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House Panel Wants to Ban Chinese OEMs from U.S. Smartphone and Router Markets
October 8, 2012 11:31 AM
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Panel suggests Chinese OEMs like ZTE and Huawei could face pressure to steal U.S. financial secrets
Could your router or smartphone be used to spy on you and betray your nation? That's the allegation the U.S. House of Representatives'
made in a
[PDF] released Monday.
I. Chinese Phonemakers Could be Spying on You For the PLA
In the wake of
an attack on the White House
by Chinese hackers, potentially working for the Chinese government, cybersecurity tensions are high between the U.S. and China. Unsurprisingly, the new report focuses on
the Chinese cybersecurity threat
to American customers and businesses.
The report singles out
two top Chinese equipment manufacturers
-- ZTE Corp. (
) and Huawei Technologies Comp. (
) -- suggesting that U.S. lawmakers take the unusual step of banning the Chinese companies' products from the market.
Congress accuses Chinese phonemakers of blocking its probe into their potential cyberespionage ties, and suggest a ban. [Image Source: U.S. Congress]
Globally, ZTE is the fourth largest maker of mobile phones, while Huawei is sixth. In the routers, switches, and telecommunications market, Huawei is the world's second largest company in revenue, while ZTE ranks fifth. Both companies are looking to expand their sales base in the U.S.
But according to Congress, the companies could face pressure from the Chinese government to include subtle hardware or software constructs to spy on U.S. communications. That could allow the theft of valuable information that could hurt U.S. companies financially or leak sensitive defense secrets.
II. ZTE, Huawei Blast "Baseless" "Political Distractions"
Both companies firmly denied the cyber-spying allegations.
William Plummer, a Washington- based spokesman for the Huawei,
, "Baseless suggestions otherwise or purporting that Huawei is somehow uniquely vulnerable to cyber mischief ignore technical and commercial realities, recklessly threaten American jobs and innovation, do nothing to protect national security, and should be exposed as dangerous political distractions from legitimate public-private initiatives to address what are global and industry-wide cyber challenge."
Chinese cell phone makers promise they're not spying on U.S. citizens.
[Image Source: Chinadangvu]
ZTE released a statement highlighting that it was not owned by China's ruling Communist Party. It writes, "ZTE is committed to provide maximum cybersecurity through transparent, comprehensive, and continuous standards-based assessments of ZTE software, firmware, and hardware."
Chinese government officials were also quick to deny they were applying pressure on their domestic electronics firms to spy on the U.S. Commented Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, "Chinese telecommunications companies have conducted their international operations based on market-economy principles. Their investments in the U.S. reflect the mutual benefits brought about by U.S.-China trade relations."
III. Huawei, Founded by ex-PLA Officer, is Client of PLA's Cyberwar Unit
But there is some compelling evidence that Huawei may have a close relationship with cyberwar units inside China's "Peoples Liberation Army" (PLA). A source gave a document tying Huawei to an "elite cyber-warfare unit" in the PLA, which the company was contracted to provide "special network services" to. Huawei's founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei is a former PLA officer.
Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, is a former PLA officer. [Image Source: CFP]
Previously, U.S. regulators had blocked Huawei/ZTE acquisitions of domestic communications equipment manufacturers on similar grounds. Huawei attempted to acquire 3Com Corp. in 2008 for $2.2B USD, but the deal was blocked on security concerns. Instead, Hewlett-Packard Comp. (HPQ) ended up scooping up the company for $2.7B USD. Likewise the 2011 sale of sale of patents from 3Leaf Systems Inc. was unwound on similar security concerns.
But until now there had been no suggestion to directly ban ZTE or Huawei from the commercial communications market or the consumer electronics market. But that is precisely the unprecedented recommendation the panel -- led by
Rep. Mike Rogers
(R-MI) -- is making.
While the companies strongly deny its claims, the panel complains that both companies failed to cooperate fully with the investigation and tried to dishonestly disguise their relationships with the Chinese government.
U.S. House Intelligence Committee
Reuters [Yahoo! News]
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Is that supposed to be some sort of silver lining? lol... Think about it man.
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North-west Victorian towns are about to feature on popular TV cooking show MasterChef Australia.
Tourism and community leaders are hopeful the episodes will prompt more food lovers to visit the region to experience the produce that is on offer.
Filming in Swan Hill, Mildura and Brim took place in February.
Despite travelling to these towns with more than 100 crew, MasterChef Australia was determined to keep many of the details of the challenges under wraps.
Salt company hosts cooking challenge
The episode to be aired next Tuesday night was filmed at Murray River Salt's harvest site near Mildura.
Company spokesperson Ailsa Robinson said much of the salt found in Australian kitchens was imported.
"Hopefully, when people see our story and realise that Australia has salt in our backyard, they'll buy our product and realise that it doesn't have the food miles," she said.
Ms Robinson said the company was also making a difference to the environment as the salt flakes were made from saline groundwater.
"We intercept the salt from the underground aquifers — probably 30 metres down you'll find them — so we intercept that salty water and take it to our salt mitigation site in Mourquong," she said.
"Because of this process, we're helping the salinity problem in the region.
"We're taking the salinity out of the Murray Darling Basin and turning it into this beautiful product."
The company is bracing for an increased demand for their products and is confident it can keep up with demand.
"Large orders have been coming through [and] everyone's excited," she said.
"They're getting their shelves stocked full of our products and it's looking really exciting."
Show could lure international tourists
MasterChef Australia judge Matt Preston said Victoria's food bowl was chronically overlooked by TV shows and by tourism departments.
"Our job is to champion all of the quieter corners of this great land that maybe don't get the exposure that they more than deserve," he said.
Around 1.2 million people watch the TV show in Australia each night, but the international audience is much larger.
It is broadcast in more than 150 countries and Mr Preston said the program showcased much more than Ayers Rock and the Great Barrier Reef.
"That's real Australia and that's the thing tourists want to see when they come here," he said.
"Hopefully they'll see that and there'll be a constant stream of guys from India, Malaysia, Portugal and Holland, heading up that way."

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British Law Enforcing Right To Repair Goes Into Effect But Ridiculously Excludes Phones And Other Tech
Right to repair is a testy topic that garners a strong response from people on both sides of the argument. Despite this, a British right to repair law is coming into effect today, requiring manufacturers to make spare parts available to consumers and third-party repair companies. However, not all that glitters is gold, it seems, as there are some major caveats to this law.
As reported by the BBC, the goal of the rules is to “extend the lifespan of products by up to 10 years and benefit the environment.” While Adam French of Which? believes that this will help reduce e-waste, the law is not quite perfect. For example, only parts for “simple and safe” repairs will be available to consumers, while parts for more difficult repairs will be restricted to professional repairers, he explained.
Interestingly, phones and laptops have been the crux of the right to repair movement, but companies such as Apple have pushed back on the idea for years. Unfortunately, however, the law does not cover “tech such as laptops or smartphones,” which is a set of products likely with the highest repair need. Perhaps Apple’s lobbying finally paid off with the exclusion, but the law seems open for appending content, so it could change in the future.
Whether or not phones and other tech devices are included, this is a major win for the right to repair as it introduces the baseline legal language and sets a precedent. Though not everything that people wanted was taken into consideration, lobbyists and right-to-repair supporters can certainly work on it in due time. We can also dream that the U.S. will follow in the Britain’s footsteps in the coming months and years, so stay tuned for updates on the right to repair movement.


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Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone 5S will reportedly launch this coming June with a number of enhancements including a new “super HD” display and camera, integrated NFC, a better battery and between six and eight different color options instead of just black and white. The report comes from Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek, who says Apple will break free from the annual release schedule it has used it launched the first iPhone in 2007. To qualify the analyst’s prediction, Business Insider notes that Misek also said that Apple’s HDTV was in full production and would launch by the end of 2012.
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LOLiTO Fdez is one of the streamers of the most important electronic sports in Spain and Latin America, with almost two million followers on Twitch and almost six million on YouTube, having grown tremendously thanks to the phenomenon of 'Fortnite'. Last night I made an announcement of impact on the sector of streamers, and is that as of today their live will be on Facebook Gaming, the Facebook video game broadcasting platform, launched last year.
Facebook Gaming has been making good bets with electronic sports, such as renewing with ESL, and With the incorporation of LOLITO they will try to make all the followers that they had on Twich and YouTube now follow their contents on this young platform.
Beyond the particular case of LOLITO, what this platform "jump" shows is that the "streaming war" between Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV + and Disney + is not the only one in which as users we are immersed. In the world of youtubers Y streamers of electronic sports another battle is taking place where the platforms are using all their resources to grow and compete.
This is the fight to have the best streamers on each platform
In the middle of summer, 'Ninja', one of the best-known streamers worldwide, announced that it was leaving Twitch to switch to Mixer, Microsoft's video streaming platform. The change, also in that case, occurred exclusively. That is to say, that from the transition the direct ones will only go in Mixer, that stands out for the easy integration with Xbox One and the gaming of PC in Windows 10. In just five days he reached a million followers In his new house.
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One of the answers to that movement came recently, with the streamer Spanish David Cnovas, better known as'TheGrefg'. Until now it had moved on platforms like YouTube Gaming or Mixer, and announced that it was passed to Twitch, in what for him it was "A new age".
A new age,
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What these changes show is a frrea competition between platforms. Technically, being in one or the other offers advantages and disadvantages to users and streamers, but the reality is that moving as responds, like athletes, to economic reasons.
If Netflix, Apple or HBO are turning to names like Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese to produce content that fides in the face of the coming war, the broadcasting platforms are hiring stars in the electronic sports arena, which attract thousands of users to spend a lot of time on them. Above all, when making a transition for the public, it only means opening a new user account and installing an application.
For Amazon with Twitch, Microsoft with Mixer, Google with YouTube Gaming or Facebook with Facebook Gaming this is a new war to fight when they are still on time, before what happens in the dry video, where YouTube is a monopoly that if you escape you lose all visibility and business.
LOLITO goes to Facebook Gaming to make his live shows and confirms the other "streaming war"
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Tangent Works, a Belgian-Slovak data science startup, has raised €2 million from Force Over Mass, a London-based VC firm that’s led by two Belgians. The new investment will go toward international expansion. Founded in 2013 in Bratislava and now based in Gooik, the startup has automated the “repetitive” and “manual” parts of a data scientist’ job — namely, building the models. Tangent Works’ algorithm builds predictive modelling based on the mathematical concept of information geometry. The scientists can instead focus on which data to feed into the models and what to do with the information it produces. "We don't want to replace data scientists. On the contrary, there are far too few of them," said Henk De Metsenaere, the startup’s co-founder and chief commercial officer. Starting out in the energy sector, the company has expanded to include companies such as Microsoft and Amazon as its customers. In 2017 the team raised €1 million from Saffelberg, the investment fund of entrepreneur Jos Sluys.
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Microsoft has announced plans to roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE, the online entertainment service for Xbox 360.
Nearly 40 world-leading TV and entertainment providers, including Bravo, Comcast, HBO GO, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in the U.S.; BBC in the U.K., Telefónica in Spain; Rogers On Demand in Canada; Televisa in Mexico; ZDF in Germany; and MediaSet in Italy, will begin rolling out entertainment services to the console this Christmas, in more than 20 countries.
“Today’s announcement is a major step toward realising our vision to bring you all the entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, made easy,” said Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.
“Combining the world’s leading TV and entertainment providers with the power of Kinect for Xbox 360 and the intelligence of Bing voice search will make TV and entertainment more personal, social and effortless.”
“We are continually evolving the television experience to bring Xfinity TV subscribers more personalised ways to search, find and watch the content they love,” said Sam Schwartz, president of Comcast Converged Products.
“Our recently launched next-generation Xfinity TV platform is enabling us to bring Xfinity On Demand to a gaming console for the first time, and Kinect’s voice and gesture controls will offer our customers an innovative way to discover and enjoy Xfinity On Demand’s huge library of top shows and movies.”


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Fast food giant Restaurant Brands International is making a significant move to revamp its restaurant operations by acquiring Carrols Restaurant Group, its largest franchisee, in a billion-dollar deal.
The acquisition is part of Restaurant Brands International’s ambitious “Reclaim the Flame” initiative, aimed at revitalizing its Burger King stores through extensive technological upgrades and operational improvements.
A bold move amidst challenging times
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant industry has faced unprecedented challenges, prompting major brands to adapt and innovate to stay competitive. Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of renowned brands such as Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Horton’s, and Firehouse Subs, has taken a bold step by acquiring Carrols Restaurant Group, which owns over 1,000 Burger King restaurants and 60 Popeyes locations, in a deal valued at $1 billion.
The acquisition is a key component of the “Reclaim the Flame” initiative launched by Burger King in late 2022. Under this initiative, Restaurant Brands International plans to give Carrols’ Burger King outlets a much-needed facelift, with a $500 million investment dedicated to remodeling 600 stores that require an update.
Beyond physical renovations, the initiative’s core focus is embracing cutting-edge technology to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and boost profitability.
A technological renaissance for fast food
The heart of the “Reclaim the Flame” plan lies in integrating AI and technology-driven tools into the fast-food industry. Restaurant Brands International aims to leverage these technologies to regain market share and compete more effectively with rivals like McDonald’s, which has been investing heavily in technology to improve guest experiences.
In recent years, McDonald’s success can be partly attributed to its strategic investments in technology, including digital ordering kiosks, drive-thru automation, and AI-powered supply chain management. In a move that underscores the importance of technology, McDonald’s announced a partnership with Alphabet’s Google Cloud to implement generative AI and further automate restaurant operations.
A multitude of tech partnerships on the horizon
Restaurant Brands International is well-positioned to catch up with its competitors by capitalizing on various technology solutions. Besides established tech giants like Google, numerous smaller tech service partners have been targeting the restaurant industry.
For example, SoundHound AI offers voice recognition software for drive-thrus and order kiosks, enhancing the speed and accuracy of customer orders. Digital payments companies like Block, Toast, and Shift4 Payments provide seamless online ordering and delivery integration, meeting the growing demand for contactless dining experiences.
Additionally, generative AI is aiding in developing more efficient marketing campaigns, with Restaurant Brands International recently enlisting a new marketing agency as part of its “Reclaim the Flame” initiative.
A potential game-changer for restaurant brands’ international
Restaurant Brands International’s stock has lagged behind its main competitor, McDonald’s, over the past five years. However, with the infusion of AI-powered operational upgrades and technology-driven enhancements, the company is poised for a potential comeback.
While Restaurant Brands International’s stock currently trades at a relatively high price-to-earnings ratio of 26 times trailing 12-month earnings, the decision to overhaul restaurant-level technology by acquiring major franchisees signals strength within the tech industry.
Fast-food enthusiasts can anticipate a new era in 2024, where technology and AI play an integral role in reshaping the industry.
The stock market perspective
Investors and analysts closely watch Restaurant Brands International’s bold move into the tech-driven future. While the company’s stock performance has been trailing behind competitors, introducing AI and technology upgrades could provide the momentum needed to regain market share.
Notably, the technology sector presents a promising investment opportunity. Many top AI-focused stocks are priced similarly to Restaurant Brands International and McDonald’s but offer more attractive growth prospects. As the fast-food industry embraces technological innovations, savvy investors keep a keen eye on the potential winners in this evolving landscape.


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Claire Zammit Xuereb, Group Hospitality Director at AX Hotels Malta, took to social media on the occasion of International Women’s Day today to share three rules that have guided her throughout her successful career in Malta’s hospitality sector.
Ms Zammit Xuereb shared, “They say that girls with dreams become women with vision,” encouraging women to never stop learning and that education is key – “Learn as much as you can, from wherever you can.”
She advised to be resilient – “Be ambitious enough to make decisions that will make a difference. Be different. Be your creator”, and to not fear making mistakes – “If you never fail, you will never grow.”
In the wake of an exceedingly challenging year for Malta’s hospitality sector, Ms Zammit Xuereb has certainly drawn on such key tips to navigate the myriad challenges of the past year, and those ahead, with determination.
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It seems like every year we witness a host of tech companies initiate million- and billion-dollar bids to snatch up their biggest competitors or the next major start-up. Predicting the aftermath of any corporate buyout is impossible. Some might have the potential to become success stories such as Apple’s acquisition of NeXT. Others are doomed to crash and burn like the AOL and Time Warner merger. Whatever the outcome, only a number of mergers and acquisitions have gone on to be remembered for changing to landscape of the tech industry. From the evolution of Microsoft to Facebook’s unprecedented mobile move, these are the 15 Most Important Tech Acquisitions of All Time. CHECK OUT THE ACQUISITIONS
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- Tesla CEO Elon Musk met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.
- Li said he hoped Tesla could be "a promoter of the stability of Chinese-US relations" in a sign that the two countries' trade war may be thawing.
- Tesla kicked off the construction of its new $2 billion Gigafactory in China this week.
Elon Musk is on a charm offensive in China — and his latest meeting may be a sign that trade hostilities between the US and China are thawing.
After beginning construction on Tesla's new $2 billion Gigafactory in China this week, Musk met with Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People.
The pair posed for photographs and made short press statements as part of the meeting. It came against the backdrop of three days of talks about a trade deal between Washington and Beijing.
There are signs are that negotiators may have reached a preliminary agreement, and Li bolstered this theory by saying he hoped Tesla could become an "a promoter of the stability of Chinese-US relations."
"We're incredibly excited to break ground on the Shanghai Gigafactory," Musk added.
Some White House advisers have been pressing for a speedy end to the trade war to help soothe recent volatility that has gripped markets, Bloomberg reported. US President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that "talks with China are going very well!"
But if hostilities continue, Tesla's new Gigafactory could help the carmaker sidestep retaliatory tariffs.
Tesla announced in October that it was accelerating construction on the Chinese factory as tariffs of up to 40% were making it uncompetitive in China. In November, it cut the price of its cars in China to balance costs to customers.


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Once a user selects their Greenprint, a graphic is presented featuring their choice to share on social media.
Fans can enter their names and email addresses on the site to enter.
The Crazy In Love singer and Empire State of Mind creator, want their fans to commit to a plant-based lifestyle.
Rival Protests Underway in Venezuela as General Defects
Mr Guaido has called for a new, fair presidential election after the disputed vote won by Mr Maduro previous year . He said: "Power is evaporating from Maduro's hands with the passing of the hours".
With the couple's concerts selling out before you can say "get in formation", it's an opportunity that sounds too good to be true.
Beyoncé said her Greenprints are "plant based for breakfast" and "meatless Mondays".
Beyonce has been working with 22 Day Nutrition's Marco Borges for years.
While not vegan themselves, the pair have been vocal about plant-based eating and have been heavily promoting it through their 22 Days Nutrition meal plan. Those who participate will be entered to win the ultimate prize-up to 30 years of free tickets to see Beyoncé and JAY-Z in concert. The victor will win a pair of tickets every year for 30 years to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's concerts, worth more than R159 000.
Eating breakfast may not be a good strategy for weight loss
The authors did acknowledge that more research is needed before we can actually establish strong and well-informed guidelines. And nor will opting for avocado, rolled oats and other healthy breakfast options help if they're supersized portions.
Research has shown that cutting meat and dairy products can boost the planet's health by reducing farmland use and planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
It's important to note the victor won't technically receive free tickets "for life" but rather a maximum of 30 years, according to the contest's official rules.
Explaining their reasons and the responsibility they feel they have, the Carters revealed in the introduction to Borges' book The Greenprint: Plant-Based Diet, Best Body, Better World: "Having children has changed our lives more than anything else".
When is Groundhog Day and how to people celebrate it?
It's celebrated across North America, but in Punxsutawney they have a much more specific tradition. Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow on February 2, 2019, so spring is coming early this year.


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Singapore’s Sea Group, which owns e-tailer Shopee, today reported that its net loss for the three months ended in March widened to $422 million from $281 million last year, Nikkei Asia writes.
The New York-listed company, which operates businesses spanning e-commerce, online gaming, food delivery and mobile payments, saw Q1 revenue hit $1.76 billion, up from $714 million in 2020, thanks to an uptick in demand for e-commerce. Sea’s e-commerce business saw revenues grow 250 percent year-on-year to $922 million.
The group, currently Southeast Asia’s most valuable listed company according to Nikkei Asia, is amping up efforts to capture growing demand across the region, which has become a battleground for tech and retail giants like Gojek and Tokopedia, which this week confirmed news of a merger that could be valued at $18 billion. To compete, Shopee is increasingly tapping into digital formats like livestreaming, inking deals with premium brand partners like K-beauty giant Amorepacific and launching sales festivals to boost sales.


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Modus Studios Brazil has announced that Override 2 Super Mech League will launch on December 22 for PS5, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.
Override 2 Super Mech League Locked For Dec. Release On PS5/PS4
The game will be available in two versions — standard and Ultraman Deluxe Edition — which will cost $29.99 and $39.99, respectively. The Ultraman version will include a bunch of playable characters from the Netflix anime, and will be released digitally and physically.
You can check out the trailer below.
Start as a new pilot and propel yourself through the ranks in a deep and robust Career Mode. Join Mech Leagues and earn reputation by competing in Arenas located across the globe. Duke it out with a tuned-up roster of returning robots and new mechs across various versus and co-op game modes of up to 4 players online and locally. Defeat your opponents using an arsenal of unique moves including super-charged ranged attacks, metal-busting combos, or an arena-shattering ultimate attack!


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ESET: Advanced bootkit attacks Rovnix banking system
Updated malicious code can simultaneously perform DDoS-attacks and send attackers found on the victim’s computer confidential data.
According to the researchers of ESET, they have found a new version of bootkit Rovnix, able to carry out attacks on remote banking and transfer funds from the accounts of victims of hackers on the servers.
Earlier Rovnix was detected in the Trojan Carberp. Its function was to create a botnet through which hackers made DDoS-attacks or send spam. In addition, Rovnix create a backdoor on the infected computer, allowing to download any malicious software.
Experts discovered a new version is more complex than its predecessor. So, now Rovnix received an improved system of protection against detection by antivirus programs, and also became a multifunctional – it can simultaneously carry out DDoS-attack and transmit confidential data stolen by hackers.
«Rovnix – this is the first bootkit, who used the technique of bypass detection by anti-virus products with modifications VBR (Volume Boot Record). We are now witnessing a new stage of development for the development of this freymforka bootkits. In the new version you can use multiple components of the installation of malware running on the user level, and store them in a hidden file system, which greatly complicates the forensic examination “, – summed up the center’s director of virus research and analytics ESET Alexander Matrosov. More results from studies of ESET can be found here.
mSeven Software: Customers remember an average of 4 combinations that are used as passwords
Using the same password to access the various web-sites leads to a compromise of many accounts in the event that one of them is broken.
According to research company mSeven Software, more than 75% of Internet users remember passwords to their accounts, instead of burning them, or stored in electronic form. According to the results of that study, a password can be used to access dozens of user accounts on various web-resources.
According to experts, the practice of storing three or four combinations, which are used for access to various resources, is extremely unsafe because breaking one account, a hacker gains access to the accounts of victims to other Internet resources.
“Either these people have developed over the memory, or they remember a small number of combinations that are used as passwords for accessing various web-sites. The habit of using one password for access to dozens of resources creates a risk of compromising all user accounts at breaking one of them “- said director of marketing mSeven Software Pfeiffer, David.
Facebook: 8,7% social network accounts – fake
Social Network blocks every 20 thousand accounts.
Representatives from Facebook have prepared a report for the Securities and Exchange Commission USA, which indicated that the number of fake accounts in a social network is 83 million out of 955 million users. Of these 83 million 4.8% of accounts are duplicates, 2.3% were created by mistake or deliberately have not been properly filled with users, and 1.5% – are used to send spam.
According to the Facebook, daily blocks of about 20 thousand records. In addition, 600 thousand are considered as suspicious. Note that the total number of active users of social networks is fixed at 872 million
Recall that in the last month of the year BBC journalists found that the fake “husky” in Facebook impact on the effectiveness of advertising campaigns in a social network. In particular, a large car General Motors has ceased to advertise on Facebook, telling about its inefficiency.
The network has pirated version of Windows 8
The day after the announcement of RTM-version illegal copies of the product began to appear in the public domain.
August 1 this year, Microsoft has released the final version of the Windows operating system 8, which began sending the industry partners. To market the new OS Windows is due out October 26th of this year. As the representatives of Microsoft, this period is necessary to synchronize the partners of the company of their applications with the new operating system.
The next day, after the appearance of a blog post on the company’s file-sharing resources began to appear pirated copies of Windows 8 Enterprise. 64-bit distro is loaded with the index N, which means there is no complete player Windows Media Player, under the terms of antitrust agreement Microsoft and the European Commission by 2004.
Note that the official update software with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 to the latest version will cost users $ 40. According to developers, Windows 8 should be the first product on the basis of which can work as computers, and tablets, as it fixes some problems when working with touch screens faced by its predecessor, Windows 7.
Microsoft announced the release of Attack Surface Analyzer 1.0
Microsoft has released a tool designed for the analysis of security incidents.
According to a report to Microsoft, the software giant released the first tool for the analysis of security incidents – Attack Surface Analyzer 1.0.
This software is an analog instrument used by the security departments of the company to identify changes in the system when you install new programs.
Attack Surface Analyzer makes “snapshots” of systems, organizations, and provides a comparative analysis of the changes. The tool does not analyze the system based on signatures and known vulnerabilities. Instead, the application searches for the class gap, as installation of applications on the operating system Windows.
The instrument contains a built-in user guide, which can provide substantial support for the inexperienced user in the process of scanning and analysis. In the console version implemented the ability to automate processes, and also adds support for earlier versions of Windows. In addition, IT-experts can share the console version with other similar software. Download Attack Surface Analyzer here.


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NEWS RELEASE. In today’s day and also age, social media networks play a tremendous component in individuals’s lives. Nevertheless, some personal privacy problems and also various other problems have actually appeared and also come to be troubles that several central bodies have yet to address.
Rather suddenly, the requirement for a decentralized network has actually arised, leaving several to attempt and also order an item of the pie. With the strong fight for market prominence that will happen, some jobs are attempting to obtain the top hand by introducing particular motivations.
Such holds true with Viblos– a social media that intends to come to be “the area to be” for customers pursuing equalized totally free social media networks and also offers its customers with different streams for gaining easy earnings.
Viblos’ next-gen tokenized network to show up following year
The group behind the task introduced the preliminary launch of its future generation tokenized social communication system previously this month. Customers will certainly have the ability to use the beta variation since March 2022, while the complete rollout is anticipated to happen in Q2 of 2022.
Viblos will certainly function as a tokenized system that permits its customers to passively make the indigenous token VIBLO. Just how much they’ll in fact wind up gaining depends, nonetheless, on the individual information and also common material.
Along with running as a social media system that has various attributes, Viblos will certainly allow its customers to engage with capitalists, develop non-fungible symbols (NFTs) and also tokenize advertising and marketing. Among the task’s assurances is to never ever check or demonetize customers for making dissenting remarks. As a matter of fact, by emphasizing the relevance of this guarantee, Viblos has actually come to be a leader hereof.
The group has additionally insisted that they have actually resolved the previously mentioned problems concerning personal privacy, hacked passwords and also governmental censorship which customers will certainly be managed the chance to get electronic properties.
As for the VIBLO symbols are worried, a total amount of 3 billion will certainly be produced originally, with the owners getting 20%. From the continuing to be 80%, 10% will certainly most likely to very early capitalists, 5% to consultants and also professionals, 5% will certainly be made use of for advertising and also promo and also the continuing to be 60% will certainly be for laying benefits and also exchange amongst customers.
Establishing an instance
None of the owners or initiators have or ever before will certainly have straight accessibility to their symbols. They’ll just get symbols based upon the real capitalization of the task. This version was developed to stay clear of price disposing and also swamping the marketplace with countless symbols.
What is Viblos
The fascinating feature of Viblos is that it’ll enable its customers to either select an ad-free experience or pick to enjoy advertisements and also make money for doing so. Likewise, customers can additionally tokenize advertisements to advertise their firms, internet sites, products and also solutions.
It’s additionally worth keeping in mind that the task has actually sworn to present the idea of “lease your information,” which allows customers to preserve the control and also possession of their very own information while at the exact same time utilizing it to produce earnings.
Viblos is a tokenized blended social media network that sustains social communications and also neighborhood development based upon freedom and also civil liberty. While there are, certainly, restricts that must never ever be surpassed, Viblos will certainly never ever demonetize or censor any person for having a various point of view, as is, sadly, the instance with the majority of the existing huge systems.
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Given its DNA, it’s difficult to visualise RIL remaining a silent partner in EIH
New Delhi: Exporters have sought a 2% increase in duty drawback rates — refund of duties on raw materials imported — to make their products price competitive, reports PTI.
The demand comes after the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in the finance ministry slashed duty drawback rates on several items, including textiles, metal items, leather and sports goods.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) in a communication to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee requested the government for a 2% increase in duty drawback.
"The world trade is again witnessing rough weather and the global growth rate is likely to decline in the second half of 2010," FIEO president A Sakthivel said.
The reduction in rates has come as a "bolt out of the blue" for export sector particularly those which are still showing negative or single digit growth, he said.
FIEO has also said the cut in rates would impact both exports and jobs in the country.
Although, the country's exports have risen by 28.6% between April-August this fiscal, certain segments like garments, handicrafts, handloom and carpets, are yet to pick up from the setback received during the global downturn of 2008-09.


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YOUMNA MALAK joins DATA4 as ‘Marketing Vice President’
Youmna joins DATA4 from Kwanko, where she was Marketing and Communication Director. At a time when the data center market is densifying, Youmna’s role will be to extend the group’s reputation in France and in countries where it is already established by piloting the most relevant means of promotion and information.
Having started her career as a marketing manager at Vivendi’s telecoms division, she then joined Colt managing an indirect sales network and telecom-related marketing. Youmna was then appointed as Marketing Manager at Webhelp in 2008 until she joined Kwanko in 2011. Youmna holds a degree from l’Institut Supérieur du Commerce.
On her appointment at DATA4, Youmna says: “My mission is based on a triple objective: optimize strategic marketing actions, promote the brand and improve its reputation in France and abroad. I am delighted to take up the DATA4 challenge; of supporting companies in their need for hosting linked to their digital transformation, an exciting challenge in a promising market. ”
Youmna Malak is part of the Extended Comex of DATA4.
Olivier Micheli, General Manager of DATA4, said: “We are pleased to have Youmna in a key position at DATA4. In fact, we are proud to have four women on our Executive Committee with the General Secretary, the Chief Technical Director and the Luxembourg VP Sales.


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DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford, stepping up criticism of Japan's auto industry, said a weaker yen lets carmakers led by Toyota keep open plants that are producing a vehicle glut and threatening U.S. job growth.
Production for automakers including Ford is constrained in North America as U.S. sales rise, Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of operations in the region, said in an interview. At the same time, the weaker yen is supporting exports from Japan, which IHS Automotive estimates has 2 million vehicles of excess capacity.
"The industry is growing and capacities are a little tight in North America," Hinrichs said here, where Ford is based. "Where is the extra available capacity going to come from? If Japan's one of those places, in lieu of more manufacturing in the U.S., the American worker does lose in that proposition."
His comments build on remarks by Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, who in June said Japan was manipulating its currency, and reflect a threat that Ford sees to continuing its recent growth in the U.S. While the automaker has been the industry's biggest market-share gainer this year, Toyota outsold Ford in July for its first monthly win since March 2010.
Building new auto plants or expanding existing factories can be costly. Ford committed to $6.3 billion in investments through 2015 for retooling and upgrading plants in its 2011 contract with the United Auto Workers union.
Hinrichs, 46, is voicing concerns as a weaker yen makes cars exported from Japan more profitable for its automakers. Those companies, led by Toyota City, Japan-based Toyota, have production capacity available in Japan, and the U.S. is the most attractive market for those vehicles. Europe's auto market is on pace for its worst year since 1993, and a territorial dispute with China has crimped demand for Japanese autos.
The weaker yen is "clearly a threat, and the market doesn't know how to price it in yet," Adam Jonas, an analyst for Morgan Stanley based in New York, said in a telephone interview. While Japanese automakers' plans to add North American capacity should partially assuage Ford's concerns, Toyota and others still will benefit from yen-denominated parts that are used to build those vehicles, he said.
U.S. automakers led by Ford have criticized Japan as the yen has declined 12 percent against the dollar this year. U.S. lawmakers have since pressed for provisions that would prevent currency manipulation to be a part of a trade pact with Pacific- region nations including Japan.
Ford has said it plans to add almost 3,500 hourly workers in the U.S. this year as it increases capacity to build 200,000 more vehicles annually in North America to meet increasing demand for F-Series pickups and Fusion sedans.
The new employees will start at an entry-level wage first agreed to by the UAW in 2007, which brought their pay closer to what workers make at Japanese automakers' U.S. factories. The arrangement was extended by Ford and the UAW's 2011 contract, which called for new workers to start at $15.78 an hour, compared with about $28 for senior employees. The entry wage rises to $19.28 by 2015.
Data released by the Detroit-based union's Ford department this week show the extent of Ford's hiring in recent years. Ford had 8,819 entry-level employees as of earlier this month, according to the first report released from a new section of the UAW department's website.
Ford is permitted to hire 4,058 more employees at the entry level before it has to begin transitioning workers to senior worker wages, according to the report.
The entry-level wage agreement was among the actions taken as the U.S. auto industry restructured, culminating in the 2009 bankruptcies of the predecessors of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC.
Ford avoided bankruptcy by borrowing $23.4 billion in late 2006 and closing 16 plants from late 2005 through 2009 to bring its production in line with demand.
Japan's auto industry has yet to take similar steps to reduce its output, Hinrichs said. While the nation's automakers have the capacity to build 11 million vehicles this year, they probably will produce about 9 million, said Masatoshi Nishimoto, a Tokyo-based analyst at IHS Automotive.
"North America went through its restructuring," Hinrichs said. "You look at Japan, and for lots of reasons, culturally and otherwise, the industry hasn't restructured the excess capacity."


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National Research Group (NRG), a leading global insight and strategy firm with 40 years of media and entertainment expertise, released new findings around the global phenomenon Fortnite and what this means for the future of entertainment – in gaming and beyond.
THE FORTNITE PHENOMENON: WINNERS & LOSERS
- Fortnite is the service with the highest reported usage this year over last year among tweens (10-12 year olds), surging ahead of YouTube, Netflix and Facebook. Two in three tweens say they’re playing more this year than last year.
- Fortnite has momentum: the majority (60%) of Fortnite weekly players ages 10-17 say Fortnite is on the way up, behind only Netflix and YouTube by 2%.
- Since entering the market, Fortnite has significantly changed the way consumers spend their free time, occupying 21% of total activity time among weekly players.
- Fortnite’s ripple effect is felt nearly equally across all forms of entertainment, both on and offline, through decreased share of time: video/computer games (-6%); social media (-3%); streaming content (-3%); going out to the movies (-3%); listening to audio (-3%), and other activity such as spending time with friends or playing a sport (-3%).


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Twitter posted its financial results and for the first time in 12 years, it actually had a profitable quarter. On the downside, the social network is still losing users in the United States.
Business Tech February 9, 2018
Samsung reported its strongest quarterly results since 2013, fueled by its lucrative semiconductor business. Looking ahead, the company expects strong Q2 results as well, riding on the Galaxy S8 success.
Business Tech April 28, 2017
Amazon plans to open up 100,000 more jobs at its facilities all over the country in the next 18 months. The move is part of its commitment to growth.
Business Tech February 4, 2017
Sony booked a surprisingly positive fiscal first quarter for the months of April to June, as analysts expected the company to post a net loss. Saving the company were the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Network.
Business Tech July 29, 2016
Samsung is expected to report its best operational profit in two years, which is due in no small part to the high sales of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge flagships. Industry analysts estimate that the company's profit will continue to increase.
Business Tech July 5, 2016
Nvidia announced its earnings result for the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Revenue was recorded at $1.3 billion, which is 13 percent higher than the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Business Tech May 14, 2016
Tencent saw a huge increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, beating the analyst estimates by 10 percent. However, the company also reported that it has missed income because of its heavy investments in video and other content.
Business March 19, 2016
The Apple Watch has turned out to be a surprise $1.7 billion earner for Apple, and may very well become the one device to end the company's reliance on the iPhone.
Wearable Tech October 30, 2015
This has been a long time coming. EA Games reports that for the first time ever, its digital game downloads have outsold standard disc-based game sales.
Geek July 31, 2015
Wireless carrier T-Mobile announced its second quarter results, and the news was pretty, pretty, pretty good. Industry-leading revenue growth, 1.5 million new subscribers, record low 'churn' rate, and the announcement of nationwide VoLTE coverage were some of the highlights.
Phones/Tablets/Mobile Tech July 31, 2014
Sprint, still looking to regain solid footing in the mobile communications market, just released its first-quarter fiscal report. Notably, the company reported positive net income after nearly seven consecutive years of losses.
Phones/Tablets/Mobile Tech July 30, 2014
Xerox's second-quarter earnings report is pretty much a copy of its 2013 second-quarter report. Although growth is stymied, the company's stock price hit a year-to-date high last week.
Business July 27, 2014
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg discloses its first-quarter earnings and his plans to create more standalone apps as they go more and more mobile in the coming years. Read how they plan to go about it.
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This futuristic car is getting away in the future. Faraday Future has once more delayed the launch of their first electric car, FF 91. Faraday Future said that they are out of funds. Hence, they need more money to launch their first electric car. As we all know that, Faraday Future is an American tech-based automotive company. It is a start-up focusing on cars that run with the help of technology and environment-safe ways. Jia founded this start-up company in 2014 Yueting. Faraday Future launched its first concept car, FF Zero1, in 2016.
FF 91 was introduced in 2017 as a concept model. It was said that the production of this car was to start in 2020. As of now, the company has no news about it. Faraday Future has always been in trouble when it comes to funding. In 2019, Jia Yuteing filed for personal bankruptcy. It is 2022, and this start-up is short of funds. They can’t even launch their product in the market. In this article, we will discuss the FF 91.
Also Read: Mini Revealed The Aceman Concept
Details about FF 91
The FF 91 was introduced in 2017 as a concept car. FF in the name indicates the company’s initials. While the 9 indicates the top-of-the-line model, and the one indicates that this is the first production model of Faraday Future. FF 91 is an electric crossover SUV. It is said to be the ultra-luxury electric SUV. This car has been under development for more than eight years. FF 91 is expected to come with a 130kWh battery pack. This battery pack will have a range of 289 miles.
FF 91 will have three electric motors. Combining all the motors will produce 1050 horsepower and 1328 lb-ft of torque. Wow, these are just insane figures. This is one of the few cars that can generate power above 1000-hp. It will be able to accelerate from zero to sixty mph in just 2.4 seconds. That is an impressive number for a new electric car.
FF 91 will have automatic doors, and the rear doors will be suicide ones. Faraday Future’s electric car will have a limited autonomous driving mode. This electric car will have a unique AI to learn about the owner’s preferences. It will be competing with Tesla. But the price tag for FF 91 is way too much than a Tesla car. It will come with a price tag of a whopping $300,000. We can expect a less expensive model as well. Faraday Future will offer many high-tech features with a full premium feel. However, we must wait for the company to release all the details.
Why Is FF 91 Delayed Once Again?
Faraday Future has been involved in financial instability since its launch. In 2019, this electric vehicle company received over 60,000 reservations for FF 91. It was expected that Faraday Future would launch this car in 2019. It is 2022, and FF 91 is not yet even in production. Due to financial instability, Faraday Future is having problems launching its EV. They wanted to build a $1 billion car manufacturing plant in Nevada but couldn’t do it. Now, when it was time for the launch of FF 91, Faraday Future once again claimed that they were bankrupted. Although, we believe that this time they will get huge funding to start the production of their first electric car and deliver it to the customers who have been waiting for years.


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Old-school glamor on Oscars red carpet
Hollywood – Tinseltown’s A-list stars offered up a healthy serving of old-school Hollywood glamor on the Oscars red carpet Sunday, with strapless gowns and pale colors most definitely in vogue.
Best actress nominee Jessica Chastain, a frontrunner for Oscars gold for her role as a CIA agent tracking Osama bin Laden in “Zero Dark Thirty,” sparkled in a strapless beaded flesh-colored Armani gown, her red tresses flowing.
“It’s a ‘Happy birthday, Mr President’ kind of dress,” Chastain said, referring to a classic Marilyn Monroe fashion moment. “It’s an honor to wear a dress that evokes old Hollywood.”
But she told CNN her chances to win were slim: “I just don’t think it’s my year… I don’t think I’m going to win.”
Chastain’s main rival, “Silver Linings Playbook” star Jennifer Lawrence, strutted her stuff in a strapless cream Dior gown with a full puffy skirt.
“This was such a passion project for all of us,” she told E! television on the red carpet, referring to the romantic comedy with an edge that earned a total of eight nominations, including one for best picture.
Nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, the youngest ever best actress nominee, for “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” wore a bejeweled navy blue Armani dress — accessorized with an age-appropriate fluffy puppy purse.
“It has been crazy!” Wallis said of all the attention given to her breakout performance, adding that her fellow nominees were “more sophisticated.”
Amy Adams, a best supporting actress nominee for her performance in “The Master,” was on trend in a strapless pearly gray Oscar de la Renta princess gown with soft layers of tulle floating to the ground.
Reese Witherspoon got the strapless memo, but changed up the color palette in a cobalt blue and black Louis Vuitton, and glammed it up with some old-school Veronica Lake curls tumbling down.
“Les Miserables” star Amanda Seyfried opted for a pale purple halter neck Alexander McQueen with a sexy keyhole neckline and upswept hair.
Best supporting actress nominee and two-time Oscar winner Sally Field, who starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln,” made a bold statement in a signature Valentino red dress with sheer long sleeves and a train.
And she definitely won the award for best accessory of the night – she arrived with “Lincoln” co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays her son in the film, on her arm.
For fashion and jewelry designers, having an A-list star show up on the Oscars red carpet in one of their creations is worth more than any print advertising — thanks to the global coverage of Tinseltown’s biggest night.
Last year, Angelina Jolie’s leg-popping appearance in a strapless black velvet Versace gown with a thigh-high slit went viral – and gave the Italian fashion house unbeatable media exposure.


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A few of our customers have a 1Gb/s leased line to their office.
If current trends continue, you could have a 1Gb/s broadband connection at home within the next decade.
That sounds like a pipe dream, but BT estimates that by 2025, 500Mb/s broadband speeds will be available across most of the UK, and a premium option will deliver up to 1Gb/s.
BT's Openreach division supplies most of the UK's Internet Services Providers. So these speeds will be heading your way, regardless of which ISP you use.
Very few people are asking for 500Mbps broadband right now, let alone 1000Mbps.
But that is going to change. Here is what these scarily fast connections will be used for.
Higher picture resolutions and higher frame rates are likely to push up the bandwidth required to deliver video streams and downloads.
TV, tablet and mobile manufacturers are desperate for ways to get you to upgrade to their latest products. Having sold you HD-capable equipment, they're convinced that you'll pay for 4K UHD – which offers 4 times the screen resolution of ordinary high-definition TV.
Sky, BT and Netflix have announced they'll be offering 4K content this year. YouTube already offers some 4K videos. There just aren't many of them yet. This will change as mobiles and laptops get ever better cameras.
iPhone 6 and Samsung S6 mobiles can already record 4K UHD video at 30 frames per second… or HD video at 60fps or more. Within the next five years, 4K UHD @ 60fps is likely to become the default standard for most video shot on mobiles, tablets and laptops. That will feed through to most user-generated video content streamed and broadcast.
By the time 1Gbps networks become widespread, 8K UHD may be the default resolution for video. Glasses-free 3D is likely to have arrived at a mass-market price, adding to the bandwidth requirements.
1Gbps speeds aren't just about a single PC downloading stuff at lighting speeds.
Home broadband connections are being used by an increasing number of devices - multiple PCs, tablets, mobiles, TV set-top boxes, connected TVs and games consoles.
Apple's Facetime and Microsoft's Skype have been pushing video calling, for years, with increasing success. Video calls are likely to become more popular once mobiles and tablets can deliver better quality streams. Part of that is about hardware improvements – such as better cameras, but part of that is about connectivity improvements that allow smoother, higher-resolution streams.
Most laptops and mobiles now have an integrated front-facing camera. The more expensive tablets do too. Expect smart TVs to be the next to integrate webcams by default. Once this happens, video calls will become even more popular.
Historically, the Internet has been a two-way medium for text, but a one-way medium for video. But this is starting to change, now that most people's phones and tablets have a video camera.
Instagram, Vine and Snapchat have made it easy for everyday users to upload short videos. Periscope and Meerkat let anyone livestream events. And Facebook is rolling out a similar feature 'Live' – first to celebrities, but eventually to all users, on all platforms, globally.
1Gbps connections don't just offer more bandwidth. They tend to have low levels of latency, low levels of jitter and low levels of packet loss.
Increasing the amount of bandwidth is like widening a motorway by adding additional lanes. Reducing latency is like raising the speed of traffic within those lanes. Reducing jitter is akin to making the speeds in those lanes more consistent.
Reductions in latency, jitter and packet loss result in an improved experience for anyone using online gaming, VoIP and video conferencing.
Everyone talks about the 1Gbps+ download speed, but for many people it will be the improvement in upload speeds that will make the real difference.
According to Ofcom, the average upload speed of an ADSL2+ broadband connection is slightly more than 1Mbps at the best of times, and below 1Mbps for most of the time. And that's just the average upload speed. A lot of people can't even get those meagre amounts of bandwidth.
1Gbps broadband connections are likely to offer upload speeds of up to 100Mbps. That will make a big difference to anyone trying to upload files or stream video.
Operating systems used to come on 1.44Mb floppy disks. It's just as well they don't now. Windows 8 users upgrading to Windows 10 would have needed a minivan just to carry the 4300+ floppy disks required to store that particular software update.
The software updates for Windows, Android and iOS, are likely to continue to grow in size, as rising device storage and faster connections make large, bloated software updates ever more feasible.
Phone calls have had poor audio quality for decades. You're so used to this poor sound quality that you probably don't even notice it.
BT has announced that it would like to move to a single all-IP network by around 2025. They plan to retire the traditional phone network (the PSTN). This move towards universal use of VoIP will make it far easier for phone call quality to be improved. We'll see more use of low-latency wideband audio codecs with error correction.
Most phone calls will use more bandwidth, but the improvement in sound quality will make that worthwhile.
Games are becoming more photo-realistic. As a consequence, they're getting larger.
A 1Gb/s connection can download the latest games, without it taking an eternity.
Game streaming services such as PlayStation Now make it possible to play games on a remote host and have the video output streamed to your living room. But if you want a smooth gaming experience, you'll need a decent amount of bandwidth.
And gamers don't just want to watch their own game. They want to watch other people play too. Sandvine reports that Twitch – the video-gameplay streaming service now owned by Amazon – is in the top ten applications generating downstream traffic.
Obviously, YOU would never download files illegally.
But this article would be incomplete if it didn't highlight one of the main uses for fast broadband connections – illegally downloading the latest must-watch TV series, music albums and Hollywood movies.
Interestingly, illegal file sharing is on the decline, thanks to the growth of legal over-the-top IP TV services such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Sky Go, ITV Hub, 4oD, and legal music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
Ten years ago, the iPhone, Twitter, Vine, Facetime, Periscope and Snapchat didn't require any bandwidth, because they didn't exist.
Ten years ago, Netflix didn't stream videos. It just sent DVDs by mail. Now it accounts for over 30% of peak-time downstream Internet traffic in North America, and over 20% of UK traffic.
So the chances are high that some of the biggest bandwidth-hogging applications ten years from now have yet to be invented. You'll definitely need more bandwidth. You just don't know what for.
When will this 1Gbps broadband revolution arrive?
Up until the end of 2017, Openreach will concentrate on extending the availability of 'up to 80mb' fibre broadband to 95% of UK homes, up from just below 90% today.
In late 2016 or early 2017, the commercial roll out of G.Fast will begin. By 2020, around 40% of the UK should be able to get up to 330Mbps downstream and up to 50Mbps upstream, over standard copper phone lines. By 2025, the downstream speed is likely to be increased to 500Mbps. The upload speed will probably have increase to 100Mbps.
By 2020, there will be a premium fibre-based option for those who want 1Gbps broadband, provided they live within the fibre broadband coverage area and are willing to pay hefty circuit installation costs.
Meanwhile, cable providers will not be resting on their laurels. They'll be upgrading their networks, to compete with these higher speeds.
The Government will almost certainly want to get involved. It agreed to pay £1.7bn towards subsidising the roll-out of fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband. With that work largely complete by the end of 2017, and MPs across the political spectrum already calling for significantly faster broadband, it's likely that the Government will pay Openreach to roll out G.Fast to a much wider area than planned, bringing 500Mb/s speeds to far more of the country.
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom plans to force Openreach to offer access to its ducts and poles to rivals at sensible prices. This may make it feasible for niche network operators to offer 1gbps fibre broadband to high-density urban areas, particularly to tall buildings with lots of tenants.
When all these developments are taken together, it's clear that significantly faster broadband is heading your way. And by the time it arrives, it looks like you'll need it.


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The e-commerce giant announced Wednesday a Visa credit card that offers Prime members 5% cash back on all Amazon.com purchases. Costco's Visa Anywhere cards, issued by Citigroup (C) - Get Report , offer just 2% cash back on Costco purchases.
But Costco's cards do offer better incentives for gas, restaurants and travel purchases than do Amazon's.
Costco grants 4% back on gas, 3% back on restaurant and eligible travel purchases and 1% back on other purchases. Amazon's cards, issued by JPMorgan Chase (JPM) - Get Report , will grant 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores and 1% back on other purchases, the companies said in a joint statement.
Neither of the cards have annual membership fees.
About 8.5 million of Costco's 87 million members had signed up for the Visa Anywhere cards as of the fiscal 2017 first quarter, CFO Richard Galanti said on a conference call at the time.
Amazon doesn't disclose Prime membership figures, but estimates range as high as 69 million. Every Prime member who held Amazon's previous credit card will automatically be upgraded to a Prime Rewards Visa Card.
Costco's card is "great" for "driving member value and sales over the next years and of course lowering our effective merchant fees related to the new program," Galanti said on the company's most recent earnings conference call.
Oppenheimer estimates that the card's sign-up bounties and revenue from outside spending could increase Costco's top line between $20 million and $40 million and add between 5 and 15 basis points to gross margins in each of the next three quarters, according to a note issued yesterday.
The firm estimates potential savings of $70 million in interchange fees in the fiscal 2017 first quarter.
Amazon's new credit card comes as the company is projected to surpass Costco in annual revenue for the first time ever this year. FactSet analysts are looking for $137 billion in sales from Amazon for fiscal 2016, while Costco reported $119 billion for the year.
Back in 2010, Amazon's annual revenue of $34 billion was less than half of Costco's.
Costco stock has gained almost $10 over the past 12 months, while Amazon stock has tacked on more than $200.
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The recent outbreak of the H1N1 virus has set the world in crisis mode. Kipp looks at the origin of the flu, how it has affected tourism and what regional governments are doing to protect us.
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Some Mexicans have reacted to the swine flu crisis with humor and creativity, while a website called flu fashion sells designer flu masks. The flu isn’t funny, but at least you can play dress up and look like bandits from cheesy western movies. You can even get masks for the family dog. A set of three costs $27.95 on the site.
In April, three armed thieves wore the blue surgical masks now ubiquitous in Mexico to hide their faces as they robbed watches from a department store. Banks in Mexico City have had to abandon the government’s rule of masks, which doesn’t allow customers donning face masks access to banks.
While residents in Mexico have been advised to wear face masks at all times outside their homes, other countries have held off, saying there is little evidence of their effectiveness.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- General Motors
is considering suing Jiangling Motors, the Chinese partner of Ford Motor Co.
due to exports to Europe off a vehicle GM believes is a copy of one of its off-road vehicles, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing a statement it received from the automaker. GM said it's evaluating the similarity in design to the former Frontera vehicle. A Jiangling spokesman told the newspaper that it didn't copy anything from the Frontera. Jiangling is partly owned by GM's partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.


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The deal, according to a Wall Street Journal report, is also about Victoria Secret’s strategy to be more inclusive. AdoreMe is a 10-year-old direct to consumer retailer with $240 million in revenue this year, according to the news outlet.
Chief Executive Martin Waters said Victoria’s Secret plans to use those online shopping features with its other brands. “They’re significantly further advanced in the way that they use technology at the forefront of everything that they do,” Victoria’s Secret CEO Martin Waters told WSJ.
Adore Me founder and CEO Morgan Hermand-Waiche is expected to remain in his role.
Source : retailcustomerexperience


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Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling for a boycott of Target, blaming a recent incident in one of its stores on the retailer’s two-year-old policy allowing transgender shoppers and workers to use the restroom of their choice rather than the one corresponding to their birth sex.
Police in Chicago issued a warning after a man exposed himself in front of a child in a Target store March 25.
“Why is anyone shocked?” Graham said on Facebook April 4. “Target prides itself in its policy that allows biological men to use women’s restrooms.”
Graham, head of both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the charitable organization Samaritan’s Purse, urged his followers to join a boycott of Target launched in 2006 by the American Family Association.
The AFA says 1.5 million names are on an online boycott petition, but skeptics say the number is a misrepresentation, because the petition does not limit the number of times an individual can sign.
The 1,800-store chain headquartered in Minneapolis announced a new policy during a national debate over a so-called “bathroom bill” in North Carolina in in April 2016.
“Inclusivity is a core belief at Target,” the company said in a statement. “It’s something we celebrate. We stand for equality and equity, and strive to make our guests and team members feel accepted, respected and welcomed in our stores and workplaces every day.”
“In our stores, we demonstrate our commitment to an inclusive experience in many ways,” Target said. “Most relevant for the conversations currently underway, we welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity.”
The Tupelo, Miss.,-based AFA, a fundamentalist Christian public policy organization founded in 1977 with a long history of corporate boycotts, reacted swiftly.
“Everybody knows it’s wrong for men to use the same bathrooms and fitting rooms with little girls,” AFA President Tim Wildmon told Todd Starnes of Fox News in 2016. “Target has decided they don’t care about the vast majority. They only care about the tiny, tiny minority.”
Conservatives claim the boycott led to major financial troubles for the company, but doubters point to other factors including increased competition from online sellers like Amazon. Macy’s, J.C. Penney, Sears and Kmart all announced major store closures in 2017.
Target “looked to be on the brink of disaster just a year ago,” the financial news site InvestorPlace.com reported April 9, “but over the past few months, Target stock has been making significant upward progress.”
CNBC reported that Target has advanced 10 percent so far this year and has risen 34 percent over the past 12 months.
Toys R Us, the toy superstore that closed in March, said it simply “could not compete” with deep discounts offered by Amazon, Walmart and Target when the ailing chain was at its weakest point.
The Chicago Tribune reported March 31 that police said a woman was watching her child in a restroom at Target when a man entered insisting that he needed to use the restroom. He pushed his way into a stall where the child was and exposed himself before fleeing the scene.
Target said the man was drunk when he pushed the girl out of the stall, went to the bathroom and left.
“At Target, the safety and security of our guests is critically important to us,” Target spokesperson Danielle Schumann told Chicago NBC affiliate WMAQ. “Immediately after a guest notified us of this incident, we called law enforcement and provided them with video footage from our store entrance to help with their investigation.”
Wildmon said in 2006 that the American Family Association “does not believe the transgender community poses this danger to the wider public,” but the bathroom policy “provides a possible gateway for predators who are out there.”
“Nearly everyone has a mother, wife, daughter or friend who is put in jeopardy by this policy,” Wildmon said. “Predators and voyeurs would take advantage of the policy to prey on those who are vulnerable.”
The organization tracks incidents as examples of “what Target’s policy could lead to,” but a Google search reveals the chain does not have a monopoly on sex offenders.
A former Christian school teacher in Arkansas was arrested in March for allegedly filming a boy in a restroom stall at a J.C. Penney.
A North Carolina man was arrested Feb. 8 on charges of felony obscene exhibitions and misdemeanor sexual battery against a woman shopping at T.J. Maxx.
A Florida man was arrested last October for allegedly sexually assaulting a 2-year-old child in a bathroom at Chick-fil-A.
Graham termed the incident at the Chicago Target as “very sad” but “so preventable.”
“The American Family Association is calling for a boycott of Target stores — you can sign it at www.afa.net/target,” he wrote. “Call the Target headquarters at 612-304-6073 and let them know that you think they should change their decision and make their restrooms safe again. And you can voice your concerns on the Target Facebook page.”
Last fall, the 8,000-store pharmacy chain Walgreens announced a bathroom policy similar to Target’s after a customer went to the ACLU complaining that she was prohibited from using a women’s restroom at a store because she “dressed like a man.”
“All individuals have a right to use restroom facilities that correspond to the individual’s gender identity, regardless of the individual’s sex assigned at birth,” the company said in a directive.


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Committed to fostering diversity in the African Tech Industry, the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative have collaborated to establish a Female Digital Academy, which will educate over 500 women to become technology gurus over the next 3-5 years.
The Female Digital School is a female-centric digital academy that educates and prepares the next generation of technology professionals for the job market, providing them with skills, jobs, internships, mentoring and financial assistance for those in need.
For a modest cost of N25,000 and a 50% discount, the 3-month program offers a wide range of inspiring tech courses such as Mobile Development, Front-end Web Development, Back-end Web Development, Python for Data Science and Machine Learning. Applications for the Academy commences from September 4th, 2021, to October 17th, 2021.
Speaking on the exciting initiative, Daniel Awe, Head of the African Fintech Foundry, stated, “The African Fintech Foundry is dedicated to promoting inclusion and diversity in the technology sector. This is why we are consistently championing causes that encourage gender diversity and equip women to penetrate the tech sector successfully.”
“The academy allows each participant to choose a module of their choice, equipping them with all the features they would need to assimilate its content fully. We are going as far as providing funding, internships and access to top tech CEOs and MDs to serve as mentors to the participants,” he added.
Highlighting a need for diversity and female participation in the tech industry, Ayona Trimnell, the Group Head/Coordinator, ‘W’ Initiative at Access Bank, said, “The tech sector has long been known as a male-dominated field. Given the critical role that technological innovation plays in varying sectors of the economy, the persistent underrepresentation of women in technology poses a significant economic problem if not addressed. This initiative not only helps combat this gross imbalance but is also particularly timely as the world continues to move towards a digital future.”
The Female Digital Academy is open to women aged 18-35 years. For more information, interested individuals can visit www.africafintechfoundry.com.
About Access Bank
Access Bank Plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator.


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GCBs first ten win Promotion to Brazil WC.
Accra, April 3, GNA - Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has conducted the first out of three draws of its promotional campaign to select ten winners to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The draw, which was conducted in partnership with the National Lottery Association (NLA), saw the selection ten lucky winners from the various regions.
The lucky winners will be on an all expenses trip to Brazil to support the Black Stars during the World Cup.
The winners include; George Danso, Robert Tetteh Odidja, Samuel Lawerh Kabutey, Kofi Osei- Afoakwa, Stephen Baffoe, Zoogah Yin-Anaab Muk.
Also included in the list of the ten winners were; Ben Anaba Moscoh, Agyei Kwame, Amponsah Robert, Michael Opoku Afriyie, are customers from Ashaiman Branch, Tarkwa, Jasikan, Trade Fair, Bolgatanga, Nsawam, Nkawie, Winneba and Dormaa Ahenkro branches of the Bank.
The bank will be responsible for their Visas, Tickets, Accommodation, Transportation to and from Brazil and the games as well as meal.
The non-winners of the campaign were awarded consolation prizes, which includes LED TV sets, replica jerseys and branded footballs, among other things.
Kojo Addae-Mensah, the Chief Operating Officer of the Bank, pointed out that, the campaign dubbed GCB 30 to Brazil promotion is aimed at sending Ghanaians to Brazil to support the national team and increase the support base for the team.
The promotion will increase the support base of the players of the Black Stars in Brazil, showcase the potential of Ghana, made in Ghana products and services as well as Ghana as a brand to the world.
"It is also to demonstrate to the rest of Ghana and the world that Ghana is an emerging market with peace and opportunities for investment.
Doris Wunu, Head of Consumer Banking noted that, it is paramount to the bank to reward its customers and urged customers of the Bank to take advantage of the promotion by saving at least GH1,000.00
The second draw of the promotion will be held on May 2 to select another 10 customers while the final draw will be held on June 2, 2014.


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COMO shopping centre and medical hub is The Parade's newest lifestyle destination
After two and a half years of anticipation, the impressive eight-storey COMO complex finally opened to the public with a bang on June 21. “To have a $120 million development like this delivered on time with everything that’s happened in the last two years is unheard of, and a real testament to developer Pep Rocca,” says Michael Cavallaro, who is responsible for sales as the Director of Varo Property.
All but a handful of the 84 dwellings have already been snapped up, which Cavallaro puts down to the unique lifestyle offering. “South Australia has never seen this type of development before - you’ve got a mixture of two-storey townhomes, which we call sky terraces, along with apartments and a large mezzanine level in the middle of the development that serves as a common area for the residents.”
And he says that the stone benchtop finishes and floor to ceiling tiling are just the beginning of the elite lifestyle offering. The mixed-use model includes a vibrant ground floor retail precinct with a next generation Coles supermarket that showcases the latest in design alongside a range of premium retailers including Vintage Cellars, Thomas Farms butcher, Sushi Hub and a Boost Juice Kiosk. Over the coming weeks, the revitalised Norwood Mall will complete its transformation into a convenient hub for all your shopping needs by welcoming FineCo Market Asian grocery, mouth-watering pastries from Mascovado patisserie and a gentleman’s barbershop.
The new look Norwood Mall also means that finding a park on The Parade has never been easier – with 347 carparks spread over three levels, there are an extra 50 public spaces – and the wellness hub on level one burnishes COMO’s status as a true lifestyle hub. “We’re trying to be a one-stop shop for everything you need,” says Cavallaro. “You can go to the Medical Centre and find a GP, dentist, physio and Pilates. And the residents love the fact that if they run out of milk they can just pop downstairs to Coles.”
And with COMO open for business, Cavallaro is already turning his attention a few blocks south to The Parade’s next luxury living development. Civil works have commenced at ORTA, which will be completed by mid-2025, and within three days of launching, 53 of the 65 dwellings had already sold.


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Cookout in Gillespie
July 8, 2022
The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will be holding a cookout at Randy’s Market in Gillespie on Saturday, July 9. Serving will start at 10 a.m. and continue until all sandwiches are sold. Pork burgers, butterfly pork chops, water and soda will be sold.
Come out and support the continued development of the area’s sports complex. Your support and generosity are appreciated....


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KITCHENER, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Mar 28, 2013) - Thalmic Labs, creator of the MYO gesture control armband, today announces that it has officially sold out of its first batch of 25,000 pre-order units. Announced just one month ago and set to ship by the end of this year, MYO's breakthrough technology will transform the way consumers interact with the digital world.
"We are proud to announce that we have officially sold 25,000 pre-order units of MYO and are taking orders for the next shipment," said Stephen Lake, co-founder of Thalmic Labs. "Our original goal was to sell 7,000 units by the end of March, and instead we sold 25,000 within the first month of its launch. Consumers have really embraced the new technology, and we're working hard to have them in the hands of our first customers later this year."
Using groundbreaking technology and Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy, the MYO armband is able to measure electrical activity in users' muscles to communicate with the devices it is paired with. Unlike other gesture control devices already on the market, MYO requires no camera to sense the user's movements, freeing them from the confines of a fixed space to maintain connection. The result is a seamless, unmatched way to interact with computers and other digital consumer products.
"There are no limits on MYO's workspace," continued Lake. "Users will be able to interact with computers and devices anywhere using simple hand and finger motions. And, since we built our product for developers, the applications of MYO's gesture control capabilities are limitless."
The first 25,000 units of MYO will ship later this year to consumers across 124 countries. Both Windows and Mac OS operating systems will be fully supported with APIs available for iOS and Android. Out of the box, software will be available to connect the MYO to games, business applications and a host of other devices. To find out more about MYO, visit www.getmyo.com.
About Thalmic Labs
Thalmic Labs is a North American based company headquartered in Waterloo. The company is the developer of exciting, new technologies in the area of human-computer interaction. These technologies bridge the gap between man and machine, transforming the way consumers interact with the digital world.
Thalmic Labs was founded in 2012 by three graduates of the University of Waterloo's mechatronics engineering program, and has since grown to 12 employees. The company is part of Y Combinator's winter 2013 cohort.


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The Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the founder of this exceptional brand, Ferruccio Lamborghini. This supercar of the Italian manufacturer, presented at the Geneva Motor Show, is one of the most precious pieces in the Lamborghini one-off strategy. Very innovative in the design and engineering of the Casa del Toro, in the philosophy of nothing is impossible, the Lamborghini Centenario has become a myth, as its predecessors of the brand have made the history of super sports. True tribute to the visionary creator of the brand and to the future, the Lamborghini Centenario is an interpretation of the future through the use of a monocoque chassis and a carbon fibre body (like the Lamborghini Aventador) that saves weight and is exceptionally rigid, just like carbon-ceramic brakes, four-wheel drive and steering with electronic control... With 770 horsepower with the 0-100 km/h in less than 3 seconds and a braking distance of 30 metres to stop at 100 km/h, the Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4 is diabolical in the noble sense of the word, reaching 350 km/h, more than 20 km/h faster than the Lamborghini Aventador.
Produced in 40 specimens including 20 coupe and 20 roadsters, its extreme rarity makes it one of the most mythical collection supercars of the beginning of the 21st century.
The copy for sale, in an exceptional state of presentation and mechanics is presented almost as new.


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Things are getting jazzed up for the folk of Harrisburg as the town’s Jazz and Multi-Cultural Festival comes on board. And what better time to do it than the 4th July weekend? There will be tons of food stands, different types of entertainment and more. Just go along to Front Street and start celebrating this true style festival.
Although is it? It seems that in comparison to years gone by, this year’s festival isn’t exactly the noise-maker for which it has been traditionally known. Indeed, one just needs to take a look at which vendors are present to see just how low key this year’s event is going to be. In fact, around 50 percent of those vendors that were at the event last year, just didn’t show up this year. According to a Fox news article, this was due to the additional fees they were “being charged to set up shop.” According to game vendor Donna Goodling, this additional fees are making people “think twice,” about setting up at the festival.
Of course, the ones who end up suffering are the Harrisburg public who look forward to this event. As Harrisburg resident Valerie Waller laments, “I used to buy a chicken on a stick and it was 4 dollars and now it’s 6 dollars.” For sure the bargains that used to be available and are now no longer in such big supply, makes it tougher for everyone. But if the fees are increasing for the vendors, of course they too have to put up their prices which renders it a lose-lose situation for everyone.
In addition, since the festival is now only two days (as opposed to three), the vendors really feel like they’re getting shot in the foot since they are being charged extra, and getting less. For additional info on the festival, visit: www.harrisburgevents.com/Events/Jass_Fest.htm.


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The softening demand for memory chips has been a cause for concern among semiconductor companies for some time. Adding to the slump is the impact of the ongoing trade war and falling prices. According to experts, the once-booming semiconductor industry is bracing for a correction.
Even as chipmakers continue their efforts to clear excess inventory, recent developments indicate the slowdown has already set in. Taking a cue from the downtrend, Goldman Sachs (GS) Wednesday downgraded Micron Technology (MU) from Buy to Neutral, sending the stock tumbling. The rating agency attributed the downgrade to the sharp decline in the demand for memory chips, a trend that could last for several months.
According to experts, the once-booming semiconductor industry is bracing for a correction
Micron lost more than 6% in early trading Wednesday, adding to the ongoing sector-wide slump triggered by the sell-off in semiconductor stocks. Goldman analysts see the downturn extending to the upcoming quarters when sales are expected to be dragged further by the falling prices due to procurement delays.
According to the analysts, the company’s near-term profit will come under pressure from the low average selling prices, an oversupply of the NAND chips and the supply-demand imbalance in DRAM. Micron is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results on September 20 after the closing bell. Wall Street is looking for earnings of $3.26 per share.
Earlier, Micron took a beating after RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on the stock and maintained the outperform rating, citing a potential squeeze on the company’s margins due to the demand slump. Last week, the stock plunged nearly 10% after a report from Morgan Stanley outlined a bleak outlook for the semiconductor industry.
Recently, the Boise, Idaho-based company revealed plans to pump in $3 billion of capital into the business and create 1,100 jobs by 2030 as part of an expansion program, mainly involving capacity expansion in the Virginia chip plant and development of an R&D center in Manassas.
Micron experienced a great deal of volatility since the beginning of the year and lost over 6% during the period. The downturn was more pronounced since mid-August, marked by a cumulative loss of about 21%. Following Wednesday’s downgrade, the stock slipped further and hovered near the $40-mark.
Information technology solutions provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) on Thursday reported lower earnings and revenues for the first quarter of 2024. Earnings, however, exceeded analysts’ forecasts. First-quarter profit, excluding
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) stands out in the retail space for its unique business model that enables the warehouse behemoth to grow store traffic and market share constantly. Currently,
Shares of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) soared over 13% on Thursday after the company delivered better-than-expected earnings results for the first quarter of 2024 and reaffirmed its outlook for


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DC Entertainment has launched a first for the company – its first ever digital comics bundle, which allows subscribers to save money on huge runs of comics.
Readdcentertainment.com and Comixology.com are running the collected bundles that feature discounts from 17%-24%. With the recent conclusion of Fables, fans can obtain the complete series for a mere $237.99.
|No.||TITLE||% off||bundle price|
|1||The Complete Fables||15%||$237.99|
|2||DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels Pt. 1||24%||$75.99|
|3||DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels Pt. 2||24%||$88.99|
|4||DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels Pt. 3||24%||$85.99|
|5||Essential Batman Pt. 1||14%||$75.99|
|6||Essential Superman Pt. 1||18%||$59.99|
|7||Essential Wonder Woman Pt. 1||16%||$45.99|
|8||Injustice: Gods Among Us Year One||27%||$28.99|
|9||Injustice: Gods Among Us Year Two||17%||$22.99|
|10||Injustice: Gods Among Us Year three||17%||$22.99|
Though it may seem really expensive, the Fables run is really good and worth the price. For those just looking to get a long run of comics to waste away the day while sitting in class, many of those listed above are a good deal.