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Intel has confirmed yesterday's processor price cuts, which saw up to 40 per cent knocked off what the chip giant charges for some of its CPUs. A batch of new ones were released too, including the first single-core Core 2 processors. The update to Intel's price list also saw the addition of the recently announced mobile Core …
"That pushed down the price of the T7700 and the T7500 from $530 and $316..."
So can I expect a $100 refund from Intel, given that they've lowered their price by $200, just like Apple did?
And why isn't this reporter bitter with Intel for "Slapping their customers in the face"?
Core 2 solo
What's the betting that the Core2 solo is a Core2 duo where one of the cores failed quality control?
What of the 7100?
No movement on the T7100? and what's going on with the T7250? Thought it was already released, as the T7300....Same specs as the T7200 but with the 800Mhz FSB.
=> what's going on with the T7250?
T7200 : FSB667 2*2MB
T7250 : FSB800 2*1MB
T7300 : FSB800 2*2MB
- Microsoft: We're hiking UK cloud prices 22%. Stop whining – it's the Brexit
- And so we enter day seven of King's College London major IT outage
- Thanks, IoT vendors: your slack attitude will get regulators moving
- Vodafone rapped with RECORD £4.6m fine for failing customers
- EU ruling restricts rights to resell back-up copies of software where originals are damaged, destroyed or lost


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China’s e-commerce company Alibaba Singles Day Sale sold $ 30.5 billion (Rs 2.17 lakh crore) in the first 16 hours. The company broke the previous record of $ 30 billion. The figure of 7000 crore rupees was touched in the first 1 minute and 8 seconds. The online sale, which began at noon Sunday (according to Chinese time) with the performance of American singer Taylor Swift, ran till midnight Monday. The number of orders the company received in a second reached a record of 5.44 lakh. This is 1360 times more than in 2009. The company started Singles Day Sale the same year.
Alibaba started the Singles Day Sale in China in 2009. Its day was fixed on 11 November because, on this date, 1111 means four times a single. Singles Day by Alibaba has now become the largest online sale in the world. A similar sale at American Cyber Monday sold $ 7.9 billion worth of commodities last year.
Singles Day is also important this year because Alibaba has also been working on Hong Kong’s plan to raise $ 15 billion through an IPO for listing on the stock market. It is believed that the figures of Singles Day Sale can be helpful to woo investors of IPO. It is also noteworthy that Alibaba is under pressure this year on the growth front due to the trade war between US-China and slowdown in the Chinese economy. Moreover, more than two lakh brands from 78 countries participated in this singles day.
What is Singles’ Day in China?
Singles’ Day is celebrated every year on 11 November in China. It started in the year 2009. Considering the number of singles in the country, a big festival was organized in their name. On this day single and boy and girl together choose their life partner. This day is a holiday in China and it is celebrated as a shopping festival as well. Many e-commerce companies take a huge advantage of it.

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- Trina Solar’s 2021 Annual Report shows the company shipped 24.8 GW of solar modules last year
- A majority of this share came from more than 16 GW of 210 modules, as the company exceeded 100 GW of cumulative shipments it announced recently
- Its module production capacity till the end of 2021 reached 50 GW as targeted and is now planned to go up to 65 GW by the end of 2022
- This year, it targets to ship a total of 43 GW of solar modules globally, including those for self-use
China headquartered global solar PV cells and module maker Trina Solar counts its total solar module shipments in 2021 to have added up to 24.8 GW, led mainly by 210 sized panels that made up over 16 GW of the total number, as per its annual report.
Out of 24.8 GW, Trina had shipped more than 10.5 GW within H1/2021 as it shared previously which means somewhere around 14.3 GW were sold in the 2nd half of last year (see Trina Solar Shipped 10.5+GW Modules In H1/2021). It compares to 15.91 GW it shipped in 2020 (see Trina Solar Shipped 15.91 GW Modules In 2020).
Trina recently announced having exceeded 100 GW of cumulative shipments since its inception in 1997.
As for its financials, Trina says its operating income for the year went up by 51.20% YoY to RMB 44.48 billion, and net profit was reported as having gone up 46.77% to RMB 1.804 billion.
Management said it was able to lock in profits by stocking silicon to ensure stability of its supply chain in 2021 which led it to reduce costs.
At the end of 2021, Trina’s solar cell production capacity had reached up to 35 GW and module capacity 50 GW as targeted. By the end of 2022, it now targets to expand solar cell capacity to 50 GW and module capacity to 65 GW. In 2022, it plans to ship 43 GW modules, including those for self-use. Management said it is actively exploring the layout of TOPCon production capacity.
Recently, Trina said it expects to report Q1/2022 net profits as between RMB 500 million to RMB 600 million, reflecting an annual increase of 117% to 161% (see China PV News Snippets).


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The mold component supplier says the new site will feature faster load times and a more user friendly experience, including a responsive design that allows users to view it on any device.
iD Additives Inc. will host the mold-maintenance-themed event Wednesday, August 5 from 9 a.m.-12 noon CST.
Advanced Blending Solutions adds drying to its auxiliary equipment product portfolio.
Company believes the new brand emphasizes the technical expertise and global product development focus for which Asahi Kasei is so well known.
The partnership will allow each company to offer needed products in the additive manufacturing space.
System generates the low temperatures with compressed air cooled by liquid nitrogen, which flows over the sample.
Albis’ compounding business now operating as Mocom, a separate company from Albis resin distribution.
Arkema has invested in the American start-up to advance the development of 3D composite manufacturing.
Cabinet approves ban on single-use plastic products ahead of E.U. measures due in 2021.
Show organizer P. E. Schall postpones Fakuma 2020 to October 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic.


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Consolidation is back in vogue in the medical technology industry, the 2017 edition of the EvaluateMedTech World Preview report finds. While Medtronic will remain secure at the top of the pile in five years’ time with global sales of almost $38bn, several of the other top-20 device makers – most notably, Abbott – will have leapfrogged their fellows thanks to mergers and acquisitions.
Overall, the global medtech sector is forecast to grow at 5.1% annually between 2016 and 2022, culminating in 2022 global sales of $522bn. Combined, the top 20 companies currently occupy 54% of the global medtech market, but because they are forecast to grow at an average of just 4.6% per year this will shrink to 52% in 2022.
Bigger but scarcer
The biggest merger this year was that of Abbott Laboratories and St, Jude Medical, which clocked in at $25bn and closed in January. This means that Abbott will jump five places in to become the third-largest player in 2022. And the company’s sales forecast could well rise further, following the expected closing of Abbott’s acquisition of Alere later this year; this could bring Abbott’s 2022 forecast sales to more than $22bn.
A similar situation ought to emerge with Becton Dickinson, forecast to be the eighth-biggest medtech company in the world, and currently working to close its acquisition of C.R. Bard. If and when this happens, the combined company could achieve sales of over $18bn in 2022, which would place it fourth in the rankings.
The story of this year, meanwhile, is that M&A activity is once again on the up. At $49bn, the total value of mergers closed in the first half of 2017 has already eclipsed that for all of 2016. Despite this the number of deals struck has been falling. Just 97 mergers and acquisitions closed in the first half of this year, compared with 134 a year earlier. Mergers are getting bigger, but also scarcer.
The largest sector within medtech in 2022 will be in vitro diagnostics, buoyed in part by the growing interest in sequencing-based tests such as liquid biopsies. Annual sales of IVDs will amount to $69.6bn, well ahead of the second-placed segment, cardiology, on $62.3bn.
The fastest-growing area among the top 15, however, is neurology. Partly thanks to neuromodulation technologies including deep brain stimulation and spinal cord stimulation becoming more common, the neurology segment is forecast to be worth to $11.6bn in 2022, representing an annualised growth rate of 7.8%.
EvaluateMedTech’s consensus forecasts find that medtech companies worldwide will splash out $33.5bn on R&D in 2022, with spending expected to grow by 3.7% per year until then. But research appears to be falling down medtechs’ list of priorities: the R&D investment rate – the amount spent by the sector as a percentage of sales – is expected to decline from 6.9% in 2016 to 6.4% in 2022.
The top 20 companies spend much less than this. The average R&D investment rate for this cohort is just 5.7%, falling to 5.1% in 2022. Medtronic will of course be the biggest spender, with an R&D bill of $2.7bn in 2022. Abbott is expected to take the number-two spot following its acquisition of St. Jude. Of the top 20, Biomérieux and Edwards Lifesciences are forecast to invest the most into R&D as a percentage of medtech sales in five years’ time, both on 15.2% of revenues.
An analysis of US regulatory approvals showed that the number of US approvals for the most innovative, high-risk devices fell from last year’s total. EvaluateMedTech found that the FDA approved 40 new PMAs, HDEs and PDPs (first-time approvals) in 2016, a huge 22% drop from the 2015 figure of 51, a 10-year high. But supplementary PMAs – updates to first-time approvals, required when a medical device is altered in some minor way – rose 19% to 2,528.
The number of 510(k) clearances was also down on 2015, with a decrease of 2% to 2,993. Of these, 24 were de novo clearances, used for low-risk devices for which there is no pre-approved device similar enough to act as a predicate. Overall, 5,561 US approvals and clearances were granted last year, a 6% increase from 2015.
Breaking this down by company shows Boston Scientific punching above its weight. The company had the most overall approvals: 385 in total in 2016, despite spending less than $1bn on R&D. Medtronic, the overall table leader as might be expected, had 803 devices approved or cleared, but spent much more – $2.2bn – on research. Roche and Abbott were tied when it comes to first-time PMAs, scoring five each.
2017 will not see a return to the kind of M&A frenzy that distinguished 2015. But business development activity is picking up from last year; it would be good to see a corresponding increase in companies’ ability to bring new, innovative technologies to market – even if they have to spend more on R&D.


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Continental Airlines Inc. is taking off with a new approach to its Web site that could open up an untapped revenue stream.
The Houston-based airline is offering space on its continental.com Web page to a new batch of non-travel-industry advertisers. Continental has signed an agreement with New York City online advertising firm Winstar Interactive Media to sell the space.
Winstar Interactive Media, a subsidiary of Mission Media Group Inc., was formed in 1996 as a site-specific representation company. It sells Internet advertising for Web sites including Fodors.com, NASDAQ.com and Zagat.com.
David Messing, a spokesman for Continental, says the airline has been working on the deal for six months as an extension of the travel-related advertising opportunities already offered by Continental. That includes advertisements on boarding passes, in gate boarding areas at the airline’s hubs in Houston and Newark, N.J., and in Continental magazine.
Web site advertising isn’t new for airlines — lots of travel products are already advertised on airlines’ Web sites — however, the concept of selling non-travel-related advertising is.
British Airways began selling non-travel advertising a year ago, according to airline spokesman John Lampl, who says luxury carmaker Jaguar was the first to advertise. Although he would not divulge advertising revenue figures, Lampl says the venture has been successful for the airline.
Meanwhile, Messing estimates that continental.com advertisers will be able to get their message in front of 10 million unique monthly visitors who use the consumer-driven site to book travel, access their frequent flyer accounts and confirm plans.
Adam Guild, president and CEO of Winstar Interactive, would not disclose whether any advertisers have signed on to purchase space under Continental’s new model.
He says Continental is billing the online ad space as a premium. Because the Web site gets 10 million unique visitors per month, Continental is pricing the space as a cost-per-thousand, or CPM. Advertisers will pay anywhere from $6 to $16 CPM based on the targeting of the ad, according to Guild.
Research conducted within the past year by the Washington D.C.-based U.S. Travel Association found that about 90 million American adults used the Internet to plan travel during the past year, with 76.4 percent of online travelers planning leisure trips online.
“This represents another revenue opportunity that can expose advertisers to a wide audience,” Messing says. “At the same time, it adds appeal to business and leisure travelers who use our site.”
The spaces on Continental’s Web site that have been set aside for new advertising are those that will not intrude on normal site usage, according to Messing.
That is one of the key issues that Kevin Crissy, an equity research analyst with UBS in New York, says could make or break the experience for Web site users.
“As long as they don’t damage the experience or inundate the user with ads, then it will be most effective,” he says.
Crissy says he recently used Continental for his own travel and noticed the advertisements on his boarding pass as well as the weather report for his destination, which he thought was a value-added offering.
He believes Continental’s new approach to selling ads on its Web site will generate a high return on investment since online travel sites are relatively easy and cheap to maintain and are in high demand.
Says Crissy: “Structurally, it is a good thing in a time when airlines are getting low ROI for their flights.”
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Dhaka Bureau Policy Times : Though Britain has left the European Union (EU) through Brexit, the UK’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) will cover all the same countries including Bangladesh that are currently eligible for trade preferences under the EU’s GSP.
“Imports from 47 of the world’s least developed countries, including Bangladesh and Malawi, will not face any tariffs– supporting their economic development through business and trade,” according to Department for International Trade, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
Britain will allow businesses to trade with the UK as they do now without disruption, it said in a statement.
The UK government announces that removals and reductions of tariffs on goods from developing countries to continue after the end of the transition period.
The trade preference scheme will cover any eligible countries that do not have their existing trade agreements transitioned into a new agreement with the UK, it said.
The UK imported approximately £8 billion-worth of textiles and apparel products from eligible countries last year.
Besides, British importers will continue to pay zero or reduced tariffs on everyday goods such as clothing and vegetables from the world’s poorest countries now the UK has left the EU, the statement said quoting International Trade Secretary Liz Truss.
“We are making sure that the world’s poorest countries can continue to take advantage of the opportunities that free trade offers them by allowing them to export their products to the UK at preferential rates,” she said.
The scheme will also help British businesses to continue trading seamlessly after we leave the EU, as well as giving British consumers continued access to some of their favourite products at affordable prices.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Global Britain is a partner of choice for developing countries.
“(This) announcement demonstrates, we take a liberal approach to trade, recognising that many developing countries want to trade their way to greater prosperity,” he said.


text: The past two days have seen the rise of a huge controversy about tiny hats. This weekend’s premiere of Saturday Night Live featured a sketch called “Ladies Who Lunch” in which a socialite, to the jealously and delight of her friends, purchases increasingly smaller and smaller hats. “Tiny hats were the rage at fashion week!” squeals one chapeau-conscious companion. They were also popular with comedians at Adult Swim, particularly Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, whose show, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! included a tiny-hats-centric sketch years before Saturday Night Live’s version aired. Called “Tiny Hats,” the Tim and Eric incarnation takes the form of a commercial parody for Tiny Hats, a store that sells discount auto parts tiny hats. Heidecker told New York’s Vulture blog that he “found [‘Ladies Who Lunch’] to be very similar to our sketch, surprisingly similar, and I think our official position on it is that [recurring fake Tim and Eric corporation] Cinco takes tiny hats very seriously and I don't think that they’d have a sense of humor about making fun of those hats.” Although Heidecker maintains that he does not “want to start a big thing here,” the Great Tiny Hats Debate is growing. The Huffington Post, asking whether S.N.L. stole from Adult Swim, called the contention the Tiny Hats War!) But are dual, dueling tiny hats tantamount to a lawsuit? John Rizvi, a patent attorney and an intellectual property professor at Nova Southeastern University, spoke about the matter with VF Daily over the phone this afternoon. “The important thing to remember is that copyrights do not protect ideas; copyrights protect the expression of ideas,” he stressed. Rizvi had not seen the sketches, but pointed out that Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, and Titanic all contain the same idea—ill-fated young love—but explore that idea in different ways. He said that it “may make a difference” that Tim and Eric’s talk of tiny hats also included the advent of a headpiece emporium, while Saturday Night Live’s representation included no such store. In Rizvi’s opinion, “there’s no way to get exclusive rights to a skit involving hats becoming increasingly smaller.” A hat tip to justice!


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INDIA: Exit from Michelin joint venture not a setback for Apollo Tyres'
Source: Daily "The Hindu Business Line", New Delhi; 3 Oct 2005
New Delhi , Oct 2 APOLLO Tyres Ltd does not see its exit from the Michelin Apollo Tyres Pvt Ltd (MATPL), a 51: 49 joint venture company with the Michelin group, as a "setback" in its efforts towards getting a slice of the high-potential truck and bus radial segment pie. "We will evolve a strategy for the truck and bus radial segment in the coming days. Our exit from the joint venture does not mean that we have had a setback or would not foray into truck and bus radial manufacturing in the future," Mr Sunam Sarkar, a member on the Apollo board, told Business Line. The company and the Michelin group on Friday agreed to "realign their business plans" and announced Apollo's exit from MATPL. Apollo Tyres had invested close to $10 million in the joint venture company, which was set up to manufacture truck and bus radial tyre for the domestic market. Mr Sarkar said that the slow pace of radialisation in the Indian truck and bus tyre segment (contributed by somewhat moderate progress in infrastructure build-up) had prompted Apollo Tyres to take a close look at its engagement with the joint venture company. "We will get almost entire amount invested in the joint venture company. We have neither lost or gained in financial terms," Mr Sarkar said. He added that the Michelin group would continue to hold the 14.9 per cent stake it acquired in Apollo Tyres two years ago. (Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)


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An infrastructure project seen by many as key to the growth of the logistics hub surrounding Rickenbacker International Airport has been approved for $16 million in federal transportation funding.
The funding, announced Tuesday by the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, will pay for a planned east-west connector linking the Rickenbacker logistics hub with Route 23. The money, awarded through theTransportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Grant program, is a major win for Central Ohio’s logistics industry and for area officials who have endured a string of letdowns on funding for the project in recent years.
“The east-west connector would accommodate the growing truck traffic, both today and with widening of the Panama Canal in 2015, and improve road access as freight container volumes increase in the Norfolk-Southern freight yard in Columbus. The $16.08 million grant will update Duvall Road and Ashville Pike and upgrade two intersections so trucks can safely and efficiently reach U.S. Route 23 and then continue onto Interstate 270 and Interstate 71,” Brown’s office said in a press release.
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Leading convenience store chain 7-Eleven opened its 2,000th store in the Philippines on March 8 at the LV Locsin Building,6752 Makati Avenue, Legazpi Village, Makati.
A concert celebrating the milestone was held on the same day at the BGC Amphitheatre, topbilled by Moonstar88, Gracenote, Imago, Ransom Collective and Bamboo.
The concert’s theme was “Tuloy Po Kayo,” a reference to how 7-Eleven aims to be a kapitbahay whose doors are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The global store chain now has over 60,000 stores in 17 countries, making it the largest convenience retailer in the world.
7-Eleven opened its first store in the Philippines in 1984 and reached 500 stores 7 years ago. The Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), country licensee of 7-Eleven, was able to expand to 1,000 stores in 2014, and now to 2,000 stores in just over 2 years.
7-Eleven went nationwide with its first store in the Visayas in 2012 and Mindanao in 2015. Currently, there are 255 stores in Visayas and 107 stores in Mindanao.
7-Eleven Corporate Senior Vice President and Head of International Ena Williams thanked PSC President and CEO Jose Victor Paterno for a job well done in the Philippines.
“We are glad to be able to bring modern convenience to more Filipinos, and we are thankful to be part of our customers' daily lives. With this milestone, we look forward to serving our customers better every day,” Paterno said.
PSC will open 412 more stores this year and continue to innovate with their products and services such as its CLiQQ Rewards loyalty program, accompanying mobile app, and a platform on Facebook Messenger. All stores will soon have CLiQQ WiFi. PSC has also started developing its e-commerce initiatives to take advantage of the emerging digital retail market.
Part of the 2,000th store celebration is the Justice League Chibi Pouches via CLiQQ Rewards promo. Customers need to purchase Php 100 worth of products to get one Chibi e-stamp. Ten Chibi e-stamps qualifies the customer to get a pouch with several designs including fan favorites Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Justice League. Fifty customers will win Justice League Chibi mini figures, and 10 lucky winners of the Chibi E-raffle will fly to Macau to experience Batman Dark Flight in Studio City Macau.


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After almost four years, YouTube is closing its dedicated gaming portal and merging it with the main platform. It announced the move late last year, but missed the original March shutdown date. YouTube Gaming will cease to exist on May 30th; visitors will get directed to a new channel for games on the main YouTube site instead. The app will also shut down.
In the announcement on its Google support page, YouTube said that sending visitors to the main platform would make it easier for gaming fans to connect. “We want to continue to build a stronger home for the gaming community that thrives on YouTube, not just the YouTube Gaming app,” the company said.
As for any content YouTube Gaming visitors may have saved or viewed over the years, they’re out of luck. YouTube says it’s not possible to transfer games already saved on YouTube Gaming and suggests that subscribers combine their YouTube Gaming and normal YouTube subscriptions.


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BERLIN — Their future brightened by flashy bling, clearly they had to wear shades.
Berlin police said the five disguised men drove a Volkswagen Golf into a jewelry shop before dawn Wednesday, jumped out of the vehicle and smashed open display cases with a hammer and crowbar.
An eyewitness says that after taking a bunch of watches, the burglars sped off in two Audis, leaving the Volkswagen behind in the shop’s rubble the shop.
Police are now asking any other witnesses to come forward to help them in their investigation.
Police in the German capital are on the lookout for a flashy bunch of jewelry thieves last seen wearing white coveralls and mirrored sunglasses.
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APPLE'S long search for a location for a marquee Melbourne store is foundering.
The technology giant has been unsuccessfully looking for a shop site in the central city for five years, but its requirements are so onerous few buildings match.
Industry sources say the iconic brand has rejected three likely options, leaving few other choices.
Apple has three Melbourne stores, but they are based in Chadstone, Doncaster and Southland shopping centres.
It has no central city shop like its flagship Sydney locations, one in George Street and the other at Bondi Junction.
The company requires at least 1500 to 3000 square metres of floor space for its purpose-built shop fitout.
Apple's integrated selling approach with roving sales staff and stands displaying the latest technology must-haves, requires a minimum of 400 sq m of internal space free of any columns.
It also wants 60 feet of premium street frontage onto a short stretch of Collins Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets, although it has recently become more flexible on location.
''These things are not negotiable,'' one industry source said.
So far the company has rejected potential shop suitors at 233 and 271 Collins Street, as well as the Australia on Collins building.
Apple typically spends between $10 million and $15 million fitting out a marquee store, with landlords expected to contribute up to $4 million.
Retrofitting Australia on Collins would have cost the building's owner up to $25 million, a source said.
''We've got the feeling Melbourne is too hard for them and they're focusing on Asian expansion. We may not get a flagship store for some time,'' the source said.
Another source said the building was still under consideration.
A mooted leasing deal with new Emporium redevelopment, which has already attracted a string of high-profile luxury brands, also appears unlikely because it won't provide a street front store.
The $1.16 billion Lonsdale Street Emporium opens next year with tenants Uniqlo, Top Shop/Top Man, sass & bide, Salvatore Ferragamo, Scanlan & Theodore and Zimmerman. ''A lot of luxury brands like being associated with Apple,'' said CBRE's associate director of retail Max Cookes.
Apple's failure to find a suitable central city site will have limited impact because of its re-seller network and won't dent the US giant's vast operating profits.
But ''you would assume they're missing a big market down here,'' one industry insider said.
''We have made no announcement with regard to future Apple retail stores in Australia,'' was all an Apple spokesman would say.


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Lynx is launching a market first - a revolutionary portable pocket sized format which is unique to the Deodorants category.
New Lynx Bullet, available from January 2009, creates a brand new usage occasion. It will offer retailers a huge incremental category growth opportunity and benefits from a massive £8 million media spend.
The launch of Lynx Bullet will continue to drive the Lynx brand, currently in growth, up from 69.5% in March this year to 71.5%.
Duncan Ramsay, Launch Manager for Lynx Bullet at Unilever UK comments: "New Lynx Bullet is the first pocket-sized male body spray to be launched in the UK. Lynx Bullet has been designed to be sprayed at a moment's notice at anytime of the day or night - giving guys the Lynx Effect right when they need it most.
"We believe that Lynx Bullet will generate major incremental growth for retailers as it supports an entirely new consumer usage occasion."
To make the most of the huge growth opportunity retailers should look to place Lynx Bullet at impulse sites throughout stores as well as on the deodorants fixture to really drive visibility and increase their sales.
The Lynx Bullet pocket sized canister measures just under 8cm and weighs 3.23gm. It will be available across three fragrances Dark Temptation, Vice, and brand new for 2009, Instinct. It will be sited at key impulse areas to drive sales.
The launch will be supported by PR and Digital initiatives as well as a heavy weight TV advertising campaign building on the success of previous Lynx TV ads.


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This month, Cartoon Network launched a new summer campaign offering catchy, inspiring phrases to capture the imagination of families.Â Today, the mystery is revealed to be key quotes from characters of hit series such asÂ Adventure Time, Regular ShowÂ andÂ The Amazing World of Gumball. Featured on billboards from coast to coast, the memorable lines embody the virtues of loyal friendships like that of Finn and Jake, or inspiring words from Gumball himselfâ€”words of wisdom that are likely to become winning catch phrases both kids and parents find themselves using again and again. Â The campaign is already garnering attention on social media withÂ over 7.2 Million users on Facebook and TwitterÂ checking-out posts associatedÂ with the campaign.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSfbugdfkR4
Today all will be revealed as the colorful characters behind the quotes start appearing on billboards across the country. Click on the videoÂ aboveÂ to beÂ taken to Coney Island asÂ Steven UniverseÂ gets ready for the hot dog eating contest.


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Apple finally gets US sales ban on some Samsung phone features, but the ruling is practically meaningless
Apple has¬†finally managed to secure a sales ban over some Samsung phone features that infringe on its patents and intellectual property. However, the victory is effectively meaningless¬†despite the milestone¬†in its¬†continuing patent¬†litigation suit with Samsung in ever-longer court battles.
Apple’s ban resides over three features encumbered by its¬†patents: the controversial ‘slide to unlock’ patent, predictive text technology¬†and autocorrect. Getting a ban is a huge symbolic achievement, but the effect it will have on day-to-day business of the two companies is minor. The ban is effectively useless as FOSS Patents explains¬†…
Primarily, the ban only applies to older models of Samsung phone. Most of the affected devices are outdated in the US and no longer sold. It’s¬†nowhere¬†close to a ban on¬†Samsung’s flagship Galaxy phones, that’s for sure. A good example is the slide-to-unlock patent ‚ÄĒ no ‘721.¬†The wording of the patent is such that it only affects certain visual types of unlock patterns, it¬†doesn’t¬†encapsulate wording for¬†wider applications. Even at the original trial in 2014, Apple was only claiming infringement on a select number of Samsung’s devices. The Galaxy Nexus is notably affected by this, but who is buying a Galaxy Nexus nowadays? It’s a¬†five-year old phone.
Another amusing wrinkle for the quick links patents is that its set to expire¬†at the beginning of February. The enforcement of the injunction has a 30 day¬†leeway period, where Samsung is given some time to make necessary adjustments to its products. However, because the patent expires within that 30 day window, the ban is literally meaningless.
Unsurprisingly, Samsung is still¬†disappointed with the¬†conclusion, as it would with any decision that¬†favoured¬†Apple. In a statement to Bloomberg, Samsung said the ruling creates a bad precedent for future¬†patent cases.
‚ÄúWe are very disappointed,‚ÄĚ Samsung said in an e-mailed statement. ‚ÄúWhile this will not impact American consumers, it is another example of Apple abusing the judicial system to create bad legal precedent, which can harm consumer choice for generations to come.‚ÄĚ
The start of these trials date all the way back to 2010, with Steve Jobs wanting to go ‘thermonuclear on Android’. Tim Cook has taken a very different stance, calling patent litigation a distracting ‘pain in the ass’. Apple¬†has not¬†filed further lawsuits since the initial bout leading most¬†to believe that Apple will not ignite further litigation under Cook’s leadership. However, the residual fallout from the Samsung-Apple case will continue for some time yet.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has launched in India .It is the first smartphone which has designed with Side Display.
This phone will be available in first week of January 2015 in Charcoal Black and White Colors. Right now, this phone is available only in US and South Korea.
Asim Warsi, VP, Mobile & IT, Samsung India says that,” Samsung continues with its legacy of pioneering extraordinary innovations and setting new benchmarks in the mobile industry. The Galaxy Note Edge is a stunningly beautiful device equipped with a unique curved screen which not only makes the smartphone distinctive but also delivers a unique way to access information and optimizes functionality “
This phone will release in 22 countries along with India such as Australia ,Austria ,Denmark ,Finland ,France ,Germany ,Iceland ,Italy ,Kazakhstan ,Luxembourg ,Nepal ,Norway ,Poland ,Portugal ,Russia ,Singapore ,Spain ,Switzerland ,Netherlands ,UK.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge introduced in the September 2014, which is available for RS.64,900.This phone uses Samsung Flexible Display Technology which main screen was flat previously.
OS: Android 4.4 (Kitkat)
Processor: 2.7 GHz Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor
Display: 5.6-inch Super AMOLED QHD+ (2560x1440p on the front & 160px on the side)
Camera: Rear Camera 16MP, Front Camera 3.7MP
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Napster was started in June 1999 and for many marked the beginning of an era of free digital music.
For the next 10 years the music industry would try to stop people from downloading free, and what they claimed to be, illegal music.
In January 2009 the largest online music store in the world, Apple’s iTunes, announced it will offer all 10 million songs DRM free, allowing people to download and share their music without any Digital Rights Management.
It took the music industry 10 years to change to a new model, to understand a new landscape, and to learn to take advantage of it.
The newspaper industry has been in sharp decline for the past couple of years. If blogs, which really started gaining momentum in 2005 (my own opinion), are to blame and if they follow the same slow path of change as the music industry will not find a way to survive in this new free digital landscape until around 2015.
YouTube was created in 2005 and really gained ground in 2006 and 2007. The television industry is just starting to feel the heat, and following the path of its brother, the music industry, has tried to conform the new media to old ways. If it follows the same path as its brother the music industry, we will not see a real revolution in the way television is viewed until 2016ish.
The conversations about the changes that have been happening and continue to happen in education around these new models of learning, and digital landscape have only been going on since about 2002 (my own opinion).
Which means we’re looking at 2012, if education follows the same path as the music industry, before we see some real change. Until then we keep chipping away at it…as it’s little changes that lead to big ones.
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Kanbe’s Markets, a nonprofit organization and tenant of Copaken Brooks, announced that it’s expanding its space in Kansas City, Missouri, by 12,000 square feet this month, following a year of growth.
Through its food delivery system, Kanbe’s Markets provides access to fresh, healthy and affordable foods in areas of Kansas City designated as “food deserts” by the USDA. In 2020, its services became even more valuable as the organization provided fresh food for those in the community affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Last year, Kanbe’s Markets delivered more than 1 million pounds of fresh produce to individuals and their families,” said Carmen Vajgrt, the organization’s director of development. “Our property has been invaluable to our efforts to serve a community in need. With any less space, that amount of donations and deliveries wouldn’t have been possible.”
Copaken Brooks procured Kanbe’s Markets’ warehouse space at 3119 Terrace St. in Kansas City, Missouri, in late 2019. In preparation for 2021, Kanbe’s has begun its expansion from 15,000 square feet to the full 27,000 square feet that the space offers. The nonprofit also saw a jump from 12 locations of its popular Healthy Corner Store program at the beginning of 2020 to its current 40 locations.
Following its progress last year, Kanbe’s has outlined several incentives to continue its growth trajectory in 2021. The organization, alongside Copaken Brooks, plans to upgrade its warehouse to help boost productivity through measures such as temperature control and optimized storage space. Kanbe’s will also enhance its home delivery service by adding nutritionally dense produce to its packages, and it will sponsor a number of local restaurants making hot meals for other nonprofits such as FeedKC Forward.
Going forward, Kanbe’s plans to broaden its program outside of Kansas City, from neighboring Kansas and Missouri towns like Wichita and Columbia to other Midwestern cities like Des Moines and Minneapolis.


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Chris Williams, a solidly middle-class family man, is so wary of banks and overspending, that he has become the new face of prepaid debit cards. The 49-year-old executive at a public relations firm in Meredith, New Hampshire, swore off credit cards in favor of a prepaid debit card before a trip to New York last year, hoping it would keep a lid on the family's spending. It soothed him to know the card walled off financial information that thieves can potentially steal from credit card companies.
The experience proved so positive, Williams plans to continue using the card, even though the charges for using prepaid cards can far exceed the costs associated with using credit cards, checking accounts or other forms of payment. Indeed, experts caution that these cards aren't right for everyone and that consumers need to look past the vigorous marketing pushes by prepaid card firms that use celebrity faces or folksy, anti-Wall Street messages to lure new, middle-class customers.
Prepaid debit cards, which came into the marketplace in the mid-1990s, allow consumers without credit cards or bank accounts to make card purchases or to get cash via ATM networks. The supposed advantage is that the accounts don't overdraft, because they only access your own funds. But they come with fees that can add up, with several studies showing these often exceed those charged by checking accounts.
A Nerdwallet.com study from May found "prepaid fees were just as complex and even more common, and that the perceived benefit of ease of budgeting comes with unexpected costs." For example, Williams' prepaid card comes with a $3 monthly fee, and charges for extras such as balance inquiries and reloading fees, while a typical checking account has no fees with minimum balance requirements.
Still, the audience is growing, to a forecast of $201.9 billion in transactions in 2013, from $28.6 billion in 2009 according to the Mercator Advisory Group. In contrast, the total market for all transactions for 2011, debit, credit and prepaid debit, totaled $135.33 billion, according to the Nilson Report.
For financial firms such as JPMorgan Chase & Co, American Express Co and Wells Fargo & Co, there are strong incentives to roll out new varieties of prepaid debit cards. For one, the government is yet to regulate the prepaid debit-card transaction fees charged to merchants.
Credit cards and bank debit cards, on the other hand, face limits imposed by the Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Act since October 2011, making them less profitable to the issuers.
Free from curbs, these prepaid debit cards are being pitched beyond the "unbanked" and toward a broad audience that includes teenagers, college students and young adults with no credit history, middle class families trying to control spending, others without credit cards who wish to make online purchases, and others simply averse to banks.
And to pitch their message, companies have turned to an array of celebrities, including reality TV star family the Kardashians, rap mogul Russell Simmons and personal finance guru Suze Orman.
But, Johnson tells Reuters, the fees are justified by the services. "We have features that can help them understand money, getting their credit in order," he says. Still, he cautions, the card has no bearing on a user's credit score and does nothing to help build better credit. "A card can never do that," Johnson says. "You have to become more disciplined. You have to not overspend."
This can be a surprise to some unsophisticated card users who believe that using prepaid cards will help them improve their credit scores. Indeed, it's one of several misconceptions caused by marketing ploys, says Odysseas Papadimitriou, chief executive of cardhub.com.
"Prepaid companies are capitalizing on people's confusion by making credit references, and making people think a prepaid card has something to do with credit history," he says. "They bring in celebrities to get people distracted from the main things they should be focusing on when they pick a product, the fees and terms, not how cool the plastic looks."
Marketing a product to people who have a bias against banks and other big financial institutions can be tricky. Yet it was inevitable, says Ben Jackson, senior analyst of the prepaid advisory service of the Mercator Advisory Group. Note a pitch from American Express for its new prepaid debit card, in partnership with Wal-mart Stores Inc., which is currently in a limited test launch: "Let's face it, most banks take advantage of us. You give them your money, and then they just keep taking your money with fees and charges," says an online marketing survey for the card.
Yet, that's exactly what prepaid debit cards do. They accept your money and then diminish it with fees and charges. None of the cards offered so far are completely free, and most of them are directly issued by banks and credit card companies, or at least in partnership with them.
Laura Kelly, American Express' senior vice president and general manager for the Americas, says the cards are "providing an alternative to the consumer" since 45 percent of Americans don't have a credit card. She says there's no irony in the company providing an alternative to its own credit card. "A lot of the time, unfortunately, people don't realize. They hate banks...but they think VISA is their card versus Capital One," says Papadimitriou.


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Japanese automaker Mazda is taking a step into augmented reality with a new marketing campaign. The company has long fought to be on the cutting edge of technologies and believes that augmented reality is the next step in marketing and, on a larger scale, consumer engagement. Mazda’s new campaign can be found in magazines such as Wheels, Men’s Health and Fishing World. Each ad will feature an augmented reality video that can be activated by a smart phone.
The auto industry has become enamored by augmented reality recently. The technology has opened up a new avenue for companies to engage consumers and add new features to their vehicles. Some automakers, like Toyota, are using augmented reality in the cars they make, turning windshields into virtual displays. Mazda is one of the few companies using the technology in terms of marketing, but hopes to catch the attention of tech-savvy consumers.
The video found in the ad can only be viewed from an Android smart phone equipped with the Aurasma or Aurasma Lite application. Aurasma is one of the most popular AR platforms available for smart phones today and Mazda’s future use of the technology will likely include Aurasma in some fashion. Mazda believes that augmented reality is the perfect addition to their marketing efforts because it will add a new dimension of depth and immersion for fans of the brand.


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Walking Dead #175 Cover Revealed
Fans of the Walking Dead will be excited to see that The Walking Dead #175 will launch a new story arc titled simply “New World Order.” Creator Robert Kirkman revealed the cover for the first issue of the arc at NYCC on Thursday at his panel titled “”Robert Kirkman: The Walking Dead, Invincible, and Beyond.” The issue, drawn by Charlie Adlard will be available at comic shops on January 3rd, 2018.
Happy New Year.
Here is the full press release.
IMAGE COMICS/SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT REVEALS THE WALKING DEAD #175 COVER AT NYCC
Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment revealed the ominous cover artwork for the forthcoming THE WALKING DEAD #175 by creator/writer Robert Kirkman (OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA, INVINCIBLE) and artist Charlie Adlard.
Kirkman took to the stage today for his “Robert Kirkman: The Walking Dead, Invincible, and Beyond” panel and revealed the buzzworthy cover that will be featured on THE WALKING DEAD #175. This reveal followed on the heels of Kirkman’s Wednesday announcement about his new ongoing series co-created with artist Lorenzo De Felici, OBLIVION SONG.
This jaw-dropping new story arc of the bestselling THE WALKING DEAD will feature all new friends, all new enemies, all new threats, and will appropriately be called, New World Order.
THE WALKING DEAD #175 will take 2018 by storm and hit comic stores on Wednesday, January 3rd.


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A long-standing special preschool, High Hopes, kicks off the new school year by offering inclusive kindergarten!
Sweet! A new place to cool off from the heat is set to open next month in Smyrna. Get ready for Janarty’s Homemade Ice Cream!
Characters, fashion and free book bags for kids in grades 1 – 5!
Spring Hill gets a new child care center that boasts the arts, science and more for ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
Come check out the new Technology Engagement Center in Murfreesboro and see what all it has to offer during it’s grand opening on July 18.
Another new Murfreesboro school set to open by the next school year. Groundbreaking ceremony is July 17.
Calling all moms! Check out this new barre class just for you — childcare available during class session, too!
Brighten up those smiles … for FREE!
We’re pumping up tax-free weekend with our annual Back-to-School Fair. Discover trendy attire for kids at the new fall fashion show, too.
A free six-week class for preschoolers incorporates music, movement and drama.


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RoboCop: Rogue City was originally planned to be released in June 2023, but last March 2023, Nacon announced that the game was going to be pushed back until September 2023. The latest trailer that got released recently says otherwise as it shares a new release window.
According to ComicBook, the latest trailer for the game has revealed that Nacon has quietly delayed the game to November 2023. The video itself does not mention the date, but its description says: “Follow the part man, part machine in this gameplay trailer combining detective work and gory shoot-outs. Reinforcements arrive on November 2, 2023.”
The game on Steam still has the release date of September 2023, developer Teyon posted on Twitter the new release date.
“Mark your calendars for November 2nd, when this thrilling experience will hit PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series S and X”, said the post.
RoboCop: Rogue City launches on November 2, 2023 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.


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iPHONE XS, iPHONE XS MAX ARRIVE ON JIO NETWORK
MUMBAI Jio today announced that the most advanced iPhones ever, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, are available on Jio and customers can pre-order iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max beginning Friday, September 21, 2018. iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are the most advanced iPhones ever, taking the vision for the future of the smartphone to…READ more..
ITC HOTELS ACQUIRES PARK HYATT GOA RESORT AND SPA
AGENCIES|VASCO Luxury hospitality chain ITC Hotels Wednesday said it has acquired Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa. The acquisition is a part of an auction held by Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) for Rs 541 crore in 2015, and upheld by the Supreme Court in its March 19, 2018 judgement, ITC Hotels said in a statement. The property spread across 45 acres is currently under minor renovation to comply with all the ITC’s exemplary…READ more..
NEW REID & TAYLOR SHOWROOM INAUGURATED AT MARGAO
MARGAO The new showroom of Reid & Taylor was today inaugurated at Teo Ann Coelho Towers, Behind Crace Church, Margao. The showroom was inaugurated by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar, and was blessed by Fr. Jose Tannipara.READ more..
GOA SET TO HAVE SMART E-WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: OFFICIAL
PANAJI Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has announced that Goa will soon have a smart and intelligent e-waste management system for handling electronic waste generated in the state. The announcement was made by Sanjit Rodrigues, Managing Director, GWMC, at the launch of the project ‘E-Waste Management Plan for the State of Goa’, held at Hotel Varanda Do Mar, Miramar, by GWMC…READ more..
SAMSUNG INDIA SET TO LAUNCH 2 ‘GALAXY J’ PHONES THIS WEEK
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI In an attempt to take on Chinese smartphone brands in India, Samsung is set to launch two new smartphones — Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+ — in India this week. Both the smartphones are likely to be priced between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000, industry sources informed. The Galaxy J6+ is expected to come with dual rear cameras along with…READ more..
‘PARYATAN PARV’ TO COMMENCE IN GOA FROM SEPT 16
Panaji The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, in collaboration with IHM-Goa and Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) are all set to organize ‘Paryatan Parv’ commencing from September 16 to 27, 2018. This is the second year that Paryatan Parv is being organised after a successful edition last year. According to a statement on Friday, the objective of the…READ more..
WHATSAPP ARRIVES ON JIOPHONE
MUMBAI JIOPHONE BECOMES THE LARGEST SELLING PHONE IN INDIA Jio was launched two years ago to empower every Indian with the power of data so that they could do magical things. In less than two years, Jio garnered a subscriber base of over 215 Million users, creating a world record of sorts. While it…READ more..
“IT WILL TRULY BE AN INTERESTING EVENT”: PROF RAHILA KHAN ON NEUTRAL VIEW Mr. & MISS GOA 2018
TEAM TNV How would you describe the present scenario of fashion industry in Goa? Right now there are many Fashion Institutes, Fashion Boutiques, Fashion events, Fashion Photographers, Fashion awareness & a lot of opportunities in Fashion so it’s a beautiful time in history for any person pursuing this field. Your thoughts on the association with the Neutral View for their event? Neutral view has been…READ more..
JAPAN & GOA TO PROMOTE TOURISM TIES
Consul-General of Japan Ryoji Noda on Thursday called on Menino D’souza, Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, where they discussed a wide range of issues to boost tourism ties between the two regions. During the meeting, the two officials discussed on various initiatives that could be taken up for the development of tourism. Tourists from Japan have been visiting Goa…READ more..
GOVT TO ALLOCATE BEACH SHACKS BEFORE SEPT 15: TOURISM MINISTER
AGENCIES|PANAJI The Goa government has decided to complete allocation of beach shacks by September 15, ahead of the arrival of foreign tourists in October, tourism minister Manohar Azgaonkar said today. The first chartered flight of the season is arriving in Goa in the first week of October. Ajgaonkar said allotment of shacks would be done in a time-bound manner before September 15. Beach…READ more..


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Micron Technology, a prominent American chipmaker with support from the India Semiconductor Mission, will invest more than $800 million towards a new $2.75 billion Semiconductor assembly and test facility in India. To support the US India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology, the US India Commercial Dialogue Dukaan Master will launch a new “Innovation Handshake” to connect each country’s start up ecosystems. NetChoice said that these practices include preventing customers from changing providers in search of lower costs, stronger service offerings, and more innovative solutions for their businesses.
Staying current with security measures can prevent unauthorized access, data breaches and potential harm to users, as organizations must apply patches as they discover new security threats and vulnerabilities. Regular updates help incorporate the latest performance and security improvements as apps often rely on third party libraries. The automotive industry is changing due to the advent of center stack displays. The advanced systems that play a critical role in enhancing driver interaction and driving experiences effectively transform the overall interior aesthetic of vehicles. As center stack displays become more prevalent, this area quickly becomes a favored domain for innovation and investment.
ASO involves various elements of the app store listing to improve its visibility in search results and attract more users Key ASO tactics are to highlight unique selling points and to improve the app’s title and description. An eye catching app icon helps to select the most appropriate category. Making necessary adjustments to the app will improve user satisfaction. This enhancement is accomplished by using different load conditions like high traffic, large data volumes, or extended periods of use and performing load and stress tests that highlight problems with stability.
There Are Two New Lenses On Snapchat
Target audience, user behavior and market trends help identify the most suitable monetization strategy. Banner ads, native ads, or rewarded videos can be displayed within the app to allow organizations to earn revenue based on impressions, clicks, or conversions. Businesses can offer virtual goods, premium content, features, or subscriptions.
Major artificial intelligence companies, including Microsoft Corp. andAlphabet Inc.’s Google, have committed to participating in an independent public evaluation of their systems. The Commerce Department was considering rules that could require models to go through a certification process before being released. People familiar with the matter say that Microsoft has invested $13 billion in the company. The money will be used to pay Microsoft back for using its cloud network to train and run OpenAI’s models.
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Canada’s law puts a price on news story links displayed in search results and can apply to outlets that do not produce news, according to the argument made by Google. Canada’s media industry wants tighter regulation of tech companies to prevent them from elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market. An enhanced media picker with numbered thumbnail is also being rolled out on the app.
The updates show that the app is trying to improve the user experience and provide more visual clues for differentiating between chat types. The features are currently only available in the alpha version of the app for Android, but are expected to be rolled out to all users in the future. Acumen Research and consulting is a global provider of market intelligence and consulting services to information technology, investment, telecommunication, manufacturing and consumer technology markets.
Clicking on the press release headlines will take you to multimedia assets that are available for download. There has been a surge in 5G subscriptions worldwide. The continued growth of global mobile network data traffic is highlighted in the report, with average monthly usage per smartphone expected to surpass 20 gigabytes by the end of the year. The number of 4G subscriptions is expected to decline from 822 million in 2022 to 500 million in 2028. During his virtual interaction with students at the other five venues, Pradhan greeted students in Odia and Bengali and heard about their technological innovations. The minister stressed on enterprise, innovation as well as critical thinking and said to be job seekers but also job creators.
They have been training for the mission for 3 years, but no one knows when the mission will take off. The Indian astronauts will receive training from NASA. The signing of the Artemis Accords was Declared by the Prime Minister. This will show India’s interest in participating in future space missions and solidify India’s space commitments to space missions. The framework of the India US deal was outlined by Biden when he said, “From designing new ways to diagnose and treat new illnesses like cancer and diabetes to collaboration on human space flight, including on sending an Indian astronauts to the International Space Station in 2024.”
There was a bug in the Privacy Dashboard that caused the messaging app to constantly access the device’s microphone. The user said that his device’s Privacy Dashboard showed that he had a microphone. The impact of the bug on several users was acknowledged by both companies.
Resolving issues improves the app’s performance, reduces crashes and enhances user satisfaction. The freemium model that offers the app for free with limited features or exclusive content can be used by companies. For apps that provide ongoing value, such as music streaming or productivity tools, recurring subscriptions to access premium content, services, or features is a good idea. It can be hard to keep up with all the press releases on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the business technology industry stay on top of the week’s most interesting and popular releases, here’s a list of stories from the week. The proposals are not sustainable for the US technology companies.


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Epic didn't pay Drake or Ninja for their record-setting stream
Rihanna snaps back at Snapchat over domestic abuse ad
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Huawei Y9 2018 with four cameras, 4000mAh battery launched
12 March 2018, 02:48 | Jodi Jackson
Huawei Y9 (2018), mid-range smartphone is finally introduced by the brand in Thailand
Please note that the resolution of these wallpapers is Full HD+ (2160×1080 pixels) and while they can easily be applied on a smartphone who's display resolution measures at 1920×1080 pixels, a part of the wallpaper is not going to be visible thanks to the higher resolution. So yes, we are pretty much known to the hardware and software side of this upcoming Huawei P20 Lite smartphone ahead of its official launch.
Last week, we passed along the latest leaked images of the Huawei P20, Huawei P20 Lite and the top-of-the-line Huawei P20 Pro. The device is available in three color options, the black, the blue, and the gold. The Huawei P20 Lite will be equipped with a HiSilicon Kirin 659 octa-core (which features a 4 × 2.36GHz + 4 × 1.70GHz processor) chipset which is paired with a Mali-T830 MP2 GPU.
The smartphone runs on Android 8 Oreo branded firmware EMUI 8, and the neg has two slots for SIM-cards, microSD slot up to 256 GB, internal memory 32 GB and support for cellular networks LTE, including Russian.
It's backed up a 4000 mAh battery and that impressive offering extended battery backup.
For photography, there's a combination of 13-megapixel+2-megapixel sensors at the back. Pricing and availability details are unknown at the moment.
According to the provided description, new Huawei P20 Lite ready to offer the customer a set of three cameras - front 24 and 16 MP primary+2 MP. The company will launch these flagship devices at an event on 27 March.
Melrose to crank up offer for GKN
GKN has issued a statement saying it "notes the announcement made earlier today by Melrose Industries ". It has also raised the amount GKN shareholders would own in Melrose following the deal from 57% to 60%.
Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif dodges shoe thrown in seminary
As Mr Sharif was heading towards rostrum for a speech, a student hurled a shoe at him that hit his shoulder and ear. Reacting to the reports, Ahsan Iqbal said, "It was a 3rd degree cheap PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) tactic".


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HOLLAND — The Holland plant of Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem says it has doubled its workforce to more than 300 employees since its first commercial shipments of automotive batteries 23 months ago.
LG Chem and General Motors also announced this week a partnership across multiple GM lines for hybrid and electric vehicles.
“The conversation about lithium-ion battery manufacturing in North America isn’t about what’s going to happen in the future, it’s about what’s happening today,” said Nick Kassanos, president of LG Chem Michigan Inc. “High quality, affordable electric vehicles are today’s story and we are very excited to be a part of it.”
That story got a boost this week when automotive and technology journalists from around the country gathered at LG Chem for an inside, up-close look at the inner workings of the fastest-growing EV battery plant in the United States. The $303 million plant supplies battery cells for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt (Gen 2), and now with additional production equipment and over 300 team members it also has near-term plans to produce for energy storage systems and other automotive customers.
“What we have seen in terms of quality from LG Chem is comparative to pharmaceutical levels of performance,” said Bill Wallace, Director of Global Battery Systems for GM. “Of the more than 23 million cells that have been produced for the first-generation Chevrolet Volt, we have seen less than two problems per million cells produced.”
LG Chem also said early Volt owners are still enjoying exceptional battery range performance. Based on a GM study of more than 300 model year 2011 and 2012 Volts in service in California for more than 30 months, many owners are exceeding the EPA-rated label of 35 miles of EV range per full charge. About 15 percent of the owners studied surpassed 40 miles of range.
LG Chem has already produced more than 23 million cells for the Chevy Volt. Groundbreaking for the Holland plant took place in July 2010 and it began shipping lithium-ion batteries for the Chevy Volt in November 2013. The company has been recognized by GM 7 years running for its quality performance.
More at www.lgchem.com. Search jobs at www.lgchemjobs.com.


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The list of prohibited rubbish at Masterton’s transfer station. PHOTO/STEVE RENDLE
Consumer NZ calls for more hazardous waste disposal options
Consumer NZ has given councils a rev-up about the lack of options for disposing of hazardous household chemicals and for shunting people to a charity which was set up to handle agriculture waste.
To put pressure on councils to do a better job, the consumer watchdog has compiled a nationwide survey of the facilities councils provide to safely dispose of chemicals ranging from cleaning products to weedkillers.
An interactive function allows people to check up and compare their council and others.
Masterton, Carterton, South Wairarapa and Tararua district councils all come up with “accepts none” on the tool and the alternative for three of them is the Agrecovery charity.
The alternative for South Wairarapa is “neighbouring council Hutt City”.
Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said councils needed to do more.
Toxic, corrosive, flammable and explosive products carry warnings not to throw them out with the general rubbish, but don’t tell you what to do with them instead, she said.
“But how are people supposed to dispose of them if the council doesn’t want them?”
Of the 67 councils Consumer NZ surveyed, two-thirds accept the four categories of rubbish year-round at landfills, a recycle centre or a waste “transfer station” – the processing site before the rubbish goes to a dump.
But Masterton District Council assets and operations manager David Hopman said the Nursery Rd transfer station does, in fact, accept hazardous waste such as paints, chemicals, vehicle batteries, gas bottles and e-waste in small,
non-commercial quantities, free of charge.
This waste must be separated from landfill rubbish and residents should let operators in the kiosk know they have hazardous waste to dump.
“Following on from Consumer NZ’s work we’ve looked at the information we have available, including on our website.
“We will be making improvements so residents are aware they can dispose of domestic volumes of hazardous waste free of charge at the Nursery Road transfer station.
“People with commercial volumes can approach services providers, such as Agrecovery.”
A spokeswoman for Carterton District Council said the council’s website provides sufficient information about hazardous waste disposal.
“We currently don’t have a consent to manage the disposal ourselves, and do not currently have a demand that would require us pursuing one.”
Consumer NZ says Agrecovery is a charity scheme which is really for agrichemicals such as herbicides and pesticides but not solvents and varnish.
It has collection events throughout the country, including in Masterton, Martinborough, Featherston, Pahiatua and Dannevirke
Chetwin says councils could also do a better job of providing online information for residents needing to dispose of hazardous chemicals.
“Unless you know what you’re looking for, this information can be really hard to find on many local government websites. We hope our guide will make it easier for people to dispose of these products safely.”
To view the Consumer guide, go to consumer.org.nz, and type “hazardous waste” into the search field.


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German discounter Lidl has redoubled their efforts to attract middle-class shoppers by signing Michelin-starred chef Kevin Love to be involved with creating its premium range.
Love, who spent three years as the head chef in Heston Blumenthal’s The Hinds Head in Bray, Berkshire, will become the supermarket's first ever chef-in-residence by signing a three year deal, according to Retail Week.
Love has already created the new Easter range, which through its ad campaign Lidl will drive home the message of quality, in a bid to lure customers away from the Big Four supermarkets in the UK.
As well as creating new ranges, Love will also source ingredients for Lidl's own range products, appear in online advertising, in-store magazines and social media.
Love was a store manager for Lidl before leaving to become a chef. He returns in a role similar to Jamie Oliver with Sainbury's or Neil Nugent with Morrisons.
Lidl head of marketing and advertising Arnd Pickhardt said that the collaboration “will go far beyond the usual chef endorsement or product range”.
“Chef Love has joined the Lidl family full-time and will devote himself entirely to guiding the brand and customers on a journey of culinary discovery. As the partnership matures, so will Kevin’s role at Lidl.”


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Seeds of Hope from Waitrose; Helping Hand: The Waitrose Foundation Has a Vital Role in Rural South Africa
Byline: SARAH RICHARDSON
WHILE few retailers would be foolish enough to criticise thecommercialism that surrounds Christmas, a new kind of consumer is expecting tosource gifts and goodies this season which make them feel better aboutthemselves without costing them a significant premium. This is why Waitrose'swork with the South African farmers who grow the supermarket chain's citrusfruit is more than a glowing example of corporate social responsibility.
It also makes such good commercial sense as well as ensuring its future supplychain. In just two years since its creation the Waitrose Foundation hastransformed thousands of lives. The initiative, a partnership between allparties in the supply chain (Waitrose, exporters Green Marketing and a numberof importers), was formed out of a desire to take part in spearheading themanagement of the land-reform process in South Africa.
Under the funding model, a proportion of the profits from South African citrusfruits, grapes, stone fruits and avocados goes into a fund to improve the livesof farm workers and their communities and develop their skills in line with theSouth African government's aspirations for black economic empowerment.
While the Foundation is administered by a board of directors, the farm workersthemselves decide what projects are needed by their communities. This couldrange from somewhere for children to do their homework, sports pitches,organised creches or community centres.
This bottom-up process of distributing foundation funding dovetails with theSouth African government's evolving AgriBEE (Black Economic Empowerment), whichhas proposed that 30 per cent of the land should be owned by black SouthAfricans by 2014. The South African government has recognised that before thiscan occur, workers need to be empowered and given the skills to help them takemore economic responsibilities in the future.
The Waitrose Foundation is a longterm project with two elements: the firststage looks at social issues and aims to ensure essential knowledgethrough such methods as education programmesboth of basic literacy and agricultural production. The second stage willultimately entail ownership of some land by farm workers, whereby Foundationgrants will be used to buy land to be held in trust on behalf of farm workers.Collectively these steps ensure that prior to any ownership of land, workersare provided with the requisite skills. Such a scheme will also contribute tothe longterm development of the country. …


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Amazon and many other e-reader companies are currently enjoying a tremendous advantage in the EU by basing their operations in Luxembourg The main benefit is being able to only charge 3% VAT to any country in Europe in which they actively market ebooks. The European Commission has issued a directive to Luxembourg to close the digital loophole, and as a result ebook sales will drastically increase to compensate for the 20% VAT charge.
The European Commission has given Luxembourg 30 days to make digital content providers increase the VAT from 3% to 15%. If they country fails to comply they will be at the mercy of the European Court of Justice for fines and levies.
Publishers galvanized this movement, because UK based publishing companies have been forced to pay a higher percentage in VAT to customers, whereas Amazon has enjoyed tax savings and lowering ebook prices. A report recently released says that Amazon accounts for over 90% of all electronic books sold in the UK. The straw that broke the camel’s back was Amazon trying to wrangle 20% VAT from all the companies in the UK that it dealt with, so it could buffer its profit margins. This had an adverse effect and prompted outrage from well connected publishing houses.
Amazon and Barnes and Noble are all based in Luxembourg and are expected to contest the EU mandate. They will cite that fundamentally the EU VAT law allows paper books and newspapers to be charged at a reduced VAT rate. Digital content should ideally be charged at a lower rate to fall in line.
Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times.


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Ii was a proud day for the fashion fraternity across the world as Italian fashion house, Armani announced on March 22 that they will discontinue the use of fur in their luxury clothing from the upcoming autumn/winter 2016 collection onwards.
The statement comes as a major landmark for animal rights associations as the use of animal skins and fur has seen a major resurgence of late with fashion brand such as Chanel and Fendi.
Currently 75 million animals - including domestic rabbits, foxes, minks, and raccoon dogs - are trapped in cages on fur farms to be converted into jackets, bags, keychains and shoe trimmings.
Girogio Armani, 81, declared in conjunction with Humane Society International (HSI), "I am pleased to announce that the Armani Group has made a firm commitment to abolish the use of animal fur in its collections."
The statement further stated, "Technological progress made over the years allows us to have valid alternatives at our disposition that render the use of cruel practices unnecessary as regards animals. Pursuing the positive process undertaken long ago, my company is now taking a major step ahead, reflecting our attention to the critical issues of protecting and caring for the environment and animals."
The policy will be held across all the verticals of the brand, including Giorgio Armani, Armani Prive, and AX | Armani Exchange.
Other fashion brands who joined the movement last year were Hugo Boss (banned fur and angora wool), Tommy Hilfiger, Stella McCartney (banned fur and leather) and Calvin Klein.
Commenting on the Indian context on the use of fur, FDCI President, Mr Sunil Sethi shared with Mail Today , "FDCI believes in sustainable and ethical fashion, but we do not have any written, fixed policy on the use of fur.
"We have worked with PETA for a number of years to come up with many animal-friendly initiatives, and most of our designers in the past have used faux fur."
He further added, "In an official capacity, we will talk about this in our next Board Meeting and I'm sure there will be huge support for it."
Also Read: Armani finally goes fur-free FTW


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- VR 2018: a rapidly growing market
- VR 2018: the era of autonomous headsets begins, cables disappear
- VR 2018: augmented reality glasses are finally coming
In 2017, virtual reality has really become an accessible technology to the general public. The prices of various headsets like the HTC Vive, the Oculus Rift and the PSVR have fallen sharply, and new, much more affordable Windows Mixed Reality headsets have been released. Despite the lack of dedicated hardware, augmented reality has also taken off with the launch of the Google ARCore development kits for Android and Apple ARKit for iOS. Among professionals, VR has also been widely adopted for design and manufacturing as a visualization tool.
However, this was all just the beginning. In 2018, immersive virtual and augmented reality technologies will continue to develop, and therefore to democratize. New headsets, new technologies, new games and software ... find out how virtual reality and augmented reality will evolve in 2018, and what will be the factors that will drive the adoption of its technologies and the growth of the market.
VR 2018: a rapidly growing market
For the vast majority of analysts, the virtual reality market will continue to grow in 2018. In its new report, IDC announces an increase in AR / VR spending to 95% in 2018. In total, the market would reach a value of 17,8 billion dollars by the end of the year, up from $ 9,1 billion in 2017.
This impressive growth rate could remain stable until 2021. The most promising segment would be that of the public sector. Infrastructure maintenance and government VR training will experience a boom. According to ICG, the annual growth rate of these two areas could reach 156,7% until 2021. In France, remember that Pôle Emploi recently adopted virtual reality.
In contrast, Mind Commerce analysts are a little less optimistic. According to them, from 2018 to 2023, VR would experience an annual growth of 54,84%. According to these analysts, education would be the most promising sector and could generate 2,2 billion dollars in income by 2023. According to the source, the deployment of 5G mobile networks will strongly contribute to this growth, by reducing latency to a minimum for wireless VR headsets.
VR 2018: the era of autonomous headsets begins, cables disappear
It is precisely the wireless VR headsets that are likely to mark the year. In early 2018, Oculus will launch its Oculus Go standalone headset, valued at around $ 200, while HTC will market its HTC Vive Focus standalone headset in China in January 2018. Samsung and LG are also preparing headsets all-in-one for next year. In short, this new type of device will be the big fashion in 2018.
According to Canalys, 1,5 million wireless headsets will be sold in 2018, which would represent a quarter of the 7,6 million VR headsets that the analyst firm expects to see sold throughout the year. Wireless headsets will quickly replace smartphone VR headsets, IDC says, providing a similar but much more comfortable experience.
However, inexpensive wireless headsets will only be a transitional step. At the end of the year, the Project Santa Cruz helmet from Oculus will ship to developers. This wireless headset should offer an experience and performance similar to the Oculus Rift. However, it is not known when this futuristic device will be available to the general public.
Along with the arrival of stand-alone headsets, wired headsets could finally be used wirelessly thanks to adapters. In 2017, it was expected that such accessories would be mass marketed. However, as the year draws to a close, the TPCast is the only solution available to use HTC Vive and Oculus Rift wirelessly. However, this solution is based on a proprietary communication protocol and therefore does not allow any interoperability.
At the moment, that's not a real problem, as there are very few helmets on the market. However, in the long run, this solution will be too limited. It is to respond to this problem that companies like AMD, Intel, Peraso and Qualcomm have developed WiGig chips specifically for wireless VR solutions. The wireless headsets and WiGig-based adapters are expected to finally hit the market in 2018. By the second half of the year, we can even expect wireless to become standard in the VR industry.
Logically, we should learn more about this during the CES in January 2018. wireless headsets and adapters will remedy the problem of cables lying around on the ground and can easily ruin the immersion in virtual reality. However, WiGig does not currently allow you to enjoy a definition of 4K per eye, because the bandwidth of 802.11AD is not high enough. We will have to wait for the second generation of WiGig, or 802.11AY which will succeed 802.11AD.
Le 802.11AY will offer a data transfer speed of 20 to 40 Gbit / s, four times more bandwidth than 802.11AD based on the same 60GHz band. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until 2019 to take advantage of this innovation.
VR 2018: augmented reality glasses are finally coming
One of the main problems with virtual reality is isolation. When the user dons a VR headset, he immerses himself in the virtual world and therefore disconnects from the real world. This poses a particular problem for users who wish to indulge in virtual reality during parties with friends. Wearing a helmet that obstructs the view is not very user friendly. The problem is all the more annoying in the case of mobile VR headsets.
The main advantage of these devices is that they can be used anywhere, but nobody wants to put on a VR headset in public in the middle of strangers. Wearing a virtual reality headset in a park, for example, is like putting on a blindfold. The thieves only have to help themselves in the user's business, not to mention any mocking onlookers who might come and laugh. This problem remains one of the main handicaps, and could even slow down the success of autonomous headsets in 2018.
This is the reason why, paradoxically, the real democratization of VR could come from augmented reality headsets. During the Facebook F8 conference in April 2017, Michal Abrash spoke on this subject. According to him, augmented reality is what we all want, and AR headsets will represent one of the biggest technological revolutions of the next 50 years. A point of view also defended by Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple. Indeed, augmented reality makes it possible to superimpose virtual elements on reality, and AR headsets are therefore not opaque. The user can continue to see the environment and the people around him.
Augmented reality headsets already exist. Since 2015, Microsoft offers the HoloLens. However, its price of $ 3000 makes it a device mainly reserved for professionals. Companies like Ford and Thyssenkrupp use it. In 2018, however, AR headsets may finally become available to the general public. After several years of development, Magic Leap has finally announced its AR Magic Leap One glasses for 2018. The design is significantly more elegant than those of the first generation VR and AR headsets, and the device looks extremely promising. The price may be steep, but this product has a strong chance of experiencing phenomenal success and ushering in a new era for immersive technologies.
In 2017, AR headsets are not yet convincing, but the augmented reality market has developed well in software terms. After the success of Pokémon Go in 2016, Google and Apple launched their respective development kits ARCore and ARKit for Android and iOS. These kits allow developers to create augmented reality applications for smartphones. The user perceives virtual elements superimposed on reality through his telephone screen. Augmented reality for smartphones is paving the way for AR glasses. These applications will then be usable on glasses, as stated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.


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PARK CITY, UTAH, June 29, 2021 - Amp Human, a human performance company and creators of PR Lotion today announced a merger with Momentous, a performance nutrition company dedicated to creating products that support the relentless pursuit of progress in human health and performance. Moving forward, both companies and future product launches will live under the Momentous brand name.
Amp Human is a leading human performance company that has built a loyal following of athletes and fitness enthusiasts over the past several years with its flagship product PR Lotion. PR Lotion unlocks the game-changing performance and recovery benefits of bicarb, allowing athletes to train harder and recover faster. Momentous has built a best in class product line with adoption at the highest level of sport, putting the company in a unique position to convert the dedicated fitness consumer to their premium and authentic brand.
Both venture-backed companies are focused on being at the forefront of human performance, dedicated to best in class products, and building personalized approaches for athletes over time. Combined, there is an accelerated product portfolio to advance the vision of a personalized high performance system even further.
“This merger marks a pivotal moment in the future of human performance,” said Amp Human Co-Founder & CEO Jeff Byers. “Both Amp Human and Momentous have proven an ability to win at the top of sport, with incredible access and traction through best in class products. Our vision to build a human performance company that better serves the needs of athletes in a personalized system will be stronger together, we can’t wait to serve our customers’ needs in an unrivaled way.”
“The journey so far with Momentous has been incredible, but the partnership with Amp Human has the potential to create a step-change in our growth. Together we are positioned to build the future of personalized human performance for athletes at all levels,” said Momentous Founder & CEO, Matt Wan, who will be stepping into the role of Chief Product Officer as a result of the merger. “I am thrilled to be leading product innovation moving forward in the joint company as this is where my true passion lies. It was clear from my first meetings with the Amp team that we had a shared vision for the space and a desire to look at all aspects of human performance, not just sports nutrition, to serve the full needs of consumers with a unique system-based approach.”
The combined company is already working on 10 new product innovations due to launch in 2021. Both Amp Human and Momentous share a core consumer within the running, cycling, triathlon and functional fitness communities, boasting unprecedented access at the highest level, with a combined sell into 200+ professional and D1 college athletic teams, making this merger a natural fit. Both companies have attracted an impressive list of athlete investors including climbing superstar Alex Honnold, renowned adventure photographer Jimmy Chin,Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas and NFL star defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh. The merger will also allow for acceleration within product innovation efforts with the US military, where Amp Human has won $1.6M in government innovation awards to date.
To learn more and shop the best of both brands, visit https://amphuman.com/momentous


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Foxconn Announces that their main Factories are now back to Normal which is Positive News for iPhone 12 Production
I think by now that news of tech companies, in general, having been hit hard by closures brought on by Wuhan Virus is pretty much understood. Companies like Foxconn reporting major profit losses aren't due to a lack of or drop off of demand. It's strictly related to once in a lifetime circumstance. The good news being reported today is that Apple's iPhone and iPad supplier Foxconn has indicated that all of its major factories in Mainline China are back to normal, reports CNN. That should translate to the iPhone 12 and other Apple products being back on track for Q4.


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About a quarter of American pork production and 10% of beef output has now been shuttered, according to the United Food & Commercial Workers, which estimates that 13 U.S. plants are down.
On Thursday, Tyson Foods said it was shutting its beef facility in Pasco, Washington, fresh on the heels of the company idling two key pork plants. Case counts are continuing to mount, including in Canada, where industry groups are saying they'll probably hold back some supplies usually exported to the U.S. And the head of JBS, the world's top meat producer, is warning of shortfalls.
Meanwhile, 100 U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The workers, part of the Food Safety and Inspection Service that employs about 6,500 inspectors, have been traveling between plants with known infections to other facilities. And at least one inspector has died after apparently contracting the disease the virus causes, Covid-19, according to information the federal agency provided Thursday during a phone call with consumer groups.
The infections among inspectors are adding to fears that shutdowns will keep occurring, especially if the sick USDA employees bring the infection to plants where there's not yet an outbreak.
"A traveling inspector bringing in the disease is our biggest worry," said Mike Callicrate, a rancher, processor and advocate in Kansas.
Meat prices are surging on the disruptions. U.S. wholesale beef hit the highest on record. Pork bellies, the cut turned into bacon, soared 137% in the five days through Wednesday.
Things are so dire that Iowa, the biggest hog state, activated the National Guard to help protect supplies.
"What people don't realize is in the coming months, that's going to be one the biggest issues out there is getting the meats and provisions, for not only restaurants, I hate to say it, but grocery stores as well," said Peter Cancro, chief executive officer of Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems.
Jersey Mike's, which has 1,750 stores across the U.S., is working with its ham supplier Clemens Food Group to ensure its supply of pork, something it sells quite a bit of in its sandwiches, he said.
"We're backing it up already because of the coming - we feel - the coming shortages," he said.
With slaughterhouses closing, farmers don't have a place to sell their animals. That's forcing livestock producers to dispose of them.
Shuttered or reduced processing capacity has prompted some hog farmers in eastern Canada to euthanize animals that were ready for slaughter, said Rick Bergmann, chair of the Canadian Pork Council. In Minnesota, farmers may have to kill 200,000 pigs in the next few weeks, according to an industry association.
It's the latest blow to supply chains, with food being wasted en masse at the same time that grocery store shelves are running empty. Dairy farmers are spilling milk that can't be sold to processors and some fruit and vegetables are rotting in fields due to labor shortages or distribution disruptions.
Meanwhile, the inventory numbers that had long been pointed to as a cushion of supplies for consumers are starting to come into question now that meat-plant shutdowns are taking place indefinitely.
The U.S. government on Wednesday pushed out its monthly figures on frozen food inventories.
Combined pork, beef and poultry supplies in cold-storage facilities now stand equal to roughly two weeks of total American meat production. With most plant shutdowns lasting about 14 days for safety reasons, that raises the potential for deficits.
In March, when U.S. shoppers were clearing grocery shelves amid lockdowns, frozen pork in warehouses slumped 4.2% from February, the biggest drop for any March since 2014. That happened before the meat plants started closing.
"We may see a meat-supply issue ahead, depending on the number and the size of plants shut at the same time," Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive officer of JBS, said in a webinar sponsored by XP Investimentos. While at this point it's hard to predict what will happen, continuous plant shutdown may spur a meat shortfall, he said.
"The virus won't go away tomorrow," he said.
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Published : April 23, 2020
By : Syndication Washington Post, Bloomberg · Deena Shanker, Michael Hirtzer, Jen Skerritt, Lydia Mulvany · BUSINESS, FOOD


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Flowcarbon Postpones Token Launch amid Crypto Market Downturn
Flowcarbon, a blockchain-enabled carbon credit trading platform cofounded by WeWork founder Adam Neumann, announced on Saturday that it has postponed the launch of its token due to slowing operations triggered by the current difficulties in the market.
Flowcarbon co-founder Dana Gibber told Bloomberg media that the firm has decided to wait for markets to stabilize before it embarks on launching its products. The company expected to launch the token at the end of June but has now postponed it indefinitely.
"We invest with a long-term view and remain very confident about the market," Arianna Simpson, an a16z partner who handled an investment in Flowcarbon, said.
Flowcarbon is a climate technology firm that brings carbon credits onto blockchain. The startup combines cryptocurrencies with carbon credits to create tokens that can be burned when an owner wants to offset emissions. The token is known as the Goddess Nature Token (GNT).
FlowCarbon offers tokenized carbon credits to firms seeking to lower their carbon footprint. The credits can then be trading exchanges on crypto exchanges.
According to FlowCarbon, these credits are traded until they are redeemed by the user, who can then claim the offset's environmental impact. The company said the token could be sold or redeemed for an underlying real-world credit.
Carbon markets are exceedingly opaque, and providing carbon credits can increase revenue and enhance transparency for buyers. Besides FlowCarbon, several venture capitalists such as OffsetFarm, JustCarbon, and Carbon Interface are also hinting toward the carbon credit market as they consider carbon credits a credible revenue source for projects.
Flowcarbon raised $70 million in a funding round led by a16z, Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm, in May. Other investors participated in the funding round, including General Catalyst, Samsung Next, RSE Ventures, and Allegory Labs.
Weak Market Conditions
The news by Flowcarbon follows other tokens' launch delays. Earlier this week, cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX delayed the launch of its native token BMEX amid volatile market conditions. On July 12, BitMEX announced that it would not proceed with listing its native cryptocurrency BMEX on its spot exchange. The decision by BitMEX to delay the launch came citing unfavourable market conditions.
South Korea-based SK Square, an investment arm of conglomerate SK Group, on June 22, stated that it would delay the launch of its crypto token due to volatility and FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) in the current crypto market.
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Spanish Renewable Energy Firm Partners with Climate Blockchain Initiatives to Boost Carbon Offset Sales on Blockchain


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Come back again for HoYo FEST events held in Southeast Asia, including Thailand.
The HoYoverse development team has recently announced that the HoYo FEST 2022 event is an official HoYoverse game themed cafe event. It will be held in Thailand from September 28 to October 9 at The KROSS 1624 New Petchburi Road, Makkasan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok.
During the event, a Genshin Impact themed meal set will be available for purchase Buy any Genshin Impact meal set, you will be entitled to game purchases, 1 postcard, 1 special patterned cup sleeve, 1 special saliva coaster.Purchase and 1 HoYo Vest sticker
Additionally, within the event, limited edition HoYo Fest merchandise from Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Lumi software will be available for purchase at the cafe.
same as last year The store opens for pre-orders from September 22, 10:00 AM to September 27, 8:00 PM. with various conditions to be read inofficial website


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Tech Den is the HR Tech Summit’s flagship program – celebrating excellence in HR start-ups and entrepreneurship across Australia.
Vying for the ultimate prize, a $20k marketing campaign in HRD Australia publications, hundreds of HR Tech start-ups will be whittled down to just a few finalists.
Five lucky finalists will pitch their solutions to a panel of judges and investors.
Applications for the 2019 Tech Den are now closed. Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.org for any questions.


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Senegal government has expressed interest to buy six warships and four commercial ships from Indonesia, first secretary of Indonesian embassy in Dakar Dimas Prihadi said on Wednesday.
Chairman of Conseil dAdministration du Conseil Senegalais des Chargeurs (COSEC), Babacar Ndiaye, has sent a message to PT PAL Indonesia about the interest of his government in the ships produced by the Indonesian state-owned shipbuilding company, Antara News reported Friday.
Babacar Ndiaye , who visited PT PAL recently sent the message via Indonesian Ambassador to Senegal Mansyur Pangeran who met with PT PAL President Director Budiman Saleh in Surabaya, Dimas said.
Indonesia has good reputation in Africa after the success in the sales of the CN-235 aircraft of state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara to Senegal. From Senegal PT PAL could make market penetration to other co9untries in Africa.
Ambassador Mansyur said so far Senegal has purchased ships from France and "this is an opportunity for Indonesia to promote PT PAL products in Africa with technology and price highly competitive."
The after sales service provided by Indonesia for its CN-235 aircraft is appreciated in Senegal, strengthened the interest of that country in other strategic products from Indonesia, the ambassador said.
Mansyur said he hopes PT PAL would follow up the message by visiting Senegal to meet the Senegalese officials.


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Blogging about the verdict , Gillmor describes Mr Jobs as "a control freak who doesn't seem to care at all that he's infuriating some natural allies".
"Reporting on business, if this bad ruling is upheld on appeal, will be a great deal harder in the future," writes Gillmor.
"Companies will simply slap 'trade secret' protection on everything they do, and any reporter who gets a scoop on anything the company doesn't want the public to know about will be under a legal threat."
His post triggered a huge response from his readers, most of whom supported Apple.
'~bc' writes that Gillmor's position is understandable because his career is now centred on the convergence of blogs and journalism, and so he defends bloggers as legitimate news reporters. But he is wrong, says '~bc', to begin tying his wagon to criminals whose reporting is only benefiting Apple's competitors and not doing anything for the public good.
"Dan is thus indirectly representing that theft of proprietary information is good journalism. That is going to do more harm in portraying bloggers as thieves and hacks than it's going to help good, legitimate news-reporting bloggers like Dan himself."
'Stuart Logan' said that PowerPage, one of the blogs involved in the case, was only interested in using the leaked information to drive traffic to its site. 'David' added that investigative journalism is much more than repeating information given by employees bound by non-disclosure agreements.
Despite such views, Gillmor seems to have inspired a potential boycott of Mac products by announcing that he might avoid its products in the future.
'Joe I' picks up the idea: "I would urge all bloggers to boycott Apple. Put away your Macs and put off purchases. Apple, although not dominant like Microsoft, is and has been, much more arrogant with its users and business practices. It is their way or the highway.
"If bloggers feel strongly why use the platform from a corporation that might do your work the most harm?"
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