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By the time she shows up, I already have a coffee on the table. Loni Edwards — call her Chloe’s boss, personal assistant, maybe even mom — leads her in. Chloe is wearing a shirt that bears her name and a spiky collar gifted to her by Jimmy Choo for a Vogue event; she jumps immediately into my lap, ignoring Edwards completely.

Coquettish? It’s not the usual treatment you get from a celebrity, I’ll say that much. But Chloe isn’t your average ingénue.

To begin with, Chloe is a dog, not a human. What’s more, she’s an obscenely cute two-year-old miniature French bulldog with fur the color of freshly poured cappuccino and a face that’s as smug as it squished. Her expression insists that she’s aware you’re staring at her, a canine version of Kim Kardashian’s red carpet Cheshire grin.

Chloe’s handle on Instagram, where she has just under 50,000 followers, is @chloetheminifrenchie, and if she’s not quite as famous as Grumpy Cat yet, she’s working on it, with some help from her momager. “Being an entrepreneur and being alone all the time, I wanted a cute little thing to keep me company,” says Edwards, whose outfit, a white lace Zara dress, complements Chloe’s own. “But it became more than me and my friends following her — there were strangers appreciating her cuteness.”

As a burgeoning canine icon, Chloe has done shoots for Martha Stewart and

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According to an article published in
The Wall Street Journal

,
Apple Inc.

AAPL

is likely to etch a new chapter in automobile history by
accelerating efforts to develop an electric car, reportedly setting
an ambitious ‘target shipping date’ for 2019. Although the company
spokespersons have refused to comment on the grapevine,
speculations are rife that the project, code-named Titan, has
received a green light to triple its headcount from its current
tally of 600 to meet the deadline.

With ingenious products that are based more on functionality and
usability, Apple creates technological innovations that customers
least expect, focuses on its unique selling points to build need
and scales up production before competitors can react. This has
historically enabled the company to gain a competitive advantage
over its peers and create a niche market for its products. (Read:

3 Stocks That Followed Blue Ocean Strategy:
What’s in Store?

)

Consequently, when such awe-inspiring news hit the market, it is
bound to create ripples in the industry, fanning widespread fears
about probable hostile takeovers to ease vertical integration and
ruffling the feathers of other auto manufacturers.

Apple Car Its Targets

Among the established players in the electric car segment that are
likely to face the heat with the advent of Apple Car, Tesla Motors,
Inc.
TSLA

tops the list. This automobile manufacturer sells battery-charged
electric cars across the globe and has managed to acquire
substantial market share with innovative designs and features. Its
Model S car was the

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Top Norwegian officials are standing by their commitment to buying up to 52 F-35 fighter jets over the next decade, despite ongoing budget gridlock and sequestration cuts that threaten the US production line.

Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide said Monday she is not concerned budget pressure will derail the F-35 program.

“We have no indication that that will affect the F-35 program. On the contrary, this situation has been there for many years right now, the sequestration and also the budgetary restraints, and it has not affected the program,” Søreide said. “We see that the number of planes being ordered both by the US and other partners is actually at the same level as it has been since 2008, 2009.”

Søreide also expressed confidence that the price of the F-35 will continue to drop as Lockheed Martin begins ramping up production of the jet. She lauded a 2010 restructuring of the program as crucial to turning the effort around, and said so far the Norwegian jets are being received on time and on budget.

“The price is going in the right direction, I think that is quite important to underline,” Søreide said. “The first planes that we are now receiving, they are received on time and on budget … that

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