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The Automatic Meal Planner

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  Bahubali Shete’s first startup was a Robotic valet parking solution that was unique in every sense. In his second startup, he built an IOT platform back in 2013, when IoT was still only in the concept stage. With Tinychef, Shete built voice-enabled guided cooking even before Amazon and Google rolled out officially. Today, Tinychef is the only solution that is available on every smart device in the kitchen - from smartphones, smart speakers to smart kitchen appliances. This smart AI-powered planning and meal recommendation feature is an on-demand personal kitchen assistant-cum-nutritionist that helps savour curated meal plans every week. Tinychef is the default solution on Amazon Alexa, just ask for any recipe and get access to its cofounder Chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s recipes! Talking about the app’s impact so far, Bahubali Shete, Founder, Tinychef, shares, “While we still have a long way to go, we have been able to help 1.5 million people find nearly 4 million recipes and cook nearly 2 mi

Do I have to wear a jacket when it's cold outside?

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  Do I have to wear a jacket when it's cold outside? Leaving your coat at home on a cold winter day doesn't automatically mean you're going to get sick. But it could make you more susceptible to germs. By Carolyn Kaloostian October 30, 2021 You're reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. This story originally appeared on The Conversation Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock.com - The Conversation Will I get sick if I go out in the cold without a jacket? – Ben P., age 4, South Orange, New Jersey The answer to this question is: “It depends.” Cold weather does not get you sick. Feeling chilly because you’re not bundled up does not get you sick. But being cold – like when you’re outside in wintry weather wearing just a thin shirt – can actually weaken your body

5 Ways to Make Money With SEO in 2022

 Search-engine optimization (SEO) is a crucial part of modern digital marketing and a great skill to learn if you want to make money online.  Video Player is loading. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Can SEO make you a millionaire? That depends entirely on your skills and ability to scale. The simple answer is that SEO can be a great way to make a decent living, and provided you have the skills to scale an SEO practice, the sky's the limit. Nowadays, there are a lot of ways to make money online: from building an ecommerce website to creating a blog to promote products and services. But none of that will actually work unless you’re able to drive traffic to your site. This is where SEO proves to be particularly helpful.  Related: 7 Reasons Why SEO Matters for Every Startup Here are five ways to make money with SEO in 2022. Before we begin, however, let’s address the elephant in the room. How much can SEO earn? So, how much can you make doing SEO? As of September 2021, most SEO experts ca

Do you have an educational center or do you teach courses? Boost it through Instagram to attract more students

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  The education sector is one of the most competitive markets, today there are many options and facilities for people to continue their education. For this reason, you must ensure that you apply the appropriate strategies so that your school or courses stand out from the competition. Video Player is loading. PauseUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Depositphotos.com If we take into account that Instagram is the third social network with the highest percentage of users in Mexico, 73% according to the Statista Research Department study, the platform becomes an important tool to enhance continuing education, and also helps to strengthen the relationship between the educational institution and entrepreneurs offering courses and students. To know more: Instagram will allow you to upload content from your computer Use social networks to attract your students! Do not miss the opportunity to generate engagement with your future and current students through your Instagram account. With it, schools or busi

42 Million People Could Be Saved From Starvation With $6 Billion Donation From Musk, Bezos

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  David Beasley, the executive director for the UN's World Food Programme said that one single $6 billion donation from the world’s biggest billionaires, including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos –founders of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) respectively– could save millions from starvation. - Valuewalk Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Donation The assertion came during an interview Beasley gave to CNN on Tuesday during which he said, “The governments are tapped out… This is why and this is when the billionaires need to step up now on a one-time basis. Six billion dollars to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don't reach them.” “It's not complicated. I'm not asking them to do this every day, every week, every year,” he added. According to a May report by the UN, at least 155 million people were dealing with food insecurity last year. Within this number, 42 million were believed to be “at the most dire level” and wer

Shipping Port Backlog to Continue 'At Least' Through Mid-2022

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  The congestion outside of America’s ports has led to $24 billion in goods floating outside of California’s Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, according to CNN. Allen J. Schaben | Getty Images As the goods sit on the water, costs are rising for average Americans, shipments are delayed, and there are fewer purchasing options on store shelves. The problem, the outlet added, will likely persist into the middle of next year.  CNN cited a Monday note from Goldman Sachs to its clients, which said the backlogs and higher shipping costs will probably continue “at least” through mid-2022.  “No immediate solution for the underlying supply-demand imbalances at US ports is available," said the note, relying on economists’ research.  Consumer prices are ticking up at the fastest 12-month pace since 2008 and the amount of products out of stock online has risen 172% compared to January 2020, per CNN. The problem has been ongoing for weeks. In August, 44 freight ships were stuck outside the ports

Preparing For The Future With Better Financial Planning For Small Businesses

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  As the world continues the slow march to economic recovery following the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, many business leaders are feeling optimistic. In fact, some studies indicate that as many as 75 percent of business owners hope to recover fully within the next 12 months. - Valuewalk Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more While that optimism is encouraging, smart founders should use the pandemic as a powerful learning experience. Few could have predicted what happened in 2020 – and yet, here we are. It’s a wake-up call for businesses to revisit their contingency planning and ensure they’re adequately prepared for whatever the future might hold. This level of readiness, of course, requires keeping a close eye on cash flow reporting trends as well as market force projections, which are, in turn, dependent on rigorous financial planning and analysis (FP&A). Plan For The Worst, Hope For The Best The prospects presented by new variants of the coronavirus may be less than

Why Purpose-Driven Marketplaces Are the Antidote to Amazon

 As the child of a nomadic entrepreneur, I moved around a lot. I’ve been to 45 of the 50 U.S. states and lived in eight. It wasn’t until my early 30s, however, that I made my way to Oregon and the “maker city” of Portland. The culture was like nothing I’d experienced. Walking down the neighborhood streets, free of chain stores, it dawned on me how rare it was to be in a community where local, small businesses thrive.  VDO.AI In the early days of the crisis, the world digitized. We learned, worked, exercised and shopped online. In what many thought would be a temporary shift, the visibility and convenience factor of ecommerce giants like Amazon has endangered our small business economy. A survey by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance reveals three-quarters of independent retailers see Amazon’s dominance as a major threat to their survival. It is.  From 2007 to 2017, while Amazon secured its ascent, the number of small retailers fell by 65,000. About 40 percent of the nation’s small ap

Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

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  Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) closed at $173.40 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.36% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. - Zacks Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 4.8% over the past month, lagging the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's gain of 7.81% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.61% in that time. Investors will be hoping for strength from TM as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect TM to post earnings of $2.60 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 17.46%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $62.07 billion, down 2.77% from the year-ago period. TM's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $18.47 per share and revenue of $281.42 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +23.22% and +9.41%, respectively. Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates fo

7 Ways to Start Earning Passive Income on Amazon

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  Every entrepreneur should be looking for ways to earn a little extra money on the side. Earning passive income can help you continue to contribute to your personal wealth while still putting money back into your business.  VDO.AI Christian Wiediger/Unsplash How do you do it? Fortunately, one of the world's largest companies makes it pretty easy to cut out a slice of its pie. Earning passive income on Amazon can be easy, provided you know what you're doing. In these courses, you'll learn ways to earn some extra money without doing a ton of extra work. 1. How to Make Passive Income Amazon Affiliate Store You don't need to build an e-commerce store from scratch to start selling products online. Amazon allows anyone to build an affiliate store that works and functions like a complete e-commerce site. Learn how to get set up in this course. Get How to Make Passive Income Amazon Affiliate Store for $13.99 (reg. $197), a savings of 92 percent. 2. The Complete Amazon FBA A-Z

Want to Become a Millionaire? Follow Warren Buffett's 4 Rules.

 How many entrepreneurs are as confident now as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic began? Yes, we know the majority of the S&P 500 are companies that began in down markets. And yes, the best entrepreneurs intuitively use hard times to lean in and listen even harder to their market and customers, innovating where necessary and making their companies more resilient than ever before.  But for many of us, the current climate feels different. The exits many or even most were aiming for are now delayed or entirely different. Consumers are different in ways we could not have predicted. Employees are different and even the fundamental forms of employment have changed.  Given this, is it still possible to become financially secure enough to retire? From my perspective, it absolutely is, but quite possibly through different methods than the ones you’d expected. I believe we can build a map for what we need to do now in four words: Think like Warren Buffett.  Related: Warren Buffett's

Former Virgin Galactic Test Pilot Heads to Blue Origin

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  Mark “Forger” Stucky was the lead test pilot for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic for six years and piloted the first flight on the company’s SpaceShipTwo, which reached the edge of space in 2018. Now, he’s headed to work for the space flight company’s competitor, Blue Origin.  Jim Watson | Getty Images Stucky told CNN earlier this week that he was fired from Virgin Galactic and will join Blue Origin’s “Advanced Development Programs” team. He said he will "do my best to contribute to [CEO Jeff Bezos'] amazing vision of humans not just having a continuous presence in space but truly becoming a space-faring species." Related: Virgin Galactic Stock Falls After Delayed Flights He confirmed on LinkedIn in July that he and Virgin Galactic parted ways after 12 years, writing, “If life throws you lemons then maybe it’s time to learn to juggle.” He told CNN he believes his termination was related to his participation in the book Test Gods, in which he revealed details of past s

The Secret To Understanding And Leveraging Cryptocurrency In 2021

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  Cryptocurrency is a term that you’ve almost certainly heard of today. While terms like Bitcoin and blockchain are globally popular, several aspects and nuances of cryptocurrency remain complex and ambiguous. That’s where The Moon Crypto Channel comes in. Being one of the most popular YouTube channels online, it focuses on educating people about cryptocurrency and simplifying complex terms and financial concepts. Handout According to experts at The Moon Crypto Channel, the world has sat up and taken notice of the immense potential housed within cryptocurrency. People equipped with a sound understanding of how the cryptocurrency market functions can make massive profits off of the market. Unfortunately, potential investors are discouraged by financial terms, concepts, and jargon they aren’t familiar with. This is the gap that The Moon Crypto Channel aims to bridge. A deeper understanding would enable anybody with an Internet connection to harness the brimming potential of the cryptoc

Netflix signs alliance with Walmart to sell products inspired by its content

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  It is no secret that thanks to the pandemic, ecommerce has become the main way by which people consume many products. Giants like Amazon , Shein and Walmart increased their sales significantly in this period of time. Netflix , in order not to be left behind in this market, presented Netflix.shop where you can find merchandise from different series. However, they did not want to stop there and teamed up with Walmart to further expand their sales possibilities. Unsplash / netflix.shop The alliance involves retailers creating a specific section for the platform's products called The Netflix Hub . The goal of selling these products is for streaming users to connect more intensely with the content, generating greater brand loyalty. The first thing that will go on sale will be t-shirts and jackets from the series ' The Squid Game ' and ' Stranger Things '. You may be interested: Knowing that we are not so good: the Netflix founder's secret to continue being the king

Own business, how to start on your own?

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  What if you were fired from your job tomorrow? I asked that question, unfortunately, just as I lost my job. Depositphotos.com The budget cut meant for me and for many of us who worked in staff areas "the end" of our professional career and after that I learned a hard, but necessary lesson: to become my own business , my own source of income. . This society tells us that success and economic security is found in working in large and recognized institutions, however, they forget to mention "the small letters", those that tell us that at any time they can do without us and that if We are not prepared for it, it can lead to a financial crisis and sometimes even emotional. In my perspective, becoming our own business does not necessarily mean that we are going to become entrepreneurs. Wow, don't even stop working for the company we now work for, since being an entrepreneur means learning how to generate income with our talents and knowing how to monetize them. The

Learn Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Windows 11 Before Launch

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  Technology is constantly changing. It's a good thing, since newer operating systems and devices help keep us secure and able to work as efficiently as we would like. But it still feels like there's a learning curve all the time with so many updates and upgrades. You don't have time to mess around with new settings and features, you just want to know how to use the technology you have to the best of its capabilities. Johny vino/Unsplash If you're planning on adopting Windows 11 into your workflow and you're not eager to learn a completely new operating system through trial and error, check out The Ultimate Windows 11 Training Video Course. It's on sale for just $14.99 (reg. $199).  It's been six years since Windows released Windows 10, so you know Windows 11 is going to come with some changes. Microsoft says the new operating system is a modern, fresh, clean reimagining of Windows with an emphasis on simplicity and user experience. But you know there's

Popeyes' New Collaboration With Megan Thee Stallion Just Broke the Internet

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  Real hot girl chicken! Scott Olson | Getty Images The iconic chicken chain has teamed up with Grammy Award-winning rapper and social media icon Megan Thee Stallion for a full roll out that includes new menu items, merch and in Meg’s case, a new business opp! Social media popped off on Thursday when Popeyes announced that it would be dropping the singer’s Hottie Sauce, a sweet yet spicy condiment made with honey, cider vinegar and Aleppo pepper. The sauce will be offered as a dipping option for the chain’s new Nuggets as well as a topping for the famous Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, which nearly shut down the internet two summers ago upon its debut. This collaboration will mark the first time Popeyes has ever offered any variation to the sandwich. “I’ve always been a fan of the Popeyes brand and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join the brand and help create the new Megan Thee Stallion Hottie Sauce for their line-up,” Megan said in a statement. Naturally, her fans went absolutely w

3 Renewable Energy Stocks Wall Street Predicts Will Rally 60% or More

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  The renewable energy industry is expected to achieve robust growth thanks to favorable government policies to address climate change concerns. As such, we think renewable energy stocks Azure Power (AZRE), PowerCell Sweden (PCELF), and Beam Global (BEEM) could now be good additions to one’s watch list. Further, Wall Street analysts expect these names to rally 60% or more in price in the near term. Read on. shutterstock.com - StockNews According to International Energy Outlook 2021, renewable energy will be the primary source of new electricity generation through 2050. Renewables’ share of energy consumption is set to grow from 15% in 2020 to 27% in 2050 due to falling technology costs and changing government policies, which will compel the electric power sector to use renewable energy sources to meet surging electricity demand. Many countries have pledged to seek carbon neutrality under the Paris Agreement, which should bode well for the renewable energy sector. For example, President

Market Slips for Third Day While Waiting for CPI

 SPECIAL ALERT: The October episode of the Zacks Ultimate Strategy Session is now available for viewing! Tune in to this “must-see” event when Kevin Matras, Jeremy Mullin and Sheraz Mian discuss the investment landscape from several angles. Don’t miss your chance to hear: ▪ Sheraz and Jeremy Agree to Disagree on whether the market top is in or has further to go   ▪ Kevin answers questions covering the recent pullback, and where we go from here in Zacks Mailbag ▪ Sheraz and Jeremy choose one portfolio to give feedback for improvement ▪ And much more Simply log on to Zacks.com and view the October episode here. And please let us know what you think of this format. Email all feedback to mailbag@zacks.com. The market wasn’t in the mood to do much on Tuesday ahead of an eventful session tomorrow, which will include the CPI report and the unofficial start to earnings season. And for good measure, we’ll also be getting the Fed minutes from the September policy meeting. Given all this uncertai

XSplit Broadcaster Is the Videoconferencing App of the Future

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  Remote work, at least in some capacity, is here to stay for many businesses around the world. But even for businesses that have returned to the office, virtual events are vital to the new normal. You can reach far more people when you don't need them to be right in front of you, after all. Libby Penner/Unsplash If you're looking for a better way to create and broadcast content to the masses, check out XSplit Broadcaster. A lifetime subscription is on sale for just $79 (reg. $200).  XSplit Broadcaster is an all-in-one streaming and recording app designed explicitly for content creation. Commonly used for events in gaming and esports, this app makes it easy to get far more from your video recording. The intuitive interface allows you to drag, drop, and resize many media sources like images, videos, GIFs, and web pages seamlessly to bring more energy and engagement to your recordings. You can reduce unwanted background noise in-app, create customized video and scene transitions,

Roblox (RBLX) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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  In the latest trading session, Roblox (RBLX) closed at $74.80, marking a +1.49% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.83%. - Zacks Coming into today, shares of the online gaming platform had lost 11.75% in the past month. In that same time, the Consumer Discretionary sector lost 4.98%, while the S&P 500 lost 3.68%. Wall Street will be looking for positivity from RBLX as it approaches its next earnings report date. Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for RBLX. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook. Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionabl

Wells Fargo (WFC) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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  Wells Fargo (WFC) closed the most recent trading day at $47.87, moving -0.19% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.41% gain on the day. - Zacks Prior to today's trading, shares of the biggest U.S. mortgage lender had gained 8.24% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's loss of 1.6% and the S&P 500's loss of 4.08% in that time. Investors will be hoping for strength from WFC as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.04, up 85.71% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $18.7 billion, down 0.87% from the prior-year quarter. For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.40 per share and revenue of $74.97 billion, which would represent changes of +973.17% and +3.63%, respectively, from the prior year. Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for WFC. Thes

Here's Why Internet ETFs Are Sizzling With Opportunities

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  The coronavirus outbreak has largely impacted the lifestyle choices and preferences of people. The most notorious change worth mentioning is the growing inclination toward digitization. Amid the pandemic, work-from-home, online shopping, digital payments, video streaming and video game have gained immense popularity.  With the new trends making way, Internet will continue to be a significant requirement in daily lives. - Zacks The pandemic has been a blessing in disguise for the e-commerce industry as people continue to practice social distancing and shopping online for all essentials, especially food items. Thus, on par with the digitization trend, the upcoming U.S. holiday season is expected to see a significant surge in online sales. A Mastercard SpendingPulse report predicts online sales growth of 7.5% during the “75 Days of Christmas” period that runs from Oct 11-Dec 24. The world is gradually moving toward digitization that is increasing the dominance of technology in the finan