iPhone XS Max will cost $ 9,999 in Brazil. Apple announced the national values of its handsets launched in September. The top-of-the-line version of the smartphone, with 512 GB, will reach the country costing almost $ 10,000 - in the US the same product sells for $ 1,449. The iPhone XR, which comes with 64 GB, LCD screen and only a rear camera, will leave for $ 5,199. Outside, this handset is the cheapest version of the new iPhones and costs $ 749. Despite price disclosure, Apple has not confirmed the product launch date in the country.
CNI defends ministry itself for industry. The National Confederation of Industry was opposed to the end of the Mdic (Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services) and its incorporation into a superminister of the economy, as President-elect Jair Bolsonaro wants. "Excessive concentration of functions in a single ministry would reduce attention to issues that are crucial to the industry," said Robson Braga de Andrade, president of the organization, by way of a note. On Tuesday afternoon, Paulo Guedes, the future economy minister, announced that the portfolios will be merged and that the government "will save the industry despite the industrialists."
Brazil drops 12 positions in proficiency ranking in English. The performance of Brazilians went from 41st to 53rd place among 88 countries analyzed in an annual survey of EF English. With a score of 50.93, the country had its worst result since 2012. This was the sixth consecutive year that Brazil remained stagnant in the "low" proficiency group, with a lower performance than all countries in the BRIC group. The survey found that countries with the highest degree of proficiency in general are the ones that invest most in research and development - a universe dominated by the English language. The top of the ranking is occupied by Sweden, the Netherlands and Singapore.
Penguin Random House takes control of Companhia das Letras. The largest publishing group in the world increased its share in the Brazilian publisher from 45% to 70% - with the operation, the Moreira Salles family left the business, while the Schwarcz family reduced its stake in the company. No figures were disclosed. Luiz Schwarcz will remain as CEO of Companhia das Letras. According to him, there will be no editorial interference from the controllers - the PRH is a partnership between the British Pearson and the German Berteslmann. Schwarcz said the talks existed even before the crisis in the publishing market, which has already led to the Judicial Recovery of Livraria Cultura and the closure of Saraiva stores.
USP is once again the best university in the country. In the ranking for Latin America of the QS Institute, released last night, the institution occupies the second place, behind only the Catholic University of Chile. In the last survey, USP lost the best position of the country to Unicamp, which now fell to third place. UFRJ appears in ninth position; Unesp is the 11th. Among the first twenty, PUC-Rio, UFMG and UFRGS also appear in the list in the positions of numbers 12, 16 and 18, respectively.
Idea of the day: inflexibility may be an invisible but powerful obstacle for those seeking job placement. According to career consultant Ronaldo Cerqueira, care must be taken not to overly adhere to his plans. "Having dreams and goals is something that is necessary ... but when do these 'dreams' blind us and nothing else is perceived?" He asks. The more resilient, adaptable and flexible your posture, the more alternatives you tend to present:
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