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Growth of Two Sectors ‘Tied At the Hip’ And What It Means For Investors
New York, NY May 14, 2019 – Stock Market Press is a leading financial news company that delivers up to date stock news, introduces private and public companies to a wide audience of investors, consumers, journalists and the general public via social media and a rapidly expanding network brings two sectors to the forefront of investors minds: Cannabis and Security/Surveillance.
Challenges in the cannabis sector are not limited to product or processing large quantities of marijuana or hemp for distribution/sale, but extend to other sectors. One of these sectors is: security and surveillance. Regulators have put cannabis companies under the microscope when it comes to security, access, surveillance and record keeping. One such example is Pennsylvania, which requires 2 years archive of video footage. As a result, cannabis companies (hemp and marijuana both) continue to face headwinds when it comes to processing and growth due to these regulations.
Sometimes it isn’t the regulators that step in: Earlier this month ‘Record flooding has hit the Ottawa River, according to multiple reports from Canadian media, affecting Canada’s capital and several neighboring cities, including Gatineau, where Hexo Corp’s (NYSE:HEXO) cannabis facilities are located.
“Hexo’s facility in Gatineau is not at risk of flooding,” a Hexo representative said in an emailed statement. “We continue to monitor the water levels and are prepared to take action should the conditions require it. At the height of flooding in our area in 2017, our Gatineau facility was not affected.” ‘ – full article
Companies such as DirectView Holdings, Inc. (OTC:DIRV), which just came back from the Cannabis Conference 2019, are creating custom turnkey solutions for the cannabis sector. These systems include the ability to remote monitor real-time and review recorded video, exactly what Hexo Corp (NYSE:HEXO) was doing during this intense rain event.
The DirectView Holdings, Inc. (OTC:DIRV) Security and Surveillance division provides surveillance systems, and digital video recording and services, including DVR recorders and cameras, video intercoms, NVR recorders and IP cameras, laser and video beam perimeter security products, motion detection and thermal imagery products, security design and consulting, remote control device management, equipment maintenance service plans, and access control solutions. It also develops customized software programs; and DirectView Security App, a mobile application to enable full remote management of deployed surveillance devices, such as positioning cameras, setting recording parameters, and replay of selected video. This division serves transportation, hospitality, industrial, educational, and residential markets.
Canopy Growth Corporation (NYSE:CGC) has over 4 million square feet of licensed growing space across 10 production facilities in Canada and has plans to increase to over 5.5 million square feet. In addition, while waiting for the US marijuana laws to change, they have taken advantage of the recently passed US 2018 Farm Bill allowing Hemp to be grown. Securing a license in New York state and preparing to invest over $100 million in a new large scale hemp production facility.
Canopy Growth Receives New York State Hemp License And Will Establish U.S.-based Commercial Operations
New York State Facility to Anchor New Hemp Industrial Park
Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX:WEED, NYSE:CGC) has been granted a licence by New York State to process and produce hemp. Thanks to the work of key state and federal government officials from the State of New York, Canopy Growth is proud to outline its commitment to invest in New York in order to establish a Hemp Industrial Park. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s leadership at the state level led to the creation of the Hemp Research Pilot Program, a standout in the nation. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer was instrumental in the passage of the Farm Bill, a transformative piece of legislation that gave Canopy Growth the federal guidance it needed to make a significant investment in New York. Canopy Growth will establish within the Hemp Industrial Park large-scale production capabilities focused on hemp extraction and product manufacturing within the United States.
This continues expansion of the cannabis sector will further enhance and grow the security and surveillance market for years and decades to come.
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4th October 2021 Awards / B+LNZ
The inaugural Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards has been delayed until early next year.
The global economic and foodservice recovery is underpinning strong demand, but the high Kiwi dollar will eat into export returns.
The government is investing $6.68m in a $16.7m genetics programme to lower the beef sector’s greenhouse gas emissions by delivering cows with a smaller environmental hoof-print.
Entries to the eight categories close on 27 August.
Farmers have supported the continuation of sheepmeat and beef levies which fund industry organisation Beef + Lamb NZ following a six yearly referendum.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is confident US demand for meat protein will remain high through 2021 as demand from the recovering foodservice sector continues to challenge available supplies.
There are only two weeks to vote in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand 2021 sheepmeat and beef levy referendum.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has officially launched its new online employment hub, which it describes as a one-stop shop for farm owners and managers to assist them as employers.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has reported strong growth and increased demand for grass-fed, pasture-raised beef and lamb in the US.
Food exporters have been warned not to fall back on a ‘business as usual’ approach following the disruption Covid-19 because there is more to come.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Taste Pure Nature brand has enlisted the services of US-based dietician and nutrition consultant Samantha Cassetty for World Earth Day.

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Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 765 mobile platforms chipsets. According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon 865 has 25% faster processing CPU and 20% faster GPU than qualcomm snapdragon 855.
Snapdragon 855 processor price is around $ 53 and will have to check what it will cost for 865 and 765.
Both chips are compatible with 5G and offering high resolution cameras with improved graphic performance. Let’s check out Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 features in detail.
In year 2020 devices based on 865 and 765 will be commercially available.
Snapdragon 865 is the flagship chip that will be used in latest flagship android phones.
Oppo, Nubia, Realme and Xiaomi have already confirmed that they will use Snapdragon 865 chipsets on their flagship phones in 2020.
This chip is compatible with X55 5G modem but the modem is not integrated.
Qualcomm announced two versions of 765 SoC which are Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G. Both of these will come with integrated X52 5G modem.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Features
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Qualcomm working on Snapdragon 865 Soc from last years and now in the end of 2019 year its production going to be started.
In the first quarter of 2020 Snapdragon 865 phones will be in the market for sale.
This chip is also made using 7nm fabrication process using TSMC technology.
CPU and GPU
SD865 architecture has Kryo 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU. Snapdragon 865 CPU has 8 cores, 4 cores are known as performance cores while the remaining 4 cores are known as efficiency cores.
SoC’s performance Cores are made up of ARM cortex A77 cores. Out of these 4 Kryo 585 cores three runs at up to 2.4GHz and one prime core runs up to 2.84GHz.
Efficiency cores are made up of Kryo 385 cores (ARM Cortex-A55) clocked at 1.8GHz.
New Kryo 585 CPU in Snapdragon 865 said to offer 25% better performance and power efficiency than Snapdragon 855.
New Adreno 650 GPU as compared to SD 855’s Adreno 640 GPU is offering 20% faster performance.
Snapdragon 865 SoC will bring big improvement in gaming with 144Hz refresh rate displays and 10-bit HDR.
Qualcomm also announced that these SoC’s (both 865 and 765G) will have first ever updateable GPU drivers. And driver updates for graphics processing unit drivers will be available via Google Play Store.
This update feature is very similar to Nvidia and AMD GPUs on desktops. User will get driver updates for onboard GPU as soon as update is released like in case of desktop drivers.
Snapdragon 865 has not integrated modem like 765 and 765G. It uses Qualcomm’s X55 modem for connectivity.
X55 works with both 4G and 5G networks. According to Qualcomm, 5G peak download speed for this is 7.5Gbps while 5G peak upload speed is 3Gbps.
X55 modem supports both standalone and Non-standalone 5G networks for all key regions and bands like mmWave, and sub-6 in both TDD and FDD frequencies.
For Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Qualcomm FastConnect 6800 will be used. It supports Wi-Fi 6 onboard and Bluetooth 5.1 with supported codecs including aptX Adaptive, aptX TWS, and aptX Voice.
Check this too: A12 Bionic or Snapdragon 855 which is best?
There is big improvement coming to the camera with Spectra 480 ISP. The new Spectra 480 ISP supports up to 200 megapixel photo capture and 64MP photo capture with zero shutter lag. This is called as biggest update for cameras as per Qualcomm.
Along with this, it can capture 8K videos and 4K videos at the rate of 120FPS. It also provides unlimited slo-mo videos at 960FPS with no recording limit.
Video recording in Dolby Vision HDR with support for Quad CFA sensors and Bayer sensors are another improvement.
Snapdragon 865 chip uses 5th generation AI engine Hexagon 698 powered by new Hexagon Tensor Accelerator. AI in snapdragon 855 is being handled by Hexagon 690 DSP.
According to Qualcomm Hexagon 698 promises 4 times TOPS (trillion operations per second) performance over Hexagon 690 DSP in SD855.
AI performance is rated at 150TOPS with only 35% better efficiency. For always on tasks like waking up virtual assistant with voice command will consume lesser battery with new sensing hub.
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Pre-order prices for upcoming X58 motherboards and Intel Core i7 processors have appeared online.
The upcoming Core i7 platform is looking to be rather expensive as pre-order prices for several X58 motherboards and Core i7 processors have begun appearing online. Last week we saw that MSI had three X58 motherboards planned for release and now early retail prices for these boards have appeared online.
According to Geizhals, the MSI X58 Platinum motherboard was listed online for just over $306 and the premium MSI Eclipse motherboard was listed for just over $413. The third MSI X58 motherboard is expected to be released at a later date, although its pricing is expected to be even higher as it seems to have been designed for extreme overclocking.
Prices for some Asus and Intel X58 motherboards have also appeared online, as discovered by Fudzilla. According to a listing that had since been taken down, an Intel X58 motherboard featuring only four memory slots had been listed for a price of $410. Since the Core i7 platform uses triple channel memory, it seems odd that an X58 motherboard would have four memory slots instead of three or six.
Also listed were two Asus motherboards; the Asus P6T Deluxe and the Asus P6T Deluxe "OC Palm Edition", priced at $441 and $492, respectively. The difference between the two boards is that the OC Palm Edition features an external LCD display that helps with system overclocking. More information about the Asus P6T Deluxe "OC Palm Edition", including photos, is available at Xtremesystems.
As for Intel Core i7 processors, a Canadian retailer had listed prices online for the upcoming processors. The Intel Core i7 920, 940 and 965 Exteme Edition processors had been listed for (CAD) $339.95, $649.95 and $1,099.95, respectively. The official prices for these processors when purchased in bulk from Intel are expected to be $284, $562 and $999, respectively, with an expected release date set for November.
Although this early look at the retail prices for X58 motherboards and processors may not be representative of final retail pricing, it does give the consumer an idea of what an Intel Core i7 system will cost. Along with the cost of triple channel DDR3 memory, it would seem like an Intel Core i7 system will be on the expensive side. Many consumers may find an Intel Core 2 Duo system to offer better value, at least for now.


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USB Type-C has today been granted its much-anticipated Android Device Class 3.0 specification by the USB Implementers Forum, giving manufacturers the technology they need to eliminate the aging 3.5mm jack from their devices without diminishing battery life. Removing the dedicated audio plug will also allow OEMs to create smartphones that are slimmer and have better water resistance capabilities.
It’s worth noting that there’s no guarantee that Samsung will remove the audio jack from its next flagship smartphone. However, it now has the technology its needs to do so, and with the slew of high-quality headphones making their way onto the market, it’s only a matter of a time before it bites the bullet. We just need to be ready to embrace the change; because where one goes, others will follow.


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Richmond, Virginia (PRWEB) January 12, 2009
With nearly 70 percent of restaurants statewide already declaring themselves smoke-free, why would Virginia lawmakers be discussing proposals for a legislated smoking ban when the marketplace is already making that happen?
That's the question being asked by Gary Pesh, the incoming president of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association on behalf of the organization's three dozen members and hundreds of thousands of their customers throughout the Commonwealth.
"Any public policy that puts small businesses in jeopardy of jobs, tax receipts and profits should not be welcome at any time, especially during the next several years which are predicted to be economically critical," according to Pesh, president of Old Virginia Tobacco Company.
Pesh says the IPCPR represents more than 2,000 retailers and manufacturers of premium cigars worldwide. The vast majority of those retail members are small businesses - mom-and-pop operations that serve their local communities, employ local residents and support worthwhile non-profit organizations. All of them pay local, state and federal income, payroll, sales and excise taxes, he added.
"No less an independent economic authority than the Federal Reserve Bank has concluded that smoking bans, wherever they occur, hurt businesses, especially bars and restaurants. Their findings include studies based on data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding areas impacted by legislated smoking bans that found 'statistically significant employment declines at bars, with loss estimates in employment ranging from four percent to 16 percent'," Pesh said.
Chris McCalla, the IPCPR legislative director, also urged legislators and voters to consider the source and context of information that alleges secondhand smoke to have negative health aspects.
"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is charged with protecting the well-being of employees in the workplace, has established secondhand smoke standards well above the range which might be found in any bar or restaurant," McCalla said.
"In fact, secondhand smoke air quality testing in such workplaces conducted by the American Cancer Society shows typical secondhand smoke concentrations up to 25,000 times safer even than those already-liberal OSHA standards. And testing by the prestigious Oak Ridge National Laboratory confirms that results of air quality testing of secondhand smoke in bars and restaurants was 'considerably below limits established by OSHA'," he said.
Pesh also said that business owners have the right to decide for themselves whether or not to make their establishments smoke-free.
"It's a basic principle on which our nation was founded and one that Virginia, of all places, should embrace," he said.
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The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, the Chicago French Market, and the Fulton River District Association have come together to host our inaugural celebration to close out Chicago Craft Beer Week 2013. On Saturday, May 25th, the city's largest craft beer outdoor block party will commence with a VIP event beginning at 12:00pm, and General Admission running from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
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As the year 2014 is gradually coming to an end, we look ahead to 2015 and keep questioning ourselves: what will be «hot» for consumers next year? And how can we as marketers capitalise on that?
Global technology company Intel has announced a competition for startups specialising in perceptual computing—the Intel RealSense Technology App Challenge 2014. The developers are expected to created apps that combine immersive human-computer interaction using Intel Real Sense technology with 3D Intel cameras that will soon become available on Windows-based tablets and smartphones.
Diageo, the world’s No 1 sprites maker, announced today the launch of the new innovation programme called Diageo Technology Ventures that will select eight technology startups that will have to work on four briefs on smart technology to control excessive drinking and theft of alcohol drinks at retail.
According to Bloomberg’s anonymous source, Apple is expected to present a radically new mobile payments system in-built in a new iPhone 6 at the press event on September 9th. The system has been reportedly developed in collaboration with three world’s leading credit card companies Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. The terms of this collaboration are not disclosed.


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A world leader in serviced residences and luxury apartments, Frasers Hospitality has been conferred the World’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand at the World Travel Awards.
Recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality and often regarded as the “travel Oscars”, the World Travel Awards is the largest, most comprehensive and prestigious awards in the travel industry.
This is the first time in a 20-year history that the World Travel Awards has been extended to the serviced apartment sector.
This accolade, which recognises Frasers’ commitment to excellence as a global serviced residence provider as voted by travel and tourism professionals worldwide, comes hot on the heels of other industry awards received in recent weeks.
Choe Peng Sum, chief executive, Frasers Hospitality, said: “This award reaffirms the strong brand reputation we have built over the past 14 years and is testament to the distinct quality and consistency of our service offerings across our 76 properties worldwide.
“Winning recognition from the industry and those who have been instrumental to our success is a great honour.
Frasers Hospitality current maintains a portfolio of 76, including those in the pipeline, situated in 41 key gateway cities worldwide.


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In a summary Nov. 19 of a story about Nokia, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company's shareholders had approved the sale of a portfolio of patents to Microsoft as well as the ailing cellphone and services division. In fact, Nokia is selling a license to a portfolio of patents as well as the cellphone and services division.
GOT THE OK: Nokia shareholders approved the sale of the ailing cellphone division and a license to a portfolio of patents and services to Microsoft Corp. for 5.4 billion euros ($7.2 billion).
BACK STORY: The Finnish phone maker's global market share shrank as it battled stiff competition from Apple and Google in the lucrative smartphone trade and from cheaper manufacturers in Asia.
UP NEXT: Following the sale, expected in early 2014, Nokia will be known as Nokia Solutions and Networks and will focus on providing technology used by mobile devices for the transfer of data, including phone calls, video and connecting to the Internet.


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This Week’s Headlines
MDA puts accent on ‘fresh,’ ‘local’ (Editorial)
(May 19, 2015) It’s sometimes the smallest things that can make a big difference.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture hopes that’s the case with tweaks to its Maryland’s Best logo.
The department announced the addition of the words “Fresh” and “Local” to the logo for farmers to integrate into their packaging and promotional materials with the hope that they further capitalize on the seemingly insatiable demand for locally grown food.
The state’s branding program’s seal with a Black Eyed Susan in front of an orange-yellow sun largely remains the same.
According to MDA, preliminary results of an ongoing internal evaluation of the Maryland’s Best program show 86 percent of in-state consumers surveyed are more likely to buy food labeled with the Maryland’s Best logo.
Previous research by MDA has indicated that 78 percent of Marylanders are more likely to buy produce when it is clearly labeled as having been grown in the state.
Farmers and others throughout the food distribution chain interested in using the logo are invited to contact MDA’s Marketing office at 410-841-5779.
“We are stepping up our work with this program to emphasize to consumers that agricultural products labeled with ‘Maryland’s Best’ are local,” said MDA Secretary Joe Bartenfelder in a recent news release. “Every dollar spent on local agricultural products contributes to the economic health of the community, keeps our land in farming, and helps to support a growing future for Maryland agriculture.”
The addition seemed at first redundant: Food grown in Maryland and sold there would have to be local, right? But for a shopper rushing through the grocery store aisles or a store produce manager considering what’s going to help move inventory the quickest, it could be a difference-maker.
And the “revamped” logo reminds farmers going into their busiest part of the year, not to take it for granted that their customers will make the “‘Maryland’ equals ‘Local’” connectionunless it’s spelled out for them.
Even then, with the words big and bold across the box, some buyers may still ask, “Is this local?”
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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
Automotive News recently carried a story about a lawsuit filed by Subaru of America against one of their franchisees. The lawsuit accuses a Southern California dealership of falsifying 224 CSI surveys in an effort to increase their CSI scores. This was after being issued a warning by the OEM in 2012 for past poor CSI performance. According to the article, when surveys arrived via email from the manufacturer, the dealership would then allegedly have employees fill them out at a neighboring dealership (that was also part of the same group). Apparently, as many as 12 employees were tasked with completing and submitting these surveys, which to me illustrates a massive failure in leadership – should it be proven true.
A dealership’s employees are its lifeblood. What lesson does this type of behavior teach these employees? -- That it’s OK to kink the system, cheat the manufacturer and falsify reports for monetary gain. How do you hold these employees accountable for being honest to your business when you’re teaching them that it’s OK to be dishonest?
Managers should be role models for their employees and set an example of the culture and morality of an organization. By teaching them that it’s OK to cheat the manufacturer’s system, you’re also teaching them that it’s OK to cheat ANY system, including yours.
For any dealership to grow, it needs to be open to feedback – both positive and negative. The best dealerships use this type of feedback to identify and fix any friction that exists in the customer’s experience. Doing this then brings more revenue through greater retention and loyalty. Happier customers generally means more dollars coming in. Turning a blind eye to the reality of what is actually going on at the dealership and falsifying CSI surveys may provide the short-term benefit of OEM bonuses or stair step money. However, it will also taint your employees and drive away customers. And that will lose more revenue than any lost money from the manufacturer.


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Cafe Rio Mexican Grill announced the grand opening celebrations of three new locations coming to Utah this fall: Salt Lake City on State Street on September 23, Pleasant Grove on North Country Boulevard on November 4, and Lone Peak on December 16. Each new location will celebrate their grand opening with a variety of giveaways and specials. The first Cafe Rio Mexican Grill opened in 1997 in Southern Utah, and since then, people have been craving the customizable, fresh, made-to-order eats created from Cafe Rio’s chef-inspired Mexican recipes.
“We’re thrilled to be opening three more locations in our home state of Utah,” comments Steve Vaughan, CEO of Cafe Rio Mexican Grill. “With these openings, we’ll be able to offer more opportunities for Utahans to experience our fresh, award-winning, and flavor-packed recipes in their own neighborhoods. We’re proud to be a growing Utah-based company, where we have some of our most dedicated and fantastic fans.”
Fans can download the Cafe Rio mobile app for new store information, exclusive promotions, and to get rewarded for having great taste, earning valuable points on every food and beverage purchase. After signing up, new users will receive a $5 credit in their account and can earn a $10 reward for every $100 of food purchased. Just download, sign in, scan, and repeat to earn free meals.


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Sports sponsorship sector buzzing
SA’s sports sponsorship sector is a hive of energy and new activity. The Duke Group has announced the launch of a sponsorship marketing agency called Champ. MD Meagan Fester says: "Our aim is to offer brands a hand in finding the right moments, messages and channels to connect with their consumers."
Telkom has appointed Levergy as its new sponsorship agency. Its portfolio includes investments in women’s sport and e-sports.
And World Rugby has named Megapro as its exclusive sponsorship sales agency for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 tournament in Cape Town next year. It’s the first time the event will take place in Africa.
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As part of the agreement, FreeWheel will work with Havas Media to scale premium CTV campaigns for U.S. advertisers.
The arrangement will help optimize supply chain consistency and financial and operational transparency via direct connection to FreeWheel’s premium video supply clients.
Havas Media Group (HMG) North America today announced that it has selected FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the television advertising industry, as a preferred supply-side platform (SSP) partner for premium video inventory.
As part of this agreement, FreeWheel will now serve as one of Havas Media’s preferred SSP partners for premium video inventory spanning connected television (CTV), programmatic guaranteed and standard private marketplace (PMP) deals that the agency holding company purchases on behalf of its U.S. clients.
“In our selection of an SSP partner, we sought a company that understood and championed a better approach to driving innovation in the TV ad ecosystem, as well as our commitment to creating and driving meaningful media strategies for our brands in North America,” said Tom Grant, SVP, Group Director, Investment Operations, Havas Media Group. “FreeWheel stood out as a leader in this respect, through its big picture, future minded approach in delivering on results via premium video inventory for marketers, streamlining the media supply chain, and industry leading transparency. We are very much looking forward to working with them to advance programmatic CTV buying for our clients.”
FreeWheel will work with HMG NA to scale premium CTV campaigns for advertisers. This integration provides marketers with several key benefits, such as:
- A more optimized supply path, by providing direct access to premium CTV programmers and MVPDs across more than 90% of the premium video ecosystem.
- A commitment to fair auction mechanics and pricing structures fostering innovation and efficiency in the programmatic marketplace.
- A simplified and optimized media supply chain, leading to the strictest quality standards and best-in-class fraud monitoring and enforcement.
“This collaboration brings together two like-minded partners who recognize and deeply value the importance of solving for some of today’s most pressing industry needs, including driving greater scale and transparency, simplifying complexities and delivering for our clients,” said Katy Loria, Chief Revenue Officer, FreeWheel. “We are thrilled to be working with Havas Media Group and look forward to collaborating to make the premium video ecosystem better.”
FreeWheel empowers all segments of The New TV Ecosystem. We are structured to provide the full breadth of solutions the advertising industry needs to achieve their goals. We provide the technology, data enablement and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, across all data types, and all sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers. With offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Beijing, and across the globe, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, stands to advocate for the entire industry through the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video. For more information, please visit freewheel.com, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Havas Media Group (HMG) is the media experience agency. HMG delivers this brand promise through the Mx System, where meaningful media helps build more meaningful brands. HMG is part of the Havas Group, owned by Vivendi, one of the world's largest integrated content, media, and communications groups. HMG also consists of two global media networks: Havas Media and Arena Media. The media experience agencies are home to more than 10,000 specialists across 150 countries worldwide, with 62 Villages. Global clients include Hyundai Kia, Puma, TripAdvisor, Michelin, Telefónica, Reckitt Benckiser, among many others.


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Business owners seek balance with employee engagement
We know that offering a comprehensive employee benefits program is crucial for business owners to attract and retain key talent. In an era when employees have access to more job opportunities and are more mobile than ever, it’s even more important for owners to boost the competitiveness of their…
Persuading small business owners to fill the void
Offering a competitive benefit package has proven to be an effective way to hire the best people and keep them as employees. But, according to the 2015 Principal Financial Group® Business Owner Survey, this approach isn’t resonating with many small business owners.


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Target website goes down again
UPDATE: The head of Target Corp.'s website, which on Thursday crashed for the second time ince an August revamp, has left the company.
Target Corp.'s new website, which struggled the day it started selling Missoni apparel last month, was down for several hours on Thursday.
Visitors to the site Thursday were greeted with Target's "Woof!" error message.
"Thanks for hanging in there as we make some updates. The site will be back up soon," a company representative wrote on Target's Twitter account around 11 a.m.
The site appeared to be working again shortly before 1 p.m.
A company spokeswoman told the Chicago Tribune she didn't have an immediate explanation for the website's problems.
Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT) has had problems with its website ever since it broke away from Amazon.com, which handled much of Target's e-commerce for a decade, and launched its own site on Aug. 23.
The new website struggled on Sept. 13, when Target launched its limited-time collection from Italian fashion house Missoni. Target stores sold out quickly, and the website was down for much of the day.
One person asked on Target's Twitter site Thursday afternoon if Target should have stuck with Amazon.
"Unencumbered by any facts, but I have to ask: Would #Target website be down is (sic) Amazon was still running it? Discuss," wrote @MarkPalony.
Last week Advertising Age magazine published a story online titled "Target's Site Plagued by Glitches, Friction Between Marketing and Tech Teams."
Ad Age said there has been disputes between Target's marketing and technology departments, which worked together on the website redesign, which is called "Everest" internally.
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THE BEST OF PRAGUE
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Prague is going to get even more delicious: Time Out Market will come to the city and it is set to be a new destination for food, drink and culture lovers. It will bring together the best of the city under one roof based on the editorial curation Time Out has always been known for.
Time Out Market Prague will be located at the heart of the historic city centre in the Savarin, a development in the prime downtown neighbourhood around the famous Wenceslas Square. Across 25,000 sq ft, Time Out Market Prague will accommodate around 465 seats indoors and 120 outdoors. There will be 14 food offerings, two bars, a speakeasy lounge, a cultural space and a retail shop, all editorially curated.
The Market will be one of several that Time Out will launch globally, following the success of the hugely popular Time Out Market Lisbon which opened in 2014. Five new Time Out Markets have opened in North America in 2019 in Miami and New York (May), Boston (June) and in Montréal and Chicago (November). A further pipeline of other global locations includes Dubai (2020), London (2021) and Prague thereafter.


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Flaw In VISA System Allows Credit Card Details To Be Stolen In Six Seconds
Security researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have demonstrated the relative ease in which malicious individuals can harvest information from VISA credit and debit cards when used for online payments.
Very few of us actually think twice when opting to make a payment for goods or services online, but it seems that the trust we place in that payment mechanism could be misplaced, especially when using a VISA issued card to transact.
The most terrifying thing here is not that the data can actually be hijacked and accessed by someone with the necessary skills, but the quickness in which that data can be stolen as well as the level of information that can be accessed by a would-be attacker. The UK-based team behind the discovery have found that information such as the debit or credit card number, expiry date, and security code can be accessed in as little as six seconds via a security vulnerability in the company’s online payment system.
One of the biggest issues in the current VISA system, as discovered by the team, is that the system doesn’t automatically limit the number of failed attempts that are allowed before an automatic failsafe kicks in and locks down the account from further unsuccessful attempts.
This essentially means that brute force style attacks are fair game, and entirely unprotected against in the current implementation. This limitation allows computer systems to be set up to try and force payment without fear of being locked out. Mastercard on the other hand imposes a limit of 10 failed attempts before security kicks in.
The second flaw in the system means that it’s actually possible to put in place a Distributed Guessing Attack that allows an overall picture of a credit or debit card to be obtained by making multiple unobstructed attempts at guessing certain information pertaining to the card, such as the CVV number and expiry date of the card. Unfortunately for users there doesn’t appear to be any recommended methods of protection other than vigilance. VISA on the other hand could do with an internal review of their current system, and at a minimum make changes to ensure that accounts are locked out after a number of failed attempts.


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AppJetty, a product based IT firm in Ahmedabad, launched the second version of their mobile app extension for Magento named MageMob Cart. This app helps the ecommerce stores to seamlessly build a customized app for their Magento Store and the new features have made this an even more compelling product.
According to a recent survey, 80-90% of mobile apps are used only once and after sometime deleted permanently by the users.
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For both users and developers, smartphone security is still an issue. Users want to prefer only those apps which they feel safe and secure. And now developers also know that apps can only become popular just not because of great user experience but the safe user experience.
The Mobile app developers, no doubt, invest their best skills and efforts in the mobile app development. They employ the ‘state-of-the-art’ tools and techniques, test each and every module of the app, but is this enough?
Many business owners are realizing that to stay competitive, there is a need of well-developed mobile apps. In fact, you will see that several businesses you interact with in your daily life have their own dedicated app. Nowadays, not only businesses, but customers are also adopting apps for researching and purchasing things. Hence, mobile app development industry is growing at a rapid pace.
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United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has appointed Mario Maffie to the position of CIO, effective Oct. 2. In his new role, Maffie will head the company’s information technology team, oversee critical network systems integration work, and help accelerate the use of data and insights in support of UNFI’s customers and suppliers. He will report to UNFI COO Erin Horvath.
Maffie comes to UNFI after 24 years in roles of increasing responsibility at McLean, Va.-based Mars Inc., which is known for its confectionery, pet food, and other food products and animal care services. His most recent role there was corporate CIO, a position he took on in 2018, in which capacity he oversaw technology for corporate functions, including HR, procurement, finance and legal, in addition to global technology capabilities such as master data management, reporting and integration services and platforms, automation, supply chain, and global enterprise resource planning.
“Our information technology team, the backbone of our operations, is currently engaged in network and systems integration work that is critical to the success of our business and the transformation we have undertaken,” noted Horvath. “Over the past 20-plus years, Mario has been at the forefront of helping Mars harness the power of data, analytics and automation, ensuring that Mars continually evolved its technology through new platforms and modern capabilities, including AI-based programs, and digital transformation initiatives. He brings a wealth of experience in strategy development and execution and is known for nurturing the talent of tomorrow. We’re excited for Mario to join our team and look forward to the positive contributions he will make in this leadership position.”
Maffie’s time at Mars included appointments to various important senior leadership roles within the technology team. Before becoming CIO, he was senior director, technology strategy and execution (2016-8), and from 2010 to 2016, he held director roles supporting global technology transformation (2014-16) and end user technologies (2010-14). In 2010, he was also part of the integration team responsible for uniting Mars and Wrigley, which achieved the successful harmonization of the data center, network, infrastructure, service desk and IT organization. He also launched a global master data platform with SAP MDG and led the first global deployment at Mars of predictive AI-based financial performance products.
Providence, R.I.-based UNFI delivers a wide variety of products to customer locations throughout North America, including natural product superstores, independent retailers, conventional supermarket chains, e-commerce retailers and foodservice customers. The largest publicly traded grocery distributor in America, the company is No. 20 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2023 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America.


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Yeah, that’s what you find when you hit JailbreakMe site. If you haven’t yet, check it for yourself – http://www.jailbreakme.com/
Last night, we had reported about the possible release date of JailbreakMe 3.0, which was leaked by the same leaker who previously leaked the original beta jailbreak files for iPad 2 Wi-Fi model on public platform. Yesterday, those emails apparently revealed that Comex is actually planning to release final JailbreakMe 3.0 tomorrow i.e. today.
Now that the site is taken down from the internet, it seems his team is working on last minute changes and bug fixes. If everything goes according to the plan, he may release the tool in next few hours.
So, be prepared with your iPad 2 models!
Update: JailbreakMe 3.0 released for iPad 2.


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Peninsula Businessman Gifts 30 Christmas Dinners
Monday, November 18, 15.00
No one should be alone at Christmas and one peninsula businessman has fought loneliness by ensuring at least 30 guests can enjoy a free traditional meal on December 25 at the Baker's Arms, Harkstead.
Accountant Jeremy Buitenhuis' epiphany came while out on a country stroll counting his blessings and decided to offer the generous gesture to landlady Lybi Bullock, who immediately agreed to host the event at the pub.
"I will be having a big family meal on Christmas Day but I'm well aware that there will be many elderly people on their own, and that can't be right," said Mr Buitenhuis. "I had been made aware of rising rural loneliness and I was out walking the dog wondering what I could do about it when the idea came to me. I spoke with Libyi and she has been brilliant and here we are."
Senior citizens can enjoy a free Christmas meal, along with a glass of sherry or wine between 12noon and 3pm on the day and will be picked up and taken home.
Although Mr Buitenhuis is paying for 10 meals, the pub can cater for more and is looking for an extra 10 meals to be covered by other generous individuals or businesses and a Just Giving page has now been set up.
He is also looking for drivers, willing to pick up and drop off diners, gift or cash donations to make it an even more special day..
To offer your help and support, call Mr Buitenhuis on 01473 744700. It is a business line so please be patient and press one on demand.
Harkstead Company Shortlisted For Maritime Award
Tuesday, August 13, 10.30
A Suffolk firm, which supplies yacht tenders, toys, gym equipment and other supporting goodies to multi-millionaire superyacht owners, has been named among the best of the best in the first ever Maritime UK awards.
Superyacht Tenders and Toys (SYTT), based at Harkstead, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the International Trade Award category after impressing industry judges.
The Maritime UK Awards are the first truly national maritime awards in the UK, organised by industry, for the benefit of industry and will be held during the Southampton International Boat Show in September at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in the city's Grand Harbour.
The recognition is the latest in in a litany of success for SYTT, which won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2017 and in 2018 the company was ranked 45th in the annual Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100. Earlier this year, SYTT was named British Marine Trade Association’s Business of the Year for showing excellence in 2018 alongside Best Marine Employer under 20 persons.
SYTT managing director Josh Richardson (pictured above with some of his staff) said: “With 95% of our business as export it is a real honour to be a finalist for this national award, amongst some notable significant companies.
"Last year, SYTT grew sales by 38%, employed five more UK staff and increased the size of its premises. Export accounts for 95% of the business with global sales coming from Brazil, Australia, NZ, USA, Middle East and Europe.
"Being shortlisted for this award has been made possible by having an excellent team in the company, who constantly strive to provide the best support to our clients. Something very challenging considering the truly global nature of our business.”
Ben Murray, Director of Maritime UK said: “Our judges have been blown away by the quality of entries in these inaugural awards. The bar really has been set high and the panel have had a difficult task whittling it down to the final shortlist. Those who have been named as finalists should be very proud.”
Bakers Arms Moves to Paper Straws
Thursday, March 8, 17.00
It is Paper Not Plastic straws in the Bakers Arms from now on as landlord Michael Elvis backs our campaign as part of the bid to protect sea-life.
Located a short distance from the the river Stour, the Bakers Arms is very much the hub of Harkstead and the surrounding area, and Mr Elvis is an integral part of the community.
"I'm more than happy to support Paper Not Plastic," said Mr Elvis. "This is something I have been planning to do for a while so it is excellent timing."
The Bakers Arms hosts regular quizzes, curry nights and a raft of other social events and group meetings.
A huge rugby fan, with strong connections to Harlequins, Michael often shows the Six Nations games at the pub are all shown on the big screen at the Bakers Arms.


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Norsk Hydro has taken over Orkla’s 50% stake in the aluminium company Sapa, in line with an agreement entered into in July.
Orkla reported in a press release that Hydro paid NOK 11.86 billion. Sapa is valued at NOK 27 billion, and the final purchase price will be determined on the basis of Sapa’s accounts as of the 30th September 2017.
Sapa is a Norwegian aluminium company with over 100 facilities in 40 countries. Since the establishment of Sapa JV in 2013, the company has more than tripled its output, and become a world-leading company in the field of machined tooled aluminium. Since September 2013, Orkla and Hydro each owned half of the company.
Orkla stated that it has earned 20 billion kroner on its original involvement in Sapa. The Board of Directors of Orkla convened an extraordinary general meeting to approve a dividend of five kroner per share.
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DETROIT — General Motors’ U.S. vehicle sales plunged 49 percent in January while Ford’s sales dropped 40 percent, starting 2009 at an abysmal pace for the whole auto industry as lower sales to fleet buyers like rental car companies weighed down the results.
Toyota’s sales dropped 32 percent for the month, and Honda’s sales fell 28 percent, putting the overall industry on track for its fourth straight month in which U.S. sales plunged 30 percent or more.
But Subaru bucked the trend of declines for a second month in a row, posting an 8 percent sales increase, and Hyundai said its sales jumped 14 percent.
Hyundai credited its increase to its offer to cover a new vehicle’s depreciation if customers return a car within 12 months because they are unable to make the payments.
“This program gets to the root cause of today’s economic concerns — fear of job loss,” Hyundai regional general manager Peter DiPersia said in a statement.
Chrysler is set to release its sales figures later Tuesday. The company’s sales chief, Steven Landry, told reporters earlier at a meeting with dealers that U.S. industry sales could drop as much as 35 percent in January. The annualized sales rate for the month could drop below 10 million for the first time in more than 26 years, he said.
According to Ward’s AutoInfoBank, the last month in which the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate dropped below 10 million was August 1982, when it hit 9.9 million as the nation was mired in a recession.
Domestic and foreign automakers have been struggling as unemployment rises, consumer confidence weakens and many people have a tougher time getting loans. General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have received $13.4 billion in federal loans to stay afloat, and they hope to get more after they submit a viability plan to the government by Feb. 17. Ford Motor Co. has said it does not plan to use government aid.
GM said earlier this month it is planning its turnaround under the assumption the entire industry will sell 10.5 million new vehicles in the U.S. this year. Chrysler has said it’s planning on 11.1 million units, and Ford last week reduced its forecast to a range between 11.5 million and 12.5 million. But few people were expecting the automakers to start 2009 at such a pace.
January is typically a slow sales month, and many automakers and analysts are expecting the market to rebound in the second half of the year as the economy and access to credit improves.
Detroit-based GM sold 128,198 light vehicles in January, while Ford’s sales totaled 93,060. Toyota Motor Corp. sold 117,287 cars and trucks.
The automakers have rolled out hefty incentive offers in recent months in an effort to boost sales. Edmunds.com estimated the average automaker incentive at $2,714 per vehicle sold in January, down 5.2 percent from December but up 12.5 percent from January 2008.
Jesse Toprak, the auto Web site’s executive director of industry analysis, attributed the year-over-year increase to a greater number of lingering 2008 model year vehicles. He noted that 27 percent of all new vehicles sold this January were from the 2008 model year, up from 12 percent a year ago.
Analysts had expected high-volume fleet sales to be down sharply in January, as consumers and businesses cut back on travel in the economic downturn and rental car companies hold onto their current cars longer.
Production cuts that have idled many U.S. factories for several weeks have compounded the problem. Many fleet customers get their deliveries right after cars roll off the assembly line, so when factories suspend production, those deliveries come to a halt.
GM said its fleet sales fell 80 percent to just over 13,000 vehicles in January, marking their lowest sales level since 1975. GM’s retail sales fell 38 percent.
Dearborn-based Ford said January’s drop in sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles included a 27 percent drop in retail sales and a 65 percent decline in fleet sales.
Ford’s top analyst George Pipas said he expects industrywide fleet sales to be down 65 percent for the month. Those declines combined with factory shutdowns in late December and most of January may lead to an annualized U.S. sales rate below 10 million, he said.
But Ford’s retail sales, albeit lower than January 2008 levels, held steady over the last three months.
“What we’re looking for is stabilization. You have to stop falling before you can start rising,” said Emily Kolinski Morris, Ford’s top economist. “Consumers are responding to favorable prices and discounts.”
U.S. sales at Ford’s Sweden-based Volvo division fell 64 percent to 2,910 vehicles in January. The company is exploring a possible sale of the unit.
Toyota’s sales of light trucks fell 35 percent on about equal declines in SUV and pickup truck demand, while its car sales dropped 29 percent. Sales of its Prius hybrid slid 29 percent.
Honda Motor Co.’s car sales fell 27 percent and its truck sales dropped 29 percent, but the Japanese automaker saw a 6 percent increase in sales of its Fit subcompact, and sales of the updated Acura TSX sports sedan rose 16 percent.
Ford shares rose 8 cents, or 4.3 percent, to $1.96 in afternoon trading, while GM shares fell 8 cents to $2.81. Toyota’s U.S. shares rose $1.72, or 2.7 percent, to $65.60, and Honda’s shares climbed 80 cents, or 3.5 percent, to $23.52.
The Associated Press reports unadjusted auto sales figures, calculating the percentage change in the total number of vehicles sold in one month compared with the same month a year earlier. Some automakers report percentages adjusted for sales days. There were 26 sales days last month, one more than in January 2008.


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SWIFT’s Sibos conference reportedly pushing out crypto firms
Crypto payment companies say they’re not welcome at the SWIFT-organised conference.
The annual Sibos conference is a mainstay of the financial services industry, but this year’s conference in Sydney has sparked a bit of controversy with rumours that the event organisers are driving out cryptocurrency-related participants, Financial News (FN) reports.
It’s not a far-fetched theory. The event is organised by the SWIFT payment network, and it’s no secret that the organisation has come under an impending cryptocurrency shadow lately, with a reliance on legacy systems that perhaps leaves it unable to adapt to the future technology as quickly as it would like.
At the same time, Sibos head Chantal van Es has pointed out that it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with SWIFT, and that many cryptocurrency firms would find themselves ruled out of attending as a natural process of elimination.
“Only relevant players can attend. Fintechs will have to be valid partners [to financial institutions]. It has to be more than an idea,” she said. “Because of this, there has been a “natural elimination process… we have not received many applications because of that.”
Another spokesperson similarly denied that cryptocurrency firms were being deliberately cut out of the conference. “We have invited a wide range of fintechs to Sibos and have accepted applications from companies, including those with crypto-asset related solutions,” they said.
But some fintech firms have reportedly been directly told that the event is cracking down on crypto startups to make sure the event is “more exclusive,” and that Sibos wanted to prevent “ragbags” from attending.
FN says the move has been decried as a short-sighted tantrum and a last-gasp effort to push back against encroaching technologies.
A former SWIFT executive backs up the theory, but doesn’t attribute it to cryptocurrency directly so much as SWIFT just getting fed up with so many people trash talking it each year.
There’s “a bit of frustration and nervousness” at SWIFT, they said, around “people talking about new technologies and crypto… It’s their conference and they are fed up with companies talking negatively about SWIFT.”
It’s a fair point. The “what problem does this solve?” element is a standard part of any pitch, and SWIFT would have to be pretty masochistic to invite a horde of competitors to the event.
Plus, cryptocurrency isn’t the only part of fintech, and there are a heck of a lot of cryptocurrency payment solutions out there, at least some of which are probably “ragbags.” SWIFT’s business is directly and existentially threatened by these projects, but even if it wasn’t, there would probably still be good reasons to push some attendees off the stage.
Disclosure: At the time of writing, the author holds ETH, IOTA, ICX, VET, XLM, BTC and ADA.
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New Web Portal Kicks Off JADN.tv’s 2008 – 2009 Season
Dynamic Digital Signage Day (known by its French abbreviation JADN) has kicked off its 2008–2009 season today with the announcement of a new series of events and the launch of a new Web portal dedicated to digital signage and the digital out-of-home industry.
This year, JADN.TV is leveraging the theme Think Tactical! in reference to the growing integration with marketing and advertising strategies.
Denys Lavigne, President of Arsenal Media told us “Many companies have networks of interactive displays and kiosks in their sights. Everyone acknowledges the potential, attractiveness and obvious added value of this new medium, but many companies have difficulty defining how to make it a significant lever in their respective business contexts”
He added “Using concrete examples and cost-benefit analyses, we’ll be taking things to the next level this year to help decision-makers get the most out of the digital out-of-home media. Specialists from here and around the world will be sharing observations and analyses on methods and tools that help generate operational efficiency, ad awareness, growth in sales per square foot and brand equity.”
The first event of the new season will take place at Galerie Gora, in downtown Montréal on 18th November and and will focus on the distinguishing features of the new generation of digital out-of-home projects, like Wal-Mart’s new Smart Network.
The key event of 2009 will take place 27th January 2009 in Montréal and there is another event slated for Toronto in the spring.
Major partners such as Cisco, IBM and Transcontinental are supporting the events, as well as a whole host of prestige sponsors such as; Samsung, Solotech, CODA, DailyDOOH, Umen Innovation, the AMPQ and the newspaper Les Affaires.
About JADN.TV and Arsenal Media
Launched in March 2007, JADN.TV provides decision-makers, business managers, retailers and advertisers with a unique opportunity to benefit from the knowledge and insights of specialists from Québec as well as the rest of North America, Europe and Asia. Arsenal Media is a content-marketing agency specialized in the development of interactive content and digital out-of-home projects. It assists clients with all stages of project development, including concept, content strategy and production, choice of technology, location of in-company or in-store displays, and the business model.


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Founded in 2019 by Manesh Jain and Mohan Sivam, the mobility startup is looking to provide autonomy-as-a-service and deploy its technology on everything from electric scooters to agri-weeders and even lawn mowers.
It says its affordable, compute-lite and interoperable stack will also be able to be retrofitted to existing vehicles and equipment, allowing them to be operated autonomously or remotely.
“Autonomous tech is finding its way around multiple applications and I believe our platform centric approach and subscription based pricing will pave the way to build a multi billion dollar business,” said Jain, who is also the CEO of Flo Mobility.
He added that the startup is recruiting aggressively to grow its technology, product and engineering teams to bolster its research on vision-based perception, low latency remote operations and building a Flo operating system.
Jain had previously founded edutech startup Mockbank which was acquired by Embibe which is now part of the Reliance Jio Infocomm fold.
“We see a great future in autonomous technologies and an estimated market opportunity of US$ 40-50 bn. The team has the right domain understanding, not only to build the tech but to also expand globally”, said Vivek Kumar, CEO at Venture Garage.
Flo Mobility says it will use the capital to expand its network in India as well as expand into Europe, USA, Middle East and East Asian markets.
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After a 15-day holiday, the turmeric auction commenced at Erode on Thursday due to national and local holidays and prices were, however, lower.
The auction will be held from Monday to Friday at 4 locations in the Erode area, namely Erode, Perundurai Regulated Market, Erode and Gobi Co-operative Societies.
The price of turmeric (per quintal) is ranging from Rs. 6,811 to Rs 8,659. Secretary of the Erode Turmeric Traders and Go down Owners Association Satyamurthy said: The auction took place on Thursday after a 15-day holiday. The price, however, did not rise, and the delivery was average.
Despite the current harvest season, supply was less due to the imposition of a general lock down in Maharashtra due to corona.
Farmers in the Erode area are waiting to see what the price will be after the holidays and bring the turmeric for sale. But prices have not risen as much as expected. Fresh turmeric sold in Nizamabad.
But in Basmat, Namdat, Hangeli and many parts of Maharashtra, only 20 per cent of the fresh turmeric has arrived. The maximum price of turmeric is Rs.9000.
Exports did not rise. Compared to the last two months, the price has dropped to Rs 2,000 in Erode market, he noted.


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- Dash is not a privacy-focused coin, it’s a crypto payment asset.
- Government authorities assess privacy-focused crypto assets, but Dash will not be affected, says CMO.
- Dash will still utilize its PrivateSend feature for anonymous transactions.
As per the updates by Fernando Gutierrez, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Dash Core Group, Dash is not a privacy-focused coin. However, its whitepaper declares Dash to be a “Privacy-Centric Crypto-Currency”.
The cryptocurrency is focusing on usability, simplicity, and safety with optional privacy through its high-speed feature InstantSend, making it a payment crypto asset.
In addition, Dash will no longer mainly focus on privacy; though the asset still allows its users to utilize its PrivateSend feature. Through this feature, users can choose to hide their identities during transactions, maintaining their anonymity.
Guiterrez pointed out that:
The technology that Dash utilizes in our PrivateSend function is CoinJoin, which is a technique for complicating transactions to the point that they’re more difficult for analytics firms to analyze those.
The statement from Gutierrez has created controversies among DASH users as they seem to contradict what is in the whitepaper. The introduction of Dash whitepaper states that it is the first privacy-centric cryptographic currency; particularly inspired by Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Founded in 2014 by Evan Duffield as XCoin, DASH aims to provide an open and public ledger using blockchain technology, with significant improvements that Bitcoin blockchain is unable to provide.
Of late, government authorities have taken the role to scrutinize crypto assets that are privacy-focused. Recently, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a bounty of up to $625,000 to anyone who can crack Monero’s protocol.
However, Gutierrez noted that:
The move by IRS doesn’t apply or threaten Dash in any way. Dash’s blockchain is public. There is nothing to break because Dash’s approach to privacy is probabilistic, not based on encryption. In that, it is not different from the Bitcoin blockchain.
As per Coingecko, DASH is ranked 33rd among all cryptos by market capitalization, at the time of writing. Its price is changing hands at $65, with a 24h trading volume of $258,970,180.


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据岩田聪所说， Gamecube曾被考虑设计成拥有有”视差角度”的LCD显示，并且公司制作了3D版的[路易的鬼屋]，”游戏的效果非常好，充分展示了游戏世界的纵深 感。”
在DS发布之初，我们就立即投入后续机型的开发之中，但当时我们并没有立即考虑3D显示，因为我们过去有着一系列失败的尝试。然而，随着技术的发展，和高 分辨率3D LCD的出现，任天堂内部的制作人，包括塞尔达和马里奥之父宫本茂开始重新考虑3D技术，因此任天堂再度出发。E3上3DS的发表，可以看成是公司的最终一击。
Although Nintendo’s first foray into 3D, the Virtual Boy (right) is well known to most videogame fans, company CEO Satoru Iwata has revealed in an interview that its experimentation with three-dimensional visuals continued for another fifteen years or so before the recent reveal of the 3DS.
Speaking to VentureBeat (in the same interview we sourced for this story on the 3DS being sold at a profit), Iwata admitted that the Virtual Boy “didn’t work that well,” but that Nintendo toiled away, and even considered adding 3D support to the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance.
According to Iwata, the Gamecube was designed with “parallax barrier” LCD displays in mind, and that the company produced a 3D version of launch title Luigi’s Mansion, which was “appealing. It showed depth in the view of the gaming world.”
“But when we reviewed marketability, we had to consider the problem of consumers having to purchase displays,” explained Iwata — a problem Sony will be working hard to overcome with its 3D technology on the PlayStation 3.
Iwata also revealed that the company also tried out 3D technology with the Game Boy Advance, saying that “the prototype is still inside my chest drawer.”
“When we saw 3D images on the GBA SP, we saw the high resolution wasn’t good and the parallax barrier display available was not functioning well,” explained Iwata. “The graphical processing power of the GBA wasn’t good enough.”
The company did not even consider implementing 3D into the original DS because, as Iwata explains, “we though we couldn’t afford to add anything more” after introducing a touchscreen.
Work on the successor to the DS started immediatley after release but, even then, the company was not immediately considering revisiting 3D displays, which it saw as a series of failed experiments in the past. However, as technology advanced and 3D-capable LCDs were available at higher resolutions, several designers within Nintendo — including Zelda and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto — began to see the appeal, causing Nintendo to try again. And given the reception of the 3DS at E3, it looks like the company has finally nailed it.


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Business travel seems all set at making a strong comeback in the coming months. The attitude towards business travel is undergoing a massive shift. A recent survey by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has brought this to light.
Around 77% of business travelers say the increased reliance on remote work which gained prevalence during the pandemic is negatively impacting productivity and workplace culture. They feel that the return of physical travel is becoming more and more essential so that business activities can continue as earlier.
Nearly 70% Americans welcomed the recent move by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) to relax mask requirements. A lot of people made additional travel plans following CDC’s move.
Around 40% Americans said they are more likely to undertake business related travel as compared to 2020-21 period.
The survey also brought to light many other interesting observations:
- 80% of employed Americans and 86% of business travelers say face-to-face interactions are important for maximizing company success
- 44% of adults and 64% of business travelers agree that an increased reliance on virtual work negatively impacts productivity
- 80% of employed Americans and 83% of business travelers say face-to-face interactions are important for keeping morale high
“The last two years of virtual work arrangements and travel restrictions have underscored the importance of travel and face-to-face meetings for businesses, employees and customers alike. Most Americans recognize the unmatched value business travel and face-to-face meetings provide,” observed AHLA President and CEO Chip Rogers.
According to AHLA’s State of the Industry report, business travel overall is expected to increase in 2022 compared to last year, and, according to an analysis by Kalibri Labs, by quarter three it is projected to reach 80% of 2019 figures


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Reactive Systems Exhibiting at the SAE 2004 World Congress
Falls Church, VA (March 3, 2004) -- Reactive Systems, Inc. (RSI) will exhibit its award-winning Reactis tool at the Society for Automotive Engineering (SAE) 2004 World Congress, company officials announced today.
The SAE World Congress is the largest event worldwide for automotive engineering. Over 38,000 attendees are expected, according to the organizations web-site, and over 1,000 companies will participate in the trade show.
Reactive Systems will be giving demonstrations of Reactis in the booth (#2217) of The MathWorks, Inc., the market leader in design tools for embedded software. RSI is one of 11 partner companies invited by The MathWorks to be part of its booth.
"We are excited about exhibiting at the SAE World Congress," said Rance Cleaveland, CEO of Reactive Systems. "The event offers us a great opportunity to connect with customers. We are also grateful to The MathWorks for enabling us to participate."
The SAE World Congress will take place March 8-11, 2004 at the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan.
About Reactive Systems, Inc.
RSI builds testing and validation tools for engineers who develop the embedded
in automobiles, aircraft, medical devices, cellular telephone, and
a host of other consumer and military applications. The company
has sold its flagship Reactis(r) product to eight
automotive companies and their suppliers and has trials
underway at a two dozen other organizations. The company is based
in the Washington, DC, suburb of Falls Church, VA.
|Reactive Systems, Inc.|
|120-B E. Broad St.|
|Falls Church, VA 22046 USA|
|+1 (703) 752-0928 (voice), +1 (703) 637-7101 (fax)|
Reactis is a trademark of Reactive Systems, Inc. Simulink and Stateflow are registered trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc.


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Elon Musk helped found what became PayPal back at the turn of the century, and now it appears he is moving on an ambition he outlined months ago to add a payments feature to Twitter, the social-media platform he paid $44 billion to acquire in October.
The San Francisco-based company has begun working on software and applying for licenses across the United States to support the service, according to a story posted late Monday by The Financial Times, which cited two sources familiar with the initiative. Twitter could not be reached for comment.
The new platform would process familiar fiat transactions but would also be capable of handling cryptocurrency, according to the FT story, which cited two sources. Esther Crawford, director of product management at Twitter, is heading up the initiative, according to reports. Crawford came to the company in December 2020 when Twitter bought Squad, of which she was chief executive. Squad specialized in arranging screen sharing and group viewing of videos, according to Crawford’s LinkedIn profile.
Twitter expects the payments service to generate significant revenue, though not immediately and despite competition with established payments apps such as Apple Pay that have been in the market for years. While he was planning last spring to acquire the company, Musk presented estimates to investors indicating that a payments service intertwined with a social-media platform could take in roughly $1.3 billion in revenue annually by 2028, according to earlier reporting by The New York Times, though it isn’t clear what the fees would be and who would pay them.
Observers say it’s not surprising Musk would push for a payments service, given his background and the need to open more sources of revenue for Twitter. The open question is whether users will adopt payments via Twitter in preference to services they may already use, such as PayPal or card-on-file with a merchant, says Thad Peterson, strategic advisor at financial-services consultancy Aite-Novarica Group.
“Unless there is a significant difference in the purchase experience using this capability, be it lower friction, lower cost, or something else, it’s hard to envision a situation where a consumer would choose a payment type that’s only available on one social-media platform, especially when that platform isn’t as commerce-focused as others, like Facebook and Instagram,” says Peterson in an email message to Digital Transactions News.
Twitter had 368 million users worldwide at the end of 2022, according to figures from online data source bankmycell.com, a number that grew almost 18% last year. The site, however, expects the user base to dwindle to 354 million by the end of this year. Monthly daily users came to 238 million as of last year’s second quarter, the site says.
Musk envisions peer-to-peer payments, savings accounts, and debit cards as components of a so-called “everything app” for Twitter, according to the FT report. He launched a payments service in 1999 called X.com, which merged with other players to form PayPal in 2001, though Musk left in 2000. EBay purchased the company for $1.5 billion in 2002, and in 2015 it went public. Musk acquired the X.com name from PayPal two years later.
Observers point out that the Twitter platform is no stranger to payments transactions, though that activity is typically initiated by users who want to pay others on the system. Indeed, entrepreneurs over the years have sometimes leveraged Twitter’s reach to support payments startups, though without much success. One notable example was Twitpay Inc., which started out in 2008 managing peer-to-peer transactions for users on Twitter but within two years branched into other payment types after failing to gain traction.


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Global Cosmetics Company’s European Markets Bring Home More than 75 Prestigious 2021 Industry Awards, Recognitions, and Accolades
Dallas, Texas (February 8, 2022) – Mary Kay Europe announces its 2021 year-end awards in a range of categories including business excellence, corporate social responsibility, women’s empowerment, and product innovation. More than 75 prestigious awards highlight Mary Kay’s unwavering business values, commitment to enriching women’s lives, and dedication to the global cosmetic company’s European markets.
“It has been another record-breaking year for awards achieved in Mary Kay Europe which is a true testament to the decades-long commitment and excellence of our independent sales force and corporate teams within our diverse markets. We are beyond proud of the awards and recognition of our collective effort to make a difference in the communities where we live and work.”Tara Eustace, President of the Mary Kay European Region
“The 2021 accolades for Mary Kay Europe are a reminder of our company’s global mission to encourage and propel women to leadership roles, provide cutting-edge product innovation and continue to be a corporate leader in social responsibility and sustainability initiatives,” said Nathan Moore, President of Mary Kay Global Sales and Marketing. “These prestigious awards highlight our company’s steadfast commitment to the principles defined by our brand’s iconic founder, Mary Kay Ash.”
Below is a snapshot of a few of the 2021 accolades:
Excellence in Women’s Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Empowerment
- Ewa Kudlińska-Pyrz was recognized among the 50 Most Valuable Women in Poland by Financial Magazine for her experience and contributions to Polish business. She also received the Pearls of Polish Business Award as one of the 25 most influential Polish businesswomen.
- General Manager of Mary Kay Russia Alla Sokolova was recognized as a Top 250 Executive in the annual “Top 1000 Russian Managers” ranking where she ranked 5th in the Retail category for 2021 by the Association Managers of Russia and Kommersant Publishing House.
- Mary Kay Ukraine General Manager Viktoriia Zoria-Iatsenko was listed among the Top Women CEOs in Ukraine in Women’s Leadership in the Corporate Sector and Business rating by www.womo.ua – the portal for working women.
- General Manager of Mary Kay Czech Republic and Slovakia Edita Szabóová received the Personality of Bratislava 2021 award. Szabóová received the award based on her long-term professional success in the business category. The award was announced in the Slovak magazine Metropola.
- The event hosted an extensive business program showcasing best corporate practices in protecting the environment, tackling inequality, spreading an entrepreneurial culture, and the power of education. Alla Sokolova, General Manager of Mary Kay Russia, was a key speaker at the event.
- Mary Kay Spain General Manager Gema Aznar was chosen again as one of the 500 Most Influential Women in Spain in 2021 by Yo Dona magazine. This is the sixth year Aznar has received this prestigious award.
Excellence in Business and Employment
- The AmCham Awards Ceremony honors the best business and management practices among AmCham members. For the first time, Mary Kay Russia was chosen as Company of the Year in 2021. The award was accepted by Alla Sokolova, CEO of Mary Kay Russia. AmCham is the American Chamber of Commerce and the largest business organization operating in Russia.
- Among 200 companies, Mary Kay Ukraine was named one of the Top 50 Best Companies in Ukraine that impacted the country’s economy and the lives of Ukrainians in 2021. The rating was prepared by the business magazine Vlada ta hroshi (Power & Money).
- Mary Kay Moldova was honored with the Golden Mercury Award, the grand prize in the category of “Products and Services in Beauty and Health Area” and was also named “The Trademark of 2020” by the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Moldova. The objective of the program is to identify companies that create and promote successful marketing strategies and trademarks in the domestic and foreign markets, thus increasing the quality of goods and services for consumers in a healthy and competitive environment.
Excellence in Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility
- For the fourth year in a row, Mary Kay Russia was nominated and awarded The Best Social Project for its “You Can Do It” collaboration with Cosmopolitan magazine. The project focused on educating others about the benefits of women’s entrepreneurship and debunking myths about the challenges related to being an entrepreneur. Best Social Projects of Russia is an annual event aimed at supporting public initiatives, creating conditions for sustainable development, and strengthening social policy based on the partnership between the state, society, and private business sectors.
- Mary Kay Ukraine and Marie Claire magazine united efforts to raise awareness about breast cancer in Ukraine and encouraged women to take care of their health by conducting self-examination. The joint project titled “The Power of Woman” earned the X-RAY Marketing Award in the category of “Brand Collaboration of the Year.” Mary Kay Ukraine has supported efforts in the fight against breast cancer in Ukraine for 17 years through the Pink Changing Lives program. The X-RAY Marketing Award is given to the best marketing, public relations, and digital experts for perseverance and ingenuity in overcoming challenges.
- Mary Kay Germany received first-place recognition in the German Direct Selling Association CleanUP Award. Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants collected more than six tons of waste for the campaign titled “BDD CleanUps.” The award was accepted by Mary Kay Germany General Manager Elke Kopp in the category “Total Amount.”
Excellence in Direct Selling
- For the third year in a row, Mary Kay Belarus received the Direct Sales Cosmetic Company Number One Award from the Number One national awards. The annual Number One award is bestowed on the best and most sought-after companies, products, and services among more than 4,000 companies that took part in the awards process.
- Mary Kay Ukraine was awarded the Favor of Success as an Absolute Favorite in the category of “Distributor Cosmetics Brand.” The “Favorite of Success” honor is a well-recognized landmark by consumers and a symbol of the highest consumer confidence and high-quality standard.
Excellence in Digital Education and Printed Tools
- Mary Kay Poland was honored with the Innovative Company 2021 award from Home & Market magazine for its Link and Learn training platform. The intuitive and modern interface technology for Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants includes dozens of free training modules in the field of personal development, business development, and product information.
- @mkrussia – earned the annual Digital Communications Awards 2021 in Russia for the successful execution of the brand’s philosophy and expanding its customer network. The Digital Communications Awards recognize projects that have achieved outstanding digital communications with the successful promotion of their products using digital technologies and new media.
- In 2021, Mary Kay Russia was also honored with a Silver Threads Award in the Best Digital Edition category for the company’s Applause digital edition. The Silver Threads program is the first national interregional competition for corporate information resources in Russia.
- Mary Kay Ukraine received a highly valued product recognition for Choice of the Year in the category of facial care products. The Choice of the Year competition has been held in Ukraine annually since 2001. It’s one of the most prestigious business awards and serves as a guide for consumers who want to choose not only popular but also high-quality products and services.
- Mary Kay Czech Republic earned four Cosmo Beauty Awards. The best products were voted on by more than 10,000 Cosmopolitan magazine readers in 2021.
- For the third year in a row, Mary Kay Portugal earned a Product of the Year award for Mary Kay Naturally®. The prestigious award is a worldwide acknowledgment (present in more than 40 countries) that distinguishes products for their innovation and is based entirely on consumer votes.
- Mary Kay United Kingdom and Ireland took home six awards at the 2021 Beauty Bible Awards and four awards at the 2021 UK Global Makeup Awards. The Global Makeup Awards celebrate the best in newly released beauty products including makeup, skincare, haircare, body care, and more.
With more than 1,600 patents and a team of scientists dedicated to producing innovative products backed by proven results, Mary Kay® products in Europe garnered nearly 50 awards in 2021. Among the numerous products recognized by experts in the beauty industry and consumers, these were some of the most awarded:
- Mary Kay® Hydrogel Eye Patches
- Mary Kay Naturally® Nourishing Oil
- Mary Kay Naturally® Exfoliating Powder
- Mary Kay Illuminea™ Extrait de Parfum
- TimeWise Miracle Set 3D®
- TimeWise® 3D Foundations
- Skinvigorate Sonic™ Skin Care System


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Apple has just recently announced its most awaited new iOS version 15.4. However, iOS 15.4 update is causing some serious battery life problems. The new update included 37 new emojis, a gender-neutral voice for Apple’s smart assistant, Siri, and the ability to unlock iPhone while wearing a mask.
iOS 15.4 Update is Causing Serious Battery Drain Problems
However, as soon as the users installed the latest iOS update, they started facing the phone’s battery life problems. According to the testimonials of some users on Twitter, installing the firmware has greatly reduced the endurance of their device.
“Battery life on iOS 15.4 is really bad. After 24 hours, I lost 80%, but the screen was active no more than 2 hours and I only use Safari, YouTube, Instagram, Uber”, testifies a user. Another assures that “my phone is stuck at 95% or 97% charging, then when I unplug it, it shows 100% maybe 5 minutes later or after a reboot then quickly drain”.
This is not the first time the users are getting some issues after installing the latest OS update. Indeed, the installation of an update activates a series of tasks in the background. These various tasks, such as battery calibration, drain battery life. It only takes a few days for the calibration to be complete and everything to be back to normal. Nevertheless, Apple is never slow to offer a patch to resolve a possible failure.
Let’s see whether the issue goes way as its own or Apple send another update to fix the issue. So stay connected to get to know more about this issue.


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April 3, 2020 | By Peter Katz | Westfair
News in Detail
DeCicco’s supermarket planned for Edge-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow
The DeCicco & Sons chain of food markets plans to open its 11th location in Westchester at Edge-on-Hudson, the project that has been underway to redevelop the former GM site in Sleepy Hollow. A lease has been signed for a 30,000-square-foot food market with an adjacent 5,000-square-foot pharmacy.
Approvals for the supermarket need to be obtained from the Sleepy Hollow Planning Board, which has had various aspects of the Edge-on-Hudson project on its agenda for the past several meetings. It also was scheduled to review the Lighthouse Landing Communities LLC Edge-on-Hudson Riverfront Development at its March 19 meeting that was canceled.
The DeCicco & Sons lease is the first for retail space at Edge-on-Hudson. The project is expected to include 135,000 square feet of retail space as well as 1,177 units of housing. There also will be a 140-room boutique hotel, 35,000 square feet of office space and more than 16 acres of parkland. The entire site covers 70 acres along the Hudson River waterfront.
Developing the project are Irvine, California-based SunCal and New Providence along with New Jersey-based Diversified Realty Advisors through its parent company, PCD Capital. Biddle Real Estate Ventures is acting as lead development consultant for the project.
The international real estate firm Hines has committed to building 246 luxury apartments at Edge-on-Hudson.
DeCicco & Sons was founded in 1973 by John, Joe and Frank DeCicco in the Bronx. Its stores in Ardsley, Armonk, Brewster, Millwood and Somers have both beer and wine bars. The company also has locations in Harrison, Larchmont and Pelham. A new store is planned for Eastchester.
If Sleepy Hollow’s planning board gives the expected approvals, construction of the store is expected to be completed next year with an opening anticipated early in 2022. The schedule, of course, could be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This would be the first major supermarket within the village of Sleepy Hollow.
The first residents have moved into townhouses on the Edge-on-Hudson site. Construction of condominiums and apartments had been underway before the COVID-19 disruption. Toll Brothers had been readying its model homes at the site.