Will The Next Silicon Valley Be In Canada!?

A new study reveals if Apple was to launch in Canada it would generate $250 million on gross revenue in the country. With its current sales figures it is valued at $700 million, making it a $500 million company.

This would be a company that sells more iPhones than all other countries combined. The fact that Canada is such a great country should not be an excuse, but it is.

Canada could be the next market for Apple in North America and that's something to brag about. Canada has been a great place for Apple as a retailer, as they sell in all the major retail outlets including the big chains.

What would you rather buy in Canada? A pair of smart black leather Apple Watch cases or a pair of blue Apple Watch Sport Sport cases? The answer is you might choose the new Apple Watch that Canada sold out of last week. If Canada continues to sell, they may very well get Apple to come
back.

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Author: Charles Miller

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Can We Trust The Data Coming Out Of China?

It's a question we're seeing debated more often on TV and radio news.

'One reason why many think China is too corrupt is that it's too hard to make money,' said a woman named "Bella" on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, last December. The story was featured on an online Chinese magazine - but the author, Guo Yuesheng (張像德), wasn't exactly a fan of Xi Jinping's autocratic style.

'Xi Jinping is like an over-excited kid that is going through adolescence in a very long period - to become a leader you have to reach all types of ages,' he said.

It's a point that resonated throughout China last year in the run up to the 2017 Lunar New Year holiday, when new leaders in Beijing, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou meet in what is often called the Great Hall of the People for the first time.

The official party line is these leaders are ready on their first night, but many in the crowd are eager to know: is there anyone out there not in uniform?

'What's next, Xi Jinping or Trump?' the young woman from the video said to everyone in the room.

'Is that an elephant in the room? Let's talk about it. Because there's a lot coming up with Xi Jinping'

In May, in Xi's hometown of Shenyang in southwest China and in September, for the first time since he came into power in 2012, a group of senior figures in Shenyang were charged with corruption.

The Shenyang scandal follows the revelation in July that four senior officials in Shanghai's government were under investigation, as well as a string of corruption scandals in Beijing as well as in smaller regions.

The question of whether to trust China remains a pressing one, as many in the West have made clear that the country's economic reform effort is unsustainable without the help of the party in power.

'Xi Jinping is the head of the party, and the party is the only powerful power in China,' said the Chinese activist surnamed Zheng. 'He must rule China or we are doomed. He is the president of China, the highest level of any state leader, so when he is in power, he will always be a leader

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Author: Jurang Lang

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Earth Will Survive, Humans Might Not...

So humans must come with a way to fix it. The obvious answer is energy.

Now, there is really no need and no reason why this solution hasn't been tried already. We could use a whole bunch of nuclear energy, as many of such as the sun. We could generate the energy by burning coal, wind power, oil or nuclear reactors. If the government is interested, it wouldn't be too hard, but why give up on it?

As energy becomes more available, more people will want to use it. If we start with the cheapest solution then that will be energy access to people. We have the technology for this.

The problem is that if we make energy more expensive then we will end up being a burden to society, a burden for the taxpayers and a burden for the climate. If we make energy more expensive, it will create more demand and the economy will get more productive. As this happens, it will only happen because more people want to go to work. People will come out of retirement, go to work and have a job.

If we allow governments to take away energy rights so that the people are dependent on the governments for their access to energy, we will see more pollution, more climate change, more destruction and a higher cost of energy.

It seems to go without saying that governments do this to people. If the environment is on the line they destroy people's livelihoods, like in Iraq and Afghanistan. They destroy entire populations with chemical weapons and in the case of Israel.

If we don't have energy rights why would we have the people rely on us? They do their job as a responsibility and are responsible for the world, not us. So how is it going to work that we depend on all those people?

Now think about this from the point of view of the people. Is this really a problem? It feels good to look at your smartphone as you are working or watching TV. But from the person's standpoint this is a huge burden. From their perspective it's not so good to do that and not have the energy. In fact, they don't even have enough energy to even start doing their work.

The answer is energy access from renewable sources. This is important. But the solution is not to make more energy expensive. It is to provide more power from renewable sources.

To make that happen, the governments need a very strong price signal. And this doesn't get any stronger than the one that allows for unlimited supplies.

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Author: Hal Burr

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"Nobody Should Go Hungry" During The Coronavirus Shelter Order - And The Apps That Are Making It Possible...

You may have seen the image below making the rounds on social media...

One of the bright sides of the current situation is seeing people step up and care for their neighbors.  While that's hard to do in person (and we've been instructed to keep your distance) sometimes it's as easy as sharing something helpful on social media.

The image above is circulating social networks, and guides those who may need it to promotions from 3 different on-demand delivery food sources.

In it, a Facebook user shares a memo from his company that includes discount codes to both resturant delivery apps, and one that buys groceries.

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Author: Kenneth Tamki
Los Angeles 

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Can You Handle The Life Of A Contractor And Today's Gig Econcomy?

There is no shortage of micro jobs in Silicon Valley: There are "gig" jobs that involve nothing more than a laptop or smartphone and a handful of contractors who take the job for a fee. There are also other types of jobs that require fewer workers but are still micro in nature.

Such as: "lounge" which is a job that has only a small number of people working or that is done in a limited way, such as working a desk outfitted with the most technologically advanced computers, a couple times a year; "bug," which is a job that has a big number of people doing something in a limited way but one that can still be done by a group of people at a time (the "bug" job) and which is performed at a desk by a handful of people who use specialized software.

As the number of independent contractors increases, the quality of work that can be done in micro jobs or micro gigs declines as well; the work required of these individuals is often too small, the work tasks too small, and the workload too small.

The idea that they want to get away from being dependent on the government and work for themselves is something that many of us have heard a lot about recently.

What this really means is that the internet has a very small amount of government involvement in it, with the exception of the FCC making sure that if one of the sites you visit gets banned or shut down, it also doesn't just affect you but your ISP . It's actually more important for the ISP that lets you visit some web sites and don't get banned than it is that you visit them. All ISPs have to do is check a database that includes a list of web pages that have been blacklisted, and if they see one on the list that's blocked that day, they won't let you visit it.

The government doesn't just look at those databases and then block everything; they use a set of algorithms to try to guess the most popular page, and then block it based on what the most popular pages on that page contain. If you were to look at the top ten sites on that list and read through any of them, if they had a message on them, it might say something like "NSA surveillance not supported by American law." That's not to say that the content on these sites isn't interesting. On the contrary, it's often more interesting than what you read on the popular and reputable sites on the list

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So, I Just Fell Head First Into The Blockchain and Bitcoin Rabbit Hole...

Once I discovered Blockchaine I spent an entire day learning everything I could about the tech, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

What the heck is the 'blockchain' going to be? Why do you want it anyway? What's the deal with the name 'Blockchain' being in quotes? Why is that important?

To my knowledge this is not the first time someone has asked this of Blockchain in recent days or week? If I were to guess I would say that the information might have been discovered on some other blockchain as well.

I asked - without blockchain what is our hopes of ever actually having people or a company willing to run an audit to verify that the information they were sharing was accurate?

After a period of time he decided to go ahead and contact the person I had linked to the information on Blockchain and to prove I had used his user information. He informed me that there is a problem with his information and that I will have to submit some sort of document to prove I am who I claim to be and that this is just the beginning.

I responded that I would do everything I could to verify this information and offer a reward to anyone who confirms some of this information. We agreed that if this info is not correct then I will take the money and he will keep it for himself. He did not take any other action to confirm that he had not given me the wrong information.

In the end, I caught up on the latest cryptocurrency news so I knew what was happening today.This process requires a considerable time and effort.

I've decided my first move will be in the crypto loan market wish me luck!

So, sorry to my mom, dad, girlfriend.  I'm one of those guys who won't shut up about blockchain.

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Author: Weson King

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Inside The Race Towards A Coronavirus Vaccine...

  
It's the question everyone is asking - when can we expect a vaccine?

The growing coronavirus outbreak is causing chaos in global financial markets,supply chains and causing companies all over the world to create work-for-home plans and ban business travel. At pharma companies and research labs, though, the race is on to develop a cure for coronavirus, or at least its symptoms.

Video courtesy of CNBC
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We Name The BEST Banking and Investing Apps Of 2020...

Searching for the best financial and banking applications to manage your money and stau on target? A strong mobile investing application can deal with routine budgetary undertakings, manage cash and saving records, track spending and the sky is the limit from there.

Giving you more spare time to accomplish a greater amount of the things you truly love to do.

Here's a portion of the top applications for getting your funds sorted out and managed. This rundown incorporates non-customary applications that assist you with dealing with your funds and contribute.

These applications are incredible for amateurs, and they make it simple for those simply beginning to contribute or somebody hoping to play on Wall Street from the comfort of home.

Our top investment and banking apps are:

• Acorns
• Robinhood
• Betterment
• Stockpile
• Invstr
• Wealthbase

They're all free to try out, with no costs for signing up.  So download them, and poke around the app, then choose whichever felt best for your needs.

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Author: Cody Washington

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Samsung's Smartwatch Rates Superior To Apple's...

We believe the best smartwatch you can purchase currently is from Samsung, opposed to choosing the normal Gear S4 name it's known as the Galaxy Watch. Following on from the Gear S3 arrangement and the Gear Sport in 2017, the most recent Samsung Watch is significantly better.

We've tried out the bigger 46mm variant of the watch and it accompanies a wonderfully long battery life.  That is amazing considering a great deal of different watches require daily recharging.

The pivoting bezel stays a key feature the Tizen OS on the watch, and the interface is one of the simplest to get that we've seen on a smartwatch.

Only downside is applications accessible on the watch are more restricted than Wear OS or watchOS - two opponent smartwatch working frameworks - however it despite everything offers the center essentials and Samsung had given a watch that is acceptable at wellness just as brandishing an incredible structure and parts greater usefulness as well.

More information on Samsung's website.

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Author: Barley Hejim

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Coronavirus Has You Working From Home? Here's 5 Tips To Make The Change Easier..

Not everyone enjoys working from home. Here are five tips from Ana Maria Montero and Tanya König  on how to make the best of your home office during the coronavirus crisis.

Video Courtesy Of CNN Switzerland
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