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Your best source for news, video, blogging and information about identity theft and data breaches - updated every day. We intentionally chose .info for our name because this is an informational web site about identity theft.
For ID Victims, Paying Taxes Is A Nightmare Thursday, March 22, 2012 ABC 7 witn.com After Meghan Bach learned last year that her husband’s identity had been stolen to collect a fake tax refund, she spent perhaps 200 hours working to resolve the issue
IRS May Share Tax Information with Police to Fight Fraud Thursday, March 22, 2012 Accounting Today A surge in tax refund fraud and identity theft has prompted the Internal Revenue Service to consider sharing more tax return information with police, a senior official told a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Do You Know Your Rights If Your Identity Is Stolen? Wedsday, March 21, 2012 Time according to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, if you file a police report in association with an identity theft, the credit bureaus are required to block negative information on your credit report that is a result of that crime.
Utah pilots first Child Identity Protection program Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Utah Attorney General & TransUnion The Utah Attorney General's Child Identity Protection (CIP) program is intended to help prevent identity thieves from using the personal identifying information of Utah children in the issuance of credit. CIP provides Utah parents/guardians with a secure process to enroll a child's information with a national credit reporting company (TransUnion) which will take certain proprietary fraud prevention steps. Such information will remain in the High Risk Fraud database until the child's 17th birthday, at which time it will be removed.
National crackdown on identity theft Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Salt Lake Tribune The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department have announced the results of a massive national crack down on suspected identity theft.
ID theft victim launches nonprofits to help others Tuesday, January 31, 2012 New Mexico Business Weekly He had worked with legislators to push through a law in 2009 that would let victims like him get some kind of symbol on their drivers’ licenses so the next time they got caught up in a routine traffic stop, they wouldn’t wind up in jail on someone else’s rap sheet.
Physician Medical Identity Theft Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Journal of the American Medical Association This realization occurred after patients reported that her name was on their Medicare Summary Notices although they had never seen her.
Identity theft charges involve false tax returns Saturday, January 28, 2012 Tulsa World A Tulsa woman was charged Friday with 40 counts alleging that she stole others' identities and filed false tax returns to obtain more than $55,000 in refunds.
Use Google Alerts as an Identity Theft Watchdog Friday, January 27, 2012 LifeHacker Google Alerts can be a great tool for monitoring any search term including your own name and other personal information. Use Google Alerts to check if a thief is using your info anywhere online.
How to prevent hackers from accessing your cellphone's voice mail Wednesday, July 20, 2011 MSN With a method probably similar to that used by hackers at News Corp.'s British tabloid News of the World, I can hack into your cellphone's voice mail. Fortunately, preventing this kind of hack on your voice mail is as simple as changing your voice mail preferences and setting up a password or PIN.
Sony Extends PlayStation ID Theft Protection Monday, July 11, 2011 PC Magazine Sony is giving consumers a few extra weeks to take advantage of the ID theft protection it offered up after the massive hack of its PlayStation
Fraudsters targeting Kids Thursday, July 7, 2011 Fox Business News Identity theft: it could happen to you; it could also happen to your child.
Malcolm X's daughter guilty of ID theft Monday, June 20, 2011 CNN Malikah Shabazz avoided a prison sentence after pleading guilty to defrauding the 70-year-old widow of one of her father's bodyguards
Beware of the "Dumpster Diver" Monday, May 16, 2011 WTVA.com When you take out your trash you don't expect someone to rummage through it looking to steal your identity, but it happens.
Immigration crackdown raises identity-theft risk Monday, May 16, 2011 Reuters Employers, increasingly double-checking would-be workers because of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, may inadvertently be fanning demand for stolen documents.
Sony Apologizes; Free ID Theft Services Offered Friday, May 6, 2011 PC Magazine Sony chairman and chief executive Howard Stringer offered a personal apology to the millions of users affected by the Sony hack, and offered a year of free ID theft services.
Data theft warning over old phones Friday, March 25, 2011 TheStar.co.uk People disposing of old mobile phones are putting themselves at risk of identity theft by failing to wipe them of personal data.
Survey: Millions Open Door To ID Theft Via Social Networks Thursday, March 24, 2011 wmtw.com news 8 Nearly 13 million Americans aged 18 or older who are on social networking sites will accept any social media connection request from a member of the opposite sex, regardless of whether or not they know that person, according to a recent survey.
Identity theft tops complaints to FTC Wednesday, March 09, 2011 TheInquirer.net ID THEFT was the major consumer complaint in the US in 2010, according to a report published today by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A whopping 1.34 million complaints were received by the FTC last year, with 19 per cent of them, or 250,854, focusing on identity theft.
Don't take passwords to the grave Wednesday, March 02, 2011 MSN Your survivors will have enough on their minds when you die, so take steps now to ensure that they’ll be able to access your digital accounts.
ID theft via stolen tax refunds up 300% Tuesday, March 01, 2011 The Republic Cases of stolen tax returns have surged, even as overall identity theft complaints to federal authorities have declined in the last half-decade.
New Widely Available Hacking Tools ID Theft Wednsday, February 16, 2011 New York Times Free Wi-Fi cracking software lets just about anyone sitting next to you at your local coffee shop watch you browse the Web and even assume your identity online.
California retailers can't ask patrons for ZIP Codes, court rules Friday, February 11, 2011 Los Angeles Times The California state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that retailers may no longer collect ZIP Codes from credit card customers, except in limited cases. Involved attorney, Stonebarger said the decision would help protect consumers from credit card fraud and identity theft.
Skimming new debit and credit cards remotely Thursday, February 10, 2011 GoBankingRates Identity thieves are able to harvest numbers and personal details from new debit and credit cards by brushing past a purse or wallet.
ID thefts frequency decreases but victim damages increases Tuesday, February 8, 2011 MSNBC Consumers say the volume of ID theft crimes plummeted sharply last year, but ID theft victims faced much stiffer consequences. The average out-of-pocket loss suffered by ID theft victims jumped from $387 to $631 per incident.
Do you fit the profile of an identity theft victim? Friday, January 28, 2011 Wicked Local A high percentage of ID fraud victims live in affluent suburbs and high-density metro areas, have an advanced degree and a spouse, and are interested in politics and leisure activities.
Cybercriminals Shift Focus From PCs to Apple & Mobile Devices Friday, January 21, 2011 CircleID.com In a major cybercrime turning point, scammers have begun shifting their focus away from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile platforms.
Study: Troops face high risk of ID theft Monday, January 10, 2011 islandPacket.com U.S. troops are among the Americans most vulnerable to identify theft -- and the military is doing little to protect them, a new study claims.
ID theft, data breaches jumped 33 percent in 2010 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 MSNBC The Identity Theft Resource Center recorded 662 data breaches in the United States in 2010, a nearly 33 percent increase from 2009. To cybersecurity analysts, this is further proof that organizations that handle and store sensitive digital data need to do a much better job. As of (Jan. 4), nine breaches have already been reported in 2011, with 175 documents potentially exposed.
Where Every Phisher Knows Your Name Tuesday, January 04, 2011 Circle ID Spear phishing is when a message is specifically crafted, using either public or previously stolen information, to fool the recipient into believing that it's legitimate.
McDonalds customers warned over identity theft Monday, December 13, 2010 TG Daily The stolen data was gathered through various customer promotions and includes users' age, contact information such as addresses and mobile phone numbers
Synthetic Identity Theft: The Silent Swindler Friday, December 03, 2010 Peter Silva Synthetic Identity Theft is typically when a criminal uses either totally fake or a mixture of fake and real information to create a new identity.
Mobile Phone Identity Theft Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Network World Mobile phone phishing, sometimes called smishing and vishing, too often results in identity theft and causes victims great pain.
FinCEN reports rise in suspected identity theft scams Monday, October 18, 2010 Search Financial Security The number of suspected identity theft cases is on the rise, but financial institutions are managing to catch more than half of fraudulent auto or student loans
Treasury Department Says Identity Theft Up Dramatically Monday, October 18, 2010 Credit Union Times The number of suspicious activity reports that involve identity theft increased by 123% from 2004-2009, according to a report issued today by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Microsoft moves to nuke Zeus ID-theft malware Thursday, October 14, 2010 ZD NET
Microsoft has added Zeus disinfection instructions onto its malicious software removal tool in hopes to disable the botnet of infected WIndows machines.
Police, BBB suggest cell-phone identity theft precautions Wednesday, October 13, 2010 As cell phones act as computers with internet connection, consumer advocates and law enforcement warn that because they're now much more than phones, users are more at risk of identify theft than ever before.
Watch Out for ATM Skimming Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Wall Stree Journal The next time you pull up to an ATM, take a closer look at the machine. Does it look a little clunkier than usual? Sophisticated skimming devices placed right over a card-reader slot allow scammers to capture the information embedded on the magnetic strip of a debit or credit card.
What Not to Tell Facebook Friends Tuesday, October 12, 2010 New York Times In a recent Bucks post, “Don’t Tell Facebook Friends That You’re Going Away,” Ron Lieber advised readers not to share their vacation status or birthday on the social networking site. Why? Such information can be useful to burglars and identity thieves.
Police officer sentenced in identity theft case Thursday, September 30, 2010 Miami Herald A Miami police officer accused of using a accident victim's ATM card to steal more than $460 has been sentenced to 13 months in prison, federal officials said Wednesday.
Cell Phones: Easy ID Theft Targets Monday, August 16, 2010 CBS NEws The hackers are always really one step ahead of everyone else, because they're going where the money is. … Whatever you're saying or doing [on your cell phone] may not be as private as you think.
New ID theft targets kids' SS numbers Wednesday, August 04, 2010 AP Thieves are targeting your kid's number. They sell the numbers under another name to help people establish phony credit and run up huge debts they will never pay off.
BBB recommends tips to college students Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Wane.com The Better Business Bureau is recommending steps that college students should take to protect themselves from identity theft.
FTC ends Pre-Paid Legal Services inquiry Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Business Week Federal investigators are no longer examining Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., ending a three-year investigation without any action
TDoS Attacks THE LATEST PHONE SCAM Thursday, July 01, 2010 FBI Imagine getting hundreds or thousands of calls on home or cell phones, tying up the lines. Meanwhile your banks is trying to contact you regarding the transfer of all the funds out of your account.
Puerto Ricans targeted in massive ID theft schemes Saturday, June 26, 2010 AP No government or law enforcement official can put a dollar amount on the illegal trade, but documents are so valuable that addicts on the island trade their own documents for drugs.
Bank Phishing Attacks Tally Major Damage Thursday, May 13, 2010 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading If you've ever wondered just how lucrative a phishing campaign against your bank can really be, then consider this: Phishers actually land a tiny percentage of victims, but the end result is big bucks -- to the tune of $2.4 million to $9.4 million a year, according to a new study that measured real phishing attacks on banks.
Calls for Cybersecurity Overhaul Monday, December 07, 2009 news.yahoo.com The government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity the Internet Security Alliance said. The alliance also called for permanent international cybersecurity collaboration centers, new security for VoIP communications and programs to educate corporate leaders about the benefits of enhanced cybersecurity.
Beware the NACHA Gotcha Friday, November 13, 2009 Brian Krebs - The Washington Post Cyber thieves are impersonating The Electronic Payments Association.
How to Take Down a Botnet Friday, November 13, 2009 threatpost.com The botnet problem has reached epidemic levels in recent months.
Bernanke’s ID thief sentenced Friday, November 13, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Clyde Austin Gray Jr. was sentenced to prison/restitution as ringleader of nationwide ID theft ring
MassMutual Warns Of Data Breach Thursday, November 12, 2009 Tim Wilson - DarkReading.com A leak at a third-party service provider may have caused a compromise.
Potentially Large Identity Theft data Breach at Mercy Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info police are looking into a security data breach at the Mercy Medical Center which may affect a large number of patient’s records at that facility
Breaches Increase Odds of ID Theft Friday, November 06, 2009 Tim Wilson - DarkReading.com Individuals whose personal information has been compromised in a corporate breach are four times more likely to suffer identity theft or fraud. This result runs contrary to the common mantra among breached companies, which often say that they have no indication that the compromised data has been used by criminals.
World War III Could Be on the Internet Wednesday, October 07, 2009 tech.yahoo.com In cyberspace "there is no such thing as a superpower: Every citizen is a superpower." With an army of "bots," or compromised computers, at their command, almost anyone could wield great power in a virtual battle, as recent denial-of-service attacks around the world have shown.
Thousands of Email Passwords Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading Lists containing thousands of stolen email usernames and passwords have shown up online in what researchers say likely came out of multiple phishing attacks. Most of the accounts were from Hotmail, but Gmail, Yahoo, Comcast, and Earthlink accounts also showed up on lists posted on Pastebin.com.
DHS Recruiting Cybersecurity Experts Friday, October 02, 2009 internetnews.com As the Obama administration continues its efforts to shore up the nation's digital infrastructure, the lead agency that coordinates with the private sector on network security has secured funding to hire as many as 1,000 cybersecurity experts.
Twitter Gets Condemned by CISOs Friday, October 02, 2009 itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com Security pros worried social network could cause security problems.
Phishing URLs at All-Time High Wednesday, September 30, 2009 scmagazineus.com Number of phishing URLs reached record high during the second quarter of 2009.
Blackhats Saturate Google Wednesday, September 30, 2009 threatcenter.blogspot.com Since tropical storm Ondoy hit, attackers have planted malicious pages.
Women, Data Breaches and ID Theft Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info 163,000 women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had their data breached.
'Money Mule' Network Exposed Monday, September 28, 2009 Brian Krebs - The Washington Post Peering into how mules are recruited and communicate with their employers.
43 Cents For An Infected Mac Monday, September 28, 2009 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading The bad guys are looking at infected Macs as a potential money-maker. Sophos researcher Dmitry Samosseiko at the Virus Bulletin conference in Geneva this week gave an inside view of the Russian "partnerka," a network of cybercrime affiliates who spew spam and malware.
Sophos Free Encryption Friday, September 25, 2009 sophos.com Sophos has released a tool, free for Windows users: Sophos Free Encryption.
NY Man Sentenced, Part of ID theft Ring Thursday, September 24, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Man guilty of ID theft gets 11+ years in a prison and $3.2 million restitution fee
Utah AG's Office Begins ID Theft Tour Thursday, September 24, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Utah AG Mark Shurtleff and ID theft expert Scott Morrill raise public awareness.
9% of Enterprise Machines Bot-Infected Thursday, September 24, 2009 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading In a three-month study of more than 600 different botnets found having infiltrated enterprise networks, researchers from Damballa discovered nearly 60 percent are botnets, and with only a handful to a few hundred bots built to target a particular organization. Only 5% of the bot infections were from big-name botnets.
600K Campus Records Hacked This Year Wednesday, September 23, 2009 ecampusnews.com Computer hackers reportedly have stolen identifying information and credit card numbers from more than half a million -- some 600,000 -- college students, faculty, and alumni this year. This is prompting some campus IT officials to call for a "total overhaul" of computer security protocol.
Microsoft Fights Rogue Antivirus Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading Microsoft has taken a hard line on malicious online advertisers - known as "malvertisers" - by filing lawsuits against the suspected fraudsters in what are the first-ever legal moves against malvertising. The software giant's suits came on the heels of a rogue antivirus attack on the New York Times' Website.
Twitter Used to Spread Scareware Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Gregg Keizer - ComputerWorld.com Bogus accounts, real tweets, dupe people into installing fake antivirus software.
Bernanke ID Thief Pleads Guilty Monday, September 21, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Zanders most prominent victim was Anna Bernanke whose purse was stolen.
ID Thieves Love Kids Monday, September 21, 2009 Phillip Britt - IdentityTheft.info Correspondent As much as children know about technology, they are largely unschooled in the dangers of identity theft. They tend to be too trusting of the world at large, put too much information out on social networking sites and are too trusting of e-mails from unknown sources.
PBS Website Compromised Thursday, September 17, 2009 blog.purewire.com Used to serve exploits from a malicious domain via an iframe.
Cyber Crooks Target Schools Thursday, September 17, 2009 Brian Krebs - The Washington Post A gang of organized cyber criminals that has stolen millions from businesses across the United States over the past month appears to have turned its sights on public schools and universities. The thefts all appear related in at least one respect. "Financial agents" for Focus Group Inc.
FTC to Hold Privacy Roundtables Thursday, September 17, 2009 The Wall Street Journal The Federal Trade Commission is planning three public discussions, starting in December, devoted to technology and consumer privacy. According to the FTC, the roundtables will address topics such as social networking, cloud computing, online advertising and mobile marketing.
Unborn ID Theft Victims Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Many unborn children have already had their SSN's stolen.
60% of Attacks Hit Web Apps Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading Most organizations are focusing their patching efforts and vulnerability scanning on the operating system - but 60 percent of the total number of attacks occur on Web applications, and many attacks are aimed at third-party applications such as Microsoft Office, and Adobe Flash and other tools.
DDoS Attack on Joe Wilson Tuesday, September 15, 2009 mashable.com Piryx reports DDoS attack against site of politican who yelled "You Lie!"
Google Groups Trojan Friday, September 11, 2009 symantec.com Trojan.Grups has been using the Google Groups newsgroups to distribute commands.
Privacy Bill Heads to Governor Friday, September 11, 2009 californiachronicle.com Would require that notification letters contain specific information.
ID Theft and the Powerful Friday, September 11, 2009 Phillip Britt - IdentityTheft.info Correspondent The wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was recently snared by an identity theft ring. A doctor’s receptionist pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in the scheme where, according to published reports, the fraudsters stole more than $2 million from 10 different banks.
Obama: New Cybersecurity Czar Friday, September 11, 2009 Kelly Jackson Higgins - Dark Reading Former military official from Clinton administration is front-runner.
ID Theft, Illegals & E-Verify Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Yesterday the federal government began implementing a system which orders federal contractors to use the online E-Verify system. Two unintended side effects of this legislation will be increased money flowing into the black market from identity theft and more US citizens becoming aware that they are victims of ID theft.
Identity Theft Carder Ring Convicted Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Keith Lubsen, Contributor - www.IdentityTheft.info Three caught using a credit card skimmer and encoder were convicted.
Data Breach Trends Wednesday, September 02, 2009 govinfosecurity.com The targets are bigger, the fraudsters bolder, and we have a lot to lose.
Poor Security and Social Networkers Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Phillip Britt - IdentityTheft.info Correspondent A pair of reports released at the end of August highlight the lack of care that a large percentage of people take when engaging in online social networking. Poll participants indicated concern over growing phishing, spam and malware attacks and nearly half of those surveyed are very concerned about their personal identity being stolen in an online community.
Poor Security and Social Networkers Phillip Britt - IdentityTheft.info Correspondent A pair of reports released at the end of August highlight the lack of care that a large percentage of people take when engaging in online social networking. Poll participants indicated concern over growing phishing, spam and malware attacks and nearly half of those surveyed are very concerned about their personal identity being stolen in an online community.


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The Longview Police Department is currently investigating four similar robberies of convenience stores that have occurred within the past week.
The robberies happened at these times and locations:
-November 7, 2008 11:02 p.m. at the Food Fast at 2300 Gilmer Road
-November 9, 2008 10:15 p.m. at the Roadrunner Superette at 1917 Judson Road
-November 10, 2008 10:00 p.m. at the Food Fast at 2851 North Eastman Road
-November 11, 2008 6:44 p.m. at the Bill's #3 at 2309 North Eastman Road
In each of these robberies, the suspect is a black male, 5'05"-5'07" tall, approximately 160-170 pounds with a medium build. The suspect typically enters each store and pulls out a handgun, demanding money from the clerk, while wearing gloves and a toboggan type cap or other dark colored head covering. The suspect then leaves the stores on foot.
Extra patrols and specialized units are being utilized to monitor convenience stores and all investigative resources have been allocated in an effort to capture this suspect.
The LPD wants to remind residents to be extra vigilant while out shopping. Always be aware of your surroundings, secure valuables in the trunk of your vehicle, park in well lit areas if shopping after dark and never leave purses or other valuables unattended in shopping carts.
A photo taken from survelliance video of the suspect is at left. If you recognize this person, please call Longview Police.

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Carte Blanche investigates the ‘War on Climate Change’ and explores whether going meatless could save our planet.
EMPOWERING > ENLIGHTENING
The effects of climate change are no longer a problem of the future: they’re apparent every day in our changing weather patterns and more frequent extreme weather events.
In the Kalahari, an environment of extreme temperatures and scarce rainfall, biodiversity research asks how species will react as temperatures rise at more than double the global average.
Dwindling food and water resources push some to the edge of survival and paint a grim picture of Southern Africa’s future with climate change if we don’t take important steps now. (Producer: Laura Byrne | Presenter: Derek Watts )
Is it time to stop eating meat to help save the planet? Well that’s the line of argument that some climate change activists are pushing in a bid to pull the earth back from the brink. To feed the world’s meat addiction, animal agriculture contributes to deforestation, as well as methane and carbon di-oxide pollution.
Now in the United Kingdom, vegan protesters have joined the ranks of the Extinction Rebellion movement, to demand that government takes action to avoid a climate tipping point. But meat and dairy producers are fighting back.
So could radical lifestyle changes really make a difference? Carte Blanche investigates.
According to a Reuters report, about 16% of food products launched in 2018 in the UK had a vegan claim, with the sector growing about 30 percent in the year… with people like Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton helping to open a meat-free burger chain.
The surge in demand comes as more consumers take note of data from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) showing livestock produce 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions globally and cause large-scale deforestation.
Emma Clifford, associate director of food and drink at Mintel, said the boom was being driven by a change in consumer mindset and an explosion of exciting, new vegan products in a sector once seen as “bland, very uninspiring”.
“We’re expecting the growth that we currently see in meat-free foods to carry on over the next five years … We think the trend has got a lot of longevity,” she told Reuters.
Food products like vegan haggis and vegan burgers that bleed like meat, have injected “an exciting, foodie element into this category”, said Clifford.
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Vegan food has become Britain’s fastest-growing takeaway, according to research by the British Takeaway Campaign – and the big chains were joining the meat-free movement.
The world’s No 1 burger chain, McDonald’s Corp, recently announced a trial of meatless burgers in Canada while vegan cheese is available at Pizza Hut in Australia.
Vegan menus are taking off with airlines including at United Airlines, Ryanair, Hawaiian Airlines and Cathay Pacific, while beer maker Guinness has removed fish guts in its filtration system to make its stout vegan friendly.
In the United States, major agricultural firms are investing in the fake-meat market, which now accounts for 5% of U.S. meat purchases according to investment management firm Bernstein. That share is expected to triple over a decade, the firm said.
Well know vegans reportedly include Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 Racing Driver; Serena Williams, Tennis Player; and Fabian Delph, Soccer Player amongst others.
(Producer: John Webb | Presenter: John Webb)
Amid #heatwaves and #floods, #ClimateChange is evermore real. Would you be willing to give up meat if it meant we could reduce #GreenhouseGasses from animal agriculture in the atmosphere? @journojohn reports this Sunday at 7pm on #CarteBlanche @MNet channel 101. #vegan pic.twitter.com/1baUoDwW2V
— Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) November 14, 2019
UNDERCOVER > ACTION
He’s been blacklisted from a medical aid scheme, his offices raided by the Hawks and criminally charged, but it seems one doctor in Gauteng has a chronic disregard for the law. From issuing sick notes to healthy patients to illegally dispensing schedule five medication without a prescription or ever meeting the clients – this medical practitioner has become a one-stop shop for illegally accessing prescription pharmaceutical drugs. Carte Blanche goes undercover. (Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender)
To protect and serve – that’s the pledge that police officers make to the public – so why did a police captain from Emalahleni become the target of several allegations of rape and sexual assault? As a devastated family tries to understand why their 32-year-old daughter jumped to her death from a moving vehicle while in the company of the then captain early this year, Carte Blanche investigates the case and allegations against the now-suspended officer that have shocked Mpumalanga. (Producer: Michael Duffet | Presenter: Masa Kekana)
A prominent police captain is fired. @MasaKekana investigates the multiple allegations of rape against him as well as the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of his girlfriend that led to his dismissal. That's #CarteBlanche this Sunday at 7pm on @MNet. pic.twitter.com/SLcK5ZUH3c
— Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) November 14, 2019
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P&G targets carbon-neutral operations by 2030
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has pledged to ensure that its operational emissions are neutralised by 2030 - an aim is striving to achieve through investment in nature-based climate solutions.
Building on an existing pledge to halve Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (power-related) emissions by 2030 against a 2010 baseline, the new commitment will see P&G using a mixture of insetting and offsetting to bring residual emissions across these scopes to net-zero. P&G estimates that its annual Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions will be 30 million metric tonnes in 2030, once it has completed the shift to 100% renewable electricity.
While some insetting and offsetting initiatives centre around renewable energy and clean fuel, P&G has chosen to back nature-based projects which serve to protect, improve or restore habitats. Key focus areas will be peatlands, wetlands and forests.
“The company’s intent is to work with NGO partners to ensure any project it advances under this effort is appropriately vetted to ensure the project, its impacts, and any accounting methodologies used are credible and consistent with best practice,” P&G said in a statement. The consumer goods giant is working with Conservation International, WWF and the Abor Day Foundation already and says it is open to forging additional partnerships.
“Our role as leaders is to make a lower-emission economy possible, affordable and desirable for everyone,” P&G’s chief sustainability officer Virginie Helias said.
“It is our responsibility to protect critical carbon reserves and invest in solutions that regenerate our planet.”
While the new target does not cover Scope 3 (indirect) emissions, P&G is working with the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to develop and deliver against new ambitions in this area. The firm’s previous carbon footprint mapping exercises have proven that the vast majority – 85% – of its Scope 3 emissions are associated with consumer use and disposal of products. As such, it sees communication with consumers as a key level for reducing emissions, providing on-pack and online information on responsible use.
It’s only natural
As the UN continues work to develop a Paris-Agreement-style deal for nature in a bid to avert Earth’s sixth mass extinction and as awareness of the intertwined nature of global warming and biodiversity loss rises, nature seems to be climbing up the corporate agenda.
Earlier this year, Unilever launched a new €1bn Climate and Nature fund which will be spent to end supply chain deforestation, promote regenerative agriculture and transition to biodegradable ingredients. The fund complemented a new net-zero target, deadlined at 2039.
Since then, luxury fashion conglomerate Kering has vowed to achieve a net-positive biodiversity impact within five years; a string of businesses including Danone and Natura have pledged to deliver nature-focussed Covid-19 recovery plans, and pop-up rainforests have been piloted in the Humber region by Birds Eye and Yorkshire Water.
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A week after making iOS 15.2 available to the world, Apple has now made a change that ensures that is the only version of iOS available to iPhone users moving forward. Until iOS 15.3 is released, that is. As of now, Apple is no longer signing iOS 15.1.1 — a move that prevents anyone from downgrading from iOS 15.2
Apple routinely stops signing old versions of iOS for a variety of reasons. Sometimes that’s to prevent people from downgrading to allow a particular jailbreak to be used and others it’s a case of ensuring an important security patch is running on as many devices as possible. Another facet of that is to prevent people from downgrading to a less secure release to allow them to break their way through security measures. Other times Apple simply wants to make sure that people are using devices with the latest features and APIs available.
Whatever the case this time around, November’s iOS 15.1.1 update is now dead in the water and only those who already have it installed will be able to use it.
The newer iOS 15.2 update does have plenty going for it, however. A new parts and service history feature was added to show when displays, batteries, and more have been replaced. Locked iPhones can now also be reset without a computer for the first time, too.
As always, the best iPhone is an iPhone running the latest version of iOS and this latest move ensures that more people are in that position. Now we await the arrival of iOS 15.3 and the cessation of iOS 15.2 signing that will surely shortly follow.


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About 1,000 of the most popular 200,000 websites are U.S. sites actively serving up malware to unsuspecting visitors, according to a study by Web application security company Armorize Technologies Inc. And while the bulk of those malware-rigged websites are porn, gambling and music downloading sites, 15% are legitimate enterprise sites, including 7% that provide financial services.
Armorize aims to help financial firms and other organizations prevent drive-by downloads with its website malware scanning service, Hack Alert, which alerts websites owners in real time about hidden malware. The company launched the latest version of the cloud-based service on Tuesday and also formally announced its expansion into the U.S. Armorize was founded four years ago in Taiwan, but its headquarters are now in Santa Clara, Calif.; its research and development center is in Taipei.
Criminals use a variety of methods to inject malware into websites, including SQL injection and cross-site scripting, but the attacks are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect, said Caleb Sima, Armorize CEO and founder of SPI Dynamics, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2007. For example, the malware will only execute on certain browser versions and in certain regions, he said. Legitimate websites can end up getting blacklisted by Google.
Armorize's website malware scanning service uses behavioral analysis to detect malicious code, which enables it to catch zero-day threats, Sima said. When customers receive an alert, they can either fix the problem on their own or use Armorize's host-based Web application firewall.
"It's about incident response," Sima said. "If I'm hacked and the person who tells me that is a customer or the press, that's the worst incident response."
Armorize's customers include Bank of India, which was hacked in 2007 and injected with malware that infected vulnerable PCs. Researchers at Sunbelt Software Inc. discovered that the bank's website was infected with a malicious IFrame that pushed out 22 pieces of malware.
Dan Blum, senior vice president and principal analyst at Burton Group (acquired by Gartner Inc. earlier this year), said he hasn't talked with HackAlert customers in order to evaluate how it scales to large sites, but is enthusiastic about the service.
"It's great to have another piece of the security ecosystem notifying websites of the problem as opposed to notifying enterprises that they need to block those sites," he said.
There's a need for both types of services, but notifying website owners of malware on their sites will clean up the problem, he added.
Other companies offering similar website malware scanning services include Palo Alto, Calif.-based Dasient Inc. and Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Qualys Inc. Last week, Dasient announced a tool to help publishers and advertising networks tackle the problem of malicious online ads, or "malvertising."
According to Dasient, approximately 1.3 million malicious ads are viewed every day. Forty-one percent of malicious ads are from fake antivirus pop-up ads while 59% are from drive-by downloads, the company said.
Armorize, which also sells an automated static source code analysis tool, said HackAlert 3.0 will be available June 1. Pricing is based on the number of URLs monitored and scanning frequency.


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Already seen as a healthier alternative to juice and soda, Fruit 66, the nation’s fastest-growing sparkling juice, continues its commitment to the health and well being of our nation’s children by closely collaborating with school nutritionists. By adding this critical component, which is essential for the development of strong, healthy bones, Fruit 66 now has 10% of the USDA RDA of vitamin D as well as 100 percent of the RDA of vitamin C and 10 percent of the RDA of Calcium and vitamin A with only 95 calories per serving.
“School nutritionists kept telling us that calcium gets absorbed only in conjunction with vitamin D,” says Fruit 66 president Bill Hargis. “We already had the calcium, but we are now adding vitamin D, ensuring that kids are getting the maximum nutritional value in Fruit 66. In effect, Fruit 66 is a nutritional supplement with a fruity taste and bubbles.”
Along with helping build stronger bones, researchers have suggested that vitamin D could help prevent serious diseases such as diabetes and ward off infections. Other studies have found that kids with low levels of vitamin D also showed signs of higher blood pressure and are more likely to be overweight.
Developed in consultation with school nutritionists and foodservice directors, Fruit 66 is a sparkling juice with fewer calories and more nutrients than many juice style beverages on the market. With just 95 calories in an 8-ounce can, and boasting 100 percent of the RDA of vitamin C and 10 percent of the RDA of Calcium, and vitamin A, Fruit 66 is a tasty, healthier alternative to lunch room juices and sodas. It is available in four flavors – Kiwi Strawberry, Fruit Punch, Orange Tangerine and Apple Berry.
About Fruit 66
Fruit 66 is a low-calorie, highly nutritious, sparkling juice brand for kids. Created in response to poor beverage offerings that lack nutritional value and are highly caloric, each can is equal to 1 serving of fruit and has 95 calories per serving. Fruit 66 can be found in school cafeterias across the country as well as many natural food stores nationwide. For more information on Fruit 66, visit www.fruit-66.com.


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The Acer Liquid Stream, which we just recently saw at Google I/O (thank you Noah!) last week, decided to make its way over to the FCC to pass the ever-so-important inspection necessary for usage on US frequencies. The device was cleared for 850/1900MHz which means it could be headed to AT&T's network, though as of now it doesn't look like we'll be seeing anything official until October. The device is supposedly running Android 2.1 but you've got to hope it will at least be seeing Froyo by the time it launches. It also has a "5 megapixel camera capable of 720p video capture," according to Engadget. No news on other specs as of yet, but you can be sure we'll keep you informed as we hear more.
Does the Acer Liquid Stream suit your fancy? Let us know in the comments!


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After being introduced in August, Google just announced improvements to its Gmail offline Chrome app. The first improvement, which the Chrome team called their favorite, is the ability to choose whether you want to synchronize 7, 14 or 31 days worth of mail. The second improvement includes attachment support, keyboard shortcuts, and enhancements when it comes to performance. You can download the Gmail offline Chrome application in the Chrome Web Store.
When Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson that he finally “cracked the code” to building an integrated television set that is user-friendly and seamlessly syncs with all of your devices, Samsung Australia’s Director of Audiovisual Philip Newton told the Sydney Morning Herald that Jobs’ was talking about connectivity.
He laughed off the mythical iTV and dissed Jobs’ TV brain wave as “nothing new,” saying the future is now and it is his company’s Smart TVs:
When Steve Jobs talked about he’s ‘cracked it’, he’s talking about connectivity – so we’ve had that in the market already for 12 months, it’s nothing new, it was new for them because they didn’t play in the space. It’s old news as far as the traditional players are concerned and we have broadened that with things like voice control and touch control; the remote control for these TVs has a touch pad.
Samsung is promoting Smart TVs left and right at the CES show that is underway this week in Las Vegas. The company is showing off apps and games such as Angry Birds running smoothly on Smart TVs. Feature-wise, Samsung Smart TVs is also beating Google TVs to the punch with capabilities such as voice interaction, facial recognition, integrated camera controls for multi-video conferencing and multitasking. Samsung covered all aspects of the Smart TV market at its latest CES press conference held Jan. 9, and it seems Google TV —at this point— is certainly lagging in terms of adequate competition.
Sony, Panasonic and LG are also pushing integrated television sets built around the Smart TV platform. While not officially an exhibitor, Apple reportedly dispatched 250 employees to attend the show and monitor what competition is doing; among them is the head of iOS product marketing Greg Joswiak. Apple has been rumored for months to launch 32- and 37-inch television sets in the summer of 2012. Does Samsung see Apple as a threat?
The specifics of the agreement are not being disclosed at this time, but it is likely Microsoft’s latest license agreement with LG is similar to those signed with just about every other major Android vendor including Samsung, HTC, Huawei, Acer, and over 10 others. Microsoft is already collecting millions from Android vendors in patent agreements stemming from an original deal to collect a $5 royalty per device from HTC in May, and will now begin to profit off LG’s line of Android-based tablets, smartphones, and televisions as well.
Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Intellectual Property Group Horacio Gutierrez made the announcement on the company’s website:
If you are a blogger and you are using Google’s blogging service called “Blogger,” you are probably aware of its many limitations compared to WordPress— the de facto blogging standard. Google has been slow to address the many concerns Bloggers users have and has been neglecting the service lately. One of the glaring issues has always been Blogger’s commenting system that leaves a lot to be desired.
Today, the Blogger team announced that threaded commenting is now live in Blogger. Previously, there was no way of telling whether posters put up a new comment or responded to another comment on the thread. Threaded commenting, which is a norm on the vast majority of other blogging platforms, solves this problem elegantly with indentation. A small, but welcome fix. Here is to hoping the team is working on bigger issues as Blogger is definitely crying for some love.
Google introduced a new feature called “Search plus Your World” yesterday that includes both public results with privately shared posts and profiles from your Google+ account meshed within Google search results. Obviously, this has raised some concern among users, but also clutters search results. Luckily, Lifehacker posted a nice guide on how to turn off personalized search results, and it only takes two steps.
- Select “Search settings” on Google.com.
- Navigate to the “Personal results” section and select the option “Do not use personal results.”
As Lifehacker pointed out, this setting does not actually disable personal results, but rather makes it the default to have them not be displayed. If there is ever a brief second you want to go back, you can quickly toggle the setting within your search result.
Google is continuing to push Google+, whether you like it or not.
Google announced in a blog post on its Mobile Blog an update to the Google Search app for pre-Android 4.0 devices. The update brings faster performance, grouped suggestions as you search, the ability to delete search history by long pressing, and country specific search suggestions. Ice Cream Sandwich users are already experiencing these features, but for those of you who do not fall under that category can download the updated application from the Android Market. Google shares a few other tips:
- Tap the arrow to the right of a search suggestion or history item to add it to your search term before searching.
- Get suggestions from other apps on your phone – check out searchable items in Search settings.
- Long press on home screen to add the Google Search widget, if you don’t have it already, to access search faster.
The search giant today introduced a couple enhancements to Hangouts, the group video chat feature of the Google+ social service. The new look of the Hangouts interface follows the design language used across Google’s many properties on the web. Thanks to the optimized layout, there is now more real estate for the actual live video feed, leading to a better and more immersive user experience.
Besides the revamped look, Hangouts now support screen sharing, which Google said, “Has graduated from Hangouts with Extras.” Hangouts screen sharing is designed to enable anyone to easily share what is on his or her computer screen with everyone in the hangout. Google noted that many other extras would soon graduate to Hangouts.
OnLive’s Founder and CEO Steve Perlman just announced on the official Google TV Blog that his cloud-gaming platform is launching on Google TV as an application.
The OnLive Viewer app is available now in limited form. It will let users watch other gamers play and engage in a few of OnLive’s social features.
“Cheer (click thumbs-up) if you like what you see,” wrote Perlman. “Try friending and striking up some chat. And, definitely watch some Brag Clip® videos, showing the best (and worst!) of OnLive gaming.”
OnLive is “working closely” with Google to enable full game play with worldwide gamers on Google TV, and more devices with OnLive already built-in will debut soon…
Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt and Vice President Product Innovations and Process Technologies at Daimler Eike Böhm. (Image via 3d-car-shows.com.)
Today at CES 2012 Google and Daimler AG announced a new strategic partnership that will provide the car manufacturer with early access to APIs for building services like Google Maps and Places into automotive-specific applications.
The collaboration will enable Daimler to use Google Maps for their in-car map displays, and significantly improve their ability to quickly and seamlessly integrate useful Google services into Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles. By making innovative Google products available directly within its cars, Mercedes-Benz is able to accelerate the adoption of cutting edge technologies.
This is not the first partnership announced with Daimler and Google. As the press released noted, Daimler was originally the first carmaker to implement Google Maps’ “Send-to-Car” feature in 2007. Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz vehicles now provide COMAND Online, “a telematics system with cloud-based Mercedes-Benz apps that brings Google Street View, Panoramio and local search.”
The company was also the first to offer individualized routes sent from Google Maps to a vehicle, and plan on making all of these new Google services available to Mercedes-Benz customers in the United States through the mbrace2 infotainment solution in 2012’s second quarter. The full press release is available below:
Google just signed its biggest deal yet with a single company to offer cloud services with 110,000 employees in 26 countries of Spanish bank BBVA switching to Google apps. The bank will use apps like Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Docs, and it will have employees’ access video chats and other collaboration tools. According to BBVA, the deal is the “largest global agreement for the adoption of Google Apps, Google Enterprise suite.”
Through this solution, BBVA seeks to increase its efficiency by providing employees the tools of advanced communication and collaboration. In addition, Google Apps will facilitate collaboration among professionals from the bank, regardless of geographic area in which they are. This is essential to drive innovation in a financial group as global as BBVA.
According to a report from BBC, who talked with BBVA, the move was largely driven by an increasing number of the bank’s staff utilizing smartphones and tablets as their main computer. The bank already moved 35,000 employees to Google Apps and it expects it to roll out to 110,000 staff members during 2012.
Director of innovation for BBVA Carmen Herranz confirmed to BBC that all customer data would remain on the bank’s servers with the move to Google services only applying to communication among staff. The bank had previously rolled out a successful pilot project with around 7,000 staff, and plans to “closely monitor for any increases in network load.” Herranz said their biggest concern is video conferencing.
Vice President of Google Enterprise EMEA Sebastien Marotte gave a statement in BBVA’s press release highlighting the importance of the announcement and growth of Google Apps:
A smartphone reference design by Intel.
Handset maker Motorola Mobility, which was acquired by Google, and is subject to approval from regulators in the United States and Europe, said at CES 2012 yesterday that it would release fewer phones in 2012. The company also announced a multi-year strategic mobile partnership with Intel to make Android smartphones powered by the chipmaker’s struggling Atom platform.
According to Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha’s roundtable meeting with reporters at CES yesterday, Motorola no longer sees value in dispersing its efforts by flooding the market with countless devices:
A lot of products that are roughly the same doesn’t drive the market to a new place. [...] I made this decision independent of what the others will. We’re doing what we think is the right thing.
Motorola issued a warning last week on fourth-quarter results, and the company said numbers would come in below the $3.9 billion that most analysts expected. As for the Motorola-Intel partnership…
Google Maps is making headlines in a variety of ways this week.
A Jan. 10 update to the Android application made noise at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show yesterday. The Google Maps upgrade claimed to increase battery life while improving location tracking within Google Latitude.
The latest version Google Maps also improved Transit Navigation and more closely estimates location position when GPS signal is lost. The update even increased the number of possible transit routes from three to four.
The final update includes indoor maps that can —well— navigate around various indoor venues in the United States. In this particular update, maps for CES in the Las Vegas area were included (hence all the commotion).
“We hope that these indoor maps will come in handy when finding your way through the slots and to the shops,” announced Google on its LatLong blog. “And for those of you who catch gadget-fever with CES in town, we’ve also partnered with a number of Best Buy stores in the Las Vegas area.”
More information on the updates are available below.


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BidaskClub upgraded shares of China Biologic Products (NASDAQ:CBPO) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Thursday morning.
A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of China Biologic Products from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Monday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank set a $105.00 price objective on shares of China Biologic Products and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Friday, March 2nd. Finally, TheStreet cut shares of China Biologic Products from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a research note on Thursday, March 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $101.00.
Shares of China Biologic Products (CBPO) traded up $0.21 on Thursday, hitting $83.05. 68,448 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 220,205. The stock has a market cap of $2,772.23, a P/E ratio of 17.88, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.62. China Biologic Products has a 1-year low of $71.85 and a 1-year high of $120.46.
China Biologic Products (NASDAQ:CBPO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $90.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $85.15 million. China Biologic Products had a net margin of 18.34% and a return on equity of 21.30%. The business’s revenue was up 16.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. sell-side analysts forecast that China Biologic Products will post 5.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CBPO. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in China Biologic Products by 86.5% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,016,092 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $92,799,000 after purchasing an additional 471,416 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of China Biologic Products by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 804,495 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $63,370,000 after buying an additional 41,711 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of China Biologic Products by 62.9% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 723,859 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $66,790,000 after buying an additional 279,420 shares during the last quarter. Comgest Global Investors S.A.S. raised its stake in shares of China Biologic Products by 78.5% in the fourth quarter. Comgest Global Investors S.A.S. now owns 635,752 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $50,078,000 after purchasing an additional 279,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Macquarie Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of China Biologic Products by 2.3% in the third quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 601,087 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $55,462,000 after purchasing an additional 13,500 shares in the last quarter. 56.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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About China Biologic Products
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is principally engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and sales of human plasma-based biopharmaceutical products in China. It operates through the manufacture and sales of human plasma products segment. China Biologic has a product portfolio with over 20 various dosage forms of plasma products and other biopharmaceutical products across nine categories.The Company’s products include human albumin, human immunoglobulin, immunoglobulin for intravenous injection (IVIG), human hepatitis B immunoglobulin, human rabies immunoglobulin, human tetanus immunoglobulin, placenta polypeptide, Factor VIII and human prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC).
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Former Irrational Games boss Ken Levine is really, truly sorry he made you fight that naked guy.
A new entry in one of 2K's biggest franchises, presumably Borderlands 3, has been delayed.
The unnanounced follow-up to BioShock Infinite even has a codename.
A new job-listing has us thinking that it's only a matter of time before 2K returns to the world of Rapture.
Alongside more info on Red Dead Redemption 2's release plans, Take-Two confirmed another big sequel is coming.
Ken Levine is creating a "metanarrative" in his new game.
Will Bioshock: The Collection or XCOM 2 reign supreme in the latest PS Store sale vote?


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With Day 2 of Finovate Fall Digital 2020 under wraps, William Mills Agency Vice President Heather Sugg was able to catch up with Finzly CTO, Terry Howell, in a virtual interview to discuss Finzly’s demo, his thoughts on the digital event, and predictions for 2021 in the fintech industry.
Finzly, one of the fastest growing FX and international payments platform in US banking, is working to engineer turnkey payment solutions for financial institutions of all sizes. In the demo, Terry Howell discussed the launch of their digital banking experiences and highlighted the abilities to include third party applications to their BankOS solution.
Finzly’s payment hub solutions are being widely recognized for their success within the fintech industry. Finovate just awarded Finzly with the Best Enterprise Payments Solutions Award for their PaymentGalaxy solution. To learn more about the 2020 Finovate Awards, visit: https://finovate.com/finovate-award-winner-unveiled/
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Even the pavement is her runway: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley struts her stuff in tiny yellow shorts
09:15 GMT, 28 May 2012
She is used to sashaying along as a model and it seemed that even the pavement is a runway for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
The 25-year-old stepped out in a pair of tiny yellow shorts, which showed off her incredibly trim legs, as she headed to a grocery store in Malibu last week.
Rosie teamed the sunny shorts with a crispy white shirt and a pair of brown boots for a casually chic style.
Leggy lady: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley showed off her impressive pins in a pair of bright yellow shorts as she popped out for some food in Malibu
The Burberry Body model was joined by beau Jason Statham as she went to grab a bite to eat and pick up some shopping.
Rosie was seen drinking coconut water which could be the secret to her glowing complexion.
The drink, popular with many celebrities, is a great source of potassium, it contains antioxidants and it hydrates quickly.
Good looking couple: Rosie was joined by her boyfriend Jason Statham and they both looked gorgeous as they popped to the shops
And given the amount of travelling Rosie has done recently it is not surprising she is taking extra good care of herself.
Last week Rosie visited LA, Sydney, London and back to Los Angeles again all in one week.
And given her hectic schedule Rosie and Jason must have relished spending some quality time together in America.
Constant trveller: Rosie has been working hard and last week she travelled around the world in seven days


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More signs that the credit card portfolio of banks will continue to deteriorate:
AP: Credit card holders who in ordinary years might have used their tax refunds to pay down their balances apparently spent the money elsewhere as the recession deepened in the first quarter.
That’s one of the conclusions that may be drawn from data showing the delinquency rate for bank-issued credit cards rose 11 per cent in the first three months of the year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion.
The delinquency rate jumped to 1.32 per cent this year, from 1.19 per cent in the first three months of 2008, TransUnion said. The statistic measures the percentage of card holders who are three months or more past due on their payments for cards bearing MasterCard and Visa logos, along with American Express and Discover cards.
The average total debt on bank cards also rose, jumping to $5,776 from $5,548 last year.
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SOUTH WALES-based new- comer to the UK secured personal loans market Picture Financial is to launch its second major round of recruitment in the New Year.
The consumer finance company already employs more than 60 people at its new headquarters at Imperial Park, Newport.
From next month the company will be recruiting again with a view to doubling head count by summer 2005.
Picture is on course to employ up to 250 people within the next four years.
The company, which has commenced trading with the £500m combined support of Merrill Lynch, one of the world's largest financial services providers, and venture capital specialist Apax Partners, also reports a highly successful first three months' trading.
Neville Allport, founder and chief executive of Picture Financial Group, said, "The successful launch of Picture Financial and the response from our new customers throughout the UK has provided early confirmation of our belief that there is an opportunity to build a business that will become a major name in the consumer finance sector.
"This has been one of the largest financial services start-up ventures ever seen in the UK; backed by a senior management team that has an unrivalled track record in its chosen market sector.
"We are also delighted to have recruited a talented workforce that shares our enthusiasm for Picture."
The next recruitment phase will focus mainly on expanding Picture's successful direct sales team.
Mr Allport said, "We are looking for committed individuals, with bags of enthusiasm, and in return we are offering levels of reward that are far above the financial services sector norm in South Wales.
"We are providing jobs that are offering extremely good rewards, with our loan consultants able to earn in excess of £40,000 per annum with their sales-related bonuses.
"The secured loans market remains one of the fastest-growing sectors of consumer finance and it is the intention of Picture Financial to achieve a profitable position in as short a time frame as possible."


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Investing legend Warren Buffet loves it when the stock market goes crazy. "The sillier the market's behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business-like investor," he wrote in the preface to Ben Graham's The Intelligent Investor, fourth edition.
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive wave of irrational behavior in the stock market. Investors who can cool their cool in this environment, with a "business-like" focus on finding excellent businesses, can often pair their finds with fantastic buy-in prices. You can find great companies in Wall Street's bargain bin right now.
Sure, the market might take another dive if the coronavirus crisis sticks around much longer. But you don't have to time the market bottom with scientific precision. Not even Warren Buffett tries to do that, because it's an impossible task that depends on a plethora of variables beyond the investor's control. You should simply keep some dry powder to burn in the next market dip, if it ever comes, and get started with a couple of top-shelf companies whose stocks already trade at very attractive prices. Here are two great stocks to buy today.
A longtime iPhone supplier
Cirrus Logic (CRUS 0.01%) designs audio controllers and voice processors. The company's chips are found in smartphones, smart home devices, noise-canceling headphones, and wearable computing gear. Last year, iPhone maker Apple (AAPL -0.74%) accounted for 78% of Cirrus' total sales. Cupertino and Cirrus have been joined at the proverbial hip since the early days of the smartphone era -- Apple has been this company's largest client since 2009.
I can hear the gears grinding already. If Cirrus is such a great investment, and its business depends almost entirely on Apple, why not simply invest directly in Apple stock instead?
Cirrus is actually expanding its presence in modern iPhones. When Apple dropped the headphone jack and introduced wireless AirPods instead, the company used Cirrus chip in both the earbuds and the smartphone to make it happen. The company has also leaned on its signal-processing expertise to develop haptic sensors and closed-loop controllers, both of which are finding their way into recent and upcoming Apple products. If Cirrus provided components worth a total of $1.50 per unit of the iPhone 11 generation, a $2 contribution to this year's flagship would boost Cirrus' iPhone revenues by more than 30% with a trifling effect on Apple's manufacturing costs.
Furthermore, nothing is stopping Cirrus from extending beyond its Apple relationship. The company already supplies audio circuits for a handful of Android-based devices and audiophile equipment, and management is always open to winning new business elsewhere. I'll admit that the non-Apple business has been rather sleepy for more than a decade, but that could change in a hurry.
And if not, all you're getting is a trusted Apple supplier whose presence in Cupertino's gear keeps growing over time. Cirrus can grow even if Apple simply holds steady over time. That's a fantastic baseline even if the market-expansion home run never comes, and Cirrus shares are trading 25% below January's all-time highs.
These stripes don't run
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA 1.12%) makes scanners, printers, and data management tools related to barcodes and RFID tags. The stock is trading 23% below the all-time highs it established in early February, providing a discount that should feel familiar to Cirrus investors. Both stocks also change hands at a reasonable 17 times free cash flows at the moment.
The COVID-19 pandemic hangs heavy over this company. The health crisis is keeping shoppers away from stores and the supply chains that bring consumer electronics, clothing, and everyday staples from the factory to the store shelf are largely frozen. Zebra's role in the business world is to help other companies track and manage their supply chains and inventories, so this is a dark time indeed.
However, Zebra was in the middle of an explosive growth spurt when the virus crisis appeared. Free cash flows have doubled over the last three years while Zebra's annual revenues increased by 25%:
This period has also been very kind to Zebra's investors, producing a market-crushing 120% return in three years. The company is an efficient cash machine, generating $620 million of free cash flows out of last year's $4.5 billion in top-line revenues. The virus will damage these pristine financial trends, but Zebra also sports a pristine balance sheet with lean inventories and a manageable debt load of just $1.3 billion.
Importantly, Zebra's clients are in the midst of a generational upgrade cycle as Microsoft (MSFT -0.68%) is ending support for the mobile Windows CE operating system in 2020. Zebra's latest barcode scanners and rugged portable computers are based on the vibrant Android platform from Alphabet (GOOG -4.50%) (GOOGL -4.44%) instead. Moreover, Zebra should enjoy reasonably stable revenue flows from a recently signed multi-year equipment deal with the U.S. Postal Service. All told, the interrupted revenue growth and accompanying cash flows should get back on track in short order once the health crisis has passed.


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ABBOTTABAD, 6 September: The Municipal Committee of Havelian has set on fire over a hundred fruit and vegetable pushcarts after which the vendors have decided to take the matter to the court.
The vendors said they sale fruit and vegetables in various areas of the city to earn livelihood for their families. They alleged that the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) officials and men of the nazim and Member Provincial Assembly on Monday confiscated their pushcarts and set them on fire in the name of operation against encroachments.
The vendors alleged that the men of politically influential people also receive daily extortion from them due to which they are facing a very difficult situation. They said they will launch a protest movement against extortionists and will go to any extent to get justice.


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Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced the availability of a new LoRaWAN-connected development kit from wireless hardware and software manufacturer Libelium and network services and software provider Loriot that should allow designers to speed up the development and testing of their Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Comprised of a gateway and ten sensor devices, featuring Semtech LoRa® technology, application software, and a connection to Loriot’s cloud-based LoRaWAN network, the new development kit is optimized for smart city, smart security, smart environment and smart agriculture applications. The kit is available for both North America (915 Mhz) and European (868 MHz) frequencies.
“Developing IoT applications typically involves setting up a network and testing the various hardware components and software to ensure everything operates correctly,” said Javier Martínez, Libelium’s Vice President of Business Development & Sales. “With our kit, customers do not have to spend time configuring and testing a network, because we are able to provide them with a LoRaWAN network connection that has already been tested and set up to run seamlessly with the kit components and software.”
“The collaboration between Libelium and Loriot to produce a comprehensive IoT development environment that is easy to use is an excellent example of how companies in the LoRa Alliance are working together to deliver complete solutions to IoT customers,” said Mike Wong, Vice President of Marketing and Applications for Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Product Group. “Such collaboration also shows the value of the open LoRaWAN specification as it continues to bring hardware, software and networking companies together to drive innovative solutions for the IoT market.”
Semtech, Libelium, and Loriot are members of the LoRa Alliance, a group of over 300 companies committed to driving and enhancing the LoRaWAN specification to ensure interoperability and scalability of LPWANs and IoT applications. Through its work with member companies and IoT industry groups, it is making LoRaWAN the standard for LPWANs focused on low power, long-range IoT applications. To date, there are LoRaWAN public and private networks in more than 50 countries worldwide.
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Kia has recalled around 7000 Kia Sportage and Kia Soul models in the UK due to a possible fault seat belt fault. The firm says that in some cases the belt pre-tensioners may be faulty, and although no injuries have been reported due to failure, it is choosing to replace any potentially affected units.
Skoda has launched a new range-topping version of the Skoda Octavia. The Laurin & Klement model costs from £26,570 and features 18-inch alloy wheels, brown leather trim, adaptive cruise control and an upgraded audio system.
The headquarters of the newly-created Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be in London rather than Italy. Speaking at a press conference, group boss Sergio Marchionne said the move was down to the need to base some functions of the group in the city. Fiat signed a £2.6 billion deal to take full control of Chrysler earlier this year.


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TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co , Japan’s top electric arc furnace steelmaker, said on Monday it will lower prices of all its products for delivery in November by 3,000 yen ($28) a tonne due to weak overseas prices and slow demand at home.
The company’s pricing strategy is closely watched by Asian rivals such as Posco, Hyundai Steel Co and Baosteel, who aim to boost exports to Japan.
“Steel product prices are weakening in Asia as China is stepping up its exports while steel demand at home has not been as strong as we had expected due to shortages of labour and processing machineries,” Tokyo Steel’s Managing Director Kiyoshi Imamura told reporters.
“The price cut is also aimed at reflecting the current spot prices of steel products,” he said.
Prices for Tokyo Steel’s main product, H-shaped beams, which are used in construction, will go down by 3,000 yen, or 3.8 percent, to 77,000 yen ($718.6) per tonne in November. (1 US dollar = 107.1600 Japanese yen) (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)


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Hong Kong fashion connoisseur Chloe Zhang founded her sustainable fashion e-tailing platform Supermint to prove that eco is most definitely chic.
Always a fashion fan and often the go-to stylist in her social circle, it wasn’t until Chloe Zhang, now the founder of fashion e-commerce platform Supermint, watched “The True Cost,” a documentary on the fashion industry, that she realised the urgent need for more businesses promoting sustainable clothing. According to the documentary, our fashion purchases have increased by 400% in the last two decades, and now number around 80 billion items a year, many of which are produced at a huge cost to both human lives and the planet. It was statistics like these that led Chloe to leave her job in the investment industry to launch her e-commerce venture, focused solely on sustainable brands.
Adopting a business model akin to that of luxury fashion retailer Farfetch, Supermint positions itself as “the mint” – a breath of fresh air in Asia’s trend-driven fashion market. Serving as a third-party marketplace, it aims to make the region’s lesser-known sustainable and ethical fashion brands more accessible by bringing them together in one space. In return for a cut of sales, Chloe gives her chosen brands access to a wider audience.
Chloe handpicks all the brands and items on her platform, taking into account their sustainability status as defined by their materials, production methods and business operations. Currently stocking 26 Asian designers, prices range from HKD 500 to HKD 2500 with a focus on clothing that translates well beyond the momentary sphere. “Sustainable fashion should be timeless, durable, and desirable. If no one wants it, regardless of what recycled fabrics a product is made out of, it’ll eventually become another piece of waste,” she explains. For that reason, she’s turned to designers such as Chinese minimalist YUEL XIANG, progressive Korean designer duo LANG & LU and independent Japanese leather shoe brand CHLOE FRANCIS, all part of a rising crop of Asian creatives whose hope is to turn the tide away from fast fashion towards a more sustainable approach.
As Chloe sees it, “changing consumer behaviour is always the first step to changing the industry.” Urging her customers to “buy less, but buy better,” she explains, “you could put the money you’ve thrown in for 10 fast fashion pieces into investing in a premium quality product that can last a lifetime.” And it’s the combination of this, together with better access to brands that are genuinely changing the way products are made, that she hopes may make fashion something we can all get back on board with.
To check out Supermint, stop by their pop-up store. Details below.
Time: 11 am – 7 pm
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Motorola’s MWC 2017 event is only a few days away now on February 26, but that hasn’t stopped a flurry of new photos of its Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus from getting leaked online. The former can be seen in a couple of hands-on snaps, while the latter can be viewed in its press render form.
Starting off with the Moto G5, the live photos appear to be in line with glimpses of the handset seen in the past. It seems to have an all-metal design, prominent camera module, and a physical home button likely doubling up as a fingerprint sensor.
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Hero MotoCorp, the country's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, on Friday said that their manufacturing facilities will be closed for four days (August 15 to 18) owing to "demand scenario".
Hero MotoCorp indicated it is undergoing a stressful period as it said: "While this has been part of the annual holiday calendar on account of Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan and the weekend, it also partly reflects the prevailing market demand scenario."
Auto sector is one of the worst hit sectors in India due to the lack of consumption. The sectors has seen massive loss of jobs in just the last few quarters.
Moreover, industry data recently showed that sales across all segments have declined for 9 consecutive month, creating recession like scenario in the sector.
Hero MotoCorp is not the first auto maker to shut manufacturing. Earlier Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and few others made such announcements.
The company further said that production planning is a matter of advance monitoring of the market dynamics and prudent demand forecasting.
"This helps us to plan our production well in advance, thereby enabling us to stay flexible both in terms of volumes and production schedules, " the company said in a regulatory filing.


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The new organisation, to be called Stevia Internacional Europe, is being formed by ingredients supplier Lavollée SA, flavour company Mane, and sugar producer Cristal Union Group, which owns the Daddy and Erstein consumer brands.
Hervé Ory-Lavollée, chairman of Lavollée, told FoodNavigator.com that the three partners will have “roughly equal” shares in the venture. The supply of stevia will come from Argentine producer Stevia Internacional, with which Lavollée SA has had an agreement since mid 2009.
“The key of our project compared to competitors is that the stevia extracts are controlled through all the production chain – from leaves to spoon,” he said.
Mane has been working with stevia for the last decade – in particular on the best repartition of the various steviol glycosides. President Jean Mane said: “Our expertise in the creation of flavours and in sensory analysis will also enhance the organoleptic attributes of the various applications in which stevia extracts are formulated with specifically designed flavouring and masking solutions.”
Having sugar player Cristal Union on board is a major advantage, Ory-Lavollée explained, as although it has not had any activities in stevia before its experience in sugar beet will be transferable, particular when it comes to managing plantations.
“Growing stevia is different, but it’s the same business,” he said. Cristal Union also has extraction expertise through Burgundy, in which it owns a 40 per cent stake.
The association is expected to bring more clout when marketing stevia ingredients to major manufacturers.
“It may help by their power in marketing and sales force, and it may help us to bring in big names in food,” Ory-Lavollée said. Big names he has his eye on include the likes of Coca Cola and Danone, who are more familiar with Cristal Union than they are with a relatively small player like Lavollée.
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European stevia is currently an industry-in-waiting, as the European Commission has yet to grant its approval of stevia sweeteners. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave a positive safety opinion on steviol glycosides in April 2010, in line with the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which approves the use of steviol glycosides at 95 per cent purity or above.
“Most of our customers have not been able to launch because of regulatory delays,” said Ory-Lavollée. It is not clear exactly when the approval will be granted, but it is widely expected to be some time in 2011.
“Given the number of samples and small volumes we are supplying for pilots and testing, we see lots of companies are now preparing for launches.” Particular interest is seen in the dairy, beverage and confectionery categories.
In France stevia sweeteners with a high purity of the steviol glycoside Reb A have been permitted under a 2-year window in advance of full EU approval since September 2009. That has been helpful as it has allowed suppliers to start shifting volumes and also to provide a test market.
“A lot of foreign companies have been checking what has been happening in France. It allows them to study the market and see consumer reactions.”
On the other hand, being able to market stevia products in just one country has proven challenging for manufacturers with pan-European production and logistics, as they have had to carve out special arrangements for stevia-containing brands.
While Ory-Lavollée is positive that full EU approval will be granted before France’s 2-year window ends, he said discussions are underway with the authorities for an extension should one be required.


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MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Treatt's strategy bears fruit
Flavour specialist Treatt is another firm that is shifting its product mix from low-margin, commoditised raw materials to more sophisticated and complex goods.
The business makes flavourings and fragrances from natural ingredients, such as citrus oils and tea leaves. These are used primarily in fizzy drinks, iced tea, craft beer and exotic spirits, but also in sweets, cosmetics and cleaning products.
Midas recommended Treatt in May 2014, when the shares were 158½p. A year later, the stock had fallen to 152p but we suggested investors should keep the faith.
Flavour specialist Treatt makes flavourings and fragrances from natural ingredients, such as citrus oils and tea leaves
Those who did have been amply rewarded as the price is now 330p, following news last month that profits this year would be much higher than expected.
Chief executive Daemmon Reeve has been working hard to move the company from its roots as a trader of essential oils and similar goods to a business that works closely with big food and drink makers, delivering specialised ingredients to enhance flavours, reduce sugar and add appetising aromas.
Last month’s trading statement shows the approach is bearing fruit, with brokers forecasting a 30 per cent profits increase to £11.5 million for the year to September, rising to £12.2 million next year.
The company has an enviable dividend track record – it has never cut the payout since floating 28 years ago. This year, an increase of 8.6 per cent to 5p is expected, rising to 5.2p in 2018.
Midas verdict: Reeve has made great strides over the past three years, but the best may be yet to come.
The drinks industry spends more than £12 billion annually on low-sugar alternatives and flavourings and Treatt is well positioned to capture a growing piece of that market.
Existing shareholders should hold. New investors could also gain from purchasing some stock.
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