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Nevada marijuana regulators announced on Wednesday that they will be holding lotteries at the end of the month to select 20 independent cannabis consumption lounge licensees, half of which will be reserved for social equity applicants.
The state Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) said it will conduct “two drawings via a random number selector” on November 30 to determine which businesses will be the first to receive approval for independent consumption lounge licenses.
“The CCB anticipates the first lounges to be licensed and able to open during the first half of 2023,” a notice says.
The CCB will conduct two drawings via a random number selector to determine the issuance of independent cannabis consumption lounge licenses for non-social equity applicants and social equity applicants on Nov. 30.
— Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (@NevadaCCB) November 24, 2022
Regulators said earlier this month that they received about 100 applications for the new license type during a 10-day application window in October.
These developments come more than a year after Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed a bill from Assemblyman Steve Yeager (D) legalizing consumption lounges.
Current retailers are able to apply for a separate license category to build lounges into their existing operations, and they are not subject to a competitive selection process. The lotteries are for independent lounge licenses for businesses that want to enter into a contract with a retailer to purchase and prepare ready-to-consume marijuana products for resale at brand new facilities.
CCB approved regulations for marijuana lounges over the summer. The law could also allow businesses that couple cannabis with yoga, serve infused food, offer THC-aided massage therapy or incorporate marijuana in other ways.
The governor touted Nevada’s lounge law in a 4/20 op-ed for Marijuana Moment this year, writing: “The idea isn’t new, but no one is doing it like we are in Nevada.”
“While most of the consumption lounges in other states don’t offer food, beverages or other entertainment options,” he said, “Nevada’s lounges will be a one-stop entertainment shop to create jobs, grow the industry and boost our economy.”
Under the board-approved rules, consumption must be hidden from public view. Smoking and vaping must take place in a separate room of the lounge or be prohibited entirely. Single-use or ready-to-consume cannabis products can’t be brought off-site. And businesses must provide water to every guest free of charge.
The lounges will also be cannabis-only. No alcohol, tobacco or nicotine products can be sold.
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Other safety-related regulations require lounges to establish plans to limit cannabis-impaired driving and minimize workers’ exposure to secondhand smoke. Guns are prohibited, surveillance is required and procedures must be in place to reduce and respond to potentially violent or harassing behavior.
Single-use cannabis products are limited to no more than 3.5 grams of usable cannabis under the regulations, with “extracted inhalable cannabis products” (such as vaping or dabbing products) limited to 300 milligrams of THC. All single-use products with more than 1 gram of usable cannabis, and all extracted inhalables, must carry written potency warnings.
Individual servings of ready-to-consume edible products are capped at 10 milligrams THC, a fairly standard amount in states that have legalized cannabis for adult use.
Topicals, meanwhile, are limited to 400 milligrams of THC. Transdermal patches and all other cannabis products can have no more than 100 milligrams THC and must carry a written warning if they have more than 10 milligrams.
Marijuana sales totaled just under $1 billion in Nevada in the 2022 Fiscal Year, generating more than $152 million in cannabis tax revenue, officials reported this month. Most of the proceeds are going toward funding schools.
The hope is that the cannabis lounge option will further stimulate sales when those services launch.
Sisolak has committed to promoting equity and justice in the state’s marijuana law. In 2020, for example, he pardoned more than 15,000 people who were convicted for low-level cannabis possession. That action was made possible under a resolution the governor introduced that was unanimously approved by the state’s Board of Pardons Commissioners.
Meanwhile, a Nevada judge ruled last month that the Board of Pharmacy’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance violates the state Constitution and that the agency “exceeded its authority” by making that designation.
The ACLU of Nevada filed a lawsuit earlier this year, alleging that despite voter-approved legalization police have continued to make marijuana-related arrests because the Board of Pharmacy has refused to remove cannabis from its controlled substances list.
That has effectively created a legal “loophole” that the civil rights group says conflicts with long-standing constitutional protections for medical marijuana patients.
Separately, in August 2021, a former Las Vegas police officer who sued after facing termination for testing positive for marijuana scored a significant procedural victory, with a district judge denying the department’s request for summary judgement and agreeing that state statute protects employees’ lawful use of cannabis outside of work.


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Starting today, Prime members can take down enemies in style by claiming the exclusive stealthy Infiltrator Mask for PUBG Mobile. Prime members will then be able to claim the Infiltrator Jacket, Infiltrator Pants, and Infiltrator Shoes to complete the Prime exclusive set, plus the brand-new Blood Oath – Karabiner 98K and Black Magma Parachute.
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ChinaEU has officially joined an international alliance of commercial associations of Silk Road countries and is committed to further promote digital ties between Europe and China, the President of ChinaEU Luigi Gambardella announced.
“ChinaEU is honored to have been a member of the Silk Road Association Alliance under the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce (SRCIC) since the beginning of this year, the accession not only reflects our previous efforts to promote digital Silk Road cooperation but also encourages us to make greater contribution to EU-China digital ties,” said Gambardella.
The Chairman of the SRCIC Lu Jianzhong said, “I would like to extend a warm welcome to the ChinaEU which has joined the Silk Road Association Alliance.
The Alliance is committed to promote exchange and cooperation among regional associations, make joint efforts for the resilience of the world economy and sustainable development in line with principle of wide consultation, joint contribution, shared benefits and win-win.
We will support ChinaEU to work with other members to build bridges for pragmatic cooperation among business communities in the world.”
Mr. Luigi Gambardella, president of ChinaEU and Mr. Lu Jianzhong, SRCIC Chairman
Founded in December 2015 with headquarters in China’s Hong Kong, the SRCIC now has 117 organizational members from 75 countries. It serves as a bridge connecting enterprises and governments, a key voice in promoting Belt and Road construction and plays a vital role in advancing economic and social development with an emphasis on international collaboration and global governance.
The SRCIC was a result of joint efforts to answer the calls for the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, which was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. The Initiative refers to building a Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes.
“We are proud to be among the first ones to suggest synergies between the Belt and Road Initiative and the European Investment Plan, we are very happy to see the sound implementation,” said Gambardella.
From left to right: SRCIC Deputy Secretary General Wang Yan, Mr. Luigi Gambardella, and SRCIC Vice Chairman and Secretary General Li Zhonghang
ChinaEU has since its establishment advocated stronger digital ties between Europe and China, deeply involved in promoting development of digital Silk Road. Joining the Silk Road Association Alliance would be a step forward for ChinaEU to work closely with the SRCIC and its members to further promote development of the Belt and Road Initiative, in particular in digital sector.
“Digital sector is of great significance to both Europe and China and poses a bright future for EU-China cooperation. ChinaEU will focus on boosting digital ties and projects between the two sides. We will spare no effort to enhance bilateral digital cooperation in fields such as 5G, blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), big data for mobility, e-health, Internet of Things (IOT) for smart cities,” said Gambardella.
ChinaEU will seek joint efforts with the SRCIC and its members to work on building digital Silk Road, Gambardella added.
The SRCIC has five alliances as sub-organizations, namely the Silk Road Urban Alliance, Enterprise Development Alliance, B&R Association Alliance, Silk Road International Museum Alliance, and Think Tank Alliance. Meanwhile, it has established several platforms including the eSilk Road and the Silk Road International Development Fund.


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The Saint Mary’s Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary will host a jewelry and accessory sale from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in Cafés 2 and 3 of the hospital. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the auxiliary scholarship fund.
The fun and functional collection of bargains will be on display including jewelry, scarves, flip-flops, T-shirts and much more. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. For more information, call 968-2841, ext. 0.


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AdvoCare, a multi-level marketing company, has agreed to a $150 million fine and a compensation plan restructuring to settle an FTC pyramid scheme case. In addition, the former CEO has agreed to a ban from the industry.
Foods for special medical purposes (FSMP), functional foods, and ease of convenience are three emerging categories that dietary supplements and pharma companies are paying attention to, according to Mintel.
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Risk assets have traded strongly this week. Expectations are growing around a potential US/China trade deal which could put an end the damaging, year-long trade war. The war soured world growth all throughout 2018.
US and Chinese officials are due to begin a further round of meetings in Washington on Wednesday following last week’s meetings in Beijing.
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According to sources who spoke to the Financial Times this week, the two sides are drawing ever closer to agreeing on a deal following four months of negotiations. Reportedly, the two outstanding issues hindering the deal are what will happen to current US tariffs on Chinese goods (which China want to be removed) and what the specifics are of an enforcement clause. The US is demanding the clause in order to ensure that China sticks to the terms of any deal.
US Seeking Assurances Over Compliance
The US wants to ensure that China is fully compliant with the terms of a trade deal from day one. China also wants to see the US immediately remove the current $250 billion of tariffs on Chinese goods. However, the US reportedly wants to keep some of them in place, to ensure that China adheres to the terms of the deal.
The current deal would essentially result in a higher level of Chinese purchases of US goods. This would be in order to reduce the US’s trade deficit with China, which Trump has long warned against. The deal is also thought to include some assurances from China to protect against the forced transfer of technology from US companies operating there. And this is what the US calls the theft of intellectual property.
US Officials Remain Positive
The US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is also demanding the right for the US to apply unilateral tariffs. These would be as a punitive measure in the event that China violates any part of the agreement. They would also include a guarantee from China that it cannot retaliate with similar tariffs in such circumstances.
While tensions clearly remain, the Executive Vice President for international affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, Myron Brilliant, told reporters:
“We’re getting into the end-game stage… Ninety percent of the deal is done, but the last 10 percent is the hardest part, it’s the trickiest part and it will require trade-offs on both sides”.
Potential Trump/Xi Jinping Summit
If meetings this week are successful, we could see the scheduling of a summit between Trump and Xi Jinping to sign and deliver an agreement. If issues remain, we could see the current talks extended further. This would likely be until the next G20 meeting at the end of June. For now, though, traders are remaining optimistic and the focus is on a deal being made, which is keeping markets supported.
After breaking above the 2860.11 level resistance, the SPX500 has since retested the level which has held as support. It is now keeping focus on further upside. In terms of next levels to watch, the main upside objective is a retest of the all-time highs at 2940.69. If we see any retracement lower from here, the next support zones to watch are the 2852.65 level and the 2829.58 level below.


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Kim Kardashian fans are nothing short of loyal.
The first day the reality star’s new fragrance hit the web, thousands jumped to purchase the product, some, without even having smelled it. According to reports, Kim made upwards of $10 million after just the first day.
According to reports, only 300,000 bottles were produced and it’s expected by Thursday night, they will completely sell out.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. will be hosting its 3rd Annual Grand Illumination holiday event at the end of November.
The free festivities will happen on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. at the Farmhouse located at 1805 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach.
There will be live music, holiday décor, special beer releases, and even a chance to pick up your Christmas tree for this year!
The establishment is a newly renovated 1912 farmhouse converted into a brewery focusing on producing high-quality beer and cider in Virginia Beach.
The brewery will release more information as the event gets closer.


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On October 31st, 2017, the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) issued a press release on the dangers of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) being used in muscle building supplements. This is coming in the wake of SARMs being promoted as an FDA approved bodybuilding ingredient, when it is not.
According to Donald D. Ashley, J.D, director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, “We are extremely concerned about unscrupulous companies marketing body-building products with potentially dangerous ingredients.
Body-building products that contain selective androgen receptor modulators, or SARMs, have not been approved by the FDA and are associated with serious safety concerns, including potential to increase the risk of heart attack or stroke and life threatening reactions like liver damage. “We will continue to take action against companies marketing these products to protect the public health.”
In pursuance of this, the FDA sent warning letters to some of the companies selling SARMs based supplements and requires them to reply the letters in 15 days or less, with a concrete plan about how to resolve the problem or face injunctions, possible prosecution and/or asset forfeiture.
These supplements have not undergone any testing with the FDA and aren’t approved dietary supplements. Unfortunately, consumers don’t know how to identify SARMs and may not even be aware of their ingestion until it’s too late. The FDA’s list of SARMs that are usually found in dietary supplements include Andarine, Ostarine, Enobosarm, Ligandrol, Testolone, S-22, and YK11.
The use of SARMs has been linked to a few very dangerous side effects. Some of these include liver toxicity, and the increased risk of stroke and heart attacks. There’s also the possible risk of unidentified side effects due to long term usage.
The FDA therefore warns current and intending users to immediately cease all usage of these supplements and speak to their doctors about possible or observed side effects of the drug.
The FDA also encourages users who have experienced significant side effects, including but not limited to the adverse effects earlier mentioned to report these side effects to both their healthcare practitioners and the board.
Consumers can do this through the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program. Reporting the side effects is easy. Just go to the MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form, and download the form. Once filled and completed, the report can be submitted online or faxed to 1-800-FDA-0178.


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Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco loves her some fairytale Princess gowns when it comes to big red carpet events (do you blame her?) but she opted for something far sleeker and sexier last night.
Kaley – who hosted the People’s Choice Awards earlier this year – was hosting the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Gala (quite a mouthful, we know), and opted to wear a stunning Monique Lhuillier dress from the autumn/winter 2012 collection while arriving on the red carpet.
Considering Monique Lhuillier has some of the most wow-worthy, magical Princess dresses available, we’re pleasantly surprised to see Kaley in this number. It’s sexy, age-appropriate, fashion forward – not to mention totally flattering.
We love the hairstyle, especially as it was similar to the one the catwalk model sported, but a statement bold lip wouldn’t have gone amiss. 9/10!


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Cambridge, UK, 11 October 2017 – Online investment platform SyndicateRoom today announces that it has supported Warwick Audio in a £2.2m funding round, as part of a larger financing activity bringing in more than £3m to the company. The funds will support Warwick Audio as it prepares to push its patented technology into the automotive market.
The round was backed by leading private investment firm, Mercia Technologies.Warwick Audio has created and patented a new type of electrostatic laminate technology for headphones and loudspeakers, which aims to revolutionise the in-car audio experience.
The thin, lightweight speakers have the potential deliver significant economic and design benefits to car manufacturers alongside major improvements in audio quality of in-car systems. Designed in a way which can be manufactured automatically, rather than being hand-crafted, the product is also highly scalable and manufacturable at a competitive cost.
The company has already taken its technology to market as part of Sonoma M1 headphone system available in the US, UK, Japan, Italy, Australia, Singapore and Indonesia. The headphone market was estimated to be worth approximately $20 billion in 2016 according to Global Market Insights and is set to reach $25 billion by 2024.
Furthermore, the automotive audio market is estimated by Warwick Audio Technologies to be worth approximately $3.5 billion per annum. There is also a growing demand for automotive premium audio systems, for which the market is forecasted to grow at a 14.93% CARG in the period 2017–21. As Warwick Audio makes a play for the automotive market, funds from the raise will be used for core technology, prototyping, new product development, and marketing.
“Currently the automotive industry uses mainly magnetic coil technology within its in-car speakers. While simple and cost effective, they tend to take up lots of space and weight, which doesn’t fit with the power-consumption and carbon-emissions-conscious world we live in today,” explained Mike Grant, Executive Chairman, Warwick Audio.
“Our technology taps into a moment for the automotive industry, by coupling environmental awareness with a stunning audio experience. We’re excited to take SyndicateRoom’s members on the company’s next journey.” “We are delighted with the progress which Warwick Audio is making”, commented Mark Payton, CEO, Mercia Fund Management.
“This latest investment round demonstrates the significant potential which we see in both the business and the management team”. “It’s been fantastic to welcome Warwick Audio back to the SyndicateRoom platform after the company raised with us last year,” commented Gonçalo de Vasconcelos, CEO and Co-founder, SyndicateRoom. “With its credible and experienced team, and its traction with audiophiles across the globe, together with an impressive market opportunity, this was a journey that many ambitious investors on our platform wanted to be a part of.”
For further information, please contact: SyndicateRoom Katie de Cozar Rushforth [email protected] + 44 (0) 7557 307 769


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HFF closes $48.3 million sale of a 516,769 s/f retail power center in Poughkeepsie, NY
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — HFF announced that it has closed the $48.3 million sale of The Shoppes at South Hills, a 516,769 s/f grocery-anchored retail power center in south Poughkeepsie. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller. DLC Management Corporation purchased the asset free and clear of existing debt.
The Shoppes at South Hills sits on approximately 72.6 acres at 1895 South Rd. (Rte.9), which has an average vehicle count of 40,000 per day. The center is at the intersection of South and Vasser Roads in a suburban area of south Poughkeepsie, which sits on the Hudson River and is approximately 80 miles south of Albany and 83 miles north of New York City. The site is the former South Hills Mall, which was partially demolished and redeveloped between 2007 and 2008 into a power center that is 86% leased to Shop Rite, Christmas Tree Shops, Ashley Furniture Home Store, Hobby Lobby, Burlington Coat Factory, Kmart, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Chuck E. Cheese’s and Weight Watchers.
The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Jose Cruz, managing director Kevin O’Hearn, senior real estate analyst Marc Duval and supported by senior managing director Andrew Scandalios.
"With this transaction, DLC has acquired one of the leading power centers in the Hudson Valley," Cruz said.


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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Big Dog Motorcycles is shutting down and putting its remaining employees to work making parts, accessories and gear for the 25,000 custom bikes it has made over the past 17 years.
The Wichita Eagle reported that Intrust Bank foreclosed on the Wichita-based company Wednesday and that founder Sheldon Coleman Jr. - heir and once CEO of the camping and outdoor equipment maker Coleman Co. - has dissolved the corporation.
Mike Simmons, president of BDM Performance Products, said Coleman formed the new company to make products for Big Dog bikes at Big Dog's former service, research and development buildings east of downtown Wichita.
Unhappy with his own Harley Fat Boy, Coleman started customizing Harleys in his garage in 1994 and had sold 100 bikes by 1996. Initially, Big Dog was a customized version of a Harley-Davidson. Eventually, Big Dog redesigned more of the parts.
Big Dog Motorcycles boomed when the housing market was strong. Many of its buyers were builders with money to spend, and the company's annual growth rate hit as high as 80 percent.
At the height of its popularity in 2005, the company built more than 5,000 bikes, had more than 300 workers and more than $120 million in revenue.
But the recession meant shrinking sales, and layoffs started in early 2007. Today, just 22 employees remain; they will go to work for BDM Performance Products.
Big Dog's website said it has 100 dealers throughout the United States, and the company informed many of them this week that it was shutting down. Simmons said the company won't honor warranty claims because it has dissolved, along with any claims and debts.
He said that while have been some hard feelings as business has soured, the company hasn't ruined its relationship with its dealers.
"We've been up front about the business and more than fair with our (dealer) network," he said.
Simmons wouldn't speculate about whether a Big Dog-like motorcycle manufacturing company would ever be resurrected.
"I can't predict the future," he said.


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Upfront Chromatography Appoints New CEO
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“We’ll set a new set of rules for the dairy industry” says CEO Michael Pålsson.
After three years as the chairman of the board for Upfront is Michael Pålsson now the new CEO for the company. Upfront Chromatography will focus on food industry where company’s technology already has demonstrated its value.
With Mr Pålsson has Upfront Chromatography got a CEO with years of experience of successfully bringing new technologies to the industry by challenging the existing market and creating new settings.
Upfront Chromatography is the leading global provider of industrial scale chromatographic extraction technology. The company is located in Copenhagen, Denmark and operates around the world mainly with the food processing industry.
Upfront’s technology is already used globally at commercial-scale for the production of food enzymes, protein ingredients and bioactive components.
Protein components from the dairy-industry, soluble proteins from plants and industrial enzymes are the selected areas for Upfront to concentrate. According to Michael Pålsson it’s especially the dairy industry that will benefit greatly from the technology.
“We have already demonstrated our strength in the dairy industry globally and will proceed with our focus. Upfront’s technology makes it possible for the right parties to create a new set of rules in the dairy industry. Our technology enables the production of highly valued ingredients to be produced more economically and in much larger scale than currently, any part of the world.”
Michael Pålsson is technical engineer from the Danish Technical University (DTU). He has been CEO and director for a range of biotech and technology companies and is member and a chairman in several boards.
Mr Pålsson will focus on transferring Upfront Chromatography into a significant actor in the global protein extraction and isolation technology.
In the coming period of time will Upfront be recreated both with respect to the industry focus and the speed of action. Upfront Chromatography will be challenging the existing market and creating new settings for the industry.
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Sindoh introduces SLA- style 3D printer, “Sindoh A1+” Sindoh, which leads South Korea's 3D printer market, has launched “Sindoh A1+” 3D printer. The "Sindoh A1+" is a SLA-style 3D printer that blends light into photoresistive materials, enabling highly refined output. In particular, the product is expected to be used in a variety of industries such as machinery, automobiles, medical care and jewelry as it supports various types of resins. Open Mate..
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I wrote previously about the slowing smartphone upgrade rate in the US. Today, I want to tackle the other side of the smartphone sales coin — slowing growth in the US smartphone base. Together, these two factors will make life more challenging for companies trying to sell smartphones in the US in the coming years.
Each quarter, growth slows
I track figures for the major US wireless operators and, according to those numbers, the smartphone base has been growing less each quarter. If you look at it on a quarterly growth basis, the numbers jump around quite a bit because the market is fairly cyclical, but you can still discern a downward trend:
If you look at the numbers on a year on year basis, the trend is even clearer:
Each quarter for at least the last six quarters shown, the five major operators I track have added fewer smartphone subscribers year on year than the previous quarter. From a total growth of almost 28 million back in Q4 2014, they added just 18.8 million in Q1 2016.
Increasing saturation in postpaid
The obvious reason for the slowdown in growth is the increasing saturation of the postpaid base with smartphones. Sprint and T-Mobile have both crossed the 90% mark, while AT&T and Verizon are both in the 80s already in terms of penetration of their postpaid phone base. The aggregate penetration for these four carriers is shown in the chart below:
As you can see, we’re approaching 90% across the market and the slope of the curve has flattened over the past three years as the market approaches a state of saturation. Note, however, this is just the postpaid base and penetration rates on the prepaid side (where devices aren’t subsidized) is quite a bit lower. Hence, the slowdown in growth on the prepaid side has been less dramatic and prepaid smartphone sales have held up better in recent quarters than on the postpaid side.
Trends vary by carrier
As well as the postpaid/prepaid differences, there are also fairly different trends by carrier, as the chart below shows:
At both Verizon and AT&T, the rate of growth has declined dramatically over the last two years, with a halving of growth at Verizon and an even more significant decline at AT&T, which added just 1.1 million postpaid smartphone customers over the past year, versus 5.2 million in a similar period in late 2013 and early 2014. Meanwhile, Sprint has returned to overall phone subscriber growth and, as a result, boosted its smartphone base growth to the extent it’s now adding more subscribers each year than AT&T, despite its much smaller base of overall customers. Then we have T-Mobile, which has been consistently growing its base by around 4 million a year for the past two years, almost matching Verizon’s total.
More headwinds for device vendors
Again though, the key point here is clear: as the upgrade cycle lengthens and as the growth in the smartphone base also slows, there will be two major headwinds for device vendors looking to sell smartphones in the US market. That market has already arguably peaked, with its biggest single quarter in Q4 2014 and declines over recent quarters, but we’re likely only two years or less away from an end to meaningful growth in the US smartphone base. That will bring big changes to the number of smartphones sold and this trend is likely to be repeated in many other mature markets with similar levels of smartphone adoption.


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SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2020 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive and intelligent computing, today announced that it has filed claims against Analog Devices, Inc., asserting infringement of eight United States patents in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit details the unauthorized use by Analog Devices of certain Xilinx technologies involving serializers/deserializers (SerDes), high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs), as well as mixed-signal devices targeting 5G and other markets. In addition to seeking damages, Xilinx is requesting that Analog Devices be enjoined from selling, offering to sell, or importing into the United States, products that infringe Xilinx’s asserted patents.
“Xilinx has made important advances in RF signal chain technologies and has been awarded a significant number of fundamental patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,” says Catia Hagopian, senior vice president, General Counsel, Xilinx, Inc. “As our claims indicate, we believe Analog Devices is infringing our intellectual property rights and we are committed to protecting our innovations.”
The claims, which were filed as part of counterclaims in the parties’ existing lawsuit, can be found here.
Xilinx develops highly flexible and adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of technologies – from the endpoint to the edge to the cloud. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, hardware programmable SoCs, and the ACAP, designed to deliver the most dynamic processor technology in the industry and enable the adaptable, intelligent, and connected world of the future. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.


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The UK competition regulator is preparing an antitrust investigation into Facebook in the coming months, marking its latest crackdown on Big Tech’s dominance after launching similar investigations at Google and Apple earlier this year.
People close to the investigation said the Competition and Markets Authority would look in depth at how Facebook allegedly uses customer data to crush rivals in social media and online advertising.
The investigation – which comes just weeks after the announcement of investigations by the CMA into Apple’s App Store rates and Google’s new privacy settings – marks its latest salvo against the power of Big Tech since becoming a global regulator in its own right this year. become.
UK antitrust investigators are expected to cover a similar field to Brussels’s own investigation into the social media company, which focused on its free Marketplace platform. The European Commission is investigating claims that Facebook is disrupting the classified ads market through the service.
The UK probe, which also targets the Marketplace, is likely to investigate Facebook’s status as a so-called gatekeeper for its ability to collect data from its users in order to increase its competitive advantage over rivals.
Regulators also have similar concerns about potential market abuse when it comes to Amazon, which owns its platform as well as the seller of its own products.
A person close to the CMA said the probe would draw on the regulator’s report on digital advertising, which highlighted the “strong benefit of the incumbency” that Facebook was taking advantage of in areas such as online advertising and social media.
The timing of the probe’s official announcement and exact concerns may still shift, these people warned. But legal experts said Facebook had so far escaped the intense scrutiny faced by its rivals in the UK, so there would be a strong need among regulators to prosecute a case.
Facebook declined to comment.
The new probe comes as the UK watchdog prepares to assume new powers to tackle Big Tech through a new digital regulator to be housed in the CMA, which will be established under new legislation. The digital markets department will create and monitor custom codes of conduct for major technology companies.
The CMA was given new powers in January to conduct investigations in parallel with Brussels for the first time since Brexit, replacing the “one-stop shop” principle that previously gave the EU control over major competition matters.
Andrea Coscelli, the CEO of the CMA, promised last month to tackle companies like Google and Facebook with a series of antitrust cases, saying he was willing to work alongside Brussels for the first time as well.
Facebook is also under fire in the US, where it was indicted by the Federal Trade Commission in December for a “year-long course of anti-competitive behavior.” The court said it would seek a court order to force Facebook to end previous acquisitions.
A source within the CMA said: “The CMA cannot reverse previous mergers. Becoming a monopolist is not against the law, but it is. [companies] abuse that position once [they] have it.”


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Electric vehicles are helping fight pollution by getting people to shift away from gas-powered cars. Now, they're also helping customers avoid pollution on a personal level — by filtering out polluted air so that drivers can breathe easier inside their cars.
A device for filtering the air coming into your car was first invented by Richard Corsi, dean of the college of engineering at the University of California, Davis, and his friend Jim Rosenthal, who named it the Corsi-Rosenthal Box, according to Bloomberg. The pair first developed the device as a response to schools not taking air purification seriously during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they realized that the same technology could be applied to cars.
"What's fascinating is that wildfire smoke seems to have caused a more extreme response than COVID. It suddenly made people realize we've got to do something about [air filtration in cars]," Corsi told Bloomberg.
Now, car companies have caught on and are developing their own advanced air filtration systems. Tesla, so often at the forefront of new technologies, was among the first to include such a feature in its cars, as Electrek reported, somewhat bizarrely branding it as a "bioweapon defense mode."
Now, more car companies are following suit and offering similar features, including Mercedes-Benz and BMW, and add-on devices like the Corsi-Rosenthal Box can work with basically any car. There is reason to be optimistic that, in the near future, advanced air filtration could simply become a standard feature.
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The government currently has no proposals to include the toy industry under the Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme, Parliament, the Union Minister of State for Trade and industry, Som Prakash, in response to a question asking whether he planned to include the domestic toy industry under the special incentive scheme.
The government has launched Production Linked Incentive Schemes (PLIs) in 14 sectors which will make Indian manufacturers globally competitive, attract investment, boost exports, integrate India into the global supply chain and reduce dependence on imports.
The government has provided comprehensive support to the domestic toy industry to make it more competitive.
“Some of the measures include promoting toys made in India; designing toys based on Indian values, culture and history; using toys as a learning resource; organizing hackathons and grand challenges for the design and manufacture of toys; monitoring the quality of toys; restricting imports of substandard and dangerous toys and promoting indigenous toy groups,” the minister said in his response on Wednesday.
To promote domestic toy manufacturing, the basic toy tariff was increased from 20% to 60% at the beginning of 2020.
Notably, India’s toy exports have increased by 61.38% over the past three years. It increased from USD 202 million in 2018-19 to USD 326 million in 2021-22.
The import of toys, however, fell by 70 percent over the same period, from $371 million to $110 million, the minister said.
The Indian toy industry previously faced fierce competition from Chinese toys. However, in recent years, imports from China have decreased significantly.
Imports of toys and other game and sporting goods from China rose from $491.67 million to $252.1 million over the past five years, the data showed.


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The city zoning board approved a developer's plans to raze three buildings at the southeast corner of 15th and Walnut Streets and erect a glass, three-story building that will include the city's first Cheesecake Factory restaurant, on the second floor.
Patrons will be able to get up to the restaurant through an entrance on Walnut Street.
Lawyer Carl Primavera said demolition should begin within 30 days. Construction could take 15 months, so after all is said and done, the restaurant should be open by fall 2014.
The developer is talking to high-end retailers about the first floor.


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In case you’re looking for more Barbie and Oppenheimer after the premiere, we've selected 12 titles from FSU Libraries for further reading!
This July, we're honoring Disability Pride Month at FSU Libraries with fifteen books from our collections that highlight diverse experiences of disability.
June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, a yearly celebration that honors lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals and communities around the world.
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! May marks the official celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
With so much to celebrate, what better way to learn about women's history than to check out a book by a woman author? We've selected 13 different books from our catalog to get you started on your Women's History Month reads.
In March, FSU Libraries are celebrating "Stories From Around the Globe" by promoting diverse international voices!
Start your 2023 off with a good book! Check out our list of 10 trending books on TikTok available in Strozier Library's Pop Lit Collection.
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BEFORE Mr Le Ngoc Chau and his wife came to Singapore for their honeymoon, he had already heard from friends that the country was a 'shopping paradise'.
The 25-year-old assistant cinema manager from Ho Chi Minh City was also sold on the colourful, cosmopolitan images he saw on television in Singapore Tourism Board (STB) commercials.
So when it came to spending nearly US$1,000 (S$1,448) for two for a four-day tour package, there was no question it was going to be on a Singapore trip.
"There are so many trees and the supermarkets are big... even though there are so many cars on the roads, traffic is so smooth," he marvelled, adding that he was going shopping for a Canon or Sony camera and Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
This little red dot is increasingly becoming the destination of choice for Vietnamese tourists.
STB figures showed that Vietnam is an emerging market to watch. In October, among the top 15 markets, it was one of the countries that registered the highest growth in tourist arrivals.
Vietnam also charted the highest visitor arrival growth in September with 16,000 visitors, a 24.3 per cent increase over the same period last year.
The absolute number is still small given the overall figure of 766,000 visitors for that month - most were from Indonesia, China, Australia, India and Japan - but those in the travel industry say Vietnam arrivals look set to grow.
According to industry estimates, the number of local travel agents that host Vietnamese tourists is no more than 10.
But those who cater to this group all report brisker business, especially in the last two years.
Ms Michelle Phung, a Vietnamese-turned-Singaporean who runs Golden M Travel specialising in such tours, was handling 30 to 40 groups a month a decade ago.
Now, that number is easily 150 a month during peak season, which is from June to August.
Another agency, Bestlink Travel, has seen the number of peak season tour groups grow from a few a month to 50 a month in the last six years.
The Vietnamese now make up 40 per cent of its overall inbound business, said its general manager, Ms Serene Koh. The company is now going after higher-end Vietnamese tourists who will splurge on four- or five-star hotels instead of the usual three-star budget hotels.
The country's growing affluence gives people a reason to travel, said Mr Robert Khoo, chief executive of the National Association of Travel Agents.
"And Asean countries will be the first ones they go to."
Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.8 per cent last year, making it the second fastest growth rate in Asia behind China.
Typically, Vietnamese visitors come for three or four days and pay between US$400 and US$450 for a package, including airfares.
Mr Chang Chee Pey, STB's regional director for Asean said: "Vietnamese visitors are becoming more travel-savvy and want to see and experience modern and global developments and events in Singapore."
It helps that Singapore is No. 2 in foreign direct investment in Vietnam - US$9.6 billion - after South Korea and the airline industry has jacked up the number of flights between the two countries.
Budget carrier Jetstar, for instance, upped its flight frequency from Ho Chi Minh City from seven to 13 times a week.
Vietnamese visitors do not require a tourist visa to enter Singapore.
Perhaps the best indication of Vietnam's potential is the fact that STB set up an office in Ho Chi Minh City in 2003.
It must be doing something right: In 2004, visitor arrivals from the country numbered 105,801. Last year, it shot up to 165,029.
Plumping up the numbers are also the incentive tour groups.
But whether it is a self-paid or a reward holiday, Singapore's reputation as a safe, modern and orderly city have scored high marks with the Vietnamese.
Logistics manager Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, 38, makes it a point to bring one family member to Singapore every year. She was here with her 75-year-old mother in October.
"If we don't have a chance to visit a Western country, we can come to Singapore because in my mind, you're so Westernised and modern," she said.
TWO must-haves on a Vietnamese tourist's itinerary in Singapore: shopping and Sentosa.
Sure, many may find prices a little steep but they are prepared to spend, especially since branded goods may not be available in full range back home and sometimes cost more.
So while not many can afford high-end designer brands such as Louis Vuitton where a bag costs well over $1,000, they will easily pick up a Guess bag for $200, said tour guides.
Favourite malls include Ngee Ann City, Bugis Junction and Marina Square.
Travel agents say the majority of Vietnamese tourists are mid-spenders.
They stay mostly at three- or four-star hotels such as Albert Court in Selegie Road, Elizabeth Hotel in Orchard and Golden Landmark in Victoria Street.
"The hotels don't complain about them. Only they complain about the hotels, that rooms here are too small," said freelance tour guide Annie Duong.
When it comes to food, they are less adventurous, said tour agents.
Korean barbecue and Chinese food go down well, but other local dishes don't tickle their palates.
This article was first published in The Straits Times on December 2, 2007


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known for their unique, custom-built treehouses, california-based, O2 treehouse, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for their latest venture, treewalkers. as an extension of the company’s mission to create projects that bring people together in unique natural settings, treewalkers is a worldwide network of franchise-based rentable treehouses, enabling investors to provide treehouses for rent, from a single unit to an entire treehouse villa.
images courtesy of O2 treehouse
‘our state-of-the-art technology and modular design offer investors a low-risk opportunity with a great return on investment,’ comments dustin feider, O2 treehouse founder. ‘we provide everything for the nature host to have beautiful glamping treehouses, designed for the modern ecotourist.’
more than 15 years ago, feider built his first geodesic structure on a tree, realizing that melding architectural forms with trees would allow for a stronger connection between humans and nature. having earned a great deal of attention, O2T has become a trusted brand internationally, and with treewalkers, the company plans to expand their offering.
‘we offer the ideal product both for potential franchisees looking for a unique opportunity to invest, and for consumers looking for a chance to get away from their fast-paced, concrete-filled life, and enter a more tranquil and beautiful world,’ feider concludes.
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Hybrid FTTx Leads the Growth in Broadband Access.
Oliver Johnson, CEO at Point Topic, said: "The future of Europe, at least for the next 5 years, is going to be dominated by FTTx. The cost of full fiber (FTTH) deployment, particularly the last mile, is prohibitive and so the industry and consumers need a stepping stone which is provided by hybrid solutions such as FTTx. FTTx provides a significant increase in bandwidth and an efficient use of existing infrastructure and allows the welcome continued amortization of costs."
This update comes from the Broadband Forum on the opening day of the FTTH Conference Europe, which aims to promote the benefits of fiber access across the continent and accelerate the availability of fiber-based, ultra-high-speed access networks to both consumers and businesses.
The international Broadband Forum, whose 200-strong membership comprises service providers, system and chipset vendors, as well as consultants, test houses and research centers, focuses on developing technical specifications to help the industry engineer faster and smarter broadband connections. This work includes its comprehensive BroadbandSuite 5.0 which is a major resource for the fiber industry to facilitate and accelerate the deployment of PON.
The Broadband Forum G-PON ONU Certification Program a world first initiative is set to fuel even greater growth of fiber deployments across Europe. The certification program, known as BBF.247, is open to G-PON ONU products with Ethernet interfaces and is based on the Forum's OD-247 test plan. This certification demonstrates that an ONU fully conforms to TR-156 and the associated OMCI configuration as defined in the ITU G.988. It provides vendors with the opportunity to test once and use their certification globally, saving testing cost and time as they compete in RFPs for business. Equally it gives operators increased confidence in their vendor selection processes, another step towards providing truly interoperable solutions. Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum, said: "Our G-PON certification program is proving to be very effective with eight companies already achieving certified products in the past six months.
Certification is key to future FTTx deployments and our efforts will enable next generation interoperable systems to come to market faster. Standards provide the foundation for that growth; further demonstrating G-PON capabilities to meet the demands of evolving operator networks."
"Operators in Europe have maintained a three year high for IPTV in the region as they have the greatest success in selling additional services to existing customers. G-PON Certification is set to provide the breakthrough step in accelerating deployments now and creating the platform for innovative applications and new service bundles," concluded Mersh.
The latest fiber related work at the Forum includes test specifications for additional conformance testing modules for G-PON ONU, OLT and XG-PON1 as well as an interoperability test plan. Work to enhance PON device management via CPE WAN Management Protocol (TR-069) is in place, and new PON energy efficiency efforts are under way.
For more information about the Broadband Forum and its work in this area, please go to www.broadband-forum.org.
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FYZICAL franchisee and otolaryngologist, Carl Stephenson, has seen tremendous growth in his practice since joining FYZICAL and implementing a Balance Center!
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Ah, yes… the never ending struggle of selling as an Audiologist. You have probably already figured out who is causing the decline in your hearing aid sales: big box retailers selling hearing aids at a fraction of the cost… And boy, the prices keep getting higher.


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Elon Musk has suggested reality as we know it may be a simulation — a world that is not truly real.
One analyst thinks Tesla investors may be stuck in a world that is not real at all.
Barclay's analyst and longtime Tesla bear Brian Johnson published a research note Thursday called "Red-pilling the Tesla bull case" where he counters what he sees as several "articles of faith" in the Tesla bull case that are unmoored from fact.
To make his point, Johnson draws on a plot point from the "Matrix" films, where characters choose between swallowing a red pill, which will awaken them to the true horrors of their world, or a blue pill, which will return their minds to a state of blissful delusion inside a computer simulation.
The report runs more than 20 pages, but here are highlights, with the bull case "articles of faith" in quotes, followed by Johnson's view, paraphrased.
Still, investors seem to prefer the "blue pill," Johnson writes. He thinks the company's stock price — recently at an all-time high, and hovering around $300 Thursday — is driven by momentum and not the company's fundamentals. And he does not see anything in the near future that will reverse the stock's momentum.
"Barring a major sell-off in some of the high-value tech companies, the only thing that could send shares down over the next few months is something major happening with the Model 3 launch," Johnson said Thursday on CNBC's "Power Lunch. "
Still, Johnson maintains a $165 price target on the stock, which would represent an almost 50 percent drop from where the stock sits today.
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.
Others have argued that Tesla's share price reflects the company's potential. Musk said as much in a tweet Monday.
Some analysts see further prospects for Tesla beyond electric cars. For example, in a note published Wednesday, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas outlined several trillion-dollar markets Tesla could conceivably enter to further its growth.
On Thursday, S&P removed Tesla from its CreditWatch Negative list, meaning that while the firm's outlook on Tesla is still negative, the electric carmaker is no longer at risk of a ratings cut.


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After reports of talks between the two companies, luxury fashion e-tailer Farfetch announced on Friday that it will acquire luxury beauty retailer Violet Grey for an undisclosed amount.
As a part of the deal, Farfetch will be launching a beauty section on its site later this year and establishing NGG Beauty to incubate and accelerate new brands. A part of Off-White parent company New Guards Group, which was acquired by Farfetch in 2019, the new beauty category will be helmed by Violet Grey founder Cassandra Grey as its co-founder. Grey will also serve as the chair of Violet Grey and the global beauty advisor for Farfetch’s new beauty section.
Violet Grey’s “authoritative voice” and cultivation of a customer community in luxury beauty attracted Farfetch’s attention, said Stephanie Phair, chief customer officer at Farfetch.
“We experimented with beauty six years ago or so, and then realized that we needed to really adapt our model and think about the beauty-specific requirements,” said Phair.
“I think about Farfetch as the luxury internet, almost,” said Grey. “We’ve always imagined that we would partner at some point with a global technology platform, and it was just a matter of which one.”
NGG Beauty will function as a “startup” within the organization, said Grey.
“I’m a huge fan and longtime creative noodle collaborator with Virgil Abloh. That was how I was first introduced to New Guards Group and his partners there,” she said. She added that New Guards Group is “building the next generation of fashion brands” leveraging Farfetch’s technology. “So it’s kind of a no-brainer that we would do that in beauty.”
Farfetch initially made a foray into beauty in 2015, but discontinued it due to the challenges with selling beauty under its marketplace model.
“One of the biggest learnings of that early foray into beauty was that we couldn’t take the exact same model that we took for fashion and apply it to beauty,” said Phair. Specifically, shipping internationally under Farfetch’s boutique-based marketplace model “wasn’t as easy to replicate in beauty.” The new beauty section will be an “e-concession model” created directly with brands, she said.
The beauty section will initially be available in America and Europe, with global expansion rolled out later. While Violet Grey will be mentioned, the section is “certainly a Farfetch beauty proposition,” said Phair. It will be geared toward Farfetch’s customer base that consists of 75% millennial and Gen-Z consumers. While brand names have been yet to be announced, Phair expressed that Farfetch is interested in Violet Grey’s curation of a mix of both established and startup luxury beauty brands.
“Violet Grey is always about a very tight edit, and we love discovery and launching new products. I’m sure there will be more of that,” said Grey.
Violet Grey, meanwhile, will continue to exist as a standalone business. As part of the acquisition, the beauty retailer will have access to Farfetch’s technology, logistics and operations for its standalone website and Los Angeles store. Niten Kapadia, previously the vp for operations at Farfetch, will become Violet Grey’s managing director.
The acquisition marks Farfetch’s first for beauty. Other retailers acquired by Farfetch include Stadium Goods, in 2018, and fashion boutique Browns, in 2015.
Beauty is a key segment for Farfetch to join, with the global luxury beauty industry worth $68.9 billion, according to a 2021 report by Bain and Altagamma.
While beauty has seen more strength than fashion during the pandemic, Farfetch’s return to beauty “was always a matter of if, not when,” and the timing did not have to do with the pandemic, said Phair.
“Farfetch is a much bigger and more mature company than we were five years ago, so the conditions are better for us to do that now,” she said.


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Screwfix is set to open 200 new stores, vastly increasing its current estate of more than 400, as parent company Kingfisher, which also owns B&Q, responds to demand from households to bring in help rather than turning to DIY.
The decision to expand Screwfix, whose luna park sydney main market is tradesmen such as plumbers and electricians, comes six months after the new chief executive of Kingfisher, Veronique Laury, said she wanted to help consumers fall in love with DIY again. But she insisted: We are about home improvement and not just DIY.
We want to help people have better homes, so we are on a broader market.
Across Europe, 58 per cent of homeowners have done home improvements or DIY, so Im not concerned that our market is shrinking at all. The average salary within the UK is 27,000 and most people cant afford to hire tradesmen.
The new Screwfix stores will be focused on high-street locations, as Kingfisher attempts to bring the click-and-collect service closer to where tradesmen a are working.
Ms Laury explained: Screwfix is a very good format for convenience because time is money for tradesmen. So we think we can open 200 without cannibalising any B&Qs.
Kingfishers finance director, Karen Witts, added: Were actually looking at a variety of custom bracelets small formats for Screwfix in cities, rather than on industrial parks. Weve started in London, with new stores in Wandsworth and Brixton, and hope to roll it out elsewhere.
The announcement came as Kingfisher revealed a 4.8 per cent fall in sales, to 5.49bn, with pre-tax profits down 1.8 per cent to 386m in the six months to the start of August, due mainly to currency fluctuations.
The company also admitted that it has suffered the effects of a struggling economy in France, where it owns Castorama and Brico Dpt. Sales across the Channel declined by 10.4 per cent to 2.21bn and profits were down 16.4 per cent at 167m.
By comparison, the UK grew faster than analysts expected, with customer confidence returning to the high street and a more buoyant housebuilding market. The poor summer weather hit outdoor sales at B&Q, but this was offset by indoor product sales.
Rival Homebase revealed last week that its sales had improved due to an increase in demand for big-ticket items such as kitchens and bathrooms.
However, B&Q reported a fall in kitchen sales as Ms Laury moved away from heavy discounting and promotions, opting for more stable price points. This, she suggested, will be more beneficial to the business in the long run.
The chief executive added that plans to overhaul the chains buying strategy, by reducing lines in stores and buying centrally for all countries, were on track, with thousands of lines being cut across the business.


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Changing economic conditions have pushed back the likelihood of a mild economic recession for Oregon. This is attributed to a few months of somewhat lower inflation, along with the Federal Reserve waiting for the impact of past interest rate increases to cool the economy, according to Josh Lehner, senior economist for the state.
“Any near-term recession fears are fading with each month of somewhat lower inflation and the continued economic boom,” Lehner said in the March edition of the Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast.
“However, the Federal Reserve must still navigate the choppy waters of a tight labor market, fast wage growth, easing financial conditions and strong household finances and consumer spending. All of these are likely to keep the underlying trend in inflation above the Fed’s target for the foreseeable future.”
He added it is likely the Fed has more work to do, implementing additional interest rate increases and holding them higher for longer in an effort to cool demand and inflation.
“However, the clear near-term strength in the economy in terms of jobs, income and spending, along with the uncertainty of the exact timing of any potential recession, makes forecasting one so far in advance challenging, if not impossible. As Oregon heads into the upcoming 2023-25 biennium, the inflationary economic boom continues,” Lehner said.
With personal and corporate tax collections exceeding expectations, along with an improved economic outlook, he said policymakers should have additional General Fund revenues as they develop the 2023-25 budget during the current legislative session.
Lehner said as the biennium winds down, much more will be known when the May forecast is produced. It will determine the close of session forecast and be used to set the thresholds for the balanced budget and “any potential kicker calculations.”
In discussing inflation, Lehner said the important underlying driver of persistent inflation is income and spending growth.
“The tight labor market and faster wage gains are likely to keep upward pressure on inflation in the months and quarters ahead.”
He added that Oregon’s labor market is nearly back to where it was on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic and nearly higher than any other point in the past 30 years. “Yes, Virginia, the labor market is tight.”
Labor income growth is expected to slow as job growth slows, due to the fact there are few people available for work who do not already have a job.
“To date we have seen labor income slow from double-digit growth rates during the reopening period to around 7 percent today (national figures are similar). And as job growth slows in a tight labor market, total income will as well, and back to something more consistent with historical periods and hopefully more consistent with 2 percent inflation.”
Bottom line, Lehner said the Fed is in a tough spot, not just due to possible banking concerns but to the “still hot inflation data.” Nominal growth continues to be strong and, from that perspective, he said the Fed still has more work to do.
“We shall see how they try to balance the near-term risks with the longer-term policy goals of maximum employment and price stability.”
To read more from Lehner and the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, click here.


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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
inVia Robotics Launches Robotics System Aimed At E-Commerce Warehouses
A new, Los Angeles startup, inVia Robotics, said today that it has launched a brand new robotics system, specifically aimed at fulfillment and material handling operations of e-commerce providers and warehouses. According to inVia, it has created a system which integrates with warehouse management system and enterprise resource planning systems, and automatically navigates across a warehouse to local, find, and move items. The startup, led by Lior Elazary, said those robots can lift items up to 30 lbs and 24 inches wide, and can work for 10 hours on a single battery charge. The company did not release pricing on its robots, but said they are available via monthly subscription, and can be scaled up or down depending on needs and demand; the company also handles keeping those robots in service.


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DStv prices have increased again in Kenya, hiking by up to 13.04% this year. The increase, which takes effect from July 1, 2023, is due to the weakening of the Kenyan shilling against the US dollar.
The price of the Premium package has increased by 11.11%, from 8,900 Kenyan shillings (KES) to 9,900 KES. The Compact Plus package has increased by 12.73%, from 5,500 KES to 6,200 KES. The Compact package has increased by 16.67%, from 3,000 KES to 3,500 KES. The Family package has increased by 15.63%, from 1,600 KES to 1,850 KES. And the Access package has increased by 13.04%, from 1,150 KES to 1,300 KES.
This is the second time DStv prices have increased in Kenya in 2023. In April, prices were raised by up to 6.74%. The company said at the time that the increase was necessary to “offset the rising cost of content and operations.”
The latest price increase is likely to be met with disapproval from DStv subscribers in Kenya. The cost of living in the country has been rising steadily in recent months, and many people are already struggling to make ends meet. The increase in DStv prices will only add to the financial burden of many households.
DStv is the leading pay-TV provider in Kenya, with a subscriber base of over 4 million. The company offers a wide range of channels, including local and international news, sports, movies, and entertainment.
The price increase is likely to have a significant impact on DStv’s subscriber base in Kenya. Some subscribers may be forced to cancel their subscriptions, while others may switch to a cheaper pay-TV provider. The price increase could also lead to an increase in piracy, as people seek to watch their favorite channels without paying for them.
It remains to be seen how DStv’s subscribers will react to the latest price increase. However, the company is facing increasing financial challenges in Kenya. The price increase is a sign that DStv is struggling to maintain its profitability in the country.


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GHOSTBUSTERS WORLD ANNOUNCED
A new Ghostbusters game has been announced.
Ghostbusters World is a mobile Augmented Reality (AR) game, like juggernaut Pokemon Go of 2016. Players can use their smart devices to find and catch ‘specters, ghost and apparitions’. The release date and price is not confirmed yet but it is sure to come to Android and iOS this year. Informations will be revealed next month.
This game will allow players to battle and capture hundreds of ghosts from all dimension of the franchise, including the films, TV shows, comic books, theme parks and video games. New ghosts to be created especially for the game.
NextAge is working as a collaboration between publishing partner FourThirtyThree Inc (4:33), Sony Pictures Entertainment and Ghost Corps. The game was revealed as part of Google's ARCore announcement, and a demo is on display at the Google Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain.


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As many as 124 employees will lose their jobs in a restructuring move by seafood processor BlueWater Seafoods when the firm closes down its Lachine plant.
The Quebec-based firm’s employees will be out of work as from 1 June, 2014, but the company has stated that it will support its employees and tackle the issue with “fairness and respect”, reports the Canadian Press.
Most of the workers at the company have been employed there for more than twenty years.
In an official statement the company expressed that the restructuring move will be made as part of a “comprehensive strategy to consolidate its manufacturing operations in order to increase efficiency.”
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During this year's Minecraft Live, Mojang announced that Minecraft's next big update will be 'The Wilds' releasing sometime in 2022. Alongside a bunch of new blocks and biomes, the best thing from the looks of the entire update has to be the addition of the humble Minecraft frog.
Frogs in Minecraft are going to be a peaceful mob and will be the first cold-blooded creatures in the blocky sandbox's history. Grown from tadpoles, frogs will come in a variety of different colours that are chosen depending on the temperature of the biome it grows up in. Each coloured frog will do something unique, but these traits are something that Mojang hasn't even decided yet.
Our amphibian friends can be found in the newly announced Mangrove Swamp biome where they can hop on lily pads and munch on fireflies to their heart's content. The frogs look pretty darn adorable, but I still think that the crown of cuteness will remain firmly on the axolotl's head for now.
As big as this news is, Mojang had plenty more announcements at this year's Minecraft Live. Minecraft's next big update is the previously mentioned Wilds update which will focus on fine-tuning some of the sandbox's biomes. The studio also revealed that both Java and Bedrock versions of Minecraft will be available to play on the Xbox Game Pass this November.


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- Starbucks has launched a new phone hotline this year dedicated to PSL superfans who can't get enough of the fall season.
- You'll be able to interact with a menu of prerecorded experiences like hayrides and walks through leafy pumpkin patches.
- The number is live for a limited time to Starbucks' enthusiasts in the U.S. and Canada.
It's rare that our editors make unnecessary phone calls these days — after all, we're on Zoom what feels like 24/7 — but Starbucks' latest release had us reaching for our phones. And we're not talking about a new coffee drink. It's Starbucks' fall-themed hotline dedicated to pumpkin spice latte lovers that had us delighted.
We'll admit, we're a bit late to the game — a Starbucks representative tells Good Housekeeping that the coffee chain launched the hotline back in late August to celebrate the annual arrival of their PSL. But the hotline, which is now live at 1-833-GET-FALL (438-3255) for callers in the United States and Canada, also pays homage to sounds every sweater hoarder, Halloween fanatic, and Thanksgiving enthusiast knows well. You'll hear a "variety of prompts that will transport you" smack into fall, including falling leaves, a crackling fire, a hayride through a pumpkin patch, and of course, freshly made lattes being poured into Starbucks cups.
Don't take our word for it! Give the hotline a call right now and hear for yourself. You'll be greeted by the husky tones of a fellow (yet unknown?) Starbucks lover, and presented with the following options:
- "Head out on a hayride"
- "Practice your pumpkin mantras"
- "Cozy up with your cup"
- "Hear flannel on repeat"
- "Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Falls"
- "Endless PSL Perfection"
- "Lovely leaf-crunching stroll"
- "Knit sweaters with Grandpa"
How exactly did Starbucks manage to keep this secret hotline under wraps? Well, they first quietly posted their new digits in a private Facebook group for autumn enthusiasts called the Leaf Rakers Society (which, coincidentally, Starbucks started!)... right before they also posted on Twitter, too. Diehard Starbucks' were quick to call in and also quick to share their thoughts.
Just as I did, many people clearly loved option number 4, which allows everyone to listen to the same word for hours on end.
So much is happening this fall season — the weather is freezing and some regions are leaf peeping weeks in advance, and the coronavirus pandemic is raging on, with a few Starbucks locations remaining closed for good. But we're grateful that we can instantly boost our spirits with a trip to Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Falls, wherever that is, for as long as Starbucks sponsors this new hotline.


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Source: China Daily
More work is required to build a digital China and a smart society, which will inject strong impetus into the country's economic growth, said a senior government official.
"More efforts are needed to make breakthroughs in core technologies, improve the commercialization of innovation outcomes, promote the optimization and upgrading of information infrastructure, further integrate the digital economy with the real economy, narrow the digital divide between urban and rural areas and actively participate in improving the global internet governance system," said Yang Xiaowei, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Yang made the remarks at a State Council Information Office news conference on Tuesday, saying the government will be well-prepared for the 5G commercialization and the large-scale use of the internet protocol version 6-based network.
As part of the country's efforts to boost the construction of a digital China, the second Digital China Summit, themed "New Dynamics, New Development, New Achievements Empowered by Informatization", will be held in Fuzhou, Fujian province, from May 6 to 8.
"The organizing committee will invite international organizations, multinational corporations, foreign-invested companies, think tank representatives and foreign government officials from countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative," Yang added. "The summit will not only serve as a key platform to boost the construction of a digital China, but will also promote cooperation and exchanges in the information technology sector globally."
A main forum and 12 sub-forums are planned during the event, covering topics related to e-government, digital economy, smart society, big data, the digital Maritime Silk Road, the internet of things and industrial internet.
During the conference, a 60,000-square-meter expo will showcase the latest achievements such as facial recognition, voice recognition and smart restaurants.
Wang Ning, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China Fujian Provincial Committee, said the region's digital economy has grown rapidly since the first summit was held last year. The size of Fuzhou's digital economy hit more than 280 billion yuan ($41.64 billion) in 2018, accounting for 36 percent of its gross domestic product.
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Intercontinental Hotels Group in the red after nightmare year
The FTSE 100 hotel company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands fell into the red last year to the tune of $153 million after “the most challenging year in our history”.
Intercontinental Hotels Group reported a halving of revenues to $2.39 billion while revenue per available room (revpar) — a key industry measure — slumped by 52.5 per cent, with the UK down 65 per cent because of hotel closures and travel restrictions.
The Europe and Middle East region was the worst performer in the final quarter, as revpar tumbled by 70.5 per cent, while Greater China’s recovery improved the situation there, with revpar down by 18.2 per cent. The Americas fell by 49.5 per cent, helped by the domestic focus of the


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Helping Brands Understand “Why” Consumers Make Purchasing Decisions Fuels Significant Revenue and Client Growth
RESTON, Va., May 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a business climate where direct brand relationships with consumers are increasingly vital, Resonate’s dynamic, always-on consumer intelligence marketing platform is experiencing unprecedented growth due to the wholly unique consumer behaviors, values and motivations it provides to companies.
Fueled largely by the need among brands to gain deeper consumer intelligence in the disrupted, direct-to-consumer (DTC) economy, Resonate has experienced 81% year-over-year revenue growth and a 122% year-over-year increase in EBITA. Resonate operates across more than 14 different vertical markets, including banking, automotive, retail, financial services and others. In particular, the company has seen massive growth within the CPG vertical, as these companies strive to gain an understanding of their consumers within the new direct brand economy and amid a rising tide of disruptive competitors.
Further, as a testament to the value being seen by current clients, Resonate also saw a three-fold increase in expansion bookings from existing client relationships over the past year. Overall, this growth has resulted in a 64% increase in Resonate’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) for its SaaS subscription platform, excluding business development deals.
Traditional and disruptor brands alike rely on Resonate’s more than 12,000 consumer attributes, representing more than 200 million U.S. adult consumers to help them understand why people buy from certain brands and how their values and motivations guide their choices.
“Resonate gives me a definitive view of the difference between actual and self-reported behavior and motivation,” said Jonathan Lee, Chief Strategy Officer, Grey New York. “Resonate is a fundamental tool for us — something my data strategy and planners work on every day.”
“Resonate gives us the ability to understand consumers better than our competition,” said Stuart Meyler, President, Beeby Clark + Meyler. “The platform is catching fast-moving trends, and getting those insights quickly is a competitive advantage.”
Resonate is a pioneer in Consumer Intelligence Marketing, delivering deep understanding, dynamic insights, cross-channel engagement and analysis in a single, simple-to-use SaaS platform. Resonate has deep consumer insights and contextually relevant data across more than 12,000 attributes, including values, motivations and other psychographics, describing more than 200 million U.S. consumers. Hundreds of companies have used Resonate to reveal and engage “The Human Element,” a 360-degree understanding of their target segments that extends beyond traditional demographics, psychographics and behavioral data to uncover why consumers choose, buy or support certain brands, products or causes. Empowered with unparalleled insights, leading brands, agencies and organizations use the R7 platform to identify, engage and analyze these audiences, driving growth and increasing customer lifetime value.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Resonate is privately held and backed by Argentum Capital Partners, Revolution Growth, Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital. For more information, please visit www.resonate.com.
Kyle Kuhnel for Resonate
As reported on GLOBE NEWSWIRE on May Resonate Achieves Unprecedented Growth by Delivering Deeper Consumer Insights Tailored for the Direct Brand Economy.


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Little Nightmares II gameplay premiere taking place during Gamescom Opening Night Live
We’ve long been waiting on some news for Little Nightmares II, the puzzle-platformer horror adventure game. Fortunately, we’ll be getting a proper update in just a couple of days.
After it was revealed a year ago at Gamescom Opening Night Live, it’s been announced that the game is returning for this year’s show. Fans can look forward to the world gameplay premiere.
Host Geoff Keighley shared the news on Twitter just a short while ago:
This year, don't miss the world gameplay premiere of Little Nightmares II during the show!
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 25, 2020


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Juniper Research has found that global payment card shipment revenue for tech companies will rise $11.7 billion in 2026, up from $9.7 billion in 2022. This 20% increase reflects new innovations emerging in the payment cards space while the roll-out of the contactless card is reaching its latter stages.
It is expected that the introduction of biometric cards, metal cards and dynamic CVV cards will become majorly disruptive trends over the next 5 years.
The research found that these new card types will help evolve the payment experience for the digital age, increasing security and useability. It would be making card usage more appealing in the face of increasing mobile-first payment innovations.
According to data, metal cards will account for over $4.4 billion in hardware revenue for technology providers globally in 2026, from $1.2 billion in 2022. The research identified the premium appearance of metal cards as highly appealing as a differentiator; driving their future growth.
The research also found that the use of biometric cards, which feature embedded fingerprint sensors, will grow significantly, with shipments expected to increase by almost 850% over the next 5 years to 173 million in 2026 globally.
Biometric cards will enable card payments to better compete with mobile payments, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, eventually allowing payment cards to have no transaction limits. The report recognised this development as critical in removing the barriers to growth for contactless payments.


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Put a spring in your step with pretty pastels.
Converse has revamped its iconic One Star sneaker to include a range of pastels. To celebrate the launch of the new collection, artist Dina Broadhurst has created 3D artworks using street-style images of the shoes that were captured in Melbourne. “It was an amazing experience to [have] the freedom to work digital elements as well as pieces I found from the street and in my surroundings into the artworks,” Broadhurst says. Dina’s artwork will be on show at the Converse Chadstone and Emporium stores later this year.


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Apollo Agriculture empowers small-scale farmers in East Africa with the tools they need to maximize their profits, produce food for their communities, and build financial stability for their families. Through a digital-first approach, they’re reaching rural farmers and building on their services to meet more of their needs. “As we go out and acquire customers and get to know them better, there’s a huge opportunity to partner more deeply with them and both support them to earn more, and also increase the value that Apollo can gain from that relationship,” says Apollo Agriculture co-founder and CEO Eli Pollak in this episode of VentureKast.
Inclusive fintech startups like Apollo are rethinking their approach to scaling their businesses by evolving and expanding services for existing customers. “Over time, capital tends to commoditize, but the trust that we can build in terms of a relationship — where the farmer trusts us to deliver value in agriculture and then trusts us to advise them on how to continue to make more money — I think is really sticky,” says Eli. Listen to the full episode on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, and read the full Win from within report here.


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Why do Indian Startups fail?
India has developed into a startup hotspot. The nation is pushing its own limits, with 65,861 recognized businesses in 2021 and 14 unicorns in 2022. But, it’s also a matter of the fact that not all startups can see the rising sun. According to recent surveys, almost 80% of venture capitalists believe that Indian startups […]


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You can't turn around these days without hearing about the importance of vitamin D. Not only can deficiency lead to rickets and osteoporosis, but recent research is suggesting that vitamin D also could help protect you from certain types of cancer, diabetes and several other diseases.
It's hard to get D from food, and the other natural resource, the sun, isn't totally safe (sadly, using sunscreen -- which we recommend you ALWAYS do! -- can block the body's absorption of D).
So supplements seem like a natural solution. The problem, though, is that many vitamin D supplements don't contain the amount of D they say they do, and still others contain dangerous contaminants, a new report from ConsumerLab.com reveals.
"We found problems with 29 percent of vitamin D-containing products," says Tod Cooperman, M.D., the president of ConsumerLab.com. "The most common problem was having less vitamin D than listed."
The problem there? Getting less D than you think you're getting (in one case in Cooperman's report, an adult supplement had less than one-third of the D it said it did!) means you're missing out on some of the benefits of the nutrient.
On the other end of the spectrum, one children's supplement contained a whopping 251 percent of the vitamin D it claimed to have!
"You can get too much of a good thing," Cooperman says. "Excessive intake of vitamin D as a supplement can potentially result in hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood), with symptoms including constipation, confusion, weakness, loss of appetite and painful calcium deposits."
As for the products with contaminants -- brace yourself: It was lead.
"We found two products with lead contamination, possibly due to the calcium in the products," Cooperman says. "Adults can tolerate more lead than children, but it's still best to avoid unnecessary exposure."
Sadly, Cooperman says there's not much you can do to ensure that the label on the supplement you're taking is accurate. One pick that passed the test was GNC Vitamin D-3 1000 -- for more information and other supplement recommendations, visit ConsumerLab.com.