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☆ See Maps of Where Eclipse Seekers Flocked and the Traffic That Followed
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Charlie Smart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

See Maps of Where Eclipse Seekers Flocked and the Traffic That Followed Movement data shows the destinations with the greatest influx of people. PATH OF TOTALITY VT. MAINE St. Johnsbury Adirondack Park N.H. N.Y. PA. OHIO ILL. IND. Greater increase in activity TEXAS Texas Hill Country PATH OF TOTALITY VT. MAINE St. Johnsbury Adirondack Park N.H. N.Y. PA. OHIO ILL. IND. PATH OF TOTALITY MAINE VERMONT Bangor Burlington NEW YORK Portland NEW HAMPSHIRE Syracuse Manchester Albany MASS. NEW YORK PATH OF TOTALITY MAINE VERMONT Bangor Burlington NEW YORK Portland NEW HAMPSHIRE Syracuse Manchester Albany MASS.

Persons: Maine —, Liam Sullivan, Mr, Sullivan, Cassandra Klos, Nick Perry, Louis W.V, ”, Richard Chen, Chen Organizations: Eclipse, MAINE St, TEXAS Texas Hill, OKLA . TEXAS Texas, MAINE VERMONT Bangor Burlington NEW YORK Portland NEW HAMPSHIRE Syracuse Manchester Albany, Portland VERMONT NEW, ”, The New York Times, Associated Press, Northeast, IOWA Toledo OHIO, Columbus Indianapolis, Toledo OHIO Locations: MAINE, N.Y . PA, OHIO, Ste, Genevieve KY, TEXAS, TEXAS Texas Hill Country MAINE, Johnsbury, Adirondack, PA . OHIO, KY, Genevieve MO, OKLA . TEXAS, Lancaster, N.H, Geneviève, Mo . State, New York, Ozarks, Arkansas, Missouri, MAINE VERMONT, Portland, Portland VERMONT NEW HAMPSHIRE Burlington, TomTom, Maine, New Hampshire, Burlington , Vt, Somerville , Mass, Somerville, Lake, Indianapolis, St, Louis, Columbus , Ohio, Toledo, Louis W.V . MO, Newport , Vt, Brooklyn, N.Y, U.S

☆ This city has the worst traffic in the U.S.—and it's not Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Most agree that sitting in traffic is a massive waste of time, and often cite a frustrating commute to and from work as reason to resist returning to the office. In January, geolocation technology specialist TomTom released its annual Traffic Index for 2023. California is the only state that had two cities rank in the top 10: San Francisco and Los Angeles. The latter is notorious for its bad traffic but still came in way down at the No. 9 spot, while the Bay Area city landed in the top three.

Locations: California, Francisco, Los Angeles, Bay Area

☆ A helicopter trip to a Coldplay concert lands a world leader in trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Larissa Gao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. Villavecer said he left home seven hours before the concert in a carpool with other fans in order to avoid anticipated traffic jams. The leader of the Philippines has landed himself in trouble after using a presidential helicopter to bypass heavy traffic and make it to a Coldplay concert. MANILA, PHILIPPINES - JANUARY 10: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at Malacanang Palace on January 10, 2024 in Manila, Philippines. "We've seen some traffic, but I think you have the number one in the world," he said.

Persons: Chris Martin, Coldplay, Paul Kane, Villavecer, Nick Villavecer, Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Ezra Acayan, Major General Nelson Morales, Morales, Renato Reyes Jr, Reyes, We've, Martin, concertgoers, it's, Mikaela Lopez Organizations: Optus, NBC, Philippine, Coldplay, Presidential Security Command, Manila, Philippine Department of Transportation Locations: PERTH, AUSTRALIA, Perth, Australia, Manila, Philippines, MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Malacanang, New York City, U.S

☆ Manila’s traffic is so bad Coldplay sang about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Online critics questioned why Marcos was spending public funds to attend a concert and criticized his lack of action in fixing mass transport. Liza Marcos/FacebookThe next night, Martin dedicated an impromptu song about it, singing, “There is only really one thing that remains. The traffic here in Manila is completely insane.”Manila topped the 2023 TomTom Traffic Index list of metro areas with the slowest travel time of almost 400 cities in 55 countries worldwide. The transport-focused tech company estimates that Manila’s average speed during rush hour is 19 kilometers per hour (11 miles per hour), and about 52% of its roads are congested. A 2-mile drive will take a week or two,” Martin added to the tune, as fans cheered in agreement.

Persons: CNN —, Chris Martin, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, –, Marcos ’, Coldplay, concertgoers, “ We’ve, Liza Araneta, Liza Marcos, Martin, ” Martin, Jaime Bautista Organizations: CNN, Philippine, Department of Transport, Philippine News Agency Locations: Philippines, Philippine, Bulacan, Manila

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Digital mapping specialist TomTom (TOM2.AS) reported lower than expected revenue at its main location technology business on Friday, sending its shares down 7%. Sales in the auto sector rose 32% but the enterprise sector's sales fell 20%, reflecting lower volumes of some renewed contracts. Total group sales rose 6% on the year to 144.1 million euros. Finance chief Taco Titulaer said growth in car production might stabilise in the forth quarter, though he did not expect TomTom to suffer from it. Titulaer said TomTom saw new opportunities in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and was "investing time and money and people" into the technology.

Persons: Marc Hesselink, TomTom, Taco Titulaer, Titulaer, Gaëlle Sheehan, Nathan Vifflin, Milla Nissi, Susan Fenton Organizations: Google, ING, Volkswagen, Finance, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gdansk

☆ Meta, Microsoft and Amazon team up on maps project to crack Apple-Google duopoly
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overture is aiming to establish a baseline for maps data so that companies can use it to build and operate their own maps. For many companies, Google 's and Apple 's maps aren't ideal, because they don't provide access to the underlying data. For example, app makers pay per thousand Google Maps lookups through an application programming interface (API). Apple allows access to Apple Maps for free for native app developers, but web app developers need to pay. Overture is only offering the underlying map data, leaving it up to companies to build their own software on top of it.

Persons: Marc Prioleau, Prioleau Organizations: Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, CNBC

☆ These are the 10 best travel destinations for a 'digital detox'—none of them are in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

More and more people are looking for a reprieve from the endless scroll of social media, breaking news alerts and e-mail notifications. There's a recent rise in Gen Zers in the U.S. buying "dumb phones" to help limit the time they spend on apps like Twitter and TikTok. And as people set stricter boundaries around how much they interact with tech, they're turning their attention to travel. InsureMyTrip, a travel insurance comparison website, ranked the best cities to visit for a "digital detox" based on an overall rating across four categories: relaxation, activities, safety, and access to the internet. To stick to your digital detox, look to one of the featured destinations that received high marks for availability of evening tours and activities.

☆ TomTom returns to profit as location tech gains steam
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

But the Amsterdam-based company said operating expenses declined year-on-year in the first quarter, helped by the reorganisation of its maps unit it announced last year. "The decrease mainly reflects efficiency gains realized in the research and development activities for our geographic data," TomTom said. The company reported quarterly operating profit of 2.6 million euros ($2.88 million), while analysts polled by the company had forecast a loss of 12 million euros. It had posted operating loss of 19.8 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 and a loss of 4.5 million euros in the fourth quarter. Its first-quarter revenue rose 10% to 141 million euros, against analysts' forecast of 132 million euros, driven by 12% growth in its biggest location technology unit and 34% growth in automotive.

☆ TomTom raises 2023 revenue outlook as automotive drives Q4 beat
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Federica Mileo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom (TOM2.AS) raised its 2023 revenue forecast on Friday, after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue driven by strong automotive performance. After being hit by the global chip shortage that has disrupted the automotive and electronics industries, TomTom is now starting to benefit from the recovery in global car production. The Amsterdam-based firm, whose customers include Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) and Microsoft (MSFT.O), forecast revenue for the current fiscal year in a range of 540 million euros to 580 million euros ($588.33 million-$631.91 million), with free cash flow of between 0% and +5% of the revenue. The group had previously guided for a revenue of 500-550 million euros, with 425-475 million euros generated from its core location technology business, and free cash flow at breakeven. The company posted revenue of 139 million euros for the quarter ended Dec.31, beating company-compiled analysts' average forecast of 120 million euros.

☆ Advent to buy Maxar Technologies for about $4 bln
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Maxar Technologies Inc (MAXR.N) said on Friday private-equity firm Advent International has agreed to buy the satellite owner and operator for about $4 billion. Under the agreement, Advent will pay $53 a share for Maxar, representing a premium of nearly 129% over the stock's last closing price. Westminster, Colorado-based Maxar, which has a market cap of $1.72 billion, is a satellite imaging company that observes changes on Earth and analyses data. Images of the battlefield in Ukraine are often provided by Maxar. Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Foxconn electric vehicle alliance plans boxy three-seater
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Sarah Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Foxconn-led (2317.TW) electric vehicle consortium MIH announced plans on Tuesday for its first car, a boxy single row three-seater which it hopes will be popular with one-child families in Asia. Betting on strong demand in Asian markets for smaller electric cars, MIH Consortium plans to build its first car, which it calls Project X, in 2023 and start mass production the following year, though no customers have been confirmed, the company said. "Build your own vehicle with Project X," Cheng said, referring to the car's modular design. MIH is eyeing not only Taiwan, but also India, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan as prospective markets for the three-seater. "The American market tends towards large cars," Cheng told reporters, adding that this model would suit a single-child family.

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom (TOM2.AS) on Friday raised its 2022 outlook, as increased car production and higher location technology sales drove third-quarter results. It had previously guided for a revenue of 470-510 million euros, with 380-420 million euros generated from location technology. "Macroeconomic uncertainties and inflationary pressures have an impact on global car production as well as our cost levels," finance chief Taco Titulaer said in a statement. Still, quarterly sales were boosted by increased car production volumes in TomTom's core markets, the company said. The group's total revenue came in at 136.3 million euros, beating analysts' 126-million-euro estimate.

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