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EDGECOMB, Maine — There was no equipment or retail market to support Maine’s oyster aquaculture when Barb Scully entered the industry 31 years ago.
Maine oysters are now distributed across the country, with widespread recognition of the Damariscotta River as producing some of the finest-quality oysters on the market.
Scully was at the forefront of the emergence of Maine’s oyster aquaculture. Glidden Point Oyster Sea Farm, the company she founded, grew from a backyard experiment to a “wildly successful” business that harvested more than 10 million oysters a year at its height and distributed them across the United States, Scully said.
Scully sold Glidden Point Oyster Sea Farm to Ryan McPherson about a year and a half ago. While Scully has scaled back her role in oyster aquaculture, she still intends to play an integral part in it, she said. She has transformed her retail shop at 707 River Road in Edgecomb into Scully’s Oyster and Lobster Market.
She now sells strictly wild oysters that have been grown and perfected by nature in the Damariscotta River.
“This has been the year of the wild oyster for me,” Scully said. “I’ve challenged myself to find enough wild oysters to support my retail market.” She has secret spots in the river where she finds the wild oysters, she said.
The retail store was always on the periphery when Scully ran Glidden Point. “Now I have the luxury to be able to get to know the people that have been coming in for decades” and thank them for their support of Maine aquaculture, she said. “There are a lot of good, hardworking people in the industry, and they do appreciate all the support.”
The Damariscotta River has a long history of wild oyster production, with shell middens created by Native Americans in the region still visible. Oysters all but disappeared from the river due to pollution during the Colonial period, according to Fish Farmer’s Magazine.
Oysters saw a resurgence in the region through the introduction of aquaculture in the 1970s and 1980s, just as Scully was looking “for something to be focused on and excited about,” she said. “It’s almost like oysters found me.”
While pursuing a degree in zoology from the University of New Hampshire, Scully spent her summers working at the Shoals Marine Laboratory, the university’s cooperative marine science research program with Cornell University.
Her experience at the laboratory, which at the time was a rustic outpost on an island with no running water, instilled in her a sense of discipline and mindfulness that she would later apply to her life and her business.
“There are only so many opportunities in life,” Scully said. “You need to be mindful and focused enough to see the opportunities when they present themselves and be prepared to take advantage of them.”
Upon graduation, Scully searched for a location where development had not “taken over the waterfront” and where commercial fisheries were not “pushed into a corner,” she said. “I wanted to be someplace where the quality of life was good, there were opportunities to do things in marine sciences, and the people cared about the same things that I did.”
Scully moved to Edgecomb. She arrived in Lincoln County around the same time the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole was experimenting with breeding an oyster that would grow in cold water.
Scully volunteered with the Darling Marine Center and began experimenting with discarded oysters. On nights and weekends, after working her full-time job as a scientist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, she learned the ins and outs of oyster aquaculture.
In oyster aquaculture, there is a balancing act between growing oysters as cost-effectively as possible and ensuring a high-quality product. Scully was focused on producing the highest-quality oyster possible.
She grew oysters in hand-built cages for a year, because there was no equipment specifically designed for oyster aquaculture at the time, before planting them on the river bottom, where they would grow for two more years before harvesting.
“If the oyster wasn’t ready, I’d throw it back, because that’s how I wanted to do it,” Scully said. “I just wanted to do the best job I could. I wanted to produce the best quality oyster I could.”
There was little demand for Maine oysters when Scully began her operation, and it was 12 years before she began to see a profit. In the early years, she would fill the back of her pickup truck with oysters and travel throughout Maine to sell them.
Scully was competing against cheaper oysters grown in Delaware, and it was hard to convince people to pay more for her oysters. Harbor Fish in Portland was one of Scully’s first big customers. Scully asked the market to offer about 300 oysters for sale with no upfront payment. She did ask the market to sell her oysters side by side with oysters from other areas to see if people would pay more for quality. They did, and the demand for her oysters grew, she said.
Scully never took out a loan for her business. The money she invested came from the oysters she harvested. When the business started to turn a profit, she “took the leap,” quit her full-time job with the DMR, and devoted her full time and attention to aquaculture.
“It was a big jump,” Scully said. “I was a single mom with two kids, but I said, ‘I’m going to do this. I’m going to trust myself.’”
The business grew exponentially. Distribution “started rolling” and her oysters sold across the U.S.
Scully only hired teenagers. Other farmers referred to her operation as “oyster camp.” But the self-confidence, self-reliance, and problem-solving skills the teenagers developed were more important to her than the oysters she harvested, she said.
“I got to teach good kids important things,” Scully said. “I like to think I raised a lot of teenagers, not just oysters. The kids mattered so much more.”
With all her success, there were also pitfalls. In 2009, the oyster disease MSX wiped out 90 percent of her crop. She was also diagnosed with breast cancer. Scully, however, bounced back.
Her business was successful to the point of being overwhelming, she said. With her children grown and Glidden Point Oyster Sea Farm too big to handle with just her and area teenagers, Scully made the decision to sell when McPherson approached her with an offer.
“He wanted to continue the legacy with new energy and enthusiasm,” Scully said. “It seemed like the right thing.”
When Scully entered the industry, the people in the area who were working in oyster aquaculture could fit around her dining room table, she said. There was talk in the early days of the oyster farmers forming a cooperative and working together under one umbrella. It never happened, however, because each farmer had his or her own vision.
“It’s really cool looking back. Not one of us failed. All of our visions worked,” Scully said. Oyster aquaculture in Maine is now thriving, with Maine oysters in high demand throughout the country.
Scully is now devoted to harvesting wild oysters, which are available at Scully’s Oyster and Lobster Market. The market also sells lobsters, littleneck clams, and steamers that are naturally cleaned by submersion in the river, as well as unique keepsakes.
“I accomplished more than I ever imagined was possible,” Scully said of her career, although it is still far from over. “After 31 years, (oyster aquaculture) is not what you do, it’s who you are.”
Scully’s Oyster and Lobster Market, at 707 River Road, is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, visit thelobsterstore.com or call 633-3599.

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Venezuela: Latest beverage news & analysis
AmBev is attempting to turn around its troubled Venezuela business and gain greater share of the country's important beer market by signing a merger deal with Cerveceria Regional. Here, just-drinks examines the move.
AmBev has said it will maintain a presence in Venezuela despite the closure of a brewery in the country.
Cargill has continued the expansion of its stevia-based product Truvia by launching in Venezuela, due to "growing consumer demand".
A price cap implemented by the Venezuelan Government on around 15,000 food, beverage and household products is likely to hit top-line growth at soft drinks firms in the country, Bernstein Research analysts have said.
A strike at Coca-Cola FEMSA's largest soft drinks facility in Venezuela has ended.
Coca-Cola FEMSA has accused trade unions of demanding salaries for workers that would jeopardise its business in Venezuela, as a strike continues at the bottler's major plant in the country.
AmBev is to merge its beer business in Venezuela with the country's second largest brewer, Cerveceria Regional, in order to mount a stronger challenge to market leader Empresas Polar.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has threatened to nationalise Pepsi-Cola bottler Empresas Polar as part of a war against the “bourgeoise”, according to reports.
Pepsi Cola Venezuela has launched a legal appeal after it was fined and ordered by the president of the country to remove a publicity globe in the capital Caracas.
Packaging giant Tetra Pak is seeking talks with controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez after he threatened to ignore patents protecting the group's products.
Venezuela's Government, led by president Hugo Chavez, has called for Coca-Cola Zero to be banned from sale in the country due to unspecified health concerns, according to local reports.
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Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) released its latest earnings report after closing bell tonight, posting earnings of 12 cents per share. They never make it easy to locate the total revenue number, so that will come later. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 6 cents per share on $2.28 billion in revenue. In last year’s third quarter, the video streaming company reported earnings of 7 cents per share and $1.74 billion in revenue. Management had guided for about 5 cents per share in earnings.
Netflix beats expectations
The company reported $2.158 billion in streaming revenue, including $1.3 billion in U.S. streaming revenue and $853 million in international streaming revenue. Analysts were expecting $1.31 billion in domestic streaming revenues and $842 million in international streaming revenues. They were looking for $133 million in revenue from the DVD business. Netflix’s outlook for streaming revenue for the third quarter was $2.16 billion.
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The company added 3.57 million subscribers, marking a great recovery from the second quarter. In the U.S., It added 370,000 net new subscribers, while outside the U.S., it added 3.2 million subscribers. Netflix had a total of 86.74 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter.
Subscriber adds in focus
Subscriber growth has been a consistent worry for much of the year. Netflix management made some comments earlier this year about events such as the Olympics which could threaten subscriber numbers. They also said in the last quarter that all the media coverage about the un-grandfathering of subscribers who had been on the $7.99 per month plan weighed on the metric.
In the second quarter, Netflix added 1.69 million subscribers, coming up far short of management’s guide for 2.5 million adds. They had guided for 2.3 million net new subscribers in the third quarter, including 300,000 domestic subscribers and 2 million international subscribers. However, the company only added 160,000 domestic subscribers. The consensus estimate, according to FactSet, stood at 2.55 million adds.
Netflix updates guidance
Netflix management also provided guidance for the fourth quarter. They expect $2.344 billion in total streaming revenue and 5.2 million net adds.
Shares of Netflix soared in after-hours trades, climbing by as much as 19.47% to $119.23.


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Would you be willing to pay more than double just to get your hands on one?
Only a few lucky enthusiasts with very deep pockets will be able to get their hands on the all-new Mercedes-AMG Project One when it goes on sale. With a production cap of just 275 units, and a price tag of approximately $2.7 million, it’s one of the most limited supercars on the market – not to mention that all examples have already been accounted for.
But at least one person on Mercedes’ short list has decided that they don’t want the car at all. Instead, they’d opt to try and cash in for nearly more than double what the supercar is actually worth. On the German marketplace Mobile, a listing for a Project One build slot is up for sale for a cool $5.22 million (€4.51 million).
Admittedly, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen someone try to flip their build spot for double the profit. Porsche, Ferrari, and even Aston Martin customers have all been caught in the act. But some companies are standing up to flippers.
Gallery: Mercedes-AMG Project One
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer, for example, has made it perfectly clear that anyone looking to flip their Valkyrie build spot for cash will be barred from buying any limited Aston Martin products in the future. The statement was in response to a similar listing for an Valkyrie build slot that was listed for a €3,300,000 ($3,825,000).
For now, Mercedes hasn’t said anything about owners – or this owner in particular – looking to flip their spots for a profit. Given that the listing notes a specific dealership near Munich, DI Automobile, it’s safe to assume that Mercedes may be reaching out in hopes of dissuading the client from doing so.
For what it’s worth, the Mercedes-AMG Project One comes with a high-powered hybrid engine capable of producing more than 1,000 hp (745 kilowatts), giving it the ability it to accelerate to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in just 2.7 seconds, and continue on to a top speed of 217 miles per hour. So sure, cash may sound enticing, but so does that.
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Bethesda is preparing to release a new update for Fallout 4, confirming that version 1.6 is currently in Steam Beta and that it will come with a new type of saved game, Exitsave, which will create a temporary save file when existing the main menu.
Bethesda has thought about players who wanted to save progress in Survival Mode, but were unable to find a bed in the game. The addition of Exitsave has solved this problem and users will be very happy about this change. Moreover, the new update will bring add-on specific icons in Workshop mods, as well as support for the new DLC that Bethdesda has announced at E3: Vault-Tech Workshop, which will arrive this July, and Nuka-World in August.
Here is the full list of bug fixes that will be included in Fallout 4 1.6 update:
– Stability and performance improvements;
– A fix for a crash that occurred when targeting an enemy weapon while in VATS;
– A fix for an issue that made a Companion to become stuck walking and unable to run;
– A fix for an issue in “Mankind Redefined” which now prevents players from getting stuck in elevators while in Mass Fusion Building;
– A fix for an occasional issue that made the player become permanently invisible;
– A fix for an issue that caused other saves to disappear when deleting saved games;
– A fix for an occasional issue related to activating mods that did not come from Bethesda.net;
– Fixes for other bugs and optimizations to Mods load order and browsing;
– Players no longer command or assign dead settlers to supply lines;
– In “Boston After Dark” quest now completes properly when waiting for Old Man Stockton.
Fallout 4 1.5.4 update came with mod support to Xbox One and PC, and PS4 users have to wait a little longer, and the studio said that “We will update everyone when we can. Thanks for your patience,” adding that “We still have some work and some final things to do. Every platform handles a few things slightly differently and there’s just little things that we have to get in place to make sure the mods actually work and go where they’re supposed to.”


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All Nippon Airways (ANA) and airline retailing company OpenJaw Technologies have announced the go-live for international markets for its direct bookings using the OpenJaw t-Retail NDC platform.
Following the partnership which began in April 2019, ANA has been working with OpenJaw to create a New Distribution Capability (NDC) platform with the goal of making the booking process more efficient. OpenJaw worked with Skyscanner to deliver the integration with Skyscanner’s Direct Booking platform.
This announcement makes ANA the first airline in Japan to obtain IATA’s NDC Level 3 certification, and enables passengers to research, choose and immediately book itineraries within Skyscanner’s website or app without having to re-direct to ANA’s website.
“ANA continually strives to improve the travel experience for its passengers from start to finish, and work on the NDC platform dates back to April 2019,” said Mitsuo Tomita, Senior Vice President of ANA. “We are excited to become the first airline in Japan to offer our passengers an NDC platform that will allow for a seamless travel experience created using OpenJaw’s t-Retail NDC Platform. The full integration of these capabilities will ultimately help to improve ANA’s overall level of service and hospitality.”
With the new NDC platform, ANA is providing passengers with wider opportunities to purchase a range of services via a single platform.
OpenJaw Technologies, CEO, Kieron Branagan added: “ANA selected OpenJaw Technologies to provide its New Distribution Capability (NDC) platform last year. Both ANA and OpenJaw have been working very hard to allow ANA to connect with multiple distribution partners, more variety of the offer such as ancillary services, and provide consumers with a consistent retailing experience.”
He continued: “I am particularly proud that this NDC Go-Live has been delivered while the whole project team has been working remotely. OpenJaw made the decision for its team to work remotely a number of weeks ago due to COVID-19. Working in collaboration with the team at ANA, the OpenJaw team went live seamless last week for the Japanese market. This week, the Go-Live was for ANA’s international markets – a huge undertaking for all concerned – and, even more impressive that it was all done through a team working remotely. My congratulations to ANA and the team at OpenJaw Technologies.”


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12:53pm PT by Graeme McMillan
Soon Enough, You'll Be Able to Publish Your Own Vonnegut Fan-Fic
Billy Pilgrim is about to come unstuck in more than just time. Amazon Publishing has announced the surprising, and arguably heretical, news that the books of fiction giant Kurt Vonnegut have been licensed for its fan-fiction digital program, Kindle Worlds. Yes, that's right: Soon, nothing will stop you from being able to publish that Slaughterhouse Six novel you've been dreaming about for decades.
Kindle Worlds is Amazon's attempt to co-opt the fan-fiction movement by offering fans the chance to digitally publish, through Amazon and for profit, work based on existing properties -- amongst them, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and the Valiant Comics catalog -- that have been licensed by Amazon.
Vonnegut isn't the first prose author whose works have been licensed to Kindle Worlds -- Barry Eisler, Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear have already signed on -- but he may be the most high-profile, something that hasn't escaped Philip Patrick, the director of business development and publisher of Kindle Worlds, who said that "includ[ing] the work of an American literary icon in Kindle Worlds is a thrill for us and a golden opportunity for Vonnegut fans everywhere."
Donald C. Farber, trustee of the Kurt Vonnegut Trust, described the deal as an outgrowth of Vonnegut's success on the Kindle platform to date. "This is a natural extension of his legacy and a testament to the enduring popularity of his characters and stories," he said, adding "Billy Pilgrim, unstuck in time, is going to quickly become a Kindle Worlds favorite."
The Vonnegut license is expected to officially launch on Kindle Worlds later this month, according to Amazon. The countdown to Lunch of Champions and Timequake 2: Sharkquake has already started.


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Flying with business class-only airline Silverjet to New York to be picked up by a chauffeur-driven limousine does not sound like your average package holiday. But for some 1,400 lucky customers of the now collapsed airline that's exactly how their trip is classified - meaning they get all their money back under the ATOL consumer protection scheme.
Bookings for flights where passengers are picked up by limousine or qualify for valet parking are treated under ATOL rules as a tour package.
ATOL was set up in the 1970s to protect holidaymakers whose tour operator went out of business. All tour operators and travel firms who sell packages including flights must hold an ATOL licence. A sum of £1 for each booking goes into the compensation pot.
Silverjet, which was set up in 2004, was understood to be the only airline that took part in this scheme. Customers who paid with credit card or have travel insurance are also covered.
The airline is the latest to fall victim to the rocketing oil price, which hit a new high of $139 on Friday, and weakening demand for air travel as the economic slowdown bites.
The administrators acting for Silverjet, Begbies Traynor, hope to announce a sale this week. Swiss investment company Heritage Cie and an unnamed airline have lodged offers.
Tour operators Thomson and First Choice, both owned by German group Tui, also admitted to The Observer last week that it had just doubled its surcharge for short and mid-haul charter flights, only one month after introducing the extra charge for the first time. Holidaymakers will now have to pay an extra £10 or £20.
Last week low-cost carrier Ryanair revealed that it planned to ground about 20 of its aircraft this winter to save on rising fuel costs and as a response to weakening demand from passengers. The airline's outspoken chief executive, Michael O'Leary, admitted that it would only break even this year if oil stayed at around $130 a barrel and if fares rose by 5 per cent.
Low-cost carriers such as Ryanair claim that they, rather than full-service airlines such as British Airways, are best equipped to cope with the downturn in the industry.
Gert Zonneveld, an analyst with Panmure Gordon, said: 'Because of the high oil price, average fares will have to go up. But this does not mean that we're witnessing the end of the low-cost model. As fares go up, lower cost carriers like Ryanair will have an advantage over carriers like BA.'


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Positive corporate earnings news lifted the markets to a sharply higher close with the Dow climbing 99 points to 13,979. Nasdaq leaped 40 points to 3171.
On the upside
Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE: VSH) reported lower fourth quarter earnings and revenue but the results were better than expected.
First quarter earnings fell for AECOM Technology (NYSE: ACM) but the results beat expectations.
Consumer Portfolio Services (Nasdaq: CPSS) reported sharply higher fourth quarter earnings due to a tax benefit.
On the downside
A Seeking Alpha contributor recommended that investors sell Diana Containerships (Nasdaq: DCIX).
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) reported higher fourth quarter earnings but increased inventory stocking sales raised concerns that sales will drop over the next few quarters.
SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) reported higher fourth quarter earnings and revenue that topped analyst estimates but valuation concerns sank the stock.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 5 to 2 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index soared 15 points to 1511.


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Local brand Penshoppe has a new international ambassador to add to their already impressive pool. As one of the most talked about models in the industry today, it’s no surprise that Kendall Jenner will now be seen in Penshoppe ads.
Her first campaign is for their SS 2019 collection. However, this isn’t the first time she has modeled for a Penshoppe shoot. Her debut was in 2015 and she has other features following that, including this Denimlab campaign.
Golden ABC’s VP for brand management Jeff Bascon said, “We are thrilled to have Kendall back in Team Penshoppe! Much like Penshoppe, Kendall is at the top of her game.”
So does that mean we’ll see Kendall visit Manila in the near future?
Photos courtesy of Penshoppe
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A new report from MAXIS GBN, the international employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and AXA, highlights four key digital and data developments that will increasingly determine the future of the global employee benefits sector. These are: the adoption of global benefits platforms to centralise employee benefits enrolment and management; data analytics generating increasingly sophisticated actionable insights; health and wellness technologies helping employers create targeted wellness programmes; insurtech innovations such as artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technologies and robotic process automation.
“We are seeing a significant acceleration of ‘digital transformation’ type activity in the global employee benefits space, which is, by definition, slower to innovate than more advanced local markets,” said Helga Viegas, Director, Digital Marketing & Innovation at MAXIS GBN. “We launched the MAXIS Data & Digital Innovation Lab in March this year to capitalise on these trends and have begun developing new digital products and services, as well as working with global platforms, insurtech companies and entrepreneurs to offer innovative solutions for our clients.”
The report also found that expectations around distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) such as blockchain have accelerated over the past 12 months and it’s likely that DLTs will be increasingly used across key aspects of the insurance world including employee benefits to deliver smarter, instant contracts, better transparency and claims management, as well as greater flexibility for all parties.
“DLTs are one of the most exciting parts of a fast-digitising employee benefits industry even though it’s a change in the underlying IT infrastructure that will be fairly invisible to the end user. While a number of challenges remain for those looking to implement a blockchain solution, such as how to effectively exchange information between different systems, the business case is very strong. We have begun looking at how DLTs can be used and there is a clear sense that the concept could transform the insurance market within a few years,” Viegas said.


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Coombe Abbey Hotel are celebrating their 20th Christmas by serving more than 50,000 brussel sprouts to 12,000 yuletide revellers.
The award-winning hotel have seen as 15 per cent increase in Christmas bookings since last year and the kitchen is busy preparing innovative twists on traditional food for the festive rush.
Events being held at the hotel this year medieval banquets, parties with Free Radio's JD and the New Year’s Eve spectacular.
Mark Constable, head chef, said: “Christmas is one of our favourite times of year at the hotel.
“I love the business and the fast pace as it brings the team together and makes the festive season more special.
“This year will be our biggest ever and we’re looking forward to it.
"Plating up so many sprouts might be daunting to some but luckily I enjoy my greens. I am definitely a sprout fan.”


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Airbus and Bombardier plan to remain strategic partners on the C Series program even after the European aerospace giant is able to buy out its minority partners, the chief executives of both companies said Friday.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau dodged questions about his use of numbered companies to hold investments Friday, suggesting he does not have to defend his personal financial choices to journalists.
A customer fills up at a gasoline station in downtown Toronto. Retail sales slumped 0.3 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Friday, while annual inflation picked up to 1.6 per cent in September.
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Wealthfront recently announced it would provide customers with the ability to direct deposit funds and pay bills. Wealthfront is a large robo advisor wealth management firm. They recently announced a move into robo advisory of mortgages. While Wealthfront is not a bank, it is a brokerage and thus is able to take in customer deposits, although not FDIC insured (they are SIPC insured). Its latest announcement is an attempt to do away with checking and savings accounts, allowing customers to deposit money and pay bills from their brokerage cash account.
“With what we're doing, you no longer need a checking and a savings account. You have just one account,” Andy Rachleff, CEO of Wealthfront, said in an interview with American Banker. “There's no reason for two accounts — other than regulatory restrictions.”
Wealthfront will use AI to ensure customer bills are paid, emergency funds are topped off, and any remaining funds are directed into their brokerage account. Its Rachleff's vision of “self-driving money.”
If Wealthfront is not a bank and doesn't offer a checking or savings account, how are they pulling this off? It's the same playbook many fintechs are turning to for taking in more customer deposits and expanding into banking services — teaming up with a bank. Fintechs that offer banking services must register for a license with each state they operate in. While there are some regulatory hurdles to obtaining a license, it is far easier than trying to become a traditional bank.
Wealthfront is partnering with Green Dot, which is a banking-as-a-service platform and part of Green Dot Bank. By utilizing Green Dot, Wealthfront will provide customers with a debit card, which allows them to direct deposit and pay bills. Wealthfront's customers will also be able to take advantage of a 2.5% APY on their cash, basically turning their cash account into a high-yield checking account.
As banks swallow up fintechs through acquisitions and partnerships to enhance their consumer experience, fintechs are also utilizing banks to broaden their consumer financial product offerings.


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CHICAGO, April 11 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures turned
higher on Thursday, lifted by short-covering following
Wednesday's market selloff in response to lower cash prices,
analysts and traders said.
* There were no deliveries quoted by CME late Wednesday
against spot April CME live cattle.
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed U.S. beef
sales last week totaled 10,200 tonnes, mostly to Japan, compared
with 10,500 tonnes the previous week.
* "We expected exports to slow down after Russia in February
banned U.S. beef and pork for ractopamine, so the data is not a
surprise," a trader said.
* Ractopamine is a feed additive used in the production of
cattle and hogs to promote leanness.
LIVE CATTLE - At 8:50 a.m. CDT (1350 GMT), April was
up 0.125 cent to 125.400 cents per lb. June was at
120.225 cents, up 0.225 cent.
* Wednesday's $127 per cwt cash cattle trade in Texas and
Kansas, down $1 from last week, fell short of investors'
expectations, an analyst said.
* Lower wholesale beef prices, tied to weather-delayed
spring grilling demand, is another negative market factor, he
* But, he said, futures' discount to cash might attract
FEEDER CATTLE - April was 0.775 cent per lb lower at
139.725 cents. May was at 141.700 cents, down 0.625 cent.
* Residual selling after futures' steep drop on Wednesday
weighed on contracts Thursday morning, a trader said.
* Firm corn prices exerted more pressure on the feeder
LEAN HOGS - Spot April was up 0.200 cent 81.425 cents
per lb. Most-actively traded June was at 89.700 cents, up
* CME hogs edged upward as higher cash hog and wholesale
pork prices triggered short-covering, analysts and traders said.
* USDA estimated Wednesday's hog slaughter at 395,000 head,
down 30,000 from a week earlier and 23,000 fewer than the same
period a year ago.
* Packers raised cash hog bids after a winter storm in the
northern Midwest hampered the movement of animals to market, a
* Improved wholesale pork values may signal grocers are
buying meat in anticipation of conducive grilling weather soon,
* The government reported total U.S. pork sales last week at
13,300 tonnes, mostly to Hong Kong, compared with 48,400 tonnes
* "With only two weeks of pork export data under our belts,
it's hard to say what the result means," an analyst said.
(Reporting by Theopolis Waters in Chicago; editing by Jim


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The best electric cars for 2011 will be on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show starting this November 17. Featured will be plug-in cars that can be ordered and delivered in 2011 including the Nissan LEAF, the Chevrolet Volt, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Coda, and Fisker. Also displayed will be hot electric cars and concepts for 2012 and beyond.
SUV drivers that want to go electric will be excited to see the new aerodynamic 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, the result of Toyota’s partnership with Tesla. The popular SUV will use Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs. Toyota has been testing prototypes of the car. At last year’s show I also saw the Toyota’s new Prius Plug-in and electric concept cars from Honda and VW. I expect a few new surprises at this year’s show including one or several plug-ins from Ford.
California Leads Nation in Electric Cars
Most major automakers have announced plans for an electric car in the next few years and Los Angeles will receive the first arrivals in the next several months. There are over 40,000 electric cars on the U.S. roads now, although the vast majority does not exceed 25 mph. There are over 25,000 electric cars in California, and California leads the nation in hybrid cars, so this auto show is a natural for an electric showcase for 2011.
“After years of anticipation, electric vehicles are finally here,” said Andy Fuzesi, LA Auto Show general manager. “It may take years for electric vehicles to be accepted broadly, but it’s undeniable that an electric era has officially begun.”
For the first time ever, the coveted Green Car of the Year® award nominees will feature electric vehicles. The focus of the Green Car of the Year® award is to recognize significant environmental achievement in a production vehicle. Having electric vehicles qualify for the prestigious award is further evidence that the modern electric car era is finally beginning in earnest. The winner will be unveiled at an LA Auto Show press conference on Nov. 18.
Significant announcements about infrastructure are also expected at the show. Specifically, one of the region’s major utility providers, Southern California Edison, will have experts on hand to answer questions. Several charging stations will be on display at the show.
See You at the Los Angeles Auto Show
The 2010 LA Auto Show will feature at least 20 world debuts and more than 20 North American debuts. Press Days, Nov. 17 and 18, will feature more than 25 press conferences from manufacturers around the globe. To receive the latest show news and information visit LAautoshow.com.
I will be reporting from the LA Auto Show about the best new electric and hybrid cars. I will give you my impressions after taking a few test drives.


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Hughes Systique (HSC will be exhibiting at the 4th Edition of PSU IT Forum 2019 organized by Governance Now on 02nd August 2019 at The Lalit, New Delhi. Meet the HSC team at booth # 3.
Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC), a global technology solutions provider which is also a key player in Wi-Fi software innovation, today announced that it has become a member of Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). Working with WBA, HSC would jointly work with the community for wider promotion and adoption of the technology. HSC will engage in various initiatives and workgroups led by WBA to learn and contribute in defining the various standards for next generation wi-fi, interoperability, roaming and trials of next-generation hotspots.
The travel and hospitality sector has to be nimble to stay ahead of the competition in the changing business landscape. The role of technology in digital transformation is paramount. HSC, a technology solutions provider has helped companies in the travel and hospitality sector navigate their digital transformation journey at the same time increase overall customer satisfaction.
Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC) will exhibit its solutions for guest experience enhancement and monetization at the HITEC Minneapolis Show to be held in Minneapolis Convention Centre between 17-20 June 2019. Meet the team at booth #3211.
Global Technology Solutions provider, Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC) is now an industry partner and member of (Hospitality Technology Next Generation) HTNG Association, recognized as the leading voice of the global hospitality community.
Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC) will showcase its cutting edge technology offerings in the IoT space at the IoT Tech Expo World Series in London. Meet the team at booth # 196 at Olympia Grand, London on 25th & 26th April 2019.
The Aviation and Hospitality sector has grown immensely in the last decade and the role of travel technology companies in bringing about digital innovation in this sector is irrefutable. These companies have helped enterprises overcome legacy system challenges and fuse customer experience silos with new technologies. The application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is enabling enterprises to hyper-personalize experiences thereby improving the overall guest experience. Hughes Systique will showcase 3 offerings in the areas of WiFi, Media Streaming and Video/Image Analytics.
Hughes Systique (HSC) is exhibiting at the 27th Convergence India 2019 to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 29-31 January 2019. The Internet of Things (IoT) market has seen an incredible explosion in recent years. The IoT market is primarily driven by the emergence of interactive devices, the proliferation of sensors and Machine Learning powered prescriptive analytics and big data analytics.
Hughes Systique is showcasing its WiFi HotSpot 2.0, WiFi Analytics & Media Streaming Solutions at The Hotel Experience Show. Meet the team at booth #2629 between 11-12 November at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
Hughes Systique is showcasing its Next Generation WiFi Solutions as well as Media Streaming Solutions at the SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2018. Meet the team at booth # 611 between 22-25 October in Atlanta, Georgia.
HSC’s Next Generation WiFi HotSpot 2.0 (NGH) is an end-to-end solution for enabling automatic onboarding, secure connectivity, seamless roaming and differentiated Quality of Service (QoS)/policy of users on WiFi Networks. The solution includes complete cloud-hosted infrastructure comprising of an Online Sign-up Server (OSU), Policy Server, Remediation Server & a Wi-Fi analytics engine along with a frontend app that enables seamless signup, policy implementation, and roaming.
Hughes Systique will be showcasing its Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) solution at the Hotel and Spa Tech Live Show in London between 25 -26 September 2018. The NGH Solution will feature the complete end-to-end solution for WiFi Hotspot 2.0 / Passpoint and its accompanying analytics engine.
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Rollick Releases the Powersports Industry’s First Logic-Based Vehicle Incentive Platform
All applicable OEM incentives for specific vehicles will automatically be applied to the quote when shopping on a Rollick Certified Dealer website
Austin, Texas, March 12, 2019 — Rollick, an affinity buying program and enterprise lead management solution for the marine, powersports, RV and industrial equipment industries, has built and released the first logic-based incentive platform for the Powersports industry. The new consumer incentive database is mapped to the vehicle VIN and trim and automatically applied to the dealer quoting system.
“This is all part of delivering on our promise to make the customer journey in Powersports as seamless as possible,” said Rollick CEO Bernie Brenner. “When a Powersports shopper goes to one of our Certified Dealer websites and clicks on the Rollick ‘Offers’ widget, we automatically show all of the applicable incentives for that exact vehicle.”
Rollick’s team collects all current manufacturer incentives and loads them into the Rollick system, so consumers can shop with confidence and know they are getting an upfront, transparent price and special savings on the vehicles they are interested in purchasing.
“While there are some sources for manufacturer incentives for consumers and dealers to turn to, before now, the data wasn’t easily mapped to the VIN, trim and stock level,” said Brenner. “Previously, consumers would have to go to OEM websites to research incentives on their own, or to a website that listed all the available incentives. Consumers can now easily find the specific incentive that applies to the unit of inventory they are interested in when online.”
“This is a great tool for our dealers as well,” said Brenner. “Now, powersports dealers have one source to easily find and calculate incentives when advertising inventory and communicating with customers.”
Rollick’s current OEM incentives and rebates cover Arctic Cat, Can-Am, E-Z-GO, Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Slingshot, Textron Offroad, Suzuki, and Yamaha with plans to add three brands per month through Q4 2019.
About Rollick, Inc.
Rollick, along with its subsidiary company AVALA, connects manufacturers, dealers and in-market consumers in the powersports, RV, marine and industrial equipment industries to deliver a seamless customer journey. Rollick’s solutions include new customer acquisition, enterprise lead management, customer experience/loyalty and marketing automation. In addition, the company has rapidly built a national outdoor recreational vehicle buying network to include hundreds of dealers, over 60 manufacturers and an affinity partner network with access to over 50 million high-quality customers including policy holders of major insurance providers, employees at more than 2,000 top U.S. companies, members of the military, veterans and first responders. For more information, visit Rollick and AVALA.


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To appeal to millennial diners, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. are taking their cues from the bar.
The restaurants are launching their latest collaboration with an alcohol brand as the Budweiser Beer Cheese Bacon Burger hits restaurants by Wednesday. The dish will be available nationwide for a limited time through early next year.
"We're always looking for things that the male half of the millennial generation is interested in, and one of the things they're consuming now is beer cheese," said Brad Haley, chief marketing officer for CKE Restaurants, the parent of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.
Beer cheese has been gaining in popularity lately. Year over year, mentions of the item increased 9.6 percent, according to Technomic's MenuMonitor data.
For the collaboration, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's looked to the market leader in beer. Partnering with a fast food restaurant marks a first for Budweiser.
"Budweiser is the king of beers so they're kind of the first choice when you're looking for a beer partner in the country — if not the world," Haley said.
Josh Halpern, Vice President of Small Format and On-Premise for Anheuser-Busch, said the company is always looking for unique partnerships to highlight its ingredients and engage customers.
"We appreciate Carl's Jr and Hardee's dedication to cooking up innovative and boundary-pushing menu items, and we are excited for these new beer-infused pairings to make their debut," he added.
The dish consists of a grass-fed, all-natural beef patty with Applewood-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions and Swiss cheese, and topped with Budweiser beer cheese. The grass-fed, all-natural beef patty is in part another play for millennial diners who are "looking for cleaner food," Haley said.
This is not the first alcohol-branded partnership for Carl's and Hardee's, which previously linked up with Jim Beam, Redhook Brewery and Midnight Moonshine.
"They've been very successful," Haley said. "That's why we keep going back and trying different versions."
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Add another voice to the growing chorus of those warning that a supply problem could seriously hamper efforts by automakers and governments to meet the ambitious targets they have set for transitioning to electric vehicles.
See also: Rivian's Top Boss Warns Serious EV Battery Shortage Lies Ahead
See also: VW Boss Says It’s Too Soon for a 100-Percent Electric Shift in the industry
The new voice belongs to Stellantis big boss Carlos Tavares.
The group he heads became one of the world's largest automakers after the merger of PSA (the Peugeot Group) and FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), and he is warning that battery shortages could hit the industry as early as 2025 as the transition to electric vehicles accelerates.
Tavares says current plans for battery production may not be able to meet the demand among automakers as they increase their electric vehicle model portfolios and sales in the coming years. The new models hitting the market and being announced are numerous, and when you add them together, you're looking at a veritable explosion of vehicles that will require EV battery packs. And this warning comes even when taking into account major new investments in European battery factories, in addition to the suppliers already present in China, South Korea and Japan.
And add to that the current shortage of microchips, and it paints a worrying portrait.
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Carlos Tavares believes EV battery supply could be the next bottleneck facing the industry. Stellantis aims to sell only electric models in Europe by 2030. In North America, the hope is that by the end of the decade, 50 percent of sales will be all-electric.
“I can anticipate that we will have around 2025, 2026, a short supply of batteries, and if there is no short supply of batteries then there will be a significant dependence of the western world vis-a-vis Asia,” he told a car industry conference run by the Financial Times this Tuesday. “That’s something that we can easily anticipate.
He added that “the speed at which everybody is building manufacturing capacity for batteries is possibly on the edge to be able to support the fast-changing markets in which we are operating.”
Carlos Tavares has regularly warned anyone willing to listen about the problems associated with the transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles. He has also warned that the shift to electric mobility could create "geopolitical risks" because of the dependence on minerals mined within countries considered strategic rivals.
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Chinese automaker NIO launched trial operations of its "owner-direct sale" service for official used cars, providing a platform for the free trade of vehicles among users.
According to data released by Chinese EV manufacturer NIO on Friday, as of that day, the accumulated mileage of NIO's Chinese users had exceeded five billion kilometers.
NIO Inc., a major player in the Chinese smart electric vehicle market, on Thursday announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.
Chinese EV maker NIO recently announced a preferential plan for car purchases in January 2022. Users who purchase a new ES8, ES6 and EC6 before January 31, and choose the BaaS battery rental service, can enjoy a discount.
Chinese EV maker NIO said that it will compensate customers who had recently placed orders to a total amount of 18,000 yuan ($2824.20).
Chinese EV maker NIO released its unaudited financial report for the third quarter of 2021 on Wednesday. Its total revenues were $1,521.8 million in Q3, representing an year-on-year increase of 116.6%.
NIO announced today that NIO House in Oslo, Norway will officially open on Friday. The new location has a total area of 2,100 square meters making it the largest user center in the core area of Norway.
NIO announced an OTA upgrade on Wednesday, saying that the Aspen 3.0.0 version was officially released on August 31st, and vehicles with the current 2.9.0 version and above would soon receive an upgrade notice.
Materials obtained from the family of the deceased in a NIO ES8 traffic accident suggest that police have accepted a case in which NIO stands suspected of helping to destroy and falsify evidence related to the incident.
On August 18th, the joint statement of NIO vehicle owners became a trending topic on social media. However, many NIO car owners later posted on Weibo that they had not involved in the statement.
On August 12, Lin Wenqin, founder of Meiyihao, died in a traffic accident. The release mentions that Lin's vehicle, a Nio ES8, had its autonomous driving function (NOP pilot status) engaged at the time of the accident.
Chinese EV maker Nio has officially announced its foray outside of mainland China, choosing Norway as the brand’s first market overseas.
NIO Inc., a Chinese smart electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, showed strong growth in its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.
Tesla is on track to topple BYD as the world's largest NEV manufacturer. To make things worse, now that Tesla has a factory in China, its low-end products are priced almost at the same level as BYD's high-end products.
NIO, one of few Chinese publicly traded EV companies, unexpectedly canceled their second-quarter earnings conference call scheduled to be held on September 24.


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Chevrolet’s increased ad awareness comes from several marketing endeavors. For one, its affiliation with Live Nation, the hugely popular American entertainment company, boosted ad awareness. The social media efforts that gave consumers the possibility to win a new Sonic, Cruze, or Spark also helped. The manufacturer has also been advertising with Comic-Con, the comic book and animation convention series, featuring painted Sonic models.
This is good news for Chevy, as brand awareness is one of the basic dimensions of brand value and is deemed to be a requirement in a consumer’s purchasing decision. Ad recognition often represents a significant factor for including a brand in a shopper’s consideration.
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LG’s latest flagship made its American debut here at CTIA 2012, and we couldn’t resist taking another peek. The Optimus 4X HD crams the best of LG’s mobile technology into a superphone form factor that takes on the likes of the HTC One X, and not just because it’s also using an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. The phone is scheduled for release in South Korea and Europe this summer.
The phone is LG’s first quad-core device and it’s first phone to launch with Ice Cream Sandwich, though it’s got a similar skin to the ones displayed on previous LG Android phones. The 4.7-inch display naturally uses LG’s 720p IPS panel, making for a brilliant and accurate view. 16GB of on-board storage compliments an 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front-facing camera. The phone is an impressively slinky 8.9mm.
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The Optimus 4X HD hasn’t been confirmed for an American release, but LG phones tend to get several months of delay between European/Asian and US releases. A more interesting question is whether or not the 4X HD will remain LG’s flagship in the interim. Just after Samsung’s Galaxy S III event last week, LG pulled the wraps off the Optimus LTE2, with 2GB of RAM, wireless charging and a similar 720p display.


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ChatGPT Goes Mobile: Revolutionizing AI Interaction on iPhones. OpenAI’s Official iOS App Delivers Convenience and Wisdom Anytime, Anywhere. Get the App Now and Unleash the Power of AI! 🚀✨
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The wait is finally over! OpenAI has launched its official ChatGPT app for iOS, allowing users to access their popular AI chatbot on the go. After several months of the App Store being flooded with unofficial services claiming to be powered by OpenAI’s technology, the arrival of the ChatGPT app brings authenticity and convenience to iPhone users. Let’s delve into the details of this exciting development and explore how it could change how we interact with AI on our mobile devices.
See More: Is Elon Musk the Owner of ChatGPT?
ChatGPT App Lands in the App Store
A Long-Awaited Arrival
If you’ve been searching for “ChatGPT” in Apple’s App Store since the chatbot’s initial release six months ago, you may have come across numerous apps with catchy names like Genie, Genius, and AI Writer, all claiming to leverage OpenAI’s powerful technology. Alternatively, you might have stumbled upon Microsoft’s Bing app, which features its own chatbot powered by OpenAI’s impressive GPT-4 text generator. However, until now, ChatGPT had not officially released an iPhone app developed by OpenAI.
Free and Available for iOS
OpenAI has unveiled the free ChatGPT app for iOS, now available for download in the United States via the App Store. Just like the original web version of the chatbot, the mobile app utilizes GPT-3.5 technology and offers free access to its features. However, the more advanced persona built on GPT-4 is exclusively accessible to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, who pay a monthly fee of $20 for additional benefits.
Syncing Chats Across Devices
OpenAI ensures the mobile app syncs your chat history with the bot across multiple devices. Regardless of whether you interact with ChatGPT on your iPhone, desktop, or any other supported device, you can seamlessly continue conversations and access your chat logs. The company plans to expand the app’s availability to other countries in the coming weeks and has also teased the upcoming release of an Android version.
See More: Is Using ChatGPT Plagiarism?
Embracing Conversations: A New Chat Experience
From Typing to Talking
One significant change accompanying ChatGPT’s mobile app is the introduction of speech recognition capabilities. OpenAI has integrated their advanced speech recognition system, Whisper, into the app. The company claims that Whisper reaches “human-level robustness and accuracy” for English. This enhancement allows users to converse with ChatGPT by speaking to it rather than solely relying on typing. This new feature could give interacting with the chatbot a different feel, potentially encouraging users to seek AI-generated wisdom more frequently, albeit with the occasional glitches characteristic of such technologies.
Compatibility and Content Moderation
ChatGPT on iOS has certain hardware compatibility requirements. It is limited to devices that can run the iOS 16.1 operating system, which includes iPhone models starting from iPhone 8 and newer. However, it remains uncertain whether the iOS app will maintain the same freewheeling personality found in the original form of ChatGPT on OpenAI’s website. Apple’s strict content moderation policies within the App Store prohibit apps from including defamatory, discriminatory, mean-spirited, or offensive content. They also restrict sexual, pornographic, and inflammatory religious material, as well as false information and features. While ChatGPT has built-in limitations, it is well-documented that generative AI tools can occasionally present falsehoods and fabrications as factual information, a phenomenon is known as hallucination.
ChatGPT App: Revolutionizing Mobile AI Interaction
Empowering Users with Convenience
With the official ChatGPT app, OpenAI aims to empower users with the convenience of accessing their AI chatbot directly from their iPhones. The app allows users to engage in conversations with the chatbot anytime, anywhere, without needing a web browser or third-party applications. This seamless integration of ChatGPT into a dedicated mobile app provides a user-friendly and streamlined experience for those who frequently interact with the AI chatbot.
Potential Impact on Mobile AI Interaction
The launch of the ChatGPT app marks a significant milestone in the evolution of AI-powered chatbots on mobile devices. By bringing the power of OpenAI’s language model to the palm of your hand, the app opens up new possibilities for mobile AI interaction. Users can quickly ask questions, seek advice, brainstorm ideas, or have casual conversations with the chatbot, all through a user-friendly interface optimized for mobile devices.
Expanding AI Accessibility
The availability of ChatGPT on iOS devices broadens the accessibility of AI technology to a wider audience. Users who may not have had access to the web version or were unfamiliar with the technology now have the opportunity to engage with ChatGPT through a familiar platform—their iPhones. This expansion of accessibility aligns with OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
OpenAI has indicated that they plan to release an Android version of the ChatGPT app, allowing Android users also to experience the convenience and power of the AI chatbot on their devices. Additionally, OpenAI continues to invest in research and development to enhance their language models further. This includes exploring advancements in areas such as multimodal capabilities, enabling the chatbot to understand and respond to text, images, audio, and video inputs.
Introducing the ChatGPT app for iOS represents a significant step forward in the accessibility and convenience of AI-powered chatbots. OpenAI’s decision to develop an official app ensures the availability of their technology in a trusted and reliable manner. By combining the power of ChatGPT with the mobility of mobile devices, users can now engage in conversations, seek information, and explore creative ideas with greater ease and flexibility. As OpenAI continues to innovate and expand the capabilities of their language models, the future of mobile AI interaction holds even more exciting possibilities.


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|One of the oldest restaurants downtown, Arby’s abruptly announced its closing, December 2010|
After featuring some changes happening in the Old City yesterday, it seems only right to follow up a bit with what’s happening up the hill. In the previous post I mentioned the fact that Nama is moving to the spot beside the Regal Cinemas and that’s probably the biggest news on Gay Street. The other news in the last few weeks was of a more negative nature: Arby’s closed. I’ll confess to never having eaten there and apparently I’m not alone. Still, it was the only old-fashioned fast food downtown and it seemed to have its place. I suspect if I worked downtown, rather than living here, I would appreciate a place to snag a fast and cheap meal at lunchtime. It’s getting harder to do that downtown. It occupied a prime location at the corner of Union and Gay and I imagine someone will grab it in short order.
|Ice Skating Rink dematerializes, Market Square, January 2011|
There are a few other projects percolating in the area that seem to warrant an update. Even as the ice skating rink is being dismantled, plans are being made for new businesses.
|Just Ripe seems a long way from ripening, Daylight Building, January 2010|
The new year should bring openings of Blue Coast Burrito on the northwest corner of Market Square and Just Ripe in the Daylight building. Both seem to be moving very slowly. While the exterior of the building appears ready to go at 37 Market Square, the interior still has a gravel floor. It seems a long way from opening. Just Ripe seems closer, but still a long way from having shelves stocked. It seems to have slowed so much that the hoped-for December opening, which turned to a possible January opening, may become a February opening. I was hoping it would help take the sting out of the seasonal loss of the farmer’s market, but it appears it may open as anticipation is building for this spring’s market.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015
ATLANTA, Ga. (November 3, 2015) – The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) today announced a six-year extension of its global partnership with University of Nebraska to continue managing the University’s successful trademark licensing program. CLC began partnering with Nebraska in 1984.
“We are excited to continue our 31-year partnership with CLC,” said David Witty, Sr. Associate Athletic Director – Marketing and Communications. “Throughout the partnership, CLC’s ability to attract marquee licensees and develop national retail programs has allowed Nebraska to continue to grow our brand. In the future, we look forward to the new synergies from WME resources to increase exposure for Nebraska merchandise to our fans.”
“Loyalty to the Huskers runs deep, and Nebraska is consistently a leading CLC partner institution in royalties, gross sales and units sold annually,” said Cory Moss, SVP and Managing Director, CLC. “We are thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership to help the University continue to grow at retail, build its brand, and provide Huskers fans with exciting new products and purchase experiences.”
Officially-licensed products for Nebraska are now sold at more than 3,900 retailers across the country, an increase of nearly 400 retailers in the last school fiscal year. The University has achieved greater in-store distribution by participating in all of CLC’s exclusive national retail marketing platforms: College Colors Day, Saturday Ritual, Rock Your Colors, and Holiday Cheer Section. Additionally, Nebraska has been included in new collegiate programs with licensees such as Carhartt, Dooney & Burke, Lillybee, Richline, Yankee Candle, and Yeti Coolers.
CLC, the leading collegiate licensing agency in the U.S., and the licensing affiliate of IMG College currently represents nearly 200 collegiate institutions, including 30 bowl games, the NCAA and the College Football Playoff.
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About the University of Nebraska
The University of Nebraska Athletic Department sponsors 24 sports, including 10 for men and 14 for women. The University leads the country with 320 Academic All-Americans and 17 NCAA Top Ten Award Winners. Including the five national championship titles earned by its historic football program, the University has claimed a total of 26 national team titles, 156 individual national titles, 292 conference team championships and 1,380 conference individual champions. The University currently enjoys a nation’s leading consecutive sellout streak in football (340 games) and volleyball (188 regular-season matches).
The Athletics Department is proud to be fully self-supporting, receives no state funding or student fees and annually contributes approximately 5% of its operating revenue back to the University. A 2014 study indicated that Nebraska Athletics has an overall annual economic impact on the Lincoln metropolitan area of $256.6 million in output; $87 million in worker income; and nearly $1 million in direct sales tax revenue for the city of Lincoln. For more information visit Huskers.com.
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Thermostat giant Honeywell (s HON) has filed a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by the buzzy Silicon Valley startup Nest Labs, which makes a smart learning thermostat. Honeywell has spent decades developing thermostat technology and just last week the company told me it had developed and tested learning thermostat technology, like the kind Nest has introduced, but that it had decided not to commercialize the learning tech after weak user response.
Honeywell says its patent infringement lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota and also targets Best Buy that sells the Nest tech, applies to thermostat intellectual property including:
- Natural Language Installer Set Up for Controller
- Controller Interface with Dynamic Schedule Display
- HVAC Controller
- Thermostat with Mechanical User Interface
- Thermostat with Offset Drive
- Power Stealing Control Devices
- Profile Based Method for Deriving a Temperature Setpoint Using a ‘Delta’ Based On Cross-Indexing a Received Price-Point Level Signal.
Beth Wozniak, president, Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls, said in a statement about the lawsuit that “Competition is good and we welcome it, but we will not stand by while competitors, large or small, offer products that infringe on our intellectual property.”
I met with Wozniak last week and she told me that connected thermostats are still a small part of Honeywell’s overall thermostat sales, and that it’s the very early days of the connected thermostat market. Honeywell sells a whole host of other connected home products such as humidifiers and security systems, and a “total connected home system.” Honeywell has been focused on adding intelligence to digital and connected thermostats through simple UI, mobile apps, and partnerships like its one with Opower.
Energy software startup Opower will be providing the analytics and data to help Honeywell use home and building thermostats for demand response programs, where utilities can ask home owners to turn down their heating and cooling slightly during peak times of day. The Opower thermostats are being piloted with utilities right now, including at PG&E.
Nest officially launched its learning thermostat late last year, and the product was designed and created by Tony Fadell, the former chief architect at Apple (s AAPL), who led the development of the iPod and the first three versions of the iPhone. The company is backed by funding from Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and Al Gore’s investment fund. Nest says it has developed the world’s first learning thermostat and that its thermostat can save home owners 20 to 30 percent on their energy bills.
Here’s an unboxing of the Nest thermostat:
And an onstage interview with Tony Fadell, founder of Nest:


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Australia gave the world wi-fi technology, the electric drill, wine in a box and the Hills Hoist.
Now, our latest offering - a loophole which gets you free Maccas.
Two Australian blokes are making news across the world after figuring out how to exploit a bug in the McDonalds self-ordering system to score themselves a free cheeseburger.
The video was uploaded to Reddit on Sunday, and the trick has since been tested out by multiple agencies and schoolkids across the world.
Basically, you order 10 of the $1 burgers without patties, and end up with a free $1 burger.
The trick lies in removing the patties, which gives you a $1.10 discount for your bun, cheese, sauce, and pickle.
Order 10 of them and you’re basically sitting on a $1 credit. And if you’re worried about wastage, don’t stress too much, the two geniuses said they devoured the meat-less burgers by chucking in some fries and making them into chip buttys.
How long the glitch will exist is anyone’s guess.
It has also sparked massive debate on Reddit, with some users in favour and others issuing a warning to people attempting to exploit the loophole.
McDonald’s Corp has lost its rights to the trademark “Big Mac” in a European Union case ruling in favor of Ireland-based fast-food chain Supermac’s, according to a decision by European regulators.
“Well if the people actually eat the burgers with no patties it just works out well for them. If they're just ordering all that for a single free burger then that's messed up,” one user posted.
“Clever, what isn't so clever though is to post the method of getting free food for millions of people to see, give it a day or two and it’ll be fixed,” another said.
Unfortunately for American fast-food fans, the tech is apparently different, meaning no loophole and no free burger.


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A new report says a nearly $200 million decline in Nebraska's agricultural exports in 2017 was driven by President Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau report attributes the drop to decreases in soybean and corn exports, while beef and pork exports both increased in 2017.
The findings come as Trump imposed his latest tariff hike on Chinese goods Friday.
A bill to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes in Nebraska has advanced out of a legislative committee. It will now go to the full Unicameral for debate.


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Scooter Braun, Superfly’s Rick Farman and Twitch’s Kevin Lin are among those to contribute to a US$30m investment in virtual concert start-up Wave
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From today, Muse fan will be able to immerse themselves in a mixed-reality performance combining concert footage and virtual world socialising, thanks to virtual entertainment app Stageverse.
Muse’s Simulation Theory: Virtual Experience was filmed in 6K at the group’s sold-out July 2019 show at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium (67,829-cap.) and offers 360-degree 3D views and 16 viewpoints to choose from.
The full two-hour show is available for free for an unspecified limited period via the mobile app (available on IOS and Android) and in Virtual Reality via the Oculus Quest App Lab. Fans can dress their avatar selves in outfits from Muse – including frontman Matt Bellamy’s jacket – and fashion house Balmain Paris.
Stageverse is a “social metaverse” platform combining 3D virtual venues, interactive experiences, and the ability for fans to communicate with each other. The app was created by Stage Inc, the entertainment technology company founded in 2017 by Tim Ricker and Claire Seidler. Forthcoming events include an interactive exhibition with visual artist Shantell Martin, and an exhibition called Neon Dreams.
In a statement, Bellamy said: “The music of Simulation Theory was conceived as a 50/50 blend of analogue and electronic instruments, so our goal has always been to create experiences that redefine the human role in programming and technology. We can’t wait for our fans to be able to truly immerse themselves in our Simulation Theory world and take full advantage of everything that the Stageverse experience will offer.”
“Virtual spaces are more relevant to our daily life than ever as we all search for new ways to share experiences and connect with each other in real-time that goes beyond the chat window.” Stageverse CEO Tim Ricker
Ricker said: “Virtual spaces are more relevant to our daily life than ever as we all search for new ways to share experiences and connect with each other in real-time that goes beyond the chat window. We’re proud to introduce the next chapter of virtual entertainment with Stageverse, which allows you to participate outside of physical limitations and engage with contemporary creators in innovative, unexpected ways through the ubiquitous access of mobile phones and the next generation of devices.
“The growth of future-culture will be defined by how elements of the familiar, like going to a concert or brick-and-mortar shopping, are seamlessly integrated into wholly new experiences, which we’re excited to introduce at Muse’s Virtual Experience.”
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A group of Cleveland retailers have asked Mayor Frank Jackson to veto a new law raising the minimum sales age of cigarettes and other smoking products from 18 to 21.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A coalition of local retail store owners, opposed to Cleveland's new ban on cigarette sales to people under the age of 21, has asked Mayor Frank Jackson to veto the law, arguing that it will undercut their businesses and give suburban competitors an unfair advantage.
In a letter delivered to Jackson's office on Tuesday, Retail Buying Solutions President Anne Gross and Manager of Operations Tim Beech told the mayor that the legislation will be nearly impossible to enforce and will fail at achieving its intended goal of preventing youth from smoking.
Instead, they argued, the law will hurt local businesses, which will lose customers to competitors in the suburbs - or to other Cleveland store owners, who choose to shirk the law and continue selling to people under the age of 21.
"If this were a state law or a national law, I would applaud it," Gross said in an interview Tuesday. "But this creates an uneven playing field. The problem is that selling to people over the age of 18 is legal in the state of Ohio, and only a small group of store owners are being singled out against everybody else. This will devastate a lot of those stores."
City Council on Monday passed the legislation banning the sale or distribution of the products to young adults, in the hope that increasing the minimum sales age from 18 would disrupt the supply to adolescents and teens.
Council members Dona Brady, Brian Kazy and Michael Polensek voted against it.
The new restrictions apply only to vendors who sell tobacco and smoking products, and not to consumers, who still could legally give cigarettes to smokers between the ages of 18 and 21.
Under the ordinance, a first offense would be a fourth-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail or a $250 fine. Subsequent offenses would be second-degree misdemeanors, which could carry a 90-day jail sentence.
Gross, who has owned a Convenience store on Storer Avenue for 42 years, said that in drafting the ordinance, council did not consult with the business owners who would be affected by the law. She said the business community could have suggested alternatives to prevent youths from smoking, such as banning the advertisement of cigarettes outside stores or requiring stores to use technology that scans and verifies IDs at the point of sale.
She and Beech argued that the council sponsors of the legislation called upon data and experts that met their agenda and relied on the results of a similar law passed in the small, affluent community of Needham, Massachusetts, where the median home value is upwards of $600,000, and only a handful of stores were affected by the change.
Cleveland's demographics are vastly different, Gross and Beech argued. One cannot simply take the results of the Massachusetts town and extrapolate them for a major metropolitan area.
Gross and Beech also pointed out the difficulty in enforcing the ordinance - which will create unfair competition between stores owners who will follow the law and those who won't. They stressed that more devastating than losing the cigarettes sales would be losing the revenue from the other items that smokers buy while in the stores, such as sandwiches, snacks and groceries.
During one council hearing on the ordinance, Dr. Scott Frank, associate professor of family medicine at Case Western Reserve University said that according to the findings of his 2011 study on tobacco use among Cleveland youth, about a third of smokers under the age of 18 said they bought nicotine products directly from local stores.
Beech and Gross contend that the statistic suggests the city cannot effectively enforce the law that is already on the books.
The question of which city department will be responsible for enforcing the new law is still unanswered. Council members said Monday that they would prefer the city's Health Department take the lead on enforcement, rather than police. And Council President Kevin Kelley said that issue can be revisited in the 120 days before the law takes effect.
Kelley said in an interview Tuesday that he does not dismiss the store owners' concerns. But the ordinance was drafted to address a serious public health problem, Kelley said, and evidence suggests that the measure will be effective in limiting youths' access to tobacco products.
He pointed out that Councilman Joe Cimperman, who sponsored the legislation, held about 17 hours worth of hearings on the topic, during which store owners were invited to testify. And he cited expert testimony that the 18- to 21-year-old age group represents only a fraction of cigarette sales but is the primary pipeline to younger teens.
Kelley said the fact that council postponed a vote on another piece of legislation -- banning the sale of flavored smoking products everywhere but in tobacco retail stores - demonstrates council's willingness to listen to business owners' concerns.
He said Monday that the council is still seeking to clarify aspects of that ordinance, such as what constitutes a "flavor" and whether menthol cigarettes fall under that category.
Kelley acknowledged, however, that the new minimum sales age could succeed only if the city figures out how to enforce it.
"I'm not going to disagree that enforcement is a problem," he said. "And to the extent that you have the law-abiding business owner on one block, and then you have the one that will ignore the law - that does hurt the honest business. That is a legitimate argument. I don't dismiss that."


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Crypto Exchange Exbitcrypto24.com plans to gain a foothold in Dubai after obtaining regulatory approval for customer service in the United Arab Emirates.
The Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) provided Exbitcrypto24.com a temporary license for virtual assets, which allows it to offer certain exchange products and services to pre-qualified investors and financial service providers in the region.
“The leadership of Dubai and the UAE has implemented blockchain technologies and continues to invest heavily in the crypto ecosystem”, said Justin Hance, CEO of the crypto platform. “For Exbitcrypto24.com this is a natural partner jurisdiction and a long-term game where we can attract high-quality talent and serve an interested international crypto audience”.
Founded in 2017, a cryptocurrency trading platform Exbitcrypto24.com has more than 50 million customers worldwide in approximately 170 international markets. The company plans to hire more than 250 employees in the UAE and is committed to partnering with local players in the sector.


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Would you like table service with that?
McDonald's observers and investors have been looking for signs that the restaurant chain has a plan to continue its momentum after posting five consecutive quarters of growth. The answer appears to be its new table-service restaurant concept, which the chain said has boosted sales and customer satisfaction stores in its initial markets, including parts of California, the U.K., Australia, Canda, Germany and France.
McDonald's is now rolling it out to Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco.
The stores are being updated with more modern interiors and Wi-Fi, but the biggest change is table service. Customers can order either at the cashiers or on digital kiosks in which they are able to customize their order with, for example, a gourmet maple-bacon burger and an "artisanal" bun. Kiosks will accept debit and credit cards, Apple Pay and Android Pay. After they place their order, a crew member will bring the food to them.
Next year, McDonald's said it will also add mobile ordering and payment. Mobile payment is already available in some of the company's international markets, while the U.S. has lagged behind.
McDonald's said that in the U.K. the new restaurants have resulted in 8% sales growth in the stores and 4% in the drive-thru. ("A Big Mac tastes better in a reimaged restaurant. It just does," said U.K. Managing Director Paul Pomroy in a video shown at the event.)
McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbook said that historically the company "asked the customer to fit around our business model." He said that while that "stood us in very good stead" for 60 years, today consumers expect businesses to adapt to their needs.
"We are putting more control in the hands of customers," said Mr. Easterbook, includng "how they order, how they pay and having the option of how they are served."
"Ordering can be stressful at McDonald's," he said, noting that table service allows parents with children, for example, to be seated quickly rather than stand on line balancing trays and strollers.
McDonald's said that rather than cut crew members via automation it is "investing in people," and training them to be part of the "hospitality experience." Mr. Easterbrook noted that the crew members will be roaming the dining rooms and assisting patrons with the kiosks.
"This is a huge opportunity to elevate the consumer experience," said Chris Kempczinski, incoming president, McDonald's USA, noting that the company has applied best practices from the restaurants it which it tested the concept. As for the new U.S. test markets, they were chosen purposefully because they are "opinion-spreading markets."
Within those markets, McDonald's will be running local TV and other advertising to introduce the concept, with campaigns handled by its regional agencies. And for those who can't visit? The chain will allow them to do so via virtual reality with Oculus glasses at events.


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Drone delivery firm Manna Aero has closed a seed funding round of $5.2 million (€4.7 million) and announced that it plans to launch food delivery by drone services in Ireland with online food delivery platform Flipdish in March of 2020.
Manno Aero was set up by CarTrawler chief technology officer Bobby Healy, who has revealed that he has received clearance from Ireland's regulators, and food delivery by drone services will start by servicing an area occupied by 30,000 people.
"On The Cusp Of The Fifth Industrial Revolution"
The Irish Independent quotes Healy as saying, "We are on the cusp of the fifth industrial revolution, powered by drones, and our intention with Manna is to make drone delivery as pervasive as running water. We want to literally transform marketplaces, economies and communities all over the world in a way that not just reduces our carbon footprint, but saves lives and creates jobs while doing so."
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by Miranda Milillo - Posted 1 week ago
While airbags were a massive step forward for vehicle safety, modern automakers are now focused on preventing accidents before they're given a chance to deploy. This is where advanced collision avoidance systems (CAS) come into play.
The first (extremely rudimentary) rearview backup camera was introduced way back with the 1956 Buick Centurion, and today, that feature comes standard with most new vehicles. However, car manufacturers have expanded their goals to include fully-integrated driver assistance systems that do more than just alert drivers about nearby vehicles. These systems can assume control of the car's functions to proactively avoid potential accidents. It's the closest we've come to wrapping our cars in a protective force field (for now), and it continues to save lives every day.
In a world that's more connected than ever, our cars have become part of the mobile network tapestry. While Bluetooth connectivity and other methods of linking your phone to your vehicle have been around for over a decade, there has been a recent surge in the popularity of connected mobile apps.
Many car manufacturers now prioritize integrating numerous compatible applications, making the transition from home or office to the vehicle more seamless than ever. Assuming this trend continues (and why wouldn't it?), a decade from now, it may be easier to list the things your car can't do.
As technology grows, so too does our shared sense of responsibility. Our greatest responsibility lies in our planet's continued health and habitability. Ford's EcoBoost engine, designed with this core belief in mind, offers a sustainable alternative to conventional gas and diesel engines. This turbocharged petrol engine harnesses the power of direct injection technology, delivering comparable power and torque to standard engines, while significantly improving fuel efficiency. It boosts fuel economy by 20% and reduces greenhouse emissions by 15%.
As we venture further into the 21st century, expect a rise in electric vehicles and eco-friendly choices. EcoBoost engines, being affordable and versatile compared to more traditional options, are likely to continue growing in popularity.
Ever since their introduction in 2004, LED headlights have become the preference for many car manufacturers, specifically luxury brands. And it's no wonder - LED lights offer numerous advantages over traditional halogen and tungsten lights. These benefits include longer lifespans, enhanced visibility, and lower electricity consumption. As a result, LED headlights have a significant impact on reducing maintenance costs.
Not only that, LED lights provide a wider range of color options compared to halogen's various shades of yellow. While we may not yet be able to perfectly replicate perfect daylight during our evening commutes, LED lights are guiding us towards a brighter future.


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Ubisoft has announced that the artful RPG Child of Light will be coming to the PS Vita on May 2. Both digital and retail versions will be available, with the digital going for £11.99 and the so called retail “Complete Edition” still unpriced. What we do know is that the retail edition will include all additional game contents (including a bonus quest), a new character and a pack of collectibles.
Child of Light attracted a lot of attention earlier this year thanks to a unique art style which Ubisoft says was made possible by the UbiArt Framework engine, the same engine that powered Rayman Origins and the sequel Rayman Legends. We weren’t disappointed when we got our hands on the game, awarding it 9 out of 10 for offering a refreshing change of pace.
A lot of Child of Light’s charm comes from the magical surroundings of the world of Lemuria; a mythical content that was once thought to bridge Africa with Australasia before it sank into the ocean. Those who like delving into their mythology will find that Child of Light isn’t the only good game out there that touches upon the Lemuria myth.


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San Diego, CA – September 4, 2018 – The online world today is like a giant shopping cart, but do we know whether what we are buying is really authentic and original? Counterfeits and knock offs have emerged as a major stumbling block for e-commerce, and helping combat this menace is a new product, Verified, which has since been launched on Kickstarter.
Verified is a blockchain based product that will let everyone create digital IDs for their products, and verify ownership, and track and authenticate transfer of property. Verified is a guarantee that the product one wants to buy is not a counterfeit and its owner is verified. As a Digital Asset ID, Verified is based on cryptography, blockchain and smart contracts.
The issue of counterfeit items being sold on major online marketplaces is growing along with rise in online shopping. In 2017 alone, e-commerce marketplace comprised 1.66 billion online buyers. This calls for a reliable way to confirm authenticity and ownership of products.
Verified can be used in three easy steps. After opening an account, the user can buy a batch of digital asset IDs, and then simply add their assets to the app. A picture of the item, receipt and serial number can be created, along with description, value and date of purchase.
“What Verified hopes to provide is a certified label that, once associated with a product you are buying online, guarantees the product is the genuine artifact. The buying and selling of counterfeit goods online is a huge and ongoing problem. Let NTI Blockchain help to end this with Digital Asset ID; a way to verify and authenticate the goods you buy online are genuine,” said Nicko Trataris of NTI Blockchain Inc.
Verified is versatile, and can be used to authenticate expensive electronic products as well as precious family heirlooms. A scan of the QR code reveals the entire past sales history of the product and its authentication credentials.
A kickstarter campaign is already in the running for Verified, funds generated will reportedly go towards completing the software program and to fund the process of creating the actual QR labels.
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My dear ma'am," said the Admiral, "if it is indeed this man's money that has bought back
my pension, then I can have no scruples about taking it.
The old gentleman's former taste in wine had gone: the curses of the mess-room assailed Major Dobbin for the vile drinks he had been the means of introducing there; and he bought back
a great quantity of the wine and sold it at public outcry, at an enormous loss to himself.
Also, the company's board expects to recommend to the AGM in 2019 that the shares bought back
The state bought back
outstanding government bonds maturing in 2020 and 2021 with a face value of e1/4214m, the public debt management office said.
No shares may be bought back
at a price exceeding the higher of i) share price of latest independent trade and ii) the highest current independent bid at Nasdaq Copenhagen or other regulated markets, on which the purchase is carried out, at the time of trading.
5m worth of the notes was bought back
as of December 31.
Data consists method used by companies to buy its shares back, no of shares bought back
, total value of shares bought back
(offer size),buy back Price (selection is guided by availability of data).
The bonds will be bought back
at 68 percent of their face value.
Old devices that are bought back
can be re-sold at a profit -- sometimes a large one.
In September, securities with ISIN code TRT120111T10, TRT190111T13, TRT020211T11 will be bought back
Dubai contractor Drake & Scull International yesterday said it had bought back
eight million shares this week afer temporarily halting its share buyback programme.
The number of companies that bought back
their own shares on the stock market grew to 250 in 2000, 2.
It has bought back
about five per cent so far this year, but City sources said a much bigger move than the buy-backs seen so far was likely.