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BetterU Education Corp. $BTRU.ca – #Amazon $AMZN Enters #Edtech Sector With Beta Launch Of Test Prep App $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:55 AM on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
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Amazon Enters Edtech Sector With Beta Launch Of Test Prep App

  • Amazon has launched the IIT JEE Ready test prep app in beta
  • The app was debuted last month and has had over 1K installs
  • This is Amazon’s first edtech product for the Indian market

Global ecommerce giant Amazon has been playing several cards to make more headway in the Indian market. Besides running the ecommerce marketplace and AWS cloud services, the company has also added a grocery vertical and is focussing on India-first content for Amazon Prime Video. Now, the Jeff Bezos-led company is entering a new territory with the launch of its first edtech app.

Inc42 noted that Amazon has introduced the JEE Ready app in beta phase, which lets students take free mock tests for their preparation of Indian engineering test i.e. IIT JEE. The app, which has been released on the Google Play Store by Amazon Mobile LLC and was launched last month.

First spotted by NextBigWhat, JEE Ready lets users take mock tests to prepare for real entrance exams and has over 1K installs so far. Users can log in with their Amazon ID and add details such as their target year and the coaching institute they have enrolled in. Amazon currently lists a few coaching institutes but the test served to students is the same at the moment.

The users can then take mock tests and submit their answers for review and results. These results can be compared to scores by other users to identify strength areas and weak subjects.

JEE Ready: Amazon Enters Tight Edtech Market

The Indian government in its draft national education policy has said that technology will play an important role in the improvement of the education system in the country. The draft policy says that the relationship between technology and education at all levels is bidirectional. ADVERTISEMENT

Led by education technology startups, this revolution has now tapped offline players as well.

With its obsession for coaching institutes, India is a great market for edtech disruption, and the test prep market is one of the largest in the world. Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2019 report said that online education space has been attracting huge traction and growth over the past few years in India. The report noted that annual viewership hours of ‘How To’ videos has reached 4.5 Bn with 59% next generation users citing it their preferred learning tool.

Edtech players such as Toppr, Unacademy etc have launched digital IIT JEE preparation products to some degree of success so Amazon has its work cut out in this sector. Additionally, the likes of BYJU’S, upGrad, TestBook and others have also made a name for themselves in this sector, so Amazon will definitely have steep competition in the edtech space.

According to DataLabs by Inc42, there were 3,500 edtech startups in India in 2018. Between 2014 and 2018, 182 edtech startups were funded with a total of $1.34 Bn, so the investor interest has remained high for edtech, and this could explain Amazon’s entry despite the long list of competitors.

Source: https://inc42.com/buzz/amazon-launches-iit-jee-ready-app-to-enter-edtech-sector/

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North Bud Farms Inc. $NBUD.ca – The Week In Cannabis: #Jay-Z Joins #Caliva, #Congress Holds #Marijuana Hearings, #CannTrust Gets Smoked, And More $WEED.ca $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:22 PM on Monday, July 15th, 2019

SPONSOR: North Bud Farms Inc. (NBUD:CSE) Sustainable low cost, high quality cannabinoid production and procurement focusing on both bio-pharmaceutical development and Cannabinoid Infused Products. Learn More.

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The Week In Cannabis: Jay-Z Joins Caliva, Congress Holds Marijuana Hearings, CannTrust Gets Smoked, And More

Javier Hasse

  • Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z entered the cannabis industry this week, announcing he’d be joining the California brand Caliva as chief brand strategist.
  • “Jay-Z entering the cannabis space reaffirms that effective brands will drive the future of the cannabis industry.

We applaud his efforts to be a part of the solution in righting the disproportionate impact that the war on drugs has had on minority communities. Jay personifies the perfect mix of celebrity, entrepreneur and true brand,” said Kraig Fox, CEO of High Times, which first reported the news. 

On the policy front, Hawaii decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, and the U.S. Congress held a landmark hearing regarding cannabis legalization and the need to reform. Here’s what legalization advocates had to say. In addition, the FDA said it was “expediting its work to address the many questions about cannabidiol (CBD),” and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced bills in Congress that seek to ensure that people with low-level drug convictions are still able to access public housing, reported Kyle Jaeger on Marijuana Moment.

We also saw a new ETF debut on the NYSE this week. The Cannabis ETF (NYSE: THCX) launched by Innovation Shares claims to be the only pure-play cannabis ETF, with no exposure to tobacco or alcohol.

The fund has lower fees than its NYSE peers and differentiates itself from others on the back of its monthly rebalancing strategy, versus a more standard quarterly rebalancing approach, fund adviser Jon Najarian told Benzinga. 

CannTrust Holdings Inc (NYSE: CTST) got smoked after Health Canada discovered one of its facilities was non-compliant with regulations. Later in the week, it was reported that illicitly produced cannabis had been not only sold in Canada but also exported to Denmark.

“420 Investor” Alan Brochstein told Benzinga he thinks CEO Peter Aceto should apologize for violating Health Canada rules and resign.

Debra Borchardt, CEO of Green Market Report, said the CannTrust scandal shows that public cannabis companies can’t always be trusted to do the right thing. 

“This company grew plants in an unlicensed room and figured they’d get away with it, which is a sign of incredibly poor judgment since this is such a highly regulated industry. They also admitted to storage problems at another facility and have since stopped sales,” she said. 

The poor decision-making by company leaders hurts patients and shareholders alike, Borchardt said.

“Hiring a quality control officer after the fact just shows this company did too little too late.”

We invite you to check out our story of the week: “From Coffee To Cannabis: Colombian Legislators To Move For Adult-Use Legalization.”

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/week-cannabis-jay-z-joins-190322597.html

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CLIENT FEATURE: Spyder Cannabis $SPDR.ca An Established Chain of High-End #Vape Stores With Aggressive Expansion Plans $WEED.ca $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:11 PM on Monday, July 15th, 2019

WHY SPYDER CANNABIS?

  • Developed a scalable retail model with aggressive expansion plan to create a significant retail footprint and establishing strategic partners as a top priority
  • Targeted and disciplined retail distribution strategy focusing on high quality, high traffic peripheral areas
  • Focused strategy aimed at vertical, horizontal and geographic diversification with demonstrated operations expertise and proven retail roll-out
  • Opened two additional stores in July for a total of 5 locations

Retail Locations

The Lundys Lane Location, two other retail locations that Spyder operates in Burlington and Calgary and a location that it intends to open in Guelph, subject to negotiating satisfactory terms with the landlord, will all be converted into cannabis retail stores as part of the Company’s “Cannabis Turn-Key Strategy”.

Under phase one of the Turn-Key Strategy

  • Spyder intends to operate a number of retail locations that will, in contrast to a number of its competitors, generate revenue by operating as retailers of a variety of non-cannabis products.

Under phase two of the Turn-Key Strategy

  • Spyder will, subject to the receipt of cannabis retail licences from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission, convert these retailers into cannabis stores at the earliest possible opportunity.
  • The Company believes this strategy will allow it to generate stable revenue streams during the interim period before the stores receive a retail cannabis licence, and will allow the Company to swiftly pivot into the sale of cannabis products once appropriate licences have been received.

The Opportunity

Established Product Portfolio

 Hemp-Derived Market Opportunity

Retail Layout

FULL DISCLOSURE: Spyder Cannabis is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – #ASUS and #ESPN Partner To Advance Competitive #Esports Gaming $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:09 AM on Monday, July 15th, 2019

SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 80 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 75 million monthly visitors. The company exceeded 2018 target with $11.0 million in revenue. Learn More

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ASUS and ESPN Partner To Advance Competitive Esports Gaming

  • Esports is big business. Some estimates claim the global esports economy will exceed $1B this year and it shows no signs of slowing down.
  • Viewership it up. The prize money at key events continues to increase.
  • And all sorts of gaming and sports-related entities are finding ways to get in on the action.

Just yesterday, ASUS – or more specifically its Republic Of Gamers group – announced that it has partnered with ESPN to be the official hardware sponsor of EXP, an esports gaming series created by the network.

“We’re thrilled to have ROG as a key sponsor of our first-ever EXP esports event series,” said Kevin Lopes, director of business development, ESPN. “Together, we’re able to serve both the athletes and fans with a unique and high quality playing and viewing experience, and we look forward to continue doing so for the next two events at The ESPYS and X Games.”

ASUS ROG Desktop At ESPN EXP Pro-Am

ESPN

Republic of Gamers (ROG) by ASUS had already sponsored ESPN’s inaugural EXP event at the Collegiate Esports Championship, which took place in May of this year. Moving forward under the new partnership, ROG will supply competition-ready gaming hardware, namely the ROG Strix GL12CX gaming desktops and ROG Swift PG248Q gaming monitors, for upcoming tournaments happening over the next few weeks.

The ROG Strix GL12CX systems that will be used at the events are liquid-cooled and factory-overclocked gaming desktops, powered by NVIDIA’s Turing-based GeForce RTX 2070 GPU. A high-end GPU like the RTX 2070 is necessary to push high framerates out to the display with popular esports titles, to help keep input lag to a minimum. Speaking of the display, the ROG Swift PG248Q is a purpose-built gaming monitor with support for NVIDIA’s variable refresh G-SYNC technology and refresh rates up to 180Hz, when overclocked. The display also features a 1ms grey-to-grey response time, to minimize any blurring or ghosting during fast-paced action.

Gamers Will Use The ASUS ROG Swift PG248Q Gaming Display.

ESPN

“Competitive gaming is a passion at ROG,” said Vivian Lien, Global Head of Marketing for the Gaming Systems Business Group. “We were founded in order to innovate and create elite equipment for serious gamers. Our hardware is engineered to compete at the top level, and there is no better place to see it put to the test than at a tournament of upcoming and established esports champions.”

Esports fans can watch upcoming events live online and on the ESPN app. The ESPN PRO-AM is happening July 19 – 20 and the EXP Invitational Apex Legends event is going down August 2 – 3 at X Games Minneapolis. Marco Chiappetta   Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2019/07/12/asus-and-espn-partner-to-advance-competitive-esports-gaming/#69b9bfe37d39

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BetterU Education Corp. $BTRU.ca – Budget 2019: The high point of higher #education in #India #edtech $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:14 AM on Monday, July 15th, 2019
SPONSOR:  Betteru Education Corp. Connecting global leading educators to the mass population of India. BetterU Education has ability to reach 100 MILLION potential learners each week. Click here for more information.
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Budget 2019: The high point of higher education in India

Budget 2019-20: The NEP will help India increase its global presence by stressing on areas like research and innovation, as also setting up world-class institutions.

  • Sentiments across the education sector have been primarily positive post Budget announcements.
  • Increased fund allocation to schools (12.8%) and higher education (14.3%) is commendable.
  • In fact, at Rs 400 crore, the allocation is over three times revised estimates for last year.

Anil Nagar

Budget 2019 India: Sentiments across the education sector have been primarily positive post Budget announcements. Increased fund allocation to schools (12.8%) and higher education (14.3%) is commendable. In fact, at Rs 400 crore, the allocation is over three times revised estimates for last year.

As the finance minister noted, five years ago, India was nowhere in the top-200 world university rankings. However, thanks to initiatives like GYAN, three of its institutions, including two IITs and IISc Bangalore, have made it to the list.

Focus on research: The NEP will help India increase its global presence by stressing on areas like research and innovation, as also setting up world-class institutions. This will supplement its plans to promote ‘Study in India’ programme and attract foreign students. The government plans to present a draft legislation for setting up the Higher Education Commission of India. Then there is the proposal to establish the National Research Foundation.

Skill development: Considering the evolution of technology and the nature of jobs, demographic trends point towards skill shortages in the future. The government will focus on imparting practical working knowledge to professionals in innovative technologies such as AI, big data, 3D printing, robotics, etc.

Edtech industry: As more and more start-ups are entering edtech space, there is a proposal of a new channel under the Doordarshan bouquet to provide a platform to them to disseminate information.

But the government has overlooked a few issues that have been restricting educators and students from realising their full potential. Edtech industry expected the government to scrap GST on online video tutorials (18%) and on e-books (5%). However, the Budget did not mention any change in this area. A revision in rates coupled with measures to empower the edtech industry will provide a fillip to the economy. It remains to be seen when will the government take these steps.

The author is founder & CEO, Adda247, a preparation platform for government exams

For latest coverage on Budget 2019-20 log on to financialexpress.com. We bring you full coverage of Union Budget 2019 Live. Stay Connected.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/budget/budget-2019-the-high-point-of-higher-education/1644014/

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ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK.ca – #Bitcoin’s Price Could Rise If #Facebook’s #Crypto Survives Congress Hearings $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:49 AM on Monday, July 15th, 2019

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Bitcoin’s Price Could Rise If Facebook’s Crypto Survives Congress Hearings

  • Facebook’s fiat and government bond backed cryptocurrency Libra is widely considered a net positive for bitcoin, an anti-establishment asset.

By: Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin has come under pressure ahead of the U.S. governmental hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency on July 16 and 17.

The price of a single bitcoin, which stood near $13,000 five days ago, fell below $10,000 earlier today and tested the 50-day moving average at $9,900 for the first time since February 18.

Facebook’s head of Calibra – one of the entities set up to govern and develop the crypto project – David Marcus is scheduled testify to lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.

The upcoming scrutiny of Libra may be weighing over bitcoin. After all, past data shows BTC tends to drop ahead of congressional hearings related to cryptocurrencies and rise on favorable outcomes.

Last year, for instance, BTC fell from $6,820 to $6,070 in five days to July 12, before rallying to $7,400 on July 18 when the House Committee on Financial Services gathered for a hearing on “crypto as a new form of money”.

More importantly, the cryptocurrency remained bid in the following days and rose to a high of $8,500 on July 24 (according to Bitstamp data) because the hearing didn’t take an overly negative tone.

On similar lines, BTC dropped from $12,000 to $6,000 in the 10 days leading up to a congressional hearing on Feb. 6, 2018, where the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman and the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission testified before the Senate Banking Committee. That hearing was also surprisingly positive and BTC rose back to levels above $11,700 by Feb. 20.

Going further back, the price action seen ahead of bitcoin’s first congressional hearing on Nov. 18, 2013, was slightly different in the sense that the cryptocurrency was solidly bid, rising from $85 to $650 in six weeks leading up to the event.

Again the hearing on the growing popularity of virtual currencies wasn’t anti-crypto, allowing BTC to extend the rally to highs above $1,150 on Nov. 30.

Will BTC rise this time round?

Facebook’s fiat and government bond backed cryptocurrency Libra is widely considered a net positive for bitcoin, an anti-establishment asset.

This is evident from the fact that BTC rallied from $9,000 to $13,800 in the eight days following Facebook’s unveiling of Libra’s white paper on June 18.

So, it is hardly surprising that the leading cryptocurrency is feeling the pull of gravity ahead of the congressional hearings on Libra and will likely take a hit if the U.S. lawmakers throw a spanner in the works for Facebook.

It is worth noting that the likes of the Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell have already called for a halt to Facebook’s project until concerns from privacy to money laundering are addressed. President Trump also criticized the project in tweets last week.

BTC, however, may rise well past $13,800 and possibly hit record highs before the end of the third quarter if the hearings are more optimistic.

A far as the technical charts are concerned, the short-term outlook will remain bullish as long as prices hold above $9,614 (July 2 low).

As of writing, BTC is changing hands at $10,300 on Bitstamp, representing 4.86 percent drop on a 24-hour basis.

Daily and 3-day charts

A UTC close below $9,614 would invalidate the bullish higher-lows pattern and confirm a bullish-to-bearish trend change.

That looks likely with the three-day chart reporting a bearish divergence of the relative strength index (RSI). The indicator has also dived out of the ascending trendline, signaling the end of the rally from December lows.

Further, the previous three-candle closed well below the 10-candle moving average, a level which acted as strong support throughout the rise from $3,500 to $13,880, as discussed on Friday.

Weekly chart

The long upper wicks attached to two out of the last three candles indicates bullish exhaustion and so does the bearish divergence of the RSI.

All-in-all, the charts are biased for a drop to $9,097 (May 30 high), unless the congressional hearings are more positive than expected. In that case, prices may rise above $13,800, signaling a continuation of the rally.

Hourly chart

BTC has recovered from lows near $9,850 to $10,300. The bearish lower-highs pattern, however, is still intact. Prices may rise to $11,200 in the next 24 hours if the cryptocurrency invalidates the bearish lower highs pattern with a move above $10,732.

Disclosure: The author holds no cryptocurrency assets at the time of writing.

U.S. Capitol image via Shutterstock; charts by Trading View

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This article is intended as a news item to inform our readers of various events and developments that affect, or that might in the future affect, the value of the cryptocurrency described above. The information contained herein is not intended to provide, and it does not provide, sufficient information to form the basis for an investment decision, and you should not rely on this information for that purpose. The information presented herein is accurate only as of its date, and it was not prepared by a research analyst or other investment professional. You should seek additional information regarding the merits and risks of investing in any cryptocurrency before deciding to purchase or sell any such instruments.

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National Skill Development Corporation and #betterU $BTRU.ca hold press conference in Delhi, India to officially launch their partnership

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:07 AM on Monday, July 15th, 2019
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  • During a press conference held earlier today at the Lalit hotel in Delhi India, the company and National Skills Development Corporation (“NSDC”) officially launched their partnership to support skilling India.
  • Through this partnership, NSDC and betterU will provide the opportunity for Indian youth to gain global access to all the learning they need

OTTAWA, July 15, 2019 — betterU Education Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BTRU, Frankfurt: 5OG) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce, during a press conference held earlier today at the Lalit hotel in Delhi India, the company and National Skills Development Corporation (“NSDC”) officially launched their partnership to support skilling India. betterU, a global education-to-employment platform, based out of Ottawa, Canada has set out to transform the overall skill development ecosystem across emerging markets like India. Through this partnership, NSDC and betterU will provide the opportunity for Indian youth to gain global access to all the learning they need. The Company’s business model was designed to continually add global content and methods of delivery to support all types of learning for graduates, seasoned employees, and corporates amongst others.

During the media conference, betterU also announced the launch of their Mobile App and Upskill Engine that will put the world’s education in the hands of anyone across India and help support efforts for individualized learning.

This collaboration is in line with the Government’s vision to upskill the youth of India. This goes hand in hand with India’s plan to transform the complete Indian educational system and focus on bridging the skills gap, which was announced at the Union Budget, 2019 by the Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.  Commenting on the association, Dr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO of NSDC said, “NSDC is focused on solutions that add value to high-quality skills development and vocational training across India. We believe our partnership with betterU could significantly contribute towards our common objectives of skill development. We look forward to working closely with betterU in the coming months for the betterment of our Indian youth.”

betterU in partnership with NSDC will also work to integrate and collaborate with other NSDC solutions, technologies and partners to build and provide a more comprehensive system. Additionally, this partnership will help drive more collaborations across the industry sectors and betterU’s ecosystem. Brad Loiselle, President and CEO, betterU explained, “We believe that education is the foundation for personal growth, which then increases the success of the household and ultimately the economy as a whole. There are still many obstacles to overcome and with so many industries, each requiring various skills, betterU has developed a solution that sources what is required. The overall challenge is that most educators are focused on a specific type of learner, type of content, type of target audience. Millions of variables cannot be supported by individual educators. betterU’s goal is to provide education support for everyone.”

With the objective to connect quality online education from leading global educators to the mass population of India, betterU focuses on developing an ecosystem that bridges the gap between education and jobs by providing the tools necessary to prepare prospective Indian learners for the jobs they want. betterU’s leadership has been travelling the world, speaking at conferences, and working to bring together global educators onto one platform, which is required to support mass education and skilling.

“For equalized education for all, we require one education platform where we can work collectively to support not only individual learners but the entire Indian youth system. We believe that betterU, with the right partners, can drive growth across all industries. This partnership with NSDC will help us achieve positive results for the masses and bridge the skills gap,” Loiselle added.

About National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

NSDC is one of its kind public-private-partnership with an objective to facilitate skill training in partnership with private training providers. To date, NSDC has approved 400+ training providers and 38 Sector Skill Councils, with a geographical spread of 7,000+ training centres in 600+ districts across the country. NSDC has trained more than 1.4 crore people across sectors.

About betterU

betterU, a global education to employment platform, aims to provide access to quality education from around the world to foster growth and opportunity to those who want to better their lives. The company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated education to employment ecosystem. betterU’s offerings can be categorized into several broad functions: to complement school programs with flexible preschool, KG-12 programs preparing children for next stage of education, to provide access to global and localized educational programs from leading educators, to foster an exceptional educational environment by providing befitting skills that lead to a better career, to bridge the gap between one’s existing education and prospective job requirement by training them and lastly, to connect the end user to various job opportunities. betterU today has partnered with over 75 global educators, representing access to over 53,000 programs. It is developing technology and ongoing more partners required to support the growing education needs of the world.  

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Brad Loiselle, CEO

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BetterU Education Corp. $BTRU.ca – Wind of Change in #India with #Edtech $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:15 PM on Sunday, July 14th, 2019
SPONSOR:  Betteru Education Corp. Connecting global leading educators to the mass population of India. BetterU Education has ability to reach 100 MILLION potential learners each week. Click here for more information.
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Wind of Change With Edtech

  • According to a report by Google and KPMG, the online education market has the potential to touch $1.96 billion by 2021, as everyone-from school-going students to MBA aspirants to CXOs of multinational corporations-is a potential learner.

Aditya Malik

From a very young age, students are conditioned to attend brick-and-mortar establishments that still have a highly theoretical exam-driven system, where the emphasis is on scoring marks, not on gaining knowledge or understanding its application in the real world. This diminishes their potential. However, for the past decade, Edtech has been changing things for the better. It has had a revolutionary impact on the education landscape, helping education spread to the farthest corners of the globe. Edtech start-ups are fulfilling the needs of the new generation of learners, who are seeking experiential and interactive courses that facilitate authentic, practical skill development.

The Rise of Edtech

Edtech start-ups, especially pro­minent players such as BYJU’s, Toppr and Eruditus, have attracted a significant amount of investor attention. Other players are growing inorganically, investing in strategic Indian Edtech to add newer markets and course dom­ains. According to a report by Google and KPMG, the online education market has the potential to touch $1.96 billion by 2021, as everyone-from school-going students to MBA aspirants to CXOs of multinational corporations-is a potential learner.

The Growth Graph

The evolution of communication, cheaper internet, gamification, artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered plat­forms are the drivers of the changing face of global education and the democratisation of education. The mobility revolution has also given wings to the Edtech industry. Educators are now using smartphones as tools for imparting knowledge. Real-time updates, interactive curriculums, online tutoring and edutainment are some of the methods Edtech companies use to broaden their reach. Technological innovations are also enabling these firms to reach Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities-it has become possible to provide HD-quality educational videos even at internet speeds of 512kbps, ensuring that students in places with lower internet bandwidth also have access to the best educators in the world.

The future is exciting for Edtech companies. With their immense scope for technological innovation, they are creating modern learning experiences for the new generation of students-who require skill development over all else.

– The writer is CEO and co-founder, Talentedge

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/education/story/20190722-wind-of-change-edtech-1567251-2019-07-12

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Tartisan #Nickel $TN.ca – Nickel hits three-month peak on Indonesia concerns $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:00 PM on Sunday, July 14th, 2019

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Nickel hits three-month peak on Indonesia concerns

  • Nickel prices touched their highest in three months on Friday on worries that major producer Indonesia will resume an export ban on ore in 2022
  • Indonesia relaxed the ban on nickel ore in 2017, but said at the time that it would last only five years and that exports would be restricted again in 2022

Eric Onstad

LONDON — Nickel prices touched their highest in three months on Friday on worries that major producer Indonesia will resume an export ban on ore in 2022.

Indonesia relaxed the ban on nickel ore in 2017, but said at the time that it would last only five years and that exports would be restricted again in 2022.

Analyst Colin Hamilton at BMO Capital Markets in London said many people had been skeptical that the full ban would be reimposed, and a media report about sticking to the ban in 2022 created jitters in the market.

“Of course that wouldn’t affect today’s availability, but we’ve always been heavily dependent on Indonesia in this nickel market,” Hamilton said.

“If we were to see Indonesia restrict availability of their ore then it would tighten the market quicker than we’re factoring in.”

Most analysts expect rising demand for nickel in electric vehicles to create shortages in coming years.

Benchmark nickel on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.8% at $13,230 a tonne by 1400 GMT after earlier hitting $13,325, the strongest since April 8.

* COPPER IMPORTS: Chinese imports of unwrought copper fell 27.2% year on year in June as a slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy continued to weigh on demand for the metal. Shipments of ores and concentrates slid 16.5%, data showed.

“That probably reflects availability more than anything else. Just look at the Chilean and Peruvian (mine output) data,” said Hamilton, referring to the fall in ore imports.

“There’s no tightness at the refined end of the market yet, but there’s a raw material constraint and you’d expect it to flow through the chain eventually.”

* CHINA TRADE: Also weighing on the metals market was disappointing wider trade data from top metals consumer China.

China’s overall exports fell in June as the United States ramped up trade pressure, while imports shrank more than expected, pointing to further weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and slackening global growth.

* DOLLAR: The dollar index pared losses after U.S. producer prices rose slightly in June, pointing to moderate inflation. A weaker dollar often boosts metals prices, making them cheaper for buyers using other currencies.

* TIN SPREAD: LME cash tin’s discount to the three-month contract moved to $48 a tonne, the strongest since February 2017, against a premium of $230 in mid-June. This follows a sharp rise in LME tin inventories, evidence of ample supplies of the metal.

* PRICES: Three-month LME copper fell 0.4% to $5,933 tonne, giving up gains after touching $5,998, the highest since July 1.

Aluminum slipped 0.3% to $1,822 a tonne, zinc shed 0.3% to $2,420, lead added 0.2% to $1,977 and tin gave up 1.3% to $18,105.

Source: https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/nickel-hits-three-month-peak-on-indonesia-concerns

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Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:29 PM on Thursday, July 11th, 2019

The Lomiko Metals (LMR:TSXV; LMRMF:OTCQB) flagship, high-grade graphite project (La Loutre) was already looking pretty impressive before its most recent press release, with the following attributes”

  • Indicated + inferred resource of 10 M Tonnes of 6% Cg at the Graphene-Battery Zone.
  • 120 km from Montreal
  • 53 km from the only operating graphite mine in North America (5.2M Tonnes of 7.42% Cg)
  • Located in the mining + green friendly Province Of Quebec 

Despite this, CEO Paul Gill wanted more tonnage and higher grade to really position La Loutre as a serious supply source for the multiple battery factors set for completion throughout North America in the next couple of years. Well, it looks like he may very well have got it.
On July 9, Lomiko announced results from the remaining 16 holes (of 21) from the 2019 program and the headline says it all:
“Multiple 100m + Intercepts and Multiple 10% + Cg Zones At La Loutre.  Next Steps: 43-101 Resource and Pre-Economic Assessment”. 

The headline and next steps speak for themselves but we sat down with Paul Gill to discuss next steps even further.  Specifically, positioning and timing of the Company to become a serious supplier of high-grade graphite to the North American batter market.  The conversation was a great one and well worth watching, so grab a cold beverage, cool off from the hot summer heat and watch what Paul has to say.

On May 25 2019, Quebec Premier François Legault said he has looked into the future and it is electric.  Specifically, he wants the province to cut its oil consumption by 40% by 2030 and be replaced entirely by clean electricity.   

If you didn’t know any better, you would think that CEO, Paul Gill, wrote the speech given by Quebec Premier in which he stated “If we help our neighbours, we help the planet. It’s a win-win for Quebec and for the planet. Let’s become the green battery of North America.”  Hey, for all we know, Paul Gill IS the Quebec Premier …. because the speech put Lomiko’s high-grade graphite project (La Loutre), located just 117 km’s North of Montreal, in the direct path of a very green future. 

La Loutre has an indicated resource of 18.4 M Tonnes of 3.19% .. and that is just from one zone.  That number is expected to rise after the Company releases the remaining 15 holes of a 20 hole drill program which has already seen great success in the first 5 holes. Gill has always stated that his high-grade graphite will be ideal for electric vehicle batteries and wants to be in a position to supply some or all of the several giga factories being built in North America.  That was already a great plan, until the Quebec Premier stated:
“Any new trains, tramways and buses financed by the Quebec government will have to be electric by 2030 and, for the most part, built in Quebec”

After more than 10 years of preparing for the electric future and developing La Loutre, it appears the electric future is coming directly to Lomiko.

Watch this interview to see exactly what Paul Gill has to say … and then continue your due diligence here.

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