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BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Scafell Pike missing boy found by wild campers
Two wild campers who helped in the search of a missing boy have been praised by a mountain rescue team. The youngster became lost from his family and suffered minor injuries while descending Scafell Pike in misty conditions on Friday evening, sparking a helicopter search. The campers, called James and Maisie, were in Great Moss, Upper Eskdale, when they heard the shouts of the boy and sent a 999 text message because there was no phone said "it was a case of right place, right time", while Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT) said it was a "great outcome for what was a very worrying situation". The boy was reported as separated from his family just after 19:00 BST in the Scafell said he had been missing for two and half hours and there was growing concern for his who was camping with his partner Maisie on the other side of the mountain, said they heard a helicopter fly over. "We heard then screeches, and we initially thought it was a bird, but then it sounded more human-like."Maisie then spotted a blue figure so we packed up a bag of spare food, extra layers, a map and compass and head torches and headed over." They found the boy and "put two and two together and figured the helicopter was looking for him".James said Great Moss was "probably about as far away from mobile reception as you can get" and "the phones just wouldn't go through"."I was lucky enough to go on a first aid course recently which mentioned pre-registering your phone number with 999 which I had done. "So then I texted the boy's name and the grid reference out". Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, search dogs and a Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick were all deployed in the search. WMRT said the helicopter arrived at the location within 15 minutes of the text being received. "The walker was then flown to Brackenclose to be reunited with his very relieved and grateful family," WMRT said. "A great outcome for what was a very worrying situation." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
I'm a full-time Vinted reseller who has earned £18,000 from flogging cheap clothes online - here are my top tips on how to become successful on the platform
A secondhand online clothes seller who has made thousands of pounds on Vinted has revealed her top tips for sales success. Maisie, who is from Yorkshire, searches cat boot sales, charity shops and online pre-loved websites for cheaply-priced garments with a high resale value. Although it started off as a side hustle, Maisie made reselling her full time career last year after earning £18,000 from flogging clothes. Now, she has helped others by telling them how they too can make a wage from the app - and according to her, it's very simple. Maisie said: 'I absolutely love buying on Vinted to resell on Vinted. It's so easy and it just goes to show the difference that a good quality picture with good lighting and a good background can honestly make.' She says that you should always list similar clothes sizes at the same time on Vinted, as people may browse your page and find other items that they like, resulting in more sales. 'They're more likely to get their money's worth by buying a bundle from you so it will boost your sales and your profit at the same time,' Maisie added. 'You're only having to ship out one parcel and the buyer is only having to pay one lot of postage and fees.' Masie has made £18,000 from selling on Vinted so far and has now made reselling her main job Maisie said wannabe sellers also have to be careful about how they draft listings on Vinted - as sometimes a post can appear as though it was shared earlier than it was. In another clip, the reselling expert explained: 'If you draft something and then a week later you decide to hit live and publish it, it won't show as a new listing. It will show when you drafted it, which was a week ago. 'It will come up older in the listings, it won't show up at the top, it will show up as being a week old which will affect how people are looking at your listings because a lot of people will search for newest first.' Recently, Maisie revealed how she sold a dress for more than four times what she paid for it. She purchased a WoolOvers boho linen dress for just £3.30 on Vinted as part of a bundle from a seller. Maisie then ended up reselling it on eBay for a whopping £20.46. She also has her own system so she can find the items she has listed quickly and get them shipped off to the buyer 'If you're not keen on getting out to car boots or charity shops or you just don't have the time, get on Vinted,' she said. 'Then, get this stuff delivered to your door, take better photographs, and list it back on Vinted!' This video racked up many comments from other impressed Vinted sellers who praised Maisie on her sales success. One wrote: 'Amazing flip!! I've just started reselling too!! Sometimes it is just a case of taking better photos too!!' Another said: 'That's amazing,' to which Maisie responded: 'Magic of photography eh!' Many other Vinted sellers have praised Maisie for sharing her clever tips and tricks on how to sell clothes for a profit A third penned: 'Thank you! I love watching your videos.' She also has her own system so she can find the items she has listed quickly and get them shipped off to the buyer. In another video, Maisie explained how she had bought clear plastic bags and used stickers to number each one. She then puts an item into a bag with a designated number once she has listed it and puts the number in her post, so it reminds her which bag it is in. 'It's going to make life so much easier and it is so satisfying coming in and doing ten listings and then putting them into bags,' she said.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Inside Amazon's radical redo of the 'Everything Store'
This post originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter. Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here. Hello, and welcome to your weekly dose of Big Tech news and insights. I'm your host, Alistair Barr. My dog Maisie came through her surgery. That cost thousands of dollars. How much would you pay to keep your furry friend alive? We reveal a radical overhaul of Amazon's online marketplace that's been hotly debated inside the tech giant. An exclusive look at one of Microsoft's top cloud customers, sharing big numbers you've never seen before. New data suggests Big Tech stock-based compensation could be under pressure. In 2013, my old boss Brad Stone published "The Everything Store." It's the defining book about Amazon's giant e-commerce business. The key idea in the book was infinite product selection. This strategy propelled the company to become the Western world's largest retailer. Based on quarterly sales, it overtook Walmart earlier this year. Having endless inventory means shoppers are more likely to find what they're looking for on Amazon, increasing the chances they buy something, and return again. That's been a powerful advantage over physical retail stores, which can only stock so much. However, in recent years, some of Amazon's digital aisles have become cluttered and outdated, which could confuse or frustrate shoppers. So, under CEO Andy Jassy, the company has been purging billions of product listings via a secret project known as "Bend the Curve." Business Insider's star tech reporter Eugene Kim has the scoop with all the juicy details. Does this spell the end of The Everything Store? Nope. There's no way Amazon would give up this hard-won advantage. Instead, it's mostly about cleaning up this giant online marketplace. Product listings get old. Sellers can chuck thousands of listings on there, and some are inaccurate or worse. There are also millions of dollars in cloud savings from not having to host billions of unproductive listings. Still, this big move has been debated inside Amazon, according to Kim's report. And surveys by Evercore ISI found that fewer shoppers think Amazon's product selection is the best. READ MORE Other BI tech stories that caught my eye lately: Exclusive: New numbers show just how big a customer Walmart is for Microsoft's cloud business. This venture capital firm bought a hospital chain. Why? Exclusive: Meta's big bet on virtual reality isn't stopping it from opening retail stores. I thought everyone knew not to speak their minds in work surveys? Apparently not. The life of the digital nomad is getting harder. My take on who's up and down in the tech industry right now, including updates on Big Tech employee pay. UP: Tesla surged this week after Elon Musk said he's getting back to work. DOWN: In late February, investor Ross Gerber predicted a 50% drop in Tesla's share price. The stock is up roughly 20% since then. Ouch! COMP UPDATE: Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald looked at restricted stock units issued recently by tech companies including Meta, Google, and Uber. RSUs are the main way tech employees get paid. The latest numbers show these equity awards are slowing down or even falling at some companies. The chart below shows changes in RSU grant value per employee. Other Big Tech stories I found on the interwebs: Making a video with fancy new AI tools is harder than you might think. (WSJ) Satellite smackdown: Apple versus SpaceX. (The Information) A self-driving truck startup siphoned trade secrets to Chinese companies. (WSJ) You can't develop chips without software from Cadence and Synopsys. The US is trying to limit China's access to this tech. (FT) This week, I'm telling you about an AI tool that may not be immediately obvious as AI. But it most certainly is. Tesla uses thousands of chips in massive data centers to train AI models that understand video collected from millions of the company's vehicles. This is used to develop FSD software for near-autonomous driving. I've been using FSD a lot this year in my Tesla Model 3 Performance. Here are the highs and lows. Is this a fair assessment? Tesla plans to roll out a full robotaxi service in Austin in June. This will be fully autonomous, with no human supervision. It's a huge leap. My FSD software still requires me to be responsible and alert. But this FSD diary gives some pretty solid clues to how capable Tesla's current software is. What AI tool should I use next week? Let me know. I would love to hear from anyone who reads this newsletter. What am I doing wrong? What do you want to see more of? Specifically, though: I want to know about your recent experiences with Amazon's online marketplace. Have you noticed an improvement in the quality of listings lately? Or have you sensed any change in product selection? Let Eugene Kim know at ekim@ Read the original article on Business Insider Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Insider
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Inside Amazon's radical redo of the 'Everything Store'
Hello, and welcome to your weekly dose of Big Tech news and insights. I'm your host, Alistair Barr. My dog Maisie came through her surgery. That cost thousands of dollars. How much would you pay to keep your furry friend alive? Agenda We reveal a radical overhaul of Amazon's online marketplace that's been hotly debated inside the tech giant. An exclusive look at one of Microsoft's top cloud customers, sharing big numbers you've never seen before. New data suggests Big Tech stock-based compensation could be under pressure. Central story unit In 2013, my old boss Brad Stone published "The Everything Store." It's the defining book about Amazon's giant e-commerce business. The key idea in the book was infinite product selection. This strategy propelled the company to become the Western world's largest retailer. Based on quarterly sales, it overtook Walmart earlier this year. Having endless inventory means shoppers are more likely to find what they're looking for on Amazon, increasing the chances they buy something, and return again. That's been a powerful advantage over physical retail stores, which can only stock so much. However, in recent years, some of Amazon's digital aisles have become cluttered and outdated, which could confuse or frustrate shoppers. So, under CEO Andy Jassy, the company has been purging billions of product listings via a secret project known as "Bend the Curve." Business Insider's star tech reporter Eugene Kim has the scoop with all the juicy details. Does this spell the end of The Everything Store? Nope. There's no way Amazon would give up this hard-won advantage. Instead, it's mostly about cleaning up this giant online marketplace. Product listings get old. Sellers can chuck thousands of listings on there, and some are inaccurate or worse. There are also millions of dollars in cloud savings from not having to host billions of unproductive listings. Still, this big move has been debated inside Amazon, according to Kim's report. And surveys by Evercore ISI found that fewer shoppers think Amazon's product selection is the best. News++ Other BI tech stories that caught my eye lately: Exclusive: New numbers show just how big a customer Walmart is for Microsoft's cloud business. This venture capital firm bought a hospital chain. Why? Exclusive: Meta's big bet on virtual reality isn't stopping it from opening retail stores. I thought everyone knew not to speak their minds in work surveys? Apparently not. The life of the digital nomad is getting harder. Eval time My take on who's up and down in the tech industry right now, including updates on Big Tech employee pay. DOWN: In late February, investor Ross Gerber predicted a 50% drop in Tesla's share price. The stock is up roughly 20% since then. Ouch! COMP UPDATE: Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald looked at restricted stock units issued recently by tech companies including Meta, Google, and Uber. RSUs are the main way tech employees get paid. The latest numbers show these equity awards are slowing down or even falling at some companies. The chart below shows changes in RSU grant value per employee. From the group chat Other Big Tech stories I found on the interwebs: Making a video with fancy new AI tools is harder than you might think. (WSJ) Satellite smackdown: Apple versus SpaceX. (The Information) A self-driving truck startup siphoned trade secrets to Chinese companies. (WSJ) You can't develop chips without software from Cadence and Synopsys. The US is trying to limit China's access to this tech. (FT) AI playground This week, I'm telling you about an AI tool that may not be immediately obvious as AI. But it most certainly is. Tesla uses thousands of chips in massive data centers to train AI models that understand video collected from millions of the company's vehicles. This is used to develop FSD software for near-autonomous driving. I've been using FSD a lot this year in my Tesla Model 3 Performance. Here are the highs and lows. Is this a fair assessment? Tesla plans to roll out a full robotaxi service in Austin in June. This will be fully autonomous, with no human supervision. It's a huge leap. My FSD software still requires me to be responsible and alert. But this FSD diary gives some pretty solid clues to how capable Tesla's current software is. What AI tool should I use next week? Let me know. User feedback Specifically, though: I want to know about your recent experiences with Amazon's online marketplace. Have you noticed an improvement in the quality of listings lately? Or have you sensed any change in product selection? Let Eugene Kim know at ekim@
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
I've made £18k on Vinted & even buy stuff on there to resell… my hack means I don't have to hunt for bits I've sold too
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A RESELLER who's made a whopping £18,000 on Vinted to date has shared the clever organisation hack which means she never has to hunt for the items she's sold. Maisie is such a pro at sourcing and selling bits and bobs that she made reselling her full-time career last year. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Maisie has made £18,000 on Vinted to date, so she knows what she's talking about Credit: TikTok/curve_selling 6 She picked up this dress on the selling app Credit: TikTok/curve_selling 6 And then sold it on for a profit on eBay Credit: TikTok/curve_selling And she's also been sharing her best tips and tricks on her TikTok page, including the success she's found buying from Vinted to then resell on. Sharing a look at one of the lagenlook boho dresses she'd picked up on Vinted, she revealed she paid £3.30 for it in a bundle of seven items. Maisie then managed to sell the dress on for £20.46 on eBay. "So if you're not keen on getting out to car boots or charity shops or you just don't have the time get on Vinted," she said. "Then get this stuff delivered to your door, take better photographs and list it back on Vinted!" Another way Maisie makes her job easier is to ensure it's all properly organised. This means she doesn't have to spend ages searching through bags of items in order to find something she's sold. In another TikTok video, Maisie explained she'd bought clear plastic bags, and used number stickers to number each one. She then put each garment into one of the plastic bags, before putting into a box on an IKEA Kallax unit she'd picked up. When listing the items, she puts the numbers in the description, so that she knows exactly where she'll find it in her storage boxes. I made £185 in less than 24 hours on Vinted thanks to a pricing trick that hooks sellers without having to send offers "I can't get enough of this and I'm really hoping that it helps me get organised," she said. "And if anyone else is looking to do the same I hope it helps you!" Other side hustlers were quick to comment on Maisie's video, with one writing: "You've inspired me honey bee. "I've bought the same stickers and I'm determined to get organised!" Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted? QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted... The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it. Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017. More information here: "Numbers make life so much easier!" another said. "This is how I do it - honestly, life saver!" a third commented. "I would love to be that organised!" someone else laughed. 6 I've made £18k on Vinted & even buy stuff on there to resell my hack means I don't have to hunt for bits I've sold too, Context, , Please can I have these grabs and a vid made from these vids (please don't set live til sat at 8am) – PERMISSION GIVEN – Credit: TikTok/curve_selling 6 She puts each item in a clear bag, and puts the number in her Vinted description Credit: TikTok/curve_selling
