CRA asks Shopify for Canadian business records: CEO

Posted on July 23, 2023
Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke is ready to put up a “fight” over what he describes as an “overreach” by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). In a tweet, Lutke said the Ottawa-based e-commerce company was asked to hand over tax records of more than 121,000 Canadian stores from the last six years. “I don’t particularly want a fight with the CRA (Canada’s tax authority)- but we got asked to backchannel them 6 years of records for all Canadian Shopify stores,” Lutke tweeted on Friday. “This feels like low-key overreach to me. We will fight this.” CTVNews.ca has reached out to Shopify…

General IoT News – Telenor IoT and Verizon Business Forge Strategic Partnership to Expand Global IoT Services

Posted on July 23, 2023
Telenor IoT and Verizon Business have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen international IoT connectivity, providing customers with global IoT services. Telenor and Verizon, two global leaders in telecommunications, are proud to announce a strategic collaboration for international IoT. The partnership aims to deliver global IoT services to enterprises, unlocking new possibilities and simplifying connectivity on a global scale. The initial focus of the partnership is to fortify and expand the eSIM-based network access and service footprint of both companies. By combining their network assets and managed IoT capabilities across Europe, Asia, and North America, Telenor IoT and Verizon…

WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop

Posted on July 22, 2023
WestJet is shutting down its budget airline, Swoop. The company made the announcement in a news release Friday, noting that the ratification of its recent deal with its pilots allows it to integrate all of its staff at various airlines into a single banner. “As negotiated in the collective agreement, the WestJet Group will now begin integration efforts of its ultra-low-cost airline, Swoop,” the airline said. “Through an expedited process, the airline anticipates a full integration into its mainline operations by the end of October. To avoid traveler impact, Swoop will operate its existing network through to the end of…

Oklo plans to go public and ‘accelerate business plan’ : Corporate

Posted on July 22, 2023
July 12, 2023 Oklo is to go public by merging with AltC Acquisition Corp – co-founded by Oklo chairman Sam Altman – in a deal which values ​​the company at USD850 million. How an Oklo plant might look (Image: Oklo) Altman is AltC CEO and has been chairman of Oklo since 2015. AltC, a special purpose acquisition vehicle, was co-founded by Altman and Churchill Capital in 2021 “to provide public investors access to a compelling ‘hard tech’ opportunity”. Oklo, founded in 2013, plans to commercialize its liquid metal fast reactor technology with the Aurora ‘powerhouse’, a fast neutron reactor that…

Threads hits 30 million users a day after launch, putting Musk’s Twitter on notice

Posted on July 22, 2023
Meta (META) Threads is live, and it’s already drawing millions of users, posing the biggest threat to Elon Musk’s Twitter yet. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fired up his Twitter competitor on Wednesday and a day later said 30 million users had signed up for the service. Threads pose a unique challenge to Twitter. The platform, like other Twitter clones, has a similar setup to Musk’s social network. On Threads you can post text, images, and short videos, as well as like, reply, comment, and share posts by other users. Zuckerberg seems acknowledged the similarities, posting the meme of Spider-Man pointing…

Why Marketing Research Is Important

Posted on July 22, 2023
Marketing research is a critical tool that businesses and organizations use to gather valuable information about their target market and industry. By conducting research, companies can gain insights into customer needs, preferences and behavior, as well as market trends and the competitive landscape. In this article, we’ll explore five reasons why marketing research is important for businesses and organizations.5 reasons why marketing research is importantIs your company on the fence about investing in marketing research? If so, read on for five reasons why marketing research is important to the viability and longevity of your business.1. Marketing research…

Hunter Biden’s former business partner was willing to go before a grand jury. He never got the chance.

Posted on July 21, 2023
A former business partner of Hunter and James Bidenwho worked directly with them on a 2017 China energy deal, was never asked to testify to a Delaware grand jury investigating Hunter Biden, two sources familiar with the discussions tell CBS News. Tony Bobulinski, the former business partner, was open to testifying, and his attorney reached out to the office of Delaware US Attorney David Weiss. Weiss did not return their calls, the sources said. Weiss’ decision not to bring Bobulinski is the latest indication that prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden may have avoided investigating allegations about his father, President Joe Biden.…

Here’s why US colleges are expensive

Posted on July 20, 2023
The average American saved $5,011 last year. That means it would take them about 75 years to save up enough cash to send one child to a top-rated US university. College is really expensive. And it just keeps getting more expensive. The average tuition at US private colleges grew by about 4% last year to just under $40,000 per year, according to data collected by US News & World Report. For a public in-state school, that cost was $10,500, that’s an annual increase of 0.8% for in-state students and about 1% for out-of-state. But at highly rated or selective schools,…