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Reading reviews of the soon-to-be released Motorola XT883 gives us some insight into the appearance and function of the upcoming DROID 3 and Milestone 3.
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In February, Steven Elop, the CEO at Nokia, announced that the company was teaming up with Microsoft and would be adding Windows Phone 7 based SmartPhones to their repertoire.
In a recent poll conducted by TNS, it was discovered that while over 80% of US cell phone users report being aware of the cell phone related cancer risk warnings released by the World Health Organization, most say it will not be affecting their use of their cells.
The popular coffee shop Starbucks has recently introduced a new cell phone application that will allow Android 2.1 and above users to pay for their purchases with their smartphone. The new application is free to download at the Android Market and will work at 6,800 of Starbucks’ stores and over 1,000 of their shops located inside Targets.
When it comes to selling an old cell phone, there are a few options.
When it is time for a new cell phone, how do you go about getting one? Do you base it upon your contract; getting a new phone every 18 months to two years when you renew? Do you take whatever is on offer that won’t cost you extra or do you pay in order to get what you really want?


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New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): LeEco, which was formerly known as Letv, today unveiled its brand new logo for the Le Ecosystem and its seven sub-ecosystems. The logo was unveiled during a press conference and launch of the all-new Super TV X65, pricing at Rs. 4,999.
LeEco also announced its global strategy to build and share a beautiful eco world. LeEco’s strategic focus in 2016 will be on globalization, global open ecosystem, and achieving perfect synergy among the sub-ecosystems, according to Le Holdings’ Vice President of Strategy Ablikim Ablimit.
LeEco’s strategic priorities in this regard are countries and regions with huge potential for breakthrough innovation or with high-speed growth such as the US and India.
The event also witnessed launch of 65-inch smart TV with Super TV X65. The price range starts at Rs. 4,999 and is thus, leading a new era of devices, which will have a huge impact on the 60+ inch Smart TV market.
The company is aiming at a six million units in Super TV sales in 2016, making LeEco one of the finest brands in the Indian market. (ANI)

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In late November, Singapore-based food technology company Shiok Meats showcased the world’s first cell-based lobster at an exclusive tasting event.
The event featured Shiok’s cell-based lobster in two dishes—gazpacho and terrine—in order to showcase the versatility of the meat. It also featured the company’s cell-based shrimp in a spherified dish made using molecular gastronomy techniques.
Cell-based meat—also known as cultured meat, clean meat, and lab-grown meat—is identical to the conventional version. Scientists grow the protein from animal cells, removing the raising and slaughtering steps from the equation.
Shiok Meats—co-founded by Dr. Sandhya Sriram and Dr. Ka Yi Ling—is the first company to isolate stem cells from shrimp, lobster, and crab for cell-based production. The company harvests the stem cells and then grows its cultured seafood in nutrient-rich conditions (similar to a greenhouse). This takes about six weeks, which is four times faster than producing conventional seafood.
The cell-based lobster tasting event, attended by key players in the alternative protein industry, took place at Innovate360—Southeast Asia’s first food incubator with facilities recognized by Asia Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) as a partner in food security.
Intergovernmental forum APEC aims to create prosperity in the region by promoting sustainable and innovative growth and accelerating regional economic integration. It currently has 21 members, representing economies including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Russia, Japan, and Singapore.
A Sustainable Future for Seafood
Shiok Meats seeks to provide a sustainable alternative to conventional seafood. The $50 billion global shrimp industry puts a heavy strain on the environment, contributing to issues including overfishing and bycatch. According to a 2018 study published in the journal “Nature Climate Change,” greenhouse gas emissions from the global fishing industry grew by 28 percent between 1990 and 2011, driven primarily by crustacean fisheries.
Shiok Meats stands apart from other startups that are working toward bringing cell-based meat to market—such as Israel’s SuperMeat and the UK’s Higher Steaks—in that its focus is entirely on seafood.
Currently, the cell-based shrimp and lobster are both in the prototype phase. But, the company aims to commercialize Shiok Shrimp by 2022 and is looking into building a manufacturing plant in Senoko, Singapore, Sriram told FoodNavigator-Asia. Once built, Shiok Meats will aim to get approval from the Singapore Food Agency, the nation’s food authority, to sell its products.
“Singapore is the most forward-thinking country in terms of cell-based foods,” Sriram said. “It will be a good test market for us to launch first, with different nationalities, cultures, and cuisines.”
When commercialized, the shrimp will be available primarily to foodservice outlets and restaurants.


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Originally printed in the July 2018 issue of Produce Business.
Excitement builds over prospect of new facility that would bring 51-year old market into a new age.
A year into its second half-century, the Hunts Point Produce Market is at full occupancy — 29 thoroughly modern businesses meeting the diverse needs of the 23 million people in the New York metropolitan area. As the merchants reinvest and reinvent to serve their customers, negotiations for the market’s redevelopment are called ‘promising.’ This summer, that new scent in the air, blended with the fragrance of strawberries, tomatoes and sweet peppers, is optimism.
“I think we’ve made a lot of progress looking toward a new market,” says Joel Fierman, president of Fierman Produce Exchange and co-president of the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Association Inc. “My predecessors worked very hard. They got something that thankfully didn’t get built, because it probably wouldn’t have conformed to what we needed. And hopefully that delay has paved the road for a market that will be better situated for this facility going forward. Are we getting cooperation from the city and the state? Yeah. We’re still talking.”
Details about negotiations remain behind closed doors for now. “At this time we’re not in a position to share the latest details publicly on our redevelopment work. We’re currently performing capital works at all three wholesale markets to make sure that the tenants can operate,” a spokesman for the New York City Economic Development Corporation says.
“A new market will give us the ability to compete with other bigger mousetraps out there,” says Matthew D’Arrigo, vice president of D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York and first vice president of the Hunts Point Terminal Cooperative Association Inc. “This 51-year-old facility has served the New York City area very, very well.”
The prospect of a market rebuild elicits enthusiasm and ideas from business owners, who have similar and clear views about the need for accessibility, parking and room to spread out.
“The biggest challenges coming forward in the business are going to be food safety,” says Jimmy Margiotta, president of J. Margiotta Co. “Keeping in mind who we service in New York, the amount of people, it’s very important. You’re feeding so many people. We should be at the top of the list to take care of them and have a modern facility. We’re hoping in the near future to get a new market rebuild going. It’s been topic of discussion for so long now.”
“Obviously we could certainly benefit from a more modern market with more space. It’s a no-brainer.”
– Cary Rubin, Rubin Bros. Produce
“We would like to see a facility that maintains the cold chain so that product is kept continually in the appropriate storage temperature,” says Joe Eisinger, director of organics at Nathel & Nathel. “We also need greater warehouse space so we can cut costs associated with storage vans and continue to grow our business.”
“We need a new facility that’s going to help us be compliant with all the food safety regulations,” says Sasha LoPresti, director at A.J. Trucco Inc. and chairperson of the Hunts Point Market PR Board. “Also, a market that has an easier way of navigation for customers and will solve some of the parking issues we have would be beneficial.”
“Obviously we could certainly benefit from a more modern market with more space. It’s a no-brainer,” says Cary Rubin, vice president of Rubin Bros. Produce Corp. “So how it gets done, I don’t know. But it needs to be done in a way that doesn’t put everyone out of business.”
“Customer-friendly” is the first phrase Denise Goodman uses to describe what she’d like to see in a new market. Goodman is vice president of M&R Tomato Distributors, and co-owner with her brother Michael Tambor, who serves as president. “There’s still a good amount of business for people who drive to the market,” she says. “A lot of independent chain stores shop at Hunts Point because our prices are better than at many other places. But the market needs to have more parking.”
MAKING IT WORK NOW
Though their wish lists are long for the future, businesses are successfully building workarounds — and success.
“Business is great,” says Margiotta, who continues to modify and refine his space on Row A, units 100-105. “It seems as if we’re growing in all areas, and in all departments. It’s just been nice. We’ve actually increased a lot of delivery business and are doing a lot more importing and exporting. We’ve also enjoyed some success from The New York Produce Show. The show’s been great.”
The D’Arrigo Bros.’ 2017 acquisition of John Georgallas Banana Distributors of New York set into motion a floor-to-ceiling renovation with a reveal planned this summer. But the business, located across the street from Hunts Point, has not been sitting idle. It has literally been going bananas. “We’re moving 20 loads a week out of there, and we were doing the math, and that is about 2 million bananas,” says Gabriela D’Arrigo, vice president of marketing and communications. Cousin Kevin D’Arrigo presides over the banana operation, which has 13 ripening rooms and additional refrigerated space to further extend the D’Arrigo franchise.
“Business is great. It seems as if we’re growing in all areas, and in all departments. … We’ve actually increased a lot of delivery business and are doing a lot more importing and exporting.”
– Jimmy Margiotta, J. Margiotta Co.
“So, when the market is closed on Saturdays, we have the flexibility now to have that facility stay open,” she says. “It’s 24/7 over there. Here we are 24/6. With the evolving industry, people are wanting seven-day delivery,” she says.
Charlie DiMaggio, president of FresCo LLC, says, “We have relocated and expanded into our entirely renovated facility at 153-157 Row A. In addition to our warehouse upgrade, we have installed new boxes as well as refrigeration. A new state-of-the-art security system with cameras bestows a full view of our platform and entryways into our facility.”
Food safety has been a guiding force as well. “FresCo firmly believes the future of our industry is implementing as many safety measures to control and ensure a safe and quality product is delivered 100 percent of the time,” he says. “We are in the process of receiving our Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical and physical hazards. Upon completion of the HACCP program, we will be FSMA-compliant. All of our employees are both eager and excited to master the new regulations, which they will implement into their daily work regimens.”
At Nathel & Nathel on Row C, warehouse spaces have been reconfigured and joined together to create one space. “This change has been instrumental in increasing efficiency and organization within the warehouse,” says Eisinger. “It also allowed us to devote an entire section of warehouse to our growing organics division.”
The company has refurbished its offices, adding “a fresh, clean and modern look that we believe highlights our company’s desire to continue improving our service to our amazing customers. This new look will also facilitate a more enjoyable and productive work environment for our employees,” says Eisinger.
At LBD Produce, the company’s vice president, Lori DeMarco, says, “We have put in a new repacking station, did some structural work and painting.”
From its state-of-the-art complex of 35 units, S. Katzman Produce Co. is positioning itself “for where we want to be in five, 10, 20 years from now,” says Stefanie Katzman, executive manager. A major player along that timeline is Katzman’s private label, BloomFresh. “It’s really just going out there, finding the best stuff we can, making it customer-appealing and putting our label on it.”
“Over time, this market has gone from 90 percent pick up to a 50 percent delivery market.”
– Matthew D’Arrigo, D’Arrigo Bros.
The newest addition to the line of popular BloomFresh products, such as pomegranate arils and the Brix-scale-breaking honeydew, is the gooseberry. Slightly homely in its frumpy outer layer and largely unfamiliar to millions of Americans under the age of 50, the gooseberry has re-emerged as the golden berry and with a BloomFresh makeover.
“We found another way of doing it,” says Katzman. “We took the cape off — that little outside sleeve — and we packaged them in a cup. So, it’s more of a snack pack now versus something you might buy and cook with. We’re trying to take an item that was popular and make it popular again. Whether that’s redesigning the package, whether it’s giving it a new name, whether it’s finding a new clientele. … I’d say 50-75 percent of people I talked to who are 50 and older know what a golden berry is. I have yet to find somebody under the age of 21 who has ever heard of a golden berry, a gooseberry, or even tried one.”
For the uninitiated, Katzman says the berries, sourced from Colombia, have a “very unique flavor. People either love them or hate them. They’re very sweet and tart at the exact same time, and super sugary. And there’s a little bit of a tomato kind of finish — not the flavor, just the texture.”
The golden berry is an example of the firm’s strategic focus. “We’re not reinventing the wheel or anything like that. We’re selling fruits and vegetables that people can buy.”
Nathel & Nathel’s Eisinger reports an increased investment in organics. “This past year Nathel & Nathel began selling organic items, and we initially started with 75 items. However, within four months we were selling upward of 200 items. Now, as we approach a full year of selling organics, we are in the process of opening a stand-alone subsidiary, Nathel Organics, that will be focused exclusively on this highly demanded industry.”
He says the company has responded to the trend of fewer buyers physically visiting the market by offering more deliveries. “Additionally, a growing percentage of our customers are looking to Nathel & Nathel to be a full-service wholesale provider.”
Delivery is a “huge extension of service that we can give to the customer, which makes the customer’s job so much easier,” says Matthew D’Arrigo. “Over time, this market has gone from 90 percent pick up to a 50 percent delivery market.”
At FresCo, new floor salesmen and independent brokers are in the news. “These individuals present with many years of experience and service customers throughout the Northeast and Midwest,” says DiMaggio. On the growing side of things, a pending hydroponic deal “will allow us to harvest product year-round, right from New York City,” he says.
Staying nimble continues to be a winning business strategy at J. Margiotta. “It’s funny, because every year it changes. In my whole career, it’s been such a moving target of where to find business,” says Margiotta, who represents his produce family’s fourth generation. “As the market evolves, you find areas of growth.”
One new line of business led to exports. “We started to dabble in exporting commodities. Finding a customer base has been very interesting. We do everything … whatever the customer is asking for, a mixed container or one product. Can you tell I’m trying to be vague?” he said with a laugh, hesitant to divulge company secrets. “This is as general as I can make it sound.”
Bananas and apples on the fruit side, and potatoes and tomatoes on the vegetable side continue as the most-consumed fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States, according to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS). Hunts Point merchants have that covered and are tireless in their pursuit of items to meet customer demand.
At M&R Tomato Distributors, Goodman says the expanded line includes vegetables from California and Florida, “a full line of produce. … We try to support USA product when we can.”
As a giant produce department for much of the greater metropolitan New York area, the market has the opportunity to feed diverse communities and adjust to changing tastes. And sometimes the changes are very familiar.
“For example, people are going back to things that were not used for many years — things like our grandparents used. Kale, collards … Everything old is new again,” says Goodman.
“It’s so important to have a good, respectful relationship with customers. If you want customers to come back again, service is very important.”
– Denise Goodman, M&R Tomato
At Rubin Bros. Produce Corp., if a vegetable is trending as healthy it’s apt to be a best seller. “First it was kale, which really took off. Now it’s moved to Brussels sprouts, which are really trendy. Then believe it or not, it’s not green but everyone’s very much into cauliflower now, and that goes for cauliflower crumbles. You can make a crust with them, or you can use them to make rice. With cauliflower it’s really more about a carb replacement,” says Cary Rubin.
“We had representatives from OrganicGirl in the office, and they gave us new varieties. One’s a protein-based item – Protein Greens. The leaves in the clamshell are basically the most protein you can get out of a salad. The other item was a replacement for kale — not that kale is going away. It was [Rebel Greens], a baby bok choy-type leaf. So, things like that are definitely trending. I just think that the continued trend of people looking to eat healthy has certainly benefited our business.”
Along with the search for nutrition-packed items, the hunt for new and different continues apace, particularly to quench the tastes of the Millennial generation. “Everybody wants to say, ‘Well, I had this new whatever,’” says Gabriela D’Arrigo. “Someone texted me yesterday because a customer saw pink radicchio on Instagram. I don’t know anybody that actually grows that domestically. Turns out it’s only grown in Italy, and they’ve got to import to Holland and then it’s got to be imported here. There’s always that new hot thing, and it’s not hot for very long.”
MARKETING THE MARKET
Attracting attention to the market — from customers or those seeking customer-facing jobs and careers — is an effort headed by Trucco’s LoPresti, chair of Hunts Point’s PR committee. She says the committee is looking at new marketing campaigns that highlight the benefits of shopping at Hunts Point. The refreshed website is a step in that direction.
“We made it more user-friendly for people wanting to come here and to look for items,” she says. “There’s a merchant map you can search, for instance. If you want apples, you can put in apples on the search function, and it’ll pull up all the companies that sell apples.” (Apples, seven; radicchio, three.)
Because when it comes down to it, customer service is one of Hunts Point’s unique selling propositions.
“If I was to leave the Hunts Point Market and become a retailer, there would only be one place I would shop and that would be Hunts Point, because it’s the greatest value for the dollar that God has ever created.”
– Joel Fierman, Fierman Produce
“What I try to emphasize, is do the best job for the customer and the shipper, to have everyone coming back, to keep everyone happy,” says J. Margiotta Co.’s Margiotta. “It’s about getting the right stuff to the right people at the right time.
“It’s so important to have a good, respectful relationship with customers,” says M&R’s Goodman. “If you want customers to come back again, service is very important. We are very hands-on. There’s always an owner on the premises, actively involved, night and day.”
From their more than 1 million square feet of space, the Hunts Point businesses generate $2.3 billion in annual sales. The produce makes its way to Green Carts, bodegas and large grocery chains. It’s served in restaurants and on airplanes. All told, the market feeds almost 9 percent of the U.S. population.
“Produce is being grown better, it’s maintained better. New items are coming up. I think it’s the greatest industry in the world because people have to eat,” says Marc Rubin, president of Rubin Bros. Produce Corp.
“I always said if I was to leave the Hunts Point Market and become a retailer, there would only be one place I would shop and that would be Hunts Point, because it’s the greatest value for the dollar that God has ever created,” says Fierman.


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Ford's flyspecking of every safety complaint is not standard industry practice. Automakers routinely rely on spot checks of safety data or a threshold of complaints to unearth potential safety defects.
The company's change reflects the shock waves that have hit it since federal investigators linked the Ford Explorer equipped with Firestone tires to 271 fatal crashes.
"In certain components, where there is a high safety risk to consumers, there is no averaging of data, no sampling of data. We look at every single claim," said David Velliky, Ford Motor Co. global director of supplier technical assistance.
The review covers "seat belts, airbags, tires, wheel bearings, anything that if it failed would either disable a safety system or make the car unreasonably unsafe," Velliky said.
Ford is monitoring complaints manually. But it is developing a computer model that will read the repair orders and flag those that may reveal a potential defect, he said.
Velliky declined to provide further details.
Bridgestone/Firestone's recall of 6.5 million tires in August 2000 prompted Ford to initiate the new system, Velliky said. Many of the recalled tires were mounted on Explorers. At the time, Ford said it was blindsided by the recall because it was not privy to the tiremaker's warranty data.
In May 2001, Ford unilaterally decided to replace an additional 13 million Firestone tires that the automaker alleges are potentially faulty.


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KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd is recalling 147,894 vehicles to replace front passenger airbag inflators.
In a statement today, Honda Malaysia said the vehicles affected were manufactured between 2003 and 2011. The list includes the Accord, Civic City, CR-V, Freed, Insight, Jazz and Odyssey models.
"Honda Malaysia assures customers that safety is the company's priority. The company regrets the inconvenience caused.
"Honda Malaysia reiterates that all of its current selling models are not affected and will continue to uphold transparency and stringent control to ensure customer safety," Honda Malaysia said.
According to Honda Malaysia, affected customers will be informed via notification letters.
The company advised customers who received the notification to bring the letters and their vehicles to the nearest authorised Honda dealer for inspection.
"Honda Malaysia continues to urge all owners of Honda vehicles affected by the airbag inflator recall to get their vehicles checked and parts replaced at any authorised Honda dealers as soon as possible upon receipt of the notification letter," it said.
Diversified entity DRB-Hicom Bhd owns a 34% stake in Honda Malaysia.
At 11:18am, DRB-Hicom shares fell 0.5 sen or 0.6% to 90 sen for a market value of RM1.74 billion. The stock saw 351,600 shares traded.


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Porsche Lego released about a year ago. It’s an extraordinary build model. It contains over 2700 pieces, and there are more than 850 steps in the build process, during which you assemble a fully-functional drivetrain. Experienced builders can expect to spend about four solid hours putting the 1:8 scale 911 GT3 RS together.
German vehicle safety group crashed it against a barrier at 46km/h for some reason and today for your viewing pleasure, here’s the Lego Porsche crash test… shot in stunning 1000FPS slow motion on multiple cameras:


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Get ready for the Markyate Plant Sale
The annual Markyate Plant sale takes place next weekend.
From modest beginnings 21 years ago, the Markyate Plant Sale has grown into a full-blown garden party and raised nearly £85,000 for the Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted.
The sale will be held on Saturday May 26 from 10am, as always in the picturesque gardens of 64 High Street, Markyate, and entry is free.
More than 7,000 annual bedding plants have been potted up ready for the sale, and carefully grown on at Rothamsted Research Station. They include several exciting new colours of old favourites and some new additions .
There will also be a selection of perennials, herbs, vegetables and hanging baskets.
Visitors can enjoy filled rolls, home-baked cakes and freshly brewed tea and coffee while being entertained by The Quintet of Six, an ensemble from the Woburn Sands Band. There will be fun for the childrenand a raffle.
Ian Bradley, who has been involved with organising the event since the beginning, said: “The Plant Sale has grown hugely since we started in 1997. Last year we welcomed several hundred visitors as well as Three Counties Radio, and raised £9,397.
We were delighted that our green fingers generated such a worthwhile sum of money for the hospice. Many people in Markyate have been touched by the charity’s work and I am so pleased we are able to give something back.”


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We love you, but also, sometimes you’re THE. WORST.
It’s like, we all know we need you, but why you gotta be so mean…
Just when we think we have a handle on it, you change it up on us again.
Just tell us what you want! We WANT to work with you…WHAT do you need?!
Okay, now that we have that out of our system, we all know by now that we have to play nice with Google, and this month is no exception. Google is implementing some serious changes, and as marketers, we have to stay on top of it.
After this week, we all have a lot of questions. This most recent change was a big update. And we’re doing everything we can to keep our finger on the pulse of what marketers in (and outside of) the industry are seeing as MULTIPLE updates are rolling out.
Learn more about what’s going on this week and what you can do to combat any traffic or ranking drops in the search results. Don’t miss out, and stay ahead of the game!
Hey Guys! If you haven’t heard yet, Google just released a major algorithm update on Monday, June 3! And don’t panic, but A LOT of sites are already seeing an impact. The Daily Mail actually saw over a 40% DROP in organic search traffic! Yikes.
So what does it all mean?!
Well… for one, this is no tiny update that you can just ignore. It’s so big, in fact, that in the spirit of being transparent, Google actually announced that they were about to release a core update.
This doesn’t usually happen, so we know it’s serious.
But here’s the thing… that’s not the only thing changing in the search results right now!
On June 5, Google also dropped a little nugget of knowledge that separate from this core update is their Diversity Update… yep… these are all coming at once, so hang with me!
The Diversity Update is a change that’s designed to provide more site diversity in our search results… meaning a single site likely won’t have more than 2 results on the same page for a given query.
And just so you know, subdomains and root domains will be treated as the same site. So buckle up, because things are getting CRAZY in the SEO world.
So how can we overcome all of these changes?
Well, because the biggest change is coming from a “Core Update” which means there is nothing in particular we can “fix.” But here’s what we do know—we know quality content is one of the most important factors when it comes to Google Search Results, and we have you covered.
Fortunately, we just updated our Content Marketing Mastery Course! So take a look and start diving in to learn exactly how to build the right kind of content in 2019.


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A blog Series on the risks associated with using “Internet of Things” smart devices by Michael Wangerin
What’s the worst that can happen if I get an Amazon Echo (Alexa)?
This is a question that will rapidly evolve over time. Amazon appears to continuously be developing new features for the product, as Farhad Manjoo reported to the New York Times. According to Manjoo, Alexa “learned” several new features during his three-week review period. This includes the ability to control a few additional smart home devices, integration with the Pandora music streaming service and the ability to query about traffic conditions.
More features are likely to continue arriving because Amazon has established the Alexa Fund. According to Amazon’s website the fund, “provides up to $100 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation.” They have also released a series of APIs (application programming interfaces) which allow developers to create programs to interact with and provide services that integrate with Alexa. While that is quite common in technology, it means nefarious individuals or organizations could potentially build malware and/or exploits that attack or compromise the devices.
What Can Alexa Do?
Based on Alexa’s capabilities, the most serious potential risk appears to be potential financial loss or theft. Alexa comes configured by default with “purchase by voice” ON and “Voice purchasing Confirmation Code” set to OFF. Since Alexa does not have voice recognition yet, Alexa will respond to anyone who asks it to order a product. Even worse, Alexa will respond to your TV or radio if it hears the “wake” word.
Note: You cannot use a voice command to have Alexa cancel an order placed using “purchase by voice.” That action is only available on the Amazon web site or app. You can disable the “purchase by voice” feature or enable the “Voice purchasing Confirmation Code.” You can also require the use of a 4-digit PIN to confirm all voice purchases.
The Dollhouse Incident
A well-publicized incident involving 6-year-old Brooke Neitzel from Dallas, Texas demonstrates this risk. Brooke asked Alexa to order a dollhouse and cookies. Her parents were surprised when a $160 dollhouse and a 4-pound tin of sugar cookies arrived (Jennifer Earl, CBS News).
A number of viewers of CW6 TV in San Diego called the station to report their Amazon devices responded to the news report after TV News Anchor Jim Patton repeated the command Brooke had used, which included the wake word “Alexa.”
Alexa’s Privacy Risks
Another potential risk is the loss of privacy. All commands Alexa responds to are sent across the Internet and kept on Amazon’s servers. Those commands could potentially be subject to release to law enforcement under a court-ordered warrant or to hackers able to penetrate Amazon’s security.
As part of an investigation into the death of Victor Collins which began in November 2016, Bentonville police have said that there is “reason to believe that Amazon.com is in possession of records related to [their] investigation.” (Agatha French, LA Times).
This case has raised the question whether courts will attempt to force Amazon to release information recorded by Alexa. According to French, Amazon has refused to release the data twice thus far. French’s article reports that according to Amazon, the company “will not release customer information without a valid and binding legal demand properly served.”
According to Lee Tien, senior staff attorney at Electronic Frontier Foundation, “For a warrant to be valid, it has to establish probable cause and describe what they want in particularity. You’re getting into problems if you say you want everything. What struck me about this warrant was the lack of particularity. It seems wrong to say that just because there’s this device that’s always on. This constitutes probable cause to believe that relevant recordings exist. There’s no clear establishment that there was any communication using the trigger word. I’m going to assume that Amazon doesn’t think the warrant has established probable cause or has asked for more information than they’re entitled to.”
The bigger question is the question of legal precedent. When asked about that, Tien said he was concerned about the setting of a precedent despite a lack of “sufficient probable cause to establish there’s anything of interest.”
Mass Surveillance Risks
Finally, the risk of mass surveillance by governmental organizations may be of concern to some people. The Edward Snowden case first brought national attention to the existing mass surveillance efforts of our government. Which included cases of collecting much more information than was allowed by law at the time.
Even if Amazon were to refuse to turn over recordings made by Alexa, it is conceivable that a governmental organization could surreptitiously collect those recordings as they pass across the Internet without the user’s knowledge. They could also potentially use the API to create applications or services which perform collection tasks in addition to features of potential value to the user.
It is likely that more risks will be discovered in the future as the product matures and its usage increases. The take away is to be aware of the risks and take steps to guard your privacy. You can do this by disabling the voice purchasing feature or at least adding a “Voice purchasing Confirmation Code”.


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Vancive Looks to 2013 for Multiple Product Launches
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY - Vancive Medical Technologies(TM), formerly Avery Dennison Medical Solutions, will showcase new digital healthcare solutions and discuss future technology developments at MEDICA 2012, Wearable Technology Show, Hall 15, Booth C04.
On exhibit will be the Vancive Medical Technologies(TM) Metria(TM) sensor technology* platform, which provides comfortable, secure and low-profile physiological monitoring for a variety of consumer and clinical applications. The Metria technology platform is based on Vancive Medical Technologies' advanced adhesives, materials and manufacturing, and includes technologies from Proteus Digital Health and Bodymedia, Inc.
According to Deepak Prakash, global market segment manager, Vancive Medical Technologies, several new Metria developments are on tap for 2013.
"We and our partner Bodymedia look forward to our first commercial launch of Metria technology, which will target weight management and wellness applications in the U.S.," says Prakash. "We are also focused on clinical applications and recently announced a partnership with Preventice, a clinical services company based in the US."
"Another exciting application is gaming," Prakash continues. "We are partnering with the health gaming company Ayogo on a game which encourage kids to exercise more. The interest level is high in the U.S. and abroad, and addresses a variety of markets, including the military. We expect to announce these advancements in healthcare sensor technology in 2013."
To learn more, visit vancive.averydennison.com
*Metria wearable sensor technology products have not been cleared by Regulatory Agencies.
About Vancive Medical Technologies
Vancive Medical Technologies makes inspired advances that lead to intelligent results. The business uses the most advanced adhesive and material technologies to create products that make healthcare easier for everyone. Vancive Medical Technologies is an Avery Dennison business headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit vancive.averydennison.com.
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Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global leader in labeling and packaging materials and solutions. The company's applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major market and industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and 30,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers with insights and innovations that help make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the company reported sales from continuing operations of $6 billion in 2011. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
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In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Andy Cross about the latest headlines and quarterly reports. They have news on a surprising potential acquisition, impressive results in the CRM and SaaS space, some stocks hitting all-time highs and some lows. They share some stocks to keep on your radar and much more.
Also, Chris chats with lead advisor of Millionacres, Matt Argersinger, to make sense of the commercial real estate space.
To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.
This video was recorded on Aug. 28, 2020.
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Chris Hill: Shares of Walmart (WMT -0.73%) rose 6% this week and hit a new all-time high on Friday after the retail giant confirmed it is teaming up with Microsoft in a bid for TikTok, the wildly popular Chinese social media app. TikTok is close to selling its operations in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in a deal expected to be in the range of $20 billion to $30 billion. Andy, this is moving pretty quickly, so it's quite possible by the time people are listening to this the deal is already done. But when I first saw this news, it didn't make any sense to me why Walmart would get involved here.
Andy Cross: Yeah, I think that probably was a little bit of a shock to many people, but the more I thought about it, it kind of makes a little sense, Chris. So, just think about what Doug McMillon, the CEO at Walmart, has been doing in their e-commerce business, trying to have so much success, even before the COVID-19 lockdowns, and having that success, partnering with, for example, the likes of Shopify they announced earlier on. I mean, Walmart has a very large e-commerce presence; one of the largest sites out there, their e-commerce business is going gangbusters right now. They generate a lot of profits and cash, as does Microsoft. And so, I think when Walmart is looking to expand their audience, maybe continue to compete with Amazon when it comes to third-party sellers; they have 450,000 third-party sellers -- Walmart does, that's a fraction of what Amazon does. So, again, to expand its reach, reach a different audience, TikTok may not be so much of a stretch depending on what price they can get.
Now, there's big numbers being tossed out of $30 billion or so, but I'd be surprised if TikTok can get that. But I see it as a way for Walmart to really expand into a different audience, expand its advertising business and build out its e-commerce platform in a way that it would be very tough to do on its own.
Hill: Jason, if you're Microsoft shareholder, would you rather see Microsoft go all-in on this, or do you like the idea that a company like Walmart is helping to spread the risk around, because they're going to pay for part of it?
Jason Moser: I would rather see Microsoft just take this on its own. I think the bigger risk probably is on the Walmart side; just given what the business does, given the history of the business, kind of, how it built itself up to this point in physical retail. So, personally I'd rather see one party as opposed to many, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. It does seem like an odd combo. But from TikTok's perspective, you have to figure they, TikTok, are trying to figure out how to be more than just an ad play, right?
What we know about the business today, it's very little. We know they have a big network of people that use the platform, and we know they don't make a heck of a lot of money and it's essentially just an advertising play. And that's a very tough space with plenty of incumbents that do really well already. But if you're not Facebook or Alphabet, then you're just part of this, sort of, a collective of mediocre businesses that are taking a little bit of what is a very big pie there. I mean, Twitter it's just kind of a mediocre business, Snap is just kind of a mediocre business. And TikTok faces that same fate if they don't figure out how to become more than just an ad play.
So, you've seen Facebook, with Instagram, trying to get into social commerce. Twitter has made some bets here and there with that as well, as has Snap. So, it's understandable that Walmart would view TikTok from that perspective, and that TikTok would be looking to do that. It's just going to be a very interesting situation if it is a consortium that ends up acquiring TikTok, because you have more people trying to determine, more companies trying to determine the fate, which typically can be a more difficult thing.
Hill: Andy, a lot of speculation of what Walmart might do with this, but you got to like the fact that Doug McMillon is keeping his cards pretty close to the vest. He's not really saying [laughs] how they're going to use it, he's not saying whether it's going to be part of the Walmart+ service that they're going to roll out later this year.
Cross: Yeah, not surprising, just the quality of management that Doug has been able to showcase, and just the type of leader he is. It will be very interesting from the pricing perspective how much they want to pay if the deal does go through. There just aren't very many platforms out there. I think there are reportedly 800 million users of TikTok, and I'd imagine they're very active, they probably skew young. There aren't many platforms out there. So, when you look at the asset base, this is one that -- I think Walmart is one of the largest companies out there in the world is saying, listen, this is a place where we can maybe have some immediate impact in there to continue our transformation into much more of a larger digital company.
Hill: Shares of salesforce.com (CRM 1.64%) up 30% this week after second quarter profits came in more than double what Wall Street was expecting. And for a company of this size, Jason, their revenue growth continues to really impress.
Moser: Oh, yeah. Well, I mean, we say the same thing with companies like Amazon, they're lobbing 20%, 30%, 35% revenue growth on a quarterly basis. At that size it's just a phenomenal thing. And with Salesforce, I mean, we say how winners tend to keep on winning, and Salesforce has been a winner for a long time. It seems like they're taking the business [laughs] to the next level, to be honest. This most recent quarter, it is their first $5 billion revenue quarter; their highest operating margin ever. We're clearly starting to see the Tableau acquisition is proving to be a wise one in a data driven world. The Work.com platform that they built so quickly in response to the pandemic is ultimately delivering what Marc Benioff called this workforce command center that so many businesses need. They're helping companies all over the world really adjust to what is a new way of doing business going forward.
But a 63% increase in seven-figure deals from a year ago, big wins with companies like AT&T and PayPal, among others. In a world of no guidance, Salesforce not only gives it, but they raise it. So, now they're looking for about $20.8 billion in revenue for the full-year, $3.73 in earnings per share. That puts shares today at a very modest, Chris, a very modest [laughs] 72X full-year estimates. It sounds like a lot; it is a lot. But you know that old saying, you get what you pay for. And when you buy shares of a business like Salesforce and a leader like Marc Benioff, you are really buying into high quality that you can hang on to for a long time. So, big fan of this business and just not surprised at all, but very impressed with the results from the quarter.
Hill: Workday (WDAY 3.05%) is a Software-as-a-Service company that helps businesses with HR and finance. Shares up 25% this week after a great second quarter report, they also raised revenue guidance. Andy, I know we talk about the cloud a lot, but I feel like businesses like Workday are one of the reasons why. [laughs]
Cross: Yeah, Chris. I mean, same as Salesforce, another really impressive quarter from Workday. It's a $51 billion market cap company, so it's quite large. Revenues were up about 20%. Their subscription business to their cloud services was up more than that, up 23%, it is now 88% of the total sales with the other part being more professional services. They saw strong renewals across their product line. The subscription revenue backlog, which is what they expect to bring in going forward, was up 22%, with two-thirds of that now expected to be brought in over the next year, and that was up 21%. Gross retention of 95%. When you look at the net retention number, it's up more than 100%; if you include upsells into higher margin and higher priced offerings. They continue to expand their suite of human capital management and finance solutions to help very large clients. I think they have 60% of the Fortune 50, so it's a really big enterprise business. But their workforce, Chris, was down a little bit from the first quarter, so they really did a good job maintaining cost and their subscription business is looking to be growing at 20% to 21% going forward.
So, very much like Salesforce, Workday is really providing services in a very complex market, when so many companies are out there trying to take care of their employees, treat their employees as best they can with all different kinds of solutions, and then help, of course, the complicated world of finance and budgeting and processing; that world across large enterprises, Workday is really thriving there.
Interesting, Chris, they are now going to a Co-CEO model. Aneel Bhusri, who was one of the Co-Founders, is going to get a partner in Chano Fernandez, who has been there for a few years. This is a little bit different. Salesforce actually tried this, Benioff tried this, it didn't quite work out. But now Workday is seeing this as a way to split the CEO responsibilities up more effectively going forward.
Hill: I'm glad you mentioned that, because that caught my attention. Once you get past the great numbers for Workday, the move to the Co-CEO model, it seems like that works less often than it fails ...
Cross: Yeah, we're starting to see it a little bit more, Chris, it's interesting. So, Aneel is going to focus -- again, he's a Co-Founder of the business -- he's going to focus really on product, technology, and corporates. So, that's HR and finance; things he really cares about. He said he's excited to get back into strategy and product. And then Chano will oversee the more of the sales and marketing and customer relationship.
Again, you know, you're talking about very large clients, those are in businesses, those are very complex operations. And going forward, I think they're seeing a way to transition the responsibilities of the CEO and maybe even build for the future by bringing Chano into the CEO role.
Hill: Okta is in the business of identity management software. I don't know, Andy, I mean the profits look good, they raised revenue guidance, this seems a little bit like nitpicking, the sell off this stock.
Cross: Yeah, I think, well, the stock has done so well and it now sells at 38X sales. So, these high-priced stocks, even as well as they have been performing, I think if you don't continue to really outperform, the stocks tend to get hit a little bit. Revenues were up 43%; crossed over the $200 million mark subscriptions. Revenues were up 44%; most of their business is subscription-driven. The performance obligations to what they, again, expect to bring in over the next few years was up 56%; and just over this year was up 48%. So, again, looking forward to what they expect to bring in from their clients continues to be very high growth there.
Their gross margins were up a little bit, the subscription gross margin was up a tiny bit. Non-GAAP operating income was $6.5 million; that was 3.2% of revenues, versus a loss a year ago, Chris. So, from the profit perspective, from the guidance perspective, all looking pretty good. I think on that last point, the guidance is what might have people a little bit concerned. And [Todd] McKinnon, who is one of the Co-Founders of Okta talked about this as well. They are seeing some challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic in some of their small- and medium-size business; Okta does serve a lot of large clients when it comes to identity management, but for small business, they are seeing some challenges there. So, they're expecting for the third quarter revenue to be up 32% or 33%. So, again, a little bit of a deceleration from this quarter, I think that had some concerns, seeing some larger, longer sales cycles in their clients.
So, some challenges there. And with a high price multiple stock like Okta, again, if you don't continue to really express the very positive results, I think the stock will sell-off any given day.
Hill: Shares of Best Buy (BBY 1.97%) also hitting an all-time high this week. Second quarter online sales grew 240%. And yes, Jason, profits were also higher than expected. But online sales for 240%.
Moser: Yeah, that's a lot. I think the silver-lining for a lot of businesses during this pandemic is that it has given them the chance to redefine themselves and to prove their mettle in what is a new world going forward. I mean, a lot of businesses are really going to have to change the way they do things, and I don't know that it's going to ever really go back. And that's probably a good thing in a lot of ways, and Best Buy is certainly taking advantage of it and I think the market has rewarded it for really continuing to just consistently return some pretty impressive numbers in a difficult space.
And I think you made a very good point there in regard to the 240% online revenue growth as a percentage of total domestic revenue. Online revenue increased to 53% of total revenue versus 16% last year. So, again, you can see just tremendous growth there. And just to cap it all off, their domestic online sales have continued to really impress in quarter three. They're up approximately 175% right now, so just really impressive numbers.
And I think a lot of this just goes back to some interesting perspective that CEO, Corie Sue Barry noted on the call. Three concepts they believe that are permanent and structural implications from this pandemic in regard to the business environment, the retail environment. The customer shopping behavior will be permanently changed in a way. It just has to be more digital and put customers entirely in control to shop how they want, when they want, where they want. Two, the workforce needs to evolve in a way that meets the needs of those customers, while being more flexible not only for the customers but for the workforce. And then three, technology just continues to play an even more crucial role. And I think they're following those three ideas in helping to steer this business forward; and it's working.
So, for a business that a lot of us probably wrote off just a few years back, I mean, the numbers don't lie, really, they've continued to impress. And it looks like they're going to make it through this OK. And that omnichannel retail experience is paying off for Best Buy.
Hill: Second quarter same-store sales for Ulta Beauty (ULTA -0.53%) fell more than 25%, but online sales helped make up for that, and shares of Ulta Beauty up 12% this week, Andy.
Cross: Yeah, the online business was up 200%; so, similar to what we saw with Best Buy. Transactions up from the comp sales, so comparable stores transactions down 36%, not a surprise. And the average ticket was up about 15%. They are seeing the trend improving throughout the quarter. A lot of omnichannel benefits as they continue to see more and more consumers use the benefits of online and omnichannel programming. There's still some struggles, they're still very cautious about the rest of the year, especially in the fourth quarter that they think will be a little bit of a struggle when it comes to the holiday sales and some of the concerns still around pandemic. But obviously, it was a nice little bit of a rebound now what we're seeing from Ulta, a little bit of momentum improving from where they were a quarter ago when all the stores were closed.
Hill: Chicken McNuggets were introduced in 1983, and for the first time ever they're getting a little spicy. McDonald's announced its plans to start selling Spicy Chicken McNuggets in mid-September. It is one of two new limited time menu items, along with a Chips Ahoy McFlurry. I got to be honest, guys; it has been years, years since I have gone to McDonald's for anything other than the occasional breakfast item or coffee. I think this might change that for me; I think I might have to hit the drive-thru. [laughs]
Moser: Is it really changed or you just trying to be nice ?
Hill: No ...
Moser: I mean, I thought about this. Man, I'm with you in that, listen, Jason likes the chicken spicy, don't get me wrong. But No. 1, what took McDonald's so long? I mean, this is amazing to me. I mean, spicy chicken isn't something new. But then second of all, I don't know, man, McNuggets are still McNuggets. Like, at the end of the day they're still McNuggets. And I don't mean that in a good way. There are a lot of other options out there, some great options, some wonderful options, and I just don't know that McDonald's is really bringing me through the drive-thru for this particular offering.
Now, with that said, I'm glad they did it. Man, better late than never, but I'm just surprised it took this long.
Cross: I don't know, that spicy nuggets combined with the Chips Ahoy McFlurry, which I did not read about, but that's actually a combination; if I was more of a chicken eater, I think the pairing of those two would get me into the drive-thru.
Hill: And on a slightly more serious note, [laughs] this actually, I think, is a good sign for the restaurant industry. The fact that McDonald's is rolling out new menu items. We've been hearing for months about how new items have been on hold for McDonald's and others, so I think we're going to see more restaurants.
Matty, good to see you.
Matt Argersinger: Yeah, good to see you, Chris. Good to hear you; it's been a while.
Hill: It's been too long. Let's go big picture. What is the state of commercial real estate right now in your mind?
Argersinger: Good question. If I was giving the State of the Union speech, I would say it's not strong, it's probably a little uncertain, probably tepid. I think real estate, among any sector, really has been the most acutely affected by the pandemic, beyond of course, the human toll and the healthcare crisis that we're facing, of course, as well. But real estate, if we're thinking about asset classes, I just can't think of one that's been more affected given the lockdowns, the people working from home. I mean, there are just so many things that have happened that have made so many industries within real estate, if you think about retail, for sure; hospitality, for sure; and I know we're going to talk about office and all the dynamics there, people working from home and what does that mean for the future of office. I mean, I've studied real estate for a lot of years and I feel like 2020 [laughs] has changed so many assumptions and so many other things I used to think about real estate and how I used to approach the market. And it seems like it's changing day-by-day.
Hill: Yeah. In terms of the office buildings, I mean, it seems like everyone, and I'll include myself [laughs] in the category of everyone, everyone has at least a friend who works in a big office building in a big city, and they've been told or they're hearing that they're going to be exiting that building altogether. I know I've got friends who work in Downtown Manhattan, or were, and now they're probably not going to be.
How dire is it for, sort of, that category? I'm talking about the big cities, the 20-, 30-, 50-story office buildings. Are the dire predictions overblown or is dire a reasonable way to think about, at least, that category?
Argersinger: Well, I think you nailed it on the head when you, kind of, made it really specific to 10-, 30-, +40-story office building, skyscrapers in really, say, tier one markets like New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, what does the future look like for those kinds of offices? I think you could use the word "dire" in certain circumstances. First, if I look back, though, I look at traditional offices. I think there's probably a lot of big, noisy headlines right now. You'll read one survey, it might come from a homebuilder who says, oh, everyone is going to work from home, we're building big houses where everyone wants a home office, that's the new normal.
And you'll read another research piece that says, actually, no, it's really maybe 10% to 15% of employees are going to work from home, corporations think their employees are generally more productive at the office. I don't personally, anecdotally, I miss the office a lot; I think you do as well. There's certainly a dynamic there that's missing. And I think the majority of people are going to go back to work to the office in some capacity and very few are going to work from home full-time. But what does that mean for all kinds of offices? So, I think for something like a suburban office building or satellite offices around certain markets, I think those offices are actually kind of intriguing, right? I think that might be the wave of the future; people going to a closer to home type of office in more of a co-sharing location on a part-time basis.
But exactly what you said earlier, what does that mean for the traditional office building in New York City or elsewhere where you had employees commute in, oftentimes over an hour, to get to that building? And all the costs associated with those buildings, which are very expensive to lease. I think there is going to be a lot of displacement. I think we probably overbuilt in a lot of places.
New York City, which you mentioned, if you think about the sheer number of large financial institutions and banks, many of them have already said, hey, I think we're good, I think we're actually good. Like, JPMorgan has come out, Morgan Stanley has come out, said we're actually good with a lot of our employees, or at least a decent percentage of our employees, working outside the office. And so, I think there's going to be a big transition in, sort of, core markets like New York and San Francisco where there was the use of this office dynamic where people would commute in, and that's going to change. I think there's going to be a way to reuse those spaces, but in the short-term, lots of pain for a lot of those landlords.
Hill: A couple of weeks ago on the show we talked about the future of malls and, in particular, the reports of a deal between Amazon and Simon Property Group, largest mall operator in America. Not a lot of comments from either one of those [laughs] companies in the intervening two weeks, but do you think a deal where Simon Property essentially grants space to Amazon in what used to be Sears and JCPenney, does that make sense for both of those companies, does it make sense for one more than the other?
Argersinger: Certainly, I think it makes sense for Amazon. I think it's actually easy to think about. If you think about a mall, and specifically a department store within a mall, big space, columns are wide apart, windowless, high ceilings, easy to kind of come in, renovate, install new utilities. And by the way, a lot of these big department stores actually own the property. The mall actually doesn't own the anchor store in a lot of cases. And so, if you think about a lot of these retailers, you mentioned a few of them, but the Nordstroms of the world, Macy's, Sears of the world for sure, [laughs] they're just looking to exit as fast as they can.
So, if Amazon is the [laughs] highest or lowest bidder, doesn't matter, if Amazon is going to come in then it looks pretty compelling to, kind of, do that. And if you think about a location for that, malls are generally located near high density populations, so for a fulfillment center, the sort of the last-mile fulfillment center that Amazon is looking for, perfect. For Simon, [laughs] it's a lot more complicated. And I'm afraid, you know, I have mixed feelings about it myself. I think if you think about why malls exist in the first place, it's always been to draw traffic to anchor tenants like a Nordstrom or Macy's, right? So, you acquire these anchor tenants on cheap long-term leases. And then you have a bunch of in-line tenants, the smaller tenants, who thrive on the traffic that goes to those big stores. That's how a mall really worked. And a lot of these smaller tenants have co-tenancy clauses which -- so, if an anchor store leaves or changes in a dramatic way, they can actually leave or break their lease or at least get a reduction in rent.
So, for Simon it's a huge risk. I see Amazon as a great long-term tenant, but if I do that, am I sacrificing the rest of my mall, and making it much more difficult for my smaller tenants? That's where I'm a little concerned about what Simon can do in this case? Because in a lot of cases, it's really intriguing to work with an Amazon or a FedEx or some other, or a datacenter, like we've seen in a lot of places, but what does that do to the rest of the mall, does it undervalue the rest of the mall, I guess outside the food court, which still could be there, right, because you're still serving maybe everyone who works at the Amazon fulfillment center, but all the other retail tenants, they're certainly distressed even more, and they just really don't Amazon a few stores down from them if they're oftentimes selling the same things that Amazon is trying to fulfill to all their online customers.
And so, I'd say, for Simon, it's a lot more complicated, it's probably on a market-to-market basis as to where it works and where it doesn't.
Hill: Well, and also complicating things for Simon Property Group are these bids that they've been making for troubled retailers, Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brand Jeans, J.C. Penney. I'm trying to wrap my head around, on the one hand, they're looking to buy J.C. Penney, on the other hand, [laughs] they're looking to have J.C. Penney vacate space so they can give it up for Amazon. Does the acquisition strategy make sense to you?
Argersinger: I think in a lot of cases it's a brand play. So, Simon is coming in and saying, there's value to Brooks Brothers, there's value to even a J.C. Penney, a Forever 21, there's value to those brands. And if I can find a way to reposition them, either in an online capacity or in certain markets where I know it's going to work, in new developments I'm doing where maybe I'm doing a mixed-use development where my mall is turning into, you know, an apartment complex with some stores and some experience activities and things like that, and there's room to have those brands there where they're going to have a lot of traffic.
So, I think, to me, it's a branding and repositioning play. And if Simon can come in and pay cents on the dollar for a lot of these troubled retailers and apparel companies, there might be some value that can be created there, but it's definitely an interesting strategy, and I think in a lot of those cases, those purchases aren't going to work out, some will.
Hill: You mentioned home builders coming out and saying, we're building bigger homes, people are looking for offices where they can work or do the Zoom meetings or whatever. What about apartments and condos, doesn't that same type of thinking apply? I'm just curious, if more people are going to be working remotely, won't they also need, if they're not homeowners, but could we be looking at a next generation of apartment and condo building that actually provides a lot more square footage?
Argersinger: I think the case can be made for that; I think, ultimately, a lot of people are still going to live in cities or in places where there's -- especially younger people, where there's interesting things to do, there's entertainment or there's restaurants or there's just an ecosystem there that they like to be close to and live in. So, I think the apartment situation is not as bad as it may seem, but what I do think is happening is, you're going to see the rise of -- yeah, you know, homebuyers to a certain extent, but also what's called single-family rentals.
Just speaking from a real recent experience in Millionacres, we recently recommended a commercial real estate opportunity that was a built-to-rent single-family housing development. So, in other words, a developer was coming in, this was outside of Huntsville, Alabama, and building a bunch of houses. I mean, it looks like a suburban housing division, but they're all rental houses. And the idea there was, well, people want more space, they don't want any shared walls, they want their own HVAC system, they don't want to share ducts with other apartment units. And, again, in a post-COVID world, probably more desirable, right? [laughs] And so, that I think could be a little bit of the future of how people are thinking about rentals or apartments, it's more of a -- yeah, can I get more space? Can I get separation? Can I have, even, my own small yard that I can work with if I have children; that's a huge benefit.
So, again, it'll change. I don't see a lot of damage to the "multifamily sector" as much as others. I think the apartment is going to hold up pretty well. There is going to be some movement for sure, but certainly not a dire situation we see with retail hospitality or, of course, offices like we talked about.
Hill: Earlier this year, you and I were talking about REITs, and there are obviously different categories of REITs. And one that you talked about that piqued my interest was, REITs that are focused on warehouses, are those a growth area right now within the REIT industry?
Argersinger: Oh, they've certainly been a growth area. And if anything, the pandemic has accelerated, I think, the demand for warehouse fulfillment distribution properties. And so, STAG Industrial, you know, on the smaller side, or you got Prologis, which is one of the big major warehouse owners in the country. EastGroup Properties is another one. But these are all REITs that I think are, you know, were in the right place, and now really are in the right place in the real estate market. Industrial has really seen no drop-off; in fact, I was looking at STAG's tenant roll the other day, and they've gotten something like 97% of rent collections in the past quarter, whereas you look at several office -- I mean, we talked about New York City office -- Empire State Realty, they collected only 60% of their rent over the last few months, so it's complete contrast, right, where Industrial has seen virtually no drop-off in their real estate business where other sectors have.
Hill: Great conversation with Matt Argersinger. Always love talking to Matty. And it reminded me of the show we did early February 2019, right after Matt and his lovely wife welcomed their baby boy into the world, and we put together a special stocks on our radar, it was essentially the baby Argersinger basket of stocks, you can go back and listen to it, February 1st, 2019.
I went back and ran the numbers, guys. That basket of stocks is [laughs] crushing the market. The market, S&P 500 up 29% in the roughly 18 months since we did that show. The baby Argersinger basket of stocks up more than 80%. Ron Gross went with Carter's. Jason, you went with Square. Andy, you recommended The Trade Desk. Steve Broido, our man behind the glass, I think, to make fun of Ron Gross picked Titan International, the tire maker. [laughs] A legendary quote from Steve Broido, I have seen the future and it is round. But then Steve also got to double-down on one of the other stocks, so we doubled-down as well. So, Carter's, two bites of the apple of Square, The Trade Desk, Titan international; that basket is crushing it.
Hill: That's why we love the basket approach. All right, enough of that basket; enough of those radar stocks. Let's get to this week's stocks on our radar. Our man behind the glass, Dan Boyd, is going to hit you with a question.
Jason Moser, you're up first, what are you looking at this week?
Jason Moser: Well, Chris, as you know, this week we brought a new member of the family home, new little golden retriever puppy. And in honor of little Rider this week, I am putting Chewy on my radar. Ticker CHWY. You know I love the pet market; it's just a massive opportunity, plenty of tailwinds as more and more people are taking to having pets.
Last quarter they reported their first quarter, net sales were up 46% from a year ago to $1.62 billion. They added 1.6 million net active customers in the quarter, ending the quarter with 15 million active customers, that was up 3.7 million from the year ago. Autoship customers, I'm an Autoship customer now, Chris, too; let me just throw that in there. Autoship customers now represent 68% of total net sales. They launched a new fulfillment center in Charlotte to help get things to customers more quickly. Customer acquisition costs are coming down, margins are going up.
To me, it was interesting, at the end of the fourth quarter last year, they weren't offering full-year guidance, now they are. Earnings coming up here September 10th. I'll be very fascinated to see how they are doing. But as a happy customer that really just switched my pet shopping behavior over from Amazon to Chewy, this is one that I'm really keeping a close eye on.
Hill: Dan, question about Chewy?
Dan Boyd: Absolutely, Chris. I am also a big fan of Chewy. I am getting an Autoship package of cat food today; very excited about that. Jason, what are you looking for them to come out with for innovations or just good performance? What areas of their business are you looking forward to for them to really take over the pet food market?
Moser: You know, I don't know if it's really pet food so much, but if they could come up with some kind of like Roomba device that would just automatically go clean up the little puddles that Rider leaves around the house, that would be pretty sweet. I think we're good on the food, just get me the pee cleaner up and we'll be fine.
Hill: Andy Cross, a tough act to follow, what are you looking at this week?
Cross: Dan, I'm looking at Medallia, MDLA. A $4.9 billion company that provides customer experience insights and intelligence by collecting all kind of data points, like, from social media, and call centers, in-store experiences, online chats, product reviews, bundles it altogether in a cloud solution, provides it to more than 1,000 of the most popular brands in the world. They collect 6 billion of these experiences each year and their AI technology and algorithms can run 8 trillion calculations per day.
They report earnings next week, so I'm really looking to see how their clients are reacting to this environment, are they continuing to expand their relationships and add-on more higher margin services from Medallia. So, MDLA. Technology company, specializes in customer service insights.
Hill: Dan, question about Medallia?
Boyd: Yeah, sure. When I hear about this company, I only think of one thing, and that thing is, of course, Skynet from The Terminator films. This company scares me. Andy, how evil is Medallia? [laughs]
Cross: It's not quite as evil as Skynet; in fact, not evil at all. It's Founder-run; they own some stock. And it's a neat business to be able to provide those kinds of insights because so many customers -- and they have lots of plugins with Workday and Salesforce, ServiceNow, lots of different ways to be able to provide those client interactions, insights that customers really need as more and more people are turning to digital solutions.
Hill: Dan, do I even need to ask?
Boyd: You know what, Chris? I'm glad that you did anyways. I'm going with Chewy because I prefer pets over AI controlled digital solutions that will take over our lives in sometime in the near future.
Moser: Pets are greater than evil.
Hill: Jason Moser, Andy Cross; guys, thanks for being here.
Cross: Thanks, fellas.
Moser: Thank you.
Hill: That's going to do it for this week's Motley Fool Money. Our Engineer is Dan Boyd, our Producer is Mac Greer, I'm Chris Hill, thanks for listening, we'll see you next week.


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It’s hardly unusual for corporations or individuals to offer direct help or raise money for those in disaster zones. Among those stepping to the plate now are Lady Gaga and Apple, which is allowing customers to donate through the iTunes story. And companies like Wal-Mart and UPS have long used their expertise in logistics to help get needed supplies to disaster zones.
But the efforts of LivingSocial and Zynga are examples of how a new breed of companies—those emerging in the social-media landscape—are putting their expertise to work helping those in the most need.
Zynga has become an almost overnight success by tying its popular suite of games like Farmville, Cityville, and Mafia Wars to the 500-million-person-strong Facebook social network. The company makes its money in part by selling credits within a game for real money.
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Washington, D.C.-based LivingSocial is using a "button" at the top of its website and emails to enable users to give for disaster relief through GlobalGiving.
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Mixed-use proposals to regenerate Aberdeen’s former BHS store put on display
Plans for a major redevelopment of Aberdeen’s indoor market and former BHS store have been displayed for public consultation.
Developer PATRIZIA said it is working on a planning application that will offer a long-term, sustainable solution for the site.
The outline plans show how a major redevelopment of the site has the potential to create a much more attractive and innovative architectural building that will house a demand-led mix of shops, cafes, restaurants and offices and greatly improve the surrounding area with large, open public spaces and pedestrian thoroughfares.
More attractive and active frontages are being proposed to increase the vibrancy of the area, including dramatically improving the external façade of the market building which backs onto the Green.
Shaun Hose, director of PATRIZIA, said he is keen that local people and businesses participate in the consultation so that their views and aspirations are heard and the feedback is used to further inform the design proposals.
He added: “We’re looking forward to playing a key role in the revitalisation of this part of the Merchant Quarter and to having an open dialogue with the public about our vision for this key city centre site. Our ambitions aim to enhance the site creating a vibrant place, both during the day and at night, with the right blend of retail, leisure, cultural and office uses.
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Yes, the new India-based owners of Land Rover (Tata Motors) have been joining other auto manufacturers around the world and jumping on to the "green vehicle" express. I can't think of a single vehicle manufacturer that has not announced intentions to produce hybrid, electric or other fuel-efficient models using similar technology.
The proof will be in the pudding as they say; recent economic downturns have certainly crimped more than a few plans to bring new technology to the assembly line. GM, Chrysler and most others are cutting back on previously announced plans in this regard… the Chevy Volt (with its high profile) will survive cut-backs, but plug-in hybrids from Saturn and others are being delayed by at least a year.
India (and China) are now starting to feel the impact of the economic crisis and this will certainly slow their efforts. The British government (like others) has announced major financial incentives for UK-based auto manufacturers to develop "green technology" and this source of funding may allow some of these initiatives to survive (hopefully).
It will be interesting to see what transpires in the next 12-18 months.
P.S. -- check out Tata Motor rival Reva's recent plan to ramp up production on their all-electric G-Wiz (available in the UK) to 30,000 units per year at:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/11 ... ng-pr.html
…while Tata themselves recently announced two all-electric vehicles - the Tata Indica will initially target the Scandinavian market (Norway):
http://www.business-standard.com/india/ ... tono=45929


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“Be prepared against data loss and data theft” is the slogan behind the World Backup Day 2023 campaign on the importance of data security
World Backup Day shines a light on maintaining computer system security. It encourages individuals to consider data security every day of the year, and not just on March 31st when World Backup Day takes place.
The following sobering statistics give an indication of the issues that World Backup Day wishes to highlight:
- 21% of people have never made a backup
- 29% of data loss cases are caused by accident
- 30% of all computers are already infected with malware
What is World Backup Day?
Taking place each March 31st, World Backup Day is a recognised National Calendar Day on which tech industry companies highlight the need for maintaining computer system security.
It started as a post on Reddit in 2011 and has grown to see up to half a million people visiting the official website each March 31st.
Cybercrime facts and figures
To further highlight the importance of digital security vigilance, Crucial’s Data Loss and Cybercrime report paints a picture of today’s online security landscape.
Among the findings, 75% of Americans were worried about having their personal or financial information stolen by hackers, compared to 40% who feared being robbed in person.
The report also utilises a range of publicly-available data to drill down into the different types of cybercrime and to list the countries most affected by cyberattacks across 2022.
Types of cybercrime
Cybercrime comes in a variety of forms, either targeting individuals or businesses.
Cybercrimes targeting individuals
In 2022, the most common consumer cybercrimes were:
- Online shopping scams made up 42.7% of all consumer attacks.
- Advance fee fraud, where a large sum of money is promised in return for a small upfront fee, accounted for 17%.
- Email and social media hacking contributed 8.2%, and computer viruses, malware and spyware another 3.5%.
Cybercrimes targeting businesses
2022’s most frequent business cyberattacks centred around:
- Stealing or compromising credentials accounted for 19% of all business cybercrime.
- Phishing – fraudulent emails or messages from seemingly reputable businesses – comprised 16%.
- Vulnerabilities in third-party software contributed 13% and were among the most harmful, with an average of $4.55 million in associated losses.
Cybercrime around the world: countries under attack
2022 saw an increase in the total number of data breaches worldwide, with the associated global average cost increasing by more than 2.5%.
Europe suffered 46% of these breaches, 26% in Asia, and 8% in North America.
The five countries experiencing the most data breaches in 2022 were Russia, China, France, Indonesia, and the United States.
The United Kingdom also saw one of the highest increases in data breach costs compared to 2021.
With the war in Ukraine fuelling cyber warfare, Russia was the world’s most targeted cybercrime victim, both in the number of attacks and for their density per person.
There were over 50 million data breaches in the first three quarters of 2022, which was around 35,000 per 100,000 habitats.
China saw the second-highest number of total data breaches at 18.2 million, but the high population levels diluted the impact per person to outside the top 10.
While China currently sits outside the top 15 for the average cost of data breaches, the situation could change as global political tensions fluctuate in 2023 and beyond.
France accounted for over 17% of all European cyberattacks, with over 15 million data breaches in 2022.
And while France was third for the total number of data breaches, it was second only to Russia for density, with around 23,500 breaches per 100,000 inhabitants.
Indonesia was fourth for the total number of breaches, bearing the brunt of over 15.3 million instances of data loss.
It also ranked tenth in terms of data breach density per person, at 5,335 per 100,000 of the population.
5. United States
While lower down the list in terms of the total number of breaches, the US had the highest average cost of data loss at $9.44 million – more than twice the global average of $4.85 million.
Within the US, the targeting of California resulted in over 67,000 cyber victims in 2022, with estimated losses totalling $1.2 billion – around $31 per person.
Texas also felt the effects of cybercrime with a $606 million fallout, with New York and Florida also suffering significant financial losses.
6. United Kingdom
While the UK didn’t feature in the top 10 for total data breaches or data breach density, it had the 4th highest cost at just over $5 million.
This number was up 8.1% compared to 2021 – the highest increase in any top 10 data breach country.
How to protect yourself from cybercrime
While World Backup Day is associated with March 31st, their advice on data security should be kept in mind every time you venture online.
Off the back of its findings, the Crucial report also makes some recommendations to help individuals and companies proactively protect against cybercrimes.
Cybercrime protection for individuals
Cybercrime can target large swathes of the population in one go, so everyone should make these five steps part of their regular online routine:
- Create complex and unique passwords – there are plenty of reputable password manager programs to help make this process easier.
- Two-factor authentication links your online profile to your physical mobile device, so always utilise this feature where available.
- Back up your files onto the cloud or a physical hard drive for additional security.
- Always protect and encrypt confidential information and files.
- Regularly update your firewalls, antivirus software, browsers, apps and computer programmes to ensure the latest protection.
Cybercrime protection for businesses
Companies should protect themselves from cyberattacks by:
- Identifying critical data to prioritise steps against potentially-unauthorised access.
- Creating and updating security procedures to ensure minimum damage should the worst occur.
- Educating your employees on data protection best practices and monitoring to make sure these steps are being adhered to.
- Encrypting data, especially before sending confidential information over email.
- Researching Data Loss Prevention (DLP) security tools to ensure that sensitive data doesn’t leak outside of your corporate network.
Don’t become a cybercrime statistic
Personal data loss can devastate individuals, and business data breaches are no joke either – the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 stipulates fines of up to £17.5 million (or 4% of annual global turnover if greater) for each infringement.
But small, simple steps can help individuals and companies from becoming cybercrime statistics in future data security reports.
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While Amazon’s highly anticipated sales event Prime Day had to be delayed from its usual July timeframe due to the pandemic, the e-tailer announced it will happen Oct. 13-14, and many of its store brand items will be available at discount.
For Prime Day, the retailer will have deals on its popular features such as Amazon Music, Prime Video, Amazon Devices, Kindle and other own brand gadgets, but it also will have a deal on ordering groceries through Amazon Fresh, looking to build trial of the service. For Prime Day, Prime members can get $15 off their first order of $50 or more on Amazon Fresh items during the event.
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Greg Mercer, an Amazon seller and CEO of Jungle Scout, said Prime Day usually sees a sales spike equivalent to the Q4 holiday spike, “but this year is unprecedented due to Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday shopping season all happening within 2-3 months.”
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US TV streaming statistics
Top 10 services see a 13% jump in search interest from February to March 2020.
In the early stages of COVID-19, one thing kept us all together: streaming services. Staying in to watch the next binge-worthy hit — if only to keep up with the latest in meme culture — was peak 2020. All this meant big things for steaming services, with the top 10 platforms in the US seeing a 13% bump in search interest from February to March 2020, according to Finder’s analysis of Google Trends data. We break down which saw the biggest jump — and some of the biggest trends in the industry.
How coronavirus changed our streaming habits
Finder’s analysis of Google Trends data for February and March 2020 reveals that Netflix had the highest comparative search volume interest in the US, with average interest jumping 41% between the months. Disney+ had the second-largest surge at 31%, followed by Hulu at 20%. Rounding out the top five were Crunchyroll (19%) and Amazon Prime Video and CBS All Access (11%). However, it wasn’t all good news for our most searched streaming services, with both Sling TV and YouTube TV seeing interest dwindle, possibly due to the lack of live sports at the time.
Not only that, but a new report from GlobalWebIndex tells us that 42% of Americans say they’re streaming TV to keep them occupied during the coronavirus outbreak. A further 24% of Americans say they’ve significantly increased the amount of time spent streaming TV.
The USA’s biggest streamers by age, gender and income
There are more streamers under 45 than there are over 45
The number of people streaming video on demand in the US is on the increase each year. But it’s those ages 45 and younger that make up the bulk of the market, according to 2020 Statista data. Those ages 25 to 34 account for the biggest proportion of people using streaming services at 29.3%. They are followed by age 35 to 44-year-olds (24.3%) and those ages 18 to 24 (17.8%). Americans in the 55–64 age bracket account for the smallest share, making up just 11.6% of those tuning in to online TV, while just 16.9% of TV streamers are ages 45 to 54.
High-income earners make up the biggest proportion of streamers
Overall, high-income earners accounted for the lion’s share of streaming users in 2019, with a whopping 38.7% of streaming users coming from this income bracket. Middle-income owners don’t fall too behind, accounting for about a third of all streaming users at 32.1%, while low-income earners take up the smallest percentage, at just shy of a third (29.2%).
Men make up a slightly larger percentage of streamers than women
Next time you find yourself annoyed at your partner’s attention span while their eyes are glued to the TV, take heart in knowing that you’re definitely not alone. Men account for the biggest proportion of streamers at 51.2%, leaving women accounting for 48.8%.
The devices Americas are bingeing content on
Data released by the Leichtman Research Group in June 2020 reveals that 25% of adults daily watch video on a TV through a stand-alone device like a Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or Apple TV. The next most common way Americans access streaming video content is by an Internet-enabled smart TV app at 20%.
How America’s streaming industry compares to other countries
Gone are the days of watching a show at a time and waiting a whole week until the next episode. Streaming in the US is now a $27.173 million industry, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the industry is expected to hit just under $45.789 million in revenue by 2025.
So how does the US compare to other countries around the world? The home of Hollywood itself, the US takes the prize for the biggest market in terms of revenue ($27.173 million). Next up is China ($9.386 million), the UK ($2.474 million), Japan ($1.884 million) and Germany ($1.747 million).
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