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Not only has the FBI broken into the iPhone without Apple’s assistance, it will now help local law enforcement across the country do the same, so long as it is allowed by law.
The conflict between Apple and the FBI began when the FBI recovered the iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre. After requests from the FBI to help break into the device, Apple agreed to comply within reason, but stressed that it would be impossible to break into the phone without jeopardizing the personal cyber security of its customers. When the FBI demanded assistance anyway, Apple CEO Tim Cook refused, calling the proposed project:
“the software equivalent of cancer.”
The FBI dropped its court case to force Apple to comply after they successfully broke into the iPhone using their own resources. The high-tech community has been extremely wary of such actions, warning that the technology is a threat to the personal cyber security of American consumers.
The FBI does not appear to be listening to the experts, however. Reuters recently obtained correspondence between the FBI and local law enforcement agencies that states that some of the hundreds of law enforcement cases demanding access might soon have their way:
“As has been our longstanding policy, the FBI will of course consider any tool that might be helpful to our partners,” the FBI said.
What does this mean?
With cops across the country soon getting FBI support in accessing personal devices, there is potentially a larger risk of cyber criminals and other nefarious groups gaining access to the our technology. The cancerous software is here, and it is spreading.
Additionally, in a post-Snowden world, many view the government itself as threat to their personal cyber security. While of course the FBI has vowed to protect the privacy of citizens and obey the law, the U.S. government does not have a good track record of being honest about such policies. Under the veil of secrecy, how will the FBI use these tools? And how well will it monitor the activity of its law enforcement partners?
To many it seems like yet another bad trade in the battle between liberty and security. Truly, it is worse. The decision will be bad for both security and liberty. Apple might have won its lawsuits, but we have all lost the war.
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For the 15th edition of Dakar’s Fashion Week held June 27th to July 2nd 2017, 36 stylists from 9 different countries came out to rival out their creativity and designs !
Countries such as Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Nigeria, Mali, Gambia, Congo, Mozambique were all honored during this Fashion Week, with designers from all over the world who came to reveal their amazing talents but most importantly to share their passion with an ever so faithful audience.
This year’s Fashion Week was held in a couple different areas. During an entire week, fashion will be celebrated putting front and forward Africa’s culture and wealth. The event mixed different types of jobs in fashion to give it originality.

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Nissan has announced that the concept for a redesigned Pathfinder SUV will make its debut in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. After its redesign, the Pathfinder will continue to be a seven-seat SUV, but it will receive a redesigned body and a new platform.
The current Nissan Pathfinder ranks at the bottom of its class of midsize SUVs. Reviewers say that it’s not a particularly bad truck-based SUV, but it’s outdone by all of its competitors. Others like the Toyota 4Runner offer a better combination of on-road driving manners and off-road capability, while crossover SUVs like the Mazda CX-9 offer more standard features, a second row that’s habitable for adults and performance that’s at least fun, if not downright sporty.
Nissan hasn’t announced many details about the Pathfinder concept, but it will likely become a car-based crossover SUV. Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, recently introduced a seven-seat crossover SUV called the Infiniti JX for 2013, so it’s likely that the new Pathfinder concept will share some elements. Plus, many of the previously truck-based, seven-seat SUVs like the Ford Explorer and Dodge Durango have become car-based crossovers after recent redesigns.
For more information about the Nissan Pathfinder concept’s debut, keep an eye out for our coverage of the Detroit Auto Show, or visit the Pathfinder concept’s website.
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Delphine Arnault might have only just been given her new job as the boss of Dior but she is hardly a stranger at the French luxury fashion house.
The 47-year-old is the oldest daughter of the owner, Bernard Arnault, who is the world's richest man and boasts a whopping €183billion fortune.
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He is the co-founder and chairman of the LVMH conglomerate that owns Louis Vuitton, Moet and Hennessy as well as Dior. All of his five children have major roles at the firm’s brands.
Delphine, who is a mum-of-two, has already established herself in the world of fashion and has been executive vice-president of Louis Vuitton since 2013. She also has experience at Dior as she was previously the brand's managing director.
She grew up mostly in Lille, but spent three years in the US and has a degree from the London School of Economics. Her career began in the late 1990s at consultancy firm McKinsey and she moved to Dior in 2000.
Delphine begins her new role on February 1 and her father is confident she'll thrive in the job.
He said in a statement announcing her promotion: ‘Her keen insights and incomparable experience will be decisive assets in driving the ongoing development of Christian Dior'.
Bernard founded what is now LVMH in 1987 and overtook Elon Musk last year to become the world’s richest man. He has appointed Delphine as his heiress apparent as he tightens the family’s grip on the €390billion luxury goods empire.
However, the man nicknamed ‘the wolf in cashmere’ for his ruthless approach has signalled he has no intention of standing down soon – the group recently raised its age limit for chief executives from 75 to 80.
Bernard's announcement on Wednesday also saw his second child Antoine stepping up to replace executive Sidney Toledano as CEO of the holding company through which the family owns its controlling stake in LVMH, according to CNN.


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Growing community group, Bunz, just added digital currency to their community services arsenal. The cryptocurrency, BTZ, is available as of today, April 9th, and all app holders with the latest version will be automatically granted 1,000 BTZ.
As the original trading zone evolved organically, Bunz owners and admins witnessed users often resorting to subway tokens and gift cards as commonly accepted alternatives to cash when a true trade wasn’t possible. Created as a flexible, secure and democratic option to barter trades to the growing community of more than 1 million users, BTZ cryptocurrency can be used both for trade between users, as well as with businesses outside of the immediate Bunz community. BTZ and can be redeemed for food, coffee, beer, clothing and beauty services.
This will mark the first time that a Canadian company launches a readily useable cryptocurrency to an established, engaged community of users. Bunz has already secured partnerships with over 100 local brick and mortar food, beverage and retail locations that will accept BTZ in exchange for goods and services.
“Our fundamental goal is to build a community that promotes a sustainable future. Part of making the world more sustainable economically means the decentralization of social networks and marketplaces, making way for stronger local communities. New technologies like cryptocurrency are making that possible,” said Sascha Mojtahedi, CEO, Bunz Trading Zone. “BTZ is an extension of the Bunz bartering revolution. We see a future where large institutions will be replaced with decentralized systems that are owned by the people who use them, instead of the people that built them.”
Bunz Trading Zone was founded in Toronto 2013 by Emily Bitze as a secret Facebook group for trading things with friends. As invitations spread, a revolution began: a cashless culture emerged, rooted in a commitment to building a more sustainable future through the power of barter and human connection. The app, alongside Bunz.com, launched in 2016 and today is active in every major Canadian city, as well as major centers around the world.


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The ‘Cyber Streetwise’ campaign aims to change the way people view online safety and provide the public and businesses with the skills and knowledge they need to take control of their cyber security. The campaign includes a new easy-to-use website and online videos.
With more than 11 million internet-enabled devices received as gifts during the Christmas period, Cyber Streetwise will help in the fight against online criminals. People are encouraged to protect themselves and their families online by visiting the website for tips and advice.
The new website offers a range of interactive resources, tailoring an individual’s visit to provide clear advice on the essentials for enjoying a safe experience online.
Security Minister James Brokenshire said:
The internet has radically changed the way we work and socialise. It has created a wealth of opportunities, but with these opportunities there are also threats. As a government we are taking the fight to cyber criminals wherever they are in the world.
However, by taking a few simple steps while online the public can keep cyber criminals out and their information safe. Cyber Streetwise is an innovative new campaign that will provide everyone with the knowledge and confidence to make simple and effective changes to stay safe online.
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The launch of the campaign is part of the government’s National Cyber Security Programme and comes at a time when an increasing number of people use the web on laptops, tablets and smartphones. Findings from the government’s most recent National Cyber Security Consumer Tracker suggest more than half the population are not taking simple actions to protect themselves online.
While 94% of people believe it is their personal responsibility to ensure a safe internet experience, the research highlights:
only 44% always install internet security software on new equipment
only 37% download updates and patches for personal computers when prompted – falling even further to a fifth (21%) for smartphones and mobile devices
less than a third (30%) habitually use complex passwords to protect online accounts
57% do not always check websites are secure before making a purchase
The Cyber Streetwise campaign underlines that safety precautions taken in the real world have similar relevance in the virtual world. Research shows that shoppers don’t adopt the same behaviours when shopping online as contrasted with shopping on the High Street. A person wouldn’t walk around with their bag open or wallet on show, yet when shopping online due to the speed of technology, people can be open to unnecessary risk if they aren’t careful when using their credit card.


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Whether you liked it or not 2009 was the year you probably found out about resveratrol. General awareness of resveratrol as a health supplement has been growing steadily over the last few years. When news magazine 60 Minutes profiled the anti-aging compound found in red wine in a January 2009 segment though, resveratrol suddenly shot to prominence. Sales of the supplements then took off, rivaling even acai berry in volume.
But then Oprah and Dr Oz filed suit (US District Court of New York Case # 09CV7297 Judge Batts) against 50 acai and resveratrol supplement marketers citing unlawful use of their name, and the resveratrol craze came to a screeching halt … at least, for a couple of months.
The Oprah/Dr Oz lawsuit remains in the news, but consumers appear undeterred and are picking right back up where they left off. So much so, the Nutrition Business Journal projects resveratrol sales in 2010 will be five times those of 2009.
“The thing that makes resveratrol different”, says Andrew Ekman of ResveratrolHabit.com, “is there is so much scientific research showing the positive effects resveratrol has on the body.” Indeed, a search for ‘resveratrol’ on PubMed, the government directory for scientific publications shows 564 listings for the year 2009. As these numbers indicate there is a lot of excitement in the scientific community about resveratrol.
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, the company profiled in the 60 Minutes story continues to see positive results from the human trials it is running. Other researchers like Will Steward of the Leicester Royal Infirmary, who oversees research there, including human trials involving resveratrol for its ability to reduce the risk of cancer, are also getting positive results.
Steward has great hopes for resveratrol. In an interview with James Silver of Wired Magazine, he said of the human trials of resveratrol he recently conducted, “Resveratrol, up to five grammes daily, was well tolerated and safe, and blood markers of biological effect looked promising, showing that [resveratrol] could have effects on cells which would be valuable in preventing cancer.”
Though when asked about resveratrol supplements his comments struck a much more conservative tone, allowing only that, “there is no strong scientific evidence of anything that you can claim right now in terms of any potential beneficial clinical effect of resveratrol in humans.”
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AMD already teased its upcoming dual-GPU Radeon R9 Fury X2 during VRLA 2016 Winter Expo in Los Angeles and it appears that AMD's Roy Taylor revealed a bit more details regarding its performance, including the single-performance compute performance.
Packed in a 4-inch thick Falcon Northwest Tiki gaming PC during the Virtual Reality Los Angeles (VRLA) 2016 Winter Expo, the upcoming AMD Radeon Fury X2 is based on two 28nm Fiji GPUs. Previously, AMD has delayed the Radeon R9 Fury X2 in order to wait for virtual reality headset to become available and it is pretty sure that this will be the targeted market for it, as well as 4K/UHD gaming.
Currently being the Corporate Vice President of Alliances at AMD, Roy Taylor, has revealed that the upcoming Radeon R9 Fury X2, also known as the Gemini dual-GPU graphics card, will have 12 TFLOPS of single-precision compute performance. While the previous Radeon R9 295 X2 packed an impressive 11.5 TFLOPS of SP compute performance, the upcomng Radeon R9 Fury X2 will not be that much more powerful but it will be around 40 percent more efficient as it will use around 375W of power, significantly lower compared to 500W for the Radeon R9 295 X2.
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Highlights from New York Auto Show 2013
One of the world’s oldest and most reputable auto shows open up for the public tomorrow; New York Auto Show. The international car show has been held annual in NYC since 1900. It’s not only American brands showcasing their latest car models. Many international renowned brands from Germany (Audi A3, Mercedes CLA45 AMG), Japan (Honda Odyssey, Infinity QX60 hybrid) and South Korea (Kia Forte Koup) will do world debut here. Some of the highlights include Infiniti Q50, Dodge Durango and Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.
New American cars at NY Auto Show
Among the most interesting American manufactured cars you find Shelby 1000 S/C. This muscle car was first manufactured in 1965-70, following a comeback in 2006. How the latest Shelby Mustang model looks like and how fast it is remains to be discovered.
The only foreign concept car debut this year is Subaru WRX, while Lincoln MKC Concept might be the most promising American car.
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Russian’s vehicle market is enduring a difficult period, with steep sales declines projected for 2020 as a quarantine intended to contain Covid-19 devastates businesses, forces millions out of labor and depresses consumer spending.
This situation has led many companies to file for bankruptcy and sell their relatively new corporate vehicle fleets in the used car market, according to a consultancy.
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Russian Automotive Market Research, a Moscow-based consultancy in the automotive sector, attributed its latest forecast for the market to the length of the current nationwide stay-at-home order imposed by authorities. RAMR shared its forecast with Lube Report last week.
The consultancy laid out a range of impacts based on different lengths of quarantines – a short term ending by mid-May, a medium term by the end of May and a long term by the end of June.
A medium-term quarantine would cause new passenger car sales in Russia to drop 39 percent, from almost 1.6 million units in 2019 to 979,000 units this year, the firm estimated, adding that sales would then rise 12 percent to 1.1 million units in 2021. A shorter quarantine would cause a 31 percent decline to 1.1 million new car sales in 2020 and then a 9 percent increase to 1.2 million in 2021, the company predicted, while a longer one would cause a steeper drop of almost 50 percent to 808,000 units sold in 2020 and then a 10 percent increase to 892,000 cars sold in 2021.
RAMR’s middle scenario for new light commercial vehicle sales in Russia projects a 44 percent drop in sales from almost 119,000 units sold in 2019 to 67,000 units in 2021. A shorter quarantine would lead to sales of 75,000 units in 2020, a 37 percent decline, and then a 12 percent rebound to 84,000 light commercial vehicles sold in 2021. A longer one would cause a 49 percent drop to 60,400 units sold in 2020, and then a 9 percent upswing to 66,000 cars sold in 2021.
The consultancy’s middle scenario for new heavy-duty vehicle sales projects a 35 percent drop from 80,000 units sold in 2019 to 52,000 units sold in 2021. It predicts that a shorter quarantine would lead to a 33 percent drop to 53,600 units in 2020, and then a 12 percent increase to 60,000 units sold in 2021, while a longer one would cause a 44 percent drop to 45,000 units sold in 2020 and then a 13 percent increase to 51,000 heavy duty vehicles sold in 2021.
For this forecast, the consultancy considered variations of the Urals benchmark oil price, the value of the national currency, prospects of the country’s gross domestic product and the halt in production at car and car part plants in Russia and abroad. The country’s gross domestic product may drop up to six percent in 2020, the Russian Central bank said in a statement last Friday.
In its forecast, RAMR also took into account such factors as state subsidies for automotive manufacturers and car dealers because of closings, an expected unemployment surge, reduced consumer spending, credit burdens of the general population and companies, and new car price increases stemming from the ruble devaluation and other factors.
“We consider two basic outlooks. As a result of the epidemiological and economic situation in the country, the current market drop could end during 2020, while the year after is marked with a gradual economic rebound on the heels of increased oil prices, stronger ruble and resumed business activities,” Tatyana Arbadji, head of RAMR, told Lube Report.
On the flip side, the consultancy believes an extended coronavirus impact in the country beyond June 2020 would result in a grim outlook, with very slow economic recovery well into 2021. The car market could suffer from low consumer spending throughout 2020.
“Because of the inability of companies to pay off their vehicle credit programs, they might start selling their relatively new cars,” Arbadji said. “Meanwhile, small or medium-sized entrepreneurs and citizens may start buying relatively new cars on sale in the used car market, instead of buying more expensive new cars.
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September 12, 2023 11:07 pm | Updated September 13, 2023 10:33 am IST – New Delhi
As India and the United States decided to end disputes over the import of poultry products and to reduce import tariffs on apples, almonds, chickpeas and lentils, farmers and traders associations have raised an alarm. They fear that the new agreements, signed when U.S. delegations headed by President Joe Biden were here for the G-20 meetings, will harm the interests of farmers and small and medium industries in the poultry sector.
There are concerns that the deal would allow for chicken legs and liver (not popular in the U.S.) to be dumped in our country, and that meat and bone meal poultry feed made of beef and pork would be used for the poultry (a widespread practice in the U.S.).
Talking to The Hindu, Poultry Federation of India’s president Ranpal Dhanda said his organisation will move the Supreme Court against the unilateral decision of the Union Government. “This agreement is against the interest of poultry farmers in the country. Tonnes of chicken legs will now be imported, rather dumped, into our country. We are also keen to know if the U.S. authorities will certify that pork or beef are not used in the poultry feed. Beef and pork consumption is a sensitive issue in the country,” he said.
Mr. Dhanda said the Centre is allowing big American companies to make profits at the cost of small and medium poultry outlets in the country. “They should protect the farmers here, not the American companies,” he added.
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai had announced that both countries have agreed to resolve their last outstanding dispute at the World Trade Organisation and India has agreed to reduce tariffs on certain U.S. products, including frozen turkey, frozen duck, blueberries and cranberries (fresh or frozen or dried or processed). “These tariff cuts will expand economic opportunities for U.S. agricultural producers in a critical market and help bring more U.S. products to customers in India,” she had said.
K.V. Biju, national coordinator of Rashtriya Kisan Mahasnagh, said India had also agreed to reduce tariffs on chickpeas, lentils, almonds, walnuts, and apples. “The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non Political) had sent a letter to Prime Minister and Commerce Minister requesting them to stop decreasing import duty. We had urged them to increase import duty. But we expected the Narendra Modi-led government will surrender farmers interest at the G-20 summit,” he said.
Mr. Biju added that taking away the restrictions on the import of apples, almonds and pulses will harm the interests of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. “By going back from earlier stand adopted at the WTO, the Centre is cheating other countries who fought with India on U.S. subsidies,” he said.
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Making ideas work
It is the first time that Aurangabad has witnessed a Startup Weekend. An initiative by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German federal enterprise that strives towards international cooperation, and CMIA’s incubator Marathwada Accelerator for Growth & Incubation Centre (MAGIC), the Startup Weekend was intended to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in small towns of India.
As many as 50 students and aspiring entrepreneurs had signed up for this intensive three-day workshop, from December 1 to 3, where they received hands-on mentoring and guidance on how to put their business ideas to work.
As a local innovator, it was only natural that Anerao was exposed to this in the hope that connections could be made and his story taken to more people.
Tasvvar Ali, the GIZ representative in Aurangabad, has a knack for spotting talent. He has been striving tirelessly to promote local innovation in the town’s many engineering colleges and create a bridge between the academia and industry.
He offers to help Anerao by making a formal presentation for his innovation and introduce him to various forums and associations that award local innovation. This is a big step.
Speaking at the Startup Weekend event on igniting entrepreneurship, Rajeev Vaishnav, a startup evangelist, who is associated with industry bodies like TiE, said, “Unless we connect the smaller towns, the vision of Startup India will not be fulfilled.”
The story of Aurangabad’s Startup Weekend is thus crucial to understand how the various stakeholders right from academic institutions to local industry and government bodies to the industries themselves can achieve the vision of Startup India.
Among the 50 young participants, it was heartening to notice a fair amount of girls at the workshop. In the three days, they patiently heard speakers give them an overview of the entrepreneurship world at large, inspiring them to think big.
But the best, as many of them told me later, was the hands-on work they did on the Business Model Canvas (BMC) tool aided by mentors, who are entrepreneurs themselves, that made the most impact.
Igniting a spark
Nikhil Jois, Co-founder of Eventosaur, Mahendra Pyati, Co-founder of Aao Hostels, and Hemanshu Jain, Co-founder of Diabeto (acquired by Livongo), are no strangers to mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs, and have often been ‘partners-in-crime’ (if you know what I mean) with YourStory, travelling around the country to inspire youngsters to dream big.
According to Mahendra, “The spirit of entrepreneurship is in the air across the country and everyone wants to do something — small or big. I think replicating some of the already successful models – small scale or social enterprise – will go a long way specifically for places like Aurangabad.” Hemanshu added, “It should be easy for them to even get an early acquisition from a big giant in that case.”
On the final day of the workshop, the participants pitched their ideas to the mentors. Though there were three winners, there were other pitches as well that impressed the judges. “I’d have to go with the locally made solar panels as my top pick outside the winners,” said Nikhil. “A couple of other memorable ones include – healthier home-cooked meals delivered in an easy-to-cook format, and the online nursery that delivers plants, flowers, manure etc., inclusive of a subscription model-based gardener package,” he added.
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Dedicated handhelds apart, Nintendo consoles have largely been the place the place third-party software program has gone to die ever since 1996’s Nintendo 64. For at the least one quarter for at the least one main sport writer, nevertheless, that pattern appears to have rotated.
In an earnings name yesterday, Ubisoft revealed that 19 p.c of its second-quarter software program gross sales for the corporate’s fiscal yr 2017-2018 fiscal yr had been on Nintendo Switch. That was 4 share factors greater than PC video games’ 15 p.c share and only one level decrease than Xbox One software program’s 20 p.c share. PlayStation four software program unsurprisingly led the best way with 31 p.c of Ubisoft’s software program gross sales for the quarter.
At a time when some console holders are dealing with criticisms over an absence of unique software program, Switch-exclusive Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle appears to have gone a great distance towards bolstering Ubisoft software program gross sales on Nintendo’s console. Ubisoft listed Kingdom Battle as the primary sport that drove the corporate’s development throughout the first half of its present fiscal yr. The writer additionally cited Kingdom Battle’s Metacritic rating of 85 in an accompanying slideshow through which the sport was listed as having outperformed expectations.
This ought to come as no shock to anybody being attentive to Switch sport gross sales. The NPD Group reported in September that Kingdom Battle, launched on August 29, had turn out to be Switch’s top-selling third-party sport because the console’s March launch.
And though the borrowed Nintendo franchise sport could have performed the majority of the heavy lifting for Ubisoft on Switch, the writer has additionally launched Monopoly, Uno, and Just Dance 2018 on Nintendo’s hybrid home-portable console.


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S4Capital, the new era digital advertising and marketing services company, announces the appointment of two new directors, as the business continues to grow internationally.
Scott Spirit will join S4Capital plc as chief growth officer and a board director on 18 July 2019.
He will focus on clients, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations, and will be based out of the newly opened Singapore office.
Spirit joins from artificial intelligence company, Eureka AI, where he will continue to be a board member and advisor.
Previously he worked at WPP for 15 years, latterly as chief strategy and digital officer.
Spirit was also a director of Nairobi-listed WPP-Scangroup.
Prior to his time at WPP he worked at Deloitte and Associated Newspapers.
Elizabeth Buchanan will join the board as a non-executive director on 12 July 2019.
She has previously sat on the boards of Because Brand Experience and The Luke Batty Foundation in Australia and is currently a non-executive director at Vital Voices Global Partnership.
Buchanan has 25 years’ experience in technology, marketing and advertising including founding her own full-service digital ad agency, The White Agency, and holding senior roles at WPP, OMD Worldwide and most recently mar-tech innovator Rokt.
Scott holds 135,292 ordinary shares in S4 Capital.
No further details remain which would be required to be disclosed under LR 9.6.13 if it were applicable to the Company.
S4Capital executive chairman, Sir Martin Sorrell (featured image) said: “I’m delighted to reunite with Scott and to welcome him and Elizabeth to the team.
“I know that Scott’s proven knowledge of global markets will be invaluable as we continue to expand the business technologically and internationally.
“Elizabeth has rare global experience at the forefront of innovation in the industry and that makes her an obvious choice for a disruptive, purely digital business like S4Capital.”
Scott Spirit said: “I’m looking forward to working with the teams at MediaMonks and MightyHive and building on their impressive early success.
“It’s a time of great change in the advertising industry and I’m excited to join a company which is so well-positioned, ambitious and optimistic about the future and the solutions we can deliver for our clients.”
Elizabeth Buchanan commented: “The pace of disruption is only increasing, causing a seismic shift in businesses models and go-to-market strategies.
“Significant competitive advantage is being found in data and smarter customer interactions.
“To thrive in this environment, clients need a new kind of partner, one that has been designed from the core to be agile, diverse and focused.”
She added: “Ultimately this delivers better services, faster and cheaper.
“S4 Capital is building this new era marketing services company and I’m thrilled to be part of it.”
Digital marketing agency Rocket has announced the appointment of Samantha Dodson (lead image) as creative director. This hire builds on existing growth in Rocket’s creative team in 2023 and will further empower Rocket to drive client growth through high-performing creative and digital campaigns. Ex-Ogilvy and DDB, as well as creative lead at BlueMelon, Dodson brings […]
Free TV has welcomed the federal government’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that all Australians can access their local free television services on connected TVs through the introduction of legislation to implement a prominence framework in coming days. Free TV CEO Bridget Fair (lead image) said: “Right now, Australian viewers are being steered in the direction […]
You’d be forgiven for thinking that radio presenters had already reached their creative potential by livening up the morning commute of drivers across the country, but that is not the case. About ten years ago, Nova 96.9 presenter Michael “Wippa” Wipfli realised that he had a saucy, undiscovered talent, just waiting to come out. The […]
Burger King in the UK has taken a unique approach to Christmas, releasing a Christmas carol sung by a car satnav. The campaign, by London agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, includes an almost eight-minute remake of Chris Rea’s hit “Driving Home for Christmas” that it’s retitled “Driving (Thru The) Home (Of The Whopper)”. The hypnotic track […]
Summer mornings are heating up with Triple M again in 2023, thanks to the star-studded line-up of Harley Breen, Candice Warner and Tom Tilley, who are joining forces each weekday morning from 6-9 am for Triple M’s Summer Breakfast show. Airing from 4 to 15 December in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and streamed live on […]


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Catch up on some of the news stories making the rounds across the technology ecosystem today:
Mobile phone users are dominating the African internet landscape – Opera
According to the report, 58% of all internet users in Africa gain access via a mobile device against an even more dramatic metric that 99% of Kenyan internet users do so via mobile devices.
The Techies Guide to SMW, Lagos
We’ve made it easier for you by selecting 14 events that you shouldn’t miss at the Social Media Week, starting in a few days.
VMK announced opening its first VMK store in Abidjan on Thursday 19 2015, with plans to expand to five countries by the end of the year.
WeChat Africa (a joint venture between Naspers & Tencent) has announced its investment in Money for Jam (M4JAM), a South African microjobbing platform that launched in August 2014.
SOLO Releases S355, an Airtel Branded Device
SOLO, a device manufacturing and end-to-end digital content company, has joined forces with Airtel to release the SOLO S355.
Figure1 is Instagram for Doctors
Doctors can share and collaborate on hard-to-solve medical cases to come up with solutions — via this app.
Elsewhere on the web:
Rwanda Receives Solar Power Plant Worth $23.7 Million
The first utility-scale solar project to be under the US-Africa Clean Finance (ACEF) programme, Gigawatt Global, launched an 8.5MW solar power utility in Rwanda worth $23.7 million.
Barclays Bank Releases Uganda Shillings-based Credit Card
You can now make credit purchases via the Uganda Shillings denominated credit card, courtesy of Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited.
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Following a deal agreed at ICE Totally Gaming, global gaming content provider, CT Interactive, will launch its portfolio of titles via the Playtech Open Platform.
CT Interactive games include proven successes such as Lucky Clover, 40 Treasures, Win Storm and Chilli Fruits, and Martin Ivanov, Director of Business Development Americas at CT Interactive, commented: “We are delighted to have sealed the deal. We believe that our fresh content will be a valuable addition to the Playtech immersive portfolio of online slots. This is yet another important move in our strategy to deepen our international footprint and I’m looking forward to exploring new business opportunities with Playtech.”
The Playtech Open Platform will now enable CT Interactive will reach major operators in the key Latin American markets of Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and Andrew Muir, Sales & Marketing Manager at Playtech, added: “We are happy to conclude a deal with CT Interactive. We are confident that our operators and their players will appreciate the addition of the titles to our platform.”


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U.S. President Donald Trump decided not to implement import tariffs for European goods for six months as the next frontier in global trade wars might hurt the economy. Experts predict the significant consequence of the U.S. economic growth as the impact of U.S.-China trade war and new restrictive measures for Chinese goods worth $250 billion is still unknown. Analysts note that American consumers will suffer the most as they already got used to cheap products from China, while consumer spending could drop after new tariffs were imposed and prices jumped for 25%. Therefore, another spike of prices for European and Japanese cars and automotive parts was postponed amid a high level of dependence by local American automakers, especially from imported parts.
Import tariffs were offered by national agency and investigation in February which made a conclusion that imported cars might threaten national security. Trump was exactly the person who ordered that investigation and clear results of it are in doubt. U.S. President agreed with the investigation’s conclusion, but he suddenly changed his mind, trying to arrange a deal with the European Union. U.S. International Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has got a task to work on the deal and prepare negotiations with foreign partners.
On the other side of the Atlantic, European officials warned that mirror measures would be implemented and U.S. imports to the Eurozone would be restricted as an answer to possible pressure from the White House. Germany is the leading EU economy and the level of exports traditionally depends on the automotive industry as the U.S. market is the largest region for German corporations. The European Union is ready to discuss a limited trade deal with American partners, however, current negotiations are stuck in the middle of nowhere as both sides still do not have a compromise on deal conditions.
ING economists warn that the threat of full-scale trade war is still on the table and that development of protectionism measures could hurt the global economic growth. The main requirement from Trump’s administration is to get access to European and Japanese agricultural markets. If Japan could afford such a step, the EU traditionally protects local farmers with a high level of subsidies, while European consumers mostly prefer local food products instead of imported. Moreover, every single country of the Eurozone should be involved in negotiations as the EU does not have authority for such a decision, which makes potential deal almost impossible.


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By Alexandria Sage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc owner hаѕ filed a lawsuit against thе electric vehicle maker, claiming thе company limited thе battery range of older vehicles via a software update tо avoid a costly recall tо fix what plaintiffs allege are defective batteries.
The lawsuit filed on Wednesday іn Northern California federal court alleges fraud аnd seeks class action status fоr thе potentially “thousands” of such Model S аnd X owners around thе world who hаvе seen thе range of their older-generation batteries suddenly curtailed, some by аѕ much аѕ 40 miles (64 km).
The lost range hаѕ been a hot topic since May on online owner forums, such аѕ TeslaMotorsClub.com, іn which many owners detail how their battery range hаѕ fallen. Users say Tesla hаѕ taken away range fоr which thеу paid extra money via thе software update, thereby devaluing thе car, limiting thе distance thеу саn travel аnd forcing them tо recharge more frequently.
Plaintiff David Rasmussen’s 2014 Model S 85 lost battery capacity equivalent tо about 8kWh, but was told by Tesla thе degradation was normal, thе lawsuit says.
Tesla did not immediately respond on Thursday tо requests fоr comment.
In May, after a Model S caught fire іn Hong Kong, Tesla said that out of an overabundance of caution іt was revising charge аnd thermal management settings on Model S аnd X vehicles via an over-the-air software update. The goal was “to help further protect thе battery аnd improve battery longevity,” іt said.
A month later, Tesla said only a small group of owners was affected by thе range reduction аnd said іt planned tо improve thе impact of thе software update, while cautioning that charging behavior was based on a variety of factors.
Some owners who hаvе seen their cars no longer able tо charge tо 100% hаvе sought redress through arbitration, while аt least three hаvе sold their cars, according tо Teslamotorsclub.com forum posts. Others hаvе disabled their Wi-Fi tо avoid any software updates that could affect their range.
“Under thе guise of ‘safety’ аnd increasing thе ‘longevity’ of thе batteries of thе Class Vehicles, Tesla fraudulently manipulated its software with thе intent tо avoid its duties аnd legal obligations tо customers tо fix, repair, оr replace thе batteries of thе Class Vehicles, аll of which Tesla knew were defective, yet failed tо inform its customers of thе defects,” wrote thе lawsuit.
The lawsuit points tо a recent spate of Tesla battery fires, аnd claims that instead of informing its customers about a potential fire risk, thе company “chose tо go behind thе backs of its customers аnd use software updates аnd throttling of thе battery tо avoid liability.”
In its Vehicle Safety Report published on its website, Tesla says vehicle fires are “exceptionally rare” аnd from 2012 tо 2018 there was approximately one Tesla vehicle fire fоr еvеrу 170 million miles traveled. It compares that with data from thе National Fire Protection Association аnd thе U.S. Department of Transportation showing a vehicle fire fоr еvеrу 19 million miles traveled іn thе United States. Those entities measure fires іn аll vehicles, not just Teslas.
In May, Tesla said its vehicles were 10 times less likely tо experience a fire than a gas car. It said that іn its investigation of thе Hong Kong fire, іt found that only a few battery modules were affected аnd thе majority of thе battery pack was undamaged.
One owner, Nick Smith of Orlando, Florida, said іn an interview hе hаѕ been frustrated by poor customer service by Tesla, with sluggish response tо his calls аnd emails аnd being kept іn thе dark over thе true root of thе problem аnd what will bе done tо remedy it.
“It’s аѕ іf you take your car tо thе shop аnd you hаvе a 20 gallon tank but now you hаvе a 10 gallon tank without your knowledge оr permission,” Smith said іn an interview.
Smith’s 2013 Model S P85 will no longer charge past 90% following thе software update. Tesla told him thе loss was due tо normal regular battery degradation, hе said.
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BLOOMSBURG -- Fresh out of the oven, topped with all your favorite veggies. But Subway sandwiches also come with a side order of a chemical that’s also used to make shoe rubber and yoga mats.
The food chain is now taking it out of the bread.
"That is kind of surprising. I’m kind of glad they are taking that out,” said Bloomsburg University junior Roy Dennis.
Dennis says he eats the sandwiches at least three to four times a week.
George Crozier of Drums eats at a Subway in Bloomsburg every day and says he too was curious about this chemical and looked it up. He says it’s FDA approved.
"I did, I wanted to know what kind of additive it was, and apparently it’s used by commercial bakeries everywhere,” said Crozier.
Baker Douglas Michael chooses to only bake bread with three simple ingredients at Columbia County Bread and Granola. Any way you slice it, he says the chemical is popular to make bread elastic, but he says it’s also toxic.
"It’s not unusual and even a lot of gluten-free breads are going to be adding compounds and components and chemicals so they can create something that looks like bread,” said Michael.
Many Subway customers say they’re excited about this new bread but they’re also a little worried that the new recipe may change the way their favorite sandwich tastes.
"Is it going to be more expensive to take this out, is it going to change their price or taste at all? I’m really wondering about that, I don’t know,” said Bloomsburg University junior Chad Haney.
Subway Franchisee Arron Ferrance says this chemical has already been booted out in some of the breads before this announcement.
"They’ve already taken it completely out of the flatbread a while ago and they started taking it out of the regular bread before the end of the year,” said Ferrance.
It’s a decision customers and other cooks in Bloomsburg are happy to hear.
"Yes, I was completely surprised. I’m glad that that they’re going to be taking it out. I think that’s a positive thing,” said Seasons on Main owner Gary Vadakin.
"They’re trying to go with the image of ‘we’re healthy, we’re trying to keep the American population healthy.’ I kind of support their decision there,” said Dennis.
This decision by Subway to remove the chemical from the bread was prompted by thousands signing an online petition, but was done by the company voluntarily.


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Swoon’s founder Jennifer Ross is a Type 1 diabetic, and she took that as a challenge to create something better. Swoon’s mission is to make people happier and healthier, one drink at a time. Barbie is an iconic brand that continues to reflect the women of today. Together Swoon and Barbie are committed to celebrating and evolving the classics to create a better future.
10% of net sales of Barbie x Swoon Pink Lemonade will support the Dream Gap Project, an ongoing global initiative that aims to give girls the resources and support they need to continue to believe that they can be anything.
“We are beyond excited to be partnering with a brand as iconic as Barbie,” Jennifer Ross, co-founder of Swoon, said in a press release. “Both of our brands focus on celebrating life’s little moments and elevating the everyday things we all do, so we hope this product can be a moment of joy for fans of both of our brands.”
Fun Fact: Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.


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Garden Fresh Foods of Milwaukee is recalling 6,694 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products because of a possible Listeria bacteria contamination. This comes after a September 25 recall of an additional 19,054 pounds of similar products.
The products included in the expanded recall were produced between Oct. 10 and Oct. 15, 2013, and bear the numbers "EST. 17256" or "Est. P-17256" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service says the foods were distributed to retailers and food services nationwide. Packages of Weis Ham Salad, and Weis Wonder Chicken Salad, which are sold at Weis Markets in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are part of the recall.
The agency says a problem was discovered through testing by the Food and Drug Administration.
There have been no reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products. The company and the agency advised anyone concerned about an illness to contact a health care provider.
Listeria can lead to miscarriages in pregnant women and serious illnesses in people with weakened immune systems.


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Tweet Interplay president Eric Caen claims that Interplay attempted to sell full Fallout rights to Bethesda, only to be turned down.
The latest news in the ongoing legal battle says that former Interplay president Hervé Caen offered the full rights to Bethesda for $50 million. Bethesda rejected the offer on the grounds that the price was too high, negotiating a lower price for everything except the MMO rights. There were conditions for development of the MMO attached to the deal, which Bethesda claims that Interplay has not met.
Eric Caen has his own thoughts on these claims: "I think Bethesda, off the back of Fallout 3's success, realised that Hervé was probably right about the value. They said: 'OK, how can we get that without paying?'""
Interplay is continuing work on Fallout Online with a projected release date of 2012, as the legal investigations continue.


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MILAN — Another Italian fashion company is getting support from the Italian state.
OTB, which controls the Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni and Viktor & Rolf brands, as well as manufacturing and distribution firms Staff International and Brave Kid, closed 2019 with revenues of 1.53 billion euros and a net financial position of 124 million euros. In addition, in 2019, OTB also acquired a minority stake in Amiri.
“CDP intervention represents a concrete contribution to the growth of OTB, in Italy and abroad,” said Nunzio Tartaglia, head of CDP Imprese division. “The operation confirms, especially in this complex phase and in the sectors most significantly hit by the pandemic, the key role of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti for the support of the most important Italian groups, which operate on a global scale and which have to make relevant investments to continue innovate, grow and increase their international presence.”
Last Friday, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti announced a 15 million investment in contemporary fashion company Liu Jo Spa, which generates sales of about 400 million euros and employs 800 people.
Back in July, Italy’s Ministry for Economic Development decided to invest 10 million euros in storied men’s wear brand Corneliani, which a month earlier had submitted an application for admission to a composition with creditors procedure. The funds were channeled into safeguarding Corneliani’s continuing operations.
The state intervention falls under the Re-Launch Decree, developed by the Italian government to support the restart of the country after the COVID-19 pandemic and which includes the creation of a fund to support companies during the crisis.


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Android, the leading smartphone OS has crossed the figure of 200 million device activation. Google made this official announcement while unveiling its Google music platform during a recent conference at Los Angeles.
While unveiling Google music at a press conference in Los Angeles, the search engine giant also broke the exciting news that Android has reached a remarkable position by hitting 200 million device activation worldwide. Well, the interesting part of the story is the fact that just six months ago, the activations were not even 50 percent of the figure. This immense growth is the result of the skyrocketing activations during these six months post May. It also reveals the strong hold of Android in the realm of smartphones and tablets market, which is getting more and more new users everyday.
Pocket Gamer, one of the leading gaming community reported that the device activation rate had gone up to 550,000 devices per day from 400,000 per activations in May. The figures in it speak stories. Market research firm Gartner also showed how the flourishing China and Russian smartphone market additionally helped adding on to the figure of 200 million Android device activation.
The achievement is something that Google can boast about since Android has left behind the leading established platforms–RIM of BlackBerry and Symbian OS of Nokia. “Android benefited from more mass-market offerings, a weaker competitive environment, and the lack of exciting new products on alternative operating systems such as Windows Phone 7 and RIM,” said Roberta Cozza, principal research analyst at Gartner, in the report.
Whatever the reason of growth may be, the fact is that within such a short span of time, Android has taken the lead and is expected to remain on the top in the near future. Are you one of these 200 million? If not, go ahead and join the bandwagon.
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ABC TV’s current affairs program Four Corners will examine the monetisation practices of videogames, such as loot boxes and microtransactions, in an episode due to air on Monday May 3, 2021.
Posing the question ‘are you being played?’, journalist Lucy Carter reports on the global multi-billion dollar industry. According to the synopsis, the Four Corners report will include many different voices including videogame players, developers, and researchers to provide insights into the ethics of making money through videogames.
‘Growing research shows many gamers struggle to switch off and can find themselves hooked on their virtual universe. The discussion about gaming and whether it can cause harm is often reduced to a simplistic debate.’
‘The program features interviews with high profile industry figures who have worked on some of the biggest video games on the planet. They discuss the ethical minefield that game design can create.’
‘Many of these techniques are driven by aggressive business models. It’s not just a question of keeping players in the game for longer, it’s also about enticing them to part with real world cash for a virtual pay off.’
‘With the growth of artificial intelligence and the mining of data from social media accounts, game analysts say players are often unaware of how they’re being manipulated.’
Videogame culture website Kotaku Australia has closely followed the Four Corners report, including when submissions were sought from people who ‘play videogames too much’, which was initially seen as soliciting responses in a leadingly negative way. Instead of primarily focusing on the volume of videogame consumption, it now appears Four Corners is honing in on some of the predatory aspects of game design.
One of the major points of discussion will be about microtransactions, or in-app purchases. This refers to purchases made within games, which can range from cosmetic items for Fortnite characters, digital card packs in FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode, or random-chance loot boxes in games such as Apex Legends and Overwatch.
Loot boxes are a particularly hot topic in the videogame industry. While you can purchase a season pass in a game like Fortnite, which allows you to unlock digital items as part of the game’s natural progression, loot boxes are viewed as a form of gambling due to their completely random nature. Some countries such as Germany and Belgium have moved to legislate against loot boxes, including the potential of rating games 18+ in a bid to prevent children from playing any game with gambling-like systems.
ABC’s Four Corners report will aim to educate viewers about how videogames are designed, to be aware of such practices in the games they play. The report will air on ABC TV Monday 3 May at 8.30pm, and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards via ABC iview.


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- Financial enablement platform Array announced a partnership with Jack Henry Associates to embed its credit management and identity protection solutions into Jack Henry’s Banno Digital Platform.
- Among the institutions to adopt the technology is Washington-based Timberland Bank.
- Array is a two-time Finovate Best of Show winner, earning its most recent award at FinovateSpring 2022 last week.
Array, a financial enablement platform that specializes in embeddable solutions for financial institutions, announced a partnership with fellow Finovate alum Jack Henry. The partnership will integrate Array’s credit management services, identity protection tools, and offer engine into Jack Henry’s Banno Digital Platform. The combination of technologies will give customers personalized credit and financial insights via their preferred financial institution partners.
“The financial services ecosystem exists to enable consumers to improve their financial health,” Array Director of Strategic Partnerships Jacob Bouer said. “This movement is both necessary and urgent. If financial institutions do not offer credit monitoring and identity protection products, consumers will find them elsewhere.”
By leveraging the Banno Digital Toolkit, Array has been able to help financial institutions better serve their customers and members by enabling them to securely access and monitor their credit directly from their bank or credit union. Not only does the integration give better service to customers, it also helps banks boost digital engagement, grow revenues, and expand opportunities for both new lending and credit. Among the institutions to take early advantage of Array’s technology is Timberland Bank, headquartered in Washington. The bank’s EVP and COO, Jonathan Fischer, praised the partnership for providing “the tools necessary to engage and educate customers on their credit health, which strengthens relationships and ultimately improves our community’s well-being.”
Among the solutions available to bank customers via the collaboration are customized credit score simulators, score factors, debt analysis, alerts, and more. The technology helps educate bank customers by giving them greater awareness of their credit information and history, and enables them to make better decisions on how to improve their financial lives.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, Array demoed its technology last week at FinovateSpring in San Francisco. At the conference, the company earned its second Best of Show award for its platform that democratizes data accessibility while simultaneously protecting privacy and ensuring consent. Martin Toha is founder and CEO.
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Partech, a Paris, France- Berlin, Germany- San Francisco, CA- and Dakar, Senegal-based technology investment firm, closed its Fourth Seed fund, at €120M.
The fund has seen support from financial institutions, multinational corporations, family offices and 100 entrepreneurs – of which 35 were themselves funded by Partech in the past.
Partech Entrepreneur IV will back around 50 founding teams in Europe and across the globe, at pre-seed and seed stage. It can invest as a lead investor or co-investor, with initial checks from €300K to €3M, and typically reinvest until Series B.
The seed strategy at Partech is managed by a dedicated team of former entrepreneurs from Europe and the US. With its past Seed funds, the firm backed a range of companies such as Alan, the health insurance & superapp, Sorare, the NFT fantasy sport gaming platform, Jellysmack, the technology platform for creators, Xendit, the digital payment infrastructure for South-East Asia, and Merama, an e-commerce aggregator in Latin America.
The current portfolio includes 210 companies in 40 countries.


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The air we breathe, the food we eat, the house we live in, the grass we walk on — all contain toxic substances that could be harmful to our health. These environmental toxins are a part of our daily lives, mostly invisible and in some cases, seemingly unavoidable.
They're so numerous and prevalent, the National Library of Medicine operates a Web site called Tox Town that lets visitors explore 63 everyday locations of toxic materials from homes to school buses, 34 common toxic chemicals and countless indexes for other environmental hazards.
While the federal government has set safety levels for some chemicals and other potentially toxic substances, "their ability to impact health depends on countless factors — the type, amount, length of exposure," said Craig Hafer, chairman of the Pennsylvania Institute of Children's Environmental Health. He noted that the acceptable levels for many substances are based on healthy adult males, but a child's size and growth rate makes him or her more susceptible than men to toxic effects.
But just because environmental toxins are everywhere, it “doesn’t mean everything is dangerous,” Hafer said, and it doesn’t mean people can’t avoid them.
“People do things that result in exposure because they believe it’s a convenience; it’ll save me money or make me look better,” he said. “We need to have practical solutions when it comes to exposure. We cannot encourage changes that are exorbitantly expensive or improbable.”
Here’s a look at five environmental toxins that national and local experts express concern about, where they’re found and how you might be able to avoid them.
"Carbon monoxide is the No. 1 environmental killer," declared Dr. J. Ward Donovan, medical director of PinnacleHealth System's Toxicology Center. "All of us have potential risks."
Carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that can be created whenever a fuel is burning, accounts for 40,000 emergency room visits a year and about 6,000 yearly deaths, Donovan said. About 1,000 of those are accidental through the use of faulty heaters, clogged chimneys and fuel-burning devices, generators or heat devices used incorrectly or in an enclosed space, he said.
“I have learned that I expect to see carbon monoxide victims ... at the first cold spell,” he said. “Of course, during power outages, using fuel-burning generators or heaters in the home can have tragic consequences.”
Other common sources of carbon monoxide include malfunctioning cooking appliances and water heaters, tobacco smoke, auto exhaust and appliances in cabins or campers, according to New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
“It doesn’t take much. Particularly in a smaller enclosed space you are at greater risk,” Donovan said, noting elevated levels have even been measured at ice skating rinks when Zambonis were running.
Symptoms depend on the level of gas and length of exposure but can include headache, fatigue and nausea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Higher sustained concentrations can result in disorientation, loss of muscle control, unconsciousness and death.
“Anytime in a situation where more than one person develops headache, nausea and vomiting, don’t dismiss it as the flu. Consider it as carbon monoxide poisoning,” Donovan said. Leave the house immediately, get fresh air and seek medical attention.
SAFETY TIPS from Donovan and the EPA:
- Install carbon monoxide detectors in the home, and replace batteries yearly.
- Never use a fuel burning device in an enclosed space.
- Don’t idle the car in a garage — even if the garage door to the outside is open.
- Don’t use a gas oven to heat your home.
- Never use a charcoal grill indoors.
- Don’t sleep in any room with an unvented gas or kerosene space heater.
- Don’t use any gasoline-powered engines in enclosed spaces.
Lead is a soft, dense metal used to make many products such as fishing weights, bullets, ceramic dishes, glassware, car batteries, electronics and old plumbing. The latest scare for parents is lead in imported toys. It was banned from gas in 1995 and paint in 1978 but remains in about 24 million housing units, according to the CDC.
While the government defines an elevated blood lead level as 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood or higher, the CDC said effects can be shown at lower levels, so no level is really considered safe.
The biggest source of childhood lead poisoning is from paint in homes built before the ban. Children might eat or play with chipped and peeling paint. Home remodeling and renovation of those surfaces can create a lead hazard as well.
It’s hazardous to the renovators and those moving in afterward, Donovan said. Workers need to be properly protected with breathing devices, and occupants shouldn’t move in until the house is fully tested and decontaminated, he said.
A new EPA rule takes effect in April requiring contractors to be lead-certified and follow specific work practices to renovate, repair and paint in projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities and schools built before 1978.
Others at risk for lead poisoning are those whose job involves the use of lead and their family members.
Sometimes children with lead poisoning have stomach aches or irritability, fatigue or vision problems, but most of the time, there are no symptoms at all. The only way to be certain of exposure is through a blood test.
According to the EPA, lead exposure can lead to permanent damage to the brain, nervous system and kidneys; poor muscle coordination; learning disabilities; attention deficit disorder; and speech, language and behavior problems.
SAFETY TIPS from the state Health Department:
- Test all children for lead poisoning at ages 1 and 2 and no later than 3.
- Test homes built before 1978 for lead-based paint.
- Keep children away from peeling paint that might contain lead.
- Wash children’s hands, toys and pacifiers often.
- Wash hard surfaces, such as floors and window ledges, weekly.
- Do not dry-scrape, heat or burn paint.
- People who work around lead should change their clothes before going home and having contact with children.
People usually come across organic mercury, a naturally occurring metal, by eating contaminated fish, Donovan said. Dentists, their assistants and others such as metal workers, welders and even hobbyists can come in contact with elemental mercury, a silver liquid.
It’s important to avoid eating more than one meal every one or two weeks of fish from public waters, especially Great Lakes waters that have been declared contaminated, Donovan said.
Pregnant women should have no more than 12 ounces of low-mercury fish weekly; avoid shark, swordfish, king mackerel or tilefish; and check local advisories about the safety of fish caught.
Donovan recommends farm-raised fish.
The CDC says to carefully handle and dispose of products that contain mercury, such as thermometers or fluorescent light bulbs. If a large amount has been spilled, contact the Health Department.
Never vacuum or sweep a mercury spill because it will vaporize, making it more hazardous, Donovan said. Never pour it down the drain or wash mercury-contaminated items in a washing machine. Dispose of it in a sealed bag.
Short-term exposure to high levels of metallic mercury vapors might cause effects including lung damage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increases in blood pressure or heart rate, skin rashes and eye irritation. Exposure to high levels of any mercury can permanently damage the brain, kidneys and developing fetus. Effects on brain function might result in irritability, shyness, tremors, changes in vision or hearing and memory.
- Use care when cleaning up a
- Pregnant women should use caution with
- Find out if your fish intake falls within the safety zone by using an online calculator, such as the ones at
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is an industrial chemical used in many hard plastic bottles and metal-based food and beverage cans since the 1960s. It has been used in impact-resistant safety equipment, toys and dental sealants, according to the CDC.
The FDA recently classified the chemical as one of “some concern for effects on the brain, behavior and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and children.” It is conducting further studies on risks, as most people are exposed to the chemical.
BPA can leach into food from the protective lining inside canned foods and other products such as polycarbonate tableware, food storage containers, water bottles and baby bottles, according to the National Toxicology Program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. More might leach if the container is heated.
“The ‘aha’ moment in toxicology really occurs under the basic assumption that exposure is safe when the reality is that there are no known health standards, especially for children,” Hafer said of the chemical.
Donovan took another view: “BPA is very low risk. It tends to get a lot of publicity. The exposure amount is not going to be enough to create the problems seen in lab test animals.”
The American Chemistry Council said BPA is safe and notes the FDA did not take regulatory action or impose restrictions on its use.
The industry is voluntarily removing the use of BPA in baby bottles. Canada banned baby bottles made with the chemical; Connecticut and Minnesota banned BPA in food and drink containers intended for children 3 and younger. Similar bills are moving or pending in several other states, including Pennsylvania.
SAFETY TIPS on reducing exposure from the NIEHS:
- Don’t microwave polycarbonate plastic food containers.
- Avoid plastic containers with No. 7 on the bottom.
- Reduce the use of canned foods.
- Opt for glass, porcelain or stainless steel containers, particularly for hot food or liquids.
- Use infant formula bottles and toys labeled BPA free.
Phthalates are a group of chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastic and vinyl. They are used in hundreds of consumer products, such as flexible plastic and vinyl toys, food packaging, plastic wrap and wall paper. They are also found in cosmetics and personal care products as well as medical tubing and fluid bags.
U.S. manufacturers have not used phthalates in pacifiers since 1999 at the request of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
“It’s usually not going to appear on the label. You’re not going to know unless it’s advertised as phthalate free,” Donovan said of cosmetics. Phthalates could cause a temporary skin irritation, but it could be due to one of the many other ingredients.
Most people are not likely to suffer the gastrointestinal and kidney damage, numbness and tingling of extremities that can occur in workers who handle phthalates long term, he said.
The National Toxicology Program does list Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate as a substance “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.” Current levels of seven phthalates studied by the NIEHS posed minimal concern for causing reproductive effects.
SAFETY TIPS from the Natural Resources Defense Council:
Since there are no labeling requirements, shoppers won’t know whether a product contains phthalates. But you can:
- Choose “unscented” or “fragrance free” products or those scented only with natural essential oils, as “fragrance” is often a chemical mixture that can contain phthalates.
- Look out for “PVC,” “V” or the “3” recycling code on the item or its packaging. Choose instead toys such as phthalate-free Legos.
- Damp-mop vinyl flooring regularly since phthalates bind to dust on the floor. Direct sunlight on vinyl tiles causes them to release phthalates more quickly, so put blinds on windows that shine directly on flooring.
- Choose nonvinyl options such as cork, wood or stone if replacing flooring.


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Cognex sales up 19 per cent, but decline expected from electronics customers
Cognex has seen a 19 per cent increase in revenue in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter was $211.3 million.
Revenue from most of Cognex’s end markets grew worldwide, both year-on-year and sequentially. An exception was consumer electronics – Cognex’s largest end market – where revenue was flat with Q2 2017.
Cognex also expects substantially lower revenue from large customers in OLED display and smartphone manufacturing going into Q3 2018. Because of this, the company predicts revenue for Q3 2018 to be between $220 million and $230 million, a decline year-on-year.
Cognex’s gross margin was 74 per cent for Q2 2018, which was at the lower end of the company’s target range compared with 76 per cent for both Q2 2017 and Q1 2018. The decrease was primarily due to revenue mix, with a higher percentage of revenue coming from application-specific customer solutions in Q2 2018.
Research, development and engineering (RD&E) expenses increased 15 per cent from Q2 2017 and decreased 13 per cent from Q1 2018. The year-on-year increase in RD&E reflects Cognex’s investment in engineering resources and employee-related costs for the development of new products. The sequential decrease in RD&E reflects development efforts related to large opportunities in Q1 2018 and lower stock option expense.
Cognex’s financial position as of 1 July 2018 was $755 million in cash and investments, and no debt.
Cash and investments decreased by $73 million from the end of 2017. Cash outflows included $121 million spent to repurchase Cognex common stock, $22 million paid for capital expenditures, and $16 million in dividends paid to shareholders. Cash inflows consisted of $73 million generated from operations and $15 million received from the exercise of employee stock options.
Cognex intends to continue to repurchase shares of its common stock in Q3 2018, subject to market conditions and other relevant factors.
Inventories decreased by $7 million, or 7 per cent, from the end of Q1 2018 and increased by $22 million, or 32 per cent, from the end of 2017. The increase from year-end reflects strategic purchases for anticipated large customer shipments in the coming quarters and planned new product introductions.


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- Apple launched the iPhone 14 at Rs 79,900 for the base 128GB variant.
- Amazon Prime Day sale in India will start on July 15.
- The special iPhone 14 price drop will be inclusive of bank offers.
Amazon’s annual shopping festival Prime Day sale is set to commence on July 15 in India. It will be a two-day event where buyers will get special deals and discounts across a wide range of products including smartphones. When we talk about deals on phones, iPhone is always the most desired among buyers. This year is no different and as one would expect, Amazon has announced a huge iPhone 14 price drop for Prime Day.
iPhone 14 Price Drop During Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023
Amazon India has confirmed the iPhone 14 will be available for Rs 66,499 during the Prime Day sale 2023. This discounted pricing is for the base variant which comes with 128GB onboard storage. It is important that the low price is inclusive of bank offers. This includes 10% savings through ICICI Bank debit/credit cards and SBI Bank cards.
The iPhone 14 (128GB) was launched at Rs 79,900 which is still the selling price on Apple India’s official website. Last month, Amazon made iPhone 14 available at Rs 67,999 which means the upcoming sale price will be the biggest discount yet on the current-gen iPhone.
iPhone 14 Specifications:
- Display: 6.1-inch Super Retina OLED with 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and 1,200 nits peak brightness, HDR10, and Dolby Vision
- Processor: Apple A15 Bionic.
- RAM/ Storage: 6GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB of storage.
- Battery and fast charging: 3,279mAh battery with fast charging.
- Rear camera: 12MP wide sensor with f/1.5 aperture and 12MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture.
- Front camera: 12MP camera with f/1.9 aperture.
- Software: iOS 16.
- Other specs: Face ID, MagSafe wireless charging, and IP68 rating.
How to Grab iPhone 14 Amazon Prime Day Deal?
If you are interested in grabbing the iPhone deal or any other Prime Day deals, the first thing you need to do is to get a Prime membership. It is available at Rs 299 per month, Rs 599 per quarter, and Rs 1,499 per year. There is a limited-time deal where you can grab the annual membership for Rs 999 which is the same as the Prime Lite plan. Amazon is also offering a 30-day free trial for new subscribers.
Even if you do want to get a new iPhone, there are plenty of Prime Day deals on other smartphones and products. Amazon is teasing up to 40% off on smartphones along with no cost EMI offers. Prime members will get additional three months on no cost EMI tenures. Buyers can upgrade to 5G smartphones with up to Rs 35,000 off on exchange.


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Small changes by businesses and consumers can make a big difference in saving the lives of animals worldwide, said Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States.
"If we just reduce our meat consumption by 15 percent, we'd save a billion animals," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday.
"It's an incremental process of enlightening people. There's so many issues ... animals raised for food, there's testing, there's wildlife management issues, the Cecil issue — the trophy hunting, there's dog fighting, there's cock fighting. I mean everything under the sun," he said.
The Cecil issue refers to the prized African lion whose death at the hands of an American hunter last year sparked international outrage. Walter Palmer, a 55-year-old dentist from Minnesota, allegedly paid $50,000 to hunt the animal.
There's a bigger business in people willing to pay to see magnificent animals, Pacelle said. "You can watch an elephant 100 times. You can shoot the elephant only once."
Pacelle, author of the new book "The Humane Economy," said: "We're starting to recognize as a society that animals do feel, they do think, they have their own lives that matter to them."
Pacelle singled out Wal-Mart as a positive force for change in the way animals who provide food are treated. "Wal-Mart sells 25 percent of groceries in the United States, an incredible volume of food. Wal-Mart now says they're going to procure all of [its] eggs from operations that don't confine the hens in small cages."
In his book, Pacelle also talked about how technology plays a part in reducing the need for animals as food. "We're creating plant-based proteins that make meat-like substances, that have the taste and texture of meat, but it's all plant-based."


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All EA Sports games for the Wii U will have online connectivity
Peter Moore of EA sports has recently shared his thoughts on online gameplay, the Wii U and how sports games could be enhanced by the Wii U’s unique controller.
On online gameplay he said that there would be no more offline games coming from EA sports including those coming to the Wii U. This is a very welcome approach as I was quite disappointed to hear that Madden 3DS did not have any online multiplayer features.
“(the games industry is) clearly becoming an industry that’s taking massive franchises and then spreading that experiences across multiple platforms and multiple geographies, anytime, anywhere. There will be no offline games, and it’s very pleasing to see how our industry has embraced connectivity, has changed our business models to react to consumer demands.” Moore said.
He also shared his opinions on the Wii U.
“My dev teams — their heads are exploding, in a good way and a bad way. How do we look at this new technology? We don’t just want to bolt this on; this has to be relevant to the sports gamer. …from the perspective of once again, Nintendo is putting a different spin on things, showing that it’s not all about graphic fidelity and processing power. In the world of sports, our minds are racing as to how we can bring a sports game to life in a unique way. (Using the controller to call plays in Madden is) kind of a no-brainer for us.” He said. “We love the fact [Wii U] is high def, that Nintendo has a renewed focus on building online communities. Nintendo adds that kind of outlier mentality that is a very different take on what the industry needs, and more power to them.”
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Facebook update will hit brands and news as individual users' posts get priority
A Facebook update will give users’ personal posts priority over news and brand content in the site’s News Feed, the social network has announced.
The move means the pages of news platforms, brands and public figures will experience decreases in traffic on their posts, as user content will be prioritised.
This is in response to polls carried out by Facebook that indicated users were concerned they were missing important updates from family and friends due to page posts on their News Feeds.
It is anticipated that digital publishers such as BuzzFeed, which creates content designed for sharing, will not experience significant decreases in traffic.
However, other pages, such as traditional news sources, may be more significantly affected.
44 per cent of those polled in a recent survey by the Reuters Institute said they had accessed news via Facebook in the last week, more than double the 19 per cent who had accessed news on YouTube or 10 per cent through Twitter in April 2016.
But the survey said most internet users do not turn primarily to social media to access news.
Furthermore, according to a survey by Pew Research Center, only 18 per cent of US adults “often” get news updates from social media.
These statistics suggest that news outlets that share content through Facebook are likely to see a decrease in traffic, as most users do not seek out news updates through the social media platform.
Adam Mosseri, Facebook’s vice president for newsfeed product management, said: “Overall, we anticipate that this update may cause reach and referral traffic to decline for some pages.
“For example, if a lot of your referral traffic is the result of people sharing your content and their friends liking and commenting on it, there will be less of an impact than if the majority of your traffic comes directly through page posts.
“We encourage pages to post things that their audience are likely to share with their friends.”
These updates come after other recent changes to news feed content which has benefitted digital publishers. Two months ago, adaptations were made which saw content people spent more time reading receive an increase in ranking on News Feeds.
This was welcomed by publishers that felt more in-depth content would receive greater recognition than it would have done previously due to less reliance on shares and likes.


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With COVID-19, the global smartphone industry overall has slowed down as factories and retail stores closed, causing massive delays in the supply chain and sales put in jeopardy. The latest report from TrendForce estimated the global smartphone production reached 268 million units in Q2 2020, resulting in a 16.7% drop YoY compared to the same quarter last year.
Among the top six smartphone brands globally, Samsung was the only brand to see decline in Q2 2020. Of course, Samsung was also the top seller in this quarter. In order starting with the most units sold, the top brands are Samsung, Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, and vivo.
Samsung’s decline was due to its sales dwindling in markets most affected by COVID-19 including Europe, the Unites States, and India. TrendForce anticipates Samsung will recover market share from Huawei as its US ban and rising tensions between China and India continue to destabilize Huawei’s smartphone business.Samsung Galaxy: S20 Ultra, Note 20 Ultra, Note 10+
Huawei continues to rely on sales in its home market of China, selling 52 million units in Q2 2020. Huawei will face more competition as smartphone brands introduce flagships between now and the end of the year. Again, Huawei has seen sharp decline in sales across major smartphone markets outside of China since the initial US-ban back in 2019.Huawei P40 Pro+
Apple had a great quarter, rising by 8% YoY to 41 million units thanks to a surplus of sales from the surprise announcement of a long-overdue iPhone SE and strong sales of the iPhone 11. Looking towards Q3, Apple has the launch of an iPhone 12 lineup to look forward to, but its prices are expected to go up to support 5G networks. Possible US-bans against TikTok and Tencent – owner of WeChat, could also slightly affect iPhone sales in some markets.iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE (2020), iPhone SE
Xiaomi ranked fourth, selling 29.5 million units and Oppo (including Realme, OnePlus, and Oppo) ranked fifth with 27.5 million units. Vivo comes in sixth with 26.5 million units. Retailers in China aggressively stocked up on smartphones as the pandemic began, thus resulting in a 10% QoQ improvement on these Chinese brands. These brands continue to strengthen their entry-level offerings in markets overseas where they can gain a foothold and eventually sell mid and higher end phones in more global markets.Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
According to the report, the overall market is expecting a production rebound in 2021 with the sharp rise of 5G – which is set to arrive to much cheaper smartphones over the next several months with lower-end 5G chip solutions being offered by both Qualcomm and MediaTek. TrendForce projects a 1.24 billion smartphones will be produced by the end of 2020, coming out to an 11.3% decrease over last year.
No last one I saw from Counterpoint research said Huawei beat Samsung... :I
OMG but this is what is the most stupid that you pay for almost 7 inch phone and use only almost half of the screen since some stupid engineering. What is the usage of this small tint of the screen between frame and a hole? I hate notch but water dro...
Is it me or the Q2 and Q3 results are inverted?
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The Guardian comments on the “Oculus”, the 1.4 billion dollar mall linking New York City’s One World Trade Center, the subway lines and trains. Michael Sorkin, an architecture professor at New York’s City College pinpoints the new trend in these downtown shopping malls which he notes “is virtually indistinguishable from Dubai duty-free. The effect is compromising and imperial – a real estate formula.”
The 100 shops contained in this downtown mall are the same multinational shops you’d see anywhere in the world. But what is curious here is that while malls in suburbia are declining, the urban mall contains a commercial mix that integrates “so seamlessly into its urban surroundings that it can be difficult to draw any line between city and mall whatsoever. London’s Boxpark, Las Vegas’s Downtown Container Park and Miami’s Brickell City Centre are examples of mall-like environments that try to weave into the street life of a city.”
Using the principles that attract people to downtowns, these urban malls attempt to offer a physical experience that is different from that of being online. As one mall builder noted “Customers prefer to be outside and to feel less artificial”. Landscaping, paving of open spaces and how the space will be used for public space is now taken into account.
There are also cost savings with these urban malls, where spaces and buildings are exposed to open air and are naturally ventilated, as opposed to heating and cooling the massive big box mall.
Hong Kong has over 300 shopping malls built with subway stations and as part of skyscrapers. Hong Kong’s transit system also develops property so that transit riders can seamlessly move to shopping experiences and to the office. But is this the way forward, with international brands and downtown shopping experiences? And how can independent shop keepers and regional stores compete with the international brands?


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