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Do you have an eye for good buys? Here’s a side hustle you can do from home
Potential buyers are hooked on live shopping events you can host from home. Here’s what two sellers have to say, and tips for getting started.
Hosting a livestreaming shopping event from your kitchen table (perhaps with a generous pour of wine nearby) sounds like an easy way to make some extra money. And the popularity of these homegrown, live shopping shows has exploded.The entertainment value of seeing neighbors hawking handmade jewelry, home decor, antiques or flea market finds keeps potential buyers hooked. Here’s what two sellers, one five years in, the other launching less than a year ago, had to say.
A home-based boutique Lynesha McElveen of Atlanta started selling her Discount Diva Deals, including purses, women’s clothing and accessories, on Facebook Live shopping events five years ago.“I kind of converted my living room and dining room into a boutique space,” she says, hosting live events three times per week.
McElveen is now building an online network of other “deal divas.”Her Facebook FB, +0.23% group has grown to over 15,000 members and serves as a platform for about 300 Facebook Live sellers to help buyers, as she says, “get your Gucci without getting gotcha.” headtopics.com
“On that group, I have some people who just post items for sale, but the vast majority of them do one-hour Lives,” McElveen says. Sellers are scheduled in fixed time slots each week, “just like a TV show,” she says.“I want to be a 24-hour-a-day livestreaming service. That’s what I’m shooting for.” McElveen says she receives “a small fee” and provides training to the sellers on how to build viewership and increase sales.
See: One-third of Americans say they need a side gig to pay expensesGo live now, rebroadcast later Pinkey Stewart of Lombard, Illinois, is a relative newcomer to hosting online shopping events. She’s been handcrafting jewelry for about six years. Stewart launched her PinkGLITZ website in 2019 and began hosting Facebook Lives in late 2020.
How are the shopping events working out?“It depends,” she admits. “It’s so diluted now,” as more social networks compete for users’ attention. She’s had livestreams with just two or three viewers at a time, but often more people watch the rebroadcasts, which remain online and can be seen at a viewer’s convenience.
However, the shows build a relationship with the viewer, she says, and that enhances trust.Also see: Got a side gig? Turn it into a real business: Here’s howHaving an eye for good buys You can start selling online by purchasing just a couple hundred dollars’ worth of inventory, or less, both sellers say. headtopics.com
“Starting out your first year, if you can make $10,000, I’d say you’re doing great,” McElveen says. “But don’t quit your day job.”McElveen’s business was built on resale inventory bought by thrifting at yard sales, flea markets, secondhand stores and the like.
You need to have an eye for finding bargains and pricing items for sale, she says. “You have to have patience. There are literally some people that sit outside these stores for hours before they open because they know on certain days there’s new inventory coming in, and they’re there to get it.”
Related: How to pick the right side gigTips for getting started McElveen warns new sellers to avoid overhead, such as having a brick-and-mortar location. Doing live shopping events from your home is a low-risk way to start.“I always tell my sellers: People buy from who they like,” she says. “Don’t feel like you have to be perfect. I’ve had Lives where my children are screaming in the background. The Live cuts off in the middle, and I have to get back on, ‘Oh, the Wi-Fi went out!’ People want to know that you’re a real person.”
Other tips offered by the two sellers include:“Folks who really want to do this have to really have a passion for it and not get discouraged and just keep at it,” Stewart says. Expectations may be that you’ll jump out of the gate with a large amount in sales, “and that doesn’t always happen.” headtopics.com
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From application-oriented taxi companies to hotel chains and consumer goods, the brands on the list of insignificant brands have a hard time when the world around them closes its doors. If consumers lose their lives, they also run the risk of being forgotten when they turn away from their previous lifestyle and move towards a more frugal existence. In order to manage the resulting disruption, the group – from Uber and Ola to Swiggy, Zomato and five-star hotel chains – comes into contact with products and services that directly alleviate the current crisis in consumers’ lives or link them to brands that do. While all this helps to maintain the relevance of brands in times of crisis, the Nielsen-India report notes that it also reflects the growing global trend towards a more technologically advanced consumer system.
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Swiggy has updated Swiggy Go with the introduction of the Genie hyper local delivery service in more than 15 cities. It has expanded its activities, supplying food and essential goods to more than 125 cities. The service is offered by local shops and distribution centres of major brands. While the food and commodities category has always been part of our long-term strategy to provide hyperlocal convenience, we have accelerated our growth for the benefit of our customers, said Vivek Sunder, Chief Operating Officer of Swiggy.
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such as BigBasket, Grofers, Milkbasket and Apollo Pharmacy for the last mile delivery. In many cities, guest networks and hospitals have joined forces to combat the crisis. Apollo Hospital has about 5000 rooms combined with lemon, ginger, oyo and has also linked them to Zomato to supply food. Pratthap S. Reddy, CEO of Apollo Hospitals Group, said the Kawach project uses technology and innovation to create non-standard solutions to help people. Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Oyo Rooms, said that the company’s partnership with Apollo Hospitals is designed to ensure that the company exploits its potential to create quarantine facilities with a high level of disinfection per application wherever possible. This is an unprecedented situation that requires all of us to find new ways to work together and seize the opportunity, Mr. Agarwal said.
For all brands that want to remain relevant and contribute to the current crisis, technology is a major asset. A recent report by Nielsen India on the impact of Covid-19 on consumption patterns and brand partnerships also showed that online services and technology tools will become increasingly important. She believes this will be the norm as more and more people are looking for technical solutions to problems or needs that were previously addressed offline.

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I don't know if Lexus realizes the significance of the new on sale date for their first hybrid-SUV. But tax day, April 15, 2005, will be a joyous day for luxury car-buying environmentalists. The 9,500 folks that have already bought one of the 2006 models, sight undriven, will also be much relieved. One Lexus VP says they've seen more consumer interest in the RX 400h than any other vehicle in the brand's entire history. The launch was originally scheduled for early 2005 but was pushed back so the company could build some sort of reasonable inventory for the demand.
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Wild Boar Campers are proudly supporting the 2018 Cancer Councils 4×4 Pink Run to be held on the 20th October. Wild Boar has donated one of their offroad camper trailers to be set up and used as a medical tent during the event.
What does the event entail, well imagine hundreds of pink 4x4s and thousands of people on a beach, and you’ll be halfway there? The event is held on the Teewah Beach and is mostly a full day event. Some people meet for the “Convoy” and drive up from brisbane is the longest line of pink you’ve seen. Other people make there own way to the location, either camp near by or travel with friends.
The Wild Boar Camper will be on display at the 2018 Queensland Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo, located within the Founders Pavilion at the Toowoomba Showgrounds, 3-5 August.


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It's Apple week! We're examining the world's largest tech company from all angles. Stay tuned to Fool.com all week for full coverage.
Raise your hand if "lack of viruses or other digital threats" is one of the reasons you bought a Mac. Whoa. That's a lot of you.
I understand why. Windows is reputedly more vulnerable than a two-day-old kitten. Apple
That job is about to get harder, which poses a huge threat to Apple and its shareholders.
The Web theory of everything
Networks are the problem. Connect any two devices over a network, or enable a device to others on a network, and holes get created. Hackers know this. They use skills and tools probe along network walls, like a prisoner looking for a low clearing along a fence line. Leave a hole, and they'll crawl through.
Web businesses often seem to be most vulnerable to these sorts of attacks. Last year, hackers called the Iranian Cyber Army hacked Twitter, and then in January breached Baidu
If only we could say the same about Apple.
iSecurity, inching along
Earlier this month, a hole in AT&T's
This is a massive problem for Apple. Macs aren't what make the company anymore; iDevices are the growth engine, the future, the raison d'etre for the $246 billion in market cap Apple commands.
Just look at today's action: On a down day for Mr. Market, shares of Apple are up more than 1% on news that users have already ordered more than 600,000 iPhone 4 handsets. Cult of Mac, meet the iEmpire.
Optimists will blame AT&T for these breaches. They're not wrong. But it's wishful thinking at best to believe that Ms. Bell's loophole-closing will solve the issue. It won't, because it can't. Fail-safe systems don't exist in computing.
Once more, consider recent history. A security expert found in routine tests that a powered-off iPhone could be cracked if connected to a PC running the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, even if the device was also password-protected. That's not an AT&T problem, Fool. That's a software flaw. If today's breaches become tomorrow's fond remember-whens, look out below.
A failure of succeeding
Apple's transformation has accelerated with the release of the iPhone and the iPad. Once lucky to move a few million desktops and laptops annually, CEO Steve Jobs is positioning his company to manufacture and sell tens of millions of iProducts each year, building on the more than 52 million iPhones and iPads already out in the wild.
But speed also has a downside. Move too fast, and Apple will leave holes for hackers to exploit, such as the recently discovered Ubuntu iPhone vulnerability.
And let's not forget that there are alternatives to what Apple sells. Should hackers expose iProducts as materially less secure than Research In Motion's
Remember, these are new markets. Apple is a leader now, but its leadership is based entirely on design and perceived performance. There's no incumbent edge; the installed base is too new, with each week bringing new tectonic shifts.
Apple's success is its problem. The more Macs and iProducts there are in the wild, the more hackers will concentrate on them. After all, Apple's machines will be the ones with the data the hackers want.
Here's hoping Apple proves as good on defense as it has been on offense. Shareholder returns depend on it.
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers is a member of the Rule Breakers stock-picking team. He had stock and options positions in Apple at the time of publication. Check out Tim's portfolio holdings and Foolish writings, or connect with him on Twitter as @milehighfool. The Motley Fool is also on Twitter as @TheMotleyFool. The Fool's disclosure policy started its career as a motivational speaker, but has never lived in a van down by the river.


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India,24th May 2023Entropik, a leading human insights company has announced the launch of Decode, a groundbreaking integrated consumer research platform that leverages EmotionAI and ChatGPT to transform qualitative research. Decode revolutionizes the way research is conducted by delivering comprehensive summaries, AI-generated highlights and topics, and capturing action items.
Decode’s AI-generated action items feature uses the robust GPT – 3 to identify essential action items from transcript texts seamlessly. This eliminates the need for manual scanning and note-taking, enabling users to swiftly pinpoint and address crucial tasks. It highlights feature takes advantage of the GPT-3 to identify and extract sentences containing keywords, creating concise and impactful summaries of the most significant parts of the discussion.
Mr. Lava Kumar, Founder & CPO, Entropik, stated, “Decode represents a major breakthrough in qualitative research and is the first vertically integrated research cloud offering that unifies all research offerings for brands in one single platform. We’re excited to integrate ChatGPT into our product and provide our customers with a smarter and more efficient way to conduct research. With this tool, they can quickly get to the heart of their discussions without having to sift through hours of recordings.”
Decode is the perfect solution for businesses, market researchers, and product developers seeking a more effective approach to qualitative research. By saving time and increasing efficiency, decode enables users to focus on the most critical aspects of their research.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
Best Buy Co., 66 cents to $30.67
The electronics retailer reported disappointing quarterly sales and issued a cautious outlook for the key holiday shopping season.
UnitedHealth Group Inc., down $6.62 to $110.63
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Salesforce.com Inc., up $3.29 to $80.64
The customer-management software developer reported better-than-expected third quarter results and gave an upbeat outlook.
Raytheon Co., up $2.05 to $126
The defence contractor’s board of directors approved a $2 billion stock buyback program and declared a quarterly dividend.
Intel Corp., up $1.14 to $34.30
The chipmaker said it expects its revenue to grow again next year and raised its quarterly dividend.
Keurig Green Mountain Inc., up $7.38 to $47.88
The maker of single-serve coffee brewing systems reported better-than-expected quarterly results and raised its dividend.
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $8.33 to $10.40
Executive Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals took a majority stake in the cancer drug developer.
SFXE Entertainment Inc., down 17 cents to 24 cents
The live and digital entertainment company’s CEO withdrew his offer to buy all outstanding shares of the troubled company.


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Steve Jobs leaves the world better off than he found it, using technology to simplify everything from office tasks to reading or listening to music.
Google launched its e-books marketplace Monday, giving prominence to the more than 2 million titles it offers for free.
Multitasking on smartphones, iPads, and the Mobile Web makes some feel smarter and others just more scattered. Is it changing how we think?
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Genesis G80 Is the Best Upper Midsize Premium Car in Initial Quality Study | Harlingen, TX
Each year, J.D. Power conducts a study to determine which new vehicles offer the highest quality right out of the gate as part of its Initial Quality Study. For the 2021 Initial Quality Study, the 2021 Genesis G80 was the highest ranking model in the Best Upper Midsize Premium Car category.
You can test drive and purchase the new 2021 Genesis G80 at Genesis of Harlingen in Harlingen, Texas.
Moving Up the Ladder
Last year, the Genesis G80 ranked number two in the 2020 Initial Quality Study. We’re very proud (though not surprised) to witness the G80 make the climb to its well-deserved spot at the top.
“At Genesis, we put the customer at the core of everything we do,” said Tedros Mengiste, Executive Director of Sales Operations at Genesis Motor America. “We design and engineer our products with the utmost care for how they will suit the needs of our customers’ lifestyles. We are pleased that consumers surveyed in the United States continue to respond positively to the exceptional quality and craftsmanship of our latest models, including the all-new 2021 Genesis G80.”
How the Initial Quality Study Works
So how does J.D. Power determine which vehicles in each segment offer the highest initial quality? The experts at J.D. Power rely on raw data regarding the number of problems reported per one hundred vehicles (labeled as PP100). The vehicle in each segment with the fewest PP100s across the first few months of ownership earns the Initial Quality Award for that segment.
Genesis is no stranger to wins in the Initial Quality Study. The brand was named first in initial quality overall as a premium brand in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Only Lexus and Genesis performed better than the industry average for premium brands included in the 2021 study.
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Mercedes reveal all new information on the AMG GT model
In a look today into the German car manufacturing company known as Mercedes, we are pleased to report on the latest in incoming news regarding specs and features for the all new AMG GT model from the mass manufacturer which is all set for a grand launch later on towards the end of this year. The AMG GT is performance focused and orientated and could very well prove to be one of the most powerful engines that Mercedes have ever produced. Over the years Mercedes have been focused on developing cars that benefit from new technological advances,comfort and power.
We think that when the new AMG GT model is launched this year, what you see is what you will indeed get. The C Class line up and the S Class line up are both demonstrations of this from the past and both of these models have proven to be some well recognisable cars. What has been announced for the AMG GT model though that can help put it high up in the ranks amongst these predecessors and match up to some powerful vehicles from the likes of Audi and BMW?
The features and components announced for the AMG GT
A range of features including exterior components,interior and engine specs have been revealed for this car. So with a vehicle that's main priority is the power side of things, we start with a look into what gets this car performing well. We see that an engine will be up for grabs at the time of release and we see this come in the manner of a 4.0 litre, V8, Bi turbo engine.
The V8 will put out 503 brake horse power all round making this one of the most powerful engines Mercedes will have on offer. Two turbo chargers will also be planted into the vehicle to help for a much more quicker and direct response.
Some exterior features of the car will include the likes of LED tail lighting,alloy wheels and all new Lowered and much more curved body design to help advance this car when it comes down to performance and agility. Some other interior features that will also come along with this particular model include the likes of all new air vents, brand new sports seats, a flat bottomed steering wheel and a brand new suspension system and sports exhausts.
The future for Mercedes and the AMG GT
Regarding a price tag that will come along with this particular Mercedes model it is expected that the car will go on sale for a cost around the £120,000 area. It has been confirmed that this all new AMG GT model will go on sale towards the ends of the year with an expected reveal set to occur at the Paris motor show this September.


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People who regularly eat junk food may be able to limit the harmful impact on their brain by consuming plenty of fish oils, new research suggests.
Scientists at the University of Liverpool reviewed more than 180 research papers on the subject and have now published their findings in the British Journal of Nutrition.
They found that high-fat diets appear to disrupt the generation of new nerve cells, a process called 'neurogenesis', but that a diet containing large amounts of omega-3 fish oils may reduce the ability of refined sugar and saturated fat to block the brain's control over the body's intake of food.
Dr Lucy Pickavance, from the university's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, said: 'Fish oils don't appear to have a direct impact on weight loss, but they may take the brakes off the detrimental effects of some of the processes triggered in the brain by high-fat diets.'
She added that by mimicking the effects of a calorie-restrictive diet, oily fish or omega-3 supplements could be a 'positive step forward' for those hoping to improve their health.


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Japan’s largest e-commerce firm needs to shake up the nation’s wi-fi market.
Rakuten ( mentioned in an announcement Thursday that it is engaged on plans to construct its personal cell community, aiming to launch companies in 2019 and finally enroll not less than 15 million subscribers. )
It is a daring transfer from an organization that started off 20 years in the past with simply six workers. Rakuten is now a $14 billion web big that employs greater than 14,000 folks.
Like its U.S. counterpart, Amazon (, Rakuten is greatest recognized for its web buying portals. Run by its billionaire founder, Hiroshi Mikitani, it additionally has a hand in quite a lot of different companies, together with video streaming, messaging apps and fee companies. )
The announcement of its wi-fi ambitions comes at a time when many carriers around the globe are attempting to construct up their web companies seeking extra income.
Verizon ( not too long ago )bought Yahoo, and AT&T ( is )trying to purchase Time Warner (, the mum or dad firm of CNN. Certainly one of Japan’s high wi-fi suppliers, )SoftBank (, is )aggressively investing in internet and technology companies around the globe.
Rakuten needs to go in the other way.
It mentioned shifting into the wi-fi trade will give it “a brand new engine for additional development” and make it “one of many few firms on the earth that may present a complete package deal of companies” in e-commerce, web finance, digital content material and cell communications.
However Rakuten will face some stiff challenges taking over SoftBank and the 2 different wi-fi carriers that dominate the Japanese market, NTT DoCoMo ( and )KDDI (. )
These three firms are all a number of occasions the dimensions of Rakuten, which must spend closely to construct out a community throughout Japan.
Rakuten on Thursday estimated it must borrow as a lot as 600 billion yen ($5.three billion) within the coming years to pay for its plans.
Buyers appeared unsettled by the announcement. Rakuten shares fell almost 5% in Tokyo on Thursday.
An upstart fourth participant might inject some competitors into the Japanese market, which Rakuten described as “a coordinated oligopoly.”
Rakuten thinks it will probably make a distinction if the federal government decides to provide it a piece of 4G frequencies.
“The group will probably be ideally positioned to offer reasonably priced and easy-to-use cell communications companies, in addition to maximize the advantages to customers,” it mentioned.
Rakuten already has some expertise within the wi-fi trade. It launched Rakuten Cell in 2014, however that entails renting capability on DoCoMo’s community somewhat constructing its personal.
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Although Amazon is expected to bid for one of the smaller packages that will be made available for coverage of future Premier League seasons, there's no word on whether the company will make streams available to audiences outside the UK.
This isn't the first athletic venture the retailer has entered as it inked deals to stream Thursday night National Football League games, as well as ATP tennis matches.
Amazon have stayed tight-lipped about their possible ambitions for English football but sources say they have now sat down with Premier League negotiators to discuss buying United Kingdom rights. Amazon will place its bid for the Premier League games sometime next month.
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He added: " So Conor has some big decisions to make here, really quick ". That's his choice and his decision but, the belt has to move on.
It would mean a bumper payday for the Premier League - who raked in more than £8billion from their last domestic and global TV rights auctions - as the Silicon Valley titans have billions to invest. Bloomberg did not say which seven packages were up for bid, nor which geographic regions they include. British telecoms Sky and BT won the last auction, which brought in $6.9B. It's no surprise that the rights to show those games are quite sought after, but the competition might get a bit more heated because Amazon is supposedly interested in the streaming rights.
'We think they could afford to buy one or even two packages without having to charge more for an Amazon Prime subscription because the extra customers would pay for it. The e-commerce giant recently reached a pact to produce a documentary series with Manchester City, the current Premier League leaders, fueling the idea that it might seek to acquire live soccer rights. Broughton said he has been told that Amazon wants to add more sports.
The Telegraph has revealed that the world's biggest internet company, worth £100bn, has been consulting with experts about the operational intricacies needed to televise one of the world's most popular sports leagues.


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VW’s US sales fall 22 percent in June; Nissan posts 13 percent gain
Volkswagen's U.S. sales fell 22 percent in June, a much steeper drop than analysts projected, for an eighth consecutive monthly decline as the German automaker tries to move past its diesel-emissions scandal.
Its signature Passat midsize sedan, the only product of the company's sole U.S. manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, posted a 14 percent decline in sales for the month, compared with the same period last year -- in spite of the arrival of a completely redesigned new generation of the car late last year.
It wasn't all bad news for Tennessee's auto manufacturers, however. Nissan North America, whose headquarters and largest assembly plant are in the Nashville area, reported that its June sales jumped 13 percent from last year, to a total of 140,553.
Nissan said that sales of its new Smyrna-built flagship Maxima sedan more than doubled over last year. Many key components of the Maxima are made in the Knoxville area, including windshields and other glass from the Carlex glass plant in Vonore.
General Motors Co., which has an assembly, engine and parts plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., said its sales dropped 2 percent in June, to 255,210, due in part to ongoing cuts in sales to low-profit rental car companies.
GM said its rental sales are down 37 percent so far this year. Cadillac sales were up 6 percent and Chevrolet sales were flat compared to last June, but Buick and GMC sales were down. The Spring Hill plant, which formerly was the headquarters and manufacturing facility for GM's Saturn brand, now makes the Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia midsize crossover utility vehicles, as well as fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines for a variety of Chevrolet and other GM vehicles.
Deliveries of VW's best-selling U.S. car, the compact Jetta, fell a whopping 22 percent from June 2015, led mostly by the loss of the popular diesel model, which was taken off the market after the emissions scandal erupted in late September. No Passat diesel models are available now, either, as the automaker tries to re-engineer the 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engine to meet stringent U.S. air quality standards.
Volkswagen has said that diesel-equipped models had accounted for about one-fourth of its U.S. sales before the scandal.
June deliveries dropped to 23,809, Volkswagen reported. Its sales had fallen 17 percent in May.
Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 6 percent to 240,109 in June, buoyed by its F-Series pickup, which was up 29 percent to 71,000 deliveries.
Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales fell 6 percent to 198,257. The company said short supplies of crossovers were partially to blame, along with weak sales of its hybrid Prius, whose sales fell 27 percent even though a redesigned model arrived this year.
Fiat Chrysler said its June sales rose 7 percent to 197,073. Honda Motor Co.'s sales rose 3 percent.


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The war for the ownership of ARM’s intellectual property has been going on since last year. NVIDIA is trying to get permission for a full buyout, and competitors and regulators are trying to prevent this in every possible way. Hermann Hauser, co-founder of ARM, tried to speculate why everyone is so afraid of this deal.
Almost the entire smartphone market is built on the development of ARM and the set of instructions of the same name. ARM also has prospects in the computer and server market. That is why NVIDIA has been fighting for permission to acquire this company for several months now. To reassure regulators on legal issues, the American GPU maker is promising not to interfere with ARM’s original business model and is even going to build a leading AI research center in Cambridge that will remain on ARM’s balance sheet. However, negotiations between NVIDIA and regulators around the world have yet to reach consensus. And there is an explanation for this.
According to ARM co-founder Herman Hauser, NVIDIA’s recently unveiled Grace machine learning processor is proof that the company is prone to monopolizing the market if it is allowed to make a purchase. He believes that the tech giant could make the proprietary NVLink interface exclusive to its ARM processors (for connecting its own GPUs), which will create an uneven playing field in the server device market.
However, this is just the assumption of a competent specialist who is trying to judge the actions of the company and predict possible moves. Moreover, NVIDIA has not yet received the right to acquire ARM, and NVLink has existed since 2014, and it is not entirely clear how exactly it can harm the market.
Nevertheless, the rest of the players in the electronics market rather agree with the opinion of Herman Hauser and constantly express concern about the deal between ARM and NVIDIA. Google, Qualcomm, and others doubt NVIDIA will be able to compete fairly with ARM’s rich experience at hand. So far, no one can name specific reasons, but everyone has a fear of such a major deal. All the more, everyone is scared by the fact that NVIDIA has already developed, presented and is going to release its first ARM processor, even despite the difficulties with the deal.
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Three ways to install a clean version of Windows 10 onto any PC.
With looming lawsuits and the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, disabled people ask whether Uber can do more to ensure they're not refused rides from drivers.
CNET editor Dong Ngo shows you a quick way to roll back to your previous version of Windows if you just completed an in-place upgrade to Windows 10. You have 30 days from the time of the upgrade to do this.
Record-level investments are flowing into food delivery startups.
Ready to take Windows 10 for a spin? All you need is an available PC, a flash drive and a free utility.
From 1902's "A Trip to the Moon" to "Guardians of the Galaxy," take a look at how our portrayal of aliens has changed on the big screen.
From the Big Bang to mammals with big brains, the Internet's resident smart guy runs through literally everything in the time it takes to stand in line for a latte.
The Hamilton Beach 84341 Quick Assembly Grill takes the fuss out of having a backyard cookout. The outdoor grill sets up quickly leaving more time for cooking enjoyment.
An unmanned rocket carrying 4,000 pounds of cargo to resupply the International Space Station suffered launch failure.
Humanoid robot Pepper has started selling on the Japanese market -- and its first limited run sold out within a minute.


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We've seen plenty of unique logo designs here at Creative Bloq. And this one from digital agency Amaze is no exception. To celebrate the company's 20th birthday and two decades of digital innovation, the team created a 'living' brand mark that reacts to the actions of their website's users.
Being fascinated with how human behaviour is at the core of technology, creative technologist Daniel Brown developed the floating gloopy logo, which visualises digital and human activity by changing shape.
Users can tranform the logo by making physical movements thanks to the watching mode which uses a desktop's webcam, while the listening mode makes it adapt to sound. Using more than 10,000 polygons to create smooth animations, the responsive word mark even works on smart phones.
Amaze CEO Natalie Gross says: "We're fascinated by the combination of technology and human behaviour, and are deeply passionate about creativity borne out of multi-disciplinary people and teams. The new brand mark embodies both of these values."
For the full story behind the redesign, check out Amaze's blog post about their unique living brand mark.
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Heatsolve fails to delay wind-up over tax arrears
The High Court has ordered the winding up of a Ballina-based speciality wire manufacturer despite pleas from its owner and the Government's Western Development Commission to allow it to continue trading.
Heatsolve had claimed it would soon be in a position to begin paying off over €80,000 owed to the Revenue Commissioners if it was permitted by the court to stay in business.
The Revenue Commissioners initiated efforts in August to have Heatsolve wound up on foot of €84,000 it owes the Collector General.
The Mayo company was launched in 2005 by managing director Peter Brady and was backed by Enterprise Ireland, which listed it as a high-potential start-up.
The state agency has invested close to €1m in the company since 2008. Private investors had invested about €500,000 in the business.
It manufactures specialised wire products that are used in applications from domestic heating to medical devices.
But the company has endured difficult trading conditions in the past number of years. That prompted it to restructure, lay off some staff and transfer its manufacturing to China last year.
The Revenue Commissioners initially sent a statutory demand to Heatsolve for the payment of €149,000 due to arrears in taxes, including VAT and employee PRSI contributions.
A significant sum of that money owed was paid by the company to the Collector General.
However, €84,000 remained outstanding and the Revenue Commissioners issued a winding up petition in August.
Heatsolve had asked the High Court to postpone the order. Mr Brady said in an affidavit that the company anticipated a new income stream in the next month or so.
The court was told that should that new revenue be realised, it would take Heatsolve about 18 months to repay the money owed to the Revenue Commissioners.
The chief executive of the Western Development Commission, Ray McGreal, also pleaded with the court to allow Heatsolve to continue trading.
"We are of a view that a period of time to allow the newly restructured entity would be more appropriate to allow the company to concentrate on generating sales and profits for the company in order to discharge its liabilities and we have been supportive of the company's efforts so far in its efforts to survive in changing market conditions," Mr McGreal told the court.
Judge Gerard Hogan said he sympathised with the sentiments. He said that while he may have been in a position to postpone the winding-up for a few weeks if Heatsolve was about to raise additional funds, or receive an expected payment, he couldn't delay it predicated on an assessment of the company's likely prospects of survival.


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Pipe was launched in 2019 with the goal of providing SaaS startups with funding options other than equity or venture loans. The Miami-based fintech’s objective was to provide a means for SaaS companies to receive money upfront by connecting them with investors on a marketplace that paid a reduced rate for the annual value of those contracts. “A verified set of financial institutions and banks,” Pipe said of its buy-side participants. The platform’s purpose was to give enterprises with recurring revenue streams access to money so they wouldn’t have to take out loans or dilute their ownership by accepting outside funding.
Over time, the company’s executives realized that their concept might be applied to other industries. So, in March, the business announced that its platform will now be available to “any company with a recurring income stream,” rather than just SaaS enterprises. That might include D2C subscription providers, ISPs, streaming services, or telecommunications corporations, it warned at the time.
According to co-founder and co-CEO Harry Hurst, even VC fund admin and management fees were being funneled through its network. Pipe said today that it is expanding into a new industry while also completing its first acquisition, purchasing London-based Purely Capital, a media and entertainment financing firm.
Hurst, who was born in the United Kingdom, met the company’s CEO and co-founder Wayne Marc Godfrey during his time under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We met through one of our investors and have mutual contacts,” adds Hurst, who was in London for the construction of Pipe’s new headquarters.
He discovered that in order for independent film production firms to be able to move on to their next projects, they needed to be able to raise funds. Without the big finances of major streaming firms like Amazon, Disney, Hulu, and Netflix, these little businesses were frequently stuck in limbo, waiting three to five years to get their money returned and go on to their next project.
Pipe has developed a new media and entertainment division on its platform as a result of its purchase of Purely Capital, allowing independent distributors to trade their revenue streams in the same manner that a SaaS company could. “In 2020, $220 billion was spent on streaming entertainment, and in 2021, $250 billion,” Hurst stated. “That’s a massive year-over-year increase.” Independently created content outnumbers major film studios by more than 65 percent, making it the majority of the market. This is a vertical that we find tremendously interesting and where we see a huge possibility.”
Hurst will not reveal how much Pipe paid for the business. Purely Capital had received $150 million “from a range of institutional lenders and banks,” according to Variety in March of 2020. The company had only recently launched its entertainment fintech receivables platform at the time. In total, the company has facilitated the purchase of more than 250 titles from its consumers, totaling more than $45 million in income. Godfrey has been named general manager of Pipe’s new division, and his staff of five will assist in its management.
Hurst, who conducts his company with a similar mindset, was drawn to it because of its lean team. Pipe, which bills itself as the “Nasdaq for revenue,” has raised a total of $316 million since its start. It’s most recent funding round was a $250 million round announced in May, valuing the company at $2 billion. It now employs roughly 80 people, or “plumbers,” as Pipe refers to them. “We’re quite proud of the fact that we established this company with such a small team in comparison to our size,” Hurst added.


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A North Chungcheong provider of in vitro diagnostics (IVD) solutions is under spotlight for its innovative quick and easy kit to learn whether livestock or companion animals are ill or not.
“This veterinary test kit is designed for easy and simple detection of animal disease. Pet owners do not need any training to use it,” said Oh Taek-gyu, president of Zet Biotech Inc.
The startup headquartered at Chungbuk National University was founded in 2014 and is staffed by a group of IVD researchers and marketing experts.
“It is as easy to use as a pregnancy test kit. Two visible lines indicate a positive result. Vets as well as animal owners can use it,” said Oh.
The kit development was inspired by his discovery that the point-of-care test market for animals was 10 years behind that for humans.
His confidence in technology innovations for veterinary diagnostics led to the founding of the company.
Korea’s animal diagnostics far lags in global market. Nasdaq-listed IDEXX Laboratories is already worth over $10 billion with its sales veterinary, poultry, and livestock diagnostics services and products gaining 11 percent on year to $1.78 billion last year. A Korean leader in the field reported sales of 20 billion won last year.
Zet Biotech is betting its technology to carve out a niche in the market. To ensure speed and accuracy, Zet Biotech employs an advanced new material in its kit, replacing existing detection materials.
“We can make a more affordable kit with comparable test performance by using this highly sensitive material,” Oh added.
Oh Taek-gyu, president of Zet Biotech, introduces the company’s veterinary diagnostic kit and reader. [Photo by Lee Young-wook]
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Uber urges EU judges to treat it as an ‘intermediary,’ not a transport service
First published by MLex 29 November 2016. By Magnus Franklin.
Uber Technologies, the ride-booking byword for the “gig economy,” today faced a watershed moment at Europe’s highest court, where a panel of judges weighed a pivotal question in our mobile times: Is Uber a high-tech form of low-tech taxi transport? Or is it simply a smartphone app, leaving it free from the regulations imposed on traditional service providers?
During a hearing at the EU Court of Justice, Uber told a panel of judges that it’s nothing more than an intermediary — a software application that connects consumers and suppliers of a service.
“What is at issue is the capacity of union law to underpin intermediaries and remove undue restrictions that take away innovative services in other member states,” said a lawyer representing Uber, Cani Fernández.
But a Barcelona association of private cab drivers told the court that Uber was a taxi service that had ignored the taxi-licensing rules in Spain’s second-biggest city. The Spanish government supported that argument, saying that Uber was more than “a simple intermediary.”
Uber “doesn’t allow any driver, with any vehicle, to provide services in any way” the driver wants, said Spain’s agent, Miguel Sampol Pucurull.
The case before the EU judges in Luxembourg boiled up from a Spanish court dispute in which a local taxi association, the Asociación Profesional Elite Taxi, has filed a lawsuit claiming that San Francisco-based Uber had engaged in unfair competition.
But the outcome of the suit — one of a string targeting Uber around Europe — will lay down an important marker for the digital economy as a whole, establishing whether operators in the “sharing economy” should bend to regulations covering traditional service providers, including hoteliers competing with Airbnb.
The Barcelona case hinges on whether Uber is an “information society service,” as defined by EU law. If Uber fits the definition, it would benefit from a broad exemption from regulatory restrictions.
The exemption, contained in a 2000 law on e-commerce, states that “taking up and pursuit of the activity of an information society service provider may not be made subject to prior authorization or any other requirement having equivalent effect.”
During today’s hearing at the Court of Justice, Uber counsel Fernández said that the correct way of framing the situation was to think of how travel agents are treated as intermediaries.
A travel agent doesn’t need to comply with airline regulations, and a hotel-booking platform doesn’t need to submit to accommodation rules, she said. By the same token, Uber shouldn’t be required to abide by local regulations governing transport, Fernández said. Even independent taxi-radio operators don’t need a license to operate, she said.
But a lawyer representing the Barcelona taxi drivers said that Uber trains its drivers, provides them with phones to run the app, and sets prices. Without Uber, “drivers couldn’t provide their service,” said the lawyer, Diego Salmerón Porras.
“Uber Spain has system to provide transportation services,” he said.
Recent developments in Uber’s business model would validate Uber’s contention that it is just an intermediary. The company now offers a cornucopia of services, all of which are transport-related but range from ride-sharing to food delivery. Some resemble traditional full-time private taxicab services, but others involve looser arrangements for drivers that only carry passengers in their spare time.
Some even involve partnerships with licensed taxi drivers, including its UberX service in Spain. These services emerged as Uber responded to a surge in regulations that drove it to emulate more traditional chauffeur business models.
Uber’s defense rests on the ability of its platform to connect customers with suppliers for any and all of these services. The company’s only role is to verify that its drivers have what it takes to do the job, including a car, a valid license and insurance. In this sense, Uber is no different from other platforms: It’s free to choose who can use the service and free to reject users that don’t meet their standards.
Fernández, for Uber, emphasized that Uber doesn’t control how often its drivers use the platform. Nor does the company forbid drivers to use competing ride-hailing apps — except when a driver is already carrying a passenger who booked the ride through Uber, she said.
Governments weigh in
The hearing also drew governments, some of which have adopted regulations for Uber-like services and some of which are now drafting similar rules.
The governments could be roughly divided into two camps. France, Ireland and Spain suggested that services such as Uber may have characteristics that are similar to both an information-society service and a transport provider. But such services should be governed by one set of standards, not two, they said. And the preferred standard should be that of a transport provider, all three governments argued.
Sampol Pucurull, for Spain, noted that a number of taxi-booking platforms operate in Barcelona without any problems. These include Mytaxi, Hailo and Cabify, he said.
Uber “could have positioned itself as an online service provider platform combining users and drivers,” the lawyer said. But the company had gone a step further by setting prices and becoming the only way drivers could reach Uber clients. As a result, Uber should get a taxi license — just like anyone else in that market, Sampol Pucurull said.
In the other end of the spectrum were Estonia, the Netherlands, the European Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority, which acts as the legal steward for Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
These governments suggested a more permissive approach. Eric Gippini Fournier, for the commission, said that EU law should distinguish between the information-society service component of a company’s activities and the transport services it may also be providing.
Fournier said it would be up to national courts to make the call on whether Uber was providing a transport service. The facts in the Spanish case were far too murky for the EU judges to make that determination, he said.
Speaking for the Netherlands, Hélène Stergiou warned that the Spanish approach risked slowing the development of new services.
“It is not just undesirable, it is legally incorrect,” she said. “This approach might impede the development of new information-society services, which would fly in the face of the objective of the e-Commerce directive.”
For the EFTA Surveillance Authority, agent Clémence Perrin said that this divide “puts even greater onus on the EU Court of Justice to settle the question, since a legislative initiative is unlikely to take place until a compromise between member states has been reached on this point.”
Several lawsuits targeting Uber around Europe, including one in Madrid, are currently on hold while the EU court deliberates on the definition of an information- society service.
The advocate general assigned to the Barcelona case, Maciej Szpunar, said he will deliver his opinion on the case on April 6, 2017.
The court’s case number is C-434/15.


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General Tanasak Patimapragorn, the Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister announced six new board members for the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), among them new chairman Weerasak Kowsurat, and underlined the new official policy to ensure the MICE sector’s growth.
On this occasion, PM Deputy Tanasak commented:
“The new chairman and board members of TCEB are considered professionals with rich experiences in tourism business and MICE.
“I have delivered key policies to the new board members focusing on four elements.
“Policy one will require the chairman to stipulate the ‘free play’ operation policy and conduct brainstorming between board members in a similar direction. Policy two will require the transparency of budget operations with good governance.
“Policy three will require the integration of collaboration between public and private sectors, particularly the coordination with ASEAN member countries and policy four will require relevant authorities to educate people on MICE industry and the role of TCEB.”
During 2014-2015 financial year, the country attracted 1.09 million MICE visitors, which marked an 18.8 per cent increase when compared to the previous year’s figures. Also, MICE sector revenues increased up to 17.5 per cent to sum up THB94.97 billion (US$2.65bn) influx.
Several events scheduled in Thailand for the 2015-2016 financial year are expected to increase the MICE sector’s profits. The delegates of major encounters such as Organo Gold Asia Convention 2015, One Young World 2015, Special Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses 2015 and TBEX Asia 2015 will raise MICE sector’s contribution to the country’s economic development.
“The promotion of overall Thai economy in the fiscal year 2016 will concentrate immensely on MICE, as it is the business sector that could enhance Thailand’s economic expansion… as well as strengthen domestic and international confidence.
It is expected that the fiscal year 2016 will see the number of MICE travelers increase by 5% to 1.06 million which could generate THB92,000 million revenue into Thailand”, General Tanasak concluded.


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Now that Twitter’s board of directors has accepted its takeover offer, Elon Musk is unveiling his ideas for the future of the platform. In particular, he plans to make it chargeable for some of the users.
In a tweet posted last night, Elon Musk expressed his desire to charge some users to stay on Twitter. “Twitter will always be free for casual users, but [il y aura] maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users,” he said.
If we imagine that this “light cost” will be surmountable for companies and authorities, it will still change the philosophy inherent in Twitter, which has always been free. At least for its traditional version. Because remember that there is also a paid formula, called Twitter Bluewhich provides access to additional features.
This paid service is currently only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It allows in particular to cancel a tweet, to take advantage of a “Reading” mode, to have “bookmark folders” or to read articles without advertising. Soon, via its “lab”, Twitter was also to offer its paying users the long-awaited (and much debated) option to edit a tweet.
Currently, Twitter Blue is priced at $2.99. In a tweet posted last week and since deleted, Musk hinted that he was considering making the subscription cheaper.


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Private holding company HumanCo has acquired a majority stake in grain-free foods maker Against the Grain, according to a Food Business News report.
HumanCo has a portfolio of plant-based and natural products such as Coconut Bliss ice cream, and Monty’s vegan cheese and speads
Against the Grain is specialised in grain and gluten-free frozen pizzas, bread, rolls, bagels, and baking mixes that are formulated with tapioca starch and buckwheat flour.
“As the newest brand to join our portfolio, Against the Grain is perfectly positioned to build on its impeccable reputation, while preparing for its next stage of growth”, said HumanCo co-founder Jason Karp. “As a family-owned business that leads with transparency and sustainability, Against the Grain is a great fit for HumanCo that will further accelerate our mission and growth”.
Against the Grain co-founder Tom Cain added: “We look forward to this exciting next stage of growth with the addition of HumanCo’s extensive sales and marketing capabilities and broad-based operational expertise”.
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By Juliet Umeh
A recent telecommunication data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has revealed that MTN Nigeria has maintained the lead of other telecos in the voice and internet subscriptions in June.
This as the telco gained more than 2.7 million subscribers in the same month which represents 40.17 percent.
In terms of voice subscription, NCC’ report has it that MTN led other telcos with 78,754,855.
It is closely followed by GLO, AIRTEL, EMTS and others with 52,573,907; 52,462,347 and 12,111,674 respectively while the total number of GSM subscribers in the country was 196.03 million.
9mobile however lost 114,004 in the last month to stand at a total of 12.11 million users while Visafone subscribers remained unchanged from 137,086 subscribers recorded in February and March.
In terms of highest internet subscriber, MTN gained about 2.56 million new subscribers, bringing its total to 60.60 million.
It is also closely followed by Globacom which gained about 734,774 subscribers while Airtel added just 248,784 subscribers while the total number of internet subscriptions was 143,725,634 in June.
However, 9mobile lost 160,927 internet subscribers in April. This brings its total internet subscribers down to 7.09 million.


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NASA wants to wash clothes in space
How do astronauts wash clothes in space? They didn't do it at all. The astronauts put on their underwear, tracksuits, and whatnot until they couldn't stand the dirt and smell anymore, then threw them away.
UMMATIMES - The dirty clothes are no small matter, especially since the United States (USA) and other countries want to build bases on the moon and Mars. Rocket cargo space is cramped and expensive, so why waste it on new clothes when their clothes can still look and smell fresh by cleaning them in space.
NASA wants to change that and stop dumping tons of dirty clothes every year, putting them in the trash to burn in the atmosphere aboard discarded cargo ships. In collaboration with Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), NASA is figuring out the best way to clean astronaut suits in space so they can be reused for months or even years, just like on Earth.
The Cincinnati company announced Tuesday that it will send a pair of Tide detergent and stain removal experiments to the space station later this year and next.
Mark Sivik, a chemist who specializes in fabric technology and home care for P&G, says astronauts need 68 kilograms of clothing in space per year, which adds up quickly, especially on the three-year Mars mission. There are also health factors that affect this new program.
Space station astronauts exercise two hours every day to counter the muscle and bone debilitating effects of weightlessness. The conditions quickly made their workout clothes sweaty, smelly, and stiff.
Former NASA astronaut and NFL player Leland Melvin says astronauts' t-shirts, shorts and socks get so dirty that they wear a pair every week. "After that, they are considered toxic. They seem to have a life of their own. They are very stiff because of all the sweat," said Melvin, who served as a spokesman for the project.
While NASA and other space station partners have been looking for special antimicrobial clothing to prolong wear, it's not a long-term solution. In its initial trial, P&G will ship a detergent made specifically for space in December.
The delivery will allow scientists to see how enzymes and other ingredients react to six months of weightlessness. Then next May, stain-removing wipes will be sent for astronauts to test.
At the same time, P&G is developing a washer-dryer combination that can operate on the moon or even Mars, using less water and detergent. Such machines have also proved useful in dry areas of the Earth.
One of the many design challenges is the problem of washing water needing to be taken back for drinking and cooking. The concept is like the urine and sweat currently being recycled on the space station.


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Zong will have over 3,000 4G and 5,500 3G cell sites by year end, said Mr. Liu Dianfeng, Chairman and CEO of Zong, during an exclusive interview with ProPakistani on the sidelines of recently conducted training session for PTA officials at Zong Headquarters in Islamabad.
He said that his company has already deployed more than 500 4G cell sites in Pakistan while another 3700 cell sites are now 3G enabled.
CEO said that Zong has invested over USD 300 million dollar in Pakistan for newer technologies, especially in 4G; despite the fact that penetration of 4G compatible handsets in Pakistan is low, but its growing fast enough to give his company the required confidence to invest heavily in 4G.
Mr. Liu said that there is tremendous potential for data services in Pakistan, especially because fixed line services cannot fulfil the market demand and this is where mobile broadband is going to play a crucial role. For the purpose, Zong customers should expect a series of dongle and wingle products during coming months.
Zong CEO said that definition for quality of services for data services should be revised. Instead of any benchmarks, he said, telcos will have to monitor customers’ experience to meet quality of service standards. For example, if there’s this customer who can’t access a website just because the server is down, then there is nothing much a telco can do, unless these websites are hosted at a tele-host with-in the telco.
Mr. Liu said that they are in process of taking on-board popular internet companies for getting them hosted on Zong’s tele-host to ensure smooth end-to-end connectivity and quality of service.
Watch below the complete interview with Mr. Liu Dianfeng, Chairman and CEO of Zong:


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Intel plans to launch its second-generation quad-core processors - the Yorkfield series - as replacement parts for the upcoming Core 2 Quad (codenamed Kentsfield) CPUs in the third quarter of 2007, motherboard makers familiar with Intel's latest roadmap revealed.
During the ongoing Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Intel CEO Paul Otellini pointed out that Intel has shipped over 40 million 65nm-made CPUs while its competitors have shipped none, and he then noted that Intel's first 45nm CPU will be released in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Islandia (NY) - CA is pushing more aggressively into the consumer security software space. The company puts a new spin on providing users a piece of mind by including free ID theft and antivirus protection insurance with its latest software package. And you don't have to lose your ID online to be covered by the $5000 policy.
Microsoft released a patch for a critical security hole in its Internet Explorer web browser. The bug could allow hackers to take remote control of someone's computer.
Sharp announced that its has developed the first LCD panel that can display three different images simultaneously on a single screen.
In a press release, Sharp gave the example of an in-car video system, where the driver could be looking at a navigation system, while the passenger is checking out shopping and dining information in the area and someone in the back is watching a movie.
The display uses parallax barriers to separate the image displayed in three different directions. In other words, the image will be different depending on the angle from which it's viewed.
Lenovo announced a series of new desktop computers under the ThinkCentre brand. The new desktops will integrate Intel's Core 2 Duo processors and include the models M55p, M55e, A55, and A53.
Intel will introduce the 945GC chipset, which will support an FSB of up to 800 MHz for the Core 2 Duo E4000 and Pentium E1000 CPU families, in the first quarter of 2007, according to motherboard makers.
AMD will expand the roadmap for its 65nm-made Athlon 64 X2 CPU portfolio (codenamed Brisbane), with the series lineup adjusted to feature processor clock speeds differentiated by 100 MHz, instead of the 200 MHz, according to motherboard makers.
Kingston Technology has announced it will begin producing the new Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Class 2 card and enhance the function of its existing 15-in-1 Reader to support the growing storage demands of high performance digital still cameras (DSC), digital video cameras and other high resolution image recording devices.
Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, recently began volume production of an 18x Lightscribe DVD burner.
TwinMOS Technologies has added 16 GB versions to its X5 and Z4 series of USB 2.0 disks.
I'm at IDF (Intel Developer Forum) this week and this is Intel's big chance to prepare for Q4 sales, to embrace the developers, and to build confidence for the company and its products. You can't help but go to a show like this and be taken by the power that an industry leading company has. There is little doubt, regardless of its problems, that Intel leads the technology industry in microprocessors from the standpoint of volume - which generates the resources to create a show that only has its equal in Microsoft, the other industry leader.
ATI has won the race to get the graphics industry's first Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification for the upcoming Windows Vista operating system.
The new generation of flash cards is here, which, for the very first time, surpass the capacity of mini hard drives. Sandisk's new Extreme III Compact Flash cards will ship with 12 GB and 16 GB capacity in December of this year.
Appro and Velocity Micro were the first two firms to announce new workstations and servers based on Intel's upcoming "Kentsfield" and "Clovertown" processors. The quad-cores are based on two single Core processors and are expected to launch in November.
ATI announced a new set of graphics processors for notebook computers. According to the company, the new additions to the Mobility Radeon line - the X1350, the X1450, and the X1700 - will allow for longer battery life and better support for high-definition content.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to launch three 90 nm Athlon 64 FX processors intended for its 4x4 platform (a two-socket board, each containing a dual-core processor) in mid-November, with an aim to counter Intel's planned launched of the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers who are familiar with AMD's latest roadmap.
Intel will announce two-way quad-core server Clovertown processors, which will be marketed under the Xeon 5300-series name, on 16 November, according to Taiwan-based motherboard makers.
Aopen has launched a DVD burner, the DSW1218P, a half-height optical disc drive (ODD) that can read and write DVD +/- R/RW, DVD +/- R DL, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW formats at speeds up to 18x.
Following the demonstration of four-bit-per cell flash memory silicon that was produced under MirrorBit quad technology, Spansion said it plans to move production to 90 nm by year-end of this year with a maximum density range of up to 2 Gbit.


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Google may introduce a new app called “Mobile Meter” in the near future that offers iOS and Android users certain rewards in exchange for the opportunity to track their smartphone usage. Engadget reports the search giant is preparing to release the new service, though the company wouldn’t comment one way or another on the rumor.
Mobile Meter would be completely optional, with users having to explicitly opt-in or agree to the tracking service before it starts working. Of course, this doesn’t mean Google will stop gathering personal data in a number of ways it already routinely does, including tracking Maps usage, scanning Gmail messages for keywords and a number of other semi-questionable activities that make its services so amazing while at the same time quietly compromising our online privacy. Engadget also notes that all information gleaned through Mobile Meter will be anonymized before it’s used in an effort to protect user privacy.
As for the rewards that come with opting into the new tracking service, we don’t know exactly what users will receive in exchange, though it will likely function similarly to Nielsen’s app, which tracks your smartphone activity in exchange for up to $50 per year in prizes.


text: As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a cheeseburger is a “hamburger topped with a slice of cheese.”Yet Google has been building burger emojis upside down for years.Over the weekend, eagle-eyed media analyst Thomas Baekdal pointed out the tech titan’s mistake. I think we need to have a discussion about how Google’s burger emoji is placing the cheese underneath the burger, while Apple puts it on top pic.twitter.com/PgXmCkY3Yc— Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal) October 28, 2017Apple takes a traditional approach, placing tomato and cheese slices atop the patty. Google, meanwhile, erroneously uses the melted Muenster to cushion the meat at the base.Frankly, they’re both wrong: It goes bun, lettuce, pickles (I don’t like raw tomato), sauce, cheese, patty, bun. Simple.Put the cheese on the bottom, and you’re just asking for a soggy, doughy mess crumbling between your fingers. You might as well just order a plate of cauliflower and call it a day.So egregious is Google’s error that CEO Sundar Pichai stepped in on Sunday, promising to “drop everything” to address the cheeseburger issue, assuming everyone can agree on the correct ordering.The hamburger emoji (also known as “burger” and “cheeseburger”) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010, and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Individual companies can decide how they want to render each pictograph.Not all cheeseburgers are created equal (via Emojipedia)Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter, for instance, get it right with their Five Guys approach: lettuce, tomato, cheese, and patty, sandwiched between two buns. Served up with an abundance of salted fries, and a whipped cream-topped milkshake to boot.Everyone seems to have their own take on the cheeseburger emoji; like snowflakes, no two burger emoticons are the same.Samsung takes a page from Google’s misguided playbook, placing the cheese on top of the lettuce and sending chills down the spine. The bold HTC includes two patties, allowing for optimum separation of cheese and lettuce (though the top-to-bottom-bun ratio is all sorts of off).Ever send a cheeseburger emoji in WhatsApp? The intricate image includes what looks like mayonnaise and ketchup spread over cheese, with a salad underneath the meat.I expect Pichai is hard at work already, gathering a team of burger connoisseurs to put their heads together and remake that dreadful excuse for a cheeseburger.While they’re at it, maybe Google should take a closer look at some of its other emojis: ‘Emoji House’ Feud Turns Calif. Neighborhood Pink With RageThis Twitter Bot Mashes Up Emoji To Create Fresh Faces Stay on target Hmmmm, Google, this is not how beer works pic.twitter.com/rLsmThcLKM— Thomas Fuchs (@thomasfuchs) October 29, 2017Let us know what you like about Geek by taking our survey.


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Shares of Open Solutions ( OPEN) were among technology's losers Monday, sliding 11% after the software company issued disappointing first-quarter and full-year earnings guidance. The company sees first-quarter earnings, excluding stock-based compensation costs, of 5 cents to 7 cents a share. The company predicts sales of $62 million to $64 million. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call project earnings of 21 cents a share and sales of $62.2 million. For the full year, Open Solutions forecast earnings of 88 cents to 93 cents a share, excluding stock-based compensation costs. The company predicts sales of $370 million to $380 million. Analysts project earnings of $1.07 a share, with sales of $300.3 million. Shares were trading down $3.29 to $26.08. Lexar Media ( LEXR) fell 4% after the maker of flash-memory products cuts its earnings guidance for the second time in three weeks. The company now anticipates a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $20 million to $23 million, or 25 cents to 28 cents a share, on sales of $237 million to $240 million. Analysts project a loss of 15 cents a share and sales of $236.5 million. On Feb. 13, Lexar projected a loss of $17 million to $21 million, or 21 cents to 26 cents a share, on sales of $240 million to $245 million. At the time, analysts were projecting a profit of 4 cents a share on sales of $225.6 million. The company, which did not offer an explanation for its most recent earnings revision, said it has postponed its earnings release until March 14. The delay will allow the company to complete its accounting analysis of inventory and other reserves, it said. Shares were trading down 31 cents to $6.89. Shares of Nvidia ( NVDA) rose modestly after the graphics-chip maker announced a 2-for-1 stock split and increased the amount of stock it can buy under its repurchase program. The stock split will be effective on or about April 6 to shareholders of record March 17. As for the share buyback plan, the company is now authorized to buy up to $700 million in stock, up from $300 million. The company has purchased some $263 million in stock under the repurchase program. Nvidia shares recently changed hands at $49.32, up 16 cents.
Comtech Group ( COGO) rose 4% after the Chinese telecom equipment maker signed a $1 million services contract with Huawei. Under the deal, Comtech will provide engineering, technical consulting and other business services to Huawei's customer base in the Hunan province of China. "This is the first of several contracts we expect to sign as we begin to grow our business services revenue within our installed customer base," Comtech said. Shares were trading up 34 cents to $9.84. Shares of BellSouth ( BLS) surged 12% after the telecom company agreed to be acquired by AT&T ( T) for about $67 billion. The deal values BellSouth at $37.09 a share, representing a premium of 18% over Friday's closing price of $31.46. AT&T said the company plans to cut about 10,000 jobs over the next three years as part of the deal. The deal is expected to be accretive to AT&T on an adjusted basis during 2008. Adjusted earnings, meanwhile, are expected to grow by double digits in each of the next three years. The merger, which is likely to receive extensive regulatory scrutiny, is expected to close within the next 12 months. Shares of BellSouth were trading up $3.73 to $35.19, while shares of AT&T fell 30 cents, or 1%, to $27.69. Other technology movers included JDSU ( JDSU), down 3 cents to $3.68; Cisco Systems ( CSCO), up 39 cents to $21.43; Lucent Technologies ( LU), up 4 cents to $2.90; Intel ( INTC), up 16 cents to $20.48; Finisar ( FNSR), up 52 cents to $4.60; Oracle ( ORCL), up 11 cents to $12.90; Research In Motion ( RIMM), up $9.76 to $81.68; Sun Microsystems ( SUNW), up 12 cents to $4.55; Microsoft ( MSFT), up 11 cents to $27.04; Sirius Satellite Radio ( SIRI), up 1 cent to $5.02; Apple Computer ( AAPL), down $1.17 to $66.55; and Ciena ( CIEN), up 25 cents to $4.80.


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Weston Foods to pilot test new wastewater treatment system
By Food in Canada magazine staffBusiness Operations Food Trends Research & Development
With the help of a federal investment, the baked goods processor will test a new onsite bio-digester and its ability to use water sustainably
Toronto – The federal government is helping the food processing industry become more environmentally friendly.
A recent federal investment of almost $1 million is going toward a project that will test an innovative water recycling system used to treat wastewater from within a food processing facility.
The investment is going to Weston Foods Canada Inc., which specializes in producing and delivering a wide variety of baked goods found in grocery stores, convenience stores and supermarket in-store bakeries and foodservice outlets. Some of its brands include Wonder+, Country Harvest, Gadoua and D’Italiano.
The company will pilot test a new onsite bio-digester for wastewater treatment. The federal government says the novel process will allow the water to be reused or disposed of without having to be discharged to municipal sanitary sewers at a cost to the business.
Wastewater management is a top environmental issue facing the sector with the costs of water treatment doubling every six years.
Pollutants in wastewater systems represent one of the largest sources of contaminants by volume in Canadian waters.
This project has the potential to improve awareness of best management practices and technologies to implement sustainable integrated water management practices in the food processing industry.
The findings will be released to enable other facilities to implement similar technologies.
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Elon Musk stepping down as Tesla chairman to settle lawsuit
As we reported last week, Tesla's own Elon Musk became the receiving end of a government lawsuit. Musk was going to be taken to court by The ......
Apple settles with patent troll for $25 million
Apple has settled with patent troll Network-1 Technologies for $25 million, ending a suit over alleged patent infringement.
Apple settles Siri lawsuit for $25 million
Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a long-standing lawsuit brought by Dynamic Advances over alleged patent infringement.
Uber settles with California regulators for up to $25 million over background checks, airport permits
Uber has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by California regulators in regards to a lack of background checks on drivers.
Oracle now wants near $10 billion in damages in Java suit against Google
According to recent court filings, Oracle is now seeking up to $9.3 billion in damages in their long-standing copyright lawsuit against Google over the use of Java in over a billion Android phones and tablets.
Samsung wins $120 million appeal in patent feud with Apple
An appeals court has overturned a $120 million judgement against Samsung in their ongoing patent feud with Apple.
Facebook facing censorship lawsuit in France
Thanks to a new court ruling, Facebook will have to face a censorship lawsuit brought by a French teacher whose Facebook account got suspended after he posted an image of a famous painting that includes a naked woman.
Dish Network could face up to $24 billion in fines over marketing calls
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and four states are seeking $24 billion in fines from satellite TV giant Dish Network over illegal marketing calls over the last decade.
Aurous settles with RIAA over piracy suit for $3 million
The RIAA has settled its lawsuit with music streaming service Aurous for $3 million. The service had been sued just 72 hours after launching in October.
The MPAA was responsible for the shut down of YIFY/YTS
The MPAA has confirmed this week that they were responsible for the shutdown of scene release group YIFY and its parent site YTS following lawsuits against Popcorn Time devs.
RIAA demanding $17 million in damages from new Grooveshark
The RIAA has asked the courts to issue a default judgement against the new Grooveshark music service, demanding $17 million in piracy damages and 'willful counterfeiting' damages.
Pandora settles with RIAA over pre-1972 royalties
Internet radio giant Pandora has settled with the major record labels over royalties owed for tracks written before 1972, songs that aren't covered by federal copyright but are covered by most states.
Amazon sues over 1000 Fiverr users who were offering to write fake product reviews
Amazon has sued 1114 John Doe defendants who are offering to write fake reviews via Fiverr, the site that allows you to purchase services for as low as $5.
Apple loses patent infringement case, must pay $234 million
Apple has lost the patent infringement case brought by the University of Wisconsin's Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), and must pay $234 million in damages.
Aurous gets sued by major labels just 72 hours after launch
Just three days after launching in alpha this weekend, music streaming service Aurous and its lead developer Andrew Sampson have been sued by the major record labels.
Streaming subscribers sue Chicago over controversial 'cloud tax'
Chicago was charging a 9% Amusement Levy on the services which had previously only applied to live shows such as concerts and baseball games.
YouTubers posted 'deceptive' Xbox One promotional videos, settle with FTC
According to the U.S. industry watch dog Federal Trade Commission (FTC), popular YouTubers were paid up to $30,000 to promote the Xbox One as part of a deceptive ad campaign.
Sony Pictures settles lawsuit with former employees whose personal data was leaked
Sony Pictures has reached a settlement with thousands of former employees whose social security numbers, medical records and other data were leaked as part of the massive cyber attack on the company last winter.
Nu Image goes after more pirates, this time suing Popcorn Time users
Indie studio Millenium and its infamous affiliate Nu Image are now going after Popcorn Time users who allegedly viewed 2015's 'Survivor' starring Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich.
Musicians sue record labels over lack of streaming payments
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has sued Warner Bros, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Atlantic Records and Hollywood Records over alleged non-payments of streaming royalties.


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Lockdown imposed by the government to contain the second wave of Covid-19 appears to be in place only on paper, as there are little to no restrictions being implemented in reality.
Roads and shopping malls are crowded with vehicles and people amid the pandemic.
With Eid-ul-Fitr ahead, shopping centres and malls are filled with customers.
Visiting some major shopping malls and markets in Dhaka -- New Market, Chandni Chawk, Gausia, Noor Mansion, Chandrima Super Market, and Bashundhara City Mall – yesterday, The Daily Star correspondents found customers pouring into the shops from 10am.
At most shopping centres, maintaining the health and safety rules appeared a big challenge due to the heavy flow of customers.
At the entry points of some markets, antiseptic mix was sprayed on customers, instead of providing them with hand sanitisers. Besides, there was not enough space inside most of the shops to maintain physical distancing.
During iftar, people were seen sitting in groups on the floors of Bashundhara City to take their meal.
Meanwhile, shop owners demanded the business hour be extended till 12am, keeping iftar time in mind.
Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity (shop owners' association) sent a letter to the Prime Minister's Office in this regard.
In the letter, they said that although the shops open at 10am, a good number of customers come in the afternoon from 3pm and do their shopping till 5:30pm before iftar. Many do their shopping after office time, so there is a heavy crowd of customers in malls starting from the afternoon.
On the other hand, as the businesses close by 8pm, few customers visit after iftar.
So the organisation demanded to extend the business hour till 12am ahead of Eid.
In the letter, they claimed that 95 percent people wear masks during shopping at the markets. However, during visits to popular markets and shopping malls, this correspondent found that many shopkeepers and customers wear masks incorrectly, and frequently take the masks off.
WORKERS DEMAND PUBLIC TRANSPORTAT RESUMPTION
Meanwhile transport workers yesterday brought out a procession in some parts of the city including Gabtoli and Sayedabad to press home their three-point demand including resumption of public transport services maintaining health protocols.
The workers, under the banner of Dhaka Metropolitan Road Transport Workers' Union, brought out the procession in the morning.
They also demanded food assistance for unemployed transport workers.
On Friday, the transport owners' association urged the government to immediately resume bus service in the country. The following day, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that the government is considering resumption of public transport services in the country ahead of Eid.
Public transport services have been suspended in the country since April 5, with the government announcing a countrywide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Although operations of buses, train and launches have remained suspended, traffic movement on streets has increased significantly.
Yesterday, heavy traffic congestion was seen on Mirpur road, Technical area, New Market, Elephant road, Bangla Motor, Panthapath, and Karwan Bazar areas.
Witnesses said, the crowd was heavier yesterday because of transport workers' protest and people rushing to the shopping centres.
Restrictions were imposed on the movement of people and public transportation to contain the second wave of Covid-19 on April 5. The restrictions have been extended until May 5 in phases.