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‘I had to wait for some colour to arrive – the red man appeared at just the right moment’: Zahyr Caan’s best phone picture
Zahyr Caan was on a sightseeing trip to Tokyo when he took this photograph. He used an iPhone 13 Pro Max and applied minimal edits, aside from lightening and darkening adjustments. Caan says that he was “drawn towards the strong shadow and light, creating a graphic scene” but he had to wait for some colour to arrive and tie the image together.
“The sun was very bright, meaning excellent conditions for my style of street photography,” says Caan, who was born in Pakistan and now lives in Nottingham. “I like to create a mise en scène and then wait for a human element to enter the frame.”
Caan says that he was “drawn towards the strong shadow and light, creating a graphic scene”, but he had to wait for some colour to arrive and tie the image together. “This came in the form of a taxi,” he says. “The red man appeared at just the right moment and became a bonus, as is the nature sometimes when you’re shooting ad hoc within an urban environment.”
He used an iPhone 13 Pro Max and applied minimal edits, aside from lightening and darkening adjustments. Street photography, he adds, is a mixture of “art and skill”.
“It’s easier than ever now, thanks to smartphone technology and the ability to be very discreet. If we really start to pay attention, we see much more than what is visible at first look. I hope people notice the colours here, and the overall tone, all tied together with the extended relationship between the yellow taxi and the red man.”
Riverside police release video showing moments before man’s in-custody death
Riverside police release video showing moments before man’s in-custody death. The newly-released footage was captured June 20 after an employee at a McDonald’s on Indiana Avenue called 911. The man, identified by police as Peter Villalobos, had reportedly locked himself inside the restroom and would not respond for more than an hour. An outside agency is investigating the Riverside Police Department’s use of force in the incident.”What they did to my son, he didn’t need that… He just wanted to come home,” said his mother, Olivia Villalobes, of her son’s death.
Riverside police have released video footage that shows what led up to a 27-year-old man’s death while he was in custody.
Riverside police have released video footage that shows what led up to a 27-year-old man’s death while he was in custody.
Riverside police have released video footage that shows what led up to a 27-year-old man’s death while he was in custody.
Riverside police have released video footage that shows what led up to a 27-year-old man’s death while he was in custody.
RIVERSDIE, Calif. (KABC) — Riverside police have released video footage that shows what led up to a 27-year-old man’s death while he was in custody.
The newly-released footage was captured June 20 after an employee at a McDonald’s on Indiana Avenue called 911, according to the Riverside Police Department.
The man, identified by police as Peter Villalobos, had reportedly locked himself inside the restroom and would not respond for more than an hour.
Officers eventually got the man to exit the bathroom, but that’s when they say he became combative and refused to follow commands.
“They’re trying to put him in handcuffs, and the man resisted, and they had to use a level of force,” said Officer Ryan Railsback.
Video shows two officers pushing the man’s head into the hood of the police car as they tried to detain him. Both of them repeatedly punched the man, eventually causing him to fall over.
“When someone is resisting that arrest, we have a duty to overcome that resistance as well,” Railsback added.
It’s hard to tell what happened next, but from security video, officers can be seen on top of Villalobos. After the altercation, the man can be seen on the ground, panting and saying he was in pain.
“I just feel so bad because I wasn’t there. He would never, ever do anything to anybody,” said his mother, Olivia Villalobos. “What they did to my son, he didn’t need that… He just wanted to come home.”
Riverside police say Villalobos was taken to the hospital. A few hours later, he suffered a medical emergency and was pronounced dead.
Police said at the time of the incident, Villalobos had an outstanding warrant for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
His mother says he was diagnosed with schizophrenia 10 years ago.
“What they did to my son, he didn’t need that… He just wanted to come home,” she told Eyewitness News.
An autopsy is being conducted to determine the official cause of death. An outside agency is investigating the Riverside Police Department’s use of force.
CEOs reacting to tariffs with wait-and-see have a dangerous misread of the moment
Business leaders have been promising reinvention of their operating models for decades. More than half of the respondents report that U.S. trade policy is already disrupting their strategic plans. Success will belong to enterprises built to thrive amid volatility, not those waiting for the turbulence to pass. Some companies are leapfrogging their competitors by taking bold steps now by using AI-enabled platforms and cloud-based platforms. They’re not repatriating jobs, they’re automating and eliminating some areas of outsourcing. It’s time to stop waiting and use tariffs to leapfrog, not just survive, say HFS Research and KPMG U.U.S., in a new report. The report is based on a survey of 402 senior leaders from large companies across the United States. It is published by HFS, a division of HFS Global, which is based in San Francisco and has offices in London, New York, and Washington, D.C. The study is also published by KPMg, which has an office in New York.
That’s because tariffs aren’t the cause of disruption. They’re the accelerant.
In new research from HFS Research, in collaboration with KPMG U.S., that surveyed 402 senior leaders from large companies across the United States, more than half of the respondents report that U.S. trade policy is already disrupting their strategic plans. But the real danger isn’t the policy shifts—it’s the illusion that enterprises can simply wait them out.
A striking 69% of leaders acknowledge they’re stuck in tactical reactions or freezing strategic investments pending “more clarity.” But CEOs can ill afford to halt strategic investments as they attempt to wait out tariffs. That’s a dangerous misread of a moment that demands proactive moves, not hesitation.
The stable world of predictable business cycles is history. Disruption today is built-in—an ever-present reality, not just an occasional glitch. In our current complex global economy, success will belong to enterprises built to thrive amid volatility, not those waiting for the turbulence to pass.
Stability is an illusion
For years, executives have been leaning on a “wait-and-see” mindset. Wait for the next administration. Wait for global conditions to stabilize. Wait for inflation to cool. It’s time to stop waiting.
Stability is an illusion. While leadership teams pause, the earth beneath them is already shifting. What’s truly at stake isn’t the potential tariffs on the horizon—it’s a fundamental transformation of how services are delivered, how technology is embedded, and how organizations build resilience into their foundations.
Only 15% of enterprise leaders say they are proactively accelerating broader business transformation efforts in response to trade policy changes. Yet 83% are ramping up automation initiatives.
This apparent contradiction reveals something important: Automation has become the default response even for companies that are otherwise paralyzed by uncertainty. While many enterprises remain stuck in this wait-and-see mode for major strategic shifts, they’re accelerating automation because it’s faster, internal, and doesn’t require regulatory approval. They’re not repatriating jobs—they’re automating and eliminating some areas of outsourcing.
Use tariffs to leapfrog, not just survive
The past three decades have been about shifting labor to lower-cost locations. While this works when efficiency is the top priority, business needs are changing in today’s economic environment. Resilience, speed, data control, and trust are dominating boardroom agendas. As a result, traditional labor arbitrage is being replaced by something more strategic: technology arbitrage. In short, we’re evolving from moving work activities from humans to humans, and now refocusing on moving more of that work to (fewer) humans with machines.
While many enterprises remain on “pause,” a growing group of first movers is taking advantage of the shift. Executives at these companies are not just reacting to tariffs or geopolitical shocks; they are very focused on all potential tariff mitigation and deferment strategies. They are also using these challenges as opportunities to redesign how work gets done. As a result, their firms are strategically realigning their operating models as it relates to the trade function, building delivery models around cloud-based platforms, modular contracts, and processes designed with automation and AI at their core. An even smaller number are using this approach to shake up their competitive landscape and build new AI native businesses or products.
Virtual reshoring
The numbers illustrate this shift clearly. A growing number of companies in our survey plan to reduce their reliance on traditional outsourcing, with utilization expected to drop from 55% to 37% within just two years. At the same time, the software-led delivery of services is expected to more than double (from 14% to 30%). This is not about bringing all the work back onshore. It is something potentially more powerful: virtual reshoring. Control and compliance come closer to home, while the execution layer remains globally distributed and increasingly digital, with service delivery steadily shifting to AI-enabled software and automated platforms.
The contrast is growing. Some companies are leapfrogging their competitors by taking bold steps now. Others are still waiting for the tariff and policy dust to settle—and these are the firms that will be left behind.
Procurement’s moment
Perhaps nowhere is the shift in how services are delivered more apparent than in procurement. Once relegated to cost control, procurement must now become a strategic nerve center. In our survey, 96% of procurement leaders report changing sourcing strategies in response to trade volatility, AI adoption, and cybersecurity threats.
Why? Because legacy sourcing models were built for a different world—one without real-time AI risks or the increased pressures from complex data residency laws and geopolitical escalations.
Cybersecurity and data sovereignty are flashing red signals. On the one hand, 64% of respondents are highly concerned about data control, 81% are increasing cybersecurity investments, and nearly all (95%) are expanding AI spending. But when it comes to executing on these red-alert priorities, many acknowledge their internal capabilities aren’t enough. As these pressures mount, managed services are shifting from cost-saving levers to modernization engines—activating AI at scale, embedding automation, enforcing controls, and accelerating speed to value.
Never waste a crisis
This is a rare moment—a convergence of pressure and possibility. Tariffs may not be the root cause of transformation, but they are the long-delayed catalyst.
The winners are those who are acting with urgency. They recognize that volatility is the new baseline for business planning. They’re designing their delivery models to thrive amid uncertainty, not merely survive it. And they’re rewiring their organizations to meet disruption head-on, with approaches that include:
Embedding AI and automation into the infrastructure: These technologies are ahead of schedule, in many ways. The longer companies hesitate on deploying AI and automation at scale, the faster they’ll fall behind.
These technologies are ahead of schedule, in many ways. The longer companies hesitate on deploying AI and automation at scale, the faster they’ll fall behind. Modernizing procurement: Sourcing is in the spotlight, but too many procurement teams are still buying services like it’s a decade ago, focused on cost and headcount rather than capabilities and outcomes. Operating model transformation must be matched by sourcing transformation.
Sourcing is in the spotlight, but too many procurement teams are still buying services like it’s a decade ago, focused on cost and headcount rather than capabilities and outcomes. Operating model transformation must be matched by sourcing transformation. Making cybersecurity and data control the top priorities: Without trusted data and secured systems, AI is compromised, automation is fragile, and service delivery becomes a liability. Think of leading-edge cybersecurity as an ongoing stress test for your operating model.
Without trusted data and secured systems, AI is compromised, automation is fragile, and service delivery becomes a liability. Think of leading-edge cybersecurity as an ongoing stress test for your operating model. Addressing culture concerns directly: This is the hardest shift of all. New operating models require new roles, new mindsets, and a steadfast focus on relationships and communication with teams and partners about the changes ahead.
In the moment, it can be hard to determine whether a disruption is a short-term irritant or a long-term paradigm change. But amid today’s headlines, we believe that tariffs are accelerating broader changes that were already inevitable. The danger isn’t the policy itself—it’s inaction if leaders fail to recognize that this shift will have profound implications, regardless of whether any specific tariffs stand or fall.
Bottom line: Action or irrelevance?
Business leaders today face an urgent call to action: Stop waiting for policy clarity or global calm. This volatility isn’t temporary, it’s structural. Winning enterprises will turn today’s uncertainty into tomorrow’s advantage, embedding resilience, automation, and AI directly into their very foundations. If you’re still stuck on “pause,” you’re not just missing a moment—you’re risking your future relevance.
As the saying goes, crisis represents both danger and opportunity. Smart leaders use times of risk to create opportunity, not sit idly by while others succeed.
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