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Channel Insider content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may earn revenue when you click links to our partners. Learn more. As the IT landscape evolves beyond familiar technological advancements like AI, cybersecurity, and remote work, broader trends are quietly and fundamentally reshaping the channel. Seizing these opportunities can help channel partners differentiate in a competitive marketplace. Learn how you can leverage these macroeconomic trends to deliver cutting-edge solutions to your customers and accelerate your growth. 1. Increase in corporate acquisitions Across industries, increasing acquisitions are driving innovation and market expansion. Recent high-profile acquisitions such as Cisco’s acquisition of…

DANVILLE, Calif. — Authorities announced this week that a fugitive known as the “Bad Breath Rapist” has been arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area, more than 16 years after he went on the run after being convicted of sexually assaulting a coworker in Massachusetts.Tuyen Kit Ly is led away in handcuffs in Danville, California, on Tuesday.U.S. Marshals Service via The Associated PressTuyen Kit Ly was convicted in 2007 of kidnapping and raping a young woman at knifepoint in her Quincy home, south of Boston, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement on Tuesday. He fled before being sentenced.Authorities…

Philadelphia’s next budget will not include any wage or business tax cuts, marking a political victory for first-year City Manager Sherrell L. Parker and answering one of the more significant unresolved questions as budget negotiations reach their final stages.Councilman Isaiah Thomas, who has been a driving force behind recent cuts to business income and sales taxes, acknowledged Thursday that he and other council members will abandon tax-cut efforts in the city’s budget, which goes into effect July 1. He said council members want to align with Parker and wait for the recommendations of a new tax reform commission, which is…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are moving forward with a proposed agreement that would limit foreign donations to statewide ballot issues and allow President Joe Biden to appear on the November ballot.The Ohio House Government Oversight Committee on Thursday morning approved a compromise between House and Senate Republicans on limiting foreign donations.The agreement (House Bill 1) is expected to pass the Ohio House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon, along with another bill (House Bill 2) that would adjust the state’s election calendar so that Biden would appear on this year’s general election ballot despite violating the state’s candidate certification deadline.…

As the political winds shift in the volatile crypto industry, one of the sector’s most ardent advocates is stepping up efforts to back blockchain-friendly candidates in the upcoming U.S. election. On Thursday, Chris Dixon, founder and managing partner of a16z crypto, the $7.6 billion digital assets arm of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, announced that the firm had donated $25 million to cryptocurrency-focused super PAC FairShake, bringing a16z’s total spending to $47 million. One of the most active venture capital firms in the space, a16z crypto has backed a range of companies from Coinbase to OpenSea, and Dixon recently completed…

Jaylen Brown’s description of the dynamic with Tatum is an interesting one, originally published on NBC Sports Boston.No player has had more playoff wins since 2018 than Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but fans and media continue to have questions about their relationship, from whether the Boston Celtics All-Stars get along off the court to whether they have each other’s best interests in mind.This story (which Tatum and Brown have repeatedly denied) persists because Tatum and Brown are simply different people with different personalities. All About Smoke During a podcast with former NBA players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, Brown…

Towards the end of my term at the PPSUC, it emerged that Xi Jinping had become upset about being likened to Winnie the Pooh on the Internet, which led to the production of the film Winnie the Pooh, about Winnie the Pooh’s creator, A. A. Milne. Goodbye Christopher Robinwhich I was looking forward to seeing in Beijing, has been banned.China only allows a quota of around 30 foreign films a year, mostly goofy comedies or flashy action films, and doesn’t allow controversial movies. Poor Winnie the Pooh, that fat, rebellious, honey-addicted firebrand, wasn’t accepted. Watch out, Paddington, you’re next, I…

It’s a new world for Georgia football and the SEC when it comes to kickoff times and TV channel choices.The annual rivalry game against Georgia Tech will be moved up to Thanksgiving weekend this season on Friday, Nov. 29, per a source. Kickoff at Sanford Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ABC. Ross Dellinger of Yahoo! Sports was first to report this.This will be the first time the Georgia football team will play a game on a day other than a Saturday at Sanford Stadium since the team played on a Friday in 1994. The…

One of the newest health trends on TikTok is the “30-30-30” method, which involves consuming 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking up, followed immediately by 30 minutes of low- to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. Proponents of the 30-30-30 method claim that it helps you lose weight steadily and sustainably while preserving muscle. But is that really the case? Maybe. However, the method’s greatest benefit is that it may help you build healthy habits into your daily life. Start by consuming 30g of protein within 30 minutes of waking up. Protein is the building block of our bodies, and…

CNN — Having great friends you hang out with often is a blessing, but according to “B,” a 43-year-old Atlanta resident who CNN is not identifying for privacy reasons, sometimes that happiness can overflow. “I love champagne bubbles and having champagne on the terrace with friends on a Sunday is my ideal day,” says B. “But my friends are always coming over, so I end up drinking a whole bottle of wine, even on weekday nights. I wish I’d invested in boxed wine, especially during the pandemic.” Currently, Person B has abstained from alcohol and has started consuming marijuana gummies…