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At this point, there’s no utility in trying to explain to anyone who still doesn’t understand how all of this works, that Donald Trump is mischaracterizing tariffs.
We’ll just say this one more time because it feels obligatory: Tariffs are a tax on consumers and they are enormously irritating for companies whose bottom lines are squeezed by rising input costs. That goes double at a time when wage pressures are materializing thanks to a tightening labor market. Management teams can either eat these costs to the detriment of profitability, or they can raise prices to consumers. Either way, it’s “not good, not good” – to use Trump’s own lexicon.
All of that is to say nothing of the deleterious effects of retaliatory measures taken by countries targeted by the tariffs. As we’ve seen, those tit-for-tat escalations and efforts at import substitution on the part of buyers abroad can be ruinous for some American businesses.
Trump doesn’t have a good grasp of macroeconomics (just ask Janet Yellen) which means he likely doesn’t understand all of the above, but perhaps more importantly, he doesn’t care.
The fight with China is first and foremost an ego thing for him and the longer it drags on, the more true that assessment becomes. Unfortunately, his base knows even less about economics than he does, and they love the idea of “getting back” at purportedly nefarious Chinese devils who, according to Trump, have been “ripping off” America for years.
And so, “tariff man” is free to fight this battle in perpetuity.
On Friday morning, hours after the US hiked the tariff rate on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25%, Trump took to Twitter and unleashed a convoluted verbal barrage so long that it took 11 tweets to cram it all in. Here’s the full “statement” (and this is edited to remove duplicate tweets):
Talks with China continue in a very congenial manner – there is absolutely no need to rush – as Tariffs are NOW being paid to the United States by China of 25% on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods & products. These massive payments go directly to the Treasury of the U.S………..The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy………agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal! Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source! ….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up! We have lost 500 Billion Dollars a year, for many years, on Crazy Trade with China. NO MORE!
As ever, the English language is not a sufficient tool to communicate how absolutely absurd that is.
Trump continues to perpetuate a highly misleading narrative about “massive payments go[ing] directly to the Treasury of the U.S.” What he doesn’t mention is that China is a massive US creditor. America borrows from China, which means that, in essence, any measures the government takes to ameliorate the effects of the tariffs on Americans (e.g., farmers) are being paid for with borrowed money from Beijing.
Read the history of Trump’s farmer bailouts
But Trump took things to a whole new level on Friday.
Apparently, he is now trying to convince the public that what he will do is use 15% of what he clearly thinks is free tariff money and use it to buy agricultural goods from US farmers, which he will then ship to “starving nations”. That, despite the fact that Trump has, at various intervals, called a bevy of poor nations “sh*tholes“, banned immigration from countries suffering from humanitarian crises of one kind or another and, most recently, cut off aid to three Central American countries on the excuse that they are involved in a conspiracy to “invade” Texas (the House is currently trying to rescue that aid, by the way).
And it didn’t stop there. The balance of that tariff money, Trump claims, will go towards rebuilding America’s infrastructure – “or anything else.”
Of course, what would make a whole lot more sense, would be to just drop this exceedingly Quixotic tariff crusade and issue some ultra-long-term bonds. Because then, China would start buying US farm products again, and, having been spared the trade war, Beijing would also be happy to buy the debt, the proceeds from which Trump could plow into an infrastructure program.
This is all manifestly insane and underscoring the sheer, blatant stupidity of it all is the fact that some of Trump’s 11-tweet harangue were duplicates. Realizing that, the president went back and deleted the entire string, only to start tweeting it back out again in truncated form. He added the following:
Tariffs will make our Country MUCH STRONGER, not weaker. Just sit back and watch! In the meantime, China should not renegotiate deals with the U.S. at the last minute. This is not the Obama Administration, or the Administration of Sleepy Joe, who let China get away with “murder!”


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Tech titans Apple and Samsung have agreed to withdraw all legal cases against each other outside the United States, raising the white flag in their long-running legal battles.
The rivals had patent litigations over their smartphones pending in nine countries, including Australia, aiming at blocking sales of each other’s products.
However, both said they would continue to fight the most high-profile cases in the US.
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“Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop all litigation between the two companies outside the United States,” the companies said in a joint statement.
“This agreement does not involve any licensing arrangements, and the companies are continuing to pursue the existing cases in US courts.”
The most recent case in the US revolved around Apple’s allegations that Samsung had stolen elements of its smartphone function and design, including the universal search feature.
Apple won that case in May, with Samsung Electronics ordered to pay $US119.6 million ($A129 million) to Apple for infringing two of Apple’s smartphone technology patents.
Samsung contended during the trial that Apple had exaggerated the importance of its patented iPhone features, while Apple said the South Korean company was only able to compete in the market because it had effectively copied key features of the iPhone.
Outside of the courts, Apple is looking healthier than its rival financially, having recently posted a quarterly profit of $US7.7 billion ($A8.19 billion) off the back of its strong iPhone sales. Samsung’s quarterly guidance was lower than expected.
However, Samsung has recently retained its top position in the worldwide smartphone market over Apple, with a global market share of 25.2% off 74.3 million units for the July quarter. Apple’s market share was 11.9%.

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First ever MUSTANG INVASION taking place on the boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ, hosted by Modern Muscle Car Invasion, and sponsored by ALPINE Electronics.
Two full days of cars on display on the boardwalk, trophies, vendors, car clubs, cruise night, and of course the world famous Wildwood beaches, boardwalk, and rides.
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Text & win competitions are regarded as a form of gambling, therefore Muslims are banned from sending SMS to get prizes. In Malaysia, as Telecom Asia reports, the ruling by the National Fatwa Council means Muslims caught sending SMS messages in the hope of winning a prize could find themselves in a sharia court.
Mobile marketing agency As Interactive has developed an sms based campaign to promote Mentos‘s candies. The initiative, co-branded with Sony, will last until the end of November, allowing German entrants to win 100 Sony mp3 players. Looking at Mentos’ web site, we see the evident advertainment approach towards online communication: it features advergames, interactive content and the possibility to watch the spots aired on tv.
Pop singer Enrique Iglesias is currently on tour in Asia, with his “Enrique Iglesias, The Seven Tour”. In Malaysia Pepsi, the shows’ sponsor is giving away free tickets to his concerts through an SMS competition.
Mastercard has launched in Italy a competition connected to the European Football Championship which will take place in Portugal next June. After a purchase with the credit card, Mastercard’s owners can enter the competition by texting an SMS with the first four digits of the card and the purchase authorization number. Entrants can win a travel to Portugal, digital cameras, and official Euro 2004 balls. It’s an interesting initiative to engage clients with the brand. Mastercard is investing pretty much in mobile marketing, looking to increase the loyalty of its customers rather than to acquire new clients. This is an attractive aspect to analyse. As in the online world, we see an evolution in the approach to the media: from acquisition and direct marketing, to branding, loyalty and CRM. Consolidation is in the air?
In Brunei, during the 20th National Day SMS Quiz, people can text and win a Hyundai Matrix. As Brunei Direct, The contest is the first of its kind to be launched in the country and will run from February 27 until April 23, divided in four rounds. It aims to enliven the spirit and celebration of the 20th National Day. Contestants will also have the chance to win PCs, flights to Singapore, mobile phones and digital cameras.
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Trouble is, cash-rich companies are in the minority, according to a recent Ernst & Young survey of almost 500 businesses. Only 44 percent of companies are currently performing at what they would characterize as “successful levels,” the survey found.
Fifty percent of those surveyed characterized their current operating levels as “stressed” or “distressed,” Ernst & Young said. These companies will be divesting business units that are not aligned with core competencies and competitive advantages, it said.
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Atelier Barber Shop to create seven new jobs
Atelier Hair has launched a unique barber experience for men, and hopes to create seven new jobs with an expansion to their luxury waterside premises.
Atelier now offers a wide range of premium services, including deluxe beard trims, hot towel treatments, cut throat shaves and eyebrow waxing.
The ever evolving company also has plans to expand over next 12 months, creating seven new jobs.
Atelier founder Ronan Stewart is working with local architects Gravity to add a 800sq ft extension to their luxury salon, with the vision of creating a high end New York-style barber shop.
Speaking following the announcement, Ronan said: “Ebrington is fast becoming the epicentre of the city, with all sorts of new developments in the pipeline.
“I want to create a luxury experience for local men that is as good as any top end woman’s salon.”
Atelier Master Barber Aaron Cooke has just moved back from Sydney, Australia where he honed his skills in Australia’s premier men’s groomers ‘Emporium Barbers’.
Aaron, himself a proud Derry lad will lead a Ateliers of barbers and trainees. Two jobs have already been created, with a further five planned for the next 12 months.
Speaking about the move, Aaron said: “It’s an exciting time to be coming back to Derry. I see massive changes here at home since I moved away. It’s a young, vibrant city and I’m super excited to be leading the barber team at Atelier.”


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This ensures that the software is always undergoing upgrades that can further contribute to the community’s needs. Anyone can propose a BIP, and the community will reject or approve of the BIP collectively. One major upgrade to Bitcoin’s consensus protocol is the SegWit Upgrade, proposed in BIP 141 and designed to help the bitcoin scale to support more transactions to meet growing demand. BIPs like these change Bitcoin’s consensus rules, resulting in forks. Yahoo Finance’s Brian Cheung and Pras Subramanian discuss bitcoin volatility after the European Central Bank raised rates and Tesla sold its a majority of its bitcoin holdings. The anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies attracts scammers and bad actors.
Bitcoin took less than a month in 2021 to smash its 2020 price record, surpassing $40,000 by Jan. 7, 2021. By mid-April, Bitcoin prices reached new all-time highs of over $60,000 as Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, went public. Among asset classes, Bitcoin has had one of the more volatile trading histories. The cryptocurrency’s first significant price increase occurred in 2010 when the value of a single bitcoin jumped from just a fraction of a penny to $0.09.
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The best marketplaces will allow desktop as well as mobile access. If your bitcoin encryption key is printed out, you’ll be prompted to enter it. Last Trading DayThe business day prior to the Delivery Day for the contract month. Get the latest crypto news, updates, and reports by subscribing to our free newsletter. However, if you physically lose your hardware wallet without a key phrase backup, there is no other way of recovering your funds ever. As such when setting up your hardware wallet, always remember to keep a copy of the key phrase and put it somewhere safe from fire or flood. The creator is an unknown individual or group that goes by the name Satoshi Nakamoto with the idea of an electronic peer-to-peer cash system as it is written in a whitepaper.
This article offers insight into Bitcoin’s volatility and some reasons why its price acts the way it does. Like all currencies, the conversion rate for bitcoins fluctuates regularly. Run a search through your preferred search engine to determine the current conversion rate. This option might, however, be preferable for people who make digital purchases regularly and don’t want the hassle of transferring their money from a bank to a digital wallet. When you create an account on a bitcoin marketplace, you’ll have the opportunity to enable two-factor authentication , which means you will enter a password and a randomly generated code sent to your phone. You might also want to enable a multi-signature option, which requires multiple independent approvals before making a bitcoin conversion or withdrawal. Since there is no central figure like a bank to verify the transactions and maintain the ledger, a copy of the ledger is distributed across Bitcoin nodes. A node is a piece of software that anybody can download and run to participate in the network. With that, everybody has a copy of how much balance Alice and Bob has, and there will be no dispute of fund balance. It has a circulating supply of 19 Million BTC coins and a total supply of 21 Million.
$1 Million per BTC in 10 Years: In Terms of Dollars Bitcoin Is Going to Infinity, Says tradeallcrypto CEO
Although it once sold for under $150 per coin, as of June 8, 1 BTC equals around $30,200. Currently, there are more than 19 million coins in circulation. Amid all of this speculation, however, it’s important to remember that Bitcoin is tough to use for everyday purchases. Major companies that introduced ways to pay with Bitcoin have quietly walked back those initiatives. The price of Bitcoin is notoriously driven by sentiment. When the market shifts to its “greed” phase, Bitcoin soars amid the utopian promises and speculators dismiss the risks of an asset that generates no cash flow.
The digital payment system is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary and can be made anonymously. Read more about drgn crypto price here. That’s why cyber attackers prefer to choose the cryptocurrency for hacked computer users to pay the ransom. The surge was driven by rising influence of Japan in the bitcoin market. The Japanese Yen is the single largest currency being exchanged for bitcoin, according to CryptoCompare data. It came after the country formally recognized bitcoin as a legal way of payment. The US dollar came in at a distant second, according to their data.
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“Ex-boss of MtGox bitcoin exchange arrested in Japan over lost $390m”. In August 2016, hackers stole some $72 million in customer bitcoin from the Hong Kong–based exchange tradeallcrypto. The Slovenian exchange Bitstamp lost bitcoin worth $5.1 million to a hack in January 2015. On 3 March 2014, Flexcoin announced it was closing its doors because of a hack attack that took place the day before. In late August 2012, an operation titled Bitcoin Savings and Trust was shut down by the owner, leaving around US$5.6 million in bitcoin-based debts; this led to allegations that the operation was a Ponzi scheme. Securities and Exchange Commission had reportedly started an investigation on the case.
Mining profitability, measured in dollars per day per terahash per second, started falling when markets did, just after their Nov peak. Since then, mining profitability has slumped 82% from $0.45/day per TH/s to $0.08/day per TH/s, according to Bitinfocharts. It is currently at its lowest levels since Oct 2020, just before the last bull run when BTC was priced at around $11,000. Information provided on Forbes Advisor is for educational purposes only. Your financial situation is unique and https://www.beaxy.com/market/btc/ the products and services we review may not be right for your circumstances. We do not offer financial advice, advisory or brokerage services, nor do we recommend or advise individuals or to buy or sell particular stocks or securities. Performance information may have changed since the time of publication. “The reason why it’s worth money is simply that we, as people, decided it has value—same as gold,” says Anton Mozgovoy, co-founder & CEO of digital financial service company Holyheld.
Our transaction growth of nearly 3x […] Many of the businesses we’ve signed up over the years have started using BitPay for B2B supply chain payments. The rewards are dispensed at various predetermined intervals of time as rewards for completing simple tasks such as captcha completion and as prizes from simple games. Faucets usually give fractions of a bitcoin, but the amount will typically fluctuate according to the value of bitcoin. To reduce mining fees, faucets normally save up these small individual payments in their own ledgers, which then add up to make a larger payment that is sent to a user’s bitcoin address. Miners resolved the split by downgrading to version 0.7, putting them back on track with the canonical blockchain. User funds largely remained unaffected and were available when network consensus was restored. The network reached consensus and continued to operate as normal a few hours after the split.
BTC price: $22,856 / £19,099
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From February 2021, the Swiss canton of Zug allows for tax payments in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In October 2020, PayPal announced that it would allow its users to buy and sell bitcoin on its platform, although not to deposit or withdraw bitcoins. In September 2014, TeraExchange, LLC, received approval from the U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission “CFTC” to begin listing an over-the-counter swap product based on the price of a bitcoin. The CFTC swap product approval marks the first time a U.S. regulatory agency approved a bitcoin financial product. On 23 June 2013, it was reported that the US Drug Enforcement Administration listed 11.02 bitcoins as a seized asset in a United States Department of Justice seizure notice pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881.
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Bitcoin mining is the process of adding new transactions to the Bitcoin blockchain. People who choose to mine Bitcoin use proof of work, deploying computers in a race to solve mathematical puzzles that verify transactions. These codes are long, random numbers, making them incredibly difficult to produce fraudulently. The level of statistical randomness in blockchain verification codes, which are needed for every transaction, greatly reduces the risk anyone can make fraudulent Bitcoin transactions. While Bitcoin was officially launched on January 3, 2009, it’s tough to find any standard pricing before mid-2010. That’s because there weren’t exchanges in the same way that there are today.
- By early 2013, the leading cryptocurrency had recovered from a prolonged bearish episode and rose above $1,000, albeit only briefly.
- This can happen if the project fails, a critical software bug is found, or there are newer more innovative digital currencies that would take over its place.
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Skoda Fit for Fleet
As Skoda UK aim for a market share of over 78,000 sales by 2015, half of which will be fleet orders, Derek Slack Motors are pleased to announce their involvement in the initiative ‘Fit for Fleet’ which will see 40 retailers representing Skoda from all corners of the UK.
The official launch recently took place at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire where Derek Slack Motors where in attendance as part of the 40 strong group of specialist Skoda dealers.
Mark Hall, Business Sales Manager at Derek Slack Motors said, “ Fit for Fleet’ is part of an overall Skoda UK strategy aiming to provide selected dealers with key support in response to sales, from Skoda’s own full-time fleet sales specialists. Developing relationships with local and national businesses has become even more important with over half our UK sales going to the fleet market.”
Tony Slack, Dealer Principal added, There’s a huge demand for Skoda vehicles in the fleet market, ranging from the self employed, to SMEs and large fleet operations. The Skoda line up offers a wide selection of cost effective solutions ticking all the right boxes for fleet buyers. As a Fit for Fleet selected dealer, we’re now able to assist customers more efficiently.”


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Kylie Jenner Halloween 2020
When it comes to Halloween costumes, Kylie Jenner’s motto seems to be “the cantikier, the better.” Over the years, the 23-year-old beauty mogul has dressed up as the Bride of Chucky, a Victoria’s . Kylie looked truly stunning and completed her look by accessorizing with some gold jewelry, including bracelets, a necklace, and small hoop earrings. “7th day of fall,” Kylie aptly captioned . More from Footwear News First Look at Off-White’s Upcoming Nike Zoom Tempo Next% Collaboration Nike Is Reportedly Giving the Classic Air Max 97 a Halloween older Jenner sister appreciates a .
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- Kylie Jenner’s ‘When the Tequila Hits’ NYE Party Photo Is a Mood.
It’s blatantly obvious in the Flintstones-themed Halloween photo of the Kim along with completely different skin tones. In 2016, Kylie Jenner posted a much-talked about photo in her new jeans. Her . The two rocked a couples’ costume last Halloween and Kendall has first met in November of 2011 at Kendall Jenner’s 16th birthday party, when Kylie was 14 years old and Tyga was 21. .
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Of course, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner are two members of the family who have changed the most, since they were so young when the show first began filming. But that doesn’t mean their older Kylie Jenner doesn’t care that it’s after Labor If you were looking for Halloween inspo, Kendall just perfected the ‘chic cowboy’ look in a western button-up, mom jeans, and pointy boots. .
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In July, Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times outside a party at Kylie Jenner’s house. The same night, LA police arrested Tory Lanez on a concealed weapons charge. Witness reports claimed . Kylie Jenner Halloween 2020 If so, that’s happening more slowly than we’d like. The evidence is in a place we really hate to find it: children’s Halloween costumes. A mother in Virginia recently brought attention to .


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Apple has sold 500.000 pieces of Apple iPads 2. Gene Munster, the analyst from the Piper Jeffrey company estimates that Apple has sold approximately 500.000 PC tablets from the second generation, iPad 2, in the first weekend after the official launch from 11 March says Bloomberg. The officials say inside a new note sent to the press that the devices on stock have been sold at some Apple stores and also at Target Gorp and Best buy retailers. In April 2010, Apple has sold approximately 300.000 iPads in the first 24 hours after the launch of the device. The company expects that in the first trimester which ends at the end of March, to sell 5.5 million Apple iPads. Other analysts say that Apple has sold three times more tablets from the second generation immediately after the launch than they sold in the same period from the launch of the first generation.
A study made by the clients who waited to enter in possession of the new iPad 2 show that approximately 70% already were owners of the previous PC tablet launched by Apple in 2010, Apple iPad. Also 20% of the clients which were waiting in front of the Apple store from Palo Alto said that they intended to buy an iPad model with 3G mode included.
The data presented by the IDC Company are showing that the media tablet market has a spectacular evolution by increasing two times in the 4th trimester of 2010 compared with the third trimester of the same year. SO in the last three months from 2010 were sold 10.1 million tablets while in the July – September period of the same year were sold only 4.5 million pieces. IDC say that Apple is losing their market share while other competitors are placing products on the market. So from 93% of the world tablet sells in the third trimester of 2010, Apple has reached 73% in September – December 2010.
Samsung Galaxy Tab was the main competitor for the Apple device covering 17% of the market. The analysis company are considering media tablets the ones with the diagonal bigger than 5 inches and smaller than 14 inches, color screen with simple versions of the operating system and x86 processors or ARM.
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Johannesburg, South Africa – 21 November 2023: Payment24, the global payments platform provider specialising in payment and loyalty solutions, announced today that it has invested in Switzerland-headquartered Inergy 24, a European-based technology service provider. The businesses will collectively provide customers throughout Europe access to the Payment24 platform, including payment, fleet management, mobile and retail, loyalty, electric vehicle (EV), and Cloud Switch solutions.
Payment24 is an emerging leader in digital platform development with a presence in five continents and 18 countries. With the growing demand for its white-label and infrastructure-agnostic solutions in Europe, its investment in Inergy 24 provides the company with a further launchpad into the continent and the scalability needed to provide its multi-national clients with the expertise and reach required to support the global rollout of the Payment24 platform.
“As a fairly new player in the European digital and fuel payments ecosystem, our platform provides customers bound to unwieldy legacy payment solutions with an entirely reimagined digital solution that is quick and easy to deploy. This is extremely exciting time to enter the European market, and we are experiencing enormous interest in the platform and its additional retail and banking capabilities,” says Shadab Rahil, Joint CEO at Payment24. “Our investment in Inergy 24 allows us to better serve and deliver solutions to clients across Europe.”
As part of the agreement, the Payment24 team has appointed industry expert Alan McGown as the CEO of the Inergy 24 and joint Payment24 CEOs Shadab Rahil and Nolan Daniel will serve on the company’s board. Alongside ongoing investment and access to its platform, Payment24 will provide Inergy 24 with access to its development, support, sales, and marketing teams.
Payment24 has significantly advanced in the payment and loyalty sector, particularly in the fuel industry. It operates one of Africa’s largest private label refuelling networks, handling transactions for a significant portion of the region’s fuel stations and facilitating cross-border refuelling. Payment24 also operates in multiple countries in the Americas and is experiencing tremendous growth in the region. This is supported by its growth in fuel loyalty programmes, processing billions of litres of fuel annually, and its expansion into retail loyalty, enhanced by click-and-collect and mobile payment features.
Its services include advanced payment channels like windshield fuel tags, Fastlane, mobile payments and vouchering, and customer engagement methods like WhatsApp and USSD, and it offers solutions for car rental business and banking, supported by its recent launch of Cloud Switch, a cloud-based payments and transacting solution. In recognition of the shift towards alternative energy, the company also offers an electric vehicle (EV) solution, enabling transactions for EV and traditional fossil fuels that meet European and EU standards. Beyond its expertise in closed-loop payments, Payment24 now supports open-loop EMV payments, combining the security of its traditional system with open-loop requirements.
“ The investment from Payment24 comes at a time when European businesses are hungry for a change from outdated, inflexible payment solutions,” says Alan McGown, CEO at Inergy 24. “The modularity and expandability of the Payment24 platform allows our customers to think beyond payments and add elements such as loyalty, telematics, mobile payments, and even vouchers to their offerings. Its EV payment is also exceptionally relevant for the growing ESG requirements in Europe.”
“Over the last three years, the Payment24 platform has grown from a fleet management and petroleum payments solution to an all-encompassing payments and transacting solution,” says Nolan Daniel, joint CEO at Payment24. “We are constantly developing the platform, and today we are delivering solutions to customers in the banking, oil, retail, convenience, transport, and logistics markets. In addition, our ongoing development and the inclusion of technologies such as AI to the platform ensure that our clients benefit from constant modernisation and can adapt their offerings at the speed of business.”
At its core, Payment24 remains committed to an open, highly integrative platform compatible with various third-party technologies and hardware, ensuring real-time service delivery. This approach allows the platform to work seamlessly with partners and competitors, highlighting its versatility and adaptability in the evolving digital payment landscape.
Payment24 is a global platform developer specialising in payment and loyalty solutions for the financial, oil, retail, convenience, transport, and logistics industries. With a presence spanning five continents and 18 countries, the company supports clients worldwide. Its open, AI-driven, highly integrative, white-label solution is purpose-built to support client platform requirements. Payment24’s portfolio extends to loyalty solutions, innovative mobile payment technologies, and secure cloud-based payment-acquiring solutions. Today, Payment24 boasts one of the most extensive private refuelling and fuel loyalty networks in Africa, with billions of litres of fuel transacted through its platform annually. Visit: www.payments24.com
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The last two years have been a period of tremendous growth for us, but I would like to think that this is just the beginning."
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Counselor Magazine‘s June issue featured a ranking of the 10 fastest-growing promotional product distributors between 2008 and 2010. For the second time in its history, InkHead Promotional Products was named to the list. Ranked ninth, the custom promotional items company has shown 92% growth in revenue since 2008.
“We are proud to have made this prestigious list and we look forward to maintaining that momentum,” said Jim Franklyn, Vice President of Sales and recent Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man of the Year candidate. “The last two years have been a period of tremendous growth for us, but I would like to think that this is just the beginning,” Franklyn added. With key partnerships with organizations such as the National Guard and the Atlanta Silverbacks, InkHead is indeed poised to grow even more in the next 2 years.
ABOUT INKHEAD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
Founded in 2003, InkHead Promotional Products (http://www.inkhead.com/), is a leading distributor in the advertising specialty industry, offering a diverse catalog of promotional items ranging from personalized promotional apparel to custom logo pens. The company has formed key partnerships with companies and organizations in a variety of industries in both the public and private sector, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, the military, schools, sports teams, and small businesses. Regardless of the business or industry, InkHead has the products needed to jump-start any marketing campaign or awareness promotion.


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Tesla announces the official Battery Day and Shareholder Meeting, setting a firm date and in-person event. Here are several topics that Tesla shareholders and enthusiasts think Tesla should discuss during the newly announced Battery Day and Shareholder meeting on September 22.
After several delays, Tesla has now announced an official date for Battery Day and its annual shareholder meeting.
Today, the automaker released a new SEC filing announcing September 22 as the new date:
"Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) announced today that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) will be held in person on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time, at Tesla’s Fremont Factory located at 45500 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538. Eligible stockholders may also attend Tesla’s separate Battery Day presentation, which will be held on the same day, with additional details to be announced at a later time. No formal stockholder business will be conducted at such a presentation. Tesla intends to webcast both events live."
Armen Hareyan is the founder and the Editor in Chief of Torque News. He founded TorqueNews.com in 2010, which since then has been publishing expert news and analysis about the automotive industry. He can be reached at Torque News Twitter, Facebok, Linkedin and Youtube.


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I recently came across this post on The China Sourcing Blog. It highlights an ideal example of why China is no longer a low-cost provider and is rapidly moving up the manufacturing food chain. According to the post, "Chen Weiliang, President of Foxconn International, Taiwan's biggest company and the largest contract manufacturer of electronics worldwide, announced last week that the company will be moving its factories from Shenzhen to northern Chinese provinces such as Hebei and Shanxi, where the average salary is more than 60% lower than in Shenzhen. In addition, Chen said Foxconn will be opening new factories in low-cost markets like Hungary and India to reduce the pressure caused by cost increases." It's usually quite difficult to compare Central European pricing to China's, so that last line took me a bit by surprise. Though not surprising given the increased cost of doing business in China from higher energy and wage rates to changing tax structures.
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CHIANG RAI, Thailand, Thailand's Finance Ministry will host the 23rd ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting (AFMM) under the theme of Advancing Partnership for Sustainability.
Natthawut Thammasiri, director of the International Economic Policy Bureau, said the meeting would be organised in Chiang Rai on April 3-5, along with the 5th ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM).
The meetings will focus on connectivity, sustainability and immunity.
Under the connectivity agenda, the participants would focus on the integration of payment systems and services, the use of local currencies for product and service payment and investment, transnational electronic money transfers and the use of universal QR codes for payment in Southeast Asia.
A for sustainability, ASEAN member states will support their financial sectors in response to Sustainable Development Goals and to promote access to financial services.
The participants are also expected to discuss cybersecurity and joint efforts to regulate digital assets.
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Amazon has become the latest tech giant to announce a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
It said that the bot, called Q, would help businesses to do things like summarise long documents or group chats and would increase productivity.
It comes a year after OpenAI’s bot ChatGPT shook the market, sparking a rush among tech firms to adopt them.
Amazon also said it would protect companies from copyright issues arising from the use of its bot.
It follows high-profile lawsuits brought against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, over claims that firms’ copyright was infringed to train the system.
Amazon will hope that Q, which will gradually be rolled out across it main business applications, will entice more companies to use its cloud computing services.
The bot can also answer customer queries, generate charts, analyse data and help businesses with their coding needs.
The race between tech giants to innovate in AI has been heating up, with Microsoft considered to be leading the field after its big investment in ChatGPT.
In September, Amazon said it would invest “up to $4bn [£3.2bn]” in Anthropic, an AI firm set up by ex-OpenAI staff members. It also owns Mechanical Turk, a service which crowdsources training of AI models.
As it launches Q, the company promised to protect businesses from copyright claims, such as the lawsuit brought by comedian Sarah Silverman against OpenAI and Facebook-owner Meta in July.
Ms Silverman, along with two other authors, claimed their books had been “ingested and used to train ChatGPT”, and that Meta’s Llama AI system was also using their work.
In November, a judge in the US dismissed much of Silverman’s lawsuit.
However, other authors including Margaret Atwood and Philip Pullman have also called on AI companies to compensate them for using their work.


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Hatteras Networks was named one of the top 10 start-up companies that made presentations at the “Network Outlook” private equity conference last week in San Francisco.
In all, 79 companies made presentations. Only 10 received an “Investors’ Choice” award. Selections were made by more than 300 entrepreneurs, investors and industry executives who attended.
The conference was sponsored by Technologic Partners, which is the publisher of Venture Wire.
“Hatteras Networks is a classic example of how innovation is alive and well within the telecommunications industry’s start-up community,” said Richard Shaffer, editor-in-chief of Venture Wire.
Hatteras Network is focused on last-mile high-speed Ethernet products for broadband services. The company recently named Pete Savage as its chief executive officer.
Hatteras Networks: www.hatterasnetworks.com


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Details have begun to emerge regarding Nintendo’s “Revolution”-ary fourth gaming console. The machine’s basic design and specifications have been revealed at the E3 convention. The feature color is black with an iridescent blue light on the front of the console; however, a total of five colors (black, red, silver, white, and green) appear to be available .
Sporting graphics which in actual play are “two to three times more powerful than GameCube,” according to Nintendo, the Revolution is already anxiously awaited by fans. In contrast, Microsoft repots the Xbox 360 having 13-15 times more powerful graphics processing than the original Xbox, and the PlayStation3 is reported to be approximately 35 times more powerful than the PlayStation2. However, these numbers typically reflect polygon display numbers in a testing environment and are not actually attainable in true gameplay.
The Revolution will feature a Wi-Fi card to hook up to the Internet in a feature akin to today’s Xbox Live. Once connected, gamers will be have access to a free online game-matching service; a launch title in the Super Smash Brothers series has already been revealed to have this capability. Also available over this Wi-Fi connection will be popular games from all systems past, according to Nintendo. Specific examples cited were Super Mario Sunshine and Donkey Kong, although it’s highly probable that many other fan favorites as well as new games will be downloadable.
Increasing the speculation regarding the controller, IGN recently revealed that the Revolution sported 4 Gamecube controller ports, along with 2 Gamecube memory card ports, with these apparently being required for the backwards compatibility functionality Nintendo has touted since the beginning of the E3 expo.
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Fernando Morales-de la Cruz of Cartoons For Change writes:
On the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Cartoons for Change denounces violation of the human rights of 300 million child workers
The Cartoons for Change initiative brings together hundreds of cartoonists, illustrators and artists from all continents committed to the eradication of child labor and the strictest respect of human rights. 2021 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor.
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Berlin, Germany – December 10, 2020. On the seventy-second anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Guatemalan journalist and activist, Fernando Morales-de la Cruz, founder and editor-in-chief of Cartoons for Change, denounces the continuing violation of the human rights of almost 300 million children. That is the number of boys and girls around the world who still today have to work in order to survive, deprived of the basic rights and freedoms supposedly guaranteed by the Declaration and numerous laws and treaties that followed it.
Although developed nations are bound by international and national laws to respect human rights and the rights of children, the European Union is today the largest financial beneficiary of child labor and misery in the rural communities that produce coffee, cocoa and many other agricultural products.
Fernando Morales-de la Cruz in front of the Euro sign in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by Ferhat Bouda/AgenceVU
Switzerland claims to be an exemplary democracy, but Swiss-registered companies have more children in their supply chain of coffee, tea and cocoa than there are boys and girls studying in Swiss schools. Around the world, there are more than four million children working in the Swiss supply chain. This belies the assurances from Professor Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum and main promoter of the Swiss business model, that his organization, the most powerful business lobby in the world, is “Committed to Improving the State of the World”.
Industrialized countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan and South Korea also profit by acquiring products and raw materials that exploit tens of millions of poor children. All of this happens despite the fact that all States have officially committed to respecting human rights and supporting Sustainable Development Goals. Even Norway, which claims to respect the human rights of all, has a huge sovereign pension fund which still invests in companies that profit from the sweat of hundreds of thousands of children.
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The Republic of Germany benefits fiscally by charging very high taxes on products harvested with child labor and modern slavery. Germany collects a tax of € 2.19 for each kg of roasted coffee and € 4.79 for each kg of instant coffee. The German coffee tax is equivalent to almost 100% of what the globally-powerful German coffee industry pays to the increasingly poor coffee growers in Latin America, Africa and Asia. In 2019 the coffee industry paid up to 75% less than the inflation-adjusted price established in the 1983 International Coffee Agreement. Germany has collected more than 54,000 million euros in coffee tax since 1950, while the coffee regions that supply Germany suffer the increase of misery, hunger, malnutrition, child labor and forced migration for economic reasons. In contrast to the German coffee tax, in most of the coffee regions that supply the German coffee industry there is an almost total lack of schools, hospitals, nurseries, decent housing, living wages, pensions or social security.
“It is urgent to stop the exploitation of hundreds of millions of defenseless girls and boys. All industries, corporations and countries that profit from child labor must stop it even if it helps them generate billions of dollars yearly in additional profits and taxes. Today, December 10, 72 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 31 years after the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, there are still too many industries, such as chocolate, coffee, mining, clothing and many others in which child labor continues to increase, because it is highly profitable for multinationals and developed nations, ”says Morales-de la Cruz, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cartoons for Change.
To denounce this cruel reality and defend 300 million child workers, Cartoons for Change has successfully convened cartoonists, illustrators, artists, teachers and students from across the world to participate in the global protest #365DaysAgainstChildLabor and in the event #BerlinWall2021.
Concept of Cartoons for Change protest at #BerlinWall2021
“Our unique worldwide protest and exhibitions will also use the Berlin Wall, a symbol of freedom in Germany’s capital, and other walls in other continents. Our objective is to pressure governments and multinationals to take urgent and concrete actions to stop the cruel, illegal but highly lucrative business models based on child labor and slavery” says Morales-de la Cruz.
Cartoons and illustrations should be sent to the email firstname.lastname@example.org with the highest possible resolution for printing, as some of them will be printed to be placed on the Berlin wall in sizes up to 1.6 by 2.40 meters. The Cartoons for Change are also being published in the press and shared on the Twitter and Instagram accounts @cartoons4change and @BerlinWall2021 and via Facebook @Cartoons4ChangeNow.
Cartoon by © Steve Jones
If you want more information about Cartoons for Change or would like to know how you can contribute to eradicate child labor and abolish slavery, please contact Cartoons for Change through any of the social networks, by email at email@example.com or through the page www.cartoonsforchange.org


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An new study by researchers in Europe suggests that COVID-19 mortality rates are likely to be lower in countries where diets are rich in fermented foods. Earlier this year, Jean Bousquet (Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin) and colleagues investigated whether diet may contribute to the significant variation in COVID-19 death rates that have been reported between countries. The study found that in some countries with low mortality rates, the consumption of traditional fermented foods was high. Many foods have antioxidant properties, and nutrition has been proposed as playing a mitigating role in COVID-19. The fermentation process increases the antioxidant activity of food products, including milk, fruit, vegetables, and meat. Bousquet and his team hypothesized that the consumption of fermented foods might explain some of the differences in COVID-19 mortality rates between countries in Europe.
This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice.


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Did General Mills misjudge Greek as just a fad? Powell said no. “We were monitoring it. … Greek was running along at a relatively small level within the overall yogurt category, and I think what happened is it reached a tipping point, and then it really took off in a way that we didn’t expect.”
Powell doesn’t see Greek as a lost cause. “We want our fair share, which would certainly be 20 percent, and we’re almost halfway there.” The company’s initial production capacity constraints for Greek yogurt were solved last summer, and its new “Greek 100,” a lower-calorie offering, has done well, Powell said, adding that “It will be a winner for us.”
Gaining ground in Greek is a big challenge, though stock analysts aren’t counting out General Mills. “They have the Yoplait brand, which is a very powerful and recognized brand,” said Jack Russo, an analyst with Edward Jones.
Challenges in cereal
Another challenge, albeit a more short-term one, is revving up cereal sales. Cereal is the company’s largest U.S. business, providing $2.4 billion in revenue last year, and General Mills and Kellogg dominate the market. But General Mills’ cereal sales for the first half of fiscal 2013 are down 2 percent over a year ago.
The company’s innovation in cereal “is failing to drive growth,” according to a report by Goldman Sachs analyst Jason English, who put a “sell” rating on General Mills’ stock last month, a rarity.
“We see a risk of product discontinuation ahead ... or at a minimum, continued ineffectiveness of net innovation,” English wrote.
He singled out Cheerios, General Mills’ largest cereal franchise. The emphasis on extending the brand — Chocolate Cheerios, Peanut Butter Cheerios, etc. — may be running out of steam, he wrote.
Powell said General Mills’ lagging cereal sales stem from ramped-up promotions in the category. “Several competitors increased [promotion], and ours was a little bit lower than it needed to be. We have to adjust.”
He dismissed the notion of an innovation slowdown. Cheerios line extensions have been an “incredible success,” he said. A new one — Honey Nut Medley Crunch — hit store shelves recently, along with a new iteration of Fiber One cereal and Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, a spinoff of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Success in snacks
New product offerings and brands have been critical to General Mills’ success in its snacks business, which had $1.6 billion in U.S. sales last year, and has grown at an annual average of over 8 percent since 2007. For the first half of fiscal 2013, sales were up 10 percent year-over-year.
The company brought its Fiber One brand to snacks in 2007, and it’s now the market leader for nutritional snacks, according to SymphonyIRI Group, which tracks sales in traditional grocery stores. General Mills said Fiber One bars racked up more than $300 million in sales during fiscal 2012.
The Nature Valley brand, which comes in ever-evolving varieties and flavors, leads the U.S. granola bar market with more than $700 million in sales last year. “The snack division is doing fantastic,” said Mairs and Power’s Johnson. “They are gaining share significantly within snacks and their products really skew toward health and wellness.”
In 2012, General Mills moved further into snacks — and more importantly, fast-growing international markets — by acquiring Yoki Alimentos SA for almost $1 billion. The deal for the Brazilian foodmaker was General Mills’ second big international acquisition within a year. In 2011, it paid $1.2 billion for a controlling stake in France’s Yoplait SA, the global yogurt powerhouse that had long licensed the Yoplait brand to General Mills in the United States.
More than 30 percent of General Mills’ sales come from international operations. Expanding in dynamic markets like Brazil and China is critical to overall sales growth, including through acquisitions. “We are interested in getting scale in a few other places,” Powell said, pointing to India.
“We’ve got a business there now built around Pillsbury flour products, and we just acquired a very small company called Parampara [which makes spice and sauce mixes]. We like that business and we can grow it. But we’d like to be bigger in India, which is a huge market and is going to be so important.”


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Taiwan becomes world’s No. 5 Scotch consumer
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Led by the growing popularity of single-malt whisky, Taiwanese bought ￡70.3 million (US$111 million) worth of Scotch whisky in the first six months of the year, up 45.25 percent from a year earlier, to become the world’s fifth-largest consumer of the spirit, according to statistics released by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) on Monday.
Taiwan is among the top-five Scotch whisky consuming countries for the first time, the Edinburgh-based association said in a statement published on its Web site.
The country was ranked the eighth-largest market in the world last year, when it consumed ￡107.4 million worth of Scotch, up 26.2 percent from the ￡85.1 million it spent in 2009, when it was ranked No. 10, the association’s statistics showed.
The latest SWA statistics indicated that emerging markets in Asia and South America have become increasingly important for the consumption of Scotch.
Singapore purchased ￡148.5 million worth of the spirit in the first half, -surging 64.63 percent from a year earlier to become the third-most valuable market.
Brazil consumed 56.1 percent more of the spirit during the same period, worth ￡44.8 million, to claim the title as the world’s ninth–largest market, the SWA statistics showed.


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Robert Kennedy, of Kennedy & Associates Aviation and Air Cargo Consulting LLC, said that completing the deal will be a big boost for UPS.
"It should absolutely give them a quantum leap," Kennedy said. "It would have taken them years and millions of dollars more if they had gone about it route by route."
Miami-based Challenge operated 120 flights a week into 16 Latin American cities and was considered the largest all-cargo airline serving Latin America when UPS acquired it. Challenge was founded in 1978.
UPS, which had a long-standing partnership with Challenge, currently is serving Latin America through that partnership while it waits for the final approvals. UPS has four planes dedicated to the region, and will add several more after it receives the country-level approvals to operate all of the flights under its own name.
UPS believes that the time is right to push into Latin America since the region has become a part of the e-commerce world.
"We see Latin America as the next frontier in the express transportation and distribution industry," Elizondo said. "As Latin America embraces e-commerce in remarkable numbers, we are laying the groundwork for creating a seamless network for trading goods and services throughout the region."
Paul Page, editor of Air Cargo World, agrees that Latin America's foray into e-commerce is good news for shipping companies such as UPS.
"Companies that have the route authority to provide the logistics pipeline for that growing business should see huge gains," he said.
And in the meantime, Latin America's growing high-tech sector makes the region attractive to shipping companies, Page said. Latin America's computer revolution means more shipments of hardware and software to the region -- especially shipments that require expedited or more specialized shipping. Latin America leads the world in the growth of Internet users, with 4.8 million users in 1998 and an estimated 19.1 million users in 2003, according to International Data Corp. of Framingham, Mass.
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Apple recently posted an apology for the lack of communication over iPhone speed throttling, and that apology has inflamed some people even more — particularly because Apple plans to continue the throttling after the consumer outcry. Clearly there is no logical explanation for why Apple had to slow iPhones down in the first place, and we all have good reason to be mad at Apple.
Writing for BGR, Chris Smith says "I don’t want the iPhone to be the fastest phone if Apple’s just going to throttle it in a year." What an attention-grabbing headline! You've gotta get those clicks somehow, and obviously, being right is not the way to get clicks. Come on, people, it's 2018. This is the Internet. Accuracy doesn't sell. Just snappy headlines.
Apple did the right thing last week, addressing its own iPhone slowdown mess by apologizing to users and offering battery replacements that are significantly cheaper than before. That said, as a long-time iPhone user, I still have issues with Apple’s apology, especially given that Apple plans to keep throttling iPhones for the foreseeable future.
Well, um, yeah. This is because Apple didn't apologize for slowing down iPhones. That was not the problem. The real problem was that Apple didn't make it clear to consumers what was going on. That's what Apple apologized for.
I don’t want the iPhone to be the fastest phone available if Apple plans to slow it down after a year of regular use.
[Spit take] What? After one year?
... it looks like Apple plans to keep slowing down any phones with old batteries. Even the iPhone 7 was included in the list of affected devices and it’s just one generation old.
This is your evidence? Come on. Apple did say throttling for the iPhone 7 was included in iOS 11.2, but there are no benchmark tests to show that the 7 actually was being throttled. What Uluroo is saying is that the feature is there so the phone is ready when it gets older and/or the battery gets defective and degraded. So far, there is zero proof that it's actually happened yet. Apple already said that the slowdowns only happen under specific conditions — like extreme temperatures and poor battery health — and not regular usage.
Chris, unless an iPhone 7 were used to death for the past year, there is no reason to believe that it meets the conditions required for performance throttling to start — and even if it did, that certainly wouldn't be regular use. It appears that the 7 got the throttling feature so it would be ready when the time comes to use it. And what's with the comment about "any iPhones with old batteries" being slowed down? Nowhere does Apple say this.
It’d be great for Apple to give users a way to decide for themselves whether they want to slow down the iPhone, or not. I know I’d hate for my iPhone X experience to deteriorate after just a year... I’d like to be able to control how I use the device until that actually happens, even if I’d have to deal with unexpected shutdowns as a consequence.
It seems that Chris does not understand when the throttling actually happens — if the device's battery health is poor, or in extreme temperature conditions. The former certainly wouldn't happen after a year of normal use. And imagine a message in iOS saying, "Would you like for your phone to randomly shut down if you're in extremely cold weather and you try to play Asphalt 8, or can you deal with a bit of lag to make sure your device doesn't get messed up?" The combination of events needed to cause a slowdown to happen is so unlikely that it seems obvious to Uluroo that Apple didn't give users the choice.
And keep in mind that the throttling does not happen in regular usage, and Apple said the level of throttling depends on how much is needed, so not everyone will even notice the throttling. Also, the phone returns to normal under regular usage conditions, so Chris's claim that a phone will be throttled after one year of normal use is unfounded.
But no matter what Apple says in the documentation it posted online, it’s absolutely clear that people do notice their iPhone getting slower than usual. That’s why there have been “conspiracy theories” for all these years, and why this whole ordeal was discovered in the first place.
First, the conspiracy theories from before early 2017 are false. Apple said that the throttling feature was introduced in iOS 10.2.1 as a bug fix for users who noticed random shutdowns and, oh, look, reported these to Apple because they found them annoying. Second, any users who noticed their phones slow down outside of the aforementioned conditions of extreme temperatures or poor battery health were instead experiencing natural device aging. Third, the actual evidence of throttling — benchmark tests — is flawed because benchmark tests themselves can cause throttling to happen, making them inaccurate when looking for a throttled device's normal performance.
Why then have the fastest, most powerful mobile processor inside new iPhones every generation if those devices will be throttled in a year or so?
Um, maybe because the vast majority of said devices will not need throttling in just a year?
It’s not like iOS releases and future apps will be any less demanding.
Bingo! We've hit an important point. [Uluroo's tone grows serious, and he stares intensely into the camera.]
[Then he starts laughing hysterically because he can't hold this serious face.]
Chris is absolutely right that future versions of iOS will be more demanding. There's evidence of this in the fact that the latest releases have become well-known for being a scourge of battery life — even with a Smart Battery Case, yesterday Uluroo's iPhone 7 ran through the case's battery, and the phone itself dropped to under 20%. This is something that Apple needs to fix.
Enter speed throttling. Because iPhones often aren't running the software they were designed for (the iPhone 6 was designed for iOS 8, the 6s for 9, etc.), they experience some bugs and performance hits because they're on the latest iOS version. An iPhone 7 running iOS 11 doesn't have the same stability as an iPhone running the final version of iOS 10. Because of how these phones perform on newer software versions, under some conditions, throttling is necessary to level out performance peaks and prevent unexpected shutdowns.
Android phones, however, don't have all the same problems as iOS devices. They are generally designed for a version of Android and stay on that version for much longer — this is the fragmentation for which the platform is notorious. But because of this fragmentation, devices often are running the more refined, less buggy versions of Android, and throttling doesn't need to happen to compensate for the more advanced software. If you simulated the Android predicament of staying on one software version for a long time on an iPhone — say, by keeping an iPhone 7 on iOS 10 — throttling would be far less necessary.
What I’m really saying is that I never want to think about whether or not this extremely powerful computer in my pocket can actually take advantage of the latest app innovations as it get older.
Your phone's ability to take advantage of the latest software is the reason it needs throttling in the first place. And you will rarely notice the effects of this throttling. It only happens under extreme conditions.
What are we so mad about again?


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Deadpool only lasted six months on Steam before it was unceremoniously removed at the beginning of 2014. Activision's licensing contract had expired, which prompted Marvel to take several of its superhero games off digital storefronts. It's a pretty common occurence, but it was unusual in the case of Deadpool because the game was still kinda new.
Something has changed though, because Deadpool is back on Steam. No announcement or press release was distributed to celebrate its return (the game was pretty average, let's be honest), but it's right there, and you can buy it right now. With the Deadpool film adaptation on the horizon, it seems sensible to have it available. Surely someone can make money out of it.


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(CNBC) A new market high: First ETF to target marijuana stocks
The Trump administration is considering renegotiating aged trade agreements with North American neighbors, such as Canada. Canada’s new trade is a first type exchange-trade that puts them ahead of the United States. It invests in medicinal marijuana stocks — this is still a very touchy subject as it will stir up debates from people for and against medicinal marijuana, and whether they’d want to invest in it. For those who are willing to invest in these types of stocks the HMMJ is offering a way to invest in their stocks where you do not have to take company risks. These stocks could potentially better the economy in the United States, as it is expected to do for Canada. In the United States, marijuana sales were expected to top $6.7 billion in 2016, up 25 percent per year. Globally, it’s estimated that $150 billion is spent illegally on marijuana each year, and as more countries legalize weed, the better these stocks will do. And Canada’s stock investor Alan Brochstein believes it will do better.
Investment, in this case is the purchase of stocks that are used in the future to create wealth. Economic growth is how much more the economy produces than it did before. If the economy is producing more, businesses are more profitable, and stock prices rise. If more people were to invest in medicinal marijuana stocks, then this would help the economy grow.
Investing in these stocks is similar to investing in health-related stocks. Medicinal marijuana has proven to help many people with illnesses; it helps them eat, and feel less pain. Also, I see the potential in it helping our economy overall. Given that $150 billion dollars is spent globally on marijuana each day, if this money were to also be put into stocks, our economy has an enormous chance of prospering, whereas right now it is heading toward a recession.


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Insurance Big Data – FST Media The Future of Insurance 2016 Post Event Blog
I recently attended FST Media’s Future of Insurance Conference in Sydney. While the format experienced a minor shake up; single day, increased vendors on stage, less exhibition, the event had a sense of familiarity to it. It was still jam-packed with great presenters talking about the some interesting topics; Customer Experience, leveraging insurance Big Data, and devices however, what was most insightful to me was hearing insurers responses to ‘the dark side of Big Data’ discussion.
We are now at a time when the industry’s ethics is being questioned and challenged it was evident that industry players themselves are starting to reflect on the dangers and “creepiness” technological advances are bringing and not just focusing on all the benefits to the insurers.
Technology has infiltrated itself at the atomic level according to Anastasia Cammaroto, BT. The explosion of data caused by the Internet Of Things (IoT) has only just started and it’s the tip of the iceberg; Andrew Parton from EY pointed out that only 20% of the available customer data is actually used.
Social Data has made its entry, not only when looking for signals of frauds but also to provide further insight into the customers’ lifecycles. According to Lee Morgan of Metlife, analysts will be able to predict a customer’s lifestyle with 95% accuracy. Leveraging behavioural economics, insurance big data, gamification (ref Alexis George, ANZ Wealth), and wearable devices, the industry is now gearing itself up to guide the disengaged millennials as to what decisions to make and when.
There is no doubt that leveraging insurance big data, social data, and analytics can bring some significant benefits in areas such as:
At the conference, both ANZ Wealth and MLC mentioned having data gathering initiatives using wearable devices, based on opt-in. The stated intent is to help and encourage their customers to have a healthier lifestyle by rewarding them for “healthy” activities such as doing the recommended daily 10,000 steps. The rewards range from premium discounts, to shopping vouchers or charity donations.
There are tremendous benefits of course in encouraging “healthy” lifestyles; however, one could argue that the benchmarks defined around “healthy” have a tendency to shift. It wasn’t so long ago that our recommended food pyramid was promoting a high carbohydrate intake. Even the commonly used BMI is being challenged and deemed outdated. Can insurance providers be trusted to set customers health KPIs that are based on up to date benchmark?
The danger here is that by drilling into such personal details the industry is going to segment the customer base at an even more granular level: the individual. What will happen to the premium if the customer is unable to meet those KPIs over a period of time? Or will this create a new industry: the FitBit Walker where for an affordable price, a reliable fit person will take your FitBit out each day to make sure you qualify for the rewards?
While so far, those initiatives have been based on an opt-in basis, would not opting-in flag you as someone who might have something to hide and should pay a higher premium?
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Going by what Andrew Parton from EY prediction that the prevalence and range of sensors will be the biggest disruptor to the insurance sector, then as consumers we need to set some boundaries as to how far we are willing to share and under what circumstances.
While we can’t argue against the benefits leveraging insurance big data to provide personalised products, services and pricing, the industry, so far, has lost the trust of the consumer.
While leveraging the technology and data can significantly help the industry to regain the confidence of the market, it can equally further deepen the chasm.
As the industry knows, consumers will easily express their opinions on social media, and the consequences can be dire.


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According to the plan of the revenue board, The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will arrange financial incentives (lottery) for consumers, which will be conducted once every two months and 20 winners among the registered consumers will receive a prize bond.
It is reported that NBR took such action was aiming to enhance consumer awareness and encourage them to receive electronically generated VAT (value-added tax) invoices through the electronic fiscal devices (EFD) under the VAT online system and more positively ask traders for the invoice.
Up to now, the revenue board has made it mandatory for 25 types of shops and service providers to use EFD or point of sales (POS) software which enables to ensure proper VAT collection from the sectors through ensuing accurate records of transactions and sales, Telpo fiscal device is one example.
As Telpo fiscal device supports the fiscal module and printer function, the consumer can quickly receive the receipt or invoice after they purchase their commodity. And then, the consumer can register his invoice number on the revenue board online system, making the approval code and QR code printed on the invoice eligible for the lottery.
If consumers hope to win the lottery, they must register their invoice number on the revenue board online system, which will push merchants to install EFD or POS to a certain extent.
Nowadays, residential hotels, restaurants, clothing stores, electronic or electrical household items sales stores and so on shops and service providers have already adopted EFD or POS under the mandatory policy and consumer intention.
Tag: financial incentive, lottery, EFD, POS, NBR, fiscal device, TPS575
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Skytrax surveyed more than 20 million passengers for this year's rankings. Here's who passengers said had the most helpful airport and cabin crews.
There are a few ways you can contact Facebook for problems with your account, but you should generally use Facebook's Help Center.
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People say lipstick they ordered from beauty YouTuber Jaclyn Hill’s new brand was broken when it arrived or fell apart after a single use
While some Twitter users said that the brand's customer-service team has been unresponsive, others say they've been able to get a refund.
Why Home Depot’s cofounder chased unsatisfied customers through the store’s parking lot in the retailer’s early days
Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus would use the customer-service tactic of chasing disappointed shoppers through the parking lot.
Morgan Stanley just invested millions in Samanage, a North Carolina-based Zendesk and ServiceNow competitor
Morgan Stanley invested $30 million in IT and customer service company Samanage. Here's how it plans to take on its competitors Zendesk and ServiceNow
This first-time CEO has a 100% approval rating on Glassdoor and her company just made its first acquisition
Front is a shared inbox product that works just like email and used by companies to manage conversations with customers. On Tuesday, it acquired the calendar software startup, Meetingbird.
The creators of Fortnite came up with a clever way to protect people’s accounts — and more companies should try it
Not only do users win because they're getting something they want, but Epic Games also lowers the possibility of hackers, impersonators, or people otherwise trying to illegally access the game. And that saves the company money in the long run.
A customer complaint about Google Cloud went viral last week, and now Google is doing damage control to ‘ensure this does not happen again’...
Google Cloud will examine the way its systems respond when they detect fraudulent activity. In one recent case, Google threatened to shut down the internet services of an energy-monitoring system.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos explains his famous one-character emails, known to strike fear in manager’s hearts
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The account isn’t FDIC- or SIPC-insured and functions much like other products at crypto lenders and other exchanges that regularly offer yields around 8%. The reason why Coinbase is offering a comparatively lower yield is because it doesn’t lend to “unidentified third parties,” said Thorsten Jaeckel, senior product manager at Coinbase.
Coinbase, which administers the USDC stablecoin in partnership with Circle through the CENTRE Consortium, appears to be aiming squarely for banks with its new product, touting rates “more than 50x the national average of a traditional savings account.”
The account is geared towards retail users and the yield is created by Coinbase lending out the USDC to “verified borrowers,” Jaeckel told CoinDesk via email.
It’s the second USDC savings product advertising 4% APY in as many days. On Monday, Compound Labs, the maker of the major Ethereum money market of the same name, announced the creation of Compound Treasury. That USDC-powered vehicle is aimed at fintechs and neobanks.
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Global crypto population grew by 178% in 2021
A new report from global cryptocurrency exchange platform, Crypto.com, revealed the number of global cryptocurrency owners increased by 178% in 2021, rising from 106 million in January to 295 million in December.
The Global Market Sizing Report said that a similar growth rate for 2022 is expected to lead to one billion crypto users by the end of the year.
This comes after several tech and financial services giants embraced cryptocurrency last year, with Tesla accepting Dogecoin for certain sales, Mastercard teaming up with crypto companies and Visa collaborating with Crypto.com to settle payments using digital currency.
The overall adoption growth rate increased in the second half of 2021 (37.5%) when compared to the same period in 2020 (33.3%), signalling an accelerated adoption by users year-on-year. Bitcoin also drove major growth in the crypto market and outperformed Ethereum during the later half of the year, with users growing from 128 million in July to 176 million in December.
“When checking the composition of crypto owners, we found that Bitcoin gained market share from 51% in June to 63% in October but decreased again in November, while Ethereum was continuously losing market share this year from 13% in January to 8% in December,” the report said.
The report also said it will be difficult for nations around the globe to disregard the growing push towards crypto from the public as it continues to become more ingrained in everyday lives.
“We expect developed nations to devise clear legal and taxation frameworks for crypto assets,” the report said.
“In parallel, more nations facing a highly inflationary economy and depreciating currency may adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender, following the example of El Salvador.”


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Manhattan Associates Brian Kinsella talks supply chain challenges, robotics, and gamification with Bloomberg Radio
- June 3, 2022
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Brian Kinsella, SVP Product Management, joined the hosts of Bloomberg Radio’s show 'Market Watch,' Paul Sweeney & Matthew Miller, for a conversation on the state of retail and logistics. Check out the interview starting at the 13:00 minute mark!


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SENDING AND RECEIVING BITCOINS. and it is located in Canada.Canadian regulation of Bitcoin is favorable so far, but several more conditions have to be met for the cryptocurrency.There are many ways to buy Bitcoins in Canada you just need to.
What’s the use for Bitcoin? – Scott Li
He said that all types of income must be taxed under Polish law, and the law makes no distinction among the types of payments used to conduct transactions, including bitcoin payments.UPDATE (Aug. 13, 2014): On March 19, 2014 the Central Bank of Iceland issued a statement explaining the legal status of digital coins in Iceland.
XI. Bitcoin: The Legal Implications of a Novel CurrencyApple Watch key points live from Steve Jobs theatre in California.
List Of Forex Brokers That Accept Bitcoin For Deposits OrGet started with Bitcoin: find a wallet, buy bitcoin, shop with bitcoin, read bitcoin news, and get involved on the forum.
The PBOC Has Deemed Initial Coin Offerings to Comprise the Unlawful Conducting of Open Financing and the Illegal. and Canada all emphasizing a dire.Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money.
Commenting on the opinion, the Slovenian news service Beforeitsnews.com stated that it is necessary to determine who actually generates the income and to classify what sort of income is being generated.Here in Canada you absolutely can ship a gun,. and illegal in every state.This report surveys forty foreign jurisdictions and the European Union, reporting on any regulations or statements from central banks or government offices on the handling of bitcoins as well as any significant use of bitcoins in business transactions.Within that group of financial instruments, the bitcoin is related to foreign currencies.Jasper Hamill, Canadian Regulators Welcome US Bitcoin Refugees with Open Arms, REGISTER (May 20, 2013).Bitcoin and Money Laundering: Mining for an Effective Solution. also use technological advancements to distance themselves from their illegal.On December 30, 2013, the Central Bank of the Republic of Taiwan and the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a warning to the public about the risks in dealing with bitcoins.
Tax Treatment Of Bitcoins | Canadian TaxesYou may be required to prove that your funds are not obtained by illegal.The CRA told the CBC that it will be watching for unreported Bitcoin revenue this year.
Bovada Is Unsafe (Serious) : poker - redditMalta currently does not have any regulations specifically pertaining to bitcoins, nor does there appear to be any official government statement on the recognition or policy towards the bitcoin.
On December 21, 2013, the Russian website Coinspot.ru reported that at the Warsaw conference, Wozniak said that Polish financial institutions define their position on digital currencies in accordance with the position of the European regulatory financial institutions.Although the majority of the countries have not branded the use of Bitcoin as illegal, many of them have varying regulations on its use as money.Silk Road makes buying and selling illegal drugs as easy as buying.Capital property legislation allows for deductions for losses and taxes on winnings.E-mail Address * Name Zip/Postal Code.
Should You Bring Bitcoin or Cash into Canada
It is in the code - New iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus names found.
Quadriga Coin Exchange | HomeSome Canadians are already claiming Bitcoin income on their taxes.
Where To Buy Bitcoins In La Broquerie West, Manitoba?He entered his address and paid the seller 50 Bitcoins—untraceable. sent from Canada,.UPDATE (Oct. 8, 2014): Legislation proposed by the Ministry of Finance recognizes conducting transactions in Bitcoin as a misdemeanor and imposes fines for dealing with cybercurrencies and monetary surrogates.
XBTellerThese rules mandate taxes on bartered goods, and Bitcoins are no exception.
On December 13, 2013, the European Banking Authority (EBA), the regulatory agency of the EU responsible for advising EU institutions on banking, e-money regulation, and payments, issued a warning on the dangers associated with transactions, such as buying, holding, or trading virtual currencies.They may be unsafe, untrustworthy, or illegal in your jurisdiction.


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All PetSmart Locations in the Miami area
9:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013
Pets | Animals
PetSmart’s annual spooktacular pet party, held at all PetSmart stores throughout the Miami area, returns on Oct. 19th at 9 a.m. Pet parents and pets can join in on Howl-O-Ween festivities including a Monster Cute Costume Contest, free goodie bags for the first 50 pets to arrive, and an exclusive Bret Michaels Chance toy for the first 10 pets to arrive. While listening to Halloween tunes, pet parents can take a photo of their monster cute pets in front of a festive backdrop and submit their photos on Facebook to enter the contest. The grand prize for the costume contest winner includes $10,000, a year’s supply of Greenies and a collection of toys. For details visit, www.facebook.com/PetSmart and www.PetSmart.com .


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Delta is once again showing that it cares for its customers with the announcement of their new “Reclaim My Status” program. Through this new program, SkyMiles Medallion members can reclaim their status after life slows down their travel.
This post is sponsored by Walmart.com but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Spring is here, which means it’s time to put away the down jackets and wool sweaters and time to shop new styles! To start putting together new looks for this season, I’ve partnered with Walmart as part of their new We Dress America campaign and put together a look from their new assortment of spring apparel to focus on one of springtime’s iconic trends, denim!
Everyone needs a go-to denim jacket for spring, and I’ve found the perfect one that can work for your everyday casual look out in the city, to bring along on your travel when you need something light, or make part of your upcoming festival look. Details about it below along with other spring favorites from Walmart!
It’s been a bit since I’ve shared new music, but as soon as I found out about this I had to! First, not only did Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next album just dropped tonight (and about to download that!), but she also released a new music video for her third single from the album, “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored.”
Check it out below and add it to your travel playlist (and the banger lineup):
London is one my favorite places ever since I visited with my family for the first time ten years ago. While seeing a recent deal on a low-fare airline with a long layover was hoping a decent deal would pop up for a nonstop flight and behold, one did! See the deal below: Read the rest of this entry
Gap is launching a new high-performance men’s brand, Hill City, which will offer technical clothing that can help the wearer transition from work to workout. Each product is designed, tested, and fit to perform and last across a range of conditions without compromising comfort or style.
The clean aesthetics of the logo-light products being released when the brand goes live next month are focused on helping men to purchase fewer, more versatile pieces. Read more below for a couple styles to look out for when the brand launches:
Plan that trip to Vegas, Little Monsters, as Lady Gaga will launch her exclusive residency at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort on December 28, and there will two kinds of shows!
The “Lady Gaga Enigma” will highlight the icon’s pop hits, and the “Lady Gaga Jazz & Piano” show will feature stripped-down versions of her songs as well as music from the Great American Songbook. There will be 27 shows in total to choose from, and tickets start to go on sale this week. Read the rest of this entry
From Tel Aviv to Key West, LGBT celebrations and events are proudly put on all over the world every summer in honor of Pride Month. There’s still time to plan a last minute getaway for events coming up this June. Check out a couple queer-favorite events going on this month to check out: Read the rest of this entry
Making sure to check-in 24 hours exactly before a flight will be a thing of uses of Delta’s iPhone app. I woke this morning to a Delta iOS app update saying they’ve eliminated the check-in process, and that my boarding pass will automatically appear 24 hours before my flight. Details and thoughts below: Read the rest of this entry
After nearly two weeks of celebrating Canada’s LGBT movement and the community in Montreal during its annual Pride festivities, hundreds of thousands gathered for the Fierté Montréal (aka Montréal Pride) parade on Sunday where 270 different groups marched. Among those marching were Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the openly gay Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, which was historic as it was the first time a foreign head of state was participating in a Canadian pride parade.
This year’s celebrations were quite special for it not only being Fierté Montréal’s tenth anniversary, but also Montréal’s 375th and Canada’s 150th. These two milestones for the city and nation also brought on a new concept for the nation, a Canada Pride, and it made sense for Montréal to hose the first edition. Canada Pride will occur every four years across different places in the country.
Enjoy more photos from Fierté Montréal below, plus more about the events:
Fresh from another season of men’s fashion at NYFW: Men’s Spring / Summer 2018, I decided to snap in-between shows to put together a new street style set!
Check out all the styles below, along with some summer styling tips. From the two photos above: a few pops of color can go a long way (main photo), and summer stripes are a must (above – pictured: Anthony Urbano, Nathan McCallum, Marcel Floruss, Christian Bendek, and Moti Ankari).


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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen unveiled the $5 Bonafide Big Box, a full-sized meal that includes either two pieces of Popeyes Bonafide fried chicken or three Handcrafted Tenders, served with a choice of
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, announced that William P.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, announced that Ralph Bower, the company’s U.S.
Experts share their advice on making the most of drive-thru menu strategies.
In the restaurant business, the surest measure of success is often the bottom line.
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Sailormen Inc., Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced the 2014 Appetite for a Cure program raised a record $539,863 to help support those affected by neur
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen will celebrate Seafood Mardi Gras during March and April by bringing back two popular seafood favorites for a limited time: Butterfly Shrimp Tackle Box and Cajun Surf &
Hot, spicy menu items gaining popularity among diners.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., introduced its new Bayou Buffalo Wicked Chicken.
Today’s top female executives share the five best lessons they’ve learned throughout their careers.
With sophisticated menu items, upgraded interiors, and a laser focus on the customer experience, the chicken segment is moving upmarket.
From food trucks to high-end restaurants, chicken and waffles has become a foodie staple that customers and restaurants across the country are clamoring to get a taste of.
The top chicken brands in quick service.
In 2002, Sailormen Inc., the largest domestic Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, established a partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and began planning a course of action to
Sailormen Inc., Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today that the 2013 “Appetite for a Cure” program and the Sailormen Inc., Popeyes Louis
Women bring fresh ideas and perspectives to menu development.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, offers Rip'n Chick'n – tenders cut into pull-apart strips that are easy to rip and dip – from April 1 through April 28, served with Cajun fries, butte
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., recently presented its annual franchisee and supplier awards at its worldwide conference held in San Diego.
Popeyes Louisiana Chicken announced that CSE was its 2012 Supplier of the Year.
For Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, 2012 seemed to be a year of fours: four straight years of same-stores sales increases; four years of traffic increases; and four years of outperforming both quick-ser
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., introduces its Cajun Surf & Turf promotion.
Quick-service restaurant shares outperformed the overall stock market in 2012.
Last year’s historic drought is placing lasting pressures on operators as commodity prices jump.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises, announced the return of its holiday menu must-have, Cajun Turkey, to give guests’ dinner tables some Louisiana flare.
The numbers are in, and they’re looking good for Popeyes.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen celebrates a Louisiana tradition this fall with the return of the much anticipated crawfish during its 4th Annual Crawfish Festival.
AFC Enterprises, the franchisor and operator of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurants, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 28 restaurants in Minnesota and Northern
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., announces the return of its highly popular Dip’n Chick’n.


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Trendex Updates: Canadian Retail Apparel Sales Summer 2021 and Performance for Lululemon, Roots and Zumiez
Randy Harris sets out how apparel sales slowed over the summer with three retailers reporting strikingly different sales patterns.
Cadillac Fairview Targets Younger Consumers for its Canadian Shopping Centres with Marketing Campaign
The unique initiative was inspired by a 1980s television commercial and aims to expand the demographic visiting the landlord's malls.
North America’s largest shopping centre features a range of entertainment and recently, began adding luxury retailers to the mix.
Canadian Designer Ron White Expands Further into US with Luxury Retailer Neiman Marcus, Debuts Handbag Collection for AW’21: Interview
Toronto-based footwear designer says he has weathered the pandemic by adding multiple US stores while tapping into lucrative handbag business.
The brand’s first Canadian store opens this month with more planned over the next year.
The Arc’type concept is being rolled out with smaller stores and modular fixtures as part of an effort to gain market share.
Sleep Country Canada Launches New Concept Stores as part of Expanded Partnership with Walmart Canada [Feature/Interview]
Canada’s leading specialty sleep retailer continues to innovate with an expanded partnership with Walmart.
The online platform's Canadian General Manager says it has been a "crazy" year with more small businesses coming online at a challenging time for the industry.
Best Buy Canada Launches Mentorship and Accelerator Program for Black and Indigenous Entrepreneurs to Bring Products to Market
The retailer says that it has a proven track record of launching start-ups, small businesses, and bringing their products to market in the technology space.
Brief: Hudson’s Bay Partners with Toronto Raptors, Ritz Rumoured to Replace Four Seasons Hotel at CF Pacific Centre
Other News: Streetwear retailer PLUS opening at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Ellie Mae opens Yonge Street store, Swarovski unveils beautifully renovated downtown store.
Austrian-based jewellery retailer debuts significant renovation in downtown Toronto.
Apple held its annual fall event including an iPhone launch announcement.
The edgy multi-brand luxury retailer will double the size of its Vancouver store with a relocation that was a year in the making.
The Seattle-based retail behemoth continues to gain market share in Canada as it significantly bolsters its employee base.
Pandemic Store Design Shift in Canadian Retailers to Include New Safety Measures [Feature Interviews]
Safety measures and adaptations to brick-and-mortar store design to set the tone for new retail experiences.
Sylvain Charlebois says that even though QR codes have been around for almost three decades, a resurgence could become a game-changer.


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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders spent the final days of her Asia trade trip meeting with companies and speaking with government officials. She delivered remarks to Keidanren, the Japanese Business Federation and met with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Hosaka Shin, Vice-Minister for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Fumiaki Sasaki President of Hanamaki’s International Trade Exchange Association.
Hanamaki is the sister city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. To help attract investment to Arkansas, the Governor visited with executives from Panasonic, Kagome, and Japan’s External Trade Organization.
Christopher Fulton is an Arkansas-based journalist and U.S. Navy veteran. Fulton graduated from the University of Memphis in 2020 summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. After seeing a void in Mountain Home’s local news market, he founded the Mountain Home Observer and currently serves as the online newspaper’s CEO and news reporter.