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It doesn’t matter if you own a house or rent an apartment – EcoFlow now has a solar energy solution for the home with its PowerStream And Power Ocean systems. Both are designed to reduce your energy costs while providing backup power when the grid goes down – which is becoming more common as climate change brings violent weather. The only catch is that this is only in Europe for now, as EcoFlow has already targeted the US market.PowerStream is billed as “the world’s first balcony solar system with a portable battery,” which was true until Anker announced its own…

Sydney broadband network analytics firm Canopus Networks, which helps telecommunications providers deliver lag-free, low-latency gaming, has raised a further $3 million (AU$4.5 million) in its Series A to bring the round’s total value to $10, 6 million (A$15.7 million). The final round was led by US VC Convoy Ventures, a gaming industry-focused investor. Managing Partner Jackson Vaughan will join the board as an observer. Canopus Networks, which has now raised a total of A$18.4 million and will use the new capital to expand into new markets and develop further gaming-specific products. R. This investment closes Canopus’ Canopus Networks was founded…

Jackie Nance Sons is the CEO and founder of Native Wildflower Nursery. She is a master gardener and loves to travel. getty Exceptional customer service goes beyond meeting expectations; it’s about building meaningful relationships with customers, anticipating their needs and delivering personalized experiences that leave a lasting impression. By prioritizing customer satisfaction, companies can foster loyalty, retain customers, and attract new customers through positive word of mouth. Let’s take a look at the essentials of excelling in customer service, including effective communication, active listening, problem-solving skills, and using technology to streamline processes. 1. Prioritize active listening and empathy. By actively…

Sorry for unintentionally hurting feelings, restaurant aggregator Zomato retracted an ad on Thursday after it came under fire for portraying the actor playing the Dalit character Kachra in the movie “Lagaanas items made from recycled waste. The ad, which links the character Kachra and ‘kachra’, the Hindi word for waste, aired on World Environment Day on June 5. As anger grew and the social media ad came under attack for being casteistic, the company apologized via its official Twitter handle, saying it aimed to “raise awareness about the potential of plastic waste and the benefits of recycling in a humorous…

Microsoft is starting to enable file sharing in its Android feature for Windows 11. An update to the Windows Subsystem for Android is now available for all Windows Insiders to test and includes file sharing, drag and drop support, camera improvements and the usual bug fixes.”We’ve listened to the community and many of you have asked us to support file sharing between Windows and the subsystem,” says the Windows Subsystem for Android team in a blog post. “We are pleased to announce that Windows Subsystem for Android can now share your Windows user folders, such as Documents and Pictures, with…

Sydney startups were abuzz earlier this year with the news that global accelerator Techstars would launch a local program. Techstars TechCentral, powered by the NSW Government, welcomes its first class of companies in July, led by Kirstin Hunter and Lauren Fong. We asked Kirstin and Lauren to talk to each other about Techstars, what it will bring to the startup ecosystem and share a little more about each other. This is what they said: Lauren: Kirstin, let’s start with you – you’ve worked in both companies and startups, what perspectives do you bring to the accelerator? Kristin: That’s right -…

By Jonathan Clausen, owner and president of Lilac City LLC. getty In today’s world, so much communication has become a text, email, phone call or even a Zoom meeting. The human-to-human interactions are lost in translation. In my company, I do my best to promote face-to-face conversations and make sure a handshake still matters. Here are three ways you can do this too. 1. Encourage face-to-face meetings whenever possible. I rely heavily on phones because email, text, and even Zoom have all become so impersonal to some degree. The “old-fashioned” way of doing business – really a face-to-face or voice-to-voice…

Sanjiv Bajajthe chairman of Bajaj Finserv has said his company will release a “right to be forgotten” feature for users who want to opt out of its marketing calls. The RBI deputy governor said on Thursday when asked that the telecoms regulator is the proper authority to address the issue. Bajaj’s plan to provide a parallel do not disturb (Do not disturb) function has made the angry Twitterati. A day after Sanjiv Bajaj, the chairman of Bajaj Finserv stirred up the hornet’s nest by promising that his company will take down marketing calls with a “new feature” within three months.…

Over six thousand subreddits, including many of the most subscribed communities on Reddit like r/funny, r/aww, r/gaming, r/musicAnd r/science, have taken themselves private to protest Reddit’s upcoming API price changes. It means that these communities are no longer publicly accessible, even to Reddit users who previously subscribed to them. Here’s one Twitch stream which tracks the exact number of subreddits that have gone dark.Moderators began planning the actions last week after the developers of some of Reddit’s best-loved third-party apps said they wouldn’t be able to afford the platform’s updated API prices. On Thursday, the developers of Apollo announced to…

The ASX-listed job market is looking to expand its UK business in a deal with leading TV channel Channel Four. The broadcaster’s VC arm, 4 Ventures, Britain’s leading media-for-equity investor is tipping $6.5m (£3.5m) for a 20% stake in Airtasker UK, the company’s UK subsidiary. Channel 4, which gave the world the reaction series Gogglebox on home TV, Black Mirror, Derry Girls and Kevin McCloud’s Grand Designs reach around 78% of the UK’s population, 47 million people, each month. It also developed the comedy game show Taskmaster, seen locally on SBS. Tim Fung, founder and CEO of Airtasker, said the…