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Taiwanese Manufacturer Foxconn Expands its Presence in India, Creating Thousands of Jobs and Strengthening the Semiconductor Industry
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer and a vital Apple iPhone supplier is set to make a significant investment of $600 million in India. This move reaffirms India’s growing stature as a key player in the global semiconductor industry. According to a report by news agency Reuters, Foxconn’s investment will focus on chip equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones in the Southern Indian state of Karnataka. The investment is expected to generate approximately 12,000 jobs, further contributing to India’s economic growth.
Foxconn’s Commitment to India:
The bulk of Foxconn’s investment, around $350 million, will be utilized to establish an Apple iPhone component facility. This decision aligns with the company’s strategy to expand its manufacturing operations in India. In addition to iPhone assembly, Foxconn plans to collaborate with Applied Materials in a $250 million project to produce advanced chip-making tools. This step is crucial in bolstering India’s capabilities in semiconductor manufacturing and attracting more high-tech investments to the region.
The recent announcement of Foxconn Industrial Internet’s (FII) interest in investing Rs 1,600 crore in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district reflects the company’s long-term commitment to the Indian market. This separate manufacturing unit is set to create 6,000 jobs and will complement Foxconn’s existing sprawling campus near Chennai, where iPhones are currently assembled, and over 35,000 employees work.
Boosting India’s Semiconductor Industry:
Foxconn’s latest investments signal its intention to establish a strong foothold in India’s semiconductor industry. The company is in discussions with industry giants Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Japan’s TMH Group for a joint venture technology partnership. The collaboration aims to set up semiconductor fab units in India, producing both advanced and legacy node chips. TSMC, renowned for being one of the world’s leading chip foundries, has significant expertise and experience in manufacturing chips used by prominent semiconductor companies like Apple, Nvidia, and AMD.
The partnership between Foxconn, TSMC, and TMH Group is poised to contribute to India’s emergence as a preferred destination for high-tech semiconductor manufacturing. The potential establishment of semiconductor fabs in the country will not only boost domestic production but also serve as a catalyst for research and development in the semiconductor ecosystem.
Economic and Employment Impact:
Foxconn’s ambitious investment plan in India is expected to create a substantial number of jobs, enhancing the country’s economic landscape. With approximately 12,000 jobs generated by the $600 million investment, local communities will witness increased economic activity and improved livelihoods. Additionally, the investment is likely to stimulate the growth of allied industries, providing a further impetus to India’s economic diversification.
Foxconn’s $600 million investment in India comes as a testament to the country’s growing potential as a hub for semiconductor manufacturing. By focusing on chip equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones, Foxconn aims to solidify its position as a key player in the global supply chain. The investment not only highlights the company’s commitment to India but also affirms India’s attractiveness for high-tech investments. With the creation of thousands of jobs and the strengthening of India’s semiconductor industry, Foxconn’s investment is poised to leave a lasting impact on India’s economic growth and technological prowess.


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Check out this 2021 #StopFoodWasteDay event on Wednesday co-hosted by Food Tank, a food think tank.
It will featuring more than 35 speakers discussing the importance and offering solutions for how to solve food loss and food waste.
Wednesday, April 28, 2 p.m. ET
For more information for consumers, see my blog Rita R. Robison, Consumer and Personal Finance Journalist.

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After being unveiled at this years CES 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Sing Television company started taking registrations for access to its new Sling TV service.
During the final weeks of January Sling TV started enabling access to those users that had pre-registered, and this week the company has opened up its monthly subscription to all.
Enabling all those that are interested to start a $20 a month subscription for the Internet TV service, that offers access to popular channels such as ESPN, TBS, CNN, TNT, Food Network, HGTV and Cartoon Network.
Sling TV currently supports both Android and iOS mobile devices as well as both Windows and Mac operating system as well as Roku. Three additional packages offering news, family-friendly content and sports are available at $5 each.
Sling TV offers a 7 days free trail and allows users to watch the service anytime, anywhere on your TV, tablet, phone or computer. For more information on the new Sling TV service jump over to the official Sling Television website for details and to start your 7 day free trial.
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LucasArts Adds Classic Titles to Steam
We’d heard a rumor this weekend that LucasArts would be making a major announcement Monday morning regarding an older franchise and speculation began. Personally, I was hoping for a resurrection of Full Throttle, the click and collect adventure created by Tim Schafer and released back in ’95. No such luck, though it came close.
Via their Twitter, LucasArts announced this morning that they would be utilizing the Steam digital delivery service to offer up back catalog games beginning this Wednesday (July 8th). Right out of the gate, 8 classic titles (well, 5 classics and 3 modern hits) are being offered up:
- Armed and Dangerous™
- Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis
- Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
- LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
- Star Wars Battlefront® II
- Star Wars Republic Commando®
- Star Wars Starfighter™
- The Dig®
- Thrillville®: Off the Rails™
And more are apparently to come. LucasArts has already announced a return to the Monkey Island franchise, coming to the Wii, Xbox Live and PC (via Steam). The first WiiWare chapter rolls out July 7th, Steam on July 15th.
Lots of future possibilities and all will be announced on Twitter. Darrel Rodriguez, president of LucasArts: “This effort is going to make it possible to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to LucasArts’ classic games. It also gives more people a chance to play our games by making them available long after they’ve disappeared from store shelves. We hope our fans are as excited as we are about our plans and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next. This is just the beginning.”
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BCM Wins Gold Adrian Award for Marriott App Launch
Marriott and Beeby Clark+Meyler were awarded a Gold Adrian Award on Monday, January 28 at the HSMAI Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala. The winning digital marketing entry was a launch campaign for the Marriott Mobile App, a coordinated effort between Beeby Clark+Meyler and Marriott eCommerce Marketing.
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The Marriott App Launch was chosen as a winner in the Digital Marketing category, achieving a Gold award for its big idea, creative use of social media, and shared connection with consumers.
The Adrian Awards are an annual show that recognizes notable travel advertising, digital marketing, and public relations work. Now in its 56th year, the Adrians are one of travel marketing’s most prestigious awards. Over 1,100 entries were received for this year’s show.
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Flipkart, Tiger Global’s unlikely burden4 min read . Updated: 14 Jan 2017, 04:08 AM IST
Kalyan Krishnamurthy as Flipkart CEO is may be aimed at dressing up the firm for a future sale, perhaps the best shot that Tiger Global has at salvaging its investment
Late last October, Sandeep Singhal, a co-founder at Mumbai-based venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners, unwittingly pronounced e-commerce company Flipkart’s epitaph. At the close of a panel discussion in Bengaluru, Singhal remarked, in jest: “Effectively what we (venture capital investors) did is collectively spend $2-3 billion on educating the Indian consumer on how to use Amazon…" This week, the Flipkart that started up a decade ago in a two-bedroom apartment in Bengaluru and became the flag-bearer of the current generation of homegrown Internet start-ups, died.
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Is the phrase “that escalated quickly appropriate here?” It seems so since Blizzard just banned a Hearthstone forum user for supporting Hong Kong liberation.
The user who goes by “Daros” on the Hearthstone forum is got banned for posting “by the way…Liberate Hong Kong.” The ban will last 1000 years, according to Blizzard.
Your account is unable to post or reply until October 10, 3019 1.04 PM.
It looks like Blizzard hasn’t learned anything from its handling of the ongoing situation. The company is already facing backlash for banning Hearthstone esports player Ng Wai Chung, after he showed support for Hong Kong protests during a live-post match interview.
— Inven Global (@InvenGlobal) October 6, 2019
Blizzard’s actions caused a couple of dozen of its own employees to walk out in protest on Tuesday. The employees met under the big Orc Warrior outside of the Activision Blizzard offices in California.
Despite worldwide protest and disapproval of Blizzard’s ban of Blitzchung, the company is not ready to reverse its decision. The popular Hearthstone player is still banned from Hearthstone tournaments for 12 months. Blizzard Entertainment also took away his winnings from the recent event.
United States Lawmakers also criticized the company for its actions. Senator Ron Wyden said:
Blizzard shows it is willing to humiliate itself to please the Chinese Communist Party. No American company should censor calls for freedom to make a quick buck.
Meanwhile, some opportunists took this moment to market their own company. Epic Games’ Tim Sweeny shared his views and said that his company would never ban a player for expressing opinions. China owns 40% of Epic Games, meanwhile, only 5% of Blizzard is owned by China, so if Blizzard can go this far to protect Chinese interests, imagine what Epic can do. Still, if Sweeney actually stands for principle we admire and appreciate his support of freedom of speech.
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Turns out, this bud isn’t just for you.
There may be a future for cannabis on Virginia’s farms, though navigating its legal status and crafting regulations are hurdles to contend with before the plant can provide any sort of economic boost.
Long-held fears of a corporate takeover of cannabis agriculture bubbled to the surface Friday, a day after the state released detailed regulations for what has historically been a loosey-goosey trade populated by small backwoods farmers.
Quebec will have zero tolerance for driving-while-high under its plan for legalized marijuana use and sale.
The marijuana industry is one of the quickest growing sectors of the American economy right now.
Medical marijuana is rapidly spreading across the country—most recently in Pennsylvania on Thursday when the state announced the launch of its patient and caregiver registry.
After nearly a decade of fighting for liberalized marijuana laws, David Overholt is hoping to cash in.
The city will push the legal medical marijuana industry out of Hamilton if it prevents rural facilities from expanding, say local growers.
Companies have begun applying to Denmark’s medicines regulator to grow cannabis plants ahead of the drug becoming legalised for medicinal purposes next year, it’s reported.
A southern Ontario college says it will be the first to offer a post-secondary credential in the production of commercial cannabis.


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The worldwide entity that acts as a traffic cop for Internet domain names, ICANN, today released a list of hundreds of proposed top level domain names that could supplment the current 20+ suffixes in use, such as .com, .org., .net, .org, and .xxx. ICANN billed it as likely the biggest expansion ever of the Internet domain system.
It's a veritable gold rush for major companies to lock up domain names that mirror their companies or their product names, such as .Apple and .Android.
ICANN received more than 1,900 applications for new domain names -- the full list is here.
So how would this work? Instead of visiting Apple.com, we'd go to Apple.Apple? That's kind of goofy, no?
Companies have to pay $25,000 a year to maintain their top level domain, says The Verge.
I cruised through the list right now and here are some things I noticed:
* 13 entities applied for the .app extension. Lots of folks want to control apps.
* Microsoft applied for .xbox and .azure.
* Beats By Dre applied for .beats.
* Someone applied for a .blackfriday domain.
* The Boston Globe applied for .boston.
* The Vatican applied for .catholic.
* Nissan claimed the .datsun domain, though the car brand was phased out in the mid-1980s.
* The American Heart Association applied for .stroke.
* Google has applied for .diy, .fyi, .meme, .mom, and .lol.
* I don't think any U.S. states applied for this, including Maryland. Missed opportunity?
* I CAN'T BELIEVE NO ONE APPLIED FOR .OMG. OMG!


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|Inflation, not Brexit, should be worrying our policy makers|
CapX - October 12, 2016
Harold Wilson is alive and well and running Britain’s post-Brexit economic policy. He is telling us why Brexit already means we are worse off and will eventually mean recession, and how that will happen.
When Wilson devalued the pound by nearly 15% against the dollar in November 1967, he declared, to later notoriety, that:
This does not mean that the pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued…
But it did. Now that the pound has again fallen by 15% -- actually, 19% since June 23rd, but about 15% from the average rate in the weeks before the referendum – it is worth remembering how. For we seem to have forgotten that inflation exists, and that it has been the most common reason why the British economy has slipped into recession.
Already, the fall in the pound’s value means that everything we import has become costlier. Boris Johnson has been touring Italy telling audiences that Britons so love glugging Italian Prosecco that there’ll be an easy deal to be done allowing Europeans to buy the City’s financial services while we keep importing Italian booze. But that booze has just got at least a tenth dearer. Petrol prices are creeping up again too.
Devaluation makes British exports cheaper, as Wilson pointed out in 1967, but whether or not that advantage lasts and boosts economic growth depends on how domestic inflation responds, on how long it takes for that competitive advantage to be eroded.
It’s been a while since the Bank of England last had to worry about inflation. The rate of growth in the consumer price index fell below the Bank’s 2% target at the start of 2014. Prior to that it had been surprisingly high, given that the UK was deep in recession following the 2008 Lehman shock, with inflation topping 4% for most of 2011. That wasn’t true in most other western countries: our economy has long been more inflation-prone than others.
That spell of inflation was one main way in which people’s incomes were cut in terms of spending power during that period, even if nominally they had merely been frozen. It is why TUC research shows that real wages in the UK fell by more than 10% between 2007and 2015.
Now, inflation is back. Mark Carney, the Bank’s governor, will be watching the rate like a hawk from now on. It is already gently on the up, reaching 0.6% in the year to August. Most of that still benign level will not have been affected by the devaluation. But if the pound stays low or falls even further against the dollar and euro, that inflation rate will start to climb quite sharply.
With unemployment now just 5.4% of the labour force, lower even than in America, the British labour market will be fairly tight. No one can yet be sure what the Brexit vote has done to the incentive for EU citizens to come to Britain looking for work, but if it turns out to have reduced the inflow even before full Brexit has occurred, that will tighten the market still further. Wages are already, to much rejoicing, rising at their fastest rate since the crash.
So the scene is set for 2017 to be Harold Wilson’s year. In post-referendum Britain, the slump in the pound looks harmless, even beneficial. But next year, the pound in your pocket will be devalued, just as it was in 1968, as inflation climbs.
The big question will be what Governor Carney will do about it: will he simply stand back and watch the real value of incomes being eroded? Or will he tighten monetary policy and even – to everyone’s shock – raise interest rates? With – as in Wilson’s day – Britain running a huge deficit on the current account of its balance of payments, Carney will feel keenly the need to keep encouraging foreigners to lend to Britain and invest in British assets, which will require higher returns to compensate if inflation rises.
If that is what he finds he has to do, then the path to the next recession will have been set. We have no need to wait to find out what the terms of Brexit will be and what their impact will be on business investment, employment and trade. Inflation is going to tell the story.


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Another chapter in the ongoing U.S.-China and China-EU trade wars was written today after China's Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs announced that it is to suspend imports of polysilicon via a trade loophole from September in an attempt to shut-off a market kink that currently enables domestic manufacturers to import polysilicon while avoiding duties.
China, which consumes more solar-grade polysilicon than any other nation, will suspend any application from solar companies importing silicon under the "processing trade" rules, which previously dictated that any material used in domestic manufacturing would be exempt from import duties provided the finished product is then exported.
Chinese solar companies had been employing this tactic to purchase imported polysilicon from the U.S., EU and South Korea countries to which China had earlier this year applied duties for their polysilicon imports as part of the seemingly perpetual tit-for-tat actions that have marred this latest round of solar disputes.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance's (BNEF) Hong Kong-based analyst Wang Xiaoting was quick to remark that the suspension is "mainly aimed at U.S. polysilicon" in retaliation to the recent high tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Chinese solar modules and cells imported into the country.
In April, China imposed punitive anti-dumping (AD) of as much as 42% on EU polysilicon imports, but many Chinese companies had simply taken advantage of the existing loophole in order to continue importing from Europe. This latest announcement from the Chinese ministry could potentially provide a welcome fillip for struggling Chinese PV component manufacturers and polysilicon processors, such as GCL-Poly Energy.
Prior to China's ruling on EU polysilicon imports, the U.S. and South Korea were hit with duties in January, rising as high as 57% for U.S. companies and applying for a period of five years. South Korean polysilicon providers were hit with tariffs of between 2.4% and 48.7% a move that severely impacted trade in polysilicon between the two nations, dragging export volumes from South Korea to China down to $2.05 billion, which represented a 34% fall in trade from a year earlier.
Over the first six months of 2014, China's polysilicon imports actually increased year-on-year by 17.4%, reaching 45,932 tons. Of that figure, import via the "processing trade" rules amounted to 34,068 tons – some 74.2% of the total volume, according to official figures from the Chinese Ministry. That trend has accelerated over the past few months, with June seeing China import 9,566 tons of polysilicon, of which 80.1% (7,662 tons) came via the "processing trade" rules.
A complete ban on imports, effectively blocking what China sees as the dumping of polysilicon, is expected to boost the supply of domestic polysilicon companies as China gears up for a strong second-half for its solar market.
The new policy on polysilicon imports will come into effect on September 1, confirmed China's Ministry of Commerce on its website.
Johannes Bernreuter of Bernreuter Research told pv magazine that Chinese manufacturers definitely have the capacity to fill the gap created by shrinking imports. "For example, LDK Silicon has just restarted production with the first 5,000 metric tons (MT) train of its polysilicon plant," Bernreuter said. "With higher output and utilization, this could be an opportunity to reduce costs. But more importantly, it will be an opportunity to raise prices with shrinking supply from the U.S."
However, Bernreuter was keen to stress that the impact of the new ruling should not be overestimated. "U.S. polysilicon imports into China were 10,031 MT in the first half of 2014, whereas total H1 polysilicon imports into China reached 45,932 MT."
Bernreuter also believes that some European companies may actually benefit from the closing of the loophole, particularly Germanys Wacker Chemie, which had used the "processing trade" in the past. "In March, Wacker closed a price undertaking with the Chinese government, which came into effect in May, making Wacker exempt from punitive duties imposed on European polysilicon manufacturers. Thus, Wacker profits in two ways: It does not lose its large customer base in China, and retains a good, guaranteed price for its product."
South Korea's OCI and Hankook Silicon are both likely to benefit from the exclusion of processing trade, added Bernreuter, because they currently enjoy low duty rates of 2.4% and 2.8% respectively.
"The big loser will be [U.S. producer] REC Silicon," said Bernreuter. "With a duty rate of 57%, the company had been using processing trade extensively." Bernreuter also added that U.S. polysilicon giant Hemlock Semiconductor is unlikely to be too badly affected owing to the companys near-total withdrawal from the Chinese market on the back of the introduction of duties earlier this year.
"From the timing of the announcement, it is obvious that the Chinese government has placed a new bargaining chip on the table in the trade dispute with the U.S., responding to the latest decision of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)," believes Bernreuter. "Chinese polysilicon manufacturers have been pressing for closing the loophole of processing trade for months, if not years. But only now has the government reacted."
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Google, Dish Made Highest Hulu Bids in First Round (Report)
The owners of the online video site have been exploring a sale for $2 billion-plus.
NEW YORK - Google and Charlie Ergen's Dish Network submitted the two highest offers for online video joint venture Hulu, led by CEO Jason Kilar, in the recent first round of bidding, Business Insider reported. They beat out Amazon.com and Yahoo in the opening round.
Citing two unnamed sources, it said that satellite TV firm Dish, which earlier this year acquired Blockbuster as it continues to boost its online video services, offered around $1.9 billion, compared to the more than $2 billion that Hulu's owners were looking for. It said Dish is interested in the Hulu content, but also its back-end technology.
Meanwhile, YouTube owner Google bid in the range of $4 billion for Hulu, but proposed special conditions, according to Business Insider. Google asked for more content for a longer period of time than Hulu owners Walt Disney, News Corp. and NBCUniversal have offered in a sale.
Analyst Richard Greenfield of BTIG recently called Google the "most compelling" buyer for Hulu.
Hulu's owners must now decide on their next steps. Some of them recently signaled they could decide not to sell if the price is not right or if they see advantages to continued ownership.


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28 Oct Today on Dan Abrams’ Sites
Mediaite has an interview with Sarah Palin on well-known political news program “Entertainment Tonight,” in which she gave a tour of her Wasilla home. Of course, talk inevitably turned to Palin’s plans for 2012, and she was as coy as ever, saying she’d of course consider a run for president “if there’s no one else to do it.” Naturally, this all hinges on whether a candidate exists in any universe who Palin believes is more qualified than she is. Here’s hoping! Get the full post here.
Is nothing sacred? Geekosystem reports that there’s an application you can download to see who has unfriended you on Facebook! All it takes is a simple installation through your own Facebook profile, a few easy instructions, and the details of your social pariah-hood are yours for the taking. Unfortunately, the application is not retroactive, so it’s not really worth downloading unless you anticipate pissing a lot of people off in the future. To read the full post, click here.
On Styleite today: Target continues to be awesome, releasing a greatest hits Designer Collective line, featuring designs from old designer lines for the store. This Spring, pieces from Proenza Schouler, Rodarte and Thakoon will hit stores for the second time. Check out a slideshow of the line here.
Uh, Sportsgrid reports that Ron Artest is selling his national championship ring? And the contest is called “Win My Bling”? Incredulity aside, the auction is for a good cause — proceeds will go to benefit various mental health charities. But really, buying and then wearing somebody else’s championship ring? That’s like seeing Justin Bieber wearing Phil Jackson’s championship ring today: WEARING IT DOESN’T MAKE YOU AN NBA TITLE-HOLDER! Sorry. Get the full post here.
Oh, so sad: Gossip Cop reports that Howard K. Stern and Dr. Khristine Eroschevich have been convicted of falsely obtaining prescription medication for Anna Nicole Smith, medications that eventually led to her death in 2007 shortly after giving birth to her daughter. Stern has long since seemed like a shady figure in Smith’s life, and this conviction just confirms it. He’ll be sentenced in January; hopefully he gets what he deserves! To read the full post, click here.


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Cash spreads germs, this has been the case for decades and not just because we are all be driven made by the hype and media that is surrounding this Coronavirus.
- Cash could be spreading the novel coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.
- The WHO told Business Insider that people should wash their hands after handling cash, especially before eating.
- People should use contactless payments instead, the WHO told The Telegraph.
- In February, China said it would destroy cash from areas highly affected by the coronavirus in an effort to slow the spread.
Cash could be contributing to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.
The WHO told The Telegraph that the coronavirus could remain on money for days after being exposed to it and that people should avoid touching their face after handling cash.
“We know that money changes hands frequently and can pick up all sorts of bacteria and viruses and things like that,” a WHO representative told The Telegraph. “We would advise people to wash their hands after handling banknotes and avoid touching their face.”
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In a statement to Business Insider, a WHO representative said people “should wash their hands or use a hand sanitizer after handling money, especially if they are about to eat or before handling food.”
The Mayo Clinic says that viruses tend to last longer on hard surfaces like plastic and metal than on soft surfaces like fabric — US dollars are a blend of paper and fabric — but that factors like temperature and humidity affect how long a virus sticks around on surfaces.
China said in February that it would destroy and disinfect cash from hospitals, buses, and markets in areas severely affected by the coronavirus.
The UK-based Telegraph reported that the Bank of England said it would not follow China’s plan and disinfect cash. The US Treasury Department did not respond to a request for comment.
Way before this outbreak, many EU countries have been moving more and more into digital currencies. Sweden have been doing this due to health reason, and more and more countries are following suit. Most people today have some sort of smart phone and store already their credit cards, this is the same with a Bitcoin wallet or another form of crypto. There is also the added benefit that the merchant will receive their money into their account straight way with Bitcoin, unlike credit cards and bank transfers.
We are going to release a full article about the benefits of this within the next few weeks, which will give you all a clearer understanding of this part of crypto and blockchain technology.


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Mobile biometrics were top of mind this week, judging by the most popular articles in FindBiometrics’ latest roundup. But biometric payment cards and an insightful webinar also got some time in the spotlight.
Starting with mobile biometric technologies, though: readers showed a lot of interest in the news that Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphone features biometric matching software from Suprema. The flagship mobile device features an under-display fingerprint sensor from Qualcomm, and it’s running Suprema’s BioSign 4.0 fingerprint recognition algorithm:
Mobile facial recognition also got a lot of attention, thanks to Yoti. The company announced that it had reached a major milestone with its digital identity app, which supports the use of facial recognition and document reading to verify the identities of end users. The app has now been downloaded more than 10 million times:
In other selfie biometrics news, FacePhi has made further inroads in the APAC market. The remote onboarding specialist has made its debut in Vietnam, thanks to a partnership with investment specialist Pinetree Securities. It’s an important development for the Spain-based firm as it continues its global expansion beyond the LATAM market in which it has attained such a high profile:
As for biometric payment cards, readers showed sustained interest this week in the recent news that Mastercard had issued a Vendor Letter of Approval for a biometric payment card from KONA I. The card, which features an embedded fingerprint sensor, enables biometric transaction authorization thanks in part to software provided by Precise Biometrics:
And finally, FindBiometrics visitors showed strong interest in an expert discussion on the ongoing ascent of biometric technology amid accelerating digitization. Recorded as a live webinar, “Redefining Biometrics for the Next Decade of Digital Work and Life” became available on-demand this week, and features insights from FaceTec CEO Kevin Alan Tussy, CITeR Director Stephanie Schuckers, Better Identity Coalition Coordinator Jeremy Grant, and Frost & Sullivan analyst Danielle VanZandt:
Stay posted to FindBiometrics next week as we continue to bring you the latest news and interviews from the exciting world of biometrics. To see the hottest stories of the week in mobile digital identity, visit our sibling site Mobile ID World.
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Thanks to aggresive direct to consumer advertising asking men who were tired to talk to their doctors about "low T," sales of testosterone drugs totaled $2.2 billion in 2013.
However, the FDA's concerns about the safety of testosterone may be changing this trend. In September 2014, an advisory panel to the FDA voted 20 to 1 to revise the labeling of testosterone drugs to make it clear that the products are intended for serious testosterone deficiencies and not "low T." A majority of the panel also urged the FDA to conduct safety trials in light of multiple studies indicating a risk of heart attack and stroke, in addition to the recently added risks of blood clots in the legs and lungs.
In light of these safety concerns, testosterone is no longer the booming business that it once was. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, the makers of Testim, cut 190 sales jobs in September due to the plummeting demand for testosterone and then agreed to a $2.6 billion buyout by Endo International. AbbVie reported sales of AndroGel dropped 5% in the first half of 2014 to $472 million, likely meaning that AndroGel will no longer be a blockbuster drug (a drug with sales of more than $1 billion annually). IMS reports that total sales of testosterone drugs fell 6 percent in the first half of 2014.
If you or a loved one suffered a heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure or a blood clot as a result of taking a testosterone medication, like AndroGel, please call our experienced testosterone attorneys at (888) 606-5297 for a free consultation about your potential AndroGel lawsuit.


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Mobile phone fraud involves a variety of scams that either persuade you to buy phone-related products/services that turn out to be non-existent or to make phone calls or texts to premium services by accident or to unknowingly sign up to expensive subscription services. And each year millions of the UK consumers fall victim to mobile phone frauds.
There is one group of people who are more likely to become a victim of a scam – students! Students are using their mobile phones almost 24 h a day and they are open to communication with the world. Those might be the reasons for the latest frauds in the UK, when students were victims.
Last fall college students have been left in thousands of pounds of debt after becoming involved in a mobile phone contract scam. A fraud has made young people sign up for numerous expensive mobile phone deals on the promise they will not be required to fulfil them. Young people from Preston College have taken out mobile phone contracts which they hand over to a fraudster, who promised to cancel the contracts. But instead he shipped them abroad to places like India and Pakistan leaving students facing bills for more than £2,000 each. Some of them were paid a fee for their work, while others were probably conned into the belief taking mobile phones would “improve their credit rating.” Police have today revealed frauds – criminals from Blackburn.
Very often scammed are especially international students. Tellows user m.wentzel reported number 02032398294 and his comment:
This is one of the numbers that pretends to be from the UKBA to fool international students in the UK and tell them there is something wrong with their imigration application. They have parts of your data (maybe name, zip-code etc.) and they try to get ALL of your information plus your credit card details. Do not give that information!
In 2012 BBC informed that in nine months viruses that steal cash have jumped from 29% of mobile malware to 62% . Mobile security firm Lookout said viruses were getting on to phones via booby-trapped apps and through adverts and webpages harbouring malware. Those viruses added charges to a user’s bill to cash in. Fraudsters inserted a virus called “NotCompatible”. Such a virus might be used to artificially inflate the popularity of an advert, a song on a music website to help generate a larger return for criminals.
Another example of scam adds has been reported by Tellows user London on number 07572597532:
Be careful people. This guy puts fakes adds on gumtree. But is a scam.
Trust me. This guy is a scammer.
People are being tricked into signing up, often by typing in their mobile number online, for services they actually don’t want. Messages are then sent out which can cost users up to £4.50 per text to receive. Unless people keep a close eye on their mobile phone bills those charges can add up very quickly. For example, twenty-four-year-old Beth Coundley from Chichester got caught out after receiving around five texts a month for five months. In total she was charged around £130 despite insisting she never signed up for any services.
And those are just few examples of this huge problem. To protect yourself it is better not to respond to unknown numbers, to reply to text messages from someone you don’t know, to reply to any text that claims you won money. We have to remember it is not possible to win money without entering a competition.
Taking into consideration the amount of phone frauds, the UK government is doing everything possible to protect their citizens. There are advices how to protect yourself and your money in the internet, also everybody who becomes victims can make a fraud information report on webpage of Tellows. Police and National Fraud Authority are working together to fight this fight. Unfortunately, the development of technologies guarantees the development of fraudsters’ imagination.


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Today, Microsoft unveiled the much awaited Windows Phone 8.1 update at the Build 2014 conference being held in San Francisco. Windows Phone users have been waiting for this update for quite some time and they need to for a few more weeks. Also a part of this unveil was Microsoft’s new personal assistant for Windows Phone. Known as Cortana, it uses Bing to perform various voice searches and is the company’s answer to Siri.
Now, Siri was unveiled by Apple almost 3 years ago, so some people might believe that Microsoft has entered the arena too late. However, Microsoft’s Cortana has a feature that no other voice assistant has. It can be used with third-party apps! Microsoft hasn’t detailed that functionality, but I bet developers are already working on it.
The personal assistant can be launched either via a live tile on the homescreen or by using the search button. You can ask it to set reminders, send texts, make calls and search the web. It is kind of a mixture between Google Now and Siri.
Cortana, as you may know, is a character from Microsoft’s popular Halo franchise. A nice way to make Halo fans want Cortana on their smartphone even more. Here’s the introduction video of Cortana;
According to Microsoft, Cortana will soon be available to existing Windows Phone user when an update to 8.1 rolls out in the coming months. Newer devices will come with Windows Phone 8.1 and Cortana later this month.
What do you think of Cortana?
The post Say Hello To Cortana, Microsoft’s Answer To Siri [VIDEO] appeared first on iJailbreak | Unconventional Jailbreak And iOS News.


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Nvidia has a glut of unsold graphics cards thanks in part to cryptocurrency miners no longer buying GPUs.
On Thursday, Nvidia said(Opens in a new window) it was experiencing some excess inventory in midrange graphics cards, and blamed the problem on the "post-crypto hangover," which temporarily inflated prices for the company's GPUs.
"When pricing is volatile in the channel, it probably freezes some people waiting for prices to stabilize," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an earnings call. "And that took longer than we expected, frankly."
Nvidia initially reported the plummeting sales in graphic cards from cryptocurrency miners back in August. However, the company is still feeling the ripple effects from the waning demand because prices for Nvidia's graphics cards have taken time to normalize, company executives said.
The unsold graphics cards led Nvidia to miss its original revenue projections for the third quarter, which came in at $3.18 billion, down from the forecasted $3.25 billion.
"We thought we had done a better job of managing the cryptocurrency dynamics, but when the prices came down, we started to come down," Huang said.
However, Nvidia's CEO doesn't expect the glut to last, given that pricing has stabilized. "Now that it's at the right level, our expectation is that the market will return to normal," he added.
Last year, prices for the company's GPUs started to inflate when a single Bitcoin was reaching close to $20,000 in value. To generate the digital gold, cryptocurrency miners were buying up Nvidia graphics card to help them mine the virtual currency.
But since then, the cryptocurrency market has taken a sharp dive. Bitcoin is now valued at $5,500 a coin.
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AT&T TV Now, the live streaming service, is no longer available to new customers and has merged with AT&T TV, according to its web site. AT&T says service for current AT&T TV Now subscribers will continue.
In addition, AT&T has raised AT&T TV’s programming prices, eliminated its regional sports fee for most plans, and terminated its two-year contract requirement which included a $15 a month penalty for cancelling early.
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AT&T TV’s new pricing for its three main packages:
* Entertainment plan (65 channels), which was $59.99 a month for the first year, and $93 a month in year two, is now $69.99 a month with no contract;
* Choice plan (90 channels), which was $64.99 a month for the first year, and $110 a month in year two, is now $84.99 a month with no contract;
* Ultimate package (130 channels), which was $94 a month for the first year, and $135 a month in year two, is now $94.99 a month with no contract.
“AT&T TV NOW has merged with AT&T TV to bring you the best live and on-demand experience! Get more of what you love, including no annual contract, simple pricing with no hidden fees; watch on devices you already have — anytime, anywhere,” AT&T says at the AT&T TV web site.
AT&T launched AT&T TV Now in November 2016, saying that streaming was the future of television. Thanks largely to low promotional prices ($10 a month for the first three months), AT&T TV Now’s subscription numbers soared in the first two years, reaching nearly two million. However, after AT&T eliminated the promotional pricing, AT&T TV Now’s subs declined sharply and the company reported that it had just 683,000 after the third quarter of 2020.
The company started AT&T TV in trial markets in 2019 and took it nationwide last March. AT&T TV is an Internet-based service that offers programming packages over a company-supplied set-top, but you can also watch AT&T TV on tablets, smart phones and some streaming devices using an AT&T TV app.
At launch, AT&T said it hoped AT&T TV would attract new customers, and persuade current DIRECTV subs to switch to a service that is less expensive for the company to operate. However, the AT&T TV web site says the service is now not available to DIRECTV and U-verse customers.
That change could have something to do with reports that AT&T is trying to sell DIRECTV and U-verse and perhaps focus exclusively on streaming, including HBO Max and AT&T TV.
While AT&T has eliminated the AT&T TV contract, it will require subscribers to pay $5 a month for each AT&T set-top. You can avoid the fee by using your own streaming device, such as Roku. The regional sports fee is included in the Choice plan and above.
The company says new customers can still get a lower monthly price for the first year, no AT&T TV set-top fee, and 500 hours of DVR storage, if they agree to a two-year contract. The two-year contract offers do include a $8.49 a month regional sports fee in the Choice plan or above.
But the contract is no longer required to subscribe. In the no-contract plans, subscribers get 20 hours of free DVR storage; the 500 hours requires a $10 a month fee.
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Unfortunately when we moved in the summer of 2020, I’m on a contract and when I signed up I didn’t get what I asked for and have talked to the company about it and they won’t do anything to enhance my experience. What can I do? I’m a senior and don’t want to be on a contract.
Does AT&T TV offer the popular SELECT Package (NO SPORTS Package)
With ALL the SELECT Channels ?
AT&T TV never had the Select package. Even DirecTV discontinued it for new customers
Mitchell, do you know WHY ?
I don’t know if I’m the only one here, but I’m sooooo confused with AT&T branding names and thelack of originality, between AT&T TV and AT&T Now. What’s going to be next? AT&T After, AT&T After Now, AT&T Soon After Now…
You are NOT Alone.
Think this is BAD,
Try figuring what “bill” goes with what.
Every bill AT&T has, says AT&T, Period….
ATT Land Line, ATT CELL, ATT, DirecTV,
ATT U-Verse. ATT Credit Card.
Get the Idea.
ALL ATT bills ONLY say ATT
It is up to you to figure which one is goes to which service
Since we lost our internet all day today, at least my DirectV satellite works…. if i was only a “streamer”…. nothing!
Every thunder and snowstorm we get knocks out our satellite. Heavy snowstorms with ice have left it down for days. Choose your poison. I rather stream.
every time i post, i check the box that says i won’t have to log in next time… WRONG!
EVEN NOW I HAVE TO LOG IN TO POST THIS!!11111
500 hours of recording sounds great until you find out there is a 90 day limit on recordings. That is the one reason we won’t switch. Currently we can keep recordings on our DVRs as long as we want as long as we have the space. No doubt this limitation helps keep their costs low as it means that most users probably wont accumulate 500 hours of content before their recordings expire. They may want us to switch, but we won’t volunteer to until they improve the DVR offering. If they force us to switch then we will look elsewhere for service.


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Switzerland – Europe’s most innovative country for 12 consecutive years, according to the European Innovation Scoreboard – is shaping the future of the food industry through its innovative approaches. Thomas Bohn, CEO of the Greater Geneva Bern area, and Christina Senn-Jakobsen, managing director of Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (SFNV), explain why the country is such a hotbed for food tech innovation.
Thomas Bohn, CEO of Greater Geneva Bern, and Christina Senn-Jakobsen, managing director of Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
With a population of 8.5 million multilingual and innovation-curious consumers with high expectations for quality, Switzerland offers an ideal test market for businesses seeking to introduce new food and beverage products into Europe. The country’s commitment to driving food tech innovation is evident through its utilisation of world-class research institutes, technological know-how, highly qualified workforce, evolving consumer mindsets and collaboration with key players.
One notable initiative is the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (SFNV). Established in 2020 as a purpose-driven, not-for-profit association, SFNV fosters collaboration among various partners in the Swiss ecosystem. It strengthens Switzerland’s contribution to developing future-proof food systems. Since its inception, SFNV has expanded to include over 130 partners — from global corporations, retailers and governments to leading universities, innovation facilitators, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups.
Switzerland occupies a unique position to shape the precision nutrition agenda, benefiting from its association with global nutrition players such as Nestlé, Givaudan, DSM-Firmenich and ADM. The country’s vibrant start-up ecosystem and leading universities contribute to its influence in this field.
For instance, the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne are renowned for their food science and technology research. Switzerland’s cantonal universities and educational networks also possess expertise in nutrition, culinary arts and hospitality management, attracting talent, fueling research endeavours and nurturing entrepreneurship.
Switzerland’s research centres and technology parks have created an excellent environment for innovation. Nestlé’s global R+D Accelerator network, along with several other resources, such as the Integrative Food Science and Nutrition Center (CNU) at EPFL, PhytoArk, Agropôle and AgriCo, provide start-ups with tailored equipment, flexible spaces and comprehensive support. This environment is conducive to growth and experimentation for companies with ambitious ideas.
The R+D Accelerator is a unique platform for start-ups, students and Nestlé intrapreneurs to quickly bring highly differentiated innovations to the market. The CNU acts as a bridge between researchers and industry, facilitating interdisciplinary projects along the food value chain, while PhytoArk assists companies in industrialising products made from natural ingredients. Agropôle and AgriCo also provide start-ups with flexible spaces, tailored equipment and comprehensive support.
A recent highlight of Switzerland’s commitment to food industry innovation was the prestigious FoodHack Summit hosted by the nation. This exclusive gathering brought together some of the brightest minds from around the world in the global food tech industry. The summit served as a platform to address the pressing challenges faced by the global food system and explore promising solutions.
It showcased Switzerland’s dedication to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among industry experts, researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers. By convening brilliant minds, Switzerland further solidified its position as a leading force in driving positive change within the food industry.
The place to be
Western Switzerland, in particular, presents significant advantages for food and beverage companies, with its excellent transportation infrastructure and central location between Germany, France and Italy. The region is already home to significant international companies and boasts a thriving startup scene, with over 160 food tech start-ups and scaleup companies actively developing innovative food products and technologies.
The country’s ongoing commitment to driving positive change in the global food ecosystem ensures its position at the forefront of food tech advancement. Its innovative approaches and collaborative efforts will continue to shape the future of the food industry on a global scale. Start-ups/SMEs, larger F&B companies and worldwide talent are invited to engage with the vibrant food system movements in Switzerland.
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Apple's next big OS X update has hit golden master status, a sign the software is just about ready for a public release.
Apple's next major release of OS X, dubbed Mountain Lion, is in its final testing stages.
Apple today gave developers the same version of the software that will be released to consumers later this month.
Mountain Lion is the followup to last year's Lion, and represents the eighth iteration of OS X. Apple first debuted the software in late-February with a preview release, and has since followed with a handful of beta versions that squashed bugs and introduced new features.
As a quick recap, Mountain Lion brings a handful of iOS features to Macs, including the notes and reminders apps. It also adds a few other things, like Twitter integration and Apple's Game Center and iMessage services. There's also a new security feature called Gatekeeper, designed to fend off malware by controlling what applications can and cannot be installed.
At its annual developers conference last month, Apple said it would release the software as a $19.99 update, as well as providing it as a free upgrade for anyone who purchased a new Mac.
Apple has still not provided a firm release date for Mountain Lion. Last year the company offered a similarly general release time table, then surprised watchers byannouncing a next-day release during its third-quarter earnings call. The company could do the same at its upcoming earnings call, which takes place Tuesday, July 24.


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How content producers can be more like Netflix – and prepare for the content industry arms race
To meet the increasingly demanding expectations from viewers, Australian content producers should look to create a supply chain as Netflix has, enabling them to deliver content faster and more cost effectively, says Jim O’Neill.
That content supply chain will need to be even more robust as Australia examines whether to impose local content quotas on streaming services like Netflix. Is the Australian content industry ready for the arms race to follow?
To some extent, the content arms race already is underway, driven mostly by the growing investment in online content licensing and original productions by Netflix, Amazon and a slew of other regional and global players taking their services to audiences globally.
“Big hits like 13 Reasons Why, Stranger Things and Bright result from a combination of great content and great marketing,” wrote Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in an investor letter in January.
In April, Netflix reported 125 million global subscribers, fuelled by consistent increases in content investment and marketing budget. Roy Morgan estimates 37.7% of all Australians have now subscribed to Netflix.
Netflix told a recent Senate Committee inquiry that it distributes a growing library of content “produced by Australian creators for Netflix and distributed to members all around the world”, as well as “second-run” content that has appeared first elsewhere.
The streaming giant also recently started production on its first original series from Australia, Tidelands. It promised “more announcements are on the way” on that front.
But that kind of organic investment in local content could be easily eclipsed if Australia decides to impose local content quotas on Netflix and other over-the-top (OTT) internet content services.
Local quotas are currently being considered by a Senate Committee examining the landscape for Australian content across TV, radio and streaming services.
Currently, Australian free-to-air TV must show a minimum 55% local programming. Streaming services are not similarly obligated, but the question is whether they should be. The Senate Committee has until mid-August this year to make recommendations.
Netflix is against the idea of quotas but ultimately may not get a choice. How it would meet a quota is an open question, but certainly the hope is that it will raise investment in new, locally produced content.
Arguably, the budget is there to do it. Netflix recently committed to invest US$8 (AU$10.8) billion globally in content and to make its library 50% original programming. Rival Amazon is hovering behind at around US$4 (AU$5.4) billion in content investment, followed by Facebook and Apple with around US$1 (AU$1.4) billion each.
But the influx of investment could test the readiness of some content production houses to meet a sudden growth in demand.
While Netflix is by far best known for its end-user experience and mammoth investments in original content, its biggest differentiator is in fact its supply chain, particularly when it comes to enabling such rapid expansion into niche, regionalised markets.
The focus on niche audiences has a broad impact on the content supply chain in terms of the volume of content needed and how certain the producer needs to be that each piece of content it creates is more likely to be a hit than miss.
This is a massive challenge for content producers and has had a big impact on how they look at the business landscape.
With a supply chain that is tightly controlled and completely connected, Netflix has an excellent understanding of both the cost of production and which audiences are engaging with what content. Visibility into these datasets enables it to calculate return on investment in content production in ways few other content producers are able to.
One of the best ways to improve speed and efficiency in a content supply chain is to connect and manage it as if it was a single horizontal supply chain.
Audiences are more fragmented and producers have to store more metadata because content is localised for more regions, so the complexity of the content supply chain has significantly increased both in terms of the assets being managed and the number of distribution endpoints.
To reach and resonate with those audiences, content producers have to manage that complexity without drastically larger budgets.
Content producers can be more like Netflix by streamlining that process and moving content through their supply chain more quickly and efficiently, generating meaningful data along the way. Once their content supply chain is connected, it is much easier to accelerate efficiencies by automating tasks.
Automation with AI plugins such as Microsoft Cognitive Services or Amazon Rekognition is transforming media and entertainment, and enabling content producers to target niche markets around the world on existing budgets by multiplying capability.
Media startup ZoneTV, for example, has teamed with Ooyala to use Microsoft Video Indexer, part of Microsoft Cognitive Services, to create customised channels. The same tool can also be used to subtitle content automatically.
By automating a laborious, manually driven process, you’re able to knock 80-90% off the time it takes to regionalise a particular piece of content. That’s why AI and automation are so important: they help customers deal with a much more fragmented market by automating the process of going after it.
Jim O’Neill is a principal analyst at Ooyala.
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With Safer Internet Day 2022 just two weeks away, its organisers are aiming to reach more young people than ever before.
The event is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about online safety.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC), Safer Internet Day 2022 will be celebrated on Tuesday 8th February with the theme ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’.
UKSIC is a unique partnership of three world-leading charities – the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Childnet and South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) – working together to deliver critical advice, resources and interventions to help keep everyone, especially children and young people, safe online.
This year, with the support of Nominet, the UK Safer Internet Centre is hoping to reach more young people and children than ever before with its crucial online safety advice and support.
Ahead of Nominet’s pledge in October to support the UK Safer Internet Centre for the next three years with £5.1 million of funding, it also committed to £250,000 of funding for Safer Internet Day 2022 as part of its commitment to ensuring the online world is connected, inclusive and secure for all.
A longstanding supporter of Safer Internet Day, Nominet has previously worked closely with the three organisations on a number of projects and initiatives addressing issues around internet safety and digital resilience. It funds the Childnet Digital Leaders Plus programme, SWGfL’s Project Evolve and has a dedicated countering harm fund in place for the IWF.
Safer Internet Day impact
UKSIC hope this support will help to significantly increase the reach and impact of Safer Internet Day. In 2021, more young people heard about the day than ever before, with 51% of UK children aged 8-17, and 38% of UK parents and carers, reached.
There were more than 2.4 million views of Safer Internet Day films and over 1.5 million downloads of the free educational resources created for the day, while 112,000 young people tested their online safety knowledge with the Safer Internet Day online quiz.
As a result, 82% of young people said they felt more confident about what to do if they were worried about something online, while 85% said they know what to do if they or someone else see misleading or unreliable content online. In addition, 70% of UK parents and carers felt more confident about what to do if their child came to them with a problem they had online.
Will Gardner OBE, Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, says:
“Safer Internet Day is enormous. It provides an incredible opportunity for all of us to get involved and start those conversations that are so important to supporting young people online.
“Nominet’s support for Safer Internet Day 2022 is vital and it came at a moment when we knew we needed to start our preparations, in the summer of 2021, but needed the funding to get started. We are so grateful for this support and are excited by what will happen on February 8th.”
Eleanor Bradley, Interim CEO at Nominet says:
“Internet safety needs to be a priority for young people, but it can be one of the hardest areas for children, carers and teachers to navigate. Each year Safer Internet Day prompts us to consider our own and others’ behaviours online, and how we can be safer digital citizens. Given how popular online gaming is, this year’s focus on exploring respect and relationships in that environment is really important and should hopefully inspire conversations and close the knowledge gap for those of us who are less savvy.
“As guardian of the .UK namespace, promoting safety and security is a priority for us and we’re proud to be able to continue to support UKSIC and its Safer Internet Day initiatives, not just as a vocal supporter of their efforts, but as a funder through our public benefit programme too.”
Safer Internet Day 2022 resources are available free on the UK Safer Internet Centre website at: www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2022
Schools, colleges, charities, local authorities, police and other organisations can support Safer Internet Day 2022 in a variety of ways, including:
- Registering as official Safer Internet Day supporters to showcase their involvement
- Checking out the Social Media Pack to see how they can support the day and help spread the word
- Downloading the Educational Resources and Films for the relevant age groups they work with
About the UK Safer Internet Centre
The UK Safer Internet Centre works to promote the safe and responsible use of technology for children and young people. A partnership of three leading charities, Childnet, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL), the Safer Internet Centre in the UK was set up in 2011 as one of 31 centres of the InSafe Network and has a shared mission of making the UK the safest place in the world to go online. The UK Safer Internet Centre offers leading education, training and awareness for children, parents and educators demonstrating how to stay safe online while enjoying all the positive benefits the internet has to offer.
Nominet is driven by a commitment to use technology to improve connectivity, security and inclusivity online. For 25 years, Nominet has run the .UK internet infrastructure, developing an expertise in the Domain Name System (DNS) that now underpins sophisticated threat monitoring, detection, prevention, and analytics that is used by governments to mitigate cyber threats. Our social impact programme aims to improve the lives of one million people, providing support and opportunities to tackle some of the most important digital issues facing young people in the UK today.
Nominet press office: Lizzy Bachelor at [email protected] 07818 509 655.


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KARACHI: Score of value-added textile associations on Wednesday blamed the PDM government for the present ‘historic’ economic woes in the country, which they said, is also responsible for the exports fall.
The prime minister has cancelled his four scheduled meetings with the exporters, several representatives of the textile associations told a joint press conference at the PHMA House, alleging that the PDM government has proved itself as an anti-export and anti-economy rule.
They said that the government’s economic team has completely neglected the country’s export sectors, as the value-added textile industry stands on the brink of a fall. They held the coalition rule of PDM backed by 15 political parties for the country’s prevailing economic ills.
Pakistan is confronting the most disastrous economic turmoil in the history, they said and criticized the government for not holding up its responsibility to revive the economy.
Besides the PDM collation, they said that all other political parties, which are silently supporting the present government, should be held equally responsible for the financial chaos.
The country’s exports sector industries are highly disappointed as seeing the government’s ‘purposeful negligence’ to destroy economy and spread anarchy for a kind of a “political revenge”, they were of the view.
The value-added textile export industries are deeply shocked and completely disappointed with the present government for its inattention, non-seriousness and indecisiveness and lack of productive vision and direction to take out the country from the severest ever historical economic crisis, they added.
In the wake of continuing economic crises and unresolved problems, industries have been pushed to closedown and layoffs of seven million industrial workforce including four million is the textile sector, they said.
Textile and other exports have faced a sharp decline, which is expected to fall further to the lowest ebb with the country’s reserves to the extreme dangerous levels, they warned. They proposed that the government can overcome the present dollar crisis through a promotion of exports.
The industrial sector has reached the verge of a closure with many manufacturing units have already shut down their operations, besides several exporters are planning to relocate their factories aboard, they said.
They pointed out that the country also saw a huge capital flight recently to the UAE by the disappointed Pakistanis to find a peace of mind with chances of building companies and receive golden visas.
They claimed that the export industries have been facing extreme liquidity crunch after the present government held back all the sales tax refunds, which is worth billion of rupees. As per an estimate about 60 percent of exporters’ liquidity has been stuck, they added.
The FBR has issued STGO to cause further disruption in processing of sales tax claims without the consultation and assent of the stakeholder associations, they said.
The newly introduced STGO will defer the sales tax claims of exporters with involving the FBR officials, which they feared, will again open the floodgates of corruption.
Industries are under extreme financial stress and cannot operate in full swing because of the high cost of manufacturing, they said. They asked the government that what steps it took to increase the exports so far.
The exporters also asked the government to pronounce its policy clearly whether or not it is going to support the industrial sector amid growing economic problems.
Textile holds the major share of more than 60 percent in the national exports which has declined 29 percent on a yearly basis in Feb 2023 to $487 million. From July 2022 to Feb 2023, the total textile export decreased 11 percent to $1.35 billion, they said.
The ever-increasing liquidity pressure with other problems has ruined the viability for exporters to operate their industries, they said adding that the prevailing cost of manufacturing is the highest in the region.
Duty Drawback on Local Taxes and Levies (DLTL), which they called, an active ingredient of the Textile Policy has also been previously suspended, they complained. They said that the export industry is compelled to procure costly inputs, which has left its output unviable on the world markets.
Those who spoke and attended the event included Muhammad Jawed Bilwani, Chairman, Pakistan Apparel Forum, Muhammad Babar Khan, Chairman PHMA, Khizer Mehboob, Chairman PHMA South Zone, Altaf Hussain, Senior Vice Chairman PHMA South Zone, Naseer Butt, Chairman PHMA North Zone, Amjad Khawaja, Senior Vice Chairman North Zone and Khawaja Musharraf, Vice Chairman PHMA North Zone.
Besides, Rafiq Godil, Chairman, Pakistan Knitwear and Sweater Exporters Association, Mubasher Butt, Chairman, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association, Ijaz Khokhar, Former Chairman PRGMEA, Aasim Shah, Chairman, All Pakistan Bedwear Upholstery Manufacturers Association, Khawaja Usman, Chairman, Pakistan Cotton Fashion Exporters Association, Abdul Samad, Former Chairman, Pakistan Cloth Merchants Association and others. Some also participated from Lahore, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Multan participated via video-link.
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(Bloomberg) -- A Big Tech-like rush into luxury stocks is fast falling out of favor. China got the credit for driving the sector’s rally, and now the blame for the pullback.
Red flags that pricey luxury shares have hit a peak are piling up as conviction on the China reopening trade takes a hit. A slew of economic numbers point to a fading recovery, upending a trend that’s been central to making LVMH and Hermes International some of Europe’s favorite stock plays this year.
The country’s shoppers account for about a fifth of the $325 billion global luxury market, PwC estimates, and it’s weighing all the more now as the US heads for a possible second-half recession. That would dent growth in two key markets.
The fallout has been dramatic. Just a few weeks after becoming the first European company to hit $500 billion in market value, LVMH shares have lost more than $50 billion as investors trim their holdings. It’s also hitting the personal fortune of Bernard Arnault, who lost his position as the world’s richest person to Elon Musk, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The Stoxx Europe Luxury Index fell almost 5% in May, its first monthly decline this year. That followed a near-50% rally since early October when China reopening bets took off, pushing the valuation multiples of luxury stocks to near-record levels compared with Europe’s benchmark. Hermes trades at nearly 50 times forward earnings, the same level as Nvidia Corp., the world’s hottest tech stock at the moment.
“You have no margin for error at those valuations,” said Raphael Thuin, head of capital markets strategies at Tikehau Capital. “Buying high valuations is like driving on the highway at 200 miles per hour. It’s fine but if something goes wrong, there is a little something on the road or if you are a bit too harsh on the wheel, it can go bad very quickly.”
Signs of a slowdown are mounting. China retail sales in April fell short of forecasts, as did industrial production. Reacting to weaker industry surveys, Bloomberg’s Chief Asia Economist Chang Shu said they “increase concern about the strength and sustainability” of the recovery.
With the youth unemployment rate at a record high in China, the consumer situation looks increasingly shaky. Big-spending Gen Zs, the prospective buyers of these expensive goods, are already becoming more hesitant, citing the stalling economic recovery.
Thirty-year-old Kathy Nie, who works in Beijing, says she bought luxury bags in the past because everyone seemed to be doing it, but she’s not planning any more purchases.
“For one thing, the economic situation is not good, so I need to save more money,” she said. “Furthermore, most luxury brands have raised prices during the pandemic to unacceptable levels.”
Read More on China & Luxury:
- Charting the Global Economy: China’s Recovery Is Losing Momentum
- Billionaire Arnault Plans to Visit China After Musk and Dimon
- Chanel’s $10,000 Handbags May Become Even Pricier in September
The selloff in luxury undermines the commonly touted theory that the sector’s exposure to wealthy customers keeps them somewhat insulated from economic ups and downs.
“At these levels of valuations, I find it hard to tell investors to go for it,” said Roland Kaloyan, a strategist at Societe Generale SA. “These stocks have boosted portfolios since the beginning of the year and now investors might ask themselves whether the best is behind them, if now is not a good time to take profits and rotate to other sectors.”
He’s been wary of the sector for a while, cutting it to neutral in February.
LVMH declined to comment on China, while Hermes didn’t respond to e-mails sent by Bloomberg News.
There’s more at stake than just billionaire rankings and revenue growth that now rivals US Big Tech. A sustained decline would undermine broader markets in Europe, especially France. Following their brisk rally since October, luxury giants now account for an outsized proportion of benchmark indexes.
“The Chinese reopening is fully priced in and the risk is to find new negative surprises in consumer spending, so all in all it is time to trim those stocks a bit,” said Alberto Tocchio, a portfolio manager at Kairos Partners. “Valuations are still expensive despite the recent small correction.”
For some, China demand will remain resilient even during bad times. “China will be no different from the pattern we saw in Japan,” said Raj Shant, a client portfolio manager at PGIM’s Jennison Associates. “Even when growth has gone sideways in Japan, luxury demand kept growing.”
His Global Opportunities Fund has Hermes and LVMH among the top 10 holdings.
Meanwhile, economists say more stimulus will be needed to keep the country’s recovery going, although central bank measures alone won’t be enough to boost consumer and business confidence.
Elsewhere, the US market is flashing amber, with Swiss watch exports to the biggest market for pricey timepieces falling for the first time in more than two years in April. Cartier maker Richemont has fallen 6% from its all-time high in May, while Swatch is off more than 20% from its March peak.
Kevin Thozet, a member of the investment committee at Carmignac in Paris, says the boom period may have run its course. He however likes the sector over the medium term.
“Last week’s movement is a sign that the easy money period is behind us,” he said. “The upside on the luxury sector is now more limited.”
--With assistance from Lin Zhu, Charlotte Yang, Michael Msika, Daniela Wei and Angelina Rascouet.
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Thanks to rising trends of animal cafes, a movement that originated in Japan, cat coffee shops and dog diners have been popping up all over the world for pet owners and animal lovers alike to enjoy. Now, French brewery Kronenbourg 1664 takes the phenomenon a step further with the world’s first-ever establishment staffed by dogs. Called “Kronenbourg Bar D’Alsace-tian,” the pop-up bar will be run by a team of ”professionally trained” German Shepherds (also known as Alsatians in Europe). Upon entering, patrons will be greeted with the bar’s team of canines, with miniature barrels carrying cold brews around their necks.
The pop-up launches May 6 from 6:30–8:30 p.m. in London. Tickets sold out in rapid time, but you can win tickets via Kronenbourg’s contest to grab a reservation, which will include two drinks and a bread and cheese platter. Would you go to a bar with canine servers?
Kronenbourg Bar D’Alsace-tian
26 Greek St., Soho,
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Your inbox has more email than a Nigerian spam ring. Your deadlines are stacking up like a rush hour car wreck. You have more meetings than a track team. In other words, you’re really behind on your work. Sure, everyone’s productivity takes a hit now and then, but tech CEOs aren’t just anybodies. They can’t afford pedestrian productivity problems that set their businesses back. Read on to see how some of the world’s busiest tech executives multitask, like a boss.
Elon Musk: Master Your Email – When Elon Musk isn’t revolutionizing e-commerce, building electric cars, or trying to make self-landing reusable rockets, there’s one sure-fire place you can find the Tesla and SpaceX CEO: on email. “I do a lot of email—very good at email. That’s my core competency,” joked Musk at a 2013 conference. But there’s a lot of truth to Musk’s aside, considering the high amount of delegation the multi-company CEO must administer. According to Musk, staying on top of his inbox even requires pecking out replies during family time, something we’re probably all guilty of. Still, it’s not like his email account is getting pummeled with pitches from everyone under the sun. His inbox is insulated from people looking to go to Mars or even get off the Tesla Model S waitlist. That’s good, because the man has work to do.
Jack Dorsey: Give Your Days a Theme – Now the CEO of both Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey recently made news for permanently returning to the social network that he helped launch. But running one high-powered technology company can be hard enough, so how will he juggle two? Dorsey has done it before, and he credited organizing his week into “themed days” as part of his success. For instance, on Mondays, Dorsey focuses on management, he revealed while speaking at a 2011 conference. So that meant he would take in a directional meeting at Square and an operations committee at Twitter. Tuesdays are for products—nowadays he might be meeting about Twitter’s new Moments feature and Square’s NFC reader. Wednesdays are for marketing and growth, and so on. And believe it or not, he takes the weekend off—well, sort of. “Sunday is reflection, feedback, and strategy,” he said.
Jeff Bezos: Work Backwards – After buying The Washington Post, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos gave his new employees a great peek inside the mind of one of America’s most daring entrepreneurs. From the “everything store” to the Kindle to the new Echo voice assistant, Bezos has used one simple productivity trick to introduce some of the world’s most innovative products: he starts with his goals and works backwards. Of course, reverse engineering is nothing new — curious children have been rewiring gadgets since the early 20th century. But starting with a dream and walking backwards towards the present day requires dedication and planning.
Mark Zuckerberg: Personal Goals Create Professional Structure – The eccentricities of Facebook’s founder have been well-documented—he often wears the same style gray t-shirt every day, dons his signature hoodie in business meetings, so on and so forth. But there is a method behind his madness, and that’s a relentless pursuit of simplicity to help add structure to a chaotic professional world. Another of Zuckerberg’s quirks are his annual challenges. In 2010, he sought to learn Mandarin. In 2011, he vowed to only eat meat that he slaughtered himself.. These efforts require discipline, the kind of self-regulation that often demands that you say no (or “not now”) to work, so that you can improve yourself personally. And the hope is those refinements will spill over into your professional life.


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May 9, 2006 |
LONDON: Apple Computer is entitled to use the apple logo on its iTunes Music Store, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a suit filed by Apple Corps, the guardian of The Beatles' commercial interests. Apple Corps, which contended that the US company had broken a 1991 agreement in which each side agreed not to enter into the other's field of business, said it would appeal. Judge Edward Mann ruled that Apple Computer used the fruit logo in association with the store, not the music, and thus did not breach the agreement.
April 7, 2006 |
SAN FRANCISCO: After long imploring computer users to "think different" and defining the Macintosh as a lone bulwark against the Windows onslaught, Apple Computer has decided to open the gate, at least a bit. Two decades after the first Mac arrived, Apple said it would offer users of its latest models a simple way to run the Microsoft Windows operating system and its own. That means a single Apple computer will run programs written...
March 30, 2006 |
LONDON: The Beatles and Apple Computer are set to face off on Wednesday in a trademark dispute triggered by Apple's move into the music business through its iPod player and iTunes download service. Apple Corps, owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and the estate of George Harrison, has sued Apple Computer twice before over their competing fruit logos. The latest settlement in 1991 resulted in Apple Computer paying out $26m. It also agreed to limit its participation in the music business.
March 17, 2006 |
BANGALORE: "This can't be true, can it? Apple wouldn't be this stupid... " "What?! I spent $300+ for Apple CareT and they do this?" "I know it's about saving money, but BAD MOVE Apple! Let's hope you do a better job in picking personnel than the other companies I've dealt with. " "Awesome! Now I can talk to 'John' in India who just got done watching Seinfield episodes to learn how to 'be more American'. " From the day Times of India wrote about Apple Computer setting up a massive tech support centre in India, Apple fans have deluged websites and blogsites with the kind of messages you see above.
March 9, 2006 |
BANGALORE: For once, it is not thinking different. Like its fellow global technology majors, Apple Computer too has decided to set up a massive technical support centre in India. Sources say Apple will hire as many as 1,500 people by the end of this year, and have a total of 3,000 employees by the end of 2007 in its Bangalore facility. This will be the $14 billion firm's first support centre outside of its Cupertino (California) headquarters. Sources say the Bangalore facility is being set up for Apple by property developer RMZ Corp in its EcoSpace property on the outer ring road near Marathahalli.
January 20, 2006
SEATTLE: Apple Computer and eBay joined Yahoo and Intel on the list of tech heavyweights that failed to live up to investor expectations for their outlooks. Shares of Apple and eBay fell in after-hours trade. But AMD and Seagate Technology gave strong forecasts. For the current quarter, Apple forecast earnings per share before items of 42 cents on revenue of $4.3bn. Analysts expected it to earn a profit of 51 cents per share on revenue of $4.8bn. EBay's forecast beat expectations by two cents, at a profit of 96 cents to $1.01 a share.
November 9, 2005 |
Microsoft and micro finance. Chalk and cheese, you would say. But, a few minutes into the conversation with Mike Murray, chairman of Unitus, and you would pretty much be convinced that IT does have quite a bit on offer for the micro finance sector. "It's about moving from Micro Finance version 1.0 to Micro Finance 2.0," he says. "The trick is to use IT solutions to improve efficiency and quality. " For an industry that is racing to increase outreach even as it is floundering on the lack of standardisation and client-customised products, this must be music to the ears.
August 4, 2005 |
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Computer's neglect of the humble mouse is over. It now offers a model that's nimble. Apple introduced on Tuesday its first computer mouse with multiple buttons, including four sensors and a tiny scroll ball. Although a departure from the company's traditional mouse, the "Mighty Mouse" looks very similar to the single-button model Apple has long produced. The tiny scroll ball at the mouse's head can move cursors diagonally and up and down across display screens and can be pressed to "click" on functions.
June 26, 2005 |
Steve Jobs came to see his Mac crew as pirates and shanghaied the best people from Apple to make the world's greatest computer, say Jeffrey S Young & William L SimonShot. The ArmIn January 1979, the last of several crucial elements fell into place. A time would come later on when Steve Jobs would be tightfisted about letting anyone in the company give product away to contractors and supporters who contributed something to the company. In the early days, he was more generous. He sold an Apple II at the cost to a man named Dan Fylstra, a Boston based would be software entrepreneur.
June 13, 2005 |
SAN FRANCISCO: Nearly a quarter-century ago, Apple Computer ran a snarky ad after its one-time rival encroached on its territory: "Welcome, IBM. Seriously. " This week, however, Steven P Jobs had a different message for Big Blue, which had since become a chief ally: "Goodbye. Seriously. " Jobs, Apple co-founder, is famously brash and mercurial. Even so, the Apple faithful ? not to mention IBM itself ? were caught by surprise by its decision to end a 14-year relationship with IBM and team up with Intel for its computer chip needs.


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After months of consultation with domestic and foreign stakeholders and organizations such as the IMF and World Bank, India is close to finalizing a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies. According to Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth, the government is “pretty ready”.
India’s Consultation Paper on Cryptocurrencies
While addressing reporters in the context of an event, Seth stressed the need for global consensus on cryptocurrencies and added that India will review regulations implemented in other countries before proceeding. decide how it would regulate the vast industry.
He was quoted saying:
“First, our consultation document is quite ready and we have done a deep dive and consulted not only with national institutional stakeholders, but also the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. We therefore hope that we will soon be able to finalize our consultation document.
Hostile Crypto Climate
The Indian government is known for maintaining the regressive ‘blockchain, not bitcoin’ stance, which has forced many crypto companies to relocate to a jurisdiction with friendlier regulations. The tough crypto tax laws introduced in this year’s annual budget were hastily passed without any recommendations from experts and ecosystem stakeholders, driving many investors away from local exchanges. Under the new rules, cryptocurrency profits are taxable at 30%. On the other hand, there is no provision to offset and carry forward unclaimed losses.
In another setback, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which oversees the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), recently released an official statement stating that it is not aware of any crypto exchange using UPI. For the uninitiated, UPI is a commonly used real-time instant payment system that facilitates interbank transactions using a mobile phone. The statement was deemed bizarre because many domestic crypto players, including WazirX, were already offering UPI services through mobile wallets. Soon, UPI services for other exchanges serving the country’s crypto ecosystem were also disabled.
Coinbase, which had just announced its entry into India, suspended operations within three days. Its CEO, Brian Armstrong, called the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and accused the agency of violating the Supreme Court order and exerting “informal pressure”. Meanwhile, the RBI is more eager to launch an internal CBDC and revealed investigate the pros and cons of introducing one.
Despite the lack of clarity and the hostile regulatory climate, India’s digital asset market has continued to grow. According to Finder’s NFT games adoption report, India has reached the top 3 countries where play-to-earn (p2e) games are booming.
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But the big news is the choice of team that Holden have given their support too.
Australia loves the Panel Wagon, they always have, since Holden & Ford started selling them in the 50’s.
The best known was the Holden Sandman from the 70’s.
Well the RedBull Racing Australia V8 Supercars team have created the ultimate tribute to the famous Sandman.
Introducing the Triple Eight: Project Sandman Tribute Edition
But so far we have really only seen images of the new Calais and Sportswagon.
So it was a surprise to find what looks like the new SS model parked by the side of the road in suburban Melbourne.
All the badges except for the front Holden badge were covered up, so hard to tell which model it may have been.
But the rear wing, SSV Redline wheels and quad tail pipes are all give aways that this is actually the new VF SS Commodore.
After spending 5 minutes having a good look over all of the car I have got to say that this is the sexiest Holden ever.
I can not wait to see and drive the full range, only a few months to wait, just need a release date now so I can start counting the sleeps.
There is currently no better time to buy a brand new Holden than right NOW.
The company have today announced that they will be offering 0.5% finance on almost the entire range of vehicles.
There is just two catches.
The first is that there are three models exceptions the Cruze CD, Cruze Equipe, HSV models and Colorado 4×2 models. This still does leave the entire Commodore range to select from including my favourite the Sportwagon.
The second is the offer is valid for only a week. It begins on Thursday 9th August and will run until close of business Wednesday 15th August.
I think it is the lowest finance rate we have ever seen in Australia from a manufacture.
It is an amazing offer, if I only I needed a new car, maybe if Lamborghini offered this it might be a different story.
If you were ever thinking about buying a new car or even a used car it may be worth checking out this offer as I am sure stocks wont last.
Full press Release and more details can be found after the jump.
Holden are always a big one for reveals of new concepts at the Motor show and this year was no exception.
This year we got the new Colorado Concept, which is actually the third version of this concept as we have already seen two other versions.
The first version at the 32ndBangkok International Motor Show in March
The second one was at the Buenos Aires International Auto Show in June
But this one is all Australian made and designed with head designer 26-year-old Monash graduate Ben Last working closely with GMs’ Colorado & Brazilian design studio with operations in Thailand and US to develop the final Australian show theme.
Looking forward now to see the final production version now, hopefully it won’t be to different to this concept
After the jump are two video’s that Holden showed at the Launch, both very cool and give us an insight into the how the concept was developed and built .
Also after the jump is the full press release from Holden.
Press kits are generally given out to the Motorshow attending press members at the end of each presentation, each year there is different types and styles.
Here is a collection from Friday’s media day
First Glimpse Of Holden’s New Mid-Sized Player
Online fans will be among the first to glimpse the all-new mid-sized sedan when Holden’s sister brand, Chevrolet, unveils the Malibu on Facebook on Monday 18 April.
The Malibu Facebook reveal will be timed to coincide with the sedan’s public debut at Shanghai Auto Show on Tuesday 19 April.
Holden will bring the Malibu nameplate to Australia for the first time in 2012 with a line-up of fuel efficient and responsive four cylinder engines.
Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mike Devereux said the Chevrolet Malibu gave an indication of what to expect from Holden when it launched its version of the next-generation mid-sized sedan.
“The Malibu will play an important role within the Holden line-up, providing a spacious and efficient four-cylinder alternative for Australian customers,” Mr Devereux said.
“Malibu will bridge the gap between our incredibly successful Cruze small car and Australia’s favourite car, the best-selling Commodore.
“It will be a standout on the road, with striking styling in the same vein as recent additions to the GM portfolio, including the new-generation Barina and Cruze hatch.
“Like the Holden Cruze, Malibu will surprise customers with its array of clever technologies and features.”
Malibu will be the first Chevrolet mid-sized vehicle designed for the global market and will be sold in up to 100 countries around the world, including markets in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa.
Chevrolet will reveal the Malibu and host a live chat session on Facebook at 8:30pm EDT Monday 18 April (10:30am EST on Tuesday 19 April) athttp://www.facebook.com/chevrolet
The Chevrolet Malibu will also appear at the New York International Auto Show between 23 April and 1 May.


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Will early 2019 be remembered as the beginning of the end for competition in the UK energy market? That is likely to be the time when Theresa May’s price cap on energy bills takes effect and two titans of the market complete the merger they proposed last week.
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