Former Ilva, Urso announces the relaunch plan for Taranto
Il recovery plan for the steelworks siteformer Ilva of Taranto it is on the government table and will be sent on Monday 6 May. But discussions with the Commission will begin on Wednesday the 7th: this was announced in an interview with Sun 24 Hours the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. “To implement the plan it is necessary to formalize a new rental contract, which also takes into account the recent extension of the extraordinary administration to Adi Holding”, added the minister.
“This last action is absolutely necessary given the state of insolvency of the parent company too, now being examined by the Court of Milan”, he underlined. On capital, “new resources” announced at the Palazzo Chigi summit, Urso revealed that “with a decree law in the next Council of Ministers we will foresee further resources coming from the allocated assets, for 150 million euros (which are added to the 150 million already transferred from the same source, ed.), waiting for the European Commission to authorize us for the bridging loan on the basis of the industrial and financial plan prepared by the commissioners. The plan is necessary to demonstrate that the loan can be repaid in a reasonable time according to European rules“.
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Gas exported abroad is not used to operate power plants »
Baghdad – INA – Amna Al-Salami
Today, Saturday, the Ministry of Oil clarified regarding the export of liquid gas by the Basra Gas Company, while confirming that the gas exported abroad is not used in operating power stations.
Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad told the (INA): “There must be a distinction between dry gas and liquid gas,” pointing out that “dry gas is used to operate electrical power stations, while liquid gas is used for cooking purposes and is also used as fuel to operate cars.”
He pointed out that “the Ministry of Oil has a surplus in liquid gas production, and therefore it exported it outside Iraq in order to achieve additional revenues,” stressing that “Iraq had previously announced the export of liquid gas in excess of its need and not the dry gas that is used in electric power stations.” “.
Yesterday, Thursday, the Ministry of Oil announced that the Basra Gas Company had exported its first shipment of “semi-refrigerated” propane gas.
The Undersecretary for Gas Affairs, Izzat Saber, said in a statement received by the (INA): “The quantity of the exported shipment of “semi-refrigerated” propane gas amounted to more than 10,700 tons,” indicating that “it is considered one of the large shipments that are marketed and loaded on the back of tankers.” Specialized.”
He added, “This comes within the plans of the ministry and the company to maximize the national production of dry gas and export the surplus liquid gas (LPG), condensates and other products to global markets to achieve financial revenues.”
Sam’s Club Introduces AI-Powered Technology to Slash Wait Times at Store Exits
Sams Club to Slash Checkout Lines Using AI-Powered Technology
Revolutionizing the Checkout Experience
Any Sam’s Club member is familiar with the lines that can form at the exits of the big box store during busy shopping times as customers line up for an associate to check their receipts to confirm their purchases.
Now, the company says those bottlenecks will be slashed at its clubs nationwide by the end of the year, thanks to new artificial intelligence-powered technology.
Game-Changing AI Scanning System
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Walmart division unveiled a new AI-powered scanning system positioned at store exits that captures images of carts and verifies payment for all items within a member’s basket.
Since then, Sam’s announced this week, the new tech has been rolled out at 20% of its stores and will be in each of the company’s 600 locations by the close of 2024.
The company says that in the 120 stores where the AI scanners have been deployed so far, more than half of customers have been ushered through them, reducing wait times for all members by 23%.
Practicality and Scale Sets Sam’s Club Apart
Sam’s Club took a victory lap in its announcement, saying that the rapid deployment of its new AI exit technology, which was developed in-house, represents the largest-scale implementation of member-facing AI-powered technology in the retail industry.
The company also took digs at its competitors without naming them, saying, “The retailer’s announcement of reaching the milestone of deploying at 20% of its clubs in the first quarter comes as other retailers have struggled to deploy similar technology at scale, with some abandoning efforts, just starting initial pilots or having no plans to enhance customer experiences through checkout and store exit technologies.”
Positive Growth for Sam’s Club
The retailer said its customers have long rated the potentially-lengthy wait times at exits as “a pain point,” and says this new tech not only streamlines the customer’s experience but frees up more time for Sam’s associates to assist customers rather than manning the exits.
Sam’s Club Introduces AI-Powered Technology to Slash Wait Times at Store Exits