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Embattled office rental unicorn WeWork could be taken over by its largest investor as part of an emergency financing deal to stave off a looming cash crunch.
Japan’s SoftBank has prepared a financing package that would give it full control of WeWork and further sideline founder Adam Neumann, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The possible financing package comes after WeWork was forced to pull its planned stock market listing last month. Investors baulked at the company’s huge losses, various side deals involving founder Neumann, and its proposed $47bn (£37bn) valuation. Despite reducing its valuation by $30bn and addressing governance concerns, WeWork was forced to pull its IPO due to weak demand and founder Neumann was pushed out as CEO shortly after.
The collapse of the IPO has left WeWork facing a possible cash crunch, according to the Financial Times. The SoftBank deal is one of multiple deals being assessed to keep the company afloat.
WeWork rents space in office buildings on long leases and then offers flexible, short-term subleases to startups. It business model requires consistent strong cashflow to meet rental payments. Filings last week showed that just three London buildings were committed to over £250m in long-term lease payments.
SoftBank already owns around a third of WeWork through its $100bn Vision Fund and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has been one of the company’s biggest supporters. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new funding deal being considered would shift share voting power within the company away from Neumann to SoftBank. It is not clear how big the proposed SoftBank financing package is.
A spokesperson for WeWork told Yahoo Finance UK: “WeWork has retained a major Wall Street financial institution to arrange a financing. Approximately 60 financing sources have signed confidentiality agreements and are meeting with the company’s management and its bankers over the course of this past week and this coming week.”
SoftBank declined to comment.


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McDonald's Rapper Deal Yields Backlash
Recent articles report that McDonald's recent attempts to lure hip-hop artists to drop references to Big Macs into their rhymes has already begun to backfire, with the recent release of Gatbustaz new single, McGangsta.
If the man at McDonald's really were truely down with the rap community, their corporate empire surely would have been mentioned by now... Rap music today is filled with unrequested plugs and promotions, as well as the obvious brand drops and product placements, particularly in music videos. Even within the fast food sector, several top chains have had their day in the sun. Pizza Hut has been sung out about by nearly a dozen artists, including Gang Star, Afroman, and Pink. KFC has been mentioned by nearly every known rap artist to date, including Masta Ace, Run DMC, and Notorious B.I.G. Even Dave Thomas of Wendy's fame has been mentioned, by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony... It would appear that the rap community adores corporate fast food whoredom, and have even expounded upon the joys of McDonald's competitor Burger King, at several key points over the past 20 years, including mentions in 2 separate songs recorded by popular rap artist Too Phat. One of DeLaSoul's most classic hits, Bitties In The BK Lounge, refers to the competing conglomerate in it's title... It would appear that besides it's obvious influence over the ronaldesque wardrobe of rap phenomenon MC Hammer, McDonald's simply cannot keep the attention of the rap community the way it's competition has.
It is often cited that the burger giant simply hasn't given back to the culture as much as competitors such as Burger King have. In fact, Burger King's own "Search for Herb" campaign in 1986, (although considered a failure and only showing a 1% return on new whopper tasters, compared to the expected 10%) is attributed as the root of ebonic terminology "Herb" commonly used to describe a nerd, dork, or a target for humiliation, such as the "Herb" character from the national promotion, where Herb was actually out in public, searching Burger King's across the country looking for someone who hadn't tasted a whopper... A herb, indeed, but sometimes considered a pioneer in the early stages of what has become today's "Reality TV."
So, with so much support from the community for it's competition, should McDonald's really have expected anything but backlash? In begging for acceptance, they totally herbed themselves.
Chain wants rappers to mention Big Mac
BY OREN YANIV and LAURA WILLIAMS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
With names like Big Pooh, Big Daddy Kane, Big Rich Tha Don and Notorious B.I.G., "big" is already huge for rappers.
Now, McDonald's reportedly hopes to lure hip-hop artists to drop references to Big Macs into their rhymes.
Though it's not offering money upfront, the fast-food giant is willing to pay rappers $1 to $5 each time songs with the plug hit the radio, according to today's Advertising Age. McDonald's hopes to have its signature sandwich in several songs by summer, the mag says.
And it looks like the plan just might boost sales, some McDonald's customers said yesterday.
"If 50 Cent says so, they're gonna buy so many Big Macs," predicted Kai Davis, 27, a customer service rep and Jay-Z fan from the Bronx. "[Rappers] have a big influence."
"Anything they say, people are going to do," added 16-year-old Benji Lusena of Harlem.
But others said they weren't so easily led. "I usually don't use stuff just because somebody else uses it," said Pedro Rojas, 20, of Jersey City. "If you like the food, then that's about it."
Rappers have been pushing products gratis since Run DMC revived a flagging sneaker brand with its 1986 smash "My Adidas." Hip-hop artists have famously rapped about high-end brands like Cartier, Versace and Dom Perignon.
Sales of one French cognac went through the roof thanks to Busta Rhymes' "Pass the Courvoisier."
McDonald's isn't the only company now paying to break through to the hard-to-reach youth market. The marketing firm Maven Strategies, which McDonald's hired for the Big Mac project, got Seagram's gin mentioned - for a fee - in five raps last year, Ad Age says.
McDonald's has final approval over the Big Mac mentions, so perhaps the company won't want oversized pitchmen like Fat Joe. Decades ago, McDonald's dumped chubby Willard Scott as Ronald McDonald in favor of a leaner clown. Dem Franchise Boyz, on the other hand, might be the perfect spokesgroup for the 30,000-outlet chain.
It would appear McDonald's efforts to get rapper's to mention their brand in songs has paid off, or backfired depending on one's opinion, in the form of a Gatbustaz song, entitled McGangsta, dedicated solely to all things McDonald's. With the usual intestine busting beat and profanity-laden lyrics, the song certainly mentions McDonald's but, likely, not in a manner of which McDonald's would approve. In one of the song's verses, after telling the window attendant to "shut the fuck up," the rapper proceeds with:
I tell you what I want
Beef patties' what I want
Big bum's' what I want
Great bitch is what I want
Big mac, fuckin big macs
I like big macs like a ho likes big dicks
shove one in their move, they damn are lovin it
As if to call attention to the idiocy of McDonald's paying rappers to mention their name, this song ends with the artist calling McDonald's, we think, motherfuckers. If this is, in fact backlash, McDonald's may wish they'd never considered this program.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – State tax collectors are taking initial steps to get a hand into California’s emerging marijuana economy, with billions of dollars at stake for the state treasury in the future.
Just how big a job that will be, no one knows.
The Board of Equalization on Tuesday approved a proposal to request funds to begin gradually adding staff, in anticipation of collecting taxes from the legal sale and cultivation of marijuana.
The action came three weeks after voters approved Proposition 64, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana, beginning in 2018.
Among the challenges: The state has no reliable way to predict how many new retailers will enter the market when marijuana becomes legal.
And it’s not known how many dealers and growers will try to remain in the black market.


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In the second episode, for example, Symone posed and punched her way down the mainstage in a candy apple red satin boxer’s getup with “Ebony Enchantress” etched on the back and the word “AVALON” emblazoned on her gloves and belt. Afterward, RuPaul, the nation’s most recognizable drag mother and one whose brand of motherhood isn’t exactly tender shrugged and said flatly, “You’ve got star quality. You’ve got it, kiddo.”.
This study was designed to evaluate teratogenic potential at the cellular and molecular levels of AEDs and ADPs on cardiomyocytes at different stages of development and the neural stem cell derived neurons using in vitro systems.In the micromass system (MM), five day old embryonic chick cardiomyocytes were cultured to form beating foci, while embryonic stem cell were differentiated into contracting cardiomyocytes (ESDC) using the hanging drop method. In a third in vitro system early chick Neural Stem Cells (NSC) were diverted to a neuronal lineage. Drug toxic effects were estimated on cultured cell viability and protein content.
Amazon has spent the last several years furiously investing billions of dollars on multiple fronts: constructing warehouses all over the country to deliver goods as fast as possible; building devices as varied as tablets and set top boxes; and creating and licensing entertainment to stock those devices.It all adds up to a wildly ambitious venture without precedent in modern merchandising. Wall Street has generally cheered as competitors an ever growing group that now includes businesses including Wal Mart, eBay, Apple and Google regard these activities with increasing unease. Customers, meanwhile, are propelling Amazon toward the rarefied ranks of companies with revenue of $100 billion.The phone is the last and most crucial link in this colossal enterprise.
In simple words, this technology will eliminate the need to pause or navigate away from current task to authenticate Apple Pay or App Store payments. It will just read the fingerprint on the touchscreen and do the payment in the background. Apple is expected to introduce some sort of facial recognition feature with the iPhone 8, but not at the expense of letting go fingerprint reading altogether..
They both had been with the war zone 11th Precinct in Anacostia before coming to the Uniformed Division. “We called it the country club’,” said Barnes. I laughed. Residents can also use in compostable paper lawn bags, or plastic bags, to prevent leaves and yard waste from blowing into the street. Compostable paper bags are easier for crews to collect, so if you elect to bag leaves please choose the large paper bags that are available at most major retailers. While plastic bags will work, but crews may need to slit the bags open to dump out the leaves.


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It has been 19 long months that Castaway Creek, Humunga Kowabunga, Crush ‘n’ Gusher, and Mayday Falls at Typhoon Lagoon have laid dormant, not one swimmer in the Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool, but rumor has it Disney’s beloved water park is in the very infantile stages of reopening!
Along with the rest of the Walt Disney World Resort, Typhoon Lagoon shuttered its doors at the beginning of the pandemic, all the way back in March of 2020. While Blizzard Beach reopened the following March, it is currently the only Walt Disney Resort water park to be back in operation.
Fans began to wonder about Typhoon Lagoon’s future when the water park was removed from some of Walt Disney World Resort’s marketing material. However, to waterpark lovers’ relief, it was later revealed Typhoon Lagoon has been going through a major refurbishment throughout its lengthy closure.
The Surf Pool has had some major maintenance and facelifts happen and an extensive repair occurred backstage in an area behind the park that suffered a partial hillside collapse.
Now sources are saying they have witnessed the pools being refilled while cast members are returning to prepare the shops, restaurants and public spaces for guests to enjoy them once again!
Though both Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool and Castaway Creek have been revealed to be filled again from aerial shots, Disney has not made an announcement as to when the park will be welcoming guests back. It is expected that more information will be coming to Disney’s official site soon.
Watch this space for all updates and let us know if you are excited for Typhoon Lagoon to open up once more!


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McDonald’s has been sued by 52 Black former franchise house owners who accused the fast-food large of racial discrimination by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden neighborhoods and setting them up for failure.
In a grievance looking for as much as $1 billion of damages, the plaintiffs stated McDonald’s has not provided worthwhile restaurant areas and development alternatives to Black franchisees on the identical phrases as white franchisees, belying its public dedication to variety and Black entrepreneurship.
The plaintiffs stated McDonald’s saddled them below its customary 20-year franchise agreements with shops requiring excessive safety and insurance coverage prices, and whose $2 million common annual gross sales from 2011 to 2016 had been $700,000 under the nationwide norm. Chapter typically resulted, they stated.
“It is systematic placement in substandard areas, as a result of they’re Black,” the plaintiffs’ lawyer Jim Ferraro stated in a cellphone interview. “Income at McDonald’s is ruled by one factor solely: location.”
The lawsuit was filed within the federal courtroom in Chicago, the place McDonald’s relies.
McDonald’s denied treating Black franchisees in another way, or that they had been unable to succeed due to discrimination.
It additionally stated that whereas it could suggest retailer areas, franchisees make the selections.
“McDonald’s stands for variety, fairness and inclusion,” Chief Govt Chris Kempczinski stated in a video to staff. “Our franchisee ranks ought to and should extra carefully mirror the more and more numerous composition of this nation and the world.”
The plaintiffs sued 5 weeks after McDonald’s up to date its company values, pledging a higher deal with variety.
Greater than 90% of McDonald’s 14,400 U.S. eating places had been not too long ago operated by about 1,600 franchisees.
Ferraro, nevertheless, stated the variety of Black franchisees had fallen to 186 from 377 since 1998.
McDonald’s has denied claims in a separate discrimination lawsuit filed by two Black executives in January, additionally in Chicago.
Their allegations included that McDonald’s used harsh grading of shops and different “strong-arm” techniques that drove a disproportionate variety of Black franchisees out of its system.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)


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Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has welcomed the initiative by the government to declare Sri Lanka’s four main ports, Colombo, Hambantota, Trincomalee and Galle as ‘free ports’.
“The Chamber welcomes this initiative to declare Colombo and Hambantota as free ports and Katunayake, Koggala and Mirijjawila Export Processing Zones and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport as bonded warehouses with significant tax concessions being offered for stipulated investments, subject to achieving defined export targets,” a CCC statement said.
It further stated that the CCC has always stood for the need to increase Sri Lanka’s exports and make Sri Lanka an export-centric nation to sustain a high growth momentum.
The statement also noted that time and again the chamber has highlighted the facilitation support required from the government to encourage exports.
“We believe that this initiative lays the foundation for a paradigm shift in our economy to boost investments and exports, at a time when the Asian giants China, India and Japan are actively exploring opportunities to invest in Sri Lanka for varying reasons,” it said.
The declaration entitles enterprises which are 65 percent foreign-owned and operating through the specified areas for wide tax exemptions, including provisions under the Customs Ordinance and Exchange Control Act.


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Buybuy BABY Reveals Its Most Popular Baby Registry Items in 2019
Building a baby registry can be intimidating—with all the options and products out there, it can be hard to discern what’s worth the splurge and what’s not. Now, for the first time, buybuy BABY is releasing data that may be able to help make the process easier. They’re releasing their top baby registry favorites and must-have items across the country from 2019.
The results are based off of the products that were more important to buybuyBABY’s registrants last year. When it came to top 10 registry favorites, the UPPAbaby VISTA stroller came in at number one, followed by the UPPAbaby MESA Infant Car Seat (at number two). Below are the full top 10 registry favorites:
For must-have items across the country, the Owlet Smart Sock 2 Baby Monitor was found to be used in the vast majority of states. The UPPAbaby VISTA stroller in the Jordan color was mostly used in the north eastern region of the country, while the UPPAbaby VISTA stroller in the Gregory color was popular in Minnesota, Illinois and Arkansas. Below, the full list of the must-have items, based on where in America they’re most popular.
Plus, if you’re getting started on designing your nursery, check out Design Squad, a new tool from buybuy BABY that makes virtually designing a breeze.


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US industrial production fell at an annual rate of 1.4% during the second quarter of 2015. Although manufacturing output for June remained unchanged overall, a 3.7% dip in the output of motor vehicles and parts was recorded. The Federal Reserve states the sustained output was largely due to rises in other indexes including mining and utilities. In other news throughout the second quarter the dollar remained strong amid other currencies staying rather volatile. Although the dollars quick rise (which was actually the fastest in 40 years according to Citibank) made many worried about its staying power, its continued strong performance has many at ease.
Highlights from Quarterly Reports
Forklift Manufacturers Update (in order of world size)
1. Toyota Industries
- Overall net sales were up 3.8% in comparison to last year, and the individual segment of Material Handling Equipment saw an increase of 14% during the second quarter.
- The large growth of the Material Handling Equipment segment is being attributed to growths in the North American and European markets.
- Profit increased during the past three months, and Toyota gives credit to both an increase in sales as well as continued promotion of cost reduction efforts.
- The forecast for the remaining part of the year looks positive according to Toyota.
2. KION Group (Linde, STILL, Fenwick)
- Revenue for the second quarter of 2015 came out to approximately $1,375,320,000 which was a 9% increase from the second quarter of 2014.
- The Kion group stock continued with a strong performance during the second quarter, ending 35.4 percent higher then the closing mark of 2014.
- Net income grew an astonishing 60% compared with this same time last year.
- The projection for the rest of year is also good, as most records are projected to be better than their 2014 counterparts.
- Net sales abroad (outside of Jungheinrichs Germany headquarters) were up 13.9% for this past quarter compared with last year.
- A 21.2% increase in net income compared with last year, is being attributed to several strong economies around the world. In fact both sales of new and used machines increased for the Jungheinrich during the past three months.
- Also noted on their report was many of the fleets hired during the past three months were short-term hires, which was not the case in previous years.
- With a Euro-zone growing, the continued success and expansion of Jungheinrich is expected. The demand throughout Europe is expected to grow during the remaining months of 2015, but at a slower rate than the first half of the year.
4. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
- During the second quarter gross profit for Hyster-Yale was up 3.1% even though revenue actually decreased 3.8%.
- The company Nuvera which was acquired last quarter, saw an overall net loss of $3.5 million (which Hyster-Yale expected ).
- The lift truck section of the company reported a net income of $26.2 million, which is down from the $32.9 million net income reported during the second quarter last year.
- Worldwide shipments of new units increased this quarter compared to last year’s second quarter. Because demand was larger then expected for the first half of the year, it is believed that the global market will decline overall for following quarters.
Other Industry Updates:
- Recently Plug Power has been working hard to try and expand to larger customers, which include industry giants such as Wal-Mart, BMW, and FedEx.
- On August 6th they released second quarter results that highlighted with ( 1.) Record Revenues of $24M ( 2.) Bookings in excess of $59M ( 3.) Positive Gross Margin at 7%.
- Revenue for the second quarter was up almost 39% in comparison with last years numbers.
- A plummeting stock price during the week of August 2nd (falling a total of 7.34%) had some concerned but the overall outlook remains positive.
Many suspected that the growth rate for the US GDP would come out to around 3% for the second quarter, but the actual rate was a 2.3% increase. This is much larger than last quarter’s report of 0.6%, however. A graph representing the quarter to quarter change for the real US GDP is displayed below from Forbes.
Much of the growth of the real GDP is being attributed to an increase in consumer spending during the second quarter. Many motor vehicle companies saw notable increases in sales during the quarter as well. Below is quick video from CNN that goes into more detail about this second quarter reporting.
Other Highlights/News from the Quarter
- On June 17th Gregory Poole announced he has made the decision to become Hyster-Yale lift truck dealer. This development will greatly impact the territory in which Poole sells, to find out more click here to go to an in-depth article.
- During June negotiations started between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Unicarriers Corporation for a buyout heated up. With the acquisition of Unicarriers, Mitsubishi hopes to gain some ground on the industry leader in forklifts (Toyota Industries). Last quarter there were reports that both Kion and Mitsubishi were attempting to purchase Unicarriers, but it appears Kion lost on the bidding. Mitsubishi supposedly offered quite a bit more then Kion in talks. The actual agreement allegedly came out to be a $815 million venture for Mitsubishi, but no news of the deal being finalized has been made public yet. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Rare earth element ETFs are just beginning to emerge as potential bread-winners, and the market is turning towards a rise due to strong demand and high price. That could mean major profits for both the developed companies and their ETF holders. The bubble has yet to pop, and the time to learn more about the companies, extraction process, and rare earth elements themselves is now.
Absolute Wealth has addressed the need for information and investment advice by publishing the Special Report “Rare Earth Riches: How to Cash In On China’s ‘Dirty’ Secret.” It was developed using experts in areas like foreign commodities and consumer demand, and presented as a go-to guide for learning as much as possible about rare earths.
China, who has dominated the rare earth production game for a long stretch, decided it would be smart to limit exports and assure companies within its own borders would have access to the abundance of rare earths churned out of Chinese mines. Whether or not that is the true reason, and even if China has ulterior motives, the rest of the world saw an increase in price and a drop in supply. That has caused a global race to be the next big rare earth producer, and companies from the U.S. to Brazil to Japan are hurrying to get into the mix.
That’s why investing in rare earths and the companies that are implementing production procedures to get at them are creating so much opportunity. It’s like the Oil Embargo, only this time it’s rare earths, not barrels of the crude stuff.
Unlike gold or silver, rare earth elements, or REEs, are less valuable in raw form. Gold bullion is worth a lot, but the value of rare earths is in their uses, which range from products like cell phones, satellites, and missile guidance systems. Though they aren’t exactly rare (though the name clearly implies scarcity), it’s the extraction and production process that makes them hard to come by.
Jon Hykawy is head of global research and a clean energies analyst at Byron Capital Markets, and was interviewed by the International Business Times earlier this week. His outlook on rare earths is decidedly confident.
“The industry is just beginning to develop,” said Hykawy, “whereas a lot of the financial community is looking at it as a popped bubble. That's not the case. The financial community is going to have to revisit REEs down the line, when some of the companies start to produce really meaningful cash flows from their operations.”


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Rast Sound has announced the launch of its End of Year Deals promotion, offering discounts of up to 60% off on audio plugins, Kontakt instruments, sample packs, and bundles.
“We make irreplaceable, eclectic sound libraries and instruments combining cultures and technicality from all around the world.”
Use coupon code YES21 at the checkout to take advantage of the offer.
During the promotion there will also be daily 24-hour “Lightning Deals” on selected products. Additionally, a purchase of 75 EUR or more includes the Vocal Morphs Pro library for free.
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Retail specialist .99’s new Christmas TVC for New World, currently on air, is a charming, well-put together spot – the understated performance from the young woman is priceless. The bearded gent, Noel (geddit?), is pretty good, too.
“How to make a unique and distinctive campaign to cut through the clutter and support vital sales during the Christmas period is one of the toughest briefs you can get in advertising,” said .99 managing director Ben Goodale.
“To meet this challenge, we recruited a rather familiar looking chap to be the hero of New World’s new retail campaign.
“The campaign focuses around Noel, a mature white-haired gentleman who’s been brought in to help out during the busy festive season. But is he who we think he is … or not?
“It’s fun to be able to get playful with one of the great Christmas icons – and build a compelling retail advertising campaign for this critical period around Noel and the team at New World.
Foodstuffs general manager marketing Steve Bayliss said: “Christmas is a massive time for our owner/operators and ensuring our retail messaging really stands out is crucial to sales success.
“We challenged .99 to approach Christmas in a new way and the result is a cracker.”
The series of ads cut neatly into product and price ads, as well as short standalone stories and more will roll out over the coming weeks, says .99 chief creative officer Craig Whitehead.
“We had a great team on this project. Steve, Jules and Steph really challenged us to create something uniquely New World, uniquely Christmas but completely non-cliché.
“And working with the guys from Finch was a real treat too – the performances that (Saint) Nick Ball was able to get from the real New World staff members at four o’clock in the morning are nothing short of brilliant.
“It’s all translated through into a distinctive campaign which we believe will get the cash registers jingling for New World this Christmas.”
Group General Manager Marketing: Steve Bayliss
Group Brand Director: Jules Lloyd
National Retail Marketing Manager – New World: Steph Pyne
ECD: Craig Whitehead
Snr Copy Writer: Ed Bell
Snr Art Director: Greg Wylie
Copywriter: Simon Wharton
Design: Simone Lash
Group Account Director: Pippa O’Regan
Account Manager: Allie Buczkowski
Producer: Rebecca Richardson
Producer: Lauren Watling
Director: Nick Ball
Producer: Andy Mauger
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In honor of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Montclair Radiology hosted a fundraiser for non-profit Diva for a Day at Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa on Tuesday October 13th, 2015.
Diva for a Day provided a restful, relaxing day for women with cancer, offering a complete day of pampering at a salon/spa. Kicking off the event, Seinfeld star “The Soupman”, who infamously said “No Soup for You” was on hand to ladle the incredible soup from The Original SoupMan®. The Original Soupman donated the delicious, famous soups for the event as well as The Soupman’s time.
“We all have mothers, sisters, daughters and friends who have been impacted by breast cancer,” noted Jamieson Karson, CEO of The Original SoupMan. “We are proud to help this wonderful non-profit organization, and to offer women suffering from cancer and to take a day off – and be pampered.”
The event featured foods donated from The Original SoupMan®, Jarlsberg Cheese®, and local wine merchants; a live band played and members of the Montclair Radiology were on hand to discuss 3-D mammograms and the importance of breast screening.


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Cambridge, Mass.--The industry around virtual worlds, also referred to as the 3-D Internet, is chaotic and messy but on the brink of mainstream adoption, said Mitch Kapor, chairman of the Linden Labs and PC industry pioneer.
Kapor spoke here on Friday in an event organized by IBM and the MIT media Lab on virtual worlds. Linden Labs is the maker of Second Life, a popular virtual world environment.
During his talk, Kapor drew many parallels between the early days of the PC and virtual worlds: there are many people who are skeptical of virtual worlds and the product is not suitable for many tasks.
But people's passion for virtual worlds, albeit early adopters belie the potential impact of the technology, Kapor argued. That enthusiasm is mirrored in the deluge of media coverage of virtual worlds--sometimes hundreds of articles a day.
"What's driving this and why it's so darned disruptive is this shared sense of a few thousand crazy people thinking that it is really important and a really really big deal, even though they can't fully articulate it and don't know where it's going," Kapor said.
He described a moment of insight while watching a Suzanne Vega concert recorded in Second Life. He realized the potential of the medium when he saw the involvement of the spectators who could have been anywhere in the world and the simulation of Vega performing and interacting with people.
"I realized these virtual worlds become what we imagine they could be and the limits and constraints are enormously less than that of the physical world," he said.
"It reminded me of a drug experience in the days when we didn't know how dangerous recreational drugs could be," said Kapor, a self-professed product of the 60s.
Kapor said that some of the choices that Linden Labs has made will become more commonplace in other virtual worlds.
Specifically, he said having user the ability to generate content, rather grahics professionals--which was a radical notion when Linden labs was starting a few years ago--will become the norm.
Kapor predicted that, as a disruptive technology, the 3-D Internet opens up markets for hardware and software products. For example, hardware, such as goggles and gloves, to create a more immersive experience will emerge.
He also said that there will be huge demand for "reality acquisition devices" that allow people to create replicas of physical goods in the virtual world. More technical infrastructure, such as today's application servers, will be required to create more sophisticated and scalable applications and virtual worlds.
Finally, Kapor sees a parallel in what the PC did for desktop publishing and what the 3-D Internet can do for three-dimensional printing, where specially designed printers spray layers of powder to create physical goods.
Moving forward, Kapor said that the technical infrastructure of Second Life will become increasingly standards-based and open. The first step to doing that was open sourcing the client software.
"Long-term, there shouldn't be any single proprietary standard protocol used in the thing so Second Life becomes part of something larger," he said. "My view is that it's very prudent to do this because if we don't do it, another company will and we will end up being crushed."


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These countries have the most smartphone
The country which uses the most smartphones is China because it has more than 950 million users of smartphones. This means that the Chinese market is larger than India, the USA and Indonesia combined, data on Statista.com revealed.
Another densely populated country, India, follows China on the list. Almost 493 million Indian people use smartphones.
The US has 274 million users and is in third place.
The other countries that make up the top 10 are:
4. Indonesia – 170 million smartphone users.
5. Brazil – 119 million users
6. Russia – 102 million users.
7. Japan – 83 million users.
8. Mexico – 75 million users.
9. Vietnam – 67 million users.
10. Germany – 66 million users.
Statista.com expects the number of users of smartphones to increase over time. In the U.S., the figure is estimated at 311.53 million by 2025.
The data also show that smartphone popularity has increased primarily since Apple launched its first iPhone in 2007.
The website reported that smartphones sold $409 billion between 2013 and 2020. Despite the challenges in 2021, the industry has experienced strong growth, and sales rose.
The android operating system primarily controls the world with an 85.9% market share.


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(CNN) — Nestlé has launched an elaborate new line of KitKats in Japan, using chocolate aged for six months in whisky barrels in Scotland.
The gourmet bars are available only for the winter season in the country, and use cacao nibs shipped over from Islay — home to a number of ancient distilleries.
The company says the new bar is “a bitter chocolate for adults that lets consumers enjoy a hint of refined whisky aroma and taste.”
“During the 180-day period, whisky barrels are manually rotated at a pace of once a week and this puts all of the cacao nibs in the barrel into contact with the whisky barrel’s interior,” the company said.
The bars are only available online in whisky-loving Japan and from KitKat’s speciality Chocolatory shops, located in a handful of Japanese cities, at a price of 300 yen ($2.90).
The chocolate was aged under the supervision of Japanese chef Yasumasa Takagi, the company said.
Production on some of Scotland’s world-renowned whisky islands has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with travel to the locations being sealed off and bars and restaurants across the UK closed in response to the virus.
In 2019, the country exported 1.3 billion bottles to 175 markets around the world, bringing in £4.9 billion ($6.5 billion) to its economy.
Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig are all produced on Islay, with production of each whisky lined up on a narrow two-mile stretch of coastal road on Islay’s southern shore.
But the entire island was sealed off during the British lockdown earlier this year; the only ferries that arrived were delivering supplies, and the only people allowed off-island were those with medical emergencies.
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The Detroit Auto Show has long set the tone for the global car industry, but a new player on the other side of the world could prove to be a bigger player. As the Beijing Motor Show begins on Monday, it’s worth taking a closer look at China’s auto industry.
True, China has a long way to go. The world’s second largest economy still doesn't have any top-notch car manufacturers. Western companies look at the Chinese market as important for their sales, but not with regard to technological innovations.
Just how could China get the upper hand? The key race in the global automotive industry is all about the connected car – what China’s automotive industry leaders dub the “Internet of Vehicles”. It is important to realize that China has a number of natural advantages in this arena – as well as less “natural” ones.
Scaling up is easier in China
China’s first advantage is that it does not have to contend with the rather small, “balkanized” markets found in Western countries. That makes the required scaling up much easier in China than elsewhere.
The second is the ease of industrial and regulatory integration. Consider all the industries and sectors that have to align their interests and technologies in order to make the connected car a reality. These include smartphone makers, telecom firms, Internet companies, satellite navigation and traffic management firms, insurance firms, as well as car manufacturers themselves.
In Western countries, there are many established players, each with their own particular agendas and conflicting goals. These incumbents exercise a lot of power, both politically and in the marketplace itself. All too often, their primary objective is to jealously protect their own turf against any other company, sector or industry in the connectivity field – even if the net result is mutual paralysis.
Contrast that with China. There, industry operates in a more top-down way. Industrial policy, actively shaped by the government, is embraced, not resisted. There also is discernably more readiness to cooperate at the behest of the government. In addition, China’s domestic market is so large that most players have a sense that they should be able to get a viable share of the pie.
National pride will fuel the race to the top
The sense of excitement and national pride also includes a clear ambition to leapfrog Western competitors. While Chinese car companies are still playing catch-up on manufacturing quality, the cards are distributed anew now that the connectivity issue ranks above all.
The shift to e-mobility helps the Chinese as well. Electric cars are far less “engineering intense” than traditional combustion engines. This great leveler of the playing field helps explains why Chinese Internet companies are so determined to develop their own electric cars. They can also count on the Chinese government to subsidize the sales of those vehicles on a large-scale basis.
Finally, customer expectations as to vehicle quality are less demanding than in other major countries. Combined, these factors allow China to make the grand vision of twinning e-mobility and the Internet of Vehicles a reality there first.
Meanwhile, in Western countries, doubts about China’s ability to innovate prevail, leading to a great deal of complacency. The sentiment often expressed is that Chinese firms are good at copycatting and perhaps at cyber espionage, but that there is precious little domestically generated innovation.
Whatever the ultimate truth, and it will take a long time to come up with a definitive answer, it simply does not behoove Western firms to assume that China is deficient in that regard. What if that assumption proves to be untrue? The West cannot base its future competitiveness on culturally induced notions of superiority.
China's global battle against GPS
So much for what could be considered China’s natural advantages. What about the more “unnatural” ones? Just consider the case of Google. The Chinese authorities’ long-standing efforts to keep Google from gaining a solid foothold in China were long seen in the West as a matter of impeding the free flow of information. In the connected car context, however, cutting big US data gatherers out of the Chinese market means that they can’t be players in the connected car market, as well as in many other dimensions of the Industrial Internet.
There are other geostrategic considerations that enter into the equation. Take the effort by Chinese defense companies to use their proprietary Beidou navigation technology as the backbone of the connected car system in China. This effort is about head-to-head competition with the United States.
The ultimate goal is not just to push the US’s GPS out of the Chinese market. Chinese firms also realize that there is a global race underway – not least over who will dominate connected car systems in Asia’s and Africa’s traffic-congested metro areas. In line with the Chinese government’s goal of moving more toward services and up the value-added curve, the country’s clear ambition is to become the preferred provider in those markets as well.
It remains to be seen whether China can realize its manifold ambitions surrounding the Internet of Vehicles. However, Western firms who are inclined to belittle, or disregard, the rather enormous competition that may be heading their way do so at their own peril. China has a handful of potent advantages that, in the specific context of the Internet of Vehicles, give it a fair shot at playing a leading role globally.
This article was first published in Fortune Magazine on 24 April 2016.


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FRANCE: Agrial and Eurial to merge dairy activities
French co-operatives Agrial and Eurial have announced a merger of their dairy activities.
It will lead to the creation of France's second largest co-operative group in the sector behind Sodiaal, the co-ops said in a joint statement today (18 January).
They added: "Agrial and Eurial share a common vision of the future of France's dairy sector and the changes which lie ahead with the end of dairy quotas in 2015. Together, they will put the accent on added value and growth offered by rapidly developing international markets."
Combined sales from Agrial and Eurial's dairy businesses totals just under EUR2bn.
The merger will account for a combined volume of milk exceeding 2bn litres annually, supplied by 5,200 producers.
Downstream activities will focus on three areas; goat's cheeses, Soignon; ultra-fresh dairy products, with Agrial's 50%-owned subsidiary, Senegral (the other 50% is owned by French dairy group Senoble) being France's leading supplier of retailers own-label products, and cheese ingredients, in particular, mozzarella.
Preparatory work and the implementation of the merger will begin in 2013 and continue into 2014.
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HTC had a big shindig in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago to unveil the HTC One M9, and now the variant we were really hoping to see could be due April 8th. The company is sending invites to Chinese press to show that they have “More Than One” device on tap this year, and they’ll be unveiling the latest in Beijing.
The invitation shows a device that looks to be similar to the rear of an HTC One M9, except it has the same dual camera setup we’ve seen on previous leaks instead of the lone camera featured on the company’s 2015 flagship — this, folks, is likely the HTC One M9 Plus.
That’s all we can tell from the company’s official teaser, though we know the device will have a couple of key differences up front. The main one is that there will be a physical home button smack dab in the middle of the bottom set of BoomSound speakers and will have dual functionality as a fingerprint scanner. The display is also a tad bigger, though at 5.2 inches (if OnLeaks’ most recent information is to be believed) it’s not the phablet-sized monster we were expecting.
The device is expected to have Quad-HD resolution at 2560 x 1440, 3GB of RAM and a 20 megapixel camera sensor. It might also have MediaTek’s 64-bit Octa-Core MT6795T.
Oh, and it looks like the mockup made by @OnLeaks was about as accurate as accurate can be — the in-the-wild shots seen below definitely show a device that looks like a slightly bigger HTC One M9 with a fingerprint scanner.
Its Chinese debut might suggest this device won’t be made available for many other regions to start, though we’ll have to wait for official word from HTC to be clued in on their exact plans.


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The Africa’s Tourism Indaba has brought some much-needed business to local vendors.
Street vendor Solani Mtshali will be sad to see Africa’s Tourism Indaba come to an end because her beads business has been booming ever since the conference began.
“This is my first time at this event and I wish this occasion would never end. It’s been a great boost for my business. I’ve already made more than R1 000 this morning and it’s not every day that we sell so much,” said Mtshali.
Mtshali is part of a group of women from Mzinyathi in Durban KwZulu-Natal who were approached by the eThekwini Municipality to sell their bead work on the outskirts of the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre where Africa’s Tourism Indaba is held.
Mtshali sells “imbenge” which has ornamental value, “umxego” which is more like a necklace and belts made from beadwork.
The group also decorates items like “isichocho” a Zulu hat worn by married women with beadwork.
Africa’s Travel Indaba is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar.
It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. The event event took place on 8 -10 May.
Meanwhile Mankitsing Moletsane from Dash Lodge a hidden gem in Bloemfontein is also making her presences felt at Africa’s Tourism Indaba.
She said being chosen by SA Tourism to exhibit her work was a good opportunity and is helping her market the business.
Moletsane employs five people and her lodge has ten en-suite rooms, provides bed and breakfast services as well as a shuttle service for clients.
Moletsane who is an auditor by training opted to quit her job in government to start the business in 2011.
“I started this business because I had a love of travelling.”
She mostly promotes her three-star lodge online and mainly draws corporate clients.
“We are in a corporate area of Bloemfontein. We host different companies and we have conference facilities that accommodate 25 to 30 people,” she said.
Locals also use Dash Lodge for functions such as bridal showers, baby showers, birthday parties and corporate events.
Did you know?
- In 2016, the tourism sector directly employed 686 596 people.
- Tourism supports 1.5 million jobs in total, bringing in about nine percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- In South Africa one in 23 people works in tourism which translates to 4.4 percent of total employment in the country.
- Employment in the tourism industry outnumbered the number of people working in the mining (444 000) industry. Tourism also outperformed mining in adding 40 000 net new jobs to the economy in a five-year period from 2012 to 2016.


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Lets set the scene for this article... It was June 2016 and the UK government thought it would be a great idea to hold a referendum to see if the British nationals wanted to remain within the EU.
The result barely produced a majority decision however the leavers won and thus Brexit became real.
It has been nearly three dark and gloomy years of arguments and the UK government are no closer to leaving the EU as they were in 2016.
Within these three years, to say it has been turbulent is certainly an understatement.
Will Brext happen or will it crumble?
Will the UK leave the EU with or without a deal?
Is brexit going to be hard or soft?
In more contemporary times, we have witnessed numerous 'meaningful votes' that I have lost count.
In all honesty, when I watch and take great interest of Prime Minister's Questions - it is like watching children bickering on a school playground. It is an embarrassment to the reputation and history of the UK.
Brexit and Marketing
One question that I am often finding myself on the receiving end of is "How is Brexit going to affect marketing?"
Too be brutally honest, I firmly believe that leaving the EU will help small businesses within a marketing sense. I will explain why later on!
Rightfully, business owners are concerned about Brexit - many would prefer a Deal to leave the EU whereas other business owners would prefer a No Deal Brexit. The concept is subjective!
Naturally, within the marketing world there are evident questions that occur around economy and trade:
- Will business owners and marketers become more frugal?
- Will there be a lasting impact on imports and exports?
- Will I have to charge my consumers more money?
Brands have been proactive in their Post-Brexit contingency plans - whilst some are keeping them confidential others are making them public.
I have personally been participated in Post-Brexit talks with some previous clients and aiding them with thier plans. And to be frank - they are very extensive.
So without further ado lets embark on learning the future of marketing in a Post-Brexit Britain.
Budgets and marketing creativity
Within the UK - we have witnessed six years of continual growth in marketing budgets. However this came to an abrupt end in Q4 of 2018, according to the IPA’s long-running Bellwether report.
It seems that international marketers are losing confidence in the British economy and are abolishing and reducing marketing budgets as a direct result.
“Uncertainty has proven to be a harmful side-effect of the UK’s recent Brexit negotiation process, breeding indecisiveness among UK businesses and denting consumer confidence,” says Joseph Hayes, an economist at HIS Markit and an author at the Bellwether.
“With still no sign of what lies ahead for UK-EU relations, the current situation provides little encouragement that marketing budget growth will return after flatlining in Q4, with many firms adopting a wait-and-see strategy. We do however expect to see marketing budget improvements once a new relationship with the EU becomes apparent.”
Reputable high street retailer Next acclaims that Brexit has had absolutely no impact on its marketing strategy.
Brexit-supporting CEO Simon Wolfson believes everyone is “assuming a level of chaos without providing any analysis of what it is that’s going to drive that chaos”.
It is widely predicted that the consumer price index will increase in a Post Brexit milieu. Whereby, Next forecasts that they will save £15m in tariffs if a no-deal occured.
The rationale for this comes from lower trade tariffs.
Thus, the end consumer will notice a considerable saving in their clothing bills.
On the contrary, Walmart's Asda has taken a diverse approach to preparing for Brexit. The chain's marketing team has announced that it has been especially “sensitive” to changes this summer and the possibility that fewer people will take their holidays abroad.
“We are looking at stay-cation and realising that travel and such might not be the same through the summer,” chief customer officer Andy Murray explains.
“So shooting locations, making sure we get a sense of what a great British vacation might look like. That’s a reality and human truth we can all get our heads around.”
What does ‘brand Britain’ look like Post Brexit?
Brands’ association with post-Brexit will be a divisive and subjective one. Some brands will look to exploit it to ptheir ‘Britishness’, while others might want to totally avoid the concept.
“Because brands are an important part of our identity and the heat around Brexit has increased, being a ‘remainer’ or a ‘leaver’ has also become part of our identity, therefore I think brands that are more associated with overtly British values will also get associated with Leave,” says Marketing Week columnist and branding expert Helen Edwards.
“Some brands and businesses may choose to leverage this: the new Jacks brand from Tesco, with its red, white and blue livery and British flag seems to be overtly appealing to Leave, and Wetherspoons is launching its Brexit beer mats; others may leverage ‘remainer’ values, as Jigsaw did with its diversity campaign.”
‘Britishness’ has become a firm foundation of Morrisons’ marketing strategy and is something CEO Dave Potts says it will continue to build upon regardless of the political outcome.
Whereas, other brands would need to re-evaluate their British association. In particular the brands that prefer to remain low-key about thier 'Brand Britain' affiliation such as: Nationwide and Country Life.
Nevertheless, 'Brand Britain' has apparently witnessed a steady growth to date. With UK advertising exports actually accelerating after the Brexit vote.
Not just by a minimal amount; they were up 18% in 2017 to £6.9bn compared with 2016’s £5.8bn, suggesting the vote to leave the EU has not impacted the sentiment of clients overseas at all.
However, thinking critically the hard facts of the aforementioned could render relevance to the fact that clients are wishing to conduct business with Britain.
All before the inevitable happens when we leave the EU. This is due to the pound being currently weaker.
On the other hand, if this was to be true then alternative industries would witness similar growth.
Where in matter of fact, the mean of exports is up by 7%.
“We can only guess the damage that’s being done to brand Britain at the moment,” says James Murphy, founding partner of creative agency Adam& Eve/DDB. “But it may well be that while on one level people are able to look at the political class and say it’s an exercise in incompetence on a very public stage, perhaps there’s a separate view of business – particularly of creative businesses and innovation in the UK – that we will maintain our momentum.”
In conclusion, I feel that foreign brands will temporarily cease operations with UK marketing agencies whilst the cloud of uncertainty clears. However, I predict that 'Brand Britain' will increase rapidly. Us marketers shouldn't fear Brexit - we should embrace it and remember why we are British and what makes us unique. In the interim it will be difficult... there is no denying that fact but as a small island we have overcome many challenging scenarios in the past.


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Kraft Foods has urged Australasian authorities to remove restrictions on the package size of low-fat cheese enriched with phytosterol esters – less than two years after calling for their implementation.
An innovative technology that allows for the addition of both plant
sterols and minerals to foods has won the backing of leading US
food manufacturer General Mills, which has licensed the product for
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What if we say you were charging your phone the wrong way all this while?
This might come as a shock, but most of you (including us) have been charging the phones and tablets the completely wrong way. It seems that overnight charging, with which you were so much proud of, is NOT the best way to charge your phone.
According to the findings of Cadex, the phone needs to be charged in short bursts and that too frequently. What, really?
Yes, charging the phones as little as 10 percent or 20 percent is fine.
Also, using your phone till it drains completely is not a very good idea for the batteries. In fact, a ‘deep-discharge,’ where a phone is run down to a fraction of its power or depleted completely, is actually bad for batteries and will wear them down more quickly.
(Now you know why your newly-bought phone is giving you the nightmare!)
The findings presented by Battery University have presented one more surprising conclusion. It says that there is an optimal level to keep your phone’s power at – almost like an optimal speed to travel in a car while using less fuel. And that sweet spot for the phones is when your phone is between 65 percent and 75 percent charged.
Also, NEVER charge your phone to 100 percent. Yes, you read that right. Charging up your phone or tablet up to 100 percent puts a high voltage stress on the batter, which can be bad for your gadget. Keep it around 95 and you are good to go if you are planning to be away the whole day.
It turns out that the majority of smartphones, tablets and electronic gadgets run on lithium-ion batteries which in turn contain an anode, a cathode and a chemical electrolyte. When in use, the charge is pushed from the positive cathode through the electrolyte and attracted to the anode before flowing out.


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Insta-Pro International announces Jonathan Kingsbury as President & Chief Executive Officer
Published: August 6, 2021
Category: Company Profile
Insta-Pro International, a leading global manufacturer of processing equipment for the feed and food industry, recently announced that Jonathan Kingsbury has been named as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Kingsbury has more than 20 years of senior-level sales and marketing experience in industrial equipment roles as well as a depth of international experience, most recently as Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Hydra-Flex. Prior to that, Kingsbury served as Vice President, Sales for Nilfisk, a global manufacturer of floor cleaning equipment, and Global Director for Ecolab, a global leader in cleaning and sanitizing products.
“Insta-Pro has a unique company culture focused on taking care of each other and their customers,” Kingsbury said. “As the processing industry continues to evolve, Insta-Pro has been on the forefront bringing larger equipment to market and highlighting proven nutritional advantages for animals and humans.”
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Samsung has begun rolling out updates for the Galaxy S8 users on the Oreo beta program and the November security patch for everyone else.
Following the availability of Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones, Microsoft Store US has now started selling Samsung’s latest flagship device, Galaxy Note8. Unlike the S8 and S8 Plus, Galaxy Note8 is only available in unlocked edition. Show More Summary
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Ooyala, the white-label online video platform that already has raised some $44 million in financing since its launch in 2007, today said Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) has invested an undisclosed sum in the company.
Last September, Ooyala raised $22 million--it actually had a second closing then to accommodate additional investor interest--and used the funding to expand its APAC presence. Just a couple of months later, it scored a big win with Yahoo Japan.
So far, there has been no indication what the funding from Motorola Mobility will be used for, but Ooyala has been aggressively playing in the mobile space, especially with tablets and smartphones.
Ooyala CEO Jay Fulcher, in an email, said he couldn't go into detail about the investment, except to say "this last round was all about increasing our pace of innovation, continuing to build and expand our footprint around the world and roughly doubling the size of our employee base over the course of 2011."
Wallace Pai, Motorola Mobility's vice president of corporate development and ventures, told CNET that Ooyala's recently launched Ooyala Everywhere initiative, which gives content owners the tools to deliver their products to multiple screens, fit well with MM's plans.
For Ooyala, which recently landed ESPN's business, the deal with Motorola fits its mission as well.
"The rapid acceleration of companies embracing online video as a way to connect with customers continues to fuel the exponential growth of our company," Fulcher said. "The strategic alignment between Motorola Mobility and Ooyala will help us provide video content and service providers with comprehensive services and technology solutions for delivering and monetizing highly relevant video experiences to consumers across all connected devices."
Motorola, of course, is being acquired by Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) for $12.5 billion.
For what it's worth, Ooyala was founded by three former Googleites: Bismarck and Belsarsar Lepe and CTO Sean Knapp. Eighteen months ago, as the OVP space started to consolidate, conventional wisdom placed Ooyala right near the top of the list of companies likely to be acquired. When Google in April 2010 scooped up OVP Episodic, there were more than a few people surprised it hadn't been Ooyala.
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Quartz Brief, the award-winning news mobile app, is being put out to pasture so the digital news publisher can focus more on a newer one launched in the fall.
Digiday has learned that Quartz plans to shut down the Quartz Brief, the chatbot-style mobile app launched to great acclaim in 2016. The app will shut down July 1. Adam Pasick, who headed up editorial operations for the app, as well as the Quartz Daily Brief, one of Quartz’s flagship newsletters, left for a job at The New York Times in May. A spokesperson said Pasick’s departure had no bearing on the decision to shut down the app.
The Brief, which earned the adoration of media watchers but never managed to grow a large-scale audience, is being shut down at a moment when Quartz is devoting more resources to driving consumer revenues; Quartz launched a membership product in November, which costs $14.99 per month or $150 per year, as well as a new mobile app modeled after NewsPicks, the mobile news app owned by Uzabase, the Japanese firm that acquired Quartz in July.
“As we prioritize some exciting changes ahead for the main Quartz app and Qz.com, the Quartz Brief app will shut down on July 1,” a Quartz spokesperson wrote in an email. “The Quartz Brief has represented many of Quartz’s best qualities, with groundbreaking product design and new forms of writing, and the lessons and spirit of the idea will always be at the heart of our product offerings as we grow and evolve.”
The Quartz Brief made a big splash when it first launched. Originally built around a chatbot-influenced user experience, Quartz Brief served users a mixture of stories published by Quartz and third parties such as The Washington Post, summarized with a mixture of text and gifs. Apple named it one of the ten best iPhone apps of the year, and publishers ranging from Business Insider to CNET to GQ declared it among the best mobile apps available.
As the years wore on, Quartz added a number of different features to the Brief, ranging from an augmented reality section to a “Trump snooze” button, which would automatically take Trump-related content out of the app for 24-hour periods. Quartz was able to monetize all of those features, a spokesperson said, distributing sponsored content through many of the features.
“The Quartz app was always an experiment. And it was a good one,” said David Ho, former executive mobile editor at The Wall Street Journal. “Quartz tried new things with notifications, with chat, making news a conversation.”
“Even more than the experiments themselves,” Ho went on, “Quartz’s willingness to try something different out in the wild is a legacy all by itself.”
But the accolades did not lead to sustained audience growth. Since the beginning of 2017, the Quartz Brief app has been downloaded 1.3 million times across both iOS and Google Play, according to Apptopia data, with monthly downloads trending downward over that time. Through the first half of this year, the Brief was averaging 23,000 downloads per month across both mobile app stores, according to Apptopia data. The Brief app has spent most of 2019 ranked outside the top 100 news apps on both stores, according to App Annie data. This week, the Brief was not ranked within the top 200 free news apps available in either store.
“Some people loved it!” one former employee said. “Just not hundreds of thousands of people.”
Once the Brief disappears, Quartz will focus more attention on its newer app, which foregrounds community and is designed to stimulate conversation among users. That app, launched in November 2018, has been downloaded more than 500,000 times across both app stores, according to Apptopia data. A Quartz spokesperson said the number of active users of the new app is “on par” with the number of active users of the Quartz brief, without sharing a specific number.
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Cha Cha at the Sister Jane Townhouse, Notting Hill
Earlier this year, womenswear label Sister Jane unveiled a multifaceted townhouse on Goldborne Road, with a ground floor restaurant created in partnership with Latin American bar and restaurant Cha Cha. Created by design studio Sella Concept, the seventies-inspired dining space is furnished with fringed stools, velvet walls, Gio Ponti chairs and Guzzini pendant lamps. Start the day with turmeric lattes, cheese and truffle toasties and Cachapa corn pancakes, followed by grilled octopus skewers at lunch and retro cocktails in the evening.
Location: Sister Jane Townhouse, 36 Golborne Road, London W10 5PRWebsite: sisterjane.com
Kick Game opens in Burlington Arcade, Mayfair
Better known for its Oxford brogues than its high top trainers, London’s historic Burlington Arcade houses an elegant offering of heritage and artisanal brands, including Church’s, Manolo Blahnik, Bell & Ross and Penhaligon’s. For the first time in its 101-year history, a specialist sneaker shop has opened in the prestigious shopping arcade. Kick Game stocks Off-White, Yeezy, Nike and adidas, as well as the largest Air Dior collection in the UK and rare, sold out Supreme x Louis Vuitton footwear, clothing and accessories.
Location: 12-13 Burlington Arcade, Mayfair, London W1J 0PAWebsite: kickgame.co.uk
Hayley Menzies’ Pop-Up, Chelsea
It’s been a tumultuous year for the retail industry, with online sales taking precedent over bricks-and-mortar – but it’s not all doom and gloom for the high-street: Hayley Menzies has opened a pop-up boutique at Duke of York Square, bringing her bohemian embroidered dresses and sugarplum knits to Chelsea’s Kings Road. Running for six months and set over two floors, the store is designed to complement the brand’s signature maximalist style, with vintage lampshades and a large antique ottoman reupholstered in original Hayley Menzies prints. Alongside the designer’s complete ready-to-wear collection – think silk separates, chunky mohair jumpers and embroidered ‘coatigans’ – the boutique will offer cushions made using Menzies’ seasonal fabrics.
Location: 40 Duke of York Square, SW3Website: hayleymenzies.com
STARTnet art fair, Chelsea
One of few art fairs taking place this autumn, STARTnet at Saatchi Gallery will exhibit works by emerging contemporary artists from across the globe. Among the highlights is an exhibition by Chris Beetles Gallery of British paintings and sculptures by artists who launched their careers during the 1950s and 1960s, as well as Woodbury House’s Nightlife, an exhibit of works by street artist Richard Hamilton and photographer Franc Palaia. Look out for David Bowie 20/20 Vision, a collection of photographs by Tony McGee that feature never-before-seen snaps of the British musician. Previously known as START, STARTnet has rebranded ahead of a new digital platform launching in 2021, which is designed to connect artists, galleries and collectors online.
When: 23-25 OctoberPrice: £30Location: Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, Kings Road, SW3Website: bstartnet.com
The Luxury Safari Company virtual tours and podcast
With long haul travel largely off the cards, take a virtual safari tour with The Luxury Safari Company. Available to watch above, go behind the scenes of Africa’s Singita Explore Camp, with private access to a 350,000-acre concession. Founder Rose Hipwood is currently in Africa and live-streaming game drives and bush tours that you can follow on Instagram, while a new podcast invites conservationists, authors and journalists to share their safari tales and bucket list adventures. For those looking to get up close with the Big Five, The Luxury Safari Company is currently taking bookings for both this year and 2021.
Over the Moon Lantern Installation, Soho
It’s unusual for Netflix to try and lure us away from our television screens, but that’s exactly what the streaming service is encouraging us to do with its new project: a lantern installation in Chinatown. The event is being held in honour of Netflix’s new film Over the Moon, an animated musical that celebrates the folklore behind China’s traditional Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, which is traditionally celebrated with lanterns. The installation will see London and Birmingham’s Chinatowns lit up with more than 50 lanterns, each of which has been handcrafted by Liverpool-based Lantern Company, the same team behind the capital’s popular Lumiere Festival. Alongside the lanterns, an interactive Donate Wall will be displayed on Newport Court, allowing visitors to support charities MediCinema and London Chinese Community Centre.
When: 21 October — 15 NovemberPrice: FreeLocation: Gerrard Street and Newport Court
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Curated by Jane and Louise Wilson RA, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is on display until January 2021. This year’s prestigious showcase presents new work by Tracey Emin, Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Horn, Anselm Kiefer and Julian Schnabel, alongside an exciting array of emerging talent. Filmmaker and installation artist Isaac Julien has transformed the first two galleries in tribute to Okwui Enwezor, the Nigerian curator who died last year. Every artist on display – excluding Peter Doig – is black and evokes Enwezor’s commitment to using exhibitions as a positive platform for engaging politics and raising awareness of discrimination and prejudice throughout history. Look out for Julien’s The Lady of the Lake, so-called after a poem by Sir Walter Scott. It features Anna Murray-Douglass, the seldom-photographed wife of Frederick Douglass.
When: until 3 January 2021Price: £20-£22Location: Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 0BDWebsite: royalacademy.org.uk


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Branston Pickle is making a play for more discerning palates for its 100th anniversary by creating a ‘luxurious twist’ on its humble recipe.
Dubbed ’Braviar’, the brand is heralding it as the ultimate addition to any foodie’s armory that’s as at home on a classic cheese sandwich as it is in a swanky restaurant.
Angharad Wilson Dyer Gough, senior brand manager at Branston, said: “For our 100th birthday we wanted to do something special to mark the occasion and pay tribute to Branston’s iconic status as one of Britain’s best-loved condiments in a unique and unexpected way. We took our iconic taste and created a product that is the epitome of luxury and celebration, offering our fans the chance to experience this unique creation at home and celebrate our 100 years with us.”
Following in the footsteps of Carlsberg’s caviar beer, the upmarket limited edition makeover is being offered in a fan competition, with jars being dispatched to those who share the most unconventional Branston pairings.


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Earlier this year, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Samsung is expected to release its foldable phone in the second half of 2023 along with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 5G. The launch timeline has not been confirmed by Samsung. Despite this, a lot of information about the upcoming Samsung foldable phones has leaked online months in advance. Here is the latest Galaxy leak. The outer display of the Flip 5 is revealed in some detail.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 is said to have a large cover display. The current-generation foldable phone has a 1.9-inch display. Due to the fact that OPPO and Motorola have already launched clamshell-style foldable phones with larger outer displays, Samsung might be forced to make the change.
Despite the fact that the exact size of the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5’s cover display is unknown, SamMobile has shared a mockup based on the leaked details. In its report, the report reveals an image of the larger, oddly shaped outer screen. Top left corner must be dedicated to dual cameras and LED flash.
There will be a lot of space covered by the outer display. With this larger display, you’ll be able to take high-resolution selfies as well as perform some other tasks without having to unfold them.
SamMobile reported that the Galaxy Z Flip 5’s cover screen will be 3-4 inches in size. According to some rumors, the Galaxy Z Flip 5’s cover display will measure 3.4 inches.


text: The Google-branded Nexus tablet the search giant is rumored to be co-developing with ASUS may be pushed back until July. Earlier reports had the device slated for launch some time in June, with an unveiling possibly set for Google’s annual I/O conference on June 27th. Unnamed sources informed The Verge on Friday that Google pushed back its planned release so it could tweak the device, however. The 7-inch tablet is supposedly equipped with a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Wi-Fi connectivity. The device would reportedly cost $249 in its current state, but Google and ASUS are both looking to reduce the price. Earlier rumors indicted that the Mountain View-based company was attempting to offer the tablet for as little as $149. It has also been speculated that Google could be delaying the planned release in order to pre-load its tablet with the next version of Android — Jelly Bean. The Verge claims this scenario is unlikely though, as the current product is designed for Android 4.0.


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The recent news that Apple may be going after Kindle and other e-book reader apps available for iOS devices to force the companies behind them to direct their sales through its in-app purchasing system has generated a lot of controversy in the blogosphere. Many bloggers have argued that Apple seems to have changed its app content policy just recently. As Daring Fireball put it, Apple has been vague enough with its rules to have the ability to enforce such a move when it needed to:
Of course, not all changes in policies affect consumers negatively. According to a leaked document, Apple may be softening its stance when it comes to its water damage policy for iPod (image via Mac Generation).
The leaked document suggests that:
If a customer disputes whether an iPod with an activated LCI has been damaged by liquid contact and there are no external signs of damage from corrosion, then the iPod may still be eligible for warranty service.More like this ‚ě°ÔłŹ here
That means your idevice (we assume all idevices as opposed to just iPods) won’t be denied warranty for water damage without proper investigation.
Perhaps this is the area that Apple needs to focus on addressing the most. Apple needs to further tighten its privacy policies and offer better enforcement for existing rules to keep its customers satisfied.


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In recent weeks, Xiaomi has started sharing about the new Black Shark, and other companies producing player phones have also gone to be on the alert. Asus, which released its first poster about the new ROG Phone 4 after the sharing of Xiaomi, promises “an upgraded experience with unlimited possibilities”. Apart from that, a leak by the Digital Chat Station in Weibo today clarified the battery power and charging details of the phone.
Asus, which is based in Taiwan and operates as one of the industry leaders in computers, unfortunately cannot hold on to the top in the smartphone industry where it has been active for years. For this reason, the company, which reduces the speed of phone promotion to a minimum, is satisfied with a few models per year, unlike the Chinese. ROG Phone is at the beginning of the series that the company expects the most to help. This series consists of powerful devices that have the mission of gaining a place in the hearts of the players with their features and design.
ROG Phone 4, which will be the new member of the series, comes to meet the needs of gamers during the day with a 6,000 mAh battery. In addition to this battery, the phone, which draws attention with 60W or 65W fast charging support, showed up in the Geekbench test last month. According to this test, the device, which will come with the Snapdragon 888 chip and 8GB RAM, gets 1080 points in a single core and 3584 points in multi-core. ROG Phone 4, which is likely to be out of the box with Android 11, comes with the model number ASUS_l005DA.


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Ethiopian Government Ready to Sell Tech Stakes
Ethiopia will split its state-owned telecommunications company and sell stakes in the two new entities piecemeal to international operators, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, or EthioTelecom, has more than 60 million mobile and fixed-line subscribers, dominating a phone market that has long been coveted by MTN Group and Vodacom Group, Africa’s biggest wireless operators by sales and value respectively.
“Certain amounts of shares will be sold gradually in 10, 20, 30 years,” Abiy told lawmakers in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday.
“We are not giving it up in one go, it is not possible.”
Ethiopians will be offered 5 percent in the new companies, and between 30 percent and 40 percent will be sold to telecommunications operators that are top-10 players globally.
There’ll be at least a year or two of “intensive study,” Abiy said in televised comments.
Abiy, who took office two months ago, is speeding up long-awaited market reforms, such as liberalising state companies and reducing the role of the military in the economy. Ethiopia’s output has expanded faster than any other in Africa over the past decade and is poised to grow by 8.5percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Ethiopians in the $80billion (R1.08trillion) economy apply for between 1000 and 1200 new SIM cards daily and keeping the company as a monopoly denies subscribers the benefit of competition and the nation much-needed income, Abiy said.
“Keeping it the way it is now is dangerous; transferring it like some other African countries can be disastrous too,” he said.
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