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The development team of friend.tech has earned nearly $20 million in revenue since its launch in August. Data from DeFiLlama shows that friend.tech is currently the top revenue-generating application on Base and the second-largest in the crypto space overall. The platform is projected to generate an annual revenue of $180 million.
So far, it has generated around $40 million in user fees, which come from taxing 10% of the trading volume of social tokens. Half of the fees go to the project’s team and the other half is distributed among users whose keys are traded. Friend.tech allows users to link their Twitter accounts and facilitates buying and selling influencer profile tokens known as “keys” using ETH on the Coinbase-backed Layer 2 network, Base.
The platform has been dominant in the SocialFi niche, but there has been a decrease in the number of unique users since late September. The pseudonymous founder of friend.tech, known as ‘0xRacer,’ has individually earned over $440,000 from the platform. However, there have been recent reports of hackers targeting friend.tech users through SIM-swapping attacks, resulting in approximately $385,000 worth of stolen digital assets in 24 hours.
Manifold Trading has warned that $20 million out of friend.tech’s total locked value of $50 million is at risk from sim-swaps. They recommend implementing two-factor authentication (2FA) to improve account security protocols.


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If you’ve been wondering what day the iPhone 6 will be shown off, it’s time to mark those calendars. Apple has an ‘event’ scheduled for September 9, and that will be the day when they finally announce a bigger iPhone.
The Moto G was an extremely popular device when it was released, and it most recently made a splash in India on FlipKart where it sold like hotcakes. We assumed Motorola had a successor in the works, and today we got our first look at what might be the Moto G2 specs thanks to a benchmark leak.
Everyone is getting in on the Android platform, and iOS… well, only Apple has the keys to that kingdom. Windows phones are still growing in popularity, and a new Windows-based budget handset has arrived with the HiSense Nana Windows 8.1 smartphone.
Metal. It’s the material everyone wants, but it’s something we usually don’t get on our new handsets. A new Huawei Ascend D3 leak shows the upcoming devices backside, and it’s definitely metal with an interesting cut out to boot.
Today is the day when Samsung is rumored to show off the Galaxy Alpha… or maybe it’ll be on the 13th. The rumor mill is split on that one, but in the meantime you can check out the new White Galaxy Alpha photos that have just hit the web.
If you tried to purchase the Xiaomi Mi3 in India a few weeks back, you we’re probably out of luck as the devices were limited and sold out quickly. There’s a new batch coming to India soon, so you’ll want to save the date of August 5th if you’re in the market for the Mi3.
Looking for a high-end smartphone at half the price? OnePlus One managed to pull it off minus some shipping mishaps, but they aren’t the only company putting out flagships for budget-minded folks. The InFocus M810 is high-powered handset from Taiwan, and its price is going to make you do a double take.
It wasn’t long ago that we we’re talking about the Ascend Mate 2, and comparing it to devices like the Galaxy Note 3. The comparisons were mild as the Mate 2 could only hang with the Note in the display department. That may not be the case with the Huawei Ascend Mate 3, a handset that’s just shown up on a benchmarking site.
Panasonic is set to debut the newest handset in its Eluga lineup today with the Panasonic Eluga U. The device is aimed at consumers in India, but it’s a mid-ranger folks in other parts of the world might want to get their hands on.
Samsung is set to shock or disappoint the world with the Samsung Galaxy Alpha depending on how you look at things. It looks like we won’t have to wait long to find out as a new report has the Alpha scheduled to be shown off on August 4th.

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WhatsApp users in Brazil can now use the messaging app to pay businesses.
“We built an open platform with the participation of several Brazilian acquirers to ensure that the greatest possible number of companies and individuals have access to the service,” Horn said in the post, according to a translation provided by LinkedIn. “This is important because we believe that paying people to businesses via WhatsApp will have a big impact for everyone, bringing ease and simplicity to users while helping small and medium-sized businesses increase their sales.”
Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp began allowing users in Brazil to send money to friends, family and loved ones through its app in 2020, though the functionality was held up for a year after the country’s central bank said it had concerns about the system.
In May 2022, it added a “Pay” button that is available directly on a user’s contact card and makes it easier for them to do so.
“We’re always working on new ways to unlock the potential of payments on WhatsApp,” Stephane Kasriel, Meta’s head of commerce and financial technologies, told PYMNTS at the time. “By adding a Pay button to the contact card on WhatsApp, we hope to make sending payments even more intuitive.”
Having achieved regulatory approval for payments to businesses, WhatsApp is now finalizing tests it has been conducting with Cielo, Fiserv, Getnet Brazil, Mercado Pago and Rede, Horn said in his LinkedIn post.
“WhatsApp users will soon be able to pay for products and services directly in a conversation with Mastercard and Visa debit and credit cards,” Horn said in the post, per the translation.
By building upon its existing peer-to-peer (P2P) capabilities in Brazil by enabling payments to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Meta is using the country as a test space for the business messaging services that have shown promise at a time when the company’s advertising business has been slowing, Reuters reported Thursday (March 2).
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on his broadcast channel on Instagram that “people will be able to pay small businesses right on WhatsApp,” per the report.


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The Nintendo Switch 2 will not only be backwards compatible with the original Switch, but will “enhance” those older games, a report suggests.
Amid a growing number of theories and claims that Nintendo is on the cusp of revealing a successor to the Switch this year, a report has emerged which claims that the Switch 2 – not its official name – will be backwards compatible with that earlier system.
It’s a rumour we’ve heard before, but the bit that catches our eye about this latest potential leak – which comes to us via Centro Leaks on Twitter, as spotted by Eurogamer – is that the Switch 2 will somehow ‘enhance’ the older Switch’s games.
“Switch 2 is gonna have backwards compatibility with [original] Switch titles,” the Brazilian outlet’s tweet suggests. “Devs can enhance their Switch 1 games to take advantage of the added processing power.”
There’s no way of corroborating these claims at present, but they certainly chime with some of the other leaks and rumours we’ve heard in recent months – including the suggestion that the Switch 2 will be more of a hardware update than an outright replacement for the Switch.
It emerged last year that Nintendo showed off a prototype of the console to selected industry types at Gamescom last August, with a demo said to show off some Nvidia-powered tech that was roughly in line with the ray-tracing abilities of its console rivals from Microsoft and Sony.
More recently, a 9th February report published by Reuters (via Nintendo Life) said that Nvidia has set up a new “business unit” dedicated to designing “bespoke chips” – and that those chips would appear in, among other things, a Nintendo console.
“Nintendo’s current Switch handheld console already includes Nvidia’s Tegra X1 chip,” Reuters wrote. “A new version of the Switch console expected this year is likely to include a Nvidia custom design, one source said.”
As for launch timings, at least one analyst has predicted the Switch 2 will come out in 2024; according to Centro Leaks, a “hardware reveal” will be made in March. If any of this is true, we should know a lot more about Nintendo’s next console over the next few weeks. We’ll keep you posted.


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People often associate virtual reality with gaming but we already know movies are going to be a huge component of the technology in the future. While we wait for these experiences to mature, we have The Conjuring 2 – Experience Enfield, which perfectly demonstrates how VR can heighten a genre like horror.
Ahead of the movie’s June 10 debut, Warner Bros. has released a 360 experience based on the upcoming film, which follows Ed and Lorraine Warren as they investigate paranormal activity at a council house in Enfield, England. If you can stomach it, check out the VR experience above. Warning: It’s not for the faint of heart.
In order to get the maximum experience, it’s best to view the video through a headset while wearing headphones; it also helps if you’re standing up so you can easily look around.
What makes experiences like this so effective is how immersive it feels. There were a few instances when the jump scares didn’t quite hit because I wasn’t looking in the right direction, but otherwise it’s a really cool way to get invested in the world ahead of the movie’s release.
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Pandemic Causes Long Lead Times for Commercial Kitchens & Cafes
It’s hard to believe that 13 months have gone by since the start of this pandemic. At that time, we certainly didn’t fully understand the effect it would have on our day to day lives, let alone the supply and demand challenges it would cause. Personally, I’m sure I never imagined struggling to find toilet paper or ketchup, and professionally I never dreamed of needing to order a walk-in box with four months lead time.
Our industry, from the foodservice equipment and project solutions side, heavily competes with the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain. Rightfully so, many of our vendors have retooled their manufacturing plants, resources and materials to help mass produce the vaccine and aid in its distribution.
Walk-in refrigerators are a hot topic right now because the production has been greatly affected by outside factors. There is a shortage on foam insulation and compressors – two key items necessary to make a walk-in. As I mentioned previously, these items are going to the federal government to create massive chillers that store the COVID-19 vaccine. Without getting into too much detail, the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines all have different storing temperatures. According to the FDA, the Pfizer vaccine in particular has to be kept unusually cold at approximately minus 70 degrees Celsius (minus 94 degrees F). This is colder than a winter’s day in Antarctica!
But let’s think about it in terms of supply for a minute. If a vaccine site is carrying multiple brands, the product needs to be kept at two different temperatures and therefore that site requires multiple compressors, storage units, etc.
And continuing to discuss materials necessary to build a walk-in, metal costs have increased tremendously. According to Credendo, after almost two years of decline, steel prices have risen sharply in recent months. The growth is nearly 40% when comparing the stats between January 2020 and January 2021. This is due to restricted production growth and an increased Chinese demand. Metal is also being used to create syringes for the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York Times reported on April 10, 2021, that 754 million vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. That means somewhere between 754 million and 1 billion 508 million syringes have been used. Even more have been produced.
In addition to competing with the vaccine, all factories are operating at a reduced capacity due to COVID. This of course affects any industry, but let’s get back to the supplies to build a walk-in fridge for a moment. Remember those winter storms that hit Texas back in February? Well, Texas is home to many of the chemical plants involved in the supply chain for many products we use. For several days in February, there was no power or drinkable water in parts of Texas as the electrical grid collapsed. Although the health and safety of people is far more important, this fluke natural disaster created yet another hurdle in the supply and demand for our industry.
Typically, it takes five to six weeks from the time you order a walk-in box for it to be delivered. Currently, we are receiving estimates of 14 to 16 weeks and that number is still growing. As a matter of fact, some manufacturers aren’t even supplying an estimate; they’re just keeping a list and filling the orders as they can. I almost wish the company my wife and I bought our couch from in December would do that! So far, it has gone from delivering in six to eight weeks, which was February, to April to mid-May. We’re just keeping our fingers crossed that its not stuck in the Suez Canal!
Another item the team at elite|studio e is raising lead times concerns for is counters and millwork. There is a lumber shortage and according to Fortune it just keeps getting worse. Supply has fallen due to COVID-19 restrictions on sawmills, but quarantining Americans have been pursuing home renovations and do-it-yourself projects. I also read in Bloomberg recently that we may be experiencing a paper shortage, and unfortunately that includes toilet paper too. We all remember how much fun that was.
For foodservice operators, unfortunately the concerns don’t stop there. Currently, we are seeing four major foodservice markets (K-12, Higher Education, Business & Industry, and Sports & Leisure) all modifying and thinking about reopening strategies creating high demand for supplies, design, etc. While renovations can happen year ‘round, we typically see different peak times for these sectors. For example, K-12 and Higher Education renovations usually happen in the early to mid-summer, while many Business & Industry projects are completed during high vacation times like late August and December. In addition to modification work, any projects that were put on hold prior to the pandemic are coming back to life.
In my role at elite|studio e, and as someone with a background in economics, I watch the market, read the experts predictions, etc. With a combination of all the factors mentioned above I don’t think I've ever seen anything like this.
The lesson I can’t stress enough is don’t procrastinate. If you’re thinking about doing a renovation between the summer and the end of the year, I strongly recommend you get started now. Certain items are already affected and, as I said before, its only going to get worse.
Earlier this week, we ordered track shelving for a back of house renovation. This item is normally in stock, but right now there’s a 14-week lead time on it. I’m not telling you all of this to scare, but I want you to know that we have a pulse on what is happening out there. elite|studio e is your foodservice solution partner and can guide you through this process. Unfortunately, we don’t have a crystal ball and we can’t change government policies due to COVID, open up the Suez Canal, or speed up delivery. Here’s what we can do to help alleviate some of these challenges:
Secure your pricing now, so you lock in lower costs
Order long lead time and custom items
Phase your project
The pandemic has caused both supply and demand shocks according to many economists. The way it is affecting our industry just means we have to think differently, plan further ahead and sometimes get creative with how things will work. I know it's easier said than done, but we should take all of this as a good thing. The vaccines are being distributed, so our health is being secured. More and more people are spending time with friends and families again. Schools, restaurants and business are reopening. Our industry is activating after the hardest stretch in most recent memory and that to me is incredibly exciting. Now, let’s get started!


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Ebix to make new offer for Docucorp
Ebix Inc. has reported it will make another bid to buy DocuCorp International Inc.
Atlanta-based Ebix (NASDAQ: EBIX) said it will submit a new offer in the "next few days" with conclusive financial proof of its ability to consummate the transaction. Ebix did not disclose any other terms of the new bid.
On Jan, 25, Ebix proposed buying Dallas-based document management software provider Docucorp (NASDAQ: DOCC) for $11 a share -- a deal worth $140 million. Docucorp in December agreed to be bought by Skywire Software for $27 million, or $10 a share.
Ebix, an insurance industry software company, said its offer is a 10.2 percent premium over Skywire Software's bid and a 33 percent premium to the six months average closing price for Docucorp's common stock.
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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have evolved to become more sophisticated than ever. Are you equipped to defend your network from cyber attacks?
DDoS attacks are widespread. In a survey of IT decision makers from large and medium-sized businesses in the United States, 63% experienced one or more DDoS attacks in the past year.
Recurring attacks are common. Of those attacked, 11% were hit six or more times.
Downtime impacts customers and revenue: 67% said their downtime affected customers, and 51% reported lost revenue.
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Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned less than a week after federal and state regulators said the company had used software to cheat U.S. emissions standards.
In a statement Wednesday, Winterkorn said that as chief executive, he accepts responsibility for the “irregularities that have been found in diesel engines.”
“I am doing this in the interests of the company even though I am not aware of any wrongdoing on my part,” he said. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start — also in terms of personnel. I am clearing the way for this fresh start with my resignation.”
The VW diesel emissions scandal now includes 11 million vehicles worldwide and threatens to destroy the credibility and market value of a global behemoth that was already showing signs of instability. On Friday, federal and state regulators said the German automaker used software in 482,000 of its diesel vehicles since the 2009 model year to cheat on U.S. emissions tests.
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The Epic’s Fornite Standoff is Putting Apple’s Cash Cow at risk. Apple and Epic Games are in a war over Apple’s App Store policies this was released on the Verge August 17, 2020 (Good morning here is that code pls remember to give her thanks Nneoma Munachimso Dennis NG003745431). The Epic is protesting in Apple’s 30 percent fee charges for any digital transactions on its iOS platform, attempting to avoid using a direct payment option in “Fornite” this has resolved to Apple to place a ban on the game totally.
However, Apple’s Fornite fight is not only on a policy for the App Store, but it so a battle that can also decide the future of one major aspect of Apple’s present and future business. Continue to read this article to know more about Epic’s Fornite Standoff is Putting Apple’s Cash Cow At Risk.
Epic’s Fortnite Standoff is Putting Apple’s Cash Cow At Risk
As mentioned above, the Apple and Epic Games battle is over the 30 percent fee charged by Apple on any digital transactions on its iOS platform. However, the 30 percent “Apple Tax” is the center for Apple’s services business which has been seen as a growth margin for the company as a business is slow.
This part of the business has become a critical part of Apple’s business. According to Apple’s Executives on a report on the company’s earnings, Apple executives label the revenue line as “Services” obscure where the money is actually coming from and onstage.
The Apple executives talked on their prestige products like Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, Apple News Plus. The actual money gotten from these services is little compared to Apple’s cut of the money that flows through its App Store. And from its power to force major players like Spotify, Adobe, and even Epic to pay the toll charges.
Now Apple’s fight over Fornite it’s not just fighting over one app or one policy. It is about protecting one of the major sources of revenue in the year ahead. And it may be a channel that may be loose forever if Epic wins.
THE APP STORE WAS Almost 40 PERCENT OF APPLE’S TOTAL SERVICE REVENUE IN 2019
The App Store is a mobile online store for Apple. It started small but now has become the major source of Apple. According to record, in 2019 only, The company’s percentage gotten on digital content that was sold via the App Store was estimated up to $18.3 billion. Or nearly 40 percent of Apple’s total service revenue.
On the other side, Apple announces that the sold $61 billion of digital content was sold in 2019 and took a cut of an estimated $18.3 billion. Compared to the $46.3 billion Ape reported in services revenue on its collected quarterly earnings in 2019.
This is earnings made by Apple fro. In-app purchases in free-to-play games like Candy Crush, Fornite, and Pokémon Go. Also, including subscription apps such as Tinder YouTube, Twitch, and Disney Plus. Recently The SensorTower reports that top of the 200 grossing iPhone apps except Minecraft need money upfront. Apple needs those payments to flow through the app store so that it can collect on those purchases and subscriptions.
Fortnite’s Epic Battle with Apple-the Bedrock
When Apple started the app store business it was built for hardware customers to pay for quality but not for Apple’s reliance on App store revenue. First, in 2008, Apple announces that developers will get 70% of whatever they sell and they will keep 30% for upkeep.
According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs saying that “We don’t expect this to be a big profit generator.” With this, Apple’s original model for the App store did not make profits off paid apps, and the free apps will serve the gateway point to drive customers toward spending more money.
This happened when Apple added support for in-app purchases in June 2009. At the time, it was only limited to paid apps looking to add additional content, and with limits on subscription models. “Free apps remain free” boasted Apple’s then-mobile software head Scott Forstall at the announcement.
This policy was only implemented for five months until Apple opened up and start allowing free apps to add optional purchases which today have dominated the App Store and Play Store charts and net gross since.
But as business models changed and the amount of money that followed through apps grew, Apple started to tighten its grip. In 2011, according to a report from NYtimes, Apple barred developers from selling subscriptions or in-app purchases unless they were sold through Apple’s system (and submitted to Apple’s 30 percent tax).
However, companies, like Netflix and Hulu, complied with the change. Others, like Spotify, charged a premium on iOS to account for the extra fee and encouraged customers to seek subscription in another store.
And others, like Amazon, took their heels, refused to pay Apple’s fee, and enabled the ability not to purchase content in their app totally. (To date, Amazon’s iOS Kindle app still has no option to purchase books directly, although Amazon has managed to with them for its Prime Video app.)
Epic’s Fortnite Standoff is Putting Apple’s Cash Cow At Risk is an interesting article. To get more information, visit The Verge.


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There are many words people use to describe King Charles – honourable, empathetic, dignified, strong, and perhaps now “sweet”.
In the days before his historic coronation at Westminster Abbey next week, a life-sized bust of the King has been made from more than 17 litres of melted Celebrations chocolates.
The sugary likeness weighs more than 23kg and took four weeks to create.
It was designed by a team of chocolatiers and model makers who carefully planned how to make the profile view of the King look as much like him as possible.
Different chocolates from the Celebrations confectionery brand have also been added to parts of the bust.
The uniform Charles is expected to wear at the coronation is the same on the sculpture, with the epaulettes – a type of ornamental shoulder piece – embellished with Twix, Milky Way, Galaxy and Bounty Celebrations chocolates.
Maltesers Teasers have been used on the collar, with the medals on the chest of the bust featuring chocolates including Snickers.
Chocolatier Jennifer Lindsey-Clarke constructed the creation, which was made using roughly 2,875 melted Celebrations chocolates.
“The team studied hours of footage of the King to capture his true likeness and the resemblance is uncanny,” said Emily Owen, senior brand manager for Celebrations.
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2D fab has announced a relocation to bigger better premises that include an industrial-sized production plant, R&D laboratory, and office space for its expanding group of employees. 2D fab's CEO, Mikael Algvere, said: "The new plant gives us the rare ability to quickly scale up manufacturing at any given moment, which is one of our greatest assets in the long run".
In addition to the spacious production area, a laboratory has been set up as part of the company’s R&D investment. The laboratory’s primary function is to continuously develop new graphene products. Another benefit with the new premises is that it allows 2D fab to gather all its personnel under the same roof. Before, production and office were set in different buildings.
"We are entering a new phase of commercialization. Our new premises, especially the R&D laboratory, creates fantastic conditions for product development. We can’t wait to present our graphene to customers face to face again. We are also very happy to officially open our new headquarters for business on the grand opening in June", says Mikael.


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Guerilla Games has revealed more details about the exciting multiplayer component of Killzone 3.
Killzone 3 will be release on February 2011, exclusively for the PS3.
I know you are all dieing for some Killzone 3 action so here you have it. Some footage from the Killzone 3 multiplayer:
Source [Killzone 3 Website]
It looks like Sony’s on track for a Killzone 3 beta. They’ve already launched a teaser site for it.
The site can be accessed here, but it seems that all you can do so far is sign in. The timing of the site’s launch raises hopes for a beta announcement at Gamescom next week, though.
Killzone 3 launches in February 2011, exclusively on PS3.
Killzone 3 is still a long way from launch, but Guerrilla Games already has something else baking in the oven.
The studio’s managing director, Herman Hulst, revealed in an interview with Dutch game mag Control that they are now in the planning stages for a new IP. Said Hulst, Guerrilla invited its own employee base for concept pitches, something which is apparently “typical” of Dutch-based studios.
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Tech companies are creating plenty of jobs for robots
The knock against many technology companies is they create too few jobs in their own countries. That complaint needs serious amending. Tech companies are creating plenty of jobs for robots. Foxconn, the leading manufacturer of electronics in the world — which makes Apples iPhones and iPads, among other products — plans to build 500,000 robots over the next three years to either replace or augment the company’s human workforce.
Foxconn currently supplements its 1.2 million human workers with 10,000 robots. It remains unclear exactly what the somewhat secretive Taiwanese-owned company’s plans are for mixing human and robot labor, but humans almost certainly stand to lose jobs. A company statement boasted that its plan will create “an empire of robots.”
In one regard, this investment will help the company’s labor relations. After all, robots don’t hurl themselves out of windows when overworked. Human employees at Foxconn, however, have not faired so well. Fourteen committed suicide in 2010. Labor rights groups have described Foxconn’s factories in very harsh terms, as 21st century gulags, “labor camps” with “military-style drills.” Since the suicides in its factories mostly involved workers jumping from the top floors of buildings in Foxconn’s Shenzhen-based plants, the company installed suicide-prevention nets.
The official response to the media sounded every bit as cynical. Foxconn’s CEO Terry Gou offered the following non-apology, stating the suicide rate at his company was “within the norm” for China.
What’s the Big Idea?
Foxconn has annual revenues of over $60 billion, and the company has put up an astounding compound annual growth rate of over 50 percent for the last decade. In order to maintain that level of growth, and to meet extraordinary global demand for tech electronics, Foxconn is making an ambitious push to automate.
This could be a step in the right direction from both a business and humanitarian perspective. After all, freeing humans from conditions that resemble slave labor can’t be such a bad thing. According to a company statement, Foxconn will be able to move humans “up the value chain” to more skilled fields such as research. Robots, on the other hand, don’t need higher wages, improved workplace conditions or suicide safety nets, all of which cut into Foxconn’s bottom line.
What’s the Significance?
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Megan Ragsdale, Chief Operating Officer from Soapy Joe's, joins us to talk about a sleeper of a talent pool that we all should be targeting.
Some 25% of women left the workforce during COVID, and now many will be looking to return. So what do we need to be doing to make sure our businesses are setup to attract, develop, and retain this audience?
Prior to the car wash industry, Ragsdale spent time with big companies like Sony as the Head of Innovation for the Research and Innovation Center and Head of Customer Experience and Marketing during a time when Sony was pushing their retail experience and has experience creating retail customer experiences, with other big companies you’ve heard of. She spent time consulting with Deloitte, she’s a certified coach, she’s been a change management expert, she knows how to get the best out of people and she’s just all around good people.


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A cheap transatlantic flight is the holy grail for many travellers, and one airline is getting creative in a bid to offer passengers the most affordable prices.
From the 1st of October, Irish carrier Aer Lingus - which is owned by the same parent company as British Airways - will offer a new, low-frills "Saver" ticket on flights from Dublin to North America.
The Independent reports that if you buy a "Saver" ticket, you won't be able to choose your seat ahead of boarding, and you'll only be allowed to travel with one 10kg piece of cabin baggage. If you wish to check another bag or suitcase into the hold, you'll have to pay an additional charge.
You also won't be eligible to receive two traditional long-haul "frills": complimentary inflight blankets, and complimentary inflight earphones. But by giving up these frills, you'll save a pretty decent €40 (£36) each way on your air fares.
Aer Lingus told The Independent: "Designed to meet the diverse needs of today’s traveller, Saver is here to offer more choice and flexibility.”
As transatlantic ticket prices become increasingly competitive, it's easy to see why Aer Lingus devised its new "Saver" ticket. Just last week, one low-cost airline announced that it is offering flights from the UK to New York and Los Angeles from just £99.
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Last week we packed our bags, and our mascot (Wooly the Sheep), and traveled north to Cumbria and the 42nd Lakes Hospitality Trade Show. Not only was it great to meet so many of our local customers, but we also managed to meet local MP and leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Tim Farron who opened the show from our very own stand:
Tim said: “The hospitality sector is a central part of our area’s economy, supporting jobs and growth. Everybody knows that the Lake District has some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. Thanks to the efforts of local businesses it is also one of the country’s leading hospitality destinations. This event is a celebration of all the local businesses working in this sector, bringing together the different aspects of the industry to promote their products and services. My thanks go to the organisers of this event, which I’m sure will help to boost the local hospitality industry.”
We have to agree with Tim’s sentiments, it was a fantastic show this year, and if you missed us then don’t worry, we’ll be back same time next year!
And regular readers of our blog will know, we’ve been spending a lot of time in Cumbria and the Lakes recently, thanks to working with the wonderful team at the Marmalade Awards, held at the Dalemain Mansion, so do get in touch if you’re a Lake District property and you’d like us to stop in next time we’re in the area.


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Boulder grocer Lucky's Market expanding to Ohio
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Boulder-based Lucky's Market is making a big leap into Ohio for its first out-of-state expansion.
The 10-year-old organic and specialty grocer has two stores in its native Colorado -- in Boulder and Longmont -- but has picked the Columbus, Ohio, neighborhood of Clintonville for its first store outside the Centennial State. The Columbus store is scheduled to open Oct. 23.
Owners Bo and Trish Sharon say their goal is to provide a "foodie" experience for the shopper.
Bo Sharon told the Boulder Daily Camera in January that he has plans for a store in Bozeman, Mont., next year, with more to come under the Lucky's Farmers Market name. Patrick Gilliland -- co-founder of both Wild Oats Markets and Sunflower Farmers Markets -- is CEO of the chain-to-be.
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By Tom Vaught
STAFF PHOTO/TOM VAUGHT
Hess and Dipika Patel at the new Beachway Liquors
in west Bradenton.
sun staff writer
It is a well-known fact that buying large lots from wholesalers
means lower prices. It worked for Keith Patel at his Sarasota
store, Cattlemen Liquors, and it is working at his second
store just a short drive off the Island.
"This is a smaller store," he said, pointing to
the well-stocked, clean display shelves. The store offers
a wide variety and bright signs point out the low prices of
the constantly-changing specials on sale.
"Our other store is twice as big at 4,000 square feet,"
The liquor is arranged according to type, and the front counter
features accessories such as bottle openers, snacks and tobacco
products, including a large stock of imported cigars in a
humidor display case. It looks like a large corporate-owned
outlet, but it is not, a fact that has advantages when somebody
wants to place a large order for a wedding or a party.
"We give discounts for large orders," he said. "That's
something the chains can't do because the management doesn't
have the authority."
Patel said they decided to expand into Bradenton because of
the large stock it took to keep prices down at the other store.
He said west Bradenton was a natural location.
"We researched the area and we wanted to find the spot
where prices were outrageous," he said. "There were
no discount liquor stores here and we decided to put a store
here, but we could not find a location. When they remodeled
this shopping center (Beachway Plaza) to accommodate the new
Publix, this spot became available, and I negotiated a lease
as soon as I found out."
Patel said another reason for choosing the area was the fact
that the survey indicated people there drink a lot of wine.
"When we first opened, the snowbirds came and bought
cases and cases," he said. "They were glad to find
out our prices were so much less, and they took advantage
Patel said their volume buying allows them to charge an average
of $4 to $5 per bottle less for premium brands.
Island residents have taken advantage of their variety.
"We find that Island people come here for out high-end
wines," he said. "They like the fact that we offer
so many kinds."
In addition to choice and pricing, Patel said Beachway Liquors
offers full service.
"For those people who have trouble taking their purchase
to their cars, we have people on staff who will do it for
them," he said. "We have two people at the counter
at all times so somebody is always available to assist."
Their stock includes all brands of imported and domestic beer
and wine and, they can take special orders for those who know
what they want, but don't see it there."
For those Island residents looking for variety at discount
prices, the drive to the mainland might include a shopping
trip to the grocery stores in the area or the shops in the
refurbished Beachway Plaza. One thing for certain, it should
include a stop at Beachway Liquors.
Hess and Dipika Patel are the managers of the new store.
Name: Beachway Liquors
Address: 7318 Manatee Ave. W., Beachway Plaza, west Bradenton
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m; Sunday, 10
a.m. to 7 p.m.


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Most people find themselves dealing with structured settlements after they’ve been involved in a lawsuit, and it’s easy to assume that once financial compensation has been awarded, there won’t be any more problems ahead.
In truth, there are plenty of reasons why you might not be happy with the structured settlement you have — not necessarily because of the amount of money awarded to you, but simply because you don’t have control over money that’s technically already yours.
Regardless of why you’ve been awarded a structured settlement or how much you expect to receive, selling your structured settlement can be a great solution if you are displeased with your payments. And if you’re still not sure whether selling your settlement payments is the best option for you, we’ll bet that you can probably think of at least one outstanding debt or line of credit that is tying you down — something that you’d like to pay off now, so that you can really focus on the bright future ahead. For example:
- Unpaid medical bills are all too common in the U.S. today, and studies show that many Americans even abstain from receiving necessary medical treatments simply because they can’t afford to pay. It’s estimated that around 35 million Americans between the ages of 19 and 64 were contacted by debt collection agencies during 2013 because of unpaid medical bills, and a Harvard University study found that 62% of all bankruptcy cases are related to healthcare costs.
- Credit card debt is another big problem for the majority of Americans today, especially since the average consumer holds more than one credit card at a time. In fact, the average U.S. household debt is currently more than $15,000. Many consumers end up with debt because of factors that couldn’t possibly be predicted: high unemployment rates, high rent payments, and even high fees for legal reasons (like a divorce) are all reasons why millions of Americans are drowning in debt.
- Student loans have never been higher, and recent studies show that as many as 40 million American adults have at least one outstanding student loan. For college graduates of 2014, the average amount of student loan debt per person was approximately $33,000 — and that’s before all of the interest fees and processing fees are factored in.
Then again, maybe you’re a little more concerned with having financial resources for your future, rather than paying off debts from your past. It doesn’t matter if you want to go back to school, start up your own business, or purchase a new home — the money you receive when you sell your structured settlement is yours to use however you wish. Just take a look at the graphic on this page, and you’ll see that you’re definitely not alone!


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Performers can reach some fans even more directly now that Ticketmaster is selling tickets inside the TikTok app. The partnership means Ticketmaster can take advantage of TikTok’s recommendation feed that helps get artists — and now their event tickets — in front of fans.
Bringing Ticketmaster to TikTok makes sense, based solely on how big a role music plays on the app, but it could also indicate broader plans to delve into the industry. Last month, a report from Insider revealed that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, filed a trademark for “TikTok Music.” The filing describes it as a platform that would allow users to purchase, play, share, and download music.
Only “select” creators will get access to the feature at launch, but it’s set to expand to more users over time. Some artists and entertainment companies that have already started using the feature include Demi Lovato, OneRepublic, Usher, the Backstreet Boys, and the WWE. With Beyoncé and her songs joining TikTok last month, and a number of other artists already using the platform to reach fans, Ticketmaster has plenty of big names it could promote.
Creators who want to advertise upcoming shows can add event links directly to their TikTok videos. The link, which will appear above the creator’s username on a video, opens an in-app browser where you can purchase tickets to the event.
Other music streaming apps have already explored Ticketmaster integrations. In 2016, Ticketmaster began providing app developers with ways to incorporate the service’s functionality into third-party apps. YouTube later started embedding tickets from Ticketmaster below music videos, and Pandora started letting artists promote shows through Ticketmaster. In June, Spotify replaced its Concert Hub with a Live Events Feed that features a list of local events sourced by a number of ticketing partners, including Ticketmaster.


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LDM network to deliver messages to Kmart pharmacists, patients
ST. LOUIS — Targeted healthcare communications company LDM Group is adding Kmart to its network, LDM said Friday.
As part of the network, Kmart will offer its PharmacistCare and CarePoints messaging systems to pharmacists and patients, with the goal of improving patients’ medication adherence and overall health outcomes.
"Kmart has continuously shown that it represents a strong leader in the industry, and we are extremely pleased that they have joined our rapidly expanding retail network," LDM Group CEO Mark Heinold said. "Kmart’s continued focus on operational effectiveness, combined with its desire to enhance patients’ experiences in their pharmacies, will allow us to continue providing pharmacists and patients with trusted health information and ultimately improving overall health outcomes."
PharmacistCare allows pharmacists to stay abreast of new developments in the industry through direct messages in their workflow that they can communicate to patients. CarePoints are printed in real time — based on medication history and containing information about a patient’s prescription and condition being treated — and distributed to the patient by pharmacy staff along with the patient’s prescription.
Musco Family Olive introduces portable olive to-go cups
TRACY, Calif. — Musco Family Olive Co., a California-based supplier of table olives, introduced on Friday a new single-serve snack cup filled with black, pitted olives.
The Pearls Olives to Go cups are liquid-free and come ready-to-snack in easy-open cups. Each package contains four 1.2 oz. cups — similar to ubiquitous fruit snack cups. Each cup contains 10 large olives and carries only 40 calories, an ideal portion for both kids and adults, the company stated.
Olives to Go are available now on grocers’ retail shelves with other olive products. The suggested retail price is $2.99-$3.49/4-1.2 oz. cups. Olives to Go are gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, cholesterol-free, GMO-free and vegan. The company also notes that olives are a good source of monounsaturated fat, which in studies has demonstrated to lower bad (LDL) cholesterol.
To celebrate the launch of the new snack cups, Pearls Olives is running a fall "Fun at Your Fingertips" photo contest through its Facebook page. Prizes include a MacBook Air, two iPads, three $100 app gift cards, or a year’s worth of Pearls Olives to Go. More details can be found on the company’s Facebook page.
NRF: Nearly 44,000 retail jobs added in August
WASHINGTON — The retail industry added 43,600 jobs last month, particularly in general merchandise, electronics and clothing, according to an industry trade group.
The numbers were based on calculations from the National Retail Federation, out of a total 169,000 jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the economy added in August, bringing the country’s unemployment rate down to 7.3%.
"The economy continues to sputter along," NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said. "Employers and retailers are adding to their payrolls and ranks, but still remain guarded. The business community is hiring yet waiting for stronger signs of sustained economic growth before extending too many job offers."
NRF economist Jack Kleinhenz said that while not as strong as anticipated, the numbers indicate a more positive trend.
"We are expecting further signs of strengthening in the second half of the year," Kleinhenz said. "Retailers are making headway, but challenges remain. Slow wage growth and downward jobs revisions continue to indicate a reluctant economy."


text: Design studio Ware Malcomb announced Tuesday that construction is complete at L’Oreal’s Pulp Riot offices, located at 16501 Ventura Blvd. in Encino. Pulp Riot is a L’Oreal-owned brand of hair coloring. The new 6,600-square-foot office includes a hair demo salon, conference rooms, open offices, flex offices and a photo studio. Los Angeles-based Ware Malcomb selected materials that used simple textures in contrasting ways, such as black, white, and greys paired with white walls to allow blank canvases for the company’s branding, according to the firm. Darker ceilings were incorporated to allow for a deep contrast with pops of colors on the walls. The office will also serve as a training facility for stylists. “This is a company with a very distinct brand, and we wanted the interior design to showcase that brand and tell a story throughout the space,” Alicia Zaro, director of Interior Architecture & Design for Ware Malcomb’s Los Angeles office, said in a statement. “In working closely with the team at L’Oreal and Pulp Riot, we created an environment where the company’s branding could speak for itself in a space that inspires innovation and creativity for employees and visitors alike.” The conference rooms were designed around the names and color tones of Pulp Riot’s popular hair color products. Ware Malcomb also installed the acoustical clouds in the main conference room and put down some carpet at the grand entry next to the demo salon. The firm also selected furniture colors tied to the overall branding concept. French-owned cosmetics giant L’Oreal already has a sizable presence in the region, with a 240,000-square-foot distribution facility at Tejon Ranch. Pinnacle was the general contractor for the Encino office.


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Car parking bill soars to £633m
The cost of parking in council-run car parks is shooting up at three times the rate of inflation.
Car Parks: Costs are soaring
Town halls have pushed up the price of parking in town centres and shopping malls by 14% in just two years, according to figures released by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
They show that the amount raised from charges for offstreet parking was £633m in the financial year that ended in 2007, compared with just over £554 in 2005.
In some areas the amount of money taken from drivers for using car parks more than trebled over the same period.
Among those authorities that managed big increases in their profits was Bournemouth, with receipts up 70% to just over £10m.
Fees and charges demanded by local councils are now costing an average family more than £1,000 a year on top of their council taxes - which have more than doubled over the past ten years.
The Tories claim councils are being encouraged to use drivers as cash-cows to fund wasteful spending programmes.
The Local Government Association, the town hall umbrella body, said: 'Councils put all money raised through parking restrictions back into local transport, street lighting and road maintenance, and cannot use parking as a cash generator.
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Activision Blizzard is under new fire as employees accuse the company of union busting and intimidating the workforce [via IGN].
Under the alias of the ABK Workers Alliance [Activision Blizzard King Workers Alliance], a complaint against the publisher has been filed with the NLRB [National Labor Relations Board]. Backed by the Communication Workers of America, the complaint alleges that the company has attempted to subdue employees in their discussions of the ongoing lawsuit. Allegations include employee surveillance, coercive statements and rulings, and interrogation.
A press release from the CWA furthers these allegations, saying that Activision Blizzard uses ‘coercive tactics to attempt to prevent its employees from exercising their rights to stand together and demand a more equitable, sustainable, and diverse workplace.
‘’It is their right as workers to organize for a work environment free from abuse, discrimination and sexual harassments, and this right is protected by federal labor law,’ the guild adds.
More specifically, Activision Blizzard has reportedly threatened employees to refrain from publicly discussing wages, hours, and working conditions. The company is accused of implementing strict surveillance policies and threatening employees who refuse to comply.
Last month, the Activision Blizzard lawsuit was expanded to represent a larger group of people. In that same report, the company was accused of issuing NDAs [Non Disclosure Agreements] to employees, banning them from discussing the ongoing lawsuit. Allegations also claimed that the company is shredding documents pertinent to the investigation, though the company has denied these claims.
The story so far
This is a new development in the ongoing story of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit. The video game publisher of Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft was sued by the State of California back in July. An investigation concluded that Activision Blizzard fostered a toxic ‘frat boy’ working culture. Women at the company especially are subject to frequent sexual harassment and vastly unequal pay. Transgender employees have also reported experiencing transphobic harrassment with deadnames frequently used to discriminate against them.
The lawsuit caused Blizzard President J. Allen Brack to resign from his position, hours before the company’s quarterly earnings call. Several protests have been staged in the wake of the lawsuit. Employees participated in a mass walkout from the studio in July. Some World of Warcraft players staged sit-ins on some of the game’s most popular servers.
Sledgehammer Games, developer of the upcoming Call of Duty: Vanguard, has stated it’s disdain for the publisher’s actions. ‘On behalf of Sledgehammer Games, and all of the teams supporting Call of Duty Vanguard, harassment of any kind goes against everything we stand for as a studio,’ it said in a recent press preview event.
Elsewhere, the Overwatch character Jesse McCree is set to see his name changed. This is due to his character being named after an Activision Blizzard employee who was recently let go from the studio.
The publisher has made some staffing changes in the wake of the lawsuit. Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal are now co-leaders of the company after Brack’s departure. Jule Hodges, previously Disney Vice President, has recently been hired as the new Chief People Officer. Despite these changes, the ABK Workers Alliance says that the company has still failed to meet their demands.
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A week after Fox made users wait to watch new shows on Hulu for free, tech site TorrentFreak says they’ve seen a drastic rise in the volume of illegal downloads of Fox shows.
TorrentFreak reported that over the first five days of Fox’s service change, Hell’s Kitchen saw an over 100 percent rise in illegal downloads compared with three previous episodes, and that MasterChef saw a rise of over 189 percent for the same comparison.
Fox instituted the delay to mollify the cable companies, who pay them the lions share of their revenue in re-trans rights. A week of exclusivity makes these incumbents feel better about the pretty penny they are shelling out for content.
For consumers of course, waiting over a week for a new episode (or making personal schedule changes to catch it in primetime) is far from an ideal or realistic expectation, especially for audiences members who have grown accustomed to on-demand viewing.
TorrentFreak also pointed out that Hulu.com and other legal online content venues had decreased illegal download traffic, proving that a lot of viewers want to watch legally if they can, even sitting through multiple ads online.
Now customers who used to watch their favorite shows on Hulu.com the day after they aired have three options: they can wait eight days for the show to appear for free as usual, they can pay for the content, or they can pirate it online. And after having their content provided for free for years, the majority of the slighted viewer base probably isn’t going to line Fox’s coffers to have it back.
NBC and the other wait-and-see networks are likely watching very closely as Fox tests the waters of the pay wall. But the real question, as bids come in today from the giants of the tech world who are interested in leveraging Hulu for their burgeoning web TV empires, is whether this will take even more of the sheen off an already-battered brand.


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Morrisons has limited the number of items customers can buy, but that is not all. They have changed delivery too.
A Morrisons spokesperson told ITV news that although there is plenty of stock available, they have already implemented buying limits.
They said: “We are introducing a limit on a small number of key products, such as toilet roll and disinfectant.
“Our stock levels of these products are good but we want to ensure that they are available for everyone.”
To prevent panic buying an update has been made to what customers can order online from the supermarket too.
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While buying all the items in store would be £4.52 less, the box option includes free delivery and ease.
Morrisons has launched another new delivery service, this time for students.
The supermarket giant will focus on helping students who have been asked to self-isolate at home.
The doorstep delivery service will allow students to pick from five different food boxes.
Hungry students can choose from Meat Essentials, Vegetarian Essentials, Easy Meals for the Week and the Big Night In box.


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No, it's not Black Friday, but hundreds of shoppers were on a quest Monday night for the latest hot ticket item. They lined up inside a store in Southington waiting to make their purchase.
"When we were driving here we saw all the traffic, we thought something else was going on. But snow rakes?" said Dave Cartier of Wallingford.
That's right. The hype is over roof rakes, which have become the latest coveted item in snow removal. Since the rakes sold out at stores across the state, customers lined up to get their hands on one of the 2,000 brought in by Superior Products Distributors, Inc. in Southington. The store says it had 900 people pre-order the rakes, and that's a big change from years' past.
"We sell about five a year on a good year, seven if it's going to be a heavy year," said Fred Beimler, one of the store managers.
"I bought one ours up in Vermont about 20 years ago, so it's lasted, but we never used it," said Linda Trawicki of Meriden.
However, she's used it many times this winter, and that's why the roof rake is in such demand. Not only were customers lining up inside, but the traffic also backed up outside. A police officer had to direct cars, and some vehicles packed in on the side streets just to get into the store.
"I don't think anyone expected back to back snow storms. Everywhere in the state, no matter where you go you have four, five feet of snow sitting on top of your rooves. The water is starting to come through the house. It went through my house," said Beimler.
The store says it will have another 500 roof rakes delivered on Tuesday, then another 500 on top of that delivered on Wednesday.


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Marijuana extract CBD may be used as a marijuana addiction treatment
Paradoxically, one treatment option may be to take pills containing an extract of cannabis for people who are addicted to cannabis.
The first test of the idea found that, according to the results presented at New Scientist Live this year, people taking capsules of this extract, known as cannabidiol or CBD, almost halved the amount of cannabis they smoked.
Cannabis is usually seen as a soft drug, but when they try to stop, some users–about 1 in 10 by one estimate–become addicted, with symptoms of withdrawal like anxiety and insomnia.
The number of people seeking treatment because they can not stop smoking cannabis has increased over the past decade, linked to the use of the more potent form known as skunk, University College Val Curran said.
Her group performed a study in which people completed a four-week CBD programme to relieve symptoms of withdrawal and help them stop marijuana cigarettes. There were 82 people identified as seriously addicted, given one of three different doses of CBD or placebo tablets, as well as psychological support.
The lowest dose was not effective. The 400 milligrammes mid-dose performed best, Curran said.
It halved the number of people using cannabis compared to placebo after six months, as shown by THC tests in their urine. And the maximum 800 mg dose was slightly less effective than the centre.
Interestingly, the dosage of 400 milligrammes more than doubled the number of days people did not have THC in their urine. "It's really cool," Curran said.
A previous study found that by treatment with Sativex, a marijuana extract that contains both CBD and THC, people can also be encouraged to quit cannabis cigarettes on a similar principle to using nicotine patches to stop smoking.
But using CBD alone could have advantages, says Iain McGregor at Sydney University, who helped run that study. "CBD's anti-addictive properties are varied.
In addition, McGregor's team is investigating CBD as an alcohol addiction treatment. "Severe anxiety and risk of seizures are two of the main characteristics during alcohol detoxification. We assume that CBD has very powerful properties that reduce anxiety."
Across pharmacies and health food stores, CBD supplements are gradually being marketed as treatments for a range of diseases, but at much lower doses than those used across Curran's case. And most health claims are not evidence-based. "If anyone can't stop marijuana smoking, I would encourage people to seek medical help," McGregor says.
Original article written By Clare Wilson and Jason Arunn Murugesu


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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Wednesday, bringing painful memories of the 2011 earthquake back for many. Four people died in the tremor and its aftermath, and Japanese infrastructure took a severe hit. Areas north of Tokyo have experienced power outages affecting 2 million people and thousands of factories.
Japan Earthquake Affects 80% of Toyota’s Factories
Railways across much of central and northern Japan are offline after the earthquake destabilized bridges across the region. Some roads were damaged as well. Without transportation corridors, Japanese automaker’s domestic supply chains can’t function.
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Automotive News reports that Toyota will suspend operations on 18 production lines at 11 factories. In total, Toyota operates 28 production lines at 14 factories in Japan. Toyota said they will lose about 20,000 vehicles scheduled for production because of the earthquake. The earthquake shutdown will directly affect production of the Toyota RAV4, Land Cruiser, Yaris, and other models sold abroad.
Multiple Lexus models are also impacted. The Lexus LS and IC sedans, RC and LC coupes and NX crossover will all see production cuts because of Wednesday’s earthquake.
A Bad Week For Toyota
The latest supply chain and production woes come just days after Toyota announced scaled-back production targets for 2022. Toyota’s production cuts were made public BEFORE the latest earthquake. The automaker already cautioned that production targets may need to be downgraded further, and that’s looking more likely after the latest natural disaster.
Before the earthquake, Toyota slashed April production targets by 150,000 vehicles to a total of 750,000. Looking ahead, Toyota expects production to be 10 percent lower in May and 5 percent lower in June than previously estimated. Citing the instability of supply chains, Toyota will review production plans on a monthly and three-month basis.
Chip Makers Affected By Earthquake
Murata, the top global supplier of ceramic capacitors used in cars, said it had suspended operations at four factories in Japan following the quake. The impacts of Murata’s production shutdown will be felt for months to come, and not just among Japanese automakers.
The quake disrupted production at Kioxia’s plant in Japan, according to TrendForce. The affected factory is responsible for about 8% of Kioxia’s production. The company provides chips to a variety of industries, including auto manufacturing.
The industry analysts at TrendForce say that damage to semiconductor chip production is inevitable following the earthquake.
“Due to the extremely high stability required in the crystal growth process, the industry has not yet announced the impact of the quake. TrendForce specifies, in addition to shutdown inspections, damage to machines and silicon wafer input is inevitable.”
The chip shortage and new car inventory shortage are not getting any better. In fact, it’s getting worse. It seems like the situation changes daily, with geopolitics and mother nature taking a stab at disrupting the automotive industry just as it tries to get back on its feet.
Check back soon for the latest CarEdge updates. Bookmark our chip shortage update page for the latest weekly updates on the supply chain disruptions in 2022.


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British government will (unsuccessfully) ban end-to-end encryption
Home Secretary Theresa May has introduced the long-awaited, frequently assayed Snoopers' Charter, and it is a complete disaster.
In the new bill, May says that she will ban products that use end-to-end encryption, whereby the company that made the product can't tell how it's being used. She seems to think that all this will require is orders to Facebook, Apple, Google and perhaps a couple of smaller players to get them to re-engineer their products so that all messages get decrypted at their data-centres, re-encrypted and passed on to their recipients.
She is wrong.
End-to-end encryption can be accomplished with literally thousands of products, many of them free/open source software that can be downloaded from tens of thousands of websites, including websites like Github that are indispensable to UK industry and cannot be blocked without crippling the economy. Even the Chinese government was unable to block Github.
This means that anyone who wants to communicate in a way that cannot be intercepted needs only to go on using the tools that they use presently. It means that anyone who wants to communicate in a way that the government can't intercept can download software from any of many, many, many sites and they're home free.
It also means that law-abiding people who lack technical sophistication will have infinitely large troves of sensitive communications captured and retained by Internet companies. When those companies have a security breach (this is a when, not an if), those innocent and technologically naive Britons will have all of their sensitive, personal information ashley-madisoned all over the Internet.
It gets worse. The Snoopers' Charter also legalises the security services' practice of creating and deploying cyberweapons, which means that they will be accelerating their practice of both introducing and hoarding security flaws in the technology that Britons use. Because these flaws are and will continue to be independently discovered and weaponised by foreign spies, criminals, voyeurs, etc, all of the services that comply with UK law by banning end-to-end encryption and by retaining sensitive personal information will be even more vulnerable.
The government is insisting that every service provider stockpile massive quantities of unstable toxic personal information, and simultaneously taking measures to make those stockpiles much, much less secure.
The government also admitted that MI5 had been spying on Britons for more than a decade without proper legal authorisation, and then used this as a pretense for the Snoopers' Charter, arguing that what was needed here was an expansion of spying power to legalise the practice, rather than an inquiry into why they were doing it in the first place.
Cynically, the government has brought in measures intended to buy off Parliament. They will enshrine the Wilson Doctrine into law, banning the security services from spying on Members of Parliament. They will allow some judges to overrule spying orders by the Home Secretary, but remember that in the US FISA system, the judges with this power have virtually never exercised it, over decades and decades.
This is the exact opposite of cybersecurity legislation. It's rules that will make things less secure for Britons, expand the potential for abuse of powers, and give security forces an incentive to go on weakening actual technical security.
May wrong to say surveillance bill creates judicial authorisation for interception, says Liberty – live [Andrew Sparrow/The Guardian]
(Image: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary, at 'The Pioneers: Police and Crime Commissioners, one year on' [Policy Exchange/CC-BY)
1Password's new travel mode locks you out of your accounts while you're travelling and crossing borders
1Password has taken Maciej Cegłowski’s demand for a “travel mode” for our technology to heart, introducing a new feature that locks you out of your own accounts when you’re in situations where you might lose control of your devices or be compelled to log into your accounts without your consent.
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Sega has announced a Sonic Central showcase for tomorrow, June 7, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT on YouTube and Twitch. The event will offer a “sneak peek” at upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog “projects, partnerships, and events” occurring in 2022. That means basically anything is possible for the event, from games to TV to toys.
Chiefly, Sonic Central could yield yet another look at the upcoming open-world adventure Sonic Frontiers, and it’s likely to give one more tease of the Sonic Origins collection before its digital release later this month. And since this event coincides with Netflix Geeked Week, it’s entirely possible we will receive the first trailer for the Sonic Prime TV series as well. To date, we have only received a quick glimpse of Sonic Prime in action. However, a toy line and costumes have already been announced for the show, launching in 2023.
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— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) June 6, 2022
Meanwhile, the theatrical movie Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and a Paramount+ TV spinoff series starring Knuckles are in the works as well. It’s probably too early to see anything from either of those projects, though perhaps Sega will reveal a projected release window for these projects. It’s pretty likely that the June 7 Sonic Central will have a few surprises in store as well. Notably, there is the rumor that a new 2D Sonic game is in development, inspired by Advance and Rush.


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Qualitative research is sometimes viewed as the poor relation of quantitative studies, with focus groups and interviews not deemed by some as robust or broad enough in their scope. But given the overwhelming level of data at marketers’ fingertips, one of Google’s top marketers argues its relevance is actually rising.
Market research is a key tool in any marketer’s playbook. But when budgets are being squeezed can SMEs find new ways to make their research spend go further?
In conversation with Papa John’s vice-president of marketing and Paperchase’s chief digital officer, Tenzer lamented the “increasingly commoditised” nature of the market research industry.
Experiments show there are several effective ways to get research subjects to commit to being truthful, thus making their behaviour claims more reliable.
The professionalisation of marketing has brought many benefits – but that innate ability to spin a yarn to capture the attention of the board has been left in the past.
Following a ‘surprise’ two-year high last month, consumer confidence has fallen.
Consumers often “shop around” in the UK supermarket sector, says Morrisons chief customer and marketing officer, Rachel Eyre. The supermarket hopes its price match will “reassure” customers to do more of their shopping with it.
Increased volume sales must be a “bedrock” of sustainable growth, Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider said, indicating the company must invest in marketing and innovation to achieve this goal in 2024.


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Coca-Cola, Arctic Home
Lexis commissioned consumer research that revealed that the plight of Arctic polar bear seemed thousands of miles away from the everyday issues of British family life, particularly in these tough economic times. To bring it closer to home, we knew we needed to build an emotional connection.
Together with Coke’s integrated marketing team, we created a unique augmented reality experience at London’s Science Museum. This brought to life the issue of the disappearing Arctic sea ice, and allowed media, stakeholders such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, as well as consumers to get close to a family of polar bears and to put questions to polar bear experts. An exclusive screening of a 3D documentary also brought the Arctic closer to home. Following the event, which provided a template to 16 European markets, the video of the augmented reality experience was created and seeded to influencers.
The event was such as a success (388 pieces of coverage generated more than 900 comments and sparked conversation about the campaign) for Coke that it is considering rolling out the AR experience to cities across the UK.


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The renowned Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot has launched its limited edition “Blockchain Watch” and now it is open for pre-orders. The highlighting feature is that this 210-piece watch can be purchased only with cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC). The company intends to pay homage to the blockchain technology and Big Bang Series through this launch.
Incidentally, the watch features a signature industrial design of Big Bang whereas the aesthetics have been inspired by the cryptocurrency. And one of the main reasons for giving so much importance to virtual currency is because Hublot is launching the limited edition watch to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin as a token for the contribution of the crypto community.
Hublot is known for supporting those who pursue innovations and have admiration for avant-gardism and want to introduce a new system into the world for its betterment. That is why the company has now collaborated with the leading digital asset brokerage of Asia, OS Limited (OSL) so that it can welcome a new blend in the world of the watch and advanced technology industries.
According to Hublot official website, the limited edition Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot is an ideal fusion between the cutting-edge FinTech technology and top-notch Swiss watchmaking thus representing a strong fusion of art. Hublot is now making the new hand-assembled edition available for pre-sale. The company’s official website will also display a project roadmap related to it.
Priced at $25,000, the company is producing only 210 pieces of this edition symbolic of 21 million Bitcoin that would ever exist, Bitcoinist reported. The company will launch the watch on November 6, 2018, and deliver it to the customers on January 3, 2019. OSL will help the company to process computer data during the pre-sale and also promises a safe and secure shopping experience to the customers.
Pre-registration of the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot will require a crypto enthusiast to provide all his information including full name, phone number, and address and upload copies of passport, proof of address and government ID. It can discourage many Bitcoin fans who prefer privacy.[The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and/or the official policy of the website. ]


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Local, state auto sales reflect national resurgence of sector
RALEIGH – Vehicle sales have rebounded strongly in the Triangle and across North Carolina this year as frugality wears off and credit continues to ease.
Statistics from dealers show improving sales for most brands, including those of the three U.S.-based manufacturers. Triangle dealers say customers of all income levels have become willing to spend again after two years of frugality.
Statewide, dealers sold more than 296,000 cars and trucks through October, up 13 percent from the first 10 months of 2010 though still short of comparable periods in 2008 and 2007.
Sales of the Korean brand Hyundai rose 41 percent through October compared to the first 10 months of 2010, according to data from the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association. General Motors Corp. has boosted sales by an average of 16 percent for its various brands. Among major brands, only Toyota and Honda have fallen short of 2010 year-to-date totals, and only slightly.
Dealers say they’re seeing drivers of all income levels, with lower- and middle-income buyers benefiting from easing credit. Higher-income buyers, meanwhile, have taken advantage of a tentative rebound in equities markets since early last year.
Among luxury brands, sales are up by 25 percent for Mercedes and 19 percent for BMW, according to the dealers association. “Our sales are definitely trending up,” says Bert Bowers, sales manager for Leith Mercedes-Benz in Raleigh.
The recovering sales figures mean renewed profits for dealers. The average new car costs nearly $30,000, and with a gross margin of several thousand dollars on each vehicle, the 40,000 additional cars moving off lots in 2011 translate into a gain of $100 million or more for the state’s economy.
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AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – Philips has released a compact, travel-ready CPAP device called the DreamStation Go. The device weighs just 1.86 pounds and comes in two models: a fixed-pressure unit called the Pro; and an Auto CPAP that is auto-titrating.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Numotion has launched a new demo program that allows manual wheelchair users to “test drive” a set of SoftWheels by Numotion for one week, free of charge and with no obligation to purchase.
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LENEXA, Kan. – The next release of Mediware’s CareTend will enable HME and home infusion providers to grow their retail operations. The release’s point-of-sale capabilities give providers the tools they need to quickly process transactions using their own hardware.


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The above is only a concept render for the device.
Supposedly, insider sources at Samsung have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy Note III will release on September 4th of this year. Previously we had heard September launch rumors, but nothing as concrete as a specific date. In August Samsung is expected to announce their next Unpacked event, and this September 4th event will be that Unpacked Event. It will also coincide with (and potentially be a part of) the IFA 2013 expo in Berlin. This should come as no surprise since both of its predecessors followed this same pattern.
We will keep you informed if this intel gets confirmed.


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Motorola's handsets to be designed by Pininfarina
Pininfarina, designer of Ferrari sports cars announced that they have signed an agreement with Motorola to design mobile phones for the company. According to the agreement, which runs from March 2006 to March 2009, a team of ten Pininfarina's designers will be dedicated to the project. Although details of the deal are still not revealed, Pininfarina mentioned that it will most probably follow the lines of the previous short-term contract between the two companies, when two designs a month were produced. A result of this previous contract is the Motorola i833 iDEN phone as well as other new models, which are expected to be released later this year. According to Pininfarina, the design makes the difference in mobile phones. Besides mobile phone design business makes up 30% of the company's nonautomotive business after only two years of working with the devices.
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Actress Renu Desai, who is known for her long hair all through her career, has cut short her not for a bob trend but for a cause.
Renu Desai said that “I wanted to donate my hair for the cancer victims. Wigs made of real hair are expensive, for instance, a wig made the hair I donated would easily cost somewhere around Rs 70,000” having donated her hair to the cancer victims.
When people asked her why did she cut her hair, she replied as “What is the big deal about it? There are people who go bald and call it a fashion statement. I feel out of place, awkward and weird after chopping my hair as it feels like someone is missing. But I am happy that I did it.”
When asked about the hair donation concept, Renu Desai said that “Not many in our country know about. We are familiar with blood donation or organ donation. I read about it a year ago but wasn’t ready to chop off my hair. When a close one to me go affected with cancer and treated with chemotherapy, started losing hair. That made me move.”
And lastly she added that her hair donation was for a reason and getting attention.
Cut my hair 2 donate for making wig fr poor Cancer patients.Spreading awareness fr a good cause.Dignity in adversity? pic.twitter.com/3xIvSQMRxs
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January 9, 2015
County officials hear economic development strategies
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CAMBRIDGE — County officials sat in Wednesday Jan. 7 during the Maryland Association of Counties Winter Conference in Cambridge to listen about what economic development strategies have been working in urban, suburban and rural areas all across the state, and how they might be able to apply those strategies to their own home counties.
According to Lawrence Twele, CEO of economic development in Howard County, economic development is really about transforming lives.
“It creates opportunities. It provides jobs. It creates that wealth. It inspires innovation. It helps smart entrepreneurs take their ideas and turn them into products, services and technologies that solve problems,” Twele said. “It’s about enriching the community through smart redevelopment through building wealth. It’s about helping families create opportunities for their children.”
Economic development leaders stressed not only the importance of economic development in all areas of the state in how it relates to building and enriching communities, but also how it helps residents of those communities.
They spoke on efforts that have been working.
President and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp. William Cole talked about a 15-year tax credit in Baltimore City that offers owners of unoccupied office buildings an incentive to convert the unused space into apartments, due to the city’s growing residential needs.
Dorchester County Economic Development Director Keasha Haythe spoke on what can and is being done in rural areas to promote economic development and advance communities.
Haythe said the foundations and principles of economic development are part of what leaders value — education, community development, quality of life. She said it’s “the thread that connects everything, everyone and every industry.”
“That’s why rural communities in Maryland are creating opportunities and inspiring innovation and enriching communities through many economic development processes and strategies unique to their area,” Haythe said.
Haythe said rural economic development is focused on manufacturing, tourism, business incubators and branding strategies.
She said rural communities are capitalizing on their strengths by attracting and expanding manufacturing companies like Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Wicomico County, GKD Inc. in Dorchester County and Paul Reed Smith Guitars in Queen Anne’s County. She said those companies are manufacturing products that contribute to both the local and state economy.
On the tourism front, in 2014 Cambridge hosted IronMan Maryland and will continue over the next four years, “contributing $3.4 million to the Dorchester economy,” she said.
Business incubators are becoming more popular in rural jurisdictions. Dorchester County, in partnership with TEDCo and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, is working toward developing its own business incubator, which Haythe said will serve the Mid-Shore region.
The Eastern Shore Innovation Center will be located in the Dorchester Regional Technology Park and will house 15 companies, directly create 105 jobs, indirectly create 74 jobs and provide $10.7 million in projected salaries and benefits, according to Haythe.
Haythe said construction of the Mid-Shore business incubator is scheduled to start in March and be completed by the fall.
“Currently, there are nine interested companies that will sign lease agreement in the coming months to locate in the facility,” she said.
Small businesses drive growth, said Laurie Boyer, executive director of Rockville Economic Development Inc., who spoke on suburban economic development strategies.
Business incubators target these small businesses, which in turn helps the entire state by growing those jobs, Boyer said. There are incubators throughout the state, although some rural jurisdictions are just getting involved with them.
Another strategy commonly used to show the uniqueness of individual counties or states is branding, Haythe said. Haythe and other speakers, said there is no particular economic development strategy that will work for every county or region, but each county must capitalize on its own strengths.
Haythe said branding differentiates counties from others and strengthens economic development marketing efforts. Branding creates “a common identity among organizations promoting the community, leverage resources and reinforces the belief we are stronger together,” she said.
Dorchester County has branded itself, “Water Moves Us.” Haythe said that because Dorchester is a “stressed” county, it had to come up with initiatives that complement its strengths and attributes.
The county’s economic development office included “Water Moves Us” in all of its communication platforms. It has also used the faces of people from seven companies in a marketing effort to promote the county, at no cost to the businesses.
“Water — it’s our identity, our heritage, our opportunity,” she said.


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Regulators prepare brand brand brand new rules about payday advances
The government announced Thursday brand new intends to split straight down on pay day loans and tighten defenses when it comes to low-income borrowers who use them.
Meant being a short-term solution to escape monetary jam, the customer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) states pay day loans could become вЂњdebt trapsвЂќ that harm many people around the world.
The proposals being revealed would connect with various small-dollar loans, including pay day loans, automobile title loans and deposit advance items. They might:
Need loan providers to find out that a debtor are able to afford to settle the mortgage
Limit lenders from trying to gather re payment from the borrowerвЂ™s banking account in manners that could rack up fees that are excessive
вЂњToo numerous short-term and longer-term loans are formulated considering a lenderвЂ™s ability to collect rather than for a borrowerвЂ™s capacity to repay,вЂќ said CFPB director Richard Cordray in a declaration. вЂњThese wise practice defenses are geared towards making sure consumers gain access to credit that can help, not harms them.вЂќ
Regulators prepare brand brand new rules about pay day loans
According to its research of this market, the bureau determined so itвЂ™s frequently problematic for individuals who are residing from paycheck to paycheck to amass sufficient money to pay off their pay day loans (along with other short-term loans) because of the date that is due. At these times, the debtor typically stretches the mortgage or takes away a fresh one and will pay extra costs.
4 away from 5 pay day loans are rolled-over or renewed within 14 days, switching crisis loans in to a cycle of debt. Continue reading “Feds Plan Cash Advance ‘Financial Obligation Trap’ Crackdown”


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Trewithen Dairy, the third largest milk buyer in Cornwall, recently released its new brand to local consumers and businesses at the Royal Cornwall Show.
Earlier this year, Trewithen enlisted the help of two of communications agencies, Absolute Graphics and Excess Energy Communications, to work hand-in-hand to deliver the new design and branding requirements, including a PR and social media campaign.
Asda has confirmed that it has listed the new brand across 150 of its stores across the UK.
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text: Bharat Diamond Week (BDW) 3rd Edition Exhibitors were less in comparison to the earlier editions, but the number of buyers was more. Both the buyers & sellers were happy with the 3rd edition of BDW. Some of the Exhibitors also approached the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) committee and requested for 2 shows in a year. However, the BDB committee has to decide. The next BDW edition 4th will be held on 26th- 28th October 2020 was announced by Mr. Anoop Mehta. The opening ceremony of the 3rd edition of BDW was inaugurated by the chief guest Mr. Evgeny Agureev, Deputy CEO of Alrosa & Guest of Honor, Mr. Nanhai Yan Vice President Shanghai Diamond Exchange who had come with 30 delegates. Gujarat Chief Minister Honorable Shri Vijay Rupani visited the BDW exhibition and appreciated the BDW committee for the efforts to support the small & medium traders of the industry. Other VIP guests that visited the exhibition wereMr. ParshottamRupalaUnion Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare &Chief Commissioner of Customs Mr. Bani Bhattacharya. A Gala Dinner was organized by Bharat Diamond Week, which was sponsored by Diamond India Limited (DIL). It was a night of networking and having an insight into the industry and making connections for a better future and business endeavor. Tour of 35 Buyers delegates was organized to SEEPZ a jewelry park and an Export Zone. All delegates were welcomed by Mr. CPS Chauhan the Joint Development Commissioner of Zone.Mr. Chauhan also an expert of diamonds and Jewellery business briefed the delegates on SEEPZ and welcomed all to be part of seepz factories. The team of Delegates was headed by Mr. Nanhai Yan \u00a0Vice President of Shanghai Diamond Exchange& had visited Mohit Diamonds & Nuance Jewel (LaxmiDiamond Group) factories in SEEPZ. For the first time ever, a networking event was organized for young diamantaires meet and greet for industry members to network, make connections and unwind after a hard day\u2019s work at the Bharat Diamond Week. Keeping in mind the current lull the entire diamond industry is facing, it was a great opportunity for Gen X to network in an informal, relaxed setting amid the party. Held at Drinkery 51 at Bandra Kurla Complex, the event was sponsored by Bharat Diamond Week and Shree Ramkrishna Exports along with International Gemological Institute and Bharat Diamond Bourse Committee thanked all for making Bharat Diamond Week grand success.


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Along with announcing the successfully closed deal between Skype and Microsoft, an update for the popular software has been published. It includes minor changes that show Microsoft’s influence on Skype.
Skype had delivered its Windows installation file bundled with the Google toolbar, and offered Chrome upon updating. Skype’s Raul Liive explained that the partnership with Google has been quit.
In this Skype release we have removed Google product offers from the Skype install flow.
We have also released the same update for Skype 5.5 for Windows.
By bundling its products with popular third-party software, Google tries to increase their popularity, like Google Chrome. Skype’s large user base has given Google a good chance to inform millions of Windows users about the alternative browser.