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EVGA's reportedly terminating its relationship with Nvidia
Could EVGA make AMD or Intel graphics cards in the future?
Published: 16th September 2022 | Source: Gamers Nexus |
EVGA ends its relationship with Nvidia as their relationship sours
- Update - EVGA has officially confirmed that they will not be carrying next-generation graphics cards from Nvidia.
According to an exclusive report from Gamers Nexus, EVGA has terminated its relationship with Nvidia, deciding not to produce RTX 40 series graphics cards over the company's souring relationship with Nvidia, and the constraints that they had to work under.
While EVGA has allegedly created RTX 4090 FTW3 graphics cards samples, the company had decided not to create RTX 40 series GPUs. With their relationship with Nvidia severed, EVGA has effectively exited the GPU market, and they have no plans to create Intel or AMD graphics cards at this time.
Nvidia graphics cards represent around 80% of EVGA's revenue, a factor that makes their decision to break their ties with Nvidia a make or break decision for the company. EVGA does not plan to return to Nvidia with their launch of their post RTX 40 series products, they are done working with Nvidia.
Below is what Gamers Nexus had to say in the description of their video regarding EVGA's decision to break ties with Nvidia.
EVGA has terminated its relationship with NVIDIA. EVGA will no longer be manufacturing video cards of any type, citing a souring relationship with NVIDIA as the cause (among other reasons that were minimized). EVGA will not be exploring relationships with AMD or Intel at this time, and the company will be downsizing imminently as it exits the video card market. Customers will still be covered by EVGA policies, but EVGA will no longer make RTX or other video cards. The company already made ~20 EVT samples of EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3 cards, but will not be moving to production and has killed all active projects pertaining to cards -- including KINGPIN cards.
EVGA has confirmed to Gamers Nexus that they have withheld inventory to help support the company's warranties. The company expects to run out of RTX 30 series products by the end of 2022, and the company currently has no plans to expand into other categories. EVGA representative has also stated that they plan to stay in business and that the company is not for sale.
Employees at EVGA are reportedly being re-allocated to different sections of the company, though it is probable that a lot of EVGA high talent staff will move to EVGA's competitors.
When discussing the company's decision to break ties with Nvidia, Gamers Nexus has stated that "it's about respect" and that their decision to stop making Nvidia products is a principled decision and not a financial one. EVGA has worked with Nvidia for 20 years, making their decision to break ties with Nvidia a big deal for both companies. EVGA is effectively walking away from a large proportion of its revenue, and Nvidia will lose one of their most well known exclusive partners.
There are many reasons why EVGA has decided to move away from Nvidia, including Nvidia's lack of disclosure of critical information about their products until their official reveal, the undercutting of their board partners with Founders Edition products, and low margins for high-end products.
Many consider EVGA to be one of Nvidia's top partners, and that makes EVGA's departure from the GPU market bad news for consumers. That said, EVGA wanted to take a stand against Nvidia, and EVGA should be respected for that.


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Following on the heels of the release of Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone, the eighth annual Johnny Ramone Tribute will be held at the renowned Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Aug. 19.
A standout event every year, the tribute will be hosted by Johnny's widow, Linda Ramone, with appearances by very special guest Priscilla Presley, Steve Jones of Jonesy's Jukebox, Henry Rollins, actress Rose McGowan, guitarist Billy Zoom of X, actress PJ Soles (Riff Randell of "R'n'R High School"), and Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats. The event will be even more special this year, as it will include a book signing of Commando, Johnny's autobiography that was released earlier this year to critical acclaim. The book signing will feature Linda, Commando Editor and Ramones manager John Cafiero (of Osaka Popstar), the sole surviving original member of the Ramones, drummer Tommy Ramone, as well as aforementioned celebrity guests with the exception of Presley. Music to suit the occasion will be spun throughout the cemetery grounds by "Intoxica Radio" DJ, musician Howie Pyro. Fans of Johnny, a founding member of the legendary punk band The Ramones, will gather at his 8-foot bronze memorial statue to celebrate his life and legacy.
As the sun sets, the event will feature an outdoor screening under the stars showcasing one of Johnny's Top 10 favorite Elvis films, "King Creole," (a personal favorite of Presley's himself). The screening will include a slideshow of rare photos from Johnny Ramone's personal archives of the guitar legend with one of his closest friends, daughter of the King, Lisa Marie Presley; who also penned the Epilogue in Commando. The esteemed Priscilla Presley will appear in-person to speak and share reflections on Johnny Ramone, daughter Lisa Marie, her iconic husband's legacy, and the lasting impact he made on the world. This is even more poignant considering it's the weeklong Graceland celebration of the 35(th) anniversary of Elvis' death.
Johnny, a longtime Elvis fan and avid collector, cites Presley in Commando as being highly influential in igniting his flame for Rock 'n' Roll; a spark that would eventually lead to significant contributions to pop culture and rock history in his own rite. Appropriately, the grounds of the event will include an on-site display of rare Elvis memorabilia culled from Johnny's personal collection, as housed in the "Elvis Room" of Ramone's Los Angeles home.
Net proceeds benefit the Johnny Ramone Research fund at USC Westside Prostate Cancer Center lead by Dr. David Agus. Admission is only $10, however donations in excess of the required admission are welcomed and suggested (but not mandatory). Tickets can be purchased online in advance, or at the gate upon entry.
Johnny Ramone, born John Cummings in 1948 in Queens, NY, was a founding member of one of the most iconic and seminal bands in history. Formed in 1974, The Ramones emerged from New York City's underground rock scene to become major influencers on the punk movement worldwide. Known for his fast, high-energy playing style, Johnny appeared as #16 on the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list in Rolling Stone and Time magazine named him one of the "10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players."
Released in April of 2012, Commando is THE definitive book on the Ramones. Colin Fleming of Rolling Stone Magazine calls Johnny "a barre-chord-loving punk master of paradox ... for surging rhythm work, there was no one who could touch him, and no one better at blending ferocity and humility." Geoff Edgers of the Boston Globe calls Commando "a rare rock memoir. No debauchery. No self-aggrandizing ... In the end, you get what you pay for, a direct and concise book that feels like a conversation with Johnny." Ken Kurson from The Wall Street Journal wrote "When Spin magazine ranked the Ramones as the second-greatest group ever after the Beatles, John was pleased. But I know I wasn't alone in wondering how anyone could even joke about putting those wimpy Liverpudlians ahead of these ambassadors of kickassador from Queens."
Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone will be sold on site by LA favorite Book Soup. Commando is available in stores and online nationwide from Abrams Image for $24.95 with copies available through the Johnny Ramone Army online store at http://www.johnnyramone.com. E-book is available on Kindle, iPad, Nook, Kobo and Sony Reader. Global demand for the book is already such that rights have been pre-sold in six different languages throughout Europe and Brazil with more soon to be announced.
To purchase tickets online in advance please visit http://johnnyramone.com/tickets.html
The gates are scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. with the book signing at 6:30 p.m. Intro with Priscilla will begin at approx. 8:30 p.m. with the film screening at 9 p.m.
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Obama gives Shinola watch to British prime minister
WASHINGTON — Meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Friday, President Barack Obama brought along a gift with a distinctly Detroit edge: a Shinola watch.
According to the press pool report provided by the White House Friday afternoon, Obama gave Cameron "a custom Shinola men's watch featuring the Seal of the President of the United States engraved on the back, presented in a wooden Shinola box customized with the presidential seal."
The pool report was filed by Michael Shear of the New York Times, who is covering the president's overseas trip. The White House was unable to immediately provide any additional information about the watch.
Shinola, which is based in Detroit, is an upscale maker of lifestyle goods including watches, bicycles, journals and leather goods. During his last visit to Detroit in January, Obama met with Shinola founder Tom Kartsotis and visited the Shinola store, where he bought a journal.
A quick run-through of Shinola's online catalog didn't produce any watches with a presidential seal, so the White House probably ordered them specifically, though neither the administration nor Shinola said so Friday. Calls and emails to the company also were not immediately returned to the Free Press.
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The average American will eat nearly one ton of food in one year; that is almost 2,000 pounds a person! Our need for food is one of the biggest threats our planet faces. Food production, distribution, management and waste threaten wildlife, wild places and the planet itself.
Here are five ways food impacts our planet:
Our need to eat is not going to change—in fact, it is just going to get larger as our population grows. But what can change is the way we produce and distribute food. WWF works to improve the efficiency and productivity of producing food while reducing waste and shifting consumer patterns. By 2050, the world’s population will reach 9 billion; we’d like to produce enough food for that population on roughly the same amount of land we use now.
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The ICO’s senior technology officer Andrew Paterson is inviting the public and businesses to send in their views for an update of the CCTV code of practice, which will now encompass wearable technology.
Paterson has made the announcement in light of the UK launch of Google Glass, which he points out is causing reservations as products take "processing of personal information to the next level".
He said: "Media reports in the US have recently focused on how some bar owners in San Francisco have already banned Google Glass from their premises due to customers’ concerns over being filmed without their knowledge. Companies in the UK will now be considering their own response."
Paterson also warns companies they must process information collected from wearable technology devices in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
As a result, companies will need to inform the public about how their details are being collected and used, and only collect information that is "relevant, adequate and not excessive"
Information will also have to be kept securely and deleted once it is no longer required.


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Amazon to Launch Tablet PCs By This Fall?
Amazon is slated to enter the tablet market with its own Android-based tablet PC as soon as August or September, reported Digitimes.com yesterday. The article reports that Taiwan-based component makers have said the online retail giant is targeting global sales of 4 million units in 2011.
"Amazon adopts processors developed by Texas Instruments, with Taiwan-based Wintek to supply touch panels, ILI Technology to supply LCD driver ICs and Quanta Computer responsible for assembly, the sources indicated," reported Digitimes. Monthly shipments are expected to be 700,000-800,000 units.
Amazon will provide streaming movie services for users of its tablet PCs, the sources in the article noted.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has recently expressed enthusiasm for tablets as important drivers for his company's new content offerings, such as streaming video and cloud-based music, according to eWeek.com.
eWeek reports Amazon.com would likely subsidize the price of a tablet to undercut other device makers and capture a significant share of the 2011 holiday market.


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You don’t need cables to stream video from your iPhone or iPad to a TV. Apple’s AirPlay 2 system is wireless and easy to use. That’s been true for years — what’s changed is the necessary equipment has become very affordable.
You don’t have to splash out on an Apple TV to enjoy Apple TV+ and Apple Music alongside all your other favorite streaming services. They’re now available on a whole host of brilliant third-party devices — many of which are on sale now.
Unlike Apple, the likes of Amazon and Roku are offering big Black Friday discounts that are already live. Here are our picks of the best Apple TV alternatives that you can buy today from just $19.99.
macOS Monterey gives newer Apple computers the ability to send content to a second Mac over AirPlay. You can also use the feature for screen mirroring, turning a spare machine into an external display.
What’s more, unlike on your TV, AirPlay in Monterey lets you connect two macOS devices with a USB cable, greatly reducing latency and removing the requirement for a wireless network.
The audio limitations of Bluetooth have been much in the news lately, so Belkin picked the perfect time to launch Soundform Connect. The wireless adapter allows iPhone users to communicate to any speaker over AirPlay 2… that’s Wi-Fi and high-quality audio.
The release of Roku OS 10 brings support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to several more Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. These streaming options were once reserved for pricey settop boxes but are now available on very affordable devices.
Samsung’s new Smart Monitor lineup combines productivity and entertainment in new ways to make your work-from-home setup even better. The M5 and M7 ship with Smart Hub — which includes an Apple TV app and AirPlay 2 compatibility — built-in.
LG took the wraps off a dozen large-screen TVs on Thursday, all of which support Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit so they can be integrated into an iPhone-controlled smart home. Screen sizes for these 2020 TVs range from 49 inches all the way up to 86 inches.


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Bad wallet UX no more! Alongside a few crypto projects, the world’s largest payment network is about to change crypto wallets with account abstraction.
Crypto wallets for a while have been criticised for being unwieldy, and are due for a makeover ASAP.
A few crypto players are making this makeover happen, and are still fighting over what to call it – account abstraction, or EIP-4337.
Account abstraction or EIP-4337 also has another name. As Argent co founder and CEO Itamar Lesuisse calls it a ‘smart wallet’, referring to the process “as simple as that.”
The account abstraction movement seeks to remake crypto wallets easier and smarter to use, and has been in the works since 2016 with Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-86.
Account abstraction aims to change the existing wallet standard, called Externally Owned Accounts or EOAs (used by Metamask), to a smart-contract based one. As of now, you’d need to sign your EOA wallet each and every time you make a transaction.
Why switch to account abstraction?
Beyond saving time, switching to account abstraction makes it safer to conduct transactions. With EOAs, there’s a lot of unique demands that need to be considered for private key management.
Account abstraction also makes crypto wallets more flexible. Instead of making individual transactions at a time, account abstraction can also bundle all of these transactions in one go, so you’d be able to perform 10 different transactions in just one click.
Account abstraction also makes room for newer developments in crypto wallets.
We may see features like recurring payments, and even recovering lost private keys.
Argent, a crypto firm that’s at the head of the account abstraction movement, has already been working on account abstraction technology. In 2018, they launched a way for people to recover their lost private keys through their friends or family members through a method called social recovery.
As Lesuisse puts it, referring to account abstraction, “suddenly, there was a piece of software that could do stuff for us to make it easier to transfer or make it more secure.”
With smart wallets that feature account abstraction, we can program our money and accounts to do what needs to be done, only automated, efficient, and without much third-party intervention.
Visa joins the smart wallet movement
As smart wallets boast account abstraction, payments giant Visa has jumped on the trend.
In a new report published by Visa on self-custodial crypto wallets, Visa observes that Ethereum has an area that it lacks in.
Writing that “Ethereum is designed for push payments”, according to Visa, Ethereum’s current system can only efficiently make manual payments made by the account holder, rather than automated “pull payments”, which are seen as more intuitive.
With smart wallets, Ethereum can enter the era of offering these programmable pull payments, and can provide an easier, streamlined payments system as we typically use money today in the bank.
“It’s like blockchains took all these sensibilities away that we were fully expecting and using non-stop in the world. Blockchain sort of ripped off all that from the developer’s toolbox,” notes StarkWare co-founder and CEO Uri Kolodny. “Account abstraction is saying, ‘guys, can we please have those very sensible tools back in our hands?’”
Kolodny’s team built StarkNet, an Ethereum layer-2 solution that launched a wallet browser extension in partnership with Argent, called Argent X. Visa has also turned to StarkNet to experiment with ‘delegable accounts’, a new kind of account contract that leverages account abstraction technology to bring auto payments to Ethereum.
Delegable accounts, according to Visa’s research, integrate auto-payment features into a crypto wallet that can come with limits such as how frequent payments can be made, and how much can be pulled from a wallet.
Beyond these payments features, Lesuisse adds that Visa’s research can bring for possible use of delegable accounts in on-chain gaming. “With account abstraction, you can program what we call a ‘session key’ and say, ‘hey, I will let that game sign for me for the next hour,” describes Lesuisse for delegable accounts.
It’s only in early development, but account abstraction – and smart wallets – can usher in a whole new era of payments.


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AMD "Windsor's" Last Breath
Anh Tuan Huynh
July 31, 2007 6:00 PM
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AMD plans one last "Windsor" based Athlon 64 X2
AMD refuses to kill off its 90nm
core Athlon 64 X2 processors. The
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
is AMD’s fastest dual-core performance processor. The processor launched last February to the tune of 3.0 GHz with a 125-watt TDP.
The model continues to stay on AMD’s roadmap throughout the rest of 2007 and half of 2008. AMD plans a refresher for the Athlon 64 X2 6000+. Instead of moving it to the
core like many other Athlon 64 X2 models, including the 5200+, 5000+, 4800+, 4400+, 4000+, 3600+ and
, the refreshed X2 6000+ sticks to the
The refreshed model drops the thermal ratings down to 89-watts. Still, the reduced thermal envelope is still 24-watts higher than the highest-clocked
– the X2 5200+ at 2.7 GHz. However, the thermals match AMD’s upcoming
Phenom X2 GP-6800
based model slated for Q1’2008.
Despite the impending launch of the Phenom X2 series, the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ remains the only mainstream AMD dual-core desktop processor with a 3.0 GHz clock frequency. The upcoming Phenom X2 series top out around 2.4-to-2.8 GHz when the GP-6800 launches, according to a recent AMD roadmap. AMD does not have any plans to release a 3.0 GHz
on its roadmap yet.
Expect AMD to release 89-watt Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processors next quarter.
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RE: What to do?
8/5/2007 3:40:33 PM
If your going to play games, Don't go all out on a CPU, the performance will not reflect what you spend. I say go with a high-midrange CPU for about the cost of a 6000+ and the best video card you can afford and 2gigs of ram.
With that said the Q6600 is probably the CPU i would by if I was in the market now. Quad core has alot of potential in the gaming market when future games take advantage. Remember you are getting 2x the power of the other cores out there. With the Xbox 360 able to use 6 threads at one time its very likely game developers will take advantage of any extra cores to great effect.
RE: What to do?
8/5/2007 3:42:15 PM
almost 2x the power of any dual core is what i ment.
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Jobs \'email chuckle\'
On Friday, Steve Jobs took a moment to . The note came following a 12 percent rise last week in Apple's stock value, according to the New York Times: "It may not be the last laugh, but on Friday afternoon, after the close of the stock market, Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple Computer, shared an e-mail chuckle with his employees at the expense of Dell, a big rival.... On Friday, apparently savoring the moment, Mr. Jobs sent a brief e-mail message to Apple employees, which read: 'Team, it turned out that Michael Dell wasn't perfect at predicting the future. Based on today's stock market close, Apple is worth more than Dell. Stocks go up and down, and things may be different tomorrow, but I thought it was worth a moment of reflection today. Steve.'"
The note comes after CEO Michael Dell--in 1997, shortly after Jobs returned to Apple--said that he would shutdown Apple and give the money back to its shareholders. The remarks came in response to a question at technology conference about what he would do with the then-financially troubled Apple.


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Xbox One owners can now take screenshots on their consoles with the latest update.
Could screenshots be in the next Xbox One update for March?
The weekly feature looking at images from our favourite games.
343 Industries release a couple of screenshots to show the development in graphics on the up and coming Master Chief Collection.
An interview with Xbox Head Phil Spencer reveals some new features for the Xbox One in the future.
CD Projekt RED releases new screenshot of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from Igromir Expo.
Twisted Lands: Shadow Town and Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition included
The next Batman Arkham game sadly won't be out this year as was originally expected. To make up for the wait Warner Bros have released some new media.
The Order: 1886 has been set back until early next year. For anyone upset by the news we have some new media to ease the pain.
A new Dragonball game is coming with some impressive graphics on PS4
Dani Ceballos joined Arsenal on loan from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window.
The Rangers striker has excelled since linking up with Steven Gerrard at Ibrox.
The Goodison Park academy graduate has been impressive for the Toffees U18s.
Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson was in action for England this evening.
Celtic have been linked with the big bruiser once again this week, but Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers won't worry.
The Senegal international was in excellent form away from Liverpool.
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Lucas Moura scored a hat-trick against Matthijs De Ligt's Ajax side in the Champions League semi-final last season.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard may well be tempted to recall Ethan Ampadu in the January transfer window.
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly about to be offered the chance to trade Eric Dier for AC Milan's Franck Kessie.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set for an extended spell on the sidelines.


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Checkoff Reports U.S. Sorghum Export Sales Increase to Record Volume
USAgNet - 11/07/2016
Demand from the export market reached historic levels this week with 16 million bushels of sorghum sold since last week, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service. This is one of the highest recorded export sales of sorghum
in one week.
Two months into the 2016/2017 marketing year, sorghum export commitments have reached 58 million bushels, representing 20 percent of USDA's 2017 export projections.
China is leading sorghum purchases with 40 million bushels, which makes up about 70 percent of total U.S. grain sorghum exports. Mexico has committed to 4 million bushels for the current marketing year followed by Japan.
Additional export customers include Canada, Indonesia, South Korea and Nigeria.


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After all of the recent reports of new agreements to allow motorcycles over 500cc to be imported into India which would allow Harley Davidson, among others, to enter the market, Harley has announced it will put an indefinite hold on plans to set up shop over there. The recent changes which ostensibly opened the market applied the Euro III emission standards to larger engines. Once that hurdle was cleared it looked like the Harleys were on their way.
Unfortunately, the one thing India did not change was their incredibly high 60% import duty and 30% tax, essentially doubling the price of the imported bikes. After examining the potential size of the market at that price it looks like Harley Davidson has decided not to enter the market after all. Average industrial import tariffs in India, by comparison, are about 10%.
India, and many other countries, keep import duties high to protect local business by keeping competitive products out. However, in India’s case, there is no domestic company producing anything like a Harley Davidson. Most Indian bikes are in the 100cc and 125cc range while Royal Enfield produces the largest Indian made motorcycle, the 500cc Bullet.
If India lowers import duties, the issue may be brought up again, but for now, the Hogs stay home. It will also be interesting to see if any of the other manufacturers considering the Indian market decide to follow through or, like Harley, put the brakes on their plans, too.


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Ever wonder about how Black Friday got its name? The day was dubbed "Black Friday" back in the 1960s when when accounting books were still logged in pen and ink and the day's sales helped move stores out of the "red" (losses) in into the "black" (profits).
In this post, we'll take a look at some of the fun facts about the day that has expanded to an entire weekend of shopping deals.
- Before Black Friday, there were Santa Claus Parades: In the early 1900s many cities across America had "Santa Claus parades" in early December. When Santa appeared at the end of the parade, it was a symbol of the beginning of the holiday season. American stores followed the lead and in 1924 the first Macy's ThanksgivingDay Parade was held.
- Black Friday wasn't officially claimed to be the busiest shopping day of the year until 2001: It was thought of as a busy shopping day, however it was actually the SATURDAY before Christmas that beat it every year until 2001.
- Black Friday can be deadly: Since 2006, 10 deaths and 105 injuries have been attributed to Black Friday.
- The worst deals: Despite huge advertising campaigns, computer and phone sales (as a category) offer the worst deals on Black Friday. According to WalletHub, computer and phone discounts average only 34% on Black Friday.
- Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for plumbers: As bizarre as this may sound, it was reported by CNN who explained that the plumbers are needed to clean up after guests "overload" the system.
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There’s a handful of cars that virtually all people can recognize, and the original Lamborghini Countach, which was manufactured from 1974 to 1990 is among them. Now, the Italian automobile manufacturer is bringing the ‘80s icon back as a hybrid.
The new version is called the Countach LPI 800-4, and it’s supposed to honor the 50th anniversary of the original release. LPI stands for Longitudinale Posteriore Ibrido, or Longitudinal Posterior Hybrid in English. The number 800 is the total output of the hybrid powertrain (804 brake horsepower to be precise), and the number 4 indicates that the car uses a permanent four-wheel drive transmission.
Just like the original Countach, the hybrid successor has a naturally aspirated V12 engine, but the engine is assisted by a 48 V electric motor powered by the same supercapacitor technology used in Lamborghini’s Sián. Because the car is made out of carbon fiber and weighs just 1,595 kilograms (3,516 pounds), it can produce a 0–100km/h time of 2.8 seconds, a 0–200km/h time of 8.6 seconds, and a top speed of 355km/h.
But performance isn’t what the original Countach is remembered for — the distinctive angular and geometric styling is.
“The first Countach has been present in our Centro Stile as a model for some years now,” said Lamborghini’s design boss Mitja Borkert. “Whenever I look at it, it gives me goosebumps, and it serves as the perfect reminder for me and the entire design team to design every future Lamborghini in a visionary and futuristic way.”
While the hybrid isn’t quite as angular as the original one (blame years of aerodynamic research), Lamborghini has successfully captured the essence of Countach and produced a car that every cyberpunk megacorp CEO would love to own.
But even if you’re actually are a CEO with over €2 million to spare, you can’t buy your own Countach LPI 800-4 because all 112 units (that’s how many Lamborghini is making) are sold out, and their owners will receive them in the first quarter of 2022.
World’s Largest Metaverse Developer Opens Dubai Office
LandVault, the largest metaverse creator, is expanding its presence into the MENA region.
LandVault, the world’s largest metaverse developer, will expand operations to Dubai later this month as part of an ongoing strategy to boost its presence in the MENA region. The company aims to help local businesses gain a foothold in the expanding web 3.0 universe and sees exciting opportunities to bolster its client portfolio.
So far, metaverse developer LandVault has lived up to its name, creating and curating over 100 square feet of virtual space for a diverse range of organizations, including the nearby Yas Marina Circuit, Aldar, Mastercard, Standard Chartered, World of Women, Hershey’s, and many more.
The Dubai government’s Metaverse Strategy is one of the key reasons LandVault has been inspired to move to the region, as leaders plan to transform the Emirate into one of the world’s top 10 metaverse economies by 2030. Eventually, it’s hoped that in excess of 1,000 companies in the blockchain and web 3.0 spaces will be inspired to set up entities in the region, creating around 40,000 new jobs in the process.
“We are excited to open our office in Dubai and to be a part of the vibrant tech community in the UAE. The MENA region is a key market for us, and we believe that our presence in Dubai will allow us to assist the region and explore new opportunities. We are also excited about the potential for the metaverse in the real estate industry in the UAE. We look forward to working with developers and real estate companies to showcase their properties in a new and innovative way,” says Sam Huber, CEO of LandVault.
Alongside developing the metaverse from its new Dubai office, LandVault will also deploy its technology to assist the UAE’s real estate sector. Developers will soon be able to showcase their projects in a way that was never previously possible, reaching a much wider audience with immersive and interactive property tours and even virtual showrooms.


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Across creative industries, low representation of Black people is often met with the same excuse, “I don’t know any!”
Now, Black designers are working together to make sure they don’t have to hear those words ever again with the creation of Blacks Who Design, an online directory of Black designers.
The project was founded by designer Wes O’Haire, who has worked for companies like Hudl and Dropbox. O’Haire was inspired after starting a Slack group for Black designers and finding a lot of people wanted a site like this to exist.
Back in 2014, designer Maurice Cherry posed the question: Where Are the Black Designers? In a post for the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Cherry wrote, “Design-driven companies in Silicon Valley like Twitter report only single-digit percentages of American employees of color.”
The AIGA conducted a survey of the industry in 2017 and found things hadn’t changed a lot. According to their survey, only 3.4% of the industry is Black.
So, for O’Haire, it was important to build a platform highlighting Black designers specifically because there tends to be low representation of them in companies.
“What I keep hearing is ‘I don’t know any Black designers!'” O’Haire said. “This site solves that exact problem.”
The goal of Blacks Who Design is to inspire new designers, diversify feeds, and help people find individuals to join their teams. The site itself is also easy to use. On its homepage, users are immediately greeted by a Twitter directory of Black people working in the design industry.
For the purpose of the project, “design industry” is a pretty vast term. On the site, people can filter by categories like: product designers, freelances, UX designers, writers, and more. O’Haire boils it down as, “Really, it’s about people who are creative problem solvers.”
When asked what inspired the project, O’Haire identified the work of Jules Forrest’s Women Who Design and Pablo Stanley’s Latinxs Who Design. Both sites are also shouted out directly on Blacks Who Design.
“They both had similar problems that we were trying to solve, so I sought them out for guidance and inspiration,” O’Haire said. “It’s been really amazing to have their support and bounce ideas off of them.”
So far, the project’s been a success. In just a few weeks, people have already started getting invites to speak at conferences and more recruiters are hitting them up, all thanks to the site.
To O’Haire, the project extends past only helping those already in the industry. For him, Blacks Who Design is also a way to inspire more Black people to do design work.
“If people see the site and see thriving designers that look like them, that could be enough inspiration for them to sign up for a class or apply for a job” O’Haire said.
Although Blacks Who Design is still pretty new, its team has already identified how they want the project to expand. In the future, they’ll focus on three key areas: jobs, community, and skill development.
“Since creating better representation is one of our goals, our first project that we’ll likely work on is connecting our community with companies that are looking to hire,” O’Haire said.


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This past Saturday was a huge day that was chock full of high profile sneaker releases. With a new week underway, sneakerheads everywhere can expect much of the same this weekend as the “Venom Green” Air Jordan X is slated to arrive. Sporting a black tumbled leather construction accompanied by vibrant touches of venom green and an icy sole, ‘heads will have to get up rather early in the morning on Saturday to cop these from Nike.com. Check out another official look at this upcoming drop after the jump and be sure to keep rocking with SneakerFiles for any and everything sneakers.
Air Jordan 10 “Venom Green”
Black/Cool Grey-Anthracite-Venom Green
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Following a petition from Kellogg Company, the USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced increases to the fortification levels of Vitamin D allowed within the cereal category and now allows fortification of Vitamin D in grain-based bars.
Kellogg Company is committed to addressing 'hidden hunger,' or micronutrient deficiencies, through inherent sources and fortification as part of its Better Days Promise environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.
Seeing an opportunity to help improve public health through food, Kellogg petitioned the FDA to review fortification regulations for cereals and grain-based bars with Vitamin D, a nutrient of concern among Americans.
More than 90 percent of Americans do not consume enough Vitamin D1. Recommendation intakes are difficult to achieve through natural food sources like fatty fish, egg yolks and certain mushrooms. About six in 10 consumers (59 percent) want to add more Vitamin D to their diet.
"Kellogg fortified cereals and milk have long been a delicious and affordable way to get Vitamin D," said Nigel Hughes, Kellogg Company's SVP for global research and development and innovation.
"Now, everyday foods, like cereal and grain-based bars, can go even further toward helping people access and consume Vitamin D, creating better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030."
In addition to fortifying foods with Vitamin D, Kellogg is also innovating new foods leveraging inherent sources of nutrients. Pure Organic Crackers made with Cheese and Veggies will be the first better-for-you cracker to have a good source (10 percent Daily Value) of Vitamin D from mushroom powder. The crackers will appear on supermarket shelves in January.
Kellogg will continue to utilise ingredients and fortification to provide delicious, affordable and accessible options to help consumers increase Vitamin D in their diet.
To help consumers quickly identify these foods, many of Kellogg's new foods will include the percent Daily Value on Facts Up Front packaging callouts. All Kellogg foods list the Vitamin D content on the Nutrition Facts Panel.


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Samsung’s been on a tear during the past few years, quickly becoming one of the most prominent consumer technology corporations in the world. Now, they’re hungering for new markets, and Canada is one of them. The Metropolis in Metrotown in Burnaby, British Columbia will soon see the first Samsung retail store in Canada, slated to open sometime this summer.
That’s not to say that Samsung is doing badly up north – a February report from The Globe and Mail put Samsung’s Canadian market share at a respectable 11 percent. With Apple holding 31.2 percent and Research in Motion still holding down its home country with 32.6 percent, Samsung sees plenty of room for improvement.
The announcement comes over five months after the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center in New York City shut down. The Samsung Experience, a “store” that showcased the newest Samsung products and demo devices, wasn’t actually a retail store, though customers could place online orders from within the store. That’s the closest the United States has come to getting a Samsung retail store, and probably the closest it will come. A December report from TWICE suggested that Samsung was more than willing to bid farewell to the Samsung Experience in New York City.
Why shut it down? According to the report, Samsung was comfortable enough with its strong and rising market share in the United States – essentially, the promotional value was no longer worth the cost to maintain it. That says a lot about how far Samsung has come in the last few years. You know a corporation means business when it starts feeling like it could do just fine with less advertising.


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We’ve reported about the surprising news of Cuphead coming to Nintendo Switch during the next few hours.
Anyway, things are not limited to the new version of the game releasing on April 18, 2019 for the Switch, as shared by Studio MDHR.
The indie developer is indeed releasing a new update for existing Xbox One and PC versions, which is set to improve the current game a lot.
You’ll have the opportunity to play in new languages (Italian, yay!) and play as Mugman in the single-player mode.
On top of that, you’ll also enjoy several optimizations in terms of gameplay, which are improving, for example, loading times.
Here’s the quick rundown as provided by OnMSFT:
- Mugman, Cuphead’s sidekick will be playable in single-player mode.
- StudioMDHR has created new art for the game with fully animated cut scenes, new special effects, and more.
- Cuphead has been fully localised in 10 new languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.
- StudioMDHR also did some optimizations to reduce loading times and shrink the game’s size on Xbox One. Future patches should also be much smaller.
The update is also releasing on April 18, and will be followed later this year by The Delicious Last Course paid DLC.


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American food manufacturer General Mills Inc. has voluntarily recalled a small batch of its frozen green beans due to listeria contamination.
The announcement made on Friday, Oct. 2, involves the company's Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans packaged in 16-ounce containers, produced within one day in June and had a "Better If Used By" label of June 29, 2017.
According to the the company, the recall was made as a precautionary measure following the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in one of the product packs.
The latest recall is not a first for the company, as it had also announced the same voluntary measure in Aug. 26, 2015 for the same green beans brand after one package also yielded a positive result after listeria testing. The said batch of recalled products were manufactured for two days in March 2014.
Fortunately, there have been no reports of illnesses or clinical problems noted in both incidents.
Listeriosis is a bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Experts in the food safety industry say that the bacterium is a specifically complicated and strong pathogen that grows when stored in a cool place.
Common signs and symptoms of the disease include fever and muscle pain that may be followed by diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems. In most cases, the bacteria spread outside of the digestive tract.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the disease does not pose serious illnesses in generally healthy people but may be highly risky for particular groups including pregnant women, elderly people, newborns and those with immunocompromised immune systems.
Aside from the usual self-limiting signs and symptoms, listeriosis may cause pregnant women to have a miscarriage, preterm delivery and stillbirth. It may also cause a potentially fatal infection for newborns.
For older adults and those with weak immune systems, meningitis and septicemia may result.
On Sept. 10, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially implemented its first action on preventing foodborne illnesses, placing imported food products under the same standards imposed on domestically manufactured food. Aside from that, FDA also devised a food safety system that is integrated nationally in collaboration with state and local officials.
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Scott Morrison has been ruthlessly mocked over a hilarious Photoshop fail on his official family portrait.
The staged photo, uploaded onto the
In the image, Mr Morrison is seen sitting on a picnic rug cuddled up next to his two daughters Lily and Abbey and wife Jenny.
But it was one small detail that quickly stood out for viewers.
A bizarre photo of Prime Minister Scott Morrison (far right) has caused uproar among those who have jumped at the opportunity to ruthlessly mock the strangely edited image
‘Story of 2019,’ one observant Twitter user wrote.
‘Our latest PM (ScoMo) had nice white shoes photoshopped onto his feet for his official pm.gov.au site?! Yup. Regular bloke. Our tax dollars hard at work.’
The man later added the original photo, revealing ‘the OG dirty shoes’ had not-so-subtly been edited out to be replaced with a much whiter pair.
The controversy, now termed ‘shoe gate’, has led many to speculate why the shoes were edited in the first place and if a branding issue was behind the change.
‘The original shoes looked like K-Swiss tennis shoes,’ one user said.
The original photo (above) reveals ‘the OG dirty shoes’ before they were edited out and replaced with a much whiter pair
‘I assume some t**t thought Morrison ought to be wearing dinkum Dunlop Volleys and did a really crap job of photo editing’.
The photoshop fail also appears to give Mr Morrison two left feet, fueling the ridicule online.
‘It’s also a left shoe on his right foot. Although he may wear them that way,’ one man pointed out.
‘It would have just been simpler to crop them out if he wanted to seem more ‘’everyman’,’ another user suggested.
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister told Daily Mail Australia: ‘The photo was doctored by the department without the knowledge of or the authentication of the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister’s office.’
‘The PM likes his own shoes,’ the spokesperson added.
‘Our latest PM (ScoMo) had nice white shoes photoshopped onto his feet for his official pm.gov.au site?! Yup. Regular bloke. Our tax dollars hard at work,’ one Twitter user wrote
The photoshop fail also appears to give Mr Morrison two left feet, fueling the ridicule online
Many wanted an answer as to who was behind the photoshop, while others mocked the lack of skill involved.
‘WHO is responsible for this,’ one woman asked.
‘Whoever it is, my taxes are paying his/her salary! Want my money back!’
‘It looks like it was edited using Microsoft Paint,’ one man critiqued.
The staged family photo, uploaded onto the Prime Minister’s official website, was later cropped to remove the shoes entirely
The controversy, now termed ‘shoe gate’, has led many to speculate why the shoes were edited in the first place and if a branding issue was behind the change


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Two consequences of GlaxoSmithKline's recent decision to divest some of its less robust consumer products are the sale of a manufacturing plant in Memphis and another in Aiken, SC.
The Memphis operation employs 250 people. Among the OTC brands being made there are Goody's and Stanback headache powder and Chap-Et lip balm.
The Aiken plant employs about 210 people who produce the weight loss drug Alli, GI treatment Tagamet and Nytol for insomnia. Aiken is also the production site for some OTC brands not being sold, including smoking-cessation aid Nicorette. Its production will be transferred to another GSK site.
The potential loss of 460 manufacturing jobs sits alongside the 297,650 jobs lost across all pharma functions since 2000, as reported in Forbes. The calculation was made by outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The figures show 3,385 pharma job cuts in the first quarter of 2011, far off pace from 2010's total of 53,636. And the 2010 figure remains a significant improvement over the decade's high of 61,109 in 2009.


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Edward Lorenz was a mathematician and meteorologist. He is credited with the term Butterfly effect. Originally it meant a butterfly could disturb the air in one part of the world, and eventually that tiny shift in the air would lead to a tornado. Small changes lead to a strong outcome. In Uganda, the schools shut down in March of 2020 due to Covid. The effect has been devastation, a tornado that has killed the hopes and opportunities of so many children. 32,000 girls under the age of 18 are giving birth in Uganda each month. EACH MONTH! So many of these girls were sold for food. Exploited by others. They had been safe in school, and now they are teenage mothers. The school will begin again on January 10th. This is supposed to be good news. But the government has warned parents not to spend money for Christmas, to save the money for school fees. So you can imagine the economic impact this will have on the already struggling economy. We just opened one New and Used clothing store in Kampala, Lilly Avenue. The second store is scheduled to open on Monday next week. But any hopes of a good profit from Christmas sales in being smothered by the announcement of school being open again. Still, it is good that the schools will finally open again. I think it will take a very long time before things are "normal". And for so many normal will never come again. We are a small ministry that works with teenage mothers. Sometimes the effect we have feels like a drop in the bucket. When we look at the ever-expanding teenage pregnancy crisis in Uganda our impact is very small. But we can not focus on the big need. Our focus has to shift to the individual girls and their children. I know we are having a strong impact on the individuals in our program. I have faith that our Suubi kids will receive an education. Their individual futures are not tied to the difficult circumstances they were born in. And I believe the Lilly Avenue stores will eventually be a success. Please pray for them. That they manage to sell enough to cover their rent and food. We have them...they are not standing alone.
and we have many other needs. You can always learn more about Suubi on our website. And you will find ways to donate there too. Please stay safe. I bless you for praying for us.


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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) developers have recently confessed their unfamiliarity with NFTs amidst growing discussions surrounding the digitization of in-game items. In a statement by Valve, the studio behind the game, they admitted that the company does not know enough about NFTs to provide any substantial input on the matter.
Challenges with Older CS:GO Items
Older CS:GO items have been a challenge for developers to fit seamlessly into the visuals of the new game, but Valve made it clear that these features are crucial to players. The company stated that they aim to be customer-centric, bringing these items forward as a way to bridge the gap between the legacy game and its successor. Valve attempts to make the best decisions they can based on what the player community wants.
Controversy Surrounding NFTs in Gaming
The use of NFTs is a controversial topic in the gaming industry, especially in games like CS:GO that have a thriving economy based on item trading. While discussing the topic, Valve openly admitted to not being well-versed in the concept of NFTs. This statement could potentially impact the future of CS:GO’s item economy, which is worth billions of dollars.
Valve’s Response to VAC Bans
In other CS:GO news, Valve recently made headlines for “reversing” VAC bans for players who used AMD’s Anti-Lag+ feature that does its job by “detouring engine dll functions,” according to Valve. The Anti-Lag+ feature may cause serious consequences for players that opt to use it. While Valve has promised to overturn VAC bans on such players who were unfairly banned, the issue has caused some concern among the community.
While Valve’s statement on NFTs may not have any significant impact on the gaming industry, it is a poignant reminder that game developers must be proactive in keeping up with technological advancements to provide the best possible experience for gamers. As the future of the gaming economy continues to change, it will be interesting to see how CS:GO and other games adapt to new technologies and concepts.


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HTC's new One M9 is no ground-breaker, but like its M8 and M7 predecessors is a well designed and well engineered smartphone.
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The new Google Nexus 9 is made by HTC and the two official accessories have some cool HTC design elements, but at a rather high price.
HTC kicked off a weekly deals promotion last week with the Nexus 9. Make sure to visit the HTC site at 9:00 am Pacific for the big One M8 deal.
Google is launching a Nexus tablet at a premium price. Thankfully, HTC's premium design is part of the package.
In one of our longest podcasts ever, Kevin and I covered a huge number of new mobile devices. We are excited about current and future products in the mobile space.
HTC continues to focus on imaging with a new Desire handset, enhanced camera experience, and an updated Zoe collaboration app that's even coming to iOS devices.
The big news in the world of Android this week disclosed that Samsung's smartwatch will arrive soon, HTC is returning to the tablet segment, and the Galaxy Note 4 will hit the market end of October.
Samsung vs. Apple vs. Nokia, HTC and Motorola. Who cares? All the hardware looks alike. The smartphone battle is won with ecosystems, cloud and sheer marketing.
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OnePlus just announced their OnePlus One high end Android smartphone with specs that beat the S5 and HTC One (M8) with a price starting at just $299.
The HTC One (M8) ticks most of our boxes: design, build and performance are all excellent, there's no app overload, and HTC Sense is improving with every iteration. Battery life could be better and some of the camera tools may seem unnecessary, but overall it's a winner.
We have seen lots of rumors of the next HTC One and in a month we will see what HTC has come up with. The launch event will take place in NY and London.
I cannot recall ever sticking with one single phone for an entire year, but the HTC One remains my faithful companion and is still going strong.
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California Pizza Kitchen (“CPK”) today announced that it has successfully completed a debt refinancing with a new $195mm Senior Secured Credit Facility with Canyon Partners (“Canyon”) and Rabobank, resulting in a significant reduction in interest expense and reduced leverage. The deal provides CPK with additional flexibility to build on current business momentum following its successful company restructuring in late 2020, strong consumer demand for its core menu categories, and significant growth in its off-premise business that has continued to thrive even after COVID dining restrictions have eased.
Looking ahead, the company is focused on expanding its global footprint; continuing its commitment to “Cali Health” inspired menu innovation, such as the recently introduced gluten free chickpea crust; investing more heavily in its new marketing campaign - Made The CPK Way - and accelerating its recent off-premise success with enhanced digital guest ordering experiences and improved take home innovation such as the new Take and Bake pizza.
“We’re extremely proud of the progress we’ve made so far and the resilience our company has shown in the past 18 months,” said Jim Hyatt, CEO of California Pizza Kitchen. “Today’s announcement is yet another sign to our guests, employee teams, franchisees and vendor partners that the CPK brand is strong, our business is healthy and our growth plans are paying off. The future is bright for CPK and we look forward to welcoming more guests into our restaurants to enjoy our famous California inspired cuisine.”
Guggenheim Securities, LLC served as CPK’s Financial Advisor and Sole Arranger of the Senior Credit Facilities. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal counsel to CPK.
About California Pizza Kitchen
In 1985, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) opened its first restaurant in Beverly Hills and introduced diners to innovative California-style pizza. With a passion for combining fresh, seasonal ingredients with flavor inspirations from around the world, today CPK is a global brand serving creative California cuisine in over 200 restaurants in 8 countries and U.S. territories. From signature, hand-tossed pizzas and high-quality main plates to inventive better-for-you options, Lunch Duos, premium wines, and handcrafted beverages, CPK adds an imaginative twist to create a memorable dining experience. For more information, visit cpk.com. Chat with us on Twitter at @calpizzakitchen, Instagram at @cpk, and Facebook at facebook.com/californiapizzakitchen. Download the CPK Rewards® app for iOS and Android to earn & redeem delicious rewards, order online, and enjoy exclusive pizza perks all year long.
About Canyon Partners LLC
Founded and partner owned since 1990, Canyon is a global alternative investment manager with eight offices worldwide. The firm employs a deep value, credit intensive approach with a focus on special situations and other complex investments. Canyon’s strategies encompass a broad range of asset classes, including specialty financings, corporate bonds, securitized assets, real estate, arbitrage, and value equities.


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We recently launched our 2021 State of the Call report, where we analyzed more than 150 billion calls and commissioned a third-party survey of businesses and consumers. When we shared our report with the public, the reception was remarkable. Our customers and partners dug into the data to further inform their voice performance strategy, and media throughout the country used the report to highlight the most pressing issues on the voice channel and how we can work together to improve the voice experience for businesses and consumers.
USA Today published a great article using data from our report: Robocalls and scam calls persist during pandemic, so Americans have stopped answering the phone. The article explains that voice traffic has increased as a result of voice being the preferred communication channel for businesses and consumers, but the problem of spam and fraud calls persists, resulting in declining answer rates that negatively impact legitimate businesses trying to reach their customers by phone. It then looks at some of the solutions to this problem, including new governmental regulations and work by carriers like AT&T to protect their subscribers.
In addition to USA Today, a variety of other media outlets covered our State of the Call 2021 report. Here’s a sample of what they are saying:
Roughly 94% of Americans surveyed by Hiya, an app that blocks spammers, say they don't pick up the phone for unidentified callers due to the onslaught of robocalls.https://t.co/Xn4VrnhIZi— Axios (@axios) February 15, 2021
- Kim Komando Show: Robocalls are skyrocketing again – 5 ways to stop them
- The Balance: COVID-90, Men Answering the (Scam) Call, and Ending the Racial Wealth Gap
The personal finance outlet looked at how the pandemic impacted spam calls and the demographic breakdown of phone scam victims, noting that, “Scammers have had a field day during the pandemic, which has caused enough financial desperation to provide them with a steady stream of victims. And for the con artists who work their trade over phone lines, men are particularly susceptible, according to a new survey.”
- insideARM: The Latest Developments in the World of Call Delivery
One of the debt industries leading outlets wrote a comprehensive piece looking at how call delivery has changed over the past year, using data from our report as well as highlighting the work of the Industry Traceback Group and the impact of STIR/SHAKEN.
- Help Net Security: Nearly 40% of consumers lost money to phone scams in 2020
Focusing on information security, Help Net Security put some of the top data points from our report into context, and looked at how scammers succeed in exploiting the public and why the voice call has become such a relied upon communication channel for businesses.
For many more insights on the State of the Call, click below to watch the recording of our webinar, presented by Hiya CEO and founder Alex Algard.


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Samsung has started dishing out the latest security patch update for its last year's flagship offering, i.e, the Galaxy S8. The South Korean tech giant has started dishing out the December 2018 Android security patch for the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphones. The update is currently being rolled out to the users based out in Germany and it brings along a fix for as different vulnerabilities that hamper the device's performance.
The update rollout has been reported by SamMobile and as per the report, the Galaxy S8's latest December 2018 security patch is rolled out in Germany. The update brings a fix for around 40 different vulnerabilities and improves the overall user experience on the smartphone.
The latest update bounces the build number to G950FXXU4CRL3 and as mentioned earlier, it brings a fix for some critical bugs affecting the performance of the device. The update brings a fix for one of the major bugs that allowed the hackers to get an access to the user's photo gallery and also photos that are saved on the Secure Folder without the need of any authentication.
As of now, there is no information available as to how the update is being delivered to the Galaxy S8 users. The update could be released via Samsung Smart Switch or as a regular OTA (over-the-air-update). It is also not clear if the update will make its way to the Galaxy S8+ users or not. Also, it is not currently known as to when the update will be released for the remaining regions, however, we will keep you posted on the same.
Just to recall, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is backed by an octa-core Exynos 8895 chipset which is combined with Adreno 540 GPU to render all the graphics. The smartphone makes use of a 4GB RAM to take care of the multitasking. The device comes with 64GB of internal storage which can be further expanded to up to 256GB via microSD card slot. The Galaxy S8 is powered by a 3,000mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery.


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Digital technology giant Amazon Web Services expects Asian startups to adapt to the new business environment amid the coronavirus pandemic this year and sustain their operations next year.
“I think that by staying innovative, trying out new ideas and always keeping customers first, startups can move forward with confidence into 2021 and beyond,” says Gaurav Arora, Amazon Web Services head of startup ecosystem in the Asia Pacific and Japan.
Arora says AWS, the cloud computing unit of Amazon, continues to provide solutions to Asian startups and businesses amid the health crisis.
“We have helped many of our customers use the cloud to set up tools and services to help others. For all of these use cases, our customers are moving forward confidently knowing they can depend on the scale, reach, and reliability of AWS to meet any surge in demand,” Arora says in an e-mail interview.
Arora says he is encouraged by how startups and other companies confront the challenges this year. “I think I have one of the best jobs in the world, because I get to work with some of the region’s and the world’s most innovative and exciting companies, and I admire the way the entrepreneurs I work with daily have risen to the challenges of this year to find new opportunities, especially by leveraging technology,” he says.
He says startups have learned to quickly adapt with the new environment. “In the face of a challenge, startups have an incredible capacity to adapt quickly to market changes, try out new ideas, and think on their feet to identify new revenue streams, even when the world around them is changing,” he says.
Arora, however, says COVID-19’s impact on businesses across Asia should not be understated. “For startups in particular, it has been a difficult time, especially for those still building a significant customer base and cash flow. It’s likely that the year they’ve experienced so far has turned out to be very different to the year they were planning. We’re hearing from the startups we work with that they are reassessing their plans and projections to accommodate for the ‘new normal,’ which can present startups with opportunities,” he says.
Arora says startups across many verticals are using technology to transform their industries and solve the problems that matter to their communities. “Innovation-driven by nature, startups are best known for the ability to pivot quickly to meet society’s changing needs, and the COVID-19 pandemic has proven this to be true yet again,” he says.
Among these startups is GAIN Credit, an alternative lending fintech startup in India, which had to close its contact center operations for a brief period amid the lockdown. To continue providing customers with core services, GAIN Credit quickly transformed and implemented AWS services to build a virtual contact center.
GAIN Credit’s team developed a cutting-edge chat application that is highly customizable and configurable for its digital lending customer support needs, and using AWS services, quickly built a chatbot and a voice bot, which collectively handled close to 75 percent of incoming customer queries.
Indian health and fitness startup Cure.fit had to shut its physical gyms but quickly saw they could stay connected with customers by running virtual workout classes and creating personalized online programs. The success of the new offering led to a sudden spike in traffic to Cure.fit’s website, which they were able to manage by leveraging AWS services such as a fast content distribution service that securely delivers data, videos, and applications to customers globally.
Arora says in Southeast Asia, startups solve problems that have never been solved before and address challenging structural gaps in day-to-day life.
“In the fintech space, Philippine startup PearlPay is a great example of local innovation on the AWS Cloud. With more than half the population of the Philippines living in rural areas, most people must physically go to rural banks to access cash and perform transactions. But these banks are often lacking ATMs, debit cards and mobile banking services, which are crucial. Being all-in on AWS, PearlPay offers its cloud-based core banking solutions as SaaS to rural banks, enabling them to digitize their services and reach even those with limited or no access to the internet,” he says.
Meanwhile, Jakarta-based healthtech startup Halodoc has built a mobile app on AWS that connects patients with doctors, and then also with pharmacies so they can order essential medications. Using the latest cloud technology allows Halodoc to launch new app features about 30 percent faster, and improve patient-physician mobile call response times.
In Thailand, telehealth provider Dr. Raksa is all-in on AWS and has built a virtual healthcare consultation app that’s been downloaded by more than 400,000 people, and facilitated over 100,000 doctor consultations since its launch in 2016.
“We’ve also seen new levels of demand for online shopping in the past few months, with so many people around the world spending more time at home. In the ecommerce sector, we work with industry leaders like Tokopedia and HappyFresh in Indonesia, and online fashion destination, Pomelo Fashion, based in Thailand, who are leveraging AWS’s machine learning services to build personalized shopping experiences with recommendation features unique to individual shoppers,” Arora says.
In Vietnam, edtech platform KidsOnline is experiencing rapid adoption by preschool teachers, parents and children. The fast-growing startup is now available in 40 cities and provinces, is used by over 1,200 preschools and has 150,000 parents and 20,000 preschool teachers using it, with 50,000 daily visits.
“No matter what a startup wants to do, AWS has the tools and applications that enable them to do it. With 175 products and services, we have the broadest and deepest set of capabilities of any cloud provider, ranging from basic compute and storage through to advanced analytics and container services, through to pre-built solutions,” says Arora.
Arora says AWS is particularly enthusiastic about emerging technologies like machine learning. “Startups across Asia like Indian insurance marketplace, PolicyBazaar, Singaporean ecommerce visual search platform, ViSenze, and Korean online fashion retailer, Brandi are using AWS machine learning to build and launch innovative features such as language interpretation, image recognition, and product recommendations,” he says.
Early-stage startups also like working with Amazon Lightsail, which is ideal for simpler workloads, quick deployments and getting started on AWS.
Arora says AWS can help Asian startups reach the global market more efficiently. “The great thing about the cloud is that it allows for experimentation. Because it’s so cost effective, startups can easily run tests and experiment without significant upfront investment. Should a startup find success, it can easily scale up usage, and then scale back down again as needed. This de-risks the growth process and ensures startups do not need to invest heavily in anticipation of future demand,” he says.
“The AWS Cloud spans 77 availability zones across 24 geographic regions worldwide, which means our customers can go global in minutes. This scalability is essential to hyper-growth startups as they grow and expand into new regions around the world,” says Arora.


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Nike’s contemporary Air VaporMax Moc 2 silhouette has enjoyed a steady run over the past few months, debuting in a barrage of colorways, including “Black/Light Cream,” Gunsmoke” and “Neutral Olive,” just to name a few. And now, set to drop later this month is this “Pink Blast” rendition.
A dark grey-hued Flyknit construction blankets the upper with bright pops of pink found on the perforated heel counter and a splash of orange hitting the heel pull tab. The signature VaporMax sole unit boasts a similar palette with a deep charcoal-like tone engulfing the front pods, while an additional punch of pink takes up space towards the rear. Set to a price of $200 USD, the new Air VaporMax Moc 2 will be available starting August 30 through Nike’s online store.
In other key sneaker news, LeBron James’s Nike “Equality” PE kicks are to be enshrined in the Smithsonian.


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SUNNYVALE, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Technology™, the leader in secure enterprise mobility, today introduced Good Vault™, the first product built on the newly introduced Good Trust™ mobile identity and access management (IAM) platform. Good Vault extends strong two-factor authentication and S/MIME security to Good's award-winning Good for Enterprise™ email application. Leveraging Good Vault, highly regulated organizations in the government, healthcare and financial services industries can more effectively battle escalating mobile security threats while meeting compliance regulations. The new solution was unveiled at the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit taking place December 3-5th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Mobility has been the ultimate disruptive technology. The number of bring your own device (BYOD) programs is increasing within enterprises and application authentication is not immune from this influence," said Michael W. Mahan, senior vice president of special markets for Good Technology, who leads the Good Trust product line. "BYOD impacts the controls and management options available to the enterprise—underscoring the need for more flexible and extendable secure access solutions. At Good, we believe that mobile two-factor authentication is on track to become the dominant force in the IAM market and we intend to lead the pack in its adoption with our Good Trust platform and the Good Vault solution."
According to recent research by Gartner, IAM processes and technologies make significant contributions to the business strategies and technologies that are among CIOs' higher priorities. Good Vault allows IT, Security, and Information Assurance leaders to:
- Ensure integrity and security of corporate email and data
- Prevent data loss using S/MIME encryption with credentials stored in a Secure Element
- Drive employee adoption with convenience and portability
- Meet stringent compliance regulations and security standards
- Better comply with HSPD-12, FIPS, FFIEC, PCI-DSS, HITEC, HIPAA and other regulatory standards
- Leverage current IAM investments to increase ROI and extend mobility
- Lower overall costs for mobile IAM
Unlike other authentication solutions for mobile devices, Good Vault leverages a Secure Element on a microSD or smart card, enabling strong authentication without compromising the mobile form factor or the user experience. Access to Good for Enterprise is secured through card-based authentication, and mobile email messages are encrypted and signed to ensure privacy and integrity. Good Vault requires four components:
- A hardware-based Secure Element to store user credentials and keys; this comes in two options:
- Smart card
- MicroSD card
- A slim Sleeve/Reader that slides onto the phone and stores the smart card or microSD card
- The Good Vault smart card reader—provided by Precise Biometrics—which is a casing that adds smart card readers to the iPhone 4 or 4S. The reader is designed so that the iPhone maintains its sleek design adding only ½ inch (16 mm) in length, 0.16 inches (4mm) in width, and 0.22 inches (5.7 mm) in thickness, and weighs only 1.5oz (41g).
- The microSD reader, supplied by HID Global®, which is a slim casing for the iPhone 4 or 4S that contains a slot for inserting the microSD card, and;
- HID Global's ActivID Credential Management System to issue and manage the microSD cards for either primary or derived credentials.
- Server side software that is a Web-based Admin console for configuring Good Vault.
The above components work together to provide enterprises the benefits of two-factor authentication without adding cumbersome standalone readers - reducing solution complexity and overall costs, while streamlining deployment and adoption.
Good Technology and HID Global have been working together to mobilize smart cards and the underlying secure element technology for use within mobile devices for over a year now. Good Vault is the first product to integrate the authentication tools needed to enable secure access to organizational systems using highly popular mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.
"Supporting a mobile and wireless workforce is becoming an increasingly critical, yet somewhat daunting task for many corporations and governments today due to the increasing number of mobile attacks and security breaches," said Jerome Becquart, vice president and general manager of Identity Assurance with HID Global, Good's strategic IAM development partner. "Now, as a result of our partnership with Good, companies with highly mobile workforces can provide digital keys over-the-air and to employees' phones and use them to access all of their enterprise resources from anywhere in the world—just like they had previously been doing with their photo ID cards, keyfobs or tags—without compromising security."
Good Vault is immediately available for download in the iTunes App Store. End users must first be licensed for Good for Enterprise and Good Vault to activate the application. To learn more the Good Vault platform visit http://www1.good.com/products/good-vault. Those attending the Gartner Identity and Access Management summit at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas can also visit booth #S29 for a demo and additional product information.
About Good Technology
Good Technology, the leader in secure enterprise mobility solutions, creates a world where employees can securely connect, communicate, and collaborate using their personal iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. A world where IT can manage mobile apps, devices and enterprise data simply and safely to increase overall business productivity. A world where business information can travel wherever it needs to go, without putting sensitive enterprise or personal data at risk. Good Technology's customers include more than 4,000 organizations worldwide, including FORTUNE 100™ leaders in financial services, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, legal, and government. Learn more at www.good.com.
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Fitness club set to open doors again
Tonganoxie’s fitness center is expected to be back in operation by the end of the month.
Unlimited Fitness, which closed at the end of December, is expected to reopen under new ownership and a new name.
Ben Robbins, whose family owns the building at 1198 Front St., said his mother, Marilyn Robbins, and he have been spearheading efforts to re-open the business. Finney and Marilyn Robbins have owned Midwest Carpet in downtown Tonganoxie for several years and have owned the building in which the fitness club has existed for nearly 11 years. Ben’s brother, Jeremy, operated the fitness center as Midwest Athletic Club for four years starting in 2000 before Mark Padfield became owner of the center, which was renamed Unlimited Fitness, in 2004. Owner Mark Padfield said in December that he was closing the business because of the sluggish economy.
“Unfortunately Mark went out of business, and we’re just trying to keep it open,” Ben Robbins said.
Robbins said he hopes to have the fitness club reopened by the end of the month.
“It’s just really setting up the business, talking with our attorneys,” Robbins said, “all the paperwork and getting the equipment purchased. Just waiting on those things.”
He said plans are to retain services Unlimited Fitness offered and then see whether any changes will be made.
“We’re just going to kind of go by trial and error for the first few months until we get our feet under us and see what’s working and what’s not,” Robbins said. “We’re trying to get a lot of input from the members, what they like and what they don’t like.”
For members who had purchased long-term pre-paid memberships, the new club would be honoring those memberships, Padfield said.
Some members who paid month-by-month through automatic withdrawal from banking accounts had money mistakenly withdrawn for January. Padfield said members who were erroneously charged should contact ABC Financial at (888) 827-9262 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.org.
The fitness club side of the building covers about 8,000 square feet, Robbins said. Also housed in the building, which is a former bowling alley, are Midwest Chiropractic and Neu Physical Therapy.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – While other restaurants are tapping DoorDash, Lyft and Uber Eats to transfer orders to customers, Domino’s Pizza will not be outsourcing its delivery, USA Today reports. “The efficiency of the delivery process is something we know and understand very, very well. That’s not something you’re ever going to see us outsource,” CEO J. Patrick Doyle said during a call with analysts. “The only way to bring a long-term competitive advantage is to do it yourself.”
Handling delivery in-house provides Domino’s with a public face—and a better bottom line. Domino’s also saves money by delivering with its own drivers, keeping the cost lower for customers. The pizza chain is also experimenting with driverless cars for deliveries.
“They’ve done it themselves forever. They own the connection with the customer. If the pizza is screwed up, they can fix [it],” said restaurant consultant John Gordon with Pacific Management Consulting Group. “There’s no third-party guy running around for 45 minutes.”
Yum Brands, owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC, announced earlier that GrubHub will be delivery online orders as part of a partnership that includes a $200 million investment in the company from Yum Brands. However, Pizza Hut would continue to operate its own delivery for now. Wendy’s has tapped DoorDash to deliver at some locations, while McDonald’s McDelivery is handled by Uber Eats.


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Social media sensation Uorfi Javed has been capturing the spotlight with her innovative style choices since a while. Recently, the Mumbai street fashion icon was seen getting inspired by Carrie Bradshaw, the character played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the famous television series, Sex And The City. Uorfi recently unveiled her version of the famous pigeon purse, similar to Bradshaw's INR 73,000 JW Anderson luxe clutch.
And now, the purse has become a sensation, drawing attention and praise from fashion enthusiasts.
Javed's love for one-of-a-kind accessories does not end there; this fashion star has been a trendsetter, and on numerous instances has been photographed wearing crocodile necklaces to handbag-turned-outfits. Her fashion experiments continue to inspire and push conventional standards. Her daring selections embody personality and innovation, distinguishing her as a fashion trendsetter.
Javed's ability to infuse her spunky personality into her style resonates with fashion enthusiasts worldwide, making her a sought-after influencer and style icon. As she continues to push boundaries and redefine fashion norms, Uorfi Javed remains a name to watch in the ever-evolving world of fashion.
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Originally from Lucknow, Uorfi Javed has spent several years navigating the entertainment industry. After gaining traction with a few television appearances, she made a notable entry into the reality TV realm by participating in Bigg Boss OTT. Despite her brief stay of just one week within the infamous house, she managed to capture the audience's affection. However, it wasn't just her presence in the controversial setting that stirred attention; it was her unconventional attire. Uorfi Javed's eclectic wardrobe, characterized by a series of eccentric ensembles, sparked considerable buzz. Among the memorable outfits, her garbage bag dress particularly stood out, becoming a topic of discussion among viewers and media alike.
This marked the inception of a trend – the emergence of what would be dubbed as 'bizarre dresses' worn by Uorfi Javed. Her unconventional fashion choices swiftly propelled her into the spotlight, dominating conversations within the town and beyond. Her attire garnered widespread attention, prompting discussions even among prominent celebrities who weighed in on her unique style. Seizing the momentum, Uorfi Javed embraced her newfound fame and began experimenting with clothing crafted from unconventional materials. From a dress crafted entirely from fake nails to one ingeniously constructed from safety pins, Uorfi Javed fearlessly explored the boundaries of fashion innovation.