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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (PRNewswire) – As summer officially begins, according to a new survey, just over half (54%) of U.S. adults say they have taken or will take a vacation this summer. For many, their summer vacations will consist of visiting family and friends while others will go to the beach or take a scenic trip. U.S. adults were again more likely to say that if they could spend a vacation in any country in the world, outside the United States, and not have to worry about the cost, Australia would be their choice. Rounding out the top five vacation destination choices for U.S. adults are Italy (No. 2), Great Britain (No. 3), Ireland (No. 4) and France (No. 5).
These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 2,351 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive June 7-13.
Specific results from this poll include: -- A slight majority (54%) of U.S. adults say that they will take a vacation this summer with 45 percent of them saying that will stay in the U.S. Three percent will only travel internationally and six percent will travel both domestically and internationally. The remaining 46 percent say that they will not being taking a vacation this summer. -- When traveling this summer, Americans who have or will take a vacation, (52%) are most likely to say they will (or did) visit friends and family. Other top vacations include going to the beach (36%), taking a scenic trip or visiting places of great beauty (29%), visiting historical sights or sightseeing (23%), visiting theme parks (20%), visiting a big city (18%), taking an active vacation such as hiking or camping (18%) and going to casinos (14%). Others that are somewhat less popular include going to a spa or resort (8%) and taking a cruise (8%). -- European countries are well-represented when looking at the top choices for vacation spots. In fact, half (51%) of all U.S. adults choose a European country as their top spot for vacation. Rounding out the top- 10 vacation spots for U.S. adults (when cost is not considered) U.S. adults would like to vacation in Germany (No. 6), and visit its neighbor to the north, Canada (No. 7), New Zealand (No. 8, climbing from No. 11 last year) and Mexico (No. 10, up from No. 13 last year). Japan, which was No. 8 in 2005, drops to No. 11, switching places with New Zealand.


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The publishing home will help with world distribution and advertising for the brand new IP from Useless Area’s co-creator.
Skybound Leisure, recognized for its work with horror franchises akin to The Strolling Useless, has introduced a collaboration with Putting Distance on its not too long ago revealed survival horror, The Callisto Protocol.
The partnership between the 2 corporations will permit the brand new IP to be marketed and expanded in new mediums, together with its already introduced launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Skybound says within the announcement that it plans to carry the IP alive past video games alone.
“The partnership between the horror powerhouse and new studio led by the creator of Dead Space, Glen Schofield, will see Skybound Leisure using their transmedia model extension and multiplatform experience to carry Putting Distance Studio’s new IP to life in video games and past,” the assertion reads.
Skybound will even help in distribution and advertising globally for The Callisto Protocol, main as much as the sport’s launch someday in 2022. Putting Distance is owned by The PUBG Company, with the sport tying into the writer’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in a roundabout way.
The Callisto Protocol was revealed at The Game Awards 2020. The trailer confirmed off the sport’s setting, happening on a jail on a frozen moon of Jupiter which has come beneath assault from monstrous creatures. It has some robust Useless Area vibes, which should not be stunning given its being led by the sport’s co-creator, Glen Schofield.

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Jaguar has released a new batch of teaser photos of the 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake, which is going to debut in just a few weeks on June 14th. Jaguar is the official sponsor of Wimbledon 2017 and on June 14th tennis player, Andy Murray will reveal the new XF Sportbrake.
The new Jaguar XF Sportbrake will be sold in the U.S.
When fan Susan MacCormick, tweeted Andy Murray suggesting the remote Bunabhainneadar Tennis Court on the Scottish island of North Harris feature on the ATP World Tour, she didn’t expect to get a reply. But the tennis ace and Jaguar brand ambassador couldn’t believe his eyes and responded by asking: ‘Is that even real?’ Following the tweet exchage, an XF Sportbrake prototype was driven by former British tennis number one, Tim Henman and tennis fan Susan MacCormick to the remote tennis court.
“The Bunabhainneadar Tennis Court looks unreal, so I can see why Andy doubted Susan’s original message. We’ve proven that it really does exist now and the road to the court was the perfect place to try out the new XF Sportbrake as it mixes amazing scenery with some challenging corners. I can’t wait to drive the car again – perhaps a bit closer to home.”
The good news is that the 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake will be sold alongside the XF sedan in the US – giving US buyers another option in the growing number of new wagon entries.


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In a shareholder proposal released Thursday, activist shareholder platform Tulipshare requested a report from Nike on whether its policies effectively address its stated equity goals and human rights commitments.
The London-based group, which owns 276 Nike shares and aims to help investors push for environmental and social commitments, asked Nike for information on the methodology and metrics used to track forced labor and wage theft risks, according to a report from Reuters.
The proposal also calls on Nike to consider implementing model supplier contracts developed by the American Bar Association and to assess whether its findings lead to changes in the company’s policies or decision-making.
“We now want Nike to be an industry leader and collaborate with their investors and stakeholders in identifying, assessing and avoiding actual or potential human rights abuses that may significantly disrupt their business, competitive advantage and the livelihoods of many workers,” a spokesperson for Tulipshare said in a statement to Reuters.
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100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, 51
- Compensation: $199,700 - according to Federal executive schedule
- Years on list: 3
Burwell's focus in the past year can be summed up in one word: quality. She and her team have been aggressively working to move Medicare away from its fee-for-service to a model that focuses on reimbursing for quality of care via alternative payment models. Last year, the agency set the goal of tying 30% of Medicare payments to quality or value through alternative payment models by the end of 2016, and 50% by the end of 2018. The agency has already announced or launched experimental pay models that will change the way it pays for primary care, nursing home services, cardiac procedures and hip and knee replacements.


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Trulioo, the Canadian identity verification fintech, has released a major product update to its GlobalGateway platform that it says will provide “enhanced proof of address and anti-money laundering offerings” for customers in complex regulatory landscapes.
The company is releasing an upgraded Anti-Money Laundering (AML) watchlist and proof of address offerings, as well as improved Know Your Business (KYB) verification capabilities.
Trulioo says the upgrades will allow its customers to better meet “increased regulatory pressure” and ensure they’re continuing to cross-reference new and existing customers against any applicable sanctions list.
“As a global service provider, Trulioo must continuously innovate to meet an increasingly varied and diverse range of regulatory compliance requirements that our customers face every day,” says Michael Ramsbacker, Chief Product Officer for Trulioo. “We are dedicated to bringing forward solutions that address the changing needs of our customers and the market as a whole – both at the point of onboarding and beyond – and I am pleased to share that this GlobalGateway update does just that.”
A suite of identity tools in one place
GlobalGateway is Trulioo’s platform that provides a range of identity services, vital for fintechs and banks as they ensure they comply with onboarding requirements and legislation. It claims to be able to verify 5bn people and 330mn businesses worldwide, validating against more than 400 different data sources including mobile networks, credit bureaus and utilities.
The update to GlobalGateway includes the launch of enhanced Watchlist, UtilityID and Business Verification tools. GlobalGateway Watchlist screens customers against more than 6,000 global watchlists and 20,000 adverse media lists, helping businesses to survive in a world of increasing sanctions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, which prompted a number of responses from governments around the world, has made this a critical issue.
UtilityID allows clients to meet Proof of Address compliance requirements in real time with a faster onboarding experience, higher level of address accuracy and lower operation times. And Business Verification gives the ability to verify a business’ details from high-level data to stringent Ultimate Beneficial Owner verification.
All three tools have been upgraded in GlobalGateway’s latest release.
An exciting time for Trulioo
The newest version of its flagship platform comes at an exciting time for Trulioo. In March, it appointed former Google and Meta executive Reno Matthews as its Chief Compliance Officer in a bid to solidify its offering around regulatory compliance.
“His deep understanding of regulatory and compliance needs from a customer’s perspective will inform our product development and ensure we’re continuing to be trusted partners to our clients,” Trulioo CEO Steve Munford said at the time.
It followed the acquisition in February of HelloFlow, a Danish provider of no-code, drag-and-drop client onboarding, monitoring and digital workflow solutions. HelloFlow’s interface removes time consuming and expensive development costs while giving businesses of all sizes the ability to easily build and deploy digital onboarding journeys in minutes.
That acquisition comes after another year of resounding growth for the Vancouver-based firm, which plans to continue strengthening its global presence in 2022 by doubling the size of its team and continuing to expand its footprint around the world. In particular it is eyeing a European expansion, supported by its current locations and operations.


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The celebrity ‘spokesperson’ role call at Miu Miu is a mile long, and a new name has been announced as it’s face. Kirsten Dunst is the newest celebrity to front Prada’s little sister brand, following in the footsteps of French actress/model, Laetitia Casta who was the face of their fall campaign.
The campaign was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott this week in LA reports the WWD, with Dunst due at the Miu Miu store opening in New York and LA next year as the brand’s face.
Other faces of Miu Miu have included Lindsay Lohan, Kim Basinger, Camilla Belle, Chloe Sevigny, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Drew Barrymore.
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Pure Storage, an upstart maker of data storage equipment, hopes that $150 million is enough to take on a multibillion-dollar competitor.
Pure, which offers a “flash storage” product that it says can store lots of digital information on silicon cheaply and fetch it fast, announced Thursday that it had secured $150 million in new financing, mostly from T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments and Tiger Global Management.
It was the company’s late-stage “E” round of funding, and it valued Pure at well over $1 billion. The presence of a lot of financial firms and that substantial valuation should indicate that the company will soon go public, but Scott Dietzen, the company’s chief executive, said he was in no rush.
“The best engineering talent likes to be part of the uplift from an I.P.O.,” he said. “We want to attract a lot of great talent.”
What is likely to happen is that Pure, as well as EMC, will start competing globally with new products that put data storage on silicon rather than traditional methods, like discs.
Fifteen months ago, EMC, which is the leader in traditional disc storage, paid about $400 million for a company called Extreme IO, which had technology similar to Pure’s. Mr. Dietzen believes there are a number of things he needs to build to be a serious, global competitor to EMC.
“We need a sales force, we need global marketing, we need 7×24 global support,” he said. “We’re trying to beat a $15 billion global business in disc drive storage.”
The costs of putting storage on silicon are likely to keep dropping, which means that, in time, it will be more affordable to expand how flash storage is used in business computer systems.
That is potentially good news for Pure, though Mr. Dietzen’s company will have to address a lot more customers and uses effectively. EMC can already do that, but every flash sale does undermine its legacy disc storage business.
Pure Storage also announced that Frank Slootman, who is the chief executive of ServiceNow, a cloud-based enterprise software company, would be joining its board. Mr. Slootman was previously chief executive of Data Domain, which was purchased by EMC in 2009 for $2.9 billion.


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P2i, the global leader in liquid-repellent nano technology, has hit a milestone by protecting 100 million smartphones from water damage with its liquid-repellent coating.
Whether it’s at home or on the move, P2i’s patented nano coating allows anything electronic to survive liquid exposure from everyday accidents. The company is celebrated by leading smartphone brands around the world for solving this common problem that consumers face nearly every day.
Carl Francis, Chief Executive Officer at P2i, said:
“This is a tremendous landmark for P2i and a testament to our cutting edge technology, as well as our unrivalled ability to operate in high volume manufacturing environments. In just 12 years, we’ve gone from tech start-up to trusted global brand.”
By integrating the nano coating process into existing manufacturing lines, P2i sets the standard for reliability and performance within the consumer electronics industry.


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Cooper Tire shutting Georgia plant, staying in Ohio
A Wednesday decision by Findlay-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will mean the end of a plant in Georgia but is eliciting relief from top Ohio officials.
The tire maker said it will close its Albany, Ga., plant, eliminating 1,335 jobs by the end of next year. The shutdown will also touch contractors and part-time and temporary workers in Georgia, affecting about 2,100 workers in all.
The move comes months after Cooper said it would study the capacity of its plants, including operations in Findlay, in an effort to streamline the business. Wednesday’s decision meant keeping more than 1,000 jobs – and the company – in Ohio.
“Cooper Tire is a very important economic partner with the state of Ohio, and the value the company and their work force add to our state is tremendous,” Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said in a joint statement.
The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission in Georgia, meanwhile, is estimating Cooper Tire will leave a big hole in the economy of the southwest part of the state, estimating the company’s economic impact at $500 million.
CEO Roy Armes called the plant closure a “difficult decision,” but said the company needed to consolidate its capacity and close one of its U.S. facilities.
U.S. tire makers have come under pressure in recent years from a rising tide of lower-priced imports and softening demand among motorists, said Cooper Tire (NYSE:CTB).
The company said it will take a $150 million to $175 million restructuring charge for the closure.
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Business Software Week in Review: Week of July 30 – August 3, 2012
Business Software Week in Review gathers the most interesting news items from the past week in one convenient post. Go into the weekend knowing you didn’t miss anything important this week.
Google Snaps Up Wildfire
Google is extending its social capabilities with its acquisition of Wildfire Interactive, Inc., a software developer that enables brands to run and monitor campaigns across social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Though no price was disclosed, Bloomberg’s report on the Wildfire acquisition indicates that Google will pay $250 million plus performance incentives for the startup that was founded in 2008 and has since grown to service thousands of businesses, including 30 of the top 50 global brands such as PepsiCo Inc. and Cisco Systems.
With this acquisition, Google hopes to provide “a platform for brands to manage their pages, apps, tweets, videos, sponsorships, ads, promotions and more, all in one place.”
With recent acquisitions of other social marketing platforms like Buddy Media, Wildfire was one of the few remaining social start-ups in this space. Google’s acquisition is not expected to disrupt or change any of the services Wildfire currently offers, such as ad buying, page management, feed publishing, analytics, social app and contest development, and social monitoring.
Salesforce Extends Capabilities of Productivity Tool Do.com
Launched in November 2011, Do.com is a social productivity tool that is part of Salesforce.com‘s product portfolio. Features include project tracking, task creation and assignment, notes, and more. Built to help small and medium-sized businesses improve productivity and collaboration, Do.com will extend its capabilities to include deal tracking; social integration with Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Salesforce; a contacts sheet; and an Android app.
These new features are currently in private beta to allow Do.com developers to iron out all the bugs. Once they are live, Do.com will move from being a free tool to a freemium app.
Oracle Acquires Xsigo Systems
Continuing its acquisition shopping spree, Oracle announced this week that it would acquire Xsigo Systems, a network virtualization startup founded in 2004. Xsigo provides solutions that enable companies to connect any server to any network and storage, simplifying cloud infrastructure management and operations.
Oracle’s acquisition of Xsigo Systems means that Oracle will be able to provide a complete set of virtualization functionality for cloud environments. Oracle already has an established portfolio of network and server products and Xsigo Systems’ software-defined networking solutions will extend those capabilities to allow customers to dynamically reallocate compute, storage, and network resources.
Earlier this year, Oracle also completed acquisitions of Skire, Involver, Taleo, Vitrue, and Collective Intellect.
Dropbox Fumbles Cloud Security
Dropbox, a leading cloud storage provider, drops the ball again in cloud security, suffering from more breaches in its service. As recently as April, a security hole was found in Dropbox’s iOS app. The flaw? Anyone with physical access to your phone could copy your login credentials since Dropbox stored this information in unencrypted text files.
In the latest Dropbox security error, usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign into a number of Dropbox accounts. In a more egregious breach, a Dropbox employee account was broken into with a stolen password, resulting in spam being sent to several users’ email addresses.
Since discovering the breach, Dropbox has put up additional controls and is also recommending its users to take certain steps, such as implementing two-factor authentication to log into their Dropbox account.
HP Wins in Suit against Oracle
A state judge ruled in favor of Hewlett-Packard’s case against Oracle, who sued for breach of contract when Oracle announced in March 2011 that they would cease software development for the Itanium microprocessor, which is an integral part of many of HP’s server platform products.
Judge James P. Kleinberg of the Santa Clara County Superior Court sided with HP’s claim that Oracle is contractually obligated to continue to support servers that run on Intel’s Itanium chips. This contract was originally part of an agreement that was hashed out during Mark Hurd’s move from CEO of HP to Co-President of Oracle.
Under the judge’s ruling, Oracle must port its products to HP’s Itanium-based servers, without charge. Oracle plans to appeal the court’s decision.
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Crystallex International gained after the Toronto-based mining company said a Venezuelan ministry approved a "Permit to Impact Natural Resources" for an Albino property quarry that will provide aggregate for the adjacent Las Cristinas project. Todd Bruce, Crystallex president and CEO, said the approval is "a key development as it brings us closer to the issuance of the (permit) ... for the Las Cristinas project itself. We look forward with great anticipation to receiving this final permit for Las Cristinas which will enable the company to commence the construction process." Shares gained 6 cents or 2.13% to $2.88 in recent trading. Spartech ( SEH) dipped slightly after the Clayton, Mo.-based engineered thermoplastic materials maker missed Wall Street's earnings expectations. The company posted income of $5.7 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with $2.8 million, or 9 cents a share from a year ago. The company said earnings a share before stock option expenses and special items were 20 cents a share. Sales rose 13% to $343.6 million. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call were looking for earnings of 21 cents a share. The company said it will combine three existing facilities located in Richmond, Ind., Clare, Mich., and Greenville, Ohio, into a new facility in Greenville. The project will take about 16 months to complete, the company said, require a capital investment of $7.6 million, and result in annual pretax savings of roughly $2.5 million.The company also maintained earnings guidance of $1.23 to $1.33 a share for fiscal 2006. Shares slipped 17 cents, or just under 1%, to $23.43 in recent trading. The Sports Authority gained slightly after the Englewood, Colo.-based sporting goods company beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings expectations. The company posted earnings of $29.8 million, or $1.10 a share, compared with $25.3 million, or 96 cents a share, a year ago. Sales grew 3.8% to $741.1 million. Comparable store sales increased 2.4%. Analysts were looking for earnings of $1.08 a share on sales of $737.3 million. CEO Doug Morton cited strong sales performances in active and outdoor apparel, fitness and team sports. On Jan. 23, the company said it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Leonard Green & Partners LP and including members of Sports Authority's senior management team for $37.25 a share in cash. Shares advanced 13 cents to $36.66 in recent trading.
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Secret New Cars have posted a rendering of the upcoming VW Polo sedan. Reports regarding the car claim it will be displayed at the Auto.
Chetan Maini with REVA NXR at Frankfurt 2009; the NXR will soon be sold in US Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company could follow the footsteps.
The VW Polo sedan will follow the hatchback in India next year VW is gearing up to launch some exciting cars in India. On the.
A Bajaj official has said the company will introduce two motorcycles in India which will have engine capacities of over 125cc by the end of.
Skoda has confirmed its SUV Yeti which was put on show at the Geneva Motor Show earlier will make it into India through the form.
The Porsche Cayenne hybrid will be in India next year, according to reports in the media. Like its peers Ferrari (who employs KERS in the.
Hyundai is getting ready to add direct injection to its 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. Power from the DI four cylinder goes from 176 to 200 hp,.
Business Standard reports Tata Motors will roll out the Xylo/Innova slayer Indicruz next year.Equipped with Tata's CRDI engines, the Indicruz has been styled by the.
Royal Enfield (RE), manufacturers of the renowned range of Bullet motorcycles has announced to introduce two new models by early 2010. RE is exploring the.
Confusion and plenty of it surrounds the Ford's new small car for the Indian market. As the name denotes, it is an all-new car developed.
Spy photographers are unnecessary if you look at what Simon Gregg, a follower of Car Magazine has just caught on his cam- That's right, he.
Our friends in Argentina have made a collection of renderings on the upcoming Chevrolet Viva which in truth is the next generation model of the.
The Thai-assembled Toyota Camry hybrid which was displayed yesterday in a special ceremony will reportedly ship to India next year. The Toyota Camry hybrid has.
Tip of the day - The Honda Jazz hybrid's price is what we Indians are going to pay for the 1.2-liter petrol model. Honda's renewed.
Maruti Suzuki India’s Managing Executive Officer (Engineering) has confirmed development of the 800 and Omni van to make it fit for sales after Euro IV.


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Le 27 septembre 2012 dans Commerce
Les Retailers aux US vont de plus en plus vite en mobile
America’s top retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target, are enjoying significant mobile traffic as 4 in every 5 smartphone owners access retail ecommerce sites in a typical month.
Internet trend tracking firm comScore reported the results of a July 2012 study last week, indicating that some 85.9 million Americans aged 18 or older shopped online from a mobile web browser or an application running on Android, the RIM operating system, or Apple’s iOS. Windows Mobile users were not considered in the comScore data.
Top Retailers Enjoy Significant Mobile Traffic
Amazon’s sites were the most popular destinations, enjoying some 49.6 million mobile visitors, which is approximately 46 percent of all smartphone users in the U.S., according to comScore. Similarly, about 32.6 million mobile visitors looked at products on Ebay sites, meaning that the auction service and online retailer reached 30.6 percent of American smartphone users, excluding Windows Mobile users.
Apple had almost 17.7 million mobile visitors. Walmart had nearly 16.3 million mobile visitors, and Target’s website had more than 10 million mobile visitors in July 2012, again, according to comScore.
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If you were left cold by the PlayStation 5-themed sneakers that smashed the cover earlier this week, you may need a 3D print of Adidas. , the latest model in its running division. Created in partnership with a 3D printing company , The 4D bow tie pattern from Adidas is designed to transform the vertical forces of your feet into forward motion.
The company says it should generate “three times as much forward motion under vertical load.” Energy savings for you and at least some environmental savings in the process: The mesh is 39% bio-based material, while the Primeknit fabric upper is recycled polyester. It might not be as good as Adidas’ (with an upper made from 95% ocean plastic), but it’s at least a little better.
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Elon Musk took the time to prepare “ Saturday Night Live ” to tweet about the “ nominal ” landing.
The Starship’s last high-altitude test collapsed before the vehicle began its return to the ground, but the SN15 prototype launched, flipped into the air, and landed – all without exploding. It’s the first of SpaceX’s prototypes to cross that bar, and even though there was a small visible fire after it landed, the fact that it’s still standing is more than enough.
Mobile devices with 2nm-based processors might have batteries that last four times longer.
IBM claims to have squeezed 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of your fingernail. The architecture can help processor manufacturers increase performance by 45% with the same amount of power as today’s 7nm chips – the same level of performance using 75% less power, according to IBM.
But said the indefinite suspension was outside of Facebook’s power.
Facebook’s Supervisory Board, formed to rule on matters relating to the moderation policy, has decided to offer qualified support for the suspension imposed on former US President Donald Trump. In a statement, the board said it was “justified” to restrict access to his account, but that the “indeterminate and standard penalty” was not. He said Facebook couldn’t just decide to permanently ban a user without a policy explaining why.
The Supervisory Board also called on Facebook to conduct a “full review” of its contribution to the electoral fraud narrative. He added, “This should be an open reflection on the design and policy choices Facebook has made that may allow its platform to be abused.”
The company is releasing a patch for models dating back to 2009.
Yes, even that ten-year-old tower PC that collects dust in your guest room.
It will stop selling both treadmills in the United States.
Peloton has accepted voluntary recalls for the Tread and Tread + treadmills in the United States and Canada. The company has entered into agreements with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) following injuries and death.
The recall of Tread + devices (Peloton’s first treadmill) follows more than 70 incidents of people, animals and / or objects being pulled under Tread +, . These include 29 reports of injuries to children, such as second and third degree abrasions and fractures. the for new machines Tread has been released because the touch screen can come loose and fall off, possibly causing injury.
In a statement, Peloton CEO John Foley said, “I want to be clear, Peloton erred in our initial response to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request to recall Tread +. We should have engaged more productively with them from the start. For that, I apologize. “
But chip shortages could be a problem this year.
Nintendo sold 4.73 million Switch consoles in the last quarter, almost double its own forecast. It ended up shipping 28.83 million consoles over the past year, exceeding its own expectations by over 2 million. In short, the Switch is doing very, very well.
It has now topped the Game Boy Advance lifetime sales and is expected to outperform the Wii next year. Well, as long as the wrinkles in the supply chain don’t ruin its course. Nintendo says semiconductor shortages could create “barriers to buying parts.” And remember, there’s this next-gen switch .
He estimated that 60% of the employees will work on site a few days a week.
In an extension of a , most Google employees will spend about three days working outside the office and the other two “where they work best.” How this breakdown works in practice will depend on the product orientation of the worker and the team of which he is a part.
In addition, Google will provide more opportunities for employees to travel. In mid-June, it will introduce a process for staff to apply to work from another office. In addition, all employees will have the chance to work up to four weeks away from their assigned desk. Google is also planning to develop more remote roles and even teams made up entirely of people in different locations.
In one , Pichai also mentioned Google’s work “testing new versatile offices and private workspaces, and working with teams to develop advanced video technology that creates greater equity between office workers and those who join virtually. “
But wait, there is more …
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ATK Motorcycles are getting their new bikes off to selected Harley-Davidson dealers soon. I had a brief phone conversation with ATK CEO Frank White on Friday, and he indicated he’d be getting a test bike to me in the near future. Meanwhile, Hell For Leather’s Wes Siler has already gotten to ride them, and in a brief twitter exchange, gave me a few impressions. He’ll have a full report coming up later this week, so tune in there to get a full report. But he did say the cruisers were surprisingly good.
I’m looking forward to getting hold of one of them–and hopefully a sport model too–in the next month or so.


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Since investors will now have a regulated way to buy and trade into the digital currency market,.
Such ETFs would buy and hold bitcoins and provide an opportunity for.The natural product for those people would be a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund: A pot buys some Bitcoins, it sells shares in the pot, and the shares trade on.Buying bitcoin directly is the easiest and cheapest solution.Mr Wiedman could be right — it may be very easy for retail and institutional investors to buy and hold Bitcoin and.An over-the counter security called the Bitcoin Investment Trust.
Bitcoin Tumbles 6% on SEC Decision to Delay Ruling on Bitcoin-Backed ETF.
What Will It Take For A Bitcoin ETF To Get Approved? - ForbesYou can use your preferred trading strategies to buy or sell Bitcoin.
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Swedish Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund Bigger Than 80% of USOn August 7th, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in a press release that it had postponed its decision on the Bitcoin ETF filing.The SEC is expected to act soon to approve or reject bitcoin-based Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).
All people have to do is buy shares through their regular broker using the ticker symbol.
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Approving bitcoin ETFs will lead investors to slaughterWe have now come to the final stage of this race and ETH might be winning.Institutional investors drooling over the returns from bitcoin but barred from buying it will soon have their chance in the futures market and, eventually.
Investing in Bitcoin with a Blockchain ETF - June 26, 2018There has always been competition between Ethereum and Bitcoin to establish an ETF.As U.S. regulators consider whether to allow a bitcoin ETF, Jeff Reeves looks at the pros and cons of the cryptocurrency.For now, you can buy bitcoins on online exchanges, which often require an involved registration process and premium prices.The most convenient way to gain exposure to bitcoins is through the Bitcoin Investment Trust (NASDAQOTH:GBTC).
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Bailey Corp. plans to cut 131 jobs at Lancaster plant
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LANCASTER -- A car and truck parts manufacturer plans to cut its work force by 40 percent next month, eliminating at least 131 jobs in Lancaster.
Bailey Corp. now employs 325 at its 2109 Commerce St. operations.
Seabrook, N.H.-based Bailey was a publicly traded company until it was taken over in August 1996 by closely held Venture Industries Corp., based in Fraser, Mich.
But a top Venture executive said the local layoffs are not the result of a corporate restructuring at Bailey.
Tom Krueger, Venture's vice president for human resources, said the move is necessary because the Lancaster plant is not equipped to accommodate a different manufacturing process required to make newly designed parts for autos, trucks, utility sport vehicles and minivans.
"This is a total new process for manufacturing some parts," Krueger said.
He said the change involves switching from compression molding to injection molding, the latter of which the Lancaster plant is not equipped to do.
"The technology to run the parts does not exist in Lancaster," Krueger said.
The various new parts will instead be manufactured at a Bailey plant in Hillsdale, Mich., company officials said.
Bailey manufactures high-quality molded plastic exterior components for North American manufacturers of cars, light trucks, sport utility vehicles and minivans.
The company's estimated annual sales range from $100 million to $499 million, according to the Harris 1997 Ohio Industrial Directory.
Krueger said the 131 positions to be eliminated starting June 15 is an estimate and could be higher.
"It's a significant number," he said. "We're not positive of the numbers. It could be more."
He said the plant will continue to manufacture parts, however.
According to a company document, 125 of the estimated 131 jobs to be cut are represented by United Auto Workers Local 1790, 2475 Sugar Grove Road in Lancaster.
Neither union nor local company officials could be reached, however. Bailey officials in New Hampshire referred calls to parent company Venture's Michigan headquarters.
Vince La Cava, an auto industry analyst/broker with Seattle-based National Securities Corp., wasn't surprised at news of the Lancaster layoffs.
He said the pre-takeover Bailey was a well-managed company that was constantly forced to cope with a highly cyclical industry.
Despite the cycles, he said, Bailey traditionally has been a well-performing company that is a sole supplier of various parts and that has long-term contracts with several automakers.
"It's a tough business with the industry's ups and downs," La Cava said. "They also had those transition issues with new models always coming out and so forth. When the auto industry sneezes, (suppliers) catch a cold."
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Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a three-year partnership with Getir, the pioneer of ultrafast grocery delivery. Getir is to join the Club as an Official Global Partner.
The new agreement caps a very busy year for Getir. Despite only launching in the UK in January, Getir already delivers groceries in minutes across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool and Bristol, and expects to operate in up to 15 UK cities by the end of 2021. It also marks Getir’s first sporting partnership in the UK and continues the brand’s commitment to working with some of the world’s leading sports organisations.
“It is our great pleasure to support and stand by the side of sports and athletes, we will continue to respect and value them. It’s great to now be able to deliver this in the UK with our first football club partnership with Tottenham Hotspur. We have worked hard to deliver groceries in minutes, and much like on the pitch where every second counts, we are focused on delivering state-of-the-art tech and creating unique experiences for fans,” said Turancan Salur, Getir UK General Manager.
“We have seen great appetite for our online grocery delivery service, and we know that people crave convenience, but we also give time back so customers can enjoy doing the things they love, things like watching Premier League football.”
Todd Kline, Chief Commercial Officer at Tottenham Hotspur, commented: “We are delighted to announce this new partnership with Getir and we’re looking forward to supporting them with their rapid growth in the UK and across Europe. Getir pride themselves on being innovative, are dedicated to minimising their impact on the environment and put people, as well as world-class technology, right at the heart of everything they do. We look forward to working closely with them in the years to come.”
Getir was founded in 2015 as the world’s first ultrafast grocery delivery service in Istanbul and has grown rapidly in recent years. This includes successful market entries into the UK (January, 2021), Netherlands (May, 2021), Germany and France (June, 2021). Customers can order groceries via the app and choose from over 1,500 everyday products in minutes – seven days a week, day and night, including everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to personal and home care products. All Getir riders are directly employed, with all scooters and bikes being electric to ensure a sustainable and noise reducing approach to grocery delivery services.


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Npower ranks top for moans: Customer complaints against energy giant soar 25%
- German-owned energy giant confirmed as Britain's worst supplier
- Npower imposed highest energy prices this winter, sparking customers' fury
- Company had problem supplying bills on time and dealing with queries
The German-owned energy giant Npower received the highest number of customer complaints
Customer complaints against German-owned energy giant Npower have soared by 25per cent, confirming it as Britain’s worst supplier.
The company, which imposed the highest price rise this winter, is generating 253.1 complaints per 100,000 customers.
That is around eight times more than the best-performing energy company SSE, where the complaints ratio is just 38.3.
The figures suggest that the company is not only causing real hardship with it high prices, but adding to the woe by failing customers on service.
The company had a particular problem with providing accurate bills on time to customers following the installation of a new computer system.
Npower has been at the centre of a series of controversies in recent months, not least over a decision to raise prices by 10.4per cent before the winter.
It has also announced that hundreds of jobs will be exported to India and thousands of call centre workers are to be transferred to outside third party companies.
The 25per cent rise in complaints was seen during the July to September 2013 period compared to the previous three months.
The figures are compiled by the official customer body, Consumer Focus. Its director of energy services, Audrey Gallacher, described Npower’s performance as ‘very disappointing’.
She said: ‘While Npower has acknowledged and apologised for its poor billing systems and agreed to pay vulnerable customers who have been disadvantaged, its deterioration in performance is still wholly unacceptable and the company must address the failure of its systems, processes and customer service to put things right.
‘Energy companies have repeatedly said they want to rebuild consumer trust.
'Good customer service and complaints handling are key ingredients to achieving this and suppliers still have a long way to go.
'Along with price, good service is important to customers.’
The company apologised for customers' inconveniences and promised 'none' would lose out financially as a result of customer service problems
Citizens Advice Chief Executive Gillian Guy said: ‘Rising energy bills are eating into people’s already stretched budgets, often consuming money that could have been spent on other daily essentials like food.
‘With people paying such a high price to have a warm home or keep the lights on the service provided by energy companies should be exemplary, but all too often we’re finding that’s not the case.
‘The findings from Consumer Futures should serve as a stark reminder to energy firms that there is much more for them to do in order to improve service and increase consumer trust.’
Npower’s Roger Hattam said many of the problems surrounded the installation of a new billing system.
He said: ‘I know that we’ve let many of our domestic customers down and I want to apologise personally for this and promise that they will not lose out financially as a direct result of these issues.
‘We’re working on these issues as top priority and, while we still have a long way to go, we’re making good progress.
'Our customers deserve to get the best service possible and this is my commitment to them.
‘As part of our commitment to be open and honest with our customers, we have added web pages on npower.com so customers can find out more about our system issues.’
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West Columbia City Council extends emergency face mask ordinance
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The West Columbia City Council voted to extend an emergency ordinance that would require citizens to wear a face mask.
The original ordinance went into effect on July 10 and will end on January 2, 2021.
The ordinance would mandate citizens to wear a face mask or covering when entering retail establishments, food service establishments, or city property. That would include restaurants, grocery stores, and pharmacies among other locations within city limits.
A face mask or covering will not be required in the following circumstances:
- In an outdoor or unenclosed area belonging to a retail or food service establishment where social distancing of at least six feet is possible
- Those whose religious beliefs prevent them from wearing a face-covering
- For those who cannot wear a face-covering due to a medical or behavioral condition
- Children under the age of 10 (provided that the adults accompanying children ages 10 through 18 use reasonable effort to cause those children wear face coverings while inside retail or food service establishments.
- For anyone eating in a food service establishment
- In private, individual offices
- When complying with directions from law enforcement officials
- In situations where it is not feasible to wear a face-covering (i.e. while swimming or receiving dental services)
- While exclusively with family members of the same household and no person other than such family is within the same enclosed area.
Anyone who violates the ordinance would be fined up to $25. Each day the ordinance is violated is considered a separate offense.
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According to a new report from the IoT analyst firm, Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity and gas meters in Europe will grow by 22% in 2018 to reach 151.9 million.
Technavio analysts forecast the global wireless mesh networking devices market to grow at a CAGR of almost 9% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.
ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, released its Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Intelligent Energy Management System globally.
Nearly 20% of all the electricity consumed in the world is for lighting. And about 80% of that lighting is attributed to professional applications such as building, office, industry or street lighting, and about 20% to private residential lighting.
Pike Research’s just published Smart Grid Consumer Survey indicates that U.S. consumers have fairly realistic – or perhaps optimistic – expectations when it comes to saving money on their electric bills
The overall utility billing meter market is expected to reach nearly $13 billion in 2016, according to a study recently published by IMS Research, now part of IHS. 2016 is also anticipated to be the first time
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the smart metering market in Europe will deliver a strong performance in the coming five years. Until 2017, electricity distribution network operators and power suppliers will invest
Boulder, Colorado, USA. August 7, 2012 — The integration of substation automation functions into the broader smart grid architecture is shifting the substation automation opportunity toward newly automated smaller distribution substations, and into retrofit modernisations
Boulder, CO, USA — Electric, gas, and water utilities have long used public cellular networks (pictured) to link field devices to the utility’s central operations systems. Until recently, however, the use of such networks in the utility sector has been limited, primarily due to restrictive pricing and perceived technical limitations. Yet there is now a shift in how utilities view [...]
Trieste, Italy. 5 October, 2011 — Machine-to-machine (m2m) technology specialist, Telit Wireless Solutions, is launching a new module this month featuring wireless M-Bus transfer technology. The new ME50-169 module features 169MHz and is said to be suited for smart gas, water, heating or electricity meters.
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Matt Maurer speaks to The Leaf about why city cannabis stores' loyalty-points program may not be legal
Legal experts are questioning whether a customer loyalty program offered by a Manitoba cannabis retailer violates federal law, which places strict limits on inducements to buy marijuana.
Garden Variety operates two cannabis stores in Winnipeg. The company lets registered customers earn points on cannabis purchases, which can be redeemed for discounts on cannabis, cannabis accessories and shipping charges. Customers can also earn points for reviewing products on the Garden Variety website, or for celebrating a birthday, sharing posts about Garden Variety on social media or referring friends to create accounts.
Federal cannabis regulator Health Canada reviewed a general description of the loyalty program, and said it couldn't comment on the specific situation. But "in general, rewards programs are not permitted under the Cannabis Act," department spokesman Geoffroy Legault-Thivierge wrote in a statement.
Garden Variety believes the rewards program is legal because it doesn't give away cannabis or accessories.
Matt Maurer, vice-chair of our Cannabis Law Group, commented that he thinks Garden Variety's rewards initiative could be construed as a violation of the law.
"If you're providing points, which is something, and that's being provided as an inducement to buy cannabis, then arguably you've got a problem," said Maurer, a partner with Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto who practises commercial cannabis law.
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Leading commission-free trading platform Robinhood has launched its very first Web3 wallet, which would be non-custodial- implying users will have sole authority over the personal secrets which remain in encrypted storage.
Prior to the statement, on 16 May, Robinhood send a teaser that included a 30- sec video revealing a lot of apes lying around with bored expressions, all of a sudden encountering a huge screen that appears to change them into a multi-planetary types.
Netizens were puzzled regarding what the platform depended on.
Finally, on the next day, the exchange’s main Twitter manage in addition to the CEO of Robinhood Vladimir Tenev revealed that it was constructing a self-custodial wallet. It will be provided as a standalone app however hopes that it will “include the exact same easy and available style” as its primary service.
The wallet will extend the capability to shop and trade cryptocurrencies, consisting of numerous not offered through the primary Robinhood app with “no network charges” and will support NFTs and DeFi [decentralized finance] procedures.
Robinhood’s brand-new non-custodial wallet would take on Metamask, Coinbase
Even however, custodial wallets, like the one that Robinhood launched previously in 2022, are typically viewed as providing a more easy to use intro to the world of crypto, where there’s less threat of losing possessions due to the fact that of mislaid qualifications.
But, amongst crypto lovers, the expression “ not your secrets, not your coins” has actually ended up being a popular criticism of custodial wallets. Supporters argue that a person who holds the personal secret needs to have complete control of their digital possessions.
The addition of Robinhood’s brand-new non-custodial wallet may enable it to serve both sort of clients.
The California-based fintech company even more specified that it’ll be releasing its non-custodial wallet in beta “later on this summer season” and welcomes anybody thinking about attempting it out to register for its waitlist. A complete launch is prepared for at some point prior to completion of the year.
The brand-new app puts Robinhood in an extremely competitive market controlled by start-up huge MetaMask with the most recent entrant being Coinbase which just recently brought out its own self-custody wallet.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong happily stated his company’s item as the most downloaded, mobile self-custody wallet in the U.S. in a tweet Monday


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In its annual survey of the “Mittelstand” sector, the public investment bank KfW estimated that SMEs could shed some 3.3 percent of their workforce by the end of the year, equivalent to some 1.1 million jobs.
There are an estimated 3.8 million such companies in Germany — predominantly family-run businesses specialised in sectors such as manufacturing, often for the export market.
They employ around 60 percent of workers — 32.3 million in 2019 — and its share in Germany's overall economic activity is more than 71 percent.
KfW said that the coronavirus pandemic was leaving “deep marks” on the SME sector.
“Worries and uncertainty are always high. Sales are breaking down more than in the financial crisis,” it said.
The historic recession into which the virus lockdowns plunged Europe's biggest economy and the anxiety about the recovery are impacting the outlook this year for SMEs, KfW wrote.
“More than one out of every two SMEs — some two million companies — are expecting a drop in revenue,” with a 12-percent drop expected for the sector as a whole, equivalent to 545 billion euros.
KfW signalled that companies were also holding off investments projects due to “uncertainty and tight funds”.
By the end of August, Germany had already lost 670,000 jobs, with “very pessimistic” macroeconomic forecasts pointing to a difficult final quarter.
Earlier Thursday, data showed consumer confidence had sunk heading into November as fears rise of further restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic.
As part of a vast support plan from the German government, KfW has paid out 55 billion euros in aid since April to companies in difficulty.
The current climate of “great uncertainty” must be countered by “targeted economic policy measures”, the study concludes.


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At this point, everyone knows about the Main Street vs Wall Street battle started on Reddit against Hedge Funds.
It’s awesome that trading is getting a lot more attention.
But while it’s fun to talk about, savvy traders need to look to the future to adapt to what this means for trading.
It’s no doubt that the whole Robin Hood (or, as someone suggested renaming it, Sheriff of Nottingham), GameStop, and Melvin Capital episode will change the way the market behaves.
Hedge funds have a new risk to keep in mind. Not to mention government regulators have gotten involved.
Market prices have moved, and potentially some trading strategies might have been affected.
Even forex felt some of the repercussions of the incident.
So, where do we, the traders involved in taking down the big boys, or the traders keeping away from risky plays, go from here?
Can I get in on it?
Undoubtedly there are some great trading opportunities. And there has been a rush of people joining in, allured by how success suddenly looks easier.
There are all sorts of plays popping up, from Malaysian traders trying to take on foreign investors, to another attempt to corner the silver market.
Here’s the thing, though. From the very beginning, this was a very risky investment strategy.
It worked, so good for them. But as time goes on, the risk increases.
Part of the reason that WSB was able to pull this off was good coordination between the people involved. And as the number of would-be trader-revolutionaries grows, coordination falters.
“Hold the Line”
The latest mantra is to encourage people to not sell their GameStop shares which have skyrocketed in price.
But, here’s the thing: GameStop as a company isn’t really worth all that much. That’s why Melvin Capital was shorting it in the first place.
There is no way that a company with an outdated business model based on retail stores in the middle of a pandemic is worth an excess of $25B.
At some point, reality is going to have to set in. And anyone who bought the stock after Melvin Capital sold their holdings is in for a rude awakening when the real value of GameStop reasserts itself.
In order to make a profit on driving up GameStop’s price, it’s crucial to get out at the right moment. And without good coordination, a lot of people can end up holding a lot of worthless stock.
Why Nokia didn’t take off
The same can be said for any other company. In fact, one of the attempts to do this very same strategy was on Nokia.
While the stock price did go up a bit, there was too much liquidity in the market.
As traders tried to force up the price through artificial demand, there was plenty of supply to meet it, and so the price didn’t go up enough.
Now with the push on silver, there is another difficulty: the government.
It’s one thing to take on a few hedge funds that are subject to SEC regulation. It’s entirely different to try to push up the price of a commodity that the US Federal government considers a strategic asset.
In the 1980s an attempt was made to corner the silver market as well. This came to an abrupt end when the government opened its strategic reserves.
Regulation and investigation
There was already a push on Capitol Hill and from the White House to add new regulations on financial markets.
There is bipartisan agreement after the incident that “something” has to be done.
However, politicians believe generally that no crisis should go to waste, and are likely to default to their pre-existing policy initiatives and push them as a “solution” to the current problem.
The new Biden Administration has raising taxes high on its list of priorities. And there has been a lot of interest among Democrats to push through a financial transactions tax.
On the other side, there are many who are pointing to this being just another example that the big tech companies have too much power. Ie shutting down retail traders, deleting negative reviews of Robinhood, purging/suspending stock trading groups from Facebook, Reddit, Discord, and other social media.
The US already brokers from offering CFDs, the popular mechanism to “democratize” trading in the rest of the world.
Robinhood – and the various competitors who are now trying to deal with all the discontented clients switching platforms – used options as a way to access the market cheaper.
So far, officially, all the SEC has said is they are looking into the incident. But one of the compromise options that might come out of Congress is further regulation of options.
And this would make it more difficult for retail traders.
What should I keep in mind when trading?
We could expect to see more pressure to increase scrutiny on big tech firms, with a least another round of Congressional hearings involving Facebook, Alphabet, and Twitter, momentarily weighing on their stock.
Keep an eye on Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter for mention of any stock ticker that could rally retail traders.
The bottom line is that short selling is an intrinsic part of risk hedging, in particular using options.
What Melvin Capital did was generally regarded as a “security” play. Hedge funds are likely to reevaluate their hedging strategies, which could impact market dynamics.
Many traders would “ride” on hedge fund plays, as they are legally required to be disclosed. But now there is the added risk that they could be subjected to retail traders trying to squeeze them out.
It might be a couple of weeks before the dust settles around the WSB aftermath, and we get some certainty on what kind of measures will be taken.
Until then, risk sentiment is likely to be impacted, as market makers are uncertain what assets retail traders will target next.


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Latest Updates on Radeon RX Vega
I'll keep updating this article with the latest news on Radeon RX Vega.
AMD CEO Lisa Su said that the company will be launching its new Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with 16GB of HBM2 "towards the latter half of June. You will see the enthusiast gaming platform, the machine learning platform, the professional graphics platform very soon thereafter. And so we will be launching Vega across all of the market segments over the next couple of months".
5/19: AMD Radeon RX Vega Will Be Showcased At Computex 2017 on May 31
Radeon Technologies Group boss Raja Koduri has said that AMD will be showcasing Radeon RX Vega at Computex on May 31. We will be at the show, and will be bringing you the latest on AMD's new Radeon RX Vega graphics card.
5/19: AMD announces Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
AMD has announced the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, a professional graphics card with 16GB of HBM2 and an estimated 12.5 TFLOPs of compute performance. This is not the Radeon RX Vega graphics card we're expecting, but more of a Titan X variant with Vega hitting 16GB HBM2.
5/17: Leaked Specs on Radeon RX Vega?
I wrote this article over the span of a few days, and in that time, there was so much Radeon RX Vega leaks and news that I'm going to include them at the top of this article. The top of this article will be the 'live update' part, where I will constantly add all of the content that is breaking.
EXCLUSIVE: Only 16,000 Cards at Launch
Let's start with my exclusive report on AMD launching Radeon RX Vega with just 16,000 units, something that my source told me was over HBM2 scarcity.
Radeon RX Vega Nova/Eclipse/Core
This news broke right as I was getting to the end of this article, with a rumor that AMD would be calling its first three Radeon RX Vega cards: RX Vega Nova, RX Vega Eclipse, and RX Vega Core.
AMD Radeon RX Vega Line Up (My List)
AMD will have up to 7 different Radeon RX Vega graphics cards, as it needs to hit 5 different price points and products from NVIDIA from the GeForce GTX 1070 right up to the GTX 1080 Ti, and even the new TITAN Xp.
- AMD Radeon RX Vega (GTX 1070) - 4GB HBM2, cut down Vega 11 GPU
- AMD Radeon RX Vega (GTX 1080) - 4GB HBM2, cut down Vega 11 GPU
- AMD Radeon RX Vega (GTX 1080 11Gbps) - 8GB HBM2, cut down Vega 10 GPU (slightly higher clocks)
- AMD Radeon RX Vega (GTX 1080 Ti) - 8GB HBM2, full Vega 10 GPU
- AMD Radeon RX Vega (TITAN Xp) - 16GB HBM2, dual full Vega 10 GPUs
Where Do We Start...
If there's something I've been excited for over the last few years, it's for AMD to make a real competitor to any of NVIDIA's high-end graphics cards. The company tried and did not succeed with the Fiji GPU architecture and the release of the Radeon R9 Fury X.
It might have rolled onto the market with the exciting new HBM1 memory, but it was a GPU that felt like it was held together with rubber bands and a toothpick - with high temperatures, annoying wine from its massive AIO watercooler, and not-so-great performance (at least for the first year). HBM1 didn't provide a huge increase in performance, and really only started opening up at 4K and beyond - except that the 4GB of HBM1 wasn't enough for 4K gaming.
AMD had released the rebranded Radeon R9 300 series led by the R9 390X, which had 8GB of GDDR5 and was advertised as 4K gaming ready because of its 8GB RAM. But, the Fury X had 4GB of HBM1 RAM - technologically superior to the GDDR5 on the R9 390X at the time, but was limited by its 4GB capacity. Fury X didn't really do too well on the market, and while gamers still use it - the GTX 980 Ti was the card of choice at the time.
NVIDIA continued pummel AMD with the push of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, and then AMD began teasing its Polaris GPU architecture - months after the company spun off its GPU division into Radeon Technologies Group. Polaris was destined to be the new mid-range champion, and it became that - but not without multiple problems along the way.
Polaris 10 ended up being a very refined Hawaii-like performer and promised power efficiency, but AMD got nailed against the wall with Polaris and its inefficiency in power consumption. Even on the new 14nm FinFET process and the brand new Polaris architecture, the Radeon RX 480 still uses nearly as much power as the much faster GeForce GTX 1080 - something that NVIDIA launched before AMD could get RX 480 onto the market.
In our own testing, the AMD Radeon RX 480 reference card saw a total system power consumption of 250W - while the much faster, and obviously more power efficient Pascal architecture powering the GeForce GTX 1080 used just 230W. Even now, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti will get closer to 280-300W, but offers performance beyond anything AMD can muster right now.
AMD has just rebranded its Radeon RX 480 into the RX 580, something that I heard from industry sources last year was meant to be a refined RX 480 - and it arrived with not so much as a bang. We're still looking at stupidly high power consumption on a mid-range graphics card, more than the RX 480 - and way more than the GTX 1080, or even the new GTX 1080 with 11Gbps RAM.
We're now staring into the night, at the star that is Vega, and it's close... real close.
But something happened along the way, and I think we're looking at the mess of it now. NVIDIA surprised AMD with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, and its sheer power over the GTX 1080, offering Titan X(P) - that can't be confused with the TITAN Xp (little 'p'), for just $699. Considering the original Titan X launched for $1200, the GTX 1080 Ti priced at $699 was nothing short of amazing. AMD had absolutely nothing in return, as I don't think their Radeon RX Vega - at least at the time, could begin to compete with the GTX 1080.
I think that the Radeon RX Vega was meant to be a GTX 1080 competitor, but why the hell has AMD waited so long? The GeForce GTX 1080 is now a year old, and AMD hasn't had a GTX 1080 competitor since, let alone a GTX 1080 Ti competitor, or a Titan X competitor, or a TITAN Xp competitor - heck, we don't have a GTX 1070 competitor, or a GTX 1080 11Gbps competitor, either.
It's kind of embarrassing for AMD - at least from some perspectives. I'm talking purely from a high-end/enthusiast perspective, as there are so many other things that AMD do well - it's just for now, one of them isn't high-end/enthusiast graphics cards - at least, not yet.
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Dishing out tradition
Susan Randall and her husband, Jim, sell out of black-eyed peas every year while at the farmer’s market. So pickings are a little slim when it comes to the new year.
Randall, who grew up in southern Virginia, said it was always her family’s tradition to start the new year with a festive meal of black-eyed peas, collard greens and smoked hog jowls.
The dish is thought to bring good luck to the new year, she said.
“It brings you health and happiness and all that good stuff,” Randall said.
It’s a tradition that her parents bestowed on her, and it’s something she remembers doing since she was little, every New Year’s Day.
Some of her customers do order black-eyed peas to serve up on New Year’s Day, but on their farm, they usually sell them fresh while in season or dried.
Restaurants like Byers Street Bistro in Staunton also serve up black-eyed peas with special dishes for the holiday.
On New Year’s Eve, they served black-eyed peas with a pork dish, accompanied by rice Hoppin’ John, with slow-cooked collard greens topped with apple chutney.
The restaurant sold out of the pork Wednesday and had to replace it with a lemon garlic chicken dish, said Melissa Hackett, bartender and manager at the Bistro.
Also, chefs made risotto fritters with the field peas.
Hackett said they expected to sell out of all the black-eyed pea dishes. They bring them out in honor of New Year’s traditions.
The appetite for black-eyed peas might not be like it used to be, said Dan Pritchett, Food Lion store manager on Coalter Street in Staunton, but it’s still strong.
“It is still a big seller,” he said.
Pritchett said the younger generation seems to be phasing out the habit of eating the pea for luck.
“It’s just not the tradition it used to be,” he said.
They used to sell out of them in the store at year’s end, but currently they remain well stocked with cans.


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Apple’s debut lineup of original TV shows may have originally been panned by critics, but there’s been little doubt that they’re a hit with many typical viewers, and now it looks like Apple’s crown jewel, The Morning Show, has just begun receiving its first award nominations, and there are some pretty big ones here.
Both of the leads, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, have been nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series in the drama category, an award for which they’ll ironically be competing with each other, as well as other contenders Olivia Colman (The Crown, Netflix), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve BBC America), and Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies, HBO).
In addition, The Morning Show has also been nominated for Best Television Series in the drama category, competing against HBO’s Big Little Lies, Netflix’s The Crown, BBC America’s Killing Eve, and HBO’s Succession.
While it’s not nearly as big of a deal as a Golden Globe, Billy Crudup has also been nominated for a Critics’ Choice award as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show. In that category, he’ll be up against Asante Blackk and Justin Hartley, both of NBC’s This Is Us, Asia Kate Dillon of Showtime’s Billions, Peter Dinklage of Game of Thrones (HBO), Delroy Lindo of The Good Fight (CBS All Access), and Tim Blake Nelson from HBO’s Watchmen.
Apple’s History of Awards
To be clear, these aren’t the first nominations Apple has received for original video content — Apple’s Carpool Karaoke has won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series two years in a row, and even before that, Apple won an Emmy in 2014 for “Most Outstanding Commercial of the Year” for its Christmas-themed “Misunderstood” iPhone 5s ad.
What makes these a big deal, however, is that they’re the first nominations that Apple is receiving since making its massive play for original content. Apple is spending billions of dollars on original shows for Apple TV+, not only on the productions themselves but also on their stars, and Apple has made it clear that it aims to win Oscars and Emmys for its efforts, which are crucial to ensuring that the power brokers in Hollywood take the company’s entry into the business seriously.
Winning Golden Globe awards would be sweet vindication for Apple, which has already been encountering a lot of negative reviews of its shows. Apple has dismissed many of those as coming from critics who feel it has no business being in the entertainment industry and may be hoping to see its efforts fail, but at the same time it also faces an uphill struggle, both from rival streaming services like Netflix as well as those who look upon streaming services with a jaundiced eye as being somehow inferior to traditional network television.
When those reviews came in, I didn’t know what show they were watching. I thought they were nuts. I thought there were a lot of Apple haters who just wanted Apple to fail. The reviews felt like an attack on Apple.Mimi Leder, executive producer, The Morning Show
That said, critics have been coming around as The Morning Show has progressed. In fact, Stuart Heritage of The Guardian, who originally panned the show, has completely reversed course, to the point of actually apologizing for his first impressions. After getting a chance to pre-screen the last episode of season 1 (which we mere mortals won’t be able to see until Apple releases it on Dec. 20), Heritage called it “one of the most impressive season finales of the decade” adding that he’s “desperate for everyone to watch it.” He also adds that Jennifer Aniston has been a “revelation” in her transformation into a “truly incredible dramatic actor” and that Billy Crudup’s character of Cory Ellison “may well be the single best television character of the year.”
That said, however, while Apple’s nominations are certainly a big deal — as the saying goes, it’s an honour just to be nominated — and critics are coming around to the quality of its shows, it’s still up against some pretty heavy hitters from rival streaming services like Netflix, which as Variety puts it, has “ruled” the Golden Globe nominations this year with shows like The Crown and Unbelievable, and also has a massive head start on Apple on the big screen, with The Irishman, and Marriage Story both being nominated. Meanwhile, Apple is still struggling to get its first feature film out the door, after running into some bad luck with The Banker.
Apple may still have a leg up here, however, since The Morning Show is classic Golden Globe fare in terms of its style and subject matter, and Golden Globe voters also frequently reward new shows and stars. Either way, we’ll have to wait until early next year to find out — the Golden Globes television awards ceremony will be held on January 5, 2020.


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Deutsche with the note on why elevated US activity and inflation are not over yet:
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So far, share markets have been relatively calm about supply chain problems. This could signal investor complacency given that reports of supply chain shortages and price jumps have been hard to avoid. One of the most worrying examples is the global chip shortage. Indeed, the world’s dependence on semiconductor chips has been exposed during the covid pandemic as customers rushed to buy computers, game consoles, televisions, and electronics in general.
Carmakers have been some of the companies worst affected by the chip shortage. Some, including both GMand Ford, temporarily halted production at numerous locations. The worst may be yet to come. A fire at a Renesas chipmaking plant inJapanexacerbated the shortage. The company supplies about two-thirds of chips used by some carmakers. That has left some carmakers likely to cut their production by a third or more this quarter. The problems could easily stretch into next year. In turn, the flow-on effects to auto suppliers will be sharp.
Other industries face similar supply constraints. Restaurants report trouble sourcing pork, chicken, and beef. The high demand for steel and lumber has led to hoarding and sharp price increases. Meanwhile, normally-innocuous goods, such as some resins used in a variety of packaging, have become hard to source.
In short, some factories that curtailed themselves last year as covid destroyed customer demand are now struggling to keep up with orders. The latest ISMsurveys show factory activity is rising at a swift pace. In the US, the reading of 60.7last month indicates strong expansion, while in the eurozone, the Markit manufacturing PMI of 62.9 last month shows that European factories are followinga similar course.
In total, the World Trade Organisation expects an eight per cent increase in global merchandise trade in 2021. That follows a drop of 5.3 per cent last year, which was not as bad as originally feared. Yet, achieving this could be difficult if supply chains are disrupted. The Institute for Supply Management has warned of the difficulties in maintaining delivery rates due to factory labour-safety issues, transportation challenges, and increased demand.
As Western economies begin to experience a surge of demand, suppliers are finding it hard to keep up. Indeed, supply chain issues in China recently contributed to a slight dip in factory activity growth. As a result, the Baltic Dry index has jumped to levels not seen since the aftermath of the financial crisis
The ‘bullwhip’ effect
Covid delivered a brutal lesson in the need for a flexible supply chain. Yet, many businesses have not changed the way they do business. Worse, many of them are playing into the trap of the ‘bullwhip’ or ‘whiplash’ effect.
The bullwhip effect occurs when a drop in customer demand causes retailers to under stock. In turn, wholesalers respond to a lack of retail orders by understocking themselves. That then causes manufacturers to slow production. Eventually the reverse occurs. As customer demand comes back, retailers quickly order more goods, often too much, and wholesalers and factories are caught short. Shortages occur, prices increase. Eventually production ramps up at levels that are far beyond equilibrium levels and this cascades down the chain. These violent swings in availability of goods then continue back and forth until an equilibrium is eventually established.
The beginning of the bullwhip effect can already been seen in the way retailers and wholesalers have managed their inventory levels since the outbreak of covid. As the following chart shows, pre-covid, retailers kept a supply of inventory at a relatively constant level, above that of wholesalers.
As covid hit, supply chains from Asia were cut. That caused a fright amongst retailers in the West who immediately began to put in orders for more inventory. Subsequent lockdowns saw demand plummet and inventories along with it. In both cases, the actions of wholesalers followed those of retailers by a month or so.