stakeholders, small business representatives, large retail groups, union leaders, business improvement districts, chambers of commerce, and diversion providers to discuss a variety of topics, including physical security measures, new diversion programs, leveraging technology to protect businesses and improve citywide responses, and enhancing existing partnerships among private, government, and non-profit sectors. The Adams administration then analyzed the information shared by the attendees at the summit, conducted independent research and data analyses, and consulted with law enforcement and retail business management to produce the recommendations in the report released today.
The plan comprises targeted solutions to reduce retail theft perpetrated by individual shoplifters, as well as organized crime rings, including a combination of increased law enforcement efforts and enhanced social service programming and resources to prevent shoplifting, particularly by individuals struggling with substance use disorders, serious mental illness, homelessness, or poverty.
Among the prevention and intervention strategies included in the plan, the administration will:
- Establish two new diversion programs — “Second Chance” and Re-Engaging Store Theft Offenders and Retail Establishments (RESTORE) — to allow non-violent offenders to avoid prosecution or incarceration by meaningfully engaging with services to help address underlying factors that lead to shoplifting.
- Install resource kiosks in stores to connect individuals in need to critical government resources and social services.
- Launch an employee support program to train retail workers in de-escalation tactics, anti-theft tools, and security best practices to help keep them safe in the event of an emergency and to support employees who have been impacted by thefts.
To increase necessary enforcement against repeat shoplifters and deter organized crime rings perpetrating these thefts, the administration will:
- Create a Precision Repeat Offender Program (PROP) in which retailers can submit dedicated security incident reports to the NYPD to better identify and track repeat offenders and facilitate stronger prosecutions by the five District Attorneys’ Offices.
- Establish a neighborhood retail watch for businesses in close proximity to one another to share real-time intelligence with each other and with law enforcement in the event of a theft. This program builds upon the NYPD’s Operation Safe Shopper initiative created under Mayor Adams’ leadership as Brooklyn borough president to expand video surveillance camera usage among participants.
- Advocate at the state and federal level for additional online sale authentication procedures to prevent the resale of stolen goods to build upon the federal Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act, which goes into effect in June 2023.
- Establish a New York City Organized Retail Theft Task Force, comprised of retailers, law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders to collaborate and respond to retail theft trends.
“Retail theft continues to harm New Yorkers, threaten businesses, and threaten the safety of our communities,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “We know inflation is cutting into paychecks and forcing tough conversations around kitchen tables, but stealing from small businesses that are already struggling with high costs and low profit margins is not the answer. I am proud to have worked together with Mayor Adams, our District Attorneys, and the NYPD to address this problem, and I look forward to continuing our partnership and combating retail theft so New Yorkers can feel safe in their neighborhoods.”
“Manhattan is the retail capital of the country, and we need our business community to thrive,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “Retail theft has increased city-wide and nation-wide since the pandemic, and we must continue to work together to drive down shoplifting. However, there is encouraging news – for the first time since the pandemic, retail theft has begun to decline in Manhattan. Year to date, petit larcenies are down 8 percent and robberies are down 5 percent, and comparing the first quarter of 2023 to 2022, retail theft complaints are down 11 percent. While we have more work to do, we believe our partnership with the NYPD and mayor’s office, and 5-point plan developed with the Small Business Alliance, is beginning to turn the tide.”
“The mayor’s plan to combat retail theft offers concrete measures to get this scourge under control by holding accountable organized or violent thieves, and addressing the needs of people who shoplift because of mental health or other issues,” said Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said. “The only way we are going to solve this major public safety and economic issue is to work together to support mom-and-pop bodegas to big box stores and everything in between, because they are the backbone of our communities.”
“Retail theft complaints more than doubled in Queens from 2018 through 2022,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “In response to this surge and the resulting requests for help, I launched the Merchants Business Improvement Program in a variety of business districts in the borough. Retailers have said the program has made a difference, but clearly more is needed, not just in Queens, but across the city. I applaud the mayor for his leadership on this critical issue. We can never lose sight of the fact that communities thrive when local businesses thrive.”
“Retail theft can cause devastating financial losses for businesses, and it also compromises the feeling of safety and security that store employees, shoppers, and residents deserve,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. “I commend Mayor Adams for his comprehensive plan to combat retail theft, which includes both prevention and intervention efforts to address the needs of the vulnerable, as well as enhanced enforcement to tackle this issue head-on. By working together and taking a multi-faceted problem-solving approach, we can create a safer and more vibrant city for all.”
“Opening and operating a retail business in New York City has always been a daunting yet immensely rewarding professional calling,” said Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon. “These vital New Yorkers and their countless thousands of employees have known this long before the headwinds caused by the pandemic, inflation, and a shortage in the labor market in just the past few years alone. That is why the rise in retail theft and the decline in the employee and customer experience in our retail stores is so deeply alarming and in need of immediate, forceful attention from law enforcement and all levels of government. I am encouraged by the forthcoming actions from the Adams administration that will focus first on increased accountability for those who steal from our stores and provide support for safety measures for our small businesses, while also creating opportunities for those who steal because of mental illness or substance use issues to heal themselves and the underlying reasons for their criminal behavior. Our incredible business community and the families they support deserve our full commitment to creating an environment where they can not only survive, but thrive and continue to serve the needs and wants of our neighbors across Staten Island and the entire city.”
“The recent rise in retail theft has become a quality of life issue for New Yorkers that cannot be ignored,” said U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler. “I applaud this effort which utilizes a unified approach to combat shoplifting while also investing in social solutions for those suffering from poverty and mental illness.”
“Retail theft hurts businesses in New York who are already struggling to keep their doors open and has sharply increased in the last few years,” said New York State Senator Andrew Lanza. “I support Mayor Adams efforts to stop shoplifters on every front. I join with my legislative colleagues in Albany on common sense bipartisan solutions (S1644, S4448, S5479), that if passed will make shoplifters think twice about committing these crimes.”
“The comprehensive plan released by Mayor Adams offers solutions that will help to restore public safety in neighborhoods impacted by retail crimes,” said New York State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. “Collaborative efforts, locally and statewide, combined with the valuable input from many important stakeholders help ensure the actions outlined in the mayor’s report broadly combat all contributing factors in the rise of our city’s retail thefts.”
“Retail theft has increased to such an extent that we need a targeted solution employing technology, law enforcement, and other prevention resources to combat shoplifting,” said New York State Senator Roxanne J. Persaud. “Mayor Adams’ summit and group of engaged stakeholders show great promise in addressing retail theft across our city.”
“Retail theft has become an epidemic in our city,” said New York State Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz. “Particularly concerning is the fact that such a high percentage of theft is by repeat offenders. We need to take action to address this issue. That means making arrests and that means passing tougher laws to combat this situation. Our local stores are the lifeblood of our community and have been suffering terribly due to the increasing number of people engaging in shoplifting. The time to act is now.”
“With the increased pressures of inflation, since 2018 there has been a 44% uptake in shoplifting complaints,” said New York State Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman. “Mayor Adams plans to combat retail theft through increasing law enforcement, and providing resources to individuals struggling with homelessness, mental illness or poverty. These individuals are negatively impacting retailers who are still recovering from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to support our local business while also seeking solutions for those that feel shoplifting is their only option in a time of crisis.”
“I commend Mayor Adams for bringing all relevant stakeholders to the table, namely small business owners and law enforcement officials, to find solutions to combat the scourge of organized retail theft that is plaguing our city,” said New York State Assemblymember Michael Reilly. “But let’s not forget that this effort is only part of the solution – Albany lawmakers can and must prioritize policies that toughen penalties for chronic and violent retail theft, including making those crimes eligible for bail. I am committed to working with Mayor Adams and the rest of my state legislative colleagues across New York City to advance these necessary policies.”
“There were almost 64,000 shoplifting complaints last year in our city, many committed by organized theft rings,” said New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar. “This is devastating businesses in a time of unprecedented economic challenges and slows our recovery. Today, Mayor Adams is launching a comprehensive plan to address retail theft. This plan incorporates the latest security technology to deter and apprehend shoplifters, coupled with diversion and support for those stealing out of economic desperation. This ensures we will drive down shoplifting and end the theft rings, while also providing people in poverty the help they need to become self-sufficient.”
“Retail theft is on the rise in New York City, and we must tackle it head on,” said New York State Assemblymember Manny De Los Santos. “Retail workers are essential workers, providing essential services to our communities. Concrete steps are needed to address this epidemic of individual and organized retail thefts. I commend Mayor Adams for releasing the Retail Theft Report to provide this roadmap to curtail this problem and keep our retail workers safe.”
“With the explosion of crime that we have seen across our city, I am pleased and excited to hear that Mayor Adams is putting forward a comprehensive plan to address retail theft,” said New York State Assemblymember Michael Novakhov. “Small businesses are the backbone of our city and state. Protecting workers from harm and businesses from crime is critical to supporting small business, encouraging new businesses to set up shop in our state, and to improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers. I look forward to reading this release and hope that it will be a productive step in the right direction for our city.”
“Protecting small businesses and retailors plagued by the recent increase in shoplifting complaints, while holistically addressing the root causes, adds a level of balance and fairness that can generate lasting change,” said Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson. “While sharing strategies to reduce shoplifting such as leveraging of technology, improving citywide response and more, ‘The Retail Theft Report,’ also seeks to enhance social service programs that target those suffering from substance abuse, mental illness, homelessness, poverty and more. I want to thank Mayor Adams for prioritizing equity and justice in ‘The Retail Theft Report,’ to ensure our communities thrive once again.”
“For New York City to thrive, we must be a place where people feel comfortable setting up shop – literally,” said New York City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers. “We must take steps to crack down on the steady stream of shoplifting while providing supportive services for those in need.”
“Mayor Eric Adams’ comprehensive plan to combat retail theft in New York City is a step towards protecting retailers and bolstering economic recovery,” said New York City Councilmember Robert F. Holden. “This plan demonstrates a commitment to protecting retailers and supporting vulnerable individuals in the city. However, if our state legislators don’t roll back the pro-criminal laws that tie the hands of our judges, we’ll continue seeing career criminals back out on the streets breaking the law.”
“As a participant in the summit to address retail theft, I am pleased that Mayor Adams is taking the next step to implement actionable items to help our business owners and reduce retail theft,” said New York City Councilmember Julie Menin. “As we recover from the pandemic, it is of paramount importance to have safe working conditions and consumer shopping experiences. I look forward to the plan being implemented which will support the over 200,000 businesses in New York City.”
“The alarming rise in theft is hurting all aspects of the retail sector, but it is especially damaging to small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy,” said New York City Councilmember Sandra Ung. “We can’t expect them to thrive in an environment where they have to constantly be vigilant against criminals. I attended the mayor’s retail theft summit, and I am encouraged the city is moving forward on some of the good ideas that were shared so we can begin to turn the tide on the rise in retail theft.”
“As retail theft continues to rise, I am supportive of strategies that enable law enforcement to take action, uplift our businesses, and hold bad actors accountable,” said New York City Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez, chair, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection. “Employees deserve a safe work environment, and consumers should be able to get the products and necessities they need safely.”
“Mayor Eric Adams recognized from the outset that a strategic, comprehensive plan was necessary to address the rising retail theft incidents in the five boroughs,” said Melissa O’Connor, president and CEO, Retail Council of New York State. “On behalf of thousands of stores in New York, we appreciate the initiatives outlined in the report released today. The retail industry has collaborated with this administration, the New York City Police Department and prosecutors over the past several months to prioritize store and community safety. This partnership will be formalized and strengthened through the New York City Organized Retail Theft Task Force, which will serve as a necessary and effective collaboration between stakeholders to hold organized retail crime syndicates and repeat offenders accountable.”
“We are very thankful that Mayor Eric Adams is taking retail theft seriously and this report shows clearly that they have a plan in place,” said Nelson Eusebio, founding member, Collective Action to Protect our Stores (CAPS). “For too long, retail theft has impacted stores with workers and consumers attacked, harmed and threatened. It hurts our communities, and it hurts our small businesses. We need action and the recommendations by Mayor Adams and his team are actionable and will get results.”
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Thieves steal 120 cars a day in Spain, the third highest rate in the EU. Here are the Spanish cities where you definitely have to double-check you’ve locked your car and the vehicle models crime gangs usually go for.
There’s no denying that Spain is a safe country by global standards.
In a Eurostat crime study of 41 European countries, Spain came in 34th position for homicides, 21st place for sexual violence and 31st when it came to all types of robberies.
However, when it comes to car theft in the EU, Spain comes in at a rather disappointing third position behind Italy and the UK.
More than 40,000 cars were stolen in Spain in 2017, according to the country’s Interior Ministry.
The Spanish Association of Insurers and Reinsurers (UNESPA) calculated that that figure was even higher in 2016 – 155,000 vehicles stolen – equating to 425 car thefts a day.
According to reports in the Spanish press, crime gangs who sell the vehicles overseas or take them apart before selling the parts are responsible for much of this type of crime.
Their modus operandi is becoming increasingly cunning as well, as in the case of a syndicate who stole €4.5 million worth in vehicles by tracking the drivers with a GPS and using the same locator and crane to audaciously steal the vehicles back again from the police depot when Civil Guard officers had retrieved them.
So where in Spain are you most likely to have your car stolen?
Spain’s capital Madrid is by far the city with the worst car theft rate in the country, accounting for 33 percent of all stolen cars in 2017 according to government data.
The second city where the chances of having your car stolen are highest is Barcelona with 13 percent, but it’s closely followed by Malaga in third place, a surprising entry considering the southern city is Spain’s 6th most populated city.
This may be explained by its proximity to Marbella, a city renowned for its super-rich foreigners and the prevalence of luxury car theft.
Other cities where car theft is rife according to Interior Ministry data are Murcia (7 percent), Cádiz (7 percent), Sevilla (4 percent), Córdoba (4 percent) and Palma de Mallorca/Balearic Islands (3 percent).
The absence of Valencia from the government’s car theft list may seem surprising to some, but UNESPA data suggests that the eastern coastal city is also greatly affected with more than 11,000 cars stolen in 2016.
The data from different studies does however match up when it comes to showcasing how Spain’s northern cities, those in the country’s interior and the Canary Islands are not as badly affected by this type of felony.
Which car types and brands are the most stolen in Spain?
The latest government data points to SUVs as the vehicle category that thieves prey on the most, making up 60 percent of attempted car robberies in Spain in 2017.
Sedans and compact premium vehicles accounted for the other 40 percent.
In terms of the actual car brands and models that have been stolen the most, UNESPA’s study ranked Citroen Xsara, the Seat Ibiza, VW Golf, Seat León and BMW 3 series as the main ‘victims’ in 2016.
These are some of the most widely sold cars in Spain, which could partly account for their theft prevalence and the high demand for their car parts, stolen or otherwise.
Although large SUVs are car thieves’ primary target, they tend to be stored in safer locations and have more complex security measures that impede their theft.
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Hubilo Raises $23.5 Million to Redefine the Future of Events
- Hubilo’s platform is growing exponentially, with 50%-month over-month growth this past year
- Over 40% of Hubilo Clients are US Enterprises; the Global customer list includes the United Nations, Roche, Informa Markets, Tech in Asia, Fortune, AWS, Siemens
- Hubilo to invest in building out its US-and Europe-based go-to-market teams
Hubilo, the global virtual and hybrid events platform, has announced a $23.5 Million Series A investment led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital, alongside several industry experts and luminaries, including John Thompson, Chairman of the Board at Microsoft, and Chris Schagen, Former CMO at Contentful. This funding comes just months after Hubilo’s $4.5 Million Seed round in November 2020. It is a reflection of the exponential growth in Hubilo’s business and investor belief in Hubilo’s vision for a category that represents the largest fraction of marketing budgets globally.
Exactly a year ago, Hubilo witnessed its revenue as a successful in-person events company collapsing as the pandemic took hold. Hubilo rose to the challenge by doubling down on its virtual events platform, adding hundreds of features in less than a month to support the needs of the largest and most demanding conferences in the world. Customers responded very positively, citing the ease of use, expansive feature set, and white-glove support for why they selected Hubilo. As a result, Hubilo has emerged as one of the leading platforms serving the high-end of the virtual events and trade show market, growing its month over month revenue by over 50% consistently since enrolling the first customer for its virtual events platform in April 2020.
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CMOs widely acknowledge that Covid-19 has permanently disrupted the event landscape. Virtual events are a key part of how businesses connect with their customers, attracting a far broader set of attendees and speakers than physical events. There’s also an increased sense of urgency around ensuring that physical events become hybrid with a digital overlay that brings the benefits of virtual events to the physical world. These two trends are resulting in a rapid shift of 10s of billions of dollars to virtual event platform providers. Hubilo is at the forefront of this transition and plans to build on its momentum by expanding its sales teams globally, with new offices in San Francisco and London and a rapid build-out of its sales, marketing and customer success teams out of those offices.
The Series A funding will also help accelerate the development of Hubilo’s platform, with an increased focus on enabling businesses to develop authentic connections with their customers, developing stronger long-term relationships. In the next few months, Hubilo plans on rolling out several features that will enable stronger attendee engagement and new monetization opportunities for organizers.
So far, Hubilo has already hosted more than a million attendees on its platform – without the all too common “Zoom fatigue.” Organizers see increased attendee engagement through built-in networking features including meeting tables, private rooms, meeting schedules, and gamification features, such as leaderboards. Organizers also love the one-click integration with existing go to market platforms, including HubSpot, SalesForce and Marketo, enabling them to demonstrate ROI through event data integrated with their existing workflows. These integrations ensure Hubilo’s data-driven insights can help marketing and sales teams be more effective in connecting with their customers.
“We’ve experienced remarkable growth over the last few months thanks to our vision of placing experience and intelligence at the forefront of virtual events,” said Vaibhav Jain, Founder and CEO, Hubilo. “Our strategy, product features and platform intelligence are expanding the possibilities of what is achievable in the events space, and we’re continually delivering greater value for event organizers, sponsors and other stakeholders. We’re excited to welcome our investors onboard as we begin this next phase of global expansion.”
Guru Chahal, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, added, “Events are undergoing a massive secular shift in two ways; a dramatic increase in virtual events, and the rapid evolution of physical events to hybrid events, resulting in billions of dollars of marketing budgets getting reallocated to a new category of digital platforms. In our research, some of the most demanding customers worldwide made it clear that Hubilo was their trusted partner in both these categories, virtual and hybrid. We are delighted to lead Hubilo’s Series A funding and use Lightspeed’s global resources to support their exponential growth.”
In March 2021, over 4000 marketing professionals, 40 CMOs and 400 event industry professionals from around the world will come together for Hubilo’s two-day Restart 2021 virtual event to build a more vital collective understanding of the power of experiential digital events and their benefits.
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Sustainable mobility provider Alstom has manufactured and supplied the 100th electric locomotive to the Indian Railways as a part of the Rs 25,000 crore worth contract signed between the two parties.
The manufacturing operation company and the national transporter had agreed on a deal in 2015 that led to the creation of this joint venture for the initiative, which is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) project of the Railways.
Accordingly, Alstom is slated to deliver 800 completely electric high-powered double-section locomotives of 12,000 (9 MW) that will be used for freight services. It will be capable to haul 6,000 tonne at a speed of 120 km per hour and will be placed for operations on major freight routes that even include the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC).
The electric locomotives kick-started their operations in December 2020 and pharmaceutical products, food grains, fertilizers, coal, cement, minerals, post/parcels are some of the integral commodities moved by them across 18 states and two union territories.
Madhepura in Bihar hosts an integrated green field manufacturing facility in which these Prima T8TM WAG-12B e-locos are built, Financial Express reports.
The site boasts of a production capacity of 120 locomotives on an annual basis as the project is largely perceived as one of the flagship initiatives under the ‘Make In India’ vision that is set to bring in advanced innovation and technology in the country.
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Samsung has been in the process of winding down its consumer cloud service for a while now, but it wasn’t until today that it detailed this effort to any meaningful extent. More specifically, the company confirmed Samsung Cloud file synchronization will be coming to an end on June 21st, 2021. The option of synchronizing your images and videos directly from the Gallery app will be going away much sooner than that, however. The Netherlands, for example, is losing it on October 5th, but pretty much every market will be affected this fall.
Users only have until April 1st to migrate their data to OneDrive, whereas the final 10 weeks will only allow them to manually download their data, after which Samsung Cloud servers will be shutting down for good, thus concluding the move that started with One UI 2.1 based on Android 10 earlier this year.
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Naturally, the sunset of Samsung Cloud will also spell an end to its My Files integration, with all of its synchronization capabilities being discontinued in favor of OneDrive (though Google Drive sync in My Files is still an option). All of this is part of a larger strategy shift that saw Samsung pull the plug on many of its software initiatives after concluding it would be more cost-effective to pursue key partnerships like the one with Microsoft’s OneDrive team.
Samsung’s gradual software downsizing is already so advanced that the company is reportedly even considering canceling SDC 2020. Of course, the ongoing health concerns are a major point of consideration as well. In the meantime, make sure your Gallery and My Files backups are reuploaded to OneDrive by going to the settings page of either app and tapping the Sync with OneDrive or OneDrive option.


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Hotel chain Hilton is expanding its committment to the Indian market and plans to invest as much as $143 millionÂ over the next seven yearsÂ through a joint venture with DLF Properties.
The joint venture, DLF-Hilton Hotels, plans to develop 75 mid-range hotels in different Indian cities including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Goa and Mysore, reports the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
Hilton already has a presence in India in the premium segment through the Trident Hilton hotels project with East Indian Hotels.
“India is huge, and the opportunity is not only in the upscale segment,” said Ian Carter, executive vice president of Hilton’s international operations. “India is one of the 10 markets that we will focus on. Over the next seven to 10 years, our presence in India will grow tenfold.”
In itsÂ 12 largest cities, India has 27,000 premium rooms with a high occupancy rate of 75%.


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Twitter has acquired mobile payment system CardSpring. The CardSpring API allows developers to make online applications for credit and other financial transactions. In 2012 the company secured $10 million in funding in a round led by Accel Partners and Greylock Partners.
"At Twitter, we will continue to grow the adoption of our platform and work with our publisher, financial, and retail partners to create new, innovative commerce experiences for consumers,” the company said in a blog post.
Though there are some one-off Tweet-to-pay applications out there—Starbucks and Twitter have a partnership that allows user to send each other coffee in the form of gift cards over Twitter—this could allow Twitter to bring fully integrated eCommerce to its messaging service.
Like the Facebook Buy button, announced yesterday, the Twitter push into eCommerce taps in users, particularly mobile users who cannot easily navigate between screen, one or two click shopping options.
This is the latest in a series of mobile focused acquisitions by Twitter. Last week, Twitter picked-up TapCommerce for $100 million.
The details on the CardSpring acquisition deal have not been disclosed.
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Too much inflation aid from states could prolong the problem
Political efforts to blunt the impact of inflation could end up prolonging it.
Why it matters: Politicians are caught in a bind as to whether they should offer short-term inflation relief for struggling constituents — or help address the underlying causes by curtailing consumer demand.
Driving the news: Some states are touting “inflation relief” checks for residents — effectively amounting to fiscal stimulus — to help them deal with rising prices.
- California is offering checks of up to $1,050 to individual taxpayers, as part of a $17 billion relief package signed last week, with more money going to those with lower incomes.
- With state government coffers strong, places like Colorado, Indiana, Maine and Delaware are offering similar, smaller programs, mostly structured around tax rebates and enacted by both Democratic and Republican leaders.
The big picture: The Federal Reserve is the main cop on the inflation beat right now. Chair Jerome Powell has said as much, shouldering the responsibility for reversing it; President Biden has separately voiced the same.
- But the Fed’s tools are blunt. In the supply and demand equation, they don’t have any control over the snarled supply chains that lead to scarcity and higher prices. All the Fed can do is cool demand.
- Yet these states appear to be undermining the Fed's efforts — drawing up plans to send more dollars into the economy to create more demand.
State of play: If the number of states sending out inflation rebates remain low, it's unlikely to create an inflationary jump for the U.S. as a whole, says Sonal Desai, fixed income CIO at Franklin Templeton.
- But at scale, that would start to change. "If you see most states going in this direction, it makes the whole job of controlling inflation that much harder," she adds.
The other side: A spokesperson for Delaware's Department of Finance tells Axios that if the cash the state's sending to residents were to, instead, be funneled into things like construction projects, then that could negatively impact inflation by worsening the supply problems.
The bottom line: Most Americans probably don’t closely study things like the economics of fiscal stimulus, or how the Fed’s dual mandate works.
- But they do know that inflation is making things harder for them. About 15% of California renters are behind on rent, and half of those say they're likely to face eviction, Governor Gavin Newsom's budget spokesperson says.
- Many states have budget surpluses this year — so it shouldn't be surprising that leaders (many of whom will seek reelection at some point) are looking to offset the pain.


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Premier Christy Clark joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in celebrating the opening of the Microsoft Canada Excellence Centre in Vancouver. The MCEC is a state-of-the art development facility that will create innovative products for the global market and develop technology talent in British Columbia.
According to Microsoft the MCEC will allow Microsoft’s presence in Vancouver to grow to more than 750 positions. It will inject $90 million in direct investment in the city annually. Across the province, it will have an estimated economic impact of $180 million each year.


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The Santander bank closure in Wisbech could signal long term impact on local firms and shoppers
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Business leaders fear the closure of the Wisbech branch of Santander is a sign that if banks continue to close ‘at the rate of knots’ it could damage Cambridgeshire high streets ‘beyond repair.’
They say that while many companies and individuals do online banking there is still much that cannot be done via a computer.
Malcolm Lyons, area leader for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Cambridgeshire, said: “When a community loses a bank branch, that can have a number of impacts on local small firms.
“Lost access to vital cash deposit and withdrawal facilities, reduced access to finance and a drop in shopper footfall.
“Of course habits are changing - more than 90 per cent of our members bank online - but lenders should do more to help consumers and small business owners transition to new banking methods.
“There are still actions that we as small business owners have to sign-off in a branch, in-person. That includes when we’re trying to switch to more competitive account providers.
“Equally, we need somewhere to turn when online services fail.
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“Post Offices can serve as an alternative, but services vary across locations.
“There’s an element of the rich getting richer when it comes to financial inclusion. Areas that are well-served for bank branches often end up with the best-equipped Post Offices.
“We need to move to a situation where we have branches that are viable for banks and customers alike.
“These are likely to increasingly encompass the provision of office spaces, meeting rooms, wifi lounges and workshops for local small business owners.
“If branches keep closing at a rate of knots there could well be many high streets and town centres in Cambridgeshire that end up damaged beyond repair.”
The Market Place branch in Wisbech will close on May 2. It is one of 140 Santander branches closing nationally.
Susan Allen, head of retail and business banking, said: “The way our customers are choosing to bank with us has changed dramatically in recent years.
“More and more customers are using online and mobile channels. As a result, we have had to take some very difficult decisions over our less visited branches.
“We will support customers of closing branches to find alternative ways to bank with us that best suit their individual needs.”
Santander will keep a nationwide network of 614 branches and say account holders can use Post Office branches.


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The Windows 8 era is gradually winding down. The Redmond-based tech giant ended support for Windows 8 in January 2016 and recently announced that it will now end support for its older brother, Windows 8.1.
Windows 8.1 provided a more stable user experience and was an improvement over Windows 8. But, just like every Windows product, it was fated to end. Read on to find out when it’s ending, why it’s ending, and what this means for users.
When Is Support for Windows 8.1 Ending?
Support for Windows 8.1 will end on January 10, 2023. Shortly after saying goodbye to Windows Explorer, Microsoft disclosed a date to mark the end of support for the Windows 8.1 version, which will be about 5 months from now. The company also announced that users would see a Windows 8.1 update notification starting from July to notify them of the end of Microsoft’s support.
As such, Windows 8.1 users should decide on what to do promptly before the end of its support date. This will help to avoid a slew of unfavorable circumstances when upgrading to a new Windows version or switching to an alternative operating system, such as macOS or Linux.
Why Is Support for Windows 8.1 Ending?
Microsoft decided to end support for the Windows 8.1 version due to its user interface flaws. In addition, the tech giant wants to focus more time on providing a more stable environment for its users with Windows 10 and 11.
Microsoft faced criticism for the mobile-first UI design of its Windows 8 release in 2012. The company then released the Windows 8.1 version with a desktop-like UI design to address these issues.
Although it provided a better user experience, Windows 8.1 did not fully resolve most UI issues. As such, Microsoft required a newer version to address its user interface limitations and attract users who had previously abandoned Windows for alternative operating systems.
To this end, Microsoft released newer versions of Windows (10 and 11) that provide a better UI experience by combining mobile and desktop features.
Despite their desire to give Windows 8.1 a chance, many users experienced problems with their computers and opted for an upgrade to newer Windows versions. Consequently, Microsoft has finally decided to discontinue support for Windows 8.1.
What Does This Mean for Windows 8.1 Users?
By ending support for the operating system, Microsoft has sent a clear signal to Windows 8.1 users. People still on 8.1 must quickly decide whether to upgrade to a newer Windows version or switch to an alternative operating system, such as macOS or Linux.
After January 10, 2023, Windows 8.1 users will no longer receive security and other related updates from Microsoft. You may still be able to use it unsupervised, but your productivity will likely suffer in an insecure environment. Additionally, vital Microsoft apps will no longer be supported on Windows 8.1.
Which Microsoft Apps No Longer Support Windows 8.1?
After support ends, Microsoft 365 and other Office versions will no longer be supported on Windows 8.1, following Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy. If you are still using Microsoft 365 on Windows 8.1, you will no longer receive Office app updates, including features, bug fixes, and other privacy safety updates.
Non-subscription versions of Office, such as Office Home & Student, Office Home & Business, and Office Professional Plus, will continue to be supported under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. However, Windows 8.1 will no longer receive security updates, leaving those apps vulnerable to security threats.
Furthermore, Microsoft will no longer provide an Extended Security Update (ESU) program for Windows 8.1 after January 10, 2023. Consequently, continuous use of Windows 8.1 may increase exposure to security risks or impact its ability to meet compliance obligations.
As such, Windows 8.1 users are strongly advised to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 to avoid performance and user experience issues in the future.
It’s Time for an Upgrade
If a user is already running Windows 8.1, Microsoft recommends upgrading to a newer version of Windows 10 or 11. An update to Windows 11 is strongly advised. However, Microsoft has stated that most Windows 8.1 PCs will not be compatible with Windows 11 versions due to hardware limitations.
The best option for Windows 8.1 users is to get a new PC with pre-installed Windows 11 versions. Alternatively, users can update to Windows 10 versions on a budget. However, you should also consider that Microsoft will end its support in October 2025.


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Apple users received a notification that they must update their iOS by October 24, 2022 if they want to continue using WhatsApp, the popular text messaging application, according to a report by WABetaInfo.
According to the report, the company will stop its support for iOS 11 or older – meaning that it will no longer support the iPhone 5 that came out in 2012 or any of its predecessors.
If you have a more recent iPhone such as the iPhone 6 or 6S with iOS 10 or 11, you should nevertheless update your iOS if you wish to continue using WhatsApp.
"We, like other technology companies, look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest number of people still using them," WhatsApp's official support page said. "These devices also might not have the latest security updates, or might lack the functionality required to run WhatsApp."
They also said, "Devices and software change often, so we regularly review what operating systems we support and make updates."


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The search industry is one in which the rules are constantly changing. The major search engines (Google, Yahoo! and Bing) are constantly adjusting their algorithms to remove and prevent what they consider spam (low quality) sites from appearing in their search results.
Unfortunately these changes often have a negative impact on quality sites. Recently Google released their newest update called 'farmer' or 'Panda'. This update, while achieving their goal of removing a number of low quality sites from the Google index, also removed a number of quality of sites from the index.
Unlike previous updates by Google it seems like this one is not going to be reversed or under go a major rework.


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Anumber of changes regarding net neutrality have occurred in 2014 that adversely affect everyone who uses the Internet.
"Net neutrality" in its simplest form means that your Internet Service Provider cannot treat websites unequally by blocking or slowing down your connection to certain websites that you request. This has been the FCC standard during the phenomenal growth of the Internet, from its creation until recently.
A January Verizon vs. FCC court decision declared the FCC does not have jurisdiction over the Internet and therefore is not authorized to enforce net neutrality rules. It is now necessary for Congress to pass a net neutrality law that will treat all Internet traffic as equal.
Since the January court decision, many ISPs like Verizon and Comcast have slowed Netflix streaming video traffic to speeds well below 2013 levels. In February, Netflix agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Comcast for access to higher speeds. As a result, Netflix streaming video over Comcast is now faster than ever before.
However, this speed for Comcast subscribers has come at a price for all consumers. Netflix recently announced that they are immediately raising prices for all new subscribers and will soon be raising prices for existing subscribers.
These price increases are a harbinger of things to come. Since ISPs control the connections, they can and will slow traffic for websites that they feel consume too much bandwidth or compete with their existing services. They will demand a ransom from these websites for access to higher speeds. The websites, in turn, will pass these costs to the consumer or go out of business.
Many consumers hate the cable-TV model of tiered programming, where access to a certain bundle of channels costs more than the basic bundle of channels. The telecoms are busy remaking the Internet to fit this model.
If all goes to plan, video-streaming services like Hulu, Netflix, and YouTube will cost more to access. Online gaming will cost more. Furthermore, without a net neutrality law, nothing would stop ISPs from completely blocking websites that are direct competitors or, perhaps, websites whose content they disagree with.
The new head of the FCC, a former telecommunications lobbyist, has recently gone on record stating that he would like the Internet to adopt a fast lane for websites that can pay and a slow lane for websites that cannot.
This flies in the face of net neutrality principles. Start-up websites will find it difficult, if not impossible, to raise the funds necessary to compete with existing websites. The consumer is ultimately harmed by increased prices and limited choices.
Who benefits from the removal of net neutrality? The telecoms stand to profit enormously from these new tariffs. They stand to gain a tremendous, continual stream of revenue by charging not just the consumer for access to the Internet, but the websites, as well, for access to their high speeds.
It's the equivalent of the U.S. Postal Service charging the price of a stamp for the sender of an envelope and an additional fee to the recipient of that same envelope.
Congress should draft a net neutrality law that mirrors the FCC "Open Internet" Standards that were in place from 2005 to January 2014. Prior to 2005, the Internet was classified as a communications service (like the telephone) and the same standards applied. The net neutrality law should include:
- No Blocking: All legal websites must be accessible.
- No Unreasonable Discrimination: No favoring certain websites over others.
- Transparency: ISPs must disclose the nature of their service, including traffic management techniques and bandwidth limitations.
Opponents of net neutrality argue that if an ISP were to block or slow traffic, users could simply change ISPs. This is a fallacious argument for two reasons. The first is that without transparency, users would have no idea if the bottleneck was originating from their ISP, the website server they are trying to access, or even their own device. Secondly, in most of the country, high-speed Internet is a monopoly or duopoly.
The proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger will only create a greater lack of choices for the consumer.
In countries with greater ISP competition, like France or Japan, Internet speeds are faster and prices are lower. The U.S. is currently ranked 31st in the world in average download speeds. The average cost of broadband Internet access is twice as much in the U.S. as in many European and East Asian countries.
Countries with faster speeds and lower prices have one common factor — their governments have become involved with regulating the Internet.
The U.S. has trended in the opposite direction, toward more deregulation and less government interference, resulting in more monopolies, lower speeds, and higher prices.
It's up to us to take action to preserve the conditions that made the Internet work well for us for so long. The ISPs have their money, but we have our democratic influence. It's time we pressure Congress for a net neutrality law.
Matthew Cory is a web developer with the Center of Outcomes Research at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.


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The pet furniture market is expected to reach $5.1 billion by 2027, statistics show. The market is forecasted to grow by around 6.5% from 2021 to 2027.
This is a giant leap from 2019, when the market size was $3.4 billion.
This comes from the fact that pet owners are, more than ever, ready to splurge on their pets. During the COVID-19 pandemic, even 21% of pet owners spent more on their pets. And they keep buying more.
In developed regions of the Americas and Europe, the pet furniture market is growing considerably. It’s fueled by new inventions that are both convenient and good for pets’ health.
The best dog and cat beds are comfortable, orthopedic, heated, and are getting more and more features as time goes by. Gel to keep the pet cool in summer, pillows, paddings, and similar products are added. The same is applied to other furniture items as well.
By 2027, it’s expected that innovative furniture will develop even further and attract more buyers.
For example, more natural and eco-friendly materials are used. This is especially important for the popularity of the market in the Asia Pacific. Younger buyers are also more attracted to the convenient furniture of the new generation with beautiful designs and natural materials.
Cat and dog bed segment is expected to increase the most during this period – by a staggering 7.4%. However, quality dog houses are expected to continue leading the market.
Predictions also show that dog furniture will remain in the top position, closely followed by cat furniture.
Furniture sales will mostly grow in e-commerce. This is because people are mainly buying online during the pandemic, and the trend is still standing.
So, there’s no fear for the pet furniture market. It’s standing strong and will continue growing.


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As discovered earlier this month, Google’s VPN is starting to make its way into the Google One subscription plan. For now, however, the tool is only available in the United States.
Google has enriched its Google One offering by including a VPN service for Android smartphones. More precisely, this is the formula billed at 9.99 dollars per month (9.99 euros in France or 99.99 euros per year). The latter includes 2TB of storage shared between Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos, the ability to add up to 5 family members as well as some other benefits such as priority user support.
First phase of deployment in the United States
Some subscribers have started to receive this new feature, which appears to be relatively well implemented with a permanent discreet notification that the traffic is secure.
Note that unlike other VPN offers, the idea here is not to choose a country for example to enjoy a streaming service, but to secure the surf session.
A VPN offered by Google? Some will not fail to point out some contradictions. After all, the company’s revenue is mainly based on advertising, and the company has a vested interest in collecting as much data as possible to target it more. So, is this VPN “really” waterproof?
Is it really secure?
The company explains that it “ will never use VPN connections to track down, archive or resell your Internet surfing activity. “ The California firm adds that the device is constructed so that no one is able to associate your activities to your identity.
Probably aware that such a tool could raise some doubts, Google is playing the transparency card and has published a white paper on the subject.
Google explains that when a VPN is activated, the activity is hidden. The provider or administrator of a public hotspot cannot determine which sites have been visited. On the other hand, since the traffic is redirected to a third-party server, Google adds that some unscrupulous providers do not hesitate to obtain a list of visited domain names anyway while matching them to a particular user.
The company adds that it has redesigned the authentication device so that the Google account cannot be associated with a specific session. To do this, he dissociated the authentication module from the data tunnel. Find detailed technical explanations in English on this page.
In addition, Google has published the source of the code running on the Android smartphone on Github and announces that it will subsequently publish the server-side user authentication device.
Google seems in any case determined to offer a viable alternative. Too bad, however, that you have to spend nearly 10 dollars per month to benefit from it. No information has been communicated on the arrival in France of this service.


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Like obesity and type 2 diabetes, plastic bags seem to be a disease of affluence. How else can we explain the tangle that supermarket chain Coles has got into over the past couple of months in phasing out free plastic bags at the checkout?
Coles and rival Woolworths stopped giving out free single-use bags earlier this year to get ahead of various state government bans. To help shoppers get used to bringing their own, they gave away thicker reusable bags at first, then started charging 15 cents each for them.
After an uproar from some customers, Coles said earlier this week that it would go back to giving out the thicker bags for free. Then on Thursday, in another backflip after another uproar (this time from environmental groups and more environmentally minded customers), it set a deadline of August 29 on the free bags.
Woolworths, spotting the opportunity, says it is sticking to its original bag-ban plans: Woolies customers are coping just fine.
Other, poorer countries than Australia, such as China and even Bangladesh, where you might not expect people to have a cupboard full of spare shopping bags, banned plastic bags years ago. What’s the problem here? And what is it about Coles shoppers that makes them so prone to plastic-bag rage?
IGA dropped single-use bags recently, too, and introduced various alternatives that you have to pay for if you don’t bring your own. I haven’t seen any pitchforks at the registers.
Some people seem to have forgotten that free plastic bags are not an Aussie shopper’s birthright. When I was a kid and went up the street with my grandmother to do her “messages” (as she called shopping), she took a bag or a jeep with her. How else would she carry it all back? Not in plastic bags dangling from her arthritic fingers – there weren’t any.
Coles has about 30 per cent of the grocery market in Australia, so its customers are not some special class of bag-deprived person: they are ordinary Australians like the rest of us. And yet Coles now thinks its customers can’t plan far enough ahead to have the right gear about them when they go to the shops, at least until the end of August (or some other arbitrary deadline that it may later set. Who knows?)
Maybe the real problem is Coles, with its promise of total abundance and absolute convenience against the reality of endless shelves of processed, plastic-packaged food and confusing corrals of self-service checkouts. Maybe Coles shoppers are just, deep down, really disappointed and the plastic bags are the last straw: not just because they get to the checkout and find they now have to pay for something they once got for free, but by the whole sorry business of shopping for food in the soulless aisles of a supermarket. There’s not much Coles can do about that and still be Coles.
Matt Holden is an Age columnist.


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The Los Angeles agency replaced Fathom on the $100 million account for American Honda Motor Co.'s luxury division on Jan. 1. So that Acura could get a campaign on the air, Suissa Miller re-edited footage from Fathom's archives and added a new soundtrack.
The temporary ads feature big-band music, with Lena Horne singing in one spot.
ADS SHOW NEW DIRECTION
Suissa Miller's all-new creative starts in April, but the interim ads show the direction Acura and the agency intend to use.
Acura's brand image has been fuzzy, with no real identifying tagline. The previous closer, "Some things are worth the price," was abandoned shortly after the 1995 launch.
Acura's new image will leap back to the marque's early line of "Precision crafted performance." The image will dwell on "personal, sophisticated, sporty performance," said Rich Thomas, Acura's general manager.
"We're taking the direction toward aggressive performance, as opposed to pure luxury," Mr. Thomas said. "It's what people know, can believe and what we can deliver."
Suissa Miller faces a challenge of building an image for a division that has little new to sell: Acura introduced five new models in the last 18 months. But Acura this fall will have one new car, a redesigned version of its entry-level Integra.
Many Acura dealers pressed for an agency change, and reaction to the new agency's work was positive in a preview to dealers last week at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention.
"I'm a [remote-control] clicker. I wouldn't click past these ads. It showed the car in a good, positive light. You want to drive the car," said Glenn Bockwinkel, general sales manager at a Libertyville, Ill., dealership.


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For the fifth time, Spark arranges Join A Startup-night (JASUN). At JASUN, students can find a startup to join and mingle to meet others that are interested in innovation.
– JASUN is a good opportunity to get to know Spark and the innovation milieu at NTNU, says Christian Schultz, event manager at Spark.
Since its establishment in january 2014, Spark has guided and helped over 300 startups and 1000 students. Spark offers non-binding guidance to students that have a innovative idea.
This year’s JASUN will be held on March 13th at FRAM on NTNU Gløshaugen. The aim is to gather students that are interested in joining a startup, and pair them together with already existing startups.
– We have 12 startups from Spark and NTNU School of Entrepreneurship that will be joining us. The startups will get two minutes each to introduce themselves, and then they’ll have stands where the students can speak to them, Schultz tells us.
There will also be several introductory speakers, like Wenche Brenne Drøyvold, CEO of Technoport and Alexander funch from Pineleaf studios.
– Previous JASUNs have been a great success. Usually we have had about 100 people participating only limited by the capacity of FRAM, Schultz says.
– The students that participate get an unique insight in what kind of startups that are in motion at NTNU right now, and they get to know a growing innovation milieu.
These startups will be participating at JASUN:
- Inalto Technologies
- BirdsView AS
- Phonion Technologies


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The majority of 25–34 and 18–24 year olds now own smartphones (64% and 53% respectively) and they have led in smartphone penetration compared to other age groups since 2009.
83 percent of all smartphone application downloaders use Android or Apple iOS smartphone devices and they mostly discover apps by searching the top app stores and relying on recommendations.
Application usage varies by age on the Android platform—older generations like games, such as Angry Birds, and rely on their mobile devices for productivity (e.g. Google properties). Younger folks will use entertainment apps with social dimensions (e.g. Pandora, YouTube, Words with Friends) more than older segments.


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"No Man's Sky" still has no release date in sight and this is despite the special attention it got during the Late Show with Stephen Colbert recently, where Sean Murray of game developer Hello Games showed off the game to Colbert himself.
According to a report in Eurogamer, the TV host was impressed with the game and said that he "could not wait to play it." When Colbert pressed Murray for the release date however, all Murray could say was that "it's still a secret."
That means fans of the upcoming space adventure game definitely need to wait some more until Hello Games actually confirms when they will release the game. The game is eagerly awaited as it is supposed to feature a vast universe that, according to its creator, will have around 18 quintillion planets. Murray described the virtual universe: "We will find creatures and things that that we never knew existed, we'll find life in places where we didn't expect it." more >>
Microsoft has finally released the patch for the Apple OS X El Capitan bug, which caused Outlook 2011's email client to lag in the middle of the synchronization process.
Other El Capitan users have also noticed problems with the Microsoft Office 2016, but the company is still addressing the bug found in Outlook 2011. The said bug caused the application to hang when it syncs email with the server, according to Softpedia.
Microsoft said it is aware of the bugs causing the app crashes, but the firm told MacRumors that they are now working on a patch. more >>
The action role-playing hack and slash video game "Darksiders II" is coming to current generation consoles on October 27. The "Darksiders II" Deathinitive Edition will be released for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, according to game developer Nordic Games. A report in Polygon says that this special edition will be selling for $29.99 or €29.99.
"Darksiders II" was originally released in 2012 and was followed by several DLC packs which featured additional locations, weapons and armor. This "Deathinitive" Edition is a remastered version of the original game and includes all original DLC such as Maker Armor Set, The Abyssal Forge, The Demon Lord Belial, Death Rides, Angel of Death, Deadly Despair, Shadow of Death, Mortis Pack, Rusanov's Axe, Van Der Schmash Hammer, Fletcher's Crow Hammer, Mace Maximus and Argul's Tomb. This new edition is also said to be running on native 1080p, which is a much better resolution than that of the original version. These downloadable content ended up being integrated in the remastered edition, according to the game developers.
According to the game's design director, John Pearl, they "revisited every asset" of the game and worked on "increasing the texture resolutions" and bringing "the art up to spec to take full advantage of the new lighting and rendering." This meant that the new edition will look better than the original one. As far as bugs are concerned, the developer also addressed these based on feedback about the game since it was released. In another report in Game Spot, it said the new edition of the game will also bring with it changes in gameplay and the way loot is distributed in the game. more >>
Famed atheist author and intellectual Richard Dawkins may have gone a full 24 hours without insulting anyone on Twitter.
Researchers from the extremely prestigious Institute on Internet Trolling announced that Dawkins' Twitter handle appears to have not a produced a single vicious remark over the span of a full day.
"Our interns were going through Dawkins' numerous tweets and noticed the large gap late last night," announced a lead researcher. more >>
Given the problems encountered by smartphone manufacturers last year when they rolled out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update without first testing and making sure the OS update was bug-free and problem-free, the manufacturers are expected to be a bit more careful about rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow this year. According to a report in Gotta Be Mobile, LG will keep information about its Marshmallow update from the public up until it is ready to release the update for its phones.
As usual, LG has yet to make an official announcement about which of its phones will get the update. The report, however, speculates that LG will be among the first manufacturers to receive the update from Google, especially since LG is one of the manufacturers Google worked with for its Nexus 5X phone for 2015. Nexus 5X, as announced, will come pre-installed with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The report also pointed to some signs that may somehow confirm that among the first devices to be updated are the company's latest flagships – the LG G4 and the LG G3. A report on GforGames pointed to the official support page of LG Korea, where support pages for Android 6.0 Marshmallow have already been set up for the G4 and the G3, in anticipation perhaps for the actual roll out. more >>
Another "Far Cry" game is coming in February 2016. This time around, it will bring gamers to a prehistoric world where humans are prey to large predators like sabertooth tigers and mammoths and they need to work hard to survive off the land.
According to a report in Game Rant, the game is set in the Stone Age, about 12,000 years in the past, where one gets to play Takkar, a human who finds himself stranded in the valley of Oros after the end of the Ice Age. In order to survive, he must hunt and craft and he must also find ways to protect himself from savage beasts, as well as other hunters.
The game was announced after Ubisoft tweeted a photo of a mysterious cave painting, which then led to a livestream which featured a closer look of the cave painting of hunters and beasts, with sounds of savage beasts in the background. The official game trailer was revealed 24 hours later, showing Takkar working with a group of hunters as if he were part of a tribe to hunt down a mammoth. As shown in the trailer, players need to craft and make their tools and weapons and learn to use fire for different survival purposes. more >>


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RIGA - Latvia’s economy needs all the help it can get. And in recent months a growing number of hobby beekeepers have done just that by stepping up to do their part in saving Latvia’s honey industry.The industry has a long way to go before returning to the volume of honey produced prior to World War II, however, and plans to turn it into an exportable product haven’t even made it to the drawing board.Varroa mites have decimated the bee population not only in Latvia, but around the world. “We got this enemy more than 35-years-ago,” said Juris Steiselis,...
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Autonomous mobile robots are gaining traction in a wide range of industrial operations applications given the opportunity for higher efficiencies and lower costs.
The AMRs are smarter and more adaptable than automated guided vehicles and are becoming an "essential" choice, according to Kiran Raj, practice head of disruptive tech at GlobalData.
"With advanced mechatronic capabilities, they are becoming an essential choice, particularly amid manpower shortages, as they can move and make decisions on their own," Raj said in a press release.
The AMR, unlike an AGV, can navigate and identify impediments using maps created on site, according to GlobalData's Innovation radar report, "Smart robotics: How mobile robots can improve productivity."
The report cited that a California technology startup, Ottonomy, has developed the world's first fully autonomous delivery robot called Ottobot which is being used at the CVG airport in Cincinnati for delivering retail and food items at the airport.
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You might know Amazon as an online shopping store or the maker of the Kindle but many of us still do not know the third category it involves into – the Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS sells access to servers to help hosts many of websites across the world. Now what interesting here is – Wired reports that a new finding from DeepField Networks revealed that Amazon’s servers handle one percent of all consumer internet traffic on the web.
The study is based on “multiple weeks’ worth of network data” from “several million Internet end-users (mainly in North America).” Those massive numbers come in from sources like Netflix, which utilizes AWS to power its streaming services which made DeepField’s top 40 lists of AWS users, sorted by traffic.
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