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So How Will Drone Deliveries Work Exactly? | Co.Exist

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Ukraine has joined a number of postal services that are testing drones. But these tests are doing more than hooking up a parcel to a quadcopter, flying it, and then discussing the implications. The Ukrainian postal service, UkrPoshta, is working with the Israeli drone company Flytrex to bring regular drone deliveries to the country.

The chief advantage of drone deliveries is that they are cheap. Each drone delivery costs just $0.15, even though it runs point-to-point, heading out from the depot to the delivery destination and back again for each package. Three drones are expected to be able to ferry the same amount of cargo as one van—without the expense of a driver. “It never needs to take a lunch break,” says Flytrap CEO Yariv Bash.

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EU referendum fallout: Markets and political analysis, Brexit legality | Business Insider

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Britain is getting exactly what it voted for when it pipped for an exit from the European Union.

It is hurtling toward a recession and a fractured political landscape that now seems irreparable.

This is not fearmongering. The warnings were laid out repeatedly across a seemingly endless raft of reports from the Treasury, bank analysts, and independent research firms and think tanks.

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Which is the Best Online Marketplace: Amazon, Etsy or Ebay? | Small Biz Trends

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When you sell crafts online, choosing the right platform is paramount. There are plenty of different options available to handmade business owners. Three of the most popular are Etsy, Amazon and eBay. But each one offers different options and benefits for handmade shop owners. Here are some comparisons and basic information that can help you make the best decision when it comes to choosing Handmade at Amazon, Etsy or eBay.

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5 Ways to Make Content Marketing Easier This Summer | Entrepreneur

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Summer is here, and that means vacation season is upon us. We’ll all be traveling more, taking a little time off and soaking up the sun. But, as an entrepreneur, you may find it strange to leave behind your passions and projects, even for a few weeks.

One of the hardest projects to leave completely alone is your content — it’s coming from you, after all. And consistently creating more remains a challenge for teams everywhere. In fact, 60 percent of marketers in one survey said content creation was their biggest challenge last year.

And, honestly, the warm summer months that pull you away from your desk, to the lake (or mountains or ocean), don’t make that challenge any easier.

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Columbus Just Won $50 Million to Become the City of the Future | WIRED

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HERE’S THE WORST case scenario: By 2045, 70 million additional car-bound people choke American highways. Heavy trucks—carrying 45 percent more goods than today—spew suffocating carbon dioxide across the land. Bridges, tunnels, and freeways continue to crumble, risking lives and more traffic delays.

Luckily, solutions are on the way, many already accessible at the tap of an iPhone. Uber, Lyft, Zipcar, bike share, drone grocery delivery: Technology has repainted the picture of American mobility, and especially in cities. But this revolution isn’t for everyone. Early adopters are those with the social capital, money, and time to play with radical new mobility options. Without access to credit cards or smartphones, most of these services are unusable. Some don’t serve low-income areas.

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VW Said to Pay Diesel Owners Up to $7,000, Fund Clean-Air Grants | Bloomberg

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Volkswagen AG will pay owners of its polluting diesel cars up to $7,000, and agree to fund a grant program to offset air pollution, under a $10 billion settlement being negotiated for submission to a federal judge next week, people familiar with the talks said.

VW will provide cash payments worth between $1,000 and $7,000, depending on the vehicle’s age and other factors, to compensate consumers, the people said. All spoke on the condition they not be identified because U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, who is supervising the settlement discussions, has imposed a gag order.

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EU referendum: How is the US (not) like the EU? | BBC News

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As the Brexit referendum debate approaches its day of judgement, many Americans have been left with a number of questions.

What is Brexit? What happens if the UK votes to leave? And, uh, what do the letters EU stand for again?

So here are some basics. The EU is the European Union. The people of the United Kingdom may – or may not- want to leave.

Like the US, the EU has a flag. They both have their own currencies. They control their external borders and their citizens have an unlimited right of movement within their internal borders. They regulate immigration.

And, perhaps, the forces that have led the UK to consider withdrawing from the EU could also be at play in the US.

No, seriously. Here are handful of ways the EU and the US are similar enough to merit such consideration, and a few reasons why they aren’t.

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No Money? No Problem—Here Are 10 Ways to Bootstrap Your Business | All Business

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Steve Jobs said, “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.” This is true for any business. Most successful businesses start very small, and go through a lot before they come to the attention of the public.

A very good example is the seeds sown by Jobs and Steve Wozniak to grow what would eventually become Apple Inc. The startup had no investors and made do with the little funding they could get for a VW microbus and HP calculator.

This is bootstrapping–and it is the best way to start a new business. Despite what most people think, you don’t need a lot of money to fund a startup. In fact, most successful entrepreneurs have used their own money to start their businesses.

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