Apple Shifts AirPod Production to Vietnam

Update – Tech

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Apple has moved a significant portion of its production of AirPods to Vietnam. This news follows an announcement of the tech giant’s new, upcoming version of the wireless headphones unveiled just a few weeks ago.

Starting from this quarter, close to 30 percent of Apple’s original AirPods will be made in Vietnam, rather than China.

While China still remains the main manufacturing base for Apple, sources have reported that the company has been asking suppliers since last year to move 15 to 30 percent of its Chinese production to other areas of Southeast Asia.

Apart from Vietnam, the company has also been looking to other countries, like India, last October, where many iPhone XRs were assembled.

source hypebeast & cnbc

APPLE      AIRPODS     iPhone XR       VIETNAM        CHINA

Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87

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Little Richard has passed away at the age of 87, as confirmed by his son Danny Penniman. Born Richard Wayne Penniman, the music icon came to prominence in the 1950s and influenced everyone from Elton John to the Beatles. His cause of death is still unconfirmed.

The artist was born on December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia as one of 12 children. He left home at the age of 13 and took up the moniker “Little Richard” at 15. By 1951, he signed his first record deal with RCA.

However he gave up music in 1957 to become an ordained minister. He later returned with gospel music, and went back to secular rock music in 1964. In the 1970s he struggled with drug use and appeared in the documentary Let the Good Times Roll.

At times in his career he denounced LGBTQ lifestyles, while at other times identifying as gay and omnisexual.

His family has yet to announce plans for a memorial.

Below you can watch his videos:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-dead-48505/

source hypebeast

LITTLE RICHARD         RCA

Quebec’s Unemployment Rate

Update – News

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Statistics Canada has released an astonishing survey of the labour market. In April, the unemployment rate in Quebec hit 17%, “the highest rate in the province since comparable data became available in 1976, and the highest among all provinces,” the government agency writes. “Compared with February, employment declined by more than 10% in all provinces, led by Quebec,” with a loss of a staggering 821,000 jobs.

Nationwide, the “unemployment rate rose 5.2 percentage points in April to 13%.”

In the Montreal census metropolitan area, “the unemployment rate was 18.2% in April, an increase of 13.4 percentage points since February.”

The city also “recorded the largest decline” in employment — 404,000 jobs lost — of Canada’s three largest cities.

These young adults, Statistics Canada notes, are “more likely to hold less secure jobs in hard-hit industries such as accommodation and food services.”

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The labour force survey also offered insight into Canadians’ mindsets.

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As provinces move to gradually reopen businesses, they may also need to consider measures to revive their economies and further aid unemployed residents.

source mtlblog

BUSINESS      QUEBEC       LABOUR FORCE         UNEMPLOYMENT       CANADA

Found Myself Back Again

Update – Life 

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Sometimes you need to talk to a three-year-old just so you can understand life again.

This month will mark a year, when I lost myself. When I felt that it wasn’t me anymore. Last was a year that, my head was stolen from me. It was like I was given a mission to complete, which wasn’t my decision. The year went by day by day, night by night, feeling and thinking envy, mad, jealous, picky, annoy and the worst was judgement on myself.

At the end, I have found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.

IGGY AZALEA AND PLAYBOI CARTI WELCOME BABY BOY

Update – Music

 

Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti

Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti are new parents.

Last month, it appears that the hip-hop power couple has welcomed a baby boy. TMZ confirmed the news while revealing that Iggy and Carti purchased a pricey new whip to carry their son in.

The rapper spent $400,000 on a 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan to transport his family and even had it rush delivered to their house in Georgia for an additional $10,000 shipping fee.

The new dad reportedly wanted a bigger car where he could easily and safely attach a baby car seat while not losing any cool points.

Iggy, 29, and Carti, 23, have been together for nearly two years. They met on tour in 2018 before moving into a rental home in the Atlanta suburb of Buckhead. The private couple has kept their relationship off social media and rarely appear in photos together. In July, they sparked engagement rumors when Iggy was seen wearing a $35,000 diamond ring.

Neither Iggy nor Carti has confirmed the baby news, but several outlets reported that the “Fancy” rapper gave birth to her first child in late April. Iggy has not posted any photos on her Instagram account since December.

source rap-up

MUSIC       IGGY AZALEA       PLAYBOI CARTI

Boris Johnson pleads with Brits to stay at home as lockdown

BORIS Johnson has today pleaded with Brits to stay at home as temperatures are expected to soar to 26C – making it the hottest day of the year.

 Sun seekers headed out to Clapham Common yesterday to make the most of the sunny weather, despite the coronavirus lockdown

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Cooped-up Brits already cracked yesterday – heading to parks and getting on their bikes to soak up the summer sun as St James’s Park in central London recorded 24.3C (75.7F) on Friday.

 Boris Johnson is pictured walking to work yesterday

He revealed talks with McDonald’s, KFC and Costa, adding: “A drive-through is made for social distancing.”

“It’ll be time to pack the shorts away and get the fleeces out. Hopefully people will be able to enjoy the weather, sensibly, before it takes a cold turn.”

source thesun

The Sex Clinic star Sarah Mulindwa returns to NHS frontline

Sex health expert Sarah Mulindwa – the star of Channel 4’s The Sex Clinic – has put her career on hold to care for coronavirus patients.

 TV star Sarah Mulindwa, 34, is back on the front line as a nurse

TV star Sarah Mulindwa, 34, is back on the front line as a nurse.

The 34-year-old model, who was a qualified nurse aged just 21, revealed the heartbreaking reality of life on the frontline.

 The model is now caring for virus patients at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London

Sarah admitted: “It’s been a challenge to say the least. People are dying on their own with no family members around and we are having to break the bad news over the phone.”

Sarah is best known for her TV and radio work but qualified as a nurse almost 14 years ago, and then went on to specialise in sexual health.Being more used to dealing with genital warts and other STDs, she admitted returning to the hospital wards was “daunting”.

 She admits 'It’s been a challenge to say the least' as she told how she cared for a man who died alone as his family wasn't allowed to say their goodbyes

She is based on a mixed ward at London’s Chelsea and Westminster hospital where patients with the disease lie in sealed off bays. She added: “The most heartbreaking thing for me is when patients tell me they feel lonely or scared.”

source thesun

SARAH MULINDWA       COVID19      MODEL