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Mill closures, supply and demand imbalances, COVID-induced international freight issues, the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on softwood supply, extended UPM industrial action and global volume shortages – plus a refusal of many shipping lines to dock in New Zealand have created a “perfect storm” for paper supply, says The Real Media Collective CEO Kellie Northwood.
The printing industry is reeling after Ovato announced it would cease heatset printing in New Zealand effectively immediately in the face of rising paper prices and an inability to source paper over the short and medium term.
As Ovato New Zealand’s managing director Paul Gardiner put it: “We simply cannot run a sustainable heatset business without paper.”
The decision leaves 100 employees out of a job and leaves print rival, Webstar, as the only heatset producer in New Zealand.
The Real Media Collective includes Ovato among its membership and Northwood said the thoughts of the Collective were with Ovato NZ and the entire industry in New Zealand.
“We send our absolute thoughts to Ovato NZ, a very difficult day for all. TRMC has and will continue to provide support during this phase not only for Ovato NZ, but for the wider New Zealand membership and industry,” Northwood said.
She said the decision by Ovato to close its heatset presses and letterbox delivery service in New Zealand is a casualty of the “perfect storm” that is currently hitting global paper supply, particularly for catalogue grade papers.
“Paper supply into New Zealand is at critical levels with the impact of lost local manufacture upon the closure of the Norske Skog paper mill last year and shifting production to the Tasmanian Boyer mill in Australia,” Northwood said.
“It is my understanding, much of the volume consideration was based on newspaper and catalogue decline which has not occurred – readership and volumes have bounced back from the pandemic and this, coupled with the supply issues from Europe, is creating a significant imbalance to the supply/demand ration across catalogue paper grades.
“International freight issues due to the COVID pandemic, the Ukraine/Russia War impacting softwood supply, extended UPM industrial dispute, international port entry refusals and border matters with overall global volume shortages across manufacture, are all contributing to a perfect storm with disastrous impact for our newspaper and catalogue sectors.”
Delivery lead times have also blown out dramatically for Australia and New Zealand along with hugely inflated freight costs.
Northwood said TRMC is continuing to call on the Australian and New Zealand governments to provide a freight subsidisation to assist companies that are forced to import materials.
“Order to delivery timeframes into Australia and New Zealand currently carry lead-times of 6-8 months and 9-11 months respectively, with many shipping lines refusing to deliver to New Zealand ports and many deliveries facing unscheduled holdings at Singapore where containers are simply unloaded and held due to unforeseen or undisclosed reasons,” she said.
“For all of these impacts we are presenting to both Australian and New Zealand governments the need for additional support whether with freight subsidisation across imports or support to rebuild local production in the region.”
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Dish’s streaming TV service, Sling TV, which reportedly topped 1 million subscribers last fall, is now focused on monetizing its audience cross-platform.
Connecting the pipes for programmatic monetization across Sling TV, Dish and Dish Anywhere didn’t happen overnight, but Adam Lowy, GM of advanced TV, said years of work are paying off.
Dish has been “quietly refining” Sling TV’s integration into larger programmatic stacks over the last few months, including integrations with several new demand partners like Adobe.
Sling TV uses Tremor as its supply-side platform and Comcast’s FreeWheel as its ad server. Adobe’s Audience Manager is its data management platform.
More than 1,000 advertisers have worked with Sling TV since its launch in 2015 and its retention rate is now over 50%, Lowy claims.
Lowy, who developed dynamic ad insertion capabilities both at CBS Television Distribution and Canoe Ventures, was Dish’s first digital ad sales employee.
He plans to triple the size of his 10-person team at Dish and Sling TV over the next few months, doubling down on sales, data and analytics and operations roles.
“Being so early in the space [to bundle live programming from networks like ABC and ESPN], we were one of the firsts to define how ad monetization and ad revenue would work within live, linear programming as both an operator and distributor,” Lowy said.
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Governor Brad Little announced a plan for a staged reopening process for Idaho's economy in Idaho.
A group of business leaders is making up the Governor’s Economic Rebound Advisory Committee. The committee will provide recommendations to Little in support of recovery for Idaho.
A new website is available now called Idaho Rebounds: Our Path to Prosperity . The reopening plan follows CDC guidance, according to Governor Little.
Re-evaluation against criteria will happen every two weeks to determine the practicality of moving to the next stage or reopening. The next stage will only happen if there is no significant increase in cases and criteria remain met.
During all stages, people should continue to practice social distancing and good hygiene, wear face masks in public places, stay home when sick and disinfect surfaces and objects regularly. Employers should maintain social distancing requirements for employees and customers, provide sanitation and ensure frequent disinfection of high-touch surfaces and identify how PPE like masks and gloves may be required by employees, vendors and/or customers.
Retail stores and places of worship will open in the first stages of the plan. Restaurant dining rooms can reopen in stage two and bars and nightclubs in stage four. Salons and indoor gyms can reopen in stage two if business protocols are met. Governor Little said in the press conference most of Idaho will be open at the end of June.


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Roku’s next platform update has arrived. The company explained in a press release that version 9.4 is about to be launched to “choose 4K Roku devices”, which includes Roku Ultra players, Roku Streambar, Roku Smart Soundbar, Roku Streaming Stick+ and Roku Premiere. (Oh my God, the company has made a lot of hardware recently…) Then, software updates should be delivered to compatible TVs in the “next days”. Version 9.4 introduces a guide to live TV channels, which covers free streaming media products and, if an antenna is connected, also air broadcast channels. It also provides more control for people with multi-channel speaker setups.
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According to a press release, more than 300 customers, employees and channel partners attended the event.
JMS Crosswalk spread over two acres with Spanish architectural facets will house some well-known brands from food and beverage industry, a fitness chain, international apparel brands, electronic store, mobile giants, spa, super market, flea market, shops, offices and banks.
The press release said the project is in the residential zone and it will cater to the daily needs of over 40,000 residential units. The layout and architecture is contemporary and in sync with global trends. It will be a one-stop lifestyle destination for consumers across age groups and will provide a beautiful ambience. It also offers ample parking facility.
Speaking on the occasion, Pushpender Singh, Director, JMS Buildtech, said, “JMS Crosswalk heralds the entry of JMS Buildtech into the realty landscapes of NCR, with its very first boutique commercial in the heart of New Gurgaon. Reverting to the warm response of the customers and channel partners, on this auspicious day, we look forward to a close association of lifetime with them.”
NeerajHasija, another Director, echoed the excitement and said, “We believe that JMS Crosswalk presents a convincing investment opportunity, in addition to being a destination of choice for budding and established entrepreneurs who wish to embrace an affordable project at a strategic location well connected with arterial highways and residential zones.”
Talking about the investment Ravi Saund , COO, JMS Buildtech, said, “The lavish project is worth Rs 200 crore. The journey towards yet another dream has begun today on an auspicious note. The company intends to launch a residential project worth Rs 700 crore in this financial year and spend around Rs 1500 crore in the next two years.”
The company has secured all approvals for the project and it will be completed by December 2018.


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It's always a fine thing to be able to report on another New Order shareholder milestone being passed. Today we have two such fine things: We've passed the 154 billion and 155 billion marks! The notorious NEW ORDER DEATH DEALERS CEO xxBLACK SKULLxx 929 earns a Double Supreme Protector's Tip of the Hat™ for his purchase of 1,500 shares. That's over 155,000 shares sold in total--incredible!
And as xxBLACK SKULLxx 929 can tell you, all of that money goes directly toward our Agents' gank ships and equipment. Ganking trillions of isk worth of carebears isn't cheap, but when it comes to saving highsec, the New Order spares no expense.


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Tin Drum Asiacafe Signs Two New Franchise Agreements and Continues Growth in Atlanta
Local entrepreneurs invited to join CEO Mike Rotondo on Nov. 18 to learn about business opportunities
Atlanta, GA (RestaurantNews.com) On the heels of the recent national franchise launch, Tin Drum Asiacafe, a fast casual concept focused on fresh, affordable, authentic Asian street food, announced today the signing of two franchise agreements to open new locations in Newnan and Alpharetta, Ga. in 2016. Tin Drum currently has 12 restaurants in Greater Atlanta and is actively seeking potential franchise candidates to continue expanding the brand’s presence in the market.
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On Thursday Aug. 16 during the Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh preseason game, Bierock will be holding their pre-sale of autograph vouchers for its Packer Fest to be held on Saturday Aug. 25.
A voucher entitles you to one autograph from former Green Bay Packers tight end and Super Bowl champion Tom Crabtree, who will appear at Packer Fest.
Each voucher costs $20, limit of two per customer.
Vouchers will be sold starting at kickoff at 7:00 p.m. on Aug. 16 and will continue to be sold at the bar until sold out, up to and including the day of the event on Aug. 25.
In order to respect Tom’s time he has graciously given us, those who do not have a voucher at Packer Fest will be turned away.
On Aug. 25 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., voucher holders are encouraged to bring any item of their choice to be autographed, whether it’s a football, helmet, program, hat, picture, memorabilia, etc. On the day of the event, we will be selling a limited number of 8X10 photographs, but that’s the only item that will be sold.
During the preseason game, we’ll have our regular gameday beer specials, including $1 off Green Bay Titletown and Hinterland taps and $3 bottles of Lombardi Golden Ale.
So come down and join us to secure your Tom Crabtree autograph.


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Samsung’s love affair with quantum dots isn’t just in the world of TVs, as the technology arrives in computer monitors, too.
This CES has been more gaming friendly than normal, and VR is partly to thank for that, but not entirely, with display technology highlighted as a big deal in 2017.
Case in point, Samsung is driving quantum dots pretty hard this year, and off the back of last year’s TVs, we’re not surprised. While the screens lack the deep blacks that an organic diode switched off can really provide, they still offer some of the best rendition of colour you can find on a screen to date, and that makes them ideal for more than just the world of televisions.
Computers are a great spot for that sort of technology, too, and this year Samsung plans to show what it can do with the tiny crystals that make quantum dot work as well as it does in the monitor space.
To that end, the company will be releasing the CH711 quantum dot curved monitor this year in both 27 inch and 31.5 inch models, offering a 178 degree viewing angle that curves around your position as you gaze at the screen, almost wrapping you up in its display, preventing your eyes from darting about all over the place trying to take everything in.
While gamers are the main market, designers and photographers are also a possibility, with 125 percent of the sRGB colour space supported by the CH711 screen, as well as the WQHD resolution of 2560×1440 used here, higher than that of Full HD and more like the sort of screen real estate used on premium tablets and laptops.
Samsung’s curved quantum dot monitor won’t have a touchscreen — because running your fingers over a curved display would just be silly — but it will be bright, crisp, and colourful, exactly what you expect a monitor to be like these days.
If the CH711 doesn’t suit, it will be a few other variations, with the CFG70 providing a curved quantum dot option for gamers that optimise the screen to match specific game genres, the CF791 delivering quantum dots in an ultra-wide 21:9 cinema aspect ratio, while future models will include the UH750 which will be one of the fastest quantum dot-based displays on the market delivering a 4K Ultra HD resolution of 3840×2160 and a blazingly fast 1m/s response time making it more than enough for modern gaming.
“Samsung Electronics Australia can confirm that the new Quantum Dot Curved Monitors announced at CES Las Vegas will be launched in Australia in 2017. Details regarding pricing and availability will be announced closer to local launch,” said a spokesperson for Samsung in Australia.
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Drinking coffee shown to decrease risk of melanomasam
A Health Study report about coffee was released by Oxford in their February 2015 Journal of the National Cancer Institute, with the conclusion that higher coffee intake could result in decreased risk of Melanoma.
Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the United States with the most common cause as exposure to UV. The researchers behind the study theorized that “Coffee contains numerous bioactive compounds and may be associated inversely with melanoma. However, previous epidemiological evidence is limited.”
The study spanned over the course of years producing great results. The category with the highest coffee intake was inversely associated with melanoma. The results were statistically significant for caffeinated, but not decaffeinated coffee. Could this mean then that the coffee’s unique melanoma health benefits lie within the beans all natural caffeine?
Those who conducted the study concluded, “Higher coffee intake was associated with a modest decrease in risk of melanoma in this large US cohort study.” This begs to ask the question is there such a thing as too much coffee?
People who knock back three or four mugs daily have a roughly 25 percent lower risk of developing diabetes than those who drink less than two, according to research conducted in December 2012. However (according to a October 2007 report in the Diabetes Journal) if you already have diabetes, drinking four servings a day can raise your blood sugar levels by eight percent worsening your symptoms. In addition to reducing your risk of melanoma, Three to five cups have been shown to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 20 percent.
When it comes to deciding which coffee to select, there are lots of choices available. We have found that Puroast Low Acid Coffee has 50% less acidity compared to other leading coffees, which makes Puroast ideal for people with chronic heartburn, ulcers or acid reflux. It has 7 times more antioxidants than green tea and 5 times more antioxidants than other leading coffees, and it is certified kosher, gluten free and calorie free.


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This year’s WWDC 19 Keynote was jam-packed with announcements, including iOS 13, macOS Catalina, iPadOS, and watchOS 6. Let’s sum it up on what we saw on Monday’s Keynote. Continue reading This is all the software that was announced Monday at WWDC 2019
The first day of Apple’s highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference has come to a close. In typical fashion, the first day is reserved for an Apple Special Event Keynote that highlights Apple’s software efforts across iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and other developer toolkits. Sometimes, Apple uses this event to tease new hardware, this year, Apple officially announced an all-new Pro Display XDR alongside the redesigned Mac Pro. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Pro Display.
Continue reading Apple introduces new 6K Pro Display
The Most Commonly Used Customisation Are Wallpapers And We Have A Collection Of The Latest iOS 13 Wallpapers Which Will Make Your Devices Look Great.
Continue reading Apple Summit: Wallpapers iOS 13
Apple has announced iOS 13 onstage at WWDC 2019, giving a first look at the company’s latest software for the iPhone. Here’s a summary of all the features released, and when you can get the update.
Continue reading All You Need To Know About iOS 13
Today is check-in day for the WWDC attendees and scholars. Developers flooded the convention center this morning to get their badges, pins, jackets and a shirt. Here’s what we know about this. Continue reading WWDC 19 Attendees Pick Up Badges And Swag Prior to Event
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Back to the Mac is a series that focuses solely on the Macintosh and the macOS operating system. Whether it’d be hardware, apps, or tips and tricks, this series is your one-stop-shop for all things Mac. Today, I have compiled a list of my top two favorite apps I have been testing for the past month.
Continue reading Back to the Mac: My top two favorite Mac apps
We only have one more day before WWDC 19 comes and we are excited for iOS 13, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13 and watchOS 6. But if you’re excited for Monday, then we have all of the latest rumors and clues about the conference. Continue reading WWDC 19 Is a day away. Here Is What We’re Expecting on Monday.


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The World Avocado Organization (WAO) has launched a range of new recipes and eating advice as a new survey shows British consumers want to make healthier food choices after the pandemic.
Of over 5,000 adults polled for the Public Health England survey, 80 per cent said they had made the decision to adopt a healthier lifestyle in 2021.
Forty-three per cent, equivalent to around 6m adults, said they feel more motivated to make changes such as eating more healthily, losing weight and exercising more.
At the same time, the government is launching a pilot scheme to encourage shoppers to buy more healthy food and save money in the process.
During lockdown, one-third of people reported snacking on unhealthy food and drinks at least once a day, a 10 per cent increase on 2020, and this is reflected in recent sales data that showed an increase of around 15 per cent in sales of take-home snack foods, including confectionery and biscuits.
To inspire consumers to make healthier food choices, the WAO has published its latest cookbook online, Avocados in Bloom, featuring over 50 original recipes, including healthier snacks such as avoioli and courgette crisps.
Avocados are also benefiting from the growing popularity of vegan and vegetarian meals, as they are rich in fats and protein like butter, eggs, or meat and loaded with healthy plant-based fatty acids and heart-healthy fibre.
Following the pandemic, the UK has entered an era of experimentation when it comes to cooking at home, with households across the UK having 136m more meals together at home each week than they were before the pandemic.
“Consumers are becoming ever more mindful, not just in the UK but around the world. They’re demanding fresh ingredients of the highest quality, especially now that the pandemic has reignited a love of cooking for so many people,” said the WAO’s CEO, Xavier Equihua.
“This trend is only going to continue, as we move towards healthier, plant-based diets for ourselves and the planet. The avocado will play a significant role in this – offering both health benefits and a delicious dairy substitute.”


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BlackBerry Live – Evolution of Mobile and M2M Computing
That’s right baby … BlackBerry’s real end game will be announced, and start. N4BB did a great interiew with Thorstein Heins and specifically about BlackBerry and Petronas Mercedes F1 Team partnership. Currently, at the time of the interview, BlackBerry technology was used as communications for pit crew, management team, and engineering team.
Thorstein is adding to the value proposition for BlackBerry, its not just a hardware company and never was, BlackBerry is a solutions company. Mercedes already uses QNX, and now is exploring getting AMG Mercedes Petronas team to get Telemetry, Managing the race car, and getting data from the car – the Formula 1 car. I believe no other company can get this done, and done RIGHT! This is M2M or Machine-to-Machine solutions going forward for BlackBerry.
There is a breakout session during Day 1 of BlackBerry Live 2013 in Orlando …
BAB04 – Evolution of Mobile and M2M Computing
Linda Campbell, Director Strategic Alliances , BlackBerry
In its simplest definition, mobile computing can be seen as the use of a mobile phone and its evolution from communications device to computing platform, marrying our personal and professional lives into a common experience. Now there is another major shift happening as more than just our phones get connected to the network.
The machine, as we know it, is experiencing a renaissance brought on by connectivity. Soon everything will be connected: machines, mobiles, data and people. Connected machines have the potential to become open platforms that both create and consume data.
As an industry, how are we going to encourage the innovation that is possible and what hurdles will we have to overcome to get there? What role will BlackBerry® play in defining the future of mobile and M2M computing?
Specific attention to Linda Campbell’s Bio:
As director of strategic alliances for QNX Software Systems, Linda Campbell has built a technology ecosystem that encompasses hundreds of hardware, software, and service vendors worldwide.
In her role of managing the alliance practice at QNX, Ms Campbell is a key contributor to the company’s business strategy. Over the years, she has been prime on developing relationships with Adobe, Alcatel-Lucent, Apple, Audi, Freescale, Gracenote, Google, IBM, Intel, NVIDIA, Texas Instruments, and many other industry players. She has also spearheaded QNX participation in industry initiatives such as the Connected Vehicle Trade Association, Eclipse, and ng Connect.
Most recently, Ms Campbell has been involved in developing the M2M alliance strategy for QNX Software Systems and BlackBerry.
Ms. Campbell holds a Bachelor’s of Commerce from the University of Ottawa.
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Uber drivers really see it all, don’t they? Considering that they drive at all times of day and night, and have no idea what their passengers will be like before they meet, it’s a wonder that they’re often so cheerful and patient.
This is extra true when you consider how many Uber drivers encounter customers who are a bit entitled.
One San Diego-based driver shared that back in 2018, a lot of customers were privy to a trick. If they didn’t want to pay for their ride, they would “accidentally” cancel the ride during the trip.
After canceling the trip, the customers would often ask if the driver would just finish the drive. You know, since it was an “accident” and all.
This driver got fed up with the tactic and decided to exact revenge.
Uber was super popular in the region at the time (and still is), so business was pretty great. That is, when customers would pay.
This had to be such an annoying thing to experience. Customers looking for free rides is the worst! A lot of Uber drivers really need the money.
The driver says they picked up a new customer and could tell this person had money so assumed it would be fine.
Unfortunately, she canceled the ride… as it was happening.
The driver asked the woman to rebook the route, considering it was already happening… but she said no.
The woman flat-out insisted that the driver keep going, even though she clearly had no plans to pay.
So the driver came up with a new plan.
So the exit signs are getting smaller, they’re getting closer to the border… she’s probably totally freaking out!
Hopefully, this customer learned a little lesson in not acting entitled when you’re trying to scam someone who is providing you a service. Uber drivers are people, too.
Some people had a few thoughts about what happened…
Because this is kind of a crazy situation…
And what would you do?
What do you think of this story? What would you have done in this situation?
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General Mills, the manufacturer of Cheerios brand cereal, announced that it will no longer have genetically modified ingredients in its Cheerios.
The company said it would no longer source genetically modified corn and sugar to make the breakfast cereal rings. It said whole grain oats, the chief ingredient, was never available in genetically modified varietals.
“Why change anything at all? It’s simple. We did it because we think consumers may embrace it,” Tom Forsythe, vice president of global communications for General Mills, said in the blog post.
In other words, General Mills caved to pressure from anti-genetically modified groups. These groups waged a media campaign this past fall to put pressure on the company to remove its GMO ingredients from Cheerios. GMOInside.org, which launched the campaign, claimed General Mills offered a GMO free version of its Cheerios in Europe and wanted a similar choice in the United States. The group as well as other anti-GMO activist groups contended that since Cheerios is one of the first foods a baby eats when it’s learning to eat solid food, the cereal should not contain GMOs, which they claim have not been proven to be safe. By targeting consumers and mothers’ fears, they succeeded in letting emotions dictate a company’s manufacturing decisions.
Ironically, Cheerios contains very little in the way of GM ingredients. The only potential products that would have come from crops that were genetically modified is the corn starch and the sugar, which likely came from sugar beets, which are mostly genetically modified.
Margaret Smith, a professor of plant breeding and genetics, who leads a Cornell University program to help farmers and the public understand plant breeding and genetic engineering, said the recent move by General Mills to eliminate genetically modified organisms from its Cheerios cereal might please GMO-shy consumers, but it won't alter the iconic cereal’s make up one bit.
“Corn starch and sugar are highly refined products, so they contain no DNA (which is what is introduced into a genetically engineered organism) and no protein (which is what the new DNA would produce in a genetically engineered organism). Because of that, corn starch and sugar from a genetically engineered corn variety are nutritionally and chemically identical to corn starch or sugar from a non-genetically engineered variety.
“This means that the new version of Cheerios that is being made without use of genetically engineered varieties will be nutritionally and chemically identical to the previous version. So it will not offer anything new to consumers – other than to give them the option to buy a product that does not support planting more acres to genetically engineered crop varieties.”
So, other than caving to anti-GMO groups, what would have motivated General Mills to have made the change? Consider the fact that on Dec. 18, the company reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. It cited increasing ingredient costs and lower sales of its ready-to-eat meals and frozen foods. The ready-to-eat meals include Cheerios cereals.
It’s more likely that General Mills, which is struggling in this area to make a profit, is waging a social campaign to improve the image of Cheerios among mothers and other concerned consumers to improve its bottom line.
Unfortunately, this move sets a dangerous precedent and fuels the anti-GMO crowd to push other companies to drop GM ingredients from their foods. With these groups already campaigning in multiple states across the country to get GM ingredients labeled on food products, the timing of General Mills’ announcement is a blow to the agriculture and food industries. Although General Mills and the anti-GMO crowd may be celebrating, biotechnology and science have taken a serious hit with this latest announcement.


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INDUSTRY RESPONSE FROM DAVID POOLE, GLOBAL HEAD OF MOBILE POS SOLUTIONS, MYPINPAD, IN REACTION TO THE NEWLY-ANNOUNCED PCI SOFTWARE-BASED PIN ENTRY (SPOC) STANDARD
(MYPINPAD is a global leader in payments software solutions with a goal of delivering economic, scalable solutions to meet its clients’ diverse requirements for authentication and identity management. The company is managed by an alliance of leaders from the payments industry with a collective 100+ years’ experience spanning a wide spectrum of banking, security and payment technology.)
NEW PCI STANDARD WILL HELP GROW GLOBAL CARD ACCEPTANCE
“We are delighted the PCI Security Standards Council has today announced a new standard for software-based PIN entry into COTS (Consumer Off-The-Shelf) devices for card payment acceptance. The standard aligns tightly with our goal of increasing merchant card acceptance globally whilst also mitigating risk for both retailer and consumer.
The standard includes a specification for isolating and protecting the card PIN when entered in to touchscreen smart-devices (phones and tablets).
Entering cardholder PIN into a mobile device, known as ‘PIN on Mobile’ (PoM), is set to revolutionise the current mPOS landscape by removing the need for expensive dedicated POS terminals. By removing barriers to entry, merchants of all sizes will be able to accept card payments – this is a particularly attractive opportunity for SMEs and under-served economies. COTS devices have the potential to substantially increase the number of card acceptance locations globally.
The standard ensures the payment solution used by merchants has been vetted by a stringent payment security laboratory, resulting in consumer data being protected; entering a card PIN into a smartphone or tablet will be at least as secure as entering it in to a traditional terminal.
PoM is a significant development and is poised to radically transform global card payment acceptance in 2018. We forecast PoM will become the most widespread form of face-to-face payment authentication globally. With the introduction of PoM, accepting card payments has never been easier or cheaper for merchants. We believe that this is the biggest evolutionary step for the payments industry in recent years, the introduction of PCI’s Software-Based PIN Entry (SPoC) Standard will make card payments accessible to merchants of all sizes.


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Today, parent company PepsiCo announced that its latest concoction Hard MTN Dew, is now available in Florida, Tennessee and Iowa.
The new 100-calorie, spiked seltzer contains 5% alcohol by volume, and comes in four flavors, like the original MTN DEW, Baja Blast, black cherry and watermelon, available in either in 24-ounce single-serve cans or 12-packs of 12-ounce cans.
The drink will be unrolled to more states in the coming months by Blue Cloud Distribution, an entity created by PepsiCo and Boston Beer Company solely to distribute this new type of Dew.
🚨EVERYBODY REMAIN CALM!🚨— Hard Mountain Dew (@hardmountaindew) February 22, 2022
Today is the day. Hard MTN DEW is hitting shelves in Florida, Tennessee, and Iowa.
Who is getting that first taste? pic.twitter.com/3jMGrGmdxk
The company did not disclose exactly what locations in Florida will carry the beverage, but surely you'll have opportunities to do the Dew as hard as possible any day now.
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Here are our picks for the top-five most significant U.S. market developments in the world of biosimilars in 2016:
- The FDA approved three biosimilar products in 2016, compared to only one in 2015 — Sandoz’s Zarxio®, a biosimilar version of Amgen’s Neupogen® (filgrastim). The first 2016 approval was Celltrion and Pfizer’s Inflectra® (infliximab), approved in April 2016 as a biosimilar version of Janssen’s Remicade®. Inflectra® is the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody approved in the United States, and is indicated for the treatment of inflammatory conditions, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Earlier this month, Celltrion and Pfizer launched Inflectra®, with litigation pending in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Notably, the only two biosimilars that are currently available in the U.S. market (Zarxio® and Inflectra®) were both launched prior to patent resolution.
- The second biosimilar approved by the FDA this year was Sandoz’s Erelzi®, a biosimilar version of Amgen’s Enbrel® (etanercept). Etanercept is a biologic therapeutic designed to mediate tumor necrosis factor receptor binding, which is implicated in a number of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Athough the FDA approved Erelzi® in August 2016, Sandoz has not yet launched its biosimliar product. Litigation is pending in the District Court for the District of New Jersey.
- The third biosimilar approved by the FDA this year is Amgen’s Amjevita®, a biosimilar version of AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab). Adalimumab is a monoclonal antibody used to treat various forms of arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and psoriasis. The FDA approved Amgen’s biosimilar adalimumab product in September 2016. Amgen has not yet launched its biosimilar, which is currently the subject of pending litigation in the District Court for the District of Delaware. As we previously reported, Amgen has indicated that it may not launch before 2018. Meanwhile, AbbVie reported growth in its sales of Humira® this year, with sales of $4.15 billion worldwide in the second quarter, a 17.4% increase over the same quarter in 2015.
- Just last week, on December 15, Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim launched their insulin glargine injection product, Basaglar®, a follow-on biologic for Sanofi’s Lantus®. Although Basaglar is approved as a biosimilar for Lantus® in Europe, in the United States, Basaglar® is not technically considered a biosimilar. In the United States, Lantus® and other insulins are regulated under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act like other drugs, and are not treated specifically as biological products under the Public Health Service Act, so they cannot act as the reference product for a biosimilar. Because of this, Lantus® is licensed under an NDA, and Basaglar® was approved through the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for follow-on drugs instead of the 351(k) pathway for biosimilars.
- Although the FDA still lags behind its European counterpart in number of approved biosimilar products, there are still many applications in the FDA pipeline, with several new applications accepted by the FDA in 2016. In October 2016, the FDA accepted Coherus Bioscience’s application for a biosimilar version of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim). Sandoz’s Zarxio® could face competition if the FDA approves Apotex’s Grastofil®, another biosimilar filgrastim. Likewise, Celltrion and Pfizer may face competition if the FDA approves Samsung and Merck’s proposed biosimilar infliximab. Hospira also seeks approval of Retacrit®, a biosimilar version of Amgen’s Epogen (epoetin alfa). If current trends continue, 2017 will be a watershed year for FDA approval and launches of biosimilars in the United States.
We wish you a happy and healthy holiday season, and a great start to the new year! We look forward to another exciting year of biosimilars deals and industry news in 2017!


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Court Rules SCO Must Show Offending Code
Court Rules SCO Must Show Offending Code
by , 12:00 PM EST, December 8th, 2003
SCO has made quite a name for itself in recent months, not because of technical excellence, but because of its attempts to wrangle licensing fees from anyone using Linux, and possibly other *nix variants such as BSD and its descendants. The company has also made a splash because of its lawsuits against those who've refused to pay, as well as the lawsuit against IBM that launched the bruhaha.
Thus far it has been primarily a battle of words and legal maneuvering: SCO's lawsuit claims that IBM illegally added code that SCO owns to Linux. IBM has steadfastly refuted the claim and has launched countersuit against SCO. As part of those proceedings, IBM has asked the court to force SCO to show the offending code, something SCO has thus far refused to do.
On Friday, Dec. 6, 2003, Judge Dale A Kimball dealt SCO a major blow by ordering SCO to show the code in Linux that it believes violates its intellectual property rights. According to a news report at C|Net, SCO has 30 days to show the violating code. From the C|Net News story, Judge orders SCO to show Linux infringement :
In a hearing in Salt Lake City, Federal Judge Dale A. Kimball required SCO to produce two key batches of information IBM had sought in the case.
In one batch, called Interrogatory No. 12, IBM sought "all source code and other material in Linux...to which plaintiff (SCO) has rights; and the nature of plaintiff's rights." In the second, Interrogatory No. 13, Big Blue sought a detailed description of how SCO believes IBM has infringed SCO's rights and whether SCO ever distributed the source code described in Interrogatory No. 12.
The information IBM sought is at the heart of the case, a bold lawsuit SCO began in March that alleges IBM moved technology from Unix to Linux against the terms of its contract with SCO, violating trade secrets in the process. SCO is seeking $3 billion from Big Blue, and is also trying to compel Linux-using corporations to license SCO's Unix. The judge's decision is one of the first moves in a case that will affect not just IBM but also other computing giants including Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, SAP and Dell that have embraced Linux.
Read the full account at C|Net.
The Mac Observer Spin:Now the real game begins and so far, it's IBM:1, SCO:0.
SCO's tactics have so far relied on obfuscation and FUD, rather than facts, as the company has yet to offer proof of its claims. That prevented IBM, Linus Torvalds, Red Hat, and others involved in Linux development from being able to react in an educated fashion to SCO's claims. Assuming that the judge's orders as issued remain in force, that will change. We look forward to seeing what shakes out, but note that the 30 days is up at about the same time as Macworld San Francisco starts.
In the meanwhile, IBM and the rest of the Linux community is banking on the belief that SCO really has nothing to show, or that whatever code SCO does show can be proven to be in use through legal means unaffected by SCO rights.
We should make it clear that we believe very strongly that a company should protect its intellectual property when there is need, but we also believe that there are reasonable way to do this. SCO chose to alienate the industry by making unproven claims, and then attempting to extort fees without proving it has the right to do so. The initial effect has so far been to add some confusion to the Linux and UNIX community, something that Microsoft enjoys seeing. That might change sooner than many of us had hoped.
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Executives at cable operator Charter Communications acknowledged there is a significant amount of work still to do at its fledgling mobile service, after costs heavily outweighed revenue in Q3.
The company embarked on a major marketing push for the Spectrum Mobile service during the quarter, when the service generated revenue of $17 million on costs of $94 million.
Despite accepting there is some way to go before hitting break-even, Charter Communications’ CEO Tom Rutledge noted in an earnings call that Spectrum Mobile’s debut progressed “very smoothly” during the quarter, following a soft launch in Q2 via an MVNO agreement with Verizon.
Indeed, costs in Q3 were $22 million lower than Charter Communications shelled out at Spectrum Mobile’s launch. It ended the recent quarter with 21,000 mobile subscribers.
CFO Christopher Winfrey said the company expects the mobile business alone will achieve break-even after it signs up 2 million subscribers, adding it expects mobile to grow “well beyond that”.
Cable rival Comcast, which also has a wireless MVNO agreement with Verizon, crossed the 1 million subscriber mark in Q3, 16 months after it launched.
In the recent quarter, Charter Communications added 266,000 internet customers, but lost 66,000 video subscribers. Net income attributable to shareholders of $493 million compared with $48 million in Q3 2017, while revenue of $10.9 billion in the recent period was up from $10.6 billion in the 2017 quarter.Subscribe to our daily newsletter Back


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Ferrari plans 15 new models to double earnings by 2022
INTERNATIONAL – Ferrari plans to launch 15 new models, including hybrid cars, a utility vehicle and more special editions as part of a plan to as much as double core earnings by 2022.
The supercar maker moved to a guidance range for adjusted core earnings of 1.8-2.0 billion euros ($2.1-2.3 billion) by 2022, rather than the 2 billion figure set by late Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne but his successor sought to reassure investors that the company can maintain recent strong growth.
“This is an ambitious plan, but a doable one based on a concrete, detailed framework,” Louis Camilleri said on Tuesday at the company’s Maranello headquarters in Italy.
Ferrari shares were steady at 1145 GMT, recovering from earlier losses. The stock slid more than 8 percent on Aug. 1 when Camilleri described Marchionne’s targets as “aspirational”.
Marchionne’s sudden death in July jolted investors who had expected the auto industry grandee to remain at the wheel until 2021, having more than doubled Ferrari’s market value since taking it public in 2015.
Camilleri and his team outlined a plan to show how the firm known for its racing pedigree and roaring combustion engines will shift to making a utility vehicle and hybrid cars and boost margins to over 38 percent without sacrificing exclusivity.
With margins at 30 percent right now, strong pricing power and an enviable customer waiting list, Camilleri inherits a business firing on all cylinders and is not expected to stray far from his predecessor’s script.
Marchionne had orchestrated Ferrari’s spin-off from parent Fiat Chrysler, positioned it as a luxury brand rather than a carmaker, and managed to do what few thought possible: sail through a self-imposed production cap of 7,000 cars a year without sacrificing pricing power or its exclusive appeal.
Ferrari has clocked up years of record earnings, helped by special editions and a customization program.
But it could prove tough to maintain the company’s high valuation as emissions rules tighten, capital spending increases and the diverging interests of investors, racing fans, owners and collectors become harder to balance.
At the event, Ferrari unveiled the single-seater Monza SP1 and two-seater Monza SP2, a pair of open-topped, limited edition sportscars, as part of a new segment dubbed “Icona” inspired by past Ferraris targeted at its most loyal customers.
It also promised to expand its range of GT vehicles centered on style, elegance and the driving experience, rather than extreme performance, to lure new customers to the brand.
Ferrari said it would launch the much-debated utility vehicle by the end of the plan. The vehicle, called “Purosangue” (Thoroughbred), could potentially lead to a substantial growth in sales, analysts have said.
Camilleri sought to soothe concerns the vehicle could dilute Ferrari’s exclusive status by saying it would be “unique”, “elegant, powerful, versatile, comfortable, spacious and feature state of the art connectivity and infotainment”.


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The amount of credit card debt carried by consumers has generally been much lower in recent months than it was during and immediately following the recession. However, while those in areas hit hardest by the downturn continued to cut balances, it wasn't enough to counter the renewed trend toward more spending.
Consumers' outstanding credit card bills totaled $585.3 billion in August, an increase of 0.2 percent when compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data from the credit monitoring bureau Equifax. This is yet another indicator that declines in credit card borrowing may have bottomed out, and the debt totals for this type of credit will likely remain flat for some time, or even start to rise again.
However, the numbers seen last month are also considerably lower than what was observed during the financial crisis, the report said. Compared with October 2008, the recent totals are down 22 percent.
"We are seeing the trend of the 'disciplined consumer,'" said Trey Loughran, president of the personal solutions unit at Equifax. "We don't know whether this is a long-term change yet, but generally speaking, Americans today continue to be prudent about credit."
Improvements where consumers need it
Though there was a slight increase in the amount borrowed nationwide, many metropolitan areas across the country actually saw declines in the amount they owed to credit card lenders, the report said. That was largely driven by drops in regions hit hardest by the recent national recession, where consumers are still continuing to spend more frugally than in the past.
For instance, the amount of debt held in a large swath of Southern California, including Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties, saw the amount owed by borrowers there slip 1.7 percent to slightly more than $34.42 billion from last August's total of more than $34.83 billion.
However, that was outstripped by the Las Vegas area, which was one of the most affected areas during the recession, the report said. Credit card debt there continued to fall, drop 1.88 percent to $3.69 billion from $3.76 billion. Further, the areas around Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Flint, Michigan, saw debt slide 1.8 percent to less than $9.79 billion from $9.97 billion.
Others spending more
But despite the declines there, consumers in other areas had to spend more to make up the slight nationwide increase, the report said. Part of the problem there is that the amount of debt carried by the most affected areas are relatively miniscule compared with those where the effects of the recession weren't felt as heavily.
For instance, the area around New York City, Northern New Jersey and Long Island saw credit card balances rise 0.45 percent, but that increase accounted for roughly $220 million, the report said. In all, consumers in that area now owe a total of more than $49.66 billion, up from more than $49.44 billion
Meanwhile, the greater Houston area, which includes Galveston and Brazoria, Texas, saw a massive debt increase of 1.88 percent on an annual basis, the report said. Between last August and this year's, credit card balances there rose to more than $10.98 billion, up from less than $10.78 billion.
Reason for the difference?
The question for these two very disparate trends in consumer credit card spending and debts is why they may be taking place, the report said. However, it can be explained fairly simply. Consumers in areas that were hardest hit by the economic downturn might be more likely to continue to approach debt with caution, while those that were insulated from the largest impacts might now find themselves in a better position financially and therefore feel more secure about their spending capabilities.
"The differences between the metro areas illustrate the uneven nature of the economic recovery," Loughran said. "In places where the housing bust was the worst, such as Florida, California and Nevada, and in places like Detroit and Ohio where the recession was particularly deep because of a dependence on manufacturing, consumers are continuing to be prudent about using credit. In other pockets of the country, consumers are feeling a bit more confident to take on new debt."
Credit card use can still be troublesome for many consumers, and even those who don't have this difficulty might find themselves in precarious positions if they don't control their spending. However, before approaching any major financial decisions, you should first take the time to check your credit report. This will help you to ensure there are no unfair markings taking a chunk out of your rating, and if you find any, you may be able to work with a credit repair law firm to get the issue cleaned up.


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Actavis Inc. has begun shipping oxymorphone hydrochloride extended-release tablets, an opioid painkiller, in dosages of 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg and 40 mg.
The MicroTouch SwitchBlade men's personal groomer has hit store shelves at Rite Aid and Walmart.
A new chief executive officer is set to take the helm next month at Forest Laboratories Inc.
The Lay's STAX potato crisps brand is teaming up with the National Football League for its first-ever football-themed promotion.
Perrigo Co. has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution (1 mg/ml), bubble gum-flavored.
Actavis Inc. and Warner Chilcott plc stockholders have given the green light for the pharmaceutical companies' merger agreement.
Mojo Organics Inc. has introduced Chiquita Tropicals, a line of exotic juices.
SoloHealth has entered a partnership with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to promote awareness and information around the new Health Insurance Marketplace and HealthCare.gov website.


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Recession sparked new ideas like the Museum of Ice Cream.
Head of research firm believes retailers will remain aggressive with discounts.
Companies also advertised more jobs, a hopeful sign for economy.
It was the third consecutive quarterly decline, the longest such stretch since 1979.
Gambling monies drop for 2nd month in a row.
Focuses on auto manufacturing in plan to boost U.S. economy.
Unemployment rate stays 4.9 percent, while wages pick up
Highest in 10 months, led by oil imports.
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Polaris Industries announces off road line up for 2017
This announcement came just days after, the company recalled MY2016 RZR Turbo off-road vehicles, due to a potential fire hazard.
The new technology - Ride Command is meant to solve the most common experiential problems of off-road riding by connecting the disconnect. With this app and an intuitive, weather-resistant seven inch display screen, the system connects people to their machines and people-to-people for a more social off-road experience. Ride Command is available on the RZR XP 1000 EPS Velocity Blue Limited Edition.
The company's Ranger brand has planned the all-new XP 1000 and the new Crew XP 1000. In addition, there are new models across every price point and consumer application.
Its General brand also will have a new four-seat model and new features on its existing, two-seat model. Sportsman will redesign and re-launch its high-powered flagship models, with 91 horsepower and an all-new body. Also being introduced are All Terrain Vehicles for new applications and more value into the lineup.
Polaris Ace has also lined up an entry level model with more power and suspension options.
This announcement came just days after, the company recalled MY2016 RZR Turbo off-road vehicles, due to a potential fire hazard. Earlier this year in April, Polaris recalled about 133,000 recreational off-highway vehicles due to a fire risk. The recall involved RZR 900 and RZR 1000 recreational off-highway vehicles of model years 2013 to 2016.


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Consortium to create new products from agricultural waste
Agricultural waste and products deemed not worthy of the supermarket shelf will soon be used to make a range of value-added products — including pharmaceuticals, food additives and cosmetics — thanks to a new $10.9 million research consortium led by the University of Adelaide.
The Agricultural Product Development Research Consortium will bring together a total of 18 partners to develop high-value products from agricultural waste: nine South Australian-based companies from the agriculture and food sector, and another nine national and international academic institutions and industry partners. It has also been granted $4 million over four years by the state government through its Research Consortia Program, with the University of Adelaide contributing $2.3 million (cash and in-kind) and the remaining support coming from partners.
“Agriculture is already a key contributor to South Australia’s economy, but its huge potential to generate high-value products and create new post-farm gate industries has not yet been realised,” said Professor Vincent Bulone, Research Consortium Lead Investigator and Director of Adelaide Glycomics at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus.
“Our agricultural and horticultural industries generate abundant waste biomass, which is currently disposed of at a cost to the produce or [with] only a low return. But there are compounds we can derive from this waste — a range of different ‘biomolecules’ — that have high-value potential applications for their structural or health properties.”
Some biomolecules that can be derived from South Australian crop waste show antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer or gut-health properties, while others provide mechanical strength or texturising properties in food, structural materials, lubricants and cosmetics. Examples include anthocyanins from apples and cherries, and chitosan from mushrooms for use in skincare products; sulforaphane from Brassica vegetables with potential benefits for diabetic patients; and cellulose used for composite materials.
According to Professor Bulone, South Australia is currently importing some of these compounds because there is not the right industry here to extract them and prepare them from waste. The good news is, the method for extracting various molecules from the different waste types he is targeting is often exactly the same because it targets the same class of compound.
“My idea is to scale up and have a manufacturing business established quickly to produce these molecules as commercial products,” he said.
“We could then take all kind of biomass all year round, depending on the season — whether it be cherries, onions or apples — so we can have continuous production.
“I already have two international players that have written letters saying that if we produce it they will buy it, because there is a high need.”
Professor Bulone said he hopes the first commercial products would be ready for launch within 12 months. He said a prototype has already been made of a cartridge made of cellulose from crop waste, which can be integrated into air purification systems and used in piggeries or food storage rooms.
A strong focus of the consortium will be attracting students and researchers and providing training across multiple disciplines and industrial specialisations. It will also conduct research to discover compounds and molecules with potential to become new products in the longer term.
The consortium will build on the work of Adelaide Glycomics, a carbohydrate analytical facility, and make use of other, complementary analytical activities provided by the Adelaide Proteomics Centre at the University’s North Terrace campus. Research partners include the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, CSIRO and Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology, where Professor Bulone is a former director of the KTH Advanced Carbohydrate Materials Consortium.
“The lab there specialises in the development of composite materials derived from carbohydrate, so I’m involving the researchers from that university to help with the development of intelligent materials derived from carbohydrates in waste, potentially from cellulose but possibly also from the starch and the pectins to make intelligent packaging materials,” Professor Bulone said.
“For instance, materials that will change colour depending on relative humidity — this can be very useful, particularly if you are wanting to control the moisture content in your packaged foods or vegetables in the storage room.”
Industry partners meanwhile include South Australian producers Filsell’s Orchards, Raw Nation Wholefoods, Ashton Valley Fresh, JVJ Co, SA Mushrooms and Potatoes South Australia. The project also involves Denmark’s Carlsberg Group and South Australia’s Coopers Brewing, along with American ingredients solutions company Ingredion.
“This consortium draws together a unique combination of research expertise, facilities, industry know-how and resources,” said University of Adelaide Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Mike Brooks. “It promises increased profitability and sustainability for our local agricultural and horticultural industries, and significant health and economic benefit for our whole state.
“The consortium has already drawn the support of four international industry partners, which shows the incredible commercial potential to be developed.”
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The iconic British manufacturer said the first customer car was now complete and awaiting delivery. They confirmed customers will soon receive their “game-changing” hypercars with deliveries planned in the coming weeks for some of the first owners.
“The Valkyrie is born out of the steadfast dedication of a large group of highly skilled engineers and technicians who have worked tirelessly to get Valkyrie to the production stage.
“I’m sure our customers will be delighted with what they have achieved.”
The Valkyrie boasts a hybrid V12 powertrain developing a maximum power of 1,140bhp (Brake Horse Power).
The vehicle is capable of a top speed of over 200mph and can reach 0-62mph in under three seconds.


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Research has found that slips and falls are the number one cause of accidents in public buildings, restaurants, and hotels. For senior citizens, these incidents aren’t merely embarrassing; they can present a real danger to their health. But now, there might be an easy — and inflatable — solution to prevent serious injuries sustained from slip and fall accidents: a wearable air bag called the Hip’Air.
Every year, nearly 37.2 million injury-related ER visits occur. According to the CDC, more than 300,000 people over the age of 65 are hospitalized every year due to hip fractures, and around 95% of those injuries can be attributed to falls. Even if an injured senior makes it through the lengthy recovery process, research shows that their risk of death nearly triples during the first year following a hip fracture. Even eight years after the injury, these patients have a death risk twice that of a typical senior citizen.
Considering that long-term care for seniors is already expected enough — one study found that 83% of primary caregivers contributed an average of $8,800 for out-of-pocket care expenses — and that the risks are so high, prevention seems to be the best option. That’s where Helite’s invention comes in.
While the Hip’Air may look like a fanny pack, it’s actually an incredibly sophisticated piece of technology. Sensors powered by algorithms within the device monitor the wearer’s movement at rates of more than 1,000 times per second. When and if a person falls, the Hip’Air knows immediately. It instantly and automatically deploys its built-in airbags within 0.3 seconds — creating a virtually foolproof cushion that inflates before the wearer can hit the ground.
Alexandre Quarrey, the senior engineer Helite — the French company that created Hip’Air — explained in a statement: “People are used to seeing airbag in cars, but now we are able to integrate airbags almost everywhere, the opportunities are really important… Every week we have people asking us if it’s possible to create an airbag for a new application.”
According to Helite, which originally designed this technology for thrill-seekers and adventurers, the device reduces the impact of falls by a staggering 90%. Plus, they’re reusable; unlike your car’s airbags, they can be deployed repeatedly without having to keep buying replacements. That’s good news, considering the Hip’Air will set you back around $800. Still, when you weigh that against the costs of emergency care, recovery, and long-term care, it seems like a bargain.
The lightweight, easy-to-use device should be available on the market by March 2018. After more than a decade of development, many seniors and their families may be glad to get some peace of mind with a device such as this. It’s being currently tested in some nursing homes, which could provide valuable data for the future. While the price tag may be a bit steep for some, the belt’s comfort and high level of performance may be enough to convince consumers that it could be a worthwhile investment in one’s health.


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The Sustainable Business Center in Galesburg
Rich Egger’s guests on Emphasis are Cesar Suarez, Ryan Lilly, and Eric Dilts. They talk about the Sustainable Business Center in Galesburg.
Suarez is the city’s economic development director, Lilly is manager of the Entrepreneurship Center of West Central Illinois (which is located at the SBC), and Dilts is the sustainability director at the SBC.
Dilts said the SBC is a business incubator.
“What we do is we help nurture and mentor young companies who are starting off. We help them grow and build. Being the Sustainable Business Center, we focus on green, innovative companies. Environmental entrepreneurs, we like to say,” Dilts said.
Five companies are currently working out of the SBC and there is room for more.
Suarez said the city is trying to put forth a new way for doing economic development.
“Our mission is creating a new economy together, one that’s prepared for the 21st Century,” Suarez said.
“An economy that’s going to be very agile, one that can respond to the globalization and technology changes that we’re faced with in our economy.”
Suarez said the SBC tries to grow local talent and companies that can be flexible and globally competitive.
Lilly said he works one-on-one with the companies in the incubator. He provides business planning services. He’s also been working to provide job opportunities for young people who might otherwise leave for jobs in larger cities.
“I think a great example of that is Sitka Salmon Shares. This was a company that originated out of the Environmental Studies Program at Knox College,” Lilly said.
“Every employee of this company is a Knox College student. I just think it’s great to see that involvement from our local educational institutions and it’s a nice kind of transfer from education into our business sector.”
The SBC is also home to the restaurant En Season, which is considered a showcase for sustainable agriculture. The restaurant, which is open to the public, serves only what is in season. All of the food comes from local producers and the produce is grown without pesticides or other chemicals.
The kitchen is also available for rent to culinary entrepreneurs.


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After months of feverish anticipation, rumours, and blurry leaked photos – the Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here. And boy, was this phone worth the wait.
From the first time you pick it up, it’s clear the Samsung Galaxy S8 is something pretty special. It’s easily the best phone the Korean technology firm has ever built.
But for everything it gets right, the Galaxy S8 is not without fault.
Express.co.uk has been carrying around the latest Galaxy smartphone for the past few weeks, here’s our full review.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is certainly not flawless, but design is one area where it is nigh on impossible to fault this stellar new phone.
The Galaxy S8 has a stunning new industrial design that builds on the beautiful dual-curved display of their predecessor, and yet simultaneously, looks unlike anything we’ve ever seen from Samsung. Or anyone else, for that matter.
The eye-watering 5.8-inch AMOLED display on the Samsung Galaxy S8 bleeds to the very edge of the chassis, leaving just a wafer-thin bezel, and ensuring the physical footprint of the device remains manageable despite the mammoth screen.
Samsung calls its stunning new edge-to-edge design the Infinity Display – and it certainly lives up to the lofty title.
Picking up the Samsung Galaxy S8 for the first time, the phone feels like an illusion. A contradiction.
Samsung Galaxy S8 is easily the best smartphone money can buy, but it’s not faultless
The first thing you notice is the display – which feels enormous.
Place a Galaxy S8 besides the iPhone 7 Plus and the 5.8-inch Infinity Display dwarfs Apple’s already sizeable offering. But holding the latest Galaxy phone in your hand, it feels compact and more manageable than its Apple equivalent.
Samsung has pulled off a remarkable feat.
When Samsung first debuted its curved display technology with the Galaxy Note Edge, it was a useless gimmick. It’s amazing just how far the South Korean company has come – and what that gimmick has now allowed them to achieve.
It’s no exaggeration to say that after using the Galaxy S8 for a short while, every other phone looks outdated. If it achieves nothing else, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is clearly going to set the new standard for flagship smartphone design.
For years, Samsung desperately tried to recreate the iPhone design. With the Galaxy S8, the South Korean company has crafted something truly unique – that leaves the scrambling to catch-up with this new design standard.
To achieve its beautiful Infinity Display, Samsung was forced to ditch all physical and capacitive buttons from the front of the phone, replacing them with…


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And I can't really say I blame them
I know what the FDA reps said, but who trusts anything the Federal government says.
Tomorrow they could come back and say, "The shutdown has forced us to postpone the AdCom and the PDUFA date." And they wouldn't explain or apologize for anything.
Until the FDA makes an affirmative, published statement that a particular AdCom is staying on schedule, the market won't price it in until we get VERY CLOSE to the date.
AdCom will go on as scheduled.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Your confidence is, well, very confident.
I'm not challenging it.
I'm simply explaining the price the market is assigning to AMRN right now.
Even if the AdCom take place it doesn't mean it's a slam dunk, they still can postpone it or say it's no good, The Oct 19 $10 calls had a 0.85 premium a month ago now the $ 9.00 get 0.20. That's the story


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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip may not be able to celebrate the holiday season in the traditional way this year, but there's one annual tradition that they're sticking with! That's because as ET Canada shares, the royals have already chosen their Christmas tree, and it certainly looks stunning at their current residence of Windsor Castle!
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip chose Norwegian spruce tree
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip would usually be spending Christmas at the Sandringham Estate, but the couple have cancelled their usual festivities because of health and safety guidelines. "Having considered all the appropriate advice," a representative for Buckingham Palace told ET Canada, "the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have decided that this year they will spend Christmas quietly in Windsor."
On Wednesday, it was revealed that the queen and Prince Philip have selected a 20-foot-tall Norwegian spruce as their Christmas tree this year! The Royal Collection trust posted a video on Instagram of the tree being felled at Windsor Great Park, then being carted off to its destination of Windsor Castle, where it gets a festive makeover for the holiday season.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's tree also originated from a place that's steeped in tradition for the royal family! "It is thought that Christmas trees have been sourced from the Great Park for Windsor Castle since the reign of Queen Victoria," the caption explains. As well, the post mentions that Windsor Castle's halls will be open for holiday visits beginning on December 3 for anyone who would like to check out the display in person!
See the video of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's beautiful Christmas tree here!


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Lenovo has launched new smart glasses aimed at improving productivity for remote workers.
Launched at this year’s virtual CES event, running from today until 14 January, the ThinkReality A3 lightweight smart glasses are designed to serve the increasingly distributed workforce as well as industrial workers.
The glasses can be used as virtual monitors and 3D visualisation for augmented reality (AR) assisted workflows and immersive training, meeting the needs of workers looking to adopt new technologies for smart collaboration.
They can be tethered to a PC or select Motorola smartphones, are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 Platform and can show up to 5 virtual displays.
The company has also launched a PC version, which allows the user to view multiple monitors and use Windows software tools and applications. The Industrial Edition can be tethered to a Motorola smartphone to be used in complex work environments such as factory floors and laboratories.
According to Lenovo, the smart glasses “fit like sunglasses”, but can be adapted to have industrial frames to be safer and more durable.
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The smart glasses will be available in some markets in mid-2021.
Once predicted to become a must-have gadget, smart glasses are yet to take off on a large-scale. Google launched Google Glass in 2013, but was met with privacy and safety concerns which ultimately led to the product being limited to enterprises rather than general use in 2017.
However, last year Google announced it was acquiring smart glasses company North, suggesting it may be looking to return to the market. There have also been rumours that Apple may venture into the world of smart glasses in the future.
With the rise in remote working seeing many businesses embrace cutting edge technology, as well as the benefits smart glasses can bring to a smart factory setting, they may see an uptick in popularity in the years to come.
“The A3 is a next generation augmented reality solution – light, powerful and versatile. The smart glasses are part of a comprehensive integrated digital solution from Lenovo that includes the advanced AR device, ThinkReality software, and Motorola mobile phones. Whether working in virtual spaces or supporting remote assistance, the ThinkReality A3 enhances workers’ abilities to do more wherever they are,” said Jon Pershke, Lenovo Vice President of Strategy and Emerging Business, Intelligent Device Group.


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The Dacia Spring is the cheapest electric car that economical German customers can find on the market. But instead of continuing to rely on Stromer at an entry-level price, Dacia wants to remain loyal to the combustion engine for a long time. Customers are already looking down the drain.
Mercedes, VW, Ford, Opel – many car manufacturers have long since announced the end of combustion engines. Some go well beyond the target set by the EU. Opel, for example, does not want to stop selling petrol and diesel engines in Europe until 2035, but only wants to offer electric cars from 2028.
Dacia remains loyal to combustion engines: what does this mean for electric cars?
It is different with Dacia. The carmaker has built up a reputation for cheap purchase prices for its cars over the years. The only electric model so far, Dacia Spring, is no exception, on the contrary. The Spring is considered the cheapest e-car on the German market, both in terms of purchase and the cost per kilometer. But the manufacturer has no rush to further electrify its offering.
Dacia wants Stay true to combustion engines until 2035, says Denis Le Vot, brand boss of Dacia (source: Reuters). The plan behind it: Dacia could support the switch to electric cars at Renault by later switching to cushion the risks. It should be over there in 2030. “Everyone has a part to play,” Le Vot continues.
Big leaps in the direction of electromobility can therefore hardly be expected from Dacia in the foreseeable future. The plans to continue to install internal combustion engines are a rejection, but not. Instead, Dacia wants to react depending on how the market develops. Petrol and diesel on the one hand and electric cars on the other could exist together, according to the Dacia boss.
Germany’s cheapest electric car is on the verge of extinction
However, e-car buyers have to accept one uncertainty: In Germany, Dacia has not been taking any orders for Spring for months. The inexpensive model is also to be replaced by a new electric car from 2024. We’ll have to wait and see whether the Spring will be available again on the German market by then.


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Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited has announced a reduction in the prices of various models from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,99,000, with effect from August 16, citing the improvement in the value of the rupee against the dollar.
The company has closed advance bookings for the vehicles from July 1, the Alto VX, VXR and AGS models are now priced at Rs 1,699,000, Rs 1,976,000 and Rs 2,223,000 respectively.
Wagon VXR, VXL and AGS models will now be priced at Rs 24 lakh 21 thousand, Rs 25 lakh 64 thousand and Rs 28 lakh 2 thousand respectively, while Cults VXR, VXL and AGS models will now be priced at Rs. Available at 27 lakh 54 thousand, 3 million 24 thousand and 32 lakh 34 thousand.
The new price of Swift GL, MT, CVT, GLX CVT is Rs 3180,000, Rs 3420,000 and Rs 3760,000 respectively, while Ravi, Ravi deckless, Bolan Van and Bolan The cargo prices are 14 lakh 24 thousand, 13 lakh 49 thousand, 15 lakh and 14 lakh 87 thousand.
The price cut comes as a surprise as the company had hiked prices by Rs 661,000 from Rs 314,000 in the first week of August, citing the depreciation of the rupee against the dollar.
Pak Suzuki has decided to temporarily shut down its car production plant from August 18 to 19 due to shortage of equipment, however the company said the motorcycle plant will remain operational.
It should be noted that earlier Indus Motors also announced a significant reduction in the price of vehicles.
In the month of July, after a big increase in the price from 7 lakh 60 thousand to 31 lakh 60 thousand rupees, Indus Motor Company reduced the prices of vehicles from 2 lakh 60 thousand to 11 lakh 40 thousand rupees.
Indus Motors said that the prices of all models of Toyota Corolla are being reduced from Rs.330,000 to Rs.440,000.
Apart from this, the price of different models of Toyota Yaris has also been reduced from Rs 2 lakh 60 thousand to Rs 3 lakh 10 thousand, while the prices of Toyota Hilux Rio and Fortuner have been reduced from Rs 6 lakh 50 thousand to Rs 8 lakh 20 thousand respectively. And it was reduced from 9 lakh 10 thousand rupees to 11 lakh 40 thousand rupees.


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Troy-based chemical company LG Chem Power Inc. first began manufacturing lithium-ion batteries in 1998, and is one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers with a significant market share in consumer, automotive, and stationary applications. As energy companies around the world work towards increased energy savings, environmental responsibility, and sustainability, LG Chem Power has created a robust mass production system for their battery technology and now supplies cells to major international companies, becoming one of the world’s principal battery manufacturers across several industries.
The most recent company to utilize LG Chem’s lithium-ion battery is VLC Energy, a London-based company working to develop the United Kingdom’s largest energy storage plants, which are intended to be connected to their electricity network by the end of 2017. They will allow VLC Energy to store extra generated electricity during off-peak times, to be used later as a supplement when demand grows during high-peak times.
The battery projects will harness the LG Chem’s latest lithium-ion battery technology to provide a “vital balancing service” on a national scale, with “almost instantaneous responses of less than one second to surges in energy supply and demand,” according to a press release. The technology is expected to save the U.K. around $250 million U.S. dollars in savings across all of their contracts, by reducing wasted energy.
LG Chem Power’s lithium-ion battery provides several advantages, including improved abuse tolerance through a safety reinforced separator, mixed cathode chemistry, and safer packaging. It also offers better thermal performance due to its thin, flat packaging, higher reliability due to its simpler manufacturing, and lower total costs after streamlining packaging and chemistry.


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After teasing us for weeks, Lamborghini finally hosted the world premiere of the new and super-exclusive Centenario today at the 2016 Geneva Auto Show. Only 40 units will be built including 20 coupes and 20 convertibles, and all of them are already spoken for.
Pricing was set to start at €1.75 million before taxes (roughly $2.6 million CAD).
The Lamborghini Centenario, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini's birth, features a 770-horsepower V12 engine. It sprints from 0-100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds and from 0-300 km/h in 23.5 seconds. Top speed is rated at 350 km/h. A carbon fibre unibody drops its weight to 1,520 kg.
With just 40 copies around the world, your chances of seeing one in person are pretty slim… unless you’re Matt St-Pierre, who happens to be in Geneva to cover the event for us.


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I’ve read a few articles saying General Mills is laying off 625 more people...Is this true? If so where are the 625 coming from?
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General Mills bests Wall Street outlook, but boosts job cuts
General Mills Inc. turned in a better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings report as sales rose slightly and cost-cutting moves boosted margins. But the company kept up its focus on costs, saying it eliminated 625 positions.
Reuters has an early report on the numbers from the Golden Valley-based company, which has been under pressure to get bigger and improve profits in a consolidation-minded food sector.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) had locked down the "get bigger" part earlier this year with its $8 billion acquisition of Blue Buffalo Pet Products. But the fourth-quarter results showed that things were improving even besides that deal.
Fourth-quarter sales rose 2 percent to $3.9 billion; organic net sales were up about 1 percent. And though profits were down from a year ago — to 59 cents per share from 69 cents — adjusted earnings of 79 cents per share were up and well above the 72 cents per share that analysts had expected.
"While our full-year profit results fell short of our initial plans, we finished the year delivering growth in sales, margins, profit, and EPS in the fourth quarter," said CEO Jeff Harmening. "And I'm pleased with the continued progress we've made in cash generation, with our free cash flow up nearly 30 percent this year.
A General Mills spokesperson said that the majority of the 625 job cuts have already happened, though it's not known what areas of the company were affected or how many of the cuts were from layoffs as opposed to attrition.
The fourth-quarter numbers include a existing $49.3 million charge in connection with the move. About $5.5 million in additional charges are expected in the coming year.
General Mills had a total workforce of about 38,000 last year. The company made much bigger rounds of cuts a few years ago, as plant closures and other restructuring moves eliminated thousands of jobs.
Other charges included a nearly $97 million impairment related to brands like Yoki and Mountain High.
Shares of General Mills are up about 1 percent in premarket trading.
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According to the latest NPD Group Connected Intelligence Smartphone and Tablet Usage report, cellular data usage among consumers with unlimited plans is 67 percent higher than those with limited plans. Limited plan users instead rely more on Wi-Fi access. Over the last three months, limited plan users consumed eight percent more than their unlimited plan counterparts, with a spike of 18 percent more Wi-Fi usage in October.
When looking at data and Wi-Fi consumption as it relates to a user’s smartphone operating system, iOS users tend to consume more cellular data, while Android users look to Wi-Fi.
Cellular data and Wi-Fi consumption have been on the rise, as smartphone users increasingly access video content, social media apps, music and more. In fact, the average U.S. smartphone user consumes a total of 31.4 GB of data on a monthly basis (including Wi-Fi and cellular consumption). This is up 25 percent from one year prior, when the total monthly data consumption averaged 25.2 GB per user.
Consumers might be considering switching providers for the best unlimited plans. The new AudienceSCAN survey showed 13% of Americans would like to switch to different mobile/wireless providers this year.
“Unlimited data plans have become the de facto offering in the market and the significant variance between consumption levels of unlimited plan and limited plan users can be alarming for mobile carriers, as networks become increasingly congested,” said Brad Akyuz, director, industry analyst for NPD’s Connected Intelligence. “When users migrate from limited plans to unlimited plans, their consumption behavior shifts in favor of using cellular data more regularly. Users on unlimited plans don’t regularly seek Wi-Fi connectivity for data-hungry transactions such as video streaming, application updates, and downloads as they are not concerned about data overage fees.”
Internet banner ads can reach Potential Mobile/Wireless Network Switchers who are researching the best data plans. The latest AudienceSCAN study found 35% of switchers took action after seeing banner ads in the past month.
Streaming video remains the number one driver of cellular and Wi-Fi data consumption on mobile and fixed networks, accounting for 83 percent of the total data used by smartphone owners. In Q3 2017, 67 percent of all smartphone users reported accessing video content via an app at least once a month, up from 57 percent in Q2 2017.


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Plea To Maintain Sugar Prices At Steady Levels
Former president of Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) O P Dhanuka said there was a need to maintain ex-factory prices level at Rs 3,900 per quintal
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A section of the sugar industry has sought government intervention to maintain ex-factory prices at a fair level so that it did not fall below the cane purchase prices to prevent a huge outstanding of arrears for the growers.
They have also sought creation of a buffer stock to stabilise prices in case of production shortfall and allocation to factories having production below five lakh quintals per year from it.
Former president of Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) O P Dhanuka said there was a need to maintain ex-factory prices level at Rs 3,900 per quintal.
He said that sugar prices had been falling steadily from Rs 3,835 per qunital in September 2017 to Rs 3,150 per quintal in February 2018 owing to dumping of entire supplies by big factories, when the government came out with an order that the factories would be allowed to sell only 18 per cent of their stock and carry the rest as inventory for subsequent sales.
Dhanuka, also the CMD of Riga Sugar, said that this move had helped the ex-factory prices to climb upwards to Rs 3,550 per quintal since then.
"We want the government to maintain this system of limited release by the factories so that the ex-factory prices steadies at around Rs 3,900 per quintal. I have also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the regard," he told reporters here today.
He also said that annual consumption of sugar in India was around 245 lakh tonnes per year, whereas the domestic production was lower at 203 lakh tonnes, the gap met through imports which got banned from 2015.
Dhanuka also said that there was need for creation of a buffer stock of 20 lakh MT to stablise prices and higher quota for low-producing factories so that they were able to survive in times of crisis.
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its smart phone modem business, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would launch the iPhone manufacturer's push to take control of the development of key components driving the devices.
An agreement, covering a portfolio of patents and employees worth $ 1
Although the potential acquisition price would be a rounding error for companies valued in hundreds of billions of dollars, a transaction would be important strategically and economically.
It would give Apple access to engineering and talent behind Intel's year-long pressure to develop modem chips for the crucial next generation of wireless technology known as 5G, potentially saving years of development work. Apple has been working to develop chips to further differentiate their devices as the smartphone's sales platform globally, and push the iPhone business that has long supported the profits. It has employed engineers, including some from Intel, and announced plans for an office of 1,200 employees in San Diego.
For Intel's part, a deal will allow the company to throw a business that had burdened its bottom line: a smartphone operation had lost about $ 1 billion annually, having a person familiar with the performance, said, and generally failed to meet expectations . While it would leave the smartphone business, Intel plans to continue working on 5G technology for other connected devices.
Intel and Apple have been in conversations off and on again for about a year. They collapsed around Apple achieving a multi-year delivery agreement for Intel-rival modems
The Wall Street Journal reported in April.
Intel had thrown a wider network for buyers then and received expressions of interest from a number of parties, but the talks with Apple – long regarded as the most logical buyer – soon resumed.
Apple's negotiation agreement with Qualcomm, formerly the only provider of iPhone modems, was part of the solution to a two-year legal battle between the companies on royalties Qualcomm gathers for its wireless technology.
Intel had signed with Apple as the feud worsened, but announced after the settlement that it abandoned the development of modems for 5G smartphones – a bet it had spent a decade and billions of dollars on – and cites no clear path to profitability. Intel had bought its modem business in 2011 from
$ 1.4 billion.
Apple Intel discussions began last summer, around the time former Intel boss Brian Krzanich resigned, people familiar with the matter have said. Mr. Krzanich promoted the modem business and designated 5G technology as a significant future revenue stream. When Bob Swan was appointed to that job in January, analysts said the chance of an appointment increased because his focus on cleaning up Intel would require addressing the losses in the fashion business.
Intel is the latest Apple provider to leave a business after the iPhone manufacturer moved to develop internal components. Late last year, Apple signed a $ 600 million deal to get 300 engineers and plants off
PLS as the company increasingly develops the battery management chips Dialog had delivered.
Apple has been reluctant to cut big deals lately, and prefers to acquire 15 to 20 small companies annually that have the technology it can easily integrate. But with the decline in the iPhone business, the company has become more open to larger deals. It has used the giant cash reserves for share buy-backs and dividends, but still has a significant coffin, with $ 113 billion in cash after March 30. The biggest deal to date is still the acquisition of $ 3 billion in Beats Electronics LLC in 2014.
Apple is entitled to report the fiscal results for the third quarter next week. Intel's results come later this week.
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Nio is launching the ET7, ET5 and ES7 at the Nio Berlin 2022 event to be held on October 7, local time in Europe, said Qin Lihong.
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Local consumers can expect to see three models at Nio's first launch event in Europe in two weeks.
Nio is launching the ET7, ET5 and ES7 at the Nio Berlin 2022 event to be held on October 7, local time in Europe, said Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of the company, today.
Qin revealed the plan during a live broadcast by Chinese automotive Dongchedi, without providing further details. ET7, ET5 and ES7 are all current models of Nio based on the second generation NT 2.0 platform.
In a September 21 Reuters report, Qin said in a phone interview that Nio will launch other models in Europe starting this year, including the ET7 and ET5 sedans.
"It's just like two runners on their tracks," Qin said, according to the report. "If you have a great lead, you just need to keep your own pace."
Qin and William Li, Nio's founder, chairman and CEO, are currently on a 10-day road trip with the local team in Europe.
On September 22, Li shared some of their trip on the Norwegian version of the Nio App, saying they arrived in Frankfurt from Munich.
"Our Nio House in Frankfurt is under construction. Although this 1,700-sqaure-meter Nio House will not open until early next year, our team has to start thinking about how it can contribute to the local community," Li said at the time.
Today, Li shared their new journey on the Chinese version of the Nio App, saying that construction of the company's battery swap station in Frankfurt is accelerating, with eight employees working on site.
Li said he happened to see an Nio test vehicle that tried to charge at a Tesla supercharger station, but was unsuccessful.
Nio is also building an Nio House in the Netherlands with 600 square meters of space, which is expected to open early next year, according to Li.
Nio will hold Nio Berlin 2022, its European launch event, in Berlin on October 7, the company said on September 22. Themed "A New Horizon," the event will be live-streamed globally at 18:00 Central European Time (0:00 on October 8 Beijing Time), it added.
Last month, Nio sent the first ET7s to Europe via three ships, and the company said at the time that the ET7s would be open for pre-order for consumers in countries including Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and that deliveries would begin this year.
Nio will also bring its products and complete service system to Europe, offering a smarter, more comfortable driving experience while bringing an enjoyable lifestyle to local users, it previously said.


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Low Cost Tools Lowers Hurdle for Budding Cybercriminals
Cybersecurity firm SecureWorks recently reported that the declining cost of cybercrime tools is encouraging a greater number of inexperienced hackers to conduct malicious online activities.
In the 2017 State of Cybercrime: Exposing the threats techniques and markets that fuel the economy of cybercriminals, the firm’s Counter Threat Unit reveals that low-level hackers now have easier access to tools such as malware as a service and cheap spam botnets. The report cited a large botnet named Kelihos as an example, which only charged $200 per 1 million emails.
SecureWorks also confirmed that personal information is still a popular commodity in the internet underground, with detailed information including credit card data sold for as low as $10.