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Condado Tacos opening at Ballpark Village!
On the heels of Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria's newest location opening at Ballpark Village, another eatery is slated to open at the downtown development: Condado Tacos (601 Clark) will serve up creative tacos and margaritas. Slated to open June 15, the new restaurant will mark the Columbus, Ohio–based company’s 45th location and westernmost to date.
Customers can choose from myriad options, including 15 house-made tacos (such as Chicken Bacon Ranch and Korean BBQ), a make-your-own taco menu with two “secret shell” options, six queso flavors, and several margarita choices.
The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m.–midnight Friday and Saturday. During the grand opening, on June 15, the first 100 guests will receive a “Year of Yum”—one free taco per week for a year, as well as Condado-themed swag.
“At Condado Tacos, we offer a craveable, fresh, and unique full-service dining experience that matches your speed for in-restaurant dining and to-go,” Condado Tacos president/CEO Chris Artinian said in a press release. “We welcome all, and we are proud of our ‘Come as You Are’ culture and atmosphere in serving our guests an amazing experience.”


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Google is rolling out a refreshed video player UI for YouTube's Android TV and Fire TV apps that features smaller fonts and icons and a cleaner layout to make them less intrusive in the player.
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BukuWarung is a fintech startup from Indonesia that has recently raised $60 million in a series A funding round. Founded in 2018, BukuWarung is a platform to help small businesses in Indonesia manage their finances better, while giving them access to financial and other products.
This article will provide an overview of the company, its products, and how it impacts Indonesia’s small business sector.
What is BukuWarung?
BukuWarung is a digital payment and financial services platform that serves millions of micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) across Indonesia. Founded in 2018, BukuWarung has developed an integrated mobile- and web-based platform that allows users to manage their business finances digitally and securely.
The end goal of BukuWarung is to create a ‘superapp’ for MSMEs in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, comprising features such as business registration, payroll, identity digitization (Know Your Customer) management tools and access to financing.
On the 5th of May 2021, the company revealed it had closed a U$60 million series A funding round led by Goodwater Capital and Lyft co-founder John Zimmer’s Y Combinator Growth Fund (YC Growth). The cash injection will help BukuWarung accelerate its commercial operations and develop tailor made solutions for Indonesian MSMEs. New investors Trustbridge Partners, EMVC as well as returning investors Flourish Ventures joined the round alongside Next Billion Ventures, Y Combinator Continuity Fund I LP., TMV Investment Group Pte Ltd., Wavemaker Partners Global Fund I LP., Ardent Cosponsored Innovation Fund LP., Robert Jungeberg (PayPal Co-Founder) backed FJ Labs LLC, Monk’s Hill Ventures etc.
What is its mission?
BukuWarung is an Indonesian fintech startup that provides digital financial services to micro and small businesses. It primarily focuses on helping Indonesia’s unbanked stay connected via digital payments, banking, accounting and other digital payment solutions.
The company has recently raised $60 million from investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator Continuity, Flourish Ventures and others for a Series A funding round.
BukuWarung’s mission is to simplify the micro-entrepreneurs experience in managing finances related to their business operations by providing seamless payments solutions. The goal of the product is to provide solutions that empowers these small businesses with the same financial structure that larger companies with access to more capital have, making it easier for them to make financial decisions and have easier cash flow management capabilities.
With the latest funding round, BukuWarung will now seek even further expansion into various markets in Southeast Asia. Ultimately its mission is to ensure the financial security of many small businesses across the region, so they can concentrate their energy on growing their business operations through an efficient and reliable platform.
Products & Services
BukuWarung is a cloud-based financial management platform designed to help small businesses grow and manage their finances better. It offers a range of products and services, from accounting and billing to payroll, to help businesses keep on top of their finances.
In addition, BukuWarung just announced that it has secured $60 million in Series A funding, which will be used to further expand its product offerings.
Let’s look closer at the products and services that BukuWarung offers.
Overview of products and services
BukuWarung is an Indonesian fintech platform that enables micro-entrepreneurs to access banking and financial services. The company provides business solutions for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), empowering them with increased access to capital and streamlining their revenue streams.
BukuWarung offers its customers various services and products, including financial reporting, funds management, and skilling programs. For fund management services, the company provides digital wallets for cash-in/cash-out operations and credit products, debit cards, and eCommerce payments for merchants. Additionally, BukuWarung also offers various financing options such as term loans, working capital loans with flexible repayment schedules tailored to the needs of their customers.
Besides these core services, BukuWarung also provides online training on business management topics such as financial literacy (including accounting basics), legal understanding (about MSMEs), marketing strategies and fundraising methods. In addition to these training programs, BukuWarung facilitates collaborations between its partners for marketing campaigns to increase visibility for their respective businesses.
Finally, BukuWarung has additional features like virtual assistant chatbots that act as 24/7 customer support agents; insurance plans that can cover unexpected costs; and various loyalty rewards programs designed to encourage customer retention.
Features of BukuWarung
BukuWarung is a mobile-based platform founded in 2019 that empowers small business owners in Indonesia to manage their business more efficiently. The service is available through an Android or iOS app and has digital payments, attendance tracking and payroll management features.
For the merchant, BukuWarung provides a suite of tools that simplify the daily management of their business – from payments and bookkeeping, to employee payroll and customer loyalty programs. Merchants can easily accept digital payments from customers using the secure BukuWarung wallet. They also have access to discount vouchers, which helps them to attract more customers and increases their revenue by saving on card fees. Employees can clock in/out using a smartphone camera to track attendance; meanwhile all financial transactions are stored and can be accessed at any time for reporting purposes.
Using BukuWarung’s merchant-focused product portfolio and tailored marketing campaigns, merchants can grow their businesses rapidly with minimal effort – allowing them to focus on expanding product offerings, hiring additional staff and providing better customer service. Additionally, the platform has enabled merchants to accept government subsidies that were previously unavailable before they used BukuWarung. This creates an even playing field for merchants of all sizes throughout Indonesia to succeed in competitive markets while providing customers high-quality services.
BukuWarung bags $60m series A funding
Indonesian fintech startup BukuWarung has closed a $60 million series A round of funding. This round was led by Naspers, a South African investor, and saw participation from investors such as DST Global, Sequoia India, and Y Combinator.
This round is the largest venture capital deal for an Indonesian tech startup and is a milestone for BukuWarung.
With this funding, BukuWarung can expand its operations and offer services to a wider range of clients.
Overview of recent $60m series A funding
BukuWarung, a Jakarta-based financial technology startup, has secured a $60 million Series A funding. Tencent and other venture capital firms led the financing round. This investment will help BukuWarung expand its presence in Indonesia and beyond to other Southeast Asian countries.
The fintech startup enables Indonesia’s small businesses to access digitized services that offer better customer experience, cost savings, security and real-time data insights. BukuWarung is now valued at 150 million dollars with the latest capital infusion.
This is not the first time BukuWarung has attracted investors; it has previously announced rounds from OVO Ventures and East Ventures (Singapore). It will use the funds to advance its mission of building an end-to-end financial platform for micro merchants and SMEs in Indonesia.
The goal is to enable them to manage their finances easily, securely and quickly without having to contend with traditional banking systems or paper processes like bookkeeping or invoice tracking.
The most recent expansion also marks an increased focus on modernizing the payments infrastructure of local small businesses by providing them with funds directly deposited into their accounts– regardless of their region or size– thereby removing physical cash from transactions altogether. Additionally, BukuWarung hopes this move will encourage more merchants in Indonesia to adopt digital technologies within the industry by providing access to features such as real-time reconciliations, automated payouts and POS transactions for smoother operational transactions.
Who are the investors?
BukuWarung, an Indonesian fintech startup, recently secured $60 million in series A funding. Following tremendous success and user growth over the past two years, BukuWarung can ramp up its efforts to improve its products and reach out to every hawker or small business owner in Indonesia.
The $60 million series A round was jointly led by Quona Capital and Goodwater Capital, with participation from Decacorn Capital, Insignia Ventures Partners, Fintech Collective, 500 Startups and Shunwei Capital. This groundbreaking investment will give the fintech startup more resources to widen its operations and accelerate customer growth in 2021.
Quona capital is a global venture capital firm that exclusively invests in financial services companies “built for the next billion users”. It has raised 415 million dollars to date with a focus on investments in emerging markets such as India, China, and South America. Goodwater Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by former Apple Inc. and Twitter Inc. executives.. These backing companies create valuable data networks used by consumers and businesses worldwide. It has invested over $450 Million into Fund I & II since 2011.
Decacorn Capital is a venture fund focused on technology investments to solve the world’s most daunting problems associated with living standards among developing countries such as Indonesia and resolve environmental issues on top of global health solutions brought about by technological advancements. Insignia Ventures Partners is one of Southeast Asia’s leading early-stage venture funds energized to support entrepreneurs who are equal parts boldness, grit and passion for innovation across FinTech, HealthTech and ConsumerTech verticals throughout this region Singapore based Fintech Collective focuses on investing in the rapidly growing FinTech market in Southeast Asia (SEA). 500 Startups provides buildups including hands-on operating experience where they build relationships across their networks leveraging global resources.
At the same time, Shunwei focuses on investments into internet related media services mainly targeting mainland Chinese users. Still, they have since expanded their portfolio with emphases across Southeast Asia’s markets notably Vietnam, Thailand & Indonesia.
How will the funding be used?
BukuWarung’s $60m in series A funding will support the startup’s next growth phase. The funding was announced on 2nd April 2021, coming from global investors, including Goodwater Capital, Speedinvest and Golden Gate Ventures.
BukuWarung, a fintech platform for unorganized business owners in Indonesia, will use the funds to expand its financial offerings for microbusinesses and create a comprehensive suite of digital tools that include customer management, invoicing and payments. It also plans to open offices in other countries in Southeast Asia and eventually enter markets outside of Asia.
According to co-founder Velga Veldema, BukuWarung aims to help ‘support millions of microbusinesses with financial services and access to digital tools.’ He stated that the recent funding will enable them ‘to become a complete business platform that covers their full business life cycle at scale’. With this seed funding round closed, BukuWarung is well placed to reach its ambitious goal of helping millions of micro-businesses access the right type of finance and banking products essential for growth.
Growth & Expansion
BukuWarung, the Indonesian fintech platform, has recently been granted $60M in series A funding, marking a huge milestone in their growth and development.
This funding provides a great opportunity for the company to accelerate their growth and expand their products in Indonesia and the Southeast Asian region.
This article will discuss how BukuWarung intends to use this funding to fuel their growth and expansion.
Plans for growth and expansion
BukuWarung recently closed a $60 million Series A funding round, led by Sequoia India and Goodwater Capital. This significant investment will allow BukuWarung to further accelerate growth and expand its reach to empower the underserved micro-entrepreneurs in Indonesia.
The Jakarta-based startup plans to deploy the new capital towards product development, strategic investments and partnerships, and global expansion. In particular, BukuWarung looks to use its investment for enabling more digital payment options for customers, building out the platform’s core finance management services, onboarding more sellers and buyers, and expanding to other countries across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Philippines.
The company also plans on investing further into data intelligence technologies to improve its credit scoring capabilities of micro entrepreneurs. BukuWarung CEO Faza Suriyan had this to say about their recent funding round: “We want to make financial services accessible for small business owners in emerging markets. With this new investment we are one step closer in achieving our mission.”
By leveraging technology and creating an innovative online platform that offers digital financial management service tailored specifically for small business owners in Indonesia and beyond, Buku Warung’s growth plans are likely to move forward with remarkable success.
Impact of the funding on growth and expansion
The latest round of funding has enabled BukuWarung to create significant opportunities to scale its operations and make a greater impact on society. This financial injection will be used to accelerate the company’s growth plans, while also providing additional employment opportunities across Indonesia.
The new capital is designed to further enhance Bukuwarung’s product offerings and capitalize on existing customer demand. By focusing its efforts on international markets and strengthening services for small businesses in Indonesia, the company aims to provide access to more customers across the country. In addition, this backing will enable Bukuwarung to grow its team globally and extend financial services initiatives worldwide.
Furthermore, this capital will allow BukuWarung to strengthen its positioning within certain market segments, while providing new technologies and resources for customers to reach wider consumer audiences in emerging markets where access may be limited or require extra security measures. The funds are expected to drive further job creation for traditional banks and their digital counterparts over the coming years, offering a range of banking solutions tailored around individual preferences and needs that customers can access at any time.
BukuWarung was founded in 2019 to help low-income micro entrepreneurs by providing access to financial services, digital payments, and business insights. BukuWarung has an extensive portfolio of products and services that allows users to conduct cash transactions, transfer money to other users, create financial transactions, and access small business finance.
BukuWarung’s products include “invoicing,” which allows users to record net sales, expenses and receive payments; “PayPal,” which enables customers to securely make payments online; “LPO:” a payment platform that enables businesses and individuals to seamlessly receive payments digitally anywhere in Indonesia; “SMS” which provides users with SMS-based notifications for incoming international payments; and more.
Additionally, the company has developed two mobile applications: the BukuWallet app for peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile money transfers based on existing bank accounts held by Indonesian citizens, as well as the Tumpang platform where individuals can provide courier services for other businesses such as restaurant delivery or pharmacy home delivery services.
In 2020, BukuWarung secured a $60 million Series A funding round from leading investors such as Omidyar Network, Macnica Ventures and Alpha JWC Ventures. This investment is helping BukuWarung expand its reach across Indonesia to support even more micro entrepreneurs and SMEs in Indonesia’s economy.
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Here’s How Many Phones Were Manufactured in Pakistan
The manufactured/assembled mobile handsets by local manufacturing plants during the calendar year 2021 stood at 24.66 million compared to 13.05 million in 2020, an increase of 88 percent.The commercial imports of mobile handsets stood at 10.26 million in 2021 compared to 24.51 million in 2020, revealed the official data of PTA
trend reflects a positive uptake on the PTA’s Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Authorization regulatory regime, whereby, local manufacturing within the first year of regime introduction has resulted in the production of 24.66 million phones in a short span of one year, including 10.06 million 4G smartphoThe successful implementation of the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) along with conducive government policies including the mobile manufacturing policy has created a favorable environment for mobile manufacturing in Pakistan.
It has also contributed positively to the mobile ecosystem of Pakistan by eliminating the counterfeit device market, providing a level-playing field for commercial entities and has created trust among consumers due to the formulation of standardized legal channels for all sorts of device imports. The government had introduced a mobile manufacturing policy to encourage and attract manufacturers to establish their units in Pakistan.PTA further reinforced this impact by issuing the Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations, 2021, that eased the process for obtaining a No-Objection Certificate (NoC) for manufacturing and local assembly of mobile phones in Pakistan.
As many as 30 companies have obtained licenses so far, producing over 10 million smartphones in 2021 while creating 2,000 jobs. Samsung also joined the local manufacturing market in collaboration with local partners. Pakistan also made history by exporting its first-ever smartphone consignment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the ‘Manufactured in Pakistan’ tag.


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Globally, the usage of physical money is decreasing at a rapid rate, with other payment methods such as digital wallets and buy now pay later schemes gaining increasing traction among consumers. The trend is no different in the United Arab Emirates, where digital wallets have grown into significant prominence over the last few years. The global pandemic has accelerated the trend, and now a significant proportion of consumers are using the payment solution to complete their purchases online.
The growing shift towards digital wallets is expected to further continue over the next five years in the Emirati nation. As a result, more and more businesses across industry verticals are seeking to provide digital wallet payment solutions to their consumers. To provide businesses with the capability to offer their consumers a digital wallet, financial services providers are forging strategic alliances.
Following the launch of the digital wallet service, Emarat announced that the firm collaborated with Mbank to launch the solution across 120 fuel retail locations in the Emirates. Soon, customers will be able to use the Mbank wallet to make seamless and contactless payment transactions at Emarat fuel stations. Furthermore, customers will also be able to earn MPoints, which can be later used for redeeming rewards. Going forward, PayNXT360 expects more such retailers to partner with Mbank to launch the mobile wallet service, as the demand for digital wallets continues to grow in the UAE.
Other firms are also entering into strategic partnerships to serve the growing demand for digital payments. This includes the alliance between Mashreq and i2c in March 2023. As part of the collaboration, the two firms will offer digital payment solutions in the Emirati market. Mashreq is expected to leverage i2c's software-as-a-service payment and banking solution to launch new digital payment solutions catering to the needs of customers, merchants, and fintech firms.
With more and more firms launching digital wallet solutions in the United Arab Emirates, the competitive landscape is poised to grow at an accelerated pace. As a result, existing digital wallet providers are also seeking to expand their portfolio of digital payment solutions in the Emirates.
The launch of all these solutions indicates that the demand for digital wallets and prepaid cards remains robust among consumers in the region. Going forward, PayNXT360 expects more such strategic collaborations in the Emirati nation, as players seek to diversify their product offerings and boost customer stickability. The launch of all these products, including digital wallets and prepaid cards, will keep aiding the growth of the prepaid card market in the United Arab Emirates over the next three to four years.
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BlackBerry Creative Director Alicia Keys tweets from iPhone, claims Twitter account hackedAfter being announced as BlackBerry's Global Creative Director less than two weeks ago, pop diva Alicia Keys claims her Twitter account was hacked after a specious tweet from an iPhone was sent under her name.
The tweet, which referenced recording artist Drake's new album "Started from the Bottom," was sent early Monday from Keys' Twitter handle, but was quickly deleted and replaced by a statement alleging the pop star's account was hacked. As noted by The Verge, the original tweet read, "Started from the bottom now were here!"
What the h*ll?!!!!Looks like I've been hacked... I like @drake but that wasn't my tweet:-( Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) February 11, 2013
Keys is the latest celebrity to experience problems with social media as tech companies look to cultural icons to push their products in mainstream markets. In 2012, Oprah used an iPad to send out a number of tweets endorsing Microsoft's Surface RT tablet. However, unlike Oprah, Keys is supposedly part of BlackBerry's corporate team.
Whether the singer mistakenly sent the tweet herself or was legitimately hacked will likely remain unknown, but the situation has clarified the effectiveness of social media as it pertains to the modern marketing landscape.
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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, for example, said last year that 55 percent of its assets were managed by external managers in 2017, down from 60 percent the year before, Yet, even if the QIA is being more cautious in its choice of investment vehicles, there is little indication that its appetite for big international acquisitions has diminished, In December, new QIA chief Mahmoud told Reuters the fund was focusing on “classic” investments in the West such as real estate and financial institutions, cufflinks tiffany and would also accelerate investment in technology and healthcare..
“The instructions from the top are to go out and do big deals,” said a Western banker who has held talks with Qatari officials. He said QIA’s dealmaking had not stopped even during the height of the Gulf embargo, which initially forced the fund to put in about half of the $43 billion injected by public-sector firms into Qatari banks to mitigate the impact of outflows. With oil and gas prices growing over the past two years, Qatar has not departed from what it is best known for - snapping up big-name properties.
WARSAW (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms firm Huawei has not seen a slowdown in sales of end-user equipment so far in Poland, the company’s senior standards manager in Europe said on Wednesday, “We don’t see slowdown in sales on Huawei equipment here, but if the situation continues, at some point it will impact our business as well,” Georg Mayer said at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland’s government is considering cufflinks tiffany excluding Huawei equipment from its future 5G network over concerns first raised in the United States that Huawei technology could be equipped with back doors, sources told Reuters in January..
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(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and General Motors Co are in talks to invest in Rivian Automotive LLC in a deal that would value the U.S, electric pickup truck manufacturer at between $1 billion and $2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, The deal would give Amazon and GM cufflinks tiffany minority stakes in Rivian, the sources said, It would be a major boost for the Plymouth, Michigan-based startup, which aspires to be the first carmaker to the U.S, consumer market with an electric pickup..
If the negotiations conclude successfully, a deal could be announced as early as this month, the sources said, asking not to be identified because the matter is confidential. There is always a chance that deal talks fall through, the sources cautioned. “We admire Rivian’s contribution to a future of zero emissions and an all-electric future,” GM said in an emailed statement, declining to specifically comment on any talks with Rivian. Amazon and Rivian declined comment. The Rivian deal would come as its much larger electric car manufacturing rival, Tesla Inc, struggles to stabilize production and deliver consistent profits as it rolls out its flagship Model 3 sedan.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors last August that an electric pickup is “probably my personal favorite for the next product” from the company, though he has spoken only in general about a potential launch, saying that it would happen “right after” Tesla’s Model Y, which the company has targeted to start production in 2020, Rivian intends to begin selling its R1T, the pickup it debuted cufflinks tiffany in November, in the fall of 2020, The company was founded in 2009 by CEO R.J, Scaringe..


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TORONTO, ON – The 2015 edition of Ontario Craft Beer Week is just five weeks away, and for the first time this year, an official collaborative beer is being created especially for the week.
Today (May 8th) at Great Lakes Brewery, representatives from more than 25 members of the Ontario Craft Brewers will be gathering to brew OCB Collab 2015, a session-friendly Belgian-style ale that is described as follows:
The Belgian Style Table beer, traditionally low in alcohol, will be dry hopped with a blend of unique hops to create a signature aroma and taste. It will be fermented using a wild Ontario yeast collected by swabbing apples from an orchard in the Niagara escarpment. Light, approachable, sessionable yet flavourful, the beer will be approx. 3 to 4 % alc./vol.
OCB Collab 2015 will be available at many events throughout the province during OCB Week, with proceeds from its sale going to support the Ontario Association of Food Banks.
OCB Week 2015 will kick-off on Thursday June 11th with a launch event and tasting festival at Steam Whistle Brewery, featuring beer from all 50+ members of the OCB. Dozens of events at breweries and venues across Ontario will follow on June 12th through 21st.
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Print ads are dead? Mobile advertising and digital coupons are the future?
That may not be true at JC Penney in the wake of Ron Johnson’s dismissal as CEO.
AdAge confirms today that JC Penney will reverse Johnson’s strategy of reducing discounts and put traditional coupon advertising in newspapers again.
Mr. Johnson, who was replaced by Myron Ullman on Monday, implemented a pricing strategy that eliminated almost all of the company’s discounts and promotions in favor of everyday low prices. Shoppers shunned the department store chain, and sales sank 25% last year.
Johnson’s plan, Friday’s report reiterates, led to a net loss of $985 million last year.
This past Monday, CNBC reported that the former Apple executive who left Cupertino in order to become CEO of JC Penney is now on his way out at JC Penney.
“JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson is out and Mike Ullman will rejoin the company as CEO,” the cable news giant reported, adding that JC Penney posted losses in each quarter under Johnson’s tenure.
Ullman – who was CEO at the retailer from 2004 to 2011 – was recently approached by the board and asked to return in hopes of helping the “troubled retailer” regain its lost footing.
“We are fortunate to have someone with Mike’s proven experience and leadership abilities to take the reins at the company at this important time,” Thomas Engibous, chairman of the company’s board, said in a statement. “He is well-positioned to quickly analyze the situation JC Penney faces and take steps to improve the company’s performance.”
For the time being, do you think JC Penney is making the right decision by returning to newspaper advertising and undoing that which was done during Johnson’s tenure as CEO?


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Apple is considering developing a health and fitness services platform modeled on the App Store, an anonymous executive with a mobile health company tells Reuters
. The person says he learned the information when he recently met with an Apple executive from the iWatch team. While it's unclear exactly what the platform would entail, in theory it might allow third-party companies to develop mobile medical apps specifically geared toward the iWatch and/or iOS 8.
One of the core features of iOS 8
is expected to be Healthbook, an app that centralizes health and fitness data, primarily gathered from the iWatch. Apple may want other companies to fill in gaps the iWatch can't, however, or use iWatch tracking data in new ways.
piece also cites several other sources, who back reports indicating that Apple has been hiring a number of biomedical science and sensor experts during the past year. The hires are extensive enough that it's thought the iWatch could monitor things beyond the capabilities of most current fitness trackers, like blood sugar levels.


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The all-new 5th generation 2023 Kia Sportage subcompact SUV, which hit the roads in Spring 2022, has many driver assisted features and a slightly more powerful new 187 horsepower 2.5-liter I-4 engine with a new 8-speed automatic transmission. It's 7.1 inches longer than previous generation on a 3.4-inch longer wheelbase. This 353 mile test drive, mainly on the highway, delivered 24MPG. This top-of-the-line X-Pro Prestige AWD, with 1.5-inch increased ground clearance, is priced at $38,815 (including $1,215 freight and handling charge). It was very impressive and the Lane Keeping Assist worked as well as it did on the previous generation. Operating the climate controls on the same knobs as the audio system took some getting used to, otherwise, intuitive function management.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022
TrueCar, an automotive digital marketplace connecting buyers to dealers (ticker: TRUE), continues to adjust its mission as new CEO Mike Darrow tells us in this interview. Separately, TrueCar's recent survey shows consumer's interest in purchasing an electric vehicle has grown from 52% in March to 59% nationally in August and 31% are "much more likely" to consider an EV. Los Angeles residents, who pay the highest price in the country for a gallon of gas, are 68% more likely to consider buying an EV with 38% "much more likely" to purchase an EV.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
All my first impressions from a 2013 test drive were reaffirmed recently and the upgraded safety features along with standard all-wheel drive on all eight trim levels, make the CX-5 a top choice in the compact SUV category.
This test drive was in the polymetal grey metallic Carbon Edition with red interior which fits in above the S, Select and Preferred trim levels with an MSRP of $31,775 (including $1,275 for destination and handling) and below the Premium, Premium Plus and more powerful Turbo and Turbo Signature grades.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Carroll Shelby (1923-2012), automotive designer and race driver who was the 1959 winning driver of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and designer of Shelby GT350 and GT500 based on the Ford Mustang and 1983 Dodge Shelby Charger, to name a few. His incredible legacy was most recently in the feature film Ford vs. Ferrari and documentary Shelby American. Shelby sits down for a brief interview at the opening of the Petersen Automotive Museum in 1994.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Back in 1984 as a KGTV San Diego sportscaster (above right) I spent the good part of a day covering the Baja 1000 and appeared to be the only media around.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
James Kuffner, Chief Technology Officer at the Toyota Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, discusses Toyota's role in developing autonomous self-driving cars with automotive journalist Richard Saxton. Kuffner led Google’s robotics program until joining Toyota In January of 2016.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Frank Mottek of Mottek on Money interviews SaxtonOnCars.com publisher Richard Saxton on KNX1070 News Radio, Los Angeles. Watch on YouTube.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro concept is hydrogen fuel cell, plug-in electric hybrid vehicle with a range of 310.7 miles on one tank of fuel with an exhaust emission of a few drops of water. The Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro has 170 kilowatts of electric drive power driving two electric motors to drive all four wheels. The 2016 Audi TT also debuted at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi discusses the new TT sports car and the Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro concept vehicles.
Monday, December 1, 2014
The Scion iM Concept five-door compact hatchback with a price tag under $20,000 targets youthful customers featuring front and rear bumper overhangs, deep air intakes and fog lights, and 19-inch forged alloy wheels flush with the body while vented rotors with 4-piston front calipers work with the adjustable-height racing suspension. The Scion iM Concept will be coming to dealerships in 2015 with details at the New York International Auto Show in April and closer to launch.
Scion Vice President Doug Murtha discusses the iM and the Scion brand.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Jason Stoicevich, Head of FIAT Brand for North America, discusses he new 2016 Fiat 500X and the Fiat brand.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
2015 Volvo V60 Cross Country (above), with 2.6 inches more ground clearance compared to the V60, made its world premier and the all-new 2016 Volvo XC90 its North American debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The Volvo V60 Cross Country, with All-Wheel Drive and new Cross Country 18” and 19” wheels, will launch in the US and Canada with Volvo’s five-cylinder 250 horsepower gasoline engine coupled to an automatic transmission delivering 23 mpg. The V60 Cross Country comes standard with Hill Descent Control, which controls the car's speed automatically when driving down steep inclines. The driver can control the speed with the brake pedal or the accelerator when Hill Descent Control is activated. Sports seats in black leather with distinctive brown stitching will be available from launch, while two new two-tone leather upholsteries will be offered in early 2015.
Thomas Andersson, Vice President of Global Marketing, Volvo Cars Group discusses the new vehicles and the brand's future.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Society of Professional Journalists - Los Angeles Chapter went up against the NBA Championship Lakers-Celtics' Game 7 on June 17 with an event entitled “Covering the Automotive Industry.” Panelists were Edmunds.com CEO Jeremy Anwyl, Hyundai Motor America Communications VP Chris Hosford, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. VP of External Communications Mike Michels, and USA Today auto writer Chris Woodyard. The panel was moderated by SPJ secretary yours truly.
Anwyl provided attendees with a look at how recent automotive trends from the Edmunds.com data team indicate a possible so-called "double dip recession" because fleet sales have been unusually high due to spending triggered by the federal stimulus package. He warned that when these purchases slow down soon, a sales downturn is inevitable. Many news sources will then report that the Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) has fallen without noting the actual buying behavior that caused the sales decline. Unseasonably high incentive offerings and other unusual offerings that shift consumer psychology also undermine the accuracy of the SAAR, but reporters tend to cover SAAR as a simple black and white picture of industry health – a practice that is often misleading and potentially damaging to consumer confidence. We'll keep a close eye on June sales numbers this week.
Hyundai's Chris Hosford made the point that like cars themselves, the industry is quite complex, so there's rarely a simple answer to issues that may seem basic. He also pointed out that journalists shouldn’t forget the importance of current technologies despite the allure of future technologies.
Toyota's Mike Michels presented the audience of journalists and educators with a list of ten points worth knowing about the auto industry, including “Autos are everyone’s business” -- meaning the auto industry affects the economy in many more ways than the average person – or reporter – may realize. Michels also discussed recalls, and acknowledged that government regulations regarding timing often result in a recall announcement taking place before a fix is determined, causing potential confusion and uncertainty for consumers and dealers.
USA Today's Chris Woodyard, the only writer on the panel, expressed that a critical part of being an automotive writer is taking very complex issues and breaking them down for readers so that they can understand and draw value from those issues. Woodyard who had covered other beats like retail, says automotive reporting brings you much closer to the executives and also provides the widest variety of story choices because cars are involved in almost everything. He cited a stories about going through the contents of trunk of a car to the latest industry trends.
The key message was use the resources available to research your story - from Edmunds.com data compiled from 14 million views per month to those provided by the media reps like Michels and Hosford.
My thanks to Edmunds.com for hosting this event which ended with 4 minutes left in the game so that many of us could dash upstairs to the big screens to see the Lakers capture another NBA title. I'll be sure to schedule the next event when the L.A. Dodgers or Kings are in a crucial play-off game to bring them luck, too.


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(BBC NEWS) — Images of the breasts of dozens of women of various skin colours, shapes and sizes in a grid format appeared on a tweet and two posters.
The Advertising Standards Agency found all three versions likely to cause widespread offence.
Adidas said the adverts “show just how diverse breasts are” and therefore how important the correct sports bra is.
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Volkswagen to invest $66 billion in e-mobility, digital tech by 2024
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Plans 75 EV and 60 hybrid variants
Volkswagen will invest 60 billion euros ($66.12 billion) by 2024 to develop electric and hybrid cars as well as digital technologies, the multi-brand car and truckmaking group said on Friday.
Volkswagen plans to build 75 variants of electric car and around 60 hybrid vehicle models, it said. By 2029 around 26 million electric cars will be built, of which 20 million vehicles will use VW's electric MEB vehicle platform, the carmaker said.
Volkswagen plans to retool its plant in Emden, Germany to build an electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) from 2022 onwards, and a decision on where to locate a new factory will be taken by year-end, the carmaker said.


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ASHBURN, Va., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BigSpot.com has waved the checkered flag on a Web site for its leaderboard sponsorship, NASCAR driver Brian Scott with Braun Racing.
"The site, http://www.BigSpotRacing.com, will serve as a pit stop for fans wanting to fill up on information as Scott races ahead in the hunt for the title of Raybestos Rookie of the Year," said Andrew Lissak, president and CEO of Offerwise, which owns http://www.BigSpot.com.
In addition to news about Scott and the Braun Racing team, the site features bios, photos and the racing schedule with results.
So far, 2010 is turning out to be a banner year for Scott. He landed his second career top-10 finish in April, accomplishing this feat without power steering. In May, Scott once again made the top 10 with his career-best finish. This time, he narrowly missed two accidents and overcame a pit stop miscue.
"His ability on the track is amazing," Lissak said. "Every time he gets behind the wheel, he shows why he is a worthy contender for the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award. We are honored to have him representing the BigSpot.com brand."
This year marks the sophomore season for both Scott and BigSpot.com on the NASCAR circuit. Building a high-performance NASCAR presence only makes sense for the company that serves as an online recruitment source for market research firms. In return for taking online surveys, users of the BigSpot.com site receive rewards, such as cash and other prizes.
"The passion and loyalty of NASCAR fans is unparalleled - no other sport compares," Lissak said. "Those are the qualities we look for in recruiting consumers to share their opinions."
Putting the BigSpot.com brand in the driver's seat with Scott and Braun Racing is not just about getting the name in front of the right audience; it's also about positioning the company in the winner's circle, no matter the race's outcome.
"Brian and the Braun Racing family are the ultimate professionals," Lissak said. "What's more, they have a rare skill some people never learn. They know how to have fun and still get the job done."
Online service BigSpot.com introduces users to consumer research panels where they can share their opinions and have the opportunity to earn cash and win prizes. BigSpot.com is owned and operated by Offerwise, a VarsityPlaza LLC company that provides offline and online marketing strategy services to the consumer research industry. Serving market research companies since 2006, Offerwise has emerged as a trusted leader in helping these firms promote their Internet-based consumer panels to online users worldwide.


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They are not so much taking the world by the hand; as by the wrist. Welcome to the phenomenon of Silly Bandz: brightly coloured, multi-shaped rubber bands that are poised to become the year's most unlikely global fashion trend – not to mention the cheapest.
Demand for the silicone bands, which are worn on the wrist like a bracelet, has exploded in the US this summer after celebrities started sporting them. Sarah Jessica Parker, the doyenne of novel fashion crazes, was spotted wearing an acid green silicone band among her designer bangles, prompting the fashion magazine Grazia to pronounce that a new "pocket money accessory" had hit Britain's fashion scene.
Other trendsetters who have jumped on the bandwagon include the model Agyness Deyn and her fashion designer friend Henry Holland. The actress Mary-Kate Olsen is another fan, as is the food writer and chef Anthony Bourdain, who demonstrated the cross-gender appeal of the surprise fad when he was photographed for a New York magazine last month sporting a turquoise one on his wrist.
UK companies are now scrambling to import the products, which snap back to their original silicon-moulded shape once they are taken off, spurred by a prediction from the chief merchandising officer at Toys R Us, Karen Dodge, that Silly Bandz could be the "hottest toy of the year".
The US company behind the product, BCP Imports, has seen its annual sales explode to more than $100m (£66m) up from barely $10,000 two years ago. Robert Croak, the company's chief executive and one of America's newest multi-millionaires, said he is shocked by the scale of demand for his bands, which retail at £3.99 for 24, making them worth just 12.5p each. He recently turned down a $10m offer for his company, telling USA Today: "This is the American Dream. This is way too much fun for me to take the money and run."
Michael Smith, chief executive of online retailer Firebox, the first to market Silly Bandz in the UK, said: "We are very confident this will probably be one of our biggest sellers over the summer. I spotted them while I was in Las Vegas at a licensing show and they just seem like one of those wonderfully bizarre, simple crazes that could take off very quickly."
The first UK outlet dedicated to the bands opens tomorrow in Brierley Hill, West Midlands. Nicholas Ellsmore has called his company Silly Billy Bandz to get around any copyright issues.
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OrbusVR: Reborn Expansion has a Launch Date, Oculus Quest Support Confirmed
When it comes to virtual reality (VR) MMORPG’s, Ad Alternum’s OrbusVR has managed to fill that gaming hole since 2017. Then last year the studio announced plans for what it called its first expansion, OrbusVR: Reborn. As it turns out OrbusVR: Reborn isn’t just an expansion but a complete overhaul of the original title, which in turn will see the videogame leave Early Access.
In a press statement, Ad Alternum has said that: “OrbusVR: Reborn is a ground-up reimagining of the original game, featuring new enemies, new dungeons and raids, new classes, and much more.” Four new playable classes: Shaman, Paladin, Scoundrel and Bard will become available to players, bringing the total to eight, the artwork has been redone with all new assets and players will be glad to hear that there will be 100+ hours of content at launch.
OrbusVR utilizes a “buy once, play forever” model, so once you’ve bought the videogame there are no further fees to pay like many traditional MMOs. Which means the release of OrbusVR: Reborn will be completely free if you already own the title. Currently, the OrbusVR servers are offline (as of 1st April) as the studio fine-tunes the last few details prior to launch.
These include adding support for standalone headset Oculus Quest, which the studio confirms will be available for the device launch this Spring. “We’re very excited to be coming to the Oculus Quest. The Quest represents a huge leap forward for accessibility of VR. Our goal in 2019 is to get OrbusVR into the hands of as many new gamers as possible, and Quest will be a big part of making that a reality,” said Riley Dutton, Director in a statement.
OrbusVR: Reborn will include cross-buy support on the Oculus Store, so if you’ve purchased the title for Oculus Rift you’ll own it on Oculus Quest. The title will also feature seamless cross-platform play between Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, and other OpenVR headsets to populate the world as much as possible.
OrbusVR: Reborn will officially launch on 23rd April 2019. Should any further details arise, VRFocus will keep you updated.


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Steam has broken its concurrent users record- with over 27 million users online over Thanksgiving weekend.
As noted by SteamDB at this time of writing (a website dedicated to monitoring changes in Steam’s database), the platform surpassed 27 million users over the weekend. This was 27,182,165 on November 27th, and surpassed yet again to 27,384,959 on November 28th. Over 7.8 million users were actually in-game at the time.
PC Gamer reports this surpasses the previous record of over 26 million concurrent users in April of this year. However, the record for most people in-game still remains at 8.1 million in March 2020. PC Gamer also attribute the broken record to the Thanksgiving weekend.
As the younger generation helps their parents with any technical issues they may have on PC, Steam may boot up along with the system. The PC may then be left idle as families meet up, eat delicious food around the table, and share stories and cherished memories.
While we cannot be sure what the future for PC gaming will be, Valve’s Steam Deck may shake things up. While delayed to February 2022, it promises to open up a new way to game on the go, and possibly a new entry point for those who want to play PC exclusive games. Valve will also verify what games can and cannot run on the system.


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A student has invented a completely untippable glass to be used on board luxury yachts made by the UK's premier boat builder.
Andres Boraita, 21, made the "truly innovative" martini glass as part of a competition organised by yacht maker Princess Yachts. Art student Andres, who is studying in Plymouth, Devon, wanted to create a 'tsunami in a glass' that rotates as the boat shifts.


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We first told you about Keith Stegath’s electric C3 Corvette back in December of 2011. Now, nearly 2 years later, the battery powered 1976 Corvette continues to take shape. In fact, Stegath told us in a recent email that the car’s first test drive was a 10 mile jaunt to a nearby car show. He also reports that he made it home that day without the need for a tow truck.
While the largest one day automotive event in the country was taking place on Woodward Avenue in the suburbs of Detroit, an equally impressive event was taking place sixty miles to the north in Flint, Michigan, a city rich in automotive history.
The spectacular Back to the Bricks car show and the Corvette Reunion welcomed a huge throng of automobile enthusiasts, including Mark Reuss, President of General Motors of North America. Reuss was one of the featured speakers at the unveiling of a bronze statue honoring William “Billy” Durant, founder of General Motors. Durant’s statue will join David Buick and Louis Chevrolet on the brick plaza of downtown Flint. Most of downtown Flint was closed to accommodate the thousands of cars and crowd of spectators, estimated at over a half million, along the streets of the historic city.
The Woodward Dream Cruise is billed as the largest one-day car event in the world. Each year on the third Saturday in August about 1.5 million people and 40,000 or so collector cars descend on historic Woodward Avenue in metro Detroit. It’s the pinnacle of the annual automotive week of ecstasy we told you about a couple weeks ago.
When it comes to rare Corvettes, the conversation naturally bends towards L88’s, big brake fuelie’s, C3 ZR1’s, and C2 Z06’s. Even rarer than those are a pair of Corvettes sold in 1969 sporting all aluminum ZL1 motors between the front fenders. RPO ZL1 cost $4,718.35 which was basically the same price as a base Corvette coupe.
If you’ve always wanted a classic Corvette, Quaker State is offering a way for you to win one.
It’s all part of the company’s “Defy My Ride” Sweepstakes, which has a fully restored 1972 Corvette as the grand prize.
If you love historically significant Corvette racecars, it doesn’t get much better than the collection of six very rare cars that will be on display at the 2013 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Aug. 16-18.
We all know Chevy takes the lessons it learns from racing and transfers that knowledge to the production cars. To illustrate that point, each of the six classic racers will be shown with its street counterpart from the same timeframe.
Barrett-Jackson’s 2013 tour rolls into Reno, NV this weekend for their first ever Hot August Nights auction. The event replaces their old Orange County auction from the previous few years. The diverse vehicle docket includes 34 Corvettes, all but one of which will be selling at no reserve. The three day event kicks off Thursday, August 8th and runs through Saturday, August 10th. SPEED and FUEL TV will have 18 hours of combined live coverage from the event.
Matt Rodriguez made it back more than 40 years ago from Vietnam, where he worked as a crew chief on a chopper.
After he returned to the States in 1970, he began a 30-year career with General Motors in the tool and dye department. That’s when he also started his long love affair with Corvettes, picking up a used 1968 model that he later sold to buy a new 1980.
“When you are young, everyone wants a Corvette, and I had an opportunity,” Rodriguez said.
Just when you might be thinking that all the old “barn finds” have surely been discovered by now, you hear about someone like the Lambrechts.
Ray and Mildred Lambrecht have been running Lambrecht Chevrolet in Pierce, Nebraska for the past 50 years – with just one other employee – but since they’re getting on up in years now, they’ve made the tough decision to shut the business down.
Viola Schiestl White is sitting in a C3 Corvette that is considered a classic by car enthusiasts.
Nothing unusual about that.
What is unusual is that Mrs. White will be celebrating her 100th birthday on July 28, 2013 so she can recall a time when there were not only no Corvettes, but no cars of any kind at all!


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Loofre, a restaurant table reservation platform, is investing $1 million in expansion and increasing its tie-ups across India to bolster operations. Loofre.com has already expanded to nine major cities across India with tie-ups with more than 800 restaurants in the short span of three months. Loofre also plans to go international, expanding its services to cities like Dubai, HongKong and Singapore.
Loofre’s investment of over a $1 million will be through internal accruals. It has plans of further investments if the operations increase further. Rohit Mahajan, managing director of Loofre said, “We are delighted to share that Loofre is now on a major expansion mode. Even though our target is India but we are not restricted to any geographical location and also looking towards expanding our services either organically or inorganically to countries like UAE, HongKong & Singapore.”


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As US space agency Nasa readies itself for its next mission that will send humans into space, a little-known Indian startup is helping it secure precious data. Pune-based startup Druva Software is selling retrieval software and enterprise backup for laptops and other mobile devices to its clients, which includes Nasa.
Druva is among a growing number of Indian startups that are developing valuable pieces of intellectual property and technologies for global customers. Industry experts say these startups are able to add value by making quality products in less time and at one-tenth the cost.
"Right now, innovation in India is kicking from all dimensions. A lot of startups are developing quality products which are not imitation of existing products but are better than the best," said Professor S Sadagopan, founderdirector of the International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore (IIIT-B).
From just a handful of ventures like Tally Solutions, Subex Technologies and Infosys' Finacle solution, the Indian product story now has a cast of new players who are developing cutting-edge technologies. "We are observing that alot of entrepreneurs in India have started to focus on products rather than traditional services, because they have realised that intellectual property reward is now a bigger game," said Kiran Hosakote, country head (India) at Intellectual Ventures, an invention capital company founded by former Microsoft Corp CTO Nathan Myhrvold.
ET profiles five top technology companies that are on the path to firmly establish India as the product hub of the world.
Druva enables a simple, one-click restoration of any file or backup volume. Among the firm's customers are French fashion brand Louis Vuitton, Xerox and the US Marine Corps, which uses Druva's software to secure laptops in conflict zones like Afghanistan.
The startup, founded in 2007 by Jaspreet Singh, Ramani Kothandaraman and Milind Borate, now sells its products to over 1,200 customers across 26 countries. Nasa had 5,408 computer security lapses in 2010 and 2011. This included the March 2011 loss of a laptop computer that contained algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station, a habitable artificial satellite. Druva's software is currently being used by Nasa to provide a backup for their data.
A survey conducted by Druva across the US says that over 64% of respondents do not have a laptop backup policy. Milind Borate, Druva's CTO, said thousands of laptops were lost at US airports last year and 60% of them probably had no backup of their data.
"It's a new market and we are trying hard to build a brand for ourselves," said Jaspreet Singh, chief executive, whose first stint as an entrepreneur was running an Indian cuisine kitchen along with his friends during a student exchange programme in Germany. Druva has raised a total of $17 million from Nexus Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and seed funding from angel investor Indian Angel Network and Accord International of Hong Kong. It expects to earn revenues of $20 million by next year.
Technology company Ittiam Systems has created special algorithms to make the best use of limited processing power available in smartphones and tablets. Globally, nearly 25 million smartphones and tablets that were sold since April last year, use Ittiam's technology to enable high definition video playback and camcorder applications.
Ittiam is also enabling applications in advanced audio such as surround sound and camera features like low light and panoramic photography. "The life of a smartphone or tablet is 12-18 months.
They cannot afford to spend three years to develop new products," said Srini Rajam, CEO of Ittiam. A former managing director of Texas Instruments' India, Rajam co-founded the company almost a decade ago.
This year, the company crossed $20 million in revenues, with royalty income accounting for 35%, highlighting the success of the company's intellectual property (IP) licensing business model. Ittiam counts Sony, Samsung and Cisco among its top customers. It has raised $13 million in venture funding, including $5 million from Global Technology Ventures. Ittiam has 30 US patents issued and another 30 filed for processing.
Bangalore-based Serial Innovations (SI) has developed products that help stabilise video feeds coming from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The startup had developed these systems for one of the world's largest defence companies, which in turn sold them to armed forces around the world, including the US Army. It mainly builds visual sensing systems, which sense, analyse and control complex environments.


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With Dell deal, Invincea could reach 20 million devices
Invincea Inc. announced on Tuesday an agreement with Dell Inc. that will place its browser security software in more than 20 million devices, its first such deal and a major step forward for the Fairfax startup.
A version of Invincea's anti-malware product will be included in Dell's "Protected Workspace," offered to the computer manufacturer's commercial accounts. The software is offered free for a year, after which it becomes available through a subscription.
The deal is nonexclusive, leaving open the possibility that Invincea could pursue similar deals with other manufacturers, said CEO Anup Ghosh.
Invincea has been on a tear recently, revealing and analyzing a string of attacks in which D.C. media sites were hacked to serve up malware to readers. The company uses a different detection method than many competing players, who rely on signatures of known threats. Invincea's virtual browser software is able to detect completely unknown malware, according to Ghosh. That includes "zero day exploits," which take advantage of undiscovered — an therefore unpatched — security holes.
The agreement with Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) doesn't just give Invincea a major new distribution channel for its products. It also gives the startup a new data firehose of infection data, which it will share with its new partner.
"This is really the first [software] of its kind to be able to tackle the malware infections that are happening for which we have no protection, and do it on a meaningful scale," Ghosh said.
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Earlier this year, Schneider Electric announced plans to launch the Wiser Air WiFi Thermostat. It took a little while, but the company just wanted to get things right. Now this smart home gadget is shipping, just in time for the winter season.
This is the company’s first WiFi thermostat for residential customers. It’s very similar to some of the other smart thermostats on the market, allowing users to access temperature controls from across the house, across town, or across the world. However, it also throws in a few unique features.
The first perk is Wiser Forecast, which taps into Schneider Electric’s weather forecasting technology. This is the same weather intelligence that’s used by leading utilities, major airlines, and sports and entertainment venues. Having it in the home allows users to adjust settings based on the latest weather information, which includes extreme conditions.
Another interesting feature is something called Comfort Boost, which can deliver 15 to 60 minutes of on-demand heating or cooling at the touch of a button—all without switching up existing settings and schedules.
Other features include a 3.5-inch color touchscreen, Smart Sensors, scheduling, and a plug-and-play design. Like every WiFi thermostat out now, it also has its own smartphone app and can get automatic updates, in case Schneider Electric wants to send out new features or fixes.
“Wiser Air fills the gap in the home energy market for smart, easy-to-use solutions that help homeowners simplify energy efficiency,” said Yann Kulp, VP of residential energy solutions at Schneider Electric. “We’re excited to bring our commercial energy management expertise to the consumer market with a product that puts the user experience first in every aspect.”
Schneider Electric is selling the Wiser Air WiFi Thermostat now, priced at $239.


text: new delhi: hefty fines of up to rs 25,000 await shopkeepers if they hand coloured polythene bags to consumers by the end of next week. the government has given manufacturers and shopkeepers about one week to exhaust their stocks of plastic bags. though the ban on the use of coloured recycled polybags came into effect earlier this month, shopkeepers are still using them. the reason is that huge stocks are lying with manufacturers and wholesalers. now the government has given them a week's deadline. environment minister a k walia said: ''we will be able to enforce a full ban after a week. the old coloured plastic bags are still in use and it will take us some time to withdraw them. meanwhile, we are trying to create awareness among the people on the ill-effects of using plastic bags.'' he said sub-divisional magistrates were issued orders on wednesday to enforce the ban. most fish and meat shop owners in the walled city continue to use black, recycled bags. says iqbal of mumtaz fish co: ''these bags are thicker and since they are opaque the contents do not offend anyone. we don't see any other alternative.'' on october 2, the government banned use of coloured polythene bags thinner than 20 microns (1/1,000 of a millimetre). the new acceptable colourless polybags are thicker than the bags which were normally used for carrying vegetables (less than 5 microns) but thinner than plastic bags from prominent shops which range from 60 to 80 microns. however, plastic bags approved by the government are not easily available.


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An Adelaide-based Internet of Things (IoT) company has secured a nationwide resale and distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, the world’s largest technology distributor.
The three-year deal will introduce Buddy Platform’s latest IoT and smart cities technology to the Canadian market.
Ingram Micro distributes products from more than 1,700 suppliers including Apples, Cisco, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft and Samsung, serving more than 200,000 resellers in 160 countries.
“There is one partner that the world’s leading technology companies choose above all others to distribute and resell their product in the Canadian market and that’s Ingram Micro Canada,” said David McLauchan, Buddy Platform CEO.
“We couldn’t be more proud that Ingram Micro Canada sought us out for our innovation, Buddy Ohm, and look forward to working with the very best possible partner to take us into the massive Canadian market.”


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When former DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg announced plans for a short-form video streaming platform in 2017, the market was less crowded.
Apple Inc., Warner Media and NBC
Universal had yet not revealed their own streaming services, and Walt Disney Co. had yet to roll out its streaming plans.
Katzenberg is set to unveil his mobile-first streaming platform — dubbed Quibi for quick bites — in April 2020.
That’s six months after the scheduled release of Disney Plus and puts Quibi in competition with multiple existing platforms, from industry leader Netflix Inc. to West Hollywood-based upstart Pluto TV.
Hollywood-based Quibi has reportedly raised about $500 million on top of a $1 billion financing round announced in August 2018. And the company has steadily announced high-profile productions and partnerships with content providers, including BBC News.
Analysts such as Michelle Wroan, a partner at KPMG, have raised the prospect of streaming fatigue, saying the only way for these services to turn a profit could be to bundle themselves — in other words, to make streaming more like traditional cable TV packages.
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Over the last year, sales have been accelerating at Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker NIO (NIO -5.37%). On Friday, the company announced production will be affected by the global semiconductor shortage that has impacted other automakers.
Investors reacted by knocking NIO shares down. As of 1:25 p.m. EDT on Friday, shares were trading south about 8%.
NIO said the chip shortage will cause it to halt production for five days, beginning March 29. The planned downtime caused the company to lower first-quarter shipment projections to 19,500 vehicles, down from the previous estimated range of 20,000 to 20,500.
NIO's growth has been accelerating. The company delivered almost 44,000 vehicles in 2020, more than twice as many as 2019. And even with the reduced delivery estimate due to the suspension, its first-quarter production level of 19,500 vehicles would represent more than 400% growth over deliveries reported in the 2020 first quarter.
That level of production would also still be higher than what Chinese EV competitor XPeng (XPEV -4.02%) expects for its first quarter. XPeng hasn't yet said it will be affected by the semiconductor supply problem but had previously told investors that it estimates first-quarter 2021 deliveries to grow about 450% year over year to 12,500 vehicles.
With NIO's stock price having grown almost 1,200% in the last year, news of the disruption in operations was bound to bring a negative response from investors. If the five-day outage is the extent of the damage, the company's overall valuation shouldn't really be impacted in the long run.


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Dairy processors will not be able to pay more to farmers until global markets improve, Dairy UK has warned.
The organisation, which represents the dairy supply chain, said there was no doubt farmers were struggling with rising feed costs and the bad weather – and that recently announced farmgate milk price cuts had hit them hard.
“It’s not difficult to see where farmers are coming from with their protests,” said Dairy UK director general Jim Begg (pictured). “But this is a market-driven situation and it will require a market-driven solution.”
While farmers had been hit by unfavourable commodity markets, so had the processors, Begg stressed. He pointed out prices at the Fonterra dairy auction were 42% lower than in March 2011, Dutch butter prices had fallen by 38% since March 2011 and bulk cream prices dropped form £1,800 a tonne in June 2011 to just over £1,000 now.
“This drop in cream price is equivalent to processors making 6p less per litre of whole milk,” Begg said. “It’s seriously damaged the profitability of dairy companies and it’s really difficult to see how processors can find more money until the markets move.”
But Begg added that although short-term prospects for dairy markets were difficult, the industry would pull through its difficulties in the longer term.
“We will see a recovery and we will get through this,” he said. “But until the markets improve, the ability for processors to pay more will be seriously limited.”
Aside from the need for better returns from the market, it was also important the public debate about milk prices did not focus unduly on the major multiples, Begg said.
“We need more money coming into the whole supply chain,” he said, stressing that almost 40% of the UK liquid milk market was accounted for by players other than the big supermarkets, such as the foodservice sector.


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A long-established Blackpool glass company has closed its doors after more than 60 years of operation on the Fylde coast.
It is believed Boococks Glass, in Coleridge Road, ceased trading shortly before Christmas.
A sign posted in the doorway to the entrance of the building confirmed the glass company was no longer in business there.
It reads: “Boocock Glass Limited has ceased trading. Anyone wishing to gain access to the building is asked to contact (01253) 396792.”
Despite attempts to contact him, the owner of the company, Geoff Boocock, was unavailable for comment. It is not known what has happened to staff at the site.
Shutters were pulled down around the site, with the building left in complete darkness.
Business owners in the area revealed their shock at the closure of the glass company, which began operating in June 1950 as K Boocock and Company Limited.
Mary Goodhew, of Sudells Animal Feed and Corn Merchants, in Coleridge Road, said: “I believe it was shortly before Christmas it closed – I can’t remember the exact date. I do know they had been here for 63 years.
“It’s quite sad to see a business go like that.”
A spokesman for the Glass and Glazing Federation, which represents companies which make, supply or fit, glass and glazing products in the UK, confirmed the company resigned from the group last year.
Boococks Glass – a short history
The building on Coleridge Road dates back to the early 1930s.
Before being used as a glass factory, the site was a base for Clinning and Sons mineral water manufacturer.
According to company records, the building was first registered as trading under K Boocock and Company Limited in June 1950, before Boocock Glass Limited opened in December 1993.
One neighbour of the business, who did not wish to be named, said: “It has been closed for some time. I think it was five or six weeks ago now.
“It’s a sign of the times.
“I’m not sure how many people worked there but it was certainly a couple of lads on the shop floor and a couple of girls.”
He added: “The tower blocks will soon be demolished and 200 houses built as well as several new businesses.
“I hope it returns to being a thriving little area again.”
Have you been affected by the closure of Boococks? Call our newsdesk on (01253) 361879.


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Since time feels like a vacuum right now, this reminder may surprise you: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Your business can rest easy knowing that your – and your customer’s – data is safe, secure and actively.
Is there a link between GDPR and social media? The short answer is a resounding “yes.” Chances are you’ve.
Reading time: 4 mins After the GDPR entered into force on May 2018, EU Member States adopted local implementing.
This picture taken on March 27, 2019 shows the Grindr and Twitter apps on a phone in Los Angeles..
Thursday 9 January 2020, 7:00 amEditor’s Note: Who owns the data? For much of my career in survey research,.
Australia is currently reviewing its data privacy laws. As with Europe in 2018, there is recognition that laws originally.
In less than three months, "California's GDPR"—the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—will be come into effect. How are those.
Email deliverability is constantly changing, as inbox providers adjust their filtering algorithms, blacklists tweak their listing criteria, and consumers.


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Aanchal Sudhakar, a resident of Gurugram, has yet to figure out how a scammer got her phone number.
A few weeks ago, she received a call from a person impersonating a supplier at her husband's office. He asked Sudhakar send to him 15,000 rupees (€180, $197) through PayTm, a payment app.
According to ZoomInZ0D, a Mumbai-based "ethical hacker," scammers mine information from various sources.
"The real name of the user can be identified from email IDs. A legitimate-looking fake WhatsApp message asking for phone numbers, email IDs or even addresses can do the trick. Information can also be mined from Google forms," warned ZoomINZ0D.
India still doesn't have a comprehensive data privacy law to protect people's personal data. The Personal Data Protection Bill — the first attempt at securing people's data — is currently being debated in the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament).
The bill will regulate how personal data of Indian citizens is used by the government, law enforcement and companies, said Shruti Agarwal, an advocate-on-record with the Supreme Court of India.
In 2019, the Indian government approved an ordinance, allowing people to voluntarily use their official government-issued IDs as proof of identity for certain essential services such as opening a bank account.
However, this ordinance also allowed digital payment companies such as PayTm and Amazon Pay to ask for official identification details. Some users were notified that they would lose access to certain services if they didn't share data.
How companies use data
According to Garima Das, a New Delhi-based tech policy analyst, companies can unlock commercial value from personal data that people share like photos, videos and GPS activity by making it "anonymous" and removing identifiable information.
Hackers can then break into a company's database or procure the data from an employee.
According to Harshil Mathur, CEO of Razorpay, one of India's leading full-stack financial solutions companies, businesses have safeguards in place to tackle all kinds of fraud.
"As a payment gateway, our key responsibility is to protect the merchants from any kind of online payment fraud," Mathur told DW, adding that a "risk engine" keeps track of IP addresses, card issuer locations and blocks suspicious payments.
"Throughout this process, we take appropriate measures to ensure that no data is ever shared with any third party," Mathur said.
Banks often targeted
Anil Kumar, an assistant sub-inspector at a "cyber police" station in Gurugram, said that the personal data of some Indians is already available for sale on the dark web.
"Fraudsters can get your number owing to your carelessness too," Kumar explained. "For example, if you write your phone number or email address on a feedback form at a restaurant — you're putting up your data for theft. Data can be leaked on WhatsApp, too."
According to Rahul De, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), information is mainly stolen to commit financial fraud.
"If you compare the number of instances of fraud, it's mostly theft of money. Banks are getting ripped off more than individuals," he told DW.
"A common kind of theft is where the scammers try to get your one-time password (OTP) during a transaction. This scam is rampant all over the country, driven by some gangs in Jharkhand. A person's mobile number can be easily procured from mobile shops. On many instances, a shop selling SIM cards also has a tie up with these criminals," he added.
Data security during coronavirus lockdown
As the COVID-19 lockdown is set to continue in India, the digital payments sector will be expected to record more growth, as more people are currently buying online. Digital payments constituted a whopping 72.5% of the total 2.2 billion transactions in India during the first two weeks of the coronavirus lockdown. This will increase instances of data piracy as scammers will find new ways to con people.
Some people have been receiving notifications resembling official communications from banks, offering a loan moratorium.
The problem of data piracy has exacerbated with the launch of the Aarogya Setu app. The mobile app, created by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, helps people identify if they are in proximity to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
The app has seen over 10 million downloads since its launch earlier this month. However, whether the data the app collects is safe from hackers is a question that remains unanswered.
India has a history of hackers cracking into its critical databases and the Aarogya Setu database, if hacked, can put personal information, such as name, age, foreign history travel and health stats, in the hands of the wrong people.
"Since the app has been developed by the government, it will get a lot of attention from hackers. It is very difficult to track every single activity of an application user. Data is only safe when it's in the user's hands. Otherwise, it gets misplaced, lost or stolen," said ZoomINZ0D.
Read more: Is WhatsApp a threat to India's security?


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Moscow: During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Russia visit, an important announcement was made on the establishment of an independent fund between Russia and China, based on the Chinese currency Yuan. Although many projects have been taken up between the two countries under bilateral trade and investment, this is the first time a fund based only on Yuan, was created. China and Russia are both facing US sanctions and are exploring ways to reduce the dominance of the US dollar. Also, the Chinese Yuan has majorly contributed towards it, and the fund is viewed as a part of the same effort.
On Wednesday, Chinese President Jinping arrived in Russia. At the time, he held discussions with many senior ministers and leaders. Many crucial agreements were signed in the presence of the two heads of state. They comprised of deals on the usage of local currency as also increasing the scope of the National Payment System.
Both Russia and China have developed a local alternative to the international payment system, SWIFT used for financial transactions around the world. However, the scope of the systems has not increased sufficiently, and the signed agreement specifically stresses over this aspect. At the same time, $38 billion would be invested in the e-commerce sector, while China’s share in it would be $10 billion. The ‘Russian Direct Investment Fund’ has informed that an agreement to create a fund of $1 billion was signed with the Chinese agency.
Apart from it, the Russian ROSATOM company signed an agreement worth $1.7 billion to build two nuclear reactors in China. The leading Chinese telecom company, Huawei signed a deal to provide the 5G services in Russia. Furthermore, the agreement is considered to be significant, considering the ban imposed by the United States.
Currently, China-Russia bilateral trade stands at $108 billion and both countries have resolved to take it to $200 billion.


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On Nov. 6, 2020, Anatoly Aptekar sold their two bedroom, two bathroom home at 5160 Las Verdes Circle 203, Delray Beach (unincorporated) to Frederick Anthony Passelli for $150,000.
The property tax paid for this property in 2018 was $1,612. This is 1.07% of the sale price of the home.
The last time this home sold was Aug. 25, 2020. It last sold for $105,000.
In November 2020, 54 properties sold in Delray Beach (unincorporated).


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News Global Market Japan 31 March 2023
The ban will come into effect on April 7, 2023
Japan has banned exports of steel and steel products, as well as aluminum and aluminum products to the Russian Federation as part of its latest sanctions related to the war in Ukraine. This is stated in the message of Ministry of economy, trade and industry of the country.
The export of aircraft, drones, spacecraft and their parts is also prohibited. A wide range of goods fell under the export restrictions – construction equipment, aviation and marine engines, optical fiber, electrical equipment and its components, measuring and optical equipment, photographic equipment, toys and scale models.
The restrictive measures will enter into force on April 7, 2023, the ministry said in a statement.
At the beginning of March, Canada banned imports aluminum and steel products from the Russian Federation. The department specified that the ban applies to all aluminum products in Russia, in particular raw and sheet aluminum, as well as finished products, including dishes and other household goods. Also all primary Russian steel products, including pig iron and non-alloy steel, semi-finished products and finished products such as pipes are covered by the ban.
As GMK Center reported earlier, from April 1, 2023, the USA will introduce a 70% customs tariff on pig iron imports from the Russian Federation. This rate will be extended to other steel and ferroalloy products, as well as scrap.
Also, amid sanctions after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the production of steel products, domestic demand and export sales of the Russian Federation fell in 2022. However, this reduction was less than the markets expected.


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This week Art Technology Group (ATG) will announce beta support for IBM's WebSphere Application Server across ATG CRM and portal applications.
The move underscores a continuing evolution for ATG, which has its own J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)-based application server competitor to IBM's framework. While turning its focus to the application layer above app server infrastructure, ATG is working to optimize its offerings for the standard J2EE app server layer.
Last month, the company rolled out support for BEA Systems Inc.'s WebLogic, and later this year plans to port its offerings to Oracle, iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard app server infrastructures.
"IBM and BEA cover about 70 percent of the app server market. For us it made it easier to go to a customer who had already made the decision to standardize on certain infrastructure products [and] offer applications and products that layer on top and leverage that existing investment," said Ken Volpe, vice president of product development at ATG.
Tuning its own applications for IBM and BEA will help the ATG Enterprise Portal Suite and other applications integrate with products and back-end systems that are tied together by those application servers, Volpe said.
The effort is an indication of a trend in which both portal and content management systems increasingly need to play on top of the leading application server products in order to survive, according to Hadley Reynolds, director of research at Boston-based Delphi Group Inc.
"This is really a replacement architecture for what many software vendors prior to widespread acceptance of app server technology had been building on their own," he said. "All the portal and content management players are shifting to the standard app server backbone or they are out of the game."