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Topping tech headlines over the weekend, AT&T customers can start placing pre-orders for LG's G Flex smartphone on Friday.
The device will cost $299.99 with a two-year contract. Those who want the option to upgrade their device within 12 months can pony up $34.75 per month; an 18-month upgrade option will set you back $26.74 per month via AT&T Next. While AT&T did not specify when the phone will arrive in stores, Sprint will start selling the device on Feb. 7. T-Mobile has also committed to adding the 6-inch, 1,280-by-720 curved G Flex to its lineup. Check out PCMag's hands on with the LG G Flex for more.
In other smartphone news, Internet tipster @evleaks posted images that he described as Samsung's Galaxy S5 home screen. Reminiscent of Microsoft's Windows Phone live tiles and Google Now cards, the boxes are equally sized and stacked on top of each other. The GS5 is expected to hit shelves in March or April, with a new look and feel to differentiate it from the Galaxy S4.
Meanwhile, SplashData's annual list of the most commonly used passwords on the Web proves that many Internet users are still opting for obvious codes, the most common of which is "123456." Formerly the most popular, "password" slipped to No. 2 in 2013. Other passwords in the top 10 include the clever "12345678," "qwerty," "abc123," and "iloveyou," as well as various, easily guessed number combinations ("111111").
Be sure to check out a few other stories making headlines in the links below.
- Twitter's Top Product VP Departs: Twitter's vice president of product is out, reportedly due to the company's hesitance to roll out new products that might interfere with the micro-blogging site's money-making potential.
- Intel to Trim 5 Percent of Workforce in 2014: The news comes days after Intel posted higher quarterly profits and revenues than the same period last year, but also counted a 13 percent drop in annual profit.
- Fired Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro Made More Than CEO Mayer: Castro will walk away from Yahoo with anywhere from $88 to $109 million in total payout.
- Microsoft Releasing Firmware Update for Surface Pro 2 Tablets: Just what, exactly, is the firmware update tweaking on one's tablet?
- Sacramento Kings to Wear Google Glass for NBA Game Sort Of: This time, an elbow to the noggin' will cost you a foul and $1,500.
- Verizon Drops 'Edge' Early Upgrade Program from Six Months to One: If you want to upgrade your phone early, you now only have to wait a total 30 days on Verizon's Edge service.
- HBO GO Coming 'Soon' to PlayStation 3, PS4: HBO and Sony have partnered to bring HBO to the PlayStation 3 and PS4 gaming consoles.
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Record number of tourists head for NY
New York City – 20 December 2016
More than 60 million tourists visited New York in 2016, the most ever, attracted by the Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial, Broadway shows and four-star restaurants.
The number of tourists from across the United States and around the world exceeded forecasts, city tourism officials said on Monday, and topped last year’s record by 1.8 million, Reuters reported.
“The iconic attractions are always a big draw,” said Fred Dixon, president and chief executive of NYC & Company, the city’s official destination marketing organization. “These are the hallmarks of a New York City … Read More

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Surging demand that has caused congestion is within the supply chain and a shortage of available equipment has seen demand increase along with soaring rates according to Maersk which has adjusted its forecast accordingly.
Average rates have increased 35% since the first quarter of last year and demand for ocean services increased 5.7% in the first quarter of this year with underlying earnings at US$3.1 billion, reported the carrier.
“The exceptional market situation is now expected to continue well into the fourth quarter of 2021, the full year guidance for 2021 has been revised upwards,” said Maersk, with the carrier expecting earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to increase by up to 42.8%, between US$13-15 billion (previously US$8.5-10.5 billion), with an underlying EBIT in the range of US$9-11 billion (previously US$4.3-6.3 billion).
The Danish line is expecting growth in 2021 to increase to between 5 and 7%, from 3-5% with growth mainly driven by Chinese exports to the US.
However, Maersk also warned, “Trading conditions for the quarters ahead remain subject to a higher-than-normal volatility due to potential changes in current demand patterns and the current disruptions in the supply chains and equipment shortages impacting the short-term container freight rates.”


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Many retailers live for the shopping season from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
Mega corporations spend millions of dollars encouraging Americans to buy from them.
But it doesn’t look like it will be a Merry Christmas in “Wokeville.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger recently sat down to talk with employees about his rough year at the helm of the mega mouse.
Ignoring the real cause of the problems
During his remarks, Iger said, “I knew there were myriad challenges that I would face.”
But what he didn’t talk about, and most certainly didn’t count on, was those “myriad challenges” being millions of still-angry Americans heading into the holidays.
After Disney’s management ran the once proud brand into the ground by fighting against a popular parental rights law last year, nothing seems to be working to try to right the ship.
Even the rehiring of Iger, who was previously at the helm during some of Disney’s best days, hasn’t brought back the magic for Americans.
Disney is facing a holiday season with crashing stock prices, multiple box office losers, and even less goodwill with the American people as Disney digs in on its woke efforts.
Stephen Soukup, who’s spent years analyzing Disney’s radical evolution from a family entertainment giant to just another woke corporate monolith, says that as long as Iger is in charge, the proper lessons won’t be learned by Disney.
But Soukup, the author of “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital,” was slightly encouraged by news that Disney is now at least admitting that it was on the wrong side of the culture war when it comes to their extreme LGBT advocacy.
In its annual report to the Security and Exchange Commission, Disney management admitted that they “face risks relating to misalignment with public and consumer tastes for entertainment, travel, and consumer products, which impact demand for our entertainment offerings and products and the profitability of any of our businesses.”
“What they’re saying,” Soukup said, “is that their values differed from what the values of their expected audience are — and that’s a big deal.”
“For a long time, Disney has professed to be the arbiter of values. And it turns out that the American public said, ‘No thanks. We’re not interested in allowing you to tell us what we should or should not believe. We’re not interested in having you inculcate our children in what they should believe, and we’re not going to spend our hard-earned money rewarding you for trying to do so.’”
But many experts still wonder if that admission will be enough to get Disney back to at least neutrality on an agenda that includes the open “queering” of children.
“It should be,” Soukup says. “I think Disney faces a couple of very serious problems in trying to recover from this ‘misalignment,’” he explained.
But, Soukup says, the big problem is the guy who serves as chief mouse, Iger himself.
Disney isn’t alone
The two-time CEO who was in charge during Disney’s woke transformation that began in 2005. “Disney is a political organization because of Bob Iger,” Soukup insisted.
But it’s not just Disney that’s ignoring shareholders and causing financial ruin.
Bud Light, Nike, Starbucks, Target, and several other companies intentionally prioritized politics over profits.
And it has cost them, and their shareholders, dearly.
“In order for any of these businesses that have been punished by the public over the last year for being political, in order for any of them to make any headway in winning back their customers, they first have to get it,” Soukup emphasized.
“It’s become clear, for example, that Target does not get it. That Target does not understand why its customers left it behind, why its customers got upset, why its customers started to boycott, and that they’re doubling down on the tactics that in fact alienated [people].”
While Target CEO Brian Cornell pretends to care, telling investors, “We are firmly focused on getting back to growth,” shelves of rainbow Santas and hiring a senior-level Pride Lead prove otherwise.
“It was bad enough when they decided to politicize and sexualize the month of June,” Soukup said, “… but now they’re doing very much the same to Christmas. Their Christmas displays are reportedly very aggressively sexualized and very aggressively politicized. And that is a demonstration of the fact that the management of Target doesn’t understand or is unwilling to accept the verdict delivered to it by the public.” Until they do, they’re “courting the wrath of both customers and shareholders,” he insisted.
“I think the public is exhausted with politics being everywhere and in everything. It’s not that Target is left-wing. It’s not that Bud Light embraced left-wing values. It’s not that Disney is liberal. They are,” Soukup said.
“… But that’s not the point. The point is that people are tired of having politics shoved down their throats at every possible occasion. They’re just exhausted with the whole thing, and it’s not something that’s going to go away as long as they keep doing this. This is something that the public is going to react to negatively.”
Americans are finally sending a message companies can’t afford to ignore.
“It used to be the case that nobody feared conservative consumers very much because conservative boycotts always failed. I don’t think that’s the case anymore.”
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Upcoming events of Pokemon Shuffle have been listed, putting an end to the wait by players of the free puzzle video game.
Serebii has listed the special daily challenges that are part of the Pokemon Shuffle events. Players hoping to net Pokemon Znagoose, accessible for event participants as part of the special daily challenge, will have to get it within the next two weeks.
The special daily challenge is playable on Tuesdays for the next two weeks. Players hoping to catch Pokemon Torkoal can do so with this challenge alone. There is no other way to catch this Pokemon since it is not made available outside the challenge.
Note that this challenge will be available till 6am UTC on Wednesdays for the next two weeks. Also players are not limited to playing only once a day.
Meanwhile, a new event that allows players to catch Pokemon Jirachi was also announced. But this is a limited time event, where players can try catching it only once a day and it will be available until 10 July.
Another challenge in the game will give players access to Pokemon Tepig. This will be available until 20 July.
Another event that will allow players to catch Pokemon Wynaut only on Mondays has also been announced. This event will be playable only until 18 July. Note that this is the only way to lay your hands on Pokemon Wynaut.
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There were confirmations from Serebii about new updates being released to Pokemon Shuffle. These updates added new stages.


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In a move to give some relief to the citizens, the government on Monday announced that the [petrol pump owners will continue to accept credit and debit cards even after January 13 without customers having to pay transaction charges.
This announcement came a day after oil pump owners threatened to stop taking card payments after the banks announced their decision to charge 1 per cent transaction fee on card payments.
The crisis was averted after banks agreed not to insist on transaction charges for five more days, leading to pumps owners deferring their plans till January 13.
“Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges will be levied as per RBI guidelines but who will take the hit? Banks, oil marketing companies are discussing,” Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told reporters after meeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the issue.
“We had assured yesterday also that since retail outlets, petrol pump owners work as commission agents, we will not pass on the cost to them,” he said.
According to PTI, Pradhan also said the government stands by its decision that customers using non-cash digital modes of payments will not have to pay any transaction charge. Also, the 0.75% discount on fuel rate for using digital payments will continue.
“Banks and oil marketing companies (OMCs) are discussing the issue. In the coming days a mechanism will be worked out under which customers or petrol pump owners will not bear the cost,” he said.
Pradhan said the government had in February last year issued a circular saying customers will not have to bear the MDR charges on digital transactions so as to help the country move towards digital transaction and less cash economy.
“Government will ensure implementation of that decision,” he said. “In the coming days whatever digital transactions happens especially in petrol pumps, the burden will not be passed on to customers.”
When a card payment is made using a POS machine, service charges are levied. All stakeholders are discussing who will bear these, he said.
Pradhan said the Reserve Bank of India has come out with a circular on the amount of MDR to be charged for transactions below Rs 1,000, those between Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000 and those above Rs 2,000.
Asked if petrol pumps will continue to accept card payments after January 13, he said, “They will accept cards. I want to assure the people of the country who want to do digital transactions in petrol pumps, they will continue to do so.”


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When you select a pre-made sandwich or buy a bottle of sauce or a package of nuts do you know what you are really buying?
I have been accused of making consumer’s paranoid with my Seventh Edition of A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives (Three Rivers/ Crown). I have listed chemicals made from known cancer-causing and brain toxic substances. Most of the thousands of other chemicals are added safely as preservatives and flavorings but who is watching the ones that are not? The FDA now allows the manufacturers themselves to self-affirm their additives as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe).
The legitimate food producers do everything they can to protect their consumers’ faithfulness and safety. Kraft Foods was recently praised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for showing how the country’s food safety systems should work, after it discovered a salmonella outbreak in pistachios processed by one of its suppliers. The discovery, which was uncovered during what the company called routine third party testing that it was not legally required to undertake, led central-California-based processor Setton Farms to voluntarily recall its 2008 pistachio crop due to an unrelated salmonella contamination.
“This recall was not triggered because of an outbreak, in contrast to the peanut butter,” FDA associate commissioner for foods David Acheson told reporters.
The Grocery Manufacturing Association has suggested requiring all food manufacturers to adopt and update food safety plans so that they can be made available to the FDA.
To step up traceability, the GMA also suggested mandatory documentation by importers on the steps being used to police foreign suppliers, while also granting the FDA mandatory recall authority. Can you believe such protection does not exist in the US?
To back this increased scrutiny, the GMA said it also believed US Congress should increase the spending budget of the FDA to at least $900 million as part of attempts to ‘rebuild’ its scientific capacity.
While our guardian agencies, such as the FDA, are underfunded and overwhelmed, the British guardians are doing a better job. A recently established food fraud division will support local authorities to take swift action to stop illegal activity as well as helping them uncover cases where the consumer has been misled, under the aegis of the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA).The FSA defines food fraud as being committed when “food is deliberately placed on the market, for financial gain, with the intention of deceiving the consumer”.
This may take the form of selling products unfit for human consumption, such as those of unknown origin or which are past their sell-by-date; or misrepresenting food in some way, for example by substituting cheaper alternatives or making misleading statements about its source.
It is estimated the fraudulent food market in the UK is worth seven billion pounds a year—accounting for around 10 percent of the entire market. The FSA, for example, found sandwiches that did not contain cheese, but a non-dairy substitute “cheese analogue” which costs about half the wholesale price of real cheese. They also found “organic food” that was not really organic and Basmati Rice mixed with unrevealed less expensive rice.
Market researchers have found that that Americans have less and less confidence in supermarket safety, primarily in foods that need a lot of handling such as packaged sandwiches and rotisserie chicken.
I bought a package of store brand flour last year that was loaded with chlorine. The store apologized and gave me a coupon for another package of flour but I haven’t bought the store brand since. Have you experienced supermarket problems? Do you support paying more taxes to make a stronger FDA?


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Nintendo players will finally be able to experience the Kingdom Hearts saga in its entirety. as the Kingdom Hearts Collections is coming to Nintendo Switch via cloud — with 1.5, 2.5, 2.8, and 3 + Re Mind all coming to Nintendo’s hybrid console!
Here’s the trailer for the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary announcing the collection as well as Square Enix’s plans to celebrate two decades of the franchise next year!
As this will be the first time the mainline Kingdom Hearts series will be playable on Switch via cloud, here’s the overview of the upcoming collection via press release.
In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts in 2022, Square Enix and Disney today announced that 10 magical Kingdom Hearts titles will make their long-awaited debut on Nintendo Switch as three standalone cloud releases. The streaming versions of Kingdom Hearts, the best-selling action RPG series, will be available to purchase individually and as the all-in-one Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece for Cloud collection.
The Kingdom Hearts series started life with the original game’s release for the PlayStation 2 back in March 2002. This KH Collections package will give Switch players access to the saga and allow them to catch up on what they’ve been missing out on provided they have a good internet connection for cloud gaming.
In related Kingdom Hearts news, Sora has been revealed as the final DLC fighter coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and you can check out the gameplay and reveal trailer here.


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Recent US federal law already bans military and government use of devices made by Huawei and fellow Chinese firm ZTE over security concerns.
China's Huawei Technologies has appointed Chairman Liang Hua as acting chief financial officer (CFO) following the arrest in Canada of its CFO, who faces extradition to the United States, staff briefed on an internal memo told Reuters.
U.S. authorities have been probing Huawei since at least 2016 for allegedly shipping U.S.-origin products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.S. export and sanctions laws, according to sources
Online channels sell half of smartphones during Diwali; Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme get 57% sales: Report
The newly launched online only smartphone brand, Realme had a record festive performance for any new brand ever in India.
A congressional advisory panel says the purchase of internet-linked devices manufactured in China leaves the United States vulnerable to security breaches that could put critical infrastructure at risk.
The four — Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Honor — along with a few other Chinese brands like Lenovo-Motorola, One-Plus and Infinix, make up more than half of the total Indian smartphone market by sales.
OnePlus India general manager Vikas Agarwal said the company will initially set up 20 shop-in-shops inside Reliance Digital stores before expanding into newer outlets next year.
The European Commission in July hit Google with its biggest ever fine, imposing a 4.34 billion euro (USD 5 billion) penalty, giving the US tech giant 90 days to change its practices.
It will support its partners by building joint solutions based on Huawei's AI computing platform and development platform to promote AI application
India networking market has seen a 5.5% year-over-year growth in second quarter according to IDC India’s report.
The source also shared a list of several mid-level managers, who were allegedly asked by Huawei CBG management to quit in last couple of quarters.
Chinese smartphone players have initiated a second wave of sub brand launches betting on dual branding.
Poco, RealMe, Innelo are the new sub-brands of established ones such as Xiaomi, Oppo, and new player iVoomi, respectively. Huawei has been operating with its sub-brand, Honor, for sometime in India.
Huawei AI Cube, the first Amazon Alexa-powered smart speaker from the Chinese tech giant introduced at consumer electronics show IFA 2018 here, has the ability to make calls if it gets approval from local operators, cliams a top company executive.
Heard of Nomophobia, Ringxiety, Texting Thumb Disease and Cellphone Elbow? These, incidentally, are counted amongst the latest spectrum of diseases — and all of them are related to mobile phone usage.
Global chipset-maker Qualcomm's next flagship processor, which is likely to be Snapdragon 855, will be built on the same 7nm process technology like its rival Apples powerful A12 and Huaweis in-house Kirin 980 processors
Samsung might stop producing mobile phones this year at Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology, located in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin


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Flood water stalls fall shrimp season
Trillions of gallons of rainwater dumped on south Louisiana three weeks ago are still draining through the region, making it tough for shrimpers out on the water at the start of fall white shrimp season.
The season for the coastline west of the Mississippi River officially started Aug. 22. Historic levels of rainwater draining into waterways such as the Vermilion Bay have made shrimp usually caught closer to the shoreline tough to find.
“It has been a major issue,” said Thomas Hymel, specialist for the LSU AgCenter. “The rain has been unprecedented. It’s been an issue across the coast. It has impacted the fall shrimp season everywhere.”
The rush of fresh water has driven shrimp into deeper water, forcing fishermen further away from the coast, he said.
“The shrimp that are coming in now are being caught not so much in the Vermilion Bay but further out,” Hymel said. “We haven’t seen nearly the boats coming in with shrimp that we would normally see this time of year.”
The weak start to the fall season comes as Louisiana fisherman are already facing growing competition from farm-raised, imported shrimp overtaking the U.S. market from countries like Thailand and Indonesia.
This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts 39.2 million pounds of seafood to be produced in the western Gulf, that includes 21.9 million caught off Louisiana and 17.3 million caught off Texas.
Wendell Verret, director of the Twin Parish Port Commission and Port of Delcambre, said he believes the setback caused by flooding is temporary. But coastal parishes like Cameron and Vermilion first need to dry up.
"It’ll straighten up. But what we need is some north winds for it to be able to,” Verret said. “Water that’s feeding into the bay needs to get back to a natural brackish system.”
In an effort to promote consumers to buy local seafood, programs like Delcambre Direct this fall are continuing a service that allows the public to purchase products off the boats of fishermen. The fishing community is preparing for its seafood farmers market the first weekend in October, which will feature a new product — oysters farmed in Grand Isle.
Through the Port of Delcambre, Delcambre Direct recently announced that it have partnered with a firm in Hawaii to create a smart phone app to promote Louisiana seafood.
The app, called Fresher, provides up-to-date seafood-catch information and sends alerts when a new boat arrives at the dock, Verret said.
“The Fresher team developed the app for Hawaii fishermen, but when it was so successful there, they sought to expand on the mainland and they chose Delcambre Direct as their first test market,” Verret said.
For more information on the app, go to www.fresher.io.


text: Enchanted DreamZ is more than just a local car club. For one thing, they have branched out and currently have members as far north as Indiana; for another, they don't just have cars. "A lot of the kids don't have any money for a car, or the parts. So, they build custom bicycles instead," said Labatos. Even though the club has won numerous awards such as Best Bike Club at Lowrider Magazine's 2004 Evolution Tour, they are still far from gaining the national recognition they crave. For now, they are content to celebrate their fourth anniversary.


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The Juicero juicer from Yves Behar has become an object of Twitter ridicule after Bloomberg posted a video demonstrating that it doesn’t do anything more than your hands can. The $400 juicer doesn’t pulverize fresh fruit, instead it squeezes juice out of prepacked sachets that supposedly contain cut fruits and vegetables. Retailing for $5 to $8, these juice packs are squeezed by the machine using a remarkable 8,000 pounds of force, but in Bloomberg’s video, a woman squeezes out one of the juice packs to attain an identical result to the juice pressed by the machine.
Oh my god, the Juicero story is literally the Juice-Loosener from The Simpsons pic.twitter.com/e6Vo0Gg7WJ
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Of course, people wasted no time in taking to social media to lambast the Juicero. Unbelievably the start-up company that makes the Juicero raised $120 million in capital and had high profile investors like Alphabet (Google’’s parent company) backing the project. It only goes to show that Silicone Valley isn’t always right about everything.
In fact, to fight criticism that the aluminum packets probably already contain juice, the company CEO Jeff Dunn posted a video of a packet being cut open to reveal its contents. Spoiler alert guys, the fruit was already processed into a paste. In fact, it looked like the pulp that’s left behind when you put fruit in a real juicer.
It’s hard to believe that investors (and inventors!) ever believed that this product had a market, but what’s a veritable PR nightmare for both Juicero and Silicone Valley is a reminder to the rest of us to be wary of the hype that surrounds most new products these days.


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Electrical autos made by Common Motors will have the ability to use a lot of Tesla’s in depth charging community starting early subsequent 12 months.
As well as, GM will undertake Tesla’s connector, the plug that hyperlinks an electrical car to a charging station.
GM joins Ford in shifting its electrical autos to work with about 12,000 of Tesla’s roughly 17,000 chargers, and each Detroit automakers are pushing to make Tesla’s connector the trade normal. GM CEO Mary Barra and her Tesla counterpart, Elon Musk, made the announcement Thursday throughout a Twitter Areas dialog.
Their dialogue comes two weeks after Ford CEO Jim Farley joined Musk to announce that Ford’s electrical autos would achieve entry to a lot of Tesla’s EV-charging community, the biggest within the nation. Farley additionally stated Ford would change to Tesla’s connector slightly than go together with the connector utilized by the remainder of the trade.
Earlier than the opening bell Friday, shares of Tesla Inc. jumped 6% and appeared headed for a brand new excessive for the 12 months. Common Motors Co. rose 4%, and Ford Motor Co. rose greater than 1%.
At first, GM and Ford EV homeowners will want an adapter to hook into the Tesla stations, which have their very own connector. However each GM and Ford will change to Tesla’s North American Charging Commonplace connector beginning with new EVs produced in 2025.
Tesla has about 17,000 Supercharger stations within the U.S. There are about 54,000 public charging stations within the U.S., in line with the Division of Power, however many cost way more slowly than the Tesla stations.
“Like Ford, we see this as a possibility to develop entry to charging,” Barra stated, including that GM hopes the remainder of the trade will transfer to the Tesla charging connector, which is completely different from the CCS connector used on most different EVs.
Musk stated that GM and Tesla autos would have a fair enjoying subject on the charging stations.
“We’ll present help equally to each,” he stated. “Crucial factor is we advance the electrical car revolution.”
Monetary particulars of the settlement between the 2 firms weren’t launched Thursday, however GM spokesman Darryll Harrison stated GM isn’t paying Tesla.
“Tesla will get higher utilization of their community and all the brand new charging income, which can assist them develop the community additional,” Harrison stated. “There are different alternatives each firms can make the most of on account of the settlement.”
Particulars of how prospects would achieve entry are nonetheless being labored out. GM EV homeowners might should pay a month-to-month cost to entry Tesla’s charging community, or they may pay for every use. Present GM homeowners most likely might want to purchase the adapter, Harrison stated.
Tesla’s supercharger community is a big aggressive benefit for the corporate based mostly in Austin, Texas, which sells extra EVs than anybody else within the U.S. Chargers typically are situated close to freeways to allow lengthy journeys, the place most fast-charging plugs are wanted, and customarily they’re extra dependable than different networks.
However opening entry to EVs from GM and Ford, which rank a distant second and third in U.S. EV gross sales, will make it simpler for these homeowners to cost whereas touring. It additionally might rankle some Tesla homeowners who already are jockeying for house at among the busier Supercharger stations, largely in California.
Barra stated becoming a member of Tesla’s community would nearly double the variety of chargers accessible to GM electrical car homeowners.
“On the finish of the day, we’re taking a look at what’s finest for our prospects,” Barra stated. “We aren’t the one firm that comes up with good concepts.”
Mike Austin, an electrical autos analyst for Guidehouse Insights, stated GM becoming a member of the Tesla community is a big step towards making Tesla’s connector the industrywide normal.
“It looks as if there’s a whole lot of momentum going the best way of the North American Charging Commonplace, for positive,” he stated.
If different giant EV makers similar to Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and Nissan, additionally change connectors, Tesla would get a considerable amount of income from its chargers, Austin stated.
Nonetheless, Tesla seems to be holding again at the very least a part of its community to be used solely by Tesla homeowners, he stated. The chance, he stated, is that Tesla homeowners might have to attend for entry to a plug.
“Tesla homeowners are used to not having to attend,” he stated.
The Tesla connector and twine are a lot lighter and simpler to deal with than the CCS system utilized by the remainder of the auto trade, Austin stated.
Earlier this 12 months, the White Home introduced that at the very least 7,500 chargers from Tesla’s Supercharger and Vacation spot Charger community could be accessible to non-Tesla electrical autos by the top of 2024. However the rollout up to now has been gradual.


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Our feature on Sense Scoop —
"Ever wondered how people in western countries can rock knitwear in summer and not look like they’re suffering in the heat at all? Here’s some good news! As it turns out, the perception that most Malaysians might’ve had about knitted outfits might not be that accurate after all. However, despite the misconceptions, many people are still in favour of the fabric due to its versatility and comfort, especially when worn during winter.
Stumbling upon hello ronron, a new Malaysian brand that has just launched its debut collection of tops, skirts and dresses made from 100 per cent knit was an eye opener to us, as we found out how technology can play a part in making anything possible. Angela Chiang, the brand’s founder and director, shares with us more about this innovation and everything you need to know about knitwear...."
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By Cara Waters
Australia's small and independent brewers voted "overwhelmingly" on Thursday to remove large brewers from the membership of their trade body.
What was the Craft Beer Industry Association will be renamed as the Independent Brewers Association.
Previously the association had allowed membership by companies such as Little Creatures, Malt Shovel and Mountain Goat, all of which are owned by global brewing giants.
Under the new rules membership will be prohibited for brewers that are more than 20 per cent owned by large brewers or other businesses that hold significant brewery holdings in Australia or overseas.
A great day for small brewers
Independent Brewers Association chair and the co-founder of Burleigh Brewing Company, Peta Fielding, says it's a great day for small, independent breweries in Australia.
"We were approached by a number of members thinking it was about time to look at the membership of the association," she says. "The interests of the small brewers and what they were wanting the association to focus on is really quite distinct from the world the larger brewers operate in, whether it be from access to the market through tap contracts or seeking excess relief for smaller brewers as there are for wineries. They weren't necessarily things that aligned with the needs of the big brewers."
Tap contracts have long been a sore point for small brewers with allegations that Lion and CUB – which control more than 90 per cent of beer taps through brands such as Tooheys and VB – use their dominance to edge out rival brewers from the $2.5 billion draught beer market.
"As an industry association the goal is to offer the opportunity of a collective voice that brewers couldn't have individually," Fielding says. "The very large brewers pretty much independently have the ability to influence the market anyway."
Fielding acknowledges there have been problems with brewing giants buying up small independent breweries but not being upfront about their ownership.
"It's a concern if consumers who would like to know it aren't been made aware of it," she says. "Some consumers don't mind who owns it and that is fair enough. For sure, communicating transparency around things like that is absolutely something we think is important."
The Independent Brewers Association has 159 remaining members and Fielding says Little Creatures, Malt Shovel and Mountain Goat knew the writing was on the wall.
"One [big brewer] had already acknowledged the direction it was heading and had offered their resignation prior to the vote going ahead," she says. "Now there is a period of 30 days before everything becomes effective. Through this whole process we've really tried to create a structure that creates a real camaraderie. It really is a unique industry where we share a lot."
The interests of the small brewers and what they were wanting the association to focus on is really quite distinct from the world the larger brewers operate in.Peta Fielding
There are now more than 400 small, independent brewing businesses, up from just 200 when the association began five years ago. The industry directly employs more than 2100 people and generates an estimated $655 million in economic output.
Move branded 'divisive'
Mick Bentley, spokesman for Mountain Goat, which is now owned by Asahi, says the move is divisive.
"While we understand the emotions behind today's decision, we still believe our industry can best address the challenges we face together with a united front that makes us stronger as a whole," he says. "To purposely create division in our industry is not the best way to grow and progress."
Bentley says the Craft Beer Industry Association was originally established around inclusion within the Australian craft beer industry.
"Who owned the brewery was less important than the quality of the beer, the education of the customer and the professional development of the brewers in Australia," he says. "We wish the Independent Brewers Association and their members all the best."
Chuck Hahn, a master brewer at Lion which owns Little Creatures and Malt Shovel, was one of the original founders of the Craft Beer Industry Association and says the brewers resigned their membership in March.
"I find it curious people are debating big versus small," Hahn says. "The aim for all brewers should be to brew great beers and introduce Aussie drinkers into a world full of flavour, tasting rather than just drinking and enjoying beers with foods."
Hahn says brewers have to raise the funds to brew from somewhere, whether it be banks, wealthy private investors, shareholders or elsewhere.
"If we measure brewers by their scale, and they need investment to achieve that scale, what message are we sending them – if drinkers love your beer and you grow as a result, are you are no longer a legitimate brewer?," he says. "We believe it is short-sighted for the craft sector to be squabbling among ourselves. We should be working together to build craft in Australia – feeding off one another's success as we always have done – rather than confusing beer drinkers into thinking ownership structure has any impact on the quality of what they're drinking."


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Excerpts from Winnipeg Real Estate News Publication, October 9, 2009
Children are back in school, hockey season is in full swing and old Jack Frost will soon be nipping at our noses. As the days become shorter and cooler, furnaces across the country are being restarted for the first time. As these heating appliances switch on, we are reminded that fall is prime time to conduct routine inspection and maintenance on gas furnaces to prepare them for the upcoming winter months.
CSA International, a leading provider of product testing and certification services, offers the following
tips to help prepare gas furnaces forthe heating season:
Keep warm-air registers, return-air openings, and space heaters or baseboards clear of furniture, rugs and drapes allow free air movement.
Do not store combustible materials such as paper, chemicals, paint rags and cleaning products near your gas furnace.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapours and liquids in the vicinity...


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M&S have revealed their Christmas food range for this year, and it includes a new and festive version of their iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake.
The new launch combines the classic chocolate flavour we all know and love with a range of Christmas-inspired decorations, including candy canes, holly leaves, snowflakes and even a Christmas tree.
Colin's also been dressed up with a Santa hat for the occasion for that extra festive touch - making it a perfect addition to your Christmas feast this year, priced at £10.
As well as the new Colin cake, M&S have also launched 19 other items in their much anticipated Christmas range for 2019.
Fans are already buzzing over a beautiful Clementine Gin Liqueur Snow Globe that the brand are calling the "gift of the season", which comes with floating 23 carat edible gold leaf pieces.
There's also several vegan options on offer from M&S, including pigs in blankets made from plant protein and a festive vegan sandwich with sweet potato, chestnut and cranberry roast.
The brand said they created the range this year based on feedback from over 80,000 customers.
"M&S has created the ULTIMATE range designed to help you and your families enjoy Christmas by taking out some of the most angst-inducing elements of Christmas entertaining," they said.
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Pacific Northwest ports believe the true competitive edge will come from faster cargo velocity at the terminals.
Port of Portland (Ore.)
06 Jun 2017
Portland has been without weekly container services since 2015.
01 May 2017
Extending the ILWU contract into 2022 would guarantee BCOs labor peace on the West Coast for the next five years.
28 Feb 2017
The Port of Portland on Monday took its first step toward restoring container service.
02 Nov 2016
Discussions between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association about a possible extension of the West Coast waterfront contract apparently ended on a positive note.
01 Nov 2016
Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association on Tuesday opened two days of talks on a possible extension of their coastwide contract.
11 Aug 2016
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Thursday gave a huge boost to beneficial cargo owners looking for long-term labor stability.
30 Jul 2016
Ports in the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest are planning feverishly for the larger cargo surges they know will occur in the coming years from big ships operated by powerful carrier alliances.
28 Jul 2016
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union will call delegates to San Francisco to consider a vote on early contract talks.
02 Jun 2016
Containerized imports and exports moving through West Coast ports declined in April on a year-over-year basis.
24 May 2016
The operator of Portland’s only container terminal is confident that liner services will once again call at Oregon’s only container port.
19 May 2016
It is unclear if the container trade has a future in Portland.
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In the first of a new series of exclusive interviews, Professor
Peter van Bladeren, Nestlé's director of science and research,
tells Stephen Daniells how collaboration is key to innovation at
the Nestlé Research Center.
A range of development projects, from functional dairy proteins to
cheddar cheese, will benefit from a multi-million euro investment
in Ireland's dairy industry, the country's government has
Being lean and mean in the food and drink manufacturing sector
might pay off in terms of profits, but the practice has left the
supply chain vulnerable to a crisis, according to a UK government
Finland's Valio and Raisio have announced the start of a new
nutrition research co-operation, supporting the Finland 'nutrition
cluster' and making the country a "forerunner in the development
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[Update: In a surprisingly quiet addition, Activistion also put out a tweet confirming that the madcap marsupial (he’s a marsupial, right?) is also coming to XBox One and PC platforms on July 10.]
Believe it, baby. Nintendo have announced that last year’s mega-hit collection, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch.
The game looks to be a straight port of the PS4 collection, which lit up the charts in 2017. The collection features all three of the classic adventure games, and is scheduled to drop on Nintendo Switch July 10.


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Feds offer $50,000 reward for information leading to arrest of mail master key thief in Broward
TAMARAC, Fla. – The U.S Postal Inspection Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of a recent theft in Broward County.
Surveillance video shows an armed suspect running on Nov. 16 in Broward’s city of Tamarac after ambushing a U.S. Post Office mail carrier near Northwest 64 Court before running away.
Inspector Ivan Ramirez, a spokesman for USPIS, said robbers have been targeting U.S. Post Office mail carriers in South Florida to steal master keys.
Ramirez said the robbers need to remember that stealing from a U.S. Post Office mail carrier is a federal crime and if caught they could face up to 25 years in prison.
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Forty years after the first Customwood boards rolled off the production line, local manufacturer Daiken New Zealand is celebrating the development of the brand now recognised around the world, with help from members of the original production team.
In March 1976, the Daiken New Zealand medium density fibreboard (MDF) plant in Ashley, North Canterbury – the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere – began manufacturing a new construction product it named ‘Customwood’.
The company’s original general manager, Brian Stanton, who oversaw the development of the plant, is returning to the site on Friday 11th of March to tour the factory and “see for myself the progress made in those intervening years”.
That progress has been considerable, according to Daiken New Zealand Production Manager Paul Robertshaw, with the company – a significant local employer – establishing a reputation for introducing industry-leading technology and quality standards to meet the needs of markets around New Zealand and internationally.
“Starting with the earliest stages of production, when the company introduced a blowline blending technique that remains a worldwide standard in MDF manufacturing, the company has been recognised as a pioneer,” says Robertshaw.
“From focusing on stringent international environmental and emission standards to developing innovative new techniques to increase the strength and reduce the weight of Customwood MDF, for the last 40 years we’ve been producing world-leading products to meet demand around the world.”
The Customwood range, including its unique SuperFinish MR/SE0 board – the company’s flagship product, Asthma Foundation accredited and designed for end uses requiring a supreme surface finish – is a significant export for the Canterbury region, with products sold in major international markets including the US, Japan, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
Stanton says he’s looking forward to discussing “the early history of Customwood and just where it is positioned some 40 years later.”
“The name ‘Customwood’ was devised by me and submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. That name is now well known worldwide.”
Robertshaw says it is a fantastic opportunity to recognise the heritage of the brand which has played a major part in the local region.
“We’re a very proud local manufacturer, innovator and exporter, and after 40 years we continue to make a considerable investment in local resources, people and the environment. It is great to be sharing this special moment with the company’s very first employee, who helped establish the legacy of the Customwood brand.”


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In this episode, we’re joined by Mike Cessario, the founder and CEO of Liquid Death, a canned water brand whose heavy metal vibe and edgy marketing has generated considerable online buzz and attracted funding from a range of prominent investors.
As part of our interview, Cessario spoke about the rapid rise of Liquid Death, which earlier this year raised $1.6 million in a seed round that included Dollar Shave Club founder/CEO Michael Dubin and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, and how his experience as an ad exec and as a creative director for Netflix played into the creation of the brand. He also explained why he views Liquid Death as a rebuke to extreme marketing, and how the company attempts to communicate authenticity.
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|1:18: We Open With Hope and Beth — NOSH’s Beth Kaiserman, who joined the team in April, discussed her experience as a food writer and reporter, and, along with the show’s regular hosts, riffed on non-alcoholic beer, better-for-you Bugles, non-dairy dip, and negronis, among other topics|
|13:33: Interview: Mike Cessario, Founder/CEO, Liquid Death — In a call with BevNET reporter Brad Avery, Cessario discussed the development of Liquid Death, which was born out of his passion for music, design and counter-culture. He spoke about cutting his teeth in the beverage industry as the founder of a brandy company and how he drew upon his experience for the creation and launch of Liquid Death. Later, he explained why upstart CPG companies must “do and say things that big brands would never do,” and how his team is attempting to dissect and harness broad appeal for Liquid Death. Finally, he talked about the surprising reaction to the brand’s “Sell Your Soul” campaign.|


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Bitcoin is the first ever cryptocurrency and is famous for its rapid value highs. The currency which first came in 2009 is trading at $7292.20 at the time of writing, which means an investment of $100 made in 2010 would make you a multimillionaire now. Many people still have no idea how to invest in bitcoin investment. Although you have missed the first chance, it’s never too late. You’ve still got the chance.
Bitcoin has got the support of some distinguished business tycoons such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, etc. and is being widely accepted by the business giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Overstock, and Subway as a method of payment.
Where Bitcoin has helped business by introducing an entirely new method of payment, it’s price-spikes have outrageously helped common folk turn around their life.
There are countless stories where someone invested few bucks of their savings into Bitcoin and the next thing they know, they are worth millions.
Here we are going to reveal the incredible story of a teenager – Erik Finman – who put $1,000 of his pocket money into Bitcoin and made over $100,000 within a year.
Idaho Teen Makes $100,000 From The Best Bitcoin Investment:
Erik Finman, 15, from Idaho made a well-timed investment of $1,000 in 2012 which earned him an astonishing amount of $100,000. He later found an education startup from it.
Erik took $1,000 he got as a gift from his grandma and put it in bitcoin in 2012. After holding his bitcoins for one year, he sold them for $100,000.
Finman then chose to reinvest his profit into Botangle.com, an online video tutorial service that “gives students and teachers access to an array of resources that simply don’t exist in a typical classroom setting”, as indicated by its authority website. Notably, Finman pays his employees in BTC.
He stated: “I’m more than certain that Bitcoin will become even more valuable in the upcoming years. It’s like the internet in the ‘90s.”
He proceeded by saying that he collected more bitcoins “so I can win against my brother in what was a battle of ‘who got more bitcoins’”, including that he initially found out about Bitcoin in 2010.Luckily for Finman, he sold his reserve of bitcoins when the cost floated around $1,200 per bitcoin. Though business people will be unable to imitate Finman’s success, they can learn from the individuals who have entered the business through more conventional in-roads.
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BLAINE, Wash. — The roots for Van Vino Vineyard reach back to 1988 when Dave Van Wingerden and his wife Annemiek bought 80 acres just a mile south of the Canadian border.
And with a family history rich in growing outdoor and greenhouse flowers, the couple used their land to launch a wholesale plant nursery — Pacific Growers.
Pacific Growers has expanded into a large, family-operated enterprise that includes five of the couple’s six children. It supplies bedding and potted plants to West Coast retailers such as Fred Meyer.
Now, it’s another family member — son-in-law Zach Deloof — using his skills as a winemaker with estate grapes and some grown by well-known relatives to turn Van Vino Vineyard into one of the most fascinating young wineries in the Pacific Northwest.
“It was always Dave’s dream to grow grapes, but it was primarily just as a hobby, to make wine for friends, family and customers,” Deloof says.
As a commercial brand, Van Vino began just three years ago. The winery is a mile south of the Canadian border, tucked away in Washington state’s northwest corner.
Van Wingerden planted 4 acres of wine grapes in 2014, settling on eight varieties recommended by Cloud Mountain Farm, a nursery in nearby Everson. The vineyard name — Van Vino — is clever and catchy, a combination of the Dutch word van, meaning from, and the Italian word for wine. It also serves as a nod to Dave Van Wingerden’s parents. His father was from the Netherlands. His mother was born in Italy.
But it’s been Deloof, 29, who has brought the bottles of Van Vino Vineyard to market, joining the family in 2016 by marrying Van Wingerden’s daughter, Barb.
Born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Deloof had worked for a meat distribution company early on.
“That wasn’t really my passion,” he says with a laugh.
He found his calling not long after his father-in-law offered him a position at Pacific Growers, which would evolve into making wine from estate grapes.
“I’ve always liked farming and growing,” said Deloof, “but I had zero background in wine.”
Van Vino buys Red Mtn. reds from Williams family
Prior to Deloof taking over as winemaker, Van Wingerden enlisted the help of Whatcom County resident Brad Stephens, a self-taught hobby winemaker who purchased grapes from Kiona Vineyards. Stephens has proved to be a mentor for Deloof.
“I worked with Brad for about two years and something just clicked,” Deloof recalls. “Every year, I was learning more and doing a lot of research. Winemaking took the farming to a new level, and it’s exciting and rewarding to taste what you’ve made.”
Van Vino Vineyard took root along a gently sloping hillside with a southern exposure and near some of Pacific Growers’ greenhouses. The family planted white varieties Siegerrebe, Madeleine Angevine, Grüner Veltliner and, surprisingly, Sauvignon Blanc. Red grapes include Pinot Noir clones 777 and 115, the Pinot Noir mutation Précoce and two varieties seldom seen in the Pacific Northwest — Zweigelt and Regent.
As one might expect, Western Washington’s cooler, shorter growing season presents challenges for growers, particularly the Sauvignon Blanc and Grüner Veltliner. Regent, a German hybrid, yields clusters of berries that separate beautifully to reduce the chance of mold. However, the thick-skinned, inky grapes produce wines that can lack complexity.
Van Vino also produces several wines from two Eastern Washington sources. Stephen’s past experience with Kiona Vineyards has led to a continuing relationship with the Red Mountain-based winery, and Deloof uses their vineyards for his Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménѐre, Malbec, Merlot, Chardonnay and Riesling. He’s also producing what many consider a Kiona specialty, Lemberger, and his current release displays beautiful flavors of candied cherry, sweet tobacco and leather with a long, silky finish.
Van Vino’s source for its Grenache comes from another Dutch family connection that has proven to be invaluable: Bill and Andy Den Hoed. The two Yakima Valley grape growers are related to Dave Van Wingerden through his sister-in-law.
The 2021 Cabernet Franc ($30) has proved to be one of Deloof’s favorites, with stunning violet aromatics, flavors of rich red cherry, blackberry and espresso, and a velvety finish that’s a mile long. His work with clone 777 Pinot Noir grown on the estate quickly earned a reputation for quality and moderate pricing — $28.
Aside from that Cab Franc and a Sangiovese from Red Mountain ($32), the Van Vino wines are sold for less than $30. That includes the three gold medal winners crafted by Deloof at the 2023 Seattle Wine Awards — the 2021 Merlot, the 2021 Estate Pinot Noir and 2021 Estate Madeleine Angevine.
“We’re a new winery, and we didn’t want to overprice,” Deloof says. “We want to earn name recognition and awards first before we start charging $40 or $50 a bottle.”
Van Vino Vineyard, 9029 Markworth Road, Blaine, WA 98230, VanVinoVineyard.com (360) 920-1656.
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LAS VEGAS -- Southwest, which recently announced it will begin offering full functionality within the Amadeus and Travelport GDSs, also sought a similar arrangement with Sabre, according to chief revenue officer Andrew Watterson.
"We are certainly open to doing a deal with Sabre, they are just out of market at this point in time," Waterson said during an interview at the International Aviation Forecast Summit here Monday. "We thought we had a deal with them, but when it came to the terms and conditions it fell through. So we've both taken a step back, and if they would like to do business with us we are certainly open to doing business with them."
Southwest has had a limited content arrangement with Sabre since the 1990s. But travel advisors who book the carrier through Sabre must still call an agent for any ticket modification that is not a cancellation.
Southwest has never worked with Travelport and Amadeus. However, under the agreements the carrier announced Aug. 5, agents will be able to book, change, cancel or modify Southwest reservations directly through the both GDSs. Southwest expects to have its Travelport and Amadeus functionality in place in mid-2020.
Waterson said that Southwest has had strong success with the direct-connect solution it has offered to airlines over the past several years, and it is building upon that with the full functionality arrangements it has made with Travelport and Amadeus and that it sought with Sabre.
In addition, last month Southwest joined the airline product marketplace NDC Exchange, adding a new method for agencies to access its direct connect.


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Crurated is an online wine retailer that connects its members with the world’s top producers, using a unique blockchain-based verification model to guarantee the authenticity and provenance of their purchases. After launching in London in 2021, the business is now expanding into Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand, withfounder, Alfonso de Gaetano, set to host in-person events in November, along with Charles Lachaux, the winemaker at Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux winemaker, one of the most talked-about
out producers in recent years, which recently agreed to join the platform. Members will be invited to attend and enjoy pairings of wine and food from top chefs. “From day one, we wanted to establish a global distribution base. We are based in the UK, our warehouse is in Burgundy, and from there we ship our wines to all our clients. Around 40 per cent of our business comes from Asia,” De Gaetano told Inside Retail. Currently the company has around 60 employees, but he is looking to build Crurated’s presence in key markets, such as Hong Kong, in order to better serve its customers. “Our clients are generally excited about our product range. We have mainly focused on wines from Italy and France, but we are expanding into ones from Spain too. Having said that, wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Barolo and Tuscany are bestsellers,” he noted. The company has strong relationships with producers in Burgundy, which, according to De Gaetano, has been the main driver of the fine wine market in Asia for the past seven years. “We are going to be ramping up events in Asia soon, so that our clients can meet the producers, learn about each wine philosophy and try some wines directly from the source. It’s important for us to make this next move in establishing this relationship in Asia,” he said. Why blockchain? One of the company’s key differentiators is its use of blockchain, which has always been part of the business model. From day one, De Gaetono said he knew that blockchain would fundamentally change the way fine wine is distributed. “This is true, not only for consumers, but also for restaurants. We launched a pilot program with only the best restaurants in Italy, most of them two or three Michelin starred ones. Our platform and curation made an instant impact,” he added. He went on to say that the company only buys bottles of wine directly from producers. “When a client is in a restaurant, they just have to tap on the bottle to reveal the chain of events. From production, to shipment and delivery. This makes a big difference not only for the client but also for the restaurant. It’s all about trust, transparency and provenance,” he stressed. According to him, the provenance of wines has long caused frustration in the marketplace, especially regarding wines bought from auction houses. This is why blockchain is so important, as no one can manipulate the information. “This is the real value of blockchain, we control the information, there is no manipulation, and our database ensures there is proof of the product’s chain of events in a verified manner. So trust is now restored,” he elaborated. Google’s impact De Gaetano, who spent more than a decade working at Google, started Crurated out of a sense of frustration at not being able to access some of the world’s top producers, and disappointment in the poor quality of wines bought at auction. “One of the key principles I learnt at Google was – don’t just create technology just for the sake of building technology. Make it useful, that’s key. If you think about what we’ve done with blockchain, it’s absolutely useful,” he stressed. In its first year of business, Crurated reportedly had revenues of around 5.8 million euros (US$6.3 million), and as of May 2023, it had 14.2 million euros (US$15.5 million). So things are definitely going in the right direction. “When I was a director at Google, I was looking after super talented teams across 100 markets, and what I really learnt was how to build inclusive teams that could scale businesses really quickly. So far, things are looking good,” he added. He went on to say that in order to be a good leader, one needs to practise inclusion. The importance of ‘psychological safety’ and empowerment is critical. Mutual respect, accountability and constructive feedback all play a role in this. The future Another game-changing aspect of Crurated’s approach to the wine industry is its live auction feature, where it essentially democratises the process of bidding for highly sought-after wines and limited-edition collections. “One of the problems in the world of wine is that getting an allocation for purchasing select wines is almost impossible for newbies who don’t have the contacts in the industry. Even if they do eventually get a chance, the prices will be crazy in the secondary markets,” he explained. This is where Crurated is changing the game. Young collectors can get into the platform and submit bids for wines, and access is democratised. At the end of a week-long bidding process, the highest bidders get to enjoy the spoils of victory. “Say we have 100 lots, going for 6000 euros each, bids can range from 6300 to 6600 in a week, and once we finalise the highest bids, the lots get distributed. So, everyone has a chance to get a shot at owning some incredible wines,” he said. De Gaetano revealed that the company will be expanding into the spirits marketplace later this year, in response to consumer demand. It expects to launch a spirits section on the platform in October. “We just recently showed a demo to our investors, and all I can say for now is that what we have is a game changer. Something never done before. I can’t disclose anything yet, but stay tuned to this space,” he concluded.


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WINDHAM, NH, April 18, 2021 — SQAIRZ, the fastest growing golf shoe company, announced today the launch of its line of women’s performance-based golf shoes called FREEDOM™.
SQAIRZ is well known for their innovative golf shoes and as their market share has grown, so has the demand for women’s golf shoes that offer the similar technological advancements available in their men’s golf shoes.
Historically, women’s golf footwear is a sized down version of a men’s style that does not address the significant anatomical differences between men’s and women’s feet. FREEDOM™ is the first performance-based golf shoe designed for the shape of women’s feet. The unique toe – forefoot design allows the toes to sit naturally in the shoes providing extraordinary comfort, balance and stability.
Unlike all rounded toe golf shoes, the design uniquely accommodates many of the common foot issues experienced by many women such as bunions, calluses, corns, and hammertoe. SQAIRZ design also improves the connection with the ground to provide better balance, stability, and a greater energy exchange proven to increase swing speed and distance.
When asked about the launch of the SQAIRZ FREEDOM™ golf shoe model, Robert Winskowicz, the company’s Founder and CEO said, “The FREEDOM™ model represents a major leap forward for our brand and women’s golf footwear. Simply, women want to play better golf and seek game improvement benefits and comfort. The name FREEDOM™ represents freedom from traditional footwear designs that have not recognized structural differences between men’s and women’s feet. We spent several years developing and field testing these shoes to ensure unprecedented performance and comfort benefits. FREEDOM™ is truly a breakthrough in women’s golf footwear that is going to outperform every other women’s golf shoe available.”
FREEDOM™ golf shoes will be available exclusively at https://sqairz.com/ on April 21, 2021 in three colors including white, gray and black. To be notified the moment SQAIRZ FREEDOM™ golf shoes are available, please sign up to receive email updates at https://sqairz.com/womens-golf-footwear/.
SQAIRZ® is the fastest growing golf shoe brand and the first golf shoe designed to increase distance, balance, stability and speed. SQAIRZ®’s patented toe design, spike positioning, specially placed comfort padding, Sta-Put laces and other performance innovations have been proven to improve golfers’ positioning, biomechanics, comfort, balance and stability. These innovations help golfers to consistently achieve greater accuracy as well as increased ground force connection and swing speed for greater distance. For more information, visit sqairz.com or connect with the company on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
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Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Palm could redefine the PC maker's mobile OS strategy, potentially impacting the company's reliance on Microsoft operating systems.
Ah, the heady days of the late 1990s, when every dot-com stock was a guaranteed winner and when every day trader worth his salt carried around a Palm Pilot personal to keep track of all their information.
HP's purchase of Palm could not only save webOS, but should also cause a few shivers for Microsoft.
Hewlett-Packard plans to buy struggling phone maker Palm for US$1.2 billion.
Michael Abbott, the head of Palm's software and services team, will leave the company at the end of next week, according to a regulatory filing Palm made on Friday.
Q: What's the connection between one of the world's top rock and roll performers and a sinking U.S. smartphone maker? A: Venture capital.
Palm Inc. is being put up for sale, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Qatalyst Partners helping the Pre smartphone maker find a buyer, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The team of Palm enthusiasts at webOSroundup.com has launched a crowd-sourcing project that invites other Palmophiles to create their own video ads for Palm's innovative operating system and the phones that run it.<a href="http://www.networkworld.com...
If Palm's WebOS products had gone on sale at Verizon before Motorola's Droid, Palm's fortunes today would be very different, the company's CEO said Thursday during its third-quarter earnings call."
Palm's official webOS app store has come a long way. With only 30 apps available> at the App Catalog's launch last June, there wasn't much for early Palm Pre owners to get excited about. Today, however, the App Catalog sports well over a thousand tit...
Cisco Systems will soon release a VPN client for smartphones and PCs aimed at enterprise administrators who want to provide secure access to their networks and ward off malicious software.
After Palm Inc. admitted that its smartphone sales were below expectations, rumors started swirling that the company might be sold, or that it could be beefing up its product line with a WiMax smartphone for Sprint Nextel.
Smartphone industry pundits wonder whether Palm can survive another year, given Palm's guidance today that its new smartphone sales expectations.
Apple may not see a need to add support for Adobe Systems' Flash multimedia software to a smartphone, but other handset makers do and plan to release software updates soon.
Palm opened up its WebOS developer program to the public on Thursday, saying it expects to see a flood of new applications developed for the mobile OS.
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The plunge in tech stocks could trickle down to the start-up market depending on how long it lasts and how extreme the drop.» Read More
For Andy Putch, drones aren't just fun. They're vehicles that he believes will radically upend and redefine the way American companies do business.
After Cisco's solid results Wednesday, some "Fast Money" traders saw the tech giant's prospects improving.
Alibaba delivered quarterly earnings that topped analysts' expectations on Wednesday, but revenue was light.
For the millions of consumers using Google for search, YouTube videos and maps, the company is no different today that it was yesterday.
"We are not planning to sell the domain," said Micaela Sandstede, a BMW spokeswoman in Munich.
Pat Russo and Meg Whitman will chair the boards of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., respectively.
Semiconductor stocks have fallen more than 12 percent in 2015, but one trader says the group is making a comeback.
Casper is trying to upend the mattress industry through online sales, but its ad team is finding inroads offline on subways and taxis.
CNBC's Jim Cramer likes Google's reorganization plans.
Investors are cheering Google's operating structure overhaul because it increases transparency and accountability, analysts said.
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Sundar Pichai, currently a senior vice president, will become CEO of Google. Shares will be converted into Alphabet shares.
Silicon Valley is taking on Wall Street right where it lives: in financial services that big banks either have ditched or haven't latched onto yet.
HTC shares tanked 10 percent on Friday after the electronics company reported disappointing earnings in the face of smartphone competition.
Sanford C. Bernstein tech analyst Toni Sacconaghi explained why he remains bullish on iPhone sales.
Tesla's new autonomous charger can plug itself in, a new video posted to the company's Twitter shows.
Amid investor concerns that China could hold back Apple's growth, executive Eddy Cue said the company is gathering momentum there.
Citi's Mark May says this is how Twitter can hit revenue forecasts next year.
Microsoft's Windows 10 has hit the market but the company's mobile struggles has put some developers off making apps for the OS.
Cramer made his remarks after the company reported quarterly profits and revenues.
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For decades, Americans have organized their diet in a way to minimize their intake of saturated fats like butter and red meat. Vegetable oils and carbohydrates became a bigger part of our diet, because, we were repeatedly told, animal fats led to heart disease.
Today, however, we are learning that this advice was bogus. A recent landmark health study has concluded that there has never been a link between saturated fats and heart disease. The “settled science” on nutrition wasn’t quite so settled.
Writing in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal, nutrition researcher Nina Teicholz unpacks a new comprehensive study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine which found that “saturated fat does not cause heart disease.” This theory, and decades of government-sponsored nutritional advice can be traced back to one scientist at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Ancel Keyes. His crusade against animal fats began in the 1950s and has misled the public about a proper diet ever since.
Ms. Teicholz observes:
The fact is, there has never been solid evidence for the idea that [saturated] fats cause disease. We only believe this to be the case because nutrition policy has been derailed over the past half-century by a mixture of personal ambition, bad science, politics and bias.
The new study catalogs a host of problems with Keyes’ research into saturated fats. There is little reason to document the litany of methodological flaws here except to note that the research was conducted in a way to validate a preformed conclusion.
It is also noteworthy that America’s obesity “epidemic” began at the same time as the government began endlessly recommending a “low-fat” diet. It turns out the fat was replaced with sugar and other carbohydrates that likely worsened our diets.
This article should not be construed as relaying nutritional advice. I believe that everything is better with a pad of butter and a side of bacon, but your mileage may vary. The point is, though, that something we all “know” that has been the recipient of billions of dollars of research and advocacy may not actually be true.
More than a billion dollars have been spent trying to prove Ancel Keys’s hypothesis, but evidence of its benefits has never been produced.
In the early 1990s, the food police at the Center for Science in the Public Interest urged consumers and restaurants to switch from animal fats to trans fats. They succeeded and unleashed a product that has been linked to heart disease. Now, of course, CSPI raises money to ban the very product they previously endorsed and thrust on the public.
Science is never “settled.” Something to keep in mind when it comes to political campaigns to ban people from raising questions about climate science.


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Highlighting what went right, and what went wrong, in this week’s crypto news analysis.
The U.S. has had, and will have, a busy week with several notable launches imminent. First, Overstock has said their Tzero native token and digital security will be made available to the public within days; Binance has said that following a compliance review they are ready to launch in the US with 30 assets; and finally, MIT has provided commentary around the US-China trade war, specifically implications for Bitcoin - it's popularisation or impending doom.
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More than 4,000 coins have moved through chipmixer since June in an attempt to obfuscate the blockchain record of the stolen funds
Clain.io has been tracking the movement, saying “it’s practically impossible to launder big volume of coins in a relatively short period of time”
The Central Bank said the asset would be operated on a two-tier structure in order to deal with China’s massive economy, resource endowment, and vast population
The government has been working on this since 2014, and despite building on blockchain, the asset will be fully centralised
Customers have just two weeks to find a new wallet for their Zcash holdings, or convert/sell, before Coinbase automatically liquidates their balance to GBP
This sudden removal follows news that HMRC has demanded customer transaction data from prominent UK retail exchanges
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Lowe managing director Mark Cadman is being lined up for the managing director’s job at J Walter Thompson.
Cadman is understood to be leaving Interpublic Group-owned Lowe following the arrival of Garry Lace as chief executive. Cadman was promised the role himself before Lace joined the company and he is now thought to be considering suing Lowe for constructive dismissal.
A number of agencies have been trying to woo Cadman, but it is understood that WPP Group-owned JWT may have the edge. The agency has been looking for a managing director ever since the departure from the London office last year of Ros King, who took up the role of global business director on Kraft Foods for the agency in New York.
At Lowe, Cadman was responsible for running Tesco’s &£46.5m ad account. It was thought that the supermarket might call an advertising review following the recent turmoil at Lowe, amid speculation that chairman Paul Weinberger could also leave following Lace’s unexpected arrival. But last week, after a flying visit from Interpublic chief executive Michael Roth, Lowe issued a statement saying that Weinberger would remain as chairman and that Tesco “is happy to confirm an ongoing partnership” with the agency.


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Several articles, including ones from MacWEEK
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The 18-year old Australian model Madeline Stuart, who has Down syndrome, will be walking the catwalk at the New York Fashion Week in September. NY Fashion Week is one of the biggest, most famous fashion events of the year.
Madeline will be joining top local models Abbey Lee Kershaw, Jessica Hart and Miranda Kerr in displaying their beauty at the NYFW.
She hopes to follow in the footsteps of her idol, model and actress Jamie Brewer, who also suffers from Down syndrome, being the first model with this inconvenience to be cast for NYFW. It seems that at the present, the Brisbane-located redhead’s wish will come true.
She will be representing two fashion campaigns – the first one is for the company Manifesta, with athletic wear, and the second regarding everMaya, the eco handbag brand. She must be really excited about being the face of these acclaimed brands.
Roseanne, Madeline’s mother, said that this step in her career would boost her to a new level. She is aware of the fact that Jamie Brewer, the now very popular American Horror Story actress who has the same disorder, achieved walking the catwalk in February, however, she’s more of a movie star than a model, whereas Madeline’s career revolves around modeling, so this will be a significant platform for her.
FTL Moda made the announcement on Facebook, stating that they announced with pride and maximum joy Madeline Stuart’s participation at NYFW, SS2016 presentation. They advised the general public and fashion enthusiasts to stay tuned as Madeline would shine with joy at the Vanderbilt Hall on September 13th, 2015.
everMaya’s president, Damian Graybelle, reported their thrill of working with talented Madeline on their latest national advertisement campaign. everMaya supports diversity and inclusion and is eager to provide equal opportunities for those who begin life with presupposed barriers to success.
Roseanne Stuart added that Madeline had dreamed of this moment for a while and did not stop pursuing it until she achieved what she wanted, on her own effort and merit. Despite that her doctors said Madeline would not achieve anything, this only fuelled her will of succeeding in life and in her career.
Moreover, Madeline stated on Facebook that
“modelling will help change [society’s] view of people with Down Syndrome,” and that “exposure will help to create acceptance.”
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Spot On: Advertising in Games
Declining television ratings are prompting advertisers to reach the coveted young male demographic through games.
Last week, many-a-television executive choked on his or her latte when reading the first ratings for the fall season. According to Nielsen Media Research, the primary TV ratings company, viewership among males aged 18 to 34 was down seven percent from a year ago. Among males 18 to 24, the drop was even steeper at a whopping 20 percent.
Where have all the young male viewers gone? "We've got a pretty good idea," said Jeff Brown, vice president of corporate communications for Electronic Arts. While Brown may be a tad biased, many media analysts have come to the same conclusion. In increasing numbers, young men are tuning out TV, and turning on games. "There were a lot of smiles in the video game industry last week," Brown told GameSpot, "when network executives lamented the loss of young males from the TV demographic."
To reach that coveted, notoriously spendthrift demographic, more and more companies are looking to games to push their products. As discussed in a current GameSpotting, the advertiser's most common method of attack is product placement.
While games have been prominently featured real-world products for years--as sponsorship plays a major role in sports titles, and many car-racing games feel like advertisements for the ultrarealistic autos they feature--what is new is the fact that game publishers increasingly see product placement as a revenue source. "It's definitely a growing trend," said David Anderson, Activision's director of business development and licensing. "I think brand marketers and advertisers are realizing that they need to be more creative in their marketing initiatives, and the 'in-game option' is fast becoming another tool for them to utilize."
Anderson should know. He helped Activision negotiate one of the higher-profile product placement deals this year. Under the terms of the agreement, Nick Kang, the hero of True Crime: Streets of LA, is decked out in outfits by athletic clothier Puma. The game will also feature Puma billboards and will even include a heist involving a truckful of Puma clothing. In return, Puma is promoting the game in its retail stores and is paying Activision an undisclosed amount.
Activision isn't the only company promoting apparel in its games. There, the self-styled "online getaway" MMORPG, which recently went live, has a deal with Levi's and Nike that lets players buy virtual outfits for their avatars with real money. That's one step beyond the 2002 deal struck between McDonald's, Intel, and EA to let The Sims Online gamers eat at the fast-food chain and buy computers equipped with the chip maker's processors.
So how far will product placement in games go? Anderson thinks the current spate is only the beginning, saying, "I think it will be as significant for video game publishers as it's become for Hollywood studios." Brown was less enthusiastic. "For the foreseeable future, product placement is an experiment," he told GameSpot. "In the best case, it can be seen as opportunity to offset some extra development costs. Offsetting costs will result in better games, but it's not a big revenue strategy."
However, Brown indicated Electronic Arts wasn't about to let any product placement opportunities pass it by, and added, "We've got teams of people working with product marketers and studio leaders to see what we can do." And Anderson made it clear Activision would continue to develop new product placement opportunities. "We have been working on and executing these types of programs very successfully for years and will continue to do so going forward."
A more important question may be how far is too far? Will players who have plunked down $49.99 for a game feel cheated when they're bombarded with product logos? Brown is quick to point out that game product placement will never be as intrusive as television advertising. He said that subtlety is the key. "If we can include product placement without affecting the game experience or annoying the player, it will be a big success. If the commercial activity becomes obtrusive, players will let us know. We're not going to do anything that compromises the quality of the game or annoys the players."
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An average of 800 hours will be spent using mobile internet this year - that's equivalent to 33 days without sleep or pause, according to Zenith's Media Consumption Forecasts...
5 Jul 2019
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Uber in damage control after being slammed on social media and elsewhere for Sydney siege price hike...
18 Dec 2014
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was involved in heated exchanges with radio callers over his tough budget, including a pensioner who works on a sex-phone line to pay the bills.
21 May 2014
SINGAPORE: The hotly anticipated Spikes Asia Awards Ceremony has taken place at the Grand Theatre, Marina Bay Sands. Over 1,000 delegates attended to be the first to hear this year's winners and celebrate the best of creativity in communications from across Asia Pacific.
19 Sep 2013
NEW YORK, US: The Midas Awards, for the World's Best Financial Advertising, announced the award winners for the 2012 competition. This year's Midas Grand Jury awarded one Grand Midas, 26 Gold Ingots, 46 Silver Ingots, and 63 Finalists. The 2012 Midas Awards competition received entries from 28 countries and is reputed to be the only international competition that recognises excellence in financial services communications on a global scale.
21 Dec 2012
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Complaints about mobile phones to Australia's telecoms watchdog jumped 9% in a year, accounting for two-thirds of all gripes received due to growing smartphone use, a study said on Monday.
31 Oct 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Gadget lovers have flooded Apple with pre-orders and set up camp outside the company's real-world stores to get their hands on the new generation iPhone 5 set for release today. [Video]
21 Sep 2012
CUPERTINO, US: Apple has announced it has sold three million of its new iPad, since its launch on Friday, March 16. The new iPad features a new Retina display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing photos and 1080p HD video, and the same all-day 10 hour battery life*.
22 Mar 2012
CUPERTINO, US: Apple has announced the new iPad, the third generation mobile device, will arrive at Apple's retail stores and the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com) on Friday, 16 March in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK; along with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
15 Mar 2012
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DUBAI, UAE: The 6th Dubai Lynx Awards, one of the premier awards celebrating creative excellence in MENA's advertising and communications industry, has received a total of 2037 entries from 17 countries.
5 Mar 2012
CLEVELAND, US: The 2012 Tabbies call for entries is now available at the TABPI website, allowing all B2B magazine editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. Tabbies' partners include South Africa's SAFREA, and MPASA. [video]
26 Jan 2012
The world is sitting in a now familiar state of uncertainty, with debit crisis, stagnant established markets and emerging growth markets and continued pressure to deliver increasing returns. In the face of this uncertainty and continuing increase in fragmentation and complexity, marketers will need to strategically develop more flexibly responses to deal with a range of conundrums.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: As a global sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes F1 Team, Vodafone enjoys exposure to millions of passionate racing fans worldwide. However, as the Australian F1 prepared to take place in Melbourne in 2010, Vodafone wanted to localise the event to connect with Australians.
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June 18, 2021 | 18:46
As 5G adoption is accelerating around the world, more opportunities are coming up for service providers in the enterprise space.
June 04, 2021 | 12:31
Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos shares the learning and insights on successful digital transformation of enterprises.
May 30, 2021 | 09:12
5G is expected to be commercialised nationwide soon as the country's major mobile network operators will begin trialling 5G network sharing.
May 21, 2021 | 08:00
The largest telecom operators in Vietnam - Viettel, Vinaphone and Mobifone - are betting on 5G services and digital platforms in order to increase revenues amid saturation of traditional services.
May 14, 2021 | 16:34
Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos shares the key insights from the “Five Ways to a Better 5G” report.
April 24, 2021 | 10:30
Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos states that today's factories could deliver far more value with wireless networks.
April 17, 2021 | 16:46
Ericsson has been named as the market leader in global 5G network infrastructure in 2020 by leading business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
April 05, 2021 | 14:16
Ciena Corporation, a US telecommunications networking equipment and software services supplier, is making a strong investment in Vietnam by bringing the latest technologies and solutions for the 5G implementation. Duong Xuan Truong, General Director of Ci
April 03, 2021 | 11:20
Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos discusses mobile cloud gaming opportunities in Vietnam with the launch of 5G.
March 31, 2021 | 17:22
Vietnam’s 5G user equipment market is expected to see changes as the country is taking the final steps to publicise new regulations, possibly stiffening competition among device suppliers like Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi.
March 15, 2021 | 11:16
Ports and shipping are vital for a well-functioning global economy. According to the International Chamber of Shipping, shipping contributes roughly 90 per cent of the world’s trading. Interestingly, four out of five of the world’s largest terminals are in Asia, as are its 10 largest container ports. Container shipping is growing to keep up with demands in consumer and industrial trade.
March 15, 2021 | 11:14
Xiaomi Corporation has been making great strides in its innovative smartphone development this year ever since it strategically changed focus to 5G and AI.
February 27, 2021 | 11:00
The pandemic has sped up digital transformation in healthcare, prompting numerous innovative startups to step up their game to fill the gaps in the market.
February 25, 2021 | 10:53
Ericsson has been named a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for 5G Network Infrastructure for Communications Service Providers by Gartner.
February 22, 2021 | 15:50
With the trend of relocating manufacturing hubs into Asia-Pacific, Vietnam is in a stellar spot to attract much of this high-tech smart manufacturing investment due to its advanced 4G and soon 5G digital infrastructure.


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EA also showed off new multiplayer content for Battlefield V, including a quick look at gigantic multi-round multiplayer mode Grand Operations.
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Unmanned autonomous car permitted in California
From April onward cars can effectively be driverless in the state of California. Traffic authorities have abolished the rule that in an emergency situation a driver was still necessary behind the steering wheel.
Many companies from Silicon Valley asked to change this rule. A developer like Waymo (linked with Google) is already working on robot taxis for a long time. But also a traditional manufacturer like GM lately presented a prototype in which the steering wheel and pedals are missing.
Already 50 companies have a license in California to test drive autonomous cars. From the 2nd of April onward they can obtain a license for testing cars without a driver aboard.
The cars have to comply with particular security standards and there needs to be proof that they are protected against possible cyber attacks. In a first phase the functioning of the car has to be monitored by radio and all driving data have to be recorded, similar to air security.
Apart from that, a way of communication has to be developed with police officers who want to stop a robotized car. California has taken this initiative whereas the federal government in Washington seems not ready to impose rules for the US shortly. Apparently everything is blocked on the federal level.


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Apparently, that yellow C7 bearing the custom license plate “THE – VP” we reported on last week was indeed Vice President Joe Biden’s wheels. Well, sort of. The Corvette was used in a parody with Biden and HBO “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus as part of the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an affair where Hollywood stars and the press come together to mingle and share a few laughs.
You’ve got to wonder if even General Motors expected the new Corvette Stingray to be as big of a hit as it is now. Sure, they definitely knew they had something special when all the reviews started pouring in, but the C7 is turning out to be one of the biggest home runs any automaker has had over the past decade. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find any sane person disputing that … even among fans of rival brands.
I’m not quite sure how I missed this one, but considering that it’s built on the beloved C6 platform, I figured it’s deserving of a few comments here, good or bad. The Soleil Anadi, hand-built in Italy, was showcased at the recent New York International Auto Show, and so far counts three owners in the Middle East as its exclusive customer base, according to a New York Times report.
Make no mistake about it, Corvette buyers still crave a lot of the hard-core traditional performance stuff that has always defined the sports car, even when opting for the new Corvette Stingray. Amid the growing trend among carmakers to do away with the traditional stick shift in sports cars, GM says 40 percent of new Stingray buyers are opting for the manual transmission.
You certainly can’t say that Chevy isn’t trying to share the love when it comes to the C7. In addition to reaching out to traditional Corvette fans, the carmaker has also been working to turn some new prospects on to the new Stingray. Most recently, Chevy set up camp at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival near Palm Springs, CA hoping to add a few of the partygoers to the Corvette fan base. Attendees at the Corvette bash had a chance to experience the thrill of the C7 from the passenger’s seat and it appears to have made quite an impression as you’ll see after the jump.


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WAM: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA’s) EV Green Charger stations at Expo 2020 Dubai have provided 87,772 kilowatt-hours (KWh) of electricity for the electric vehicles (EV) of visitors to the exhibition during its first three months, with 3,681 charging transactions. This helped visitors travel approximately 415,000 kilometres in eco-friendly vehicles.
DEWA provided Expo 2020 visitors with 19 charging stations, with five stations each at Opportunity, Sustainability, and Mobility Pavilions, two stations at the Expo 2020 office, and two stations at ENOC’s future service station. These EV Green Chargers can simultaneously charge up to 34 electric vehicles at the Expo site.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, praised the Expo 2020 Dubai visitors for using EVs, supporting the wise leadership’s vision to host one of the most sustainable Expos. This also supports the Dubai Green Mobility initiative to encourage sustainable transport in line with the Emirate’s strategic objectives for sustainability, air quality, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.