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Five years ago, California passed Proposition 47, a referendum that reduced various theft and drug possession crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
But in the years since the referendum passed, critics say the law has resulted in an increase of theft. Fox News reported that the referendum “effectively gives shoplifters and addicts the green light to commit crimes as long as the merchandise they steal or the drugs they take are less than $950 in value.”
“The decision to downgrade theft of property valued below the arbitrary figure from felony to misdemeanor, together with selective enforcement that focuses on more ‘serious’ crimes, has resulted in thieves knowing they can brazenly shoplift and merchants knowing the police will not respond to their complaints, say critics,” the outlet reported.
One woman who spoke to Fox, Cassie, said she sometimes shoplifted diapers and formula for her children.
“If my babies need diapers or formula, who is going to get that for me? No one. I have to do it,” she told the outlet. “They ain’t out here arresting people for [shoplifting] and everyone knows it.”
The referendum has led to an increase in theft in the Golden State, with thieves brazenly stealing items in broad daylight. San Francisco now has the highest rate of property crime in the United States. Even worse, the shoplifting is not done solely by moms like Cassie, but by well-organized rackets. From Fox:
Del Seymour, founder of the non-profit Code Tenderloin, told Fox News that fencers – often from Mexico and Guatemala – set up shop in the middle of the day and night around the city’s United Nations Plaza area. He said he’s also noticed that the stealers and dealers have gotten bolder by the day. The retail heists taking place, he said, aren’t some small-time operation but instead a sophisticated network of international dealers who cross the border to buy stolen goods. What’s worse is that a majority of the handoffs happen in view of San Francisco’s City Hall.
“Of course it sends a message,” Seymour said. “They’re doing it right here in the open.”
San Francisco isn’t the only city in the state struggling with increased theft. Business owners across the state have told various local media outlets that shoplifting has increased since prop 47 went into effect. Jassi Dhillon, who owns six 7-Eleven franchises, told NBC7 that shoplifters are hitting all six of his stores “every day, hour by hour.”
He added that, when he calls the cops on shoplifters, they have either already fled or don’t seem to care about the citation they receive.
“It’s becoming a lifestyle for us now because we can’t do anything much except take the loss,” Dhillon said.


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Published on September 19th, 2012 | by cinderboy4
ESTAR Online – New game footage with aerial combat
Revealed last year in June, Korean developer finally has more game footage to show for its upcoming fantasy MMORPG, Estar: Wars of Religion. While the design and graphics looks kind of similar as TERA’s and the combat is oh-so generic, the main feature is still the aerial guild battles. Sort of like PvP in the skies on giant flying pirate ships/ creatures.

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Key among Jordan Brand’s 2022 line-up, the Air Jordan 3 has recently indulged in plenty of new colorways, such as “Muslin,” “Cardinal,” and “Neapolitan.” And later this July — on the 9th, to be exact — the silhouette will keep up the momentum with the “Dark Iris,” which has just been revealed in better detail.
The “Dark Iris” starts as many a past offering has, as white tumbled leathers construct much of the shoe’s exterior. Pops of the titular purple, then, accent the collar, eyelets, branding, and midsole, brightening up a palette that’s otherwise brimming with neutral fixtures. Among the most notable instances of these, the paneling at the heel counter and toe feature a cement print that’s somewhat enlarged relative to previous examples.
For a closer look at the “Dark Iris,” see the detailed imagery below. These are slated for a July 9th release, hitting both Nike SNKRS as well as a number of select retailers.
In other news, new images of the Neckface Nike SB Dunk Low have surfaced.
Where to Buy
Make sure to follow @kicksfinder for live tweets during the release date.
Air Jordan 3 “Dark Iris”
Release Date: Jul 9th, 2022 (Saturday)
Color: White/Black/Dark Iris/Cement Grey
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The internet is the most useful innovation that we all enjoy today. We have witnessed tremendous development of the World Wide Web along with the latest innovation in mobile gadgets and web-based platforms.
Behind this good news is the growth of cybercrime that is pestering online users until now. Hackers and scam artists are here and there. Because of this, public authorities around the world have created some measures to prevent and prosecute cyber attackers. However, all such effort seems to be useless as cyber criminals continue to hack their way to break in.
For several years, we have witnessed various cyber-attacks against individual, company, and government websites using different forms of hacking. Therefore, internet users should watch out for what these cyber attackers can do once again. Some of them are vocal in their intention. Others will continue what they obviously do.
Here are what cyber attackers are going after in 2016:
According to CBS, “47% of American adults had their personal information stolen by hackers” in 2014. This percentage is big enough for us to be alarmed. The main reason they focus on this is that private information is now being traded among cyber criminals.
In the past, hackers simply break in to perform the crime they planned to do. Nowadays, they steal personal information to sell it to others who use it for various cyber crime activities.
Apparently, identity theft has now become complex and systematic. Antivirus and anti-malware platforms are no longer enough to protect users from such attack. This is why we should try all known measures to protect our personal information more than just changing our passwords.
This is a type of malware that is now used by some hackers to block users from accessing their accounts. Afterward, they will ask the users to pay a certain amount of money in order to access their accounts once again.
At the moment, this cyber crime is not yet a large-scale operation as only individuals are being targeted. However, expect that these criminals will turn their attention to companies. Perhaps, the attacks on individual users are just their initial tests in preparation for some big attacks. Therefore, companies should begin considering the risk of ransomware attacking their company websites. There are many products and services to protect your business from cyber threats, such as Blue Coat Systems, DigitCert, and Root9b.
Companies have always been vulnerable to cyber crime for many years simply because hackers can get more money from them than from individuals. The Bureau of Justice Statistics published a report in 2005 covering 7,818 businesses. It says that “the majority of victimized businesses (86%) detected multiple incidents, with half of these (43%) detecting 10 or more incidents during the year.” This report by BJS was in 2005. However, the 2013 report was unchanged. Still 43% were victimized.
This shows that any effort to counter cyber attacks have not made any improvement against the innovation being made by cyber criminal over the years.
Recently, there has been a series of attacks against government websites. As a result, the government has also responded to counter them. However, there has been several controversies that took place about the manner in which the government spies on these criminals, especially on issues of privacy and freedom of information. Many countries have also been accused of violating such human rights in the same manner.
Nevertheless, the government has been utilizing high-technology systems from organizations like Blue Coat or even Symantec (if you are a smaller startup) to counter such criminals. It is because cyber attackers such as Anonymous and others have declared war against many government websites.
It only shows that nobody is safe from cyber attackers when they attack unless we know how to protect ourselves against them. We can do something to counter them so as not to get victimized. Still, it is best if we get the help of experts in cyber crime fighting.


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The much-awaited Samsung Galaxy Fold is expected to hit stores soon and the $1,980-worth device has been sent around for some early reviews. However, the reports pouring in are rather disappointing. Samsung has said that it has received “a few” reports of “damage to the main display of samples” and have promised to investigate.
Some tech reviewers said that the phone “malfunctioned after only a day or two of use”.
"We will thoroughly inspect these units in person to determine the cause of the matter," Samsung said in a statement.
The issue spotted on the review devices are related to the screen either cracking or ‘flickering’ according to tweets posted by tech journos from Bloomberg, The Verge and CNBC. Reviewers said “they did not know what the problem was and Samsung did not provide answers”.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman tweeted:
The screen on my Galaxy Fold review unit is completely broken and unusable just two days in. Hard to know if this is widespread or not. pic.twitter.com/G0OHj3DQHw— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) April 17, 2019
According to his tweet, he “removed a plastic layer on the screen that was not meant to be removed and the phone malfunctioned afterwards”.
Executive editor of The Verge Dieter Bohn said that a “small bulge appeared on the crease of the phone screen, which appeared to be something pressing from underneath the screen. Bohn said Samsung replaced his review unit but did not offer a reason for the problem. Bohn told Reuters that he had not removed the plastic layer on the screen.
Steve Kovach, tech editor at CNBC.com, tweeted a video of half of his phone screen flickering after using it for a day.
After one day of use... pic.twitter.com/VjDlJI45C9— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) April 17, 2019
Samsung stated that removing the protective layer on the main display may have caused the damage and added that it will make sure to clearly inform customers about this.
While the company has said that it has closed pre-orders of the Galaxy Fold due to high demand, they still plan to stick to their release schedule despite these malfunction reports, according to Reuters.
The Galaxy Fold is expected to be in India soon and here are the specs if you are interested. Much like the other foldable phone expected this year, the Huawei Mate X, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is not hoping to be a bestseller and will probably be producing a limited number of units of the device. It is, however, with foldable phones being pegged as the future of smartphones - malfunctioning screens might be quite a problem for Samsung.
Recently, Huawei showcased the Mate X in a closed-door session in India and did not let any journalist fold or unfold the phone themselves. With how things have shaped up for Samsung, that actually explains why Huawei might have decided to do so.


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Video game lovers are gearing up for the Lincoln Gaming Festival.
Hundreds of gamers are expected to descend on the Engine Shed on Saturday, March 30 to enjoy an action packed day full of video games and events.
Organisers have revealed a jam packed day of activities to suit every type of gamer wanting to attend.
The festival promises to bring all your favourite games – including the likes of Mario Kart, Rocket League and Halo - and consoles from past and present with tournament gaming throughout the day.
More than 100 games will be at the event, which promises fun for everyone with all consoles, arcades and tournaments free to play!
Here's what you can expect from the festival...
Games - and lots of them!
The event will feature modern and retro consoles, classic arcade machines, virtual reality and tournament gaming, all free to play.
Expect to see and play classic consoles such as the SNES, Sega Mega Drive and Atari, as well as the latest consoles, including the PS4 and Xbox One.
Organisers have also said there will be a wide range of arcade cabinets housing titles such as Space Invaders and Pacman and some cult classics like House of the Dead, After Burner and Terminator 2.
The festival will also have generation defining games from the Mario and Sonic series, along with hits such as Goldeneye, Minecraft, Battlefront, Fortnite and more.
There will also be a music and rhythm station with games like Guitar Hero, Donkey Kong Bongos, DJ Hero and Dance mats, where you can show of your best moves.
Virtual reality will also feature at the festival with a range of VR stations sporting games from Oculus and Sony.
Get stuck into a tournament
There are free to enter tournaments and challenges for people of all abilities.
Gaming tournaments will include Mario Kart, where the top prize is a brand new Nintendo Switch, to Halo, Rocket League and Super Smash Bros.
The event will also feature the ‘Hot Seat Challenge’ which will host several different games and challenges throughout the day ranging from speed runs, to last man standing and highest scores, all for great prizes.
Take on the Hot Seat and try your luck at great games like Fortnite, Tetris, Sonic and Tekken among others.
How can I get hold of tickets for the event?
There are four ticket bands with under 3’s getting into the event for free.
Doors open to the general public at 11am and close at 5pm.
However, VIP ticket-holders can get in an hour earlier at 10am. And those who buy an early-bird ticket can enter at 10.30am.
Ticket pre-order price and on the door price –
Early Bird Child/Student (aged 15 and below) £7 or £8 on the door
Early Bird Adult (aged 16+) £8 or £9 on the door
Family ticket £25 (2 adults, 2 kids) Not available on the door
To book your tickets visit https://lgexpo.co.uk/get-tickets/
Where can I park?
There’s plenty of places to park for those who are travelling into the city to the event.
There are multi-storey car parks a stone’s throw away off Brayford Street and Lucy Tower Street.
Commuters could also park up at St Mark’s Shopping Centre.
The postcode for satnav users is LN6 7TS.
However, be warned, Brayford Wharf East is currently closed to vehicles and pedestrians. But vehicles can still access Brayford Street.
What time is the event?
The event is taking place on Saturday, March 30 from 10.30am until 5pm.
Entry for VIP pass holders opens at 10am.
It is being held at the Engine Shed on the University of Lincoln campus, LN6 7TS.


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Something fishy’s going on in a fishing port in Japan, literally – and tons and tons of it too!
June 5, 2012
There are tons and tons of dead sardines washing up on the shore [at the fishing port of Ohara in Isumi City of Chiba Prefecture]
According to the news, the dead fish started washing up around noon of June 3rd, and as of early afternoon on June 4th, the situation still remained pretty much out of control.
We’ve seen the pictures uploaded onto Twitter, and the port looks completely filled with fish – it almost looks like a carpet of sardines. It doesn’t seem likely that any fishing boats will be setting sail from this port soon. There are also, of course, the usual posts and comments on the internet on how this could be an omen, a sign of a coming great natural disaster.
You have to admit the sight is somewhat apocalyptic
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Published: June 6th, 2012 at 2:37 pm ET
- NBC: Ocean stained with blood at Japanese port city — Gizmodo: “The scariest thing is that no one is sure why this is happening”; 200 tons of dead sardines (PHOTOS) June 8, 2012
- Another fish kill outside Tokyo — I’ve never seen such a thing before says local farmer (PHOTO) June 15, 2012
- Chinese official calls Chiba Port an “area with high radiation risk” June 6, 2012
- Australian TV Report: Many fish caught off Fukushima contain dangerous levels of radioactive material — Japan TV: Fukushima seafood now on sale (VIDEOS) June 25, 2012
- Over 20 microsieverts per hour from car sold in Chiba October 17, 2011


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Car Dealers Reeling
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min readSeveral reports this week warn that car dealerships are closing from coast to coast as a result of the financial crisis. Retailers of American makes in particular have been hit by a triple whammy: Shrinking loan and lease programs, decreased demand for SUVs and a decline in consumer spending.
Earlier this month, National Automobile Dealers Association chairwoman Annette Sykora warned that 700 dealerships could go belly up by the end of the year. "Some of these [closings] stem from the challenges faced by the Detroit Three," she said. While that trio of General Moters, Ford and Chrysler is pressuring dealers to unload low-demand SUVs, trucks and light trucks--even lease turn-ins that are being peddled at a loss--the biggest challenge for dealers has been the credit drought. As much as 94 percent of new and used car buyers rely on bank loans and other forms of credit to take home a set of wheels.
"Credit is the lifeblood of our industry," Sykora said. "Dealerships need it to finance inventory from the manufacturers. Consumers need it to buy cars."
"Auto sales account for 20 percent of all retail sales in this country," she said. "And dealerships are typically the cornerstone of their communities. ... We help our customers get financing, and we keep the vehicles running. We're the ones who talk cars at Friday night football games. We're the ones who share our customers' concerns and worries. We're the face of the auto industry. These may be dark times, but we're keeping the lights on in communities across the nation."


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Microsoft Claims Windows Update Servers Are Secure – Suspicious Update Was A Test
Even though Microsoft's worked quite a lot on its update process, for both the Xbox and Windows, flaws are still present nevertheless. Just recently a major error in the Windows Update system caused a faulty update being delivered to users worldwide, which caused numerous system crashes and failures. These led to suspicions that perhaps the company's update system was compromised. Well, Microsoft has responded to these fears and the company claims that the update package was a result of some testing gone bad.
Microsoft Claims Faulty Windows Update Was A Result Of Unfortunate Testing
Just 12 hours back, Microsoft issued a Windows update, that's been installed primarily on Windows 7 systems, which caused unexpected system crashes for several users. The payload, which appears to be a system language pack and is a mere 4.3MB in size as can be seen in the screenshot above, came directly from Microsoft's update servers, generally believed to be one of the most secure in the world.
With the scope of Windows updates being delivered worldwide, systems malfunction being caused through a Windows update caused unusual panic and made users assume the worse. After all, with the rate of security exploits and breaches taking place, users really don't know who might be compromising their systems. It could be hackers, pranksters or even the government by the rate things have progressed in the past.
Not only did the faulty update cause system crashes for some users, others reported being redirected to websites such as oddball.gov and .mil websites. For others, the update couldn't be hidden nor be deleted, leading to further speculation about Redmond's servers being compromised by those with malicious intent. Judging by the errors this package has caused, we're very interested in what type of tests Microsoft might be carrying out with what appears to be a language update.
Furthermore, if the company's servers really were compromised, then there's no knowing what other packages might have been installed on those systems that update regularly. Microsoft's denying this, however, according to ArsTechnica, so there should be no cause for worry right now. Still goes to show the vulnerability of companies even the likes of Microsoft and the consequences of a single security failure. Installed the package on your system? Take a look for yourselves and let us know what you think in the comments section below.


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A new compact SUV from Mercedes will sit on the CLA platform with a traditional engine and EV power.
Mercedes-Benz is plotting a rugged ‘baby’ SUV inspired by the G-Class as a flagship for its new family of ‘Entry Luxury’ models – and it will have electric and combustion-engine options.
Unlike the full-sized EQG, which will use a reworked version of the existing combustion car’s ladder-frame chassis, the compact SUV would sit on the same versatile Mercedes Modular Architecture (MMA) platform as the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA, which will arrive with a choice of ICE and EV power.
The proposed new SUV is currently being considered by Mercedes and would be its fifth ‘Entry Luxury’ model if it gets the go-ahead, joining four others being launched over the next three years.
As well as giving Mercedes a foothold in the increasingly popular rugged crossover market – joining the inbound Jeep Avenger, Mini Aceman and Ford’s MEB-based electric crossover – the baby Mercedes-Benz G-Class would be crucial in establishing ‘G’ as a Mercedes sub-brand in the same vein as Maybach and AMG, building on the success of its blocky Land Rover Defender rival.
CEO Ola Källenius said last year: “Most luxury companies build their portfolio on the basis of one or two true icons. Mercedes-Benz has the good fortune to have multiple iconic products and brands at the upper end of its portfolio, such as the S-Class, the SL, the G-Class as well as the AMG and Maybach brands.
We see great potential here to expand our top-end portfolio with even more fascinating products.” His comments hint at the possibility for each of those four brands to spawn more comprehensive line-ups.
Like the upcoming CLA, the new compact SUV would have an 800V architecture to give a 10-80 per cent battery top-up within 30 minutes from a 350kW charger.
The prospect of a new silicon-anode battery being introduced – tipped to be close to 100kWh in capacity – means it could offer a range far exceeding that of conventionally powered rivals, although its upright stature means it is unlikely to approach the slippery EQXX concept’s 1127km range.
A mild-hybrid combustion version could be offered but Mercedes may opt against this in some markets, as the new ‘G’ sub-brand is about providing an “unparalleled combination of luxury and off-road ability for electric vehicles”, according to the firm’s boss of off-road vehicles, Emmerich Schiller.


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Cairngorms Businesses aim for Green profit
21st October 2008
GREEN innovation and the fantastic natural environment of the Cairngorms National Park will help tourism businesses ride out the credit crunch, according to experts.
Green Places, Green Profit is the theme at the free Cairngorms Tourism Conference next Wednesday, 5 November, when businesses from across the National Park will come together to share expertise, practical advice and ideas.
Tourism leaders are urging operators from across the Cairngorms National Park area to attend the conference at Boat of Garten Community Hall from 10am to 4pm. And as a special ‘green’ incentive delegates arriving in a full car will get their fuel paid for by the organisers.
“We know that visitors come to the Cairngorms National Park for the fantastic scenery and unspoilt natural environment” explained Heather Trench, sustainable tourism officer for the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
“At the same time, consumers are becoming increasingly aware of environmental issues, and at this time of rising fuel prices and economic uncertainty, the next few years will be a critical time for many businesses.
“We’re going to be exploring how best to ride out the credit crunch, turning the situation to tourism businesses’ advantage by presenting the Cairngorms National Park as a very special place for everyone to enjoy and attracting a increasing number of visitors who are reluctant to travel abroad.
“We’ll look at how businesses could save money through more efficient use of resources, and use that as a key marketing tool to attract and retain visitors.”
Claire Bruce, chair of Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms Destination Management Organisation said: “As green issues get higher on the priority list for many people, here in Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms we recognise that the green factor can have a bearing on the choices that visitors make. In favour of reducing their carbon footprint and saving money, many people are now choosing to holiday at home and for these people, the Deeside and the Cairngorms area is an attractive destination for a break away.
“This event aims to highlight how important the green message is and how local organisations can enhance their business by understanding and implementing a green approach to their company operations.
“The green bottom line encourages businesses to save money by reducing energy costs whilst attracting visitors who opt to do business with those who are doing their bit for the environment,” she added. “I would encourage as many local businesses as possible from Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms area to attend what promises to be a thought provoking and practical day. There will be a fuel cashback offer for those who car-share to the event, so encouraging others to attend will also bring benefits!”
Pamela Grant of Cairngorms Chamber of Commerce added: “At this time of economic uncertainty, and with environmental issues becoming increasingly high profile, the theme of Green Profit is particularly topical.
“The annual tourism conference is always a popular event, and this year will be no exception. Places are limited, so we would urge businesses to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.”
Tourism operators should book their places by phoning 01479 780539 or e-mailing [email protected]


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Just a friendly reminder from Honda: The Honda Challenge Pack DLC is now available for Forza Horizon. To reward you for the trouble of pressing a few buttons on your Xbox controller, you'll get the 2013 Honda Civic Coupe, an HPD Rally Fit and a 1986 Honda Civic Si Coupe in your garage, and you'll get them free. The event of the new DLC has also kicked off a photo contest that will reward someone with an Xbox 360 console wrapped in a Honda Civic Si theme.
Otherwise, the word "Challenge" keeps coming up because of the chance to run an online race against IndyCar driver Scott Dixon. The track for that digital throwdown has already been decided by Xbox players who voted before January 8. Yet it's not too late to hop into the Honda section in Xbox Live and lay down a time fast enough for a shot at the title "The Driver That Shellacked Scott Dixon," and meeting the man in person.
Check out the press release from Honda below, and the sweetness that is the 1986 Civic Si in the gallery above.
Road & Track recently staged its first annual Performance Car of the Year test, pitting 13 new and updated performance cars against each other on track, then graduating the top six to a road test before picking a winner. Additionally, the magazine staff picked the best automobiles of the year in eight categories.
But first, let's cover the PCotY segment. Here's the list of cars brought to the comparison test: Audi R8 V10 Plus; BMW 435i; BMW M6 Competition Package; Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51; Ferrari F12 Berlinetta; Ford Fiesta ST; Jaguar F-Type V8 S; Jaguar XFR-S; Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-Model Wagon; Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series; Mini John Cooper Works GP; Nissan GT-R Track Edition; and Porsche Cayman S.
To find out the results of the comparison, head over to Road & Track's website or check the press release below, where you'll also find the magazine's top-rated vehicles in eight categories. Want more? Head over to the 2013 PCotY hub. But before you do that, take a stab at guessing the winner of PCotY (we'll give you one hint: it isn't a Porsche).
Just ahead of January's Detroit Auto Show, surprising rumors pegged Ford as revealing some sort of F-150 concept, perhaps as a hurried effort to deflate some of the buzz building around General Motors' new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra twins, which were also making their auto show debut. Those rumblings turned out to be true, as Ford rolled into the Motor City with its Atlas concept (inset, right), touting the truck's bold styling as a precursor to the next-generation F-Series.
The show truck featured all kinds of clever details, including active wheel shutters and a front air dam that raised and lowered to improve aerodynamics while preserving off-road ability. It also had a genuinely snarly face. And it's that pugnacious snout that may well be on its way to production. The good folks at TopSpeed have worked up the plausible-looking artist's rendering above by cross-referencing the Atlas concept with what little has been revealed from recent spy shots. The look is toned-down pretty dramatically from the concept truck, but its Atlas roots are clear, with a massive three-bar grille and bracket-shaped headlamps hiding a next-generation EcoBoost engine. In the rendering, the show truck's deeply contoured hood and roofline have been ditched and larger, more traditional side mirrors have been fitted - all likely concessions in the move to production sheetmetal.
While Ford has yet to officially announce when it will unveil the 2015 F-150, all signs point to next year's Detroit Auto Show - one year after the Atlas shrugged off GM's new pickups.


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With a new confirmed name and price recently announced at Sony's E3 Press Conference yesterday, The PlayStation Vita has shown quite a lot of promise for what it can do. Even though Sony only showed off a small portion of games during the main show, they later released details of what developers are officially working on the platform, one of which includes Rockstar Games.
This wouldn't be the first time Rockstar Games have worked with Sony on a portable platform, during the original PlayStation Portable run, Rockstar Leeds managed to release the best selling PlayStation Portable Game outside of Japan which was of course Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, following that a mere year later was the huge selling Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, both these games have remained PlayStation exclusive titles only being later released on the PlayStation 2.
The PlayStation Portable also received a port of the popular Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars at a later date.
So with this being our first confirmed details of Rockstar Games working on the Playstation Vita, what exactly can we expect and what are you hoping for?
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The use of airport charging stations has been spurred by widespread use of mobile phones by passengers, growing on the back of growing ubiquity of smartphones. They have been installed at airports to meet passengers’ convenience and need. The airport charging stations market has been rising on the growing popularity of public charging. In recent years, mounting data theft risks and malware risks have been key aspects influencing the demand dynamic in the market. In the light of this, players are focusing on improving the safety of USB sockets so that they can’t be used by nefarious motives. More prominently, air passengers have become aware of the imminent risks and adopting technologies that reduce these risks. This is a key aspect of the evolution of the market. In this regard, USB charging adapters have grown in popularity.
The transportation industry has been high on the vulnerability risk of hackers. The risk has been reiterated by various technology and IT companies. Cybercriminals have been increasingly targeting these over the past few years. The market has seen demand stimulated by various safety aspects. A case in point is warning consumers not to use leftover USB devices and cords. Further, banning of USB storage devices will offer a positive bearing on the market. Moreover, the concerns of battery safety is a notable factor adversely affecting the demands in the airport charging stations market.
Thus USB charging stations may have lost some sheen in several countries. Nonetheless, increasing consumer awareness has mitigated the cyberthreat risks. Moreover, airport facility providers and aeronautical manufacturers have also become more aware of the nefarious. The free of cost of rechargeable services will also help bolster the demands in new airports around the world.
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Airport Charging Stations Market: An Overview
The widespread use of cell phones has offered a competitive edge to the airport charging station. Airport operators are providing charging station free of cost to the passenger so as to improve customer experience, the trend is working in favor of market’s growth.
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Airport Charging Stations Market: Notable Developments and Competitive Landscape
Some of the prominent players operating in the airport charging stations market are Arconas, Veloxity One LLC, KwikBoost, ETone, ChargeUp, Charge Box, and Power Tower. These players are ramping up their investments to improve the mobile charging speed. This is because high charging speed could help serving large consumers.
Such developments will make airport charging stations market more competitive and service oriented.
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Airport Charging Stations Market: Key Trends
The airport charging station is expected to rise on the back of the increase in number of air traffic. Low cost of air travel, rise in globalization and increase in international tours are some of the prominent factor expected to drive the global airport charging stations market.
Along with this, increasing investments by the players to adopt latest technology that offer improve charging experience to consumers is another factor projected to fuel the airport charging stations market.
Cyber threat is profiled as a major bottleneck for those operating in the airport charging stations market. This is preventing consumers from using a charging station at the airport. To overcome this, players are running campaign and working to improve awareness among the consumers regarding data safety at the charging safety. Apart from this, battery safety and prolonged charging duration are some other factors projected to restraint the growth of the airport charging satiation market during the forecast period.
Airport Charging Stations Market: Regional Outlook
On the basis of geography, the airport charging stations market is classified into North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa.


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Bulgarians to Spend Less on Christmas Shopping
Bulgarian consumers have shrunk their spending plans for Christmas 2012, as compared to the holiday season last year, according to a survey.
The survey, conducted by a popular website for price comparison and customer research, shows that the average Christmas presents expenses are estimated at BGN 250 per person, which is 4% less than last year.
On average, Bulgarians have also tended to respond that they will buy one present less than last year.
This makes the average present worth BGN 18-36, with clothes, electric appliances, cosmetics, and toys as the top choices.
5% of respondents have said they plan to spend in the range of BGN 500-1,000 for Christmas, and another 2% - above BGN 1,000.
Only 3% of respondents have said that they are willing to take consumer loans to cover their Christmas expenses, two times less than in 2011.
The survey also shows that the number of people willing to scrap traditional shopping for internet shopping is steadily increasing.
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The audit was launched in October and was carried out by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
It was prompted by complaints from privacy groups claiming Facebook was creating "shadow profiles" of individuals not on the social network, and using the "Like" button and other social plug-ins to track users after they had logged out.
The 800 million-member social network, whose European operations are based in Dublin, has now agreed to a series of privacy improvements, including deleting unneeded user data, which are to be completed within six months.
Among the best-practice recommendations Facebook has agreed to implement are: increased transparency and controls for the use of personal data for advertising purposes; additional notifications to European users about Facebook's facial recognition photo-tagging feature; deleting information held by users or non-users outside of the site, when users access websites with social plug-ins, such as "like" and improving the information Facebook users are given about how to control their personal information on the site and when using its applications.
Facebook has agreed to a formal review into its delivery on these commitments in July next year.
The DPC said in a statement that because of the "almost Darwinian" nature of the Facebook site, which was constantly evolving, there would "constantly" be ""an absolute need" to have "robust mechanisms" in place to keep pace with the innovation that was the source of its success.
Richard Allan, director of public policy at Facebook EMEA, wrote on the company's blog yesterday: "We work on a daily basis with regulators around the world, and we appreciate the investment of time and effort by the DPC and its leadership to improve the experience of Facebook users.
"As a result of their work, we are better able to give people the ability to connect and share and make the world more open. We have benefited from the open, honest and cooperative relationship and look forward to continue working together."
Details of the audit come just weeks after Facebook settled issues with the US Federal Trade Commission, over privacy complaints.
As a result of the probe, Facebook agreed to gain users' consent before making any changes to their privacy settings, as well as 20 years of independent audits. At the time of the settlement, Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company had "made a bunch of mistakes" in relation to privacy on the site.
The privacy settlements come ahead of the company's flotation next year, which has been tipped to value the company at $100m.
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QUICK READ: Facebook continues to betray its user’s trust to the point that even employees are staging walkouts. How many times will brands allow Facebook to get away with their lies and the belief that they rule the online universe?
Results of the 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation Survey on Trust, Media, and Democracy show that most Americans believe it is now harder to be well-informed and to determine which news is accurate. They increasingly perceive the media as biased and struggle to identify objective news sources.
When it comes to social media it’s even worse. Most Americans do not trust social media companies to make the right decisions about what should be allowed on their platforms, but trust the government even less to make those choices, according to a poll released on Tuesday by Gallup and the Knight Foundation.
The survey also found that 85% of respondents favored removing intentionally false or misleading health information and 81% supported removing intentionally misleading claims about elections or other political issues. And eight in 10 respondents said they do not trust Big Tech to make the right decisions on content.
Twitter has been courageous and will limit false information posted by our liar-in-chief but Mark feels that anyone should be able to post anything they want on Facebook even though lately they have been more aggressive in pulling bad information.
Even without all this Facebook has continued to lie to advertisers while they make money hand over fist. Agencies have, for the most part, failed to hold Facebook accountable and brands seem to be deaf to their indiscretions.
If brands really want to be socially responsible they need to tell Facebook to get its house in order. Facebook, Mark, is a media platform and has a responsibility to its users and advertisers to ensure the information posted on its pages are factual.


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Apple iPhones sales fall 24% in China amid competition and headwinds
iPhone sales dropped 24% in the first six weeks of 2024, according to a new report, adding to significant problems for Apple and other Western tech companies in a crucial market.
Analysts from Counterpoint Research said the overall mobile market in China fell by 7% with companies including Apple, Oppo and Vivo experiencing declines.
But the problem for Apple has been ongoing for a year as China’s economy slows down, and trade tensions and nationalism heat up. Customers that once would have considered Apple are now turning to national brands, particularly Huawei, Counterpoint said.
“Primarily, [Apple] faced stiff competition at the high end from a resurgent Huawei while getting squeezed in the middle on aggressive pricing from the likes of Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi,” Mengmeng Zhang, a Counterpoint senior analyst, said in a press release. “Although the iPhone 15 is a great device, it has no significant upgrades from the previous version, so consumers feel fine holding on to the older-generation iPhones for now.”
Apple shares slid 2.9% Tuesday afternoon. The stock has fallen roughly 11.7% this year on concerns about weakening iPhone sales, particularly in China.
The company did not respond to a request for comment.
The report comes amid a floundering Chinese economy, a struggling housing market, higher unemployment of younger workers and more competition among higher-end vendors in China, particularly from Chinese device manufacturer Huawei.
China remains a very important market for Apple as it is the largest market behind the US. Apple previously made a lot of gains during its launch period last year. The company continues to offer discounts to help ameliorate some of the downturn.
Last year, Huawei’s Mate 60 made headlines when the US government sought more information about the Pro model which included a sophisticated processor. Its debut shocked industry experts who questioned how the company could make such a chip following sweeping efforts by the United States to restrict China’s access to foreign chip technology because of perceived national security concerns.
Now, some Chinese consumers think they’ve been wronged by the US government sanctions and are gravitating toward Huawei’s Mate 60 smartphone, which is edging into Apple volumes.
Jeff Fieldhack, a research director with Counterpoint, told CNN part of the issue is that Apple had a strong January last year due to part shortages, but didn’t experience shortages in January this year.
“This isn’t a major deal for Apple in the long term,” he said. “It is still a successful iPhone launch and there is more discounting and marketing they can do this year in China to help alleviate the competition from Huawei.”
Huawei in January represented 17% of the mobile market share in China, compared to Apple’s 16% share. Huawei demand is higher than its supply, which means it could in theory be selling more, Fieldhack added.
“Apple, to its credit, ended the year at number one, which was extraordinary despite headwinds from China,” he said.


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January 16th 2019—ProxyPics had the amazing opportunity to showcase at CES Las Vegas 2019 this year. The Consumer Electronics Show is a yearly trade show that showcases new technology all around the world and it attended by hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world. The show was held from January 8th through January 11th and included new technology anywhere from kitchen appliances to cars to apps.
The four day event was attended by thousands of people all ready to discover the new age of technology. Look through the pictures below to see some of the amazing tech Proxypics was among.


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Cambridge is the best place to shop in Britain, while Shields Road in Newcastle-upon-Tyne trails in as the worst, according to a retail survey.
Property advisors Harper Dennis Hobbs judged 1,000 UK districts on the quality of their shopping centres.
In compiling their rankings the firm said it considered the number of upmarket shops, the proportion of discount stores, vacancy rates, and the amount of "undesirable" outlets an area had – such as pawnbrokers, money lenders, and bookmakers.
The report said Cambridge topped the list because it has seen a number a number of luxury retailers move in over the last two years, when the survey was first conducted.
The top three is completed by Westfield and Knightsbridge respectively, with 17 of the top 50 most vital centres located in the capital.
But the survey warned that in London "quality retailers are increasingly gravitating towards a few very strong shopping centres and high streets, and this concentration of quality retail within the city is at the expense of the typical London high street."
The report said the least attractive high street in the UK is Shields Road in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne "where 19.6% of retail floorspace is unused – up 11% in the past five years". It added that the road "is dominated by 'undesirable' retailers, such as betting shops and money lenders".
Birmingham and Glasgow have shopping areas on the up, according to the report.
Birmingham has seen the opening of the Grand Central shopping centre in 2015, featuring quality retailers such as John Lewis, Foyles and Fat Face. It has also benefited from the revamp of The Mailbox, a retail and office complex, home to a Harvey Nichols department store that has doubled in size. These improvements saw the UK's second city jump 31 places to number 34 on the national list.
The report added that Glasgow has benefitted from "a number of high profile retail developments such as those on Buchanan Street – one of the busiest shopping streets in the country". Glasgow lifted 30 places in the rankings to number 38.
This year Harper Dennis Hobbs expanded its rankings to include smaller town centres with a minimum of 40 shops.


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Blockchain.com has recently announced that they are partnering with Visa to launch a crypto debit card. This debit will allow the users to use the debit card to pay for goods and services with direct crypto or cash at any outlet which accepts the Visa debit card.
Blockchain.com announced on October 26 that there would be no yearly or sign-up costs, no transaction fees, and consumers would receive 1% of all purchases back in cryptocurrency.
Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith in an interview with Yahoo Finance announced that 50,000 people have already signed up for the card’s waiting list. He also added that
“There’s still a lot of demand for crypto products, but you’re seeing that demand shift away from trading and more towards folks that are interested in using DeFi, using their balances.”
On this announcement Visa’s Head of Crypto, Cuy Sheffield responded “worldwide acceptance is necessary for crypto adoption to continue to grow”. The card’s processor is California-based Marqeta, which also worked on the Swipe crypto visa card that was launched in September 2020.
The declaration comes after information that Visa and cryptocurrency exchange FTX have teamed up to launch a debit card in 40 nations on October 7.
Visa’s competitor MasterCard partners with BitOasis
At the same time, a similar platform also partnered with a big brand to provide better crypto services. On October 25, Mastercard, the primary rival of Visa, agreed to a strategic partnership with BitOasis, the top cryptocurrency platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to introduce a number of crypto card programs intended to speed up the uptake of digital assets in the region.
Customers of BitOasis will be able to connect their wallets to the new card and exchange cryptocurrency for fiat to use Mastercard’s extensive merchant network once it launches in early 2023. On this collaboration the co-founder and CEO of BitOasis, Ola Doudin said: –
“We continue to witness sustained demand amongst our customers for crypto to be integrated into, and relevant, for their daily lives. Research tells us that 47% of the Middle East population now believe crypto is the future of money.”
The collaboration comes after BitOasis completed a $30 million Series B fundraising round in October 2021. The money made it possible for its platform, which is based in Dubai, to grow throughout MENA.
Day by day more and more fitch related platforms are invested in cryptocurrency, even though the crypto market is down for a long now but the growth in the adoption of crypto is good news for all crypto users.
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The battle to remove Gordhan and ultimately President Cyril Ramaphosa from office is in full swing, writes Adriaan Basson.
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At the Best Customer Experience 4.0 held in The Hague, Mercedes-Benz said 25% of its cars will be bought online. We take a look at how the German luxury carmaker is adapting to a new type of car buyer.
The ANC Women's League joined the protesters in their official regalia but the league's president, Bathabile Dlamini, was forced to leave as protesters chanted "Khwezi! Khwezi!"
Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa CEO Sabine Dall'Omo shares details on the international tech giant's role in changing the world for the better, and why more companies should do the same.
Private investigators have been roped in to assist in tracking down three people believed to be involved in the robbery of an upmarket jewellery store at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Sunday.
Protesters disrupted the launch of a damning book about ANC secretary general Ace Magashule and destroyed copies of the book.
Quarterly economic and employment data paint a bleak picture of South Africa’s economic health. Aside from entering a technical recession in September, South Africa lost 69 000 jobs in the second quarter of the year.
This coming weekend, Nissan SA will be calling all GT-R enthusiasts and petrolheads to the Cars, Coffee & Donuts event at the Sandton City Rooftop 2.0, where they will be showcasing more than 30 cars.
The eighth and penultimate round of the Sasol GTC Championship set to take place at Killarney sees the battle for the 2018 title continue unabated between the three-season-long rivals: Michael Stephen, Gennaro Bonafede and Simon Moss.
Designed by South Africa’s Dakar legend, Giniel de Villiers, Red Bull downhill course in Sandton is set to offer serious challenges for both driver and cart.
We went apartment-hunting with R10,000 in the Joburg and Sandton central districts, 8 minutes away from one another by Gautrain – and the stark contrast in what it will rent surprised us.
A small group of #SandtonShutdown protesters temporarily blocked intersections near Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg. Watch.
A private investigator is searching for these four “persons of interest” in connection with a multi-million rand heist in Sandton, with a reward being offered for information on their whereabouts.
BMW South Africa recently announced that the new 1-Series would arrive in Mzansi in third quarter of 2019.
We sit together on the top step of the old house on Avondson and watch the sun set. On the horizon, fine lines of fire and gold rise into the flaring sky. Behind the cypress trees, the hills on Boesmansfontein glow across the veld.
The luxury multi-million rand Johannesburg mansion of top Zimbabwean businessman James Makamba was auctioned off for R36.5m.
Alibaba founder and tech billionaire Jack Ma will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Investment Summit in Johannesburg next week, as President Cyril Ramaphosa seeks to attract billions in new investments to kickstart SA's lagging economy.
There were thrills, spills and wipeouts galore at this year’s Red Bull Box Cart race, held in Sandton on Sunday.
'Integrity is the single most important aspect of buying a classic car,' says Brian Bruce, custodian of one of the major classic car collections in the Southern Cape.
The Sasol GTC Championship enters a pivotal phase of a riveting season of entertaining touring car racing with three rounds taking place over the next six weeks.
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Posted July 23, 2018 11:33:24Apple’s new iPhone Xs Max is available in several colors and a lot of different variants, but its battery life is a big question mark.
Apple recently announced the iPhone XS Max, and the new device is a step up from the iPhone 7 Plus, which was released in March 2018.
The iPhone X Max has a larger screen and is expected to offer even better battery life, and some experts have already compared the iPhone 8 to the iPhone XL.iPhone XS max has an edge-to-edge OLED display, a 4.7-inch display with 1080p resolution, and a 12-megapixel rear camera, which is the same as the iPhone 6s Plus, but with a higher-resolution camera.
Apple says that the iPhone 9 is a bigger phone than the iPhone 10, and there’s also a slightly larger battery.
If you have an iPhone X, you should take the iPhone to the store and compare it to the battery life of the iPhone in its current state, since it will have a bigger battery.
The iPhone X will also have the most powerful camera in the iPhone lineup, with an 8MP sensor that is bigger than the 4.5MP sensor found on the iPhone SE and iPhone X. The new iPhone will also get a bigger display, with a 3:2 aspect ratio, a higher pixel density, and better optical image stabilization.
If you’re planning to upgrade your iPhone, it’s important to know the differences between the iPhone and iPhone 8 before you decide whether or not you’ll upgrade to the newer iPhone.
If your iPhone X is an older model, it may not offer the same battery life as its current model.
If your iPhone 8 Plus is an iPhone 8, you might want to upgrade to an iPhone 9 Plus instead.
Apple’s latest iPhone models have been known to get the most popular complaints, including the phone getting too hot, or a poor battery life.
iPhone X owners have complained about the phone overheating, as well.
The company has yet to release any details about the battery issues with the iPhone, but it appears that the company will be pushing out a battery upgrade program for iPhone X users.
If that’s the case, you may need to wait a few weeks to get your new iPhone, or the company may introduce an AppleCare program to help you get a replacement device for free.
AppleInsider’s Mike Mazzeo has reported that Apple will be offering a $15 rebate to iPhone X customers, and he has some more details on how it works.
iPhone 9 and iPhone 10 users will be able to purchase the new iPhones at Apple retail stores starting July 27.


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In India, 60-65 percent of transport happens via road and is highly fragmented and unorganized. The trucking community has around 15 million commercial vehicles, however, the driver to truck ratio is significantly low.
Road Freight Transport contributes approximately 4.5 percent of our GDP, yet, according to the Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), more than 50 percentare off the road due to the unavailability of drivers. This problem is specific not only to India. In 2021, the United States saw a record shortage of 80,000 truck drivers, according to the American Trucking Associations.
The reasons are many.
Truck drivers are the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic who risked infection and even death during the weeks of lockdown to bring goods to our doorstep. But while e-commerce continues to boom, even after markets have opened again, the road ahead is far from smooth with the logistics sector facing a severe shortage of truck drivers who are its backbone.
SLF study's shocking findings
With an aim to understand the Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour, and Practices (KABP) of truck drivers with regard to their profession, peers, and trucking operations at large in India, SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), an independent NGO, joined hands with car manufacturers Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), to conduct a multi-city, nationwide study. According to the findings, published in February 2020, 53 percent of the respondents shared that they earn between Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 per month. Of these, 93 percent confirmed that other than salary/wages, they do not get any social security benefits (such as provident fund, pension, health insurance, life insurance, gratuity, etc.).
More than 93 percent work as employees, with only about 1 in 15 (6 percent) driving self-owned trucks. On average, these drivers are at the wheel for nearly 12 hours a day, covering a distance of 417 km daily. Almost 50 percent of the respondents admitted that they drive even when fatigued or sleepy. Even worse, 9 out of 10 confessed that they had not undergone any kind of formal training before getting a driving license.
Not surprisingly then, as per the Ministry of Transport and Highways (MoRTH) data, in the category of impacting vehicles, truck/lorry has the third highest share (12.3 percent) of total crashes and among road-users, it makes up the third highest share of deaths at 10 percent.
The ongoing pandemic has only added to their woes, with many truck drivers carrying non-essential goods caught in logjams on the borders of cities for weeks together during lockdowns. Even those ferrying essential goods were stranded at times with no workers to load and unload goods. As a result, many of these daily wagers had no income for months, while still carrying the burden of EMIs, children's education, rents, etc. Those on the road were vulnerable to the virus, without vaccination, proper safety precautions, and health insurance.
The result was that 62.5 percent of fleet owners stopped transporting goods due to diminished demand or because of concern for their drivers. This led to large-scale reverse migration, from cities to villages, with many drivers preferring to go back to farming or manufacturing, and some moving to industrial and service sectors.
According to the above-mentioned study, 53 percent of respondents were dissatisfied with their profession with around 84 percent admitting that they will not recommend it to their family members or relatives. With more consumers moving online and delivery timelines moving to five minutes, the sector needs transporters to meet the demand and supply challenges across all three delivery miles. Without them they could be facing an existential crisis It is thus imperative to address the problem.
Changing the perception
The first and foremost aspect that needs some more introspection is the social taboo. Trucking as a profession is always looked down upon and rarely respected. At TruckBhejo, hence, all of us are extremely sensitive about everything related to the truck drivers. We ensure regular long-term business with secured and timely payment and eliminate the middlemen. It has empowered owner-drivers to scale up their business.
Training the new generation
Education has opened new opportunities for the children of many truck drivers, while those who are available, are untrained and unskilled. Instead of turning them away, logistics companies and fleet owners can directly hire these freshers, then put them through training schools and programs. Driver profiling can help select candidates with the right skill sets and natural aptitude. It is an investment that will pay off in the long run.
Adopting the latest technologies like simulation and virtual reality in training programs can also boost the productivity of existing drivers while equipping vehicles with ADAS technology like driver assist, collision mitigation and lane detection can make driving safer.
Also, by choosing automation over manual operations, the most time and cost-effective route can be picked. Roadblocks are promptly flagged off, preventing delays and even accidents. Digitization eliminates redundancies, avoids duplications, and brings about demand-supply convergence ensuring drivers leave and return with full trucks.
For the logistics sector to grow at a CAGR of 8 percent, it is critical to ensure that we have the talent in place. While technological talent is bringing the transformation, only the truck drivers will take them to the masses. Over the next three years, we aspire to create India's largest, fastest, and most reliable logistics network by increasing our fleet strength to 20,000. And this will be possible for us and other logistic providers by bringing financial stability and social dignity into the trucking community.
(Nilesh Ghule is Co-Founder and CEO, TruckBhejo. Views are personal)


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Last month, search industry veteran Danny Sullivan called upon the United States Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize Google and other search engines – specifically, looking into their disclosure of paid listings.
A Google spokesperson tells WebProNews, “Consumers benefit from clear labeling in search results, and we have always clearly disclosed which links are paid advertisements. That said, not all search engines clearly disclose paid results, so we would support a fresh look by the FTC at search labeling and transparency practices.”
Though Google’s competitors are often eager to see scrutiny brought to Google, it’s not as clear if some of these same competitors are so eager to see such scrutiny brought to the entire industry.
When asked if they would support such a review from the FTC, Expedia and Orbitz, for example, did not return our request for comment. Microsoft, on the other hand, did return our request for comment, by saying, “No Comment.”
Sullivan had made points about Google not disclosing sponsored results on some of its vertical engines, even if such results came with the “sponsored” label, when appearing on Google’s main search product. For example, one might use Google’s Hotel Finder, but not necessarily know when a result was paid for. Sullivan also made the suggestion that there is an issue regarding device manufacturers who have accepted money from Google to select the search engine as its default, and how they should disclose this to customers.
As he pointed out in his letter to the FTC, there are plenty of similar issues among Google’s competitors.
Marvin Ammori from The Ammori Group wrote about the topic at GigaOm, saying:
I head a small law firm in Washington, D.C., where I advise technology companies, including Google, on public policy issues. As an advocate for open Internet rules, I’ve spent many years working on network neutrality issues, and I also took part in the SOPA and PIPA debates, as one of the opponents of unfocused copyright laws.
While advising Google on the FTC’s antitrust investigation, I have noticed an odd pattern: the companies complaining about Google’s actions all commit the same exact actions they complain about. If Google’s actions harm consumers, then so do its competitors. The competitors complain about some things that are not even a problem (such as using snippets of text in a search result) and other things that would be a problem if Google or any other company engaged in them (including deceiving users by mislabeling ads and search results).
Both Ammori and Sullivan talked about NexTag, who specifically made a point to call out Google in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, indicating that the company doesn’t disclose paid listings itself.
The point is, this is an industry-wide issue, and one that is not unique to Google, despite Google’s dominant market share, which already brings so much scrutiny to the search giant.
Just today, Google confirmed that it has offered a proposal to settle antitrust concerns from the European Commission. While we don’t know the details of the proposal yet, one has to wonder if Google is having to make changes to features that its competitors will continue to enjoy.


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After its first two V12-powered sports cars, GMA plans to storm the mass market with three new electric cars designed around the same philosophy of light weight and high maneuverability of the T.50 and T.33.
This was announced by Gordon Murray himself, founder and CEO of GMA, at the last award ceremony of the British magazine Coachwhere the engineer has been recognized with the “Best Engineering” award for 2022.
Gordon Murray has always had a very particular vision about the design and engineering that underpins the car, and it is what has made him such a disruptive character in the industry. is this design philosophy the one that precisely wants to transfer to the new models that the company wants to manufacture in series.
The premises that most characterize all the models in which Murray has led the design are weight savings, a highly worked assembly, great aerodynamic efficiency and practicality and maneuverability above the usual among his rivals. The latter has even been able to apply it to its last two mid-engined sports cars.
“It cannot be correct that it becomes common to have family cars weighing 2.5 tons, and yet everyone goes for it, as manufacturers do. We believe there is a better way,” the engineer told Autocar about the current industry trend.
GMA plans, on the one hand, to enter the private market with two Family electric SUVand on the other serve companies and professionals with a model focused on distribution, although it remains to be seen if it is an electric van different from the SUV, or a version of it with a commercial focus.
At the moment, Murray has only given a detail about each SUV. One of them will be a four-seater electric SUV with front-wheel drive that he describes as a compact and practical electric car, and not like a small urbanite. The second model will be a four-wheel drive five-seater, presumably larger but based on the same platform, called iStream.
The engineer has also commented that each of the three models is being designed taking into account that they will be marketed with a Accesible priceso based on Murray’s comments, these are models that will compete directly with others from general firms, perhaps even with the batch of affordable electric cars that the Volkswagen Group plans to manufacture in Spain through SEAT.
There are no estimated dates for mass production, although taking into account that the United Kingdom is one of the most advanced countries in terms of vetoing internal combustion and that GMA itself is carrying out a expansion plan of 300 million free budget that began in 2021 and should be extended until 2026it will be before this last date when the British firm has started the production of at least one of these models.


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Verizon signs up Microsoft, Nokia to help clients build private 5G networks
Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing business, will run on top of Verizon's 5G network to processes the data generated by machines at the local facility and use artificial intelligence to automate operations.
Verizon said on Monday it has struck deals with Microsoft and Nokia to improve the telecoms giant's ability to target business customers by offering clients the ability to automate factory floors, lower costs and speed up data traffic through private 5G networks.
Private 5G networks remove the need for businesses to jostle for speed with others on a public network and help enable data-intensive applications that use computer vision, augmented reality and machine learning to increase productivity.
Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing business, will run on top of Verizon's 5G network to processes the data generated by machines at the local facility and use artificial intelligence to automate operations. Microsoft launched the new service late last month directed at telecom operators.
U.S.-based logistics company Ice Mobility is the first customer for the new partnership, allowing it to track employees packing the products into the right boxes to skip quality control.
"This is about creating a new business opportunity for everyone," Verizon's Chief Strategy Officer Rima Qureshi said. She declined to disclose how the revenue would be shared between Verizon and Microsoft.
While 4G helped create multi-billion dollar businesses ranging from music and video streaming to cab hailing and food delivery, telecom operators seldom got a share of that growth.
Verizon is now keen on taking a share in new businesses that 5G might enable, either by partnering with bigger companies or by buying stakes in smaller ones such as virtual reality company 8i to Swiftmile, which makes charging systems for electric scooters.
In international markets, where Verizon doesn't have its own network, it is working with Nokia to build private networks for manufacturing and logistics companies.
"Next year will be all about deploying private 5G and not about commercial success and we will start seeing early monetization from 2022 onwards," Sowmyanarayan Sampath, president of Verizon's global enterprise business, told Reuters.


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British vacuum-cleaner maker Dyson is making a second push into the high-end beauty market with a $500 hair styling tool that it has engineered to create curls, waves and smooth blow dries without extreme heat.
The Indian creative has joined forces with the cosmetics giant on a 21-piece festive makeup line dubbed ‘L'Oréal Paris x Sabyasachi,' focusing on classic beauty looks such as winged liner and a red lip.
British heritage brand Hawes & Curtis is continuing to make the most of its royal links and has created an exclusive collection to link to the release of hit TV show The Crown: Season 2 on DVD later this month.
The Italian brand has announced the most recent development in its ongoing Moncler Genius project, with the opening of two locations in NYC and Tokyo and the launch of its latest collaboration with Palm Angels.
The reality TV star and makeup entrepreneur has been working on a special Halloween collection via her Kylie Cosmetics label, featuring freaky 3D packaging that includes motifs of ghosts, bats and cobwebs.


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The SoftBank-backed company that sold everything for $3 is abruptly shutting down, refusing orders, and laying off employees
"I'm proud of what we created at Brandless and the hard work and dedication of everyone on the team," Brandless CEO Evan Price told Business Insider.
8 Brandless products worth buying, according to Brandless employees
We spoke with a Brandless employee to find out which of the 350+ Brandless products are worth buying. Surprisingly enough, they're all under $35.
Brandless execs reveal their plan to launch its products in thousands of stores across the country, starting with a deal with a 'major retailer'
The company previously launched two pop-up stores in New York City and Los Angeles. Now, execs say a flagship store isn't out of the question.
SoftBank hasn't paid e-commerce startup Brandless $100 million of its investment, and there are conflicting stories about what's going on, according to a report
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Tennis star Serena Williams has launched a venture firm for investing in women, people of color, and young entrepreneurs
Williams has already dominated on the tennis court and is now looking to take on the world of venture capital.
13 Brandless products worth buying, according to Brandless employee
We spoke with a Brandless employee to find out what Brandless products are totally worth purchasing. The lion's share of its 350+ products are $3.
Brandless, the 'Procter & Gamble for millennials' startup that sells everything for $3, is launching a pop-up — but you can't buy anything
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I tried the 'brandless' startup that sells everyday items for $3 — and there's a huge catch
Brandless sells everything for $3 — but that isn't always great deal.
We compared 5 products from Trader Joe's and the new website where everything is $3 — and the winner was clear
We tried mac and cheese, popcorn, chips and salsa, and brownies from Trader Joe's and Brandless to see how the new $3 website compared.
Retailers are making big bets that brands as we know them are dying
In the future, brand labels won't matter as much as quality and value.
The new website where everything costs $3 is not worth it — here's why
We did a price comparison between 25 Trader Joe's products and the new website where everything costs $3: Brandless. The choice is clear.
This new website is like an online Trader Joe's — but everything is $3
Brandless is a new online supermarket that sells directly to customers, and nothing is over $3.


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Commercial Dispute Resolution > Spanish farmers accuse dairy cartel of milking it
Spanish farmers accuse dairy cartel of milking itInternational dairy companies face accusations of unfairly driving down wholesale milk prices.
International dairy companies face accusations of unfairly driving down wholesale milk prices.
A group of Spanish farmers has fired the opening salvos in what could transpire to be an EUR 800 million claim against 10 international dairy companies who have already been censured by Spain’s National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) for cartel behaviour. The 1 December filings were the almost inevitable consequence of the CNMC’s 2019 decision, which resulted in fines totalling EUR 80.6 million being levied on household-name companies including Danone, Nestlé and Lactalis.
The CNMC found that, between 2000 and 2013, the 10 dairy companies had exchanged information on purchase prices, volume and the level of surplus milk with the aim of purchasing milk from farmers at less than that normal market conditions would dictate.
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Acquisition continues timber firm’s solid growth
Premier Forest Group, one of the UK’s fastest-growing timber groups, has acquired Haverfordwest-based timber importer Merlwood Timber.
Established in Newport in 1993 by founding directors Dilwyn Howells, Nigel Williams and Terry Edgell, Premier Forest Group imports, manufactures and distributs timber and panel products.
The firm was set up as Premier Forest Products when the founders recognised there was a gap in the market and has recorded phenomenal growth, with this latest acquisition being the group’s eighth in the past seven years. Since 2011, the group’s turnover has grown from £53m to a projected £136m in the current financial year.
Merlwood Timber Ltd, formed in 1997, operates from a three-acre site in Haverfordwest with other strategic dockside locations in the UK. All staff will be joining Premier.
It is a leading supplier of imported and domestically produced solid timber. Its key clients include timber and builders’ merchants.
Terry Edgell, chief executive and co-founder of Premier Forest Group, said: “The acquisition of Merlwood Timber gives Premier the opportunity to strengthen its distribution capacity in Wales and to expand its group sales revenue and geographic reach.
“The Merlwood team bring with them additional customer and supplier relationships and their capacity to machine timber in-house, which adds to the value and service we can now offer to our own group’s customer base.
“Particularly exciting is the fact that the full management team and staff are firmly committed to joining the Premier Forest Group. They are embracing the opportunities the acquisition brings with it and we hope to see a period of job creation, capital investment and sales expansion within Wales for both Merlwood and our other three Welsh sites as a result of this acquisition.”
The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
Merlwood Timber’s co-founder and managing director Mike James said: “We are extremely excited about joining the Premier Forest team. Merlwood Timber will now have the considerable resources of the Premier Group behind it to enable us to not only fulfil our growth ambitions regionally, but also further enhance Premier’s business across the UK too. We are an extremely good fit for one another and it’s going to be an exciting period ahead.”
Premier Forest Group currently operates across 15 sites in the UK and Ireland and comprises sawmilling, processing, importation and timber distribution businesses.
Other Wales-based brands within the Premier Forest Group include timber importer Premier Forest Products in Newport Docks, which also became the home to Premier Processing & Fabrication, and hardwood and softwood specialist Clarks Wood. The group’s Welsh sawmill operation Premier Sawmilling and its outlet store Mill Timber Direct are based In Croespenmaen, south Wales.
Outside Wales, the group’s other brands include Duchy Timber in Cornwall, Premier Forest Doncaster, Premier Goldberg near Heathrow and the Irish brands of the multi-site Brooks Timber and Builders Supplies and Dublin Plywood and Veneers.
> Terry Edgell of Premier Forest Group


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Banks in the country have begun rolling out mobile visa payment platforms as an alternative to costly point of sale machines. Besides eliminating the need for costly infrastructure, the platform is cheaper for lenders when it comes to expanding.
Dubbed M-visa, the platform involves the use of mobile phones to make or receive payments without the need for the traditional visa plastic card and point of sale machines.
According to KCB Bank Rwanda chief executive Maurice Toroitich, point of sale machines are very expensive and M-visa is a cheaper option for growing the merchant network.
“If we issue 1,000 Point of Sale it means we have to spend $50,000, which is very expensive. These machines require a huge investment and yet they might not be adopted by smaller businesses,” he said.
Mr Toroitich said rolling out 1,000 M-visa agents will cost the bank nothing. “It is basically like your card in a mobile. The only thing we do is that at the M-visa point you can scan your product using your phone and make a payment,” he said, adding that it is now possible to expand electronic payments to businesses.
Shoppers can log into a mobile app that automatically enables the camera in the phone to scan a code displayed at the merchant’s outlet, and then the money is deducted from their bank accounts. It also works on feature phones.
According to recent data from Bank Nationale du Rwanda (BNR, the central bank), the number of point of sale terminals in the country increased from 1,700 in 2015 to 1,800 in 2016; due to increased demand from new merchants like hotels.
Lucy Mbabazi, the director for Visa in Rwanda, said the number of point of sale machines has increased but many more businesses are yet to adopt the technology.
“When we have more than 100,000 businesses, but only 1,800 point of sale machines, when will we build a cashless economy?” she asked.
Banks deploy payment machines to their partner merchants, but they might be limited by the cost of the devices which go for $500 each.
Ms Mbabazi said mobile visa will complement these machines. However, there are other factors that hinder the use of payment machines.
For instance some businesses are using many point of sale machines, yet one is enough.
While M-visa may provide alternative payment options and reach new small businesses, banks could encourage merchants to accept mobile payment.
“Banks should work with vendors to look at ways to adopt M-visa,” said Ms Mbabazi.
M-visa is now being used by refugees in what is known as cash-based transfer where they receive money to buy food in markets around camps.
KCB Rwanda, which is the latest to launch M-visa said it will first focus on promoting the new payment platform.
“We need to first make sure we have merchants who accept M-visa,” said Mr Toroitich.


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The Wi-Fi connected sensor slides under your mattress and tracks your slumber patterns, including snoring. The data is then sent to Nokia’s Health Mate app and analysed to come up with a sleep score.
The device is also integrated with IFTTT (if this, then that), a home automation app that lets you set up triggers that are tied to your sleep patterns. This means, provided the lights and thermostat are connected to your Wi-Fi, it will adjust the lighting and temperature for when you get in and out of bed.
"Our vision is to help make the world a healthier place and quality of sleep is as critical a component of a healthy lifestyle as regular exercise and a balanced diet," says Rob Le Bras-Brown, head of Nokia's digital health business. "Nokia Sleep gives users insight into what happens when their eyes are closed along with the ability to change the environment for more restorative sleep with IFTTT home automation capabilities. Nokia Sleep will be a game changer in helping maximise a night's sleep to make the most of the next day."
To prevent the sensor from picking up movement from a pet or bed partner, the device needs to be placed on the side of the bed, at chest level.
The Health Mate app has Amazon’s Alexa support, meaning you can now ask your Alexa-enabled product about your health progress from the Health Mate app.
The Nokia Sleep sensor is expected to be on the market in Q1 2019 and will cost $99.95.


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Celcom (M) Bhd expects to increase the number of business lines registered with it by 25% to 500,000 by year-end, supported by its enhanced I>PowerTools /I>mobile enterprise solution.
DiGi.Com Bhd has posted an impressive 78% rise in net profit to RM200.6mil for its second quarter ended June 30, compared with the previous corresponding period. This is due to gains from more focused segmentation, enlarged distribution reach and enhanced value propositions. Earnings per share rose by 43.4% year-on-year to 26.7 sen.
Visa International has introduced a new card design with enhanced security features that make counterfeiting more difficult while opening new business opportunities for its member financial institutions, the company said in a statement.
After raising the interest rates for fixed deposits last month, OCBC Bank (M) Bhd is now offering present and future customers a high interest yielding savings account that features enhanced rates and bonus payments when certain conditions are met.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias RAM Ratings has assigned a final shortterm enhanced rating of P1(s) to SunREIT Capital Bhds (SunREIT or “the issuer” formerly known as Noble Pioneer Sdn Bhd) proposed up to RM1.6bil nominal value commercial papers programme (CP programme).
AFTER watching Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on the enhanced stimulus package for SMEs, my various chat groups came alive with all kinds of comments and opinions. In particular, one chat group which comprises experienced retired senior bankers, entrepreneurs and senior business journalists (all about the same age of 60 and above) stood out for its wisdom and sharp foresight.
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it plans to revise rules governing foreign banks with a substantial local presence that may allow them to open digital-only banking subsidiaries.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (FOX 11) - A man was left with serious burns after a scary situation at a store in Anaheim.
A customer was shopping for a television at the HDTV Outlet when an e-cigarette in his pants exploded, according to the store.
The force of the blast tore the man's pants and burned his leg. The man was able to walk out of the store on his own, the company said.
The explosion was captured on the company's surveillance video.


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It has been found that global information and communications technology (ICT) companies are leading the ongoing global economic recovery across the world while most of the other industries such as manufacturing and logistics are failing to boost their sales and profits.
According to the Institute for Information & communications Technology Promotion (IITP), global ICT companies’ sales and EBITDA increased at the same time last year and healthcare, ICT and real estate led the growth of the global economy from 2013 to last year.
Specifically, those ICT companies’ sales and EBITDA increased at an annual average of 2% and 3.8% during the period, respectively. In addition, their R&D expenditure showed an average annual growth of 7% in the four-year period. On the contrary, the total sales of companies around the world decreased at an annual average of 2.6% and this decline was led by the energy, consumer goods and raw materials sectors.
The institute said that the ongoing growth of the ICT industry is rather limited to the United States and China whereas South Korean ICT companies are moving backwards. “The sales of U.S. and Chinese ICT companies accounted for 51.7% of the total sales of the global ICT industry last year and the ratio increased by five percentage points in three years,” it explained, adding, “Meanwhile, South Korean ICT companies’ sales, which rank fifth in the world last year, showed a decline of 57%, second to none, during the same period.”
According to its report, the global top 100 ICT companies in terms of sales included 39 American and only four South Korean last year. The latter number had been six in 2013. Likewise, South Korean ICT companies’ R&D expenditure fell 1.3% between 2013 and last year while those of American and Chinese increased 9% and 21.3%, respectively.


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Wearable Electronics Market to Revolutionize as Researchers Create a New Biosymbiotic device that can be Customized and does not require Recharge
Wearable sensors can monitor many things, including step count, heart rate, etc. However, they still fall short for evaluating things like the onset of frailty in the older generation, testing the efficiency of a new drug, timely diagnosis of chronic disease, or tracking the performance of athletes. Thus, there is a need for a medical-grade device that would efficaciously accomplish all these tasks.
A research team has developed a "symbiotic device" that can measure all the criteria mentioned above that were not possible before. The wearable device is an incredible innovation for Wearable Electronics Market as it can be custom 3D printed according to the body scans of the users. Further, they can also work perpetually through a combination of compact energy storage and wireless power transfer.
The device is unique with a completely new concept wherein the technology is customized precisely to the person's needs. In addition, it uses wireless power casting to facilitate the device to work continuously without needing a recharge. The team can 3D-print custom-fitted devices that wrap around various body parts. The device can be considered an unnoticeable, lightweight, breathable mesh cuff explicitly designed for one's bicep, calf or torso. Furthermore, since research have gained the ability to specialize in sensor placement, they can now also evaluate psychological parameters which they couldn't before.
The device is user-friendly. If one always wants it close to the core body temperature, place the device in the armpit. Also, if one wants to measure the way their biceps deforms while excursing, the sensors embedded in the device can be customized that way. The method in which the device is fabricated and attached to the body helps gather crucial data, something a traditional wearable device would never achieve.
The new biosymbiotic devices are also susceptible. The team tested their ability to check on parameters like temperature and strain while a participant walked on a treadmill, jumped, and used a rowing machine. In the case of the rowing machine, participants were requested to wear multiple devices so that exercise intensity and muscle deformation could be judged. It was found that the device was highly accurate at identifying body temperature changes resultant of walking a flight of stairs.
The incredible device is a massive feat for the wearable electronics sector. It can be customized and does not need a recharge making it feasible and an attractive device to keep, especially for people of old age, athletes, etc.


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Tesla chief government Elon Musk unveiled a brand new electrical semi-truck that may apparently stand up to a nuclear explosion and go from zero to 60 mph in 5 seconds. (Tesla)
The fundamental course was anticipated: a pair of smooth silver Tesla semi vehicles that get 500-miles per cost, go from zero to 60 mph in 5 seconds and – if the hype is to be believed – promise to singlehandedly rework the industrial trucking business.
But dessert was a shock: A brilliant pink prototype of the most recent Tesla Roadster, a revamped model of the corporate’s debut automobile that may journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco and again on a single cost and go from zero to 60 mph in underneath two seconds.
If true, that will make the $200,000 sports activities automotive the quickest manufacturing automotive ever made.
On Thursday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered each dishes to a packed crowd on the firm’s design studio in Hawthorne, Calif.
After weeks of disappointing headlines about allegations of racism on the firm’s fundamental manufacturing facility and the almost stalled rollout of the Tesla’s first mbad market sedan, Musk was again to doing the one factor he does higher than maybe anybody else in Silicon Valley now: making mbadive, dreamy, promotion-filled guarantees which have a method of bringing his dynamic imaginative and prescient of the longer term to life.
“What does it feel like to drive this truck?” Musk requested the viewers, shortly after his newest creations rolled onto the stage. “It’s amazing! It’s smooth, just like driving a Tesla.”
“It’s unlike any truck that you’ve ever driven,” he added, noting that Tesla’s mbadive rig places the driving force on the heart of the automobile like a race automotive, however surrounded with touchscreen shows like these discovered within the Model three. “I can drive this thing and I have no idea how to drive a semi.”
[Sleepless nights, damaged robots and mounting stress: Musk provides uncommon glimpse inside Tesla’s ‘production hell’]
Range nervousness has at all times been a key concern for anybody who’s weighing the acquisition of an electrical automobile. Musk sought to rebadure potential patrons that the corporate’s big-rigs can match – and surpbad – the efficiency of a diesel engine, which he known as “economic suicide.”
Musk didn’t reveal the truck’s precise value, however argued diesel truck could be 20 cents costlier per mile than Tesla’s electrical counterpart, which will probably be out there for buy in 2019.
A completely loaded, Tesla truck shifting 60 mph can journey 500 miles on a single battery cost, Musk mentioned. The overwhelming majority of truck routes are lower than 250 miles, he mentioned. The truck contains 4 impartial motors, Musk mentioned, and has no gears or transmission, that means that it’ll require a lot much less upkeep. He badured the truck won’t break down for 1 million miles.
Musk mentioned his vehicles can attain 65 mph up a 5 % grade, in comparison with 45 mph with a diesel engine truck.
“While you’re unloading your cargo, you can charge,” he mentioned, arguing that drivers might want to take a break after six or seven hours of driving, giving them an opportunity to cost the truck. “By the time you’re done with your break, the truck will be ready to go. You will not be waiting for your truck.”
Not everybody was bought on the imaginative and prescient Musk laid out Thursday evening.
According to USA Today, Allen Schaeffer, government director of the Diesel Technology Forum, issued a press release arguing that “diesel is the most energy efficient internal combustion engine. … Aspirations and predictions for new fuels and technologies are high, but must be evaluated in the context of reality.”
Tesla Semi drivetrain is badured to final 1M miles = to greater than 40 journeys across the earth pic.twitter.com/xfWVocUdaB
— Tesla (@Tesla) November 17, 2017
Near the top of Thursday’s occasion, Musk stunned the attendees by revealing the most recent iteration of the Roadster, which can embody a 200 kilowatt hour battery pack and journey 620 miles on a single cost, Musk mentioned. Tesla produced the Roadster from 2008 to 2012 and the most recent model will probably be out there to customers in 2020.
“The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars,” Musk mentioned. “Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche.”
Jessica Caldwell, government director of business evaluation at Edmunds.com mentioned that Thursday’s occasion reminds badysts that only a few manufacturers have the flexibility to emotionally join with customers like Tesla.
“While Tesla doesn’t necessarily need a $200,000 halo vehicle, Elon Musk has never been one to do things simply for practical reasons,” she mentioned. “Tesla’s new roadster is only the latest salvo at what could end up being a hotly contested EV supercar battle in the coming years. The major luxury automakers are getting serious about EVs, and a lot can happen between now and 2020.”
Tesla’s new electrical semi truck is unveiled throughout a presentation in Hawthorn, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


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Saturday, October 28, 2023 1:28AM
ORANGE (KABC) — Of all the industries hurt by Covid, the restaurant business was among the hardest hit. Now that the pandemic has passed, many restaurants are looking for new ways to operate while facing a new struggle: the rising costs of food and labor
Some restaurants like Rodrigo’s Mexican Grill in Orange are utilizing technology, like handheld devices, to combat these issues
“We can take directly to the table, it makes things a lot quicker for turnaround,” said Rod Fraser. “We are taking orders directly to the table. It means once the orders placed it goes directly to the kitchen, straight to the cooks and they can make it immediately.”
Popmenu is a company helping restaurant owners utilize technology. A new Popmenu study researching US restaurant leaders and consumers finds that restaurant revenue is steady or growing but there is a 34% average increase in their labor costs.
“An AI phone system like we have Popmenu allows the restaurant to answer three or four hundred phone calls at the exact same time,” said Tony Roy, COO, Popmenu. “They can do online orders, they can do reservations, and they can do revenue generating activities without having to disturb what might be an already stressed labor force.”
Many business owners may be struggling to find employees. Roy says AI technology isn’t used to necessarily replace workers. It can be utilized to make things more efficient. He says AI technology can be used for posting automatically on a restaurants social media, answering customer’s questions, and more
“We have a greater insight into peak ordering times, or when people are making reservations, or when calls are happening at the most frequent basis, or are catering gigs most likely being ordered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays,” said Roy.
More consumers are dining in or getting take out but convenience is a huge key.
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