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Since the pandemic screwed up much of the traditional economic dynamics, there is some chomping at the bit going on especially from commercial real estate professionals with the anticipation that companies need to get back to normal planning cycles for the future.
The residential real estate market is obviously very strong with all sorts of pent-up demand. Even the prospect of inflation and rising interest rates is not seen as a major concern for the housing sector right now.
At CBREs annual Canadian market outlook conference on Tuesday there was a surprising tone of optimism.
You might think that war in Europe, the imminent rise in interest rates and in-your-face inflationary pressures already present might put a damper on expectations, but that was not the case.
For starters, Benjamin Tal, the deputy chief economist at CIBC, who spoke at the CBRE event, believes that while the war in Ukraine is a major humanitarian and political crisis, it may not turn out to have significant economic impact in Canada.
It is already causing energy prices to rise and will likely add to upward pressures on food commodity prices but he said he does not believe it will stop central banks in Canada and the U.S. from raising interest rates. (He did say, rather ominously, if cyber war breaks out and the U.S. retaliates, then all bets are off.)
He and others believe that increasing interest rates is not nearly so worrisome if it is done slowly and modestly especially since, he said, that COVID is responsible for 60 to 70 per cent of inflation.
And if COVIDs impact is now petering out that lessens the need for aggressive Bank of Canada action on interest rates.
Your enemy is rapidly rising interest rates, he said.
But he believes the B of C will not repeat past mistakes and go crazy with interest rates and derail the economy and the housing market. If you do that, you plant the seeds for a recession in 2023-24.
Wages are going up but so is productivity which would cancel out the inflationary pressure of rising labour costs, Tal said.
That means the return to normal that we have all been waiting for can still play itself out in terms of demand for and development of real estate.
While the late COVID real estate trends saw a bullish market for industrial and multi-family residential investment and uncertainty and avoidance of the retail and office sectors, CBREs vice-chairman Paul Morassutti said there is already signs of a shift to the traditionally more lucrative office and retail sector.
While that may be the case in markets like Toronto and Vancouver, Paul Kornelson, CBREs Winnipeg vice-president said the pace of new office leasing activity is obviously different in Winnipeg which does not have the presence of international business drivers.
But Kornelson said there continues to be stability here.
CBRE tallies the downtown office vacancy rate at 15.3 per cent in 2021 and is forecasting it to decline slightly to 15 per cent this year.
Morassutti stressed it is technology workers that will drive demand for office space in the coming years. Winnipeg has had its share of technology growth stories like SkipTheDishes and Bold Commerce, but it needs more of that.
In fact, if that doesnt materialize over the next couple of years, downtown office vacancy rates might be in for a spike in 2024.
Thats when the 300,000-square-foot Wawanesa tower at Graham Avenue and Carlton Street will be ready for occupancy which will vacate three other buildings the insurance company is currently working from.
We dont have the momentum to back fill that, Kornelson said. Our thinking is that the downtown office market will probably be pretty stable through 2023 but then it will have its share of heartache when they open that tower.
The heartache would be lessened if demand from the tech sector picks up.
Demand for industrial real estate remains strong across the country and in Winnipeg where land prices continue to increase with steady absorption rates and development of new supply.
CBRE shows retail vacancy holding steady around 10 per cent in Winnipeg. While there is some repurposing of out-dated retail space in some markets in North America, thats not happening in Winnipeg.
The retail sector has hung tough, Kornelson said. Its still hard to find good space.
If Benjamin Tal is right, as the COVID pandemic winds down it will lessen the supply chain misery which will lessen inflationary pressures which will relieve the need for aggressive interest rate hikes which will all lead to the return of normal economic growth.
Martin Cash has been writing a column and business news at the Free Press since 1989. Over those years he’s written through a number of business cycles and the rise and fall (and rise) in fortunes of many local businesses.


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OnePlus might have a busy 2022 already. The company has launched the OnePlus 10 Pro in China, followed by the 9RT in India. It is now rumoured to launch the Nord CE 2 series soon in India. Later this month, the company is also said to launch new smart TV models under the company’s Y1S series in India.
Tipster Abhishek Yadav claims that OnePlus will launch as many as four smart TVs in India. Two of these TV models will be offline-specific, whereas the other two will launch under the company’s Y1S series for both offline and online markets. Let’s take a look at more details about the upcoming OnePlus smart TVs launching soon in India.
OnePlus smart TVs India launch rumoured
OnePlus will launch its new Y1S series smart TVs in India on February 17, according to a new rumour. The two models will come in 32-inch and 42-inch sizes. Both these models will be available for purchase via online and offline stores.
The tipsier further notes that there will be two more smart TVs that the company will launch on February 17. However, these will be available only via the offline market. Details about these two offline-centric smart TVs remain unknown at the moment.
A recent report by 91Mobiles and tipster Ishan Agarwal claimed that the Y1S series will include a 32-inch model and a 43-inch model. Both models will come with HDR10+, and Dolby Audio (with Atmos decoding). The smart TVs will also have 20W speakers. In addition to this, they will boot Android TV 11.0 out of the box.
The smart TVs will also come with dual-band WiFi support, which means that it will support both 5.0GHz and 2.4GHz WiFi. OnePlus has not confirmed any details regarding the launch nor has it dropped any teasers around a possible event for its smart TVs. In case the leaked date is true, we can expect some official confirmation in the coming days.
As mentioned previously, there could also be a 40-inch model that could launch later this year as a mid-cycle refresh. It will come with the same set of specs found on the 42/43-inch model in a slightly smaller form factor. The 32-inch model could be priced around Rs 20,000, whereas the 43-inch model could be available for purchase at around Rs 25,000. What are your thoughts on the upcoming smart TVs from OnePlus? Do let us know in the comments below.

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Apple has been found to be the most relevant brand to consumers for the sixth year in a row. The result was announced after surveying the views of 13,000 US consumers on 228 brands.
Prophet, the company behind the survey, said that relevant brands had six key characteristics…
It said brands need to be both adaptable and authentic.
Relevant brands find their way into people’s hearts by continually doing what seems impossible. They adapt quickly to customers’ changing needs and expectations. But they do so by remaining ever more true to themselves.
Four more specific characteristics were identified.
Customer obsessed. These companies know what matters to customers, finding new ways to meet their most important needs.
Ruthlessly pragmatic. These are the brands that have our backs, making life easier by delivering consistent experiences. And they always make good on their promises.
Distinctively inspired. Modern, trustworthy and inspirational, these are the brands that have a larger purpose, helping people live out their own values and beliefs.
Pervasively innovative. These companies never rest, always pushing for better products, services and experiences. They outperform competitors with new solutions for unmet needs.
Apple was named No. 1 for relevance, ahead of Peloton, KitchenAid, Mayo Clinic, and LEGO.
Apple takes the top honor again as No. 1 in our survey, with near-perfect scores in all four drivers of relevance. This year, it continues to earn adoration with innovation, dependability and inspiration.
Among the first retailers to proactively close stores, the April launch of a lower-priced iPhone landed at just the right moment for cash-conscious consumers. Updated Macs and iPads dazzled homebound workers and students. And with Apple TV (we love you, Ted Lasso) it’s establishing itself as a content genius, too.
It’s no coincidence that the pandemic influenced perceptions of brand relevance. Apple’s technology grew in relevance and importance as so many found themselves working and studying from home, and the need to exercise at home too saw Peloton climb from No. 35 last year to No. 2 this year.
When gym and studio closures deprived exercisers of their fitness fix, they knew they needed the mental-health benefits of sweat more than ever. Peloton, which earns the highest score for “connects with me emotionally,” saved them, nearly doubling sales of its exercise bikes and treadmills. But more importantly, it connected them to others, both through its online communities and its constantly expanding variety of workouts available live and prerecorded. These gems are powering triple-digit membership gains and impressively low dropout rates.
This theme was present throughout much of the list, including Amazon at No. 10, which was described as “utterly indispensible” while everyone was shopping from home.
As e-commerce everything captures consumers’ attention, Amazon takes an outsized role in helping people get their hands on what they need–despite major supply-chain upsets. And it continues to soar in key measures of pragmatism (“meets an important need in my life”) and customer obsession (“I can’t imagine my life without it.”) And people love its innovations and say it “is always finding new ways to meet my needs.” We are always on the look-out for which market Amazon is going to conquer next.
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World of Tanks to Receive Mercenaries Expansion pack, Exclusive to Consoles
Launching June 26
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Wargaming announced today, World of Tanks: Mercenaries, exclusively for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
World of Tanks, the ultra-popular and award-winning multiplayer Tank battle game will be getting a console exclusive expansion called Mercenaries. The Mercenaries expansion will be free and will introduce a brand-new mercenaries “nation” to the game, giving players access to a slew of never-before-seen tanks, a new PvE story campaign and some new multiplayer maps.
The new tanks themselves are unlike anything featured in the game previously, with each new tank being comprised of parts salvaged from different nations, truly making them a unique addition to the already massive roster of available vehicles in the game. The latest Mercenaries expansion for World of Tanks will be available June 26, 2018, as a free update for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players.


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Sainsbury’s, the third largest grocer in the UK, outsold the competition in the month before Christmas, according to data from Nielsen. Sales increased by 8% on last year, and the four weeks leading up to December 25th saw an increase of 10.1%, with an accompanying rise in market shares of half a point, bringing it to 15.4%.
Rivals Tesco and Morrisons both showed a rise of about 6.9% in the same time period, and Wal-Mart’s Asda came in just behind at 5.8%. Nielsen reported on Friday that supermarket sales in Britain hit a record of £3.36 billion, partially owing to the rise in prices.
Though all of the retailers reported a slump due to inclement weather, they also reported a surge in the period just before Christmas Day. The trend also seemed to be towards high-end foods, with Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose outselling the lower-end Tesco, Asda and Morrisons.


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Even the long fawning UK press is now saying what any startup who has tangled with the music industry has said all along: Spotify will not be able to launch its free any-song-you-want-to-hear-the-second-you-want-to-hear-it service in the US. The Telegraph is reporting that at the last minute the labels demanded too much upfront cash, killing a hard negotiated potential deal.
This is sad, but not a surprise. Despite all the reasons consumers would love it and labels should be empowering a rival for iTunes, the labels are in defensive mode and have never been rational when it comes to these things. My issues with how Spotify has handled this aside, I actually didn’t want to be right on this one. It’s a sad day for users.
But this will be the interesting thing to watch: Does Spotify just roll these we’re-definitely-launching-in-the-US assurances forward to 2011, the way the company has the last two years or does it pivot, and focus on building a profitable site for Europe and other less guarded pockets of the emerging world? In the Telegraph link above an unnamed source says the year of brutal negotiations has forced Spotify to “stop and think about whether it can afford the move to the US and indeed whether it is worth it,” while the article quotes a Spotify spokesman as saying the negotiations are “on-going.” Oh, Spotify.
Here’s my advice: Pivot. Spotify has spent two years, and undoubtedly plenty of money and focus, fighting what was always a Don Quixote like battle to make the US labels listen to reason. This is the same industry who sued their users. It was a valiant effort, but it didn’t work. We can argue why they should back Spotify all day long, but the last two years has proven that they are just not going to listen without Spotify having to make some major concessions.
I think Spotify should walk instead of making those concessions. No matter how hot of a startup you are, money and time are exhaustible commodities. Spotify should start directing them at challenges elsewhere until there is enough of a sea-change in the US music market that labels see reason. Giving into the labels’ demands isn’t the answer. Instead, Spotify should retreat, build in other countries, perfect its model, get to profitability, and then come back to this market when the labels are weaker and Spotify is stronger, boldly proving cynics like me flat wrong. Use your international headquarters as an advantage, not a liability.
Spotify board member Klaus Hommels told me in an interview late last year that he believed Spotify may be the venture industry’s last-ditch effort to build an online music company. (Other than Pandora, of course, the online music company with nine-lives that finally won the right to exist.) He told the labels in negotiations that if they opted instead to drain Spotify’s venture cash and leave it for dead the way they have to so many others, they may never get another hot upstart to back. And that would resign them to an Apple dominated world.
He may be right. So why not play the long game, instead of the short one?
(Note: Don’t worry, I’ve put two dollars in the TechCrunch Pivot/Swear Jar.)


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Ben Riensche, who farms 16,000 acres in Iowa, would be ecstatic to get $80 per acre selling his corn. But it’ll cost him $240 an acre to feed the plants with nitrogen, triple what he’s used to paying. And that’s not counting what he’ll spend on two other important fertilizers, phosphate and potash, which he says have each doubled in price since he purchased supplies for his 2021 crops.
Pandemic-induced supply bottlenecks and the rising cost of natural gas, a key production input, are among the factors sending fertilizer prices soaring. Add disruptions stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and consumers will be paying more for almost every plate of food. “You think they squawk about having gas go from three to four dollars a gallon?” says Riensche. “Wait until the grocery bill is $1,000 a month.”
Russia is a major low-cost exporter of many kinds of crop nutrients. “No other nation has the same breadth of readily exportable fertilizer supply,” says Alexis Maxwell, an analyst with Bloomberg’s fertilizer analysis and news publication Green Markets. “Their fertilizers move to all continents.”
It’s hard to overstate the importance of fertilizer. The advent of synthetic ammonia fertilizers about a century ago is widely credited for helping food production keep pace with global population growth, freeing humankind from its Malthusian constraint. In that time, the planet’s population has gone from 1.7 billion to 7.7 billion, largely thanks to enormous growth in crop yields. Some experts have estimated that the global population might be half of what it is today without nitrogen fertilizer.


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Mixed reactions as fans test new Irn-Bru
IRN-BRU fans have described the new reducedsugar version as both “horrible” and “not bad” as they sampled the drink for the first time.
Scotland’s so-called other national drink is being produced with less than 50 per cent of its regular sugar content from this month.
The new recipe has cut the sugar content per can from 8.5 teaspoons to four, reducing calorie content from just less than 140 to about 65 calories.
Irn-Bru makers AG Barr have been grappling with a shift in consumer tastes and preparing for the implementation of a sugar tax this year.
A petition has been launched to save the traditional recipe but AG Barr said the new version contains the same “secret Irn-Bru flavour essence”, but with less sugar.
Opinions were divided among people who tried the new drink in a “taste test” in Glasgow.
Charelle Sadler, from Glasgow, who normally drinks regular Irn-Bru, said: “It’s horrible. It’s just like drinking diet juice. It’s not even got the same taste.”
Daniel Groundland, from Glasgow, said: “It’s sweeter, the new one, but the original one has a slight different kick to it. It’s not bad.”
Other tasters found the new and old Irn-Bru similar. Jackie Waddell, from Shotts, North Lanarkshire, said: “I don’t taste any difference. I think they taste exactly the same.”
AG Barr has now stopped production of the higher-sugar version and urged customers to try the new recipe when it reaches the shops.


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U.S. airlines will no longer have to make a pre-boarding notification to passengers that the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is prohibited on aircraft, it was announced yesterday.
In a statement on its website, the Federal Aviation Administration said it was dropping the requirement because public awareness that the banned Note7 was a fire risk was deemed to have reached a sufficient level, thanks in part to extensive recall efforts by Samsung and smartphone providers.
The Department of Transportation removed the requirement for air carriers to specifically notify passengers about the Note7 phone immediately prior to boarding due to the high degree of public awareness of the ban since issuance of the emergency restriction/prohibition order, as well as the extensive efforts by Samsung and U.S. wireless providers to make all Note7 users aware the phone is recalled and banned from transport on U.S. aircraft.
Following the announcement, Samsung released a statement claiming that over 96 percent of Note 7 devices have been returned so far. U.S. carriers have sent out an end-of-life software update to handsets that remain in circulation, rendering the devices unable to charge. Meanwhile, Samsung has said it will release a report later this month detailing the results of its investigation into what caused some handsets to explode or catch fire while charging.
Samsung appears to have weathered the storm of last year's Note7 debacle, after officially halting sales of the phone worldwide in early October and discontinuing the model. Despite Apple phones outselling Samsung phones two to one over the holiday period, iPhone 7's lack of "compelling" features is said to have convinced most Galaxy Note7 owners to stay with Samsung.
According to one report on Tuesday, Samsung has refused to give up on the Galaxy Note name, due to the historical popularity of the brand in the "phablet" category, and a Note8 is currently being readied for launch later this year.
Samsung is currently focusing on the Spring launch of its flagship Galaxy S8, which is rumored to include a "Bixby" AI voice assistant – based on its acquisition of Viv – and is said to have a home button embedded in its edge-to-edge display. The company is reportedly aiming to ship 60 million S8 units by the end of the year.


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The joint indebtedness of catering businesses to banks has increased by 1.5 billion euros to 5.9 billion euros.
This is because many catering entrepreneurs have started to borrow more because of their own capital being depleted.
The ING Economics Department writes this in a report on the outlook for the hospitality sector.
The think tank attributes this to, among other things, the lack of recovery in the sector for the time being.
ING is therefore lowering its expectations for the turnover growth of the hospitality industry in 2021, from 35 percent compared to a year earlier to a maximum of 15 percent.
ING does see a large number of times in the third and fourth quarters of this year when catering businesses can partly regain lost turnover.
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The loss of revenue from 2020 is not expected to be recouped until 2022.
The number of bankruptcies, with an increase of 13 percent, nevertheless remained relatively limited, ING writes. Although, according to the think tank, this is also because many one-man businesses chose to throw in the towel and stop their business, instead of filing for bankruptcy.


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Digital Yuan to Be Most Widely Used CBDC Worldwide
Representatives of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have reported on the digital yuan’s current success, establishing itself as the most widely used CBDC in the world.
The volume of transactions of the Chinese CBDC has exceeded 100 billion yuan (~$13.9 billion). It became known from a message of the PBoC’s Digital Currency Institute, published on WeChat. So, at the pilot stage, the digital yuan is the largest CBDC in the world.
According to the PBoC, the e-CNY is being tested in 15 Chinese provinces by early fall. The total number of transactions during this time has exceeded 360 million. Over 5.6 million stores accept the digital yuan as a payment instrument. Representatives of the country’s public and financial sectors also participate in CBDC testing.
Among the PBoC’s immediate plans is to test cross-border payments between Hong Kong and Mainland China. The PRC plans to further explore a cross-border wholesale CBDC with the active participation of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The BIS representatives recently announced a successful test of this type of digital currency, which included Mainland China and Hong Kong.
The People’s Bank of China said that one of the important areas of the ongoing research on retail CBDCs is to improve the mechanisms for protecting user data. The institution announced that the priority in this context is anonymity for small amounts and traceability of large amounts.
Recall that China is a leader not only in CBDC but also in the field of blockchain development, as 84% of all patents on related technologies accounted for the PRC.


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The Turbo may be the most powerful model in the Cayenne range, but the GTS is arguably the enthusiast's choice. (In so far as a 4,500-pound crossover can be considered an "enthusiast's choice," anyway.) And now, after refreshing the rest of the Cayenne lineup, Porsche has revealed the new Cayenne GTS, alongside its new 911 GTS stablemate, here at the LA Auto Show.
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Porsche unveiled a slew of refreshed Cayennes just a few months ago, but the base model (right) and high-performance GTS trim (above) were conspicuously absent from that list. There's no more reason to wonder about them, though, because the German brand plans to unveil both at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19.


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Sustainability is an approach businesses can opt to take in order to create long-term value through careful consideration of how they operate in the economic, social and ecological environment. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for companies across a plethora of industries to implement as time passes; over 60% of CEOs consider strategies that are sustainable as a requisite to being competitive in the modern world.
For the switch to sustainable strategies to be more systemic, certain industry leaders are required to rise up and demonstrate the need for companies to act on sustainability. Weslee Andrews is one such leader. The entrepreneur and philanthropist, who possesses a Ph.D in Biotechnology science, has just launched a micro electric car in Europe in order to further this cause. But more than this, his endeavours to push for political power so that he may further entrench such initiatives into society have led many to believe he is the future of sustainability.
The Growth of Sustainability
Sustainability continues to rank amongst some of the highest characteristics consumers are continually demanding from companies, as they hope to seek out goods that are more environmentally-friendly. This sentiment is shared by business investors, which doubles the pressure on modern-day companies to implement sustainable actions into their manifesto. In recent years, the example set by big corporations has accelerated the growth of sustainability across all industries.
For example, Nike has turned its focus to diminish its waste and carbon footprint. Similarly, Adidas has been successful in their implementation of a far greener supply chain and has even gone as far as correcting specific issues in their production process that threatened the notion of sustainability, such as dyeing and eliminating plastic bags.
Furthermore, industry giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola have adopted similarly progressive stances towards sustainability – with both determined to focus on improving their conservation of water as well as pursuing targets to actively replace it.
Despite these obvious advancements in sustainability, there are still significant steps that need to be made if the targets the world has set for itself are to be met. This requires the bridging of two paramount gaps: the ‘knowing-doing gap’ and the ‘compliance-competitive advantage gap’.
The ‘knowing-doing gap’ refers to a phenomenon discovered by MIT. This found that despite 90% of CEOs recognising sustainability as an important endeavour, a mere 60% of companies actually integrate it into their business strategy, with even less assimilating it into their business model.
Similarly, the ‘compliance-competitive advantage gap’ describes the apparent dissonance between the companies that see sustainability as a competitive advantage they can benefit from and those who see it as something they are required to be compliant with. Not even a quarter of businesses consider it a financial benefit.
Role of Electric Vehicles
It has been consistently illustrated in research that electric cars are more sustainable than their fuel-using counterparts; they are better for the environment due to the fact that they emit fewer greenhouse gases and air pollutants. This even includes the production and electricity generation required for such cars.
The primary benefit of EVs is the improvement to air quality in busy cities and towns they propose. Air pollution plummets with the use of these vehicles as they produce no carbon dioxide whatsoever; the use of one electric car saves 1.5 million grams of carbon dioxide. This results in cleaner streets and a more pleasant general living experience for everyone in the vicinity.
Not only this, electric vehicles play such a vital role in the future of sustainability because as it currently stands, road transport is responsible for such a huge proportion of a city’s air pollution; in London it exceeds 50%. This means it is unsurprising then, why Weslee Andrews is hoping to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles with the release of his new micro electric car.
Weslee Andrews’s Efforts In Sustainability
Weslee Andrews has been turning heads for his efforts to develop sustainability in the UK and Europe with his micro electric car. As a well-known businessman for his success as a group owner of Blue Diamond, a renowned international defence contractor, big things are expected from this extremely reputable leader.
Weslee Andrews hopes to make sustainable electric cars a feasible option for the real person, someone who won’t spend extortionate amounts of money on many other expensive electric alternatives. He even produced the most affordable and sustainable Micro electric cars for the future.
Speaking of the future, his plans for sustainability are not limited to the now – he hopes to take a political role developing foreign investment and improving connections between countries with trade agreements. He is planning to do so under the title of the future Foreign Minister to the UK.
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the way businesses must conduct themselves, as a result of the pressures placed on corporations by their customers and investors. Whilst some are responding to this positively and using it as a competitive advantage, many do not – which is why strong leaders are required to pave the way to a more sustainable future. Weslee Andrews is one such leader.


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Theo Engadgetlast week Ubisoft announced the cancellation of three games the company was developing, and the identity of the first game was revealed.
A company spokesperson confirmed to Engadget and Eurogamer that Ubisoft will no longer provide development support for “Project Q”the team arena game that was revealed in April last year.
Project Q has been canceled by Ubisoft
The reason for this move was to help the company focus on other priority projects. Members of the working team of Project Q currently being reassigned by Ubisoft to other games in development.
Developers rarely share information about Project Q. In addition to concept art, Ubisoft only said that the game is not a battle royale genre and will have a series of modes for players to fight against each other. At the same time there are no plans to offer NFT for the game.
Outside Project Q Two other unnamed games were also cancelled. Ubisoft expects the company’s revenue to decline year over year due to the tough economy, delayed releases, and changing game trends, and revealed that holiday products like Just Dance 2023 and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope did not sell as well as expected.
Management is currently looking to cut costs wherever possible, and developing fewer games is part of that strategy in addition to restructuring the company (including layoffs). tablets).
In addition, the company is also facing internal problems. Accordingly, a labor union called for a strike at Ubisoft Paris after CEO Yves Guillemot issued a statement asking employees to use money more carefully, but not at all levels.
Guillemot issued an apology in a later meeting. However, the incident has clearly caused a rift between management and staff at Ubisoft, and it will be difficult to mend in the near future.


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MFine, a Bangalore-based on-demand healthcare platform, raises $48M Collection C co-led by… In the approaching months, the startup might convey revolutionary financial options for patrons together with insurance protection safety companions. Further, bigger than 6,000 medical docs from over seven hundred hospitals all through 35 specialities are on MFine and are acknowledged to be serving tens of tens of millions in extra than 1,000 cities all through India. Healthtech startup MFine has raised $48 million in a Series C funding spherical co-led by Moore Strategic Ventures and BEENEXT. CBRE is the world’s largest industrial actual property suppliers firm serving householders, merchants and occupiers.
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SaaS platform Toplyne has secured $15 million to aggressively ship on the product roadmap, and scale the info flewed out madea movie launch date science, engineering, product, and design groups. Currently, over a hundred,000 users use MFine for reserving diagnostic exams each month, the corporate talked about. The company will use the proceeds from the brand new spherical to broaden its hospital, diagnostics, and e-pharmacy community throughout the nation whereas developing allglasswares.com glassware tech-driven care delivery merchandise for both acute and continual circumstances victims. The firm additionally has a company subscription product which allows firms to supply on-line physician consultations, preventive nicely being checks, psychological properly being consultations and protracted situation administration suppliers to their staff.
Currently, over 100,000 customers use MFine for reserving diagnostic checks each month, the corporate talked about. About 6,000 medical medical doctors, from over seven hundred hospitals observe all through 35 specialties on MFine’s platform. Bangalore-based start-up dWise is ready to inject tech into health care so that a physician accesses the entire report of a affected explicit individual on-line. On MFine, over 6000 physicians, together with a number of of India’s greatest docs from over seven-hundred revered hospitals, perform across 35 specialties and serve tens of tens of hundreds of thousands in over a thousand locations all via India. In the approaching months, the corporate can be making an attempt to ship financial solutions for patrons along with insurance protection companions, as part of its product choices. StartupTalky is prime startup media platform for up to date startup data, ideas, commerce analysis and stories, inspiring startup tales.
The agency will use the proceeds from the model new spherical to broaden its hospital, diagnostics and e-pharmacy neighborhood across the nation, whereas building tech-driven care delivery products for each acute and continual circumstances patients. The agency had raised $16 million as a part of a enterprise spherical led by Heritas Capital earlier this 12 months. MFine claims to be rising 15 per cent month on month, amidst rising adoption of telemedicine and digital well being in India for the rationale that onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Other new traders included Hard Yaka, Bloccelerate, B21 Capital, Lou Kerner from Blockchain Coinvestors and David Choi from Taureon Capital in addition to two current shoppers, BEENEXT and Pay It Forward. CBRE is the world’s largest industrial exact property suppliers firm serving owners, retailers and occupiers. MFine plans to make the most of the funds to broaden its hospital, diagnostics and e-pharmacy neighborhood all through the nation. MFine claims to be rising 15 per cent month on month, amidst rising adoption of telemedicine and digital nicely being in India on situation that onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. MFine claims to be rising 15 per cent month on month, amidst rising adoption of telemedicine and digital correctly being in India supplied that onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Food Safety Center (Center) of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on February 5 that in response to a report from the World Organisation for Animal Health, it pointed out that the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza had occurred in Ukmark County, Brandenburg, Germany, and the Swedish Agriculture Bureau The notification refers to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in M?nster?s City, Kalmar Province, Sweden. The center immediately instructed the industry to suspend the import of poultry meat and poultry products from Ukmark County and Oskarshamn, which is adjacent to M?nster?s City ( Including poultry eggs) to protect the health of the public in Hong Kong.
A spokesperson for the center said that according to the statistics of the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 3,900 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 1.41 million poultry eggs from Germany last year, and about 1,500 from Sweden. Fifty metric tons of frozen poultry meat.
spokesperson said:”The center has contacted the German and Swedish authorities regarding the incident, and will continue to closely monitor the news of the outbreak of avian influenza from the World Organization for Animal Health and relevant authorities, and take appropriate actions in response to the development of the local epidemic.”


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Collins America (http://www.cinemaview.com) has announced a group of
display and TV products engineered to radically expand the
capabilities of the Mac. The new products include 24-inch and 47-inch
HD LCD displays, both with native Mini DisplayPort connections, and a
full featured headless TV system with full HD TV features, as well as
Mini DisplayPort connections both in and out.
The folks at Collins America say they believe “that tomorrow’s
graphics and video experiences simply are not going to be the same as
yesterday’s, and that Apple will continue to lead and define the path
forward for consumer video entertainment.” With Apple’s
implementation of Mini DisplayPort connectors on its computers, and
with HDMI on its Apple TV, these two interfaces define the future of
Apple-centric video, they add.
The two new CinemaView displays have the 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio
and 1920×1080 resolution that’s well suited for viewing either
movies, HD TV, or data. The 24-inch CinemaView routes USB 2.0 through
the same cable from the Mac to the display’s four-port USB 2.0 hub.
The CinemaView TV product turns a CinemaView display into a
full-blown HD television system, in addition to enabling direct
connection to both a Mac and an Apple TV, too. You can plug a 24-inch
or 47-inch CinemaView display into the MIni DisplayPort output,
connect your favorite TV peripherals by HDMI, composite, or component
links, connect your Mac to the Mini DisplayPort input and your Apple
TV to an HDMI input.
CinemaView TV has dual cable-ready HD tuners with picture-in-picture,
and includes on-screen controls, and an RF wireless remote. Inserting
a CinemaView TV box between a Mac and either an Apple LED LCD Cinema
Display or a CinemaView display purportedly turns any new Mac system
into a complete HD home television system.
The CinemaView 24-inch LCD display will be available in October with
a list price of US$499. The CinemaView 47-inch LCD display will be
available in January 2010 with a list price of $1,499. And, the
CInemaView TV will be available in January with a list price of $399.
All three products are built using an “UniFrame Aluminum”
construction that matches the design theme of current Macs.
CinemaView products will be available from the CinemaView web site,
from Apple Specialist retailers across the USA, and from independent
Apple product and custom home theater and AV contractors and
resellers around the world.


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After months of speculation, rumors, and more about the iPhone 14 series, the wait is finally over when Apple revealed the official date of the iPhone 14 series launch event. The most anticipated iPhone 14 series launch event is called Far Out, and it is now officially confirmed to take place on September 7, 2022.
According to Apple’s official website, the launch event will kick off at 10 a.m. PST and will be available to watch on Apple.com and the Apple TV app.
Some leaks also suggest that at this event, Apple will launch Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple AirPods Pro 2 devices alongside the Apple iPhone 14 series.
While we are only a week away from the official launch event, we have collected everything we know about this upcoming Apple iPhone 14 series and shared it in this article.
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So here we go –
Apple iPhone 14 release date 2022, expected price and features
At this launch event held on September 7, Apple is expected to introduce four new iPhone devices:
- The 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 14
- The 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 14 Max/Plus
- The 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- The 6.7-inch Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Although the iPhone 14 Pro series will have the best technical features that Apple has invented in recent years, its price will be expensive. Therefore, the most popular product among users will be the base iPhone 14 and its larger screen variant.
However, Apple hasn’t officially confirmed anything about the event or the products except the time, date, and where it would be available to view.
However, we have come across several leaks and rumors that can help you understand what we can expect from the upcoming iPhone 14 series, especially the iPhone 14.
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Expected price of the iPhone 14
According to a report, the new iPhone 14 series will have a price increase of around $100-$150. Taking it as a base, the price of iPhone 14 base and iPhone 14 Max will start from $799 and $899, respectively.
On the other hand, the price of the Pro models, iPhone 14 Pro, will start at $1,099 and iPhone 14 Pro Max from $1,199. Keep in mind, however, that these are just the rumored prices for the iPhone 14 series.
Expected color options for iPhone 14
Speaking of color options, the iPhone 14 will be available in six color options including green, blue, purple, black, white, and red. According to leaked reports, the traditional pink color of the iPhone 14 will be replaced by purple.
On the other hand, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will be available in green, silver, purple, gold and graphite. Sadly, the traditional Sierra Blue will be replaced by Purple here.
iPhone 14 Specification
The base variant of the iPhone 14 series, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max, is expected to be powered by the A15 chipset. However, the famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has firmly said that the iPhone 14 Pro series will feature an A16 Bionic chip which will give it improved overall performance.
According to a rumor from Ross Young, there would be no change in the size of the iPhone 14 series. The iPhone 14 and 14 Pro are expected to have a 6.1-inch screen, and the iPhone 14 Max and 14 Pro Max will have a 6.7-inch screen unlike its predecessors.
However, some other leaks have suggested that there could be a slight change in the size of the screen, and that Apple could increase or decrease a couple of inches.
On top of that, there are some strong rumors that the upcoming iPhone 14 series will have a pill-shaped cutout for FaceID and an always-on display.
According to some recent leaks and rumors, the Apple iPhone 14 is expected to get a 3,279 mAh battery, while the iPhone 14 Pro would come with a 3,200 mAh battery. For iPhone 14 Max and iPhone 14 Pro Max, the battery capacity would be 4,325 mAh and 4,323 mAh, respectively.
There are many rumors related to the cameras. For example, some rumors suggest that the iPhone 14 series would have a trio of cameras on the back, while other leaks say that the cameras will be derived from the iPhone’s little brother, the iPhone 13 Pro.
iPhone 14 Series: Rumored Features
No matter what the final specification is, one thing is for sure: this next iPhone series will be packed with new features.
Below, we cover some of the biggest features of the rumored iPhone 14 series:
When you see the official poster for this “Far Out” event, you will notice that the poster shows the Apple logo in space. Although not yet confirmed, the next iPhones may come with an astrophotography feature.
It is not going to be a big problem as many mid-budget smartphone manufacturers like Xiaomi, Vivo and others have already introduced this feature in their smartphones. However, compared to those phones, iPhones could capture images of the night sky in amazing quality.
The upcoming iPhone 14 series is also rumored to have satellite connectivity, allowing users to text emergency services and contacts when there is no cellular network. This feature is expected to be built into iMessages.
Apple’s Far Out cover also hints at something similar. However, Apple has not confirmed anything yet. This rumor is too hard to ignore because T-Mobile and SpaceX have already confirmed that they are working to “end mobile dead zones” and would launch a new service powered by Starlink’s second-generation satellites and T-Mobile’s bandwidth.
always on display
Always-on display mode isn’t new to Android smartphones, but iPhones didn’t have it. However, the iPhone 14 series is now expected to come with an always-on display mode.
It won’t be a big deal for Apple as they already introduced this feature on iWatch Series 5 and newer models. So it’s entirely possible that Apple could follow a similar approach with the iPhone 14 series and introduce Always-On Display mode.
iPhones are known for their cameras, but they’re also coming under fire for their front-facing cameras. This time, iPhones are expected to come with a high-quality front camera on their iPhone 14 series.
According to a rumor, Apple is likely to bring back cameras from LG that will enable advanced features like autofocus, improved aperture, better depth of field, and much more. However, we must also understand that doing so will increase the cost of the iPhone by $50-$100.
On top of that, the rear cameras are expected to feature a 48MP primary sensor, a significant upgrade from the iPhone 13 series’ 12MP camera. If this rumor is true, it will be the biggest upgrade in iPhone camera resolution in the last seven years.
On top of that, this update will introduce many new improvements to the camera, such as improved low-light performance, overall image quality, and more.
The bottom line: iPhone 14 release date
Apple is expected to launch four new iPhone 14 devices on September 7, 2022.
There you have it: an in-depth article covering the Apple iPhone 14 release date, expected price, features, and much more.
The iPhone 14 series is only a week away from being unveiled and there are plenty of rumors to digest. Some of the strong rumors suggest that Apple will introduce two new models along with better camera performance. However, this also means that the iPhone 14 series could see a huge price increase over its predecessor.
While there are many rumors, leaks, and speculations, the fact is that Apple has not officially confirmed anything about this upcoming series. Therefore, everything we have shared so far, take it with a grain of salt.
With that being said, here I am ending this article. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Our team will try to respond as soon as possible.


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Dollar Stores See Biggest Bump in Brick & Mortar Visits
Millennial shoppers increase overall physical-store visits: NPD
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Dollar store shopping visits were up 14% this past retail quarter (May to July 2014), in a brick-and-mortar market that was down 4% overall, according to Shopping Activity Services, the latest report from The NPD Group.
While the rate of decline for brick-and-mortar shopping visits was softened in the most recent quarter compared to the two previous quarters, the dollar store channel continued to see the largest year-over-year share increase in shopping visits, likely driven in part by new- store openings.
"Not many other retailers are opening new stores, focused instead on taking advantage of those already in their stores and maximizing conversion to purchase, as well as expanding their online presence," said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst of The NPD Group. "Consumers walk into a dollar store with the intention to buy, not to browse, and almost always walk away with something. In addition, dollar store traffic has been increasing over the past few years because they have expanded their selection of products, making the channel even more useful and pleasing to price-savvy consumers."
Three-quarters of all shoppers in the dollar store channel convert to purchase on each visit, and the amount they spend is up 3% on average since last year. In the past two years, the dollar store channel shopper has become younger, with 50% under 45 years of age, compared to 42% two years ago.
Younger shoppers are walking through more dollar store doors, but the 16-24 age group in particular has increased its number of overall brick-and-mortar visits, with 11% growth among males, and 4% among females. This trend was also evident in the previous retail quarter.
"Millennials are increasing their activity in the market, because as much as online and mobile channels are ingrained in their brain, shopping is still a social behavior for this group. Seeing and touching, as well as researching and deciding where to purchase a product, are all important aspects of their shopping experience," said Cohen. "This omni-channel and omnipresent age group also seeks instant gratification and at the lowest price, which is why younger consumers are also increasing their dollar store visits."
The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y., provides global information and advisory services for sectors including automotive, beauty, consumer electronics, entertainment, fashion, food / foodservice, home, luxury, mobile, office supplies, sports, technology, toys, and video games.


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Updated Discovery Sport hits the road
ONCE a year, Land Rover applies a series of updates to each of its models. Latest in line are the Discovery Sport (above) and Evoque, both of which are now available with three new Ingenium engines.
Heading the latest motors is a flagship 287bhp 2.0-litre petrol. JLR is launching both cars with a lesser 237bhp version and an identically powered diesel, too. Head online as we get behind the wheel to deliver our verdict. For more visit autoexpress.co.uk


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Though, officially known as the Motorola Moto X, or simply Moto X, the Google subsidiary’s upcoming handset is still known to many as the X Phone, or in some cases, the Google X Phone. Whatever you choose to call it, the phone is official, it may be launched within the next few months (October at the very latest, per Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside), and rumored specifications have since been reported for the unannounced device.
With the Moto X confirmed to be a real device, several accessories for it are now available ahead of the device’s release date. These include a few being offered on the website Skinomi, including the Skinomi TechSkin Motorola Moto X Skin Protector ($19.95), the Silver Carbon Fiber Skin Protector ($19.95) and a basic Screen Protector ($11.95).
The site offers a variety of other skin protectors, also priced between $10 and $20, though it bears mentioning that June sounds extremely early for a handset that could be launched or released as late as October.
Specifications of the Moto X seem to be more on the midrange side of things – these include a 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, a 720p display (screen size not specified), 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, a 10-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front camera. None of this has been confirmed by Motorola, and assuming the Moto X launches in time for Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, there’s a chance the phone will ship with a more current operating system.
What the Moto X lacks in specs, it may make up in features, as Woodside had hinted at several Moto X sensors at this month’s D11 conference, as well as their capabilities.


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HTC, one of the biggest Android OEMs on the planet is essentially worthless. The company has taken a massive hit, losing 60% of its stock’s value. Currently the troubled tech giant has more cash on hand than the value of it’s stock which means investors think that the assets the company owns are essentially worthless. HTC
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Huawei plans of conquering the US market are not going so well. A recent report claims one of the largest American retailers, Best Buy will stop selling phones from the company.


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Is Pay Still Number One?
In a departure from surveys that tell us that pay has risen to the top of the employee "what I want" list, comes this story from the UK. According to the online edition of the Globe and Mail, in an article entitled "Workers Want More Flexible Arrangements," we hear the following findings from a study of more than 2,000 people from 32 countries by the Careerinnovation Group in England:
"Almost half said they would be willing to give up some pay to get a more flexible working arrangement"
I wonder if this is simply a manifestation of cultural differences (US and UK workers), or if we're starting to see a return to "work/life balance" issues that had faded from view a few years back.


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Groupe Renault and Newfund have announced that they have invested in the startup Akoustic Arts, which specializes in directional sound. This infusion of funds will make it possible for Akous... Read more
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Wireless product development solutions and services company LSR has retained DStreet to launch the company’s new TiWiConnect platform. TiWiConnect is an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solution for connecting devices to a cloud server.
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VOCA PR has added three new clients: GoBreck, the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board and Katasi, a Boulder-based start-up developing a network-level solution to the epidemic of distracted driving/texting while driving.
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Congratulations to the Barefoot PR team, which just celebrated the firm’s fourth anniversary.
Linhart PR has promoted Danielle Feldman to account director and hired Amber DiGiallonardo as an account associate. Feldman joined Linhart PR from Edelman in Chicago in 2011 and works with consumer brand clients such as Ancient Harvest and DSM. Prior to joining Linhart, DiGiallonardo was part of the firm’s JumpStart internship program and was a PR director for a local event production company.
Less-than-optimal ad placement from the Halifax Chronicle-Herald:
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Standing Out in a Field of Cannabis Edibles and Other Brand Challenges of Legalization is the subject of this year’s Brand Challenge that takes place today at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Denver.
Join panelists Stacey Stegman from DIA, Ricardo Baca from The Denver Post and Joe Hodas from Dixie Elixirs as they and attendees discuss how the legalization of marijuana has changed our state brand, issues that exist at the state and federal levels as visitors travel to and from Colorado through DIA, some complicated definitions, and more.
No registration is required – walk-ins are welcome.
PRSA Colorado Brand Challenge
4-6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28
1637 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
$35 / $20 for students


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Have you ever wondered who makes more spending and saving choices in the average household? Researchers for the Think Forward...
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Watch Shelly’s commentary on EMI’s attempt to trim the fat and get back in the black.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is considering expanding the amount of URL suffixes. The new guidelines could create new suffixes such as .lat for Latin countries, as well as suffixes in native languages. The ICANN overhaul would be the first large scale change in the internet’s address system since its creation.
INTEL (NASD: INTC) has decided not to upgrade its system to operate on MICROSOFT’s (NASD: MSFT) Vista. An Intel staffer noted that Intel “found no compelling case for adopting to Vista.”
RESEARCH IN MOTION’s (NASD: RIMM) profit and revenue more than doubled in the last year. RIM earned $482.5 million during the first quarter, compared with $232.2 million a year ago. RIM added 2.3 million new subscribers in the first quarter, bringing its total subscribers to over 16 million.
GOOGLE (NASD: GOOG) will name BELL CANADA exec Patrick Pichette as its new CFO as former CFO George Reyes steps down. Under Reyes tenure at Google the company’s revenue increased from $439.5 million to $16.6 billion in five years.


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Texas’ first Kroger Marketplace opens at Waterside Marketplace
Richmond, Texas Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers announced the formal opening of the first Kroger Marketplace store in Texas on Oct. 9.
The 125,000-sq.-ft. store opened at Waterside Marketplace shopping center, located in Richmond. Regency closed on the land acquisition for Waterside Marketplace in April 2007, construction was completed in May, and the center opens fully leased and committed.
The Kroger Marketplace at Waterside Marketplace will be the sixth Kroger store location in Regency Centers’ Houston portfolio and the 12th store statewide with Regency. Kroger has 56 store brand locations nationwide with Regency.
Waterside Marketplace is a 147,857-sq.-ft. community shopping center with a wide variety of retailers that are open for business, including three banks on outparcels. Retailers currently open for business include Wells Fargo, Chase Bank, AMC Nails, Liquor’s 4 Us, Your Local Computer Store, Il Primo Pizza & Wings, and Fossum Family Dental Care.
Slated to open in the next few weeks are Kumon Math & Reading Center and Speedy Mail. Great Clips, West Green Cleaners, State Farm Insurance, Uncle Lee’s Cafe and an optometrist will open by the end of the year.
Regency adds 54 centers to outdoor water conservation initiative
Jacksonville, Fla. Based upon achieving 30% savings since the inception of its outdoor water conservation pilot project, Regency Centers announced it is expanding its initiative to 54 additional shopping centers.
In December 2008, Regency Centers selected 36 of its existing shopping centers for a pilot program to install high-efficiency “smart” irrigation controllers aimed at reducing its outdoor water consumption. Now, as a result of the success of the pilot, Regency Centers is installing “smart” irrigation controllers at 54 additional shopping centers in Arizona (3), California (17), Colorado (4), Florida (11), Oregon (1), Texas (17), and Washington (1).
Regency plans for the additional 54 properties to be installed by the end of the year.
According to Mark Peternell, the company’s VP of sustainability, the results of the pilot initiative confirmed that ordinary irrigation controllers result in over-watering. On the other hand, the ‘smart’ irrigation controllers, which adjust the irrigation schedule based on local weather conditions and other parameters, have proven to save water and reduce operating expenses.
“Success is determined by a year-over-year decrease in water consumption while maintaining the landscaping to Regency’s quality standard. The ‘smart’ systems have met our savings expectations of 30% and resulted in substantially lower water bills, especially at properties with tiered rate structures,” said Peternell.
Regency anticipates a savings of more than 96 million gallons of water per year. This will result in a proportional reduction in operating expenses and provide an on-going benefit to the company and its tenants, according to Regency
Peternell said that going forward, Regency will incrementally apply the technology into its portfolio as long as the savings continue to accrue and the overall return on investment continues to make sound financial sense.
Coreland awarded Q2 receivership assignments, management contracts
Tustin, Calif. Coreland Cos. announced that its principal Patrick Galentine has been appointed State Court Receiver in matters involving four assets located in Southern California totaling 1,231,000 sq. ft. of retail, office and industrial space.
Additionally, Coreland will be responsible for the property management during the receivership period.
Earlier this year, Coreland was awarded over 1 million sq. ft. in property-management contracts, according to the company; nearly half of the new assignments were on behalf of State Court-appointed Receivers.


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The original roof of the Metrodome — the one that spectacularly collapsed three years ago — will see new life as duffel bags as Duluth Pack has prepped products based on the Teflon-coated fiberglass.
As you’ll remember, the Metrodome roof collapsed in 2010 under the heavy weight of melting snow. A replacement roof was brought in from Syracuse, and the old roof was put out to sale. We’re not quite sure if Metrodome officials thought there would be a buyer, but Twins in-game entertainer Jim Cunningham (you’d recognize the voice; he does a lot of commercial work in the Upper Midwest) and local businessman Tim O’Phelan bought the three-acre roof for $4,000. (The Metrodome roof is actually two layers of Teflon-coated fiberglass. The pair bought the inner layer.) They put the roof in storage until a use could be found.
Enter Duluth Pack, a long-time creator of tents, packs and more. After determining the Teflon-coated fiberglass could indeed be used to create a product, Duluth Pack set out to create duffel bags and packs based on the roof. You can see the results in the photo at the top. From duluth.com:
Using a piece of a historical Minnesota building was appealing, said [Duluth Pack President Tom] Sega. After the coming Minnesota Vikings season, the Metrodome will be torn down and a new stadium will rise in its place. Artifacts will become hot items, the partners hope. But they still had to make a product.
“It’s tough as nails,” Sega said, adding it was good for cutting, sewing and riveting. “We found it very doable.”
But it was dirty.
O’Phelan said they tried hand scrubbing and other methods and were getting discouraged. Then they tried an industrial tile scrubber. Three decades of grime started coming off “like butter,” he said.
The bag are already for sale at the Duluth Pack website and will be showcased at the Minnesota State Fair next week.
If these products sell well, there may be more original material in the future: the Metrodome is slated to come down early next year to make way for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Everything — including the current roof, we assume — will be let out to bid.
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The US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, visited India in March as part of strengthening the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and developing inclusive and fair trade and investment policies. During the visit, the two countries held the 5th ministerial-level meeting of the India-US Commercial Dialogue in New Delhi on 10 March 2023. Amidst the trade war and technological competition between the US and China, the visit might also have implications for India-China relations. As part of decoupling and delinking China from the supply chains, the US has succeeded in bringing India on board as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. The visit was also significant as the US has become India’s largest trading partner in 2022, surpassing China. It provides India with a new hope for cutting the huge trade imbalance it has with China.
In addition to semiconductors, the exchanges between the two sides include: infrastructure development, economic integration of countries sharing democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region, India’s participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), supply chain issues, cyber threats and data security, the pharmaceutical industry, technology transfer, critical and strategic minerals (including rare earths), clean energy technology, and post-pandemic economic recovery.
The visit also reflects the increasing cooperation and collaboration between the two Indo-Pacific countries with shared democratic values. A similar remark on “shared values of democracy and freedom” was made during Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022. Covertly, the visit of Gina Raimondo is part of the United States’ effort to strengthen its grip in the Indo-Pacific region, with China as its other ideological rival.
The strategic competition between the US and China is quite visible as the two major powers engage in trade and technological competition. As China poses a major threat to the US military, security, and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific region, Washington seems to be getting closer to New Delhi to reduce reliance on China for semiconductors and other critical technologies. The Biden administration signed the CHIPS and Science Act on August 9, 2022, to promote self-reliance and closer cooperation with allies and partners to fix vulnerabilities in semiconductor supply chains.
While India is building a partnership with the US in the key technology sector, Beijing is facing more heat in its effort to become a key player in the semiconductor industry sector. In October 2022, the US imposed export restrictions on shipping American semiconductor manufacturing equipment. However, the move could not be effective without the participation of other key exporters of the same core technologies and equipment in the international market.
After placing restrictions on the export of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines to China in 2019, the Netherlands government has agreed with its US and Japanese counterparts to restrict the export of advanced deep ultra-violet (DUV) lithography machines as well. A secret meeting was convened in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2023. Washington has reportedly courted the Dutch authorities by inviting the Hague to host this year’s ‘Summit for Democracy’ as part of building a coalition of democratic countries. Similarly, the Japanese semiconductor industries, such as Tokyo Electron and Nikon Corp., will restrict exports of semiconductor equipment to China as part of this understanding. Against this backdrop, closer cooperation between India and the US in the key technology sector could have wider geopolitical and geoeconomic ramifications.
India as a Semiconductor Powerhouse
The most important outcome of the visit is the signing of an MoU on establishing semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership under the framework of India-US Commercial Dialogue held in New Delhi on March 10, 2023. The deal was aimed at a collaborative mechanism on semiconductor supply chain resiliency and diversification in view of the CHIPS and Science Act of the US and India’s Semiconductor Mission.
The current geopolitical environment provides India with an opportunity to accelerate the development of the domestic semiconductor industry. This offer from the Biden administration is potent enough to change the technological landscape of India. Most importantly, the domestic policy of India is also in favour of encouraging investment in the chip industry.
The Modi government has launched a US$10 million incentive plan under the Indian Semiconductor Mission to boost the domestic semiconductor industry. India has strong capabilities for semiconductor design and engineering. However, the deal aims to turn India into a key player in the assembly, testing, and packaging of the chips, not just fabrication. It will help India become a major player contributing to the diversification of supply chains for chips in the global market.
On the question of India’s semiconductor ecosystem, India is taking the first step with the signing of the MoU with the US. In the long run, the deal is an effort towards turning India into a major manufacturing hub as an alternative to China. India has to work on enhancing its semiconductor production capacity at home to meet the local demand. With high investment coming to the country, further expansion of production capacity will help India manufacture more chips for other international clients. Also, labour supply is an important factor that needs to be addressed.
Speaking to Nikkei Asia, Chris Miller, an associate professor at Tufts University and author of the book titled “Chip War”, said that effective tax policy and incentives are the easier parts of the game to attract investments, while the harder part is the “overall ecosystem”. The success of the semiconductor industry depends largely on infrastructure, the availability of a workforce, and the ecosystem. Moreover, he added that customer demand is the key to the success of any new chip supply chain. This expert opinion points towards the gaps India needs to fill before writing a successful semiconductor story.
Moreover, the US Commerce Secretary’s visit was well-timed and critical in view of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the emerging geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is making efforts to advance its technological prowess in the semiconductor sector. It is a well-known fact that the close friendship between India and Russia remains a matter of concern in the India-US strategic partnership. The same has been strongly defended by the Indian authorities time and again. India’s close defence cooperation with Russia is irreplaceable in the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, semiconductor technology is something that New Delhi cannot ignore in order to tap into the huge market and various emerging technologies for both civilian and military purposes. This is something that Russia cannot provide. And China is struggling in the wake of export control measures introduced by the US and its allies.
The Global Times of China was quick to term the development as the US’s move to “enlist India to join its small, exclusionary circle against China”. Moreover, the report also refers to India’s weak industrial base, lack of qualified personnel, and poor business environment as impediments to its emergence as a major player in the semiconductor sector.
Green and Clean Energy Technology
The India-US Commercial Dialogue also focused on energy security and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing supply chain dependence for solar equipment, hydrogen technologies, biofuels, wind turbines, the smart grid, energy storage, and liquefied natural gas were deliberated and discussed as part of a partnership in green and clean energy technology.
India plans to install a total of 280 gigawatts of solar energy by 2030, but it imports nearly 80 percent of the solar components from China. Besides, India faced supply chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and heavy reliance on China has become a major problem. Under ‘Make in India’ campaign, the government is planning to cut imports from China by investing huge amounts in the local manufacturing of solar modules. After putting curbs on imports from China in 2020, the government is considering a relaxation of the ban as domestic production has failed to meet the increasing demand. Such imports from China constitute a big chunk of the trade imbalance between India and China. However, without the expansion of local production, the country has to rely on imports to meet its target of generating more renewable and clean energy sources.
There are some challenges to India-US trade and technological cooperation as a natural outcome of bilateral engagement between the two countries with differing levels of development and technological advancement. One key example is the issue of technology transfer relating to clean energy. Moreover, geopolitical competition and rivalry also create another set of challenges to bilateral relationships.
The sour relationship between New Delhi and Beijing is reflected in the emerging partnership between India and the US. The issue of semiconductor industry and supply chains is one very sensitive area that can further affect India-China relations. In this context, one might recall the fact that India and China had conducted several rounds of meetings over the LAC following the Galwan clash. Moreover, India’s approach towards Huawei and ZTE and ban on several Chinese apps over security concerns are bilateral issues that are being swept under the rug.
Under the Biden administration, the US has become India’s largest trading partner in 2022, marking a new era in close cooperation between the two democratic nations. Earlier, the Trump administration had imposed import duties on steel products and withdrawn Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) benefits on some of India’s major export items. Moreover, there are differences between India and the US over data transfer, liberalisation of e-commerce rules, work visa restrictions, technology transfer, non-tariff barriers relating to sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and technical barriers.
Recently, the Adani Group, led by Gautam Adani, has been in the news over alleged fraud and stock manipulation. Hidenburg Research, a New York-based firm, published a report on January 24, 2023, accusing the Adani Group of committing “brazen accounting fraud, stock manipulation, and money laundering”. The Adani Group has rejected the allegation.
Meanwhile, TotalEnergies, a French power company, has suspended a green hydrogen project with the Adani Group. Adani Green Energy is a subsidiary of the Adani Group with an interest in clean energy technology. It is yet to be seen whether the sensational report will affect confidence in cooperation and technology sharing with US firms on clean energy when the two sides are gearing up to strengthen their partnership in critical and emerging technology sectors.
After joining IPEF and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (commonly known as QUAD), the move by the Biden administration and the Narendra Modi-led government towards strengthening the India-US partnership through a semiconductor alliance could have far-reaching consequences for the emerging world order. Similarly, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow in March this year also deliberated on enhancing the resilience of industrial and supply chains and expressed serious concern over military security ties with the US and other Indo-Pacific countries. Such developments call for serious efforts to work on the areas of convergence between India and China and address the major differences, including boundary issues.
The writer is a former Research Associate/Associate Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi and Research Fellow at Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. He is also an Imphal-based independent researcher and founder of Wakonpung, a community library and sustainable livelihood initiative.
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Boomers self-indulge behind the wheel Automotion
By Renee Berg
The baby boomer generation has a way of changing society, ushering in rock ‘n’ roll, longer hairstyles, political activism and antiwar rallies.
They leave their mark on the automotive world as well, with their tastes and budgets bringing in the era of sporty yet affordable cars like the Ford Mustang. Later, they’d help foster popularity of minivans and sport utility vehicles.
Now they’ve arrived at the age long associated with the "mid-life crisis car," says Sylvia Marino, executive director of CarSpace.com. But these days reward mobiles might be a better term for the cars the 50-plus set is driving.
They’re buying upscale cars they view as a personal reward for their years of sacrifice, whether it’s a Porsche Boxster or a hybrid.
"Their kids are off to college and they say, ‘It’s my turn to buy the car I want,’" said Paul Woodward, salesman at Park Place BMW in Rochester.
Baby boomers who hit the BMW lot might head toward the 335i coupe, a first-of-its kind hard-top convertible, or a 745 iL, a 4-door sedan. Woodward said older drivers favor the sedan’s new design, comfortable ride and user-friendly navigational screen. BMW’s impressive warranty also drives sales, he said.
Woodward also sees shoppers heading toward Park Place’s Audis, with boomers sometimes opting for the Audi A6 or A8, both sedans.
Other boomers these days decide they want the classic and/or muscle cars that glided through their youth. An immaculately restored Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang or Cadillac El Dorado from the 1960s might be their idea of a reward mobile. Such a vehicle would have been impossible to own in their teens but, having reached this point in their lives, they can splurge.
Don Koster of Rochester chose to revisit his youth when he bought his first restored Ford, a 1957 Retractable, and later added to his garage a 1956 Ford Thunderbird. Koster, 65, grew up helping out at his father’s gas station in Tyler, Minn., and worked on these models as a kid.
"I was always looking for one and my wife said, ‘You better get one before you get too old to drive it,’" Koster said.
He now takes his children and grandchildren out for drives in the vehicles on weekends. The Retractable can carry six passengers, but the family must wait their turn for a spot in the two-seat Thunderbird.
Daimler-Chrysler took note of the love for nostalgia among boomers when it reintroduced the Dodge Charger for the 2006 model year. Its design was reminiscent of vintage 1960s versions but the four doors were a nod to how boomers’ tastes had evolved.
Like Chrysler PT Cruisers and Ford Mustangs of recent model years, the Charger offers feel-good retro styling with all the latest in comfort, safety, performance and technology features, as well as impressive fuel economy.
"A lot of people who were and are interested in the Charger are boomers who loved that car in years past," Marino said. "They could go out and buy a classic muscle car. They want just the pure enjoyment of driving it."
Rochester’s Arlen Gronseth, 57, describes his 1957 Chevy as "top of the line." That behind-the-wheel enjoyment is also tops on Koster’s list for why he likes his Ford Retractable and Ford Thunderbird.
"The feel is great," Koster said. "They’re big, solid, nice cars and sporty."
Marino of CarSpace.com said desires change for drivers as they head toward retirement. Their buying power finally matches their interests.
"When you start to get into your mid- to late-40s and into your 50s, and your kids are off to college, there’s a stage where you’re established in your career and you’re not obligated anymore," Marino said. "And you say, ‘The car I’m getting is just for me.’ You have more buying power at that stage and your choices are influenced by what do you want in your life at that point, not about the pocketbook issues of your 20s."
That boomers are indulging their most fervent desires on dealer lots shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. Marino said it’s the culmination of long years behind the wheel of vehicles they were forced to own but didn’t covet.
"When you’re in your teens and 20s, you get whatever you can (afford)," Marino said. "It’s a time for buying decisions built on the economics of the time, whether student loans or entry-level jobs. It’s about, What can I afford now that will get me from Point A to Point B?"
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The popular but dangerous toy Aqua Dots was recalled, but the fliers advertising it apparently were not.
A Toys “R” Us flier distributed in some Sunday newspapers contains an ad for Aqua Dots, the popular toy beads yanked from U.S. store shelves nearly three weeks ago because they are coated in a chemical that can turn into the “date-rape” drug when swallowed.
The circular advertises the Aqua Dots Super Studio for $19.99 — a $5 savings. Retailer Target boasted a $13 price tag for Aqua Dots in its Black Friday circular.
“These circulars were printed and in distribution before the recall,” Kathleen Waugh, a spokeswoman for Toys “R” Us Inc., headquartered in Wayne, N.J, said Sunday. “Absolutely, Aqua Dots are not available or for sale.”
Brie Heath, a spokeswoman for Minneapolis-based Target, said its circular was distributed to customers in the 47 states where Target has stores. It “was so far into production that we couldn’t impact it when we heard about the recall,” she said.
Target ran an advertisement in the front section of newspapers in most major markets stating that Aqua Dots were no longer available because of the recall, Heath said.
Though anticipated to be among the holiday’s biggest-selling toys, Aqua Dots were recalled in the United States on Nov. 7 after tests showed they are coated with an industrial chemical that, when ingested, metabolizes into the “date-rape” drug gamma hydroxy butyrate.
The bead-like toy could cause breathing problems, loss of consciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death if ingested. Nine children in the United States and three children in Australia have become sick.
Aqua Dots was heavily advertised in holiday fliers because of the toy’s popularity, said Waugh. The Toys “R” Us circular distributed Sunday advertised the beads with a photo on Page 2 under the heading “Girls Gift Sale.”
Waugh said ads for the dangerous toy could continue to show up in newspapers for another week or two because the circulars are printed and distributed far in advance.


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UK Watchdog Warns StubHub Legal Action Could Be Coming
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The Competition and Markets Authority said the warning to StubHub came after "regular monitoring" uncovered the issues, saying it's now concerned that the company is not living up to commitments following an earlier consumer law investigation.
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Penneys encourages laid-off Carphone Warehouse workers to "get in touch" to apply for jobs
The retailer has a number of positions available throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Penneys is encouraging laid-off Carphone Warehouse workers to "get in touch" to apply for vacant positions in its stores and head office.
The fashion company took to the Primark LinkedIn account on Thursday to offer a message of support to former Carphone Warehouse employees who had been made redundant by the mass closures.
"We recognise the employees of Carphone Warehouse, Ireland are facing a challenging time following today’s sad news," Penneys said in a statement.
"We are here to support you and currently have vacancies in our Stores and Head Office. We encourage you to get in touch if you are looking for a new opportunity."
Dixons Carphone confirmed its decision to close all of its Irish stores on Wednesday, with 486 redundancies set to occur as a result.
Carphone Warehouse said its 69 standalone outlets and 12 outlets within a store will all close; however, the move will not impact Currys PC World, which is also owned by the Dixons Carphone group.
In a statement, the company said the closures are part of a "broader transformation" and were a "difficult but necessary decision".
In 2020, the group also announced the decision to close all standalone Carphone Warehouse stores in the United Kingdom.
Penneys isn't the first retailer to make a move like this, earlier this week Harvey Norman also encouraged Carphone Warehouse employees to reach out at email@example.com to apply to vacancies across their stores.


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1,300 jobs to go in S&N shake-up
Pubs and brewing group Scottish & Newcastle is to shake up its business over the next four years, in a move that will see 1,300 jobs cut. The group will take an exceptional charge of around £116m for the shake-up, but said the plans will trim annual costs by £46m.
S&N said the job losses would fall at its Scottish Courage brewing business, where staffing would fall from 6,500 to 5,200. It also plans to reduce its estate of 2,373 managed houses by 920 in the next six months, by selling them or transferring them to leased outlets.
The reorganisation of the brewing unit would cover trade operation, systems development and cut stock levels and working capital across the business, S&N said.
The group had been expected to dispose of several smaller pubs, but the numbers in the sell-off are slightly larger than expected. The shares dipped 4 3/4p to 460 1/4p.
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Festivals can soon go ahead in Croatia.
Croatia is a country known for its scenic beauty, but it also has many recreational and party opportunities. These things make it one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe, and tourism makes up a large part of its economy.
During the pandemic, tourism was brought to a standstill, but a new announcement means that Croatia can once again welcome holidaymakers. Starting on the 1st of July, tourists can visit the country again, provided that they are either fully vaccinated, have recovered, or may have a negative coronavirus test. This is something that must be proven via the new system of digital vaccination certificates.
Once arriving in Croatia there is promised to be no more restrictions including things like mandatory face masks and social distancing. This means that music events and festivals can also take place in Croatia with the crowd having the freedom to dance and interact with each other.
Nikola Brnjac is Croatia’s Tourism Minister and discussing the removal of restrictions, she said: “It is our duty to create all the conditions for a safe and comfortable trip, as well as predictable holiday planning. In this sense, Croatia is one of the first, if not the first, European destination to already apply broader criteria for tourist visits, the same ones that should soon be applied in the EU.”


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“Am the mum and this is one of hundreds of outfits my son has modelled. Stop crying Wolf all the time, unnecessary issue here. get over it. If I bought that jumper and put it on him and posted it on my pages, would that make me a racist? I get (people’s) opinion, but they are not mine
The image -- which had appeared on the e-commerce site in the U.K. -- created an international public relations nightmare for H&M after it surfaced on Twitter. Critics demanded everything from an apology to a boycott of the brand.
Celebrities began denouncing the company including the Weeknd, who said he would cut ties with the company, and P. Diddy, who reportedly offered the young boy an opportunity to model for Diddy’s Sean John clothing brand.
H&M ultimately removed the image from the website and took the product out of rotation promising to recycle the unsold garments.
Public outcry was enought to prompt multiple apologies from H&M including a lengthy statement to clarify their position.
Opinions from the international community were spread among those who felt H&M was being intentionally racist, inadvertently racist or not racist at all.
But, some critics had equally harsh words for the boy’s parents for allowing him to model the hoodie in the first place. This may have ultimately prompted the woman to followers via her Facebook page, which would have been private had a “friend” not shared the post with Instablog9ja.


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Justice Department lawyers on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Sherman, Texas, to throw out a lawsuit Huawei. The case is Huawei Technologies USA Inc. v. U.S., 19-CV-00159, U.S. District Court,
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Chinese telecom giant Huawei stepped up its legal battle on Wednesday to overturn US legislation barring American federal agencies from buying its products amid an escalating high-tech dispute.
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Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban. The firm has argued that the bill violates US law by "singling out Huawei for punishment". Song said the US campaign against the company violates.
Asked if that could include barring. manufacturer to facilitate espionage by Beijing. Huawei vehemently denies involvement in Chinese spying. Huawei said blocking it from doing business in the.
The firm has argued that the bill violates US law by "singling out Huawei for punishment". Song said the US campaign against the company violates market norms and will bring harm to US consumers as well as 3.1 billion customers around the world that Song said rely on Huawei products and services.
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Shenzhen: Chinese telecom giant Huawei stepped up its legal battle on Wednesday to overturn US legislation barring American federal agencies. nearly put it out of business, before it accepted a.
Huawei asks U.S. court to throw out federal ban (3rd UPDATE) ‘The bill directly determines that Huawei is guilty and imposed a large number of restrictions on Huawei,’ the firm’s legal officer.