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TYSONS CORNER, Va., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) and mobile software, today announced that it will host its 16th annual conference, MicroStrategy World 2013, on January 28-31 at the Wynn Las Vegas.
MicroStrategy World 2013 will bring together some of the foremost software technology visionaries, experts, and practitioners in one forum, presenting valuable opportunities for learning and networking. Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy and New York Times best-selling author of The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Software Will Change Everything, will discuss the future of mobile technology and how its impact will transform our lives. Featured speakers will also include Ivan Brockman, Senior Managing Partner at Blackstone Advisory Partners, the world's premier asset management and advisory firm, speaking on "The Emerging Software Landscape: An Investor's Perspective," as well as executives from a number of MicroStrategy's customers.
This four-day event will showcase MicroStrategy's leading platform for BI, mobile reporting and commerce, and Big Data analytics delivered either on premises or in the cloud. At the conference the Company will also be highlighting its disruptive new products that provide: real-time insight into consumer preferences; mobile retail commerce; robust data discovery; and effective identity management and cyber security. Conference attendees will learn about MicroStrategy's seven core product areas, including:
- MicroStrategy's leading BI Platform and why companies continue to choose it to deliver mission-critical reports and dashboards to business users via the web and Microsoft desktop tools. A large number of MicroStrategy customers will be discussing how MicroStrategy's BI products have dramatically improved their operating results or corporate performance.
- MicroStrategy's acclaimed mobile platform and how it has helped hundreds of enterprises rapidly build mobile apps for Apple and Android™-based smart phones, tablets, and other devices. The event will highlight mobile solutions for field sales reps with pre-meeting analysis, product videos, sales presentations and access to sales force automation (SFA) systems, making them more effective and productive.
- MicroStrategy Cloud™, a BI platform-as-a-service offering, and how it allows companies to deploy BI apps and mobile apps using MicroStrategy's BI Platform and MicroStrategy's Mobile App Platform more quickly and with lower financial risk than with traditional on-premises solutions.
- MicroStrategy Express™, the fastest way for companies, departments, and small businesses to build and deploy MicroStrategy-caliber BI and mobile apps without the assistance of IT. Learn how MicroStrategy Express guides business people through a streamlined flow -- from data-to-discovery-to-dashboard-to-distribution -- and is available as a cloud-based service to allow instant start up.
- MicroStrategy Wisdom™, an analytic application that provides an instant focus group of 18 million people and enables companies to derive insights that can make marketing activities ten times more effective when targeting consumer segments by using the full power of the Big Data residing in social, mobile, and cloud-based networks.
- MicroStrategy Alert, a mobile commerce application designed to help retail companies compete and win in the new mobile world by providing a mobile channel for marketing, commerce, and loyalty. Attendees will learn how this world-class mobile commerce and loyalty app can be up and running in a few weeks.
- MicroStrategy Usher™, an application that offers an effective new model for identity management and cyber security. Learn how Usher provides businesses with a mobile app that can replace plastic employee IDs and customer cards with a mobile ID which, in turn, offers a more effective way to manage workforces, provides more secure customer service, and reduces the threat of cyber attacks.
More than 25 world-class companies will present their best practices on how they use MicroStrategy to improve operational efficiencies, increase revenues, and enhance business performance. Among the companies scheduled to present are: Adobe Systems, Alarm.com, American University, Angel.com, AutoTrader.com, BMC Software, Boston Children's Hospital, Catalina Marketing, Con-way Freight, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dell, Domino's Pizza, Eagle Investment Systems, eBay, Enova Financial, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, HMS, Huntington National Bank, Ingram Micro, Kinross Gold Corporation, Netflix, Novation, PPL, SWIFT, Tapjoy, The Container Store, Time Warner Cable, and Yahoo!.
At MicroStrategy World 2013, participants will be able to attend any of the 100+ informative sessions and interact with MicroStrategy's ecosystem of technology partners in the exhibit hall. Conference attendees will learn about complementary solutions and services from MicroStrategy technology partners, including: Accenture, Actian, Adastra, AirWatch, Analytics8, AT&T, Business Elements, Cisco, Cloudera, DataMeaning, DataFactZ, Datastrong, Deloitte, Denovo Services, emids Technologies, ESRI, EZ Data Systems, FMS, Fuzzy Logix, Good Technology, HCL, High Impact Technologies, HP Vertica, IBM, Indigo, InfoCepts, Informatica, Invexer Technology, iOLAP, Keystrata, Kognitio, Lancet Software, Longview Solutions, Pandera, ParAccel, Project X, Qstride, Scalable Systems, Smartbridge, Software by Design, Southport Services Group, Syncsort, Systech Solutions, Talend, TDWI, Technosoft, Teradata, Third I, Visual Crossing, and VMware.
"MicroStrategy World provides a great opportunity to hear about MicroStrategy technology breakthroughs in cutting-edge business analytics, market-leading mobile solutions, and innovative cloud services that can enhance the performance and efficiency of your business," said Michael Saylor, Chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy. "Attendees will hear real-life enterprise-scale customer case studies from leaders in each industry and take home valuable business strategies that will help them to seize growth opportunities."
Registration information and a preliminary agenda for MicroStrategy World 2013 are available at http://www.microstrategy.com/microstrategyworld/. Members of the media can attend the conference free of charge and should RSVP to [email protected].
About MicroStrategy Incorporated
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a leading provider of enterprise software platforms for business intelligence, mobile intelligence, and social intelligence applications. MicroStrategy's BI platform enables leading organizations worldwide to analyze the vast amounts of data stored across their enterprises to make better business decisions. Companies choose MicroStrategy BI for its ease-of-use, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. MicroStrategy's mobile intelligence platform helps companies and organizations build, deploy, and maintain mobile apps across a range of solutions by embedding intelligence, transactions, and multimedia into apps. MicroStrategy's social intelligence platform includes a number of applications that help enterprises harness the power of social networks for marketing and e-commerce, as well as a suite of free consumer friendly apps that use MicroStrategy's enterprise technologies. The MicroStrategy Cloud offering combines MicroStrategy and third-party software, hardware, and services to enable rapid, cost-effective development of hosted BI, mobile, and social applications. To learn more about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), visit www.microstrategy.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/microstrategy) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/microstrategy).
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Cloud, MicroStrategy Express, MicroStrategy Wisdom, and MicroStrategy Usher are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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1. How do I double mask?
The CDC currently recommends two different ways to double mask. The first method is to simply wear a cloth mask that has multiple layers of fabric. Many cloth masks that you can find online have two layers of fabric, which is essentially a double mask. The second method involves wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask. The CDC doesn’t recommend wearing two disposable masks at the same time, and they also don’t recommend pairing any other type of mask with an N95 or KN95 mask. Keep in mind that the term “double masking” refers to double layering.
2. When and where should I double mask?
You should double mask anytime you’re in a high-risk situation, especially when you’re around strangers and indoors for an extended period of time, such as shopping at a grocery store, traveling at the airport, using public transit, and going to a medical appointment.
3. What about three or four masks?
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Times of India — At his first townhall event in India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is committed to net neutrality, but lent his support for zero-rating plans, which violate the principles of free internet. When asked if Facebook supports net neutrality, Zuckerberg said, “Absolutely. We do a lot to support net neutrality. In terms of regulation, countries are figuring out what rules they want and we are supportive of that.”
Tech in Asia — Facebook tried to bring “free” internet to India several months ago and was shot down for its violation of net neutrality. Internet.org was seen as the company’s way of endorsing specific sites for those who were signed up for the scheme. Essentially, critics explained, Internet.org would turn the internet into a series of subscription-based channels and the grand, utopian vision that the 21st century held for the possibilities of the world wide web would be gone.
Times of India — WASHINGTON: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will hold a Townhall Question and Answer session at IIT-Delhi later this month to connect with Indians, whom he described as “one of our most active and engaged communities” on the social media.
Times of India — MUMBAI: As a debate rages on about the net neutrality and the role of Facebook’s Internet.org platform, the social networking giant’s Indian partner for this programme Reliance Communications (RCom) said it has brought on board one million Indians to experience internet. “We piloted this for six months in seven circles. And in six months, I am happy to share with you, we brought nearly one million people to come on the internet and experience the internet,” Reliance Communications’ consumer business CEO Gurdeep Singh told the company shareholders here.
Times of India — NEW DELHI: Opposing zero-rated plans of any type, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) said such plans will harm online content and also allow telcos to discriminate certain web services over others. In its submissions to a Department of Telecom (DoT) report on net neutrality last week, IAMAI said it clearly and unambiguously opposed zero-rated plans of any type. Thursday was the last date to submit comments on the DoT report.
Times of India — NEW DELHI: There is widespread support for net neutrality on the government’s citizen engagement platform mygov.in where a majority of people have voiced their concerns against zero-rated plans. There are nearly 70,000 comments on the website with just a day to go before the end of the participative process and most of these seek unfettered and non-discriminatory access to the internet.
Times of India — NEW DELHI: Facebook is mustering support of its users in India to defend its platform Internet.org, with just a week left for public comments on a DoT panel’s report, which says free internet services like that of the social network’s violate net neutrality principle. Facebook has started the public campaign to make a case before lawmakers for allowing free internet access platforms like Internet.org.
Times of India — NEW DELHI: The government today reiterated its commitment to provide non-discriminatory access to internet for all in the country and stick to the ‘fundamental principles’ of net neutrality. “Government is committed to the fundamental principles and concept of net neutrality and strives for non- discriminatory access to internet for all citizens of the country,” telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written statement to the Rajya Sabha.
Times of India — NEW DELHI: Zero-rating platforms, which offer free browsing to consumers on select websites that have paid for it, have to be open to mobile subscribers of all telecom companies, a member of the government-appointed committee on net neutrality has said. V Umashankar, a key member of the six-member panel, has also said that Bharti Airtel’s ‘Zero’ plan “completely violates” the principles of net neutrality.
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Facebook, in collaboration with local partner Telenor, announced today that Internet.org is available for users in Pakistan. The initiative is part of a campaign to make the internet accessible and affordable to the two-thirds of the world that remain offline. Mobile users from Pakistan will now have free access to an array of services, including health, education, finance, news, and jobs. Some of the sites included in the initiative are ESPN Cricinfo, BBC,Accuweather, OLX, and UNICEF Facts for Life.
DELHI| BENGALURU: Google has put on hold plans to provide free data to end users in India by zero rating certain apps, due to recent public backlash against a similar initiative by Facebook and Airtel, two people familiar with the development said. The internet giant, which was in early discussions with telecom operators and applications developers to launch a zero rating platform, has now decided to take a wait and watch approach, they said. “Google has shelved the idea of any kind of zero-rating tie-up because they are very scared of the backlash which came up against (Facebook’s) Internet.org in India,” said one of them.
NEW DELHI: Airtel’s Zero Rating platform and the Facebook-Reliance Communications combine’s internet.org plan have been found to be against the spirit of net neutrality by a preliminary inquiry conducted by the telecom ministry. The findings assume significance as they come at a time when a high-level committee of the ministry is finalizing a regulatory set-up for various issues related to net neutrality. Also, the committee will define how telecom operators are to deal with numerous internet websites, or over-the-top (OTT) players, who ride on their network.
NEW DELHI: Facebook’s billionaire co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is pulling all stops to swing opinion in India in favour of Internet.org, even as he explores alternatives to subsidize access to certain internet services including Facebook. Zuckerberg in recent weeks initiated dialogues with key people in India’s startup and technology world to convince them of the virtue of Internet.org, a partnership stitched by the social networking giant that allows certain services including Facebook to be provided free of data charge to users.
NEW DELHI: In another bid to promote its Internet.org platform in India, social networking titan Facebook is running a campaign – on users’ timelines. The new campaign, started earlier this week, aims to make the social network’s users believe that the Internet.org platform is actually ‘free internet.’ However, Internet.org has been widely panned as being against the principles of net neutrality as it allows users to access only websites that have signed up for the platform, while blocking access to those that did not join the Facebook initiative.
NEW DELHI: National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a body under the IT Ministry, today said it strongly supports Net Neutrality and any move by telecom operators to selectively bundle the services will go against the basic concept of internet. NIXI coordinates with internet service providers on issues related to IP or computer addresses. “National Internet Exchange of India as the neutral exchange in the country, strongly supports Neutrality of the internet which is the only way forward to make the Internet open, free and innovative. “Any move by Telcos to bundle application or content selectively will hamper the very basic concept of internet,” NIXI said in a statement.
NEW DELHI: The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry body comprising GSM operators like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, is running a rather confusing campaign on net neutrality. Though the campaign claims to be in favour of net neutrality, it also mixes in elements of zero rating. This campaign comes just days after COAI voiced its support for net neutrality in India. A SMS (across various networks) reportedly received by several people says “COAI supports #SabkaInternet. I believe that I should have a right to choose what I access on the internet. To support, give a missed call to 1800 270 6899.”
Internet.org, the app initiated by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg that allows people to access certain online content for free, launched in Indonesia just a few days ago in partnership with Indosat. So far it seems as if Internet.org has had a smooth start in Indonesia, and is not struggling with the huge backlash it’s getting in India. In India, some media outlets and internet firms that had initially been part of the Internet.org initiative decided to step out due to concerns about violating net neutrality with the app’s limited, curated selection of accessible sites.


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KAZAN, October 31 (Itar-Tass) —— Italy’s Rototech S.R.L company and the leasing company Centre-Capital signed an agreement on setting up a joint venture for the production of parts for KAMAZ trucks in Naberezhnye Chelny, the KAMAZ press service told Itar-Tass.
President of the Italian company Oreste Accornero and President of the United leasing company Centre-Capital Igor Avanesian put their signatures to the document in the presence of Director General of Russia’s major truck producer KAMAZ Sergei Kogogin, the press service said.
The manufacturing facility will be located in the industrial park Master and will produce a wide range of plastic parts for KAMAZ trucks, an official at the management of the new joint venture (which was named Rototech-Kama) said.
“Products of the new company will allow KAMAZ to resolver strategic tasks for the implementation of key innovations in the creation of automobiles of the new generation,” Accornero said.
As a result, “this will make it possible to increase competitiveness of KAMAZ-manufacturing heavy-duty trucks on the Russian and international markets,” he said.
According to plans, the joint venture will start its commercial production of parts in the second half of 2012, the KAMAZ press service said.
In 2012, the company is expected to produce 60,000 parts for trucks. The facility is planned to achieve its designated capacity in 2013, the press service said.
KAMAZ is Russia’s biggest truck producer.
The company is the world’s eleventh exporter of heavy-duty trucks and eighth producer of diesel engines. The KAMAZ group embraces 150 enterprises located in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and in non-CIS countries.
In addition, the company is the largest heavy-duty truck producer in Russia. It ranks 13th among the world’s manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks.


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A month ago, we learned that Apple’s reduced unit dealing with the development of unmanned cars and laid off some employees. Now it is reported that the project Project Titan in its original form and completely closed.
The source, citing “people familiar with the project,” reports that Apple is no longer engaged in the project of unmanned cars. Of the approximately 1,000 members of the team “hundreds” of people have been reallocated to other projects, had gone on their own or be dismissed.
As you can see, “hundreds”, but not all. According to these data, the reason is that Apple continues to operate in a similar direction, but now has been developing not cars, but directly the system of autonomous driving. This will enable kupertintsam sell their development of various automakers and return to the project of his car in the future. Of course, if creating a system succeeds.
reported that the reason for such a change was “an incredible failure of leadership.” It was formed as early as the end of last year, when the project managers were disagreements about its future and development options. As a result, it was decided to cancel its car immediately and focus purely on the technology of unmanned driving. Fortunately, Project Titan project involves the creation of a self-governing Car it, so that all the developments in this area have not gone away and start from scratch is not required.
Also, the source says that Apple executives as a deadline for a project called the end of next year. That is, by the time the Project Titan in one form or another with this or that name should acquire a more or less “tangible” features the company to understand the prospects and feasibility of its development.


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Samsung has been reported to be working on its custom GPU for mobile devices for quite some time now, with a separate report stating that such chips are also going to be used for mining purposes. The Korean giant has incorporated its in-house Exynos lineup of silicon in mobile devices for quite a while, with its custom-designed Mongoose cores being a part of these Exynos SoCs. Now, the time has come to branch out and stop relying on ARM’s Mali GPUs. According to the latest development, Samsung has taken matters into its own hands, but that does not mean the upcoming Galaxy S10 will be featuring its own custom GPU.
In-House GPU Designs of Samsung to Be Found in Lower-End Devices - Possibly a Practice Run to Introduce Better Designs in Future
Our one dream of being able to see Samsung feature its in-house GPU design in a flagship smartphone has been shattered, but not to worry. Just because the tech giant is introducing these solutions for its lower-end devices, does not mean the company will be forgetting about its high-end smartphone and tablet lineup. According to a report from WinFuture, these GPUs are described as ‘flagship’ which is very confusing but it could imply that Samsung wants to bring capable GPUs and henceforth faster graphical performance to lower-end devices.
The company isn’t hiding it either, as they posted the job listing on LinkedIn. The company aims to be the sole designer of these GPUs, meaning they would own the architecture, design, and instruction sets. Since Samsung also has chip manufacturing foundries, it could mean that every aspect of them would be in-house, giving the company complete autonomy over their design, release date and which devices they will be found in.
Unfortunately, this also means that the upcoming Exynos 9820, which is expected to be found in the Galaxy S10 will not have Samsung’s in-house GPU design, but will be relying on the Mali-G76. The company’s own solutions will also be used for more advanced purposes, but the materialization of these investments is going to be taking place in the future. Eventually, these chips are going to fuel autonomous cars, while also providing a distinct advantage for machine learning.
Samsung might be introducing the in-house GPU to lower-end devices for two reasons. First and foremost, the company wants to season itself and eventually bring its GPUs to flagship smartphones, which will be sold at a lower price tag thanks to this approach. The second reason can be that these affordable devices are now going to be sold at even lower price tags, thus encouraging customers to pick up a Samsung-branded handset or tablet thanks to its price/performance ratio.
If any company can pull off this move, it is going to be Samsung.
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Retailers are benefiting from the strong economy and are starting to reap returns on multiyear investments.
The actress has become the brand’s first global beauty ambassador.
According to the group’s annual British brands report, Burberry nabbed the top slot for the second year in a row.
Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Elisabeth Moss celebrated their Emmy wins post-show at The Governor’s Ball.
Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Manolo Blahnik and Valentino were interviewed for the feature-length film.
Creative directors weigh in on this year’s crop of covers.
The popup will run in New York for three days starting October 5.
The brand will also donate $1 million to the Trust for Public Land to support adding public climbing walls in underserved communities.
Adam Dalton Blake, Tiffany Huang and Ghazaleh Khalifeh have each been tapped to have their designs displayed on nearly 40 million bottles of Lifewtr for its Series 3.
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At the tail end of last year, Elon Musk unveiled SolarCity's glass solar roof panels. Less than a year later, the company has been consumed by Tesla and the first tiles have been fitted onto houses and are generating electricity.
Elon's empire: the sprawling, intertwining web of Elon Musk's vested interests
Designed to look like any old roof tile the panels are able to capture sunlight and convert it into electric energy. In a Tesla earnings call, Musk said the initial installations have happened on the homes of Tesla employees – including his own and co-founder JB Staubel's.
This is just the first step for Tesla, though. Pre-orders for the technology started in the US during the second quarter of this year and those who take the leap are offering a lifetime warranty. Installations on early adopters' houses are due to start before the end of 2017 and could be available outside the US in 2018.
Prices depend on your need and Tesla has created a calculator using data from Google Sunroof, a 2015 project that used 3D modelling to determine how much solar output houses can generate. This calculator factors in the cost of a 14kWh Powerwall – an optional extra that can be installed with Solar Roof panels – and state taxes. The "energy value" number is calculated over 30 years, which is the length of the warranty covering power production from the tiles. Tesla is offering an "infinity warranty" on the tiles themselves.
Tesla claims the typical homeowner should expect to pay $21.85 per square foot.
"Solar Roof is more affordable than conventional roofs because in most cases, it ultimately pays for itself by reducing or eliminating a home’s electricity bill," Tesla said previously. "Solar Roof tiles are more than three times stronger than standard roofing tiles, yet half the weight. They do not degrade over time like asphalt or concrete. Solar Roof is the most durable roof available and the glass itself will come with a warranty for the lifetime of your house, or infinity, whichever comes first."
The panels were announced in an event on October 28, 2016, on a set once used for the TV show Desperate Housewives at Universal Studios, LA. At the time, the billionaire explained that the roof – which is made entirely out of solar cells – also integrates products from his electric car company.
Musk's solar roof uses two types of tiles — solar and non-solar. Each of the tiles is made from glass and is designed to be a "more attractive way" to introduce solar panels to more homes. The chairman of the energy-focused company initially announced his firm would be developing the new roofs during SolarCity’s earning call in August 2016. Instead of installing a new roof and solar panels – or modules – separately, the whole roof will have solar power capabilities.
Buyers can customise the design in order to fit with their specific housing design and there are four options available: Tuscan Glass Tile, Slate Glass Tile, Textured Glass Tile and Smooth Glass Tile. The latter more closely resembles current solar panels, while the former looks remarkably like traditional roof panels.
The roof and battery technology could potentially open a whole new market for the company, making solar power a key component for new and existing houses. The new venture will work alongside Tesla’s current installations of solar panels on existing roofs.
Towards the end of last year, Tesla announced it was teaming up with Panasonic to manufacture solar panels and modules. The two companies entered into a so-called, "non-binding letter of intent" under which they will collaborate on the production of photovoltaic (PV) cells, based at Tesla's (formerly SolarCity's) factory in Buffalo, New York.
The International Renewable Energy Agency produced a report earlier this year that predicted up to 13 per cent of the electricity generated around the world could be done by 2030 through solar power. Countries such as Brazil, Chile and South Africa are some of the most attractive markets at the moment for solar power.


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The recent Pakistan decision to suspend bilateral trade with India may hit its textiles sector, which relies on raw material import worth over $450 mn from the latter. Pakistan ranks 48th in the list of India’s trade partners, while India ranks 6th among Pakistan’s importing partners. In 2018-19, Indo-Pak trade was 0.1 per cent of India’s total trade. Of the total exports of $330.08 bn in 2018-19, India’s trade with Pakistan accounted for just 0.6 per cent.
In 2018-19, Pakistan imported $550.33 mn worth of cotton and $457.75 mn worth of organic chemicals from India, according to Indian Commerce Ministry Statistics. Together, the two products make up around half of the country’s total imports from India, which were around $2.07 bn during that fiscal.
In contrast, India imports products valued at less than a fourth of its total exports to Pakistan, and is not expected to face a negative impact from Pakistan’s move, according to a report. India’s total exports to Pakistan stood at $2.06 bn in 2018-19, while its imports were valued at just $0.49 bn.


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With Amazon, Google and DHL all experimenting with drones, how long until they become a permanent fixture in our skies?
How long will it be until we see a fleet of distribution drones in the skies? The Drum catches up with Jonny Tooze, managing director of Lab, at Disruption Day, as he explains why this might not be as far off as we think.
Amazon’s dalliance with drone deliveries was largely dismissed as a PR stunt when it was announced a year ago, and repeated calls from Boris Johnson for drones to play a part in solving London’s congestion problems have similarly been dismissed – this time because, well, it was Boris issuing them. But how likely is it that drones will play a role in our immediate futures, or are they still, for now, the stuff of science fiction?
Amazon certainly doesn’t think so and is actively recruiting a team of drone operators, while Google is coming in fast with its own solution. Jonny Tooze, meanwhile, is putting his neck on the line and predicting that 2016 will see the first drone delivery flight in the UK. His agency, Lab, has even gone so far as to launch a drone subsidiary, while he himself has qualified as a drone pilot (it doesn’t elicit quite the same level of respect as an airline pilot, he admits – you don’t get stripes or a dapper hat).
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Speaking at The Drum’s recent Disruption Day conference, Tooze explained that one hindering factor in getting the public behind the potential of drones is the fact we still don’t fully know what they are, or what they can do.
Asked whether drones are just toys for overgrown kids to muck around with, he rants: “certainly not if you’re in the military – they kill people with them”. Unfortunately for most of us this is where our understanding of drones comes from, something which Tooze says really “pisses” him off.
Instead, he is keen to point out, there are many non destructive uses of drones, whether these come from the creative industries, agriculture, conservation, enforcement, medical or delivery.
Tooze refers to Dr Peter Enderlein of the British Antarctic Survey (“the guys who discovered the hole in the ozone layer”) who is using drones to monitor ice floes and ice shelves, and to count penguins, among “lots of other sciency things”.
“Drones are significantly improving their capabilities and reducing the dangers associated with this kind of research – including getting bitten by seals.”
For Serge Wich, who monitors biodiversity, drones save him from having to walk through immense jungles to find the nests of orangutan Tooze tells us. “Before drones, he and his team had to trek for weeks around Borneo counting orangutan nests and now they can do the same amount of science in 20 minutes, flying a fixed wing drone around the forest as it used to take two people two weeks to do.”
So plenty of humanitarian uses of drones, but there’s also lots of “amazing arty stuff” people are doing with them, such as Cirque Du Soleil and its troupe of dancing drones, as well as “some really crap wedding photography” (search for “drone wedding video crash,” Tooze guffaws). There’s even been a drone porn film, he tells us (Drone Boning, if you’re interested).
But just how disruptive are drones set to be? Well, if you tuned into the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania in October, you will have witnessed that they can literally disrupt, with a drone carrying an Albanian flag leading to chaotic scenes and the match being abandoned.
For brands however, Tooze points out, the key competitive advantage drones will offer is “a shit hot logistics operation”.
“People laughed at Amazon’s PrimeAir ad, calling it a PR stunt,” he says. “It was a bit, but I wasn’t laughing. Seems they weren’t either. Now they are actively recruiting lots of drone operators in the UK, so it’s more than just hype.”
Google has become the latest tech giant to get into the drone business, saying it has been exploring self-flying vehicles for the past couple of years, bringing in Dave Vos to take Project Wing from research to product. It has released images of a multi rotor drone with a fixed wing which allows it to go further distances, and a winch system that allows it to lower good to the ground to avoid it being stolen or damaging anything.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) legislation around commercial drone use in the UK and US is still extremely restrictive, but in Germany there has already been drones used on an exceptional basis to deliver medicines, for example, and it is predicted that they will add between $100bn and $250bn to the US economy over the next 10 years. Add to this the fact that Royal Mail shares fell 8.3 per cent recently and there is real opportunity.
It is taken as read that drone delivery will be cooler, but will it be cheaper, faster, accepted by society? “It will certainly help the environment,” says Tooze, but problems with CAA and FAA legislation aside, it will be educating the public about the value of drones, and their uses for good, that will be key in speeding things along. Most interesting though will be the reaction of retailers.
“A fundamental point is that the significant difference between a physical retail experience and ecommerce has always been that you have to wait for the product, and this technology could significantly change that mindset. But for some retailers, the last thing they need is another technology taking people away from the high street.”


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Mental health charity Time to Change is launching its first awareness day with the backing of brands including Telefonica, BT and E.ON with the aim of building a ‘social movement’ to tackle the stigma of mental health.
Beat Bullying, the anti-bullying organisation, is launching MindFull a new mental health charity for teenagers with a cinema and press ad campaign.
Mental health charity Time to Change is launching a TV campaign to tackle the stigma about mental health among young people.
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Flying Fish Testing New Brewery, are Samples Next?
After nearly 16 years in its Cherry Hill location, Flying Fish Brewery is up and testing at its brand new, state-of-the-art brewery in nearby Somerdale, New Jersey. The new brewery will significantly increase the capacity of the South Jersey brewery. The German manufactured 50 barrel brewhouse will be twice as big as the original brewery’s and will also incude 150 barrel fermenters, triple the existing number. And just how modern is the brewery? As seen above, brewers can control the brewery via an iPad. The expansion will mean more beer and also more kinds, including a reintroduction of the popular Exit Series beers.
A change in state law might just make the new brewery a tourist destination. The New Jersey General Assembly and Senate recently passed pro-small brewery legislation that will allow brewers new flexibility in how, when and where they sell and promote their beer. Currently samples at breweries are against the law. The legislation is now in front of Governor Chris Christie and awaiting his signature.
The Garden State Craft Brewers Guild is urging New Jersey residents to ask the Governor to sign the bill. Details on how to do that can be found on the Guild’s web site.
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Lampron a uniting voice of national dairy farmers advocacy group.
July 14, 2021 (Ottawa) – Dairy farmers have re-elected Pierre Lampron to a third term as President of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) at the organization’s annual general meeting earlier today. Lampron is a sixth-generation dairy farmer and a uniting voice of dairy farmers across Canada.
“I would like to thank dairy farmers for putting their trust in me once again,” said Pierre Lampron, President, Dairy Farmers of Canada. “It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as president of DFC’s board for the last four years, and I look forward to continuing this important work on behalf of dairy farmers in my final term.”
Lampron was first elected to the board of directors of the Producteurs de lait du Quebec in 2000, and was initially appointed to DFC’s board in 2007. As a leader, Lampron believes that by working together, dairy farmers can be more successful in reaching their goals and advancing their cause.
“I want to recognize my colleague Bonnie Den Haan for her campaign, ” added Lampron. “All those who commit to representing the interests of our dairy farmers at the regional, provincial or national levels deserve our gratitude.”
A dairy farmer since 1987, Lampron owns and operates an organic dairy farm in Mauricie, Quebec, with his brothers and son. Lampron embraces green technology and forward-thinking on his farm; the milk he produces is sold in glass bottles across Quebec, and most recently Lampron, along with his sons, began welcoming urban Canadians onto his farm through agri-tourism.
By the same token, he has been a champion in areas like sustainability and the adoption of innovative, forward-thinking practices over the course of his presidency.
Lampron will be surrounded on DFC’s board by an impressive, knowledgeable and experienced group of dairy sector leaders.
Dairy Farmers of Canada’s 2021 Board of Directors:
- President: Pierre Lampron
- Vice-President/Manitoba representative: David Wiens
- British Columbia: Dave Taylor
- Alberta: Gert Schrijver
- Saskatchewan: Blaine McLeod
- Ontario: Albert Fledderus, Bonnie den Haan and Mark Hamel
- Quebec: Marcel Blais, Daniel Gobeil and Peter Strebel
- New Brunswick: Denis Cyr
- Nova Scotia: Gerrit Damsteegt
- Prince Edward Island: Gordon MacBeath
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Lucas Strong
- Lactanet: Korb Whale
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About Dairy Farmers of Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canadian dairy producers. DFC strives to create stable conditions for the dairy sector in our country. It also seeks to maintain policies that promote the sustainability of Canadian dairy production and promote dairy products and their health benefits.
Dairy Farmers of Canada
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Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) Holdings Increased by We Are One Seven LLC
We Are One Seven LLC raised its position in shares of Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 54.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,736 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,668 shares during the quarter. We Are One Seven LLC’s holdings in Paypal were worth $491,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truehand Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Paypal during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bruderman Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Paypal during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. CX Institutional grew its position in shares of Paypal by 605.7% during the 1st quarter. CX Institutional now owns 374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 321 shares during the period. Karp Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Paypal during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Paypal by 33.7% during the 4th quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 448 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. 81.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of Paypal stock opened at $108.48 on Monday. Paypal Holdings Inc has a 52-week low of $70.22 and a 52-week high of $108.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.60, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.03.
PYPL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Paypal from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 14th. BidaskClub raised shares of Paypal from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 9th. Guggenheim downgraded shares of Paypal from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $90.82 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, February 6th. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up previously from $100.00) on shares of Paypal in a research report on Thursday, January 31st. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Paypal in a research report on Monday, January 7th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Paypal presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.69.
In other Paypal news, insider Daniel H. Schulman sold 30,000 shares of Paypal stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.49, for a total transaction of $2,744,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 304,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,888,530.74. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Aaron Karczmer sold 6,813 shares of Paypal stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.25, for a total value of $669,377.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 57,859 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,684,646.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 280,295 shares of company stock valued at $26,469,952 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.
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Southside once again played host to the city’s Chinese New Year celebrations as thousands of festival-goers descended on the area and welcomed in the Year of the Rooster!
At Birmingham’s Chinese New Year 2017 celebration there were; 15,000 total audiences, 2000 participants and 110 artists and practitioners all taking part in our festivities.
The event was bigger than ever, expanding from the previous site in the Arcadian centre to closing the surrounding streets of Southside; two stages, lion dances, funfair rides, two giant Chinese balloon arches, thirty street food traders and a host of traditional entertainment wowed the crowd.
Two thousand participants passed through the Hippodrome’s studio space creating arches from giant Lego and Minecraft and Chinese rooster masks and lanterns in the craft make and take workshops.


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When it comes to PR, more isn’t necessarily better. For some entrepreneurs, the key is memorability—an attention-getting campaign or a unique brand characteristic that will help you excel. For example, some public-facing executives adopt a look or a persona that makes them stand out such as Larry King, with his iconic bow ties and suspenders, or keynote speaker Greg Reid, who mixes colors and patterns in his wardrobe that cause him to jump off the screen.
Using a unique advantage to diss a competitor is a questionable tactic in public relations (as phone carriers have discovered when their ads that said “We’re more reliable than BrandX” left consumers focused on the last name they were hearing—“BrandX”). Furthermore, why would you want to devote any of your hard-won airwaves to a competing vendor at all? But often, using PR to play to a unique differentiating feature works well. With this in mind, here are three examples of companies that garnered great PR by focusing on their most differentiating and memorable traits.
Tropicana turned “less” into “more”. In March 2016, drink brand Tropicana set out to show that even a small 150ml glass of Tropicana orange juice provides 60 percent of the daily Vitamin C. A highlight of the campaign was an interactive billboard in London. On the billboard, an animated character, “Little Glass,” discussed the health benefits of Vitamin C, of orange juice, and of drinking Tropicana in particular. Next to the billboard, Tropicana representatives gave 150ml glasses of orange juice away.
While the company has not disclosed sales results of the campaign, a research report of the accompanying ad campaign in The Telegraph showed stunning results. Immediately following the campaign, 88 percent of respondents said the campaign drove them to buy Tropicana more often. One hundred percent said they had come away from the campaign believing Tropicana is worth paying more for—by all indications, an out-of-the-ballpark success.
Puma succeeded in topping Nike’s “Da Da Ding.” In mid 2016, Nike achieved high PR success with women in India with a catchy song, Da Da Ding, and a video and ad campaign that featured Indian women’s successes in sports. It was a giant success. But what could Puma do to differentiate itself in its own similarly-centered women-empowerment campaign? Instead of trying to top Nike, Puma took a different approach with a campaign called “Do you?” The company created a world record for “the most people to hold the plank position together,” led by International model-actress Cara Delevingne and supported by Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler, Bollywood actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Kalki Koechlin, and Ujjwala Raut, an Indian model. In the campaign, 1,623 women held an abdominal plank for 60 seconds to successfully create the world record. It is unclear whose campaign achieved more memorability and sales, but Puma achieves high PR marks for differentiating itself clearly and cleverly from the Nike campaign.
KFC took “finger licking good” to another level. In a PR stunt that perhaps takes the polish, if not the cake, KFC went to a new extreme with the launch of a nail polish line in Hong Kong that smells and tastes like Kentucky Fried Chicken (and perhaps has lent new meaning to the canonical phrase "tastes like chicken"). The company developed a line of edible polishes in two flavors, Original Recipe and Hot & Spicy, in an effort to create interest in KFC among people in Hong Kong. The shades included a nude color with the flavor and essence of KFC’s original recipe chicken and a fiery orange hue with a Hot & Spicy aroma and taste. The jury is out on whether the product increased KFC sales, but the campaign produced global headlines that included stories in Fortune, NY Daily and New York Times.
Clearly, the majority of entrepreneurs who read these columns don’t have the marketing budget of Nike or Puma, let alone Tropicana or KFC. But perhaps there’s a unique aspect to your product that you could leverage not only to make you visible, but to help you become an organization that people will never forget.


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LG has announced the winners of its digital campaign dubbed ‘LG’s the Spot.’ The winners, Sharon Andisi, Zahra Jalalkhan and Teddy Lewis Kiemo showcased their exemplary culinary prowess.
The competition featured 82 entries posted through The Spot of Delicious at LG’s Life’s Good Restaurant, a dedicated online portal. Through the portal, entrants shared images of their favorite dishes and the stories behind them.
Sharon was identified as the applicant with the best entry. She received an LG Side by Side refrigerator while Zahra and Teddy received the LG SolarDOM oven and microwave oven for the second and third best entries, respectively.
The digital campaign featured a variety of recipes spanning local and international cuisines launched in April in six countries. These are UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kenya, Egypt and Turkey. In Kenya, LG Electronics partnered with renowned celebrity chef Ali Mandhry to select the winning dishes and prepare a special meal for the three winners.
“We received so many recipes and stories and had a hard time selecting the winners, but it was an exciting experience going through and connecting with the fond memories shared by the contestants,” said Chef Ali.
LG Electronic East Africa Managing Director, Sa Nyoung Kim commented, “We are delighted to have interacted with food enthusiasts, reconnecting them to one of their passion points through this campaign and look forward to enhancing that experience through our products.”
An increasing number of people are experimenting with classic dishes at home and re-creating restaurant-quality meals that bring back the fondest of memories. This is because most people are spending more time indoors due to health restrictions.


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Grammy sweep boosts sales of Norah Jones CD by 500,000
NEW YORK -- Talk about a Grammy sales bump -- Norah Jones' debut album, "Come Away With Me," sold 621,000 copies after her Grammy sweep, almost 500,000 more than the week before -- the biggest post-Grammy sales spike ever, according to her record company.
Jones' disc, which won eight Grammys, including album of the year, is the No. 1 album in the country, according to figures released Wednesday.
Its sales rose 331 percent, according to EMI Recorded Music, which owns her label, Blue Note Records. The previous week, the disc had sold about 144,000 copies.
Jones' huge sales leap knocked R. Kelly off the top of the charts. His "Chocolate Factory" placed at No. 3, while rapper 50 Cent moved from No. 3 to No. 2 with "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."
Jones, who also won best new artist, performed "Don't Know Why," which won record and song of the year, on the Feb. 23 Grammy broadcast.
So far, the 23-year-old pop-jazz singer's album has sold 4.2 million. Most in the industry didn't expect it to sell more than 100,000 when it was released in February 2002.
Other Grammy-winning and nominated artists experienced a sales increase, though not as significant as Jones' bump. The Dixie Chicks, whose "Home" won three Grammys, saw album sales rise from 127,000 the previous week to 202,000, placing the disc at No. 4; and John Mayer, who won the best pop male vocal award, sold 97,000 copies of "Room for Squares," compared with 45,000 the previous week. It placed at No. 8.
Bruce Springsteen, who won three Grammys, saw his disc rise from No. 129 on the charts to No. 27. "The Rising" sold 36,000, compared with 11,000 the previous week.


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UK’s Largest Mexican Food Chain Launches New Vegan Menu
Featuring an innovative take on Mexican classics, Chiquitos goal is to make Mexican-inspired food more accessible to the nations changing food habits. With four vegan starters, five main courses with side dishes, three desserts and a vegan-specific drinks list, flexitarian, vegetarian and vegan customers will now have a wider selection of dishes to choose from.
Earlier on this month, the popular Italian restaurant chain Bella Italia announced that they will also be serving the brand Oumph! on their menu, giving customers the chance to try the soy-based meat substitute.
Managing Director of Chiquito’s, Angelo Gabrilatsou commented: “We are particularly proud of our new vegan menu. It stays true to our core objectives by driving innovation, accessibility and fun. Having guest choice at the heart and understanding growing trends, this menu allows Chiquito to be more accessible to guests that seek vegan options. We are very fortunate that Mexican food lends itself very well to vegan and our new additions bring amazing tastes and textures, that will appeal not only to vegans but to all our guests. We are incredibly excited about this menu and firmly believe it puts us at the forefront of vegan dining in the UK. As Always, innovating and delivering the best in Mexican cuisine is at the heart of everything we do.”
Available from 9th July in Chiquito outlets nationwide, the new menu will include a starter of banana blossom croquettes, a vegan burrito (‘vegaritto’) as a main that features Salty and Smokey Oumph! pieces with Oatly creme fraiche, and Mexican churros with a chocolate sauce for dessert, as well as plenty of other vegan-friendly dishes to choose from.


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Calabar- The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it had seized expired products and sanctioned offenders at the ongoing trade fair in Calabar.
The Deputy Director , Mrs Doris Akalusi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that NAFDAC was in the trade fair to sanitise people about fake and expired products.
Akalusi said that the offenders were being punished administratively.
``Our presence here is to ensure that the products which do not meet NAFDAC standard are seized and destroyed.
``The products that have been expired are displayed for sale, this is a serious offence.’’
She said that members of her team were on the alert to ensure that all products in the trade fair were duly registered with NAFDAC.
``Products must be registered accordingly, NAFDAC is ready to register any product that meets its standard,’’ she said.
NAN reports that the Calabar trade fair stared on May 5, and it will end on May 18.


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The Logistics and Transport Business Organization, ONE has asked the Executive that companies in the logistics sector can benefit «With complete clarity to the ERTE due to force majeure». For the employers in the sector, the objective is “to have legal certainty that they will not be forced under any circumstances to have to pay social security contributions” and, thus, “to have more liquidity to keep the jobs».
In this sense, the employers of logistics, stressed that the activity has been reduced “Practically half, having companies that have ended up having no customer belonging to the food or pharmacy ».
For this reason, UNO has considered “absurd” that companies in the sector with so little activity cannot benefit from «An interesting measure» and claimed that this activity is supporting the provision of citizens, health centers or aframcias.
In this sense, this business organization has verified that suspensions are taking place in the supply chain activity «whose direct cause is the COVID-19 and the declaration of the state of alarm “, and they have asked to avail themselves of this extraordinary measure of the Royal Decree establishing the state of alarm.
“We are in a health and business emergency situation, therefore, companies, we also need equally extraordinary measures », they have pointed out. In this sense, they recalled that the fall in demand could not be adjusted to the reasons set forth in the Workers Statute that regulates the ERTE (economic, technical, organizational or production reasons), but are due to “Extraordinary cause” and that it is not necessary to completely close the companies.
In this way, they have ensured that logistics companies would be given the necessary legal security at this difficult time.


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Indian Crypto Exchanges Disable UPI, Other Payment Options
There are less options to deposit Indian rupees on cryptocurrency exchanges. A growing number cryptocurrency exchanges have made it impossible to deposit Indian rupees using the Unified Payments Interface system (UPI), which is the most popular retail payment method.
Wazirx, a crypto exchange, does not offer UPI support. The exchange tweeted Wednesday that UPI support was not currently available. Coindcx also stated that UPI payments are not supported by Coindcx, and Monday’s tweet said, “UPI is temporarily unavailable.”
Coinswitch Kuber took it a step further by reportedly suspending all INR deposit service Wednesday, including UPI, bank transfers via NEFT and RTGS and IMPS. Coinswitch, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform in India, has over 15 million users.
Recently launched in India by the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange coinbase, crypto purchases were temporarily disabled ‘due an ongoing issue with UPI’. Further clarification was provided by the exchange: “Note that we do not support any other payment method to purchase crypto at this point.”
After the National Payments Corporation of India issued a statement it was not aware of any crypto-exchanges that use the UPI system, cryptocurrency exchanges have stopped accepting UPI payments. Following Coinbase’s launch in India, the NPCI issued a statement stating that UPI could be used to deposit funds and allow users to purchase cryptocurrencies using UPI.
Forkast publication was told by a person familiar with the matter that Coinbase’s claim to have UPI support meant that the NPCI was in a difficult spot. The person stated that NPCI needed to clarify its position after Coinbase’s launch in India.
Popular payment service Mobikwik stopped offering services to crypto exchanges earlier this month.
The Indian 30% tax on crypto income was implemented without any loss offsets or deductions. Crypto trading volumes have plummeted in India. A 1% tax will be imposed on crypto transactions starting July 1.


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Cobots and their related technology – cobotics – are delivering those benefits for manufacturers. In fact, they are expected to go from being 3% of current robot sales to 34% by 2025, when spending on robotics should reach $13 billion, according to Robotics Online. Called cobots because this technology is designed to collaborate with human workers, the manufacturing sector sees great promise for them in the years to come.
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Uber will provide free transportation to Walgreens stores and off-site vaccine clinics.
Walgreens and Uber Technologies Inc. have partnered to help achieve health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic by improving access to vaccines in underserved communities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to many interrelated factors that hinder vaccine access for communities of color, including vaccine hesitancy and lack of access to transportation. Walgreens and Uber are addressing these barriers by developing educational programs with community leaders and organizations, technology solutions that make it easier to connect people with vaccine appointments, and free transportation to Walgreens vaccine clinics in socially vulnerable communities.
“By combining Walgreens’ deep experience in community care with Uber’s transportation technology and logistics expertise, we will take bold action to address vaccine access and hesitancy among those hit hardest by the pandemic,” said John Standley, president of Walgreens.
“Transportation should never be a barrier to health care,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO at San Francisco-based Uber. “We look forward to building on this exciting new partnership with Walgreens, harnessing the power of the Uber platform to help connect more people with vaccines, as we all work together to help end this pandemic.”
Walgreens and Uber will roll out several initiatives over the coming months as vaccines become available for mass distribution, including:
- Free transportation to Walgreens stores and off-site vaccine clinics as part of a larger commitment by Uber to provide up to 10 million free or discounted rides to vaccinations. Pilot transportation programs will begin in such cities as Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and El Paso, Texas.
- One-click access to pre-schedule rides on Uber when a Walgreens vaccination appointment is made.
- New in-app features designed to more seamlessly connect people, including active drivers, delivery people, and freight carriers using Uber, Uber Eats or Uber Freight, with vaccines when they become more readily available.
- A new educational program with the National Urban League to address vaccine hesitancy.
“Chicago Urban League is encouraged by Walgreens and Uber’s efforts to partner with organizations like ours that work tirelessly in the fight for equity and equality,” said Karen Freeman-Wilson, president and CEO of Chicago Urban League. “We look forward to collaborating with them to help ensure vaccines reach into communities of color more equitably.”
While nearly 80% of the U.S. population lives within 5 miles of a Walgreens pharmacy, the retailer has recently expanded different models of care to ensure the delivery of vaccines in underserved and rural areas, such as mobile and off-site clinics. Additionally, more than 70% of Walgreens COVID-19 testing sites are in socially vulnerable areas.
News of the Walgreens-Uber partnership to facilitate vaccine access follows the Biden administration’s announcement that it’s trying to fast-track overall vaccination efforts by routing doses from the federal government directly to pharmacies like Walgreens.
Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA division of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. The drug store chain operates more than 9,000 retail locations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, serving about 8 million customers daily. Walgreens is No. 4 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2020 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America.


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While mobile malware is still in its infancy, security vendors have seen a huge uptick in mobile attacks since late last year, said Tim Armstrong, a malware analyst at Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity vendor. Kaspersky Lab identified more than 1,550 mobile malware signatures in September, he said.
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Apple’s original Senior Vice President of Retail quit his job at Apple last year for a CEO position with J.C.Penney, only to be fired rather infamously after revenues dropped sharply following his attempts to apply sprinkles of Apple magic and overhaul the retailer’s shopping experience.
Johnson recently participated in View From the Top Talk at Stanford Graduate School of Business and shared a few anecdotes from his time at Apple while revealing that he “was not a good student” at Stanford.
I’ve embedded the video right after the break…
The clip runs 50 minutes and 56 seconds long and is well worth the time if you’re interested in learning more about Johnson’s Apple experience.
Here it is.
A few choice quotes.
Johnson says that even though everyone thinks they innovate, most of the time it’s just incremental improvements.
“To win in business, you have to let the imagination run,” he said during his conversation with GSB student Amanda Facelle.
On working with Steve:
When I started working with him he said, ‘Ron If you don’t mind, I really want to not be an employee – I want to be a friend’. He had this intense way of developing these close relationships and the first time we met we talked for three hours…
“The most misunderstood thing about Steve,” said Jonhson, “is that he’s the best delegator I’ve ever met.”
On launching the Apple Stores:
We were launching the stores and one day he came up with the idea of the digital hub. The next week we were going to our weekly store meeting, we were designing the store.
I said, ‘Steve I’ve been thinking and I think the store is organized all wrong. We’ve organized it like a retail store around products. The store should be organized on music and movies and things you do’.
On the Apple Retail Store design:
It was a pure play. There was really no compromise on any of the intuition. And I think that’s how the Apple stores connected (with visitors). Even today, people go to the stores just to go. They don’t go to buy. There are so many reasons to come.
On Apple’s retail experience:
When we launched the Apple Stores, guess what percent of people had broadband or high speed Internet in the United States? Three percent. No one had ever seen a high-speed Internet.
I said, ‘Steve this is going to make Apple computers seem really good because they are going to come try the Internet and they’ll think they are fast’. So we created a place for communities to form where people could check their email and experience the Mac.
Johnson also revealed he wasn’t a good student at Stanford and shared the biggest life lesson he learned from Steve Jobs: “You have to be willing to start again.”


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Almost five years have passed since the Golden Arrow was destroyed in a ferocious blaze.
Not a single thing was saved after the Kilmarnock town centre chippy was engulfed by a fireball in November 2015.
Now the Foregate fast-food cafe has reopened its doors and has a new owner.
Angelo Musilli, who also owns Angelo’s in the town centre, took charge of the chip shop after previous owner Dino Castello decided to sell the scorched unit.
“Getting it back open was very difficult,” Angelo told the Kilmarnock Standard.
“We obviously had to put in place social distancing for everything that’s going on and we were ready to reopen just before all of this happened.
“The place was totally gutted by the fire, there wasn’t a single thing left. The fire was so bad that you could see the bricks on the walls.
“I had to do a lot when I took it over about a year ago but it’s been worth it to get it open again.”
Police confirmed at the time that there was no suspicious circumstances surrounding the early morning blaze.
Shop boss at the time, Mario Forte, told the Kilmarnock Standard that he was lucky to escape from the shop with around 20 firefighters tackling the blaze at one point.
The fire was so severe that it spilled out on to the street at the time.
Now that it’s back open, the wee unit has created three jobs for the area and can seat 15 or 16 customers, with social distancing in place.
Angelo said it was important to retain the name of the well-liked eaterie.
The 48-year-old, who is originally from Rome in Italy, has even introduced a range of fresh pizzas to the menu, made with a special family recipe from his homeland.
“I wanted to keep the name because people have known it as the Golden Arrow for many years,” Angelo added.
“I wanted to make fresh pizzas to bring something a bit different to the town, they’re made with a special family recipe from back home in Italy.
“It is really quite nice to see it back open.
“I’m just very keen for the people of Kilmarnock to know that we’ve reopened.”


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Postal Service workers agree to buyout
Updated 8:44 pm, Wednesday, January 9, 2013
5% of postal workers agree to take buyout
About 5 percent of the U.S. Postal Service's 525,000 employees tentatively accepted an offer to leave as the agency tries to cut costs.
About 26,000 workers indicated they will take the offer of $15,000 apiece to retire early, and an additional 352 are resigning, Mark Saunders, a Postal Service spokesman, said Wednesday. The service, which lost $15.9 billion last year, is trying to cut costs so it can keep paying its employees and deliver mail.
The service won't know until March 4 how many of its employees take the offer, Saunders said.
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Nissan augments lineup with lower-price Leaf
Nissan Motor Co., the world's largest seller of electric vehicles, said it's adding a lower-price version of the rechargeable Leaf as production of the car begins in Tennessee.
For 2013, the company adds an entry-level S grade Leaf that's cheaper than the SV and SL models sold in the U.S. since late 2010, Nissan said Wednesday, without providing prices. All 2013 Leaf models have improved electric range, and recharge time for SV and SL grades falls to four hours from a 220-volt outlet from about seven hours currently, Nissan said.
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Morgan Stanley cutting 1,600 jobs - half in U.S.
Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest U.S. bank by assets, plans to eliminate about 1,600 jobs from its investment bank and support staff in coming weeks, a person familiar with the matter said.
The cuts total about 6 percent of the company's investment bank and support staff, the person said. About half the reductions will be in the U.S. and the rest will affect international employees, the person said.
Morgan Stanley dropped about 4,200 employees in the first nine months of last year through job cuts and unit sales. Chief Executive Officer James Gorman, 54, has pledged to reduce costs as return on equity remains below the bank's cost of capital.
Citigroup Inc. said last month it would cut 11,000 jobs and pull back from some emerging-market nations. UBS announced in October that it would fire 10,000 workers and largely exit fixed-income trading.
Chocolate maker wins OK to make health claim
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut will be able to label chocolate as good for the heart after European Union regulators agreed to approve a claim that some of its ingredients can help the elasticity of blood vessels.
"The health claim on cocoa flavanols can be used, in principle, exclusively by Barry Callebaut Belgium NV, for a period of five years," said Frederic Vincent, a spokesman for the European Commission. The company must refer to the "maintenance of the elasticity of blood vessels" in the claim, he said.
Vincent said the European Commission, the regulator for the 27-nation bloc, will make a final decision to approve Callebaut's claim in March.