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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 - A crypto strategist is warning people about the impending decline of the number one crypto giant, Bitcoin. Crypto strategist Ian Harnett is warning people that Bitcoin could drop 40 percent in its value, as low as $13,000. He goes on to mention that central banks are diminishing liquidity which is causing the dramatic decrease in the popular crypto currency. The federal reserve last week raised its benchmark lending rate by 75 basis points which has been the biggest factor in the decline of digital assets. Currently, this top crypto giant has lost more than half of its value, year-to-date. (Source: CNBC ) Why this is important for your business: Rest assured, though volatile and not for the faint of heart, digital currencies are here to stay. They’re established, accepted and moving … [Read more...] about A Big Bitcoin Warning…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin No-one likes to be a party-pooper, but here we go. Positive thinking does not work. There are two problems. First, as Harvard Medical School professor Susan David explains , repressing negative feelings might actually amplify them. Second, positive thinking rewards us prematurely. New York University professor Gabriele Oettinger warns that without confronting the obstacles we face and planning how to overcome them, we won’t make lasting progress. The alternative she proposes is WOOP, combining Wish and Outcome with Obstacle and Plan. This approach has helped people to become healthier , more socially responsible and improve their academic performance . The corporate equivalent to positive thinking is the Big Hairy Audacious Goal . It seduces us with lofty terminology, such as “we will be number global number one” or “we will double our sales.” Aspiring but useless! In his new book The Crux: How Leaders … [Read more...] about How To Come Up Up A Winning Strategy? Start With A Challenge Not An Opportunity

Prince William was spotted selling magazines by a royal fan in London (Image credit: matthew-gardner/LinkedIn) Prince William was spotted quietly selling magazines on the streets of London by a fan Thursday. The future king of England was doing his bit for charity yesterday when a passerby recognised him and requested him to pose for photographs that have since gone viral online. According to retired Met Police chief superintendent Matthew Gardner, his brother-in-law had a chance encounter with Prince William on the streets of London and tried to covertly take a picture of the royal. William was dressed in casuals and would have gone unnoticed, but for the passerby who recognised him. “My bother in law was in London today and saw a celebrity, so he took a photo at a distance,” wrote Gardner in his LinkedIn post. “The celebrity saw the ‘covert surveillance’ effort and crossed the road to investigate further. What an honour to have a private moment with our future King who … [Read more...] about Spotted: Prince William secretly selling magazines on the streets of London

(Image Courtesy: Realme) Chinese phone maker Realme has expanded it GT phone portfolio with the launch of the Neo 3T. The phone is a rebranded version of the Realme Q5 Pro, which is a China-exclusive device. Though not confirmed yet, Realme is expected to launch the GT Neo 3T in India sometime later. Global Pricing The base variant of the phone, with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, has been priced at €469.99 (around Rs 39,000). The 8GB + 256GB variant costs €509.99 (around Rs 42,000). The phone will be sold in Yellow, White and Black colours. Also Read: Realme Pad X with Snapdragon 695 SoC, 2K display and Quad speakers with Dolby Atmos launched Close Specifications The Realme GT Neo 3T has a 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. The display also has a peak brightness output of 1300 nits and comes with HDR 10+ support. The smartphone runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 870 mobile platform, which is paired with 8GB of RAM, … [Read more...] about Realme GT Neo 3T with Snapdragon 870 SoC launched globally

(Image Courtesy: Motorola) Motorola on June 7 added another smartphone to its India portfolio. The G82 5G comes with a 10-bit plastic organic light-emitting diode (pOLED) display and runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 695 mobile platform. Pricing The base variant, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, has been priced at Rs 21,499. The variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage will cost Rs 22,999. SBI credit-card holders can avail a discount of Rs 1,500. Reliance Jio will also offer benefits worth Rs 5,049 on a purchase. The phone will be sold online on Flipkart and Reliance Digital and other authorised resellers offline. Also Read: Moto E32s affordable smartphone launched in India with 90Hz Display, MediaTek Helio G37 SoC Close Specifications The G82 5G has a 6.6-inch 10-bit, full HD+ pOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. Motorola says the screen will offer support for a billion colors. The phone runs on Qualcomm's … [Read more...] about Motorola G82 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, 10-bit pOLED display launched in India

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin I’ve been working from home since it was out of fashion. A dozen years ago my new company provided an office stipend which I used for a corner desk from Crate & Barrel. My next purchase was an over-sized, black leather desk chair that looked like something out of a mob movie. Fast forward to present day — and there are many elements worth thinking about when working from home. I’ve consulted with experts to uncover what those essentials are. Furniture and office equipment are table stakes, but as we’ve discovered working from home can blur the lines between work and life. Creating boundaries to declare an end to the work day while making sure you have the environment to rest and recharge are critical. Home Office The staple of any office is a desk which you can find with a wide ranging budget. My personal desk is the Jarvis mechanical sit and stand desk from Fully. If your preference is a sitting, Artifox’s … [Read more...] about How The Most Successful People Work From Home

RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. in Noida, India, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Trade Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert live bse live nse live Volume Todays L/H More × Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the automaker that sells every other car on the nation’s roads, believes electric vehicles aren’t the answer to reducing carbon emissions in the world’s third-biggest releaser of greenhouse gases -- at least not in the immediate future. India’s largest automaker reckons that vehicles powered by hybrid technology, natural gas and biofuels present a better path toward a cleaner future than electric cars considering the nation generates about 75% of its electricity from dirty coal, Chairman R.C. Bhargava said in an interview. “Talking about electric cars without looking at the greenness of the electricity generated in the country is an inadequate approach to this … [Read more...] about Maruti Suzuki bets on hybrids over EVs in clean shift

The OnePlus Nord 2T could be arriving in India soon. The OnePlus Nord 2T was recently unveiled in Europe last month as a minor upgrade over the OnePlus Nord 2. And while there was speculation that the device would be unveiled in India soon, now we have a credible leak from industry sources. Tipster Paras Guglani recently tweeted that the OnePlus Nord 2T will arrive in India later this month, citing industry sources. Considering the device launched at €399 (Roughly Rs 32,000) in Europe, the OnePlus Nord 2T price in India will likely fall in the sub-30K segment. [Exclusive] Oneplus Nord 2T 5G India launch coming up Details on @rootmygalaxy - https://t.co/MtBeJo8s1V #oneplus #oneplusNord2T #oneplusnord2T5G pic.twitter.com/94jbScbVpm — Paras Guglani (@passionategeekz) June 9, 2022 OnePlus Nord 2T Specifications The OnePlus Nord 2T is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone also sports a … [Read more...] about OnePlus Nord 2T India launch timeline and price leaked, could arrive later this month

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A House panel revealed for the first time internal documents from Juul Labs that Democrats said detailed the e-cigarette company’s plan to directly reach teenagers. The hearing, which featured Juul cofounder James Monsees and chief administration officer Ashley Gould, comes as part of a House Oversight Committee investigation into the company’s role in what the Food and Drug Administration has dubbed a youth vaping epidemic. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the amount of high schoolers who used e-cigarettes jumped to 20.8% in 2018 from 11.7% the previous year. The panel requested last month that Juul turn over a wide-ranging set of internal communications related to its marketing and social media strategies. Panel members used some of those documents to question executives about the San Francisco company’s efforts to recruit social media influencers and to talk to teenagers face-to-face. … [Read more...] about Juul Funded High Schools, Recruited Social Media Influencers To Reach Youth, House Panel Charges

Cast member Austin Butler poses as he arrives at the London screening of “Elvis” in London, Britain, May 31, 2022. Image: Reuters/Maja Smiejkowska LOS ANGELES — In an unusually close box office battle, “Elvis and “Top Gun: Maverick” have tied for first place in North America, with each film bringing in $30.5 million over the weekend. “Elvis” and “Top Gun: Maverick” were locked in a close battle all weekend as the King of Rock and Roll took the no. 1 spot on Friday and dropped to second place on Saturday, Variety reported. The final results will be tallied on Monday. Regardless of which film comes out on top, it’s a strong result for both. For “Elvis,” a $30 million debut is impressive for a movie catering to older audiences. For “Maverick,” it’s almost unheard of for a movie to generate $30 million in its fifth weekend of release. Overall, it’s an encouraging weekend at the box office as five movies are putting up sizable results. Four — “Elvis” and fellow newcomer … [Read more...] about ‘Elvis’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ battle for no. 1 with $30.5 million each